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corrupt but competent government officials VS.
corrupt yet incompetent government officials. In the end,
the government in China will not be brought down by corruption alone,but by its incompetency. Sight like this
makes one despair.
The government officials do nothing but sitting in luxury office, enjoying tea or coffee and taking bribes! The harmonious society is far,far,far away from reality!
Why do government and its huge forces of officials take some actions only after deaths of people?!
Sad! Innocent babies and parents! Sad! A corrupted government without knowing what the Country really needs, the least thing should do is hosting the 2008 Games. Sad! A Country with all-mighty control in media, but so incompetent to this level on foods safety.
It's a shame. That means people have to suffer the change. Still i have the confidence that we could renew ourself after this deadly milk scandal. Also i hope the industry can be boomed up soon.
for-worldconscience: you'd better advise all others with speaker though media's reports are so widespread. It doesn't matter cos we often import foodstuff.
Yet again the average Chinese has to suffer because of the government. I agree with premiermao as he has described exactly the type of behavior that occurs within a government structure of the sort currently in place. The "fear" that lower ranking officials have is caused by one thing, the failure to apply the (Chinese) law equally to all. That is the problem with the current situation, so long as this is the case China will never reach it's full potential.Everyone implicated should be made accountable and pay the price for killing & poisoning China's own children, especially given the fact they knew what Melamine could kill, e.g. the pets in US.
Ideally, development consists of roughly simultaneous and proportional liberalisation and growth of both an economy and a civil society. But changing a civil society implies changing a culture; a process which, unlike unleashing market forces, is not generally self-funded, self-propelled, quick, or predictable. And it seems clear that China's leadership did not feel they could afford the time or uncertainty associated with a more balanced development. Too many Chinese have simply been too poor for too long.
But a nation in which the power of the market far exceeds that of civil society will always suffer market abuses like melamine in milk. Yet while China's tainted formula is unquestionably unacceptable, we must not lose sight of the big picture. Forty years ago, there was no formula at all. Furthermore, we westerners would be wise not to be complacent or paternalistic. It took Upton Sinclair's Jungle to beget America's FDA. That was a century ago, yet we are at this very moment under a bombardment of skeletons falling out of under-regulated financial institution closets.
Market forces, as I've suggested, always and by definition seek expansion, with little or no inherent regard to legality, sustainability, or prudence. Since civil society is generally passive/reactive, it is usually a step or two behind. The health of every society, east or west, is measured in its ability to manage that gap and relearn, remember, and reapply the lessons being taught afresh this week from Hebei to Wall Street.
Finally, democracy and free speech are not solutions in and of themselves. They can be two among a variety of tools in the process, but only if they remain in the grip of active and practiced hands. China would do well to learn how to employ them better, and America would do well to keep them sharp and in hand.
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Thankfully, most people know that breasfeeding is the best option. Here are some other realities.
First, many Chinese couples leave their children with grandparents in the village while they go to work in the cities. If they are lucky, this is a daily commute. For many it is an annual commute.
Second, even if a mother spends all her time with an infant, she may not produce milk in the right quantities at the right times.
Third, even if a mother and child are together, they might be on a bus, at a store, or whatnot. Breastfeeding or breastpumping are not always options.
"If these families are poor or lower income, why aren't the mothers breastfeeding their infants?" Because they prefer not to. And who are you to think you know better ?
A lot of people don't take into account the sheer enormity of trying to manage a country that has one billion people, that is geographically so large, and which has numerous dialects and languages. Trying to do this with such a centralized government seems to me like a fundamentally, fatally flawed idea, but the authoritarian viewpoint seems to be that they can just order everyone to do something else if there is a problem.The problem with this assumption is that people don't do what you tell them; they act in their own selfish interest. Laws are only as good as their enforcement, and where there is less oversight, there is more corruption, plain and simple. And where there seems to be little or no repercussions for one's actions (such as hate speech on the internet!), then no matter what your race, nationality or creed, many people simply do not care what happens to someone they don't even know - no, not even a helpless infant.
Why are infants being given powdered milk AT ALL?I am dumbfounded by the glaring omission, in all the media reports on this scandal, that there has not been one single mention of BREASTFEEDING. Why are infants as young as two months old being given powdered milk--not even formula? If these families are poor or lower income, why aren't the mothers breastfeeding their infants? Breast milk is the safest, most nutritious, most economical food for babies. None of the news reports I have seen--including The Economist--have even mentioned breastfeeding in passing as they report on this story. Is it not practiced in China? If these babies had been breastfed, 4 would still be alive, and thousands more would not be sick.
This is not a story about East or West but about greed and human nature, and the measures that may work towards banishing these ills. One need only take a peek at the World Bank's black list (http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?theSitePK=84266&contentMD...) to see that no country can claim its citizens or firms to be lilly-white.What is more efficient to tackle corruption: centralised govt or a strong judiciary? There are examples and counter-examples for both systems.Also, let's not wail that humanity's morals are going down the drain. Same things happened decades ago, only no-one heard about them (good point, Rosin Liu, a little callous, but good). Most importantly, my sympathies to parents who lost the most precious thing they have. No punishment to officials, middle-men, etc. can replace that loss...
