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Titleist Launches 906F4 Fairway MetalsProvide Higher Launch and Ball Flight from the Tee or Turf
Fairhaven, MA (August 23, 2007) - Dedicated to providing golfers with high performance equipment that sets the standard for ball flight, shot control, feel and playability, Titleist introduces the new 906F4 fairway metals. Designed with a lower, deeper center of gravity and more loft, the 906F4 family delivers a higher launch and downrange trajectory from the tee or turf, as well as increased spin. Among those already making the switch to the 906F4 is Titleist ambassador and World No. 5, Adam Scott.
"The new 906F4 is the most playable Titleist fairway metal yet," said Steve Pelisek, Vice President, Sales Marketing, Titleist. "These fairway metals have been tested and validated by players at the game's highest level across the worldwide professional tours, by club professionals, and skilled amateurs."
The 906F4 is available in lofts of 13.5, 15.5 and 18.5 degrees in both right and left-hand. The pear-shaped profile of the 906F4 features a square set up with a longer, shallower face that promotes a higher, straight ball flight for confidence and forgiveness. A multi-material construction with a separate face insert allows for maximum ball speed over a larger face area. An innovative Multi-Relief Sole design provides greater ground clearance at the trailing edge of the sole to minimize turf resistance and allows for crisp, solid contact from a variety of turf conditions. The deep face pear 906F2 fairway will continue to be available through Titleist Custom.
"Based on the feedback we received during our comprehensive player testing process, the 906F4 delivers excellent launch conditions and trajectory for a greater number of skilled players," said Pelisek.
Features and benefits of the 906F4 Fairway Metals include:
- Lower, deeper CG and ½ degree more loft for higher launch and flight from the tee or turf.
- Longer, shallower face for greater confidence, forgiveness and playability.
- Multi-relief sole™ allows for crisp, solid contact and minimizes turf resistance.
- Shallow, pear-shaped profile with square set-up offers classic looks with straighter ball flight.
- Bore-thru design positions the shaft tip closer to the ball for greater stability at impact.
- Multi-material construction: A softer 431 stainless steel body provides a sweet, solid feel while a 275 Carpenter steel face insert creates maximum ball speed over a larger face area.
The standard shafts for the 906F4 are the new Aldila VS Proto 80 Fairway (83g) and the Graphite Design YS-6+ (69g). The VS Proto Fairway 80 shaft is designed with performance characteristics to provide a medium to higher launch consistent with the VS Proto 65 driver shaft. The stock grip is the Titleist Tour Velvet Rubber Round. A comprehensive matrix of additional shaft and grip choices is available through Titleist Custom.
The Titleist 906F4 fairway metals will be available in golf shops beginning September 1, 2007, with a MSRP of $225 (MAP of $199) for graphite and $200 for steel (MAP of $179).
To obtain additional information, please contact Joe Gomes, Director of Communications (508.979.3211).
Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra comprise the major golf brands of the Acushnet Company, an operating company of Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE - FO).
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Google shutters Slide; Photovine and other apps to be pulled
updated 10:40 pm EDT, Thu August 25, 2011
Former slide head to leave Google
Google is reportedly set to shutter Slide, the social app developer that was acquired by the search giant just last year. The startup had continued to develop new apps after it was purchased, leading to the recent release of a new photo-sharing service, Photovine, that raised eyebrows when it was released on the iOS App Store without an equivalent launch on the Android Market.
The search company's plans to cease operations at Slide may shed light on the decision to omit the app from the Android platform, however, as the company is said to be pulling the startup's range of content from both app portals.
Google has yet to provide full details regarding the Slide move, though the decision has been blamed on a reorganization that placed Google+ development into the hands of the company's existing employees rather than staff picked up through acquisitions.
Former slide leader Max Levchin and product head Jared Fliesler are said to be leaving Google, however the search company is expected to retain most of the 100 employees that were added from the buyout. [via AllThingsD]

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(Reuters) - Rebels in the Libyan city of Misrata said they were under intense attack on Tuesday by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi, and they appealed to governments meeting in London to help them.
"Gaddafi's forces are launching intensive and vicious military campaigns against us in Misrata," rebel spokesman Mohamed said by satellite telephone. "They are determined to capture the city. Today was tough for the rebels."
Misrata, under siege for several weeks, is the last big rebel stronghold in western Libya. Some Western leaders cite it as proof that foreign military intervention must carry on if it is to protect civilian lives in the Libyan conflict.
"The coalition hit Gaddafi vessels in the port area (in Misrata) after they tried yesterday night to carry out landing operations," Mohamed said.
Another spokesman, Sami, told Reuters earlier that eight civilians were killed and several others wounded last night.
"They (Gaddafi's troops) tried an hour ago to get into the town through the eastern gate. The youths are trying to push them back," he said. "Random bombardment is continuing."
CNN quoted a witness in the city as saying: "The carnage and the destruction and the human suffering from both the evictions and ... terrorizing the city -- it's beyond imagination," said the witness, an opposition councilman in Misrata, in western Libya. "It's incredible."
In London, where more than 40 governments and international bodies were meeting to discuss Libya's future, British Prime Minister David Cameron said: "As I speak, people in Misrata continue to suffer murderous attacks from the regime."
Reports from Misrata, a port city about 200 km (130 miles) east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, could not be independently verified because Libyan officials have not allowed journalists to work freely there.
Authorities in Tripoli say the insurgents are Islamist militants holding the population hostage.
Cut off from the main rebel area in the east of Libya, accounts from Misrata speak of bombardments killing dozens of people, sniper fire and food and water running out.
"The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. There is a shortage of food and medicine. The hospital is no longer able to deal with the situation," the rebel spokesman Sami said.
Rebels in the eastern city of Benghazi said earlier on Tuesday that 124 civilians had been killed in Misrata in the past nine days.
A Libyan doctor based in Britain, who said he was in contact with people in Misrata, urged Western governments to do more to protect the city's civilians from attack.
"Gaddafi's troops are moving on to Misrata again, shelling residential areas with tanks and mortars," said the doctor, who did not want to be named because he feared reprisals against family members inside Libya.
"The coalition force should stop this ongoing massacre. Either they are fully committed to protecting these civilians or should leave them to their destiny."
A Misrata resident who spoke to Reuters from the city said Western governments were being too slow in providing help.
"The best solution to save our people is to arm us," said the resident, called Mohamed. "Now we need weapons to protect ourselves."
Western air strikes have targeted an air base near Misrata and some positions held by pro-Gaddafi forces. But rebels say government troops have driven their armor into the city, making it difficult to hit them from the air.
(Additional reporting by Michael Georgy in Tripoli and Joseph Nasr in Berlin; Writing by Adam Tanner; editing by Elizabeth Piper)
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|@ BreakingNews : Anti-Gadhafi fighters in Misurata say 28 people had died in the city in the past three days - Al Jazeera http://bit.ly/ecR130
Gaddafi forces have reportedly captured the wife of Moussa Koussa, the former Foreign Minister who defected while in England. Reports the Telegraph:
The wife of the Libyan foreign minister who defected to Britain earlier this week has been seized by Colonel Gaddafi and is being interrogated by his "internal security" officials, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.
She is thought to have been captured amid eyewitness reports of a fierce gunfight at Col Gaddafi's central Tripoli compound as the regime stepped in to stop further defections.
