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10/06/2008
Study examines how and why some children become chronically abused by peers (EurekAlert!)
As soon as children are old enough to interact socially, some become entrenched in chronic and increasing patterns of victimization by their peers, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Children who are aggressive in infancy and are from families with harsh parenting styles and insufficient income appear more likely to be ...
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10/06/2008
Make Friends from Around the World: Host an Exchange Student (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Enhancing the image of the United States abroad goes a long way toward improving and strengthening our relationships with other countries. People like Laurie and Martin Scott of Nevada are doing their part to create and promote a positive impression of America around the world.
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10/05/2008
Avant-Garde China: Twenty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art on View at National Art Center (Art Daily)
TOKYO.- China has been much in the news recently for its rapid economic growth and also for hosting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It is also becoming the subject of worldwide attention for its contemporary art.
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10/02/2008
Register Today for Upcoming NASA/NSTA Symposium and Web Seminars (SpaceRef)
Register Today for Upcoming NASA/NSTA Symposium and Web Seminars
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09/30/2008
IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Expands to New Markets with iPhoneTM, Security Software (ebizQ.net)
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an expansion of its Lotus Notes and Domino collaboration flagship software to new markets and users with a new version that delivers higher levels of mobility and security for the iPhoneTM and another that protects ...
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09/30/2008
India Bishops on Anti-Christian Violence (Zenit News Agency)
NEW DELHI, India, SEPT. 30, 2008 ( Zenit.org ).- Here is the text of a statement issued Friday by the executive body of the Indian bishops' conference, regarding the ongoing wave of persecution against Christians at the hands of Hindu extremists.
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09/30/2008
IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Expands to New Markets With iPhone(TM), Security Software (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
IBM today announced an expansion of its Lotus Notes and Domino collaboration flagship software to new markets and users with a new version that delivers higher levels of mobility and security for the iPhone(TM) and another that protects companies from Internet-borne threats such as spam and viruses.
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09/30/2008
So Close, So Far – a Season of Iranian Film (Scoop.co.nz)
In a special collaboration between the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran and the Wellington City Council, the New Zealand Film Archive is pleased to present a selection of outstanding films produced in Iran in recent years.
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09/24/2008
Search the Archives (The Pitt News)
Keiko McDonald taught a variety of classes at Pitt, including Introduction to Japanese Literature, Westerns and Samurai Films, Japanese Society and Culture through Cinema, Fourth Year Japanese and Japanese Literature and the West.
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09/29/2008
Monday, September 29, 2008 (Deccan Herald)
I don’t know,” replied Shashi Deshpande when a journalist asked her to explain how she actually goes about the business of writing. With forty years as a published author and ten novels under her belt, she spoke briefly about the joys and travails of being an Indian writer in English.
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