Monday, October 30, 2006
The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region.
Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Bill Bousfield, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. This ward’s incumbent is Elaine Moore; also challenging Moore is Janet Hamilton and Tejinder Lamba.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
US doctors are to interview 12 patients with a view to performing the first ever transplant of a human face.
The Cleveland Clinic will choose between seven women and five men to find the person most suited for the experimental procedure, which is a radical and controversial solution to extreme facial scarring or disfigurement.
Having practiced the procedure on bodies donated for medical research, the Cleveland Clinic team believe they have a 50% chance of success. The procedure will not live up to science-fiction predictions and give the recipient the appearance of the donor; the underlying bone structure is the deciding factor in the final appearance. The new face will end up resembling neither the donor nor recipient.
Surgeons in several other countries have announced being ready to perform this procedure in the past. However, the risk and non life-threatening nature of disfigurement have meant that gaining approval for the groundbreaking surgery has been difficult. Like many other transplant operations, the recipient would be required to take drugs to prevent tissue rejection for the remainder of their life. These drugs can have side effects and carry their own risks involving the patient’s immune system.
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Eben Moglen, Columbia University Law Professor, will head the newSoftware Freedom Law Center (SFLC). An initial 4 million dollars has been provided by Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to fund the project.
The law center will provide free legal service for open source projects and developers. In 2004 OSDL established a separate $10 million Linux Legal Defense Fund providing legal support for Linus Torvalds, Linux kernel creator and end user companies subjected to Linux-related litigation by the SCO Group. The new law center will not be affiliated with the OSDL.
“This is about taking care of the goose that laid the golden egg and not letting wolves come in the middle of the night and steal it away,” Moglen said during a press conference. “This is a legal firm not involved so much in litigating and defending as it will be for counseling and advising and nurturing non-profits and to prevent millions of dollars in litigation.”
Moglen will serve as chairman and director-counsel of the non-profit organization. Also on board as directors are: Lawrence Lessig, law professor at Stanford Law School; Daniel Weitzner, director of the World Wide Web Consortium‘s technology and society activities; and Diane Peters, general counsel at the OSDL. Daniel Ravicher, executive director of the Public Patent Foundation, will help manage as legal director.
Moglen, one of the world.s leading experts on copyright law as applied to software, will run the new Law Center from its headquarters in New York City. The Law Center will initially have two full-time intellectual property attorneys on staff and expects to expand to four attorneys later this year. Initial clients for the Law Center include the Free Software Foundation and the Samba Project.
Other services provided by the SFLC include: asset stewardship, to avoid intellectual property claim conflict; license review and compatibility analysis; legal consulting and lawyer training.
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The income tax season is a time that many people dread. That’s because they hate the thought of having to give up some of their money. Then, there are those who enjoy this particular time of year, because they look forward to all of the money they will be getting back. Whatever the case may be, whether you fall into the first category or the second, it’s important that you realize the importance of hiring a tax preparation specialist.
You may be one of the people who never bother with this particular issue, because in your mind you can save the money and do the job yourself. If you do in fact follow this way of thinking, you may actually be hurting yourself in the long run. There are several reasons why it’s always best to hire a tax preparation specialist as opposed to doing the work on your own. First of all, these professionals are up to date on all of the constantly changing laws in regards to taxes. They also have the proper amount of experience, expertise and background knowledge to do things the right way. Therefore, they are less likely to skip over or omit important portions of the paperwork. In other words, a tax preparation specialist can get the job done correctly and efficiently. Part of you still may be thinking that hiring professionals isn’t necessary. However, without their help, there’s a good chance that you could either get into serious trouble, or you may even miss out on a great amount of money. That’s because one of the things that these specialists are responsible for is helping to make sure that their clients are repaid all of the taxes that they are due. So, instead of missing out on hundreds or even thousands of dollars because you didn’t file your information correctly, you would have an opportunity to get more money than you first expected. Of course, this isn’t because these specialists are out to manipulate the system. Rather, they are more aware of the different ways that people can get extra credit on their taxes. As previously mentioned, a tax preparation specialist can also keep people out of trouble with the IRS (Internal Revenue Service). Contrary to those who may get refunds, there are also people who have to pay up. Imagine if you were one of these people, for instance. If you are inexperienced in this area, there’s a good chance that you could miscalculate some of the numbers. These miscalculations could cause you to file your paperwork incorrectly and you could end up paying less than you are supposed to. So, if the IRS happens to investigate you, years down the line, you could face some hefty penalties. A tax preparation specialist is extremely important. This professional can help you whether you have to pay taxes or not.