Yesterday, local residents recalled how the most fierce firefight yet seen in central Tripoli had erupted within hours of the regime confirming that the Foreign Minister had defected.
Read the entire report here.
NBC's Ann Curry tweets that the U.S. will move to support missions only:
|@ AnnCurry : NBCNews: US military will stop flying COMBAT missions over Libya, only SUPPORT missions incl reconnaissance, starting April 2.
Channel Four correspondent Jonathan Rugman spoke with Libya's former Prime Minister Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, who said that Gaddafi is trying to set up talks to stop the killing. During the interview, Obeidi told Rugman, "We are trying to talk to the British, the French and the Americans to stop the killing of people. We are trying to find a mutual solution."
Watch a report from Channel Four on the Libya talks below:
Despite complaints to the contrary, the U.S. Senate actually did support a no-fly zone over Libya. The AP reports:
Some lawmakers are grousing loudly that President Barack Obama sent the nation's military to Libya without Congress' blessing. They're ignoring a key fact: The Senate a month ago voted to support imposing a no-fly zone to protect civilians from attacks by Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
With no objections, the Senate on March 1 backed a resolution strongly condemning "the gross and systematic violations of human rights in Libya" and urging the U.N. Security Council to take action, "including the possible imposition of a no-fly zone over Libyan territory."
There was no recorded vote. It was simply approved by unanimous consent.
Reuters reports:
|@ Reuters : FLASH: Libyan government rejects rebels' conditions for ceasefire, says troops will not leave Libyan cities
Reuters adds:
"They are asking us to withdraw from our own cities. .... If this is not mad then I don't know what this is. We will not leave out cities," said Mussa Ibrahim, the government spokesman.
Robert Haddick, writing at Foreign Policy, argues that the rebels need combat skills much more than they need heavy artillery. He writes:
On March 30, it was reported that CIA officers were in Libya with the rebels, making an assessment of their situation and possibly directing airstrikes in support of their fighters. We can gather from open sources much of what these intelligence officers are likely to report. As a military force, Libya's rebels are a disorganized rabble and seem incapable of preparing and holding defensive positions or maneuvering effectively against rudimentary enemy resistance. The rebels need boot camp, fundamental infantry training, and the development of some battlefield leaders, not a new stockpile of weapons.
Those Western leaders whose plan currently consists of hoping that Qaddafi will be spontaneously overthrown need to think again. Absent a Western invasion of the country, the rebel force is the only means of removing Qaddafi, and the rebels will need many months or even years of training before they are capable of defeating loyalist ground units and marching all the way to Tripoli.
Read the entire piece here.
Gunfire has been reported in Gaddafi's compound. Reuters reports:
Sustained gunfire rang out near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's heavily fortified compound in Tripoli on Friday and residents said they saw snipers on rooftops and pools of blood on the streets.
It was not clear what triggered long bursts of machinegun and automatic gunfire that echoed around the city center for about 20 minutes and stopped before dawn.
Cars were heard speeding along central Tripoli streets, their tires screeching on the asphalt. Distant shouting or chanting also was heard.
A journalist who was picked up by Libyan security details his ordeal. Here's an excerpt of his story from Reuters:
We sat quietly. I turned to Chris, a London-based Canadian I had worked with in Iraq. I said I thought they would kill us.
A soldier opened the lock and the rear door swung open again. We looked down at the back of a station wagon which had been opened up to reveal some blankets. I thought they would perhaps drive us away. Maybe they were going to free us?
But a closer look showed feet poking under the blankets.
Soldiers then pulled aside the coverings and hauled three handcuffed young men up and in beside us. When we were locked in again, they told us they were Libyan university students.
Later, several soldiers came in. "Who are you?" one asked me. We are Reuters journalists, I said. He is our driver. We have permission. We were invited here by your government.
The soldier shook his head. "Bad time to be a journalist in Libya." Reporters were part of a foreign conspiracy against Libya, he said. But then he made it clear that if they decided we were not journalists but spies, that would be worse.
"If you tell us the truth, it should be fine, God willing. But if we catch you lying, oh we will show no mercy. None."
Read the rest here.
Libyan rebels have made a deal to sell oil to Qatar. Reports the AP:
A plan to sell rebel-held oil to buy weapons and other supplies has been reached with Qatar, a rebel official said Friday, in another sign of deepening aid for Libya's opposition by the wealthy Gulf state after sending warplanes to help confront Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
It was not immediately clear when the possible oil sales could begin or how the arms would reach the rebel factions, but any potential revenue stream would be a significant lifeline for the militias and military defectors battling Gadhafi's superior forces.
Gaddafi forces are attacking home in Misrata, according to rebels. Reuters reports:
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are mounting an intense artillery bombardment of rebel-held Misrata and pro-Gaddafi troops are attacking shops and homes in the city center, a rebel spokesman said.
Misrata is the last big rebel stronghold in western Libya but after weeks of shelling and encirclement, government forces appear to be gradually loosening the rebels' hold on the city, despite Western air strikes on pro-Gaddafi targets there.
The Associated Press reports:
Libya's rebels will agree to a cease-fire if Moammar Gadhafi pulls his military forces out of cities and allows peaceful protests against his regime, an opposition leader said Friday.
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the opposition's interim governing council based in Benghazi, said the rebels' condition for a cease-fire is "that the Gadhafi brigades and forces withdraw from inside and outside Libyan cities to give freedom to the Libyan people to choose and the world will see that they will choose freedom."
Read more here.
Libyan rebels moved towards the key oil town of Brega on Friday, as conditions drifted towards a stalemate. Reuters reports:
Libyan rebels moved heavier weaponry toward the oil town of Brega on Friday and sought to marshal rag-tag units into a more disciplined force to regain momentum against Muammar Gaddafi's regular army.
While military action appeared to drift toward stalemate, coalition diplomatic efforts focused on breaking Gaddafi's hold on power in Tripoli. London urged Gaddafi loyalists to abandon him, following the defection of Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa.
Rebels said neither side could claim control of Brega, one of a string of oil towns along the Mediterranean coast that have been taken and retaken several times by each side in recent weeks. The insurgents have failed to hold gains, even when helped by Western air strikes.
From Al Jazeera:
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle says Libya's crisis cannot be resolved through military means and all sides must get to work on a political resolution.
Westerwelle said on a visit to China that a first step must be a cease-fire that is heeded by Gaddafi.
BBC News reports that U.S. senators are drafting legislation that would authorize the use of force in Libya. The senators include John Kerry and John McCain.
The 1973 War Powers Act says US armed forces must start to withdraw after 60 days unless explicitly authorised to fight by Congress. In the case of Libya, that mark would fall on 20 May, Mr Kerry said.
More here.
The National Journal reports that the U.S. may be on a slippery slope when it comes to the Libyan mission:
It's an old question, but we've been through enough of these interventions now --from Vietnam to Kosovo to Afghanistan--to insist on asking it once again: Is the United States on a slippery slope in Libya, one that will lead to American military involvement on the ground? The evidence, on balance, is that under President Obama the U.S. presence is going to expand quickly—but covertly.
Read the full article here.
Reuters reports that Libya's top oil official, Shokri Ghanem, has denied rumors that he left the country.
Al Jazeera television listed Ghanem as one the figures who had left Libya, but Ghanem said in a phone call, "This is not true, I am in my office and I will be on TV in a few minutes."
