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"I made a call on a Friday morning and was so pumped up after talking to Dianna I was in there that day for a tour. I went through all the info and sat with wonderful ladies at financial aid and was hooked. I knew that day; Daymar was the place for me.
… Every faculty member, every staff member knows you by name and honestly wants you to succeed as much, and sometimes more, than you even do.
… I guess it boils down to this; I have doubted my abilities, I have doubted many aspects of my life; I have NEVER doubted my decision to come to Daymar. Out of nowhere, Daymar became, is now, and will forever be, family."


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Iraq is prepared to open a rail link with Turkey, running through Syria, a senior Iraqi transport ministry official said earlier this Month. "Iraq is ready to establish a rail link with Turkey for the transport of passengers and goods," the official INA news agency quoted transport and communications ministry under secretary Sabri Kateh as saying.
Salim Oughlou, Turkey's charge d'affaires in Iraq said after a meeting with Kateh, that his country "fervently hopes that a train can be put on the line between Iraq and Turkey via Syrian territory as soon as possible." A railway connecting Istanbul and Baghdad via Syria was constructed during the Ottoman Empire.
In August, train service was reestablished between the northern Iraqi city of Mosul and Aleppo in Syria after a 19-year hiatus that was brought on by a break in diplomatic relations after Syria announced its support for Iran in that country's war with Iraq. — (AFP, Baghdad)
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Pompea, Bergami gifts make Hubbell property purchase possible for UNH
The University of New Haven has finalized the purchase of the former Hubbell Inc. headquarters in Orange for use as a graduate campus for the College of Business.
The purchase was underwritten by gifts from two UNH alumni and their wives -- Charles Pompea, of Jupiter, Fla., and his wife, Tamera, and Samuel S. Bergami Jr., of Milford, and his wife, Lois.
The purchase, for an undisclosed figure, comes after Hubbell in April 2010, proposed the construction of 225 single-family homes on the 420-acre parcel. An international producer of electrical products, it has since moved to a new 110,000-square-foot headquarters in Shelton.
The graduate campus property is on 47 acres on Derby-Milford Road, adjacent to the Wilbur Cross Parkway. It has three attached buildings totaling about 70,000 square feet that can easily be converted into classrooms, computer labs and faculty offices, university officials said. In addition, the site has underground and surface parking.
Pompea is a former vice chairman of the UNH Board of Governors. He is the majority owner of the Springfield Falcons hockey team and the former president and chief executive officer of Primary Steel in Middletown. He has contributed to a number of projects on the UNH campus.
Bergami is president and chief executive officer of Alinabal Holdings and is a longtime member and former chairman of the UNH Board of Governors.


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Michigan rolls over Kansas State in tournament final
Tim Hardaway Jr. leaves game after taking knee to head
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points before he left late in the game after he was kneed in the head, and No. 4 Michigan beat Kansas State 71-57 on Friday night to win the NIT Season Tipoff.
Glenn Robinson III had 12 rebounds, and Trey Burke and Jon Horford had 10 points each for the Wolverines. Hardaway made 10 of 15 shots from the field before he was hurt with about four minutes left. He returned to the bench in time to celebrate with the rest of his team.
Rodney McGruder scored 16 points and had seven rebounds, and Angel Rodriguez scored 10 points for Kansas State (5-1).
Michigan (5-0) won the tournament, previously known as the Preseason NIT, for the first time. It was the Wolverines' first title in a significant preseason tournament since the 1997-98 season, when they beat Syracuse to capture the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic.
Michigan will get another test on Tuesday when it faces No. 16 North Carolina State in the Big Ten-ACC challenge on Tuesday.
The Wolverines struggled at the end of the first half against Kansas State while Trey Burke and Jordan Morgan sat on the bench in foul trouble. But Hardaway took over early in the second half.
He made four baskets in the first eight minutes as Michigan got out to a 49-30 lead. At one point, he showcased a crossover of the sort that made his father famous, juking Kansas State's Will Spradling to give himself a wide open shot that he knocked down to wild cheering just as the crowd at Madison Square Garden finished gasping at the move.
That basket made it 43-27, and Michigan kept up the pressure, taking a 21-point lead with a little over 10 minutes to play.
From there, it was mostly a formality.
In its semifinal, Kansas State overcame a pesky Delaware team that should contend in the Colonial Athletic Association, but Michigan was several notches above the Blue Hens and the Wildcats didn't have much of an answer. They got off to a slow start in each half, and spent most of their effort trying to chip away at Michigan's lead.
Michigan had a 10-point advantage midway through the first half, but gave some of it back after Morgan and Burke each got two fouls. The Wildcats were outshot 48 percent to 29 percent in the half, but only trailed by five at 29-24.
The Wildcats should be favored in their next four games before they face No. 7 Florida on Dec. 22. They open the Big 12 season Jan. 5 against Oklahoma State.
Michigan's road isn't as easy - the Wolfpack come to Ann Arbor on Tuesday, and Michigan returns to New York on Dec. 15 for a game against West Virginia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Michigan fans started a chant of "Beat Ohio!" during an extended timeout with 3:37 to play and Michigan up 66-47. Michigan plays archrival Ohio State - or "Ohio," according to Wolverines football coach Brady Hoke - on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. At the end they did it again, standing and cheering as the Wolverines dribbled out the clock.


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The air is full of tiny liquid and solid particles, collectively known as aerosols. They're created by dust storms, volcanic eruptions, human activity, and even the natural passing of the seasons. This amazing map reveals where the aerosols are.
NASA put this map of aerosol distributions together using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS, on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Let's let NASA tell us what we're looking at:
This map shows the global distribution of aerosols in August 2010, and the proportion of those aerosols that are large or small. Yellow areas are predominantly coarse particles, like dust and sea salt, while red areas are mainly fine aerosols from smoke or pollution. Gray indicates areas with no data. The brighter or more intense the color, the higher the concentration of aerosols.
So why does one area have lots of big particles, while another has a relatively paltry amount of smaller particles? NASA explains:
Yellow bands-larger, coarse particles-around the Middle East, North Africa, and western North America likely indicate dust and sand storms as the northern hemisphere reaches the driest time of year. The bright red areas in Russia and much of South America reveal the intense wildfires and some agricultural burning, which coincided with hot summers and drought in several regions. The red patches in western Canada spring from summer wildfires, while China was likely coping with a combination of fire, dust, and pollution events. It is unclear what was happening in western Africa.
You can click on the map up top for an even closer look.


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Zezima: Time flies when he's making puns
I was born more than three weeks past my due date and haven't been on time for anything since. I don't even wear a watch because I don't care what time it is.
So I was delighted recently to meet a woman who feels the same way. She works in a watch store.
"Before I got a job here about two years ago, I hadn't worn a watch since 1989," said Brenda, a sales professional at a Tourneau shop where I had gone with my wife, Sue, who needed a slight adjustment on her otherwise steady and stylish timepiece.
"I've had only one watch in my life," I told Brenda. "It was one of those digital things. You needed two hands to tell the time."
"And the hands weren't on the watch," she said helpfully.
"Right," I replied. "Anyway, our place was burglarized many years ago. The crooks made off with my wife's watch, but they left mine behind. It wasn't even good enough for thieves. I was so insulted that I haven't worn a watch since."
"How do you know what time it is?" Brenda asked.
"I ask my wife," I answered.
"I found myself having to ask people what time it was," Brenda said. "More often than not, they were wearing watches that didn't have the right time."
