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COVINGTON — Donna McDaniel turned 37 on Sept. 15, 1984, and decided to celebrate her birthday by running a race. She chose to run in the inaugural Fuzz Run Covington Police Department, a community-wide road race sponsored by the Covington Police Department.
"I decided that it was a present to myself," McDaniel said. "I had just started running and I wanted to do this for myself and prove to myself that I could do it."
McDaniel was one of about 12 runners — and one of only four females — participating in that first Fuzz Run. She said she remembered all the women were well behind the male runners, but she was determined not to be the last one to cross the finish line, which at that time was at City Pond Park.
"I felt the ambulance pushing us from behind because we were so far back, so I started sprinting," McDaniel recalled. "I came in ahead of one other woman."
The following year, the Fuzz Run was changed from a 5K to a 10K and McDaniel didn't feel comfortable running a 6-mile race, so she sat it out. Ever since, though, the Fuzz Run has resumed as a 5K and she has made participating in the race an annual tradition. For the next 29 years, McDaniel hasn't missed one – even in 2009 when she broke her foot and her son pushed her in a wheelchair for the 1-mile fun run.
Over the years, McDaniel has placed in a number of Fuzz Run races and in 1998 won the Grand Master's title for runners 50 and older.
"I never started out to run in all of the Fuzz Runs," McDaniel said. "I have always enjoyed it – it's a local race, supports good causes and it's always around my birthday, so it's my gift to myself."
McDaniel has made participating in the Fuzz Run a priority each year, scheduling events around race day and even going late to a few family camping trips.
McDaniel has long gotten over her intimidation of running in a 10K. In 1986, she ran in her first Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta and has competed each year since 1991, until this year when foot surgery sidelined her. McDaniel completed the Marine Corps Marathon in 2004 and in 2007, the year she retired from serving 32 years as office manager for Newton Mental Health, she participated in the 60-mile Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk.
McDaniel trained for years running around Covington during her lunch breaks. Today, she works out about three times a week at the Covington Family Y. Due to surgery on both feet earlier this year, she primarily trains on the elliptical machine and does light weightlifting.
Since 1984, the Fuzz Run has grown in popularity. CPD Det. Chip Shirah, who, along with Capt. Ken Malcom and Capt. Willie Davis, has helped organize the race. He said the route has changed over the years to accommodate the increasing numbers of participants. For the past several years, the route has begun and ended at Baker Field, across from the Police Department, just off the Square. In 2012, 2,200 runners participated in the race.
"I used to go to lots of races," McDaniel said. "I have tons and tons of T-shirts."
But it's the Fuzz Run that remains her favorite. "It's always been one of my favorites," she said. "I enjoy the familiarity of the course, they have great door prizes and I get to see a lot of friends."
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In some ways 2012 was a great year for anime. But that came in the form of long shows and unfortunately, two of the shows I've watched and enjoyed the most in 2012 didn't end and don't qualify for my list. While I haven't watched a lot this year, what I did get to was some incredibly fun and innovative stuff. While I'm disappointed that my own rules don't allow some of my favorite shows to make the list, what is included are shows that definitely should not be overlooked.
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New London — A 29-year-old man who was shot and killed Thursday night in the area of Connecticut Avenue and Prest Street died of multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and extremities, according to a spokeswoman at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The medical examiner has ruled the death of Jesus Pinero a homicide.
Deputy Chief Peter Reichard said Friday that the investigation is in its early stages and an arrest has not been made.
Diane Griffin, who co-owns a hair salon on Williams Street, said the victim was known to her as Gianni Jesus Pinero. She said Pinero was the father of her 4-year-old grandson.
Griffin stood outside the hair salon visibly upset, with teary, red eyes. Griffin said she last saw her daughter at 2:30 a.m. and that the young woman was also shaken.
She said Pinero was released from prison about a year ago and was a good father to the child. Griffin said that her grandson hasn't been told about his father's death.
According to public records, Pinero has convictions for possession of narcotics with intent to sell, interfering with an officer, motor vehicle violations, second-degree assault and third-degree assault. He was sentenced to four years in prison in 2009 for second-degree assault and was released in September 2012. His last known address was 423 E. Main St., Norwich.
Police closed the intersections of Connecticut Avenue with Prest and McDonald streets until a little after 8 a.m. Friday.
Terra Smith, who lives at 44 Connecticut Ave., said as soon as the roadway was opened, a memorial sprang up. The memorial of flowers, a teddy bear and candles had a card that identified the victim as "Gee." One writer, who identified herself as Shahida, thanked "Gee" for being there for her and taking care of her kids.
Smith said that a SUV with New Hampshire plates was towed from the scene.
She said around 9 p.m. she heard what sounded like five gunshots.
"Then I heard a guy say, 'Huh,' and then I heard more gunshots," said Smith. "He was alive at the scene. The police officer was comforting him and told him not to get up. He kept telling the officer that he was in a lot of pain."
One neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said she saw the victim briefly run before collapsing on the ground.
Maria Linares, who lives at 33 Connecticut Ave., said she was startled by the sound of gunshots in the distance. Then, she said, she heard a succession of three gunshots followed by a pause, which was followed by five more shots.
When she went outside, she saw a male, dark-skinned victim with medium-length hair, lying on the ground and moaning in agony.
"I lived here for five years and we have never had any type of problem like this," said Linares. "I'm a mother so my heart goes out to his family. Why the need for violence? Where has the respect for life gone?"
Mari Vega, of Groton, sat in her car outside of Pinero's memorial on Connecticut Avenue. Vega said that Pinero, a close family friend, was the intended target of another shooting that occurred on June 11 outside Universal Food Store at Hodges Square.
Vega said she and her 6-year-old son were inside the store when Pinero greeted them. As they walked outside the store, a man approached them and called out for "Gee."
Vega said that Pinero ignored the man because he was with her son. Vega said the man started shooting and she grabbed her son while Pinero fled.
"They tried to get him and look at (what) happened today," said Vega. "He was a good guy, good to everyone."
Vega, however, said she did not know why Pinero would be the target of two shootings.
The shooter in the Hodges Square incident, Jamel J. McIntosh, of Norwich, was arrested in connection with the case and remains incarcerated.
Police said in a press release that Pinero, who was "known to police," on Thursday may have been targeted by his killer. Pinero was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead at 11 p.m.
