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...United States. Cuba also boasts an average life expectancy comparable to that of the U.S., a real rarity in the Latin American world. Moreover, Castro’s Cuba reached one of the highest rates of literacy in the world as a result of its comprehensive public education network. (This is not to ignore the sad fact that Cubans are severely limited in what they are actually allowed to read.) While the lack of legitimate democratic institutions will remain an incredibly disappointing aspect of Castro’s legacy, the United States has overlooked many of the positive aspects...
...ever true, it is true no longer. The media, and particularly the independent television channels, have engaged, informed and connected the Pakistani body politic like nothing before. This election was covered with all the excitement and real-time analysis of an American political campaign. I watched the Geo news network on my laptop throughout the night, unable to tear my eyes away...
...exhibition's final section, "1990-2010, the Speed of the Future," showcases little more than a handful of high-end cars, a project for an Internet network that will operate like an omniscient global calculator, an advanced radar satellite technology and a simulator for Italy's high-speed train. Seen alongside the wealth of objects from previous decades, this is a deflating measure of Italy's uninspiring present tense. Yet the very success of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, which is rapidly building a reputation for thoughtfully curated exhibitions, is cause for good cheer - as this exhibition shows, Italy may have...
...Last month Bullimore, 46, shared his story with about 150 fellow voice hearers at a University of East London conference sponsored by the Hearing Voices Network (HVN), an organization that brings such people together to exchange personal stories and coping strategies. Drawing on research by Dutch psychiatrists indicating that up to one in 25 people hears voices, HVN seeks to recast the phenomenon as a normal experience, encouraging members to maintain a dialogue with their voices so they can live peacefully with and even appreciate their presence. Studies suggest that these auditory hallucinations emerge following traumas ranging from the death...
...January 2003, Phyathai Hospitals in Bangkok, Thailand signed on with HMI to “embark on a long-term partnership” to focus on clinical services, education, and management across its hospital network. And later that year, HMI announced it would help Wockhardt Hospitals—a chain of specialty hospitals across India—“create a sustainable quality improvement model...