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May 18, 2011

LIBYA, Egypt, Syria,. Bahrain, Yemen News, May 18, 2011 (2)

Philippine VP forecasts higher Filipino worker deployment overseas
AHN | All Headline News
During the first quarter, the Philippine government also temporarily
suspended deployment of OFWs to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Yemen and
Bahrain. Manila instead redeployed the workers to other Middle Eastern
nations, particularly Qatar. ...
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Middle Eastern Makeover
Iranian
Nearly 100 years later, with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, and the ongoing struggle in Yemen,
Syria, Libya and Bahrain, all states in the region – or involved in the
region – have been forced to ...
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War crimes prosecutor seeks the arrest of Khadafy
Boston Globe
Regimes in Egypt and Tunisia — which eventually were overthrown — were
accused of human rights violations in their efforts to end street
demonstrations. Similar charges have been leveled at the rulers of Bahrain,
Yemen, and Syria. ...
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Monarchies seek strength in unlikely alliance
Financial Times
So far, it is the republics, particularly those that have fancied
themselves as monarchies, that have proved most vulnerable to popular
uprisings, with the revolutionary fire ignited in Tunisia striking most
strongly in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria. ...
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'Arab spring breaks some famous myths'
Kuwait Times
"The Arab spring is now in full bloom, continuing the struggle of people
from the rest of the region including Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Libya. We have
to await for the short and long term outcome," he added. According to Dr
Vatandoust, the Arab spring is ...
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Arab Spring Transforming Into Violent Summer
Voice of America
Protests continue across Yemen, as demonstrators keep up their demands for
President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down. In Bahrain, with the help of
foreign troops, the government has crushed demonstrations by the mainly
Shi'ite Muslim majority, ...
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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria,. Bahrain, Yemen News, May 18, 2011

Syrian, Libyan Responses to Protests 'Shocking,' UN Rights Chief Says
Bloomberg
The suppression of pro-democracy rallies that began in March followed
revolts that ousted longtime leaders in Egypt and Tunisia and threaten
governments in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain. Syria has so far ignored requests
to grant access for a Human Rights ...
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Arab Spring Stalls: Middle East Leaders Muster Counter-Revolution
Spiegel Online
By Alexander Smoltczyk and Volkhard Windfuhr AP Burning churches in Cairo,
dead and wounded in Syria, Libya and Yemen, and a deathly silence in
Bahrain: The Arab protest movement has come to a standstill, and the kings,
emirs and sultans are rallying ...
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Starting anew for returning OFWs
Philippine Star
Dubbed as the “Arab spring,” violent protests erupted in Tunisia which
started a domino effect among countries which include Algeria, Bahrain,
Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Libya. As a response, the government issued
repatriation orders, which allowed for ...
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Commentary: Time for Israel to reach out
Kansas City Star
... they are fanning violence in Syria, Yemen and Libya. Meanwhile, Saudi
Arabia is leading a counter revolutionary push to protect the Arab
monarchies in Bahrain, Morocco and elsewhere, and to support the old status
quo elites in Egypt and Tunisia. ...
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The Arab Spring: In Retrospect
Bull Magazine
From Tunisia to Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen, the citizens of Arab and Islamic
nations throughout the region have risen against their governments. This
widespread demand for democratic rule across the Middle East could mark a
turning point for a region ...
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LIBYA: Human rights lawyer on Kadafi warrant impact on Arab Spring
Los Angeles Times
We have called on the ICC to make a referral on Syria, to refer the
situation to the prosecutor. Q: Why Syria and not other countries in the
region, such as Bahrain, Yemen or Egypt? A: When the military is really
turning on civilians in a systematic ...
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Mubarak pleads for amnesty, wife hands over assets … freed
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
The unrest was inspired by Arab world revolts that ousted rulers in Egypt
and Tunisia. Bahrain's parliament voted Tuesday to accept the resignations
of the remaining seven Shiite opposition MPs, who had walked out along with
11 others in February in ...
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Syrian protesters call for nationwide strike today
Detroit Free Press
BAHRAIN: Nine police officers were injured Tuesday after being hit by a car
during a clash with protest suspects, authorities said, in a sign that a
military-led crackdown has failed to quell months of unrest. EGYPT: Egypt's
Justice Ministry ordered ...
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Libya: enough is enough
The Guardian
For all the haste we have seen on Libya, we see no such urgency, for
example, in the case of Syria, Yemen or Bahrain. It appears to many
observers that Libya is being singled out for political rather than human
rights reasons. ...
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Kerry's star rises with global conflicts
CNN International
Over the past few months, Kerry has tackled uprisings in Egypt, Syria,
Bahrain, Yemen and Libya. Over the weekend, Kerry was in Afghanistan and
Pakistan. The trip was planned before the US raid that killed terror
mastermind Osama bin Laden at his ...
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HEALTH News, Fitness, Wellness, Diets, May 18, 2011