More here.
BBC News reports that London Mayor Boris Johnson, a Conservative, offers his concerns about involvement in Libya:
"I am worried that what we may be doing inadvertently is entrenching support for the mad colonel... I do worry that if we get into a stalemate, if the rebels don't seem to be making the progress we hope they would make, then we should be brave enough to say to ourselves our policy isn't working."
More here.
The New York Times reports that as a second top Libyan official, Ali Abdussalam el-Treki, defects from the Gaddafi government, fears mount within the regime.
The capital of Tripoli was alive with rumored defections on Thursday, with the prime minister and the speaker of Parliament, among other top figures, said at various times to be quitting the country. None of those reports could be verified. But the authorities were taking no chances, assigning guards to senior officials to assure they cannot leave, a former Libyan official said.
More here.
BBC News reports that, according to U.S. Admiral Mike Mullen, international air strikes have been hampered by bad weather over the past few days.
According to AFP, Mullen says that they have not been able to see through the weather to identify targets. "And that has more than anything else reduced the impact... reduced the effectiveness, and has allowed the regime forces to move back to the east."
More here.
Al Jazeera reporter Anita McNaught discusses the defections in Libya:
"We got word from sources outside of Tripoli that there were at least four senior figures from the Gadaffi administration who were perhaps in Tunisia, or certainly outside the country and not intending to go home. These were, last night as we understood it, the current head of the Intelligence Service, the Oil Minister (and I'll mark a question mark with that in a minute), the Secretary of the General People's Congress, and the Deputy Foreign Minister."
More here.WATCH:
BBC News reports on apparent threats in London by a pro-Gaddafi protestor:
Libyan state television has broadcast footage showing a pro-Gaddafi protestor in London yanking open his jacket and vowing to turn himself an "explosive bomb", a video on YouTube shows. The incident is said to have occurred at the protest near the Foreign Office in Whitehall on 29 March. In the clip, which has been circulated widely on social media, the man refers to anti-Gaddafi protestors as "traitors and rats", and exhorts Libyans to "return to the Koran."
More here.
The Guardian reports that Mohammed Ismail, a senior aide to Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, has traveled to London for confidential talks with British officials.
It is suggested that the regime may be looking for an exit strategy. There is speculation that Gaddafi's sons, namely Saif al-Islam, Saadi and Mutassim, are looking for a way out.
Although he has little public profile in either Libya or internationally, Ismail is recognised by diplomats as being a key fixer and representative for Saif al-Islam.
According to cables published by WikiLeaks, Ismail has represented the Libyan government in arms purchase negotiations and acted as an interlocutor on military and political issues.
"The message that was delivered to him is that Gaddafi has to go and that there will be accountability for crimes committed at the international criminal court," a Foreign Office spokesman told the Guardian , declining to elaborate on what else may have been discussed.
More here.
The Associated Press/Huffington Post report:
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan continued his defense of embattled Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi during a press conference in Chicago Thursday, and slammed the United States' decision to get involved in the conflict.
The 78-year-old leader of the Chicago-based organization spoke at Mosque Maryam, the Nation of Islam headquarters, according to the Chicago Tribune.
"It is a terrible thing for me to hear my brother called all these ugly and filthy names when I can't recognize him as that," Farrakhan said of Gaddafi, according to the Tribune. "Even though the current tide is moving against him ... how can I refuse to raise my voice in his defense? Why would I back down from those who have given so much."
Farrakhan has publicly defended Gaddafi a number of times since the Libyan uprising began. He reportedly visited the Libyan leader in the 1980s, and told attendees of a Nation of Islam convention in February that the United States should stay out of Libya's affairs.
Full report here.
Breaking News reports on Twitter that according to the UK Independent, Britain is in talks with ten more Gaddafi officials about possible defection.
BBC News provides the account of a witness in Tripoli.
According to the witness, any anti-government dissidents who spoke out publicly were deemed by officials as mentally ill and thus detained indefinitely. Because of this, the witness is not surprised that Iman al-Obeidi was immediately described as mentally ill last week.
She is not the first case of rape we have heard of here.
I have heard of two other cases in recent weeks. One of them was of a Moroccan housekeeper who was left behind by her employers as they fled to a safe house because half their family members had been detained.
The story that circulated through word-of-mouth was that security forces stormed the house she was staying in with the intention of detaining the rest of the family. Finding her alone there instead, they raped her.
Read the full account here.
A top Libyan diplomat now supporting the opposition says most high-rank Libyan officials are trying to defect but are under tight security and having difficulty leaving the country.
Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy U.N. ambassador, told The Associated Press on Thursday that Libya's U.N. Mission, which now totally supports the opposition, knew two days in advance that Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa planned to defect.
"This is a big blow to the regime," Dabbashi said.
He said the mission had been waiting for about 10 days for Ali Abdessalam Treki, a former foreign minister and U.N. General Assembly president named by Moammar Gadhafi to be the new U.N. ambassador, to defect. Treki announced his defection Thursday in Cairo.
More here.
Libya's Transitional National Council has released a statement on counter-terrorism. The council says that it condemns and will combat all forms of terrorism.
Regarding al-Qaeda, the council states:
It emphasizes also its full commitment to the implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions on Counter-Terrorism, including the resolutions on the Sanctions concerning al-Qaeda and Taliban, with the full commitment to all measures and sanctions concerning any individual or entity associated with al-Qaeda and Taliban as determined by the Sanctions Committee.
The council pledges to help the United Nations and cooperate with it's counter-terrorism task forces.
Read the full statement here.
HuffPost's Saki Knafo reports:
Earlier this week, rebel forces in Libya fought their way to the outskirts of Sirte, a seafront city about the size of Tallahassee. The day before, pushing westward along the coast from Ajdabiya, they'd recaptured the oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf -- Sirte, experts said, was the last major obstacle standing in the rebels' path to the capital city of Tripoli.
Sirte. Before Sunday, few outside Libya had heard of it. Now it's being portrayed as the key to Libya's hopes for democracy, the fulcrum on which the nation's fate would turn. Its importance can be explained partly by location, its proximity to the capital. But it mattered for other reasons, too, reasons that reveal a lot about a conflict with complexities outsiders are only beginning to grasp.
Read the full story here.
According to The New York Times, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague denies that Moussa Koussa was offered any immunity to lure him to leave Gaddafi's regime. Hague reports that he is voluntarily speaking with British officials.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said on March 3 that he would investigate "alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya since 15 February, as peaceful demonstrators were attacked by security forces." He placed Mr. Koussa second after Colonel Qaddafi on a list of "some individuals with formal or de facto authority, who commanded and had control over the forces that allegedly committed the crimes."
