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… it would be "the conversation".
Brands have to join the conversation. Companies have to listen to the conversation.
IT DOESN'T EXIST. There are conversations, lots and lots of different conversations. Some of them only have one person in! I mean, especially these days. I was watching that Father Ted last night with the most boring priest ever, where it ends with him locked in a cupboard talking about insurance to himself. OMG HE'S TALKING ABOUT INSURANCE. He is part of THE CONVERSATION around insurance. No! He's a man in a cupboard.
Sometimes - SOMETIMES - there are really big conversations. Hashtags are a tool for making huge macro-scale things which at last look like conversations. But there's still no big capital T THE capital C CONVERSATION.
Why does it matter? Why does it get me annoyed? I think it matters because conversations DO matter - and our mania for aggregating things means we're encouraged to think monolithically about people and what they talk about. We're happily junking all kinds of context from actual conversations, grinding up their pulped and shattered remnants into metrics and then convincing ourselves we're still doing something human and engaging because we're calling it "the conversation". "The conversation" has the same relationship to a conversation as a huge industrial vat of Minute Maid has to an orange.


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We have come to the end of the WW Tourney. The Championship Final was contested between #1 seed Jon Fitch and #2 seed Thiago Alves. In the end, the Pitbull emerged victorious, with 66% of the vote, to lay claim to the WW title in a world where GSP does not exist.
This was an interesting tourney, but provided virtually no upsets along the way. All that is left to say is congratulation Thiago Alves!!!!!
QF1 1 Jon Fitch
Carlos Condit SF1 1 Jon Fitch
Paul Daley
QF2 4 Paul Daley
Matt Hughes Finals: 1 Jon Fitch
2 Thiago Alves
QF3 3 Josh Koschek
Paulo Thiago SF2 3 Josh Koscheck
2 Thiago Alves
QF4 2 Thiago Alves
Dan Hardy
If there ever comes a day when GSP decides to head-off to the canadian wrestling team full time, or if he loses both feet in a freak ice hockey accident, the fans have spoken... and have declared that Thiago Alves will be the man to wear the UFC WW gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be sure to check out the newly revamped structure for the UFC MW tourney, which I will have posted shortly.

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John Calipari said his Kentucky Basketball team was "outhustled and outworked," in the 67-62 loss to Baylor on Friday night. The Cats were out-rebounded 41-25, recorded zero steals, and faltered down the stretch despite having a 9-point advantage in the second half. The talent on this team remains palpable but so is their inability carry themselves with confidence, evidenced by the team's poor collective body language. In contrast, I remember watching 2009 freshman teammates John Wall and Eric Bledsoe throw up "three googles," after every three-pointer they hit. They would grin ear to ear while back peddling to the other end of the court. They had plenty of confidence, there was no head hanging. 2012 freshman teammates Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had quiet confidence. They didn't bark at the refs after every call, they seemed to simply know they would win the game, and very likely a championship, regardless of what calls the refs made. Anthony Davis also adopted one of the most self-deprecating nicknames in the history of all sports, "the brow." Do you think he lacked confidence?
What these players shared in common is they didn't carry themselves like freshman, which of course, they were. They had the moxie to be leaders at the ripe age of 18, which is the exception more than the rule. Which begs the question, can you win in the one and done game if there aren't any Anthony Davis' or John Walls' available in the class for Calipari to recruit in the first place? There will be plenty of number one recruiting classes that don't have a talent like Anthony Davis or John Wall. It's far too early to judge this 2013 team. They have the talent to win the rest of the games on their schedule. There also could be future NBA all stars on the team; Julius Randle, among others, certainly has the skills. The problem is these youngsters aren't being judged on potential, they are being judged by the win-loss column. As freshmen, they are expected to develop at hyper speed while playing under a microscope. It becomes a risky game to rely on recruiting eighteen year-olds that have enough talent and maturity to thrive in this environment.
A glance at what some of Kentucky's recent freshman are doing in the NBA is indicative of their supreme talent. First overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft, John Wall is averaging 19.8 points and 9.6 assists for the Washington Wizards. He's becoming one of the best point guards in the game and he's far from his prime. Fellow first overall pick Anthony Davis was averaging 18.8 ppg, 10.2 rpg per game and nearly 4 blocks a game when he broke his arm last week. These are numbers that will land you in the NBA All-Star game if not the MVP discussion. Small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who was merely the second overall pick, plays shut down defense for the Charlotte Bobcats while averaging 9.6 ppg and 6 rpg. Eric Bledsoe was recently transitioned from point guard to shooting guard and is scoring nearly 20 a night for the Phoenix Suns. Bledsoe too, is playing like an all-star at the NBA level.
Did these guys simply set too high of a bar for these current UK hoopsters? There is a flaw in the logic that the 2013 Kentucky freshman should be ranked higher on paper than either the 2009 or 2012 class, along with the prediction they would go 40-0. Those classes had once (OK, twice) in a generation type talents. Having said this, I think Kentucky fans, while not always known for their rational behavior, would be more inclined to cut the current team a break if they looked like they were playing their hearts out. According to their coach, they weren't on Friday. They don't have to play as well as Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, or Eric Bledsoe but they may want to start playing like them. The young Cats have plenty of time to put it together, but they will need to grow up fast.


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Hearing loss is now becoming a common problem for people nowadays. It does not only affect the older generation but it also affects the younger generation as well. There are lots of kids who are having hearing loss nowadays and even right after birth, hearing loss can occur. So how would parents know if their kids have hearing problems? Well, here are some things we can learn from accuquest.com on how to observe our children.
First of all, try to observe if your childs speech is delayed says accuquest.com. Speech and language are directly connected to hearing because we learn how to speak about the things that we hear. So if your child is already two years of age and still does not know how to speak well, better take him or her to the doctor. Second, try to observe your child whenever he or she watches television. If the volume is always turned on at a higher level, this might be a sign of hearing loss. Lastly, if your child does not respond right away even if he or she is near you, it is also one sign that the child is not able to hear clearly. Try to follow these things so that you will be able to prevent your childs hearing loss from getting serious.


