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Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Print version ISSN 0042-9686
Bull World Health Organ vol.85 n.10 Genebra Oct. 2007
The Global Fund expands its role
Since the Global Fund was established in 2002, it has expanded from 15 to 300 staff and plans to triple its current size by 2010, reaching a spending target of US$ 6 billion per year to meet projected demand. Single disease campaigns have recently come under fire for destroying health systems, but Kazatchkine argues that vertical funds can, in fact, strengthen health systems. He tells the Bulletin about his organization's plans to finance health systems in developing countries while continuing to fund country programmes for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Q: You arrived at the end of April this year, are you planning to take the Global Fund in a new direction, or is there a sense of continuity from your predecessor?
A: Currently we are funding primary treatment and prevention, but with our planned increase in annual disbursements from US$ 2 billion to US$ 6 billion we intend to expand much more into health systems. This will have structural and workforce implications. Staff morale at the fund has been low; we saw burnout syndrome and we intend to address this with an external management and structural review of the organization.
Q: What makes the Global Fund different from other development aid financing mechanisms?
A: The Global Fund is a financial mechanism that transfers and invests donors' money into countries' programmes. Our basic principle is country ownership we have no in-country staff and there are no Global Fund programmes. That means the country must design and implement its own programmes. This is done with the assistance of partners such as WHO (World Health Organization), UNAIDS (the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the World Bank.
Q: Many "panaceas" in the world of development aid have failed to deliver. Do you have a clear philosophy in your approach to development aid, or is this shifting all the time?
A: It's not shifting all the time. For me, one reason why the Global Fund has the confidence of donors and why we have grown from zero to US$ 12 billion in assets in less than five years is because we are a totally new, innovative way of providing aid. Previous models were primarily bilateral and top-down. Firstly, the Global Fund is based on country ownership. Countries submit programmes, implement them and are accountable for what is being achieved. Secondly, Global Fund funding is performance-based. That means that we deliver the first tranche of funding to a country to achieve an objective to go from A to B, but the money to go from C to D will only be given once objective B has been reached. This means there are clear milestones, accountability and results. The Global Fund is also inclusive. Be it at our board or at country level the governance of the Global Fund includes all sectors: public and private, institutional and civil society, north and south. Donors and beneficiaries are equally represented on our board, whereas usually it's those giving the money who are in control. Each country that is affected with the diseases that we cover has the same right to vote as the United States of America, a country that brings in US$ 850 million a year. That's very innovative. Almost 40% of our money in the countries is channelled through non-government recipients so it's very different to the UN system. Finally, we are extremely transparent. Our website is updated every week on where and how we spend our money. And the accountability that we ask for is extremely transparent. Whenever something is wrong, we can discontinue or suspend funding, which we do, and which a bilateral donor linked by a number of considerations would not do.
Q: Vertical or single-disease programmes have been criticized for causing imbalances in the health systems of developing countries. By pumping disproportionately funds into AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, other areas of public health are being neglected. What is the Global Fund doing to address imbalances caused by its focus on three diseases?
A: I disagree that vertical funds distort investments in health and particularly that they neglect investments in health systems. If I look back at the 1980s and 1990s, when donors were giving funds to ministers of health to strengthen health systems, we know, for example, that this ended up in a city hospital getting a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and not for serving the poor. If there has been progress in peripheral infrastructure, health workforce and systems in the poorest countries in the last five years it's because of AIDS funding. AIDS funding has been a powerful driver for health systems strengthening. We, a vertical fund, spend over 50% of our funds in strengthening health systems. Commodities such as drugs and condoms would only represent 4045% of our budget. Building infrastructures, training and recruiting people, is 55% at least. We recognize, as everyone does, that we need to go further in developing health systems. That's why we had a workshop in July with WHO to explore this issue and the board will discuss this further in November. I am deeply convinced it's not a question of either you fund health systems or you fund diseases, you have to fund them together.
Q: Another criticism is that focusing on three diseases encourages developing countries, desperate for funds, to exaggerate the numbers of people with AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria so that they qualify for grants. How are you addressing this?
A: I do not think there is distortion in order to get money. Data are very carefully validated by independent sources. The Global Fund is an extremely accountable entity. Whenever a country sends us a result, we receive information from two channels, the principle recipient and an independent observer. If we see a discrepancy between the two, we do not send money for the next stage until that discrepancy is sorted out and the data validated. The Global Fund has co-produced with WHO, UNAIDS, World Bank and PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a programme funded by the United States of America) a tool kit so that we are all looking at the same indicators.
Q: The Global Fund asks countries to evaluate themselves in order to give countries "ownership" of the process but there is no real independent method of accountability. Who can answer for the validity of the programme and the impact of the money spent?
A: No, not at all. This is a 19th-century colonial centralizing way of looking at things. We are in the 21st century dealing with adult countries that have national plans, which know that the better the data they provide, the more accountable they will be and the faster the money will flow that's performance-based funding.
Q: Currently the Global Fund penalizes countries for doing well, i.e. getting their HIV epidemics under control, while countries that have rampant HIV, tuberculosis or malaria are rewarded. How is the Global Fund trying to move away from these perverse incentives?
A: The countries with the highest disease burden are not necessarily getting the highest grants. Our largest grant in AIDS ever signed, US$ 270 million, is with India, which is a very low prevalence country but a very large country. We are asking that the countries come with their national plan, clear objectives and coherent budgets. In a low-prevalence country it means a lot of emphasis on prevention and in countries with a very heavy burden of disease, strong emphasis on treatment. If the budget and objectives are sound and relevant to the country we will fund it. All of the grants submitted to the fund are reviewed by a technical panel of 30 independent experts from north and south.
Q: What discussions are under way on how the Global Fund plans to provide grants for areas beyond AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria?
A: There are several things happening at the same time. Our board has accepted, as a strategic decision for the next three years, that we start contributing to financing national programmes in countries that are strong performers from the project-based approach. At the same time, eight heads of agencies, the "H8" [WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund), UNAIDS, World Bank, GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations), Global Fund and the Gates Foundation] had a meeting in New York on 20 July to discuss health systems strengthening and funding.
Q: And finally is it by design or coincidence that there are so many French officials at the top of international financial organizations?
A: You are right, the World Trade Organisation, the European Central Bank, the Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Global Fund, and from October, the International Monetary Fund. I would rather say it's a coincidence and that these are merit-based appointments.


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Went to a wine bar in Pasadena, Calif., last night with some friends. Something annoying happened. Some might find it amusing, but I think it's not cool. And it gives sommeliers a bad name. Moreover, I would have thought more of the service at Vertical, which is a wine bar and restaurant located one story above street level. It's had some good reviews and has a good wine list with plenty of interesting bottles for the money.
Anyway, we didn't want to blow a bundle on bottle, and everyone wanted to drink Italian, so I decided on a 2001 Carmignano from Pratesi. It was about $30 a bottle on the list. The vintage was excellent in the region, and the producer makes excellent wines. So bingo. I couldn't remember what I scored it. (I just looked in my database on the computer and it got 90 points!) So it was a good choice.
