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Don't Forget Katrina's Mississippi Victims
Dear Editor: This e-mail is in response to "Katrina Aftermath," [by Robert F. Orsetti, Letters to the Editor, September/October 2005] which I just ran across while doing some research. I didn't receive that issue because, as a Pascagoula, Miss., citizen, I didn't receive mail for the four weeks after Hurricane Katrina, and mail that came to the Gulf Coast immediately around the time of Katrina just disappeared.
The heading "Katrina Aftermath" caught my attention, and Orsetti's letter really struck me, because as the director of the most active CME program on the Gulf Coast, I have not heard from my CME colleagues. Most other groups within our hospital system have received massive support from colleagues across the state, region, and nation, but the CME community has been dead silent along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I, however, did receive an e-mail from the director of CME with the Mississippi State Medical Association shortly after the storm.
Even though we had very limited choices of meeting locales, I felt the need to bring the devastated physician community together though CME activities. The response to the first activity, held in October, was astonishing! We met upstairs in a restaurant that we often use, and, for the first time since Katrina came ashore, the physicians felt a sense of normalcy in their lives. Probably 25 percent of our medical staff lost everything but the concrete slab on which their homes stood; 100 percent incurred some losses, which ranged from home flooding to wind damage. Yes, we have been a devastated community, but we continue to stay strong. As I write this, we're five weeks away from the anniversary of Katrina, and clearly, life will never be the same, but we continue to persevere and, when possible, continue to find normalcy through the CME program.
FEMA trailers have replaced million-dollar homes on the beach, priorities have changed, lives are filled with strange and new after-work activities — clearing lots, cleaning storm-soaked items (if you were lucky enough to find anything), waiting in line for everything, fighting with insurance companies, filling out forms, waiting for contractors and subcontractors, and on and on. But the one thing that has not changed is the dedication of our physicians to caring for their patients. Every day they listen to the stories of loss and despair that patients bring into the exam room; all the while the physicians are probably dealing with greater losses and greater despair. What an amazing group of professionals.
The Singing River Hospital System CME program has continued to move forward these past 11 months. Pharmaceutical support has been hard to come by, because if you're not in New Orleans, the grant committees don't think you're in need. I applied to one of the larger pharmaceutical companies for an educational grant in support of a conference that was intended for all [types of] specialists along the Gulf Coast. I was well within the time frame for the grant, but was told that I should have applied for the grant in September! When I told the grant committee representative that I didn't have a computer, Internet, phones, etc., her reply was that she couldn't make exceptions for our CME program when all we had was "a little residual clean-up from Katrina." I was floored by the level of ignorance about what was going on along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This was not an isolated incident. The pharmaceutical industry has had a golden opportunity in the past year to step up to the plate and support CME at its best in the worst of times. The problem is, industry is too worried about conflicts of interest and political correctness to recognize the tragedy faced by the medical community.
You must realize that most of the annual CME activities coming out of New Orleans were canceled, and almost all of the other Gulf Coast CME providers have been unable to continue a normal schedule, so our program needed to fill the gap as best it could. I'm still battling day to day, but I truly believe that CME is vital to the good health, survival, and recovery of our medical community and, in turn, our community as a whole.
I'm not whining, just disappointed that the CME community didn't do a needs assessment, see an opportunity for improvement, and evaluate the potential for a positive outcome. Maybe everyone is just too obsessed with conflicts of interest to see the real value in continuing medical education to the medical profession. The Gulf Coast still has a long road to recovery — I ask that you not forget us.
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Virginia saw a nine-point halftime lead disappear in the second half of a 66-60 road loss to Georgia Tech, snapping the Cav's five-game win streak.
Mdon Udofia's jumper with 1:19 remaining broke a 57-57 tie and put the Jackets in front for good.
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One of only five known manuscripts of the Gettysburg Address will be on display in the Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park as part of the three-day Grand Opening celebration September 26-28.
This version, on loan from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfiled, Ill., is known as the "Everett Copy" because it was requested of President Lincoln by Edward Everett, who was the main orator at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery on November 19, 1863.
The Grand Opening also marks the debut of the massive Gettysburg Cyclorama painting, following a five-year conservation campaign that has not only halted deterioration of the country's only National Historic Object, but also resulted in the recreation of 12 feet of sky and other lost canvas, a three-dimensional diorama and canopy. These features, which have been lost for more than a century, will once again enable viewers to feel as if they are standing in the midst of Pickett's Charge, just as viewers would have 124 years ago. It is one of only two Cyclorama paintings on display in the U.S., and the largest painting in the country. A new sound and light program helps bring the painting to life.
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The story of Lance Armstrong—the cyclist who recovered from testicular cancer and went on to win the Tour de France a record seven times, the man who wrote a bestselling and inspirational account of his life, the charitable benefactor—seemed almost too good to be true. And it was.
As early as Armstrong's first victory on the Tour in 1999, The Sunday Times (London) journalist David Walsh had reason to think that the incredible performances we were seeing from Armstrong were literally too good to be true. Based on insider information and dogged research, he began to unmask the truth. Cycling's biggest star used every weapon in his armory to protect his name.
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Where will Dwight Howard land in free agency? Ranking possible destinations
The Dwight Howard derby is officially underway, with one team's meeting completed (Houston) and several other suitors (the Lakers Dallas, Atlanta, Golden State) in line. The 27-year-old center is the clear-cut prize of free agency now that Chris Paul is off the table, and teams are right to go all-out in their courtship. As odd as Howard's 2012-13 season might have been, he's still the league's top center when healthy and stands to transform any franchise that lands him this summer.
Which franchise ultimately winds up with Howard could be determined by any number of factors, but for the sake of keeping a wild free-agency period focused and simple, we've endeavored to rank Howard's five potential destinations (including only teams with which he's scheduled to meet) in terms of a pure basketball fit.
