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Felix Hanif-Banks
Mansion Point and the changing face of student accommodation
By Felix Hanif-Banks
Fresh new halls are filling the huge void left by the emptying of the Owens Park Tower at the start of this academic year. Mansion Point is the latest of these additions to Fallowfield life, offering a renovated Allen Hall, the old postgraduate accommodation on Wilmslow Road, from the beginning of next academic year. It's […]
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Fresh new halls are filling the huge void left by the emptying of the Owens Park Tower at the start of this academic year.
Mansion Point is the latest of these additions to Fallowfield life, offering a renovated Allen Hall, the old postgraduate accommodation on Wilmslow Road, from the beginning of next academic year.
It's been bought by the Cheadle-based Mansion Group for nearly £5m which is reconfiguring the site and increasing capacity from 124 beds to more than 200.
The University of Manchester objected to the project saying it was concerned about the over supply of student accommodation at a time of falling demand.
It told the council that bed spaces were still available at the start of the 2018-19 year at a number of centrally-located student blocks.
According to a document prepared for Mansion Group in late 2017 there are about 23,600 student beds in Manchester, with 60% controlled by the universities. The rest is in private hands.
Manchester is the fourth location for Mansion after Durham, Newcastle, and Leeds. Mansion Point will be its most expensive offering with the cheapest accommodation priced at £135 a week.
In line with other private accommodation in Manchester such as iQ, Mansion Point is promising a wide range of facilities such as a cinema room, pool table, TVs for each flat, and a promise of greater security.
Given recent reports that Withington is victim to the most burglaries in Manchester, students will undoubtedly flock to those newer developments that claim to guarantee better safety, but those students who don't want to, or are unable to pay out vast sums for shiny, new accommodation, face being priced out of student halls if current trends continue.
Mansion Point's price puts it roughly on par with the University's own Richmond Park, but there's a shortage of affordable housing for first-year students. An Oak House room without a basin is still available for £99 a week, up slightly on previous years, but there are no more sub-£100 rooms on the market.
Less affluent students have no stake in these new developments and it's clear they're not the intended audience; pricier halls can only lead to wealthier students, and this takes away from the diverse and pluralistic place that university, especially in Manchester, should be.
The University's new development, Unsworth Park, follows a similar path. Due to be completed for next academic year next to the current Richmond Park, Unsworth is being marketed to an upper echelon of students.
Student accommodation is a critical issue and mirrors in many ways the fabric of Fallowfield and other student areas.
Increased privatisation leads to residents and students having a smaller say in what form the local area takes in the future, and higher prices only seeks to alienate large quantities of people who would otherwise be welcomed into Fallowfield or its neighbouring areas. Mansion Point may be offering slick stylish living, but this all comes at a great cost.


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With health care costs skyrocketing, new pressures at virtually every level of the health care system, and a new administration in Washington, D.C., health care reform is once again near the top of the nation's priorities.
While many of the dimensions of the health care reform debate have remained unchanged over the last decade, a new element has begun to emerge recently and is gaining momentum: the idea that the workplace should become a greater focal point of the nation's health-policy initiatives.
Policy-makers are recognizing that America's workplace provides a high-yield setting for initiatives that could impact the health of millions of citizens. At the same time, employers are increasingly making the connection between good health and enhanced productivity and are creating innovative programs to leverage this connection.
There is growing consensus that proactive health measures in the workplace will be necessary as the American workforce ages and begins to deal increasingly with chronic diseases.
Coalitions are forming, bringing a wide range of public and private organizations together in an effort to move this new paradigm of wellness and prevention in the workplace more squarely into the center of the health reform debate.
In this new environment, the nation's occupational physicians and the organization that represents them -- the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) – can play a unique and critically needed role.
In the early days of occupational medicine, physicians specializing in the health of employees were primarily reactive to the injuries that occurred in the workplace. Workers who became sick or were injured came to the worksite clinic; the physician's focus was not on prevention or the overall health and wellness of the worker or workplace, but on treating the injured employee.
In more recent years, however, the role of the occupational physician has changed significantly.
As the workforce has grown in size and complexity, and as prevention and wellness have become a greater part of the healthcare equation, occupational medicine has expanded its scope and presence accordingly, contributing scientific research, new clinical guidelines for medical care, and public health programming aimed at the workforce.
Occupational physicians have become the nation's leading experts in the complex interplay of factors that affect health in the workplace.
They have developed expertise in determining the ability of employees to perform work; the arrangements of work, the physical, chemical, biological, and social environments of the workplace, and the health outcomes of environmental exposures. They recognize that work and the environment in which it is performed can have favorable or adverse effects upon the health of workers as well as of other populations; that the nature or circumstances of work can be arranged to protect worker health; and that health and well-being at the workplace are promoted when workers' physical attributes or limitations are accommodated in job placement. They are skilled at using the tools of preventive medicine to improve the health of a defined population of workers and their families, and they are trained in the complex Return to Work process, an advanced system of health monitoring that optimizes the time in which ill or injured workers can safely return to work.
Perhaps most importantly, occupational physicians occupy a critical position at the center of virtually all health-related transactional activities in the workplace. They represent the single part of the workplace health infrastructure that is often connected with virtually all of the other parts – senior management; benefits and human resources; legal; worker's compensation; government regulatory agencies; labor and unions, hospitals and public health organizations. Occupational physicians are a fulcrum of workplace health, serving as an important point of liaison between employer, employee, government, and all components of the health care system – understanding the needs and challenges of each of these diverse groups. They provide a unique bridge between the clinical/scientific medical community and the business-based employer community.
In short: All of these factors will gain importance as the nation turns to the workplace as a focal point of health care reform. The knowledge, skill and advocacy of occupational physicians will play a crucial role in forming policy and implementing successful strategies.
As the leading organization representing occupational physicians, ACOEM coalesces and advances knowledge and understanding of the complex interplay of workforce health issues – ranging from the development of clinical care guidelines to policy research. ACOEM's peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (JOEM), is the leading publisher of scientific research aimed at workplace health. It has been a particularly strong proponent of advanced research in the area of workplace health and productivity, making this one of its key points of advocacy over the last several years.
In 2008, ACOEM launched a major Health and Productivity initiative, including hosting the first-ever national summit meeting on health and productivity, expanding its Health and Productivity Management Center and publishing major studies and policy papers in JOEM. A key part of this initiative will be the promotion of research that helps employers accurately measure the connection between health, productivity and their bottom line, while providing resources to help them develop wellness and prevention programs for their workers.


How do you know if its time for a career change? Making a move is nerve-wracking, but staying in a job because it's comfortable or you are afraid of making a change is no good either. We spend too much time at work for it not to be engaging. If you aren't building your professional skills, your career can come to a screeching halt.
Just so we're clear, changing jobs doesn't mean that you necessarily need to leave your current company. If you work for a large enough organization and you are happy there, consider moving vertically or laterally. Lateral moves allow you to gain new skills, depth, and experience other challenges without having to learn an entirely new corporate culture.
The number one sign that it' time to make a career change is if you are genuinely unhappy at work. First, ask yourself what is it that makes you unhappy. Is it that you are unhappy with the work that you are doing, or the organization you work for? If you love the company and people but don't like your job, consider moving into a different position to try out something new. On the other hand, if you're unhappy with the organization it's probably time to find a better fit externally.
You might be stagnant if you have you been doing the same job for more than two years without any different challenges at work. You're so familiar with the work statement that you can do it in your sleep. When your job is comfortable, you are probably not furthering your development. If you've asked for stretch assignments and they haven't come through, it's a good indicator that it's time to go.
If you've been in a job for an extended period without any promotions, your salary might not have kept up with the market. You might have acquired new skills or education, and you're not being compensated for them. Do some salary research for your local market on Glassdoor or PayScale to get a general idea of the range for your position. If you're otherwise happy in your job, first try to negotiate for a higher salary with your manager. That doesn't work it's probably time to brushing up on your interview skills.
You know you've outgrown the company when you don't see a viable career path moving forward. Maybe it's a small business and there isn't room for more movement from your current role. If you've outgrown the company, its wise have an honest conversation with your leader to explain the situation. While they'll be sad to lose you, they'll likely recognize the issue as well.