The bored girl behind the bar looked sort of annoyed that we ordered the wine. I guess she wanted to go home because there were only a handful of people in the bar and it was around 11 pm. She brought the wine and glasses (which smelled of some sort of cleaning fluid), opened the wine and served it.
It smelled of slightly cooked fruit with a light musty character. It wasn't corked, but it seemed off. The palate was worse. It was disjointed, acidic and flat. It definitely was a bad bottle.
I was polite and said to her that we thought it was a bad bottle and would like to try another one.
'I will have to talk to the sommelier about this," as if we were naughty school children who had spoken out of turn. She walked down to the other end of the bar and telephoned the "on duty" sommelier. She had a short conversation with him.
She returned and proclaimed, 'The sommelier says that that is the character of the wine, so you might want to make a different choice. If you order another bottle of the same wine, you will have to pay for it."
I sort took a double take. Then I had a smile and thought it was sort of amusing. That's the character of the wine? I thought to myself. I told her that we would be happy to take our chances and try another bottle of the Carmignano.
The second bottle was beautiful, with dried cherry, spice and floral character on the nose and palate. We had it decanted and it opened up into a beautiful Sangiovese. It had nothing to do with the first bottle.
But the damage had been done. She and her sommelier managed to mar our experience at what appears to be a very good wine bar. And her sommelier is the first person I have ever seen who can taste and make a judgment on a faulty bottle over the phone!
I finally spoke to the sommelier about 20 minutes later. He came down from his chamber. I told him that I worked for the magazine and that I tasted most of the Italian wines and that I didn't think the first bottle was "the character of the wine." He didn't seem to care. No big deal ...
We drank a warm bottle of 2003 Pio Cesare Barolo after the Carmignano, and left after paying. The wines were a very good value off the list, but it's a shame about the rest of the experience at Vertical.
Maybe they should change the name to Horizontal, because they are clearly asleep at the wheel?
Philip Smith — January 9, 2008 3:49pm ET
James:I am laughing so hard at your mishap I almost fell out of my chair. The guy must be a piece of work. Instead of using this rare opportunity to build his own knowledge and the brand of the bar he did a world class job at destroying value. I wonder how he got the job.Philip
Steven Balavender — Tampa, Fl — January 9, 2008 4:14pm ET
Yea, first impressions can make or break. As far as the warm bottle, I can't tell you how many times I order wine and it's served way to warm.....frustrating and makes me want to stay home and cook myself and just pour my own wine. My nights of eating out have seriously slowed way down due to issues like this.Hey James....I hope the break from videos isn't permanent (2 in a row now), I found them a very welcome addition;)
Roberto Curiel — Mexico — January 9, 2008 4:39pm ET
Dear James .I felt like identify with your story Im a Importer of Italian wines and is incredible not just the sommeliers but the people that buy the wines for the restaurant .Most of them dont have a clue about want we offer sometimes so I understand you perfectly.Good luck
Silvio Guerrero — Arlington, VA — January 9, 2008 4:40pm ET
In my line of work, a buyer, I will be the first to tell you, customer service has gone out the window. If you had ordered a $150 bottle, I am sure the sommelier would have been there to taste it for him/herself.Some time ago in one business class I heard the number one reason people do not go back to a bar/restaurant is because they did not feel welcome. When will they ever learn.
Jason Thompson — Foster City, CA — January 9, 2008 4:43pm ET
Well written...sometimes I think that your wit is wasted on us bloggers...this story is magazine or book quality...
Troy Peterson — Burbank, CA — January 9, 2008 4:48pm ET
Wow, I hope someone from Vertical is reading this. I have never been but am planning to visit shortly. I live in Burbank, just a short distance from Pasadena. Perhaps I need to invite you and your entourage to Chez Peterson in Burbank, where your wine (Italian or otherwise) will always be served with the utmost respect and attention to detail. Seriously James, I promise not to fawn over your celebrity if you were to accept an invitation to our humble abode during your stay in LA. Any given Mon-Wed-Fri works for me, and you'll get clean glassware to boot!
Michael Kaufmann — Portland, OR — January 9, 2008 5:10pm ET
James,This guy shouldn't even be called a sommelier. If he had any sort of formal training, he would know the first rule is to always take the wine back, no questions asked. What a dud and I'm sure his boss will appreciate the "wonderful" press they just received ;)
Jeremy Matouk — Port of Spain, Trinidad — January 9, 2008 5:32pm ET
James, why didn't you have him compare the 2 bottles to taste the difference?
Hoyt Hill Jr — Nashville, TN — January 9, 2008 5:37pm ET
Reminds me of the night at The Wild Boar that a customer called me to the table and said he thought I had the la Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi misidentified on the wine list - that la Rioja Alta was the name of the winery. I said I didn't think so - that Rioja Alta was one of the three divisions of Rioja - but would check and let him know. Turned out he was the owner of the winery!
John Gavin — CA — January 9, 2008 5:49pm ET
That's too bad. Oh, well, at least you got your revenge. No doubt those two characters are out looking for new jobs now.
Nick Larsen — Richmond, B.C. — January 9, 2008 6:18pm ET
What a sad excuse for a wine bar/sommelier. This "piece of work" sommelier is no more than a glorified bartender.
James Suckling — — January 9, 2008 7:45pm ET
Jeremy: We did exactly that. And he admitted that the first bottle was not as good. But he should have come down and tasted it in the first place and not made some proclamation by telephone.
James Suckling — — January 9, 2008 8:40pm ET
John. I don't want revenge. I feel sorry for them and the wine bar. What losers...
James Mccusker — Okemos, MI — January 9, 2008 8:55pm ET
James: That is absolutely astonishing. So tell me: assuming that the owner(s) of Vertical hear about this, do you think that sommelier still works there?
David Burke — regina canada — January 9, 2008 10:32pm ET
Wow 14 comments about class and professionalism and then... What Losers??? As the Owner/Sommelier of a fine restaurant in Canada I am 100% behind all of your comments with the exception of the last.( and no they probably would either be fired or go through some intense re-training ) Who is to say what may have been going on in their lives at that moment. I am NOT excusing them they are at "WORK" but not all of us are able to be on every moment of every day Mr.Suckling I absolutley love your writtings and I find them of great value, for my own education and more importantly you typically bring a daily smile with your wit.Keep up the great writting, and like the fellow before if you are ever in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada...stop by ( I have my fingers crossed that we will fair better )
Colin Haggerty — La Jolla, California — January 9, 2008 11:42pm ET
James-Amazingly, we have to attend an event (wedding in San Marino) in the Pasadena area in the near future. My wife had been told about "Vertical". We were planning on dining there (no kidding). NOT NOW!
Michael Yan — Edmonton, Alberta — January 10, 2008 2:13am ET
James, how can anyone who calls themselves a sommelier not know who you are? Were you incognito?