1. Houston Rockets
If we look solely at basketball fit, Houston is the definitive option for Howard by way of an amenable offensive system. The key to that system (and the Rockets' appeal by extension) is James Harden, a high-usage ball handler whose game would mesh seamlessly with Howard's. That starts in the two-man game, where Harden would easily rank as the best pick-and-roll partner of Howard's career.
Harden's slippery drives have become such a potent threat that opponents attempt to thwart him at first step, compromising their defense by either drifting away from open shooters or allowing the screener an undeterred roll to the rim. Given the range and accuracy of Houston's perimeter players (every wing or guard in the rotation last season was above average from three-point range, save Jeremy Lin), the latter was often the case last season, to the point that even the limited Omer Asik wound up as one of the more efficient pick-and-roll finishers in the league. Playing off Harden simply makes things that easy, and Howard should earn a steady dose of open dunks and free throws if he'd be willing to sign with the Rockets.
It should be noted that Howard isn't very enthusiastic about playing a pick-and-roll-heavy style, but that doesn't change the fact that he and Harden would destroy opponents in that dimension of the game. There's still ample room in Houston's nascent offense to accommodate Howard's desire to post up while still getting him on the move, a combination that could provide the crux of a wonderfully balanced attack.
The Rockets need Howard quite a bit more than Howard needs the Rockets. Asik did a nice job last season of covering up for his teammates' mistakes on the perimeter, but Howard would cover even more ground, alter even more shots and provide a first-rate foundation from which Houston could shape a playoff-worthy defense.
2. Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks are mostly a blank slate at the moment because they entered the offseason with only three players under contract for next season, but the few assets Atlanta does have would work rather well alongside Howard. Forward-center Al Horford, 27, would be a stellar frontcourt complement, largely by sharing the defensive burden (Horford is flexible and effective in coverage) and balancing Howard's post work by operating from the elbow. Point guard Jeff Teague, 25, may not yet be under contract (he's a restricted free agent), but the Hawks have the right to match any offer for the speedy, ever-improving ball handler. Sixth man Lou Williams represents a nice complementary scorer upon his return from knee surgery, and rising sophomore John Jenkins is already an effective spot-up threat who can play off Howard's post game. Signing Howard to a max contract and re-signing Teague would eat up much of Atlanta's cap space, but those moves would also cement a strong three-man core without any immediate risk of age-related decline.
3. Los Angeles Lakers
L.A. has more pieces in place than any other realistic Howard suitor and yet may well be the most difficult to project. Howard should be healthier than he was a season ago and in better position to exert influence on both ends of the floor, though to what degree he can lift up this weird, underachieving team remains to be seen. Kobe Bryant will grapple with rehabilitation and recovery from a torn Achilles tendon, rendering him an unknown in terms of both his availability and on-court effectiveness at least early next season. Steve Nash will likely be in better health but, at 39, he is drifting further and further from his basketball prime. Pau Gasol seemed to develop some nice chemistry with Howard at the end of last season, but his place on this team is precarious, especially considering the luxury-tax implications of a Howard deal.
All in all, they make for a strange bunch. But at worst, the Lakers are looking at one more haphazard season followed by a virtually spotless cap sheet. Nash is the only Laker under contract for 2014-15, the contracts of Bryant, Gasol and all of the team's role players coming off the books. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak would have his work cut out for him in potentially re-signing Bryant while adding sufficient complementary pieces to contend, but that financial freedom gives the Lakers an opportunity to build squarely around Howard and what he does best as Kobe and Nash near the end of their careers.
4. Dallas Mavericks
From a basketball standpoint, Dallas' pitch won't be all that different from what Los Angeles can offer. If anything, the immediate ceiling is a bit lower; the Mavs will make their case to Howard as a next-year proposition, more or less conceding the fact that they won't be able to make other significant additions this summer. Dirk Nowitzki is owed $22.7 million in 2013-14, and when his salary is combined with a potential max deal for Howard and the Mavs' remaining guaranteed contracts for next season (Vince Carter, Jae Crowder, Shane Larkin* and Gal Mekel, assuming that Shawn Marion is eventually traded), Dallas would likely have precious little space to make any more notable free-agent plays this offseason. That would change in a year's time when Nowitzki could be re-signed at a discount, potentially leaving enough cap room to sign a second-tier free agent in July 2014.
In the meantime, a team with Howard and Nowitzki would be practically guaranteed a postseason spot. The two stars would play off one another beautifully, as both big men occupy different spaces on the floor and thus stretch defenses in opposite directions. When Nowitzki has the ball or participates in pick-and-rolls, Howard would act as a first-rate clean-up rebounder and a brutal dive-cut option for defenses that tilt in fear of Nowitzki's shooting. When Howard looks to post up or streak toward the rim, Nowitzki would make for one of the league's most potent stretch bigs, spotting up either beyond the arc or just inside it.
Howard would be the defender and rebounder Nowitzki needs in a frontcourt partner, and Nowitzki would be the floor-stretching threat who could free up room for Howard to work inside. That the Mavs are so far down on this list shouldn't be seen as an indictment. Nowitzki's age, the team's iffy immediate prospects and the handful of further moves to come in 2014 make Dallas a slightly more questionable spot than others in basketball terms, but the Mavs are still a solid destination.
*Larkin is technically a cap hold at this point, as he has not officially signed his rookie deal with the Mavs.
??. Golden State Warriors
We can't know yet how well Howard would fit with the Warriors because we don't have an idea of what Golden State would have to give up to obtain him. Unlike the other teams on this list, the Warriors don't have the cap room (or even the potential cap room) necessary to sign Howard outright, leaving them to make their case as a sign-and-trade possibility that would require the Lakers' agreement. In such an exchange, one would only assume that Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes would draw L.A.'s interest, with Stephen Curry set aside as an untouchable commodity.
