Word: 12th
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Your excellent essays on links between mental and physical health brought to mind Maimonides, court physician to Sultan Saladin in the 12th century. Comparing Maimonides' approach with the more traditional one of the Greek physician Galen, a grateful patient wrote, "Galen's art heals only the body, but Maimonides' the body and soul." HENRY WINTERS Columbia...
...visitor to the Indian desert fortress-city of Jaisalmer will tell you, it's a good deal easier to explore the 12th century citadel these days. Your path might still be barred by curly horned cows, spotted pigs or women goatherds. You might still fall victim to silver-tongued shopkeepers who spring from tiny medieval doorways while you gaze, speechless, at magnificent sandstone palaces, ornate Jain temples or the finely wrought manors of the palace ?lite. But now you're less likely to find yourself ankle-deep in what used to be Jaisalmer's main impediment: human waste. Gone...
...city's culinary landmarks. Giannone grew up in Bologna on the staples of tagliatelle in meat sauce and tortellini in meat broth, which gave him the stock to get the chef's post of Pappagallo, a revered 99-year-old restaurant just around the corner from the two 12th century towers at the heart of the city. But since he took over the kitchen five years ago at the age of 25, he has jazzed things up just a bit. Among his innovations are a twisted, short Genovese pasta with scallop coral as a first course (€10) and duck...
...medical examiner is still investigating the exact cause of death, but police ruled out foul play from the beginning. If Smith’s death is ruled a suicide, she would be the 12th Harvard undergraduate or graduate student to commit suicide since...
Freshman Jonathan Carter led the pack in 12th, sophomore Philip Sherrill followed in 15th, freshman Ian Polonsky placed 21st and co-captain Ben Schmidt was just behind in 22nd...