Quek Li Fei — Singapore — January 10, 2008 5:38am ET
James,Even in Singapore, where there is an increasing (but not too early) emphasis on upgrading service levels amongst professional service staff at restaurants, winebars and the like, the bad experience you encountered would not, unfortunately be very unusual. I have also had encountered a similar response (albeit not from a sommelier who could "taste" a wine vicariously!) of something equivalent to "What do you know? You're just the customer?" from some "sommeliers" in restaurants and winebars in sydney and london. Truth be told, there are just too many restaurants and winebars today that feel they can get away with anything so long as the ambience is fancy or "cool" or uber chic. I go back to a restaurant or winebar based on 3 principles, in descending order of importance: (a) Good Food/Good Wine; (b) Good Service; (c) Ambience.Thank you for sharing your experience. It is of some comfort to those of us not in the wine profession that even wine professionals get a bad wine experience every now & then.
Karl Mark — Geneva, IL. — January 10, 2008 6:33am ET
"Intense re-training"? How would this improve the customer service? Laziness and apathy may be personal traits but it also might be the nature of that bar. Management might, just might want to look into the mirror. Perhaps the staff was having an off night, just like the wine.
Glenn S Lucash — January 10, 2008 10:19am ET
If you are looking for a sommelier, look no further than Michael Mina in SF, Delmonico's in LV and Telepan in NYC. These people are the best of the best.
Scott Oneil — UT — January 10, 2008 10:42am ET
I've witnessed (been party to) something like this more than once. You purchase an inexpensive bottle which you know to be a good wine and a good value on a list, but because you didn't drop three digits on the bottle, the 'sommelier' wrongly assumes that you don't know wine. It's completely dismissive, and for all the wrong (ignorant) reasons. I've literally been told (again without the 'sommelier' even trying the wine) "That's the way this wine is supposed to taste," to which I had to reply, "I've had this wine many times, and no, it's not supposed to taste like this." Your story is good for a laugh, and I'm glad you were able to see the humor in it at the moment. I admit, I'm usually not amused in the moment when it happens to me. Thanks for the story.
Stewart Lancaster — beaver,pa — January 10, 2008 2:35pm ET
There is no question that what you spend on the bottle can effect your service. At a dinner last year in Charlotte,nc I was literally ignored by the sommelier because my first bottle was only $50
Jonathon Wagner — San Francisco, CA — January 10, 2008 2:42pm ET
What a sommelier nightmare. James Suckling comes in. You perform your job at the worst level of service, and you don't know who he is when you're called out on the carpet. This guy needs to return to "go". It's too bad that there aren't enough quality individuals working at these establishments. I went to a wine bar recently here in Northern California called Nectar, and had very positive results. Thanks for the story!
Gerry Stuart — Calgary — January 10, 2008 4:33pm ET
Regarding Mr. Kaufmann's comments, the proper procedure would be to make a first hand evaluation of the wine - and hopefully he would be able to identify the shortcomings of the wine that James found. A flawed bottle obviously should be replaced without delay or excuse. However, a sommelier does not have to take a wine back, no questions asked. Many a time I have seen a customer refuse a wine because he simply did not "like" the wine, refuse it claiming something is wrong with it but totally unable to identify what is wrong with the wine or sheepishly claim it is not what he expected - and then order something half the price.However, I agree that he should not have phoned in his opinion!
Thomas Matthews — January 10, 2008 5:52pm ET
I worked as a wine buyer, bartender, waiter and sommelier in restaurants long ago, and that experience has informed my judgment of the people who serve me in restaurants today. While I agree with James that his experience at Vertical was poor wine service, I know better than to judge a restaurant, or a person, on the basis of one experience. It's a difficult business, and it's easy to make a mistake. I think everyone deserves a second chance. I certainly wouldn't cancel some function I had already arranged at a well-regarded restaurant because of one human error. My approach is to point out mistakes, then forgive them.
Anacleto Ludovic — paris france — January 10, 2008 7:19pm ET
thomas mattews understood it all!if you all making critics of this sommelier are always perfect at your job maybe the world would be better. cheers!!!!!
James Suckling — — January 10, 2008 7:33pm ET
Ludovic. I am not sure the guy was really a sommelier, at least a trained one like you. So don't worry. It's just one experience, as you say, but a good example of a bad one. Hope we met up with John in Cancun the first week of February.
Philip Smith — January 10, 2008 8:50pm ET
Anacleto:I think I might be offended by your comment. I fully understand when people have a bad day. I know I do often. The service recover is my issue. Ok it's late at night you have had a bad day and the Bartender tells you some guy down here doesn't like the wine. You are tired or your dog died or your wife left you for your best friend so you say tell him the wine is fine. Ok I understand that. Next step you come down and meet with the guy. OMG its JS and you still can't figure a way to at least say, "hey man. I have had a bad day. Sorry for the blow off. What can I do to make this up to you?"My issue was the lack of service recovery. That is what I think most of us find most concerning about the encounter. Of course everyone has a bad day.
Anacleto Ludovic — paris france — January 11, 2008 9:32am ET
James , i would be glad to meet you at john¿s¿place in Puerto Morelos. We will do a mexican wine tasting. Happy new year by the way!!!Phillip: i agree with you on the JS part. A guy in wine industry that dont know JS is, well from another planet. And for worst James is the man on Italian wine.Regards Ludovic
James Suckling — — January 11, 2008 2:01pm ET
Just wanted to let everyone know that I received an apologetic e-mail from the owner of Vertical, Gale Anne Hurd. And I think that everyone deserves a second chance. I will keep you posted.
Anthony Clapcich — new york — January 11, 2008 10:08pm ET
If you are a "sommelier", and James Suckling or Robert Parker are your customers, and you don't even understand what role they play in the wine world, you should just quit. Really. I understand the "actress-wannabe" waitress (that's simply trying to pay the rent) behaving that way, but a person who is supposed to be very well read in wine making a faux pax like that should be shot. That's like me trying to educate Don Shula on the finer aspects of football. Please!
Domaine Drouhin Oregon — Dayton, OR — January 12, 2008 8:03am ET
Hi James,For what it's worth, I was recently at a restaurant in Los Angeles and we ordered some wine by the glass. There was something distinctly off about the wine, which I gently mentioned to the waiter. He said, 'no, it's not off, it's just lousy wine.' He replaced it with the only thing he thought was decent from their list. I'm quite sure the wine was funky, but I enjoyed his good humor.As for Vertical: a restaurant that has solid choices at $30 does indeed deserve encouragement and second chances. It may have just been 'one of those moments'......Kindly,David MillmanDomaine Drouhin Oregon
Peter A Siddiqui — Chicago — January 13, 2008 12:53am ET
This blog and responses show what happens when a critic is critical - fevered debate. A critic that says only good things never incites such responses (as an aside, that's why I love critics like JS and JL, they aren't afraid to throw bombs when appropriate). As always, James was a good critic and gave us some honest criticism. Many of us will cross Vertical off our lists and try the other 100000000 places out there we want to try. Others will go just to see if it's really that bad for them. Others still will have different reactions. Thanks to James for creating all this fun and debate (although it's probably not that fun for Ms. Hurd and the rest of the Vertical staff).