You want to switch industries or move into an entirely different career path, and you're willing to make the leap of faith. If this is you, congratulations on following your dreams. While it's not easy to break into a new career path, it can be incredibly rewarding to do something you love. Be sure to update your resume to target the new position and try to identify interview stories that demonstrate the skills needed in the role.
Regardless of why you are leaving an organization, it's important to remain on good terms with your employer if possible. You never know when circumstances change in the future. Business alumni groups are a good way to stay engaged and leave the door slightly ajar for future opportunities that may better fit.
If you've come to the decision that it's time for a change and you'd like some assistance making that transition, we can help. Give us a call at (206)289-0358 or send us an email at info@soundinterview.com for a free consultation.


Hi! I've been getting a lot of questions about how I learned to do Flash animation, so I've decided to write tutorials to share my knowledge about how to learn Flash animation on your own! These are mostly guides to help people find the resources to learn Flash, Actionscript (the coding syntax for Flash), and everything you need to know to get started creating your own fully-flash integrated site! This tutorial in particular is to get people familiar with what Flash actually is, and is key to understanding why Flash is such a powerful tool in any designer's pocket.
Adobe Macromedia Flash - or just "Flash" for short - is a vector-based graphics and animation multiplatform that can be used to create images, movies, and websites. The great advantage that Flash has as a graphic medium and why it is such a popular online tool is that it is vector-based platform. As a vector-based multiplatform, Flash allows you to animate your graphics, retain high-quality images, and countless other things that you simply cannot do with other, more "traditional" graphics platforms. But what does this "vector-based" stuff mean?
As many of might already know, most of the images that we see on the web and digitally are made up many many dots, called pixels, that blend together to create an image. These images, usually in .jpeg, .gif, .png, .bmp, &c file formats, are what we call "pixel-based" images or bitmap images, because - well - they're made of pixels! The thing about bitmap images and graphics, however, is that they contain very little information when it comes to doing other things besides "mapping pixels." You won't see many bitmap images moving around, and you will probably have horrible quality with certain formats and resolutions, especially zooming in and out of these graphics. However, with Flash, we can store a lot more information in the images and graphics that we create so that our graphics can do much more than just be static, single-resolution images. Unlike regular, pixel-based bitmap images that you usually see on the web, graphics made in Flash (known as Flash objects) usually with a .swf (short for ShockWave Flash) file extension are what we call vector-based objects. In other words, objects in Flash are not made up pixels, per se, but vectors that contain the information to produce pixels and tell them how to be arranged, resulting in a vast number of capabilities that are superior in many ways to the pixel-based bitmap images that we are used to. But what are some of these capabilities?
For example, consider image quality. When you zoom in on a pixel-based images, like a JPEG or a Bitmap image, you'll find that your computer will simply make the pixels that make up your pixel-based images bigger, resulting in a massive loss of quality with each zoom. This is because most pixel-based images do not have the information encoded into them to retain the quality you might get when an image is at a regular size, so when you do zoom into an image that is pixel-based, your computer does the next best thing, which is to crudely make the pixels that make up the image larger.
With Flash objects, however, you won't see this happening. You will never lose quality with objects that are made with Flash because the information that is encoded into them are the base "formulas" that will produce the pixels and arrange them in the first place. So when you zoom into an object that is created with Flash, you will never lose the image quality that you started with.
However, Flash takes an obvious step above from creating simple images that are static. There are, of course, many advantages to having infinite resolution for your images in Flash, but this isn't what most people think of when they want to learn how to use it. Most people think of something else entirely different: movement and interactivity.
With Flash, all this changes. You can do an infinite number of things with images and objects made in Flash that allow you to change the actual form of your images, allow them interact with users, send information to and from servers, send e-mails, create movies, and countless other things! With Flash, the possibilities are endless as a file format that works independently on its own and combines all the information in one bundle, without much need for supplemental programming for basic functionality.
However, there is a catch: Actionscript.


Here are few opinions expressed by executive students who enrolled earlier for autonomous contact based Executive Management courses and derived benefits instead of opting University conducted courses.
I am ArunKumar, from Electronics and Communications Engineering background. I have overall ~13.5 years of experience. Initially I started my career with implementing physical layer algorithms for ADSL. Then I moved over to GSM/GPRS (2G) - worked in various R&D aspects – algorithm implementation, system engineering aspects like power management and customer support. Then I started working on LTE (4G) with focus areas being Measurements, TDD, Carrier Aggregation. I have experience on both the UE and eNodeB side. I have worked for Texas Instruments, Nokia, Renesas Mobile and Octasic. I am currently looking into Product Management for Octasic Technologies.
I wanted to get exposure to Management education to further advance my career. I initially enrolled myself for a 1 year distance MBA. But found it difficult to make progress as it was entirely self study based and there was no scope for interaction with faculty. Then I came across Prudent Executive Management Institute, PEMI which was just like "what the doctor ordered" for me, with excellent faculty, and great interactive learning atmosphere, regular classes, with convenient timing enforcing me to make progress - all at an affordable price.
The regular classes and the enthusiasm of the faculty enabled me to learn the fundamental subjects of management and enabled me to get a good exposure to business practises.
All faculties are very involved. The amount of effort they take to customize the classes according to our needs is remarkable. They always answer your questions both during the classes and later as well. The amount of real world examples and insights they have provided is priceless .Service and Infrastructure are quiet adequate. The place is in a quiet corner, conducive for intellectual discussions.
We, executives need a right company of friends who can make classroom experience positive and enjoyable and add value. It was a pleasure to enjoy the company of likeminded peers who always cooperated and enjoyed team work.
Prof. Viswanath, Director, is the key figure behind this course. He has played a vital role in getting the senior faculties and also arranging special lectures from industry experts on various subjects. He understands each individual, his style of learning and what he/she misses and accordingly advices them. For the amount of value to be derived (fundamentals with relevant industry insights) the price, is a fraction of what other Management Institutes charge.
EGMP has de-mystified the world of management to me. It has given me the confidence that with appropriate effort anyone can contribute to the managerial aspects of an organization. My eventual goal is to be an entrepreneur and this course has imbibed in me the fundamental tools that are necessary to be successful in that.
I came here expecting to get "theoretical/text-book" level introduction on fundamental management subjects. I got that and much more – insights from industry veterans, challenges faced by actual entrepreneurs and above all confidence that I can also contribute managerially to an organization.
My appeal to anyone, especially experienced professionals, considering a one year weekend Management programme – PEMI is right up there with the best. For those yet to consider EGMP, believe me it is really worth one's time and money and you will be much more aware person enabling you to be far more impactful in your profession.
My name is Jeyasekar. I have done my B.Tech Electronics Engineering from Anna University Chennai and then started my career as IT specialist. I have handled senior roles in IT and worked for prestigious organizations like Wipro, IBM etc .I Always had the feeling that I missed something which is a formal education like MBA for many years. Initially I explored contact, distant, web-based classes in Bangalore, found them too Academic. Then, I approached PEMI which attracted me because of their approach, the faculty, contact classes, not losing self-respect (Executive approach).After joining PEMI, took a deep breath for 52 Sundays to sustain and I am happy to have accomplished the task by the time of writing this.
I would rather call EGMP from PEMI, a career investment for anyone's present situation as well as for future. I had the fortune to learn the art of Management from the practitioners, which is the USP of PEMI. Simple, sharing and caring ambience. Every faculty carry tremendous knowledge / research experience in their respective subjects. Faculties come from respective industries; few of them are book authors and are multi-talented. One can ask any question to them to get doubts resolved then and there itself. Icing on the cake is Guest sessions by industry experts, Entrepreneurs, CXO's. Arrangements (R.S.V.P) to important seminars and events in the city are made to connect students with the Industry. All classes are conducted with proper pre-defined schedule in boardroom style. Institute is located in prime area and is well connected to education hub. PEMI has very polite and helpful staff who understands the needs of working executives.
Studying with right company of genuine knowledge seekers is essential for self development unlike routine college atmosphere. I found a great network of friends at PEMI whose company I cherish always.
Professor GNV's tireless efforts bring the best and relevance out of the faculty and connect well with the executive students' expectations. The materials and content provided are matching with rest of premium institutes standards. The course has been researched well by professors and delivered well unlike regular institutes which is a plus point. At PEMI fee is very affordable. I don't even call this as fee when compared to other similar institutes. The objective is to make the course affordable and sustainable without frills claimed by other high- cost management institutes. The fee amount collected justifies value for money.
