Ariha Setalvad, a native of Mumbai studying at New York University, writes that her dreams of unlimited freedom were brought to earth by the realization that "real life isn't set to music."
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Swedish Skin Care's RAZOR BURN FREEDOM for Women has been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers & Distributors (ICMAD) seventh annual Cosmetic Innovators of the Year (CITY) Awards.
Swedish Skin Care's RAZOR BURN FREEDOM for Women was one of three finalists under the Members' Choice: Bath, Body & Hair category. A total of 35 beauty brands were selected by a panel of industry experts, who voted on finalists based on innovative products, packaging, and advertising/marketing concepts from 2011. There are 14 award categories.
The ICMAD CITY Awards Ceremony takes place at the Manhattan Penthouse in New York, NY on June 20.
"Making the list of finalists is a huge honor for our product and company," explained Swedish Skin Care CEO Bengt Johansson. "Our goal was to create a product specifically for women that not only was highly effective for all post hair-removal skin symptoms, but also provided exceptional hydration, a healthy-looking glow and ease of use. We are thrilled to have succeeded."
About RAZOR BURN FREEDOM for Women
Doctor developed in Sweden, this patented, triple-action formula is (the company believes) the first treatment of its kind formulated exclusively for women and their specific post hair-removal skin needs. Boosted with rejuvenating vitamin C, soothing chamomile and deeply calming Gorgonian Extract from the Caribbean Sea, the product is not limited to razor burn symptoms. It works well after waxing, electrolysis, threading, tweezing and laser hair removal on both face and body.
RAZOR BURN FREEDOM for Women is paraben and fragrance free. It is offered in a 3.38 fl oz / 100 ml pump spray bottle with a suggested retail price of $30 and is available at http://www.SwedishSkinCare.com. The company includes a 60-day satisfaction guarantee. For more information contact Swedish Skin Care at info@SwedishSkinCare.com or call 888.658.7546 (SKIN).
Media Contact: Bengt Johansson, 888.658.7546, info@SwedishSkinCare.com
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Gary Bartz performs at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. The saxophonist is often cited as a messenger of black empowerment in music.
Gary Bartz performs at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival. The saxophonist is often cited as a messenger of black empowerment in music.
Today, June 19, is a holiday known as Juneteenth the oldest commemoration of slavery's end. Though the Emancipation Proclamation declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states on Jan. 1, 1863, it was only on June 19, 1865 (months after Confederate forces had surrendered) that Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, to spread news of the war's end, and to enforce the proclamation in Texas. The date has since been noted in Texas and across the country as a celebration of African-American freedom and history, especially since the Civil Rights movement.
Jazz has always been one of the most important musical narratives of the African-American journey toward freedom in America. Emancipation did not mean equality for ex-slaves, and jazz, an art form most literally based on the principles of freedom, has often documented the ongoing pursuit. Indeed, this year jazz musicians and educators Dr. Ronald Myers and Dr. Larry Ridley are illuminating African-American history within jazz by organizing a national Juneteenth jazz concert series.
Earlier this year, I spoke with pianist Jason Moran and bassist Christian McBride about how the "message in the music" charged social movements across the country. Artists such as Nina Simone, Sonny Rollins and Charles Mingus anchored our discussions of what it meant to use one's craft as a means to evoke change, and what it means to be part of a continuum toward total emancipation. See what they and their fellow jazz luminaries have to impart: Here are five recordings, picked by five musicians, which represent the triumphs and tribulations within the freedom struggle.
"I showed 45 minutes of [an episode of the PBS series] Eyes on the Prize [to my students]. It was the episode when they discuss the Little Rock Nine in Arkansas and Governor Faubus and ... how crazy he was. After watching it and listening to Mingus' song, a student said, 'Well, now it makes a lot more sense.' This is an entire segment of the population whose life was dealing with stuff like this. And we're just watching an edited excerpt of people's everyday lives. Everything is not just about a chord or a melody ... it wasn't about that. It was therapy. People were using the music as therapy." --Jason Moran, pianist
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"Duke [Ellington] was always somehow able to express and convey the feelings of black folk without being angry. You could feel the sadness, pain, angst, but it was always done through this filter, this lens of triumph in the end ... or hope. I think that's what separated Duke from the rest of the pack. [On] this album specifically, you've got Mahalia Jackson, and these are two titans, arguably at the peak of their powers, collaborating together. When you talk about fusion, I can think of no greater example of one of the earliest collaborations of jazz and gospel." --Christian McBride, bassist
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Once you enter a private workplace, freedom of speech protections technically go out the windowwhether you are a business owner or employee. However, your employees can, and will still voice their opinions on everything from President Obamas stance on immigration to the L.A. Kings Stanley Cup victory.
