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Joyce Antler teaches American Studies at Brandeis University and is the author of You Never Call! You Never Write!: A History of the Jewish Mother. Below Antler imparts some Passover wisdom in an article made for sharing with your mother. For those of you celebrating, "L'shana ha'ba-ah b'Yerushalayim."
While Jews everywhere in the world sit down to their first seder tonight to relive the story of the Exodus from Egypt, many will participate in a new ritual, sipping from a cup of water in honor of Miriam, prophetess and sister of Moses, who helped nurture the Israelites during their long journey in the desert. Moses' and Miriam's mother, Jocheved, is often forgotten in this freedom narrative, but she exemplifies the caring and nurturance common to Jewish mothers who hovered over their children–sometimes in the background and disguised, as was Jocheved–but always concerned with their children's safety and security.
Jewish mothers have gotten a bad rap–especially in recent American culture–and they emerge mostly as comic caricatures: manipulative, whiny, guilt-inducing, and overprotective. It's easy to imagine the Jewish mother hovering over her children–holding the spoon and urging them to take one more bite. But there's an alternative stereotype: the Jewish mother as an emblem of unstinting love and nurturance, the Jewish mother as represented by Jocheved. Defying Pharoah's edict, Jocheved was willing to float her baby's basket on the water as a means to his rescue. Along with Miriam, the midwives Shifra and Puah, and Pharoah's daughter, the women who make the Passover story possible, Jocheved stretches beyond the boundaries of her specified role in the culture and intervenes to save her child's life.
Not every mother must make such a fateful choice. But even mothers' less terrible choices can loom very large–when to hover in the foreground of her children's lives, when to stay in the background and support them indirectly, how much of her own career or interests to sacrifice for theirs. Her interventions may change as the child's needs and her own level of emotional and material comforts change, and so she may move in and out of the work force, and her children's lives, depending on strategic assessments.
Yet rather than credit Jewish mothers, and all mothers, for their craft and skill in molding these patterns of nurturance, often on an individual and emergency basis and in precarious situations–we tend to blame, criticize, and mock them. But the dominant, negative, and nearly ubiquitous stereotype of the Jewish mother doesn't fit the positive way Jewish women see their own mothers– or how they see themselves as mothers. Nor does it fit the facts. Historically, the Jewish mother's goal was to make her children self-reliant, not to infantilize them. Whenever we acknowledge Jews' great success in America, we should credit the Jewish mother and the many ways in which she modeled strength and resiliency for her children.
In many ways, today's newly famed 'helicopter" mother who hovers over her children and is on call 24/7–self-sacrificing, overprotective, deeply embedded in every aspect of her children's lives–resembles the fabled Jewish mother caricature. Unfortunately, she too is blamed–and she blames herself– if she doesn't give up everything for her child or, on the other hand, if she is "too involved." This double-bind can only result in a harmful dose of guilt–not so much induced in the unappreciative child–but in the mother herself who doubts her own skills and internalizes the ridicule showered on her. If we have learned anything from studying educational achievement and social well-being, it is that mothers' presence in their children's lives is vital. Yet mothers too often become scapegoats for larger social ills and targets for misogyny.
Part of the difficulty lies in finding the positive phrases for warmth and caring–the other side of the stereotype. Could it be that the Jewish mother's "nagging" was just "another form of love-making?" asked a researcher working with anthropologists Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict on a post-World War II study of the Jewish family. Yet despite good intentions, the Mead-Benedict study, and the many that followed, portrayed the Jewish mother according to a recurrent one-note pattern: nagging, whining, suffering, and excessively overprotective.
When we roll back the outer surface of how Jewish mothers have been portrayed throughout American culture, we see that just as in the Exodus story, their ministrations have been critical to their offspring's –and their communities'–survival. Their stories, like Jocheved's, must be brought to the forefront of how we understand women's myriad roles and the entire panorama of cultural change. Despite their largely negative press, today's helicopter moms, carefully supporting and encouraging their precious young, are leaving their own positive imprint on the historical record.
14 Responses to "Passover and Mom"
Chag Samaeach!!! What a wonderful article on moms. Cheers to helicopter mommies for all of their love and support!!!
EXCELLENT article!
At this years Seder we had a special cup of water for Miriam, as well as a feminist Orange on the Seder plate.
Next year we will add something for Jocheved……hmmm…how about a saucer under Miriam's cup to pick up the drips…fits the theme;-)
History depends on point of view and who writes it. As more women become respected historians , Moms finally get their place in the sun. Thank you!!
Bravo to joyce antler for her wise observations on the jewish mother stereotype, her nuanced approach to this very significant topic, and the neat way in which she has connected current attitudes towards jewish mothers to the passover story.
My mother and I have switched roles. Now I am on call 24/7 as she, approaching her 96th birthday, all marbles in order, but the body not quite so, recently moved to an "independent living with amenities" space around the corner from me. Over the years, there have been times when we have been quite separate, usually by my choice, not hers, and other times when we have helicoptered over each other (she over me in my younger years, and now I over her). I am profoundly grateful that she and I have been able to come full circle. Joyce, I know when I share your words with my mom they will, as they have for me, shed sweet light on our mother-daughter relationship, and the centrality, for too long ignored, of the mother-daughter relationship in the great liberation story of Pesach. Chag Sameach!
