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Democratic Party control could ban mandatory arbitration, UI expert says

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created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Democratic Party control in Washington could restore lawsuits as an option for workers and consumers now forced to settle disputes through mandatory arbitration that gives employers and businesses an unfair edge, a University ...


Arbitration Disputants Should Share Bids before Decisions on How Much to Invest in Case, Study Says

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created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first academic study to examine bidding and investment strategies in final-offer arbitration, economists at the University of Arkansas found that it is socially optimal for parties in conflict to make ...





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Out of court settlement of malpractice claims: Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Incorrectly treated fractures in children are one of the errors most frequently confirmed in the arbitration process. This was the conclusion reached by Heinrich Vinz and Johann Neu of the Arbitration Board of the North German ...


Conflict resolution in cyberspace

Conflict resolution in cyberspace

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created Dec 28, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thanks to support from successive EU-funded projects, Tiga Technologies, an advanced IT consultancy, is creating a spin-off company to commercialise a pioneering electronic arbitration system called e-Dispute. ...


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Wikipedia blocks Scientology from altering entries

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created May 30, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 14

Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group's image.


A supporter of Mir Hossein Mousavi stands in front of a burning bus during riots in Tehran

Mobile phones, Facebook, YouTube cut in Iran

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created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

The main mobile telephone network in Iran was cut in the capital Tehran Saturday evening while popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube also appeared to be blocked, correspondents said.


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New study further disputes notion that amputee runners gain advantage from protheses

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance ...


Oscar Pistorius: Previously confidential study results released on amputee sprinter

Oscar Pistorius: Previously confidential study results released on amputee sprinter

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of experts in biomechanics and physiology that conducted experiments on Oscar Pistorius, the South African bilateral amputee track athlete, have just published their findings in the Journal of Applied Ph ...


Study revives Olympic prospects for amputee sprinter

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created May 16, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A world-renowned team of experts in biomechanics and physiology from six universities, led by Professor Hugh Herr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, refute scientific claims that the prostheses worn ...


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Oscar Pistorius' artificial limbs give him clear, major advantage for sprint running

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or more off what his 400-meter race time would be if ...


Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review (AP)

Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network, cable channels and movie ...


The Web: Internet voting still a long way off?

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created Sep 28, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some of the recommendations to improve electronic voting technology made by the election reform commission headed by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker provide only "marginal" improvements ...



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