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Stock, Economic and Financial Crisis, May 18, 32011


Euro Rises on Debt Talks; Stocks Retreat
Bloomberg
Global demand for US stocks, bonds and other financial assets fell in March from a month earlier as China trimmed its holdings of government securities, the Treasury Department reported. While theS&P 500 has rallied 5.8 percent since its year- to-date ...
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A knack for making healthy returns from corporate debt
Globe and Mail

Bond investing doesn't have an exciting reputation – unless you add a financial crisis, devastating global recession and experimental central bank moves to the mix. That's right, the past few years have pushed bond investors into the spotlight as they ...
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FinSys Update: May Germany Outlook Worsens More Than Expected
IMarketnews.com
[Repeated 07:36 ET] * Europe's recently-created bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), will go to market three times this year with bond issues to raise funds for its share of the E78 billion Portugal bailout package, ...
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New MSRB Rules, France Rural Wireless, Portugal Debt: Compliance
BusinessWeek
By Carla Main May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Investors in US floating-rate municipal bonds have more access to information now under rules established after the financial crisis roiled the market three years ago. The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, ...
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A look at economic developments around the globe
Palm Beach Post
latest money news » From The Post and AP AP LONDON — The global financial community was abuzz with speculation about who would eventually replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of theInternational Monetary Fund. With Strauss-Kahn jailed in New York ...
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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, May 18, 2011 (2)

EU breaks taboo, talks of Greek debt restructuring
Reuters
Greece and Spain both sold short-term debt successfully on Tuesday, and the price of short-dated bonds among euro zone periphery countries fell, but the cost of insuring Greek debt against default rose [ID:nLDE74G1DA]. Germany's deputy finance minister ...
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IMF head's arrest adds uncertainty to Europe's long-term government debt crisis
Washington Post

EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, May 18, 2011

CHRONOLOGY: The eurozone debt crisis
Monsters and Critics.com
May 5, 2011 - EU, IMF announce three-year 78 billion euro loan to Portugal. May 6, 2011: Luxembourg Prime Minister and Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker hosts secret meeting oneurozone crisis with German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek and ECB ...
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DISCOVERIES, Inventions News, May 18, 2011

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May 16, 2011

BBC News - Libya: ICC prosecutor seeks warrant for Gaddafi, May 16, 2011

The leader de facto of Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi.Image via Wikipedia

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor is seeking the arrest of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and two others for crimes against humanity.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Col Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi bore the greatest responsibility for "widespread and systematic attacks" on civilians

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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen News, May 16, 2011