But that's as far as the reporting and conjecture go. We don't know if the Lakers would be amenable to acquiring the lavishly paid David Lee in a potential swap, if they would demand both Thompson and Barnes as payment for their compliance, or if any of Golden State's other assets could help move the needle. There's still too much in flux regarding a potential trade package to assume what the Warriors might look like with Howard in uniform, though a pairing with Curry alone would make this a great — if highly improbable — match.
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Howard to me is a classic stats player. He gets his numbers, but he doesn't make your team better. And the baggage that comes with him does not make him worth the loss of what you have to give up to get him.
I don't quite get all the hatred being thrown at Howard. Clearly not on the Van Gundy x-mas list and I'm not saying I'd like to hang out with him but the guy can play... probably a top 5 player right now if he's healthy. A GM would be crazy to not try and pick him up.
Why would Dwight Howard or any other decent free agent sign with the Lakers?
Question for you Laker fans, how many free agents, that were in their prime have shown any interest in the Lakers after #24 ran Shaq out of town? Players love Shaq and look up to him. If you can't play alongside Shaq, who can you play with?
What player is dogged everyday for the entire season by the flagship station that carries the Laker games. If I were in Laker management, the first person I would fire is John Ireland. Not only does he suck, the only player in the league that he has anything nice to say about is #24. LA has had the best announcers in the history of sports and this clown gets a gig in a major market.
How many players has Phil Jackson labeled "un-coachable"? As long as #24 is on the Lakers they will not attract free agents in their prime.
Houston is a much better fit than LA and I'm sure that Howard will be much happier there. Kobe can still call the Lakers his team while he dribbles out the 24 second clock and launches a brick at the last second. They will get bounced in the first round of the playoffs (if they make the playoffs) for the remainder of his career.
I am a life long Laker fan but I am realistic, they are another year older and much worse on the court. The only thing that we can hope for is a sign and trade to bring in young talent.
It is going to fun to watch the yelling and screaming when he signs his deal.
Trade him to a team in China for Yao Ming's cousin and a player to be named later.
I remember when the Sports Illustrated cover of 29.Oct.2012 had that pic of Mssrs Howard and Nash, along with the title "Now This Is Gonna Be FUN." Somehow, I suspect that the pic above of 5 D. Howards could be titled similarly, and that the eventual "fun-ness"outcome will be about the same as well.
Dwight Howard and Royce White in the same organization? No thanks.
Be like Shaq and go to Miami ...so happy he's not in Orlando anymore.
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Harrason Barnes & Klay Thompson would be great addititons & if they NEED to throw in Lee & Bogut the Lakers can throw in Gasol & Peace to make it work...
How is it that Houston supposedly has a better chance at a championship than the Lakers? Didnt they have the same record last year even with all the injuries the Lakers had? Harden over Kobe? Lin over Nash? With all the Lakers healthy and how well they finished prior to Kobe going down, gotta believe they can win it all this year.
It sucks a couple of years ago they got screwed over on the chris paul deal or we would have never been talking about dwight as a laker. Dwight sucks. Lakers are idiots for hiring mike diantoni insread of phil
They should have picked up garnett for a year and won a championship
Whatta waste of money!!!! Dwight Howard is a seven foot tall team wrecker. He sucks!!!!!!
Warriors > Rockets > Lakers > Mavs
I like the Houston fit, except for the money they wasted on Jeremy Lin. I personally think he should tough it out in LA for a few seasons and, if he remains healthy, the Lakers should be winning at least one title during Howard's tenure. Kobe will come back as a discount and they can attract free agents better than any team in the league. Howard would continue a proud tradition in which the Lakers keep stealing the league's best centers and building dynasties behind them. I rank Howard as below Shaq, Kareem, and Wilt... but he's still enough to build a contender around.
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Out of the teams listed, Houston has the LEAST amendable offense. Number one, they are a three point shooting teams. They lead the league BY FAR. James Harden is not a ball-feeder. He wants HIS 20 shots a game. Houston has not or ever will play defense. Kevin McHale has yet to show he can even win a playoff game, let alone a championship.
Dallas has an aging superstar who WANTS to be second fiddle. They also showed they can put a contending team together on the fly. They won 41 games without Dirk for 26 games. They could have won 47-50 with him. They already are working on a sign and trade for Eric Bledsoe from LA Clippers. With Howard, they will be a contending playoff team next season. In 2014, they will also have the pieces to be a Championship contender. Houston, even with Howard, will not be the favorites over San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Los Angeles Clippers for the West, meaning Howard won't win a Championship any quicker with them, even if McHale can adapt to him.
More drivel from the same pundits who crowned the Lakers West champions last season when they acquired Howard. Instead of spending his summer touring prospective suckers Dwight ought to be in the gym learning how to shoot free throws. No team that runs its offense through him will ever win anything as long as he shoots 50% from the charity stripe. Come crunch time teams will clobber him. They will beg for him to get the ball. Howard is a perfect example of a guy who never learned to play basketball, he is just an athlete.
Newsflash: Teams win championships ever year with D. Howard!
How did they get all those pictures of Dwight Howard in team uniforms for 4 teams he has never played on? I don't understand. Also, Dwight is not a hard enough worker to be successful in important basketball games, like playoffs. Any team that gets him will regret it.
Get the feeling this Howard circus will make Lebrons "Decision" look like nothing more than a poor choice in venue. Just think this drama has gone for what 2 years now?
If I owned an NBA team, I would tell my GM to not even contact Howard's agent. The guy is just sad -- all the talent, none of the motivation to use it. He will never, ever be a champion because he just wants to run out on the court and have fun. He's not willing to work hard, improve his game (free throws, anyone?), and become a dominant big man like he could. Teams would be better off getting a good defensive center and spending their money on a wing scorer.