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Monday, June 14, 2021
Arthur Oliver Kostendt, a candidate running in the mayoral election of the US city of Cleveland, Ohio set to take place November 2, discussed his campaign and policies with Wikinews this spring.
According to Cleveland Scene, 29-year-old Kostendt is a member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Republican Party but has referred to his campaign as “casual”. According to his web site’s personal biography, he was a cadet for the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), scout platoon leader for the 2nd Squadron of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio Army National Guard and logistics officer for the 1st Battalion of the 145th Armored Regiment. He served in Kuwait, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and assisted coalition force detachments in Southeast Asia.
Kostendt is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and summa cum laude graduate of Cleveland State University. He writes he uses an apostrophe to abbreviate his middle name as “Arthur O’Kostendt” instead of the customary period after the O to emphasise his Irish heritage.
A poll published May 5 by Baldwin Wallace University, which does not feature Mr Kostendt, has Dennis Kucinich and Basheer Jones leading in the mayoral race by 17.8 and 13.3 points, respectively, with a margin of error of up to five per cent either way. 48% of those surveyed were undecided. Incumbent mayor Frank G. Jackson, who won the 2017 Cleveland mayoral election with 59% of the vote, is eligible for a fifth term but announced on May 6 he would retire.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
A young woman was killed Friday night after an accident occurred on a gyrating ride at the Playland amusement park in Rye, New York in the United States. The woman, Gabriela Garin, was a worker at the amusement park, and had worked there for the past seven years.
The accident occurred near the end of Garin’s shift; as she was loading riders onto the ride. The ride’s new operator, unaware of Garin’s presence, started the ride while Garin was still on it. The new operator then noticed Garin, and shut the ride down in 20 seconds, but Garin had already been ejected from the ride and killed, according to a park spokesperson.
The ride is an attraction that spins people around in two-seat cars, inside a darkened tent to flashing lights and music.
This incident is not the first in the ride’s history. In 2004, a seven-year-old from Connecticut managed to free herself from the ride’s restraining bars, and climb onto the front edge of her seat. She fell soon after the ride started. A safety precaution was put in place after this incident, however, the spokesperson acknowledged that it was not followed when Garin was killed.
The company which owns the ride shut it down, along with two other rides it owns at the park.
This is the fourth fatality in the park’s history. The park features more than 50 rides, a pool, and a beach. It attracts more than 1 million visitors annually.
Friday, July 23, 2021
With five active cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19, South Australia begun a one-week lockdown on Monday. Announcing the lockdown, state Premier Steven Marshall declared “we have no alternative but to impose some fairly heavy and immediate restrictions”.
The first case out of South Australia’s active cases was presented to Modbury Hospital on Sunday night, having returned from Argentina earlier this month. The fifth, which Premier Marshall noted as “far more worrying”, visited The Greek on Halifax restaurant at the same time as someone who was later confirmed to be carrying the virus. Chief Public Health Officer for the state Nicola Spurrier said “if anyone has been at The Greek on Halifax they need to get into quarantine and get tested”.
In accordance with new regulations, there are only five reasons for South Australians to leave home: essential work, shopping for essential goods such as food, exercise, but only with people from the same household and within 2.5 kilometers (2 mi) of home, medical reasons (which includes testing and vaccination against the coronavirus, but excludes elective and cosmetic surgery), and caregiving.
Schools have closed for all but children of essential workers, with online learning having begun on Thursday. Face masks are also be mandated for those who leave home. ABC News reported that “support for businesses is expected to be announced…”, with all non-essential retail required to close under the new regulations.
Med Programmes in Sidney Kimmel Medical College
The Sidney Kimmel Medical College offers a fully licensed program for Associates Degrees and Bachelor’s Degrees in medical education. They also offer over forty academic majors and a wide variety of electives. There are eleven departments and over two hundred faculty members to attend classes with at the Sidney medical college.
The first campus on the east campus is William Templeton Hall, which served as the home to the college’s original campus. This hall served as the location for the original admissions test, a prerequisite for admission to the medical college. Today this location serves as the Center for Mental Health Services. The William Templeton Hall has recently been renovated to include an enlarged teaching area and a new classroom plus a large conference room for out-of-town visitors. The second campus on the west side of Sidney Kimmel Medical college’s East campus is the John Hopkins Mutual Disease Education Center. This campus was built in recognition of the need for a disease education centre on the East Coast.
Sidney College’s philosophy is based on the strong belief that all humans share a common bond through their psychology, religion, race, or nationality. The entire college campus is designed around the motto “Infections are the curse of mankind” This is in reference to the fact that all sicknesses are treatable with the same cures. The hospital, laboratories, and research facilities all connect Sidney Medical College to the community. This connection extends to the campus housing units as well. Residents living in these units attend the university and take part in its affiliated events and programs.
