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FDNY | | Friday, May 25, 2012 Five Advanced Life Support (ALS) and five Basic Life Support (BLS) teams participated in the 2012 EMS Competition. (FDNY photo) Are You Connected? Just outside FDNY Headquarters in Brooklyn, an unusual string of events occurred on May 24, involving a tandem skydiving jump that went horribly wrong, a car accident and a woman giving birth. And it all happened near where people were taking CPR training classes and donating blood. Yet it wasn’t a chaotic emergency scene, it was simply part of the 2012 EMS Week Health Fair and Competition. "This all shows how well we do business," said Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano. "It’s a pleasure to be the Commissioner for such a great group of paramedics and ... Continue reading →
(CBS) - Last week, CBS's Crimesider spoke exclusively with Elizabeth Smart, perhaps the nation's most well-known kidnap victim - and survivor. Smart was just 14 when she was snatched from her bed in the middle of the night and held for nine months before being found by police on a traffic stop. "You never know when that break in the case might come," said Smart. "What if everyone gave up on me, where would I be? Would I be alive? I don't know." Thirty-three years ago today, Etan Patz, a 6-year-old New York City boy, vanished on the walk between his apartment and the school bus. His was the abduction heard 'round the world, with the smiling boy's face adorning flyers and milk cartons across ... Continue reading →
As Jimmie Johnson tries to find a balance between racing and family life, he admits that he can’t help but think sometimes about Dale Earnhardt’s final race and the day he died in the 2001 Daytona 500. “(Him) standing around at driver intros … I remember vividly an image of Dale Sr. kissing Teresa Earnhardt and then climbing in the car and unfortunately, you know, he was killed that day,” Johnson tells "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Lee Cowan. “And a lot of people still remember that—you know, that final kiss that they had. “So, sometimes my mind flashes to that and it’s like, ‘No, no … don’t think about it.” In an interview scheduled to run on the "CBS Sunday Morning" show this weekend, Johnson ... Continue reading →
FAST COMPANY: NASCAR SUPERSTAR VETERAN JIMMIE JOHNSON TALKS LIFE AND DEATH AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH LEE COWAN JOHNSON TELLS COWAN HE’S A BETTER DAD AND HUSBAND Superstar racecar driver Jimmie Johnson won an unprecedented five consecutive championships on the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s premiere Sprint Cup Series before he stumbled in 2011 and missed out on a sixth straight title. But, by falling behind, he was able to dig down and put himself in position to win this year, Johnson tells CBS SUNDAY MORNING correspondent Lee Cowan. Racing last year, Johnson tells Cowan, “it seemed like work to me more than ever, and racing’s never been that way. This year, I have the… the energy that I did when I was a ... Continue reading →
Horse meat: Honest business or inhumane? Americans keep horses to ride and race, but in other parts of the world, they're treated as livestock - the same as cattle or poultry. CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on the angry culture war over horse meat. Continue reading →
Advertisment Fast Company: NASCAR Superstar Veteran Jimmie Johnson Talks Life and Death at High Speeds with Lee Cowan on "CBS Sunday Morning"JOHNSON TELLS COWAN HE’S A BETTER DAD AND HUSBAND Superstar racecar driver Jimmie Johnson won an unprecedented five consecutive championships on the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s premiere Sprint Cup Series before he stumbled in 2011 and missed out on a sixth straight title. But, by falling behind, he was able to dig down and put himself in position to win this year, Johnson tells CBS SUNDAY MORNING correspondent Lee Cowan. Racing last year, Johnson tells Cowan, “it seemed like work to me more than ever, and racing’s never been that way. This year, I have the… the energy that I did ... Continue reading →
