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...Walker's complaint, Muncie's top cop has very little sympathy. "The fact that there was a celebrity with the other officers and cameras rolling doesn't change anything," he says. "If you don't want to do the time - or be on TV - don't commit the crime...
...Public Library of Science Medicine that highlights the adverse effects of extended-duration shifts on residents working in hospitals. According to the report, residents who work just one “marathon” shift of more than 24 consecutive hours a month are three times more likely to commit at least one significant fatigue-related error, and those who work more than five such shifts are seven times more likely to commit errors. The number of mistakes that result in the death of a patient jump 300 percent among residents who work more than five of the marathon shifts...
...goal is to raise awareness and to get people thinking about their eco-footprint,” said Jaclyn Emig, a program manager for the Green Campus Initiative, which implements sustainability programs. “When people sign something, they are much more likely to commit to it,” said Emig. “The pledge campaign has a far-reaching affect on the Harvard community.” Administrators had promised renewable energy certificates (RECs) to any building that managed to get 50 percent of its occupants to sign the pledge. The purchase of RECs compensates...
...thoroughly infiltrated by militias that some U.S. trainers will have to bring in new recruits and retrain much of the current batch before they can turn combat responsibilities over to the Iraqis. There are already concerns that by rushing to strengthen the Iraqis, U.S. forces may be ignoring abuses committed by the very people they're training. "I am greatly concerned that U.S. aid--including weapons--has gone to Iraqi security forces who have violated human rights," says Senator Patrick Leahy, a senior Democrat from Vermont who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee. "We want to build up the Iraqi...
George Clooney'slongest-running relationship with a nonfamily member has ended. Yes, Hollywood's perma-bachelor did manage to commit, to a nearly 300-lb. Vietnamese potbellied pig named MAX, for 18 years. Max, 19, died peacefully at Clooney's Los Angeles home earlier this month. "He got me in a lot of trouble, that pig--scared the hell out of a lot of delivery people too," an emotional Clooney said days later at the premiere of his newest film, The Good German. Clooney first bought Max for his girlfriend, actress Kelly Preston. Preston left for John Travolta; Clooney...