"So you were always late?" I inquired.
"Yes," said Brenda. "I was notorious for it. At family gatherings, my relatives would place bets to see what time I would arrive."
"My family says I'll be late to my own funeral," I said.
"What do you tell them?" Brenda wondered.
"I'm in no big hurry to get there," I said.
"Is this true?" Brenda asked Sue.
"Yes," Sue said. "He's always late."
"From the day I was born," I said, "I've been the late Jerry Zezima."
"I'm more punctual now," said Brenda. "It makes good sense to be on time when you work in a watch store."
Brenda's watch, which said 2:47 p.m., because that was the time, was like Sue's, a nice but not extravagant timepiece that looked good on her wrist. It was similar to the watch in the large photo on the wall. That one said 10:10.
"It's always 10 after 10 in a watch store," Brenda explained. "It's the same time in newspaper and magazine ads. It's where you are supposed to put your hands on the steering wheel when you drive."
"What happens in the spring and fall when the time changes?" I asked.
"You make a wrong turn," Brenda said.
"You know the old saying: Even a broken watch is right twice a day," I told Brenda, who gave me a candy watch.
"I give these to little kids when they come in with their parents," she said.
"It says 5 minutes to 8," I noted.
"It's not good at keeping time," Brenda said. "But at least it's edible. And it's free."
That's more than she could say for the other watches in the store, the most expensive of which were Rolexes.
"They start at $5,000," Brenda said. "It depends on how much bling you want. They're made of precious metals. You can get a platinum watch for just shy of $60,000."
"That's the cost of two cars," Sue said.
"True," said Brenda. "But you'd never keep a Rolex in the garage."
A good, reliable, more reasonably priced watch costs about $300, Brenda said, adding: "A watch is good for your self-esteem. You have the ease of knowing what time it is instead of having to ask."
I didn't buy a watch, but I told Brenda I'd think about it and come back.
"If you get one," she said, "you'll never be late again."
Sue looked at me and said, "It's about time."
Stamford native Jerry Zezima is the author of "Leave It to Boomer." Visit his blog at www.jerryzezima.blogspot.com. Email: email@example.com.


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Comparison of real time IS6110-PCR, microscopy, and culture for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in a cohort of adult patients in Indonesia
Bacteriological confirmation of tuberculous (TB) meningitis is difficult. Culture is slow and microscopy has insufficient sensitivity. We evaluated real time PCR targeting insertion sequence IS6110 among
Implementation of LED fluorescence microscopy for diagnosis of pulmonary and HIV-associated tuberculosis in a hospital setting in Indonesia.
Fluorescence microscopy (FM) has not been implemented widely in TB endemic settings and little evaluation has been done in HIV-infected patients. We evaluated diagnostic performance, time
Management of children exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a public health evaluation in West Java, Indonesia.
To investigate qualitatively and quantitatively the performance of a programme for managing the child contacts of adult tuberculosis patients in Indonesia.
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TANDEM: understanding diabetes and tuberculosis.
Menguak hubungan kausal antara penyakit Tuberkulosis (TB) dan Diabetes Mellitus (DM) untuk meningkatkan mutu penatalaksanaan penyakit TB dan DM yang terjadi bersamaan
Early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a new frontier in prevention.
Early clearance (EC) is the successful eradication of inhaled Mycobacterium tuberculosis before an adaptive immune response develops. Evidence for EC comes from case contact studies that
Human Papillomavirus Genotypes Profile in Cervical Cancer Patients at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia Maringan Diapari Lumban Tobing1,3, Edhyana Sahiratmadja2,3, Mufti Dinda3, Bethy Suryawathy Hernowo4, Herman Susanto1,3*
Background: As in other developing countries, cervical cancer is the most frequent gynecologic malignancy in
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The Independent Review Panel assigned to examine CBS News� �60 Minutes Wednesday� Broadcast of Sept. 8, 2004 has issued its report. The panel was comprised of the Honorable Dick Thornburgh, former US Attorney General, and Louis D. Boccardi, retired President and Chief Executive Officer of the Associated Press. The 224 page document can be viewed in its entirety at www.cbsnews.com.
Following is the statement from Leslie Moonves, Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Viacom and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBS:
Statement from Leslie Moonves
On September 22, 2004, we asked an Independent Panel to find out what went wrong in the development, preparation and aftermath of the September 8th broadcast, on 60 Minutes Wednesday, concerning President George W. Bush�s service in the Texas Air National Guard. I would now like to offer CBS�s thoughts on the comprehensive report issued today by that Panel and to announce what we at CBS intend to do in response to its findings and recommendations.
The Panel�s report outlines the errors committed during the preparation of the September 8th broadcast and mistakes made in its aftermath. Through the commissioning and publication of the Panel�s report, and the subsequent actions taken today, we hope to address those failures fairly, fully and responsibly, and to set CBS News back on its rightful path as a news organization of great depth, integrity and purpose, stronger than it was before.
To begin, I would like to offer my deepest thanks and appreciation to the Independent Review Panel-- Lou Boccardi and Dick Thornburgh. Assisted by their counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, these extremely diligent independent reviewers produced a document that addresses a wide range of issues and concerns, reaching conclusions where that was possible, and refraining from doing so when it was not. In both regards, their wisdom is appreciated.
I think it�s important to note, in the Panel�s own words, that �CBS News did not have any input or influence with respect to the findings of the Panel, other than to commit itself at the outset to make this Report public.� This Panel was truly independent, and remains so. That is what makes its findings so compelling and, ultimately, so valuable to those who seek to set things right.
Throughout the process, the Panel found that CBS News was totally cooperative, providing unfettered access to all the individuals involved and any other information or documentation it required.
The Boccardi-Thornburgh Panel worked for more than three months to get to the bottom of what happened in the reporting of the 60 Minutes Wednesday segment on President Bush�s National Guard Service. It spoke with more than 66 people, some more than once, including 32 from CBS News � people who were involved with the story, as well as some who were not. The Panel also talked with interviewees featured in the segment, handwriting experts, former Texas Air National Guardsmen and others. The independent reviewers let their investigation take them where they believed they needed to go to ascertain the truth. We believe they achieved their goal. We accept the report at face value and today are taking a variety of actions to put this crisis behind us.
The Panel traces the path from days leading to the September 8th broadcast through September 20th, the day that Dan Rather and CBS News President Andrew Heyward acknowledged that the memos upon which the story was based could not be authenticated and therefore should not have been used to buttress the report that President Bush had received special treatment in the Texas Air National Guard.
The Panel finds that the report was �crashed� � rushed onto the air � to beat the perceived competition, and it further says �the fact is that basic journalistic steps were not carried out in a manner consistent with accurate and fair reporting, leading to countless misstatements and omissions.� Indeed, there were lapses every step of the way � in the reporting and the vetting of the segment and in the reaction of CBS News in the aftermath of the report.
As far as the question of reporting is concerned, the bottom line is that much of the September 8th broadcast was wrong, incomplete or unfair. The Panel found that the producer of the segment, Mary Mapes, ignored information that cast doubt on the story she had set out to report � that President Bush had received special treatment more than 30 years ago, getting into the Guard ahead of many other applicants, and had done so to avoid service in Vietnam. As the Panel found, statements made by sources were ignored, as were notes in Mapes� own files.