So as a business owner, how do you strike the right balance of expression and protection for your workers and your company?
Carolyn Hughes, vice president of People for SimplyHired.com, said the rule of thumb for her company is that the minute a persons freedom of speech becomes offensive to others in the workplace, it must be curbed.
At that moment you have crossed the line, Hughes said. And your response should be more values-driven than rules-driven.
That being said, an employers response to this issue should be to address complaints or actions in a way that speaks to your companys values. Its not necessarily having set rules in place about what can and cannot be said or done in your business.
We have respectful workplace policies, Hughes said. We expect all employees to use their best judgment.
When a worker does violate this policy, Hughes said the result rarely ends in that person being terminated. Stepping in to discuss the violation is a common practice and good protection for your business in terms of harassment lawsuits, she said. This respectful workplace policy should be outlined in your employee handbook, and distributed to workers on day one of their employment.
Polly Wright, senior consultant for HR Consultants, Inc., said its important to allow your own views as well as those of your employees to creep into your companys culture. The smaller a company is, the more flexibility it has in terms of establishing a culture.
This can even contribute to your employees understanding of the value of the organization, Wright said. But there is a difference between expressing your opinions, and forcing those opinions on someone else.
Both business owners and employees should gauge their behavior and expressions on those around them, Wright said. See if others are expressing themselves similarly, and also consider your colleagues reactions.
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Corporations and organizations fell over one another to stake out the most desirable real estate in cyberspace when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opened up the Internet's naming system for new additions in January. The scramble for new top-level generic domain names — these are the letters such as "com" or "org" that follow the last dot in an Internet address — only ...
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Science fiction robots tend to come from one of two production lines: helpful protocol droids like C-3PO or cyborg Terminators hell-bent on destroying humanity. Few sci-fi storytellers imagined a future where robots would be programmed to master the art of interior decorating. Fortunately for the design-challenged, present-day roboticists have.
RoboFold
For decades, robots have shaped material for cars. Furniture is next. Photo: RoboFold
RoboFold robots treat steel like large origami pieces, bending them into a shape fit for a living room. What does it take to become a furniture-designing robot? A multi-ton arm that can manipulate a 200-pound sheet of materialoh, and a folded-metal-enthusiast creator. That doesnt hurt either.
British designer and RoboFold founder Gregory Epps spent the last decade obsessing about bending metals. He even completed a masters degree at the Royal College of Art that focused on the tools and algorithms that would best shape the material. All the training and tinkering paid off.
Folded designs cut down on material waste. Photo: RoboFold
With RoboFold, designers can fill a room with rippling metal sculptures or futuristic furniture that would be nearly impossible to make by hand or too costly with traditional production processes. Designers just specify their preferred shape via Rhino CAD and the bot jumps into action, carefully working the material into anything from a fashionable coffee table to an angular building facade.
Artaic Mosaics
This is not a photo. It's a robot-made mosaic. Photo: Artaic
Ted Acworth is working to revitalize a craft from the Romanswith robots. His company, Artaic, designs bots that are skilled in the art of mosaic making. Inspired by the pick and place bots used in electronics manufacturing, Acworths clan painstakingly assembles tile images fit for a high-end wash room or the bottom of a rockstars pool.
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Interior-Decorating Androids, Coming to a Living Room Near You
By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 11:16 EST, 19 June 2012 | UPDATED: 11:16 EST, 19 June 2012
The kinds of drones making the headlines daily are the heavily armed CIA and U.S. Army vehicles which routinely strike targets in Pakistan - killing terrorists and innocents alike.
But the real high-tech story of surveillance drones is going on at a much smaller level, as tiny remote controlled vehicles based on insects are already likely being deployed.
Over recent years a range of miniature drones, or micro air vehicles (MAVs), based on the same physics used by flying insects, have been presented to the public.
The fear kicked off in 2007 when reports of bizarre flying objects hovering above anti-war protests sparked accusations that the U.S. government was accused of secretly developing robotic insect spies.
Fingertip: The US Air Force unveiled insect-sized spies 'as tiny as bumblebees' that could not be detected and would be able to fly into buildings
Official denials and suggestions from entomologists that they were actually dragonflies failed to quell speculation, and Tom Ehrhard, a retired Air Force colonel and expert on unmanned aerial craft, told the Daily Telegraph at the time that 'America can be pretty sneaky.'
