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Ed Balls orders urgent inquiry into Baby P case - 
The government tonight ordered an urgent review into child welfare within Haringey council, the local authority responsible for the care of a baby who died despite 60 visits by health and social care workers. Ed Balls , the children's secretary, issued a statement describing the case of Baby P as tragic and appalling. The case had earlier sparked angry exchanges in parliament between the ...
- Found: 8 hours ago

Ed Balls: There were serious failings in the agencies responsible for Baby P - 
Ed Balls: The report I have seen today has found serious failings in the agencies responsible for Baby P, and I am acting accordingly
- Found: 8 hours ago

Miniature Sapphire & Ruby Balls Spherical, Hard, and Chemically Inert - 
Miniature sapphire and ruby balls for applications requiring high wear-, chemical-, and temperature-resistance, precise sphericity, and a smooth surface finish are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI. Meller Sapphire and Ruby Balls come in 42 inch and metric sizes from 0.1 mm to 0.5" dia., feature Moh 9 hardness (Knoop 1800 perpendicular to the C-axis and 2200 parallel to the ...
- Found: 6 hours ago

You Talking to Me? Ticket-price hike no match for Barkley's two air balls - 
From: Gonzalez, John To: Ford, Bob; Sheridan, Phil Subject: Phillies tickets and Barkley's air balls The Phillies didn't waste any time. Looks like they're raising ticket prices for next year. Most tickets will increase by $2 or $3, while the season-ticket packages will range from $1,300 to $4,100. Are you totally outraged? I'm really not, but I feel like one of us should be. That's what ...
- Found: 2008-11-19, 08:30 GMT

Thursday in Westminster - 
Today in Parliament reports on a Commons statement by Children's Secretary Ed Balls on the death of Baby P.
- Found: 3 hours ago

Disabled athletes get boccia balls back - 
The Ottawa Odyssey Boccia Club?s disabled athletes have balls. And that?s just terrific.
- Found: 2008-11-19, 03:58 GMT

'Clear evidence' of Baby P errors - 
There is "clear evidence" mistakes were made "singly and collectively"over Baby P, says Children's Minister Ed Balls.
- Found: 6 hours ago

School seeks use of stability balls - 
In effort to solder together the modern and traditional, Carl Traeger Elementary School wants to purchase stability balls, commonly used for exercising, as an alternative to desk chairs.
- Found: 2008-11-18, 19:23 GMT

Inaugural Balls Questioned in Tight Economy - 
In economic crisis, not all leaders have opted for excess.
- Found: 2008-11-19, 11:34 GMT

New Quantum Weirdness: Balls That Don't Roll Off Cliffs - 
A good working definition of quantum mechanics is that things are the exact opposite of what you thought they were. Empty space is full, particles are waves, and cats can be both alive and dead at the same time. Recently a group of physicists studied another quantum head spinner. You might innocently think that when a particle rolls across a tabletop and reaches the edge, it will fall off. ...
- Found: 15 hours ago