Most troubling, however, are the Panel�s findings regarding Mapes� ongoing contention, later proven to be false, that the documents used in the story were authenticated and had been obtained from a �rock-solid� source who had established, in retrospect, a questionable chain of custody for them. The Panel also found that Mapes presented half-truths as facts to those with whom she worked. And they trusted her, relied on her impressive reputation and proven track record, and did not hold her to the high standards of accountability that have always been the backbone of CBS News reporting.
There are, of course, supposed to be institutional safeguards against over-eager reporters. In this case, the vetting process failed. On many occasions, Mapes and her team referred to the source of the now-discredited documents as unimpeachable and as someone �without an ax to grind� against President Bush. However, there was little or no attempt along the way to ascertain from the producers who that confidential source was. In the end, it turned out that this individual had a history on this story that should have been disclosed.
Just as bad was the process of authenticating the documents, as described in the Panel�s report. Assured by Mapes that she had ample expert authentication of the documents, 60 Minutes Wednesday and CBS News management did little to seek affidavits from the handwriting experts. In fact, the people in charge of vetting the piece were never told that while four people were given some documents to authenticate the handwriting and the typography, two experts were discounted when they raised objections, and all four experts warned that documents could not be authenticated from Xeroxed copies.
Actually, as the report shows, only one expert had tentatively authenticated only one signature which seemed to match a known sample. Thus three documents were put on the air without any sort of handwriting authentication and, in the end, none of the experts consulted by CBS News was willing to authenticate the documents.
There was, in short, no effective vetting of these critical documents by those at CBS News required to do so, or of many other statements in the September 8th report, or of the reports that followed on the CBS Evening News. Once again, the system broke down, relying on trust rather than the implementation of existing standards.
Once the report aired, as the Panel makes quite clear, CBS News continued to support the segment and the documents for 12 days, despite rising criticism that the documents were not authentic. Instead of asserting its role of independent oversight, CBS News management circled the wagons and encouraged a campaign of support for the report, going so far as to allow the very personnel who were being challenged in the matter to produce follow-up reports in support of the segment.
There are errors here of both commission and omission, but each and every such failure must be met with an appropriate action that will demonstrate CBS�s intolerance of such performance. The first such actions pertain to people who were involved in the production, vetting and overall decision-making process of the September 8th broadcast. Next, we will discuss other steps that we will be taking to respond to the various recommendations of the Panel and our own sense of what needs to be done.
Therefore, based on the Panel�s findings, we today implement the following actions in regard to the individuals involved in the broadcast:
Mary Mapes. Mapes was the producer of the segment. An Emmy Award-winning producer, one of the most highly regarded professionals in the business, she recently had broken the story on the Abu Ghraib prison abuses. The Panel shows that it was that record and level of trust that led those around Mapes to defer to her to a far greater extent than was warranted.
In this case, as described by the Panel, her basic reporting was faulty and her responses when questioned led others who trusted her down the wrong road. Her confidential source was controversial and her authenticators were unable to authenticate the documents, and yet she maintained the opposite. In addition, the Panel cites a number of instances where Mapes� accounts radically differ from those of her colleagues and sources. This is truly disquieting. For these reasons and many others outlined in the Panel�s work, Mary Mapes is terminated, effective immediately.
Josh Howard. Howard, too, has enjoyed a long and impressive career at CBS News, most recently rising to the position of Don Hewitt�s deputy on the original 60 Minutes. He has been the Executive Producer of 60 Minutes Wednesday since June of 2004, and this was his first big story.
The Panel concluded he participated in rushing this key investigative report onto the air without questioning the producer, Mary Mapes, thoroughly about sources and documentation, and did little to assert his role as the producer ultimately responsible for the broadcast and everything in it. This mistake dealt a tremendous blow to the credibility of 60 Minutes Wednesday and to CBS News in general, one which it was his duty to avert. For his role in the production of the segment, Howard has been relieved of his duties at 60 Minutes Wednesday and asked to resign from CBS News.
Mary Murphy. As Senior Broadcast Producer, Murphy was Howard�s right hand. She has been a broadcast journalist at CBS News for more than 17 years, an experienced producer and senior producer who most recently had served as the head of the political desk covering the 2004 campaign.
It was Murphy�s job to ride herd over the production of the segment at every stage and to make sure that it conformed to CBS News standards. Yet the Panel found little evidence of in-depth questioning by Murphy about the sources and the documents. Instead, the Panel found that, like the other vetters, Murphy deferred to Mapes and her production team and did not perform her important supervisory function. Mary Murphy has therefore been relieved of her duties at 60 Minutes Wednesday and asked to resign from CBS News.
Esther Kartiganer served as a Senior Producer in charge of reading scripts and unedited transcripts to determine whether an interview segment was used in context. She has been in that position, or others like it, for more than 40 years at CBS and heretofore performed with great distinction. It is difficult to understand how a person of Kartiganer�s toughness and experience abnegated her assigned function, but the fact is that she did, and CBS News is the worse for it. For that reason, she has been relieved of her duties at 60 Minutes Wednesday and, in recognition of her years of service, has been offered another assignment at CBS News.
Yvonne Miller was the New York-based associate producer assigned to Mary Mapes only six days before the story aired. Miller had never worked with Mapes, who arrived in New York to complete her work on the story along with three freelance associate producers, one from Virginia and two from Texas. Miller voiced her uncertainty to Mapes about the validity of the story and the veracity of the documents but, as is made clear in the Panel�s report, her questions and concerns were not given proper consideration. She did not, by her own admission, do a good job at authenticating the documents because she did not have the experience and the time to do so. She did, however, show good instincts in this matter, and if she had received even the smallest encouragement from her bosses, she might have made the difference. For that reason, Miller will remain in her position as an Associate Producer at 60 Minutes Wednesday.
Betsy West. As Senior Vice President, Prime Time, West was the representative of CBS News management in this matter, with direct supervisory responsibility for the entire 60 Minutes Wednesday broadcast. She was well qualified for this position, after a distinguished 23-year career at ABC News and more than six years at CBS News, where she has been responsible for the supervision of all primetime news magazines.
Before the broadcast, it was West�s job to make sure that the vetting of the documents and sources used in this investigation was complete and that the final segment was fair and unbiased. As noted above, the Independent Panel found that the vetting process was not only incomplete but, in the end, utterly ineffectual. After the broadcast, the Panel found that West continued to defend the segment even when it was becoming increasingly apparent that it was flawed, and even when Howard suggested that the time had come to back away from the authenticity of the documents.
Further, prior to the broadcast, West and Howard received express directions from Andrew Heyward, President of CBS News, to make sure that the 60 Minutes Wednesday team did not �stampede us in any way.� Afterwards, he directed that the authentication of the documents and their source be thoroughly re-examined to answer the growing concerns about the segment. The Panel, while it �does not underestimate the storm that hit CBS News,� finds that these instructions were not carried out. As the senior executive in charge of the entire broadcast, West must accept her share of the responsibility. She has therefore been relieved of her duties and asked to resign from CBS News.
This brings us to two senior figures at CBS News whose performance is discussed in some depth in the Panel�s report. Based on the findings of that report, we believe the following is appropriate:
The Panel found that Dan Rather was pushed to the limit in the week before the September 8th broadcast. He was finishing up the anchoring job at the 2004 Republican Convention and was covering Hurricane Frances in Florida. He asked the right questions initially, but then made the same errors of credulity and over-enthusiasm that beset many of his colleagues in regard to this segment. He was convinced that the documents were authenticated because he was told in no uncertain terms that this was so. He defended the story over-zealously afterwards; again, he believed in a star associate with whom he had worked often, and to award-winning result. The Panel has found that his unwillingness to consider that CBS News and his colleague were in the wrong was a mistake, and that the broadcast would have benefited from a more direct involvement on Rather�s part.