Kevin Andrews — houston — January 17, 2008 10:12pm ET
James- Interesting article. I have had two such experiences at Cova, my favorite wine bar in Houston. The first time was very confusing because the experienced bartender and manager both thought the wine was just fine. After a bit of confusion, the manager filled a new glass for me. Tasted in a new glass, the wine that I had tried previously was much different and the unpleasant aroma and taste was not apparent. My second experience at Cova was with a wine that tasted very flat with very little aroma or taste. The bottle was a fine 2001 Frescobaldi Brunello that I had tasted a number of times. The owner, Monsterville, tasted the wine and agreed the wine was off. He opened up another bottle and we were all very pleased with the second bottle. I have been to Cova many dozens of times and the only two times I had an issue with the wine, the staff/owners were as interested as me in finding the answer. Service like this should be expected but often is difficult to find.
Barry Hall — San Marino, CA — September 23, 2009 10:22pm ET
I was just over at my favorite wine bar in South Pasadena and I was telling the owner of my experience at Vertical with a friend of mine. He then emailed this article to me.
Basically the same thing happened a little over a year ago. We were having a flight of Italian wines and the second one was clearly corked. Nothing subtle about it. When we pointed it out to the bartender she had the "sommelier" come over and he said basically the same thing. He was a big Asian guy and was kind of obnoxious. I will never again go to Vertical and I never miss a chance to bad mouth them. Oh yes, I should point out that we earlier had dinner with a $60 L'ecole 41 merlot which was great. But the "sommelier" is a joke. Don't go to Vertical.
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'96 F-350 Just Died
I was coming home from camp in WV pulling a trailer and truck just died.
Not CPS, not fuel related, not fuse related. Didn't have my computer with me so i stopped at that point. Had truck towed to local garage and first they said the idm was bad then they said I had 2 injectors starting to go bad. I told them I don't pay to guess and to stop. I am having truck brought back to NC. I just don't trust garages. The truck has over 265k miles on her and I have maintained her very well. Any ideas where to start? Last edited by vince607; 05-27-2012 at 02:49 PM. |
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Michael Anthony's Waterfront
Online Reservations
Excellent service and food. Went for brunch on Easter Sunday and was not rushed.
Michael Anthony's brunch was terrific and very special. The food was great with lots of vegetable options along with other great options. Beautiful ambiance and location.
Great location, food and ambience. The filet mignon bruschetta was delishhh. Can't wait to go when it's warmer so we can enjoy the night views!
A surprise was waiting for dinner on Friday night. It was Michael Anthony's. What a great restaurant in Newport. Everything from service to dessert was superb. The food was delicious and well displayed. This was a first visit and I brought my mom who was visiting for Mothers Day. One always likes to impress one's mother, and our visit to MA's certainly did that. Thanks for a great evening.
Having read most of the reviews on OpenTable and Yelp, I had medium expecations. This really is a beautiful space with phenomenal views. We were a group of 14 (had a prior reservation) and given that the weather was nice, they were able to accomodate my request to move our tables outside (after they had already been set up inside). This was very much appreciated. Service as not too fast and not too slow given the size of the table. Food was fairly priced. The salmon I had was rather ho-hum, whereas the person next to me had the Seabass which looked great and apparently tasted great, as well. I would come back again for the views, and would be more careful with the food choices. BTW, they could really use some daily specials!
Entertained family on this occasion. Excellent food and atmosphere. Restaurant is located on the water and you can see the new World Trade Center and the New York City skyline quite vividly. There were three wedding receptions going on at the same time but it did not impact our dining experience.
We had heard the view is amazing which it is but the food was just OK. We actually had very good meals and our waiter was great. If you read the website it makes you feel that this is a very upscale place. Possibly that is what the owners intended however it is not. We did get dressed up because there are so few places in Jersey City that people dress nice for and we like to get dressed up sometimes. We were the only ones. The majority of people come in with shorts and tee shirts, very beach like atmosphere except for the people that are there for private parties
I would go back just for breathtaking view of manhattan n the river. Grt service, kid friendly, good food, large portions-good for sharing.
i gave the service a 2 star rating because our particular waitress was horrible. though she may have been new (hopefully that was the excuse). other waiters bailed her out a few times. she didn't know how to open a bottle of wine, she never read off the "specials" to us,when she poured the wine she poured more then 1/2 the bottle at once filling glasses way to much spectacular views (and i live a few blocks away) & portions are HUGE we were lucky to see a spectacular rainbow stretch across the sky on night we went
People tend to pick apart places in their reviews. Heh, so do I sometime, but not for Michael Anthony's. We had 2 pasta dishes and 2 fish dishes. Both were incredibly delicious. The pasta ones (penne & fusilli) both were sized for taking portions home, and both delicious next-day.
I love the look of the place and the food was GREAT! Waiters, bartenders and even the girl that seated us was wonderful / friendly. Crab Cakes and Mussels excellent choice amazing. Really had a GREAT night. #affordable #goodfood
My girlfriend and I are new to Jersey City. We tried it out during Restaurant Week and loved it. Beautiful view on the semi-outdoor seating. on the waterfront and marina with an amazing view of downtown NYC. We ordered off the pre-fixe menu. Food was delicious and service was excellent. Never rushed, but always there to check if we needed anything. We'd highly recommend it. We'll be back.
Yes I absolutely saw Marc Anthony. Noooo not that Marc Anthony...I'm talking about the yacht called "Marc Anthony". You see this place is surrounded by yachts. It's in the marina in Jersey City so you know the view is pretty good. I mean sitting close to the water I had a clear line of sight to the Freedom Tower across the river and a good view of the Empire and Chrysler buildings. So there's nothing left to be said about the scenic view. Now on to the most important thing: food. I visited here for the first time for my mother's birthday which coincidentally fell on Hudson Restaurant Week. The food was fantastic and most importantly they did not skimp on the quantity or quality. I highly recommend this place!
Been here several times before mostly for the view & location. As a local place was always known for lacking in food & service but wow what a total turnaround now. Service was fantastic and all our food was delicious. Would recommend MA finally to friends and family & will be going back again soon.
Very nice dinner off the restaurant week menu. Loved the sizable appetizers especially the shrimp & crab scampi. Both my husband and I ordered the NY strip and we were pleased to see that the portion was a good size and both were cooked correctly, which is not always the case at other restaurants. We also liked our brownie dessert, very decadent and rich. I would only improve the main course by having the option of fries or a vegetable. (That may have been available, I didn't request it.) We will definitely return and have already recommended to friends :)
Pleasant surprise that the food and service were so good when the main attraction is the fabulous view. Server was great. A truly enjoyable experience.
The various sandwiches that we had for lunch was good. Pizza was very good. Great Scenic view to the NYC Financial center. We had a group of 7 and the service was very good and attentive. There is free parking near the restaurant that I was not aware of. Definitely a place to return to for a sunset dinning event.
We got to the restaurant early at 4 pm for dinner and food and service were great. We sat right by the marina and had great views throughout our dining experience. I would recommend this restaurant as good meet up spot with friends or a date.
I took a couple of clients from across the country there and it as breath taking. I had rarely seen lower Manhatten and this was a sight to see. We have now proclaimed this restaurant as our place of choice to bring clients and our spouses as well. Great place, great food, GREAT VIEW.
I have been to Michael Anthony's a few times and every experience has been excellent. Great service and great food. Even better view of lower Manhattan.
Not only was the view and area beautiful but the service was SUPERB! Our waitor was so nice & on pont with everything and any request. The service made the experience more enjoyable. Thank you.
