"Often they have to go back to the place they ran away from without any headway being made into why they ran away in the first place, " she said.

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"Everything has an exquisite role and has to be in the right place, and any imbalance ... can cause things to go awry, " Bruijn said.

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The council's executive board has given the go-ahead for a consultation to take place before any plans are drawn up.

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They have to say they have some other ailment aside from AIDS and they must say that they need to go to any hospital except the Communicable Disease Center at Tan Tock Seng Hospital -- the only place in Singapore that handles AIDS patients.

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Her point: there are a lot of variables (lifestyle and genetics) that go into how long any one might live, and published mortality tables are just a starting place to figuring it out.

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The Post Office said contingency plans were in place to ensure any disruption to the public was kept to a minimum, should strikes go ahead at the main post offices.

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The BOA said it already has the resources in place to pay for the team's appearance at London 2012 and any profits will go towards helping British athletes deliver performances beyond that.

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