Sunday, 24 February 2008

2005_12_01_archive



World Aids Day

It's today. Here's a link with data about AIDS in the continent most

affected by the disease, Africa, where in many countries, over a

quarter of the population is infected with HIV.

Posted by eileen at 9:22 AM 0 comments

Red Socks Policy

I work in a laboratory in a research building that is part of a large

medical center, and since I don't have much interaction with the

hospitaly side of things (other than occasionally taking of shortcut

through the hospital and the fact that in every seminar I attend, some

M.D.'s beeper goes of incessantly), I tend to overlook the doctor and

patient aspect of my surroundings. Yesterday, an announcement was

posted describing the new Red Socks Policy. Apparently, patients in

danger of falling are now given red socks, so if you see anyone

walking alone wearing red socks, you should identify yourself as a

medical center employee and either assist them or find a nurse or

doctor. I don't know why, but I find this policy humorous. I'm really

tempted to wear red socks one day and see if anyone offers to assist

me.

Posted by eileen at 8:53 AM 1 comments

Boston sports news

I watched the Celtics play the 76ers last night, and it was a best

case scenario for me- the Celtics won, and I got to see my favorite

player (and the league's leading scorer, take that, Kobe) A.I., score

40 points. Celtic Kendrick Perkins had the best game of his career: 12

points and 19 rebounds.

The Bruins traded Captain Joey Thornton for three players from the San

Jose Sharks. Now that was a dumb idea- the team stinks, they've lost 9

of the past 10 games, and now they're traded away the only player with

name recognition and a fan following. Oh, and I think the NHL should


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