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Autism and 'Rain Man'
Researcher examines the representation of autism in the classic film.
Egenis researcher Dr Ginny Russell took part in the ‘Sickness on the Screen’ series of Screen Talks at the Exeter Picturehouse last Monday (22 April).
Dr Russell introduced Barry Levinson's Rain Man (1988), a film that both raised awareness of autism and yet attracted criticism from the autism community for leading to a common stereotype that all people with autism have savant skills. An informal discussion in the bar after the screening touched on these issues, as well as discussing the film and its portrayal of the ‘autistic hero’ (played by Dustin Hoffman).
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By E Genis, UK.
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Health Policy Resource.
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IRPP releases the report of the 2nd Canada-Australia roundtable on foreign qualification recognition
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The report summarizes presentations and discussion at the 2nd Canada-Australia Roundtable on Foreign Qualification Recognition, held in Vancouver on March 20-22, 2013. The event, which was organized by the IRPP, with support from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Australian High Commission to Canada, brought together some 70 Canadians and Australians representing governments, professional regulatory authorities immigrant-serving organizations and academics. It built on the initial Australia-Canada roundtable, held in Melbourne, Australia, in 2011.
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By IRPP, Canada
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Governance Policy Resource.
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Risky Meat: Will Your Meal Send You to the Hospital?
Everyone knows undercooked meat can be a risky proposition. For most Americans, a case of foodborne illness is a mild case of nausea or diarrhea that passes in a few days. Few of the 48 million people who are infected each year from tainted foods seek medical attention. But about 128,000 Americans go to the hospital to seek treatment for a potentially deadly infection caused by Salmonella, E. coli or other pathogen. And every year, about 3,000 die.
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By CSPI, USA,
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Health Policy Resource.
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