The opening paragraph of this blog suggests that daughters should share this with their mothers. Since I am a mother of daughters who are mothers, I shall share it with them. There is much wisdom in Joyce Antler's Passover Derash, and I am eager to learn how my grown children will receive it!!! Now,if only I had read this in time for Passover. . . . As they use to say in Brooklyn– Wait till next year.
Wow! Very potent message!
You have added new breadth and spirit to my religious observance. I will undoubtly include and honor Miriam and Jocheved in future Seders.
I also identify with the "helicopter mother" and hope that my children will appreciate it and when it is their turn wear it as a badge of honor. Let's correct the misconception together.
Great info! I read from your blog about the cup for Miriam and her mom at our Passover sedar, and some of the men actually listened. Thanks so much for posting this information.
Perhaps a toy helicopter on the seder plate might be in order?
Thanks for an excellent article, Joyce.
Dear Joyce:
Passover, so dependent on the unstinting labor of the Jewish mother, seems like an ideal time to launch your new book! I wish you the very best!
My own "position" on matters Jewish remains in the very wry corner. I confess, happily, to marking the beginning of this recent Passover in Portugal — with suckling pig. The seder continues to be one of my super unfavorite Jewish celebrations – - possibly because more than the joy, I remember the anxiety attached to my mother's efforts to do it right and please her mother and her brothers, the serious males — about matters Jewish – - in the family.
For decades, I cooperated, waiting eagerly for the moment when my cooperation would no longer be required and I could give a pass to the whole enterprise. (I've recounted this experience in my food memoir, EATING AS I GO: SCENES FROM AMERICA AND ABROAD, in a chapter entitled "The Penultimate Passover.")
Since the spiritually inclined members of the younger generations in my family are Buddhists, I'm off the hook forever.
Of course "forever" is an unreliable word. I'm still willing to believe that the seder is a larger, better community experience than my memories allow; and I'm certainly willing to believe that (Jewish) mothers and daughters are connected more richly than their interactions over any particular ritual may suggest. In fact, thinking about your book, the Passover season, and this issue prompted me, just yesterday, to send a special donation to a foodbank I support in honor of my mother.
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I guess there is no one of age in this group that can speak from the experience of dealing directly with a parent who hovers. there's no problem with being a loving and nurturing parent, but too much is suffocating. i can speak first hand. I'm home from college for the summer and am not even halfway through and already want to kill someone (me or her). I guess the best analogy that can be used is: a baby needs food and water. too much will make them fat and malnourished; but too little will make them starved and dehydrated. at both extremes death is the outcome.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rodney McGruders first trip to the Big 12 Tournament ended with one of the saddest locker-room scenes he has been a part of.
After beating Oklahoma State and Baylor to advance to the tournaments championship game three years ago, Kansas State was eyeing a trophy. It was playing well at the time and went on to win a program-best 29 games, but it couldnt beat Kansas in the final.
The Wildcats took the loss hard, shedding tears and showing frustration when it was over. McGruder was a freshman back then, but his emotions were no different than his senior teammates. He was upset. So upset, that he still mentions that defeat as a learning moment in his career.
On Saturday evening, he can come full circle.
No. 11 K-State beat Oklahoma State 68-57 on Friday in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament at Sprint Center to advance to its first title game since its loss to Kansas in 2010.
McGruder was the main reason. On a night when neither teams offense flowed the way it did during their regular-season meetings, McGruder couldnt be stopped. The senior wing, playing like a man on a mission, scored a game-high 25 points.
He gives us a lot of confidence when he plays that way, Shane Southwell said. He is the best player in the Big 12, if you ask me. Once he is going, the defense really starts trying to key in on him and that gets everyone else going. But he was going tonight. He didnt really need us.
McGruder made 8 of 14 shots while showing off the skills that made him an All-Big 12 selection. He drove to the basket for layups, he caught passes in mid-air for alley-oop dunks, he got the free-throw line, he sank mid-range jumpers, he hit a three-pointer and he grabbed nine rebounds.
Clearly, he wanted another shot at a tournament title. The Wildcats will take on the Jayhawks, which beat Iowa State on Friday.
We have a shot, but Ive been here before, McGruder said. You cant get excited. You just have to keep your poise and go in there ready to play.
I still remember it three years ago, added senior Jordan Henriquez. I was cheering my guys on. It was one incredible year and I was just a freshman. I was able to spectate and be able to see what it looked like and how it felt to be out there playing for a Big 12 championship. Even though our guys fell short, we feel like we have another shot.
Kansas swept K-State in the regular season, but both teams tied for the Big 12 championship with 14-4 league records. The Wildcats have said they didnt enjoy sharing that trophy with their in-state rival, and have said winning a prize they can keep all to themselves supplied them with motivation this week.
Motivation didnt seem to be a factor against the Cowboys, though. The Wildcats were simply the better team. Less than a week after losing 76-70 at Gallagher-Iba Arena, K-State responded with a strong defensive effort.
