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...profession is striving for ways to ensure consistent quality and avoid the types of negative occurrences you described without jeopardizing those qualities that make it so popular with many seniors. Simply handing oversight to Washington bureaucrats will only produce another ineffective punitive regulatory system that focuses on process and paperwork rather than the needs of consumers. I would encourage your readers to request a copy of our free assisted-living consumer guide by calling 1-800-628-8140 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T. DAVID KYLLO, VICE PRESIDENT National Center for Assisted Living Washington...
...trial in which she took hexamethonium, a compound not currently approved by the FDA for use in humans. In these cases, the FDA requires that researchers obtain the agency's approval before administering such compounds. But because of the huge number of academic trials and the accompanying paperwork, the FDA had got into the habit of quietly discouraging universities from applying for approval, assuming that safety issues could be dealt with by the universities. Then, in 1999, the feds abruptly cracked down, stopping human research at Duke University Medical Center. One infraction they cited: the improper recording of minutes...
...first day at work, I got lost among the soaring skyscrapers of midtown Manhattan and arrived to check in with the receptionist with only five minutes to spare. After filling out the requisite paperwork, I rode to the 24th floor only 10 minutes late. I chatted with the security guard via intercom and then stepped into the gray and green hallway that would be my office for the next eight weeks. The place was completely empty. My coworker Miriam cheerily informed me at 9:45 that no one comes in on Mondays. The other interns...
...bundle in nonrefundable fees and takes an average of 12 1/2 months from beginning to end. And victory can be Pyrrhic. According to a government study, only a fifth of the $161 million awarded to customers was paid out in 1998, in part because investors were stuck dealing with paperwork while their dishonest brokers skipped town or filed for bankruptcy. Although NASD is doing a better job of tracking award payments, the agency can't force defunct brokers to cough up anything. Starting this month, however, investors in such cases will be allowed to bypass the mandatory arbitration process...
...small outer office, flying in from the hall with a crew of eager aides in tight echelon. He shakes hands, fires off a roomful of smiles and gestures toward his private office: "Let's talk." Perhaps he needs a moment to return some phone calls, to handle some paperwork? He has, after all, just come from an urgent meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. "No." He turns and walks quickly into his tennis court-size office, rattling the orchid pots that sit next to his door. Takenaka-san is in a hurry...