Wednesday 28 August 2013

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Alawite Force Helped Turn Tide for the Syrian Regime
The Wall Street Journal (Europe), 28/08/2013, p.10, Sam Dagher
Homs has seen some of the most vicious sectarian-motivated killings committed by both sides in the civil war. Fawaz A. Gerges, director of the Middle East Center at the London School of Economics, says that while much of the focus has been on the role of international supporters like Iran and Russia in Mr. Assad's survival,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323997004578639903412487
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GPs continue to do battle with government over telehealth
SocietyGuardian -
Richard Vize - Aug 27 at 11:56 BST
programme showed that telehealth secured significant reductions mortality and emergency admissions. However, London School of Economics researchers concluded that "telehealth does not seem to be a cost-effective addition to standard support and treatment"...
http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2013/aug/27/telehealth-doctors-department-of-health|

Modest start for Switzerland's first drive-in 'sex boxes'
Reuters UK (Web), 27/08/2013, Alice Baghdjian
, but a global study showed this year that they also report higher influxes of human trafficking. One author of the study, Eric Neumayer at the London School of Economics, said the new system in Zurich could aid monitoring of human trafficking. "If it's a very controlled environment, it should be easier to do checks on where the women come from.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-swiss-prostitute-sexboxes-idUKBRE97Q0M620130827|

Switzerland’s first drive-in ‘sex boxes’
Free Malaysia Today - FMT - Aug 28 at 5:24 BST
of human trafficking. One author of the study, Eric Neumayer at the London School of Economics, said the new system in Zurich could aid monitoring of human trafficking. “If it’s a very controlled environment, it should be easier to do checks...
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2013/08/28/switzerlands-first-
drive-in-sex-boxes/
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Modest start for Switzerland's first drive-in 'sex boxes'
Yahoo Philippines News - Alice Baghdjian - Aug 28 at 0:42 BST
of human trafficking.One author of the study, Eric Neumayer at the London School of Economics, said the new system in Zurich could aid monitoring of human trafficking."If it's a very controlled...
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/modest-start-switzerlands-first-drive-sex-boxes-150514325.html|

First drive-in 'sex boxes' not yet a Swiss hit
MSN News - Aug 27 at 21:24 BST
of human trafficking. One author of the study, Eric Neumayer at the London School of Economics, said the new system in Zurich could aid monitoring of human trafficking. "If it's a very controlled...
http://news.msn.com/world/first-drive-in-sex-boxes-not-yet-a-swiss-hit|

Comment: There are no positive outcomes for military intervention in Syria
Politics.co.uk (Web), 27/08/2013, Unattributed
in Divided Societies (Routledge 2011), and The European Union as a Global Conflict Manager (Routledge 2012). He holds an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science
http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/08/27/comment-there-are-no-
positive-outcomes-in-syria
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Saif Gaddafi's lawyer says Britain must insist he is tried outside of Libya
Telegraph (Web), 27/08/2013, Unattributed
fears his client, who faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, will be subjected to a "show trial" and sentenced to death. Gaddafi was a student at the London School of Economics, awarded a PhD in 2008, and lived for a time in a luxurious home in the London district of Hampstead
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/10269304/
Saif-Gaddafis-lawyer-says-Britain-must-insist-he-is-tried-outside-of-Libya.html
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EU leaders bid adieu to Europe’s vacation culture
Toronto Star Online - John Fraher, Mark Deen - Bloomberg - Aug 27 at 23:34 BST
a swanky hotel,? said Spyros Economides, a senior lecturer at the London School of Economics and deputy director of the LSE?s Hellenic Observatory. ?Voters do comment when leaders go on vacation...
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/08/27/eu_leaders_bid_adieu_to_europes
_vacation_culture.html
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Black people six times more likely to be stopped and searched for drugs
Drink and Drugs News - Aug 27 at 23:26 BST
of white people, according to a new report from Release and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Asian people are also stopped at 2.5 times the rate and those identifying...
http://drinkanddrugsnews.com/black-people-six-times-more-likely-to-be-stopped-
and-searched-for-drugs/
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Junichiro Koizumi Fast Facts
WDSU New Orleans - Aug 27 at 22:57 BST
Koizumi; Shinjiro Koizumi; Yoshinaga Miyamoto Education: Keio University, Economics, 1967; Attended the London School of Economics. Other Facts: Koizumi's ex-wife, Kayoko Miyamoto, was six...
http://www.channel4000.com/news/Junichiro-Koizumi-Fast-Facts/-/131188/21672
726/-/99wmacz/-/index.html
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Immigrant Children Are Positive Influence On British-Born Pupils
Huffington Post UK - Tom Moseley - Aug 27 at 18:29 BST
In fact, in some cases, immigrants were helping drive up standards, the London School of Economics team found.There have been fears that British-born children were being held back because teachers...
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/27/immigrant-children_n_3822526.html?utm_hp_ref=uk|