Oklahoma State forward LeBryan Nash, who abused K-State for 24 points in their last game, was held to 11. Marcus Smart was the only other Cowboys player to reach double figures, scoring 18 points.
The difference came inside from Henriquez. He was a non-factor in Stillwater while dealing with a back injury, but he played one of his best games in the rematch. He had eight points, 11 rebounds and changed several shots inside.
I couldnt be more proud of Jordan, K-State coach Bruce Weber said. He has struggled the last couple weeks.
Angel Rodriguez, Martavious Irving and Will Spradling also provided strong defense on the perimeter, and Oklahoma State made 31 percent of its shots.
K-State could have won by more had it shot the ball well, but points were hard to come by outside of McGruder and Rodriguez with the team making 39 percent of its shots.
McGruder opened the second half with nine straight points for the Wildcats, giving them a 37-25 lead after a sluggish first half. And Rodriguez redeemed himself after a sub-par game against Oklahoma State by scoring 17 points. But no one else on the roster scored more than eight points.
In the end, that didnt matter. K-State played strong defense for the second straight game and enjoyed a drama-free second half. The Wildcats pushed the ball more than usual, and wore out an Oklahoma State that barely held off Baylor in its first game.
We could tell they were tired, Rodriguez said. Whenever we pushed the ball, good things happened.
Now the Wildcats are headed back to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament, where McGruder gets the shot at a trophy hes been waiting three years for.

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Environmental Issues: Food and Agriculture
Saving Antibiotics
What You Need to Know About Antibiotics Abuse on Farms
Feeding low levels of antibiotics to cows, pigs and chickens that aren't even sick breeds "super bugs" -- dangerous germs that are able to fight off antibiotics that spread to our communities and families.
Find out why these drugs are used on feedlots, the problems they pose and what you can do to keep you and your family healthy.
Why are antibiotics used on livestock animals?
Since the 1950s, it has become routine practice to add low levels of antibiotics to the feed or water of healthy poultry, cattle, and swine to promote faster growth and prevent infections that tend to occur when animals are housed in crowded, unsanitary, stressful conditions.
Why is the use of antibiotics in livestock a problem?
The unnecessary use of antibiotics in the livestock industry is a key culprit in the rise of drug-resistant bacteria that pose a growing public health risk.
By overusing antibiotics on industrial feedlots and feeding them to animals that don't have bacterial infections we're making the drugs doctors rely on to treat illnesses like pneumonia, strep throat, and childhood ear infections less effective.
Furthermore, we have few new antibiotics in the pipeline to replace those that are no longer effective, and many of them are more expensive or have greater side effects associated with them.
According to the Infectious Diseases Society of America, almost 2 million Americans per year develop hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), resulting in 99,000 deaths, the vast majority of which are due to antibacterial (antibiotic)-resistant pathogens. MRSA alone kills more people (approximately 19,000) than HIV/AIDS. Although the number of these fatalities linked to livestock is not known, we do know that over 80 percent of all antibiotics used in the United States are used in food animals (and the vast majority of this use is for animals that are not sick).
Drug-resistant infections are estimated to cost Americans up to $26 billion per year in additional healthcare costs. Those costs go up to as much as $36 billion a year when lost productivity and other factors are taken into account.
What do health experts say?
There is a remarkable level of agreement on the need to stop the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics on animals, i.e. use of antibiotics on animals that are not sick and don't need them. Medical groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, public health groups such as the American Public Health Association, and scientific groups such as the American Society for Microbiology all agree that such use must stop to protect public health. Many of the nation's leading scientific and health-focused organizations have sounded the alarm over animal uses of these drugs, as documented in this fact sheet.
Is store-bought meat contaminated with superbugs?
Many studies show a multitude of resistant organisms on meat and poultry products purchased in grocery stores. For example, a recent study of meat and poultry from five U.S. cities found Staphylococcus aureus on 47 percent of samples. Ninety-six percent of those samples were resistant to at least one antibiotic, and 52 percent were multi-drug resistant.
Tests conducted by the FDA every year routinely show high levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria on retail meat. In 2010, almost 52 percent of chicken breasts tested were contaminated with antibiotic-resistant E. coli. Safe food handling practices are necessary to protect against exposure (see below).
How does farm-use of antibiotics contribute to drug-resistant diseases in people?
When farm animals receive antibiotics in doses too low to kill all the infectious bacteria in them, those bacteria that survive and flourish do so because they are resistant to the drug. As they multiply and interact with other bacteria, they pass on their resistance.
Bacteria can even share the traits that make them drug-resistant with other kinds of bacteria, leading to widespread drug-resistance and the creation of bacterial super-bugs.
How do these drug-resistant bacteria spread?
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria generated on industrial feedlots spread out in a number of ways:
- By food: As noted above, testing of meat found in retail stores typically finds drug-resistant bacteria on meat and poultry products. Bacteria on food are carried into the kitchen where other foods can be cross-contaminated by contact with infected knives, cutting boards, our hands and other surfaces. We can then spread these bacteria to others.
- By air and water: Drug-resistant bacteria have been found in drinking water near hog facilities in three states and have been detected in the air downwind from industrial swine facilities.