Police early Friday were still at the scene taking photographs of the area and gathering evidence found on the ground. The state police Major Crime Squad was also at the scene and assisted in the investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact New London police at (860) 447-5269 or (860) 447-1481. All calls will remain confidential.
Staff writer Karen Florin contributed to this report.
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Wireless carriers have experienced an "explosion" in surveillance over the last five years. Carriers have responded to at least 1.3 million demands for "subscriber data" during the last year and have been "turning over records thousands of times a day in response to police emergencies, court orders, law enforcement subpoenas and other requests," according to Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times.
Lichtblau, who reported on the illegal wiretapping of Americans with James Risen in 2005 and won a Pulitzer Prize, reports, "AT&T alone now responds to 230 emergency requests a day nationwide — triple the number it fielded in 2007." He adds, "Law enforcement requests of all kinds have been rising quickly among the other carriers as well, with annual increases of 12 percent to 16 percent in the last five years. Sprint led the way last year, reporting more than 500,000 law enforcement requests for data."
The data comes from Congressman Ed Markey's inquiry. Markey did not think the ongoing surveillance would be this "massive." He told Lichtblau "'digital dragnets' threaten to compromise the privacy of many customers," and "there's a real danger" that line has already been crossed.
The American Civil Liberties Union's Chris Calabrese, who is quoted in the NYT report, notes the story calls attention to "how prevalent this practice has become with so little oversight." There is "really no set standard for how this information should be accessed." Congress has not set any standards for collecting personal location data. "Given that we're all carrying portable tracking devices with us all the time," Calabrese adds, "we think it's important that law enforcement get a probable cause search warrant before they get that kind of location information."
The Times story references the use by police agencies of requests for cell tower "dumps" of data on "subscribers who were near a tower during a certain period of time," which may yield "hundreds or even thousands of names." Calabrese explains that this is striking because of the number of innocent people affected by this kind of request.
"You're talking about getting the location of hundreds of thousands of people as part of a routine investigative practice," he notes. "You're really learning a lot of information. We don't know what's happening with that information. We don't know where it's going. And we don't know what else might be done with it."
The huge amount of data being collected is likely being indefinitely stored, which raises another set of questions like how long the information is being kept in a system by agencies and what is being done with data in the aftermath of investigations. Calabrese contends this gathered information on people, who aren't part of an investigation, should be deleted. The information should only be used for the "specific purpose" for which it was collected. However, it is not clear that data isn't being kept for future use, as the public knows has happened with information collected and stored in large databases in a national security context.
Another aspect of surveillance that should be further scrutinized is the designation of requests as "police emergencies" to force cell carriers to hand over data. 9-1-1 calls, according to Calabrese, are police emergencies where carriers automatically give location data. That makes up a "fraction of the emergency requests." The other part is law enforcement calls where they claim they have a good faith belief that "somebody's life or limb is threatened" and they need this information in order to track their whereabouts. Given how National Security Letters (NSLs) have been abused, it is worth taking a closer look at to see if law enforcement is hyping situations to obtain data.
Back in April, the ACLU released records from local and state law enforcement agencies showing how agencies often use cell phone tracking even if they do not have a warrant or probable cause to engage in such surveillance. The records showed some agencies would obtain "historical cell tracking data" when the data was "relevant and material," a standard that ACLU staff attorney Catherine Crump called "really low" because "virtually anything can be relevant." (This is why, to reduce privacy violations, law enforcement agencies should be required to get a probable cause warrant and, as Crump explained, "get a judge to agree there is probable cause, because a judge is a neutral party.")
Part of Lichtblau's story highlights the costs private companies are incurring from requests for data. Because "federal law allows the companies to be reimbursed for their 'reasonable' costs for providing a number of surveillance operations," companies send bills to law enforcement agencies. AT&T billed law enforcement for nearly three times as much in reimbursements, collecting "$8.3 million last year compared to $2.8 million in 2007," a jump in billing that was similar with other companies.
A number of companies maintained they are losing money when helping law enforcement with surveillance. The small carrier, Cricket, for example, "received 42,500 law enforcement requests last year" and complained about "frequently" not being "paid on the invoices it submits."
This issue over reimbursements raises a couple questions. Calabrese comments it is to the "carrier's credit that they have been forthcoming" about the level of tracking. It's worth asking: Are all companies, even the large cell carriers, having difficulty obtaining reimbursements? Are they over-billing law enforcement? Is there some tension over this, enough that they would be more open to sharing legal concerns over the practice so that they could use public scrutiny as leverage to force law enforcement to better handle reimbursements?
These questions are worth asking because the private companies have little to fear in the courts. Courts would likely be unwilling to penalize private companies for complying with law enforcement, even if their compliance was illegal. On top of that, retroactive immunity was granted to telecommunication companies through the FISA Amendments Act. When it comes to using data to investigate run-of the mill crimes, financial crimes or even national security-related crimes, companies don't really need to be transparent to protect against successful lawsuits. So, are the carriers forthcoming because surveillance operation costs are cutting into profits?
Unmentioned in Lichtblau's story is the fact that Senator Al Franken, in May, sent an inquiry similar to Markey's to the Justice Department. He asked for answers to the following questions:
1. How many requests have been filed with carriers in the last 5 years?
2. How many individuals were affected?
3. What legal standard do you use?
4. How much does DOJ pay to offset the carriers' expenses for filling these requests?
The Department does not maintain records for ordinary criminal investigations of the total number of requests for location information or the total number of requests with which carriers complied. The Department also does not comprehensively track cost information from wireless carriers.
This is one of the clearer indications that there is virtually no oversight of location tracking. (But, at least the DoJ did not suggest they could not provide requested data, which might raise privacy concerns, because it would violate the privacy of US citizens.)
As a remedy, the ACLU advocates the GPS Act be passed in Congress.
Calabrese concludes, "We really need to see these orders for location to be judicially approved. They need to be more standard—the same way wiretap orders are collected by judges after they issue the order and sent along to a central location so they can be compiled into a wiretap report. We really need something like that for location orders and other types of warrant standards—getting text messages or listening to your voicemail—all those things should be under judicial scrutiny with a warrant and then reported to a central location so we can all understand how much is going on."
