"RED NOTICE" ON IRANIANS
"Red notices" were issued this month for three Iranian government officials by Interpol, the world police organization. These officials included Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi. The three men have been charged with conspiring with the notorious Hizbullah terrorist Imad Mughniyeh in Argentina. It is speculated that the group planned the blow up of a Jewish community center in 1994. The attack killed 85 people. The issuing of red notices against Iranian officials is not only a victory for Argentina, but also a victory for the United States. The officials at each country's border have been notified of the criminals, and the condemned know that they are not able to leave the country. This action gives the United States new ammunition against officials in Iran that can be used against their right to do nuclear testing. The U.S. currently believes that Iran is only two to five years away from possessing nuclear weapons of mass destruction.
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Errors in medication distribution harm approxmately 1.5 milion people every year. Medication errors usually occur when doctors give doses that are much higher than needed or give doses to a patient twice accidentally. The Institute of Medicine reported that at least 530,000 medication errors occurr outside of hospitals in a given year. CNN's news site listed five ways for patient's to prevent medication error. The first way is to know exactly what the doctor is prescribing you and at what dosage. Don't walk out of the doctor's office confused. The second way is to check your prescription at the pharmacist. Make sure it is the right name, medication, and dose. Third, when in the hospital, get your medication and dosage in writing. That way, if a nurse should enter to give you the same dosage a second time, you will know it. Fourth, check IV bags and medication before receiving the dose from doctors. Make sure it says your name and information. Lastly, be dramatic. If you see that a doctor or nurse is about to administer a drug other than that which was prescribed, make them check before it is taken.
Helio Castroneves is a two-time Indy 500 winner from Brazil. Now he is also the winner of the dance competition held on the tv show "Dancing with the Stars." His professional dance partner is Julianne Hough. Castroneves and Hough were in the finals with former Spice Girl Mel Brown and her professional partner. Castroneves stated that he was highly schocked when the judges declared him the winner because of Brown's amazing dance skills. The judges had previously said that Brown was the most versitile dancer on the show. Castroneves gave a speech thanking "America, and especially Indianapolis" for voting for him. He jokes that his dance contest trophy will look perfect between his two first place trophies from the Indy 500.