- By livestock workers: Those who work in livestock operations can accidentally carry drug-resistant bacteria in their clothing and on their bodies, unwittingly passing them on to their families, friends, and communities.
What are other countries doing?
Many European countries stopped using penicillin, streptomycin, and tetracyclines to promote faster growth in animals in the mid-1970s. This policy was expanded to other medically important antibiotics in the 1990s and to all antimicrobial growth promoters across the European Union in 2006 (although "disease prevention" uses are still permitted with a prescription).
Denmark, the world's largest exporter of pork has gone further and restricts antibiotic uses for both growth promotion and to compensate for diseases caused by crowded, unsanitary feedlot conditions. Since the late 1990s, Danish pork producers achieved a 60 percent reduction of antibiotic use, substantially reducing incidence of antibiotic bacteria in feedlots and on meat. This transition was successful economically, with pork production actually increasing 50 percent and costs going up only by about 1 percent. Producers achieved these outcomes by adopting better animal management practices to improve sanitation and reduce animal stress, among others.
What can be done?
In May 2011, NRDC filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration to finally end the use of antibiotics in animal feed. We have won two decisions against the FDA, but the FDA continues to stall and has appealed one of the decisions already. We continue to press the fight in court. But while NRDC is seeking to end this abuse of antibiotics once and for all, you can take the following steps to protect yourself:
- Prepare foods safely at home -- follow the food-safety handling tips in our grilling guide.
When shopping for meat, look for these labels that certify products come from farms that only use antibiotics on animals to cure infections and not for any other "non-therapeutic" uses:
You may also want to look for labels like "No Antibiotics Administered" or "Raised Without Antibiotics", especially if they are USDA process verified. CAUTION: Even meat labeled "Organic" or "No Antibiotics Administered" can be contaminated with antibiotic resistant bacteria, so you'll still need to follow the safe handling practices above.
- Urge your representative to support the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA).
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- posted by Sasha Lyutse, 7/2/14
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- posted by Sasha Lyutse, 6/2/14
- The Global Roundtable of (Not So) Sustainable Beef
- posted by Jonathan Gelbard, 5/20/14
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- posted by Avinash Kar, 5/6/14
Learn More
Read the fact sheet Raising Resistance: Feeding Antibiotics to Healthy Food Animals Breeds Bacteria Dangerous to Human Health.
Find out what you can do to avoid overusing antibacterials in home products such as liquid soaps.
Check NRDC's Chemical Index to learn more about antibacterials Triclosan and Triclocarban.
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The Sabres will have an unusual fourth line for tonight's game against Atlanta in HSBC Arena, as Derek Roy will skate with Matt Ellis and Adam Mair after missing two games following a shot to the head last Saturday from Ottawa's Jesse Winchester. The No. 1 center and leading score on the fourth line? What gives?
"That should be a heck of a line is the way I look at it. Get back in and work you way back up," Lindy Ruff said this morning "Matty and Adam have been probably our two hardest workers. Adam has really worked hard and skated well. He can't complain about playing those guys. I might be giving him the two guys working the hardest. They may turn out to be our best line tonight."
The other lines will remain the same: Gaustad centering MacArthur and Stafford, Connolly centering Pominville and Hecht and Kennedy centering Vanek and Grier. Paetsch and Sekera will be scratches.
Ryan Miller will be back in net after enduring his first home yanking of the season in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Pittsburgh. The Sabres are 0-1-5 in their last six against Atlanta and haven't beaten the Thrashers since a 10-1 win here on Jan. 18, 2008. Atlanta won the only meeting so far this season by a 4-2 count on Oct. 17.
The Sabres will also be paying close attention to the Team USA Olympic announcement, scheduled for after today's Winter Classic in Boston between the Bruins and Flyers. Miller will have his berth on the team made official while Paul Gaustad remains on the bubble.
In other Olympic news, Jochen Hecht said he talked to Germany coach and ex-Sabre Uwe Krupp on Thursday and Krupp said Hecht is still alive for consideration. According to Hecht, Krupp said the Germans are still working off a 35-man roster and will finalize it on Jan. 20. Hecht was not named Wednesday when Germany issued its first draft of its roster, which Krupp told him was a requirement from Vancouver organizers (and likely, the International Ice Hockey Federation).
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— By SUE SEIBERT
Many of you knew my mother, Rose Ficke Sparks. In fact quite a few of you were taught by her, either at the old junior high that used to be the first high school or at Houston Elementary School.
Mother died in 2005 at the age of 95. Last week I saw a photo of one of her best friends and co-educators, who just turned 101 – Fern Hudson. My goodness, life was different when they were born in the early 1900s. I know, I know, for you young people, you imagine life was different when I was born in the mid 1900s. And you're right, it was; but in the early 1900s there had been no World Wars. They lived through Prohibition and the Roaring Twenties.
Raf always says of Mother that she was a flapper (a woman who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior) and never got over it! You all might not have known Mother that way, but we did! No doubt about it!
