A woman who changed lives while traveling around the world and a man who continues to make his mark in his hometown are this year's recipients of Lebanon School District's Distinguished Alumni Award.

Ruth Anne Brown Zimmerman of the Cedars' Class of 1947 and Dennis Shalters of the Class of 1962 were honored at Lebanon High School Friday along with 11 classroom volunteers, as the district wrapped up its American Education Week celebration with its annual Friends of Education luncheon.

Zimmerman, who lives near Denver, Co., and Shalters, who lives in Lebanon, where selected for the award by the Cedar Foundation Board of Directors.

A former Miss Greater Lebanon of 1947, Zimmerman, 85, is a 1951 graduate of Lebanon Valley College who attended on a full scholarship and earned pre-med degree. After two-years of post-graduate stuidies in New Jersey she earned accreditation as a registered medical technologist.

But it was Zimmerman's vocal talent and her strong Christian faith that shaped her life and early-career. She and her late husband, N. William Zimmerman, who was a renowned orchestral and choral conductor, served as educational Methodist missionaries teaching in Southeast Asia from 1954 to 1987. Zimmerman attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton and became an adjunct professor, as well as performing as a professional soprano in the Colorado Symphony Chorus for 19 years.

Zimmerman, who speaks fluent Chinese, was requested by Singapore's Ministry of Education to give demonstrations in the Orff-Kodaly Method of music instruction to the country's educators, who eventually adopted it as their elementary school music curriculum.

After her career as a missionary, Zimmerman put her medical skills to work at the University of Oklahoma for several years and then for 13 years at the Denver VA Hospital. In 2006, she was named the VA hospitals "Volunteer of the Year."

"I am humbled by this award, Zimmerman said. "And I'm so excited I don't think I will get any sleep tonight."

Zimmerman is the third member of the Class of 1947 to be honored as Distinguished Almni, Robert Bowman Sr. and George Feeman are the others.

"Weren't we something", she joked.

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WALKING along Jacinto Street in Davao City, you would quickly notice the unusual number of Indian nationals walking around, hanging out in groups, filling the convenience store. All of them, young.

Whats up?

The Bureau of Immigration (BI)-Davao has confirmed that the number of Indian students have more than doubled this year.

In a data provided by BI-Davao student desk agent Ryan Bandigan, there are currently 687 Indian students enrolled in Davao City, more than double the number tallied last year at 334. Of this years total, 227 have filed for conversion from tourist visas to student visas, 398 have filed for extensions while 62 were granted the special study permit.

Bandigan said that there are some 700 to 800 tourist visas that are pending for student visa conversion.

Kasagarananisailakay enrolled sa Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF) paramagstudyug medicine human ang lain kaydirinapud nag-enroll parasailang pre-med nga education (Most of the them have enrolled in DMSF to study medicine while others have also enrolled for their pre-med education here.) Bandigan said.

Why here?

Rajesh, a second year med student at the DMSF who requested that his full name be kept unpublished, told Sun.Star Davao in an interview that he chose to study in the Philippines, particularly in Davao City since the acceptance of students in the med schools in India have become stringent.

Students there have small opportunities to study medicine since the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) cutoff there is 200 which is very high. There are also grade requirements there even for high school graduates. So if you dont have good grades after graduating high school, there is a slim chance of getting into med school, Rajesh said.

But the NMAT cutoff is not a measure of the quality of education as Rajesh said that while the NMAT cutoff in the Philippines is low, he said the education here is still very comprehensive.

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If you are looking to buy a new car it is only natural to test drive the models you are interested in. Youll quickly get a sense of quality, handling, comfort, and can back up your research with comparable data on cost, mileage, reliability, resale value and much more that is easily available online.

But the decision to go to business school is not so straightforward. You can visit the schools, meet with students and alumni, talk to recruiters, assess costs and check performance on the numerous media MBA rankings. But what about that test drive? How can you compare the classroom experience from one school to another? And for the would-be entrepreneur, how do you decide if business school is a better option than an incubator?