His conclusion is even more critical when one considers the overlap between requests for data from social media companies on users. It was recently reported US police are behind most requests to Twitter for data. Both requests to social media companies and cell carriers take place without any meaningful oversight. Except for a recent Supreme Court ruling on GPS tracking that acknowledged law enforcement agencies need warrants to track suspects' movements, there has been little to no effort on the part of the federal government to provide transparency or oversight to ensure location tracking follows standards that protect the civil liberties of citizens.


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Brahmanandam, one of the senior comedians in Telugu Film industry felicitated Ali at his residence on Thursday for getting the honorable Doctorate.
Brahmanandam one of the most senior actors was very proud of Ali on getting this honor. He also addded that there are many other actors who also deserve an honorable Doctorate and he also believes that this will pave way for many other actors getting their work recognised. Brahmanandam said that Ali is like his brother and he wishes him to continue getting more awards.
Ali said as a reply that, it is an honor to be felicitated by the senior doctor Brahmanandam. He said, " when Brahmanandam got the doctorate, he had said that it will only you after me. And the gods blessed the words to be true and thats why I received this award."
Sunil, Krishna Bhagwan, Posani Krishnamurali, Shrinivasa Reddy, Gundu Hanumantharavu, Brahmaji and other were present at at his residence during this.
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Brahmanandam felicitated Ali at his residence along with his wife.
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New e-mails released Monday show the White House was warned about Solyndra's potential problems even before President Obama visited the company's Fremont, Calif., headquarters and used it as a backdrop for his push for renewable energy investment and green jobs.
"A number of us are concerned that the president is visiting Solyndra," Steve Westly, managing partner of Westly Group, wrote in an e-mail to Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett on May 24, 2010, a day before the president's well publicized trip to Solyndra. "[T]here is an increasing concern about the company because their auditors, Coopers and Lybrand, have issued a 'going concern' letter … Many of us believe the company's cost structure will make it difficult for them to survive long term."
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Westly went on to ask Jarrett if he could check with the Energy Department to make sure its officials were comfortable with Solyndra's finances.
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"I just want to help protect the president from anything that could result in negative or unfair press," Westly wrote. "If it's too late to change/postpone the meeting, the president should be careful about unrealistic/optimistic forecasts that could haunt him in the next 18 months if Solyndra hits the wall, files for bankruptcy, etc."
Democratic staff on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Monday circulated the e-mails, which also show intense disagreement between two parts of the Obama administration throughout most of the time solar company Solyndra received taxpayer dollars.
The White House Office of Management and Budget needed to sign off on the risk assessment of a loan guarantee before the Energy Department approved a project's loan under the program, which began in 2009 and expired last week.
E-mails show the two agencies were on the same page in September 2009, when the department approved Solyndra's loan guarantee. But by 2010, OMB officials started having concerns about the solar manufacturer's financial standing.
On Aug. 31, Solyndra — the first company to receive a federal loan guarantee under the Energy Department's stimulus project for renewable energy — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
OMB's concerns in 2010 were heightened by an independent audit that expressed doubt about the company's finances.
"DOE ... has one loan guarantee to monitor and they seem completely oblivious to this issue," one OMB analyst said to another in an April 2, 2010, email.
"What's terrifying is that after looking at some of the ones that came next, this one [Solyndra] started to look better," another OMB e-mail exchange said of Solyndra. "Bad days are coming."
In an internal memo on April 6, 2010, Energy Department staff said that concerns from outside auditor PricewaterHouseCoopers reinforced the notion that Solyndra, a startup company, needed financial backing to survive.
These concerns ultimately made their way up to Obama's closest aides, ahead of the president's May 25, 2010, visit to Solyndra's California headquarters. Ron Klain, then-chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, e-mailed Rod O'Connor, the chief of staff at DOE, to assess Solyndra's financial standing. O'Connor conceded the company would not survive as-is for too long.
"Bottom line is that we believe the company is okay in the medium term, but will need some help of one kind or another down the road," O'Connor said to Klain in a May 24, 2010, e-mail.
Energy restructured the Solyndra loan in early 2011. The company asked the department to restructure it again just before it declared bankruptcy, but the government refused.
The e-mail exchanges highlighted more than others previously released the extent of disagreement within the administration over Solyndra and the loan guarantee program.
The Democratic staff — which includes the offices of House Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and that panel's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee ranking member, Diana DeGette, D-Colo. — released the e-mails in a memo Monday, ostensibly in an attempt to show no proof of administration favoritism in awarding the $535 million loan guarantee to a company whose private investors included Oklahoma oil billionaire George Kaiser, who has connections to President Obama.
WATCH A May 2010 White House video that touts the administration's support of Solyndra:
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Belcher: Belfort Cannot Win Big Fights Without TRT Use
"The Talent" Alan Belcher has been making waves in the media while leading up to his showdown with Michael Bisping at UFC 159.
In his latest interview he not only does his best to promote his fight, but he also takes some jabs at a legend of the sport, Vitor Belfort.
Belfort was forced to recently reveal his use of TRT following his most recent victory over Michael Bisping in Brazil. With a history of PED use, this revelation has brought Belfort's performances into question as well as his choice of 'nutritional supplements'.
While speaking with YahooSports, Alan Belcher went on record with the following…
"In my mind, this is a fight to get a No. 1 contender fight. Bisping didn't lose to Vitor Belfort in January. When someone cheats with substances, like Belfort has done, it doesn't count as a win. Belfort hasn't proved he can win a big fight without taking steroids or TRT, so I think when I KO Bisping I should get all the recognition for being the first guy to do so since Dan Henderson did at UFC 100."
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But what's Belcher's excuse?
lol; this is so mean…
I'm getting tired of him also. He looked like shit his last fight. Really one could make a case for this being a battle of losers. Belcher probably lost as many big fights as Bisping so who cares about either one. TRT or no Vitior has fought some of the best people in the world. Won some . Lost some. Held a belt etc. Neither on of these clowns can get past the next big fights so who cares.
Battle of losers…….lmao
Didnt dan Henderson take trt as well though?
Was it before or after ufc 100 he started to use trt?
His arguement could be invalid just yet!
It's clever to start shit with Belfort because if he secures the victory I'm sure Belfort would like to try to shut him up.
Man all this whining over TRT. You think Vitor kickedKO'd Bisping because of TRT? Fukc no, it was because Vitor has been training for 20 years to kick someone in the head. For instance we could give pea balls grt TRT and that lazy ass couldn't kick a 1st grader in the head. TRT doesn't make someone superman.
well youre going to be hearing alot more about TRT when vitor belfort knocks luke rockhold out.