Interestingly Mother kept two different diaries, one which we didn't see until after she died. The other she gave me to use to see if I wanted to keep a diary when I was in my teens. Neither she nor I kept it up, although she did better than I. I know writers are supposed to keep diaries, but I was never good at remembering to write daily.
Anyway, when I was a teen Mother had told me she had been married when she was a teenager to a high school sweetheart but that the marriage had been annulled. I didn't know until I read the second diary that she had been married to the fellow for several years before the divorce and that at one point her father had gone after him to bring him back to his "little girl" who loved him.
Diaries. Should we keep them to be left for the grandchildren and children to sort out and sniff through, or should we not keep them or, at some point, destroy them? I just don't know, but I do know, for the most part, I am not good at remembering to keep one!
Here are some excerpts from Mother's diary. This one was written on her 21st birthday in 1931. At this time she was at Southwestern in Georgetown.
"My birthday! 21 years old! Oh, Gee! B & A brought me back to G. at 2. Date with Henry. Danced at Frat house. West to Austin to hear choir tonight. Went with Morris. Bless his heart. I wonder??? Came back an kiss."
Mother told me about some of her boyfriends, but I don't remember Morris or Henry. I did get a kick out of "Bless his heart". Wonder if it was a swipe at him like saying, poor thing. Or did she really like him? Don't know.
The next year she was in Norman, Oklahoma, at the University of Oklahoma, and this is what she wrote.
"Well, I'm 22 today. It doesn't seem real. Dad & Mother sent me a check for $7.50 and a cute little picture of Pop. Bless him. Luke sent me a pair of bedroom slippers."
Wow, $7.50, and my grandparents were quite wealthy! But I do remember her telling me they never had her a birthday party or a birthday cake. They were an odd bunch!
On her next birthday, the diary read: "Well, here I am 23 years old. A date with Joe tonight. Had my fortune told. So far no birthday gifts."
Those entries aren't much for the beautiful, smart girl my mother was, but in ten years she would be a wife and a mother for the first and only time.
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Department of Pediatrics : Residency Programs : Primary Care : Primary Care Residents
|Naylor Brownwell, MD • MUSC • Third Year
Where do I start? MUSC Pediatrics has everything I wanted in a program. It is just about perfectly mid-sized - Large enough that everything complicated from around the state comes here and to have some quality fellowship programs, but small enough that everyone knows each other, and every resident is very involved in the care of the patients. Working with the residents in third and fourth year, I realized how happy they were -- the program director really listened to all of them, and there is ample evidence of resident feedback having a direct impact on changing the program. We have a group of highly motivated, talented and extremely intelligent faculty -- and another big plus for me was that the Children's Hospital had been hiring multiple specialists each year for the last two years, clear evidence of a program that was moving forward and expanding the services it can offer its patients. The Primary Care track is an exciting new addition - giving us the opportunity to work and learn in the rural areas of the state and provide the resources of the medical center to those who have little access otherwise. And of course, Charleston is an incredible city that always has a surprise around each corner and down each cobblestoned alley. I can unequivocally say am happy to walk in to work every single day, and feel great to be training in the very hospital where I was born!
Luke Edmondson, MD • MCG • Third Year
I chose MUSC because I felt very welcomed during my interview at MUSC and knew that the people in the residency program would be a lot of fun to work with. I also knew that MUSC was a big enough program that I would have the opportunity to see the "zebras" of pediatric medicine. However it is not too big, so that my attendings and other instructors would better know my strengths and weaknesses, and that I would therefore have a better educational experience. Also, I felt the Primary Care Track was a great opportunity to get in on an exciting new program that will allow me as a pediatrician to better serve my patients and their families.
|Mariah Scott, MD • Des Moines University • Second Year
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Sarah Michalowski, MD • Eastern Virginia • First Year
What appealed to me most about the peds program at MUSC is the friendly and welcoming environment. The residents, fellows, attendings, and nurses have been kind, encouraging, and just incredible to work with. I also appreciate the ideal size of the program. It's nice that there are enough people to cover for unexpected leaves, but it is still small enough to be a close-knit community. Another big draw for me was the primary care track residency, which takes 2 applicants per year and gives us a special focus on primary care in our greater medical education. Lastly, Charleston is without a doubt the coolest place I have ever lived. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the program. I can also answer questions about couples matching. MUSC is very friendly to double-resident couples, and my fiance (a pathology resident) and I are but one of the many couples here.
KaiCee Ponds, MD • University of Tennessee • First Year
My interest in MUSC's pediatrics program peaked when I decided to do an away rotation as a medical student and experienced the program from an insider's perspective. The faculty at MUSC have a passion for teaching residents and students and go out of their way to do so. Another thing I noticed was how HAPPY the residents were. As an intern in the first half of my intern year, I have made great friends with fellow residents and find them not only hard workers and great teachers, but people I genuinely enjoy being around inside and outside of the hospital. As a Primary Care Track resident, I look forward to the opportunity to spend more time in the underserved communities of Georgetown (a rural clinic setting) and North Charleston (a more urban and primarily Spanish-speaking setting), as well as in the Continuity Clinic right here at MUSC Children's hospital. We have an excellent primary care faculty who are always finding opportunities for advocacy and other ways to get involved in the greater Charleston community. And dare I mention the perks of living in Charleston? FOOD, beaches, great downtown night life and festivals and weekend activities, FOOD, beautiful warm and mild weather, low cost of living, and did I mention FOOD? There's something here for everyone (unless your only hobby is snow skiing...)


