Sunday, September 7, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
495 Northgate Pkwy.
Wheeling, IL 60090-2646
Stephanie J. Kann, Director
Last Accr./Next Accr.: 2001/2008
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science, Diploma in Mortuary Science
Phone: 847-808-8444
Fax: 847-808-8493
E-mail: skann@worshamcollege.com
Web Site: www.worshamcollege.com
495 Northgate Pkwy.
Wheeling, IL 60090-2646
Stephanie J. Kann, Director
Last Accr./Next Accr.: 2001/2008
Program Accredited by ABFSE: Associate in Applied Science, Diploma in Mortuary Science
Phone: 847-808-8444
Fax: 847-808-8493
E-mail: skann@worshamcollege.com
Web Site: www.worshamcollege.com
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
THE MORTICIAN'S DAUGHTER
Resource: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Title: THE MORTICIAN'S DAUGHTER.
Author: Farrell, Christopher
Add.Author / Editor: Farrell, Christopher
Citation: Business Week 6/16/2008 Issue 4088, p020-020
Year: 2008
Abstract: The article looks at the rise of women in the mortuary science profession. An overview of a National Funeral Directors Association study is given, showing a 71% rise in females in mortuary science school from 1996-2008. The rise in African American and Latino enrollment in mortuary school and the expected entry-level salary of mortuary students are also discussed.
Subject: UNITED States
UNITED States
UNDERTAKERS & undertaking
WOMEN -- Employment
AFRICAN Americans -- Employment
HISPANIC Americans -- Employment
WAGES -- Undertakers & undertaking
ISSN: 00077135
IDNumber: 812210
Text: ------------------------------------------
Source: Business Week, 6/16/2008
Section: THE BUSINESS WEEK
BTW
THE MORTICIAN'S DAUGHTER
Women seem to be taking encouragement from Ben Franklin's quip that nothing is certain but death and taxes. More than half of accounting-degree graduates these days are female. And, according to a survey by the National Funeral Directors Assn., women make up 60% of students in mortuary science school--up 71% from 12 years ago. "It's societal," says Karen Giles, president of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. "This profession, along with others, has been opened up to women." With most of the nation's 21,000 funeral homes family-owned, Giles says, it helps that "fathers are now willing to turn to their daughters to take over the business."
The number of African American mortuary students also has risen in the last dozen years, from 21% to 27%, as has Latino enrollment (from 5% to 7%). What remains the same: Students say they expect to earn an entry-level salary of $38,000 annually , a fraction over the inflation-adjusted $36,700 they expected in 1995.
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By Christopher Farrell
Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright of Business Week is the property of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
Source: Business Week
Accession Number: 32550985
Title: THE MORTICIAN'S DAUGHTER.
Author: Farrell, Christopher
Add.Author / Editor: Farrell, Christopher
Citation: Business Week 6/16/2008 Issue 4088, p020-020
Year: 2008
Abstract: The article looks at the rise of women in the mortuary science profession. An overview of a National Funeral Directors Association study is given, showing a 71% rise in females in mortuary science school from 1996-2008. The rise in African American and Latino enrollment in mortuary school and the expected entry-level salary of mortuary students are also discussed.
Subject: UNITED States
UNITED States
UNDERTAKERS & undertaking
WOMEN -- Employment
AFRICAN Americans -- Employment
HISPANIC Americans -- Employment
WAGES -- Undertakers & undertaking
ISSN: 00077135
IDNumber: 812210
Text: ------------------------------------------
Source: Business Week, 6/16/2008
Section: THE BUSINESS WEEK
BTW
THE MORTICIAN'S DAUGHTER
Women seem to be taking encouragement from Ben Franklin's quip that nothing is certain but death and taxes. More than half of accounting-degree graduates these days are female. And, according to a survey by the National Funeral Directors Assn., women make up 60% of students in mortuary science school--up 71% from 12 years ago. "It's societal," says Karen Giles, president of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. "This profession, along with others, has been opened up to women." With most of the nation's 21,000 funeral homes family-owned, Giles says, it helps that "fathers are now willing to turn to their daughters to take over the business."
The number of African American mortuary students also has risen in the last dozen years, from 21% to 27%, as has Latino enrollment (from 5% to 7%). What remains the same: Students say they expect to earn an entry-level salary of $38,000 annually , a fraction over the inflation-adjusted $36,700 they expected in 1995.
PHOTO (COLOR)
~~~~~~~~
By Christopher Farrell
Copyright 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Copyright of Business Week is the property of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
Source: Business Week
Accession Number: 32550985
Pressure to Change Mortuary Science
Resource: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Title: Pressure to Change Mortuary Science.
