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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
MiM Mail: Two doctor families
I discovered this blog fairly recently and I think it is really wonderful that this community exists. However, I haven't seen very much here or anywhere (online or in life) by women who are part of two-doctor/medical student families, which is my situation. I am a mother of one, in my third year of medical school, and married to a first year resident. To say the least, my life is very busy. At least when we were both studying all the time our hours were flexible! We're fortunate enough to have both of our families close by, and we have amazing childcare. It really hurts that I see my child so rarely; he spends most days and some nights with one of two babysitters and our families, which often needs coordination on my part, but he loves them all so at least I know he's happy. So far, he seems to be handling the changes in our hours very well; I think I'm more upset by not seeing him than he is. We're slowly making adjustments to our life to make it more possible to keep everything going somewhat smoothly.
But, what it comes down to is that I'm completely overwhelmed by this new situation. I'm also uncertain that I and my family will make it through to the end of my training - I have at least five years to go and I just can't imagine continuing in this way for so long (or even longer if I want to do a fellowship.) I know that medical school and residency are incredibly hard and that this is an investment in my future, but I'm frustrated with my life and how it seems so out of control. Also, I don't think that I'm living up to my own standards of what a good medical student and a good mother/wife should be - both of those roles force me to sacrifice part of the other so in the end I feel mediocre at best in both. Having my husband often out of the picture thanks to his crazy schedule doesn't help either - I sometimes feel (almost, since thankfully I don't really know what it's like) like a single mother.
I'm sure part of this is the adjustment to a major change in our lives and our schedules. For all I know, this is typical of two-doctor families who are going through training together. This is the also the first time that I've had to confront the challenges of the 'work-life balance.' But I'm starting to wonder whether maybe I'm not cut out for this and should look at alternate careers (I wouldn't leave medical school at this point, but I'm really having doubts about doing residency). In any case, it would be great to hear from people out there who have dealt with or are dealing with a similar situation, or really anyone at all. Thanks!
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I don't have any good advice, but I'm looking forward to reading the comments. I'm a first-year medical student, and my husband is an emergency physician who is also chair of his department; we have two children. Our life is often a 3-ring circus, but somehow everyone seems to be doing okay.ReplyDelete
Both sets of our parents live close by and are quite helpful. My elder child is in elementary school and gets picked up from the bus by a grandmother or babysitters every day. My younger is in pre-K/daycare. The funny thing about my husband's job is that, as crazy as his administrative work is, things seem much better now because he has some control over his schedule.
I, too, sometimes have that feeling that I'm just not doing anything well. A lot of that is my unrealistic, perfectionist expectations of myself, and when I let them go, things are much better. (But that's easier said than done!) It's not going to kill my kids to have frozen pizza for dinner, and it's not going to ruin my career to get a C in a class.
It's hard sometimes looking at my young classmates who are so carefree and have complete control over their schedules. But then I walk through the door at the end of the day and I'm a rock star--I am greeted with such love and excitement and hugs and kisses, and I wouldn't change where I am in life for anything. My kids ask for an update about anatomy lab every day, and my younger sits and looks at flashcards and atlases with me on a regular basis. Because I am a student again, and struggle at times, I can relate better to my older child as she goes through school. Last year, she was upset about a worksheet, and I was able to show her a physics test that I bombed. We talked about how sometimes we can try our best but not do as well as we wanted. So, we learn from them and move forward. I don't know what they understand exactly about what it means for me to be in medical school, but one thing that I hope they take away something positive from their mother's pursuing a dream/calling.
Perhaps I am still naive, as I am at the start of this journey. I know that it's going to get harder, and there will be times when it won't seem worth it. It's hard to keep perspective when things spin out of control.
Sorry for the ridiculously long comment . . . I can't wait to hear from other 2-doctor/resident/student families. :)
I don't have a 2-physician family, but I was also at a point a while ago where I didn't see how I could make it through a residency due to the grueling schedule.ReplyDelete
My advice is not to give up on medicine, but maybe to look for a residency that has better hours. Not all residency programs are grueling. I did a residency in PM&R, and at worst, I'd be at work from 8AM to 6PM. Those were really bad days. On some rotations, I'd only work from 9AM to noon. I took call from home, and worked only one weekend every other month. Not bad!
Of course, you shouldn't pick a field just because the residency is easy. But residencies within a specialty can vary in difficulty. And if all the residencies are hard, that may be an indication that you're going to be working hard for the rest of your career.Replies
That's definitely something I'm thinking about - I'm doing a surgery clerkship now and while I enjoy it there is no way that I would put myself and my family through that kind of training and that career. Hopefully I'll find something that works for me but it's difficult to imagine what that would be like when things are so crazy now.Delete
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I know a few 2 physician families, and usually the wife works part time while the husband works full time - the standard gender roles. There are a few instances where both work full time. In one family, the husband is an endocrinologist and head of the fellowship program while the wife is the head of the homeless psychiatry program at her work. They have no family, but use babysitters and aftercare, and basically split childcare duties. In another family, the husband is an ID attending and the wife is the Med Peds program director and they also use babysitters a lot. In another family, both husband and wife are in an internal medicine practice. They take turns to be on call and have good babysitters.ReplyDelete
The stress and exhaustion from medical school and residency WILL ease up if you are in the right job setting. Honestly, I believe that's why a lot of women (and men) choose certain residencies - the "lifestyle" residencies are the most coveted ones. There are many jobs that allow for more flexibility, potentially part time, or even just 40 hours rather than 70-80 hours a week.
Moreover, residency has gotten a lot cushier compared to before. New work hour rules went into place (I thought they were fabulous when I was a new resident, but they're even better now!!), and in fact, most programs (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, anyway) have some kind of night float system that makes it so overnight call is not as frequent as it once was.
So, don't give up! Stick with it and life will improve!!!Replies
It's funny that you mention families who have the wife working part time - that's exactly what I want to do. Unfortunately the road to get there requires working the equivalent of two full-time jobs...the cushier residencies would be great but they are just so competitive that realistically I probably wouldn't match into them.Delete
I am not part of a 2-physician family, but I know many, many, many of them - it almost seems to be the exception rather than the rule sometimes!ReplyDelete
Your situation is definitely not easy, but the family support means your child is getting the love and care he needs!
I have known a handful of women to take a break between medical school and residency to raise small children, so that might be something to consider.
My first child was born in November of my intern year in Internal Medicine (before hours limitations). That was the hardest year of my life. I ended up switching to Pathology residency at the end of that year, out of desperation. At least in my path residency, it was a mostly 8-5 M-F schedule. No in-house call. And the only time I was ever called during home call was during my month on Blood Bank. Fortunately, I am infinitely more suited to be a pathologist than an internist, so it was all a blessing in the end.
Although hyper-competitive, dermatology residencies are also less grueling in terms of call (although you do have to get through an intern year first). So there are some options to consider.
Good luck. Women, no matter what our career path, often struggle with feeling like we are falling short in both areas - professional and personal!!! We should cut ourselves a little more slack.