Types of Medical Degree Programs
Sidney Kimmel Medical College offers two main types of degree programs; a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration and a Bachelor of Medicine in Science. The Bachelor of Science in Health care administration program provides students with the knowledge necessary to work in an administrative position in a healthcare-related facility. The Bachelor of Medicine in Science program allows students to focus their studies in either a medical or nursing-related field.
Many students also elect to utilize the university’s accelerated medical education programs, which will enable them to complete a full BSN in less than three years. A full BSN requires that the student has completed a minimum of a four-year bachelor’s degree at an accredited university.
The College has received accreditation from The Pennsylvania State University and The Atlantic Council for radiologic technology. Located in South Pittsburg, just outside of Pittsburgh, the Sidney Kimmel Medical College is one of the first radiology schools in the United States to be accredited.
Facilities
The college’s curriculum is centred on preparing students for their placement to a long-term and well-paying position in a medical facility. Upon graduation, students will be ready to take the licensing examination in Pennsylvania. In addition to having a vast amount of clinical experience, students will also be required to participate in internships in various hospitals throughout the United States. These internship placements not only allow students to experience medical responsibilities on a day-to-day basis, but they also will enable them to gain valuable experience in an office environment that is similar to the one they will find once they enter the career field.
The school offers a number of undergraduates and graduate degree programs in a variety of majors, including vascular physics, radiological technology, medical physics, diagnostic imaging, computer science, mathematics, physiology, and biochemistry. A large portion of the undergraduate schedule is dedicated to preparing students for their Master’s Degree program, which will provide them with the knowledge and skills to conduct independent research and serve as faculty at a hospital or other health care facility. The Graduate program is designed to prepare students to enter into senior-care settings and to enter into national careers in pulmonary and vascular technology. Approximately one-quarter of all graduates are employed in pulmonary and vascular technology in hospitals throughout the United States.
Best Things About Sidney Kimmel Medical College
The Sidney Kimmel Medical College is located in the heart of South Pittsburg and was recently ranked as one of the top twenty medical schools in the entire country. With a rich history and an award-winning history, the campus is one of the best in the whole country. With a large amount of academic and community support, the school is known as a top destination for young students who are interested in a public health career.
Sunday, August 21, 2005
A robotic system at Stanford Medical Center was used to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery successfully with a theoretically similar rate of complications to that seen in standard operations. However, as there were only 10 people in the experimental group (and another 10 in the control group), this is not a statistically significant sample.
If this surgical procedure is as successful in large-scale studies, it may lead the way for the use of robotic surgery in even more delicate procedures, such as heart surgery. Note that this is not a fully automated system, as a human doctor controls the operation via remote control. Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is a treatment for obesity.
There were concerns that doctors, in the future, might only be trained in the remote control procedure. Ronald G. Latimer, M.D., of Santa Barbara, CA, warned “The fact that surgeons may have to open the patient or might actually need to revert to standard laparoscopic techniques demands that this basic training be a requirement before a robot is purchased. Robots do malfunction, so a backup system is imperative. We should not be seduced to buy this instrument to train surgeons if they are not able to do the primary operations themselves.”
There are precedents for just such a problem occurring. A previous “new technology”, the electrocardiogram (ECG), has lead to a lack of basic education on the older technology, the stethoscope. As a result, many heart conditions now go undiagnosed, especially in children and others who rarely undergo an ECG procedure.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Facebook hired a public relations firm to systematically discredit Google by paying two journalists to plant negative pieces in U.S. newspapers, leaked correspondence discloses. The new revelations are likely to increase tension between the two companies, which are already fierce rivals.
The social network has confirmed the validity of the leaked emails, seen by Wikinews, which suggest executives at the social networking giant hired Burson-Marsteller, a high profile PR and communications firm, to discredit Social Circle, a rival website run by Google. Burson-Marsteller then recruited two journalists — Jim Goldman and John Mercurio — to push editors at The Washington Post and USA Today to publish editorials criticising Social Circle over its privacy settings. The story was exposed after Burson-Marsteller approached a blogger to publish the propaganda, but the blogger posted the correspondence online.
Burson-Marsteller has been forced to apologize for taking on Facebook as a client, admitting the orders to discredit Google violated company policy. “The assignment on those terms should have been declined,” a spokesperson said. The revelations are likely to be incredibly damaging for the firm, who have represented a number of controversial clients in the past. Facebook, however, said the allegations against Google were valid, insisting there were genuine privacy concerns with Social Circle. Google has declined to comment on the issue.