Word: meisels
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...Phyllis Meisel, who runs a teacher training program on dyslexia at Mass. General Hospital (MGH), says that sometimes people don't even realize that they are dyslexic until they get to college or graduate school. Previously able to compensate for their different learning style, it is not until these individuals are placed in a more challenging situation with greater reading loads that they realize they have some sort of problem...
Doctors are also concerned about the legal ramifications of the A.M.A. directive. "If the physician fails to ask and the patient is then further injured or killed, the patient or her survivors could sue the doctor for failing to take action," warns Alan Meisel, director of the Center for Medical Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh. "There is precedent for this in the child-abuse area." On the other hand, while all 50 states require doctors to report instances of child abuse, there is no such requirement for reporting battered spouses. Says Meisel: "A court might well say, 'This...
...star." Models hear that kind of promise all the time, usually over drinks in a dimly lit room. But in a few rare instances, it actually happens. A select group of photographers and magazine editors has the power to turn a wallflower into a princess. New York photographer Steven Meisel became instrumental in developing Evangelista's chameleon-like ability to reinvent herself constantly as a model. (Jose Fonseca, a partner of the British agency Models1, calls her "the Madonna of the modeling world.") For example, first Meisel shot her with a broad smile, then somber; each time she looked different...
...Jersey house that is distributing the book, urged Humphry to move beyond philosophical arguments to practical guidance. Schragis says, "At some point you have to make a decision: Should people be able to have this information? This is our way of making a statement that they should." Alan Meisel, professor of law and director of the Center for Medical Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh, sees the publication as a significant change. "People are very worried that their dying is going to be prolonged and painful," he says. "With this book, it's clear we have entered a new phase...
...hope we're all successful," said Martin Meisel, vice-president of Columbia's department of arts and sciences. "We're all in the same boat, and the state of the private research university is one that is very critical...