After completing the course, I am highly confident and I feel that I am empowered. Promise vs. Delivery? – One can get more than promised if one can use the time well and get involved.
It is very much doable course for senior executives in spite of time constraint because of the flexibility offered in time table. My expectations are met and I feel it has already added value for my career. I would certainly recommend this course to techies.
My name is Kumar Nailkar. I graduated with BE (Electronics and Telecommunication) from Mumbai University in the year 2003. I am working in semiconductor industry as R&D and design engineer.
I was looking for opportunity to pursue Executive MBA studies to add value to myself in this competitive world to grow in career and also start my own company in future. I wanted to have real time learning experience of learning Management subjects during EMBA and PEMI helped me with real time contact classes from industry experts and experienced professors. The moot question in front of me was," What is the use of having certificate from a University for name sake, when one does not know anything about reality of Business?" This was well answered at PEMI.
I feel joining PEMI is one of my good decisions in life. EGMP from PEMI has increased my confidence. The act of attending classes on Sundays for a year itself, demonstrates how committed the people who opt for EGMP are to learn and grow in their careers as well as the commitment and Quality of Faculty. Professors at PEMI are industry experts and are always ready to clear any doubts any time. Guest session from CEO's, Authors, and Directors of companies was a great experience at PEMI.
All classes are conducted with proper pre-defined schedule in boardroom style. Locality is at prime place in Bangalore. Prof G N Viswanth knows every student's needs very well and helps to develop their aptitude. He always encouraged us to reach for greater heights in life/career/thinking being a role model himself. Fee is very nominal for contact classes EMBA and for the kind of expert faculty and facilities offered. These days LKG/UKG fees are of similar level (no kidding).Having done EGMP, my confidence has increased, my perspective of Business has changed because of genuine knowledge gained. I feel more confident about my future.
The main takeaway from PEMI apart from knowledge is the company of likeminded friends who are motivated, cooperative, positive thinking and adventurous. That makes lot of difference when compared other setups.
My suggestion to prospective students is: Be clear about why are you doing EMBA? Is it for self development or just certification? What are your expectations? Access your strengths and weakness and available doable options before you and finally you are the best Judge for your decision!!
My name is Pramod Bastawad. I am BE Computer Science engineer with more than 10 years of IT experience. I have worked in different technologies and domains like Aviation, Finance and I am currently working in Telecom GIS domain.
I was looking for an MBA course to add value to my career and to start my own company in future. So I was in search of a weekend MBA course to really gain knowledge and not just an MBA certificate. My search ended when I came to know about EGMP by PEMI and met Prof. Viswanath. What motivated me to join the course is its unique way of learning via class room discussions and teaching by industry veterans.
I am happy and satisfied about utilizing my Sunday effectively. As I was involved only in technical stuff in my day to day work, EGMP gave me new perspective of thinking and doing things and it has increased my Confidence.
At PEMI all the faculties are well qualified and experienced. They have vast industry experience and they are truly inspiring. They not only cover the subjects but also share their experience relevant to the topics which is not possible to get in the text books. It was a pleasure to discuss real life issues with involved friendly peer group.
The study materials and reference books provided are excellent and of premium standards. All the classes are conducted with proper pre-defined schedule in boardroom style.
Prof Viswanath always treated each EGMP student very professionally and taken care of each student and their needs. He personally interacts with each student from time to time to get the feedback and always motivates us to reach new heights.
The fee is very nominal when compared to other executive MBA courses and for the value EGMP carries.
I am always very passionate about starting my own business and be my own boss. With this course I am now very confident to realise my dream in near future. EGMP course has delivered more than what I expected. I am happy that I took right decision by joining this course.
The course provides discussion oriented classroom environment which is actually helped us to apply abstract ideas and think critically about what we learn. This kind of discussion oriented class room environment and learning from industry veterans is really worth. I personally got benefitted by doing this course and highly recommend it to all the working professionals who want growth in their career or Wannapreneurs.
I'm Anil and I'm Graduate in Electronics and Telecommunications. I have 10 Years experience in Broadband and Broadcast domain in system integrations and Operations management.
I was in search of a course with which I can meet my career aspirations in product and marketing management. During the discussion with Prof. G N Viswanath I realized that this course with focus on fundamentals and principles taught by senior faculty who excel in the subject and who are also industry experts helps me professionally. So with no hesitation I decided to join the course.
I found that, effective time utilization of weekend with good network of friends who are industry experts and guidance from faculty in personal and professional career matters were the main benefits derived by doing EGMP. At PEMI.faculty have passion to deliver .There is a lot to learn [Beyond subject] from their experiences and pragmatic approaches towards problem solving and decision making. Ambience is of board room style of classes surrounded by good environment where one can focus and immerse in learning. Schedules are intimated by alerts to prepare students in advance.
Prof G N Viswanth, Director is the mentor for all of us and he navigated the course to meet our expectations. The fee is competitive if you compare with other standard executive management teaching B schools.
I certainly gained true confidence having successfully completed the course and I am, looking to fulfil my aspirations to reach higher management roles and be an entrepreneur.
Yes. Its 100% doable. There is no over commitment and delivered beyond the assured. Let's try to make use of professor's time and try to interact with them by bringing live cases on to the table. Be punctual. Dear prospective students, be clear of what you need and what your capabilities are and assess why you are doing the course.
I am Dr.Madhav Hegde, a healthcare professional with 15 years of experience. Currently I am a senior consultant in diagnostic radiology .I am avid academician and researcher with more than 15 publications in peer reviewed journals and popular textbooks. I have strong entrepreneurial instinct with startup experience.
I was searching for an institute which is ideally located having flexible approach towards learning needs of executive students and PEMI was the best I could find after due diligence.
I found learning basic managerial skills with impressive faculty and friendly peer group on a weekly basis was a joyful experience. This course made me feel more confident in handling routine and new challenges in my professional career as well as in my personal life. All the Faculty members were eminent and created nice platform for free exchange of views and helped in polishing my thought process. Being myself a professional, I found maintaining punctuality was a key attractive ingredient for mine as well as course success. The ambience, service and infrastructure are pleasing and conducive for Executive level MBA. Programme Director, Prof Viswanath is an inspiring figure. It was my meeting with him 5 years ago, that made me strongly think joining of an executive management programme. His experience in training hundreds of executives makes him special. Choice of subject, areas of emphasis, selection of faculty is optimal. His concern and respect executive's needs and appreciation of constraints faced by working executives puts one at ease in the premises. The value derived from EGMP is immeasurable and beyond the scope of any ROI calculations!
This course has definitely changed the way I approach problems and also has made me more effective to deal with the challenges faced in day to Management issues and also helps in startup environment.
I would certainly recommend this programme strongly to everyone, being a Doctor myself, irrespective of their industry back ground,current knowledge domain, stage of career to grasp Business knowledge. This will certainly boost both professional and personal life.
My name is Amir. I am BE (Computer Science) with more than10 years of IT experience. I have worked in different technologies and domains like Embedded Systems, Telecom, automotive industry and currently I am working in Transportation domain.
I was looking for doing an EMBA to add value to my career and start up my own company in future. So I was in search of a weekend EMBA course to really gain knowledge and not just an MBA certificate. My search ended when I came to know about EGMP by PEMI and met Prof. Viswanath Sir. What motivated me to join the course was its unique way of learning via class room discussions and teaching by industry veterans, flexibility offered to executives, timing of the classes on weekends.
I am happy and satisfied about utilizing my Sundays effectively. As I was earlier involved only in carrying out technical stuff in my day to day work, EGMP gave me new perspective of thinking and doing things and it has increased my confidence.
At PEMI all the faculty members are well qualified and experienced and cordial. They have vast industry experience and truly inspiring. They not only teach the subjects but also share their experience relevant to the topics on the fly which is not possible to get by reading the text books, course materials or by watching videos.
At PEMI, service, infrastructure and staff are quiet adequate and conducive for intellectual discussions and helpful to cater to specific requirements of senior level executives. It was a great experience to be among friends who were always supportive and encouraging.
Prof Viswanath Sir always treated each EGMP students very professionally and takes care of each students needs. He personally interacts with each student time to time to get the feedback and always motivates us to reach new heights He takes personal interest in each individual student, identifies his style of learning and what he lacks and accordingly advices them.
