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THE AUSTRALIAN LAND INFORMATION COUNCIL: NATIONAL COORDINATION OF LAND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT THROUGH A PEAK INTERGOVERNMENTAL COUNCIL

The Australian Land Information Council (ALIC) is the peak intergovernmental council for land information management, and has responsibility for its national coordination.ALIC's blue-print for national coordination is the National Strategy on Land Information Management.This paper reviews the background to the establishment of ALIC and examines the National Strategy and the achievements of ALIC in the national coordination of land information management.

Innovations in reduced-calorie foods

Vice President McMahon and Associates Washington, DC Director of Nutrition and Public Information International Food Information Council Washington, DC

Foundations of American food safety

Director, Health Communications International Food Information Council Washington, DC McKenna, Conner & Cuneo Washington, DC

Butter information council health leaflet

Butter information council health leaflet

A communique from the Australian Land Information Council

A communique from the Australian Land Information Council

Australian Land Information Council

Australian Land Information Council

ACS COMMENT

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVACS NewsNEXTACS COMMENTACS and the mass mediaJOHN L. MASSINGILLView Author Information Council Committee on Public RelationsCite this: Chem. Eng. News 1988, 66, 20, 33–34Publication Date (Print):May 16, 1988Publication History Published online8 November 2010Published inissue 16 May 1988https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v066n020.p033Copyright © 1988 American Chemical SocietyArticle Views61Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (543 KB) Get e-Alerts

Book reviews

Book reviews

Stepping up exercise

At a recent symposium, Health and Fitness, organised by the Butter Information Council, Professor Peter H. Fentem spoke about the beneficial effects of exercise. Professor Fentem stressed that regular exercise should be regarded as a necessary element in the pattern of the daily life for everyone — the young, the not so young and the elderly alike. He also pointed out that it is never too late to forego a previously sedentary existence and enjoy the benefits of a more healthy, active way of life

Anti-Trisers—Where Are You?

In the 1960s some of us wondered why so many children were deformed and killed from burning nightwear. We started a campaign to get the medical profession and industry and government interested in the problem. What happened? Three examples from the literature: (1) McLaughlin et al1 reported that in 1969 through 1973, 32% of children's burns resulted from sleepwear; in 1976, 4%; (2) Jay et al2 reported that "Direct ignition of clothing was a rare cause of burn injury in children ... " (3) In 1975, I reported saved lives to the Information Council on Fabric Flammability.3

Reynald Boult, A Bibliography of Canadian Law, New Edition, Ottawa, Canadian Law Information Council, 1977, Pp. xxiii, 661.

Reynald Boult, A Bibliography of Canadian Law, New Edition, Ottawa, Canadian Law Information Council, 1977, Pp. xxiii, 661.

British Food Journal Volume 80 Issue 1 1978

In the Court of Appeal last summer, when Van Den Berghs and Jurgens Limited (belonging to the Unilever giant organization) sought a reversal of the decision of the trial judge that their television advertisements of Stork margarine did not contravene Reg. 9, Margarine Regulations, 1967—an action which their Lordships described as fierce but friendly—there were some piercing criticisms by the Court on the phrasing of the Regulations, which was described as “ridiculous”, “illogical” and as “absurdities”. They also remarked upon the fact that from 1971 to 1975, after the Regulations became operative, and seven years from the date they were made, no complaint from enforcement authorities and officers or the organizations normally consulted during the making of such regulations were made, until the Butter Information Council, protecting the interests of the dairy trade and dairy producers, suggested the long‐standing advertisements of Reg. 9. An example of how the interests of descriptions and uses of the word “butter” infringements of Reg. 9. An example af how the interests of enforcement, consumer protection, &c, are not identical with trade interests, who see in legislation, accepted by the first, as injuring sections of the trade. (There is no evidence that the Butter Information Council was one of the organizations consulted by the MAFF before making the Regulations.) The Independant Broadcasting Authority on receiving the Council's complaint and obtaining legal advice, banned plaintiffs' advertisements and suggested they seek a declaration that the said advertisements did not infringe the Regulations. This they did and were refused such a declaration by the trial judge in the Chancery Division, whereupon they went to the Court of Appeal, and it was here, in the course of a very thorough and searching examination of the question and, in particular, the Margarine Regulations, that His Appellate Lordship made use of the critical phrases we have quoted.

Introduction of sex education: an American school in Tunisia.

In 1969 the American Cooperative School in Tunisia introduced sex education into the curriculum. Parents were informed of the program and helped in its evaluation. The program was presented to 28 students of both sexes in grades 7 and 8. The material was openly discussed and students encouraged to ask questions. Filmstrips produced by the Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S. were used to present some of the material. All students were enthusiastic about the course and felt more at ease with each other in discussing sex related topics. Most of the parents approved of the course and the teachers felt it very worthwhile. The program was of interest to the Tunisian Ministry of Education and led to discussions on integrating similar ideas into Tunisian schools.

Sex and the adolescent.

The Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) is a new and much-needed voluntary organi zation which every pediatrician should know about and support. SIECUS proposes that our society needs to develop new atti tudes about human sexuality and its role in the life of man. To achieve this will give help to the adolescent, but also will re quire the help of the adolescent.

Sex Information and Education Council

Sex Information and Education Council