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Drain baby’s death avoidable – doctor

0 Comments | Dominion Post; Wellington, New Zealand, Jan 26, 2005 | by HODGE, Karen

A PREMATURE baby flushed down a Hastings toilet would probably have lived if he had been born at hospital, a paediatrician says.

Philip Moore, the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board clinical director of paediatrics, examined the injured and bruised body of the boy, who was found in a drain on Monday by a plumber.

Mr Moore said the baby, named Aaron by police, was premature. He was either stillborn or died soon after birth.

The baby would have had a 75 per cent chance of surviving if born at a hospital, and could have lived if intensive medical care had been sought at birth, he said.

“There is a lot that could have been done and that’s the tragedy,” Mr Moore said. “I think this is a rare situation, the fact we have had two cases in Hastings that are similar.”

Three weeks ago, the body of another newborn, named Moses, was found in a grass ditch behind a church in the city.

Ashley Wood, the plumber who found Aaron, said he had no choice but to pluck him out in a bucket as he feared he would disappear down the drain system.

Mr Wood had gone down a manhole in Cobham Place, Raureka, to try to find the source of a blockage.

Police were certain yesterday that Aaron was flushed down a toilet from one of 15 properties in the cul-de-sac
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Research and Markets Adds Report: ‘The Career Guide Book for

0 Comments | Manufacturing Close – Up, Jul 29, 2010

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons’ new book “The Career Guide Book for Engineers” to its offerings.

In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:

The Engineer’s Career Guide

John A. Hoschette

The complete, one-stop career resource guide for engineers, engineering managers, and human resources personnel.

Every engineer needs strong career-planning strategies in order to survive and get ahead in corporate America. Whether you are a recent graduate, mid-career, or looking ahead to retirement, The Engineer’s Career Guide offers proven, commonsense advice for navigating all stages of your engineering career.

Packed with real-world tips supported by actual work experiences and examples, this book gives you step-by-step guidance in handling a multitude of career issues.

The author draws upon more than three decades of experience to cover every aspect of an engineer’s career, helping you build the skills you need to:

-Develop a career plan that leads to success

-Successfully transition from university to industry ahead of your peers

-Improve your job performance and stand out from your peers

-Deal with difficult people at work, from supervisors to coworkers

-Negotiate a raise or promotion

-Recover from a career setback or job loss

-Get on the fast track for advancement

-Manage your finances throughout your career

-Plan for your retirement

-Learn how corporate America operates and promotes engineers

Report information:

http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/063c6c/ the_career_guide_b

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The Best Dating Tips For Men by Taylore Smith
in Relationships / Dating (submitted 2010-01-14)

Let me guess. You’re a guy who searched for dating tips that would help you in getting a date. Or maybe you like this girl and wants to date her but you don’t know how to ask her. A lot of guys have the same problem and they conveniently search for the answer sitting in front of their computers surfing the net. Then they would find a lot of dating tips that will tell them what to do, what to say, how to act, etc. I have to admit they can be quite effective.

You may have learned about the “cocky comedy” from David DeAngelo, the mystery method from Mystery, or the Inner Game From Neil Strauss. But I guess the best dating tip could be this:

Take Action.

You may have heard it from anybody so I wouldn’t take credit for it. The thing here is that all those tips and advices you got from David DeAngelo or other famous dating gurus will be nothing if you just spend your time reading all the theories and not taking action. Some guys would actually make those research an excuse in delaying the action.

After reading some tips, you don’t actually have to memorize all the steps on what you should do. You just need to have an idea on how things actually work in dating. Then you should go out and practice what you have learned. Don’t worry about failure or rejection because it happens to everyone. According to PUA, Julian Foxx, you have to know how to deal with rejection and you should not fear it.

I know its never easy. So taking action could mean that you may also have to really TAKE ACTION by going to the next level. Not by directly applying the theories you’ve learned but by attending trainings and bootcamps wherein you can be more exposed in the dating community and be trained by real experts.

Reading all those theories will be useless if you don’t take action
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Get set for another Serge of nostalgia

0 Comments | Herald, The; Glasgow (UK), Jul 29, 2010

Gainsbourg (15)

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Dir: Joann Sfar

With: Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordoninstap

SINGER, songwriter and general whirligig Serge Gainsbourg is the subject of this offbeat and entertaining biopic. Working from his graphic novel, director Joann Sfar portrays Gainsbourg as a devoted son but a restless soul, especially where women were concerned.

Sfar is determined not to turn in a conventional study, weaving strands of fantasy into his film and giving the man behind Je t’aime … moi non plus an alter ego. Most of it works; some of it is a tiresome distraction. The music is similarly patchy, with the early jazz and guitar giving way to nosebleed-inducing French pop. Still, Eric Elmosnino – while far too handsome for Gainsbourg – is excellent in the lead, and the arrival of Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin (played by Laetitia Casta and the late Lucy Gordon) livens proceedings up no end.

Jaws (PG)

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Dir: Steven Spielberg

With: Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfuss

JUST when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the Glasgow Film Theatre nets Spielberg’s ace thriller for its summer season of late-night classics.