Don't be so sure of that. Rock has got skills. It should be good. Let's see how Vitor handles all the attention from his TRT situation.
WAR BELFORT!!!! TRT or not still one of my favorite fighters!
man i hope alan brutaly knocks bisping the fukc out!! as far as Vitor goes hes got his hands full with Luke and i personally think luke takes this.
Should be a great fight. As for the TRT I too wish all these dudes would quit busting balls about it. Bisping got knocked out by a kick. Bisping admitted after the fight it was a good stoppage. TRT doesn't do anything for a shin across the face. PLease shut up about the TRT crap. There are allot of fighters out there that use it that people don't even know about….shut up already. Bitchping got knocked out, and judging by how Belcher gassed in his last fight he should think about TRT. Like I said battle of losers
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Brining turkey enhances flavor, tenderizes the meat, and reduces your bird's cooking time. Learn how to brine a turkey for you next Thanksgiving holiday or big turkey meal.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Brine TurkeyHi, I'm Natasha Levitan for About.com. Do you think you know everything to know about food? Well, I'm going to share with you the secret to making food better.
Why Brine a Turkey?Brining foods in salt water adds flavor, tenderness, and reduces cooking time. When the food is submerged in brine, the salt water along with spices is absorbed into the food, loading with moisture and it will stay that way while it cooks.
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Clean and Prepare the TurkeyBefore you get ready to brine your turkey, you need to make sure the turkey is cleaned out, completely thawed and should not be self-basting or kosher turkey. Self-basting and kosher turkeys have salt stock added to them so if you brine them, they will be too salty. A fresh turkey works the best.
Mix the BrineHere is how to make the brine mixture. Combine one cup of salt in one gallon of water. Mix them together with a large spoon so the salt dissolves.
Test the Brine MixtureA good way to check that your salt concentration is correct is to put in raw egg. If the egg floats, your concentration is what it should be. After the salt is dissolved, you can add your seasonings. Spice your brine with pepper or herbs and garlic. You can also sweeten your brine with brown sugar or molasses.
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We suspect an employee has been drinking at work. Others in the office have smelled alcohol on her breath in the last few weeks, and today an open bottle of beer was discovered in the Women's washroom. The likelyhood that this individual in question is the one drinking the beer is great as there are only 2 other women that work for the company.
This employee was recently brought on board from part-time to full-time and is still in a 90-day probationary period. She has divulged a lot of personal information about herself to others including her recent DUI arrest and having to attend AA meetings. Apparently she has also shared stories that are very disturbing to the 2 other women in the office and they are now frightened of her. They are also concerned that this individual will confront them since one of them obviously told the manager about finding the beer bottle.
So, in addition to the situation of this employee suspected of drinking alcohol, we also have others who are afraid to work with her.
I'm not sure how to approach this. I know we must confront this individual and ask her if the beer belongs to her and if she has been drinking while at work. We have a policy that would allow for immediate dismissal without warning for possession of alcohol readily available for consumption , consumption of alcohol and being impaired by alcohol. We do not however, have a "random" drug/alchol testing policy. We only test new hires and employees with work injuries.
If this individual denies drinking on company property and that the beer belonged to her, how should we proceed?
Sorry, this got lengthy. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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You have a situation that can be very risky, but I think you can resolve it quickly without consideration for so much hearsay evidence (you seem to have a lot).
Stick to the simplest set of facts you have, and that is that the worker is in a probationary period. Not sure if you state is at-will or if there are limitations on your ability to let the person without cause, but I would investigate that and use that option, especially if your probationary period is well published in your company's policies.
As a separate action and in the event it might turn up something, you can certainly interrogate all three women about the beer, because it was found in the ladies' room, but if all three deny knowledge of anything except seeing the can and possibly retrieving the can to delivery to mgmt, I'm not sure your investigation will get you anywhere. Inherently, there will be a couple of problems with the questionning: unless someone reliable saw her put it there, you will need a confession; the presence of a can does not imply 'drinking at work,' a blood alcohol test would be required to prove any level intoxication or the presence of alcohol. The test would probably be based on reasonable suspicion, and unless everyone is tested, you should have two supervisors document that there was a change in this person's performance before targeting only her with the test.
I'm curious to hear from other posters and ultimately how you resolve your issue.
best wishes.
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I would ask all three women, individually, if any of them left the beer in the bathroom. Assuming they all deny it, I would remind them that drinking on the job is a dismissable offense. I would also inform the one you suspect , that there have been reports of alcohol on her breath. I would let her know that reporting to work with alcohol, or for that matter any offensive oder, on her breath or person is inappropriate. If she truly has a drinking problem, she will probably provide you other opportunities to dismiss her.
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Ok, here's the update on this situation - still unsure how to proceed...
Word got out in the office (small office) that a beer bottle was discovered in the women's washroom. The likely suspect approached one of our managers and confronted him that she knows everyone thinks it belongs to her. She strongly denies it.
All 3 women deny it belongs to them. Digging into this situation, there also exists the possibility that it could belong to the cleaning crew that comes in at night twice a week.
With so much ambuiguity, we are not going to pursue any further. Document the discovery of the beer bottle and put it away in our case file. We'll send out a memo to all employees about Company policy on alcohol and leave it at that.
The other matter is that the manager has told me that the other 2 women are frightened of this individual (the one originally suspected of drinking). I am back to considering letting this person go for not passing the probation period. The Manager was going to rate this individual high and does not want to let this person go. The other Manager in the office continues to hold his position in saying that 2 women (including himself) feel this person is unstable and they fear her. I am currently conducting an investigation and will be talking to both women to find out if they have fears/concerns.
I have been in contact with the top Manager (not on location) and he wants to know if we can place this individual on another 90-day probation. I have never done that and am unsure if we can. On what basis would we do this?
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I think your actions as far as the beer bottle go are correct.
I also believe you are on the right course as far as your concerns and the investigation goes. You do not want your other employees complaining of a hostile work environment (remote but possible). You need to know if she has threatened other employees. If she has, the manager who wants to keep her will just have to adjust. However, it doesn't seem right to fire someone just because others don't like her or make assumptions that she is dangerous because she is different. You need to know what is going on. If there is no basis, you will have to step in and tell your employees to grow up.