The fees for such a unique, high end executive course is very nominal when compared to other executive MBA courses and for the value derived for EGMP from PEMI carries.
I am always very passionate about starting my own business and be own boss I have already started working on it. With this course, I am now confident to realize my dreams in near future. EGMP course has delivered more than what I expected. I am happy that I took right decision by joining this course.
The course provides discussion oriented classroom environment which has actually helped us to apply abstract ideas and think critically about what we learn. This kind of discussion oriented class room environment and learning from industry veterans is really worth. I personally got benefitted by doing this course and highly recommend it to all the working professionals who want growth in their career.
I have seen growth in myself both professionally and personally. The inputs and suggestions from Industry experts, guest faculties and Prudent Professors really helped me to implement learning at work place and got lot of appreciation from leadership team and the client. To mention a specific case, I could recently lead my team to get 100% satisfaction score in my recent project (CSAT) taking inputs from EGMP.
For those who are yet to consider EGMP from PEMI, believe me, it is doable and profitable. It is really worth one's time and effort and you will be improving your self-awareness which will enable you to be a better professional in your profession.
I opted for joining an autonomous executive Management course because it provides the perfect bandwidth and balance between work and studies. I was able to acquire the acumen in business skills required for my role and Executive management identifies the right skills to be reflected at work and personal life.
Prof. G N Viswanath is an Intuitive person and has been a good mentor for many managers across the MNCs. He has passion for helping individuals with work experience by showing the right path ahead. His responsibilities are paced up with his attitude towards positiveness. Viswanath Sir ensures that every student and other knowledge seeker's requirements are satisfied and follows up on all the details. He has excellent rapport, builds on relationships and ensures that his Clients and Students are kept updated and are comfortable with progress of knowledge acquisition. I would not hesitate to recommend him or to get guidance from his expert talk..."
The Best thing about Autonomous contact based one year program is that its content is up to date. It is different from University distance education course or E-Learning Programs where there is no personal touch and contents are updated after long periods.
Opting Weekend contact based classroom training is very useful for executives who get back to academics after a long gap from studies. No one can learn effectively a practical subject like Management without attending classes and actively participating in live atmosphere. I wanted to acquire knowledge which is possible by classroom lectures by highly experienced Faculty. All the professors were able to explain the subject in the context of current business scenario. I feel this is very important because it helps us to connect with real life situations.
In one word I would say I was upgraded by attending Executive Management course. Executive Management Program made me capable to understand how a complex business works. It builds capacity to become an Entrepreneur. Now I am more confident and can manage bigger tasks in professional life. I think it is a blessing in anyone's life.
Prof G.N Vishwanath has always been with the students, trying to understand their issues and suggestions. He is always ready to help Students who are keen in acquiring knowledge. Prof Viswanath has guided us through difficult subjects and has described the best way to soak in knowledge like a sponge. He has always helped us to stay focussed on our Goal. He has truly demonstrated that it is not enough to get good grades but acquired knowledge must be applied in real life.
Executive Management Programmes are designed for working professionals, who are already in the industry and have faced the complexities of the business. What professionals look for is a solution crafted to the market needs. An autonomous Institution can certainly address the current demands of the industry. The weekend contact classes are certainly a boon for the working professionals. It improves the learning process and helps to grasp the complexities of business through discussions.
My observation is that we are successful in our domain & enjoy what we do now. But when we start analyzing what is in store for us in next 5-10 years in our career we tend to go blank. I started asking myself- Am I ready to take up a larger role in the industry? Am I catching up with the ever demanding needs of the industry? Thanks to Prof. G N Viswanath. I could find a solution to my problems by joining an Executive Management course. It provided me a road map for my career planning & goal setting.
I owe my sincere regards to Prof GN Viswanath. He had been insisting me to take up the course ever since I started interacting with him. Initially I was quite busy with my office schedule and could not find time on Saturdays. I joined the course 2 years later after organizing my schedule on the weekends. Today I express my sincere gratitude to this visionary. This course has changed my outlook. Today I can confidently define myself, list out the area of improvements and plan my career goals more effectively.
I found Executive Management course very much useful for my career growth. After completing this course, I got a good job and now I am placed very well. During our course Prof. G N Viswanath's constant support and encouragement made us to successfully complete the course and realize our dreams.
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Suffocating Echo Chamber
This isn't anything you haven't heard before. However, I do think it was a good read from the New York Time's Nicholas D. Kristof.
Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
When Senator Ted Cruz of La Mancha jumped on his trusty steed and charged the windmills, he explained: "Everyone in America knows Obamacare is destroying the economy." He added that accepting the Affordable Care Act would be like appeasing the Nazis.
Cruz is a smart man, and maybe this is just disingenuous demagoguery. But there's a scarier possibility: After spending too much time in the Republican echo chamber, he may believe what he says.
In the 1990s, as conservative talk radio spread across America, liberals felt victimized. But, in retrospect, the rise of talk radio, Fox News Channel and right-wing Web sites may have done greatest harm to conservatives themselves.
The right-wing echo chamber breeds extremism, intimidates Republican moderates and misleads people into thinking that their worldview is broadly shared.
That's the information bubble that tugs the entire Republican Party to the right and that transforms people like Cruz into crusading Don Quixotes. And that's why Republicans may lead us over a financial cliff, even though polling suggests that voters would blame them.
In one extreme case, the right-wing media bubble may even have been lethal for its inhabitants. That was the 2009-10 swine flu epidemic, which eventually killed up to 18,000 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When the flu first emerged, Republicans and Democrats responded with the same level of concern. That makes sense. Why should political differences affect our judgments about health?
But then conservative commentators began to denounce the Obama administration's call for people to get vaccinated. Glenn Beck said he would do "the exact opposite" of what the federal government recommended. Rush Limbaugh said: If "you have some idiot government official demanding, telling me I must take this vaccine, I'll never take it."
Some on the left also voiced suspicion of the vaccine, but it was more common on right-wing shows to hear that flu vaccinations were a nefarious Obama plot.
The upshot was that Democrats were 50 percent more likely to say that they would get the life-saving vaccinations, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Matthew A. Baum, the Harvard scholar who wrote the journal article, told me that he couldn't calculate how many of the total flu deaths were attributable to conservatives putting too much faith in their pundits.
Something similar may have happened when conservatives like Michele Bachmann denounced the HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer (Bachmann suggested that the vaccine could be "very dangerous"). Only 35 percent of girls have received the full course of HPV vaccinations, with particularly low rates in more conservative states like Arkansas, Mississippi, Utah and Kansas. That can't be good for women in those states.
Of course, the left has long had its own version of this problem as well. After Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide re-election, Pauline Kael of The New Yorker famously said she was mystified because she knew only one person who had voted for Nixon. MSNBC and The Huffington Post have become cocoons for liberals, just as Fox News is for conservatives.
Both Fox News and MSNBC rely more on punditry than on reporting from the field, and I remember once early in the Iraq war when I was with American troops watching on Fox News Channel as blowhards in the studio claimed that Iraqis were welcoming us with flowers. We watched, stunned, wondering what war the network was covering.
Research suggests that the echo chamber effect is disproportionately a problem on the right, leading inhabitants to perceive a warped reality. Many Republicans were shocked that Mitt Romney was defeated last fall because they had been assured that he would win. And a Pew survey last year found that the proportion of conservative Republicans who believe Obama is a Muslim has doubled since 2008 to 34 percent.
Then there was the time Glenn Beck aired the theory that Obama is the anti-Christ (he later said he had been joking).
The right-wing bubble makes it harder to elect Republican presidents by enforcing an ideological purity in primaries that weakens candidates in general elections. Too much time in the bubble also leaves some Republican politicians saying things that just sound nutty to independents. For example, some Republican members of the House are taking seriously the conspiracy notion that the government is buying up bullets so that private gunowners won't be able to defend themselves.
Yet when Don Cruz of La Mancha and other extremists threaten a cataclysm that could damage the national economy, we have not just self-inflicted harm but a threat to the national well-being.
I often cover dysfunctional, strife-ridden countries, from Congo to Syria, Sudan to Afghanistan. This fall, alas, it looks as if I won't have to travel so far.