I am not part of a 2 physician household, but I am an Intern and I work longer and harder hours than I ever did as a Medical Student. I am in Pediatrics (less taxing than Internal Med/ Surgery) but definitely still difficult. My husband is a Graduate Student and we both worry about being able to manage with our schedules. Another mother Resident and I were recently talking about how we would be part-time residents if we could. I am going to be honest, the hours, especially with a baby are the hardest I have ever had! I don't want to dissuade you from following your dream, but you must be realistic about your schedule. Think medical student schedule times at least 2 or 3 because you are actually "in charge"/ accountable. It's great that you have family support. Set your priorities. Perhaps you or your husband can take time off from training in order for at least 1 parent to have a stable schedule? Being with family and friends is okay, but I really think having a parent around regularly is for the best.ReplyDelete
OH and before I forget, 4th year is definitely the "easiest" year of medical school so you are almost done with the crazy part of med school. What about a Research Fellowship for a few years until your husband is done with Residency and your little one is older?ReplyDeleteReplies
I think that part of the reason that things are so out of control right now is that I'm in the craziest year of med school and my husband is (hopefully) in the craziest year of residency. But a research fellowship is an interesting idea - thanks!Delete
I have a husband with a very flexible home-office law job, and to be honest I was secretly jealous of the two-physician couples I knew in residency. At least the other spouse understood the out of control nature of residency schedules, whereas my relationship went through rough waters due to our vastly different work situations. You are right to think hard about these issues now, consider your specialty choice and/or the possibility of doing a research year... because residency is MUCH worse than med school in my opinion.ReplyDelete
I'm part of a two-physician family as well. My husband is a pulmonologist/intensivist and his hours are horrid. I found (similar to you) that I wasn't happy while I was working full-time for multiple reasons. Some were obvious: I was exhausted and cranky after a full day of work (although primary care is easier than many specialties, I still found myself struggling to get home before day-care was over), I would take it out on my children and my husband; I was unhappy as I didn't feel I was giving either aspect of my life the attention needed. Part of this was because my husband was unable to help out very much because of his crazy schedule. I finally chose to go part-time (I only work 2 days a week now), and we are all much happier. It took a lot of soul-searching to get to this point and some amount of mourning over the loss of the career I had envisioned, but it has been worth it in spades. My husband and I had a lot of discussions which one of us should rearrange our schedule, and I was surprised to realize I wanted to be the one to work less. I am very happy with my decision now. I stay in practice enough to keep my skills up without burning out quickly. I am able to easily volunteer and my children's school and help them out with homework. I know several two-physician families who both work full-time and are able to make it all work beautifully, but I found this scenario to be better for my family.ReplyDelete
So my advice would be to seriously decide with your husband what you envision in your futures and what sacrifices you are both willing to make to achieve that vision. If you go into a life-style friendly career, you will likely find it easier to work part-time and have some flexibility in your schedule. They also tend to be shorter than the super-competitive residencies. Stay close to your family because that type of support-system is invaluable.Replies
I think having one of work part-time down the line will make things much better - my husbands hours are so crazy that I'm also left doing most of the work at home along with a third year schedule. Although, if we both end up in 'lifestyle' professions, maybe we'll both be able to stay full-time. Either way, it's so good to hear that this can be done!Delete
I'm not yet a physician, and my husband is not a physician, but we both worked very demanding jobs. I was and still am taking my pre-med classes. We had to decide for one of us to take a step back careerwise. After I came off of maternity leave, he took a stable government role that kept his skills sharp but was limited to a normal workday. My point is this: Be careful you aren't the only one making career sacrifices and that you are comfortable with those choices. The choice between career and family shouldn't be limited to the mom.ReplyDelete
Once you make it through residency, you will have control if you want it. I work part-time in a family medicine practice out of a home office; I have loved it. My husband and I went through med school together, which I do think was easily on our marriage than our fellow students with a spouse in a different career. But we were able to choose to have our first child at the end of my residency.ReplyDelete
Most people in the world would love to be able to have the options we have, but of course, residency isn't too flexible. When I was going through the match, way back in 1991, there were a few family medicine residencies that offered shared positions. i don't know how those options are now, but worth checking into.
The recent study on burn-out is also interesting and is worth reading.
Now my oldest is off to college in a few weeks and I am incredibly happy that I never worked "full time" since she was born.
All the best,
So, I am a physician married to a physician and we have 3 kids. Our families live far away--the closest is about a 9 hour drive--and visit rarely. My husband is active duty military and has deployed 3 times since our second child was born. We have made it work in various ways, though it hasn't always been easy. When we had our first two kids, I was a fellow (in medical oncology at a top-rated program, so definitely not a "lifestyle" specialty or a program with light hours, but we were helped by the fact that I was in my more flexible research years when they were born) and he was a resident. For the last 6 yrs, I have worked part-time in medicine 3 days/wk. We have never had more than 25-30 hours of childcare per week. We have made this work in a variety of ways as our situation changed. When we were both in training, we shifted our schedules so that I went early and came home early or went late and came home late (opposite whatever his rotations required, to the extent possible...I could do this since I was doing research) and used the childcare to cover the middle. I will admit freely that it did involve computer or dictating work in the evenings from home often, sometimes many hours of it, once our kids were in bed, but we were committed to having that face-time with our kids, so we did it. You are fortunate that you have an involved family network to fall back on.ReplyDelete
After I started working part-time--which has been our family's salvation!--we simply have had childcare the days I work, although we still do some shifting of my vs. his hours as before to keep our total childcare to 25 hrs/wk. I also chose a work setting (in government) that meant my hours were more predictable and circumscribed.
If you look under my MiM posts (tagged Tempeh), you'll find one I wrote about How to Get a Part-time Job in Medicine that may offer some help or insight for you looking long-term. I personally think that working part-time is ideal for physician parents (men or women) and can be made to work in any specialty with enough persistence and creativity and the right employer.
Good luck!Replies
First of all, thank you for your and your husband's contribution to our country. If I could ask - did you also have only 25-30 hours of childcare/week when you were not in research years? I wish we could shift our schedules so that our son doesn't need as much childcare but we're not really in that position yet. I've seen a few times now that having one spouse work part-time really makes a big difference, so I'll definitely keep that in mind. Also, it's good to see a physician working in a less traditional setting - I've thought about doing that as well but don't see many people doing it and haven't found that much info on the internet. I'll definitely check out your MiM posts - thanks so much for the support!Delete
I am an anesthesia resident and my husband is an internal medicine resident, planning to do a cardiology fellowship. We are both PGY-3s so we've been a 2-resident household now for awhile! We have 2 kiddos, 3 months and 2 1/2 years old. It is quite a juggling act to coordinate all the schedules, but I really feel quite content with our life right now. Sure, I'd like more sleep, but wouldn't everyone ;)?ReplyDelete
I think your comment about feeling like you have no control is very common among medical students. You get a lot more control once you're a resident, and presumably even more once you're an attending. I remember being a medical student and feeling like I could never leave my residents' sides because they might disappear! And then I'd be alone! And what would happen then?!
Now, I do things independently, go home when my work is done, and it's just so much better than being a medical student! So, I think that feeling will get better with time.
Also, the biggest things that have helped me as a 2-resident household is outsourcing anything I can. We have someone who cleans twice a month. Our nanny is also available to help with laundry, light cleaning, or other errands as needed depending on how busy we are. We do also have family help in the area which is indispensable. It really takes a village to raise a child, and figuring out who to get in your village may be hard, but once it's built it will be so helpful! Good luck!
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 11:11 AM
http://theunderweardrawer.blogspot.com/ tells the tale of a two physician family on their third child, and they had their first during...residency? Maybe, I can't remember. But worth a read on how she juggles it, and both work full time. If you have the time, read it from start to finish, and she's pretty good about returning emails if you have questions for her.ReplyDelete
I'm going to be the lone voice of dissent here, maybe: think hard about whether, and how much, you want to be a physician. If being a physician is where your heart lies, it can be combined with hands-on motherhood in all the ways you've heard: part-time work, careful selection of residency and job, outsourcing non-essentials. If, though, you're in med school out of default like I was (I'm a smart kid, I like science, this is a good next step), look a little more closely. While I enjoy my current job as a physician and am doing all the things that make it possible for me to still be an involved mother and a full-time doc, if I could go back in time? I wouldn't go to med school. I'd do something far less time- and money-intensive, and I'd feel free to stay home with my babies when they came. Because, honestly? That's what I wish I could do right now. My eldest is 13, and he needs me at home more now than when he was a toddler.ReplyDelete
HI! Hang on! You and your husband are at the hardest parts of med school and residency...and now you have an active little one!!! It gets better. I am half of a 2 physician marriage with 2 daughters now 12 and 10. We had our first daughter our 3rd year of residency.ReplyDelete
See if you can take some time off...a research elective that would normally go in your 4th year done now....split your 3rd and 4th year into 3 years. Most schools will work with you. Burn out is not a pretty place to be as a person, spouse or mom. Now is the easiest time to take time out and slow it down. No one is dependent on you to take call or care for patients. Does it really matter if you match to a residency one year later? Think about this option please! That way you will be starting your internship rested and hopefully with a spouse who is is past the crazy years of his residency. All of this can be done but it may not "look" like what you thought it would.....welcome to parenthood and life in general! BIG SMILE.I have always found that amazing and unexpected opportunities open up when I am willing to be open to them. Just because everyone else does medical school in a certain number of years doesn't mean that it is the only way to do medical school or the right way to do medical school..especially for you! Don't focus too much on the future right now....think about what would make this year work for you! Treat yourself with the care and compassion you hold for your patients . Many blessings!