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Chosen from among 3,000 inspired entrants, the awarded individual and team impressed the judges with their inventive and insightful business proposals. "Monday's event shows how enterprising kids are, and how early they can learn to practice good financial habits," said Warren Buffett. "All of the finalists exhibited impressive entrepreneurial zeal, creative thinking and business sense. If you can develop the right financial habits when you areyoung, it will serve you a lifetime." Five individuals and three team finalists from around the country flew to Omaha, Neb. on May 21 for the opportunity to present their business concepts to Mr. Buffett and a panel of judges. All entries were evaluated based on key criteria, including: uniqueness of concept, depth and description of concept and feasibility of concept execution. After a final judging session an individual and team received $5,000 each. In addition, these finalists helped their teachers, who were instrumental in motivating and encouraging the students, win $1,000 each. Surprising everyone at the event, Mr. Buffett gave each finalist 10 shares of Berkshire Hathaway B stock. "The success of educational programs like the Secret Millionaires Club 'Grow your Own Business Challenge' and SMC 'Learn and Earn' promotion are proof that it is never too early to teach kids fundamental business acumen and financial lessons," said Ken Chaplin, senior vice president at CreditReport.com. "It's been an honor to contribute to this program, recognize these winners and help provide information to the nearly 100,000 educators who received materials and lessons from the Secret Millionaires Club 'Learn and Earn' program." oIdea: Shine So Bright "I came up with Shine So Bright when my family was making light up sweatshirts at the holidays. It took forever for my dad to finish soldering my sweatshirt. I wanted a quick and easy way to make a beautiful light up design on any piece of clothing. Shine So Bright will sell a kit that contains LEDs, colored conductive thread, switches and batteries through an online website. I will first find a manufacturer, have the kit packaged and then market and sell them on a website and at places like JoAnne Fabrics and Michaels. My customers will be people who want to have bright, cheery clothes that are easy and inexpensive. Shine So Bright is a great family activity, and can be done in social groups such as Girl Scouts and parties." oIdea: Deals on Wheels "We found a need to raise money for our school due to budget cuts in education. Our group came up with a concept: a portable, easy to assemble, customizable school store on wheels. "Deals on Wheels" would sell school supplies as well as healthy snacks that are in high demand. We are targeting New York City schools in short term goals and the nation in long term goals. Our first target group is the principals and the Parent Associations. These customers would purchase the Deals on Wheels cart and merchandise to fill the portable store. Our secondary target group is the students and faculty that would buy the supplies that the principal and the Parent Association purchased from Deals on Wheels. After hearing about our business idea, our principal got excited. She allowed us to borrow a cart she had and agreed to invest in our business. She was our first investor! The money we have raised so far enabled our school to bring back three cultural enrichment programs." Secret Millionaires Club is an animated TV series created by A Squared Elxsi Entertainment, featuring Warren Buffett as a mentor to a group of kids sharing his values with them through different business lessons. The series was created to ensure that kids learn good financial habits at a young age. The Secret Millionaires Club Learn and Earn promotion -- sponsored exclusively by CreditReport.com -- is a yearlong promotion managed by youth marketing agency, By Kids For Kids Co. (BKFK) and is designed to extend the reach of the Secret Millionaires Club into schools, afterschool youth organizations and families through fun educational activities and the "Grow Your Own Business Challenge." For more information, visit www.smckids.com. About CreditReport.com CreditReport.com is part of a family of online consumer credit reporting sites belonging to ConsumerInfo.com, Inc., an Experian company. ConsumerInfo® was founded in 1995 to give consumers quick, easy and inexpensive access to their credit profile. It is the leading provider of online consumer credit reports, credit scores, credit monitoring and other credit-related information. ConsumerInfo provides credit monitoring to its more than 3.1 million members and has delivered more than 20 million credit reports on the Web. As part of the Experian family, it continues to grow its membership base and develop innovative products to help consumers better understand their credit. About Experian Experian® is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft. Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2012 was US$4.5 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 44 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. For more information, visit www.experianplc.com. About A Squared Elxsi Entertainment LLC A Squared Elxsi Entertainment (A2E2) is an international joint venture between A Squared Entertainment and Tata Elxsi (part of India's Tata group of companies). The company creates, produces, acquires and distributes digital kids' entertainment in all formats across all channels. Headquartered in Los Angeles, A2E2 is managed by Co-Presidents Andy Heyward and Amy Moynihan Heyward. Current brands include, lessons in business with Warren Buffett in "Secret Millionaires Club"; environmental female superheroes who save the planet in "Gisele & the Green Team" with Gisele Bundchen; a craft show called "Martha & Friends" created with design-maven Martha Stewart; and a new portfolio of superheroes with Stan Lee, the first to be released being "Stan Lee's Mighty Seven." In addition, the company handles brand management and licensing for Build-a-Bear Workshop. About By Kids For Kids By Kids for Kids® (BKFK®) is a platform that empowers youth invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. BKFK promotes youth social innovation and partners with leading corporations to inspire product development, crucial technology skills, invention, and innovation in young people from 8 to 22. BKFK provides a unique platform for young people to develop, showcase, and commercialize their products, inventions and entrepreneurship. BKFK's "cycle of innovation" develops critical 21st Century skills in our nation's youth. The company provides educational resources — curriculum and challenges that promote social change, product development and entrepreneurial endeavors. Learn more: www.bkfk.com. PRESS ROOM MATERIALS INCLUDING BROLL ARE AVAILABLE AT: http://www.smckids.com/learnandearn/pressroom Media Contacts: For BKFK: Judy Klym | 203-921-9039 | firstname.lastname@example.com SOURCE By Kids For Kids
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JBER hospital, 673d Medical Group host 'Girl's Night Out'
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaksa
-- Mary Poppins once said "a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down."
Snacks, gift bags, manicures, and spending time with other women can make women's health appointments less stressful.
The 673d Medical Group and the JBER hospital hosted a "Girl's Night Out" Tuesday, with only female technicians and providers doing mammograms and women's health exams from 5 to 7 p.m.
Caryse Harrell, wife of Col. Thomas Harrell, commander of the 673d MDG, arranged an event about six months ago. Since she was out of town, a group of other medical group spouses executed this one.
"Everyone donates their time," sad Janine Wolfe, wife of a 673d Inpatient Squadron nurse. "We coordinated appointments, food and time. It's open to every woman on base, it's truly a joint function."
The last time, 16 women made appointments. On Tuesday, 54 did. Organizers said they hope to see that number grow.
"A lot of women have male primary care managers," said Cathy Billman, whose husband is a general practice manager. ""This can be a more comfortable environment."
Traci Payne, an Army spouse, got one of the early appointments.
"I have four kids," she said. "This is absolutely the best. It's a one-stop shop."
Air Force Capt. Elizabeth Combs, said she liked the after-duty-hours availability. "I work full time," she said. "Having it after hours is really nice."
Tyresa Burkhead, a women's health clinic medical technician at the hospital, does nail art in her free time, and volunteered to give manicures after appointments.
"I did it last time," she said. "They were trying to find someone to do nails, so I said 'I can do that.'"
The event - which organizers hope to do twice a year - is important, Burkhead said.
"Early detection [of problems] is the best," she said. "However we can help, we will. We may have saved a life."
Female providers from the women's health clinic and family health all pitched in.
Airman 1st Class Lindsay Auchey is a medical technician with the 673d Surgical Squadron and a native of Gettysburg, Penn. She volunteered to work the extra time.
"It's motivating, as a young Airman, to get involved in this kind of thing," she said. "Volunteering is important."
"I like to help out whenever I can," said Airman 1st Class Hannah Clendening, another technician and a native of Goodlettsville, Tenn. "The provider asked me for help, so here I am."
"It's an awesome thing to do for women - annual appointments are stressful, and preventive care can help catch things early."
Word went out through friends, family readiness groups, and word-of-mouth.
"My FRG told me," said Samantha Williams, an Army spouse, who was waiting to get her nails done. "It makes it a lot more comfortable with female health care providers - it's nice."
