The News Review:
- Indian athlete who failed rare gender test may need surgery: doctors
- Two Israeli Nobel Prize laureates foresee a gloomy future for the…
- Teen’s ambition strikes chord with Princeton: Scholarship winner…
- The exciting world of management studies
- Tapping into carbon’s wonders
- Macleans.ca The no-effort washboard stomach
Indian athlete who failed rare gender test may need surgery: doctors
Channel News Asia - Dec 25, 2006
Walson, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, says: “The Sports Development Authority as well as the government has to look into this and defend her. If it is found that the gender test has really failed, then she has to go for a surgery and the government has to come to her rescue for all these things because she’s definitely a good potential for the country. ”
The nature of the medical problem remains largely a subject of debate for now. Doctors at the Sports Authority of India say Santhi could be a victim of congenital hermaphroditic symptoms which she has been diagnosed with before. P S M Chandran, Director (Sports Medicine), Sports Authority of India, says: “There are hermaphrodite, pseudo-hermaphrodite and all these groups are there. There are certain syndrome diseases - Turner Syndrome, Klenfelter Syndrome all these… Doctors at the Sports Authority of India say Santhi could be a victim of congenital hermaphroditic symptoms which she has been diagnosed with before. P S M Chandran, Director (Sports Medicine), Sports Authority of India, says: “There are hermaphrodite, pseudo-hermaphrodite and all these groups are there. There are certain syndrome diseases - Turner Syndrome, Klenfelter Syndrome all these. When you examine the chromosome you will find that it doesn’t fit into a ‘pukka’ female or male group. So it is an aberration to the normal picture. So that’s why they call it a syndrome, some type of a medical problem.
Two Israeli Nobel Prize laureates foresee a gloomy future for the…
Israel Insider - Dec 25, 2006
Aumann and Ciechanover found a way out of their shared pessimism in their Jewish roots. “As a scientist, I am only a tourist in the palace of the Holy One, blessed be he,” said Ciechanover, “who discovers secrets of the universe that he created, systems that were hidden in it for millions of years. If there are apparent flaws in them, I try, through medicine and science, to fix them. Aumann stroked his white beard — just as my own grandfather did, according to the only photograph of him that survived the Holocaust and his escape — and said, “I feel the same way you do — I feel the same way you do. Were their eyes full of tears at the end of their discussion because of the emotions aroused by the memory of the Hassidic niggun? That was not my impression. From time to time, in speaking of the fate of Israel and the failure of its leaders, Ciechanover and Aumann sounded like people on the verge of tears — two outstanding scientists who are tormented by fear for the future of our State. The discussion began with my question, are any more Israelis expected to win Nobel Prizes? “The question is totally irrelevant,” answered Ciechanover… Where are the outstanding men of letters of the past? I see a close connection between the sinking of the Israeli spirit and the downfall of the State. Without developed humanities and Jewish studies, quality science of any kind cannot exist in the State of Israel not physics, or chemistry, or mathematics, or medicine. In order to flourish, scientists of nature and technology must be nourished by the humanities: by ethics, philosophy, literature, history, and Judaism. “The fact that the State of Israel has not become the great world center for Jewish thinking and history,” says Prof. Ciechanover, “is our greatest cultural bankruptcy. If we do not have here, in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the leading world center for Jewish historical research, it is proof of the fact that we have gone bankrupt.
Teen’s ambition strikes chord with Princeton: Scholarship winner…
Free with registration - Sacramento Bee - AccessMyLibrary.com - Dec 25, 2006
25–Before presents, before turkey and yams and banana pudding, Malik Little will start Christmas Day singing his praise to God. From the keyboards at Calvary Christian Center on Del Paso Boulevard, the 17-year-old will be playing holiday tunes for the congregation of thousands. And as he celebrates God’s giving nature this year, Little feels extra close to it. God, he believes, gave him a musical talent that’s allowed him to help support his family. God, he says, blessed him with an IQ that qualifies him for Mensa. And earlier this month, God opened the door to an Ivy League education. “My faith is my strongest driving force,” said Little, a senior at Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy.
The exciting world of management studies
Hindu - Dec 25, 2006
Management offers one of the most exciting and rewarding careers for the right persons. Often a question is raised as to what exactly is management. Is it just managing institutions? Does it call for special skills, apart from common sense and dedicated work? In order to perform well as a manager, should one undergo the rigours of institutional training in this discipline, as in medicine, engineering, architecture, geology, physical therapy, or biotechnology?
Management has been defined variously. Some say that it is just getting things done through people. However, there are certain core concepts pertaining to management. It involves a variety of functions depending on the circumstances… There may be slippage; but unless a time-based schedule is before us, there would be endless delays. Organising: The next logical step is organising. Depending on the nature of each objective, suitable personnel are identified and entrusted with specific responsibilities. For achieving a particular objective, a specific approach and structure for functioning may be required. These have to be decided while organising the tasks. The basic activity in organising may overlap with the function of coordinating the entire work. The other two functions, leadership and control, will be discussed next week.
Tapping into carbon’s wonders
Calcutta Telegraph - Dec 25, 2006
A long line of nanotube-based materials and devices are already in the pipeline. Several of them will come from Ajayan’s lab. These materials have a multiplicity of applications ranging from aircraft manufacture to medicine, from electronics to water purification. Ajayan, however, adds, “Applications that have resulted from nanotechnology are still far and few. I believe it has all the potential to become one of the most successful technologies of the future, but right now many of the ideas are in the developmental stages. ”
Ajayan’s lab has been a beehive that attracts young minds interested in nanotechnology, particularly involving carbon nanotubes. Under Ajayan’s stewardship, these young researchers, many of them from India, play a significant role in pushing the frontiers of this cutting edge technology further.
Macleans.ca The no-effort washboard stomach
Macleans - Dec 25, 2006
“All the studies show this procedure is entirely safe. “But most of the studies, says Dr. Alan Matarasso, a clinical professor of plastic surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and president of the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgery, examine a handful of patients over a period of a few weeks or months. Matarasso, who published an article examining all the scientific research on the subject in the journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in April 2005, adds that there haven’t yet been any studies looking at the long-term effects of mesotherapy. (The known side effects, says Mulholland, include burning, redness and local swelling. For a few patients, the fat does not dissolve, but forms a palpable lump under the skin. Some patients who have been injected with PCDC, Mulholland adds, have reported nausea, vomiting and seizures… I’m still seeing the results. ” Mutch’s attitude is precisely the reason the therapy has taken off, Matarasso says. “Human nature wants something easy for fat. And people would prefer a non-surgical to a surgical solution. So when you put all those things together it’s a perfect marriage. The problem is there are very few scientific studies on this. There are a lot of unknowns.
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