I thought I posted something here earlier, but now I don't see it so I'll try again. Apologies if there is a duplicate.ReplyDelete
I'm going to be a little voice of dissent here and ask that you think carefully (as I'm sure you are) before plunging ahead. Yes, being both a good doc and a good mom IS possible but that doesn't mean it's for everyone and it doesn't mean you shouldn't re-evaluate your career path if and when circumstances change.
If practicing medicine is where your heart lies- if this will bring you happiness and contentment and allow you to bring your talents to the world in the way you want to share them- then go for it. The struggles now will be worth the payoff later, and the sacrifices you make will be less important than what you've gained.
IF, however, you (like me) find yourself in medicine as a sort of smart-girl default (I'm a star student, I like science, this is the logical next step for person like me), please think again and don't rule out leaving medicine (or clinical medicine, at least) just because it would seem to be quiting or admitting defeat. It is neither- it can be more courageous to leave something you know is not suited for you and your lifestyle than to stay. (Please note I'm NOT AT ALL saying this is the case for you- I have no idea.)
I work full time now and have kids and while I really do enjoy my work, if I could go back in time, I would not go into medicine. I wish I would have listened to the little voice inside that told me to QUIT NOW when I had my first, during my first year of residency. I would choose something less intense in time and mental focus that would allow me to quit when my babies came along, which is honestly what I wish I could do right now. My husband gave up many career opportunities and so much career potential in order so that I could focus on mine- as a result, it is now much more difficult for him to find work that could support our whole family and still save for retirement/college. So I continue working- but my eldest is now 13, and he needs me more now than when he was a toddler. I'm doing well at work, but my heart is in my home and my family and I wish my body could be there as well.
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I am an Ob/Gyn married to an Anaesthesiologist/Intensivist, now 7 years out of residency/ 5 years out of fellowship respectively. We have a 3 year old and #2 en route. My husband's hours are hideous, and, on heavy month, he has done as many as 17 calls (mainly from home). To say that we have had challenges finding some balance in our lives is an understatement.ReplyDelete
Our solution has been for me to not have a 'real' job. I have been working as a 'permanent locum' with a group of three Obs for nearly 5 years. I generally work 2 days a week, with 1 or 2 calls, and 1 OR day every 4-6 weeks. I essentially have my own little practice within a practice, and have patients that I see regularly, no matter which of the three I am covering for. We have been fortunate enough to find a live-out nanny who has another job that is happy to work around my schedule, and have family who are more than happy to pitch in when they are able. Though there are some drawbacks to not having my name emblazoned on an office door, they are more than balanced out. I never have to worry about working enough to pay overhead, as I pay a percentage of my billings, don't have to worry about finding a locum if I need time off, and know that if one of 'my' patients needs attention when I am not available, that she will be well cared for.
Would I do this all again? I'm not so sure. I wound up in medicine as a bit of a 'smart girl default' (as billygoat put it), and have questioned that decision every step of the way. However, I enjoy what I do, and feel very lucky that I have been able to have so much control over my work life, in the end.
We're another 2 physician family. I've been out in practice for just over a year as a family physician and hubby is a radiology resident. Our son is 3.5 and #2 is on the way :)ReplyDelete
This life is HARD to do when still in training. There were a lot of tears (always mine) and self-doubt (Why am I DOING this??). However, the change in our family stress when I finished residency and had full control over my schedule was AMAZING. We went from a permanent juggle to rarely needing outside help.
In this hunt for some work-life balance, I changed careers from an internal med residency to a family med one and then slowly cut back my hours in the office once I joined a practice (balancing off paying off med school debt and being at home for my son). I only locumed for 6 months (to end the "when and where are we working this week??" issue) and found a practice that was very family-friendly.
I currently work 3.5 days and short days (930-330) so I can do drop off and pick up at daycare, AND get my paperwork done. Changing my last appointment slot from 4:45 to 3:15 meant I almost never finish charting or check labs from home anymore.I also cut out all non-essential extra-curriculars (left a board position, said no to several research projects) because when I was off, I wanted to be OFF.
For us, this has been close to utopia. Hubby still has little control over his schedule and his days can be long so it's nice that my job is a source of stability (both in income and in hours). Sure, I could pay down that LOC a few years faster if I was full time but my stress level would be immeasurably higher. I know hubby was glad he matched to a specialty he loved, offered a great income potential, and although busy, is still considered a "lifestyle" specialty.
Hubby will be looking for an academic posting once he's done - I expect he'll always work full time and have a "prestigious" job at a big centre, based on who he is... but I am OK with that. At 28, I wasn't sure that I would EVER be OK with slowing down and being the spouse that was stepping back in their career... I wanted everything to be equal and "fair".
However, I honestly don't feel the same way now (at 32, and now that our son is a part of our family). I still feel challenged at work, I feel like I can make a difference in my role, and I don't miss the madness of juggling call, research, board meetings, and clinical work. AT ALL.
It was a gradual evolution for our family and I personally needed to struggle a bit to figure out where my priorities lay. I'm so happy with our 2 physician life now... so I guess it's time for #2 so we can get some crazy back into our midst!
It's been great to see all the responses your letter has generated! I too, am part of a two physician family. My husband has- finally- started his first year as an attending (academic center), while I'm still whittling away as a second year GI fellow. We had our 1.5 year old son during my third (and lightest, workload wise, for me) year as an internal medicine resident. And I echo everyone's sentiments, that it's hard, especially during training. The hardest year for us was this previous one... he was in a surgical fellowship, on "home" call q2 (given the new intern restriction in duty hours, fellows got stuck taking all intern call), while I was on call at q3-q4. It took a lot of pre-planning for call (one of us was always at home at night, and on the nights we couldn't avoid the dreaded double call, we had a family member "on call" in case both of us had to go in- which actually happened pretty frequently). We were definitely a lot more irritable, especially on nights that baby boy decided he didn't like sleeping in his own bed... between the baby and two pagers, it was like qhs call. Things are better, now that he's an attending and I'm a second year fellow, but I came so close to losing it so many times (especially when I got paged "accidentally" for the nth time at 2am when I wasn't on call).ReplyDelete
We thankfully also found fantastic childcare- our nanny is always extremely reliable and starts her days at 6am until "when one of us got home". She also does everything, including cooking, laundry, cleaning. I haven't touched a pot since residency, and we pay dearly for it, including my entire salary, and then some.
So that leads me to this point- You HAVE to love what you do, love your work, otherwise it's totally not worth it. I can't imagine doing anything other than this, and now that I've fallen in love with advanced endoscopy, it's even more training (which is a huge headache in itself)... but you should pick a specialty with a bit of "lifestyle" in mind, because certain specialties just don't lend themselves to parttime work (ie, neurosurgery comes to mind). However, don't just choose radiology/dermatology, etc, for the lifestyle, because otherwise, you'll be bored out of your mind. Part time is possible in many specialties, it just takes a lot of effort to find. But this - all of it- can be done with outsourcing and pre-planning, as others have mentioned above.
I suspect that things may change if we ever decide to have #2 (in terms of hubby and my career trajectories)/when our son gets older and I actually start thinking about jobs, but for now, husband and I are both having a great (yet very tiring/caffeine fueled) time. Our son is loved, well cared for, and we value every minute we spend with him (insert comment about quality > quantity here, etc).
