Program committee report

Compendium/Handouts/Outlines:

* We will continue to provide a compendium of presentation outlines at CSM: most Sections are providing a compendium.

* free to Section members and charge a nominal fee to non Section members.

* many Sections offering handouts/outlines on Section Webpages => this is something the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section will investigate. I will coordinate with Diane Madras, the web master.

Audiovisuals:

* LCD projectors:

* Most speakers are interested in using a LCD projec tor/power point for presentations.

* High cost item.

* To defer cost, we will try to use Section member's LCD projectors …

British may ban 'happy hour' as drink deaths rise

Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as health advocates warned that a rise in liver-related deaths among young people may signal a future epidemic.

Health officials will decide on whether to ban the happy hours _ designated times for discount drinks _ once an independent policy review is published in coming weeks, a health department spokesman said on customary condition of anonymity.

The proposal was one of several aimed at stemming a trend in binge drinking in recent years, particularly among teenagers and young adults. The government also plans to spend 10 …

Dems win top spot on county ballots

The Democratic Party received the top spot on Cook Countyballots to be printed for the November election.

Cook County Clerk Stanley T. Kusper Jr. made the announcementafter holding a lottery to determine whether the Democrats orRepublicans would garner the top slot.

Kusper said that although it used to be an advantage if a partygot the first position, it no longer is because of the new punch-cardvoting machines.

"If there are 10 names, all of them …

Wife of Murdered Reservist Gets Life

RALEIGH, N.C. - The wife of a Navy reservist was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to murder in the death of her husband, who was shot by her then-teenage lover and his friend.

Monique Berkley, 27, entered the plea in Wake County Superior Court in an agreement with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.

Her husband, Paul Berkley, was shot in the head at a park in December 2005, days after returning home for Christmas after nearly a year in the Middle East.

Last month, Andrew Canty, 20, pleaded guilty to murdering Paul Berkley. The …

Abou Diaby signs new Arsenal contract; Flamini says he's next

Abou Diaby has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, and Mathieu Flamini looks set to follow suit.

Diaby, a 21-year-old French midfielder who signed from Auxerre in January 2006, spent seven months recovering from a broken and dislocated ankle at the end of that season.

"However, his 21 appearances this season suggest he is back to full fitness and putting on the pressure for a regular starting spot," Arsenal said Wednesday in a statement.

Diaby's new deal runs through to 2012.

Flamini's contract ends at the end of this season, but he has skipped the chance to talk to other clubs during the transfer window, which ends …

Mom accused of killing kids filed for bankruptcy

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado mother accused of killing her two children was going through divorce and bankruptcy proceedings when she allegedly called police to tell them she was committing suicide, according to court documents.

Kelli Murphy, 41, appeared Tuesday in a courtroom in Castle Rock with her wrists covered in bandages. She was arrested Monday on two counts of first-degree murder after police found the 6-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy dead in their home.

Police say Murphy had called 911 on Monday morning and said she was going to commit suicide. When a dispatcher asked whether there were any children home, Murphy said they were in heaven, police said.

Police say …

ONLINE ONLY: Luxation traumatique negligée de la rotule: a propos d'un cas

Les auteurs rapportent un cas de luxation traumatique n�glig�e de la rotule de d�couverte tardive chez un adulte jeune. En l'absence de facteurs favorisants d'instabilit� rotulienne, elle constitue un cas clinique exceptionnel. La r�duction chirurgicale a n�cessit� des interventions sur les os et sur les tissus mous. L'�volution � long-terme se d�t�riore sur le plan radiographique tandis que les r�sultats fonctionnels demeurent satisfaisants.

En pratique courante, les luxations de la rotule sont des l�sions traumatiques rares auxquelles sont attribu�es une origine cong�nitale responsable d'une anomalie morphologique du genou (genu valgum, genu flexum, genu recurvatum, dysplasie, …