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...culminating in a 2 12?hour written paper and an oral exam in which the therapist must correctly diagnose a guest's ayurvedic mind and body type, the training is far more rigorous than the industry norm. Also unusual is the Peninsula Wellness program, designed to help guests maintain a healthy lifestyle in the hotel (with the aid of a "Guest Nutrition Consultant") and after their departure (via a take-home range of teas, essential oils, candles, CDs of soothing music and a cookbook). Not that guests will be in any hurry to leave. For more information, and the full...
...game of brinkmanship across the Gaza front lines has entered a new and more dangerous phase following a Palestinian raid inside Israel that killed two soldiers and saw a third kidnapped. Already under strong public pressure to maintain a tough response to Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli leaders now face the challenge of answering a Palestinian attack that has been deeply troubling to the Israeli psyche. In the early hours of Sunday, seven or eight Palestinian gunmen emerged from a tunnel dug some 500 feet into Israeli territory at Kerem Shalom and, with supporting fire from inside Gaza, attacked...
Whenever I try to explain the certification process to my friends and family, I'm reminded that the whole thing is rather mysterious and confusing. Board certification is the method the medical establishment uses to set standards and maintain quality of care in 24 broad areas of specialty. In the U.S. the process is administered by the American Board of Medical Specialties and is strictly voluntary. You can be a licensed, practicing neurosurgeon without ever passing the boards. The big pressure to take the exams comes from insurance companies, third-party payers and hospital administrators, who are more likely...
...into new construction, as were Italy and Austria-Hungary in the Mediterranean. The most amazing growth, from virtually nowhere, was that of the Japanese navy in the Far East. And all these growing fleets caused the British to spend unprecedented amounts on the Royal Navy in an effort to maintain its centuries-old naval supremacy. The U.S. could not afford to slacken its pace...
...soldiers want to be assured that Congress is doing all it can to reduce losses in what Lincoln ruefully termed the "terrible arithmetic" of war. They want to know that Congress is doing all it can to give them the weapons they need to maintain the fighting advantage over the enemy. They are concerned that their equipment is wearing out under constant use. They and their families are worried that not enough soldiers are in the pipeline to replace them...