Being a child of a two physician family myself, I can tell you that there's no overall harm done in the long run (I think, haha!). I definitely appreciate all the sacrifices my parents made even more (yes, I understand that not every kid had the "joyous" experience of getting to watch surgeries in the OR on Saturday mornings), now that I'm a parent too; my extended family was around a lot, and I have a childhood nanny who I also adore (and keep in touch with still).
Good luck in your search for the right everything for you and your family!
I am an aspiring doctor (undergrad-bio major). My DD is 2 and expecting a little boy in early Jan. Whenever I get lost or frustrated with school, family, life, plans....you name it ! I come here for support, Just reading about all of your sacrifices gives much more hope and sheds some light on my future. My gratitude goes to to all you -hardworking pre-med, starting your undergrad, in med-school, residency, fellowship...womenReplyDelete
thank you for sharing your stories I enjoy reading them
We are also a 2 physician family, both in family medicine. We had #1 at the very beginning of second year of residency (I was pregnant through most of intern year, yikes!). That first year after our son was born was the absolute hardest! I was ready to drop out of residency and had even started to calculate how many shifts I'd have to work at an acute care clinic to pay back my loans.ReplyDelete
Fast forward 9 years, three kids and life is much better. It's still crazy hectic, but at least it's OUR crazy, hectic. We have some control over our schedules and work loads. Hubby and I have been in practice together (with his dad) for seven years, until he recently took a more administrative position elsewhere. I work part-time, about 25-30 hours/week. I have been lucky to be able to work my schedule around our family's needs and do my share of carpool, attending school events, etc.
The "outsourcing" comment above has been my salvation. Incredible nanny who is now also a "household manager"...she does the grocery shopping, packs school lunches and snacks among a million other things to keep our household functioning. We have someone who cleans and does laundry twice a week. It's worth paying for the household help for my own sanity and to be able to focus on the kids when I'm home.
It is possible to take a break if you need it, before starting residency. Remember that, as tough as it is, residency is short term and you want to make a career choice that will fit your needs and lifestyle for the long term. It's only worth it if you are enjoying what you do!Replies
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 1:59 PM
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Any tips for a 27 year old hoping to get into medical school by 29/30? We want to have kids and I don't want to wait until I'm done with everything... What are some good times to have babies in medical school? Or is that such a silly question? I'm feeling a bit panicked about it all...lots of pressure to have kids because I really want them and also pressure on myself for myself to do what I've always wanted to do!
I'm one half of a two-physician family, my husband and I are both registrars (Australian term, kind of in between resident and attending). We are expecting our first baby next year and I am definitely going to drop to part-time (e.g. 0.5 load) when I go back to work 6 months later. This is because I really WANT to spend time with my children when they are young and contribute as much as I can to their learning and development, and also I am not hugely passionate about medicine (don't mind it, but don't LOVE it as a job, and especially the night shifts/on-calls).ReplyDelete
I think ultimately it comes down to how much you love medicine and how much you want to be at home with your children. If you love medicine, you can make family work (e.g. the way you have been doing), and the joys from work will make it worthwhile. If you don't love it enough, you will feel increasingly frustrated at the time and attention it demands from you, and wonder whether it's worth it (kind of how I felt) - and then it's time to cut back.
Something else I realised is that it doesn't necessarily get better as an attending - that depends on the specialty - so examine the lives of your attendings to see what things will be like for you. If you can't see things improving in the future, it's better to change something now, rather than plough on simply because it's what's expected of you!


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Facon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich
Serves 1
Cooking Time 10 minutes
- 2 slices Jack's Gourmet Facon
- 2 slices whole wheat bread
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tomatoes sliced
- 4 baby lettuce leaves
- salt and pepper
- Heat a small nonstick frying pan and cook the facon> turning once, until it is golden brown and crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Toast the bread on both sides. Spread one side of each toast with mayonnaise and arrange the bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and facon on top of the pieces. Season with salt and pepper and top each with the second piece of toast. Cut into quarters and serve hot or cold.
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Anticipation, Agency and Complexity
6-8 April 2017, Trento (Italy)
The future is ever alive and shaping events that have yet to occur.
And it is also shaping the future of science.
Anticipation is a widespread phenomenon present in and characterizing all types of systems, forcing a re-evaluation of the very idea of science. The present interplay between science and policy is becoming a major impediment to a further development of science. The traditional, bureaucratic structure adopted by organizations and institutions (e.g. governments) derives from an understanding of systems that precedes the discovery of both complexity and anticipation. These structures work as if problems could be addressed individually and in a piecemeal way, with outputs systematically proportionate to relevant inputs, and without any thorough exploration of possible futures. The issue of agency is central to how we construct choices and take decisions in complex, anticipatory systems.
Following up on the pioneering, highly successful First International Conference on Anticipation co-organized by University of Trento, UNESCO, the World Academy of Art and Science and World University Consortium at Trento in November 2015, WAAS and WUC collaborated with the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento, and the UNESCO Chairs in Anticipatory Systems to organize this important workshop.
Global Challenges and the roles of WAAS and WUC, April 6, 9-12
- Garry Jacobs (CEO, WAAS), Forthcoming Global Challenges and the need for new thinking
- Alberto Zucconi (Secretary General, WUC), What Universities Can and Can't Do
- Other speakers to be identified
The UNESCO Chairs in Anticipatory Systems, April 7, 9-12
- Riel Miller (Paris, UNESCO Headquarter), The UNESCO Chairs in Anticipatory Systems and the Role of Futures Literacy
- Markku Wilenius (Turku), Understanding Economic and Social Macro-Waves
- Sohail Inayatullah (Tamkang), Macro-History Today
- Roberto Poli (Trento), Pragmatic Utopia
For access to papers presented at the first international conference on Anticipation, please visit http://www.worldacademy.org/conferences/anticipation-2015
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Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Registration
Registration is now open!
You can register here
Current pricing reflects an "Early Bird" discount of $50 off the at the door price of $395.
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Who Should Attend AppSec DC 2009:
- Application Developers
- Application Testers and Quality Assurance
- Application Project Management and Staff
- Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, Deputies, Associates and Staff
- Chief Financial Officers, Auditors, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Oversight and Compliance
- Security Managers and Staff
- Executives, Managers, and Staff Responsible for IT Security Governance
- IT Professionals Interesting in Improving IT Security
For student discount, attendees must present proof of enrollment when picking up your badge.
Volunteers Needed!
Get involved!
We will take all the help we can get to pull off the best Web Application Security Conference of the year!
Please contact the appropriate arch-minion to volunteer for a specific area:
- Security -- Angel Contreras
- Speakers and Trainers -- Wade Woolwine, Jeremy Long and Josh Feinblum
- Vendors -- Dave Sachdev
- Facilities -- Doug Wilson and Barry Austin
More opportunities and areas will be added as time goes on.
Or, you can e-mail the organizers at mark.bristow(at)owasp.org, doug.wilson(at)owasp.org or rex.booth(at)owasp.org.
Or email appsec_us_09(at)lists.owasp.org or sign up for the mailing list!
There are a total of five classrooms over two days or 10 training days available at the conference. Two classrooms hold 30 students and the other three have a capacity of 24 students. The cost for two day training is $1350 USD and the cost for one day training is $650 USD.
2 Day Training: November 10 and November 11
Assessing and Exploiting Web Applications with the open source Samurai Web Testing Framework
This course will focus on using open source tools to perform web application assessments. The course will take attendees through the process of application assessment using the open source tools included in the Samurai Web Testing Framework Live CD (Samurai-WTF). Day one will take students through the steps and open source tools used to assess applications for vulnerabilities. Day two will focus on the exploitation of web app vulnerabilities, spending half the day on server side attacks and the other half of the day on client side attacks. The latest tools and techniques will be use throughout the course, including several tools developed by the trainers themselves.
