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...Even if there's a scientific explanation for every strand of it, that doesn't mean we can't put it to powerful use. And if one of those uses can make us well, shouldn't we take advantage of it? "A large body of science shows a positive impact of religion on health," says Dr. Andrew Newberg, a professor of radiology, psychology and religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Penn's Center for Spirituality and the Mind. "The way the brain works is so compatible with religion and spirituality that we're going...
...first question was received, they could ask when those earlier attempts had been made, whether the patients would be interested in trying again and, most important, if it was all right to follow up on the conversation in the future. "The more patient-centered the conversations were, the more impact they had," Kristeller says...
...Washington struggling to keep its own ambitious green agenda on track, Abu Dhabi kept the momentum going at WFES by announcing that at least 7% of its electricity would come from renewable sources by 2020, up from nothing today. Nor, said Masdar officials, would the recession have a major impact on the emirate's plans, announced last year, to invest $15 billion in clean energy--an amount equal to what President Barack Obama has suggested spending annually for the entire U.S. "We are looking beyond the current financial crisis," says Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Masdar...
...make significant improvements. These areas include making tenure decisions meaningful, setting clear penalties for teachers with unsatisfactory evaluations, and ensuring a fair pension system. Sandi Jacobs, vice president for policy at the National Council on Teacher Quality, said the study was conducted because state policy has a real impact on teacher quality and student achievement. “A lot of policies are more harmful to teacher quality than they are helpful,” she said. Jacobs said that although the poor results were not surprising to the Council, she is confident that if states institute the report?...
Initially, my four roommates and I were slated to spend the night there, wake up at a leisurely hour, and then stroll to the National Mall four blocks away in time for Barack Obama’s inauguration at noon. Of course, this plan grossly underestimated the impact of 1.8 million people on the Mall. Instead, our “stroll” became a two-hour trek, over the freeway, past the Purple Tunnel of Doom, climbing barriers, and getting crushed in the masses. But we had our moments: every now and then, someone would stand on a wall...