Whenever an article about China appears on the Western media, the author and his horde of supporters will cite failure of authoritarian government as the chief reason. The solution is always regime change. Earthquake - you need democracyPoison food - you need a revolutionIncome inequality - you need a new governmentThe logic of these western pro-democracy, pro-human rights activists are childish in the extreme. They seek to link any issue in China to be complicity of the government while attribution any progress as the result of democracy. They sit behind their computer inside their downtown apartment telling people on the other side of the Earth what to do. They think that 35 minutes of footage of a China documentary they saw in a 1 hour long special on their cable program to be the reality of China. They never walked the streets of any developing country yet claim to understand the sociological intricacies of China.But hey, if I stand up for China, I must be a government agent sent to brain wash the "enlightened" western minds.
The Economist's report on this issue is not unbiased, as always. But whatever excuses there may be and on whatever ground some readers may try to come to the defense of the government, this issue illustrates the incapability and irresponsibility of the government, particularly on the local level. There was a significant delay before the first ministerial-level press conference was called, which could have otherwise saved the lives of the four babies and alerted the rest's parents. Then why was there such a deadly delay? One explanation is that the government officials in charge were uninformed. This is unlikely and were they truly uninformed, they are totally unqualified for their jobs. The other explanation is that some government officials in charge were informed but hesitated to make it public for fear that they be fired, particularly when this happened immediately before the Olympics (which means punishment can be even harsher). Therefore, actions were not taken (at least not taken to the knowledge of the public) until the disaster unfolded further and news thereof reached the media and more importantly, to officials of higher profile who have more power to make decisions, which made low- and medium-level officials feel obliged to act.This will not be the last tragedy as long as the Chinese government maintains its present structure and way of doing business, which risks public health hazard in its own right. While the recent central government's actions of firing vice major of Shijiazhuang along with the provincial chief of Shanxi are encouraging, the government shall do substantially more to change officials mentality of taking official posts as privilege over ordinary people(Guan Lao Ye)into one that truly puts people first.
I could still remember the good old times when I was a child. The milk powder was so tasty and the quality was so good that I literally chewed them without stirring them with water at all. Luckily, I never had any problem even after long-term consumption of milk powder in such a weird manner (I guess quite a few Chinese do the same thing about milk powder). The people then at least were not driven that much by profits, but a positive attitude towards their own service. Are we now undergoing this "lost or corruptive generation" syndrome that is contigious throughout the whole nation, or the entire world?
Sadly so, so-called "market regulates everything" does exist, but the core of this issue is nothing more than the deteriorating human nature, the ugliest thing depicted not only in literature, but also demonstrated in the everyday life and practice of our human beings. There seems to be no end to it. USA is going through the credit crisis of the financial and housing markets. What about China? We are going through the real credit crisis, the human nature crisis without effective legal curbs and regulations. The whole society is full of opportunists who try to find loopholes and maximize their profits and satisfy their dirty grees while totally ignoring the human decency and conscience.
Bigger, better, more profits, competition by any means possible, yields this kind of stuff.remember after all markets "regulate" everything, right?
oh come on guys. what's the big deal, most of business is based on corruption, murder and other illegal forms of extortion and if somebody put some white substance in the powder and it got out....fury went crazy...it's all BS...
we had not known anything about it if it was happened ten years ago, we have been given much more freedom and power than ever, it is still a good oppotunity to improve the laws in this field, though so many babies have been killed
xiao feng,you're probably right, I should just ignore that kind of posters. it's just that when I first opened the comment page there were just two comments, I couldn't help but noticing it. anyway, I get what you mean: I've been studying chinese language and history for five years now, I love the country and its people. I'm not someone who buys all the news on european or american channels, and I try to use a grain of salt when reading the economist, too. I've often found myself defending china's positions in discussions with friends and family. and I know that regular chinese are not like the flocks of oversensitive patriots that post on this site.that said, sometimes (not specifically in this case, hours on and just 16 comments? that's great!) news about china get 200 angry responses, sometimes just one-liners (zhongguo jiayou, et sim.) and it's frankly difficult to skip two or three pages at a time to get to comments that are actually trying to throw some input into the discussion. that's, in a way, what I was complaining about.thank you for your comment xiao feng
How could this ever happen to the innocent babies? We can see at least serious punishment should be imposed on those offenders, no, killers. Human nature is just deteriorating over times, even execution could not serve its deterring power.
I feel very sad and sorry for those who have lost their babies or are still being tourtured by the sight of their babies' agonies.
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After 33 years of thrilling audiences around the world, Mötley Crüe is calling it quits.
Sitting behind tombstones bearing their names, frontman Vince Neil, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarists Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars revealed during a press conference on Tuesday at Beacher's Madhouse Theater in Hollywood, CA, that the group will be disbanding following a farewell outing, which will kick off later this year.
Neil says the guys decided it would be best for them to end the band while all its members are still alive.
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Mars adds, "We had every intention of doing and accomplishing everything that we did. We did it [and] we're now announcing our final tour. We love each other like brothers, and…it's time for us to throw the towel in, so to speak."
