Amber Croft of Petaluma was the only volunteer wearing hospital scrubs when she joined one of Dr. Frank Artress’ outdoor health clinics in the African bush.
“OK, you’re being promoted to doctor,” Artress said, handing her a stethoscope.
“What?”
It wasn’t quite what the 32-year-old Kaiser pediatric nurse was expecting when she signed up to join Artress on [...]

Anyone who wants to start or improve a small business venture has come to know SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” as a valuable service. Making it easier to access information, statistics, and mentoring, SCORE, based in Herndon, Virginia, has added a section for minority entrepreneurs on its Website, www.score.org/minority.html.
“It’s been in the works since [...]

Firebirds goal attack Janelle Lawson last night accused the Northern Mystics of roughhouse tactics after Queensland’s bruising 46-40 win in the trans-Tasman netball league at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
Lawson took aim at the Mystics questionable checking of star shooter Romelda Aiken who eventually brushed off the attention to lead the Firebirds to their third straight [...]

Somebody call a counsellor. Dancing with the Stars is over, and the gossip mags are so depressed they don’t know what to do with themselves.
It’s been blanket coverage for the past eight weeks, but only Woman’s Weekly covers Temepara George’s DWTS win with a brief interview in which the dancing champ busts out more sports [...]

Investigations into finance companies were one of the commissions two highest enforcement priorities this year, commission chairman Jane Diplock said in a speech to the Auckland District Law Society.
In the past two years, 17 finance companies have gone to the wall. More than $2 billion had been invested in the 17 companies, with some of [...]

The international police agency Interpol believes that Frank Armin Dahme was part of a 14-person German drug smuggling gang that sold marijuana, cocaine and amphetamines from 1996 to 2001. He is the last suspected member to be captured.
Brazilian police began hunting Dahme after receiving information from international investigators that he may have been living in [...]

Nosworthy was speaking after Canterburys triumph against Wellington by 49 runs in the capital last week.
%26quot;I think the ideal scenario would be to have a full home-and-away round to find the true champion,%26quot; he said.
%26quot;I think that is also the view of the first-class coaches I have spoken with.
%26quot;But I understand New Zealand Crickets reasoning [...]

Redmond was on the list of the 20 players offered contracts that was released yesterday by the national selectors for the year starting June 1.
Black Caps general manager Lindsay Crocker said that Redmond earned enough ranking points for his projected value to the team in the coming year to gain a national contract.
His inclusion comes [...]

Their inclusion was expected, as all have been picked for the tour of England beginning next month.
NZC have taken a punt on big-hitting Ryder, 23, who made his limited-overs international debut against England this year, averaging 49 in five matches.
The burly 23-year-olds promising career was soured after he punched a bar window in a late-night [...]

Indian spinners Harbhajan Singh and occasional bowler Virender Sehwag shared seven wickets to rip through the batting on a crumbling Green Park pitch after tea before India coasted to their 62-run victory target.
The hosts reached 64 for two wickets in 13.1 overs after losing the second test last week in three days on a green [...]