The following year, the US Air Force unveiled insect-sized spies 'as tiny as bumblebees' that could not be detected and would be able to fly into buildings to 'photograph, record, and even attack insurgents and terrorists.'
Around the same time the Air Force also unveiled what it called 'lethal mini-drones' based on Leonardo da Vinci's blueprints for his Ornithopter flying machine, and claimed they would be ready for roll out by 2015.
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At the end of a hard days sunbathing, you can refresh yourself with a cocktail at Kaptensgatan or an aperitif at Da Aldo, an ice-cream parlour and caf.
Aldo himself will tell you how he arrived in Sweden in 1996 with a single suitcase containing his precious ice-cream-making equipment. Its not just his ice creams for which he is famed either theres his coffee too as four years later he was named the countrys best barista.
More recently he moved his gelateria to the coast where the clientele could appreciate what I wanted to do. You dont have to be Wallander to work out that he means people who can pay top whack, but what else would you expect from the place they call the Swedish Riviera?
If you find Falsterbo and neighbouring Skanr too sedate, then nearby Fotevikens is just the antidote. A convincing reconstruction of a 12th-century Viking settlement, this living museum comes with a large cast of fishermen, blacksmiths, weavers and warriors.
Another of the areas gems is amber. Large pieces regularly wash up around the peninsula, many of which have found their way into the small and fascinating amber museum at Kmpinge. The staff will also give you tips on the best places to go fossicking. I wasnt successful on my hunt, but never mind, there are few stretches of coast in northern Europe where a beachcombing expedition can make you feel like Robinson Crusoe.
What to avoid
Dont get stressed if theres a traffic jam on the way into town it will be because the bridge over the canal at Ljunghusen is up. It gives you time to admire the outdoor gallery of bronzes along the Hllviken waterfront.
Swedes tend to eat early, so the lunch buffet may be looking a little thin if you turn up at 2pm. Its also a good idea to book restaurants well in advance.
Confusion over the right name for this part of the world: the region is Skne (pronounced Scoh-nah), also translated in English as Scania, like the trucks. Sdersltt is the south-western corner of the province, and often appears on tourist brochures.
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BOSTON -- Tuesday, June 19 --In anticipation of this weeks high temperatures , Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Ed Lambert announced early lifeguard services at various DCR beaches and wading pools three days early beginning this Wednesday, June 20.
Lifeguard coverage will be available at these beaches on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday:
Boston:
Carson Beach in South Boston
Castle Island Beach in South Boston
Pleasure Bay Beach in South Boston
Artesani Wading Pool in Brighton
Ryan Wading Pool in Mattapan
North:
Nahant Beach Reservation (will have limited guarded areas)
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Looking for something a little unconventional to see this summer? Beaches don't always have to be white sand and still seas -- here, a look at ten unique alternatives.
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Ive been seeing more shots of the pink aurora from a couple of days ago, and they are all really pretty! I love pink; its why I got a phone cover that color.
Photographer Mark Ellis captured the magnificent magenta magnetic maelstrom from northern Minnesota, and made a lovely time lapse video of it:
Heres a photo he took that is actually part of the time lapse:
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Aurorae are formed when subatomic particles from the Sun slam into our atmosphere. Note the streamers; those are caused by the varying strength and direction of the Earths magnetic field as it channels the particles down. As I describe in the earlier article, the colors are from different types of atoms and molecules in the air. Oxygen atoms glow red and green, sodium atoms yellow, and nitrogen molecules produce red and blue-violet. The nitrogen colors can blend and form pink or magenta, which is what were seeing here. Mark got more green in his aurora than Brad Goldpaint did in his, but Brad was in Oregon, thousands of kilometers west of Mark, and so he was seeing different effects from the solar storm.
I suspect things will quiet down a bit now; the sunspot that unleashed this storm is being carried around to the other side of the Sun as our star rotates, and itll soon disappear from view [UPDATE: SDO posted a video of the sunspot rotating out of view.] But as always, the Sun is feisty, and another may appear any day. SpaceWeather.com always has the latest info, so check there for updates and keep alert for more aurorae!
Image credit: Mark Ellis, used by permission
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By Duncan Geere, Wired UK
Are you human or a machine? Prove it, by passing the Turing Test a test of the ability of a machine to exhibit intelligent behavior.