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7/2 — Grand Rapids, MI, Van Andel Arena
7/4 — Milwaukee, WI, Summerfest
7/5 — Noblesville, IN, Klipsch Music Center
7/6 — Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
7/8 — Columbus, OH, Schottenstein Center
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7/11 — Des Moines, IA, Wells Fargo Arena
7/12 — Wichita, KS, INTRUST Bank Arena
7/13 — Tulsa, OK, BOK Center
7/15 — Cedar Park, TX, Cedar Park Center
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7/18 — Albuquerque, NM, Isleta Amphitheater
7/19 — Phoenix, AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
7/21 — Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
7/22 — Irvine, CA, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/23 — Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/25 — Reno, NV, Reno Events Center
7/26 — Ridgefield, WA, Sleep County Amphitheater
7/27 — Auburn, WA, White River Amphitheatre
7/29 — Wheatland, CA, Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/30 — Chula Vista, CA, Sleep Train Amphitheatre
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8/2 — Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
8/3 — Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
8/5 — Sturgis, SD, Sturgis Buffalo Chip
8/6 — Sioux City, IA, Tyson Events Center
8/8 — Tinley Park, IL, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/9 – Clarkston, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/10 — Toronto, ON, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
8/12 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
8/13 — Burgettstown, PA, First Niagara Pavilion
8/15 — Pelham, AL, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
8/16 — Atlanta, GA, Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
8/17 — Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/19 — Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion
8/20 — VA Beach, VA, Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
8/22 — Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
8/23 — Camden, NJ, Susquehanna Bank Center
8/24 — Mansfield, MA, Comcast Center
8/26 — Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/27 — Allentown, PA, Great Allentown Fair
8/29 — Wantagh, NY, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
8/30 — Holmdel, NJ, PNC Bank Arts Center
8/31 — Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
10/10 — Oklahoma City, OK, Chesapeake Energy Arena
10/11 — The Woodlands, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/12 — Bossier City, LA, CenturyLink Center
10/14 — Louisville, KY, KFC Yum! Center
10/15 — Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
10/17 — Hollywood, FL, Seminole Hard Rock
10/19 — Jacksonville, FL, Veterans Memorial Arena
10/21 — Greenville, SC, Bon Secours Wellness Arena
10/22 — Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum
10/25 — Atlantic City, NJ, Borgata Events Center
10/26 — Montville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena
10/29 — Syracuse, NY, The OnCenter
11/5 — Biloxi, MS, Mississippi Coast Coliseum
11/6 — Southaven, MS, Landers Center
11/9 — Moline, IL, iWireless Center
11/11 — Green Bay, WI, Resch Center
11/12 — Madison, WI, Alliant Energy Center
11/13 — Omaha, NE, CenturyLink Center
11/15 — St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
11/16 — Fargo, ND, FargoDome
11/18 — Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
11/19 — Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome
11/21 — Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
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Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag says the presence of Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene in the line-up gives him the freedom to go for his shots at the start of innings.
"We've international class and the team has been boosted by the return of KP and Mahela. As a result of that, I can play freely. I know that they are there in the line-up," Sehwag said after leading his team to an eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League here today.
Sehwag praised the bowlers, especially left-arm spinners Roelof van der Merwe and Shahbaz Nadeem.
"Our bowlers did a fantastic job, started off really well upfront and the left-arm spinners took off from there," he said.
Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni conceded they are not playing good cricket.
"We are not playing good cricket. We have to be more consistent and look to play good cricket," Dhoni said.
"We posted a below par score. The wicket behaved well in the second half. We were looking to have a left and right hand combination but the run-outs never let us get that right," he added.
Dhoni further said, "one more aspect is that games such as these test the character of the side."
Man of the match Morne Morkel, while complimenting the groundsmen, felt that it was important to win the team's first home game.
"It was a home game for us and we got off to a good start. The groundsman have to be complimented for putting up a good wicket. I was under pressure to bowl to a power house of Chennai's batting line-up."
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from IANS
Jwala upset with lewd comments from fans
Krrish Delhi Smashers icon player Jwala Gutta appeared visibly livid after she was peppered with some lewd comments from the fans during her tie against Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton league at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here late Sunday night.
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Fifth Test ends in exciting draw
England had to settled for a 3-0 victory in the Ashes series against Australia after the fifth and final Test ended in a thrilling draw at The Oval here.
from IBNLive
Sushil Kumar was offered bribe?
Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was offered cash to lose the 2010 world championship final.
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Hotshots beat Masters, top IBL table
The Hyderabad Hotshots defeated the Mumbai Masters 3-2 in the Indian Badminton League (IBL) tie to top the points table at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.
from IBNLive
Manchester United may sign Juan Mata
Manchester United have reportedly enquired about the availability of Chelsea's Juan Mata.
from IANS
Warriors beat Smashers, win first IBL tie
Awadhe Warriors won their first tie of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) in style by drubbing Krrish Delhi Smashers 4-1 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.
from Associated Press
Stadler finishes long day at Barclays
Kevin Stadler teed off just after breakfast and finished right before dinner. It took him nearly 11 hours to complete a 7-under 64 at Liberty National, his lowest score on the PGA Tour since the first week of February.