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Super Hero created in the 1970s by Nicola Cuti and Joe Staton for Charlton Comics.Long story short: E-Man started out as a packet of pure (sentient) energy born from the explosion of a nova. On Earth, this energy discovered that it could change itself from energy to matter (lampshaded by Albert Einstein's formula: E=mc2, which became his Chest Insignia), enabling said energy to assume human form. Befriending one Nova Kane (n�e Katrina Kolchinzski), an archeology student at Xanadu University who works part-time as an exotic dancer, the energy man from space decided to live on Earth using his shape-changing and energy blasts to fight evil as E-Man.Other characters included seedy Private Detective Michael ("Don't call me Mickey") Mauser and a rather curious-looking koala named Teddy Q.Not to be confused with He-Man.E-Man was a comic book
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Amazing Prices!
Barn Sale Craig's List Items
Shopper Info
Volunteer Info
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Barn Sale Shoppers
Save the date
for 2014!
Saturday, Sept. 20 (8AM - 3PM)
Sunday, Sept. 21, (9AM - 2PM)
Kane County Fairgrounds, Rte. 38 & Randall Rd.
Entrance 1 block west of Randall Rd, on Rte. 38
Check out Barn Sale Craig's List Items- 10% discount to registered parishoners:
as of August 8:
Werner 13' Ladder - $100
Hitachi Blue Ray Camcorder-$500
Alt Meissen Art - $100
What Can I Buy at the Barn Sale?
|antiques & collectibles
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|country market
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|tools & hardware
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|and more!
Barn Sale Hotline 630-232-0124 x. 310
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Barn Sale Truck pick ups are closed for this season.
You can drop off donations at any time, 24 hours a day, northwest end of St. Peter Church parking lot drop off door, right side of bus barn.
We are located at 1891 Kaneville Rd, Geneva IL.
DO NOT place items outside the building or near the Barn Sale truck.
Volunteers available to accept donations Saturday mornings.
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- Have all pieces/parts (unless it is an antique item)
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- All batteries removed
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We need several hundred volunteers to make the Barn Sale a success, that means we need YOU! Many hands make light work.
This is a wonderful project for clubs/service organizations and for those looking for community service hours.
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By William Gurstelle
Humphry Davy and the Arc Light
"The Dazzling Splendor," as Davy called it, was
a tricky beast to control. After the initial sparks
Thomas Edison did not invent the first electric
light.* More than 70 years before Edison's 1879
incandescent lamp patent, the English scientist
Humphry Davy developed a technique for producing controlled light from electricity.
Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) was one of the
giants of 19th-century science. A fellow of the
prestigious Royal Society, Davy is credited with
discovering, and first isolating, elemental sodium,
potassium, calcium, magnesium, boron, barium,
and strontium. A pioneer in electrochemistry, he
also developed the first medical use of nitrous oxide
and invented the miner's safety lamp. The safety
lamp alone is directly responsible for saving
hundreds, if not thousands, of miners' lives.
But it is his invention of the arc lamp for which we
remember him here. Davy's artificial electric light
consisted of two carbon rods, made from wood
charcoal, connected to the terminals of an enormous
collection of voltaic cells. (In Davy's day, thousands
of cells, similar to modern chemical batteries, had
to be wired together in series to produce the voltage
required to strike an arc between the carbon electrodes.) When Davy closed the switch connecting the
battery to the electrodes, electricity jumped between
the carbon tips. The result — a continuous, glaring,
lucent dot of white heat — was so bright that it was
dangerous to look at for more than a split second.
appeared between the electrode tips, Davy had to
separate the carbon electrodes slightly and carefully in order to sustain the continuous, bright arc
of electricity. Once that was accomplished, he found
the device could sustain the arc for long periods,
even as the carbon rods were consumed in the heat
of the process.
Davy's arc lamp of 1807 was not economically
practical until the cost of producing a 50V-or-so
power supply became reasonable. This didn't occur
until the mid-1870s, with the introduction and commercialization of the electrical dynamo. But as soon
as that happened, arc lights were everywhere, archetypically in searchlights, as well as in lighthouses,
streetlights, movie sets, and movie projectors.
While making an arc light isn't terribly complicated,
the arc's underlying physical processes are indeed
complex. Although normally a nonconductor, carbon
will conduct electricity in certain circumstances. The
graphite rods used in arc lights conduct electricity,
albeit grudgingly, if enough electrical potential is
applied. At high voltage levels, the rod tips become
white-hot, and carbon particles break away from the
main body of the rod. Within the resulting particulate
mist, small bits glow white with heat and jump across
the spark gap between electrodes. This produces the
incandescent arch of light known as an electric arc.
It took a lot of juice to run a searchlight. To maintain its arc, a 60-inch-diameter World War II vintage
carbon arc searchlight drew about 150 amps at 78
volts, which is roughly equivalent to a 12,000-watt
light bulb. A lot of power, yes, but it could light up
an airplane 5 miles away.
Perhaps the largest carbon arc lamp ever made
was the 80-inch-diameter monster searchlight built
at the turn of the 20th century by General Electric.
It lit the grounds of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
with its billion-candlepower arc light.
This month's Remaking History project shows how
to make a smaller version of the dazzling splendor
in your workshop without too much trouble.
Image from National Portrait Gallery, London
Humphry Davy,
chemist, inventor,
and philosopher:
"I have learned
more from my
failures than from
my successes."
It seems that Edison may deserve credit for the first
electric light bulb, but even that is controversial.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett takes his case for helping South Knoxville businesses to leaders in Nashville. The mayor wants tax relief for businesses affected by the Henley Bridge closure.
On Tuesday, he made the trip to the capital for face to face meetings.
The mayor along with local leaders including Sen. Becky Duncan Massey met with representatives from TDOT, the Department of Revenue and the Economic Development Council to come up with a plan. As a result of Tuesday's meeting, a bill is now being drafted that would help provide tax relief for some of the business affected by the Henley Bridge closure. "These are people who have been investing in our local economy for years, their whole families have, and just seems with this bridge it just seems we've pulled the rug out from under them and we can provide them just a little bit of relief," Mayor Burchett said.With the delay of the Henley Bridge project, there is an even greater urgency to help these South Knoxville businesses.Fathi Husain | Wee Care Owner"We could use all kinds of relief because business is slow, so we're struggling with paying our bills, our utilities, our rent," said Fathi Husain, the owner of Wee Care. "Staying in business is just a struggle."The proposed legislation would allow Knox County and the city of Knoxville to grant some of that relief."Once that would be passed and signed into law, they could meet and say we want to do a property tax decrease if that's what they choose to do, because right now they don't have the ability to give a property tax relief," said Sen. Becky Duncan Massey. Local lawmakers are still exploring all options and another idea is to provide incentives once the bridge does reopen. "I think there are maybe 30 businesses that have closed and you're not going to see too many people reopening before the bridge is back open, so really do some kind of incentives to revitalize that area to get it back and running again," said Sen. Massey.Mayor Burchett hopes this bill can be pushed through at a fast pace.