Zak Allal is an Algerian-born entrepreneur and doctor, who completed clinical rotations at Harvard Medical School and Oxford University Medical School. He is also a classically trained musician who includes performances at Carnegie Hall on his resume. This diverse background has contributed to a number of start-ups including 4 Dimension Therapeutics, which repurposes drugs for rare diseases, as well as international concert tours and a teaching fellowship at Singularity University, a Silicon Valley teaching organization founded and funded by the the likes of Google, IDEO, X Prize, Linkedin and the Kauffman Foundation.

Change Lives. Change Organizations. Change the World. But how do you know whether b-school or an incubator is a better fit for you?

To develop his entrepreneurial skills, Allal was faced with the choice of pursuing an MBA or securing a place in an incubator such as the Y Combinator in Mountain View. By way of a test drive he enrolled in Stanford Ignite, a certificate program taught in Palo Alto and locations around the world by prominent Stanford GSB faculty to help innovators to formulate, develop and commercialize their ideas.

What were your reasons to pursue the Stanford Ignite program?

I was frustrated when launching my first business because I didnt understand the subtle mechanics of running a startup. I had innovative ideas, the drive and ambition, the network and the theory of business, but what I lacked was the nuances of business. The Stanford Ignite program was the right place and answer to my needs. It provides the toolbox any non-business person needs to take their venture from an idea stage to a startup stage.

How do you feel the program helped you to crystallize your entrepreneurial ideas? When I applied to the Ignite program, I had already spent one year in Silicon Valley trying to launch a biotechnology startup. I had an abundance of ideas to solve global challenges that can impact a billion people in the next ten years. My issue was how to kick-start those ideas and run them in a sustainable way. The program gave me a good understanding on how a startup works on a practical level: I learned finance and economics, mostly through the Stanford case method, with analysis of cases like Dropbox, a Japanese food delivery chain, or the marketing strategy at Cialis. We had ideation and brainstorming workshops in a design lab, and all the tools to think about our startup ideas from different angles. We also had negotiation and feedback workshops where we learned how to negotiate investments, a salaries, how to give feedback to your employee etc.

The highlight of the program was the check-in sessions we had every week with the Program director: he made sure that we were on track and that we were aligned with reality. During every session he played devils advocate, so we had to be ready. This was the best part of the program for me because we jumped from theory and knowledge to concrete action plans.

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Contact: Ron Najman ron.najman@downstate.edu 718-270-2696 SUNY Downstate Medical Center

In an extensive, multi-institution study led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, researchers have identified new evidence supporting the growing belief that Neanderthals were a distinct species separate from modern humans (Homo sapiens), and not a subspecies of modern humans.

The study looked at the entire nasal complex of Neanderthals and involved researchers with diverse academic backgrounds. Supported by funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, the research also indicates that the Neanderthal nasal complex was not adaptively inferior to that of modern humans, and that the Neanderthals' extinction was likely due to competition from modern humans and not an inability of the Neanderthal nose to process a colder and drier climate.

Samuel Mrquez, PhD, associate professor and co-discipline director of gross anatomy in SUNY Downstate's Department of Cell Biology, and his team of specialists published their findings on the Neanderthal nasal complex in the November issue of The Anatomical Record, which is part of a special issue on The Vertebrate Nose: Evolution, Structure, and Function (now online).

They argue that studies of the Neanderthal nose, which have spanned over a century and a half, have been approaching this anatomical enigma from the wrong perspective. Previous work has compared Neanderthal nasal dimensions to modern human populations such as the Inuit and modern Europeans, whose nasal complexes are adapted to cold and temperate climates.

However, the current study joins a growing body of evidence that the upper respiratory tracts of this extinct group functioned via a different set of rules as a result of a separate evolutionary history and overall cranial bauplan (bodyplan), resulting in a mosaic of features not found among any population of Homo sapiens. Thus Dr. Mrquez and his team of paleoanthropologists, comparative anatomists, and an otolaryngologist have contributed to the understanding of two of the most controversial topics in paleoanthropology - were Neanderthals a different species from modern humans and which aspects of their cranial morphology evolved as adaptations to cold stress.

"The strategy was to have a comprehensive examination of the nasal region of diverse modern human population groups and then compare the data with the fossil evidence. We used traditional morphometrics, geometric morphometric methodology based on 3D coordinate data, and CT imaging," Dr. Mrquez explained.