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Scottish Spirits is pleased to announce the introduction of a re-sealable latex cap for their unique and innovative Scottish Spirits in a Can. The latex lid, (patent pending) produced especially for Scottish Spirits, will allow the can to be resealed and the product to be kept fresh and tasting great.
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The Most Reverend is a style applied to certain religious figures. It is a variant of the more common style The Reverend.
- In the Anglican Communion, primates and archbishops (as metropolitan bishops of ecclesiastical provinces) are given the style (the Bishop of Meath and Kildare is also given this style for historical reasons). In some provinces (notably the Church of England), retired archbishops usually revert to being styled "The Right Reverend".[1][2]
- In the Catholic Church (outside Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries), all bishops are styled "The Most Reverend", as well as monsignors of the rank of protonotary apostolic de numero.
- In the Catholic Church (inside Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries), archbishops are styled "The Most Reverend", with other bishops being styled "The Right Reverend".[3]
- In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, archbishops and metropolitans are styled "The Most Reverend" provided that they are not the primates of autocephalous churches.[3]
- In the Church of God in Christ, the title "Most Reverend" is sometimes used to refer to the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ.[4]


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Following the success of the sold out 2011 edition, the designers wall stickers, posters & the letterpress coasters, the designer and editor of the famous Graphic-Exchange Fabien Barral is pleased to present you this 2012 letterpress calendar project. 19×12 cm, 13 cards on 480g ecoboard 100% recycled. Limited edition to 500 copies, hand numbered. Letterpress printed by Lettera Magica. Poland
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The 8925DMB-U is a compact HD/SD digital audio de-embedder (audio demultiplexer) board. It provides four unbalanced AES outputs and supports both PCM audio and Dolby E. This board is ideal for building dense audio/video infrastructure for production and playout applications.
The 8925DMB-U also provides four HD/SD-SDI outputs, one of which is a direct reclocked feed of the input. The four AES outputs are synchronous to the video. Output PCM audio sample resolution can be forced to 20 or 24 bits.
With its fiber-ready architecture, the 8925DMB‑U can be configured to support up to two fiber inputs or up to two fiber outputs. Configured as a fiber transceiver it can take SDI from fiber, de-embed audio, and provides SDI output over fiber and discrete AES outputs. The dual-receiver option makes it ideal for receiving incoming feeds from longer distances with fiber input selection, and locally de-embedding audio for providing audio and SDI over copper.
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Dyson delivers new deskfan duo
Appliance giants Dyson has announced two additions to its deskfan range. Stepping away from the original loop design, the AM02 Tower Fan, available in iron/blue and all-silver finishes stands at approximately a metre tall. Designed to take up minimal floor space, it amplifies air 16 times, drawing in 33 litres each second. …
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£300 for a desk fan!
Bloody Hell!
Does it bathe my fevered brow, peel me grapes and bring me beer and snacks? No? Then I think I'll pass.
For that money I could buy an iPad and just waft it from side to side in front of my face.
...Wanders off to register iFan as a trademark before Apple get to it...
Would that make me an iFanBoy?
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(WJBK) -- If your family is in need this holiday season don't despair. The Salvation Army is accepting applications for Christmas assistance until Friday, December 14th.Help is available for people with special needs, families with children, and senior citizens living in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb counties.After reviewing the application, if the Salvation Army believes you are eligible you could receive food, food gift cards, and toys.For more information log onto salmich.org.
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You're Haunting Me Because I Let You
At first there's silence. As far as ways to start an album go, 'nothingness' usually doesn't rank up there with "1, 2, 3, 4!" But, suddenly, out of the void comes a pulse; a heartbeat of life in a emptiness of space. It sounds cosmic, too: an electronic pulse, sounding out without tone or melody. As the sound grows louder, you can place it: it's a rudimentary drum-machine. And, over the course of Colossal Youth, you'll come to know it well.
Reducing the pop-song to its essentials, Young Marble Giants approached composition as Mark Rothko might a canvas. Using each element at its most elemental —drum machine as rhythm, bass as counterpoint, single-note guitar as melody, half-spoken voice as harmony— the Welsh trio staged a musical study in minimalism.
Elementary, My Dear Welshmen
All bands dubbed post-punk were, it was assumed, outfits who were taking lessons learned from punk and applying them anew. For the Welsh trio —vocalist Alison Statton, and brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham on bass and guitar, respectively— it was taking punk's noble notion of joyous simplicity, and making something cerebral out of it. Punk's three-chords were a beginner's glorious basics; small skills to be amplified large. Young Marble Giants saw simplicity from a different vantage; a song like "Wurlitzer Jukebox," with its shale-brittle guitar and robo-funk bass, showing a musical proficiency that belies the song's boiled-down basics.
Recorded in three days in a studio in North Wales, Young Marble Giants' one-and-only album achieves a perfect kind of simplicity. Their judicious use of parts found something starkly profound amidst the musically rudimentary, their unfettered incantations and metronomic rhythms stripping away mythical notions of musical 'feel' to communicate on the most basic level. When Statton sings "nature intended the abstract for you and me," it all makes sense. Existence is complicated. Music need not be.