The sneaker debt ceiling
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Aug 27 at 18:28 BST
zillionaire rocker, knows a thing or two about money, having attended the London School of Economics.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-08-25/business/fl-doreens-deals-savings-freebies-sun-082513-20130825_1_coupons-sneaker-deals|

Will Obama make the Fed even worse with Summers? (column)
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg News - Aug 27 at 18:25 BST
U.S. Treasury speaks during a financial and economic event at the London School of Economics ( LSE) on March 25, 2013 in London, England. (Jason Alden - WPA Pool/)President Barack Obama is making the most important economic-policy decision of his...
http://www.times-standard.com/business/ci_23954490/will-obama-make-fed-even-worse-summers-column|

Will Obama make the Fed even worse with Summers? (column)
Oroville Mercury-Register - Ramesh Ponnuru - Aug 27 at 18:18 BST
U.S. Treasury speaks during a financial and economic event at the London School of Economics ( LSE) on March 25, 2013 in London, England. (Jason Alden - WPA Pool/) President Barack Obama is making the most important economic-policy decision of his
http://www.orovillemr.com/business/ci_23954488/will-obama-make-fed-even-worse-summers-column|

Will Obama make the Fed even worse with Summers? (column)
York Daily Record - Ramesh Ponnuru - Aug 27 at 18:17 BST
U.S. Treasury speaks during a financial and economic event at the London School of Economics ( LSE) on March 25, 2013 in London, England. (Jason Alden - WPA Pool/) President Barack Obama is making the most important economic-policy decision of his...
http://www.ydr.com/ci_23954488/will-obama-make-fed-even-worse-summers-
column
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Work in progress
CHINAdaily - Aug 27 at 13:56 BST
" says Chris Alden, a senior lecturer in international relations at the London School of Economics and author of China in Africa. "For all the problems the country still has, you can get around...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2013-01/11/content_16924522.htm|

Opinion: Egypt?s Foreign Relations on Tightrope - by Nicola Nasser
Zawya.com - Aug 27 at 13:45 BST
incomparable ?vital? interest outweighing this ?strategic error.? Egypt expert at the London School of Economics, John Chalcraft, had this explanation: The U.S. military aid ?is a strategic rent...
http://www.zawya.com/story/Opinion_Egypts_Foreign_Relations_on_Tightrope__
by_Nicola_Nasser-TP_2782013_aspc5i10590/
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Opinion: Egypts Foreign Relations on Tightrope - by Nicola Nasser
Tripoli Post - Aug 27 at 12:47 BST
an incomparable “vital” interest outweighing this “strategic error.” Egypt expert at the London School of Economics, John Chalcraft, had this explanation: The U.S. military aid “is a strategic...
http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=5&i=10591|

When Leaning In Means No Social Life
Daily Beast - Sarah Begley - Aug 27 at 12:33 BST
themselves “extremely satisfied with their lives.” (Men need 49.) Researchers at the London School of Economics found that time spent with friends boosts mood by 8 percent, compared to a 5.9...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/08/27/when-leaning-in-means-sacrificing-friend-time.html|

Access to Housing in London: An Interview with Laura Lane (translate)
Abitare - Nathalie Janson, Mercedes Kraus - Aug 27 at 11:13 BST
Laura Lane, a researcher at the London School of Economics, discusses housing, affordability, and the role that social landlords can play in improving access to stable housing in London. posted...
http://www.abitare.it/en/women-in-housing/access-to-housing-in-london-an-
interview-with-laura-lane/
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Meet 7 Women who redefine Independence
DNA India - Aug 27 at 10:55 BST
a full scholarship to pursue a MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. What's the big deal? Nidhi Goyal, is legally blind. She was highly myopic in school, but it was...
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/1872932/report-meet-7-women-who-redefine-independence|

DEALING IN DEATHS
The Week - Syed Nazakat/Pilkhuwa & Delhi - Aug 27 at 8:10 BST
Langrial from an Indian prison. Omar Sheikh, a British graduate of the London School of Economics, came to India on July 26, 1994, and kidnapped three Britons and an American, Bela Nuss. The...
http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.
do?contentId=14855015&programId=1073755753&tabId=13&BV_ID=@@@&categor
yId=-206281
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The Media celebrates women in media
The Media Online - Joanna Wright - Aug 27 at 7:48 BST
editor of FAIRLADY for Naspers in 1965. This British-born graduate of the London School of Economics (with a BSc in Sociology and Economics in 1953) set up Jane Raphaely and Associates in 1983 to launch COSMOPOLITAN in South Africa. Her company (now...
http://themediaonline.co.za/2013/08/the-media-celebrates-women-in-media/|