Anthony S. Pagano, PhD, anatomy instructor at NYU Langone Medical Center, a co-author, traveled to many European museums carrying a microscribe digitizer, the instrument used to collect 3D coordinate data from the fossils studied in this work, as spatial information may be missed using traditional morphometric methods. "We interpreted our findings using the different strengths of the team members," Dr. Mrquez said, "so that we can have a 'feel' for where these Neanderthals may lie along the modern human spectrum."

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LUMBERTON, N.C. -

Grief counselors will be on hand at Fairmont High School and South Robeson High School to offer counseling services for students following a head on collision that killed three Robeson County students and one alumni Monday.

The State Highway Patrol said a Nissan Maxima driven by one of the students collided head-on with a Robeson County school bus around 10:15 a.m. on Wire Grass Road.

Kadaufei Worley, 16, Tylek McNair,18, Daylon Cummings, 15, and Kashawn Leonard, 19 died in the crash.

The bus, driven by a school mechanic, did not have any students on board at the time of the crash, according to Robeson County Public Information Officer, Tasha Oxendine.

The driver of the school bus was 36-year-old Kinyata Locklear who was treated at Southeastern Regional Medical Center for serious injuries and later released.

State troopers said Worley, the driver of the Maxima, was traveling at speeds of up to 80 mph.

Lt. Jeff Gordon with the State Highway Patrol said early reports that the Maxima was being chased by Robeson County deputies were false.

School officials said they were deeply saddened by the loss.

McNair was a senior at Fairmont High School where he played football. Leonard graduated last year from Fairmont and played basketball and football.

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13-year-old soccer player killed, Knightdale man charged 13-year-old soccer player killed, Knightdale man charged

Updated: Saturday, November 15 2014 7:57 PM EST2014-11-16 00:57:36 GMT

A Knightdale man with a long criminal history is facing charges in the shooting death of a 13-year-old soccer player at a Raleigh hotel Friday night.

A Knightdale man with a long criminal history is facing charges in the shooting death of a 13-year-old soccer player at a Raleigh hotel Friday night.

Updated: Monday, November 17 2014 10:32 PM EST2014-11-18 03:32:20 GMT

The state Highway Patrol says a 16-year-old was driving more than 80 miles per hour when he crashed head-on with a school bus Monday morning in Robeson County, killing four people and injuring one.

The state Highway Patrol says a 16-year-old was driving more than 80 miles per hour when he crashed head-on with a school bus Monday morning in Robeson County, killing four people and injuring one.

Updated: Thursday, November 13 2014 5:05 PM EST2014-11-13 22:05:25 GMT

A video is going viral of two women in Philadelphia becoming violent and trashing a restaurant after they missed the time for breakfast at McDonald's. The video was uploaded last week to YouTube and shows 2 women throwing chairs and hitting a man with a broom stick.

A video is going viral of two women in Philadelphia becoming violent and trashing a restaurant after they missed the time for breakfast at McDonald's. The video was uploaded last week to YouTube and shows 2 women throwing chairs and hitting a man with a broom stick.

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A fourth year Medical student from Cardiff University is spearheading a huge fundraising campaign called Med Day, aimed at raising 10,000 for local medical causes.

Taking place on 21st November 2014, Med Day will see hundreds of Medical and Dental students swarm the city with their collection buckets. The fundraising initiative hopes to get as many students as possible involved in raising money for medical causes.

There are a number of societies getting involved, with the Baking Society providing cakes for a stand in the Universitys School of Biosciences.

Supported by a team of students, fourth year Medical student Helen Iliff has been organising the event since August 2013. Speaking about the event, Helen said:"With a number of sponsors secured we are hoping to raise 10,000 from the fundraising.

"All of the money collected on the day will go towards medical equipment at Noahs Ark childrens hospital and CLAPA (Cleft Lips and Palate Association), chosen by the medical and dentistry students, we wanted people to know exactly where their money is going.

"We will be wearing bright green t-shirts so keep an eye out!"

The student led event has taken inspiration from a similar event held by students at Trinity College in Dublin, which raises 50,000 annually for local medical causes. The team have got School of Medicine Alumni Dr Jamie Roberts involved too, who has had his photo taken in a Med Day t-shirt to show his support for the cause.