Turings original imitation game had nothing to do with artificial intelligence. It was a simple party game with three players a man, a woman, and a judge of either sex. The judge sits in a room apart from the man and woman, and has to guess which is which from nothing but written communication.
The standard interpretation of the Turing Test today, however, replaces one of the participants with a machine which has to imitate intelligence. In this case, the judge has to decide which of the pair is the person, and which is the machine. The computer is successful, and passes the test, if as Turing puts it the interrogator decide[s] wrongly as often when the game is played [with the computer] as he does when the game is played between a man and a woman.
Theres a bit of debate over whether the computer and the person are both supposed to try to trick the interrogator into making an incorrect decision or not. In the original imitation game, one of the pair tries to trick the judge while the other does not, meaning that both will be pretending to be the same gender. The common interpretation of the Turing Test today, however, is one of imitation rather than trickery.
One aspect of the test that Turing never made clear is whether the judge should know whether theres a computer in play at all. Serious attempts at passing the test would almost certainly require a double-blind control, where the judge repeats the experiment multiple times sometimes with a pair of humans, sometimes with the human and the computer, and sometimes with two computers.
While the Turing Test has been lauded for its simplicity and its ability to test across a wide range of intellectual tasks (natural language, reason, knowledge and learning can all be tested), it has also been criticized for a number of reasons. Firstly, the Turing Test doesnt directly test intelligence. Instead it merely tests how much a computer can behave like a human being.
Thats an important distinction because some human behavior is unintelligent, and there are plenty of intelligent behaviors that humans dont do. If, for example, a computer solved a mathematical problem that humans dont have the intellectual capability to do, then it wouldnt make it unintelligent but it would make it fail the Turing Test.
A second issue is that simulated intelligence isnt the same thing as real intelligence. A machine that can pass the Turing Test could just be following a large list of mechanical rules. As such, the Turing Test doesnt test whether a machine can genuinely think. The counter-argument to that is that humans could well just be following a large list of mechanical rules, and then youre deep into philosophy of consciousness and intentionality.
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LONDON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Inmarsat (ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has appointed Miranda Mills as VP Aerospace for Global Xpress.
Based in Nyon, Switzerland, Mills will join the expanding Global Xpress team for Inmarsat's next generation Global Xpress programme, a service that will offer seamless global coverage and deliver unprecedented mobile broadband speeds of up to 50MB/s for users in the government, maritime, enterprise, energy and aeronautical sectors.
As VP for Aerospace, Mills will be responsible for developing all Global Xpress aeronautical services worldwide, building on Inmarsat's long presence in satellite-based aviation safety and operations communications with the proven Swift64 and SwiftBroadband services. Leading the Global Xpress aviation team, she will help exploit the business opportunities created by the unrivalled increase in airborne bandwidth that Global Xpress will deliver. She will oversee all aspects of the aerospace opportunity, including product and service delivery, partner selection and relations, and commercial issues.
In her previous position with Astrium, she had the dual role of Global Sales & Marketing Director and UK National Director for the Earth Observation, Navigation & Science (ENS) SatellitesDivision. Prior to this she spent 14 years with Airbus in various roles, including responsibility for Services Strategy & Business Development Head of the A320 Family Programme in the UK, and most recently VP Sales for South Asia. She holds an Aeronautical Engineering Degree and MBA.
Leo Mondale, Managing Director of the Global Xpress programme, comments:
"Miranda brings a wealth of experience, energy, and intelligence to Global Xpress. She has a unique understanding of the interplay between airlines, the aircraft and
equipment supply ecosystem, and the regulatory and competitive environments that are essential for helping aircraft operators deliver the next generation of in-flight connectivity."
He adds: "Her strong technical background in aircraft and satellites will facilitate the introduction of our unique, high bandwidth aviation services into the complex technological and regulatory aerospace environment.
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire -06/19/12)- Bombardier Aerospace today released its annual 20-year forecasts for the business and commercial aircraft markets during a pre-Farnborough media event, held at its headquarters in Dorval, Quebec, that was simultaneously webcast.
As the business and commercial aircraft markets continue to recover from the industry downturn, indicators are mixed, yet trending positively. New aircraft orders are supported by continued demand from developed markets and growth potential in emerging markets, which are forecasted to play an increasingly important role in the global aviation marketplace. Operators industry-wide remain focused on fleet optimization and aircraft efficiency as fuel prices and environmental concerns rise.