The Arab Spring's second wave
Aljazeera.net
The world's attention is now on a second wave of Middle Eastern uprisings -
Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. These protests are characterised by the
same quest for universal values as in Egypt and Tunisia in their early days
of rebellion: freedom of ...
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The future of the Arab uprisings is looking grim
Ha'aretz
In Egypt it appears that democracy may not be ensuing yet in the
post-Mubarak era; it is obvious that even if the dictatorships in Libya and
Yemen are overthrown, it is not reasonable that we will see a stable
democracy established in their stead. ...
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More escape into Lebanon amid attacks in Syria
Denver Post
Rebels say they have taken full control of Misrata, the only major city in
western Libya with a significant rebel toehold. Gunmen opened fire on two
soldiers in southern Yemen, killing one and wounding the other. Also, a
security officer was snatched ...
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Arab spring's sinister turn
Independent Online
In Yemen, a bloody stalemate continues to regularly claim the lives of
demonstrators seeking to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is
stubbornly resisting multiple efforts to persuade him to leave. In Egypt,
deadly sectarian clashes between ...
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Silence opens us up to accusations
The Canberra Times
... of North Africa and the Middle East, and in its condemnation of efforts
being made to repress democratic demands by regimes, from Algeria, Morocco,
Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia and smaller
states, including Bahrain. ...
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Sukuk and the global banking village
Khaleej Times
Islamic banks in the GCC are exposed to property, capital markets and
banking risks in Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Tunisia. While the
sukuk has emerged as the most successful innovation in Islamic finance
since the murabaha (a quasi-money ...
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Homeland Security ends immigrant registration that targeted men from Muslim ...
Detroit Free Press
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HEALTH News, May 16, 2011

Heel pain: Donât let it ruin your summer
The Toledo Blade Sun, 15 May 2011 21:35 PM PDT
This is one of a series of columns about health issues written by staff members of ProMedica, Mercy Health Partners, Toledo Clinic, and theUniversity of Toledo Medical Center, the former Medical College of Ohio.If you have ever had pain beneath your heel or arch when standing, you quite likely have had a condition called plantar fascitiis. It is a common condition that affects many people this ...

Viewpoints: Snappy headlines, prose on Romney and Medicare dominate Today's opinions and editorials
News-Medical-Net Sun, 15 May 2011 21:35 PM PDT
The first question he got from the audience after his speech Thursday was the right one: What's to prevent states from a "race to the bottom," where they cut their costs by slashing spending on health care? Romney had no good answer beyond a vague assertion that Americans are a "generous people" who would not deny health coverage to their fellow citizens.

SENIOR SIGNALS: The fine line between respecting your parentsâ privacy and reaching out
The Bristol Press Sun, 15 May 2011 21:34 PM PDT
Atty. Daniel O. Tully Dear Attorney Tully: My parents are in their late 80s, are confused and are in failing health. They are doing things that are dangerous to their health (leaving the stove on, not taking their medications and not eating properly.) They also are not paying their bills, which is causing all the kinds of problems. They have never given my sister or I power of attorney and they ...

School bullying, violence against LGBT youth linked to risk of suicide, HIV infection
EurekAlert! Sun, 15 May 2011 21:28 PM PDT
( San Francisco State University ) New research suggests LGBT youth who experience high levels of school victimization report impairedhealth and mental health in young adulthood, according to new study.

Nursing Homes Seek Exemptions From Health Law
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sun, 15 May 2011 21:25 PM PDT
WASHINGTON -- It is an oddity of American health care: Many nursing homes and home care agencies do not provide health insurance to their workers, or they pay wages so low that employees cannot afford the coverage that is offered.

Follow-up File: Health board OKs St. John's takeover of Prairie Diagnostic
The State Journal-Register Sun, 15 May 2011 21:25 PM PDT
JOLIET â The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board last week unanimously approved St. Johnâs Hospitalâs proposed $9.16 million buyout of Prairie Diagnostic Center.

