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The servant-leader: guarding the dignity of work.
Many of you will be familiar with the wonderful story of the three bricklayers who, when asked by a traveler to describe what they were doing, provided three different answers. The first said simply, "I am laying bricks." The second responded, "I am feeding my family by laying bricks." The third responded, "Through my work of laying bricks I am constructing a cathedral, and thereby giving honor and praise to the Lord."
Fulfillment through Work
In an ideal world each of us - bricklayers, plumbers, professors, bankers, homemakers, laborers, executives - would be like that third bricklayer, and more. Each of us is called through our work to become the ...
- Research shows Tai Chi exercise reduces knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly.
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...with current exercise recommendations for OA, which include range of motion, flexibility, muscle conditioning, and aerobic work out. Researchers believe the mental feature of Tai Chi addresses negative effects of chronic pain by promoting psychological...
- Losing while cruising to the store.
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...features of 566 census-block groups in Salt Lake County, looking at population density and the fraction of residents who walk to work. Both factors related to body mass index in the 2008 study. They then used the 2008 Dun and Bradstreet business data directory...
- Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD.
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...these artificial devices only tend to work well for one colour of light while the natural mechanism in the mantis shrimp's eyes works almost perfectly across the whole visible...the Nature Photonics paper said: "Our work reveals for the first time the unique design...
- Color differences within and between species have common genetic origin.
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...or changes) within the tan gene that is responsible for the color shift. Although this study focused on fruit flies, the work could lead to better understanding of patterns of variation throughout nature, Wittkopp said. "We're using a model system...
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- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...environmental science, policy and management and the study's principal investigator. "Surprisingly, it wasn't until this work that the specific chemicals used by Argentine ants to identify each other were isolated and tested." Native to South America...
- Developing enzymes to clean up pollution by explosives.
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...said: "The biological process for tackling the pollution caused by RDX already exists but we need to find ways of making it work faster and on the scale required. "This research significantly improves our understanding of the structure of this enzyme and...
- Researchers find room design can enhance patient care.(Report)
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...Research and Design Journal (HERD). "This study supports the notion that the space in which people meet can influence how they work together," says Victor Montori, M.D., the lead Mayo researcher. He also says more studies in other health care systems...
- Microchips result in higher rate of return of shelter animals to owners.
- Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science November 15, 2009 700+ words
...keep information up to date in the registry. Likewise, when shelters implant microchips, they need to tell an adopter how it works and make sure information is in the registry before the animal leaves the building." In cases in the study in which owners...