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It took the Finnish band HUMAN TEMPLE 6 years to release a follow-up to their awesome debut 'Insomnia' from 2004, but now the 2nd album of this 1998 formed band has been released. The previous album was released by the now defunct label MTM MUSIC, but happily ESCAPE MUSIC stepped in to release the band's new album 'Murder of crows'. I am glad they did, because this CD sounds damn sensational from start to finish. OK, maybe sometimes it is AOR/Melodic Rock by the 80s Scandinavian numbers, because after all, some of the songs sound dangerously close to mid 80s TREAT/ EUROPE circa 'The final countdown'/ALIEN/DAVINCI/1st SNAKE CHARMER/1st TALISMAN..., but it is done so well and sounds so damn catchy, it is almost impossible to resists the Melodic Rock of HUMAN TEMPLE. I also heard some similarities to a FROM THE FIRE, ROXUS, FAIR WARNING and the very first HAREM SCAREM classic here and there, so basically this new HUMAN TEMPLE album totally caught me by surprise, as this might become one of 2010's best Melodic Rock releases! OK, so we have LEVERAGE, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM… well put this HUMAN TEMPLE right in between them. Sometimes it's like I am listening to an old AOR Classic, especially during superb AOR/Melodic Rockers like "Secret" (without a doubt, the best song, incredible A.O.R.!!!), "What about my broken heart", "Lie" (hello EUROPE 1986!), "Not my fault", "Ghost of you" and "Empty stages". If SONATA ARCTICA would record an album in the style of BROTHER FIRETRIBE meets THE RASMUS, it could sound as melodic and catchy as this HUMAN TEMPLE record! The sound is huge and vocally, lead singer JANNE HURME has a wonderful melodic AOR voice, actually almost making this a pure AOR record! In his homeland Finland Janne is a superstar, as he scored the biggest hit in Finland during the 1990s decade, when he recorded a Finnish evergreen, but on this HUMAN TEMPLE record he truly sounds like a Rockhero. Also the guitarwork is super melodic, thanks to special guest guitar players from (ex-) bands like URBAN TALE, TWILIGHT GUARDIANS and SONATA ARCTICA, because the band does not have a guitar player in their line-up. Finally, besides a steady rhythm section, the keys of JORI TOJANDER are giving it a total 80s AOR touch. More than 6 years ago I already praised the band's demo and later on their debut CD, but now in 2010 all I can say is that we might have here the finest Melodic Rockalbum of 2010!
The Melodic Rock supergroup LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM released their debut in 2004 and have continue releasing new CDs every year, making this new album 'A touch of heaven' their 7th studio album already. They never changed their style, which from day one on has been pure 80s Scandi Melodic Rock a la TREAT. Although the new HUMAN TEMPLE album is better, also this new LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM offers some great Melodic Rock here and there, such as "Caught in between", "Top of the world", "Come rain or shine", "Last mistake", "What's on your mind" and the lovely calmer closing track "Jenny's eyes". Every new year starts with a new LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM album on ESCAPE MUSIC. This has been the case for 7 years in a row now, so I am already looking forward to early 2011 for the next album of this band! Happily, the band has kept a high profile, because also this new CD is a very good Melodic Rockalbum!
Happily I was also present at one of the concerts of JSS 2009 tour in support of his new solo-album 'Beautiful mess'. The man's performances are always a must-see and this DVD captures exactly the same live performance I witnessed in early 2009. Although this was in Holland and this DVD was recorded in Madrid, there isn't much difference in it's overall performance, because both the setlist and the approach of JSS is more or less equal, no matter if one was in Madrid or Zoetermeer to witness the 2009 Tour of JSS. The reason why this DVD is also a must-have is the length, because in total 245 minutes of footage is included. OK, admitted the 60+ minutes of backstage footage is nice to watch, but actually meant as a joke, because here we see Jeff and his band doing all sorts of goofy things when travelling from city to city in the past 7 years. The real deal here of course is the excellent concert, which contains 21+ tunes, ranging from mostly songs of his solo-albums to some TALISMAN classics, an EYES tune and a bunch of cool covers. Also the 8 videos of songs from Jeff's 2 solo-albums of the 2000s is a nice watch and of course this DVD also takes a moment to pay tribute to MARCEL JACOB, the TALISMAN bassist who sadly passed away last year. JSS fans will absolutely love this release and I truly hope JSS will also do a W.E.T. DVD in 2010, because after all AOR/Melodic Rockfans are also waiting for such a DVD of Jeff, who with this DVD a lot of times goes beyond the rock border for the fun of it (see 'Funk Medley', 'Crazy' and 'Frozen' and some of his new solo-album cuts). Not a bad thing and very enjoyable to watch, but a full AOR/Melodic Rock performance of JEFF would also be interesting, as we also have no footage left of his time with JOURNEY… Anyway, JSS fans can easily buy this DVD of their favorite entertainer, because for him it was one night in Madrid and for us it is one enjoyable Saturday evening in front of the telly!
'Rockbuster' is the 5th CD of the German Melodic Hardrockband SHYLOCK. They started 10 years ago and already had some small success here and there throughout this period. The new album continues their Melodic Hardrock of their 4 earlier albums. Although nothing new is brought here and we can hear typical German Melodic Hardrock a la BONFIRE, it still is at times a pleasure to listen to. Especially during the uptempo Melodic Hardrocksongs "Damn good", "Just for U" (very catchy, hello BONFIRE!), "Rose of Cairo", "The moment" and "Wrong planet" one can hear some really great material that fits in right between BONFIRE and JADED HEART, so maybe not original, it is still sounding very strong.


On Sunday morning when I sat down with my coffee, journal and fountain pen with blue ink to write, I noticed something that was exceptionally beautiful.
Morning light passes through the transparent barrel of the fountain pen with blue ink.
I had placed the fountain pen on the open page of the journal. Even before I could open the cap of the pen to write, I noticed that the morning light from the door to my left was passing through the transparent barrel of the pen. This light illuminated the barrel of the ink pen with its royal blue ink. It did not stop there. The light with its bluish tinge now made an impression on the page of the open journal on the right side of the pen. What a sight this was. Even before I had started writing with blue ink on white paper (which is my most preferred combination except for pen and ink sketches), this blue light captured all my attention and imagination.
The morning coffee became all the more enjoyable with this blue light from the pen barrel. This medium nib TWSBI fountain pen was a gift from a fountain pen collector. I have been using this ink pen regularly. It writes well. The medium point nib is smooth. Most importantly, this pen has a compact form and therefore it is convenient to carry. The transparent barrel is useful for the simple reason that it tells you the amount of ink still available and warns you well in time to refill without having to open the pen to check the ink status.
The discovery of the light passing through the barrel of this pen has added a new dimension to my relationship with this ink pen. The relationship with each pen is unique and very personal. Each pen has its personality. It needs to be handled with utmost care. The joy of the ink getting released through the nib and creating letters on paper which are your thoughts, is unparalleled. Thank you TWSBI and of course the lover of fine writing instruments who introduced me to this fountain pen.
Thank you Ashok for your appreciation.
I am amazed that you still write and that too with a fountain pen. I am further surprised that ink is available! We must discuss this when we next meet. This is a beautiful image and brings back many memories.
I am glad that this brought back memories of fountain pens you must have used. Never too late to start again!
Yes. I have used Kale fountain pen in my school days. They were nice practical pens. I remember having bought the last of my Kale fountain pen pen from a shop in Deccan Gymkhana area. I think it used to be the retail outlet for Kale fountain pens. I think several generations must have used Kale fountain pens. Need to find out whether the firm is still around. Let me know if you get to know. Thank you for reminding me about Kale fountain pens. By the way another brand all of us might have used is "Airmail" – another no nonsense, practical and reasonably priced fountain pen. I recently picked up one from a shop in Fort, Mumbai.


Nixon was keenly aware that Kennedy's battle with powerful internal elements had preceded JFK's demise. After all, governments everywhere have historically faced the reality that the apparatus of state security might have the chief of state in its gun sights – and that it certainly possesses the ability to act – Russ Baker, from his book, "Family of Secrets – The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces that Put it in the White House, and What their Influence Means for America".
