Archive for September, 2007

Coping With Grief »

Tips to help you grieve a loss and honor your loved one
There’s nothing more uncontrollable than the death of someone you love. But there are ways to cope, says Tina Tessina, Ph.D., psychotherapist and author of It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction. She offers the following tips to help you move [...]

Chiropractic Careers – the Medical Alternative! »

There is no doubt that many young people have dreamed of becoming a medical doctor from a very young age. There is also no doubt that studying in Britain has a special kudos all of its own. But what about the job?
Becoming a doctor involves many years of rigorous study (quite rightly) followed by several [...]

The Buck Stops Here »

Are you putting off work that needs to be done at once? Here’s help to rectify that :-
Is there some task or project you’ve been doing your creative best to avoid working on?…….. YES, there is. But instead of wasting energy worrying about it, you can learn to overcome your resistance and tackle important [...]

Missing in Action »

Depression and stress together make up the second largest cause for taking sick leave.

A study of 30,000 workers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), UK, showed that people suffering from depression took an average of 30 days off, while stress-sufferers were away for 21 days.
They are outnumbered only by people suffering from [...]

How To Become A Good Doctor »

Contemporary medicine is challenging, exciting and dynamic. Countless new discoveries are making their impact on medical practice, and doctors now qualifying will see even more dramatic changes in the future, with the development of many new therapies, involving not only drugs, but also treatments arising from research in electronics, nuclear physics, genetics and molecular biology.

A [...]

Job Overseas »

If you are interested in getting a job overseas and you need to know where to look and what to expect, you could look at job boards. Many job boards do offer employers an opportunity to post overseas jobs and can provide you with tips on how to submit a resume. You can learn how [...]

The Job Snatchers »

What happens when a computer does what you do — only better?
Compumation”
Robert Beanland of Putnam County, New York, spent the last seven years of his 20-year career at a publishing company waiting for the ax to fall. With advances in software technology, the computers in Beanland’s office seemed to be getting smarter and faster.

Over time, [...]

Forecast the Future »

Your hobby + a computer = extra money
Emily Galash’s friends are so jealous. The 16-year-old Portland, Oregon, high school sophomore is paid $125 a month to take digital photos of teen culture and send them to Look-Look, a youth-culture marketing and trend-forecasting firm in Hollywood.
Galash is one of Look-Look’s 35,000 teen trendspotters worldwide who [...]

China Calling »

TUNE IN TO THE LATEST FROM THE WORLD OF EDUCATION
Learning Chinese will open a new vista of opportunities, says V. Kumara Swamy

When Kadambari Chitre decided to enrol for a Chinese language course after graduation, her friends and classmates were quite baffled by her decision. They could not understand the significance of learning a language [...]

About Monash University »

Monash University seeks to improve the human condition by advancing knowledge and fostering creativity. It does so through research and education and a commitment to social justice, human rights and a sustainable environment. For more information, see Monash University’s Vision webpage.
Engaging the world: a true international learning community.
The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Richard Larkins
says:As we [...]