"We should be the ones that make that decision at the local level and hopefully they'll allow us to do that," he said.If the bill passes, it would then be up to the county commission and the city council to decide specifically what kind of tax relief, whether it is a property tax decrease and who will be eligible. The bill is being drafted this week and should be ready to be filed by Thursday.
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Samsung Electronics' Galaxy tablets do not infringe on an Apple design right, the District Court of The Hague ruled Wednesday in response to a request by Samsung.
At issue was Apple's registration of a rectangular tablet with rounded corners as a "Community Design," a form of intellectual property right available in the European Union that allows businesses to prevent others from copying the outward appearance of their products. Apple has attempted to assert the design right to prevent sales of Samsung tablets before, with mixed results.
[ Simon Phipps tells it like it is: Why software patents are evil. | Stay ahead of the key tech business news with InfoWorld's Today's Headlines: First Look newsletter. | Read Bill Snyder's Tech's Bottom Line blog for what the key business trends mean to you. ]
In his ruling on Wednesday, the president of the panel of three judges, Peter Blok, wrote: "The Galaxy Tab 7.7, 8.9 and 10.1 of Samsung are not covered by the scope of the community design." This means that Samsung does not infringe on an Apple design right when it manufactures, supplies, markets, imports, exports or uses those products in the Netherlands and the E.U., according to the verdict.
The court cleared a number of Samsung subsidiaries, including Samsung Benelux and Samsung Europe Logistics, of infringement, and ordered Apple to pay Samsung's costs of €127,357 ($169,512). If Apple attempts to obstruct Galaxy Tab sales, it faces a fine of €100,000 per day, up to a ceiling of €10 million, the court ruled.
This verdict does not, however, prevent Apple from litigating against Samsung, the spokeswoman said.
The community design at stake covers a "handheld computer" and shows sketches of an iPad-like device. The E.U. Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) acknowledged registration of the design in 2004. OHIM also administers the database of E.U.-registered trademarks.
In August 2011, Apple lost an earlier lawsuit in the Netherlands involving the same community design, a loss that Apple appealed in the Dutch Supreme Court.
Because that case only covered the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung sought clarification and asked the court to rule that its other tablets also don't infringe on Apple's design right, a request that resulted in Wednesday's ruling.
Apple, in a counterclaim, asked the court to rule that Samsung infringed on the design right and asked the court to grant a sales ban on the named products.
In its verdict, the court referred to jurisprudence from other lawsuits between the two companies in Europe concerning the same community design. The most important one is a verdict of the U.K. Court of Appeal that confirmed in October a verdict from the U.K. High Court, ruling that the Galaxy Tab 7.7, 8.9 and 10.1 are not protected by the scope of the community design.


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The Secret of Parenting: Do Less
I have finally unlocked the secret of parenting. Here it is: Most Of The Time, The Less You Do, The Better Your Kids Will Turn Out.
Counterintuitive? Perhaps. Throwing a goose into the rotors of helicopter parents everywhere? Yes. But true? In many cases, yes: benign neglect is GOOD.
Important caveats: obviously, this theory does not apply to babies, children with special needs, or children who deal with some sort of disability. This also does not absolve you, the parent, of any and all childcare related activities. And, of course, results may vary. Read the rest of this entry →


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A man has been arrested Saturday in connection with a sexual assault.
Bluffton police said Ricardo Alonso Martinez, 29, of Bluffton, was arrested after a police by Bluffton police determined that he had sexually assaulted the victim.
Martinez is being held at the Beaufort County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond. He's charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Bluffton police responded to a Sheridan Park Circle on a report of a health and welfare check.
The victim was transported to Hilton Head Hospital for medical evaluation.
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I was thinking about how the Redskins want to replace Jason Campbell and I thought that there is somewhat of a trend happening in the NFL .
I hate pulling the race card and usually despise people who do so, but is there less patience for black quarterback in the NFL?
think of this:
The Jaguars are thinking of replacing David Garrard after a season where he got no help or protection.
Byron Leftwich showed promise but he got injured and no team wanted to take a chance on him until the desperate Bucs took a chance on him
Daunte Culpepper had some of the best statistical seasons by a quarterback in history, the Vikings got rid of him and they've been awful at QB ever since.
Vince Young had a good rookie season and won games plus but they still replaced him and he doesn't look to be in the future of the franchise for the time being.
Jason Campbell
Donovan McNabb.. As much as I despise the guy, he's a winner and a big time player. The Eagles would be stupid to let him go.
Tarvaris Jackson shouldn't have started in the first place but he was just as good as Joey Harrington or Rex Grossman but he started for less time.
I'm not saying this is anything definite but i'm saying that this is a strange pattern.. Rebuttals?


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Video Review: Amnesia A Machine For Pigs
By Chris Davis on October 7th, 2013 (5 comments)
Nick gives us his take on the sequel to the indie horror darling Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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10 months, 4 weeks ago
Nice review Nick :) I think ill wait and pick this up when it's in a steam sale... I was looking forward to this and Outlast but i found Outlast to be a little disappointing and from what your review says this can wait. I was hoping for some really great horror games but oh welllll....Link / Reply
10 months, 4 weeks ago
When I heard they were making a sequel I didn't have many high hopes that it would surpass the original. It's disappointing, but expected. Nice review though, Nick.Link / Reply
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Great review Nick, though I liked this game, I didn't find it anywhere near as scary as The Dark Descent. Though I must say, the enemies sound is terrifying, though they physically weren't near as scary as I was imagining. Pretty much agree with everything you've said.Link / Reply
Dan Baglole
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Good review Nick - I felt your presentation and the audio were a bit dry/lacking, could use a bit more enthusiasm and enunciation to sell us on your feelings about the topics though. I like this review format.Link / Reply
10 months, 3 weeks ago
These video reviews are really shaping up nicely...Great Job! Kind of wish this was a full-blown frictional games Amnesia title, but will still need to check it out eventually.Link / Reply
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Is Freedom a Lollipop Handed over by High Authority or rich people to play with in limited means that serve their purpose?