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Grundfos acquires Peerless Pump
The Grundfos Group has acquired Peerless Pump Co. With more than 400 employees and annual sales of $110 million, Peerless is Grundfos' largest acquisition to date, as the company continues its aggressive growth strategy in North America.
The Grundfos Group, with Headquarters in Denmark, has acquired Peerless Pump Co. Peerless is a U.S.-based manufacturer of pumps and fire protection systems, with facilities in Indianapolis and five other North American locations. With more than 400 employees and annual sales of $110 million, Peerless is Grundfos' largest acquisition to date, as the company continues its aggressive growth strategy in North America.
"Recently we have focused on growing our business globally, especially in Eastern Europe, Asia, and North America," said Carsten Bjerg, group president and CEO of Grundfos Group. "The US market has a significant growth potential, and seen in that perspective, the acquisition of Peerless is of great strategic importance to Grundfos. Combined with the continued expansion of our R&D facilities and production capacity in North America, this acquisition is crucial to strengthening our U.S. market position."
Grundfos' sales in North America are $300 million. The total U.S. pump market is estimated at $6 billion. With the latest acquisition, Grundfos expects to double sales within a four year period reaching $600 million.
"Grundfos has had a presence in the U.S. market since 1973, and over the last three years, we have made a series of major investments in North America to accelerate our growth," said Søren Ø. Sørensen, group executive vice president and chairman of the board of Grundfos in North America. "With the acquisition of Peerless we extend our product range as well as our U.S. sales organization significantly. We expect a lot from this deal and see great potential for globalization especially of the Peerless fire protection systems."
Peerless is considered to be one of the two most recognized water pump brands in the U.S., according to a 2007 survey conducted by "Pumps and Systems" magazine.
"We see Grundfos' acquisition of Peerless as an extremely positive move for our customers as well as for the future security and continued development of our employees, of Peerless Pump itself, and our world wide sales
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PC Gaming far from Dead
by MythsEX
I truly love PC gaming. PC gaming will always have a special place in my heart as a powerful gaming experience. More and more though gamers and even some game makers are saying PC gaming is a dying breed. To long time PC gamers this is not anything new as many people have been saying PC gaming has been dying for about 10 years or so. It is simple not true as PC gaming is just as strong as ever. It is more then World of Warcraft with its ten million paying subscribers. Gamers tend to forget that this is a global business not just a North American one. While consoles may seem to be light years ahead in some countries in others it takes a back seat.
Recently companies like Crytek have openly stated that they will not be PC exclusive company anymore thanks to not selling as many games as they would have liked to sell of there recently released graphic hog
Now many people come out of there respected corners and start to point to things like this and say things like this is why PC gaming is dying and so forth. Recently Epic game head Cliff Bleszinski said that PC gaming was in disarray leading to similar cries of the death of PC gaming. The Crytek heads said they were upset with so much piracy that took place on the release of
and Epic was upset that there newest Unreal tournament game was so disappointing to all UT pc fans because it was such a bad game that it didnt sell well (on PC at least). Now when companies see games like Halo 3 (currently over 8 million units sold) and Grand Theft Auto 4 (selling millions in 1 day) its not hard to see why some developers want in one some of those sales. One of the problems with PC gaming is that everyone has different hardware. Some peoples PC is order or newer then the next persons. The problem that Crytek had is that they made
only for people that had the best of the best rigs (and even they had problems running the game). If a company makes a game that requires a PC to have a human sacrifice and the blood of a virgin to run properly then they shouldnt be surprise that the game sells slow or poor. Even with all that the game has sold over one million copies world wide but Crytek is still upset about sales. Obviously a game as technically advance as
cost a lot more then an average game developed. As for
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PC gamers have a higher standard then the average consolite. UT3 is just not a good game by PC game standards. Compared to UT2 is just not as good. This is usually the result of making the game easier for the console players that will be playing with a game pad over the guys playing on a keyboard and mouse (how anyone can enjoy a controller over KB/M in an FPS game is beyond me).
This leads to companies making game multi platform for the consoles or cutting the PC version out of the game all together (it seems that Lucas Arts is not releasing
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for PC but time may change that). Again this all seems negative and yes it is but this is not the death of PC gaming. The PC has advantages over consoles that just can not be reproduced. Xbox owners love to brag about how Xbox live is the best internet service of course that is if you take out PC from the equation. PC players have been playing for decades with each other (with no 50 a year tag) with a much better service with free services like Xfire. Console players specifically 360 and PS3 owners will debate to no end which of the machines has better graphics but if they were true graphic whores then they would get a PC with the latest graphics card and be in heaven. Some genres of games just can not be played on consoles as well as PCs. The RTS genre (one of my personal favorites) is the most obvious example of this. Console RTS games just make me cringe that try to compress so many controls of a KB/M to a game pad and becomes awful.
which is still being played like mad (cant wait for
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) is the prime example. Competitive play is still playing the PC version while SC was released on the N64 it is never mentioned. While
is loved by so many console players FPS games just dont compare to PC ones. PC gaming delivers a great experience that can not be emulated by consoles.