Butte County residents get on their feet for cancer, mental health and women's services
Chico Enterprise-Record Sun, 15 May 2011 21:24 PM PDT
All over Butte County on Saturday, people put on their walking shoes to support good causes. Three walks â two in Chico supporting mentalhealth awareness and local women's services, and one in Oroville as that community's Relay For Life

Northland norovirus outbreak nearly contained
NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News Sun, 15 May 2011 21:22 PM PDT
Northland health authorities have all but contained a widespread outbreak of the highly infectious norovirus, which has claimed the lives of two rest home residents.

Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre becomes Waypoint
Barrie Examiner Sun, 15 May 2011 21:21 PM PDT
Douglas Glynn PENETANGUISHENE â What's in a name, you may ask. If you are among the one in five Canadians who will experience amental illness in your lifetime, â yes, that's 20 per cent of the population â it can mean, among other things, hope.[...]

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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, May 16, 2011


RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGIES: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DR. HIROAKI TANAKA, by MARISHA WOJCIECHOWSKA-SHIBUYA (MaximsNewsNetwork)
RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER REUSE TECHNOLOGIES: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ...
MaximsNewsNetwork
This one of a seven-part interview series of Japanese water scientists, opens a rare window onto the world of scientific research into emerging water technologies. The Japanese government, by means of the Japan Science & Technology Agency CREST program ...
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Man meets machine as IHMC teams with NASA on robot
Pensacola News Journal
Current research areas include knowledge modeling and sharing, robotics, advanced interfaces and displays, communication and collaboration, computer-mediated learning systems, intelligent data understanding, software, expertise studies and other ...
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Area students are making the grade
The Mercury
Amanda Gunther of Boyertown, a senior at Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, was selected to present her communication studies research at the Eastern Communication Association Covention in Arlington, Va. Gunther and fellow student Allison Roth presented ...
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Hands Across the Borders: Gearing up for Brazil-UC Davis Graduate Student Exchange
Daily Democrat
"It supports many programs to improve quality in higher education and to promote research inscience and technology in the country." "CAPES has no equivalent in the United States, as it is in charge of funding graduate education through scholarship and ...
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Scientists map path to generate renewable antibodies
Laboratory Products News
"The use of renewable antibodies hasn't been fully exploited," said Dr Tony Pawson, distinguished investigator at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and study co-author. "Our study shows we can rapidly make reagents that ...
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A study of studies
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Taxpayers sometimes wonder if all of these studies are really needed, but city staffers insist they don't have the time or the expertise to do the research themselves. The TH asked five city departments to discuss the background for and the ...
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Local labs that use animals are ag, medical research facilities
San Angelo Standard Times
Cody Scott, professor of animal science at Angelo State University, said the university's agriculture department raises its own animals and purchases them from producers to conduct research in animal health, increased production and improving nutrition ...
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AMI Research: US SMBs Show Strong Preference for Cloud “Bundling”
Small Business Trends
New York (PRESS RELEASE – May 15, 2011) – US small and medium business (SMB)technology buyers are increasingly allocating a larger proportion of their spending to cloud-based services. According to recent AMI-Partners research, that proportion was 10% ...
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Addiction researchers debate whether communities 'adapt' to the arrival of ...
Plain Dealer (blog)
"Why do you need to do pre-casino studies when, year after year . . . [prevalence] keeps coming back to the same answer?" the American Gaming Association's Patterson said. "It's very settled science around the world that the rate of pathological...
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Plain Dealer (blog)

depression to obesity
Stuff.co.nz
Translational psychiatry is the emerging science aimed at translating ideas into research. Translation of the enormous effort in neuroscience into psychiatric therapy has vast potential, Licinio says. The two branches of the study of the brain had ...
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Researchers Link Spontaneous Gene Mutations to Autism
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Last November, his group reported in Genome Research that spontaneous CNVs are more frequent in children with autism compared with unaffected siblings. The new results are also consistent with other studies suggesting that ASDs are more likely in ...
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FutureMed Day 4 - Philip Low, Andrew Hessel, a Visit to Intuitive Surgical...
Medgadget.com
His company has a unique delivery technology for the heart called Helix that is essentially a spiral needle that an interventional cardiologist can use to directly inject into the muscle of the heart. This was previously quite difficult because jabbing ...
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Medgadget.com