Kings, Monarchs, Autocratic Leaders, Company Owners, Rich people, Political Leaders, and Influencers are the one who use freedom as a tool to keep people in their control and in reversal we the people get happy by the limited freedom that we got such as to choose our clothes, food, and fancy items, some time to speak openly in social media; but when we go deep like Julian assange, Snowden, martin luther, etc fight for our rights we are pushed down or removed from the system. I want to know is freedom used as a lollipop or not?
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Oct 10 2013: Yes and No we may have the freedom to make certain choices but there is consequence for choices. if I don't pay my taxes I end up in court. or the solo mum who does not go to work for the day may not be able the feed her children.
As humans we are living organisms we need nourishment ,shelter and sleep to survive. This we are a slave to.
Because most of humanity is not a hunter gather society our necessity of life may be in other peoples hands
Oct 11 2013: I do believe in restrictions to benefit others as well, even though this can be very difficult at times as of its high potential of being misused.
When I rose this question, I was thinking about parents who happen to have a disabled child, which may never be able to be independent on its own. Taking on those responsibilities cuts away many degrees of personal freedom, as the concept of responsibility does just that.
I absolutely agree with you, that as further down the social ladder we go, as more restrictions in personal freedom we find. Those restrictions are based on the concept of real or artificial scarcity, which haven't been solved yet.
Oct 11 2013: This question was more on the rhetorical side, as my first comment didn't pass the TED Conversations Team.
Do I understand you right, that in consequence you would not care for people close to you if this care would require to reduce your personal freedom, temporarily or ad infinitum? Or would you care for them, as otherwise this would violate their physical or mental health of their bodies?
Do you consider mental health of a person as his property as well?
Oct 11 2013: Corruption works best in minority based decision processes, as any small number of people is easier to bribe than large numbers. This is one reason why I prefer a majority vote over any other as any attempted bribery runs public very quickly and therefore loses its influence and momentum.
The same goes for the decision making processes within judiciary and politics, in which any representative system faces the same problem of 'small numbers' and is additionally based on even viewer political parties 'in charge' and opposition. Yet there are ways to bypass those limitations and to involve society directly in decisions concerning the very interest in their property of 'health and their environment'. They just need to get installed.
On health and environmental issues I follow the concept of the 'exclusion principle', which means, that no substance is allowed to be introduced unless its harmlessness is proven. Criteria have to be defined and agreed upon by the majority of independent scientists, which excludes corporate scientists from voting, due to the given conflict of interest. Yet they are part of the discussion and research based on the scientific methodology.
The current processes and given standards are surprisingly weak, as deeper one digs into it.
Some years ago I was involved in the creation of new metal-combinations and alloys for the cooking ware industry regarding conductive heating, for which a certificate was needed to enter the market. Yet as deeper I got into this topic, as more it became clear that many of those standards have not been based on basic research, but best practice and therefore just educated guessing.
And as both, the environment and the human body are highly complex systems, so got to be our effort to make sure not to put it at any risk.
Oct 11 2013: democracy is a centralized decision making system. in any workable, practical setting, we vote for officials, officials make decisions. that is why many call for direct democracy, but a practical model still haven't been proposed.
on the contrary, libertarian society is decentralized. there is no central decision making. every decision is made by the group of people directly affected.
Oct 11 2013: Short question regarding your freedom of choice / consequences theory :
Was the freedom of choice guaranteed if my only choices given were to be:
a) burned to death
b) tortured to death
Both of them imply different consequences, yet do not introduce the choice to choose neither of them.
Would you consider it necessary for the freedom of the freedom of choice to also have less lethal consequences, or does this became irrelevant due to the presence of two choices already and their given consequences?
Oct 11 2013: i don't understand what you don't understand. if i have freedom to choose from exactly two options then i have freedom to choose from exactly two options. nothing more can be inferred from that situation.
libertarian theory calls for increasing freedom to its theoretical maximum. what is that maximum depends on the actual situation.
Oct 11 2013: 'That is why many call for direct democracy, but a practical model still haven't been proposed.'
By this saying, how do you explain the existence of Switzerland, in which direct democracy is already put into practice? Have they just skipped the missing proposition of a 'practical model'?
How does libertarian society tackles situations in which 'the group of people directly affected' is smaller than the group of people which isn't.
Lets say a big dam was to be build for the production of green energy, yet the group of people directly affected to leaver their homes is smaller than the other group, which needs this energy. Is the larger group obliged to compensate the smaller group, or is this the problem of the smaller group alone?
Oct 11 2013: Representative structures are no contradiction to direct democracy, on the contrary, as it is necessary to provide a functional framework for it to happen.
To you, a majority of canton voting in Switzerland is unable to outvote their representative parliament, or even to restart the process of decision making?
And what is Switzerland to you if it is not in that 'mostly' state in your understanding?
Oct 11 2013: I understand, so to which of the many definitions are you referring to? Yours?
The framework of course needs representatives, as no organization can function without any form of internal logistics. Is this difficult to understand in itself, or are you just pretending not to? I can explain it in more detail if necessary.
Switzerland integrates its people 3 to 4 times a year directly in the active process of decision making and this on a regular basis. By this 'public voting' becomes an integrative and unavoidable, whereas
in only representative democracies we observe very high hurdles in public voting or even conscious and willingly suppressions. For instance, the German people haven't been asked if they agree to change their currency from Deutschmark to Euro. I ask you, decisions of that magnitude shouldn't be withhold from the people within a democracy, right? We might expect this for totalitarian regimes, yet in democracy? Not me, for my part.
So the moment public voting becomes an integrative part of the process, and not a vague option, the level of 'directness' increased in this for of democracy. Switzerland, no country, is a fixed definition. Yet any country can improve on its system to insure for more equality, fairness and to reduce corruption.
Let me know if the concept of direct democracy remains unclear to you still.