Dan Rather has already apologized for the segment and taken personal responsibility for his part in the broadcast. He voluntarily moved to set a date to step down from the CBS Evening News anchor chair in March of 2005, which will give him more time to concentrate on his reporting for CBS NEWS. After examining the report and thinking about its implications, we believe any further action would not be appropriate.
This brings us to CBS NEWS President Andrew Heyward. The Panel�s report shows that before the segment was broadcast, Heyward explicitly warned West and Howard that �we will have to defend �every syllable� of the segment and, as we mentioned earlier, specifically urged them not to allow the production team to �stampede us.�� In the aftermath of the report, he issued direct instructions to investigate the sourcing of the story and the authentication of the documents and pressed for his staff to come up with new and substantive information rather than merely standing by the story in a �stubborn repetition of what we�ve already said.� However, the Panel concluded that Heyward�s directives were not implemented in a prompt or systematic way.
This raises questions about accountability at CBS News � questions that will have to be addressed both by Andrew Heyward and me. We intend to do so. But Heyward is an executive of integrity and talent, and the right person to be leading CBS NEWS during this challenging time.
Acting on the Panel�s recommendations, I would like to announce the following further steps that will be implemented immediately, not just for 60 Minutes Wednesday, but for all of CBS News.
Responding to perhaps the most important recommendation of the Panel, we will immediately create a position of Senior Vice President of Standards and Special Projects, reporting to the President of CBS News. This executive will be assigned expanded new duties as part of upholding and enforcing CBS News Standards. Before an investigative report proceeds, the Standards Executive will review the use of confidential sources; will determine the completeness of the authentication and/or chain of custody of materials received from outside sources, ranging from documents to video to photos; and will approve all hidden-camera investigations.
The Standards Executive will be identified throughout CBS News as someone with whom employees can communicate on a confidential basis, without fear of retaliation, if they have concerns that a planned segment may not meet CBS News standards of accuracy and fairness. This executive will also undertake a comprehensive review of the CBS News Standards Manual and will institute a program for regular review of the standards.
Assuming this important new role will be Linda Mason, who has been named Senior Vice President, Standards and Special Projects, reporting directly to the President of CBS News.
Linda has a long and distinguished career at CBS News, which she joined in 1966. She was the first woman in many of the positions she has filled at CBS News: from desk assistant in radio to writer in Newsfilm syndication, to writer/associate producer at WCBS-TV News to writer then producer at the CBS Morning News, to producer, investigative producer, senior producer at the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite and then Dan Rather, to executive producer of The CBS Weekend News and then executive producer of CBS News Sunday Morning as well, to vice president of Public Affairs and executive producer of CBS Reports. She has won 13 Emmys, two Peabodies, a Dupont and various other awards.
Linda has acted as the liaison between CBS NEWS and the Independent Panel during the preparation of the Panel�s report. She has been a calm, steadying influence within CBS News throughout that difficult process, and she was recognized for her contributions by the Panel. I know she will be invaluable in this new and crucial role, and I consider her appointment to be an integral part of the re-vitalization of CBS News after this difficult time.
Further, in the midst of this ordeal, the original 60 Minutes has continued to shine as a beacon of light. The broadcast has continued to blaze a trail of outstanding journalism and competitive success as the #1 news magazine program under the leadership of Executive Producer Jeff Fager, who launched 60 Minutes Wednesday in 1999. We have therefore asked Jeff to oversee both 60 Minutes broadcasts � 60 Minutes Wednesday as well as 60 Minutes � at least until the end of the season.
Other steps that will be implemented immediately include, but will not be limited to, the following:
1. If the validity of information presented in a segment comes under a significant challenge, such as occurred with the 60 Minutes Wednesday segment, reporting on the challenge will not be left entirely in the hands of those who created the segment at issue. Instead, an additional team, led by someone not involved in the original segment, will be assigned to take the lead in the coverage.
2. In sensitive stories relying on sources who cannot be identified on the air, senior management must, when appropriate, know not just the name of the source, but all relevant background that would assist in editorial news decisions. Difficulties in this regard should be reviewed with the Standards Executive.
3. CBS News management must make it clear to all personnel that competitive pressure alone cannot be allowed to prompt the airing of a story. As the Panel points out, it would have been better to �lose� the story on the disputed memos to a competitor than to air it short of vetting to the highest standards of fairness and accuracy.
4. Correspondents, producers and associate producers must disclose to the executive producer and senior producers all relevant information unearthed in reporting the story, both supporting and challenging the segment�s findings.
5. On primetime broadcasts, all on-camera interviews done for a segment, whether or not aired, should be reviewed by the person assigned script review responsibility to ensure that the segment presents fairly and accurately what was said in the interviews and is not contradicted by interviews which do not appear in the finished segment.
6. CBS NEWS producers and management will work closely with the CBS Communications area to ensure that all information provided to the department and then disseminated to the public is fair and accurate.
7. CBS NEWS management should require correspondents to regularly and fully participate to the maximum extent possible in the preparation, vetting and pre-broadcast screening of stories. Management should review instances where the press of other responsibilities does not permit this and make any appropriate changes to the production and vetting structure to take account of reality.
In addition to these steps, in the future we will pursue any other reforms we feel are needed to help CBS News uphold its decades-long tradition of reporting with integrity and without fear or favor.
We deeply regret the disservice this flawed 60 Minutes Wednesday report did to the American public, which has a right to count on CBS News for fairness and accuracy in all it does.
We are pleased that the panel recognized the importance of CBS News� mission and noted that �it was impressed with the professionalism, dedication, commitment and intelligence of the individuals it interviewed from CBS News.... Many of these individuals have been associated with CBS News for many years and they expressed great pride and respect for the organization and its mission.... some expressed disbelief that CBS News would find itself in the situation created by this segment.�
We are also gratified that the Panel, after extensive analysis and consideration, has found that, while CBS News made numerous errors of judgment and execution in this story, these mistakes were not motivated by any political agenda. As the Report states, �The Panel does not find a basis to accuse those who investigated, produced, vetted or aired the Segment of having a political bias.�
The panel also expresses its hope that this incident and this report will not have a �chilling� effect on the commitment of CBS News to continue the hard, important investigative reporting that has always been the hallmark of CBS News. That is my hope and my expectation as well. We can�t stop either doing what we do, or the drive to be the best at that essential job. We have a responsibility to the public, to our profession, and to ourselves, to get it right � not most of the time, but every time.
I am enormously proud of CBS News� decades-long tradition of excellence in journalism. The people of CBS News are conscientious professionals of the highest integrity, pride and ability. Nothing is more important to them or to me than the credibility and stature of this great news organization. It is for them and for the public we serve that we take these actions today. By doing what needed to be done, as painful as some of these steps are, we hope to have moved decisively to set the record straight, and to turn this crisis into an opportunity to make CBS News stronger than it has ever been.
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Map of Zambia's main safari areas
This map splits what we offer in Zambia into seven parts; read more about them by clicking the blue markers. Our more detailed maps of the areas show the different safari camps, lodges and hotels; to see these, follow links in the bubbles – or at the bottom of the page.