Various fundraising activities will be taking place leading up to the day. Students will be selling raffle tickets where the top prize is a signed Welsh Jersey. They will also be asking people to take part in Get Pied, which entails uploading a video of them having a plate of shaving foam or cream in their face on social media, nominating others to do the same and donate online.

You can follow Med Day on Twitter for the latest updates @meddaycardiff Donate Online with Virgin Money.

Photo right: Cardiff University alumni Dr Jamie Huw Roberts, with Geoff Davies WRU doctor and Hallam Amos 2nd year medical student.

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A Bartlett medical office building has sold for $1 million.

Zhen C. Xue and Yang B. Zhao acquired the property at 6605 Stage Road, on the south side of Stage just west of the intersection with Kirby Whitten Road, from King W. Rogers III, according to an Oct. 30 warranty deed.

The 11,297-square-foot Class B medical office building was built in 1988. The Shelby County Assessor of Propertys 2014 appraisal is $521,900.

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Trade publication Ad Age has named Memphis-based archer-malmo to its Best Places to Work list.

This is the second time the agency has made the list, following its first appearance on the list in 2011.

Ad Age cited archer-malmos heavy investment in training, biweekly massages and frequent games and activities as reason for the inclusion. The agency was the only one in Tennessee to make the list and only one of two from the Southeast.

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Garden & Gun magazine has announced that Memphis-based handmade ceramics studio Paper & Clay is among the runners up in its fifth annual Made in the South Awards.

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President Richard Brodhead talks with Jeffrey Hardee, T 80, of American Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, during a talk at the organization in Singapore.

President Richard Brodhead travelled to Singapore this week to visit the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and meet with leaders of Singapore government agencies, the National University of Singapore and the health care network SingHealth.

Thursday evening Brodhead and Duke Global Health Institute Director Michael Merson spoke to parents and spouses of students at the first Duke-NUS family event. They answered questions about Duke and medical education, and offered perspectives on current global health issues.

On Friday, Brodhead addressed the American Chamber of Commerce, the largest expatriate business organization in Singapore. Speaking to an audience of more than 80 people that included a number of Duke alumni and parents, including program chair Jeffrey Hardee, Brodhead emphasized the ways that American research universities are intentionally and increasingly engaging with the world through their teaching, research and global partnerships.

Citing Dukes international collaborations in creating the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore and the new Duke Kunshan University in China, Brodhead said, Increasingly, universities have the potential to join partners at the table as we tackle the worlds problems together. The challenges of the 21st century will not be solved by government alone, or the private sector alone. We need the brightest minds from many different perspectives, with different kinds of training and approaches, to come together in a collaborative space to work on problems with innovation and imagination. That sounds like what a university does best.

Brodhead and the Duke delegation, which included Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations Michael Schoenfeld and Director of Global Programs Eve Duffy, also visited Yale-NUS College, a new liberal arts institution on the campus of the National University of Singapore.

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It may be getting cold outside, but now is the time to crank the heat on your education goals. If youre interested in graduate school, visit a few of the many information sessions and open houses happening this winter from New York City to sunny California. Attending an open house provides prospective students with information about their desired programs, an opportunity to network with faculty and alumni, and a chance to get admission fees waived.

NOVEMBER 13 and 24

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard

If you, like Robert F. Kennedy, feel stirred by the recognition of great public purpose, then Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government may be for you. Its masters program is taught by some of todays preeminent scholars and features a non-traditional, multidisciplinary approach to legislation, activism and civic duty. For more information visit hks.harvard.edu

NOVEMBER15

The New School

Fancy yourself a future agent of change? Then the New School, founded in 1919, might have the graduate program for you. Cutting edge and forward thinking, many of its courseswhich span the gamut from playwriting to production design to politicsare taught by prominent scholars and artists. For more information about the grad school expo, visit newschool.edu

NOVEMBER 20

Columbia University

The Earth Institute and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences are holding an information session focusing on the masters program in climate and society. Learn about the yearlong interdisciplinary program and meet faculty at the Morningside Heights campus. For more information visit columbia.edu

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