We do not have a 'probation' period. We have an 'introductory' period. However, we also have an extended 'introductory' period. The idea is that if an employee had some emergency and was unable to complete their training in time, we would not automatically disqualify them. We have considered using it for slow learners too. However, generally speaking, if they haven't cut it by 90 days they are not going to. Trying to put a square peg in a round hole is a waste of time.
If it is not in your policies, how would you justify another 90-day probation? That sounds similar to having an employee on a last chance agreement. To do that, you have to have something solid to hang your hat on. Unless you uncover something in your investigation, it doesn't sound as if you have anything solid at all. Besides, you could be setting yourself up to give every new employee an extra 90 days or be charged sometime with discrimination.
It is hard to judge without all the facts. Can you finish your investigation before her 90 days are up? If your policies do not allow for additional 90 day probation periods, I would go ahead and let her go. Even hard workers can be more trouble than they are worth if all they do is stir up trouble with other employees.
Good luck. I think you are going to need it.
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Agree with Nae. Sounds like you are taking appropriate steps at this point as far as the beer bottle is concerned. You tried, didn't get a confession, and you have no evidence that clearly shows who put the bottle in the restroom.
Also, agree that you should confirm quickly if there is any sort of hostile work environment going on, whether the suspect has threatened or intimidated anyone, or whether she has been threatened or intimidated. (Who knows? If you ever got to the facts of the bottle, it could be someone other than the suspect intentionally trying to make the suspect look bad.) Try to get that investigation done as quickly as possible, and remain objective. Sounds like there is a lot of focus on this issue right now in your office, fairly common in small offices.
Finally, you should turn a deaf ear to the manager who is trying to keep her on until you get your investigation done, unless the manager has critical first-hand experience or evidence. Otherwise, you are allowing one person's opinion (may or may not be reliable) to shadow a fairly serious situation (that has nothing to do with job performance) with job performance or his perception of job performance.
As for the extended probationary period, the basis is that you actually have probationary periods in your policy and consistently use them. If so, ensure that you have a policy (and past practice) that allows for extensions. We do, but the circumstances for an extension are limited. Typically, an extension would be based on a specific task or characteristic that the new employee has not performed adequately. You might retrain and give an extension with a clear message to the employee that the chips will be up when that period ends.
You're in one of situations that seems really tight right now. My gut instinct is that you have an underlying negative current of personality clash or general dislike between your existing workers and this new worker. If that is true, like Nae referenced, that is not necessarily grounds to discharge the one who is not liked. Not only have you not been fair, but you are in a tail-wag-the-dog situation in that you have allowed a small group of workers to manage your job for you.
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Students: Education key to a clean city-A A +A
Monday, February 24, 2014
EDUCATION and awareness of the people will help keep the cleanliness of Cagayan de Oro City, said the volunteer students who launched a citywide cleanup drive last Saturday morning, February 22.
Denise Gonzales, National Service Training Program (NSTP) Educators Association (NEAR) coordinator in the city, said if the people in will rely on others to clean up their mess it will be hard to keep the city clean, but awareness and education is the potent antidote to free the city from litter and strewn garbage.
"Awareness and education on why we should keep the city clean and how to keep it clean should be spread to the population," Gonzales said.
Gonzales urged the city residents to avoid littering and become vigilant on litterers.
Vandalism and posting posters everywhere have also contributed to the untidiness of the city.
Gonzales said to be a city of Golden Friendship isn't enough, and Cagayan de Oro should also be known as a city of cleanliness.
Manin Madrid, a Xavier University student who joined the cleanup drive, told Sun*Star Cagayan de Oro that the people in the city need to be educated to maintain cleanliness.
Madrid said in the city proper there are trashcans, but some people do not throw their wastes properly.
Madrid and other students from Xavier University-NSTP were assigned to clean Pabayo Street toward city central.
Gonzales said the cleanup drive is one way to train students to value patriotism and nationalism through service.
"The goal of this is to train the students to value patriotism and nationalism through service. This is also to show the whole city that the students care for the environment," Gonzales said.
It was the first time that the students from various colleges and universities in the city converged for a genuine cause.
Gonzales added more than 5,000 students arrived early in Divisoria to participate in the cleanup drive.
She said the volunteers swept the streets, removed posters and streamers and did whatever the students could to clean the city.
At the start of the cleanup drive, City Mayor Oscar Moreno told the students in the city to unite and get rid of divisions.
He said unity between students in the city could help achieve the future they want to see.
Moreno added that the city is a strategic place to start with change because it is the convergence point in Northern Mindanao.
Gonzales added next year they would assist the city on their solid waste management programs.
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The crash occurred Saturday morning in Chandler Park. Authorities have initially identified the victims as two adult males, one adult female and two juvenile females. Their names were not immediately released, but authorities say all were from Tulsa.
Lt. George Brown of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the six-passenger Piper aircraft left Jones Riverside Airport at 10:37 a.m., headed for Dallas.
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GOODY, Ky. – Belfry High School will be hosting the 60th District baseball and softball tournaments on Monday and Wednesday May 20 and 22.
On that Monday, the Pirate baseball team will host Phelps at 6:30 p.m. The winner will play Pike County Central on Wednesday at 8 p.m., according to Belfry's Todd Cassell, director for the tourneys.
The softball game will start at 6 p.m. on Monday with Phelps going up against Pike County Central. The winner will play Belfry's Lady Pirates on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Belfry's baseball team is coached by Michael Hagy, while Ryan Chapman coaches the softball team.
As of Friday, May 17, the Pirate baseball team had one regular season game left. They were scheduled to play at Lawrence County on Thursday and Sheldon Clark on today (Friday), weather permitting.
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WHITESBORO — It was a good day to be a Whitesboro Bulldog on Saturday. The Bulldogs won their own tournament, the Whitesboro Tournament, with a 10-0 run-rule victory over the Panola Bearcats in the title game. The 'Dogs reached the title game with a 10-2 run-rule win over the Eagletown Eagles on Friday night.
The Red Oak Eagles went through the 17th Carl Albert State College Fall Baseball Classic unscathed as they defeated the Wister Wildcats 8-1 in Saturday afternoon's title game at CASC's Ival Goodman Field.
The Eagles and Wildcats each won their championship semifinals on Friday in Wister. Red Oak blanked Smithville 14-0, while Wister edged McCurtain 4-3.