Oct 11 2013: that is the doublethink. if you have representative structure, it is representative democracy. but if you take direct democracy, but you understand that you need some organizational structure, so you add representatives, then suddenly, having absolutely the same construct, you call it direct democracy.
i'm very sorry for using the words in a cleaner way. for me, representative democracy is with representatives, and direct democracy is without. representative democracy is centralized (not perfectly, to some degree). direct democracy is a dream world.
Oct 11 2013: regarding freedom of choice
So do I understand you right, that you expect the one who is given a set of possible decisions by someone else is not allowed to question those decisions in itself?
In my given scenario my understanding of free choice was exactly to do just that. To decide not to decide on any given option. Is this something other to you than free choice?
Is the 'theoretical maximum' of the libertarian theory Anarchy or different from that?
Oct 11 2013: it is formal logic. he either can choose something or not. you can not say i have the freedom to choose something i can't choose. it makes no sense. a man can either challenge the bondage he is put in or not. whether it is moral, is a different question. i still don't understand where we are going with it.
there are two large class of libertarian thinking. minarchism and anarchism. i consider anarchism the only clean and true libertarian theory, minarchism being a half-libertarian one. i follow the rothbardian tradition.
btw i highly appreciate that you restrained yourself from condescending and sideways questions this time.
Oct 11 2013: So you decide by your definition about direct democracy right? Well, fair enough, you are free to define the world as a plane, yet it doesn't change anything.
When a secretary prepares all papers for a manager, a CEO maybe, so that he is able to make his decisions, without doing all the mailing, filing and sorting of information himself, he then is a 'dream figure', because of his secretary?
If you have difficulties with the term 'representatives', maybe 'state servants' helps you out? A framework in which all the mailing, filing and sorting is done, so that the public who gets to decide don't have to deal with all that. 'Legwork' we may call it.
Any decision structure I know of works this way, or do you really belief that your politicians do all the work by themselves? This was what I would call a good dream ... :o)
Oct 11 2013: It may well be, that your appreciation is based on choosing not to read in between the lines.
My given question was clear, the scenario easy to understand. Why you keep going for formal logic instead of applying it in the given context, stays beyond my imagination. Do you avoid clear conversation on purpose, or is this a language problem?
So I ask you again:
Was the freedom of choice guaranteed if my only choices given were to be:
a) burned to death
b) tortured to death
Both of them imply different consequences, yet do not introduce the choice to choose neither of them.
For how many degree of freedom in choice does your formal logic allows, when applied specifically to this scenario?
It might be a bit unfair to ask, as I already named another solution, yet what would be your solution?
And concerning libertarian thinking, do you only follow tradition, or do you think for yourself as well? Do you incorporate other 'theories' where it would make sense and to what degree is your view on reality altered by this traditions, if that could be realized and answered at all?
I notice high levels of reluctance against anything what ever deviates from your tradition, which is often seen in believe systems, such as religions or sects.
Is there any criticism from your side while you walk the path other minds formed for themselves before you?
This would explain why even simple questions get lost instead of finding its way to get directly answered.
There are so many ideas out there to build and improve upon, that my only explanation you refuse to use this beautiful source as well as your own imagination was indeed your freedom of choice.
But maybe you answer my question this time.
Oct 11 2013: i'm not aware of anything like "the freedom of choice". what does that mean? i already said: if you have two options, you have two options. i don't see what else could be said about it. you can ask it again and again, but i don't see how to answer otherwise.
i follow that tradition consciously, not blindly. i found not a lot of things i would disagree out of the many rothbardian teachings. and there are a few issues which i didn't decide if i agree or not yet. needs more thinking.
Oct 11 2013: What is condescending to you? That I have no further questions or that I laughed out loud? Or both?
I have no further questions because I am getting no answers. The 'lol' is the expression of my lack of understanding after a series of failing attempts.
If this was condescending to you, I hereby apologize.
Oct 10 2013: My view point of the similarity's between religion and freedom stems from I see religion as a technology designed by the leaders of that time of the religion to try and submit the masses if you don't do what my god says he will smite you (consequences) or you may be poor and starving but when you died you will go to a better place (hope) .
It seem to be all most instinctive like the child in the playground being push around by the bully might say (my dad a police man and he will arrest you). it may be a lie but the bully may think there is going to be serous consequences.
Can freedom be use as a tool like this?
Do we really need to spend trillions of dollar to fight a war on terrorism to stay free ( a war against fear ) it cant be won
We live with hoping that we live free just like the religious person hoping of an afterlife
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ECG Case 4
You respond to a 70 y/o male with chest pain and shortness of breath. He has no other complaints and states that this began while working in the garage.
S – Chest pain & dyspnea
A – Aspirin and codeine
M – Coreg, Novolog, Gabapentin, Ni
P – CHF, CABG, Insulin dependent diabetes, HTN
L – Budweiser while working in garage
E – Working on lawn mower in garageO – Began suddenly
P – Exertion worsens pain
Q – Pressure
R – Non-radiating
T – Began about 30 min. ago
You obtain a 12-lead ECG. What is your impression of this ECG?
ECG Case 3
You respond to a community college for a 22 y/o male who was having chest palpitations. Bystanders on scene state that the patient "looked like he was going to pass out". As you arrive, you find a seemingly healthy male, sitting upright in no distress. He states that this happens all the time, and he doesn't want to go to the hospital. He feels fine now.
M – No meds
P – No known medical history
L – Red Bull and a muffin before class
E – Walking to classroomVitals:
HR: 75 & regular
RR: 22 & regular
Skin: Pink, warm, & dry now but bystanders state that he was pale and clammy when they called 911.You obtain the attached ECG on the patient. What is your interpretation? Should you encourage him to go to the hospital? Does this explain his symptoms?
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ECG Case 2
You respond to a residence for a 53 y/o female who fell unresponsive in her bathroom. As you arrive, you discover that she is in full cardiac arrest and you begin to attempt resuscitation. The patient is in v-fib and after two shocks, vas
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ECG Case 1
You respond to a 70 y/o female with chest pain & dyspnea. Upon arrival you see that she is sitting upright with labored respirations, clinching her chest. She states that this has been getting worse all day, and it is currently 1700.