Dwight Howard has become a bad joke. I wish he'd go play in China or Turkey, or some such place. The NBA would be a better place without him.
A championship team needs players with high character, not players who are characters. Dwight came into the league as an 18 year old playing the religion card and how his career was going to glorify God. Now, five known baby mommas and several more rumored. Dwight believes in God but has kids out of wedlock all over the place? And in the deciding game of a playoff series, with Kobe, Nash and Peace all out with injuries, Pau trying to play through an injury and Dwight runs his mouth and gets teched out of the game? In the third quarter?I could see it if he fouled out, because that would mean he was least trying to carry the team, but running his mouth off at the refs and getting thrown out just does not show leadership. I can't help but think back to when Dwight did his disastrous opt-in for last year with the Magic and he stated what made the difference in his mind is that when he showed up for the meeting, the Magic had all of his favorite candy there. The Magic knew they were dealing with a child instead of a man. The rest of the league needs to understand that as well.
@barjona Top 5? That is crazy talk. OK, maybe he does not suck like most scream, but not top ten.
you're not a life long laker fan. don't make me laugh. Top free agents? they haven't had any cap space. Their money was locked up winning championships with bynum and gasol. How many free agents have TURNED DOWN the lakes since shaq left? zero. @docjay06
@cgio.lopez There could be an issue with cap space in Miami.
@AndrewJones Cheeses K. Rist - go to Houston. Harden is still getting better - Kobe is over. There is no possible championship in the Laker near future. Lakers are in disarray and will go down the toilet before they get rebuilt. Houston is ready to do something - altho Howard's ability to screw things up should not be underestimated.
@AndrewJones The Rockets and Lakers did have roughly the same record last season. But Howard was on the Lakers helping the team to that record, while a Howard-less Rockets team managed the about the same record. By adding Dwight the Rockets get significantly better and are a championship contender, while the Lakers stay exactly how they were last year (except a year older and a significant injury to Kobe)
@AndrewJones seriously? You have to be kidding... after seeing this season, you can't really be that much of a lakers homer. The lake show is on the decline... the Rockets are on the upswing and are only going to get better
@Scott62 Lakers will clearly have to ditch D'antoni before they'll have any shot at a title.
@JoeBucknam Dirk would be the single best teammate (potentially, Howard is crazy enough to clash with anyone), but the Mavs are a mess. I agree with the writer in that the Mavs are probably a messier destination than even the Lakers.
@Dr. Vinny Boombatz did you mean "every" and "without"? That would make sense, then.
@John4 haha what do you mean you dont understand? you have never herd of this ancient technology called photoshop. its 2013 for crying outloud
@sbrown823 I don't care how many baby mommas he has as long as he shuts up and play basketball. Try not to spend so much time worrying about his personal life..who knows you may have all types of problems yourself if someone handed you 100 million dollars....I never look to a young super rich sports athlete as a role model easier to look up to mom and dad or some older wiser folks..Dwight just needs to dedicate himself to winning.
@6marK6 @barjona Name me 5 players better... I'll give you LeBron and Durant for sure but after that it gets dicey, Rose probably, Melo and Paul maybe... but it's getting debatable. You say he's a stat hog but he's a 3 time defensive player of the year. And like LeBron he took a band of misfits to the finals, he just hasn't had a chance to play on a good team yet.
@John4 @cgio.lopez Yeah maybe, we'll have to research that one ..
@John4 @Dr. Vinny Boombatz Yes I did......Sorry...typed faster than I should have
@kosmotheassman I'm sorry. I was going for humor. And the "pictures" are clearly generated. Try not to be so literal. Also, "heard". Herd is a group of animals.
@Mr. J @sbrown823 Howard's personal life IS a direct reflection of how he treats his professional life. He doesn't take anything seriously, he just wants to have fun and live in the moment, not work on his game or do what needs to be done to win a championship. The problem is he is physically gifted and mentally immature, if not incapable of being a pro.
@John4 @Dr. Vinny Boombatz I appreciate it!...Peace
@Dr. Vinny Boombatz I was trying to help, and not be the a-hole I usually am! Peace.
@John4 Thanks! ..
@RafalPruszyn-ski Also, I think it is a pack of wolves.
@RafalPruszyn-ski Oh, you are ever so right. A herd is a group of CERTAIN animals. Fish do not constitute a herd, they make a school. There are many names for groups of animals. Herd is one of them. However, "have you never herd" is wrong, no matter the circumstance. And you didn't think my comment of Dwight Howard not having played for all those teams was not even a bit humorous? Really? Anyway, Paul, thank you for the clarification of herd. You are awesome.
A herd is not a group of animals, only certain animals. We do not say "a herd of fish" or a "herd of wolves." You mihht have been going fr humor but you failed.


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Surviving are two children, Robin L. (Daniel) Schwartz, Worthington, and Todd R. (Melissa) Hellwarth, Magnetic Springs, and five grandchildren.
He retired from the insurance field after serving as an executive, agent and agency owner and later volunteered at Marysville Memorial Hospital, driving routes for the mobile meals program. He was a member of Marysville United Methodist Church. A 1953 graduate of Celina High School, he received an associate degree in business from International Business College in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Desk fatties rejoice! Fat's not killing us, diseases are
Some good news for us desk fatties this week. Sitting hunched over our computers all day is not actually making us obese. In fact we burn just as much energy as our hunter-gathering ancestors did.
Really. We know this because scientists from Hunter College at the University of Arizona and Stanford University told us so.