While a couple of companies are saying they are upset with PC gaming the others are perfectly happy with were they are. With upcoming PC big hitting games like
Spore and Starcraft 2
it is no wonder many companies just the ignore the ramblings of companies that just want to focus on the easy money of consoles. PC gaming is far from dead with genres that can only truly be done on PC (RTS, FPS, MMORPG) it is not going anywhere. Also superior versions of current console games (
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by Chris Bowers, Thu May 24, 2007 at 12:23:29 PM EDT
Democrats said they did not relish the prospect of leaving Washington for a Memorial Day break -- the second recess since the financing fight began -- and leaving themselves vulnerable to White House attacks that they were again on vacation while the troops were wanting. That criticism seemed more politically threatening to them than the anger Democrats knew they would draw from the left by bowing to Mr. Bush.This isn't just a reporter putting words in Democratic mouths. As Matt showed earlier today, several specific Democrats are actually scared of Bush on this. Now, if you think it seems more than a little inane to be scared of a guy whose approval rating just hit an all-time low today, especially when it comes to a war which just reached its all-time low in terms of support today, and when, on Tuesday, centrist beltway firm GQR released a report showing that Republicans were being significantly damaged by the Iraq War debate, then you are probably right. I mean, given all of that, there is an outside chance you are right. Maybe.
But there is something else going on here besides a bizarre fear of continuing to oppose the least popular president in thirty years on the least popular war in fifty-five years, and a fear of prolonging a debate that was causing Democrats to win over voters in frontline House districts. Keep in mind that while a demoralized progressive activist base has negative repercussions for Democratic electoral fortunes in general elections, in terms of intra-party power struggles, a demoralized, progressive, grassroots activist base actually strengthens the position of neoliberals, LieberDems, and the DLC-nexus within the Democratic Party power structure. If progressive grassroots activists are too demoralized to make small donations, the party becomes more reliant on large donors. If we are too demoralized to run for party office or challenge sitting Democrats in primaries, the establishment Democratic power structure are never held accountable for running ineffective campaigns or selling out the base. If we don't use the strength of the progressive movement in the 2008 presidential primaries, then the influence the DLC-nexus, neoliberals, and LieberDems have in determining the direction of the Democratic Party increases. And on and on. In other words, there are those who benefit internally from a demoralized, inactive, progressive grassroots base, even if the party as a whole is damaged. We all saw this from 1994-2002, when the Democratic Party was regularly defeated in general elections on a scale not seen since the 1920s, and while the DLC-nexus simultaneously solidified a unprecedented level of control over the Democratic Party establishment.
For example, the idea that Hillary Clinton would be facing any serious challenge to the Democratic nomination without the expansion and maturation of the contemporary progressive movement and open left in the last four years is preposterous. That isn't to say that she has no support within the new movement, but just to state the obvious: she has less support within the movement than do other candidates, and far less support within the movement relative to the rest of the Democratic rank and file. Further, that isn't to imply that the only support candidates like Obama and Edwards have comes from the progressive movement, but once against to state the obvious: each candidate is greatly buoyed by the support he is receiving from the movement. Yet further, I do not mean to imply that there is an active "demoralize the grassroots base" strategy being undertaken by the Clinton campaign. I just wish to point out that one of the reasons some Democrats might be less scared of the activist base than they are of Bush is because a demoralized grassroots base actually has positive, intra-party side effects for some Democrats. See Lieberman, Joe for more information on that subject.
Maybe a better way to understand the situation is to state that some Democrats are more afraid of Bush than they are of a demoralized, progressive, grassroots base. After all, there are probably some Democrats who wish, for example, that the progressive blogosphere never came into existence, because then no one in the base would be calling them out on a regular basis. We are a direct threat to the long-accrued power of many members of the Democratic establishment, but only when we are active and energized. Given this, why should any of our favorite punching bags be afraid of doing something that would demoralize us? In fact, there are probably many who are eager to demoralize us. This is worth remembering whenever Democrats do something--secret trade deals, Iraq funding capitulation, lobbying reform collapses--that gives you the urge to thrown in the towel on intra-party activism. A demoralized grassroots base removes one of the main checks against Democrats who run amuck. Personally, after a short period of dejection, I now feel that the ways some Democrats have screwed up in the last couple weeks-- secret trade deals, Iraq funding capitulation, lobbying reform collapses--is a useful splash of cold water to remind me of how much work is left to be done in our intra-party struggles. I hope, as time goes on, more and more of us feel the same way. We will only lose over the long-term if we give up because of the short-term.


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Like many of you, I've read a lot about the ongoing financial meltdown in the hopes of gaining an understanding of what is a decidedly complicated situation. This month's issue of Atlantic has one of the best pieces I've come across, in part because it describes what it is we need to do to get us out of this mess.
Ultimately, it's not about derivatives or bonuses or regulations. It's about politics, says the author, Simon Johnson.
