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...claim that it only procures organs from prisoners who have given consent. "I don't believe anybody in a prison would be sitting around having voluntary consent discussions," says bioethicist Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania. For its part, China's Ministry of Health maintains that Chinese hospitals perform "very few" transplants using executed inmates' organs. But Bek-Medical, a broker based in Japan that advertises "fast, cheap and safe" transplants for foreigners who are willing to travel to China, says it arranges 30 to 50 operations a year. The source of the kidneys and livers? "Executed prisoners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Grim Harvest | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...part, China's Ministry of Health maintains that Chinese hospitals perform "very few" transplants using executed inmates' organs. But Bek-Medical, a broker based in Japan that advertises "fast, cheap and safe" transplants for foreigners who are willing to travel to China, says it arranges 30 to 50 operations a year. The source of the kidneys and livers? "Executed prisoners," a Bek-Medical staffer told TIME. But that may soon change. In July, China is scheduled to implement new regulations banning organ sales and requiring written consent from donors or their relatives. If Beijing sticks to its new rules, organ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Grim Harvest | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...Martha Graham Dance Company and is currently teaching Dramatic Arts 25: “The Artist Revealed: Martha Graham’s Work and Creative Process;” Heather Watts was a former principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet and had the opportunity to perform some of Balanchine’s most famous works; and Jennifer Scanlon was the former principal dancer in the Limón Dance Company.The producers, however, aren’t catering to a niche group of Balanchine buffs or Limón aficionados. A multimedia presentation will introduce the work of each...

Author: By Kyle L. K. Mcauley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Rare Puree of Pointe | 4/22/2006 | See Source »

...hundreds. Then by some fluke, I found myself in a string of Facebook message conversations with one upperclassman. He warned me against having a thousand Facebook friends before even arriving at college and directed me to the Facebook group “Holy Shit, the Class of 2009 Should Perform a David Koresh-style Mass Suicide.” These upperclassmen were right, of course. Why did I need to have 300 cyber friends whom I had yet to meet? Really, I was sort of creepy. After that, I reformed. I trimmed down my Facebook friends list and dumped Facebook...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell, | Title: Not So Classy | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

...stage of Sanders Theater in complete silence. They were listening to a musician who is a symbol of American jazz.Legendary jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks began a four-day stay as the 2006 Jazz Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University on Wednesday. While on campus, he will teach, rehearse, and perform with student musicians.The residency will culminate with a concert tomorrow featuring the Monday Jazz Band and the Kuumba Singers. The musicians will perform selections from Duke Ellington’s “Concert of Sacred Music.” The work has never been performed at Harvard.Harvard University Band...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Poet Laureate of Jazz’ Leaves Students in Awe | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

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