They conducted an experiment comparing the daily expenditure of the Hadza, a tribe of traditional hunter-gatherers from northern Tanzania, Africa, with the average Western desk worker. In all cases they found that our energy expenditure was exactly the same.
That's great news for anyone who spends a large proportion of their day bemoaning the fact that they can't go and play outside in the sunshine. But it doesn't rule out the other, potentially more perilous aspects of being completely desk-bound for at least eight hours a day.
Hygiene is my biggest bugbear. There is nothing worse than sharing an otherwise companionable workspace with the pesteringly un-hygienic. Examples include days old tea cups, and used plates or forks, un-emptied garbage bins and coffee stains that mark the desk for weeks on end.
Sore neck and shoulders. Yes, we all know this discomfort can be prevented with the simplest of stretches, but hardly anyone remembers to do that. It's quite concenring how often you can find yourself sitting for two or three hours at a time without noticing.
Lack of privacy during phonecalls. Ever been in the middle of a heated domestic discussion over the phone at work? There is nothing worse than realising mid-way through a particularly vehement point that everyone around you can hear everything you say. At least it keeps the office gossip amused.
But now it's over to you, what's your biggest gripe about being chained to a desk?
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Phwoar says:
My biggest gripe about being chained to a desk? The vegetarian next to me farting all day. He tries to mask it with a spray of Glen-20. I've grown to hate the smell of Glen-20.
SAm says:
Im guilty of the days old coffee cup thing. I maybe wash it once a month. Doesnt hurt, your only putting boiling water in anyway, so it'll kill anything off.
People listening in, stinky people and open offices in general are what annoys me. Much rather hide in a back room somewhere, get much more done
Mark G says:
In most cases its not the output (ie expenditure) that is the problem but rather the input. I am pretty certain that your average Tanzanian tribesmen does not eat as much (or as bad) as you average fat western officer worker. Its all about input and output. It doesn't matter that the same amount of energy is used because the amount of energy put in is not the same. Most fat office workers need to be burning a hell of a lot more than a tribesman to lose weight if they want to maintain their diet.
Roz says:
I love my desk. Punching out work makes me feel good. I roll or swivel wherever possible - anything to not get out of my chair
thatmosis says:
If its not sitting at a desk all day or doing no exercise then it must be the see food diet that is making a large majority of people fat and obese, self inflicted and everybody will end up paying.
Admiral Ackbar says:
Eating. More specifically, the sound people make when they're eating while I'm trying to work. I'm surprised you guys haven't heard about me on the news yet. "White 30 year old male was detained by Police today after ramming a crisket up the nose hole of a colleague. Witnesses claim he continued to yell snack related obscenities while repeatedly assaulting a box of crackers while Police dragged him from the scene."
People who eat loud are the worst, particularly in a place where eating at all shouldn't be allowed. I need to sneak away and do the happy dance before I choke someone out.
Brad says:
People who feel they are entitled to a job.
You need to earn it. And go on earning it every single day.
Robert S McCormick says:
What a load of garbage! What did these "Academics" do? Get a great big fat Government Grant to conduct this ridiculous comparison & come up with an even more ridiculous conclusion. How did they measure the actual "energy" used by the desk-bound, Fat & Sugar laced junk food filled fatsos?
The Hunter Gatherers would be simply worked out for they are on their feet doing exactly that, Hunting, gathering & carrying food back to their camp. You never see a Fat Hadza or any other tribesmen/women who spend their entire lives seeking out food suffering from obesity!
Remember Cheese, that delicious, solid or melted but fat & cholestrol infused Dair Product which for generations we have been told we should, for the sake of our hearts, belly's, hips, restrict our intake?
Now some equally ridiculous , alleged, "Academics" in some equally stupid University in the UK has announced that we can eat as much of it as we like for the benefits far out-weigh the disadvantages!!
The world, or at least those highly remunerated academics-cum-scientist members of it, has gone stark, bloody, raving mad!!
dancan says:
But now it's over to you, what's your biggest gripe about being chained to a desk?
"Lack of privacy during phonecalls. Ever been in the middle of a heated domestic discussion over the phone at work? There is nothing worse than realising mid-way through a particularly vehement point that everyone around you can hear everything you say. At least it keeps the office gossip amused."
People who don't understand the concept of a workplace, you want to have a domestic take it outside. Better still put your phone on silent and actually DO WORK
miloinacup says:
I hate desk work. It's one of the reasons I'm going back to Uni - to move into a career where my day doesn't consist of staring at a computer monitor from 9-5.
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At least there's the internet, for all those that have lockdown intranet I feel sorry for you…
Audra Blue says:
My biggest gripe is that I can't be at home lying on the sofa watching Dexter or Fringe or CSI or Liam Neeson's new movie The Grey (bought it yesterday). Another gripe is I can't be at home lying on the sofa taking a snooze because I'm so comfy with my pillow and blankie watching my movies.
In my office there is a 75 yo woman who just won't retire. The biggest gripe I have with her is that she never showers. She smells worse than a homeless person. It's disgusting and she earns more money than I do for doing pretty much nothing! She's been spoken to about her hygiene before but her excuse is that because of her age, her sense of smell isn't that great and she doesn't notice. WTF? So your bad sense of smell precludes you from automatically taking a shower every day?
I also hate having to listen to the 20 yo guy in the next cubicle going on and on about superheroes and the Marvel and DC comic Universe. Christ, I get that shit at home from my son, I don't need to come in to work and hear it as well. Plus, all the oversharing. I know one woman's family better than I know my own. And then there's the drama queens. No wonder I'm exhausted every day. Listening to them is draining.
And one very nice lady who I actually like but CONSTANTLY mentions her property portfolio and how she has a holiday house and how she has to take time off to do some minor renovations.
I could go on but I'm getting tired and need a lie down on the sofa.
che says:
Since the bitch-face left two weeks ago and I got her job, everything is pretty great around here.