Record Label: Rough Trade
Release Date: February, 1980


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Kingston Hospital doctor allowed to perfom seven botched surgeries after he was hired without a CV or interview
Updated 3:02pm Monday 3rd March 2014 in News By Nazia Dewji, Chief reporter
A surgeon employed by Kingston Hospital without an interview or CV after getting a personal recommendation from a relative botched up seven operations in three months.
Doctor Faisal Sultan Siddiqui, 57, carried out six operations that fell "seriously below expected standards" after starting work in January 2010 as a locum consultant orthopaedic surgeon.
A five-year-old girl required a second surgery after he treated her. Six other patients were also left "worse off than they had been before surgery".
He was struck off following a three-day Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) in Manchester last week, which he chose not to attend.
Chairman Sheila Hollingworth said: "Dr Siddiqui has neither recognised, nor taken responsibility for his failings or for the harm caused to patients as a result.
"He has shown no remorse for the harm he has caused, and has shown no recognition of the impact his misconduct has had on the reputation of the profession."
Dr Siddiqui, who is of Pakistani origin, was first referred to the General Medical Council after a complaint made by a patient he treated. But investigating this led to the discovery of seven other patients.
The panel ruled the medic had been "out of his depth". He is believed to have left the country.
Details of the tribunal were sent to an address in New Delhi. Kingston Hospital said Dr Siddiqui's employment had been subject to a serious untoward incident investigation.
A spokeswoman said: "Dr Siddiqui's employment as a locum and the standard of care he provided at Kingston Hospital was subject to a serious untoward incident (SUI) investigation at the time.
"The trust also informed the GMC of its concerns.
"The MPTs recent decision confirms that the trust was right to have identified concerns about Dr Siddiqui's fitness to practice.
"In the light of our own investigation there were also changes made to strengthen the process for appointing locum doctors within the trust, to avoid this happening again."
Grahame Snelling from Kingston's Healthwatch, said: "Safe recruitment is critical where people are involved and when this does not happen there are all sorts of consequences."
Kingston's top GP, Dr Naz Jivani who is the chair of the Kingston Clinical Commissioning Governing body, said: "I am surprised by this [the lack of checks on Dr Siddiqui before he was employed].
"I did not think this was the normal process.
"But four years ago was a different environment. If there are any serious incidents now they would be looked at by the clinical commissioning group.
"There are procedures in place to make sure that a there is a way to whistleblow."
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Dantalion Jones
by Lee Irwin Pringle
You may or may not have heard of them, but there's a new kid on the block and they're getting ready to replace you. They go by many different names such as star children, indigos or crystal children but they all share a common trait, they're not entirely human.
There are reports that some of today's generation are demonstrating some very unique and unusual abilities such as very high I.Q's, strong emphatic abilities and the ability to heal others. They can sense auras, speak with 'spirits' and see the future. It sounds like an episode of Heroes but many scientists and researchers as beginning to take notice.
These new children are said to have a very strong sense of mission, of destiny and wish to lead mankind into a more peaceful future. They can have difficult lives because they are far more sensitive to violence and suffering and can have a passionate hatred of injustice and evil. Unfortunately, they also seem to have difficulty adjusting to life here on Earth and are often classed as being autistic, anti-social or having ADHD.
Why are they here?
Researchers in the subject claim they are here to help the people of the Earth spiritually, to make the next passage into the New Age as easy as possible and to teach us love and understanding. Another more sinister explanation is that they are alien/human hybrids, intent on colonizing the world. I believe they are the next level of human evolution, be it naturally or via some kind of alien intervention. Our DNA as a species is changing and these special individuals are the result. If, as I and many others believe, that our species is the product if an alien civilization, then it would make sense that this intervention would continue. The last such intervention occurred approximately 25,000 years ago and we're probably due for an upgrade about now.
How do I spot one?
They are said to possess the following traits:
- Highly emphatic
- Knowing and wise eyes
- Very creative
- Highly sensitive both emotionally and physically
- Posses a static charge and can affect electrical items
- Engages in very mature and advanced conversations
Unfortunately, there is a lot of New Age nonsense surrounding these people and it's a shame as they deserve more interest. Just Google star child for example and you get a bunch of nonsense about crystal healing and psychic hotlines. If they are here to help us spiritually, no-one's listening. If they are here to colonize, then I guess they will do so without much of a fuss from Humans 1.0.
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Google's new research offering – Google Consumer Surveys – is attracting understandable interest from the research community. Lenny provides a forthright overview on Greenbook, and I couldn't hope to match his big-picture take. But here are seven things I've noticed, wondered or thought about the new Google service.
1. TRUST THE NUMBERS: Google is famously puritanical about data and this extends to its research service, which uniquely among DIY offerings doesn't support open questions. Verbatims begone! This fits with Google's overall selling point – they're not just letting you ask questions, they're taking care of the analysis too, which they couldn't easily do with opens. Even so it'll be interesting to see how – or if – Google helps its customers get to the "why".
Part 2 of a post too long to publish by itself. The full version, edited and linked, will go up on my other site…
A few months ago I read a fascinating qualitative study, done by Ipsos on global high earners and their attitudes to reward. Ipsos published the study at the Autumn peak of the Occupy Wall Street movement, creating an unexpected resonance: here was how the "1%" saw themselves, or at least reported themselves.