"It's been absolutely successful," Billman said. "Compared to the first, it's 125 percent. We have a good group of women here, talking and sharing experiences."
Several women found the event so helpful, they plan on sharing the idea at new installations when they change duty stations.
"These appointments aren't fun," Wolfe said. By making an evening of when women can relax, "we're trying to make it more fun."
Army Maj. Dana Riegel, a plans officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, U.S. Army Alaska, was enthusiastic.
"It's great to come in and get something that's not so fun mixed with something that's really fun. And coming in after hours, I don't have to worry about going back to work. It's my first time in this clinic - everyone's so nice, and it's a beautiful place."
For information about the next event, contact the clinic at 580-1305.
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The word "interim" is derived from Latin and is simply defined as "in the meanwhile." Albany is fortunate to have two interim officials serving in totally different roles, both very important. When David "Butch" Mosely came on board in January of this year as interim superintendent for the Dougherty County School System, he faced a whale of a mess in addition to a "but we've always done it this way" mentality among the masses. Unfortunately, that way of operating the school system was costly and called for a lot of red flags at the state level. Mosely immediately visited the schools, met the principals and set about restoring confidence in the system with employees, parents, the community, the media and the holders of the purse strings in Atlanta. There was much restructuring done, principals shifted, schools closed, money repaid that was needed but inappropriately received and/or used. And so, when HB 208 was passed, limiting the time Mosely could work for the system full-time, it was a blow. An application was filed with the State Board of Education for a waiver that would allow Mosely to remain through June 30, 2014 (and the hiring of a permanent superintendent). On Thursday of last week, the State BOE granted that waiver, much to the delight and relief of many. Thank you, Superintendent Mosely for all you have done and will do for the students of Dougherty County.
Meanwhile, across the street at Albany Water, Gas & Light, interim General Manager Tom Berry is facing equally difficult challenges. Berry brought no sugar to coat the fact that WG&L has problems. The finances of the utility are, to quote, "not a pretty picture." Berry has described the assets-to-liabilities ratio as alarming. Thankfully, Berry has also been quite clear about his belief that the problems of WG&L must not fall on the backs of the customers in the form of higher rates. With just a couple of weeks under his belt, it's too early to know just what Berry will do but all indications are that he has a clear picture already of where the problems lie. Mayor Dorothy Hubbard described Berry as "just what the doctor ordered." City Manager James Taylor said that "Tom is going to work with us like Butch Mosely is doing with the school system." If indeed that is the case, things can only get better at WG&L.
Congratulations are in order for Coach Mike White at Albany State University. When the game against Elizabeth City State ended with a Rams' victory (43-13), White earned his 100th career victory. Players knew better than to douse their coach with any sort of liquid, not a way White cares to celebrate, but there were plenty of congratulatory shouts and slaps, signs in the stands and a personal handshake from ASU President Everette J. Freeman. Well done, Coach.
The ups and downs of the Flint RiverQuarium have been many and there was even a time that the survival of the one-of-its-kind facility was questionable. It was the business community that decided that closure must not remain on the radar. Faison Middleton, Luke Flatt and other area business leaders met earlier this year and decided to ask 50 business people to raise money, asking for a two-year commitment. By last Wednesday, the group had raised $320,000 of its $495,000 goal … for both years. Now when granting agencies want to know about community support, there will be no question that Dougherty and Lee counties are staunchly behind the Flint RiverQuarium.
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Sounds kind of negative, doesn't it?
The Astros, I mean Tal Smith, prefers to wait to sign any long term contracts on Astros home grown players until their last arb year (see Bagwell, Berkman, Oswalt, Hidalgo, etc) and Wandy was no exception to the general rule.
Just before the deadline, he signed a 3 year contract for 34 mill (and a 4th year vesting option – don't have details on that one) without a no-trade (VERY important, mind) for his age 32, 33 and 34 year seasons. He'll only be paid 7 mill this year (with a 1.5 mill bonus) so he will very likely remain with the club until at least the trade deadline. He is, believe it or not, one of the best lefties in the NL – too many people still think of 2006 Wandy and refuse to look at any later stats.
I still don't have any idea how close the club is to being sold – even in this economic climate, there are eager prospective owners, but they are not willing to pay Drayton's price or any bonus price for a Glamour Franchise like the Cubs or Dodgers.
But this means that the new ownership may want Wandy's salary off the books and it won't be hard to trade him and his very reasonable contract, especially this year. If you are thinking that I've got a doom and gloom outlook, you are dead right. But at least it means that I can still wear my Wandy t-shirt with the Astros star on the front.
Pence, on the other hand, will be going to arb, and Tal Smith has only lost once, so he's going to have his butt handed to him. I have a feeling that unless he has some kind of breakout year, that he isn't going to get any sort of long term contract, as he's a good RF, but not a STAR!!!!
Speaking of STAR!!!! RF, Berkman has been working out differently, getting used to having to do all that running in the St. Looie OF. The Cards traded Brendan Ryan, their fabulous fielding SS with the Adam Everett glove and bat, apparently because he forgets to not look as if he's actually having fun playing baseball – he was replaced by The Riot, who is definitely inferior with glove and indifferent with bat. Berkman is going to have a tough time looking grim…
Anyway, ST starts in just a few short weeks. We'll have 3 starters fer sher, Wandy, the ol WB and Happ. I have no idea who else out of all the rest of rejects, castoffs, relievers and Bud Norris will start. Brandon Lyon will close. So far, I haven't heard anything about Byrdak getting an invitation to ST, so no idea who will LOOGY.
Last I heard, JR Towles has healed from his injury that kept him out most of last year and he will – get this – be competing for a spot – in ST. He has the same chance of being a catcher on the ML team as I do – if he hits well, he might could get lucky and get traded for a badly needed middle reliever.
Keppinger is on the DL after his foot surgery – he signed for 2 mill, and I know that Ed Wade wants him off the team, but I don't think he can be released with 30 days pay in ST if he is still on the DL, but if he can, he's gone, because he isn't tradeable while he's stillon the DL and recovering. IF he can't be released, I expect him to be gone as soon as possible. Not sure why Fast Eddie and gang want him off the team, or think that Angel Sanchez/Anderson Hernandez are any better.
My Pirates fan friends are wanting me to bet with them which team ends up with more losses. I tell them it's against my beliefs to steal candy from babies…


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April 21st, 2013 (F1Plus / Chris Cameron-Dow) - There is some head-scratching going on at Mercedes after Nico Rosberg delivered the team's second consecutive pole position but neither driver could challenge at the front during the race. Rosberg's pace was particularly disappointing, as he fell through the field to ninth at the finish. Lewis Hamilton struggled early on but his car improved as the air temperature dropped and he was able to fight his way to fifth place.
Rosberg led from the start, but it was immmediately clear that he did not have the pace to stay in front. The early laps saw a thrilling battle between Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Ultimately, Rosberg fell away from the leading group and then the afternoon became all about managing tyre wear. The initial plan was a three stop strategy, but late in the race that was switched to four stops, which cost Rosberg time in the pits but gave him the advantage of fresh tyres late in the race.
Lewis Hamilton spent the early part of the race in the middle of the field with no hope of progressing. He complained over the team radio of a lack of balance, which was the result of high air and track temperatures in the early stages of the race. But as the race progressed, into the late afternoon in Bahrain, the temperatures dropped and Hamilton's car improved dramatically. A late surge through the points positions ensued, including a thrilling battle with Mark Webber. Hamilton ultimately prevailed and brought his car home fifth.