Instructor: Justin Searle: Justin Searle, a Senior Security Analyst with InGuardians, specializes in penetration testing and security architecture. Previously, Justin served as JetBlue Airway's IT Security Architect and has provided top-tier support for the largest supercomputers in the world. In his rapidly dwindling spare time, Justin co-leads prominent open source projects including The Middler, Samurai Web Testing Framework, BASE, and the social networking pentest tools: Yokoso! and Laudnum.
Java EE Secure Code Review
The gut of any application lies in its source code. With the ever-emerging landscape of threats and attack vectors facing today's applications, the need for secure source code has never been greater. In this course, students will be working with actual web application source code samples and discover how to pinpoint weaknesses, identify common security flaws, and discuss corrective coding controls. Major application security domains will be covered, including common authentication and access control coding errors, session management vulnerabilities, identifying injection flaws, and more. For anyone looking to learn how to identify common security weaknesses in a code base, this course is a must.
Instructor: Sahba Kazerooni: Sahba Kazerooni is Practice Lead of Software Security Services. He has a strong background in Java EE architecture and development. At Security Compass, Sahba leads the Software Security Services practice which performs penetration testing, source code review, and Threat Modeling of client applications. He also plays a critical role in the development of curriculum for and delivery of Security Compass training services. He has developed and taught courses on various topics such as Secure Coding in Java EE, Exploiting and Defending Web Applications, and Application Security Awareness. Mr. Kazerooni is also an internationally-renowned speaker on security topics. He has presented at conferences around the world including BlackHat Security Conference in Amsterdam, Security Opus in San Francisco, and IDC WebSec in Mexico City. Sahba delivers Java secure coding training at the SANS Institute, the largest source for information security training and certification, and has also provided numerous presentations through ISC2 to their elite network of certified information security professionals.
1 Day Training November 10
Threat Modeling Express The benefits of threat modeling at the design stage are well-documented, yet few organizations are able to perform this analysis technique due to time constraints. Based on our experience in real world situations, Security Compass has developed a one day approach to threat modeling .
In this class, students learn how to create a "quick and dirty" application threat model using an organization's most valuable resource: its people. Students learn about the basics of web application security, as well as learn about and perform a real hands-on Express Threat Model. A deliverable template and list of steps will be provided as takeaways for students.
Instructor: Krishna Raja: Krishna Raja is an Application Security Consultant with an extensive background in J2EE application development. He has performed comprehensive security assessments for various clients, which involves threat analysis, source code inspection and runtime penetration testing.
Mr. Raja has also been instrumental in the development and delivery of Security Compass' training curriculum. He has developed and taught courses in Exploiting and Defending Web Applications, Application Security Awareness and Advanced Application Attacks to architects, project managers and developers across Canada and the United States. Krishna is an emerging speaker at information security conferences, and last year spoke at Source Boston 2008 and ISSA Secure SD Symposium.
Web 2.0 Security - SOA, Web Services, and XML
Secure Coding for .Net
This highly practical, interactive course will focus on secure coding techniques and methodologies that can be immediately applied in your applications. The class uses real-world examples, walking through real code samples, using live, feature-rich applications, and showing how to hunt down, debug, and mitigate these flaws through better coding practices.
Instructor: Whitehat
1 Day Training November 11
WebAppSec.php: Developing Secure Web Applications
Web applications are the new frontier of wide‐spread security breaches. This tutorial will guide through development practices to ensure the security and integrity of web applications, in turn protecting user data and the infrastructure the application runs on. Several attack types will be reviewed, along with how the proper development practices can mitigate their damage. Although the tutorial targets the security of PHP‐based applications, much of the content is applicable to other programming languages as well.
Instructor: Robert Zakon: Robert Zakon is a technology consultant and developer who has been programming web applications since the Web's infancy, over 15 years ago. In addition to developing web applications for web sites receiving millions of daily hits, he works with organizations in an interim CTO capacity, and advises corporations, non‐profits and government agencies on technology, information, and security architectures and infrastructures. He has presented at numerous conferences and taught a handful of courses and tutorials. Robert is a former Principal Engineer with MITRE's Information Security Center, CTO of an Internet consumer portal and application service provider, and Director of a university research lab. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and holds BS & MS degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Computer Engineering & Science with concentrations in Philosophy & Psychology. His interests are diverse and can be explored at www.Zakon.org where a full vitae is available.
Applying the OWASP Testing Guide with the OWASP Live CD
The OWASP Live CD provides the necessary tools to test web applications. The OWASP Testing Guide provides a testing framework. You're testing web applications currently, now what? Time to take your testing to the next level. This class will offer information on how to use the OWASP Live CD tools together for greater accuracy and speed, how to feed the results of one tool into another, and how to automate the more tedious aspects of web application testing. The training is focused not on what or how to test, but how to get more out of the testing time you have. Lets face it, testing time frames are always shorter then they should be, so how can you squeeze the most into the engagement time you have. After attending this training, you'll have some tricks in your bag to optimize your testing.
Instructor: Matt Tesauro:
Leader and Manager Training - Leading the Development of Secure Applications
Managing a project to create a secure application takes the right combination of activities, teams, and supporting technology. This engaging course leads you through a set of proven, practical activities that result in demonstrable security.
Instructor: Dave Wichers: Aspect's instructors are professional software developers who have dedicated their career to application security. Our instructors spend the majority of their time working with clients to secure critical web applications using a wide variety of web application technology. This practical experience allows our instructors to have interesting discussions about real-world problems that drive home the lessons being taught.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
AppSec DC 2009 will be taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington DC.
The convention center is located over the Mount Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro stop on the Green and Yellow lines of the DC Metro, and only a few blocks from our convention hotel, the Grand Hyatt Washington (reserve rooms here).
Grand Hyatt Washington DC
We've partnered with the Grand Hyatt Washington to bring you luxury accommodations at a reasonable price for your stay during our conference.
The Grand Hyatt is only a few blocks from the DC Convention Center and adjacent to a wide variety of restaurants and night life in downtown DC.
Our convention rate for reservations can also be applied shortly before or after the conference, if you wish to stay longer and enjoy the Washington DC Metropolitan Area.
You can register for a room at our convention rate of $209/night here.
The Grand Hyatt Washington is one block from the Metro Center metro station, and three blocks from the Gallery Place/Chinatown metro station.
We are currently soliciting sponsors for the AppSec DC Conference. Please refer to our sponsorship opportunities for details.
Slots are going fast so contact us to sponsor today!
Traveling to the DC Metro Area
The Washington DC Area is serviced by three airports -- Reagan National (DCA), Dulles (IAD), and Thurgood Marshall Baltimore/Washington International (BWI). All currently have available transportation to downtown DC via public transportation, shuttles, or cab.
Washington DC is also serviced by Amtrak, VRE, and MARC train lines, which arrive in Union Station, a few metro stops or a short cab ride away from the convention center and the Grand Hyatt.
If you live in the DC Metropolitan area, we suggest taking Metro to the event. The convention center is located over the Mount Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro stop on the Green and Yellow lines of the DC Metro.


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As I was researching which cable to get for my new speakers, I came across this article, http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm quite interesting, have a read, it's a bit long but worth the effort, especially if you're bored at work, anyway, my conclusion - I'm sticking with the cables that came with my Swan Diva 6.2, here's his conclusion -
We have been told by advertising that the exotic speaker wires offer fabulous advantages over ordinary lamp cord. It would seem reasonable that using this same wire for lamps would also enhance their performance. In the same vein as wire literature, you can have your lamp reproduce light with the full spectrum color fidelity of natural daylight, finally allowing you see light the way it should be seen and bring out the natural performance of your lamp. It could offer greater warmth, detail, brilliance, definition and speed by providing wider bandwidth and reduced skin effect. It can provide a distortion free illumination that reduces eye strain, resulting in clearer vision and optimal color perception. It can allow you to work for longer periods of time with less visual distraction or fatigue. Just imagine what it might do for your electric razor or microwave, etc.!


