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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College ) A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery. The report illustrates the findings of the first international consensus conference -- Diabetes Surgery Summit -- where an international group of more than 50 scientific and...
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Truth Out (Free subscription) | yesterday
All eyes are on the United Nations Climate Change conference talks that kick off in Copenhagen, Denmark, this week. Known as the COP15 summit, the international negotiations will center on cap-and-trade and offset schemes to combat global warming, not a global carbon tax or strict regulation that are being called for by some sectors of the climate change movement. "Governments going...
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Scott's DiaTribes (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... The athletes want Harper to help in the reaching of an agreement on reducing emissions at the summit of international leaders. Well played, but don’t be surprised if the Conservative government decides in a fit of pique over this embarrassing publicity after the Olympics are over to reduce athlete funding. That’s how this disgraceful bunch operates – with decisions based on spite,...
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Both the World Summit and the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) that preceded it in 1999 stressed that the responsibility to prevent genocide and mass atrocities is the single most important dimension of the R2P. A focus on prevention places the principal responsibility on sovereign states and recognises the importance of government institutions, international...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
HONG KONG, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- StarWorld Hotel & Casino was awarded the 2009 Platinum Award and named one of the "Top Ten Most Popular Hotels" in China, at the fifth summit of the International Hotel Forum Organization (IHFO). StarWorld was the only hotel in Macau to be granted this distinction from IHFO. Situated on Avenida de Amizade, in the heart of the Macau...
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Tomedes Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Automated translation solutions company Language Weaver recently announced that it would be making a presentation on global communication strategies at The Travel Innovation Summit @ The PhoCusWright Conference which will be held on Nov. 17, in Orlando, FL. The summit will have 34 innovators from across the world demonstrating a variety of innovative applications, mobile [...]
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Grist Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
by Samantha Thompson Mark Warner Sen. Mark Warner recognizes the need to take action on climate change, but wants to ensure that legislation will not negatively impact the economy. Warner seems a safe bet to support the Kerry-Boxer climate bill. In recent months, he has underlined the severity of the climate crisis and the steps necessary to solve it. Speaking to the National Energy Summit and...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Williams Preparatory, Hampton Preparatory, Peak Preparatory and Summit International Preparatory are accepting applications for the 2010-11 school year. A lottery will be held in February for all applications received by Jan. 29. Williams is at 1750 Viceroy Road in Dallas; Hampton is at 8915 S. Hampton Road in Dallas; Peak is at 4600 Bryan St. in Dallas; and Summit is at 1100 Roosevelt...