The Cameron Yellowjackets claimed the consolation championship with an 8-1 victory over the Crowder Demons to begin action Saturday at Ival Goodman Field.
CALVIN — Garrett Singleterry did his part to make sure not only did his Leflore Savages avenge Thursday night's loss to the Mill Creek Bullfrogs, but that his team took home some hardware.
The Leflore junior threw his second no-hitter of the Calvin Tournament on Saturday as the Savages blanked the 'Frogs 5-0 in the consolation championship contest.
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Buffalo Valley 11, Howe 1: In Howe, the Lady Buffaloes jumped out to a 3-0 lead after an inning, which ballooned to 8-0 in the second inning.
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Transcript:Elements Tutorial: Intro to Photoshop Elements
Hi, I'm Pelpina Trip, here for About.com. If you like to edit pictures, but you're not exactly a pro, starting off with Photoshop elements is perfect. In this video I'll give you an intro to this Adobe program. Photoshop elements is the consumer version of the regular, professional, Photoshop. It's about 1/6th of the original Photoshop price, so that's nice, and you get many basic picture editing functions.
Photoshop Elements: Interface
The basic set up is very similar: all the edit tools are here on the left, the main working area in the middle, and layers and other settings on the right.There are 2 main functions in Photoshop elements: the regular editor, which I'm in right now, or the organizer, which you can go to by clicking here.
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Just like in the professional adobe Photoshop, you can easily create an image and edit it any way you want: resize or crop, change colors, add effects, add text, work with layers, and much more. If you are a hobbyist or amateur photographer, Photoshop Elements has all the main features of Photoshop that you'll probably ever need. The learning curve is not as steep as for the professional Photoshop, and since Photoshop elements is really geared towards non-experts, you'll also find very handy tools to easily fix up a photo.
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Amber Hernandez, a freshman Sweetwater High School art student of teacher Scharles Kelley, was presented with a resolution for advancing to the state VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) competition.
Amber was honored during a meeting of the Sweetwater ISD School Board. She is shown (right) with Mrs. Kelley.
The Sweetwater Kiwanis Club is joining forces with Pappy's Bait and Grill Shop to sponsor a Kids Fishing Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 16, 2012.
The event will be held at the Lake Sweetwater Boat Ramp, with the competition running from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The entry fee is $5 per entrant, which includes lunch, gifts and prizes that will take place after the tournament. Prizes will be awarded for the Biggest Fish, Smallest Fish and Outstanding Angler to the following age groups: 3 to 5 year olds, 6 to 8 year olds, 9 to 12 year olds and 13 to 16 year olds.
A Resolution honoring the 2012 Sweetwater Middle School TMSCA (Texas Math and Science Coaches Association) teams for qualifying for state was presented at a Sweetwater ISD School Board Meeting.Â
The teams are made up of members Kilanie Arpin, Marc Butler, John Clift, Annaliese Espinoza, Lizzie Gray, Kaylee Lantto, Christa Martin, Adrian Ortega, Jaelynn Page, Daniel Peña, Isabella Peña, Erick Rico and Chance Saunders and are led by teachers Larry Hopple, Dan Huskerson and Carola Martin.
After joining Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH) six months ago, Dr. Timothy Jones celebrated the opening of his new office at the Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Doctor's Clinic on Monday, June 11, 2012.
Jones joined RPMH as a board-certified family physician in December 2011. Having worked in several communities primarily across Oklahoma and Texas, Jones has more than 26 years of experience treating patients.
Sweetwater Animal Control currently has one dog available for adoption.
Available for adoption is a male mixed breed dog. According to Sweetwater's animal control officer, Don Kite, animals that are picked up are kept for a minimum of three days, but he tries to keep them from a week to 10 days.
Dogs and cats are available for adoption for a $15 fee and the cost of getting the pet vaccinated for rabies.
The pets are required to have their vaccination before they leave to their new homes.
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 131 calls for service, issued 28 citations and made eight arrests from June 10-12, 2012.
The SPD received 52, 911 calls.
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Calls for service:
• Assault — Sweetwater.
• Theft — 1400 block of Hailey.
• Theft — 1400 block of Grand.
• Burglary of a habitation — Coral cove.
• Failure to register as a sex offender — Sweetwater.
• Criminal mischief — 600 block of W. 12th.
• Burglary of a habitation — Coral Cove.
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In this July 3 photo, James Robarge sits in criminal court in Brattleboro during arraignment on motor vehicle charges for an incident in Bellows Falls. He appeared today in court to face a charge of second-degree murder.A Rockingham man is fighting extradition to New Hampshire where authorities today filed a charge against him of second-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife.
James Robarge, 43, appeared this afternoon in Brattleboro criminal court where his attorney stated that he would be fighting extradition to New Hampshire. Authorities in New Hampshire will now seek a governors warrant to force Robarges return to that state, a process that is expected to take about a month.
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The second-degree murder charge alleges that Robarge recklessly caused the death of 42-year-old Kelly Robarge on June 27 in Charlestown, N.H. by inflicting trauma to her body.
James Robarge has been held at the Springfield prison on unrelated motor vehicle charges stemming from his arrest last week in Bellows Falls near a medical center.
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In this one of-a-kind workshop Tim shares his favorite techniques for using Adobe Photoshop's effects and filters to create imaginative, out-of-the-ordinary images. He starts with simple things like black-and-white interpretations, monochromatic tints, vignettes, and film grain, then moves on to more dramatic effects like Surface Blur, Tilt-Shift Blur, Oil Paint. From there, head into "wilder territory," as Tim explores some experimental ways to stylize and distort your images.
Most photographers are familiar with sharpening for their digital images. Both to compensate for the loss of sharpness that might have occurred in the original capture. And also to help ensure the best quality in your final output especially for prints. But you might not think of sharpening as a creative effect. But actually in certain situations, I will apply sharpening, or what I refer to as over-sharpening, in order to add an interesting effect to an image. Let's take a look at what I'm talking about. I'm going to start off by creating a copy of my background image layer.
So I'll drag the thumbnail from the background image layer, down to the Create New Layer button, at the bottom of the Layers panel. I'll then go to the Filter menu and choose Sharpen followed by Unsharp Mask. Now Unsharp Mask is not the latest and greatest sharpening filter in Photoshop. That would be Smart Sharpen. But Unsharp Mask does provide, in my mind, the best fit when it comes to creative sharpening or over sharpening. so I'll go ahead and choose Unsharp Mask from the Sharpen sub menu on the Filter menu. And that will bring up the Unsharp Mask dialog.
