The underrepresentation of minorities in health and other professions has long cast a shadow over our nation's efforts to develop a more representative and productive society. Many programs have been developed to enlarge the presence of minorities in health careers, but these efforts have been unable to develop the infrastructure and momentum needed to produce and sustain an adequate number of minority professionals among the ranks of clinicians, researchers, and teachers. This book looks at the historical significance of this underrepresentation, presents data that define the problem, and identifies underlying factors that contribute to the failure to achieve fairness in opportunity. The volume examines programs that have made successful efforts to decrease underrepresentation and sets forth an action and research agenda for further enhancing the numbers of minorities in the health professions.

Balancing the Scale By: Caesar Rondina Balancing the Scale is an exploration of the different types of time: the time you see on the clock, and the time kept by your body internally. “We don’t think about time in its true sense,” Rondina writes, “because frankly, it scares us. Our fear is not so much about time itself, but what time represents.” Rondina explores how your body-clock time is finite and offers his own lifetime of wisdom learned throughout his career as a paramedic, to drive home his advice for finding balance, improving quality of life, and enjoying what time we have here on Earth.

Recent revisionist history has questioned the degree of social change attributable to the French Revolution. In Balancing the Scales of Justice, Anthony Crubaugh tests this claim by examining the effects of revolutionary changes in local justice on the inhabitants of one region in rural France. Crubaugh illuminates two poorly understood institutions in eighteenth-century France: seigneurial justice and the revolutionary justice of the peace. He finds that justice was typically slow and expensive in the lords&’ courts, thus making it difficult for rural inhabitants to benefit from official channels of justice. By contrast, revolutionary reforms gave people the opportunity to submit quarrels to trusted and elected justices of the peace who adjudicated disputes quickly and inexpensively. By juxtaposing seigneurial justice in the ancien r&égime with the institution of the justice of the peace after 1789, Crubaugh highlights how revolutionary changes in the system of dispute resolution profoundly affected members of rural French society and their relations with the French state. Over time rural dwellers came to accept the primacy of the state in resolving disputes, and the state thereby partially achieved its long-standing goal of penetrating rural areas.

This book is designed to help you on your journey through life. In it, you will find my story coupled with the lessons I've learned that have brought me to where I am today. I've been fortunate to have so many incredible experiences in my life, including the opportunity to tell my story of dramatic weight loss and life changes to a nationwide audience, with appearances on The Doctors talk show, and The Rachael Ray Show. My whole purpose with this book is to give you the tools you need to bring your life into balance. Without balance, you may succeed in one aspect of life but find yourself unable to truly enjoy it. When you take the balanced approach to life, as I've outlined in this book for you, you will find that you can experience happiness at all stages of your journey, even while working hard to achieve your goals and dreams! Papa Joe Aviance is a businessman, entrepreneur, producer and life coach. "PJ" was born and raised in Michigan. After finishing school, he moved to New York and worked on Wall Street in finance. In 2001, he landed in Los Angeles with two suitcases and a dream of becoming an actor. While working at a video store, PJ was discovered by a music producer and was asked to do a rap feature on the track "Last Night a DJ Saved my Life" with Lula on Kult Records. The song became a top ten Billboard Dance hit, reaching #6. From there, Papa Joe had a few acting successes (Dave Chappelle show, Jamie Kennedy Experience and Disney commercials), but ultimately was left again to find success on his own.In 2010, ​Papa Joe started his own production company Papa Joe Networks, clothing brand-- ​​JOE JOE LLC, and comic book brand/character​--​The Electric Negro. ​In addition to his success as an entrepreneur, ​Papa Joe has an incredible personal achievement; ​losing 275 lbs naturally. His amazing transformation ​gained him notoriety as a self​-​help individual, and he ​has been featured on shows such as The Doctors, Rachael Ray, and Good Day NY. He has been the Brand Ambassador for The 99 Cent Only Store, as well as The American Heart Association. ​PJ​ has successfully completed two nationwide health and wellness tours, and has been featured in the cookbook "Dadgum That's Good! And Healthy!" by John McLemore. He is also a recurring host for KNEKT TV. A true-self made man, Papa Joe ​has ​pulled himself up by the bootstraps and created​ his own empire. ​By​ believing in himself​,​ and not ever giving up, Papa Joe has made the impossible possible!