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| IRIS Digest #2001-156
There are 6 messages totalling 78 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. web: mindfullness meditation 2. web: Call for proposals 3. web: voices of madness web movie 4. web: interactive web community hosting site 5. web: FDA's email lists 6. web: North Carolina resource ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 07:43:13 -0700 From: Sylvia Caras <sylvia@peoplewho.org> Subject: web: mindfullness meditation http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/wales/newsid_1495000/1495346.stm ) "An American stress reduction specialist is setting out to share his techniques for helping hospital patients with cancer, HIV and psoriasis deal with pain and discomfort. Jon Kabat-Zinn has devised a programme in the United States, based on a technique he calls "mindfulness"." ... Professor Williams added: "Mindfulness is really catching on. We have collected clear evidence of the value of this approach with people with a history of depression." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:06:46 -0700 From: Sylvia Caras <sylvia@peoplewho.org> Subject: web: Call for proposals NIJ is seeking proposals for research on sexual violence against women. Suggested topics include the evaluation of legal reforms in the area of sexual assault, the context of sexual assault including risk factors for offending and victimization, spatial analysis of sexual violence crime, and sexual assault in understudied populations including minorities and women with disabilities. For further information concerning this solicitation, go to the Funding Opportunities section of the NIJ Web site at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:17:42 -0700 From: Sylvia Caras <sylvia@peoplewho.org> Subject: web: voices of madness web movie http://www.sporkworld.org/gray%20neurons.swf ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:57:08 -0700 From: Sylvia Caras <sylvia@peoplewho.org> Subject: web: interactive web community hosting site http://www.communityzero.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:35:14 -0700 From: Sylvia Caras <sylvia@peoplewho.org> Subject: web: FDA's email lists http://www.fda.gov/emaillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:51:37 -0700 From: Sylvia Caras <sylvia@peoplewho.org> Subject: web: North Carolina resource From: Joe Donovan <jdonovan@NAMI.ORG> www.communityzero.com/ncight ------------------------------ End of IRIS Digest - 17 Aug 2001 to 18 Aug 2001 (#2001-156) *********************************************************** |
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