After four races in 2013, it is clear that the Mercedes W04 is a quick car, with two pole positions clear evidence of single-lap pace. The problem is race pace, and in particular tyre management in higher temperatures. It is likely that temperatures will be lower in Europe than they were today in Bahrain, which should assist Mercedes in securing strong results at the next few races. But the concerns about tyre management need to be addressed - they have been the team's Achilles' heel for the last three seasons and have cost them scores of strong results.
Team and driver quotes after the Bahrain Grand Prix:
Lewis Hamilton: "I'm really happy with our result today. It's been a tough weekend for us but we got through it and finishing in fifth place was some good damage limitation. My race didn't start well at all. I was looking after the tyres but I really struggled on the first two stints and was falling back. But as the temperatures dropped, the car picked up and then I had the grip that I needed to push and close the gap. I had so much fun fighting with Mark at the end. We really needed that point and I was so determined to get by. It was good, clean wheel-to-wheel racing. I'm very proud of what we have achieved over the first four races and to be third in the Drivers' Championship is beyond any of our expectations. But we've got to keep pushing and find more performance. We're hanging on by the skin of our teeth at the moment and, if we can make that next step, then we can close the gap."
Nico Rosberg: "A tough day for me. As nice as it was to start from pole this afternoon, it was just as hard to finish in ninth place. I didn't feel comfortable in the car today and it wasn't much fun out there really. We switched to a four-stop strategy at the end of my third stint but it wasn't enough. We were using the rear tyres too much and at the end, I was really struggling and wasn't able to push hard enough. There is a lot of work ahead and we need to focus on why our race performance isn't matching the pace that we can show in qualifying. Hopefully we can make some steps here before the European season starts."
Ross Brawn: "We struggled badly in the early part of the race when the track temperatures were at their highest. This is an issue we have to address and we will continue working on solutions to improve our performance in this area. In the second half of the race, as the track temperatures cooled somewhat, our pace was not bad - particularly with Lewis. We got two cars home in the points, both drivers enjoyed some exciting wheel-to-wheel racing and the pit crew delivered some great stops. Lewis and Nico did as good a job as possible with the car we had this afternoon but it was a case of damage limitation for both of them. However we must make it a priority to cope better with elevated temperatures: the tyres are the same for everybody and we are not performing as well as our competitors in these conditions."
Toto Wolff: "We knew it would be a tough day and the high track temperatures were clearly not good for us. That's not an excuse but a priority area to improve. We need to analyse carefully why we suffered so much, particularly in the early stages, and why we were not on the pace. Both drivers were tough but fair in defending their positions and delivered some good racing, particularly Lewis in the closing stages. But from a team perspective we must see this as a disappointing result. We learned a lot this afternoon but it is clear that we still have a lot to learn."


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Mary Ann Brady
Services for Ms. Brady will be 2 p.m. Wednesday June 13 at Partlow Funeral Chapel with Bro. Glenn Denton officiating. Interment will be in Wilson Couny Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be noon until the service at the funeral home.
Ms. Brady, 61, died at her residence on Sunday, June 10, 2012. She was employed with Texas Boot Co. for 26 years and also worked for Goodwill Industries.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Martin and Betty G. Eldridge.
Survivors include: son, Tracey Scott Brady; daughter, Sherry Brady Strunk; grandchildren, Patrick Strunk, Micah and Mia Brady; great-grandchild, Landon Joseph Hannigan; brothers, Arlon (Sonja), Ray (Elaine), T.C. (Emma), Earnst, Billy Odell (Karen) and J.R. (Jenny) Eldridge; sisters, Ruby Collins, Margaret Brady and Christine Bain.
Pallbearers will be John Holder, William Brady, Greg Holbrook, Jason Sparks, Robbie Hayles and Byrum O'Guin.
Willie Edward Seay
Graveside services for Mr. Seay will be noon Friday, June 15 at Mt. Lebanon Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Seay, 50, of Lebanon, died Saturday, June 9, 2012. He was born to the late Paul Seay Sr. and Gertie Lee Hearn Seay. He was born and raised in Lebanon. He received his education in the Wilson County School System.
Survivors include: brothers, James Thomas Seay and Jay Tee (Virgleen) Seay, both of Lebanon; sister-in-law, Martha P. Seay of Lebanon; uncle, Charlie Edward (Marla) Hearn of Pontiac, Mich.; aunt, Elizabeth Hearn of Lebanon; great-aunt, Louise Seay of Hartsville; and many other relatives and friends.
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Lacrosse league's founders ready to move on
December 29, 2009
By Christopher Huber
When Matthew Balkman and Scott Wiley founded the Issaquah Youth Lacrosse league on the plateau in the spring of 2004, they were expecting to have two teams. To their surprise, about 80 athletes signed up — enough to form four teams. The league's popularity has continued skyrocketing from there.
As lacrosse has grown in various pockets around the state, they noticed a growing hunger for the mostly unknown sport among athletes and their parents around Sammamish and Issaquah. Having played lacrosse in high school in New England, Wiley knew the sport better than most in the area. Balkman got into it when his kids became interested after watching a tournament on vacation in Florida.
Five years later, as they finish up registration for the 2010 spring season, the league has 40 boys and girls teams. That's about 600 athletes from first grade to high school. And that doesn't count the leagues spun off from IYL in the past few years — Eastlake Lacrosse and Eastside Crusaders Youth Lacrosse.
"It's taken on a life of its own," said Wiley, thinking back on the immense and growing popularity. "And it's partly taken over our lives. We're really lucky we had a lot of great parents."
Balkman, of Issaquah, and Wiley, of Sammamish, recently announced they will step down as IYL co-presidents this winter. Charles Mauzy and Eric Bean, both heavily involved in coaching or administrative aspects of the league, will take on the co-president role for the next two seasons, according to a letter to players and parents.
"Scott and Matthew add such a passion for the sport and just a passion for working with the kids," Bean said.
That passion translated into one of the most successful and fastest-growing youth lacrosse leagues on the West Coast, Mauzy said.
"Our vision was to have every youth in the community have a lacrosse experience, which means to try it out for a season," Balkman said.
Growth since 2004:
Since U.S. Lacrosse, the sport's national governing body, began compiling statistics in 2001, lacrosse participation more than doubled to 524,100 nationwide, according to its 2008 Participation Survey. In one year, girls youth lacrosse participation increased from about 85,000 to more than 96,000.
"A lot of these kids, once they see it, they get hooked," said U.S. Lacrosse Public Relations Manager Colleen Sperry Aungst. "It's still in (regional) pockets a little bit, but it is growing like wildfire. It's not just on the East Coast anymore."
In the spring of 2004, Washington had 26 teams, Balkman said. IYL's growth spurt has added 40 and the state now has more than 100.
"We've pretty much added teams every single year," Balkman said.
The key seems to have been the league's desire to include all who are interested in playing. When a team gets past 20 players, they try to make a new one, so as to give the youth plenty of playing time.
One could also attribute the league's success to Balkman and Wiley's backgrounds in sales and marketing. Balkman's business card sums it up. It says "You would make a great lacrosse player!" He said when he passes them out, he tells prospective players to read it aloud once, then take it home and read it to their parents.
