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...popularizers," noted Dr. Robert Rose, executive director at the MacArthur Foundation's Initiative on mind, brain, body and health research. "The loudest voices, the most passionate and articulate spokespersons for the power of the mind to heal come not from the research community but from the growing number of gurus... the hawkers on TV for alternative treatments, herbs, homeopathy, handbooks." Rose distinguished the nostrum pushers from those seeking to bring yoga and science together. "Thousands of research studies have shown that in the practice of yoga a person can learn to control such physiologic parameters as blood pressure, heart rate...
...Investors now attach so little value to China's Internet gurus that they have driven down the share price of all three homegrown portals, as well as that of Hong Kong's Chinadotcom, to below the cash value of their assets. Unable to stand the downward spiral any longer, Helen He, chief financial officer at Netease for 18 months, recently quit. "It tarnishes your spirit," says the former investment banker. Joseph Chen, one of Sohu's top guns, has left China altogether to find a new future in Plano, Texas. "Plano is one of the most exciting places...
HBPS bought the publishing rights for the story, which will be ghost-written by Steve Kemper, after a proposal backed by technology gurus promised the device would dramatically alter urban planning and the daily lives of city dwellers...
...stands now, the most arduous task Harvard undergraduates face is the one of convincing Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis '73 and her admissions committee gurus to accept us into the College. After matriculation, it seems we need only to attend sections and complete assignments by their due dates to graduate. Heck, we need only do that much to propel ourselves into Group...
...when I came across an advance copy of Elizabeth Somer's The Origin Diet (Holt; $23), due in bookstores this month. A registered dietitian, Somer has done an admirable job of taking what's known about paleonutrition and adapting it to fit our modern lifestyles. Unlike many ancient-diet gurus, for example, she says it doesn't make sense for us to eat more than 20% of our calories in the form of protein since few of us will ever be as fit as our ancient forebears were. She also permits nonfat dairy products because there simply aren...