What was interesting was how that self-perception seemed to be shifting.
I started writing a blog post about the relationship between data, power and storytelling, and it became obvious it was too long to post as a single thing. So I'm experimenting with posting it as a series: here's part 1. The whole piece will end up on Freaky Trigger, in semi-edited form.
In the last few months, I've been involved in an increasing number of conversations about "behavioural economics". I work for a company which is developing ways of the learnings of this vogueish, elusive discipline to market research, and so a lot of said conversations are about that. But some of them centre on a slightly different question: why now?
Within research, this question is a particularly sharp one. The idea that if you ask someone a direct question, you won't always get a correct answer is not new. In fact when I started working in research it was one of the first things drummed into me. Research has blamed a lot of things for this – faulty memory, imprecise questioning, social norms, interviewer effects, and so on. And it's used an awful lot of tactics to get around this – indirect measurements, qualitative probes, numbingly precise question language. And in a sense, yes, the current bugbear – our innate irrationality – just puts a new costume on the same challenge.
Lenny at Greenbook kindly gave me some space to hype the panel I'm running at the MRS Conference on the 20th March. It will be awesome! (Far more than the photoshop of my SRS BUSINESS MUGSHOT suggests)
As this paragraph hints, its secret ancestor is gloriously boffinish BBC science show of yore THE GREAT EGG RACE, where teams of, essentially, nerds competed to solve a problem by building Heath Robinson style machines.
I was having a chat with someone at work the other day and, as you do, we were talking about the latest Mark Earls book, on how copying works.
He loved the thinking but wasn't sure it applied to the sector he was interested in - electronic consumer goods. Take Apple, for instance - people buy Apple because Apple deliver a better user experience and are more innovative, rather than because they're copying each other.
I went to a talk at the Royal Institution last night by Mark Pagel, who studies the intersection of evolution and culture. It was interesting - he was very engaging in a comfortable, donnish way, though a slightly frustrating speaker in terms of not actually answering the questions put to him, and I disagreed with some of his ideas on specialisation, but it was a very worthwhile evening anyway. Here's a summary of his ideas I did for work, with my own gloss on some of his points following on.


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|NHLPA announces 5-player search committee for new executive director
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``We're walking out of here with a positive attitude,'' Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios said after three days of meetings. ``It's been a long two years. Obviously we've been damaged and there's been a crisis ...
``I've been through the glory days, some of the best days, and those days are in the near future.''
Chelios was among the five players selected to head the search committee for a new executive director. He largely led the fight against Saskin's controversial hiring in August 2005.
``I feel an obligation to finish what I started,'' said Chelios, among 20 player representatives.
``It's going to be a difficult task but with the help of the players and our staff, we're going to make sure that we pick the right guy and move forward as a union,'' he said.
Mike Cammalleri of the Los Angeles Kings, Shawn Horcoff of the Edmonton Oilers, Eric Lindros of the Dallas Stars and Robyn Regehr of the Calgary Flames will also head up the committee.
That group will start identifying and interviewing potential candidates, but has set no timetable to name the successor to Saskin, who was fired in May over accusations that he ordered the reading of players' e-mails. An investigative report on the matter is expected in August from Toronto lawyer Sheila Block.
``We will not be rushed, that's what got us in this situation,'' Chelios said, referring to Saskin's rushed hiring to replace Bob Goodenow. ``So we'll take our time. It's going to be decided as a group.''


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The Draft Stock of Perry Jones III
Compares him to being a more athletic Lamar Odom. Says he has the potential to be a better player than Anthony Davis. And he's a quote that most might like: "He was impressive with his athletic abilities," one GM said. "It's obvious he will have more success as a wing player than an inside player. He had a good workout."


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The SBA has promised credit unions and other lenders that they can say goodbye to fax machines and mountains of paperwork.
The urgency to raise the MBL threshold is just as fresh when the current bill debuted last year on Valentine's Day.
The urgency to raise the MBL threshold is just as fresh as when the current bill debuted last year on Valentine's Day.
Industry experts say due diligence can help credit unions avoid losses like those suffered by the $620 million Alabama One Credit Union in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the Small Business Administration, which were defrauded of more than $3 million by a businessman.
Losses like the $3 million case involving the SBA and Alabama One can be avoided, experts say.
Lenders need to be prepared for continual and often rapid shifts in the economy.
Come Sunday, pews across America fill with parishioners seeking a spiritual uplift as pastors share sermons to help congregations make it through another week.
This preview from our July 31 print edition looks at the risks of financing church real estate.
The lending environment is undergoing an evolution. The continual entry of new players—especially on the Internet—has sharpened competitive knives that are cutting into credit union income. Business loans are an avenue for lenders to travel, since non-interest income is becoming so critical to survival.
Member Business Lending LLC said it is the first CUSO to offer its credit union participants the SBA Small Loan Advantage program.


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Wigan Athletic have just come out of a spell where they played Liverpool at Anfield, Stoke City at home, Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Manchester United at the DW Stadium and Arsenal at the Emirates. Hands up if you were expecting Roberto Martinez's side to emerge from that run with twelve points, ending it with a 2-1 win on Monday against the Gunners.