The duo's stress on sportsmanship has played an important role in the success of the league, Bean said. It's popular with youth because they get to run around with pads, wielding a stick, Bean said, but they also learn the value of playing for the sake of playing.
"It really infuses that whole spirit within the whole organization," Bean said. "There's just more positive energy that goes around in this sport than any other."
The league has a 95 percent retention rate, Balkman and Wiley said. That's partly because youth can play football, soccer or other sports in the fall and come out for lacrosse in the spring. It's also because the athletes learn skills that are useful in other sports, Balkman and Wiley said.
"What they build in lacrosse is quickness and agility, and that is transferable," Balkman said. "We're huge fans of multi-sport athletes."
The meaning of service:
When you get them going, Balkman and Wiley can talk a lot about lacrosse; you name it, they know it. They scheme about how to better reach new players and families, how to get more fields available and how to continue to win.
"They're really the two that popularized it. They really fired the kids up and popularized it," Mauzy said.
IYL teams consistently win select tournaments, the Issaquah High club team has been to the state playoffs seven of its nine years, including two championships, and Skyline's club team had gone to the playoffs in all of its five seasons.
But in the end, it's all about serving the community, they say.
"They're not doing it for glory," Bean said.
They tend to have the whole community in mind when running around like crazy to take care of league operations and such.
"It's not about your kid," Balkman said. "It's about the community, about the sport."
If it were about their kids, they wouldn't still be involved. Balkman's last son graduated the league in 2007; Wiley's first son in 2005.
"We could've just bagged it after our kids graduated," Wiley said.
Although Balkman and Wiley stepped down as presidents, they said they will still assist in various capacities around the league. Mauzy and Bean said they look forward to taking Balkman and Wiley's foundation and building it even stronger.
Bean said he looks forward to "helping to build an organization that allows people to plug in and do something they feel great about."
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Pisces, I appreciate the support very much. It's nice to know that I have friends who would do that. However, Dancer has a valid point. I did ask for opinions and he gave an honest one. I may not agree but he is entitled to it.
Dancer, while I may not like a lot of what you say, I do appreciate that you are honest. I would like to mention that I do not see this as Dancer vs. Bes but a little respect for my opinions (or at least that I am entitled to formulate my own) would be nice.
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Shammi Kapoor — Asha Parekh
If Shammi was the Elvis of India, then Asha was his Elizabeth Taylor. He was the country bumpkin made good, who could shimmy and shake with the best of them and whose sole purpose in life was Maximum Enjoyment. She was the ice-cold dark-eyed beauty with the perfect hair and the hint of mischief in her smile — and she could wrap him round her finger any day of the week.. They first came together in Dil Deke Dekko in 1959, the tour de force film that propelled Bollywood into the rock'n'roll age and made Shammi a star. He played four different roles in the movie and pronounced himself a comic masterpiece. They came together again in Teesri Mansil, one of the all-time classics of 60s cinema. A gripping murder mystery, it was also the peak of Shammi's musical career and contained an item number by Helen — 'Oh Haseena Zulfonwaali,' that still leaves male audiences drooling. Asha looks stunning in the movie and her performance has real depth. These two defined the essence of the meaning of jodi and will always be a classic!


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How to Be an Excellent Nurse
A nurse should be all of these things below.
Nursing courses are very in demand all over the world. Nursing is a mere word, but can get you to the places you have never seen. Being a nurse is an opportunity to help other people with different cultures. Being a nurse is not just doing your work in the hospital, checking the condition of the patients or following the order of the doctors. Here are some of the qualities that a nurse should have.
- As a profession in the health care scenario, a nurse should be responsible and devoted to his/her work
- Nursing practice should come from a person who cares and knows how to love and be loved. In other words, the nurse has to be a "spiritually honed person, biometrically formed and happy to be of service to the needy brethren.".
- S/he should be equipped with scientific knowledge and skills and should deliver services from the heart
- The nurse must fully understand the human responses in the health-illness spectrum and should view the patient as a unique, whole person, who is a member of a family and community
- The nursing actions, which are based on scientific knowledge and principles, should spring from a genuine concern for the patient's welfare and interest
- The nurse has to project an image of an "Angel of Mercy" which means comforting and nurturing the patient
- Nurse must be inspiring, caring, competent, humble yet excellent and gentle, because they exemplify these values
- Nurse/s must demonstrate in their day to day practice both the art and the science of nursing, a blend of the old values and ethics and the new scientific knowledge and skills of the profession
These are some qualities or characteristics of a nurse. Do you have those qualities? If you have, you are qualified to be a member of the health care team. We are to humanize care in the midst of highly technical medicine. We must master the technology. We must understand and unleash the power of caring, the power of loving, and the power of excellence.
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Do You Remember Daddy?
Sometimes I wish it had never happened. I wish I could've been different. I wish maybe if I hadn't talked back so much and maybe talk to you some more you would still be here. I wish he would've given us another chance but he didn't. I know it wasn't my fault, it was his. I know I shouldn't blame my mother, the blame only deserves to be given to one person but I know he hasn't felt it yet. Why do I feel like all the blame should be on me? That's a question I will never know. I know a lot of things now but the main one was you were that started this but amazingly you can't end it?
As a child, there were times that I would never understand but you were the one that kept me in line. You were the one that said, "I'll always be number one to you." Is that still true? I haven't heard it since you left; you promised me that you would always be there for me no matter what. Well I believed you and now I wish I never had. I kept on believing you until too many times when I needed you had come and you weren't there.
You left everything right there, leaving it for someone else to clean up. Well I tried to help you but you didn't even try to accept my help, you just watched as the problem got bigger and bigger. At times I never knew where you were and why you never showed up. Do you remember dad me looking across the audience hoping to see your face but I never did. I remember all the excuses you gave me. "I'm sorry sweetie; I got caught up at work." Or "Sweetheart the roads are horrible, you wouldn't want me ending up in an accident now would you?" But even at that age I never believed you.
You never let me know it and you never let it show but I still found out. Can I ask you how she is dad? I should've gotten the hints from the beginning. The way you stopped hugging and kissing mom. Your eyes wouldn't even look at me anymore and those calls from "The Office" that just happened to make your eyes twinkle and your cheeks turn red.
I was six when you left. I was young and I couldn't remember that many things but what happened back than was something I'll remember for the rest of my life even if I don't want to. It was around Christmas time. I was in the den playing with my Barbie, waiting for mom to finish the pancakes so we could finally eat as a family. I could hear mom crying quietly from the kitchen. So I went out to see why my own mother was sobbing on our dinner table. Her cheeks were red along with her eyes. Some tears sliding down her face.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" I remember myself asking. She looked down at me and the tears came more and faster. It hurt seeing my mother like that.
"Nothing Sweetie." She said through the sobbing. I didn't believe her.
"Daddy, why is mommy crying?" I asked towards you when I saw you in the hallway. You were wearing a winter gray jacket; the one mommy had gotten you the year before all this.
"It's nothing." You said harshly. I could tell by your tone of voice you weren't happy. I had been hearing that tone too much.
"Daddy help, Mommy's crying!" I cried. I wanted you to come over and give us both a big warm hug but you didn't. You just stood there glaring at both of us. I was scared, I had seen you mad but not like this.