Things to see on this Zambia map
ook carefully and you can see the long, curving area (light green surrounded by dark green) of the Luangwa Valley the east of the country, which starts beside Zambia and heads sough-west towards Lusaka. Also visible is Lake Bangweulu, at the heart of the country, and Lake Kariba, which straddles Zambia's southern border with Zimbabwe.
Trace lines from the two ends of Lake Kariba to follow the course of the Zambezi – east alnong the border then curving north, through western Zambia (Barotseland); and west from Lake Kariba, again along the border, then into Mozambique where it flows into Lake Cabora Bassa and thence towards the Indian Ocean
Click onto any of the blue circular markers, and follow the links in the bubbles, for maps of the various areas with precise locations for the various safari camps and lodges.
Navigating around this map of Zambia
Drag the sliding marker (over the left-side of the map) along the vertical scale to zoom the map in (+) and out (-), or click on the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons.
Move the mouse over the blue markers to see area names.
Click on the blue markers for more information on the areas.
Click on the links below for more detailed maps which show the safari camps and lodges in each area.
Use the left-side menu at the top of this page to view other maps, or click on the links below.
Brown pins indicate areas or points of interest that we don't feature – like the Liuwa Plains area in the west of the country. (We have been here, and do know it, but at present haven't found any ways to get our travellers here without organising major expeditions!)


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Women in Batman Movies
The Girls of Gotham City: Batman's Vixens and Villainesses
The Girls of Gotham City: Batman's Vixens and Villainesses
This Friday, Anne Hathaway slips into the iconic catsuit of Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. This third and final Christopher Nolan-directed Batman film is the latest of many movies about the caped crusader, going back to the 1966 adaptation of the '60s TV series. We couldn't resist looking back at some of our favorite female performances from the history of Batman films. Some are creepy supervillianesses while others are Bruce Wayne's love interests (or both!), but they all have one thing in common: they hold their own alongside Batman. Check out the girls of Gotham now!


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This tutorial are made In adobe CS3.
Ok so background one cosmic background
This the name i have give for a radial style background giving a scifi effect.
Step 1
make a new document 500 px by 500 px
Then go to Edit > Fill
Then in the drop down select color.
Then select black.
And click ok
Step 2
Make a new layer
goto brush and select the 300 px one
Then change the size to 500 px
Then select a dark pinky purple colour
and center your brush in the canvas and
There is one type of background but I will continue on how to make it better.
Step 3
Right click on the layer and select blending options
select gradient overlay (make sure it is ticked)
Select radial gradient and select reverse
Now select the gradient
and then now select a medium blue for one side and light purple for the other
(there is no images for this i would skip and come back to it and have a play later)
Step 4
Make a new layer
And have a dark blue/purple and black selected in your colors.
Then goto filter > render Clouds.
[here is another background]
(but you can continue)
Step 5
Next make sure you layer with the clouds is selected.
Then go to the option above layers and select overlay.
It will look like this.
Save a psd because u will be continuing more of these background tutorials.
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Some Apple fan boys and girls may have paid homage to the late Steve Jobs by dressing up as him for Halloween but others simply knocked on his door and said "trick-or-treat."
The Palo Alto home of Jobs became a popular destination for candy lovers and tech geeks alike Monday night as they descended on the Waverley Street house that the Apple co-founder lived at for so many years.
Jobs' family rewarded the neighbors' courage to knock on their door as well with the sound of thunder from hidden speakers, a row of jack-o-lanterns and dry ice fog to put a fright in children.
A crowd of about 50 people were lined up outside of the house at around 6:30 p.m. when the Jobs family opened the gate in front, according to The Palo Alto Daily.
A pair of boys even dressed as an iPad and an iPod. Families posed with their children for pictures in front of the house.
Three women handed the children "fist-sized cellophane bags filled with orange candy slices, Toblerones and sour drops."


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Heard on Campus: Charles Brock
Heard on Campus: Charles Brock
"The separation of church and state doesn't mean separation of faith and politics. Those are two different things. Many of our great presidents have made it very, very clear, from Washington on up, that if you don't stress faith as president then you've really lost out on understanding what America was founded for. They have all expressed that we were founded as a people to bring help to others, not just to ourselves (which, of course, is important), but also freedom from oppression and injustice to the rest of the world. That is a mission that we've almost lost -- we really don't talk about it much. It seems to me that without that we will lose our way. We will simply become a rather boring, materialistic society unless we can get that kind of dimension back into who we are as a world power -- as the world power -- with all of the extraordinary potential that we have."
-- The Rev. Charles Brock, founder and director of the Institute on the American Dream at Penn State Behrend, and emeritus fellow at Mansfield College, Oxford. Brock spoke at the Penn State Forum luncheon Sept. 3 on the topic of "holy warrior presidents." To learn more about the series, visit http://sites.psu.edu/forum/.


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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) chairman and chief executive officer Morris Chang (張忠謀) is among the 30 best CEOs in the world this year, according to the new issue of Barron's published yesterday.
The results released by the influential market-focused US newspaper and Web site showed Chang was among four Asian chief executives who made it into the top 30 list this year.
The other three Asian CEOs are Yang Yuanqing (楊元慶) of the world's No. 2 PC vendor Lenovo Group Ltd (聯想), Ma Huateng (馬化騰) of Tencent Holdings Ltd (騰訊), an entertainment and Web portal company in China, and Tadashi Yanai of Japan's largest clothing retailer Fast Retailing Co, known for its clothing chain Uniqlo.
Sixteen CEOs on the list were from the US, including Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway Inc and Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com Inc; eight hailed from Europe, including Bernard Arnault of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and British chip designer ARM Holdings Ltd's Warren East; and one each from Canada and Mexico.
Chang among 13 new CEOs on this year's list compiled by Barron's, which described the 81-year-old as "the soul of efficiency" and credited him with making TSMC Taiwan's largest company and for leading a company that controls half of the world's US$39.3 billion market for contract chip-manufacturing.
According to Barron's criteria for entering its annual hall of fame, a respected CEO is required to have the ability to "motivate employees and develop products that resonate with customers."
Chang founded TSMC in 1987 and has built the company into the world's largest supplier of made-to-order chips, with its products used in computers, communication devices, consumer electronics and industrial equipment.
The company's shares closed 1.53 percent higher at NT$99.5 yesterday in Taipei trading.
As of yesterday, the Hsinchu-based chipmaker had a market capitalization of NT$2.58 trillion (US$86.3 billion), according to Taiwan Stock Exchange data.
Last year, the company reported consolidated revenue of NT$506.25 billion and net income of NT$166.16 billion, with earnings per share of NT$6.41. Over the past 15 years, TSMC has seen revenue jump more than 11 times from NT$43.93 billion in 1997 and nearly 10 folds in profit from NT$17.89 billion over this period, the company's data showed.
Despite the company's leading position in the global foundry market and its plan to spend a record US$9 billion this year on new facilities to make chips for mobile devices, TSMC is likely to face stiff competition in the next two to three years from Intel Corp, Samsung Electronics Co and GlobalFoundries Inc, who have greater financial muscle, analysts said.
"New supply of 28 nanometer [nm] node solutions from Samsung and GlobalFoundries will commence from the second quarter this year onward as customers seek secondary suppliers to reduce risk," Warren Lau (劉華仁), an analyst in Hong Kong with Kim Eng Securities Ltd, said in a report on Tuesday last week.
"Meanwhile, Intel's high-profile win of a deal to build chips for Altera using its 14nm FinFET process indicates that it is now ready to engage with major customers following three years on the learning curve," he said.