The lead-in to the story summarizes matters quite nicely:
The crash has laid bare many unpleasant truths about the United States. One of the most alarming, says a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is that the finance industry has effectively captured our government - a state of affairs that more typically describes emerging markets, and is at the center of many emerging-market crises. If the IMF staff could speak freely about the U.S., it would tell us what it tells all countries in this situation: recovery will fail unless we break the financial oligarchy that is blocking essential reform. And if we are to prevent a true depression, we're running out of time.
This is not a short story - the printout runs 11 pages - but it is worth the investment of time.
Wrote Johnson:
Almost always, countries in crisis need to learn to live within their means after a period of excess—exports must be increased, and imports cut—and the goal is to do this without the most horrible of recessions. Naturally, the fund's economists spend time figuring out the policies—budget, money supply, and the like—that make sense in this context. Yet the economic solution is seldom very hard to work out.
No, the real concern of the fund's senior staff, and the biggest obstacle to recovery, is almost invariably the politics of countries in crisis.
Typically, these countries are in a desperate economic situation for one simple reason—the powerful elites within them overreached in good times and took too many risks.
Johnson offers some eye-opening statistics:
Until the mid-80s, the financial sector never accounted for more than 16 percent of domestic corporate profits. By this decade, they had soared to 41 percent.
Average compensation in the financial sector ranged from 99 to 108 percent of the private sector in the '50s, '60s and '70s. It took off in the '80s and by 2007 hit 181 percent.
Wall Street paid out $18 billion in bonuses last year, amounting to 13.5 cents for every dollar of federal assistance, not that it was quid pro quo.
Johnson argues that Obama and company have got to play real hardball and break the political power of the bankers and others who have gotten us into this mess. And the public outrage notwithstanding, he said the bankers have gained, not lost power since the crisis began.
Johnson maintains that, absent a disarming of big finance, the nation is in for a continuation of shell games, band-aid solutions and worsening economic conditions. Hence, the need for change.
The power of the oligarchy—is just as important as the immediate crisis of lending. And the advice from the IMF on this front would again be simple: break the oligarchy.
An interesting, understandable and compelling read.


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It seems that some recent letter writers are intent on dismissing the building of a new Allegany High School by claiming the most critical factor in determining the need for a new school building is the preservation of a football homecoming game. The fact that the current Allegany High school is the oldest high school building in Maryland and is highly antiquated for modern educational purposes is not even mentioned.
So, for a moment, let's talk sports. These writers may be surprised to find out that according to the state sports governing body, the Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association (MPSSAA), there are 186 high schools which play interscholastic football.
Of these schools, 88 are considered 1-A and 2-A enrollment schools. These schools include Fort Hill, Allegany and Mountain Ridge. There are 98 larger enrollment schools in Maryland, which for sports competition purposes, are considered 3-A and 4-A.
So, for sports purposes, almost half (47 percent) of the high schools in Maryland are similar in size to our three comprehensive high schools. Compared to half of the high schools in Maryland, Allegany, Fort Hill or Mountain Ridge are NOT unusually small schools.
Many local new-school skeptics may also be shocked to find out that most of the new schools in the city of Baltimore have similar or lower enrollments as Allegany High School. In fact, Baltimore City has 13 1-A schools (the smallest) and three 2-A schools (the second smallest). Another shock might be to know that Baltimore City has only a TOTAL of five 3-A and 4-A schools (the largest schools).
Enrollment figures from the MSDE website MdReportCard.org indicates the following 2012 student body numbers from Baltimore City 1-A and 2-A schools: DuBois (410), KASA-Knowledge and Success Academy (442), Baltimore School for the Arts (373), FAST — Friendship Academy of Science and Technology (687), ACCE — Academy for College and Career Exploration (551), Forest Park (605), Northwestern (691), Frederick Douglas (789), Carver (934), and Patterson (1,069).
The involvement by our youth in such extracurricular activities as sports (football, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, cheering squads, basketball, track, bocce ball, etc.), marching and concert bands, school plays, student body officers, class officer positions, debate clubs, stock market competition clubs, future business leader associations, chess clubs, and the myriad of other supplemental leadership and talent opportunities that smaller schools provide, is essential in building the future of our local community, which is our youth. Without these opportunities, Cumberland students will have fewer extracurricular and leadership opportunities than what those students have in Baltimore City.
I respectfully urge your letter writers to not diminish the importance of these opportunities for our youth by dismissive, short-sighted prejudices against a homecoming football game. Instead, building the new Allegany High School is all about adequately preparing our youth for the future.
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All of Webster remains a Cass County road and falls under the maintenance schedule of the county roads department, as does Bay Road. The county will also be maintaining the new overpass that will connect Bay Road and Webster Boulevard.
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There are many things that we look forward to during the summer- sunshine, time at the beach or lake, picnics and swimming. One of my favorite summertime happenings is shopping for all the fresh summer produce. No matter where you live, you can enjoy fresh produce from a local farmers market, grocery store or CSA program. If you love fresh fruit or vegetables, summer time can offer limitless options! It can be difficult to enjoy it all before they spoil.
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