Kwiksure and MSIG Comment on Recent Study on the Use of Mobile Phones While Driving
Bio-Medicine - Aug 27 at 7:13 BST
This recent study was conducted by professors Vikram S. Pathania from the London School of Economics and Saurabh Bhargava from Carnegie Mellon University, and the two examined more than eight...
http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Kwiksure-and-MSIG-Comment-on-Recent-Study-on-the-Use-of-Mobile-Phones-While-Driving-114769-1/|

”Ge Stockholm en höghusstrategi”
SvD - Aug 28 at 5:51 BST
hand vid planeringen. Men faktum är att LSE Cities, ett forskningscentrum vid London School of Economics, i en kartläggning slår fast att tätheten i bebyggelsen till exempel gjort Hongkong till...
http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/ge-stockholm-en-hoghusstrategi_8461
758.svd
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Und wieder droht der «Sudden Stop» (translate)
Der Bund - Fabian Ruch. Aktualisiert am - Aug 28 at 5:18 BST
nicht anwesend), sondern die 39 Jahre junge Ökonomin Hélène Rey von der London School of Economics. Wer sie im vergangenen November in Zürich gehört hat, ist kaum überrascht, mehr von dieser...
http://blog.derbund.ch/nevermindthemarkets/index.php/32903/und-wieder-droht-
der-sudden-stop
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Las mujeres inteligentes son las que más deciden no tener hijos (translate)
Alo Mujeres - Aug 28 at 3:54 BST
conservadores pudieran pensar. Al menos, así lo demostró el estudio de la London School of Economics, que concluyó que a mayor inteligencia femenina, menor es el deseo maternal. Y, que disminuye..
http://alo.co/profesion-y-genero/relaciones-de-pareja-mujeres-que-no-quieren-hijos|

Libia: Syn Kadafiego stanie przed sądem we wrześniu (translate)
Gazeta.pl - Aug 27 at 19:50 BST
przeciwko ludzkości. Saif al-Islam był uważany za następcę Muammara Kaddafiego. Studiował w London School of Economics. Kiedyś postrzegano go jako "możliwą do zaakceptowania twarz libijskiego...
http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114871,14505208,Libia__Proces_
syna_Kaddafiego_ruszy_we_wrzesniu.html#BoxWiadTxt
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Il Nobel Paul Krugman all’attacco di Apple, Gruber in difesa
macitynet.it - Antonio Dini - Aug 27 at 17:24 BST
Krugman, professore di economia e affari internazionali tra le altre alla prestigiosa London School of Economics, ed editorialista per il New York Times, ha ricevuto nel 2008 il Nobel per l’economia in virtù dei suoi studi sulle nuove teorie del...
http://www.macitynet.it/paul-krugman-allattacco-apple-gruber-difesa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-krugman-allattacco
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Werden Klimamassnahmen unterschätzt, drohen Fehlinvestitionen
St. Gallen Online - Aug 27 at 10:58 BST
von Kohlenstoff an den Aktienmärkten zu erfassen - hat zusammen mit der London School of Economics den Bericht «Unburnable Carbon» verfasst («unburnable carbon» bedeutet Kohlenstoff, der nicht...
http://www.st.gallen.ch/news/detail.asp?ID=597383|

Werden Klimamassnahmen unterschätzt, drohen Fehlinvestitionen (translate)
News.ch - VADIAN.NET AG - Aug 27 at 10:51 BST
von Kohlenstoff an den Aktienmärkten zu erfassen - hat zusammen mit der London School of Economics den Bericht «Unburnable Carbon» verfasst («unburnable carbon» bedeutet Kohlenstoff, der nicht...
http://www.news.ch/Werden+Klimamassnahmen+unterschaetzt+drohen+
Fehlinvestitionen/597383/detail.htm
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Paul De Grauw : "en ne faisant pas grand-chose, Di Rupo a bien fait" (translate)
LeVif.be - Gérald Papy - Aug 27 at 10:43 BST
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Paul De Grauwe continue à enseigner à la London School of Economics et s’affirme comme un des plus coriaces opposants à la politique d’austérité imposée par une Commission européenne qui, dit-il, privilégie les...
http://www.levif.be/info/actualite/dossiers/les-entretiens-du-vif/paul-de-grauw-en
-ne-faisant-pas-grand-chose-di-rupo-a-bien-fait/article-4000383875234.htm
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Dua Calon Ketua Bank Federal AS 23.08.2013 | 00:00 (translate)
Deutsche Welle - Deutsche Welle - Aug 27 at 9:49 BST
bersikap lunak pada pihak perbankan", begitu Wouter Den Haan, profesor ekonomi di London School of Economics. Ekonom Berpandangan Luas Wakil Bernankes, Janet Yellen, juga dianggap sebagai...
http://www.dw.de/dua-calon-ketua-bank-federal-as/a-17039088|

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