However, Carlos Peng (彭國維), an analyst at Fubon Securities Investment Services Co (富邦投顧), said over the longer term, TSMC would still be the final winner in the foundry business, which involves a wide variety of chips, small-batch production and many complex details and is different from the standard commoditized CPU process that Intel is good at.


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Salad Bar and Grill
Branches:Jounieh, Dbayeh, Achrafieh, Le Mall - Dbayeh
Price:Between 15$ and 35$
Review by Jean
Shtrumpf restaurant serves a wide variety of international dishes, a range of delicious "Plats du Jour" and some light plates. Food has proven to be very good, we loved the grilled meats and fish we ordered, and the salad bar offered everything we wanted.
With three branches, in Ashrafieh, Jounieh and Dbayeh, you can choose between the relaxing spot of a mountain-like location or the comfortable cityscape indoor and outdoor terrace.
Aside from being a restaurant, Shtrumpf is also famous for its special events such as "Beer Festival", "Extreme Nights", "Go Green" program, food theme nights and coverage of all major sports events. You can find draft beer at Shtrumpf.
Service was excellent, we spent a very pleasant evening there.Write a Review
Starters, Pasta, pizza, salads, grills, sandwiches, burgers, light menu, beverages and desserts
Suitable for vegetarians. Serves alcohol.
Good to know
Has a terrace. Recommended for large groups and friends.
11 Reviews
Feb 14, 2012 at 12:24Where to start. I have visited this restaurant in all its branches many many times. Each time was an exceptional visit. The rich salad bar was what kept me going there. Yet lately the quality kept dropping and I'm starting to wonder if this place is still worth visiting. People can definitely get better quality food for this price. The signature Shtrumpf burger is a must try so is the divine mushroom soup. The managment should keep a serious eye on the restaurants' food quality, variety, and HYGIENE. This place is worth a try..... for now.
Oct 24, 2012 at 18:29I'm in love with Shtrumpf and especially ashrafieh branch, staff are so friendly, quality of the food is great. It's my favorite place I don't replace it with another one :d
Feb 20, 2012 at 14:55I went several times to the branch of Achrafieh, the food was good but lately the quality has decreased.I think you can find better for the same price. So, I definitely not recommend this restaurant...
Jan 31, 2013 at 20:39haha I can't believe it. i read the comment about the hair in the food and I thought Mhed must have been very unlucky. Anyway, as I live just around the corner from this restaurant I gave it a try and ordered some Tortellini. And you know what I found in my Tortellinis????? A hair.... Please, a restaurant can't serve food with a hair in it. Common I hardly believe it. I better cook by myself.
Feb 6, 2014 at 17:09This is me and my mom's favorite place as salads lovers! The salad bar, the steak, desserts... everything is just beyond perfect! They can add palmitos to the salad bar. Pretty good service in all branches.
Aug 28, 2010 at 15:00Shtrumpf used to be my favorite restaurant. But for the last 3 times in a row, I found hair in my food!! 2 times of the 3 was the salad bar, and another time was in the lasagne.But still, it tastes good and I keep on going, without forgetting to always search for the hair before eating!
Aug 28, 2010 at 15:10I think I won't forget to look for the hair too! Too bad because the food is very good. That is really something we should notify the manager of so he makes sure the chef wears his hat in the future!
Aug 12, 2011 at 10:24Salad bar is TOP there... not always varied as it should, you should try Mondays and Thursdays... and the mushroom soup you get with the salad bar is AWESOME!!!As for the rest of the menu, its not WOW but its average.
Oct 19, 2013 at 17:10I heard the mushroom and lentil soups are good. I tried them and found it's not that good at all.
Sep 18, 2015 at 23:55At jounieh branch-Sahel Alma: Food wasn't as it used to be... Service was sooooooo slow.... I had to wait 15 min to get the sauce for the steak that was already cold... After that the bill was wrong???!!!!!! and a birthday surprise was ruined, the staff forgot about it... You have to do something about everything!!!!!
Aug 12, 2011 at 21:21i got a hair too in my pasta once lol. Anyway the food was good, even though i didn't finish my plate.
Haret Sakher / Sahel Alma
Phone Number: 09644044 or 09642642
(11:30 AM till 12:00 PM)
This branch makes delivery.
Dbayeh Marina Highway.
Phone Number: 04411711
(11:30 AM till 12:00 PM)
This branch makes delivery.
Next to Sofil Center, Charles Malek avenue.
Phone Number: 01333557 or 01333556
(11:30 AM till 12:00 PM)
This branch makes delivery.
Le Mall - Dbayeh
Le Mall, Dbayeh
Phone Number: 04 523 710 or 04 410 010
(Weekdays: 12:00 pm till 11:30 pm - Weekends: 12:00 pm till 11:45 pm)
See Also
Duo(8 votes)
French and Italian Cuisine
Souccaria - Dbayeh(21 votes)
Sugar, spice and everything nice
Crave Fusion Cuisine(20 votes)
Fusion Cuisine from the World Over
Square Café(41 votes)
Arguileh Lovers Destination
Maillon Café - Zalka(53 votes)
Classy Café and Restaurant in Zalka
Deek Duke(21 votes)
Young and modern restaurant specialized in chicken


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We recommend washing on cold or warm in a gentle cycle using a mild, phosphate free detergent and tumble dry on low. For best, results wash with like fabrics avoiding abrasive items like towels and jeans.
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SteveG92107 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 51 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
The San Diego Employee Benefit Council was locally founded in
1975. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering
the education and careers of San Diego health insurance and
employee benefit professionals.
The Employee Benefit Council provides a forum for insurance
and employee benefit professionals to acquire additional hours
of continuing education by attending regularly scheduled
Our meetings are designed to help members stay up-to-date
with trends in the benefits market, while networking with fellow
benefit professionals and having fun.
The SDEBC is an education-based, non-profit organization
whose purpose is to provide members with a way to connect with
one another and to offer opportunities to hear top-quality
speakers share their expertise on topics important to the
Employee benefit professionals -
Health Insurance Brokers & support staff
Insurance Carriers (Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, Kaiser etc...)
Human Resource Managers
Wellness Companies
Health Reform Experts
Looking to update the logo for a clean and sophisticated look. We would like to have the feel of education, knowledge and ethical standards. Maybe incorporating the California State image.
WE DO NOT WANT TO USE THE CAP AND TASSEL. Thank you.
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Youth protection
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Youth Protection
The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. To maintain such an environment, the BSA developed numerous procedural and leadership selection policies and provides parents and leaders the following online, video, and print resources for the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing programs.
Leadership Selection
The Boy Scouts of America takes great pride in the quality of our adult leadership. Being a leader in the BSA is a privilege, not a right. The quality of the program and the safety of our youth members call for high-quality adult leaders. Our chartered organizations endeavor to recruit the best possible leaders for their units.
The adult application requests background information that should be checked by the unit committee or the chartered organization before accepting an applicant f or unit leadership. While no current screening techniques exist that can identify every potential child molester, we can reduce the risk of accepting a child molester by learning all we can about an applicant for a leadership position—his or her experience with children, why he or she wants to be a Scout leader, and other matters.
Barriers to Abuse Within Scouting
The BSA has adopted the following policies to provide additional security for our members. These policies are primarily for the protection of our youth members; however, they also serve to protect our adult leaders from false accusations of abuse.
- Two-deep leadership.
