By Julie Steenhuysen Julie Steenhuysen – Mon Nov 8, 6:54 pm ET CHICAGO (Reuters) – Doctors in the United States are still too cozy with drug companies, although they have managed to break some of those ties, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The team at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital did a national …
According to the CDC Division of Vital Statistics the following were the leading causes of death in 2007. These apply to both male and female adults. Rank: Number of deaths: 2,423,712 Death rate: 803.6 deaths per 100,000 population Life expectancy: 77.9 years Infant Mortality rate: 6.75 deaths per 1,000 live …
One more note of interest from Hiroshima’s performance ~ The newest member of the band, Shoji Kameda performed a solo piece that channeled sounds from ancient and mysterious times and places ~ I found this video that Shoji performed the same piece with his other band, Ensemble, that he performed with Hiroshima at Anthology ~ …
June’s sensei ~ Kazue Kudo The koto is a traditional Japanese instrument that came to Japan from China around 700 AD. It was originally made from kiri (paulownia tree) that has heart-shaped leaves. It is a soft, porous wood that gives the deep, warm sound, like a harp (although it …