Inspiring speeches, stories the takeaway for Morris-area grads
Dailyrecord.com
At Drew in Madison, the commencement speaker was Shirley Ann Jackson, a nuclear physics expert and member of President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 519 students graduated. The number includes 85 from the Caspersen ...
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Dubai SME lists strategic focus areas for policy-makers, financiers and ...
AME Info
In the 2010 Logistics Performance Index, the UAE was ranked 24th among 155 countries but its sub-rankings in quality, productivity, technology, delivery time and access calls for further expertise and investment. Research, development and integration ...
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A new look for product placement
Los Angeles Times
Jay Newell, an assistant professor at Iowa State University who studies product placement, also cites cognitive rejection as shaping the approach to product placement. "Academic studies have shown that basically you push back the minute you know you're ...
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Los Angeles Times

A Stinking Rebuke To Technology? Scientists Link Bee Decline To Wireless Phones
CrabbyGolightly.com
In two separate recent studies, scientists found that mobile phones planted near bees' nests impacted hive activity. In a study by Dr. Daniel Favre, a former biologist with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, bee colonies began ...
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CrabbyGolightly.com

County mulls sealant ban
Northwest Herald
High concentrations of PAHs were discovered in runoff from driveways in Lake in the Hills and in sediment samples from Woods Creek Lake in Lake in the Hills, according to USGS research.Studies found almost 90 percent of driveways in Lake in the Hills ...
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Miami students looking to turn university invention into cash
Middletown Journal
State universities are being asked to turn more research into cash, and Miami officials said its license agreement with students to develop the product is the first agreement reached for the university under a partnership on technology transfer with ...
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Cash boost for UJ's research students
BuaNews Online (press release)
Named the Next Generation Scholars programme, it aims to change the face of postgraduate studiesin the country by focusing on the value of research outputs in universities. PetroSA spokesperson Thabo Mabaso explained that the programme began following ...
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Tengion Provides Business Update and Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR-USA.net (press release)
"We are making progress with our Neo-Kidney Augment program and preclinical research, validating our formulation and delivery," said Tim Bertram, DVM, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Science andTechnology and Chief Scientific Officer. ...
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You in Facebook?
Redlands Daily Facts
Huling's study, which has not been peer reviewed, is an interesting but potentially controversial addition to a young field, say scholars who research Facebook. While Facebook use has received a lot of attention academically, psychological impacts of ...
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Kalium Group of Companies highlights the latest aesthetic technologies at ...
AME Info
All products provided by Kalium are FDA approved or CE Marked, evidence based and supported by extensive clinical studies. Backed up by a highly experienced and qualified medical team, Kalium Group of Companies is dedicated to providing personalized ...
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The doctor in your mind
Jerusalem Post
In 1969, this treatment approach was formally named “biofeedback” at the Conference on Altered States of Consciousness in Kansas, and the first meeting of the Biofeedback Research Society in Santa Monica, California. BUT ALTHOUGH more than four decades ...
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ENTER2012 - The premier annual IT & tourism conference in Helsingborg, Sweden
Focus on Travel News
... industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communicationtechnologies to travel and tourism. ...
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Mitch Daniels Fails to use Benefit-Cost Tests when they demonstrate an ...
Benzinga
Bill writes a column for Benzinga every Monday. His other academic articles, congressional testimony, and musings about the financial crisis can be found at his Social Science ResearchNetwork author page and at the blog New Economic Perspectives.
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While other nations try gambling 'harm minimization,' US casino slots players ...
Plain Dealer (blog)
And from a recovery perspective, it may not matter that problem gamblers get back into casinos, says the National Center for Responsible Gaming, the US casino industry'sresearch affiliate. In 2009, the NCRG helped pay for a study of Missouri's ...
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