Arsenal wouldn't have been worried - Wigan might have beaten United last week, but Arsene Wenger's men were on fine form themselves, with only an away defeat at Queens Park Rangers marring an astonishing series of matches which have seen them seemingly cement third place in the Premier League. The hosts were firm favourites. Right up until the match began, anyway.
The visitors made it abundantly clear that they weren't going to be mere passengers at the Emirates, giving as good as they got in the very early stages before receiving a series of fortunate breaks which combined to put them 2-0 ahead. From a corner, Wigan stormed up the pitch, and some bizarre play from the Arsenal defensive line allowed Jordi Gomez to release Franco di Santo straight down the middle.
It was a footrace between the striker and Wojciech Szczesny to reach the through pass first, and di Santo just about won it. His attempted chip of Szczesny, however, was a failure - the goalkeeper had closed the angle well and got the faintest of touches on the shot. In normal circumstances, it would have been good enough for a save. Here, the ball popped straight up and landed on di Santo's foot. A volleyed goal quickly followed, inspiring a miniature dance from Martinez on the touchline.
More was to follow. Victor Moses, who was superb all evening, turned right back Bacary Sagna into absolute mush as he drove through the penalty area and unleashed a low cross through a thicket of legs. Gomez was the first onto it, and although his initial shot was saved well by Szczesny from very close range, the 20-year-old couldn't hold on and Gomez was on have to poke home the rebound. Incredibly, with the game just eight minutes old it was Wigan 2, Arsenal 0.
The hosts were then forced to into a switch, with Mikel Arteta, arguably their best midfielder this season, going off with a foot injury apparently sustained just prior to the opener. That was bad news for Arsenal, and it looked very much like the visitors were going to press hard for a third (and possibly beyond that, which would have been incredibly embarrassing).
Fortunately for the Gunners, Wigan suddenly realised that they were quite content with a two-goal lead and set about to defend it as best they could. For the remainder of the first half, that turned out to be 'not very well' as Ali Al-Habsi was forced into several fine saves. His best came against Yossi Benayoun, who looked to have scored with a lovely header before Wigan's goalkeeper launched himself to his left to palm away.
Al-Habsi would have no such luck against Thomas Vermaelen, however. The big centre back is known for his runs up the pitch, and he was on hand to nod Arsenal back into the game 21 minutes in following a delicious delivery from Tomas Rosicky on the Arsenal right. That side was a major weakness for Wigan, with Jean Beausajour unable or unwilling to help out in any phase of play, and it looked as though the home side would find their way back to level pegging via that path. After all, Robin van Persie was bound to score at some point, right?
Nope. Wigan's 3-4-3 simply opted to clog up the centre of the pitch and the Gunenrs found their usual passing lanes blocked off. They tried pressing. Wigan simply lured one of their midfielders out of the centre and used that gap to conduct a vicious counterattacking game. Arsenal had chances to go level, but they were few and far between while the visitors gave as good as they received. Szczesny even had to step in with a fine save from Moses at the hour mark after he caught Djourou napping.
With time ticking away and wave after wave of Arsenal attacks breaking on the Wigan rocks, Arsene Wenger made a bold move, swapping in young winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Johan Djourou and having him play straight up the middle, with Alex Song dropping back into the defence. It didn't work - Oxlade-Chamberlain's runs were predictable and tended to end with some rather stern challenges from the likes of Jameses McCarthy McArthur.
Gervinho's introduction didn't work either, as his industry on the left flank failed to produce anything approximating a real threat to Al-Habsi's goal. Time ticked away (helped by Wigan, who were doing their utmost to chew up the clock), and Arsenal completely failed to regain control of the match, reducing themselves to long through balls for van Persie, which the Latics' back line snapped up with consummate ease. Five minutes of injury time were awards. Five minutes of injury time passed. Wigan won 2-1.


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Well, it's January and you know what that means. John and I (along with everybody else) have re-commited to exercise. We regularly take walks outside and stay pretty active, but recently we made a goal to invest a little more time at the gym. With all this activity, the question of using protein powder has come up a time or two.
Why use protein powder?
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like tons of people are using protein powder these days. It gets added to smoothies and is found in meal-replacement drinks and health-food bars. Whether it's used for beefing up at the gym or to get a little extra "nutrition on the run", protein powders have worked there way into many a Vitamix.
It makes sense though. Proteins are the building blocks of life for humans and animals. Almost 50,000 different proteins have been identified in the human body, utilized to form organs, nerves, muscle, enzymes and other various tissues.
Protein is needed for growth and the regulation of hormones, so why not add an extra scoop to your post-workout shake? It seems like a good idea, yet I'm not sold on all forms of protein powder and I'm not sold on making it a daily habit. Here's why…
5 Problems with Protein Powder
1. Protein isolates may be useless.
Protein isolates found in some powders are manufactured by a high-temperature process that denatures the proteins. This basically makes protein powders useless. Some protein powder manufacturers are now processing powders with new filtration and drying technology that (they say) keeps proteins in tact. These powders are often very expensive, unfortunately. If you choose to use protein powder, look for one that isn't processed at high heat.