It’s been 35 years since a simple shark fin terrorised millions, but Jaws has lost none of its power to entertain. Roy Scheider stars as chief Brody, the sheriff of small-town Amityville, who has a little local wildlife problem. He calls in a man of science (Richard Dreyfuss) and the saltiest of sea dogs (Robert Shaw), and the three attempt to catch the big-toothed one before it does more harm. A triple-Oscar-winner – including one for John Williams for his legendary score – Jaws is Spielberg at his crowd-entrancing best.

Glasgow Film Theatre, tomorrow, 10.45pm.

South of the Border (15)

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Dir: Oliver Stone

OLIVER Stone goes beyond Mexico way to find out what’s happening in Venezuela, Bolivia and the other Latin American nations that are taking a leftward turn. With his principal focus on Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, the Wall Street director gives the other side of the stories which usually portray the president and his ilk as reckless autocrats.

It’s a commendable aim – and a necessary one, as the clips of US television news show – but Stone goes about his task in such a conventional, by-the- numbers way, using news footage and easy- going interviews, that it’s all a bit of a plod. There are some choice moments, though, particularly when Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner tells him off for asking how many pairs of shoes she has.

Filmhouse, Edinburgh.

Karate Kid (15)

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Dir: Harald Zwart

With: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan

A FAMILIAR face (Jackie Chan) and a relatively new one (Jaden “Son of Will” Smith) are the martial-arts master and the titular kid in this good-natured if flabby remake of another 1980s favourite.

Some of the details have changed, but the life-lesson essentials about remaining true to yourself and never giving in to bullies, blah de blah, stay the same. Young Smith – whose mum and dad are among the film’s producers – has the kind of screen presence you might expect, but the real prize here is Chan’s performance as Mr Han, the fighting janitor. If only Mr Han had taken a swipe at the running time, which comes in at a stonking 140 minutes.

Beautiful Kate (15)

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Dir: Rachel Ward

With: Ben Mendelsohn, Bryan Brown

HIP middle-aged writer Ned and his young fiancee venture into the outback on a family visit. It doesn’t take long to see this particular brood hasn’t played happy families for a long time. Rachel Ward’s Australian-set drama is the usual stuff of secrets and lies, and the twist in the tale can be seen coming several kilometres off. But Ward sets an intriguing mood, the script has been polished lovingly, and the performances are spot-on.

Ben Mendelsohn delivers a strong turn in the lead; Aussie acting stalwart Bryan Brown, pictured, is his usual watchable self as the father who loved his children but never understood them; but it’s Rachel Griffiths, as the long-suffering youngest, who shines brightest.

Glasgow Film Theatre and Filmhouse, Edinburgh.

Villa Amalia (PG)

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Dir: Benoit Jacquot

With: Isabelle Huppert

HERE’S a treat for fans of Isabelle Huppert and serious drama alike. She plays Ann, a rather chilly pianist who likes to keep a firm grip on life. After ructions at home and a chance meeting with an old friend, she sets about changing things – and how.

Ann isn’t the easiest character to sympathise with, and Huppert and her director give no quarter
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Players bemoan the decline and fall of pool

0 Comments | DNA. Sunday; Mumbai, Jul 25, 2010 | by Kumar, Nandini

At 60, Heena Khandelwal was one of the oldest participants at the recently concluded Asian Games selection trials for 9-ball pool. Khandelwal was in her late 30s when she developed a fascination for 9-ball pool. “It was boredom that got me striking a few balls on a snooker table at a city club,” says the cueist from Kolkata.

Much like Khandelwal, since the late 70s and early 80s several women in India have taken to the popular cuesports snooker and pool. In Khandelwal’s case, it was waiting all day long for her husband, who is an avid snooker player to finish his frames that got her involved in the game.

“How much can one socialise or sip coffee at the club and wait for your husband to call it a day at the snooker table? I got bored doing it. So one day I decided to pick up the cue myself. To my surprise, the men at the club were very supportive and I was taught by Yasin Merchant’s [Asian Games gold medalist] father. And mind you, this was in the 80s,” recalls Khandelwal.

Pool has been a tremendously popular sport among men and women across the globe, and India saw an upsurge in people playing pool in the late 90s and early noughties.

However, things are not as simple as they were 10 years ago. If a girl wants to play a frame of pool – leave alone the fact that snooker or pool is perceived as a ‘club sport’ usually played in dingy pool parlours where drinking and smoking is in abundance, today – girls can’t even find a place with the right kind of pool table to enjoy the sport.

“I remember pool was really big back in the early 2000s. Many people played the sport and there were enough places to go to and play the game without having a membership,” says Meenal Thakur, one of the top cueists in the country.

“But sadly, now there are hardly any places we can go, which have good pool tables. There are clubs that have pool tables, but they’re crowded with members all the time. So there’s no way a person without membership can go play. Being national players, we practice on snooker tables before participating in major tournaments, and that’s sad,” says Thakur
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Reactions may mimic dementia

0 Comments | Buffalo News, Jul 22, 2010 | by Joe

Anyone who has ever driven an old jalopy knows that eventually things break down or wear out. Keep a car long enough and you will have to replace the fuel pump, hoses and belts, not to mention the transmission.