"We have built our leadership position in aviation by continuously pushing the boundaries of product development to better meet the needs of our customers, both those who operate our aircraft and those who use them as a mode of transportation," said Mairead Lavery, Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and Structured Finance, Bombardier Aerospace. "We will continue to deliver industry-leading mobility solutions, and we are positioning ourselves for a period of growth by pursuing our international expansion strategy to be closer to our customers in traditional and emerging markets."
Business Aircraft Market Forecast
Bombardier is confident in the strong, long-term potential of the business aircraft industry and forecasts a total of 24,000 business jet deliveries from 2012 to 2031 in all segments in which Bombardier competes(i), which represents approximately $648 billion US(ii) in industry revenues. The Bombardier Business Aircraft Market Forecast anticipates 9,800 aircraft deliveries, worth $266 billion US, from 2012 to 2021 and 14,200 deliveries, worth $382 billion US, from 2022 to 2031.
While the business aviation market continues to recover, current market indicators are mixed. Market confidence needs to be fully restored for industry business jet deliveries to increase strongly and enable the industry to realize its full potential. Deliveries are expected to lag order intake as manufacturers strive to maintain acceptable backlog levels, and business jet industry deliveries for 2012 are expected to be comparable to 2011. Bombardier believes business jet industry deliveries will return to sustained growth starting in 2013, with the Large aircraft category demonstrating the fastest growth.
Over the forecast period, Bombardier predicts that North America will receive the greatest number of new business jet deliveries between 2012 and 2031 with 9,500 aircraft, followed by Europe, with 3,920 aircraft. Notably, China will become the third largest market for business jet deliveries, with 2,420 deliveries from 2012 to 2031. Bombardier also expects key growth markets, including Brazil, India, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey, to receive a significant share of business jet deliveries during the next 20 years.
Through its investment in innovative transportation solutions, Bombardier continues to lead the evolution of the business aviation industry. New aircraft development programs, including the Learjet 70, Learjet 75, Learjet 85, Global 7000 and Global 8000 jets, position Bombardier for long-term market leadership, and the Company remains committed to the international expansion of its services portfolio to better meet the needs of its customers.
Commercial Aircraft Market Forecast
Bombardier Aerospace's 20-year view of the 20- to 149-seat commercial aircraft market calls for 12,800 deliveries from 2012 to 2031, generating over $630 billion US in sales revenue. This represents a decrease of 300 units (2.3 per cent) compared to last year's forecast, mainly due to a lower GDP forecast and a sharp increase in the forecasted oil price.
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The Cleveland Clinic's plans to join forces with Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is good news for both institutions, and should be a worthwhile step toward increasing the number of primary care physicians in Northeast Ohio.
The philosophical underpinnings of osteopathy -- treating the whole body rather than focusing on specific symptoms of illnesses -- lend themselves particularly well to practice in such primary care categories as family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics.
And the need for primary care doctors is expected to become acute within a decade. Some trackers of medical trends say the nation eventually will have 45,000 fewer primary care doctors than it needs.
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The medical school extension campus that OU and the Clinic are establishing at Southpointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights is expected to enroll its first 32-student class in 2015.
Maybe that sounds like a drop in a bucket and still 45,000 jobs shy of what the country will need, but the hope is that the experience and connections that the students develop in this region during medical school will make them more likely to stay and help keep Northeast Ohio from becoming one of those dreaded "underserved areas."
Benefits will accrue much sooner to city and state coffers, to the tune of more than $700,000 a year in additional tax revenues. Mayor Brad Sellers is understandably enthusiastic.
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The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.
Medical schools are aiming to increase enrollment by 30 percent by 2015 to combat projected physician shortages. For schools to reach this goal, they must entice prospective students not only to apply, but to enroll once accepted.
[See photos of the most popular medical schools.]
And if medical school enrollment was a popularity contest, the Center for Health Sciences at Oklahoma State University and the University of Kansas Medical Center would split the top prize. Both schools achieved a yieldthe percentage of accepted students who opt to enrollof 85.7 percent in 2011 and increased their enrollments over the previous year.
A total of 110 ranked medical schools provided acceptance and enrollment data for the 2011-2012 school year. The 10 most popular medical schools posted yields of 74 percent or greater.
[Learn about alternate routes to a medical education.]
While Oklahoma State and Harvard Medical School are new to the most popular medical schools list, the other schools on the list trumpeted high yields last year. Six of the schools increased their yields from the 2010-2011 school year, but only four of the 10 most popular medical schools increased the number of students they enrolled.