- Two registered adult leaders or one registered leader and a parent of a participant, or other adult, one of whom must be 21 years of age or older, are required on all trips and outings. The chartered organization is responsible for ensuring that sufficient leadership is provided for all activities.
- No one-on-one contact.
- One-on-one contact between adults and youth members is not permitted. In situations that require personal conferences, such as a Scoutmaster's conference, the meeting is to be conducted in view of other adults and youths.
- Respect of privacy.
- Adult leaders must respect the privacy of youth members in situations such as changing clothes and taking showers at camp, and intrude only to the extent that health and safety require. Adults must protect their own privacy in similar situations.
- Separate accommodations.
- When camping, no youth is permitted to sleep in the tent of an adult other than his own parent or guardian. Councils are strongly encouraged to have separate shower and latrine facilities for females. When separate facilities are not available, separate times for male and female use should be scheduled and posted for showers.
- Proper preparation for high-adventure activities.
- Activities with elements of risk should never be undertaken without proper preparation, equipment, clothing, supervision, and safety measures.
- No secret organizations.
- The Boy Scouts of America does not recognize any secret organizations as part of its program. All aspects of the Scouting program are open to observation by parents and leaders.
- Appropriate attire.
- Proper clothing for activities is required. For example, skinny-dipping is not appropriate as part of Scouting.
- Constructive discipline.
- Discipline used in Scouting should be constructive and reflect Scouting's values. Corporal punishment is never permitted.
- Hazing prohibited.
- Physical hazing and initiations are prohibited and may not be included as part of any Scouting activity.
- Junior leader training and supervision.
- Adult leaders must monitor and guide the leadership techniques used by junior leaders and ensure that BSA policies are followed.
- Member responsibilities.
- All members of the Boy Scouts of America are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the principles set forth in the Scout Oath and Law. Physical violence, hazing, bullying, theft, verbal insults, drugs, and alcohol have no place in the Scouting program and may result in the revocation of a Scout's membership in the unit.
- Unit responsibilities.
- The head of the chartered organization or chartered organization representative and the local council must approve the registration of the unit's adult leader. Adult leaders of Scouting units are responsible for monitoring the behavior of youth members and interceding when necessary. Parents of youth members who misbehave should be informed and asked for assistance in dealing with it.
The "three R's" of Youth Protection
The "three R's" of Youth Protection convey a simple message to youth members:
- Recognize situations that place you at risk of being molested, how child molesters operate, and that anyone could be a molester.
- Resist unwanted and inappropriate attention. Resistance will stop most attempts at molestation.
- Report attempted or actual molestation to a parent or other trusted adult. This prevents further abuse and helps to protect other children. Let the Scout know he or she will not be blamed for what occurred
- The source for this entire article can be found at Official BSA Youth Protection -- Last accessed: 2008-03-28


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Sports are a reflection of national character and aspirations, and it is no coincidence, I think, that soccer has had a hard time catching on in the United States. Simply put, soccer—call it "football" if you must—is a tragic game, and thus it cuts deeply against the grain of the American ethos. Americans are an optimistic people. We like scoring too much to enjoy a game that is more about preventing success than achieving it.
Soccer is like watching a bunch of Sisyphuses competing against each other by trying to roll the same rock up a hill—without using their hands, of course. And there's a big guy on top of the hill just waiting to kick the rock all the way back to the bottom. Let's remember that in the original myth, Sisyphus was being punished; there was no break in the action, and no flopping either.
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To the American mind, the only time games are supposed to be tragic are when we lose in a sport we love in the international arena. A real sport, like hockey. Otherwise, Americans should be able to make progress in any game, overcoming obstacles, changing rules, buying the best players. That has not happened in soccer because the design of that game has old-world values written all over it: Individuals should not try to stand out from the crowds, one group should not have too many advantages over another, drawing attention to yourself is distasteful, and so on. The tools of your trade shouldn't be too splashy, either—why use your hands when your feet will do?
Although Americans love games that highlight individual performances—and the more the better—soccer seems designed to minimize their frequency. How many times during a baseball, (real) football or basketball game does someone do something that is utterly transcendent in its expression of skill and strength? Many times. Such moments of beauty are the main reason we find sports so attractive.
In soccer, however, these performances are more like an accident than a natural part of the so-called beautiful game. Fans keep their expectations so low that they are actually surprised, really surprised, when someone kicks the ball in an inhumanly perfect manner. And if the perfect kick does not go in the goal, well, that's not surprising at all. Soccer thus appeals to the pessimist, the person who wagers that it is better to avoid disappointment than to demand too much joy. In other words, foreigners.
Another knock against soccer: Kicking is just not as precise as throwing or hitting. Baseballs and footballs go farther, and with greater accuracy and power. The closest a soccer goal comes to an American sport is the arc of a basketball tracing its improbable journey toward its excruciatingly small destination. But fans can thrill to many such arcs in a basketball game. To gain the same excitement in soccer, they would have to widen the nets, which might not be a bad idea anyway. Who's afraid of a lot more scoring? I'll tell you who: Those old-world souls who equate all things gigantic and excessive with crass American consumerism. Soccer in this respect is a lot like socialism: Don't give the fans too much of what they want or they might want to change the game.


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EveryDayKnow has announced their presence on the web. The new site provides users with information on a wide range of topics including love and relationship subjects, life in general and a vast array of health findings.
"At EveryDayKnow.com, we are ecstatic to make our presence on the web known. We are committed to equipping our readers with the best, most current, information that's available online. We take great pride in the fact that our array of topics are very diverse. Health data and information is available as is love and relationship topics and all wide range of subjects having to do with life in general. We are experiencing a large number of viewers to the site and feel this is just the beginning as word spreads about what all we have to offer our readers," stated a company representative. "We love that we provide both information and advice on the subjects that are important to our readers."
The new informational blog site provides easy to read content that is laid out in such a manner where readers can easily choose what topic to read and have the option to go deeper into the subject if they want. The writers for the site are extensively screened for their capabilities of researching and providing expert level creative writing on unique topics that range from health areas such as diet to love and relationship subjects.
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Friday, 25 September 2009
What is really important?
Dr. Lin our college tutor which means that she is the person in charge of looking after the training of the junior anaesthetists in my hospital. I've worked with her a couple of times and she appears a pleasant lady. I want to speak to her about something that I've had on my mind for a long time now, but have only recently made a proper decision on.
Dr. Lin regales me with an even look and replies, "Certainly Michael, do you want to come through to my office?"
I follow her through to her little room and she clears a stack of patients' records off her workspace and asks me "What can I do for you?"
I've been over this moment many times in my head and I figured the best thing for me to do is to just come straight out and say what I want to.
"I'd like to leave the rotation."
I state the words simply. This is one of the biggest professional decisions I've made in my career and, to me, it feels like I've lit the blue touch paper. But there's no fanfare, no fireworks, just a slightly surprised look in Dr. Lin's brown eyes. I fill the silence.
"You see, my other half, she works in fashion and, as you can imagine, there's been lots of job losses in retail over the past year or so. Anyway, she's had to leave her job here and none of the retail firms are recruiting at the moment. She's actually managed to get herself another job – one that's actually better than the one she left – but it's not here, it's in London. London's where all the big retailers have their head offices. She's searched for a job round here and there really isn't anything that she wants to do. So, she's taken the job in the capital. She's moved there already and I'd like to follow her."
