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...breaking 2006 campaign, Dawson will take what he calls “more small steps” to increase his chances of reaching the NFL.Having already run for some scouts, next season he must continue to impress as agents and scouts roam the sidelines, scrutinizing his every step to assess his potential.Whether or not the team representatives see his promise, Dawson says that he will play professional ball post-graduation. And if all goes as planned, his career will begin with an NFL squad.—Staff writer Madeleine I. Shapiro can be reached at mshapiro@fas.harvard.edu...
...www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov This federal government site, a work in progress, uses patient data from more than 4,000 hospitals to assess how often they provide the recommended treatment for certain conditions. For example, you can check the three hospitals you are considering having surgery at to see which is accredited by a private, nationally recognized group, and what percentage of surgery patients received preventative antibiotics one hour before incision. The local hospitals are also compared against the national average, the state average, and the highest scoring hospitals in the country. (Although provision of data is voluntary, the 2004 Medicare reform...
...pension boards, prevents the city’s pension funds—the City Employees Retirement Fund (CERF) and the Policemen and Firemen’s Pension Fund—from backing seven companies that do business with the Sudanese government. The measure also stipulates that financial consultants assess the funds for other investments with ties to Sudan. Chairs on each pension fund were quick to point out that while similar events in Providence did not directly inspire their decision, they saw the potential for other cities to follow suit. “I would assume that down the road...
...What a politician might call "image management" has been spruced up, too. Since 2000, the palace has commissioned annual polls and focus groups to assess how people feel about the monarchy. A research department weighs what kind of trips and events will have the most impact. Press aides labor to plan backdrops so the cameras will take away an image that reinforces the message their boss is trying to highlight that day. A press office whose chief used to be known on Fleet Street as "the abominable no man" now promptly returns phone calls. The Queen's Christmas broadcast...
...grant from the Student Activities Fund was insufficient to cover the party costs, Epstein said. The JCEC has yet to assess whether it turned a profit from the event, Desai wrote in an e-mail...