A reassessment of diseases that might be infectious has been greatly facilitated by increasingly powerful tools of detection. Kaposi’s sarcoma, known for more than a century as a rare cancer that occurred in elderly men of Mediterranean extraction, was unmasked in the 1980s and 1990s, when a large number of KS cases arose in people […] Read more

Turning away from the privileged world of the “eminent Victorians,” Gertrude Bell explored, mapped, and excavated the world of the Arabs. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in obtaining the loyalty of Arab leaders. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East […] Read more

Gertrude Bell turned away from the privileged world of eminent Victorians and explored, mapped, and excavated the Middle East. Recruited by British intelligence during World War I, she played a crucial role in gaining the friendship and loyalty of Arab leaders. She played a major role in creating the modern Middle East and was considered […] Read more

Getting Motivated and Staying Motivated I am motivated. I choose to be in motion right now. I have goals. I have dreams. I have plans. When I see a problem, I study it, I determine the solution, I see a clear picture of my goal and I put myself into action […] Read more

Even though I am 100 years old today, I don’t feel it mentally. I am tired physically and I have to walk with a cane and I watch my blood sugar and eat right. Gotta be nimble for the ladies, yes? Ha, ha, cough, cough. I don’t like wallowing in memories of the old days, […] Read more

“We shall be a city upon a hill,” prophesied the Puritan leader John Winthrop more than 300 years ago, and ever since, those words have remained a metaphor for American idealism. Now Los Angeles can claim our country’s latest, most stupendous incarnation of that vision: the Getty Center. Set high upon the foothills of the […] Read more

Whether you’re a taxi driver, a teacher, or a Wall Street broker — GHI has you covered. With GHI, you can choose from the broadest network of primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals. Which is why nearly 2 million people and 20,000 New York businesses choose GHI for their healthcare. For 60 years, we’ve been […] Read more

Whether you’re a taxi driver, a teacher, or a Wall Street broker — GHI has you covered. With GHI, you can choose from the broadest network of primary care physicians, specialists and hospitals. Which is why nearly 2 million people and 20,000 New York businesses choose GHI for their healthcare. For 60 years, we’ve been […] Read more

In 1400, the government of Florence decided to commission a work of votive offering to give thanks to God for ending the plague. The commission was for two pairs of bronze doors, to be installed in the Baptistery in front of the cathedral. The competition for this project was intense, and the most prominent and […] Read more