Dr Lin breaths out slowly, during one of our days working together, I chatted to her about my girlfriend and what she does, so she sort of knew a bit about our situation already. She takes her glasses off, slowly rubs her nose and speaks.
"You know Michael, I understand where you're coming from. I think from my point of view, it'll be a real shame to see you leave here. The other consultants and the secretaries all say good things about you, but if you want to leave…" her voice tails off and she sits back in her chair and sighs.
"You probably aren't aware of this but one of my good friends was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and is now off work, probably for good. When something like that happens to someone you really know, it brings a lot of things home. It really makes you think about life and what's really important. And I'll tell you what's important…" She's more animated now, she sits forward in her chair and jabs her glasses in my direction.
"Health, happiness, love… these are things that are important. Turning up here at the hospital to work every day, that's not important, not in the long term, but love is. So, like I say, I totally understand why you want to go and be with your girlfriend, you two have been together a while now haven't you?"
I nod.
"So of course I'll support you when you want to leave."
"Thank you," is all I can say.
"Have you told the deanery about it yet?"
"Yes," I reply. "I've already asked them what I need to do to transfer my number and I'm going to fill in the application form this weekend.
"Could I put you down as one of my referees?"
"Yes, of course you can."
"Thank you very much Dr. Lin" I say once more and stand up and head for the door. I'm half way out when Dr. Lin says
"Oh, Michael." I turn to see her with a conspiratorial smile playing on her lips. "Do you think that she's the one?"
I give her a broad grin in return and say, "We shall see…"
18 comments:
- brokenangel said...
Good for you for following your girlfriend. You not think its time to be buying a ring yet!
- 25 September 2009 at 18:15
- rosiero said...
She better had be!!
- 25 September 2009 at 22:37
- Hospital Lab Tech said...
Oh good decision.
Wishing you all the best x
- 26 September 2009 at 06:56
- Jo said...
Good luck for both you and your girlfriend - I hope that the move is successful for you both.
- 26 September 2009 at 15:12
- Harry said...
Wishing you the best of luck for your move - what a big decision!
I just wanted to take a moment to say what a pleasure it is to read your blog. I was so fascinated by it that in only took me a few days to read it from start to finish. I love your style of writing, and the discussions about the decision making you make for you patients on a day to day basic. You clearly have a passion for the job which is truey honourable, treat patients with the upmost dignity and respect and have the patients best interests at heart. As I said to my friend today who wants to train in anaesthetics, if you are going to be one, you have to be like Dr Anderson!
You also highlight the huge responsibility and scope of practise Anaesthetists have, which sadly a lot of people are very naive about. (Then again, got to love them, but Amateur Transplants dont do the profession any favours!)
Anyways, I fear I'm dragging on quite a bit here, but please keep doing what you do best, being a clearly great Anaesthetist which this trust will be unfortunate to loose, and writing brilliant blogs!
Thanks again.
- 26 September 2009 at 22:22
Good luck with your move. Hope the London trusts don't affect your optimism and enthusiasm for your career... would be interesting to find out where you end up but I guess you can't reveal too much to an anony-mouse.
- 27 September 2009 at 09:47
sorry, but i am 99% sure you wont be together this time next year, its just how life works im afraid.
- 28 September 2009 at 20:15
- Harry said...
laws of nature.....who an earth are you to make a sweeping statement like that. you dont know him or his girlfriend so why dont you keep your pessimistic opinions to yourself!
- 28 September 2009 at 21:36
- Adam said...
North West Thames rotation is nice...
- 1 October 2009 at 13:13
Cool. I can't imagine any of the Ortho registrars I used to know upping sticks for their girlfriends. I hope she appreciates it! Good luck.
- 1 October 2009 at 14:58
- Mylene said...
This has to be one of my favourite writings from your blog. I love your enthusiasm and passion for your work and most of all for life. I wish you many happiness in your future. :D
- 20 October 2009 at 16:14
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Everyone would like to have such a resident, but unfortunately, either stets, not everyone has the opportunity. On the one hand, it's good to have someone to help, and on the other hand, you can not use it. Everyone should know their duties. There is the charm of all this. Unsuitable people do what they should do. And everyone, literally everyone is silent.
- 12 June 2018 at 12:47
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- 20 August 2018 at 09:24
- Anita said...
Good for you for following your girlfriend. You not think its time to be buying a ring yet! Who an earth are you to make a sweeping statement like that.
- 18 September 2018 at 11:04
- Basia said...
Good luck with your move. Hope the London trusts don't affect your optimism and enthusiasm for your career... would be interesting to find out where you end up but I guess you can't reveal too much to an anony-mouse.
- 26 September 2018 at 12:32
- Marek said...
I wish you good luck in completing the project. The idea was brilliant, not everyone can think of it. I respect you very much for taking such actions.
- 26 September 2018 at 13:26
- Wiktoria said...
You clearly have a passion for the job which is truey honourable, treat patients with the upmost dignity and respect and have the patients best interests at heart. As I said to my friend today who wants to train in anaesthetics, if you are going to be one, you have to be like Dr Anderson!
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If you didn't realize it by now, I am a cereal freak. I love my cereal. I eat it at least once a day and I usually mix more than 1 kind together in a bowl. I then top with Greek yogurt, fruit, nut butter or Vanilla Almond Breeze (unsweetened). I love to mix in different flavors of cereals to maximize flavor and nutrition.
A few weeks back I received 3 boxes of cereal made by Cereal Vit. There were Corn Flakes, Coffee Flakes and Benevit Multi-grain Flakes.
I was especially interested in the Coffee Flakes- Coffee coated corn and flax flake cereal enriched with Omega-3 for heart health. Certified organic and gluten free. I tasted those first. WOW! What a unique flavor! It was odd at first, but then I really grew to like it! I now crave the taste & love adding them to my other cereals or just to my yogurt alone.
Next up was the Corn Flakes – Extra thick and crispy corn flake with no added sugar. Certified organic and gluten free. These are great corn flakes, but don't be expecting them to be sweet, as they only have 3 ingredients – organic corn, rice malt & salt. They have 1.2 grams/sugar per serving. Great for adding a serving of fresh fruit & yogurt or Almond Breeze to.
Last, but not least, the Benevit Multi-grain Flakes – Buckwheat and rice flakes with low sugar and fat content. Certified organic and gluten free. These are great!! I love the flavor! Another one that is perfect for mixing or just adding fruit & yogurt to. I love how the flakes stand up to moisture from fruit/yogurt/milk.
These are a great addition to any gluten-free cereal pantry! For more information, please see Riega Foods.
Check out my latest Examiner article on the 8th Annual "Making Tracks for Celiacs" walk.
A few weeks back I tweeted about not being able to get a response from Emerald Nuts about their Cocoa Roasted Almonds being gluten-free or not. I received a very nice email from the company this week apologizing for their lack of response (they saw the tweet, but not any of my 3 emails). They assured me that the Dark Chocolate Cocoa Roasted Almonds are in fact gluten-free. 🙂
I hope you all have a great weekend! Anything special planned? I have a long run planned for tomorrow and then nothing really all weekend after that. I am running later than normal, so I have to play around with my schedule for eating. Normally I don't like to eat before a run period, but I do for my runs over 6 miles. I will eat a banana or Clif Gel. 8+ miles also warrants a Gel of sorts in the middle. Tomorrow I may actually eat a small breakfast first, but I haven't figured things out yet. I think it will depend on when I get up. I will be stuffing my face after my run, that is for sure! 😉
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