It does annoy me a little when the males in the office dump their dirty dishes in the sink, and expect them to be washed and put away. I think they forget that we are not their wives/mothers.
Sour Dave says:
I've got a pretty dismal view out my window. That's my only gripe.
But what makes my job awesome is my chair. I've got this wicked stain on my chair between my legs. It's where I drip coffee, tea, tuna oil, kebab juices, etc. The etc, could be any number of things, but it's mainly sweat after going for a walk round the cbd when I'm feeling kinda fit.
Everyone is disgusted by my chair, but I'm proud of it.
I don't ever want a replacement.
Sandler says:
Office maintenance installed new paper towel dispensers to cope with new paper towels we're getting. That doesn't stop the cleaners from trying to cram in 25,000 reams every night.
So annoying trying to pull out paper towels and all you get is confetti.
Cleaners, I am not at a bloody wedding!
Diogenes says:
Oh dear, I have 30 desks in my office.
Unfortunately there is usually a smelly year 9, 10, 11, or 12 who needs help sitting in one.
Out of curiosity I put on a pedometer one day (admit it included a yard duty) and did 15,500 steps or thereabouts
Frank says:
We've got this nutter in here who's a massive U2 fan. Any situation you're in, and he'll quote some freakin U2 lyrics which will suit perfectly. He's got a gift… a pretty damn useless gift.
Who calls themselves after a freakin bone anyway?
andre says:
...and what is the relevance to the article of the picture showing those 2 critters . They are not fat nor are they disease. Is it some kinda evolutionary propaganda pic?
Babylon in Canberra says:
I just do not believe this research.
Was it sponsored by the 'Longer Hours at you Computer Please' association?
When I do 'hunter gathering' in my garden I'm always hungry after, plus I have on occasion noticed weigh loss the following day.
So BiC findings do not concur. :D
AJ says:
Now it is an interesting comparison but is seems to me that if you say that hunter gatherers in Tanzania are our past your are actually harking back to the long redundant "standard of civilizations". The same standard of civilizations that classified pre-European Australia as Terra Nullius. These people are by no means our hunter gather ancestors and actually live in the present. Saying otherwise seems to me to be outright racist.
Heather says:
Loving all the gripey office talk. An office trade day could sort it. I'll trade you my [ habit that annoys you, but I think is totally reasonable] if you just shut the hell up about [the thing that you talk about that I can't stand another minute of]....or just have a lie down under the boardroom table as per Nikki's suggestion. Love it.
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A long tradition and an integral part of Gstaad: International Schools
An oasis in the Alps, wellness destination and Olympus of fine food - these are only few of the superlatives that are mentioned in the same breath as Gstaad. The gem of the Bernese Oberland is also well-known for its International Schools and Camps that occupy an important place in Saanenland's everyday life.
The boarding schools look back on many years of tradition and have built up an excellent reputation. Thousands of students, families and teachers have become ambassadors to the rest of the world, praising the reputation and lifestyle of the Saanenland region.
The boarding school Le Rosey was founded in 1880 and is considered the most prestigious school in Switzerland." Philippe Gudin, director of the school since 1980, is famed as a visionary in the education of children and young adults. Since 1916, Le Rosey has left its main campus by Lake Geneva to spend the winter in Gstaad.
Internationally renowned for its excellence in education, John F. Kennedy International School prides itself on being a small family-style organisation with a big heart where children are treated as individuals. It boasts an exceptional academic and extra-curricular programme providing students with a broad range of mountain activities all-year round, as well as cultural excursions and a comprehensive sports programme. JFK focuses on providing a strong academic curriculum, which thoroughly prepares students for the IGCSE examinations and promotes intellectual curiosity, independent thinking and excellent study habits.
Gstaad International School specialises in the provision of an exclusive, high quality boarding school education, set within a unique and nurturing family environment. The school offers an international curriculum consisting of the American High School Diploma, British IGCSE and A Levels and a Foundation Year. High emphasis is placed on the holistic personal development of its students, with the stated mission of producing "young men and women who will go on to be leaders in their chosen professions and be of good influence in the world".
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In the context of a summer camp in Gstaad, Le Rosey prepares students for the school year. The summer camp ist aimed at students from 8 to 18 years who intend to go on to university.
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EDMONTON - It's ironic how much I enjoy Christmas considering I'm not Christian. I'm not even religious, for that matter, but I partake in the festivities as if I grew up attending Sunday services. Every year, I bake cookies with my mother-in-law to the warm voice of Bing Crosby, wine, and a cosy fire — a tradition I cherish.I help her trim the tree, and even attend Christmas Eve mass to hear her sing in the choir. I'll admit, I secretly enjoy the frivolous aspects, too: wearing sequins, wrapping gifts with fancy ribbons and, in small doses, shopping to spoil those most special in my life.
Like me, many of Linda Kearney's Christmas traditions come from her mother-in-law. Kearney, 55, opened Dauphine Bakery and Bistro with her husband Paul in 2011.
She is one of Edmonton's celebrated bakers, most famous for her lemon curd tarts, cakes, and now her classic, French-inspired bistro.
"I owe everything to my mother-in-law," says Kearney. "She was an incredible cook … and I was so fortunate to be embraced by this family that loved food."
A social worker by trade, Kearney is self-taught. "I started baking to nurture my creativity," says the mother of five, whose loyal following began in 2005 with her Queen of Tarts stand at the downtown farmers market.
To this day, Kearney celebrates Christmas Eve as her in-laws did, with a formal four-course dinner that includes seafood, a Russian Eastern Orthodox tradition. First, a soup course, then salad, tourtière and her mother-in-law's Russian specialty, kulebiaka — puff pastry filled with a savoury mixture of salmon, rice, béchamel and cooked eggs.