Micheal Anthoy's is located in a marina overlooking lower Manhatten. The menu has some fantastic items however they tend to be pared with lackluster sides. Overall it's a great place to go because of the view and we've never has trouble getting a table.
excellent service...delicious food...gorgeous view of NYC. a 10 plus!
Had a fabulous Wed evening experience. The receptionist doubled in rotation with my waiters, and she carried a more comfortable chair out to the patio for me to dine. The waiters welcomed me back, and remembered the white wine and some food choices from last time. Their combined service was superb. I ordered off menu and they made a special clams in white wine broth for me upon request. A surprise interlude was a hot wet cloth napkin with a lemon slice to clean off my figures between courses (nice touch of class!). My final fish entree was amusing in delivery between Branzini or Sea Bass depending on the inventory; it was fine; Drinks and white wine were good. The view over the marina at sunset was spectacular. I will be going back soon!
My husband and I had Date Night. The view is absolutely beautiful, service and the food was impeccable. Would definitely go back and recommend to everyone. Thank you so much to the all the staff for a wonderful experience. MRM
After living in the area for some time, but never trying the restaurant, we finally found ourselves at Michael Anthony's. I'm now wondering what took us so long. The service was excellent, the wine was awesome, the food was amazing, and the view is just stunning. We will be back and we will make it a regular rotation. We had out of town (out of country, actually) visitors with us, and we were well taken care of during our meal. Thank you!!
Very good service, food and views of nyc. A shuttle took us from the street to the restaurant at the end of th pier. Nice.
Food and service is very good, but come here and dine for the view of the Manhattan skyline.


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London-based Thames River's highly successful Nevsky team is to launch two new Global Emerging Market Funds. The team has been strengthened for this launch by the recruitment of an additional five managers and analysts.
Asian and Latin American specialists have been added to the existing five strong Emerging European team. The new hires include: Howard Thomas, Asia Fund Manager from Singer & Friedlander; Katie Blacklock, LatAm Fund Manager from American Express; KC Reddy, India and Tech Fund Manager from Credit Agricole; Henry Cobbe, Emerging Analyst from Schroders; and James Mellersh, Banking Analyst from Rourke Capital.
The new funds will take the best ideas from the three regions (Asia, LatAm, Emerging Europe) with Rory Landman and Martin Taylor providing a macro overlay which will determine the shape of the portfolio at any one time.
Mr Landman said: "Global Emerging Markets offer the prospects of higher growth than developed markets, with a reducing cost of capital as China drives Asian growth, Emerging Europe converges and LatAm recovers. Together with relatively low valuations and undervalued currencies, investment opportunities are looking very attractive."
Mr Landman & Mr Taylor have considerable experience managing portfolios with an absolute return perspective and have always had a strong global thematic bias.
The team's Nevsky Fund, which is closed to new investments, had another successful year with performance as follows: 2002, 29.73 per cent; 2001, 28.67per cent.
Charlie Porter said: "We have a team with excellent track records and extensive experience at both regional and global levels, which can take advantage of these opportunities. The Emerging arena is wonderfully inefficient with very few skilled players - the ideal environment to generate superior returns provided you do not take too many assets on board."
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Welcome to this week's edition of world football blunders of the week, featuring Yoan Gouffran, Millwall's kit man and more.
Last week's edition was dominated by BBC Match of the Day's shocking organisation in the graphics department. Read on to see the biggest mistakes of this weekend, ranging from Twitter mistakes to glaring misses.
Enjoy the slideshow!
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Newcastle United drew 0-0 at home to West Ham United on Saturday, ensuring their season remains scoreless amid rumours Yohan Cabaye wants to leave.
In the 92nd minute, Yoan Gouffran was presented with a golden chance to win it against the Hammers, but failed to convert from just three yards.
Heartbreak at St. James' Park.
A Spanish inquisition awaits Millwall's kit man as he inexplicably forgot to take the club's kit to Sheffield Wednesday away.
The home side were able to help, lending their opponents their away kit from last season to ensure the match would go ahead for the fans who'd made the trip.
One might think it's the sort of thing worth double-checking? After all, he had just one job.
Meet Crystal Palace, the most generous, pleasant club in the Premier League.
So generous, in fact, that they do their best to wish the opposing team good luck during games, as was the case this weekend when they traveled to the Britannia Stadium.
When announcing Stoke's substitutes on Twitter, Palace signed off with a diplomatic "Come on Stoke!"
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The worst miss of the footballing weekend was, without a doubt, found outside Europe.
Neil Benjamin of W Connection FC had the chance to break the deadlock against MLS side Houston Dynamo. However, after his teammate pulled off the classic "square the ball" move in FIFA 13, the young Trinidadian did the unthinkable.
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The Creative Design and Implementation of a Staff Development Module in Problem-based Learning In Higher Education at University College Dublin
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More work needs to be done in 'connecting creative capital and university pedagogy' (McWilliams & Dawson, 2008, p. 633) in order to make creativity the "centrepiece" of higher education. This paper explores the design of a staff development module on problem-based learning in higher education aimed at facilitating participants to maximise the potential for creativity in problem-based learning both as students and tutors.
This paper describes the processes used to design a creative problem for lecturers to work on for this module. The reflections for the rationale for the creation of a cartoon that embedded de Bono's six thinking hats approach to innovation will be discussed though analysing the visual, reviewing how the problem unfolded in practice and making links to the literature on creativity (Csikzentmihalyi,1991) problem-based learning (Jonassen & Hung, 2008). Barrett, 2010) and the use of visuals in learning ( Istrate,2009). The data on participants' perceptions of the problem will be evaluated.
The design of a customised problem-based learning process visual guide will be outlined by presenting and analysing this visual and reviewing this guide as a scaffold rather that a straightjacket for learning (Barrett 2010). The design of the overall learning environment to encourage variety and creativity in participants' experience of problem-based learning will be explored.
Barrett, T. (2010). The problem-based learning process as finding and being in flow. Innovations in Education & Teaching International, 47(2),165-174
Csikzentmihalyi, M. (1991) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: HarperCollins Publishers
deBono , E (2000) Six Thinking Hats. London: Penguin Books.
Istrate, O (2009) Visual and pedagogical design of eLearning content. eLearning Papers www.elearningpapers.eu No.17 1-11
Jonassen, D. & Hung, W. (2008). All problems are not equal: Implications for problem-based learning. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2(2), 6-28.


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1. In carpentry, a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
But in "Arcadia" the two periods don't dovetail until the last part of the play.
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They seemed, after a fashion, to dovetail horribly with something which I had dreamed or read, but which I could no longer remember.
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Dovetail originates in woodworking, with a joint that resembles the tail of a dove. The figurative sense derives from the tight fit made by such a joint.
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On a trip last week towing my 5th wheel I get a check engine light followed by what sounds like the turbo locking up when under load, I let off of the pedal and get back into hit and it's fine. for a while. During my vacation the light goes out only to come back on when I'm back towing on the way home. Shortly after the light comes on the "shuttering" noise is back under load. I had the noise once before when I had the Superchips program installed, no light, the truck is back to the stock program now. When I read the code when I got home home it gave me P0404 and P0405, egr issues.