The Warren Commission conclusion that the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was the work of a lone gunman was based in large part on autopsy evidence pertaining to the two bullet wounds that Kennedy received that day. The autopsy evidence was purported to show that the two bullets that caused those wounds were shot from behind the President – that is, from the direction of the Texas School Book Depository, where evidence placed Lee Harvey Oswald at the time of the shooting.
But that autopsy evidence was starkly contradicted by testimony of the doctors and nurses who attempted to save Kennedy's life at Parkland Memorial Hospital shortly following the shooting.
The Parkland doctors and one nurse characterized the throat wound as an entrance wound – which would mean that the bullet that caused it came from the front, in the general area of the grassy knoll, rather than from the Texas School Book Depository behind the President. The autopsy doctors did not see the throat wound in its original state because it had been surgically obliterated in the effort to save the President's life.
The fatal head wound was judged to be an exit wound by both the Parkland doctors and the Bethesda autopsy doctors. But the two groups of doctors saw (according to their descriptions) the head wound in a very different location in Kennedy's head. Assuming it to be an exit wound, as both groups of doctors agreed, if it was located where the Parkland doctors said they saw it (in the back or back-right of the head), that means that the bullet that caused it came from the front. Conversely, an exit wound where the autopsy doctors described it would have been consistent with a bullet from behind.
So that leaves two basic possibilities: Either the Parkland doctors and nurses were way off base in their observations and testimony, or else the President's wounds were surgically altered prior to the autopsy.
This post is my second of a three part series on the JFK assassination. In this post, based mostly on David Lifton's book, "Best Evidence – Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy", I discuss the medical evidence as testified to by the Parkland doctors and nurses, while pointing out some of the major differences between what they said they saw and what the autopsy doctors said they saw. Then in my third and final post on this subject, I'll discuss additional evidence that the President's body was surgically altered between the time that it left Parkland Hospital and the time that it arrived in the autopsy room, along with a critique of Vincent Bugliosi's critique of Lifton's book.
The throat wound was made by the first of the two (or possibly more) bullets that struck Kennedy. It was not the fatal wound.
The physicians who performed the autopsy did not see this wound in its original state, because it was obliterated by one of the Parkland doctors, Dr. Malcolm Perry, when he made a surgical incision over it in order to perform a tracheotomy. Therefore, only the doctors and nurses at Parkland hospital had a view of this wound in its original state.
All of the Parkland doctors and the nurse who offered an opinion on the throat wound characterized it as an entrance wound.
It is also important to note that the "single bullet theory" depends upon the throat wound being an exit wound. That is because the "single bullet theory" alleges that a single bullet hit Kennedy in the back, exited the front of his neck, and then continued on to hit Governor John Connally (sitting in the front seat of the car, in front of Kennedy) in the back, wrist and leg.
On November 22, 1963, millions of Americans heard radio and TV networks report that Dr. Malcolm Perry, a Dallas Physician who was with the President in the emergency room when he died, said there was a bullet entrance wound situated on the front of Kennedy's neck.
"It may have been that the President was looking up or sideways with his head thrown back when the bullet or bullets struck him".
However, we know from the Zapruder film that the President's head was in fact facing forward when the fatal bullet struck his head.
Immediately following this exchange, attorney Specter began a series of questions designed to establish that Nurse Henchliffe did not have qualifications to render such an opinion. Nurse Henchliffe answered that her experience was limited to five years in the ER at Parkland Memorial Hospital and, more generally, her twelve years as a registered nurse. "We take care of a lot of bullet wounds down there – I don't know how many a year," she testified (11).
Dr. McClelland told the Post-Dispatch: "It certainly did look like an entrance wound." He explained that a bullet from a low velocity rifle, like the one thought to have been used, characteristically makes a small entrance wound, sets up shock waves inside the body, and tears a big opening when it passes out the other side.
We postulated that if it was a wound of entry, as we thought it was… he would have to have been looking almost completely to the rear.
At the moment… it was our impression before we had any other information… that this was one bullet, that perhaps had entered through the front of the neck and then in some peculiar fashion which we really had… to strain to explain to ourselves, had coursed up the front of the vertebra and into the base of the skull and out the rear of the skull.
The assassin was behind him, yet the bullet entered at the front of his neck. Mr. Kennedy must have turned to his left to talk to Mrs. Kennedy or to wave to someone.
Many people have pointed out that differentiating between an exit and an entrance wound is not an exact science, and that therefore the doctors at Parkland Hospital could have been wrong about Kennedy's throat wound. That is a possibility. But weighing against that possibility is the fact that this particular wound was very highly characteristic of an entrance wound and that all of the doctors and the nurse who initially ventured an opinion on it had a similar opinion.
Two Secret Service agents called last week on Dallas surgeons who attended President John F. Kennedy and obtained a reversal of their original view that the bullet in his neck entered from the front. The investigators did so by showing the surgeons a document described as an autopsy report from the US Naval Hospital at Bethesda. The surgeons changed their original view to conform with the report they were shown.
This article begs two questions in my mind. First, why would Secret Service agents feel the need to visit doctors in an attempt to get them to change their views? And second, how would the autopsy report change the views of the two doctors on the characterization of the throat wound, given that the throat wound was not seen by the autopsy doctors, having been obliterated by the tracheotomy that Dr. Perry performed?
By the time Dr. Perry testified before the Warren Commission his attitude had changed markedly. Although he was still describing the throat wound, anatomically, as a small pencil-size hole, just a quarter inch in diameter, Perry no longer maintained it was a wound of entry. "It could have been either" he said. And he apparently subscribed to the theory that he had been misquoted at the news conference.
The twenty-six volumes (of Warren Commission Hearings) presented a strange appearance. Numerous transcripts of news conferences held at Police Headquarters were published, made from audio and videotapes obtained from the three major networks and their Dallas affiliates, but Dr. Perry's news conference was not among them.
Permit me to add some facts which I shall ask you to assume as being true for purposes of having you express an opinion. First of all, assume that the President was struck… when (he) was approximately 160 to 250 feet from the weapon (Oswald's range)… being struck from the rear at a downward angle… on the upper right posterior thorax (the Bethesda entry wound)… Assume further that the missile passed through the body of the President striking no bones, traversing the neck and sliding between the large muscles (the Bethesda autopsy trajectory)… then exiting precisely at the point where you observed the puncture wound to exist (the Bethesda exit wound, at the location the Dallas doctors thought there was a wound of entry). Now based on those facts was the appearance of the wound in your opinion consistent with being an exit wound?
Dr. Carrico replied: "With those facts and the fact as I understand it no other bullet was found, this would be… I believe… an exit wound".
Specter: Would it (the wound) be consistent, then, with an exit wound but of low velocity, as you put it?
Jones: Yes; of very low velocity to the point that you might think that this bullet barely made it through the soft tissues that and had just enough velocity to drop out of the skin on the opposite side (17).
Of course, such a missile posed no threat to the welfare of Governor Connally, and Dr. Jones' testimony was not discussed in the Warren Report.
Both the Parkland doctors and the autopsy doctors considered the fatal head wound to be an exit wound. However, there were huge disparities in how the wound was characterized by the Parkland doctors compared to the autopsy doctors in Bethesda, and these disparities were of critical importance in determining whether the bullet came from in front of (as clearly indicated by the Parkland doctors' description) or behind (as was consistent with the autopsy doctors' description) the President. So vast were these disparities that it is virtually impossible to imagine that the two groups of doctors were looking at the same body.
I was in such a position that I could very closely examine the head wound… and I noted that the right posterior portion of the skull had been extremely blasted. It had been shattered, apparently by the force of the shot, so that the parietal bone was protruded up through the scalp and seemed to be fractured along its right posterior half, as well as some of the occipital bone being fractured in its lateral half, and this sprung open the bones… in such a way that you could actually look down into the skull cavity (18).
I was trying to think how he could have had a hole in his neck and a hole in the occiput, and the only answer we could think of was perhaps the bullet had gone in through the front, hit the bony spinal column, and exited through the back of the head, since a wound of exit is always bigger than a wound of entry.
Perry acknowledged it was peculiar that "rather than entering" from behind, the bullet exited "despite the fact the assassin shot from above down on to the President." But he assured Black that the wound he saw on the head was an exit: "We know that the big damage is at the point of exit." He offered this explanation" "It may have been that the President was looking up or sideways with his head thrown back when the bullet or bullets struck him.