Older people sometimes need replacement parts as well. Hips and knees may give out after decades of hard wear. Sometimes the pump called the heart needs some extra support, and if the plumbing springs a leak, a drug like Detrol, Ditropan or Toviaz may be prescribed to help control incontinence.

The only problem is that unlike cars, people may react badly to some of these interventions as they age. Some of the most worrisome reactions are those that affect mental function
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Big and cheap

0 Comments | New Straits Times, Mar 15, 2010 | by Dick Tan

WITH high-definition broadcast through Astro B.yond, demand for large, high-performance LCD and plasma TVs is expected to rise.

Plus, big screens are getting increasingly affordable.

A good example is Samsung’s 63-inch PS63B680 plasma TV, which goes for RM16,999. It’s a big sum for sure, but two years ago that won’t even get you a 55-inch equivalent.

For its size, the PS63B680 surprisingly comes with a swivel stand, a feature usually found on smaller displays so their lighter weight won’t impose too much stress on the swivel mechanism.

Nevertheless, the swivel on the PS63B680 seems solidly rigid enough.

Connectivity options are ample: four HDMI 1.3 inputs, two component video, two composite video, a PC input, a USB and a LAN connector.

Video processing features are extensive, including an unusual CELL light control, which allows pixel brightness to be adjusted much like you would with the backlight of an LCD TV.

In addition to the usual controls for contrast, brightness, sharpness, colour and tint, there are the advanced picture control menus Advance Settings and Picture Options.

The PS63B680 should please the tweakiest of videophiles.

It offers a fairly comprehensive three-stage energy-saving function of Low, Mid and High. With each higher mode, the set’s brightness level falls.

Connected to a Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-ray disc player and Astro B.yond through HDMI, the PS63B680 gave an optimum performance, short of a proper calibration, with these video settings: Call light: 7, Colour: 56, Colour space: Natural, Contrast: 70, Black tone: Off, White balance: Default,

Brightness: 42, Dynamic contrast: Off, Flesh tone: -2, Sharpness: 37, Gamma: 1, Edge enhancement: Off

Under the Picture Option menu, we set the Colour Tone to Normal with Digital Noise Reduction off.

The HDMI Black level, which increases the intensity of black, was set to Normal and Film Mode at Cinema Smooth, in view of our extensive use of Blu-ray disc software which tends to output mainly 1,920 by 1,080p at 24 frames per second.

The results: The picture was excellent with good colour, shadow detail and sharpness. The black level, while not the best for a plasma, was more than adequate and better than most conventional LCD TVs.

But there was a marginally perceivable level of video background noise that was obvious only when you’re too close to the screen
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OneShield Congratulates Dalia Dannenberg of Capitol Insurance Companies

Market Wire, July, 2010

OneShield, Inc. , the developer of OneShield Dragon , an innovatively modern, rules- and tools-based, data-driven policy management solution, congratulates Dalia Dannenberg of Capitol Insurance Companies recently recognized as a “Notable Achiever” in the 2010 Women in Insurance Leadership Awards to be presented in September by Insurance Networking News.

Dannenberg, along with the other winners of the Women in Insurance Leadership Awards, will be recognized in the September/October print issue of Insurance Networking News and will be honored in person during the Women in Insurance Leadership (WIL) Forum being held September 26-27 at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook, Illinois just outside of Chicago.

According to the event website, the WIL Forum, presented jointly by Insurance Networking News and insurance industry analyst firm SMA Strategy Meets Action, “is dedicated to the advancement and professional growth of women in the field of insurance and provides the opportunity for mentors and their protges to develop and hone natural leadership skills and obtain key resources in order to better focus on business strategies and execution.”

Dannenberg, a F&S Staff Services Manager for Middleton, Wisconsin-based Capital Insurance Companies, was nominated by OneShield and is being recognized for her leadership efforts within Capitol’s Fidelity & Surety (F&S) operations at a corporate level and her focus and expertise on product strategy, underwriting policies and procedures, rating and filing rules, forms, and compliance. Recently, Dannenberg has taken a lead role at Capitol managing three large projects which have directly impacted the way that the F&S Department operates its business, including replacing the company’s legacy bond administration system with a new web-based bond administration system underpinned by the OneShield Dragon platform.

“It was our sincere pleasure to nominate Dalia for the award and we are very pleased she is getting some well-deserved recognition for her hard work on behalf of Capitol,” said Glenn Anschutz, president and CEO of OneShield.

For further information, please contact Meaghan Kenagy at 508.475.0188 or mkenagy@oneshield.com .

About OneShield
OneShield provides browser-based solutions to automate the sales and service of insurance and bond products for insurance carriers, major brokers, and managing general agents. Its flagship product, OneShield Dragon , is a tools-based, data-driven insurance underwriting, policy administration, rating and workflow engine
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