The watchdog also upheld complaints about a TV advert which claimed L'Oreal's Perfect Slim cellulite cream had been "judged best anti-cellulite product in an independent study (based on an independent French consumer study)".

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The American Federation of Government Employees, a labor union representing 625, 000 federal employees including 40, 000 transportation security officers, would like to see a more comprehensive, independent study focused on TSA employee exposure.

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At the same time she is working on multiple volunteer commitments and three independent study projects, including coauthorship of a book about public service with former Stanford Law School dean Thomas Ehrlich.

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A.s can work one-on-one with faculty to design an independent-study thesis, often directly applicable to their jobs.

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"Every major independent study and many major news organizations cast serious doubt on Petraeus' claims, " said Eli Pariser, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action Committee.

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Patients who got Provenge were 20% less likely to die than those on placebo, according to a planned look by an independent monitoring committee for the study.

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The breadth of the study and involvement of an independent foundation without a political bent on fracking is thought to be able to trump other, conflicting studies performed so far.

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This was the recommendation of the independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) based on its 5th unblinded review of all study safety data.

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Actually two Tuck Business School students, Christopher Halstedt and Brad Callow, did an independent study this past spring with Senior Associate Dean Bob Hansen and Gregg on exactly this topic.

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