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Alleged shoplifting couple arraigned on felony charges
Two Alanson residents arrested by Emmet County authorities last week have been arraigned in connection with charges of felony retail fraud.
Emmet County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Colleen White, 23, and George White, 42, after evidence alleged that the pair were shoplifting merchandise from area stores and returning it without a receipt for cash.
"Deputies were called to Wal-Mart in Petoskey to find the subjects had participated in a year-long retail fraud scam," Sheriff Pete Wallin said. "After further investigation, deputies seized nearly $2,000 worth of stolen merchandise."
Wallin added that the Whites are also suspected of pulling similar scams at Glen's Market, Meijer and the Dollar General Store in Alanson.
"A new retail law went into effect on April 1 making organized retail fraud a 5-year felony," Wallin said. "These types of complaints have certainly increased lately, but hopefully with the new retail laws it will stop some of this activity."
Colleen White is out on bond, George White remains lodged at the Emmet County Jail on a $10,000 bond, Wallin said.


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NEW YORK, N.Y. – General Electric Co. has been re-energized.
Performance at all of the conglomerate's industrial segments is improving thanks to cost cutting, a shift in strategy and growth in emerging markets.
GE, based in Fairfield, Conn., reported an operating profit per share of 44 cents, a penny higher than analysts polled by FactSet expected. Perhaps more importantly for shareholders, GE's revenue rose 4 per cent to $39.3 billion and beat Wall Street expectations. Shares rose over 3 per cent Friday.
CEO Jeff Immelt said the outlook for developed markets remained uncertain. But China and other emerging markets, along with regions that are exploiting natural resources, are growing.
Immelt has been reshaping GE, focusing on its more traditional operations, such as making complex industrial equipment and providing services to companies. GE also makes refrigerators, CT-scanners, wind turbines, gas turbines and engines for jets and trains. In a new push, it also provides equipment and services to the oil and gas industry.
The company is shrinking its banking division and trimming other non-industrial operations like commercial real estate.
The shift has led to higher profit margins, a trend that continued in the fourth quarter. GE reported increased profits at all seven of its industrial segments, with growth topping 10 per cent at four of them — oil and gas, energy management, aviation and transportation.
GE also improved its cash flow and in turn gave some cash back to shareholders. It repurchased $2.1 billion in stock in the quarter and $5.2 billion for the year, while boosting the quarterly dividend 12 per cent to 19 cents per share.
In a conference call following the earnings released, Immelt called 2012 "a year we hit all of our financial commitments to investors." GE shares rose 17 per cent last year.
Daniel Holland, an analyst at Morningstar, said he was encouraged to see the cost-cutting measures show up in improved profitability, and that the financial performance improved in nearly every division.
"A lot of what they've been talking about is coming to fruition," he said. "And it's pretty broad-based across the portfolio."
Another good sign is revenue growth. GE's revenue had slipped after it sold non-industrial assets like NBC Universal, and this has concerned investors. It started growing again in the second quarter and grew 4 per cent in the final three months of 2012 compared with the year-earlier period.
"It's definitely important to see revenue growth," Holland said. "That's something that had been keeping investors from getting excited."
Fourth-quarter net income, including discontinued operations and pension costs, totalled $4 billion. Last year during the same period the company earned $3.7 billion on sales of $38 billion. Per share earnings rose to 38 cents from 35 cents.
GE shares rose 74 cents, or 3.5 per cent, to close at $22.04 Friday. The stock closed at a 52-week high of $23.08 in October.
For all of 2012, GE posted net income of $13.6 billion, or $1.39 per share, on revenue of $147.4 billion. That's up from net income of $13.1 billion, or $1.24 per share, on revenue of $147.3 billion in 2011.
Jeff Sprague of Vertical Research Partners called GE's performance during the quarter "solid" but cautioned that the company's stock is expensive compared with that of similar companies. That may limit how high GE stock can rise, he said in a research note.
GE expects revenue and profit growth to continue this year. GE said its backlog of new business reached $210 billion, its highest ever. During the fourth quarter the company announced new contracts with Petrobras in Brazil and with Chevron in Angola to help those oil companies extract oil from deep waters off shore. It also announced orders for jet engines to power 50 airplanes for Alaska Airlines.
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Morning Jolt: Mandela memorial interpreter says he did no wrong
In the news
The sign language interpreter at the Nelson Mandela memorial service who was called a fake by the deaf community talked to CNN and said, "My portfolio shows that I have been a champion of what I have been doing." Thamsanqa Jantjie said he stands be his work and said, "I have never in my life had anything that said I have interpreted wrong. For the deaf association, if they think that I have done a wrong interpretation, I ask forgiveness." Last year Jantjie came under fire for his interpreting as well.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Inviting in the opposition, Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with the National Rifle Association, the powerful pro-gun organization that could obstruct White House efforts to pass stricter arms legislation.
Biden, who is leading an administration-wide review of gun safety laws, also will meet Thursday with sportsmen's and wildlife interest groups, as well as with representatives from the entertainment industry. The meetings are part of a week of discussions the vice president is holding as he prepares to present President Barack Obama with recommendations for curbing gun violence.
The effort was spurred by last month's horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 20 children and six educators were killed when a gunman stormed an elementary school. Obama has set a late January deadline for Biden's proposals.
The NRA, the nation's largest gun-rights group, has blocked gun-control efforts in the past and is opposing any new ones. In the wake of the Newtown shooting, NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre rejected efforts to tighten gun laws and instead recommended putting armed guards in all schools as a way to stop another school shooting.
White House officials recognize it is unlikely the NRA will ever fully support measures Obama is pushing, including an assault weapons ban and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. But the administration may need to soften the NRA's opposition if it hopes to rally support from pro-gun lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Ahead of the NRA meeting, Biden said he wanted to hear from 'all parties, on whatever side of this debate you fall.'
Wal-Mart, the nation's largest firearms seller, will also take part in meetings with the vice president Thursday.
In a nod to political realities that could imperil sweeping gun-control legislation, Biden said the administration is weighing executive action in addition to recommending legislation by Congress.
Recommendations to the Biden group include making gun-trafficking a felony, getting the Justice Department to prosecute people caught lying on gun background-check forms and ordering federal agencies to send data to the National Gun Background Check Database.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence says that some 40 percent of gun sales are made without background checks, such as at gun shows and over the Internet.
Representatives from the Brady Campaign joined other victims' groups and gun safety organizations for meetings with Biden on Wednesday. The vice president said the steps the administration is considering could 'take thousands of people out of harm's way' and improve the safety of millions more.
'I want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion that unless we can do everything, we're going to do nothing,' Biden said. 'It's critically important we act.'
The Newtown shootings pushed gun control to the top of Obama's domestic agenda for the first time during his presidency. He was largely silent on the hot-button political issue after the 2011 shootings in Tucson, Ariz., that killed six people and wounded 12 others, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and the Colorado movie theater killing of a dozen people and wounding of many more last July.
Biden, referring to the Newtown shootings, said at the White House, 'Every once in a while, there's something that awakens the conscience of the country, and that tragic event did it in a way like nothing I've seen in my career.'
The president hopes to announce his administration's next steps to tackle gun violence shortly after he is sworn in for a second term and has pledged to push for new measures in his State of the Union address.


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Three days before Independence Day, Milton Hall died in a fusillade of police gunfire outside a strip mall.
He had been arguing with officers in a parking lot next to a shuttered Chinese restaurant when he was shot, in full view of passing motorists and while he was holding some sort of knife. Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael Thomas said later that the squad of police confronting him opened fire "because apparently, at this point in time, he was threatening to assault police."
Thomas' office and the Michigan State Police are investigating Hall's death. Saginaw Police Chief Gerald Cliff said Hall was "known to be an assaultive person" with "a long history" of contacts with law enforcement, "not only with police from our department but with the county."
Hall's cousin, Mike Washington, acknowledged Hall had been jailed for minor offenses like vagrancy in the past, but, "He was not violent." And Hall's mother is growing impatient with the probe and questions why police opened fire so furiously on her son, whom she said was mentally ill.
unjustified execution...