"Shut-up!" You yelled at us. I flinched at those words and now I continue to. Mom began crying even louder and I held her hand but my eyes were glued to you. I didn't know what you were going to do next.
I remember how you walked toward us; the ground felt like it was moving. You were saying words that I didn't understand back than but now I do. I couldn't even believe they came out of your mouth.
You pushed me to the ground with a slap I'll never forget. My cheek was burning red and my eyes were watering. It hurt, mainly because I couldn't believe you would slap your own little princess. Then I saw you go over to mommy. You put your face to hers. Than within seconds you grabbed her hand and pulled her up from the chair.
I remember me screaming to let her go and her cries just stuck in my head. That face she had on is tattooed in my mind. She was struggling for you to let her go but you didn't. You pushed her head toward the wall not once, not twice but three times. You hit her in the head three times.
She was weak. I pulled myself up and ran toward you. I tried pushing you away from her, but I was too weak. I guess mommy was right. I should've drank my milk, I would've been stronger. You ignored me and continued dragging her into the room.
I didn't give up though. I wrapped my arms around your legs and begged for you to stop hoping that my real father would hear me and stop but I'm guessing he didn't hear me since you didn't stop. I bit you in your left leg. I never knew if it left a spot or not but if it did than I hope you always remember that it was from me.
You let her go but only for a second. I watched my own mother fall toward the ground blood coming from her head. I was crying and I didn't even know it. I soon felt your cold hands across my back pick me up. You flicked me to the ground and that was when everything went black.
Do you remember that dad? Do you remembering me crying so loud that all the neighbours could hear? I didn't even want to be alive anymore but only one thing kept me going to stand up; the cry of my mother. Your own daughter having to hear the sound of you yelling at her mother. Pushing her against the furniture and how you continued to throw things at her.
You still call yourself a dad? You still believe that you'll always protect us. Well you didn't. You never protected us. You never even tried.
I wish those memories would just get out of my head but they won't will they? You ruined of the little left of my life but you never knew that part did you?
"Let go of her!" I screamed as I pounded my small fists against the door. I could already feel them beginning to bleed but I didn't stop. I didn't want to hear my mother screaming. "Daddy, please stop! Don't do this to her!" The tears wouldn't stop coming. Could you hear me?
There wasn't much left I could do. I remember how I had my body glued against the door counting the seconds for you to come out. Well you did finally. I remember how your eyes glanced down at me. It wasn't long until you attacked again. You kicked me in the stomach. I felt like my bones had all cracked that moment. I didn't know if I was being delusional or not but it sure felt like I wasn't.
That one kick threw me to the other side of the wall. I could feel the hard cold wall behind me. But you didn't stop there. You walked up to me and continued to hit me. Did you enjoy it dad? Did you enjoy seeing your only daughter, the one you promised you'd love forever crying, blood coming from her face? I guess I'll never know.
That was the last thing I remember from that night. All I could see was blackness. I could still feel your hands hitting me. I remembering thinking to myself; I'm dying right now.
I didn't die though. I wish I did but I didn't. I never knew I could hurt like this daddy. I slowly opened my eyes, first thinking I was in heaven but when I saw your face looking down at me I knew I wasn't.
"Don't say anything." You ordered me. I tried to nod my head but it hurt. Do you know why it hurt daddy? I wanted to know where mommy was but you wouldn't tell me. Why wouldn't you tell me daddy? Was she still crying? Was she still in pain? I tried to look around but I couldn't move that much. I knew I was in the living room though. It smelled like peppermint. I remember mommy had decided to spray the Christmas tree with peppermint spray so it would add something new to the house.
"I have to go now, goodbye." You whispered to me, your voice still harsh. Your eyes wouldn't look at me. W-why were you leaving daddy? Where were you going? I could feel my eyes getting watery again. I didn't know whether it was because of the pain or you leaving.
"Daddy, please don't!" I cried. I couldn't even hear myself. I was surprised I could even hear you daddy. You didn't say another word to me, you just got up. I could hear you footsteps getting farther and farther away while my tears getting more and more. The minute you reached the door was the minute it felt like my heart fell. At that moment, I remember thinking how you used to tuck me in at night with the teddy bear I use to hold so tight. I forgot about all the pain you gave me and I just cried even more. I wanted mommy to come and give me a hug. I knew you could hear me daddy. I just didn't know how you could just walk away. My eyes soon became drowsy and I remember how I cried myself to sleep that night.
The next morning, was one of my worst yet happiest days ever. I woke up to mommy's face but it didn't look like mommy. She had scars and bruises all over her face. Her eyes were even redder than yesterday. Seeing her like that made me want to cry and if that was your goal daddy, than you achieved it. You made your wife and daughter cry.
We didn't talk for a while daddy, we just listened to each other's tears and watched the stories that came with each.
"It's okay, baby. He's gone now." Mommy whispered to me. Those words were some of the happiest and worst words of my life.
It had now been one year and two months since that day. I still had problems with my back and stomach but the doctors couldn't find what was going on with it. It always hurt and now I can't even imagine a day without the pain. Thirteen months, four-hundred-sixteen days, nine thousand-nine-hundred-eighty-four hours, I spent in the hospital daddy because of you. I remember how angry I was at you and how much you made me cry even more.
I had to spend my birthday at the hospital; I had to miss all of my friend's birthdays just because I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital. I became such a frequent visitor I had more friends in the hospital than out.
I'm still alive but I'm barely breathing. Soon the pain was getting worst daddy and I remember the doctors taking mommy to a room and telling her something. When mommy came out she was crying. I smiled at her; I didn't want her to cry. The doctors than told me I could go home. I was so shocked; I honestly thought they were going to make me live my whole life here. Mommy cried even more when we walked out the door. I didn't know why, I thought she would've been happy so than I could finally come and sleep in my own bed. To tell you the truth daddy, I think the only reason they released me was because they gave up on me.
When we got in the car, mommy gave me a big hug. She then drove me to our favourite ice cream store. The one you took me to after we saw my very first baseball game. I got my favourite kind, strawberry kicks. Mommy tried smiling after but I could tell she was still sad. I tried asking what was going on but she wouldn't ever answer. They say bad things happen for a reason, but no wise words can stop the bleeding.
That was the last day I remember. The last day I actually felt a bit normal. The one day I wasn't coughing up blood or taking more than ten pills a day. The day my heart wasn't as full with pain as it was every day. The last day I remember mommy's face.
Now daddy, I'm looking up at you. Your eyes are red and you look like you're in pain but are you honestly? Are you really crying? Do you now have a heart daddy? Now seeing your daughter, here in a coffin staring up at you does it make you sad? I never knew it could hurt like this daddy, I wish I could talk to you for a while daddy without crying. I wish I could tell how much you ruined my life.
Tell mommy, I love her daddy. Even though after everything you've done to me, I'd still give the world to see your face. I wish I wasn't leaving so soon. And now the hardest part is coming right now. I can hear you walking away daddy. Now I can see these two men looking down at me. Their eyes both have tears in them. There closing the lid, daddy don't let them close the lid. I don't want it to get dark, daddy I'm scared of the dark. Please daddy, please. It's too dark. I don't know what's happening. I feel like I'm falling down a building. I can't feel anything. I know what's going to happen next daddy but before it do I think it's time to say, Bye Bye but remember daddy no matter what when a heart breaks, it doesn't break even.
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