Dr. Kemp Clark: Of the 7 Parkland physicians who characterized the nature of the fatal head wound (exit vs. entrance), only one equivocated (the other 6 characterizing it as an exit wound.) Dr. Kemp Clark said it could be an exit wound, but it was also possible the wound was "tangential" (25) – meaning that it did not enter the skull, but caused damage through contact. In that case, it could have come from either direction.
More specifically, Lifton notes nurses Hutton (29) and Bowron (30) as describing a wound at the back of the head, and doctors Carrico (28), Jones (31), Akin (32), Perry (33), Peters (34), Clark (35), and Jenkins (36) as describing wounds at the back or back-right of the head. None of them described anything similar to the wound stipulated in the autopsy.
If the condition of the President's head was the same at Parkland as at Bethesda, not only did the Parkland doctors miss a 13 cm hole in the top of the skull, they missed one which would have been obvious even upon cursory examination, since the scalp was gone too.
If the President's throat wound was an entrance wound, as the doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital unanimously (before two of them were later visited by Secret Service agents) claimed, then at least one bullet came from the front, in the general direction of the grassy knoll. Of course, it is possible that they were all wrong about that wound – which would have made it a very unusual exit wound. But if so, then as Dr. Jones explained to Arlen Specter, that would have meant that the velocity of the bullet as it exited the throat would have been so slow that it couldn't possibly have continued on to do damage to Governor Connally, as concluded by the Warren Commission. Also of importance is the fact that the Bethesda autopsy doctors did not see the throat wound in its original state because it had been obliterated by a tracheotomy performed at Parkland Hospital.
The Parkland doctors and nurses and the Bethesda doctors all agreed that the fatal head wound was an exit wound. But the wound that these two groups of doctors described was vastly different in size and location. If this fatal wound was an exit wound, as all agreed, the location of the wound at the back of the head described by the Parkland doctors would have meant that the bullet must have come from the front. But if the huge exit wound described by the autopsy doctors was correct, then it might have been consistent with a shot from the Texas School Book Depository, where the evidence placed Lee Harvey Oswald.
Therefore, either the Parkland doctors were all hugely mistaken about the location of the fatal wound, or else the body was altered prior to the time that the autopsy doctors saw it in Bethesda. In my next post I'll describe additional evidence that the body was in fact grossly altered prior to its arrival in the autopsy room.
Some of the medical professionals are personally interviewed by Groden, and one of them contradicts himself over a period of years which Groden documents.
The COPA meeting in Dallas looks good this year, with some really good speakers, Jim Douglass, Robert Groden, Jim DiEugenio, Lisa Pease, to name a few.
Mark Lane was one of the first widely published Warren Commission critics to make a serious dent in the Warren Report.
Josiah Thompson utterly demolishes the lone gunman theory, in painstaking detail. It's hard to believe, but the lone gunman conspiracy theory has been thoroughly debunked for over 40 years.
Although both of these books are over 4 decades old, they helped lay the foundation for a lot of serious future research, and they not a waste of your time.
Reprehensor on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 7:19am.
I came across this article about the JFK assasination and thought it was worth translating it into Spanish.
It also links Nixon-Bush with Bay of Pigs and Watergate.
Could you please give me your oppinion about it?
Spaniard on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 5:13pm.
Watch this movie. It lays it out for you.
ROBinDALLAS on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:50pm.
Thank you. I've just watched 20 minutes so far. It's great.
Spaniard on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 3:36pm.
genie00 on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 5:01pm.
Lullaby Academy on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 7:09pm.
They both suffered mental delusions afterwards.
That's what comes of too many conspiracy theories!
This is the work of MI5's F branch. I have no proof, but I'm convinced it is.
SnowCrash on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 9:10am.


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Senator Len Fasano, Radiological Society of CT (RSC) President, Dr. David Klein, and RSC Legislative Chair, Dr. Thomas Farquhar.
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Connecticut Radiologists Honor Senator Fasano
Sen. Fasano has played a leading role in passing legislation that expands the range of breast cancer screenings that are available to patients and that ensures patient safety comes first in limiting radiation for imaging tests such as a CT Scan or MRI.
By Chris	on October 3, 2019
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The legislators will discuss important pieces of legislation that came before the General Assembly this year, including topics such as the state's new paid family medical leave program, an increase to the minimum wage and changes to the pass-through entity tax.
Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune magazine. Contributed photo.
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Murray will discuss the growing misinformation surrounding journalism and how the industry can respond to this challenge.
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Rep. Dave Yaccarino Attends Event to Help Veterans in Need
"Stand Down 2019" was held at the State Veterans home campus in Rocky Hill where more than 200,000 veterans in were eligible to participate in the event free of charge as long as they were able to provide proof of their veteran or military status.
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New Law Effective October 1st 2019
From left to right in the attached photo are Quinnipiac University medical students Claire Barton of Hamden, Allison Cammisa of White Plains, New York, Elizabeth George of New Haven and Kyra Ray of New Haven. They accepted the American Academy of Family Physicians' 2019 Program of Excellence award on behalf of the Family Medicine Interest Group at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Contributed photo.
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American Academy of Family Physicians recognizes Quinnipiac University's Family Medicine Interest Group as 'A Program of Excellence'
Quinnipiac's FMIG was one of 19 to win the 2019 Program of Excellence Award for its exemplary efforts to grow and support interest in family medicine.
Democrat "Meals Tax" Will Put 7.35% New Tax on Long List of Groceries Never Taxed Before, According to DRS
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September 2019 Bulk Curbside Pick-up
The Bulk Pickup Program will take place during the last two full weeks of September.
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Quinnipiac University School of Law to host first-ever Connecticut Law Fair Sept. 13
The fair is being held to provide prospective law students with an opportunity to learn more about the law school admissions process as well as the academic programs, career services, financial aid and scholarships available at the participating law schools.
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Rep. Yaccarino Earns 100 Percent Voting Record
Representative Dave Yaccarino (R-87) achieved a perfect record for votes cast on the floor of the state House of Representatives during the 2019 legislative session. Representative Yaccarino was present and voted for all 392 votes taken …
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Bikers Against Animal Cruelty 12th Annual Motorcycle Rally and Pet Adoption
There will be live music all day long with Murray The Wheel, Sumo Sidecar, Al & Steve's Acoustic Soup and Rescue Dog's Band.
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North Haven Legislators Host 9th Annual Cookout & Conversation
The lawmakers provided an update regarding the 2019 Legislative Session that concluded on June 5th and discussed issues pertaining to the state budget, increased taxes, and tolls with nearly 70 residents that were in attendance.


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Q: Collapse of the wave function in non-discrete systems Let's consider a discrete quantum system such as the harmonic oscillator or the hydrogen atom. According to quantum mechanics, when a measurement of the energy of the system is made the wave function collapses to one of the eigenfunctions of the hamiltonian operator. But if we consider instead a non-discrete system, such as a free particle, the eigenfunctions of the hamiltonian operator are non-normalizable functions, so the wave function can't collapse to one of those. What does quantum mechanics says in this case? Can it be determined, knowing the result of the measurement, what is the new wave function (like we can in a discrete system using accurate-enough instruments)?

A: It depends on the type of measurement you perform.  The idealized case is described by the PVM (projector valued measure) uniquely  associated to the observable viewed as a selfadjoint operator through the spectral theorem.
The PVM is a  collection of orthogonal projectors $P_E$, where $E$ is a Borel set of the real axis, typically a finite interval, defined in the practice by the precision of the instrument.  This collection of projectors satisfy some mathematical properties similar to those of a positive measure.
If the initial state is represented by $\psi$ and the outcome is $E$, the post-measurement state  is always described by the vector  $P_E\psi \neq 0$ up to normalisation.
Here $||P_E\psi||^2$ is the probability to obtain the outcome $E$ when the initial state is represented by the normalized vector $\psi$.
All that  is nothing but the Luders-von Neumann postulate.
If the spectrum is continuous, single points $E=\{\lambda \}$ have automatically zero projector $P_E=0$, so that "non-normalizable vectors" cannot be produced this way.
For instance, for the position operator, if the position measurement produced the outcome $E=[a,b]$, the corresponding projector is
$$(P_E \psi)(x) := \chi_E(x) \psi(x)$$
where the function $\chi_E$ is zero outside $E$ and $1$ in $E$.(Notice that if $E$ is a single point, the associated projector is zero since single points have zero Lebesgue measure.)