This was a firing squad. Police these days have lost comprehension of the term 'Escalation of Force'. The mother is going to get a big payday at the cost of her son's life by poorly trained cops.
I and many others in the field of security and public safety are shown training videos such as Edged Weapon Attacks in which you are shown how quickly a person wielding an edged ( sometimes nothing more mundane that a fork) can be upon you and inflict a life threatening injury. The time it takes to close a distance even seemingly as great as 20 feet is incredibly short. That being said after seeing this video this seems to me to be most certainly overkill at the very least and more probably absolutely and totally unnecessary and nothing short of some over zealous officers who should be investigated and charged appropriately.
Looks like murder to me as well. So many instances of police murder and brutality lately.. you almost have to wonder if they are trying to send citizens a message.. Something like, "Do as I say, not as I do."
this is one of the most horrible stories i have ever heard of. yes, the police today have a very difficult job one that i would not want in this world. however 30 plus shots come on. if they felt the need to shoot this man shoot him in the legs so he falls down. what were they thinking!!!!!! it makes me SICK
what happened to the tazer gun or is 6 to one with a knife not good odds pretty sad how these law officials act to situations that require common sence
The REAL injustice will come when the jury acquit them on all charges. Let's not wag our fingers at the cop, history has demonstrated that the CITIZENS also condone this sort of action.
These "peace officers" will receive nothing more than a couple weeks of paid vacation.
What the nation needs to know is, not only did he have nothing but a "PLASTIC" knife, but that the incident started at the Marathon gas station with a white female attendant claiming he spit on her. She later changed her story to he spit at her. The attendant yelled at Mr. Hall because he took a wash up in their bathroom. She screamed at him, he screamed back, she had another clerk call the police claiming he spit on her and now he's dead.
i say that police in this country latley are over abusing their authority stun guns, bean bags, a dog would have been a much better use in this situation its sad this man lost his life 30 shots one cop that close could have even shot this man in a leg or arm just to get him down its un called for and all these officers involved must be brought up on charges and not be aloud to return to duty i would hate to even see what they would of done if he actually had a gun
This could have been if avoided if the deceased would have dropped whatever he was holding, whether it was a machete or a popsicle stick, then laid on the ground with his arms and legs spread. When confronted by law enforcement, the ONLY way to react is compliance. If they say stop, you stop. There was no reason for him to approach anyone, to shout, or to even be holding a knife. What was he trying to prove? As for the 30+ rounds fired, what does it matter if the objective was to kill the perpetrator. The police aren't trained to fire one shot at a target and then assess the situation before resuming before they cease fire all together. They are trained to shoot to kill, where in they will keep firing until the target has been rendered a non-threat. Several officers opened fire. This is why there were so many rounds fired. They don't look at one another and say "okay its your turn to shoot this guy". everyone who has weapons drawn will fire simultaneously. Had there been one officer, I'm sure only 3-6 shots would have been fired. Since there were six, well you get the idea. Could law enforcement have handled it a different way? Sure. Could the man have handled himself in a different way? Absolutely. Why are we looking to blame law enforcement?
Knife vs 6 guns ?
This is why we have tasers. You do not shoot a man with a knife thats a solid 20 plus feet away from you. He showed no real threat to the cops.
Rubber bullet and or taser would have sufficed fine.
Overkill and unjustified this one.
Look up the 20 ft rule. A person armed with a knife can easily close before stopped withing 20 feet. Some experts are now saying the 20 ft rule is generous. 46 shots is excessive, I agree, but a person armed with a knife is a dangerous, deadly thing. Shooting is justified, that many shots, ridiculous.
You know, you can go into a lion's cage and complain that the lion used excessive force all you want, but the end result is going to be the same. Do not go into a lion's cage, or you will die. Do not attack armed police officers, or you will die. As a rule, do not threatened any person armed with a gun, or you might die.
Contrary to what you may think, tasers don't always work, especially when mental illness or drugs are involved. A police officer should not have to risk their own life hoping that it does. Sure, a taser is great when an armed suspect is running away (but not threatening anyone). However, an armed suspect attempting to harm anyone is going to get shot, as he/she should.
You can keep thinking that life should treat attempted murderers (or victims as you like to think of them) with kid gloves and see how far that gets you. As for me, I'll stick to using common sense.
I am from Saginaw. Milton could be seen in the area of his killing almost any day you drove by. Anyone who spent much time in that area knew him by sight. He never threatened anyone that I heard of or saw. More than once my husband gave him spare change and never felt threatened by him. From what I have heard, he was not even holding a real knife, but a plastic toy knife. Even if it had been a real knife, I don't see why it took that many shots. One shot in the leg could have taken him down. It also seems to me that they coul have tried tazers, which I know they are equipped with.
Unfortunately sometimes in the line of Duty an officer will be forced to take critical action against a suspect. however in this case I cant help but to wonder why they threatened the man with the dog, yet chose to open fire and kill the suspect. I believe it goes without saying that the top priority should always be to end a standoff like this without taking the life of another person. I believe that this could have been easily achieved by simply letting the dog loose and let him disarm the suspect as it is trained to do. Then no one would have had any reason to fire of any shots from there firearms. Yet one man is dead, leaving many others asking questions that I fear will never be honestly answered.
When I was young my dad took me to the house of Bruce Moore history repeats
After watching the video it was clearly evident the shooting was inevitable. Rubber bullets could of been used in place or even bean bags. Such a tragedy could of been avoided.
Looks like cold blooded murder to me!


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A cache of e-mails leaked to CNN is giving extraordinary insight into the life of Syria's first family during the regime's move to crush a now-year-long civilian uprising.
The e-mails were obtained by CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" from a source in the region after the e-mail accounts were hacked. They appear to show a family often occupied with YouTube videos and shopping while the brutal crackdown continued, and they also apparently reveal some of Iran's influence over Syria's president.
Just before Bashar al-Assad delivered a speech January 10, an aide apparently e-mailed him, saying a political adviser to the Iranian ambassador encourages Assad to use "strong and violent" language.
In that speech, al-Assad then promises to strike the opposition with an "iron fist."
There are also e-mails from a man named Hosein Mortada, who - according to his Facebook page - is the Damascus bureau chief for two Iranian news networks. Mortada twice offers advice to the president's aide, who passes it on to Assad.
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Filed under: Keeping Them Honest • Syria
those e-mails show who much relentless the Assad family is, along side his followers.. but the Syrian people are a lot more courageous & they are stronger now than ever, more than the Assad regime and his relentlessness.. the Syrian people will prevail.. Godspeed..!
the irony is so clear for us but it is wasted on asma and bashar. he is ruling Syria like his father did before him. the only reason his father was successful is becasue people feared the regime. Now that factor is gone. people are not afraid to die. death is better than to be living with no dignity.
Assad and his wife will be begging for their lives..The rebels should torture both of them like they tortured the people of Syria!
I've never believed in this stuff before but Bashar al-Assad seems to be the new anti-Christ... according to Nostrodamus.
Those who do not fight themselves should sit at home in times of war and do NOTHING or send only e-mails with ":-("? People in wartime always tried live as normal as possible. Especially for distraction. Of course in war civilians die, but why should the leaders of the war partys do not go shopping or do nothing more private? This make no sense...
Thank you to Anderson Cooper and CNN for consistent good coverage of the situation in Syria. Keep it up.
Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news. Tune in weeknights at 8 and 10 ET on CNN.
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A new product called Beamcaster distributes beams of light to create wireless networks, providing an alternative or supplement to Wi-Fi and eliminating much of the cabling used to connect office workers to the Internet and corporate networks.
RiT Wireless, the makers of Beamcaster, demonstrated the technology this week at the Interop networking conference in Las Vegas. A Beamcaster "optical distribution unit" is mounted on a ceiling, distributing invisible beams of light to eight "smart outlets." (You might call them "frickin' laser beams.") In a typical setup, the smart outlets could be placed on top of a cubicle wall and hook up to PCs via Ethernet, giving workers access to the Internet and corporate networks. Connecting those smart outlets to standard switches would increase the number of PCs each smart outlet could connect to.
