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Book Review: The Art of Compassionate Business – Main Principles for the Human-Oriented Enterprise

Author: Dr. Bruno R. Cignacco Publisher:  Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group – 303 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram The author Dr. Bruno Cignacco begins this book with a prologue in which he quotes Albert Einstein: A human being is part of a whole called by us as the universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection to a few persons...

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Filipinos: A Quandary on Gender Equality

By Kumar Balani NEW YORK, NY – You will find higher levels of gender equality in the Western world than in other countries in many areas of life. I have lived for several decades in the United States and I make this statement based on personal observations, media exposure, and surveys readings. Some of this change is due to government-mandated requirements as a result of legislation. Laws passed in recent decades specified certain numbers-percentages of jobs be allocated to women based on total employment in given public and private entities. I believe much of it was due to the...

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Book Review: Foundations – An Introduction to the Profession of Physical Therapy

Author: Stephen J. Carp, PT Publisher: Thieme – 281 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Those who aspire to become licensed physical therapists must undergo education and training to receive a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. This book provides the information needed to obtain that education, training, degree, and license and to help you decide if this profession is right for you and your frame of mind. It is a practical book, and you will find many aspects of the profession covered in it, as you will note from the list of its chapters named below. One notable...

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54 years ago, Muhammad Ali Knocks Out Sonny Liston

Video credit: Classic Sports Muhammad Ali Knocks Out Sonny Liston  Source: Wikipedia This video filmed on May 25, 1965 shows one of the most famous moments in sports history. It shows Cassius Clay (who changed his name to Muhammad Ali) knocking out Sonny Liston (former heavyweight champion) in the first round of their boxing match. Lewiston, Maine May 25, 1965 – The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Championship in boxing  were among the most anticipated, watched and controversial fights in sport’s history. Sports Illustrated magazine named their first meeting, the Liston–Clay fight (Ali had not yet changed his name from Cassius Clay), as the fourth greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. The first bout was held in February 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida. Clay (later Ali) won when Liston gave up at the opening of the seventh round (after being clearly dominated in the sixth). Their second fight was in May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine, which Ali won with a first-round knockout. Liston was the World Heavyweight Champion at the time of the first Liston–Clay fight in Miami Beach on February 25, 1964, having demolished former champion Floyd Patterson by a first-round knockout in September 1962. Ten months later, Liston and Patterson met again with the same result—Patterson was knocked out in the first round. Liston was the most intimidating fighter of his day, and considered by some, at the time of...

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Book Review: The Surface of Mars

This book is part of the Cambridge Planetary Science Series, whose editors are F. Bagenal, F. Nimmo, C. Murray, D. Jewitt, R. Lorenz, and S. Russell. Author: Michael Carr Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 307 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram The Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and two Mars Rover missions have greatly enabled the enormous expansion of knowledge about one of our closer planetary neighbors. This book is described as a “systematic summary of what we have learned about the geological evolution of Mars as a result of these missions, and builds on the themes...

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