It is worth stressing that  this description is valid also when the spectrum is a point spectrum. In that case single points (eigenvalues) have non-zero projectors: the ones onto eigenspaces.
A more realistic description is provided by a POVM (positive operator valued measure) and its decomposition (it is not unique) in terms of Kraus operators, but also this description does not give rise to non-normalized state vectors.

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ASO take over major German WorldTour race
"Our ongoing endeavour to develop the race, which is also reflected in our newly acquired WorldTourstatus, imposes high demands on us. The experience of A.SO. and its employees will certainly benefit the event."
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RUND UM DEN FINANZPLATZ ESCHBORN-FRANKFURT
The German company owning the Eschborn-Frankfurt cycling classic (Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Radsports) has become a fully owned subsidiary under the umbrella of Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), which will rely on the existing organisational team for the delivery of the event.
Hermann and Erwin Moos launched Frankfurt's iconic race in 1962 as the Rund um den Henninger-Turm. Organisational reasons led the brothers to establish the Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Radsports mbh, which historically was and will remain the official organiser of the race traditionally held on 1 May.
Bernd Moos-Achenbach and his team have organised the classic for the last 15 years. "55 years after my father and uncle set up the event, Eschborn-Frankfurt has reached the top flight of world cycling", explains Bernd Moos-Achenbach. "I feel responsible for preparing the future of cycling in Frankfurt, Eschborn and the Rhine-Main area. I am therefore delighted that, after several years of very positive and cooperative exchanges, we will now get work together with A.S.O."
Bernd Moos-Achenbach and his team will continue to organise the 1 May cycling classic under the terms of the agreement. A.S.O. will help the Frankfurt team plan and organise the event, in addition to providing technical and sporting support.
"Our team has organised over 50 editions of the race at the highest level. Our ongoing endeavour to develop the race, which is also reflected in our newly acquired WorldTourstatus, imposes high demands on us. The experience of A.SO. and its employees will certainly benefit the event ", says Bernd Moos-Achenbach.
Bringing the Frankfurt classic under its umbrella is the next step in A.S.O.'s aspiration to play an active role in the long term development of German cycling. Eschborn-Frankfurt, the only event in the world with 17 races and side events held on the same day, was the obvious choice among German cycling races. A.S.O. reached its first milestone by organising the Grand Départ of this year's Tour de France in Düsseldorf and reviving the Deutschland Tour under the name Deutschland. Deine Tour. ('Germany. Your Tour.') starting in August 2018.
Apart from the sporting aspects and professional structure, the ethos of the Moos-Achenbach family was a key factor in A.S.O.'s decision.
"The Moos family has spent half a century promoting cycling. We share their aspiration to support German cycling in all its aspects. We have had a close relationship with the organising team and Bernd Moos-Achenbach for many years and we are impressed with their high standards for organisation. The dedication to quality and the enthusiasm from the spectators transpire through all of the events run on the event day, from the pro race all the way to the talent and amateur races.", says A.S.O. General Manager Yann Le Moënner.
In keeping with the motto "from world-class riders to first graders" and much to the delight of a million spectators, pro cyclists, under-23 riders, participants in the inclusive races and up to 5,000 amateur cyclists take part in the event every year. The race exhibitions in Eschborn and Frankfurt's Alte Oper, together with festivals in the Taunus and the famous and notorious Mammolshainer Berg, make the 1st May a celebration of cycling throughout the entire region.
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Scenes from a Marriage: THIS IS 40
Audiences first met Pete and Debbie (Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann) in Judd Apatow's hit 2007 comedy Knocked Up. They were the harried couple in their mid-30s with two young kids, a family that was both a source of hope and a cautionary tale to the film's leads, expectant parents played by Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl. Pete and Debbie were in some ways the best parts of that movie, memorable and with some exaggerated truth about them. You might remember Pete warning, "Marriage is like a tense, unfunny version of Everybody Loves Raymond. Only it doesn't last 22 minutes. It lasts forever." Now Apatow has plucked these characters from his earlier hit to create a spin-off with This is 40, a movie that proves Pete's line about marriage correct. This is a sort of epic, R-rated sitcom episode, right down to the sunny bland visual sense, unfunny in large patches and lasting seemingly forever. It's a shaggy, uneven film with some small, incidental pleasures that from time to time nearly make up for the production's overarching solipsism.
The film takes place in the days before Pete and Debbie's fortieth birthdays, a fine hook on which to hang a plot of personal reflection perched on the precipice of potential midlife crises exacerbated by pressures from outside the marriage. In true sitcom fashion, each half of this couple is hiding or minimizing important information from the other. Pete, when he's not secretly scarfing cupcakes, has been giving money to his freeloading dad (Albert Brooks), which couldn't be more inconvenient since his indie record label is on the brink of collapse and he's missed a few mortgage payments. Debbie is also having trouble with her dad, an aloof, awkward, distant parent (John Lithgow), and money problems that need her to find out which one of her employees (either Megan Fox or Charlene Yi) is stealing from her boutique clothing store.
These are the main threads of anxiety that run through the picture, which are certainly fine impetuses for stress. It's a shame that the film follows its characters right down a tunnel of self-absorption, with two characters locked in marital conflict in petty, grating ways. They bicker about diets, sex, childrearing, habits, money, vacations, and schedules. Over the course of 134 minutes, the film has plot elements that dead-end or take a cul-de-sac in a loose, rambling structure that allows foibles and miscommunications to escalate, pile up, fade away, come roaring back, shift priorities, and resolve, or not, in sometimes enjoyable fashion. Rudd and Mann are very good performers and are here, but the film is ultimately so repetitive an irritant, circling around the same emotional problems, relationship conflicts, and thematic concerns with increasingly less to say, that in the end I cared about the side characters far more than the couple at the center of it all.
Take, for example, the great Melissa McCarthy, an Oscar nominee last year for her work in the very good comedy Bridesmaids, who here plays a mom of one of Pete and Debbie's daughter's classmates. Following a terrible scene in which Debbie, thinking she's sticking up for her daughter, cruelly berates the poor kid, the parents are called into the principal's office. In a painfully uncomfortable scene, Debbie simply denies the encounter, which leads to McCarthy getting increasingly agitated. In the end, she's the one who gets in trouble with the principal, coming across as a crazy person simply because Pete and Debbie present such a united front of deceit. (Well, McCarthy's character's a little crazy too, but still.) Beats me why we're supposed to like this sort of thing. All this really did was cut off any lingering affection I had for the main characters.
Besides, all the stuff even approaching funny is happening with characters sitting on the sidelines with undernourished subplots, a fact that's some sort of astonishing in a film this indulgent. For starters, there are Apatow's daughters, Maude and Iris, playing Pete and Debbie's daughters through convincing and cute character traits, the older newly adolescent and moody, the younger awfully precocious in a good way. I liked their relationship with each other as well, which leads to the film's best off-handedly sweet moments. Brooks and Lithgow, as the flailing grandfathers, are fun as well, but never more than when they get a chance to play a scene opposite each other. Fox and Yi are amusing as two diametrically opposite employees, each quick to accuse the other of being the thief. Then there's the terrific supporting cast filled with people like Chris O'Dowd, Jason Segel, and Lena Dunham, who have a handful of mildly funny lines, if that, each.
The determined self-centered absorption at the film's center ends up dragging down all of its more admirable qualities, which are scattered about the film with no real central drive or organization. If we are to care about the couple at the middle of it all, it's made all the more difficult by their selfishness wherein a great deal of their problems would disappear by simply speaking to one another honestly or thinking about the feelings and motivations of others. If we are not suppose to care about this couple, than the least the movie could do is offer up sharper character studies instead of unconvincing types stuck crosswise in three or four Idiot Plots at once. Perhaps Apatow really does believe that marriage is a tense, unfunny, formless, endless sitcom episode, but he didn't have to go and make one, did he?
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The month May is almost here, which is a huge deal in the world of moving companies. May is known as "National Moving Month" in the United States, and Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off the start of the peak season for moving. In May, the very best moving companies across the country are suddenly busier than ever, and moving rates are at their highest—inflated to meet the demand of so many people moving locally, long-distance, and to new destinations all over the world.
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