For this filter, we have, an amount adjustment, which is the intensity of effect. A radius value, which determines the size of the sharpening halos to be added to the image. And a threshold setting, which allows me to determine how much contrast there needs to be for an edge within the photo, before it's considered an edge. By default, with a value of zero Any contrast difference in the image at all will be enhanced with unsharp mask. I usually start off by increasing the amount to a very strong value. I'll go ahead and take it up to its maximum of 500% and then I'll increase the radius to get a better sense of what effect I might want to apply in the image.
I can then tone down the amount, if I want to in order to mitigate the effect a little bit. And of course, I can also increase the value for threshold, if I want the sharpening effect to only apply to the strongest contrast edges in the photo. So, for example, if I increase threshold significantly, you'll see that the sharpening is only affecting the very high contrast edges within the image. I'll go ahead and bring that value bring it down just a little bit though, and I might increase the radius a little bit more, or even a lot more. There's nothing wrong with experimenting around and seeing what sorts of options might work for an image.
And you can certainly play with the amount as well, taking it up to its maximum value to get a better sense of the real impact of that radius setting. And then reducing the value to tone down the overall result. This is starting to look pretty cool actually, it sort of looks like a play of light on these cobblestones. I think I'm going to keep the radius at a pretty high value. And maybe even increase the amount just a little bit more to really get that exaggerated contrast, which I think is looking pretty cool for this photo. Once you're happy with the settings though, you can simply click the OK button in order to finalize the effect.
And keep in mind, you can also reduce the opacity for your background copy layer if you want to tone down the overall effect. Allowing more of the unsharpened version of the image to show through. And you might even play around with the blend modes as well. Now that we've had a significant change on the appearance of the image for example. I might switch to the Overlay blend mode in order to enhance contrast just a little bit. The point being, it can be helpful to sort of mix and match various techniques when you're looking for a unique, creative effect for an image.
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Recently, we have been able to cut back on vitamins since we began cod liver oil. It contains natural Vitamin A, that your body doesn't need to convert to use. I found this explanation for how Vitamin A promotes a healthy intestinal surface in rats on a document from a yahoo group about improving thyroid function. It might not mean anything to some readers. But basically restoring vitamin A levels regenerates the villi in rats, which allows them to absorb more nutrients. In addition, Vitamin A supplemenation tightens up the gaps between the villi which allow the proteins to get through. It you look at the BEFORE PICTURE (labelled VAD--Vitamin A deficient) you can see the villi are flat and the gaps are large. If you look at the AFTER PICTURE (labelled VASUP--Vitamin A supplemented) you can see how the gaps are smaller and the villi are regrown. For anyone with celiac, gluten intolerance or allergies the implications for this treatment are worth looking into.
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WASHINGTON - Building on the success of the annual NeoCon® World's Trade Fair, the American Society of Interior Designers has announced plans to launch a new ASID National Conference in conjunction with the 2009 event, June 15-17. This venture is made possible through a partnership with Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI), the tradeshow management company that produces NeoCon World's Trade Fair, the largest conference and exhibition of contract furnishings in North America.
As an official show partner, ASID is working closely with MMPI to integrate the ASID National Conference within NeoCon World's Trade Fair.
Each year, more than 50,000 attendees travel to The Merchandise Mart in Chicago, the world's largest commercial building and wholesale design center, for NeoCon World's Trade Fair. NeoCon is the event of the year where companies from around the world gather to unveil the latest trends and products in the contract furnishings industry. In addition to browsing 1.2 million square feet of permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits debuting thousands of new commercial and residential products and services, attendees have the opportunity to take part in 130 CEU-accredited seminars and keynote presentations from world-renowned speakers, while enjoying networking with colleagues from the industry.
"We thank MMPI for giving us the exciting opportunity to join these two great events together and offer ASID sponsored educational programming and events at NeoCon," says Michael Alin, Hon. FASID, executive director of ASID. "This will greatly enhance the annual conference experience for ASID members and the Society is looking forward to contributing more to the NeoCon show."
As part of the ASID National Conference at NeoCon, ASID members will benefit from:NetworkingASID lounge on the show floorASID Member networking opportunitiesPremiere industry networking eventASID official headquarters hotelProfessional DevelopmentKeynote speakerEducational association forumsMore than 130 a-la-carte conference CEU sessionsOff-site experiential learning CEU sessionsASID student career exchangeProducts1.2 million square feet of exhibition space More than 1,200 exhibitorsInterior furnishing products and services for all markets
"The partnership between MMPI and ASID is a collaboration which will benefit the thousands of attendees who visit NeoCon each year," says Mark Falanga, senior vice president of MMPI. "We look forward to working closely with ASID on maximizing their programs available through their national conference, while producing one of the largest and most successful NeoCons ever."
The upcoming NeoCon World's Trade Fair will take place June 15-17, 2009 at the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. Visit www.merchandisemart.com/NEOCON for more information.
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- The German MultiCare-study : patterns of multimorbidity in primary health care - protocol of a prospective cohort study (2009)
- Background Multimorbidity is a highly frequent condition in older people, but well designed longitudinal studies on the impact of multimorbidity on patients and the health care system have been remarkably scarce in numbers until today. Little is known about the long term impact of multimorbidity on the patients' life expectancy, functional status and quality of life as well as health care utilization over time. As a consequence, there is little help for GPs in adjusting care for these patients, even though studies suggest that adhering to present clinical practice guidelines in the care of patients with multimorbidity may have adverse effects. Methods The study is designed as a multicentre prospective, observational cohort study of 3.050 patients aged 65 to 85 at baseline with at least three different diagnoses out of a list of 29 illnesses and syndromes. The patients will be recruited in approx. 120 to 150 GP surgeries in 8 study centres distributed across Germany. Information about the patients' morbidity will be collected mainly in GP interviews and from chart reviews. Functional status, resources/risk factors, health care utilization and additional morbidity data will be assessed in patient interviews, in which a multitude of well established standardized questionnaires and tests will be performed. Discussion The main aim of the cohort study is to monitor the course of the illness process and to analyse for which reasons medical conditions are stable, deteriorating or only temporarily present. First, clusters of combinations of diseases/disorders (multimorbidity patterns) with a comparable impact (e.g. on quality of life and/or functional status) will be identified. Then the development of these clusters over time will be analysed, especially with regard to prognostic variables and the somatic, psychological and social consequences as well as the utilization of health care resources. The results will allow the development of an instrument for prediction of the deterioration of the illness process and point at possibilities of prevention. The practical consequences of the study results for primary care will be analysed in expert focus groups in order to develop strategies for the inclusion of the aspects of multimorbidity in primary care guidelines.
