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  1. vip news : Is job of occupational therapist lucrative?

    An occupational therapist (OT) happens to be a health professional who is trained in the practice of occupational therapy and his/her role is to work with clients to help them achieve a fulfilled and satisfied state in life by means of the use of “purposeful activity or interventions designed to achieve functional outcomes which promote health, prevent injury or disability and which develop, improve, sustain or restore the highest possible level of independence.” .

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  2. Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death (Reuters)

    Reuters – When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim reaper or four-legged angel of death

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  3. Painting, once thought a da Vinci, sells for $1.5 million (Reuters)

    Reuters – A painting by a follower of Leonardo da Vinci, which was once thought to be done by the Renaissance master himself, sold at auction for $1.5 million, three times its estimate price.

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  4. JPMorgan kicks off bank earnings on strong note (AFP)

    AFP – JPMorgan Chase opened the earnings season for banks Friday reporting a hefty jump in profits Friday, highlighting renewed health in a sector under intense scrutiny for its pay practices.

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  5. Akmal Shaikh – China executes mentally ill Briton

    Akmal Shaikh, a British bi-polar sufferer who was homeless in Poland, was lured to China with dreams of becoming an international popstar – and incidently carried 4kg of heroin into China on the way to his dream. Despite the most strident appeals from the British government, he was executed yesterday by the Chinese. The basis of the British objection was that he was: a) he suffers from bi-polar disorder and that it is against UN convention to execute the mentally ill – in addition, during the two years of his incarceration, no attempt was made to give him medical help nor was a mental health assessment carried out

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  6. Obama Breaks Away For Nobel, Climate Change

    President Obama jets off to Copenhagen to address the global conference on climate change, then on to Oslo to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize. Back home, Congress wrestles with overhauling the health care and financial service industries and administration officials continue their sales job on the president’s plan for Afghanistan.

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  7. Does No Red Eye in Photos Indicate Cancer?

    There have been a couple of news articles floating around lately with titles like “No Red Eye in Photos Could Indicate Cancer.” As a mom myself I’m sure headlines like this worry other mothers so I want to clear up the “link” between cancer and red eye in photos. Not having red eyes in photographs does not mean cancer. Most of the time it just means you took a photo the correct way to avoid red eye

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  8. How Long Should a Team Leader Remain a Team Leader?

    I was wondering if you had any information, or know of any sources that would have information on how long a team leader should remain in that position on high performance teams. I’ve found answers from 1 month to forever, but would really like to nail down a best practice for a Team leader handbook I’m taking part in. The Team Doc Says… As long as that person is being effective

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  9. Pandemic Planning a Must for CIOs

    As at August 1, 2009, the number of confirmed cases was over 100,000 in the UK alone rising rapidly, with the virus present in over 120 countries. Since that date, the WHO has stopped producing global figures for the spread. However, what must be acknowledged is that the virus itself, although extremely contagious, is at this stage only a “moderate” one, with infection in most cases resulting in relatively mild flu-like symptoms

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  10. Obama’s approval rating reaches new low

    From http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574…-23109,00.html ‘FOR the first time since taking office, US President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has dropped below the 60-percent threshold as Americans expressed doubts about his handling of the economy, the deficit and health care, a new opinion poll showed’ Talk about a short lived honeymoon. Sure, his ratings are still high, but sure does seem to be dropping fast. Even 007’s honeymoon lasted longer than this.

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  11. Art Van marking anniversary with grants (Lansing State Journal)

    WARREN Art Van Furniture is marking its 50th anniversary with a $1 million fund designed to offer 50 grants for children, health and human services programs based in Michigan. The grants will range from $5,000 to $50,000, the furniture retailer said in a statement. Organizations must be recognized as tax-exempt 501(c)(3) groups and not be private foundations

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  12. UC Berkeley: Data Breach 160,000 Students, Alumni, and Staff at Risk

    Image via Wikipedia The University of California, Berkeley, has setup a website http://datatheft.berkeley.edu/ informing the general public about a data security breach carried out by hackers who may have accessed a database at the university’s campus health services center. My…

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  13. Business CD Collections

    Web Design Elements CD ROMs include themed collections of HTML web templates, stock photographs and logos. Themes available currently include: Animals – Dogs, Horses, Pets, and Wildlife Dating – Dating and Valentines Education – Education Flowers – Florists and Gardening Financial – Financial Health – Medical and Healthcare Holiday – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentines Nature – Nature, Sunrise and Sunsets Nautical – Marine Real Estate – Homes and Realty Religious – Religion Sports – Water Themed Sports Toss together promotional marketing material or a website easily!

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