S - Chest Pain, dyspnea, and swelling
A – PCN & Sulfa
M – Lisinopril, Digoxin, Furosemide, Plavix, Omeprazole, Albuterol, and Singulair all on scene.
P – Patient's dyspnea inhibits her from providing this info.
L – Cheeseburger for lunch at noon
Chest Pain:
O – Gradual
P – Laying down increases pressure
Q – Chest Pressure
R – Non-radiating
R – No relief
T – Started this morning around 0700
The attached 12-lead was obtained. What assessment findings would you be interested in. What is your interpretation of the 12-lead ECG? Does this ECG fit with the patient presentation?
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My Favorite Resource For Medicine
I wanted to share my favorite resource for medical information. By far the best resource I have found is the EMCrit blog. The author is Scott Weingart, an ED Intensivist from New York. I spend much of my time listening to the EMCrit Podcast, which is available free from iTunes. This is an amazing resource for both new and veteran medics. Lots of new and up to date information. He is based in an Emergency Department so some of this information will not directly apply to Paramedicine but is still loaded with great information. Hope you take the time to check out this amazing resource. Located at EMCrit.org.
Introducing a new contributor to Paramedicine 101
My name is Brenton Birr. I was asked by Adam Thompson to contribute to the Paramedicine 101 blog. I currently work for Lee County EMS in Fort Myers, Florida and have worked the past seven years at a level two trauma center. I am here to bring some of that knowledge to the Paramedicine 101 blog. Through this blog I would also like to emphasize the more basic concepts of paramedicine that are many times overlooked by both new and veteran paramedics. Please bear with me as I am new to blogging, but will be adding my first informative post very soon.
ECG101: P-Wave
It's all in a P-Wave
You know, the more you learn about medicine, the more you will realize how much there is out there that you will never know. ECGs are no exception. My obsession with cardiology began in paramedic school and it was only natural for me to grow a similar love for ECG interpretation.
Unfortunately, the usual prehospital training for 12-lead ECGs is limited, and generally doesn't cover much more than STEMI and bundle branch blocks. The traditional resistance to further education usually involves a phrase like "well how is that going to change your treatment?" Nothing irks me more than hearing that stupid question. As if gaining new treatment strategies was the only reason to learn something. In this collection of posts, we will discuss some of the other things that an ECG can be used for, and you may find that it just might change your treatment.
The p-wave
The p-wave is the graphical representation of atrial depolarization. With normal physiology, this is initiated by the sinoatrial, or SA node. The p-wave can tell us many different things. A normal p-wave, married to a normal QRS lets us know that the patient has normal conduction.
There are many abnormals that may clue us in to a few pathologies though. If a p-wave is too tall, or peaked, right atrial enlargement is likely. A p-wave with two humps might indicate left atrial enlargement. The absence of a p-wave lets us know that the pacemaker is somewhere else in the heart. A p-wave that follows the QRS is likely not being used, and indicates that the AV junction is probably controlling the heart rate.
Maybe you have a p-wave that is slowly gaining distance between itself and it's QRS complex, until finally there is no QRS; which indicates a Wenkebach pattern. The p-wave could be completely divorced from the QRS complex, indicating atrioventricular disassociation, or a complete heart block. It's funny how much that little deflection can tell us. We often take it for granted, but when it is absent, we want it back desperately.
Above you can see a relatively normal location for a P-wave. 99% of your patients will probably have a similar variation to this.
Below is an example of p-pulmonale, which is an indication of right atrial enlargement.
Why is it called p-pulmonale?
Well, this is enlargement if the right atrium. The right atrium pumps its contents into the right ventricle which eventually empties its contents into the pulmonary trunk, pulmonary arteries, and eventually the lungs. When the pressure is backed up or increased in the lungs from chronic respiratory conditions like COPD, or asthma, or as a result of left ventricular failure, the right ventricle has to work harder. When the right ventricle works harder, so does the right atrium. Consisting of mostly muscle, when the heart works harder it gets bigger, just like your biceps. Consequently, right-sided heart failure is known as cor pulmonale. There are other causes, such as a right ventricular myocardial infarction, but the concept remains the same.
Above, you will see a p-wave with two humps. These p-waves are usually wider than normal, and are an example of p-mitrale, which is indicative of left atrial enlargement.
How does the left atrium enlarge?
The left atrium generally hypertrophies as a result of heart failure. To be more specific, left-sided heart failure. Left ventricular hypertrophy can be expected as well. This doesn't have to be the case though, anything problem that causes the left atrium to increase its workload may result in an increased size.
While biphasic p-waves may be a normal finding in V1 on a 12-lead ECG, if it is deeper than it is tall, it is likely representing left atrial enlargement as well.
You may find that many of your patients have both atria enlarged, and maybe even all four chambers. This cardiomegaly is a very good indicator that your patient may be suffering from heart failure. When you see left atrial enlargement on the 12-lead, don't forget to look for LVH. Remember that LVH can present with a left ventricular strain pattern, and this can mimic STEMI quite well. Check out ems12lead.com for more about that STE-Mimic.
The p-wave and its relationship with the QRS complex can tell you about abnormal conduction from the atria to the ventricles. More specifically, you can diagnose an atrioventricular block by closely examining the p-wave and pr-interval.
How to identify which AV block you are looking at:
Is the PR-Interval a constant length?
Yes > Are there any dropped beats? No > P wave for every QRS?
- Yes = Mobitz 2 – Yes = Mobitz 1/Wencheback
- No = 1st Degree AV Block – No = Complete Heart Block
Pediatric Intranasal Fentanyl
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It's a summer afternoon and you're dispatched to a 9 year old male patient involved in an ATV accident. The nearest ALS engine company has been dispatched as well. Upon your arrival you find an ATV on its side, another ATV upright, and a crowd gathered on the porch of a nearby house. A paramedic from the engine is assessing a distraught young boy, sitting in his mother's lap, holding an obviously deformed right forearm. The officer on the engine informs you that the boy and his father were riding alongside the road, traveling at 20-30 miles per hour, when the boy lost control and was thrown from the ATV (his father insists he was wearing his helmet).