Naturally, at least four kinds of desserts follow, including bûche de noël cake for her granddaughter, chocolate pecan tart for her son, and croquembouche — a showy tower of creampuffs wrapped with glistening strands of spun sugar. "And we open presents at midnight."
On Christmas Day, "we open stockings, and it's more relaxed," says Kearney, who serves up an Italian strata, a savoury breakfast bread pudding. It's what Kearney calls "great foundation recipes," where you have the core — eggs, bread, cream, basic seasonings — but can vary the fillings to your heart's desire.
Craving ham? Pair it with gruyere cheese. Want to impress? Use lobster. Vegetarians in your mix? Use local Mo-Na wild mushrooms or spinach and tomatoes.
"I've been making this since my 20s," she says, a dish that can be assembled the day before and benefits from a long soak. "Whoever is first up pops it in the oven." With freshly squeezed orange juice and fruit salad, "it pretty much keeps us going until the turkey is ready."
Kearney's favourite combination is wild smoked salmon and dill made with her brioche bread. "It's warm. It's comforting. And it looks very pretty with the salmon," she says.
In planning a baking tray, Kearney offers her bakery's guideline: "I think of different colours, textures and flavours: something sparkly, something comforting, something fruity, something chocolate, something nutty."
In the texture and comforting categories fall her addictive coconut macaroons, made with local, organic egg whites from Sunshine Organic, and elegant wide ribbons of coconut. It's like a cookie but not quite — chewy, moist and not too sweet.
"Cookies can be heavy and you don't always want something with lots of flour," says Kearney. Roll them to look like fresh snowballs, or fashion into pyramids to mimic the shape of a Christmas tree, and finish with snowy dusting of icing sugar.
Be it macaroons or poppy-seed chiffon cakes, Kearney says she loves to bake because it evokes a strong emotional response in people.
"If I make something that reminds them of what their mother made … it's a connection to peoples' families and their food memories. And to be a part of that, even in some small way, is not inconsequential.
"And I do think that integrity of the ingredients is part of that. So I use the ingredients that I've always fed my family, and it's what we use for our customers, as well."
That includes local Foothills Creamery butter, available at Wild Earth Foods and Save-on-Foods stores, and local, naturally raised Irvings Farm Fresh ham from City Market downtown. Her vegetables come from Sundog Organic in Gibbons, Alta., and her flour is organic, locally grown and freshly milled in small batches by John Schneider of Gold Forest Grains. It's available at Dauphine Bakery, Wild Earth Foods and Old Strathcona Farmers Market.
"Alberta is the bread basket of this country," says Kearney. "Italian pasta is made with Alberta flour. Why wouldn't we buy local? I appreciate when people go to the trouble to seek us out and support an independent business, and I try to pass that on. That's a very important philosophy for me."
As we talk, it quickly becomes clear Kearney bakes with precision and passion. She cuts no corners, and her bistro is an extension of her family's values and traditions. She even serves her family's kulebiaka and strata for lunch in the bistro.
"That's the whole point of the holidays to me: You cook like crazy for Christmas Eve and day, and you get to feast on leftovers for four days." This might be just one of the reasons I like Christmas so much.
If you are inspired, Linda Kearney is teaching pastry in January and February 2013. Each class has only six spots. Call 780-421-4410 to reserve one.
Dauphine holiday brunch strata
Serves 6-8
"When I first started making the strata I used a good Italian loaf, but now I use our brioche, because it gives a nice richness. You can use whatever protein or vegetables you have on hand," says Linda Kearney.
The bain-marie water bath guarantees an even cooking temperature and creates a moist, silky texture.
600 grams brioche, sliced and cubed into 1 1/2 inch squares
2 leeks, cleaned, white and light green parts only, sliced and sautéed lightly in 1 teaspoon (5 mL) butter
1 shallot, diced and sautéed with the leeks
500 grams wild smoked salmon, 1 inch pieces (You may substitute 500 grams of cooked ham for the salmon, we use Irvings Farm Fresh ham)
1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped dill
4 cups (1 L) whipping cream (35 per cent)
2 cups (500 mL) whole milk
11 organic eggs
Optional (if you are making the ham and cheese version):
1 cup (250 mL) shredded Gruyere cheese
Note: You will need another ovenproof baking tray, roasting pan or baking dish at least two inches larger than your baking dish to act as a bain marie or water bath.
Method: Lightly butter a 14-cup ovenproof baking dish (approximately 8 x 12 inches and 3 inches deep).
Place the cubed brioche into the greased baking dish. Toss with smoked salmon, leeks and dill, reserving a few pieces of salmon and dill for the top of the casserole.
Lightly beat eggs. Add cream and milk and mix until combined. Pour over brioche mixture, pressing lightly to ensure all the bread is covered with the cream mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for a minimum of 90 minutes (this may also be prepared the night before), so that the brioche can absorb the cream mixture.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Remove casserole from fridge while oven is preheating. Place the larger empty bain marie pan into the oven and carefully pour enough hot water into the larger baking dish so that the water will reach at least 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the casserole dish. If topping with cheese, place shredded cheese on top of casserole. Carefully place the uncovered assembled casserole into the water bath. Bake for 60-70 minutes until light golden and casserole is set in the middle.
Remove from oven and serve.
Option: To make this with wild mushrooms (from Mo-Na Foods), soak 200 grams dry mushrooms in 400 mL water for two hours, drain (reserve soaking liquid for another use like mushroom stock), and put in with bread. If using fresh mushrooms, sautee 500 grams, then add to bread for soaking.Dauphine
Coconut Macaroons
Makes approximately 24
"This is a recipe I opened the cafe with," says Kearney. "It's one of those guilt-free things that's a hit of sweet that goes far." The secret to not burning these? Double pan your aluminum baking sheets and line with parchment.