The truck had the turbo replaced at 21000 miles and it now has 42000. The truck is an 04 with the 6.0. Any help would be appreciated, as I have another trip planned. By the way, awesome site, wish I found it a long time ago!. |
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Grizzlies Overwhelmed by Orangemen
Game #9-555: Montana Grizzlies vs. Syracuse Orange
March 21, 2013 9:57 pm
San Jose, CA
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Going to the NCAA tournament is an interesting process. Within an hour or so of the selections and seeding being announced, each school's designated contact is called by the NCAA's travel agency about plans for reaching the first game. Generally, school contingents arrive two days before their first contest. Besides the teams, coaching staff, administrators, and other bench personnel like trainers and managers, the NCAA pays for a mascot, band director, and certain numbers of band members and cheerleaders to attend the tournament. For travel over a certain distance, air travel is arranged, generally by charter. Hotel accommodations and local ground transportation arrangements at the tournament site are generally set in advance and matched to the teams after the selections; e.g. X hotel will host the lower seeded team in game 4. Because the NCAA makes these arrangements for the makeup of each school's contingent (read that: the NCAA will pay for the travel of the band, mascot and cheer squad), the pageantry of each game is always enhanced by the performances of the bands, cheer squads and mascots.
In the final game of the day in San Jose, the fourth seed in the eastern regional, Syracuse, played the thirteen seed, Montana. The two schools had never met in basketball, although their football teams had played to a 6-6 tie in 1915. Montana had appeared in nine prior NCAA tourneys with a 2-10 record, winning games in 1975 over Utah State and in 2006 over Nevada. Montana (25-6, 19-1 in the Big Sky) arrived at the tournament by winning the Big Sky's automatic bid, defeating Northern Colorado and Weber State in the conference tournament; the Grizzlies had won their prior six games, last losing in the BracketBusters game at Davidson on February 23. Coach Wayne Tinkle is bringing his Montana team to the postseason for the fourth consecutive time, tying the school record held by Mike Montgomery who coached Cal in the game just prior to this one; some of his other predecessors as Montana head coach in the postseason include names you will know like Jud Heathcote, Jim Brandenburg, Stew Morrill, Blaine Taylor and Larry Krystowiak. Montana had to play without starting forward Matias Ward, who started the first twenty-four games of the season, but was injured in the February 16 Idaho State game and has since undergone surgery.
Syracuse teams had appeared in thirty-five prior NCAA tournaments with a record of 56-35, reaching the Final Four four times, most recently in their national championship year of 2003. Syracuse (26-9, 11-7 in the Big East) received an at-large tournament bid, having lost the Big East tournament to Louisville after defeating Seton Hall, Pittsburgh and top-seed Georgetown to reach the final. The Orangemen tied Notre Dame for fifth in the conference regular season. Coach Jim Boeheim began coaching the Orange in 1976, and has only missed reaching the NCAA tournament seven times.
Syracuse was playing its final tournament as a member of the Big East, before a football-driven move to the ACC.
The first four minutes of the game saw Syracuse jump out to an 8-2 lead, behind 6 points from forward C. J. Fair; Montana center Eric Hutchison picked up two quick fouls and was replaced by freshman Andy Martin. A 12-2 Syracuse run, punctuated with superhoops from Brandon Triche and Fair, made the score 20-6 and the Orangemen were off to the races. Triche ended the first half with two fouls, followed scoring eight straight points making the halftime score38-15, Orange. The story is told by the shooting percentages: Syracuse 56%, Montana 20%. The smothering SU zone kept the Griz away from the basket, where they were 1-10 from behind the three-point arc.
The second half was much like the first, Syracuse outscoring Montana 43-19 while using all thirteen players available; the half began with a 17-4 Orange run. The Montana media noted quietly that Big Sky runner-up Weber State might have been a better matchup for Syracuse, with their outside shooting. A number of Montana reserves got significant game time during the second period.
In the end, no Montana player scored more than the five points contributed by each of guard Jordan Gregory and forwards Spencer Coleman, Kareem Jamar, Michael Weisner and Jake Wiley. Syracuse scoring was led by Triche with twenty and Fair with thirteen; each was in double figures in the first half. DaJuan Coleman added twelve points in fifteen minutes. Orange guard Michael Carter-Williams and forward Jerami Grant had eight rebounds each to lead the game.
Syracuse advanced to play California, 64-61 winner over UNLV in the game just prior to this one. Montana will defend its two year hold on the Big Sky title next year; alas, it always ends in a loss.
MONTANA 25-7 (19-1) -- K. Jamar 2-8 0-0 5; W. Cherry 1-12 0-0 2; K. DeShields 0-2 3-4 3; M. Weisner 1-4 0-0 3; J. Gregory 1-7 3-4 5; S. Coleman 2-9 0-0 5; E. Hutchison 1-1 1-2 3; J. Wiley 2-3 1-2 5; A. Martin 0-1 0-0 0; K. Henderson 0-3 0-0 0; N. Emerson 0-1 0-0 0; M. Young 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 11-54 8-12 34.
SYRACUSE 27-9 (11-7) -- M. Carter-Williams 2-3 0-1 4; B. Triche 5-6 8-10 20; J. Southerland 3-8 2-2 9; C. Fair 5-8 2-3 13; J. Grant 1-3 3-4 5; T. Cooney 2-5 2-2 7; R. Christmas 4-6 1-3 9; D. Coleman 4-9 4-5 12; B. Keita 1-1 0-1 2; M. Lyde-Cajuste 0-2 0-0 0; R. DeRemer 0-0 0-0 0; N. Hart 0-1 0-0 0; G. Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-52 22-31 81.
Three-point goals: UMT 4-31 (W. Cherry 0-6; K. Jamar 1-5; M. Weisner 1-2; K. Henderson 0-3; J. Gregory 0-5; K. DeShields 0-2; M. Young 1-3; S. Coleman 1-4; N. Emerson 0-1), SYR 5-11 (B. Triche 2-2; J. Southerland 1-3; N. Hart 0-1; C. Fair 1-1; T. Cooney 1-4); Rebounds: UMT 29 (W. Cherry 5), SYR 40 (M. Carter-Williams 8); Assists: UMT 5 (K. Jamar 1), SYR 21 (M. Carter-Williams 9); Total Fouls -- UMT 22, SYR 8; Fouled Out: UMT-None; SYR-None.
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May 30th, 2013
The physicians and staff of Midwest Orthopaedic Institute presented the 2013 Student Athlete of the Year scholarship awards of $1,000 each to students from DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston high schools.
To qualify for this award, students must participate in school sanctioned sports, as well as maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during their high school career.
This year's recipients are Adam Bunge, Sycamore High School, who will attend Kishwaukee College; Rachel Torres, DeKalb High School, who will attend North Park University; and Vanessa Garza, Genoa Kingston High School, who will attend Judson University in Elgin.
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April 24th, 2013
ROCHELLE — State-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will be available at Rochelle Community Hospital (RCH) with the delivery of a new Toshiba 1.5T Vantage Titan unit.