Budget concerns could be behind the stagnant enrollment. Fifty-two percent of medical schools surveyed by the Association of American Medical Colleges said the economy could inhibit their ability to maintain enrollment levels, much less increase them, according to a May 2012 survey.
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The University of Washington School of Medicinethe highest ranked primary care program among the most popular medical schoolsonly enrolled three more students in 2011 than in 2010, despite sending out more acceptance letters, dropping its yield from 79.4 percent to 76.8 percent. Harvard Medical School upped its yield in 2011, but enrollment stayed steady at 165 new students. The UW School of Medicine earned the top spot in U.S. News's 2013 ranking of best primary care programs and Harvard was the No. 1 ranked medical school for research.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Every doctor has gone through it -- the stamina-testing, information-overload experience that is medical school.
It's a trial by fire for students who up until then have had an easy time with academics but who quickly face physical and intellectual demands so intense they have been known to trigger depression, or worse, in some students.
A new book by Hudson author Jacqueline Marino gives an insider's look at what getting through medical school really takes in this case, by creating a portrait of students at Case Western Reserve University Medical School.
"You have to be a brainiac, and hard-working, and even then it's very difficult," says Marino, 39, an assistant professor of journalismat Kent State University. "It's a huge commitment and sacrifice, and I wanted to see what that was like."
So she followed three students at Case's medical school over their four-year sojourn. Marino takes readers through nights of students cramming for daunting bio-chemistry exams, days when they first faced the cadavers they'd dissect, and hours caring for patients -- checking pulses, performing CPR on a dying woman, assisting in a birth.
"White Coats: Three Journeys Through An American Medical School," started as a single magazine story by Marino, then a Cleveland magazine staffer, in 2005. Based on reader reaction to that story, and her own interest in the student's challenges, Marino decided to follow the three students beyond the day they received the short white coats bestowed upon medical students, through theiryears of school and training.
The students she chose -- based on their candor and willingness to open their lives to her examination -- were wildly different in background, and in their views toward medical school:
Mike Norton, a Mormon from Utah whose wife was pregnant during his first year of med school and whose father would face a dire diagnosis;
Marleny Franco, born in the Dominican Republic and motivated to be a doctor by the health care disparities she'd seen that were based on language, race and culture;
Millie Gentry, a statuesque half-Taiwanese young woman, who entered medical school with determination to simultaneously have a balanced life that involved part-time modeling, shopping, cooking and friends outside school.
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17-06-2012 19:01 Diane Zimberoff, founder of The Wellness Institute discuss the role of Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy in the area of integrative medicine. -This video was recorded a few days after leading a Six Day Hypnotherapy Course at the Cleveland Clinic of Integrative Medicine near Cleveland Ohio. The Cleveland Clinic's Department of Integrative medicine has embraced Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy, and has found it to be a powerful modality for change.
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LINDON, UT--(Marketwire -06/19/12)- ZYTO Corp (ZYTC) (www.ZYTO.com).
ZYTO Corp, a Utah-based biotech company specializing in biocommunication applications, today announced that Dr. Bruce H. Shelton, MD, MD(H), DiHOM, FBIH, has joined its Scientific Advisory Board.
Vaughn R Cook, OMD, ZYTO's CEO, said, "Dr. Shelton's expertise in integrative medicine is acknowledged in the biotechnology industry and we are very pleased to have him as a contributing member of our advisory board. His background and experience is very valuable to ZYTO as we continue to enhance our products and develop more research programs."
"Dr. Shelton's unique experience in the allopathic and homeopathic fields will be an asset to ZYTO as we move our company forward," said Kami J. Howard, ZYTO's President.
As a licensed Medical Doctor, Dr. Shelton has lectured and published extensively in the fields of alternative medicine and homeopathy and is recognized as one of the industry's foremost authorities.
The members of ZYTO's Scientific Advisory Board include: Lee Cowden, MD; Dennis Cozzocrea, DC; Jane Oelke, ND, PhD; and Bruce H. Shelton, MD, MD(H), DiHOM, FBIH.
For a complete biography on each member, please visit http://www.ZYTO.com/advisoryboard.html.
The Scientific Advisory Board meets periodically throughout the year. The next meeting will be held on July 21, 2012.
About ZYTO Corp
ZYTO Corp was founded by its CEO Dr. Vaughn R Cook, OMD. The company designs and builds computer technology to facilitate decision making about healthcare and wellness options.
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