"For a baking tray, it's nice to not have everything the same shape. I think that's really important."
1/2 cup egg whites (approximately 4 egg whites)
1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon (5 mL) pure vanilla extract
2 cups (500 mL) sweetened shredded coconut
2 cups (500 mL) unsweetened ribbon-cut coconut (available for sale at Dauphine)
Method: Preheat oven to 350 F.
Combine egg whites, salt and sugar into a glass or metal bowl. Set the bowl over saucepan filled with at least 3 inches of water. Bring water to a boil and stir egg white mixture with a whisk. Stir constantly until mixture reaches 120 F or 50 C. Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla extract, sweetened shredded coconut and unsweetened ribbon-cut coconut and mix until well combined. Let coconut mixture rest for 20 minutes. Prepare 2 parchment lined baking sheets.
Coconut mixture may now be shaped. Using a small one-tablespoon measure or scoop, tightly pack mixture into scoop and release onto baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each macaroon.
At this point you may leave them shaped like a ball, or indent the rounds with your thumb or small melon baller to make a hollow depression that can be used for a filling, or you can hand-mould into pyramid cones or tree shapes.
Double pan the baking sheet and bake on middle rack for 18-22 minutes, rotating the pan midway through the baking. Bake until the edges of the cookies are light golden brown.
Let cool completely before removing from the parchment paper and before storing in a covered container.
If making a thumbprint macaroon, ensure cookies are cool one hour prior to filling with lemon curd or chocolate ganache.
Tina Faiz is a freelance journalist, and has a regular food column on CBC Radio's Alberta at Noon.
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During his closing argument, Calhoun County District Attorney Brian McVeigh asked the jurors to sentence Smith, 24, to death.
"If not in this case, when? If not for Kevin, then for whom?" McVeigh asked.
McVeigh said it's difficult to say someone should die for their actions and told the jurors they should "put a great deal of thought into this and make the right decision."
McVeigh then asked the jurors to put themselves into the Wellborn Elementary School teacher's shoes on the night of April 20, 2011, when he was kidnapped, robbed, duct-taped, driven to Cherokee County and killed with a steak knife.
"How long did he have to sit there thinking 'What are they going to do to me?'" McVeigh asked.
The district attorney said Thompson was stabbed in the heart and at the same time "this community got stabbed in the heart."
Prosecutors say two other men, Tyrone Thompson and Jovon Gaston, were also involved in the teacher's killing.
Tim Burgess, one of Smith's defense attorneys, asked the jurors to sentence Smith to life in prison without the possibility of parole based on the defendant's childhood. Jurors previously heard testimony from Smith's family and officials involving alleged sexual abuse of Smith by a family member and a mother who was partially absent and addicted to alcohol and drugs.
"The decisions you make are based on your upbringing and how you were raised," Burgess said.
The defense attorney asked jurors to consider how Smith was raised.
"He was raised like a dog, abused and neglected," Burgess said.
Burgess said nothing could make up for what happened to the 29-year-old teacher, but life in prison would certainly be a punishment.
"Imagine knowing you're going to die in prison. He's got a son … imagine never being able to teach your son how to play baseball?" he asked.
McVeigh countered by saying Smith will likely live a long time in prison and his family could visit him.
"Kevin Thompson can never see his family again," McVeigh said. "When you take the best and brightest among us and kill them, slaughter them, you should get the most severe punishment we have."
Jurors also heard testimony from a psychologist and sociologist regarding the effect Smith's childhood had on the choices he made as an adult.
Ronald McCarver, a licensed psychologist and certified forensic examiner, testified that a personality test showed Smith was impulsive, had a tendency to be involved in chaotic relationships and suffered quick mood changes.
"It indicated to me that if he had problems he'd get angry real quickly," McCarver said.
McCarver said that through testing he found Smith had no diagnosable mental disorders.
When Smith served time in prison for a robbery, McCarver said, it was the most stable environment the defendant had ever lived in.
"He's very likely to function quite well in a prison environment," the psychologist said.
McCarver noted that Smith obtained his GED during his previous sentence.
Marti Loring, a clinical sociologist and social worker, testified that she believed the trauma Smith experienced during his childhood had an effect on the rest of his life. Loring said Smith's exposure to drugs and alcohol at a young age, physical abuse by his mother and sexual abuse by a family member could all be considered traumatic events.
"When people are traumatized they don't use good sense, good judgment or good morals," Loring said.
People who have been traumatized and are left untreated have a higher risk of criminal behavior, especially sexually abused boys, Loring testified.
During one of her interviews with Smith, Loring said, the defendant told her he felt threatened by Tyrone Thompson and that was why he killed Kevin Thompson. Loring said Smith told her Tyrone Thompson pointed a gun at him and threatened the lives of Smith's mother and pregnant girlfriend.
McVeigh asked Loring why Smith never told law enforcement that Tyrone Thompson had threatened him with a gun during the crime. Loring said she was uncertain why Smith had never mentioned the gun before.
Jurors will return to the Calhoun County Courthouse to continue deliberation Wednesday morning at 8:30.
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Although the Mad Money host calls Linn Energy 'a tremendous company with an excellent business model, ' he also says Linn Energy stock has a tragic flaw.
"Linn Energy is a master limited partnership, and the rules about how MLPs are taxed, and more important, how their distributions are taxed, are very different from the rules regarding the taxation of ordinary dividends from regular companies, " said Cramer.
Those rules make MLPs very unappealing to certain types of investors. "For example, if you own an MLP like Linn Energy in a tax-favored vehicle like an Individual Retirement Account or IRA, then you might end up paying taxes on Linn's distributions because of something called unrelated business taxable income or UBTI, " Cramer explained.
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