You introduce yourself to the child, assuring him you're here to help, and ask him what happened. The boy states that when he fell he put his arms out and he heard a loud pop when his right hand hit the ground. He denies passing out or any other injuries but says his arm, "really hurts". He reluctantly allows you to assess his radial pulse in the affected arm, which is rapid but easily palpable. There appears to be distal involvement of both the radius and ulna, however he does not tolerate any further assessment of the arm and screams if there is any movement. The remainder of your physical exam reveals only minor abrasions to exposed skin. The engine company reports tachypnea, tachycardia, and a normal blood pressure.
It appears the child has suffered a Colles' Fracture of the right distal forearm. Appropriate treatment would include splinting, ice packs, and pharmacologic pain control. However, given the current state of the patient, it may not be possible to splint the extremity due to anxiety and pain. Traditional prehospital pain management would require intravenous access or intramuscular administration. Both of these routes are likely to cause increased anxiety in this patient, which is best avoided.
Pain management in the pre-hospital setting is fraught with problems. Most studies have found poor provider perception of pain, underutilization of analgesics, and a hesitance to treat pediatric pain (Thomas; Greenwald). Often times, studies find that even if patients are provided analgesia, they do not feel their pain was managed adequately at all (Thomas). For pediatric patients, this problem is compounded as pre-hospital providers are often wary to provide pain management or may be unable to obtain invasive IV access to provide pain management (Greenwald). Moreover, pre-hospital providers are often placed in situations where access to patients is limited to provide pain-management, often times resulting in painful patient movements.
The addition of a noninvasive means of pain management would be an invaluable aid to pre-hospital providers and would remove a potential barrier to care. In pediatric populations, the importance of noninvasive pain management procedures is easy to grasp, as this patient population is often unable to comprehend the benefits of initially painful procedures. Improvements in "time to analgesia" will likely lead to and have a direct, positive impact on patient care and satisfaction.
Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Fentanyl
The efficacy and safety of intranasal fentanyl (INF) has been the focus of multiple studies, both in-hospital and pre-hospital. Finn et al conducted an in-hospital randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial and found INF to have the same efficacy as oral morphine during procedural wound care in adult burn patients (n=26, 35.5 ± 12.4 years). The concentration of INF used in this study was 50 µg/mL, initial dosages of 1.48 ± 0.57 µg/kg, and no difference in the number of adverse events. Finn et al concluded that while patients receiving INF were more satisfied with their level of pain relief (p = 0.009) that overall only half of the patients in the trial reported they were "satisfied" or "very satisfied".
In a randomized, controlled, open-label study of pre-hospital INF versus IV morphine,Rickard et al found no significant difference in efficacy or safety (n=258, 42.3 ± 13.7 years). This study differs from Finn et al in that there were a multitude of chief complaints treated due to an "all-comers" design. Moreover, the doses used of INF was significantly higher at 180 µg divided evenly between the nares with up to two repeat dosages of 60 µg. Patients in the INF group received pain medication earlier than in the IV morphine group, likely owing to the simpler route of administration. Adverse effects were noted to occur more frequently in the INF group (relative risk 2.09, 95% CI 0.92-4.78, p = 0.07), however, the Rickard et alwas not powered to adequately detect any statistical difference. One incidence of a significant adverse effect required a termination of the INF protocol, but it was unclear from the study if this was related to the treatment or the patient's condition. Rickard et alconcluded that given the safety and efficacy of INF, it is a valuable option in patients where intravenous access is "undesirable or impossible".
Borland et al 2005 and Borland et al 2007 were inpatient randomized double-blind crossover studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of INF versus oral or IV morphine, respectively, in pediatric patients. Borland et al 2005 studied INF in pediatric burn patients requiring daily dressing changes and found no significant difference in outcomes (n=24, median 4.5 IQR 1.8-9.0 years). The INF dosage was calculated against the bioavailability of the IN route (listed as 70%) with 1.4 µg/kg fentanyl equating to an IV dosage of 1 µg/kg. There were no incidents of significant adverse events, although this was likely due to the study size. However, sedation scores recorded found that INF patients recovered earlier than their oral morphine counterparts. Overall, Borland et al 2005 found INF to be safe and efficacious, but more importantly well tolerated by pediatric patients.
Borland et al 2007 found INF to be comparable to intravenous morphine in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department with acute long-bone fractures (n=67, 10.9 ± 2.4 years). The median total dose was 1.7 µg/kg fentanyl with repeat doses given PRN. The impetus of the study was to find alternative methods of analgesia to intravenous narcotics in the pediatric population. The study authors note that given the comparable efficacy, INF is invaluable as a means to decrease "time to analgesia" in the pediatric population with potential for pre-hospital adoption.
Mudd conducted a systematic review of the available literature for INF in the pediatric population and graded 12 studies with evidence qualities of four Level I/A, one II/A, two II/B, one III/A, and four at III/B. There was a wide variation in dosing of INF amongst the studies, with a common range of 1-2 µg/kg fentanyl. Differences in concentrations existed as well, owing to the fact that in the US fentanyl is commonly available at 50 µg/mL and is used IV/IM/IO/IN yet overseas it is often given IN with a more concentrated 100-150 µg/mL solution. No differences in significance in pain reduction were found between concentrations, only in the volume of medication delivered. While no studies found a significant difference in adverse effects, many studies had small sample sizes and no long-term studies have been completed on the action of fentanyl on the nasal mucosa. However, the evidence in the reviewed studies demonstrated three clear points: (1) that INF is as efficacious as IV/IM/PO morphine or IV fentanyl, (2) it has no difference in adverse effects, and (3) it decreases the time to analgesia administration and pain relief.
Intranasal Fentanyl Protocol
Based on the research available and the existing 2009 NC EMS protocols, an appropriate pain management protocol for the administration of intranasal fentanyl is given below:
- Adult patients with indications for narcotic analgesia for whom intravenous access is not feasible, not available, or at the discretion of the lead Paramedic, an initial dose of 50-75 µg fentanyl may be delivered intranasally. The total volume to be administered should be divided equally between the two nares (not to exceed 1mL per nare).
- If intravenous access is not available, repeat with 25 µg fentanyl delivered intranasally every 20 minutes to a maximum total dose of 200 µg.
- Pediatric patients with indications for narcotic analgesia an initial dose of 1-2 µg/kg fentanyl up to a total dose of 50 µg may be delivered intranasally. The total volume to be administered should be divided equally between the two nares (not to exceed 0.5mL per nare).