2. Protein powders are often full of fake sweeteners and other junk.
On different labels, I've seen corn syrup, artificial dyes and colors and fake sweeteners. MSG may also be found in some protein powders. (When protein is separated from its food source during the manufacturing process, the result can sometimes lead to the creation of MSG.) Other powders are better though. I've seen some that offer whey made from grass-fed cow's milk and contain no artificial ingredients. This would be better than your run-of-the-mill powder. Avoid protein powders that contain any fake stuff or are heated at a high temperature.
3. Protein powder may deplete Vitamin A.
If you choose to follow a low-fat diet, high intake of protein powder isn't recommended. Consuming high amounts of protein on a low-fat diet (over an extended period of time) may deplete stores of Vitamin A. Vitamin A is needed for the body to utilize protein and to produce testosterone and other growth factors. When depleted, thyroid issues, autoimmune disease, heart arrythmias, and kidney problems may arise.
Protein is intended to be consumed along with fat. When it's out of balance, problems such as vitamin depletion can arise. Think about it…an egg is made up a yolk and whites. The yolk is full of fat whereas the whites are mainly protein. Yolks aren't meant to be separated from whites. Fats aren't meant to be separated from proteins. Fats and proteins go together like peas and carrots. If protein powder is consumed, make sure to eat a diet full of healthy fats (including saturated fat!).
4. Protein Powder may contain anti-nutrients and block mineral absorption.
Legume protein isolates contain ANF like protease inhibitors, lecitins, tannins, saponins and phytates. These negatively affect protein digestibility and can block absorption of minerals. Some research shows varying reductions in the amounts of the anti-nutrients depending on heating methods. If possible, it's best to avoid legume protein powders.
5. Protein powder may be associated with negative calcium balance.
High amounts of protein in the diet with very little fat to balance it out can lead to a negative calcium balance. A negative calcium balance can lead to osteoporosis. Just like the possiblity of Vitamin A depletion, consuming lots of protein powder while on a low-fat diet can be detrimental to your body. Unfortunately, the standard American diet is often very low in healthy fats. Like I said above, it's important to consume lots of healthy fat (ie. grass-fed butter, olive oil, etc.) if you do use protein powders regularly.
Good Alternatives
If you do want to increase protein in your diet, eat a steak. Seriously. Or try organ meats. Liver, for instance, is high in vitamin A and is naturally balanced for protein/fat intake. Yum. Whole-fat yogurt, eggs or fresh whey added to smoothies are also beneficial.
Try Nutritional Yeast. Nutritional yeast has 8 grams of protein per serving and also provides vitamins and fiber. Find a brand without additives and dried at a low heat here.
Gelatin is also a good source of protein. It can be added to sauces or used in desserts like ice cream, custard and jell-o. It's also good for your digestive tract! Make your own bone broths to increase gelatin intake or find a quality brand here.
If you find a quality protein powder that is not heated at a high temperature and contains no fake fillers, make sure that you are getting enough healthy fats in your diet as well.
Vitamin A: The Forgotten Body Building Nutrient
Adventures in Macro-Nutrient Land
Functional Properties of Proteins


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Research Scientist, Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative
Senior Research Biostatistician
"The Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative is the result of using the scientific methods of a multidisciplinary Coriell team of scientists, geneticists, genetic counselors, and information technologists to deliver genetic and environmental risk results to participants. The rigorous application of epidemiological and statistical methods has been an integral component and strength of this project."
Felipe García-España, PhD, is a senior research biostatistician at Coriell Institute. Dr. García-España focuses primarily on the innovative Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative research study and reviews current genetic, clinical, epidemiologic and pharmacogenomic literature in order to identify appropriate sources for disease prevalence, disease risk and pharmacogenomic outcomes. He also provides expertise on the analysis of clinical, survey, and genetic data and offers key input on the design of ancillary studies, grant proposals, and scientific papers.
Prior to joining Coriell, Dr. García-España spent 15 years at the University of Pennsylvania and ten years at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where he provided statistical and epidemiological expertise to faculty-level scientists in a wide range of disciplines, including clinical medicine, cardiology, and bioengineering.
Dr. García-España received his undergraduate degree in economics and his master's in statistics from the National Polytechnic University in Mexico. He earned his doctorate degree in quantitative demography from the University of Pennsylvania.


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I am looking to buy a case that will also house the apple wireless bluetooth keyboard. Are there ones like that? I was thinking of buying a built in bluetooth keyboard case but worried it won't work if I purchase an ipad 2 whenever they come out


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The Denver Nuggets scored 26 fast break points and used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at Pepsi Center, 118-110.
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Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points to lead the Nuggets (29-18) and added five rebounds. Kenneth Faried added 19 points, nine rebounds and two steals. Denver's dominance inside proved to make a big difference as they outscored Houston in the paint, 56-50.
The fourth quarter sealed the Rockets' fate as Denver pulled away and outscored the visitors, 35-24. The game was sloppy on both ends in terms of ball security with Denver committing 20 turnovers and Houston adding 21.
Jeremy Lin led the way for the Rockets (25-23), scoring 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and added five assists. Six Rockets players scored in double figures.