Citation: Popular Mechanics Aug2008, Vol. 185 Issue 8, p12-12
Year: 2008
Abstract: The article focuses on the use of alkaline hydrolysis by Brownsbug, Indiana-based company BioSafe Engineering to dispose dead bodies. A body is placed in a stainless-steel container and exposed to lye, 300 F heat and 60 psi of pressure until the soft tissues break down. BioSafe created the system to handle biohazardous material and animal carcasses, but is now marketing it to funeral homes in states where alkaline hydrolysis for humans is legal.
Subject: BIOSAFE Engineering (Company)
CREMATION
HYDROLYSIS
LYE
FUNERAL homes
ISSN: 00324558
IDNumber: 812210
Text: ------------------------------------------
Source: Popular Mechanics, Aug2008
Section: TECH WATCH: NEWSBRIEFS: Reports From the Edge of Science
Pressure to Change Mortuary Science
Dissolving bodies in lye is not just for mafia hit men anymore, now that an Indiana company is touting alkaline hydrolysis to dispose of cadavers. A body is placed in a stainless-steel container and exposed to lye, 300 F heat and 60 psi of pressure until the soft tissues break down. (Bones are softened but stay intact, leaving remains for burial.) BioSafe Engineering, of Brownsburg, Ind., created the system to handle biohazardous material and animal carcasses, but is now marketing it to funeral homes in states where alkaline hydrolysis for humans is legal. Company officials cite an environmental benefit, saying that cremation produces carbon dioxide from body tissues and releases mercury from dental fillings.
PHOTO (COLOR)
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Complied by Alex Hutchinson
Copyright of Popular Mechanics is the property of Hearst Brand Development and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
Source: Popular Mechanics
Accession Number: 33361659
http://discover.lib.purdue.edu:8331/V/3BJN9QGJ822QTE4F2IJVVLKLHPTIQJJKKXMF8PABSLLMU1HKQ5-73250?func=meta-3&short-format=002&set_number=005348&set_entry=000005&format=999
Title: Pressure to Change Mortuary Science.
Citation: Popular Mechanics Aug2008, Vol. 185 Issue 8, p12-12
Year: 2008
Abstract: The article focuses on the use of alkaline hydrolysis by Brownsbug, Indiana-based company BioSafe Engineering to dispose dead bodies. A body is placed in a stainless-steel container and exposed to lye, 300 F heat and 60 psi of pressure until the soft tissues break down. BioSafe created the system to handle biohazardous material and animal carcasses, but is now marketing it to funeral homes in states where alkaline hydrolysis for humans is legal.
Subject: BIOSAFE Engineering (Company)
CREMATION
HYDROLYSIS
LYE
FUNERAL homes
ISSN: 00324558
IDNumber: 812210
Text: ------------------------------------------
Source: Popular Mechanics, Aug2008
Section: TECH WATCH: NEWSBRIEFS: Reports From the Edge of Science
Pressure to Change Mortuary Science
Dissolving bodies in lye is not just for mafia hit men anymore, now that an Indiana company is touting alkaline hydrolysis to dispose of cadavers. A body is placed in a stainless-steel container and exposed to lye, 300 F heat and 60 psi of pressure until the soft tissues break down. (Bones are softened but stay intact, leaving remains for burial.) BioSafe Engineering, of Brownsburg, Ind., created the system to handle biohazardous material and animal carcasses, but is now marketing it to funeral homes in states where alkaline hydrolysis for humans is legal. Company officials cite an environmental benefit, saying that cremation produces carbon dioxide from body tissues and releases mercury from dental fillings.
PHOTO (COLOR)
~~~~~~~~
Complied by Alex Hutchinson
Copyright of Popular Mechanics is the property of Hearst Brand Development and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
Source: Popular Mechanics
Accession Number: 33361659
http://discover.lib.purdue.edu:8331/V/3BJN9QGJ822QTE4F2IJVVLKLHPTIQJJKKXMF8PABSLLMU1HKQ5-73250?func=meta-3&short-format=002&set_number=005348&set_entry=000005&format=999
Monday, September 1, 2008
Trokar red dot award: product design 2000
Trocars are instruments used in minimally invasive surgery. Two short incisions in the abdomen are, for example, all that is required to insert the trocar sleeve with trocar arbor. The arbor is then removed, and lenses and surgical instruments inserted. Trocars are available with various tube diameters. An innovative seal provided for a considerably reduction in size with this model. In contrast to disposable instruments, it can also be cleaned, sterilised and reused.
http://www.olympus-owi.com/frontend/index.cfm?fuseaction=showcontent&cid=1019&catid=449&CFID=6066451&CFTOKEN=90062130
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