- A survey on worries of pregnant women - testing the German version of the Cambridge Worry Scale (2009)
- Background: Pregnancy is a transition period in a woman's life characterized by increased worries and anxiety. The Cambridge Worry Scale (CWS) was developed to assess the content and extent of maternal worries in pregnancy. It has been increasingly used in studies over recent years. However, a German version has not yet been developed and validated. The aim of this study was (1) to assess the extent and content of worries in pregnancy on a sample of women in Germany using a translated and adapted version of the Cambridge Worry Scale, and (2) to evaluate the psychometric properties of the German version. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study and enrolled 344 pregnant women in the federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Women filled out structured questionnaires that contained the CWS, the Spielberger-State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI), as well as questions on their obstetric history. Antenatal records were also analyzed. Results: The CWS was well understood and easy to fill in. The major worries referred to the process of giving birth (CWS mean value 2.26) and the possibility that something might be wrong with the baby (1.99), followed by coping with the new baby (1.57), going to hospital (1.29) and the possibility of going into labour too early (1.28). The internal consistency of the scale (0.80) was satisfactory, and we found a four-factor structure, similar to previous studies. Tests of convergent validity showed that the German CWS represents a different construct compared with state and trait anxiety but has the desired overlap. Conclusions: The German CWS has satisfactory psychometric properties. It represents a valuable tool for use in scientific studies and is likely to be useful also to clinicians.
- The systematic guideline review : method, rationale, and test on chronic heart failure (2009)
- Background Evidence-based guidelines potentially improve healthcare. However, their de-novo-development requires substantial resources - especially for complex conditions, and adaptation may be biased by contextually influenced recommendations in source guidelines. In this paper we describe a new approach to guideline development - the systematic guideline review method (SGR), and its application in the development of an evidence-based guideline for family physicians on chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods A systematic search for guidelines was carried out. Evidence-based guidelines on CHF management in adults in ambulatory care published in English or German between the years 2000 and 2004 were included. Guidelines on acute or right heart failure were excluded. Eligibility was assessed by two reviewers, methodological quality of selected guidelines was appraised using the AGREE-instrument, and a framework of relevant clinical questions for diagnostics and treatment was derived. Data were extracted into evidence tables, systematically compared by means of a consistency analysis and synthesized in a preliminary draft. Most relevant primary sources were re-assessed to verify the cited evidence. Evidence and recommendations were summarized in a draft guideline. Results Of 16 included guidelines five were of good quality. A total of 35 recommendations were systematically compared: 25/35 were consistent, 9/35 inconsistent, and 1/35 unratable (derived from a single guideline). Of the 25 consistencies, 14 based on consensus, seven on evidence and four differed in grading. Major inconsistencies were found in 3/9 of the inconsistent recommendations. We re-evaluated the evidence for 17 recommendations (evidence-based, differing evidence levels and minor inconsistencies) the majority was congruent. Incongruencies were found, where the stated evidence could not be verified in the cited primary sources, or where the evaluation in the source guidelines focused on treatment benefits and underestimated the risks. The draft guideline was completed in 8.5 man-months. The main limitation to this study was the lack of a second reviewer. Conclusions The systematic guideline review including framework development, consistency analysis and validation is an effective, valid, and resource saving-approach to the development of evidence-based guidelines.


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1 (3 pound)
beef chuck roast
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 (10.5 ounce) cans
condensed beef broth (such as Campbell's®)
1 cup
white onion, cut into large wedges
5 cloves
1 (16 ounce) package
carrots, peeled
1 sprig
fresh rosemary
mashed potatoes
5 pounds
Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced
1 (12 ounce) can
evaporated milk, or as needed
1/2 cup
salt to taste
I've been making my roast like this for quite some time. I like to coat the roast with flour along with the salt and pepper before searing. I then remove the roast and cook the onion and carrots for a minute or two to get them slightly browned. I didn't use the garlic. Tossed in some fresh thyme along with the rosemary - the fresh herbs make all the difference. I like to thicken the pan juices into a gravy to serve over the potatoes.
Turned out delicious! Would wait to add carrots and potatoes though, as they became a bit too mushy.
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Bill Russell – legend, icon and one of the greatest winners in the history of sports – sat down with Michael D. McClellan, Editor-in-Chief of Celtic Nation, granting an exclusive interview. Russell's achievements are unparalleled in the basketball universe; two NCAA basketball championships, Olympic gold, 11 titles in 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, including eight in a row and two of the last three as player/coach. The 5-time NBA MVP spoke candidly on a range of topics during the two-hour interview, with an excerpt appearing below. Watch for the entire interview, coming soon, to Celtic-Nation.
Russell on Lakers rival Jerry West
I played against Jerry five times in the championship series, and he was one of the most complete competitors that I've ever played against. You think about the fact that they made it to the Finals five times, and then also won it a couple of times, so he got the Finals seven times. That, to me, is a remarkable achievement. I always kid Jerry, because Jerry won't even wear green socks [laughs], because he say's he's haunted by the color green…[laughs]…
Russell on his impact on the college game, and the rule changes that were instituted because of how he played the post position
The lane was actually shaped like a keyhole, and it was six feet across. They changed it to ten feet across. I looked at that and I thought about it and I said, "Thank you!" Because I looked at my physical capabilities, as well as the capabilities of the guys I was playing against, and that was a huge advantage on my part. Huge. I couldn't have asked them to do anything to help me any more than that. Of course they didn't realize it at the time…[laughs]…
Russell on his rivalry with Wilt Chamberlain
I actually had to change the way I played against Wilt. By that, I mean I couldn't play him the same way twice. He was too big, too talented, too smart. So I had to go into each contest and make adjustments to make sure that I had the advantage. It was the biggest rivalry in the game at the time, and even after all these years, it's still the biggest rivalry the game has ever produced.
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