Nigeria: The New Face of EFCC (AllAfrica.com) "We had a president in Nigeria, General Abacha, who stole six billion naira and hid it abroad, and killed people and it was okay. No one thought it outlandish....more...School district shares goals for new year (Lahontan Valley News) Principals and Churchill County School District administrators met Friday morning to outline each school's progress in the past year and to share their vision for the upcoming school year, which begins Monday. ...more... Tragicomic Tones in Turkmenistan (All About Jazz) Banishment from the country takes effect with the publishing of these words. Assuming otherwise is foolishness in Turkmenistan, the most repressive and two-sided country of the scores I've visited seeking jazz in the most remote and unusual places on Earth....more... Beasley has perfect riposte for racists (The Scotsman: Sport) DAMARCUS Beasley last night called on UEFA to take swift and punitive action against Montenegrin champions Zeta after he and his Rangers team-mate Jean-Claude Darcheville were subjected to racist abuse during their Champions League second qualifying......more... Is This Any Way to Recruit Associates? (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance) Ask law firm recruits, particularly those from elite schools, about the summer associate recruiting experience, and the stories are fairly similar: Short interviews, shallow questions and a sheaf of boilerplate marketing materials....more... Physician?s Regional Medical Center-Collier Boulevard: The building, the hiring, the ice cream socials (Marco Eagle) One of the most technologically advanced hospitals around sits right along Collier Boulevard in South Naples. Physician?s Regional Medical Center-Collier Boulevard boasts beautiful new facilities and the best equipment in the area. The new age operating rooms or ?Smart O.R.?s.? have digital screens so when the doctor?s are scoping, the images pop up. CEO Mike Mastej says people are amazed when ......more... Mountain Lakes kids' writer relies on music's power (Daily Record) A 45-year-old Mountain Lakes resident and cancer survivor's story of music's healing power, "Music is Contagious," appears in "Chicken Soup for the Child's Soul: Character-Building Stories to Read with Kids Ages 5 Through 8....more... Is This Any Way to Recruit Associates? (Law.com) Ask law firm recruits, particularly those from elite schools, about the summer associate recruiting experience, and the stories are fairly similar: Short interviews, shallow questions and a sheaf of boilerplate marketing materials. For law firms, the process is expensive and time-intensive -- and still results in low acceptance and high attrition rates. Some firms are experimenting with more ......more... Chatological Humor (UPDATED 8.3.07) (Washington Post) Daily Updates: 8.1.07 | 8.2.07 | 8.3.07 ...more... |