"The new MRI will offer our patients access to MRI services five days a week with a scheduled appointment and 24/7 for emergencies," Joy Miller, RCH Radiology Manager, said. "With this addition, our radiology department now has the most up-to-date equipment in the region."
A crane lowered the 10,000-pound magnet into a room designated for a future MRI during the hospital's capital campaign in 2004-2005. Currently, RCH is using a portable MRI a few days a week through an agreement with OSF Healthcare. The room was built with a skylight which was removed to lower the magnet into its new home. The skylight brings unique natural light into the room which should also add to the comfortable environment for patients.
The Vantage Titan is built for patient comfort with a large 71-centimeter opening, offering more space for patients inside the machine. In addition, MR acoustic noise is limited by using Toshiba's patented Pianissimi technology, which creates a better imaging experience for all patients, especially those with claustrophobia. The outstanding image quality and largest available field of view also help to provide the highest level of patient care and diagnostic capability in an MRI.
"To see this dream become a reality is such a plus for our patients," Mark J. Batty, RCH Chief Executive Officer, stated. "Our partnership with Midwest Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) made this upgraded service available. Patients, physicians and specialists will all benefit from the increased availability of MRI services at RCH."
Additional testing, setup and training will be taking place before the new MRI is available for patient diagnostics in early June.
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March 21st, 2013
Source: Daily Chronicle
KishHealth System has named Dr. Rajeev Jain, Dr. Sabet Siddiqui and Dr. Michael Monfils its 2013 Acclaimed Physicians. Jain received the award for Outstanding Service to Patients, Siddiqui received the award for Promotion of Quality Care and Monfils received the award for Humanitarian Community Service.
The winners were chosen from 32 members of the KishHealth medical staff who were nominated by patients, colleagues and the public.
Jain, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedic Institute, was nominated by patients who noted he takes the time to listen and make patients feel "cared about," not just "cared for." Jain says his philosophy is to treat every patient as if they were a member of his own family.
"I love my family, and I keep that in mind when someone walks through the door of my office," he said. "If that is where my focus is, I can provide the best possible care for every individual."
Jain, medical director of the Kishwaukee Community Hospital's Joint Center, is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, fellowship-trained in total joint replacement, and has been on the Kish Hospital medical staff since 2007.
Siddiqui, an oncologist at The Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, was nominated by fellow physicians who said he has worked tirelessly to achieve a relationship with Loyola University Medical Center so that patients have access to the latest treatments and clinical trials without traveling. He is known for his excellent communication with his patients and families and is always accessible to review a treatment plan or change in condition of patient when needed.
Siddiqui, medical director of the Cancer Center, is board-certified in medical oncology and has been on the Kish Hospital medical staff since 2000.
Monfils, a surgeon in Sycamore, received the award for Humanitarian Community Service, an award given to doctors who donate their time and expertise to help those in need. In addition to providing care for patients any time of the day without regard for their ability to pay, Monfils has taken yearly trips for the past seven years to provide medical care to children in Haiti, where most childhood deaths are preventable. He and his wife have worked to support the efforts of the Three Angels Children's Relief as volunteers and are the adoptive parents of two Haitian children.
Monfils is board certified and has been on the Kish Hospital medical staff since 2004.
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March 21st, 2013
Back pain, whether it is constant, sudden, mild or debilitating, can be a complex condition to treat. Join Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Raymond Hwang, MD, and Physiatrist Jacinthe V. Malalis, DO, to learn about the variety of treatment options and diagnostic tools available.
Kish Hospital Roberts Conference Center
One Kish Hospital Drive
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Tags: back, Back Pain, Community Wellness, dekalb, Dr. Hwang, Dr. Malalis, Non-Surgical, spine, Spine Care, Surgical, sycamore
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February 20th, 2013
Sandwich, IL – Midwest Orthopaedic Institute is now offering its full service line-up in Sandwich, Illinois, and appointments are available Monday-Thursday from 8am-5pm.
Patients in Sandwich and the surrounding areas can enjoy the comprehensive care MOI provides, now closer to home. Services available in the Sandwich facility include general orthopaedics, rheumatology, surgical podiatry and routine podiatry, as well as orthopaedic subspecialties including foot/ankle, shoulder/elbow, sports medicine, and joint replacement.
Several MOI physicians and surgeons are currently offering new patient appointments in the Sandwich location: Dr. John Lacart (general orthopaedics) Dr. Thomas Dwyer (routine podiatry), Dr. Shane York (surgical podiatry), Dr. Tony Choi(shoulder/elbow), Dr. Photine Liakos (foot/ankle), Dr. Steve Glasgow (sports medicine and joint replacement), and Dr. Russell Bodner (sports medicine and joint replacement.)
MOI's Sandwich clinic is located at 1310 N. Main Street, in the medical office building behind Valley West Community Hospital. This state-of-the-art, 8,000 sq. ft. facility also offers rehabilitation services, fracture care, and durable medical equipment. Same-day appointments are available.
About Midwest Orthopaedic Institute:
Midwest Orthopaedic Institute strives to provide the highest quality of care for our patients, in a compassionate and professional environment. We are committed to meeting the needs of our patients, physicians, medical staff, and community through continuing initiatives and innovations in patient care, education, research, and community service.
To learn more about MOI's expanded services in Sandwich or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Gina M. Delmont, MPA, ATC
Midwest Orthopaedic Institute
Business Development Coordinator
1952 Aberdeen Ct.
Sycamore, IL 60178
Office: (815) 991-2622
Fax: (815) 748-3014
Tags: Dr. John Lacart, Dr. Photine Liakos, Dr. Russell Bodner, Dr. Shane York, Dr. Steve Glasgow, Dr. Thomas Dwyer, Dr. Tony Choi, Foot Ankle Care, General Orthopaedic Care, Midwest Orthopaedic Institute, moi, orthopaedic, Routine Podiatry, Sandwich, Sandwich IL, Shoulder/Elbow Care, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine And Joints, Surgical Podiatry
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February 14th, 2013
by Eric Olson, Daily Chronicle
NIU piano student Yao Lin, known as Lina around DeKalb, feared she would not be able to play piano again after she broke her left wrist in 2009. But after two surgeries and work in rehab, she has continued to play and was one of the winners of the NIU Concerto Competition in October. (Submitted photo)
Yao Lin left a conservatory in Odessa, Ukraine, where she had been studying piano in 2009 and traveled more than 5,000 miles to DeKalb.
Lin, 25, whose friends around DeKalb call her Lina, was only a couple of months into her stay when she suffered an injury that threatened to rob her of her lifelong passion.
On an icy day in December 2009, Lina was riding a bicycle when she hit some ice, fell and broke her left wrist. The father of her host family, Paul Meier, took her to the emergency room at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, where she met Dr. Robert Swartz, a hand surgeon with Sycamore-based Midwest Orthopaedic Institute, who operated on her wrist the next day.
"I was really worried, and I cried a lot," Lina said. "I remember I just asked Dr. Swartz if I could still play the piano."
Swartz told her the chances were good. He put a metal plate and seven screws in her wrist.
"I was very lucky to have Dr. Swartz to have the surgery," she said.
For two months, her hand was in a cast. For the first time since she was 8 years old, Lina couldn't play piano. It was like losing her best friend.
