Doctors dictation woes spark reader letter storm
A wave of reader letters from across California and beyond complains about doctors who eat, chew gum, mumble, rattle papers, or make distracting noises during dictation. Respondents urge doctors to listen to tapes and present concise, professional recordings to protect their image and aid transcribers.
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Caying
San Bernardino
California
Ann Landers
Mission Viejo
Calif
Mission
Arm Landers
Mary
Sam
Boston
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Fragmentary Quote Fragments Surface in Obscure Text
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a person named Barnes and an actor Ted Danson with a remarks about appearance. The readable bits suggest a discussion of ego or public perception but lack coherent context or events. No clear date location or organization is identifiable from the fragment.
Crichton objects to reissue of old Crichton novel
Publisher Dutton plans a hardcover reissue of A Case of Need, a 1969 medical mystery Crichton wrote as Jeffrey Hudson. Crichton says it would be shoddy to relaunch and rights stay with the publisher, while Elaine Koster calls the move praiseworthy.
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Michael Crichton
Dutton
Crichton
Jeffrey Hudson
Washington Post
Elaine Koster
Perry the lifesaving German shepherd on Maryland's Eastern Shore
A sweet 80 pound German shepherd named Perry near Centerville on Maryland's Eastern Shore protects handicapped Tim and Cindy Bunge, alerting to danger and rescuing them from threats and fires. Perry's trainer calls her common sense remarkable as plans for a private assistance dog school emerge amid a July 4 campaign to fund more help.
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Maryland
Perry
Wonder Woman
Centerville
St Augustine
Tim
Prudence
Cindy
Washington, D.C
Ci Indy
United Campaign
Pro Plan Pet Foods
St Louis
Folly
Maemet
Manland
Bear visits home to listen to country music in Evergreen
In Evergreen Colorado a yearling bear wandered into Barbara Hurst's living room five days ago, sat near a stereo tuned to KYGO, and watched the nurse and her cats. Neighbors photographed the bear before deputies arrived. wildlife managers called it a typical bear encounter near Three Sisters open space.
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Evergreen
Colo
Barbara Hurst
Hurst
Kygo
Sive
Amy Dunkleman
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
Susan Werner
Evergreen Ares
Three Sisters
Vegetarian and Mediterranean Recipes in TV Series and Books
Paulette HL Vu sells The New Road to Being a Vegetarian with a 75 minute tape and a 14 entree recipe booklet, plus a vegan cookbook by Claudia Roden. Roden introduces Mediterranean agriculture and culture in a BBC TV series starting July 18, airing seven parts through Sept 12 with a pledge drive skip dates Aug 15 and 22.
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Claudia Roden
Knopf
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mediterranean
Roden
Cairo
This Week In Observances And Anniversaries
Music For Life Week runs July 1 to 7. Ant-Boredom Month and National Hot Dog Month are noted along with National Ice Cream Month. The week includes The Guiding Light Anniversary, Leap Second Adjustment Time, Court TV Debut Anniversary, National Television Heritage Day, and the U.S. first zoo anniversary. Compliment Your Mirror Day and First Bank Opens In U.S. Anniversary occur later in the week.
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National Recreation and Parks
Guiding Light
Court TV
National Television Heritage
U.S
First Zoo
First Bank
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