(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 19:58 "Glee", "CSI" among TV shows "with a conscience" (Interactive Investor). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:28:16 GMT LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - The wheelchair episode of musical comedy "Glee" and a "CSI" program tackling race and prejudice in the police were among eight shows named on Wednesday as examples of "television with a conscience".
Petrol prices head for record high (This is Oxfordshire). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:27:07 GMT FAMILIES and businesses across Oxfordshire are counting the cost of rising pump prices as motoring experts warn a litre of unleaded could hit a record high in a fortnight.
Using Magic Tricks To Treat Children With Locomotor Disabilities (Medical News Today). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:26:40 GMT It's often hard to motivate youngsters with physical disabilities. But a new approach from a Tel Aviv University researcher bridges the worlds of behavior and science to help kids with paralysis and motor dysfunction improve their physical skills and inner confidence - using a trick up her sleeve called "magic." Dr. Dido Green of Tel Aviv University's School of Health Professionals developed an ...
HCC to have new special needs unit (Eastbourne Today). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:08:29 GMT A NEW specialist facility for young people with special needs is set to be created at Hailsham Community College. (17/03/2010 08:58:41)
Frank Moss: Tech to help those who can't help themselves (New Scientist). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:07:38 GMT As MIT's Media Lab moves into bigger and better premises, its director discusses the social benefits of the lab's front-line research
Aspies are far from unemployable | SE Smith (Guardian Unlimited). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:14:00 GMT People with Asperger's syndrome are willing, ready and able to work but fall at the first hurdle – the job interview Asperger's syndrome has been in the news frequently of late. Growing attention is being paid to the employment challenges faced by people with this autism-spectrum disorder and the recent announcement that the label of Asperger's syndrome itself is slated to vanish with the ...
Orange prize judge tells authors: 'spare me your misery' (Daily Telegraph). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:50:37 GMT Daisy Goodwin, the chair of this year's Orange prize panel, has criticised the 'grim' nature of modern women's fiction, saying judging the award made her feel "like a social worker".
Spare me the misery lit, says Orange Prize judge (Independent). Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:23:40 GMT Those who chair the jury on book prize panels have to contend with the usual discomforts of the job: too many books, eye strain, a piffling salary for months of intensive reading, and refereeing clashes between other jurors.
Author Lewis says Wall Street reckoning is coming (Reuters). Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:29:45 GMT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's biggest banks could be broken up by the Congress in the coming year in an eventual reckoning over the financial meltdown of 2008, "Liar's Poker" author Michael Lewis said on Tuesday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-16 20:58 Author Lewis says Wall Street reckoning is coming (Interactive Investor). Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:29:02 GMT By Mark Egan
Ohio Children Caged Like Animals! Inside a Clarksfield, Ohio, home were eleven adopted special needs children. All of these children were physically or emotionally challenged, and ...By Susan Maree Jeavons (suite101.com)
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