This setup reveals an obvious limitation—smartphones and tablets typically don't have Ethernet ports. However, a Beamcaster smart outlet can connect to a Wi-Fi router, distributing the signal to Wi-Fi-capable devices. Future versions of the smart outlet will have 802.11ac Wi-Fi built in, RiT Wireless CTO Erez Ben Eshay told me at the Beamcaster booth yesterday.
Beamcaster will be available in a few months, starting at $7,000 for the optical distribution unit and eight smart outlets. Ben Eshay acknowledges that it costs more than Wi-Fi access points, but he says it's cheaper than buying a switch and cabling infrastructure. The $7,000 unit provides 1Gbps of bandwidth, Ben Eshay said, but he prefers to think of it as 2Gbps because "it's a true bidirectional link at the same time." A unit costing $8,000 will provide a 10Gbps network (presumably 5Gbps each way).
Beamcaster is being sold through channel partners, and orders are expected to ship in July. Ben Eshay said a 100Gbps version will come later for about $12,000, but he didn't say when. He was quick to say that the network is limited only by the speed of light.
Who will buy it? RiT says Beamcaster will be useful "wherever high connectivity and easy installation are required, from offices to trade show booths, educational, and medical facilities." On a trade show floor, certainly, there would be advantages to setting up your own optical network instead of sharing the conference's Wi-Fi with other users. Whether it's worth the expense is another matter. In an office building where the network is devoted to just one set of users, Wi-Fi is often perfectly fine.
Ben Eshay claimed the optical wireless network is more robust than Wi-Fi because it has fewer problems related to users and devices sharing bandwidth. Still, he acknowledged that the 2Gbps or 10Gbps throughput amounts are hard limits, shared among devices connected to a Beamcaster network. A browser-based management tool will let administrators control how much bandwidth is allocated to each smart outlet.
RiT Wireless does engage in some scaremongering in a white paper on its website, claiming businesses should be worried about "the potential risk of radiation" from Wi-Fi. Beamcaster also claims that it has better security than Wi-Fi, going so far as to say that it is "100% unhackable."
While Beamcaster could well avoid some of the hacks that plague Wi-Fi networks, any "unhackable" claim is hard to believe. As PayPal's top security official, Michael Barrett, said today, "There is no such thing as a fully secure system." Each system has different degrees of risk, but there is risk in every system nonetheless, he said. (Barrett was discussing a new authentication system; he wasn't talking about Beamcaster specifically.)
In any case, Beamcaster says it uses "hack-proof optical links" and that "Every device (mobile or other) connected to the network has to be authorized, so [it] cannot authorize another 'outlet', reinforcing security." Tampering with the beams causes them to immediately shut down, Ben Eshay said.
While RiT Wireless believes Wi-Fi isn't as good as its beams of light, Wi-Fi is well accepted in the business world and is evolving to provide the kind of bandwidth Beamcaster promises. The new 802.11ad standard can provide up to 7Gbps of throughput on the 60Ghz band, with the same kinds of high-bandwidth, short-range communications as Beamcaster.
Connecting to the network
Beamcaster's optical distribution unit itself connects to a company's backend network via fiber. This setup requires a lot less cabling than traditional wired networks, RiT argues. "Upgrading of network infrastructure involves high costs and much downtime in order to install the new cabling and infrastructure," the company writes. "Upgrading... from 100Mps to GE [Gigabit Ethernet] entails more than just replacing ports and switches in the wiring closet. It involves much time and expense to deploy the cables and requires extensive management once installed."
Extending an organization's bandwidth long distances is also easier with Beamcaster, Ben Eshay said. "A copper cable can run 330 feet before it needs to see a switch. This unit can run 40 miles," he said, referring to the fiber connection from the data center to the office.
Once the signal is distributed via those light beams, it requires line-of-sight connections. This will be OK for workers in cubicles but not for their bosses in offices with actual doors.
More distribution units and smart outlets would be needed in those offices to get them connected through an optical link, although they could connect via Wi-Fi.
The beams are designed to travel up to 18 feet to a smart outlet, resulting in coverage of a 1,400-square-foot area. Distances could be increased if Beamcaster raised the power levels of its signal, but the levels were deliberately kept low for safety reasons. "The Beamcaster operates outside of the visible spectrum using very low power and is fully certified as a Class 1 laser product, safe under all conditions of normal use," the product website states. The beams are 2 millimeters wide and use about 20 microwatts of power, Ben Eshay said.
During setup, visible red beams are used to help humans create the point-to-point connections between the Beamcaster optical distribution unit and the smart outlets. Then it switches to the low power, invisible beams to distribute the actual network signals.
The receivers are designed to be extremely sensitive in order to pick up the low power signals. RiT has a patent pending on its technology.
If you're hungry for a little more, here's a marketing video the company made:


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On the Set: Bones' Brennan and Booth Finally Tie the Knot
It's the perfect day for a wedding. The rose garden at USC's Exposition Park in sunny downtown Los Angeles is perfumed with posies in full bloom, there's a pleasant breeze in the air and...a pair of smiling skeletons topping a wedding cake?
Even though the wedding of Bones' Dr. Temperance Brennan and Special Agent Seeley Booth is more traditional than the couple would have ever imagined, several unique touches honor the bride and groom's nine-season journey to the altar. Chief among them is the sentimental location. It was here that the Bones cast first gathered to film the exteriors for the pilot episode back in 2005.
"We've come full circle," David Boreanaz says, recalling the series premiere in which his Booth and costar Emily Deschanel's Brennan chased each other down the streets. "Luke and Laura would be jealous of us today!"
The actors have just shot the romantic episode's climactic moment inside a canopy decorated with hanging chandeliers and floral globes. Before filming, Boreanaz and Deschanel offered suggestions for their characters' big day: Deschanel insisted the bride wear off-white to keep with her character's desire to buck tradition. And Boreanaz made some adjustments to Booth's vows to keep with the show's screwball tone.
"It's typical that Bones and Booth would banter all the way up to the altar, at the altar and leaving the altar," he explains. "So having that dialogue was important to me." The bride's vows, meanwhile, are scribbled on a piece of paper that Deschanel pulls from her cleavage. "The vows bring something back from past episodes," she teases.
Also making a comeback: Several key characters, including the bride's father (Ryan O'Neal), who walks Brennan down the aisle; the groom's son (Ty Panitz), who serves as best man; and Booth's mother (Joanna Cassidy) and grandfather (Ralph Waite), each of whom offers emotional words about the couple. Cyndi Lauper, who reprises her role as psychic Avalon Harmonia, will sing on the show for the first time. And not just any song. "It's so fitting that Cyndi is singing 'At Last,'" says T.J. Thyne (forensic specialist Hodgins). "For us cast members, there's that sense of 'Finally, we're here.'"
But it wasn't easy getting there. Unforeseen circumstances force a last-minute switch from a nighttime church service to a daytime affair. And Hodgins's wife, Angela (Michaela Conlin), must scramble to make sure the nuptials happen, even helping Brennan knock off a few things from her something old-new-borrowed-blue list. "Angela gives Brennan a special memento to wear during the ceremony," hints Conlin.
Meanwhile, when the squinterns receive an 11th-hour invitation to the wedding, Hodgins - sporting a brown derby straight out of an H.G. Wells novel - commandeers the team of underlings to raid the Jeffersonian's early 20th-century exhibit cases for formal attire. "I look like I should be on Boardwalk Empire," jokes Eugene Byrd, who plays squint Clark Edison.
In the end, the actors offered thumbs-ups to the event's thrown-together feel. "It wasn't polished," says Deschanel. But, adds Boreanaz, "it was raw and real and all over the place, just like a real wedding. After what our characters have been through, all the ups and downs - for us, this is a very proud moment."
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