Lina, who is also the keyboardist at the Evangelical Free Church of Sycamore-DeKalb, said she promised God that if she was able to play piano again, she would use her music to serve him and others.
"After two months he took off my cast and I started to get physical therapy, " she said. "My therapist told me that the best therapy will be practicing the piano, so I practiced very hard. "
It was difficult to play with the plate and screws in her wrist. But six months after the initial procedure, Swartz removed the metal, and Lina said her wrist was as good as new.
Since then, she's gone on to compete and finally to become one of four winners in the 2012 Concerto Competition at NIU in October.
NIU professor of piano and chamber music Bill Goldenberg praised his student's perseverance.
"One thing is true, that she never gives up," Goldenberg said. "She has entered the concerto competition, she tried before in previous years and didn't win, but she kept trying and now she won."
Lina's concerto contest victory means she will be one of the musicians performing at the NIU Philharmonic concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday at NIU's Boutell Memorial Concert Hall, 550 Lucinda Ave., in DeKalb. Admission is free to the public.
Lina will be performing a composition by Camille Saint-Saens under the direction of Lucia Matos. If you can't make it to the concert hall, you can also watch online at niu.edu/music.
Lina expects to complete her piano study in May. Although her parents are back in Beijing, she says she likes DeKalb and plans to stay awhile.
"People here, they are very friendly," she said. "Most of my friends, they are Christian so they are very nice, they are encouraging me.
"I love being here."
TV interest: There's been a lot of interest in the people around our little corner of the world from national TV outlets lately.
Within the past couple of weeks, I've spoken with representatives from CBS's "48 hours" and CNN, both of whom are working on stories about Jack D. McCullough's conviction in the 1957 killing of Maria Ridulph.
The 48 Hours story has a tentative air date of March 1, I've been told.
I also heard this week from a representative of MTV, which is planning a feature on the Quimby brothers for its documentary series "True Life." All four of the Quimby brothers have been standouts on the Hiawatha High School football team. Robert Quimby graduated in 2000, Shane Quimby graduated in 2002, Jace Quimby graduated in 2010, and Dakotah Quimby is to graduate this year.
We'll pass on more info as we get it.
Introverts and extroverts: I picked up a book this week called "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain. I'd first heard about the book at the DeKalb Leadership Academy, of which I am a class member this year.
I'm an extroverted person, and I married my opposite.
I thrive on socialization and interacting with people. Aside from a week or two in college, I have never lived alone. I grew up in a home with a TV in every room. They were usually on even if no one was watching.
I've probably annoyed more than one of my introverted coworkers over the years.
My wife is perfectly happy to be alone. She enjoys quiet, although living with me she doesn't get it very often. She's not a recluse or anything, but interacting with others is not always her top priority.
The basic premise of the book is that American society embraces characteristics of extroverts. We are told that successful people are bold, they take risks, they are comfortable in the spotlight.
Introverted people often lack these traits. Introverts are more likely to listen and seek to understand what's being said, rather than wait for their turn to talk. They are thinkers. Their conversations are generally about bigger issues rather than small talk.
Introverts' power isn't as in your face, but it is real and needed in our society. As Cain points out in her book, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was clearly an extrovert, but it was the introverted Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Birmingham, Ala. City bus that became a landmark event in the Civil Rights movement.
I also know from experience that introverts can disarm you in an argument just by being who they are.
I've started to see the personality differences in my daughters, too. The extrovert is always seeking to perform. She wants to interact with whoever is in the room when she walks into it. She'll work on any group task with no problem, but has to be forced to sit at her desk and work alone.
The introvert plays by herself for long stretches of time, even when there are other people around she could be playing with. She's not anti-social, but it's clear sometimes she likes to be alone.
But even though the introvert is the younger one, she's also the one asking the tough questions like: "Where do babies come from?"
That's when I try to get her to ponder something else.
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May 30th, 2012
Rochelle News-Leader, Monday, May 21st, 2012
BY: Eric Chalus
Thanks to Midwest Orthopedic Institute, Rochelle Community Hospital, Anytime Fitness and most recently, Rochelle Rotary, McKinney will be able to supply exercise balls for his entire class of 21 students this year as well as the 27 he will have as a fourth grade teacher next year.
Teachers from May and possibly Central elementary schools are also on board with the project, according to McKinney, who hopes to expand the project beyond his own group of students.
"The students have been very excited to try the balls out," McKinney said, "and it is my hope that allowing them the option to use the balls instead of chairs will promote better penmanship, improve test scores and a better classroom atmosphere."
McKinney also plans on compiling before and after information so he can measure the improvement in productivity among his students who chose to use the new exercise balls.
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May 28th, 2012
Rochelle News-Leader, Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Rochelle – Rochelle Community Hospital (RCH) has announced they have entered into a collaborative agreement with Midwest Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) of Sycamore to provide a full range of orthopedic services in Rochelle that are similar to what's currently offers at MOI's Sycamore facility."This new agreement offers significant benefits for patients needing complete orthopedic care right here in our community," said Mark J. Batty, RCH Chief Executive Officer.
A variety of specialists from MOI have already begun seeing patients five days a week in the RCH Multi-Specialty Center.
In addition, several MOI orthopedic surgeons have been operating in Rochelle performing knee and hip replacements, foot surgery and arthroscopic surgery.
"We are very pleased to bring our full MOI orthopedic services including expanded physical therapy and future onsite MRI while collaborating with Rochelle Community Hospital and the Medical Staff. We look forward to providing excellent care to patients in the local area," says Thom Gearhart, Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Orthopaedic Institute.
The next phase of this agreement involves the renovation of the current Rehabilitation Services (physical therapy) Department.
This past Monday a portable building was placed in the parking lot just outside of the existing department on the North side of the hospital where a ll rehabilitation treatment will be located temporarily. The current rehab department will begin a complete renovation this month which will include an open treatment area with a couple private rooms. The renovation is expected to last three months.
To schedule an appointment with MOI in the Multi-Specialty Center, call (815) 761-7100.
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May 24th, 2012
DeKalb, IL, May 03, 2012 – Midwest Orthopaedic Institute announces the return of Gina M. Delmont, MPA, ATC to MOI as Business Development Coordinator. Gina previously served the DeKalb medical community from 2005-2010 in her role as Chief Operations Officer for Midwest Orthopaedic Institute.
Returning from Phoenix, AZ where she administered daily operations for The Orthopedic Association 2010-2012, Gina will lend her experience, knowledge and relationships to area organizations, institutions, practices and physicians. A Northern Illinois University graduate in Sports Medicine, with a Certificate in Healthcare Delivery Management from Cornell and a Master's in Public Administration from Marist College, Gina Delmont is uniquely qualified in recognizing, representing and supporting both resident's needs and physician's requirements. In her new position as Business Development Coordinator she will support MOI in delivering state of the art care to Northern Illinois communities.
Midwest Orthopaedic Institute provides diagnosis, management, reconstruction, replacement and rehabilitation services to the community. Schedule a visit with Gina Delmont to discuss new or existing services or partnerships with Midwest Orthopaedic Institute, by phone at (815) 758-0000 or on the web at www.m-o-i.com.
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