- In order to decrease the anxiety of pediatric patients requiring analgesia and invasive procedures (such as intravenous access), it may be prudent to begin with intranasal fentanyl.
- M. Borland, I. Jacobs and I. Rogers, Options in prehospital analgesia, Emerg Med (Freemantle) 14(2002), pp. 77–84.
- M. Borland, I. Jacobs and G. Geelhoed, Intranasal fentanyl reduces acute pain in children in the emergency department: a safety and efficacy study, Emerg Med (Freemantle) 14 (2002), pp. 275–280.
- J. Finn, J. Wright, J. Fong, E. Mackenzie, F. Wood, G. Leslie and A. Gelavis, A randomized crossover trial of patient controlled intranasal fentanyl and oral morphine for procedural wound care in adult patients with burns, Burns 30 (3) (2004), pp. 262–268.
- M. Borland, R. Bergesio and E.M. Pascoe et al., Intranasal fentanyl is an equivalent analgesic to oral morphine in paediatric burns patients for dressing changes: a randomised double blind crossover study, Burns 31 (2005), pp. 831–837.
- M. Borland, I. Jacob and B. King et al., A randomized controlled trial comparing intranasal fentanyl to intravenous morphine for managing acute pain in the emergency department, Ann Emerg Med 49(2007), pp. 335–340.
- C. Rickard, P. O'Meara, M. McGrail, et al., A randomized controlled trial of intranasal fentanyl vs intravenous morphine for analgesia in the prehospital setting, Amer J Emerg Med 25 (2007), pp. 911-917.
- S. Thomas, S. Shewakramani, Prehospital Trauma Analgesia, J Emerg Med 35 (2007), pp. 47-57.
- M. Greenwald, Analgesia for the Pediatric Trauma Patient: Primum Non Nocere? Clin Pedi Emerg Med 11 (2010), pp. 28-40.
- S. Mudd, Intranasal Fentanyl for Pain Management in Pediatrics: A Review of the Literature, J Pedi Health Care (2010), Article in Press. doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.04.011.
2010 AHA Guidelines
So the new AHA guidelines have been released. Go here to read them for yourself.
PDF - New Guidelines 2010
From A-B-C to C-A-B
Much research has been done to conclude that the best course of action for all unresponsive and apneic or barely breathing patients is to immediately begin chest compressions. No wasting time checking for a pulse (less than 10 seconds). No, "well I think they are breathing". If they are unresponsive, you don't immediately feel a pulse, and there are very few or no respirations, then begin chest compressions. No more Look, Listen, Feel.
From AHA:
- The vast majority of cardiac arrests occur in adults, and the highest survival rates from cardiac arrest are reported among patients of all ages with witnessed arrest and a rhythm of VF or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT). In these patients the critical initial elements of CPR are chest compressions and early defibrillation.90
- In the A-B-C sequence chest compressions are often delayed while the responder opens the airway to give mouth-to-mouth breaths or retrieves a barrier device or other ventilation equipment. By changing the sequence to C-A-B, chest compressions will be initiated sooner and ventilation only minimally delayed until completion of the first cycle of chest compressions (30 compressions should be accomplished in approximately 18 seconds).
- Fewer than 50% of persons in cardiac arrest receive bystander CPR. There are probably many reasons for this, but one impediment may be the A-B-C sequence, which starts with the procedures that rescuers find most difficult: opening the airway and delivering rescue breaths. Starting with chest compressions might ensure that more victims receive CPR and that rescuers who are unable or unwilling to provide ventilations will at least perform chest compressions.
- It is reasonable for healthcare providers to tailor the sequence of rescue actions to the most likely cause of arrest. For example, if a lone healthcare provider sees a victim suddenly collapse, the provider may assume that the victim has suffered a sudden VF cardiac arrest; once the provider has verified that the victim is unresponsive and not breathing or is only gasping, the provider should immediately activate the emergency response system, get and use an AED, and give CPR. But for a presumed victim of drowning or other likely asphyxial arrest the priority would be to provide about 5 cycles (about 2 minutes) of conventional CPR (including rescue breathing) before activating the emergency response system. Also, in newly born infants, arrest is more likely to be of a respiratory etiology, and resuscitation should be attempted with the A-B-C sequence unless there is a known cardiac etiology.
The changes this year are minute in comparison to the changes back in 2005. One thing noted has been a decreased emphasis on ALS medications during treatment of cardiac arrest. There is still almost no evidence of improved outcomes due to any drug given in cardiac arrest. Post-arrest cardiac catheterization is being advocated. This has shown to increase chances of neurological recovery more than induced hypothermia in some studies. In conjunction with hypothermia, PCI is even more beneficial.
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Murphy has had a sensational start to his senior year, leading the Pride to its best start since the 1995 season. In four games, the senior attackman has netted 10 goals to go along with four assists. In the season opener, Murphy posted three goals and two assists at Gordon, before finding the back of the cage once in an upset win over Nazareth.
In the Pride's third contest at Stevens Tech, the Sport Management major delivered two goals and an assist before erupting for five points including four goals and an assist in the come-from-behind victory over Western New England.
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• To Delphi Middle School computer technician Drew Sandora for coming up with a plan to help families cover the repair bill if their middle-schooler breaks a school-issued laptop. Sandora, who handles the billing for the school corporation's technology repairs, said he'd been to court about a dozen times over the last year seeking to recover repair costs, but he said he'd rather let students "work off" the repair bills, and he's now asking for community donations to a fund to cover repairs for students who volunteer at local not-for-profit organizations. "First and foremost, I think it teaches the kids responsibility," he said. The program would also provide extra help to cash-strapped community organizations and might build the character of the kids who volunteer, too.
• To the 103 students who performed music from around the world during last weekend's inaugural Monster Concert at McHale Performing Arts Center. The auditorium was packed for the free piano ensemble concert sponsored by the North Central Indiana Music Teachers Association. Nancy Spahr, a piano teacher in Peru and president of the association, said the group had been working out details of the production for a year. The ages of students playing ranged from kindergarten up to adults, Spahr said. The concert involved music teachers from Peru, Logansport, Lafayette and Kokomo.
• To Logansport leaders for putting together a proposed streetscape project along a six-blook section of Sixth Street downtown. Paul Hartman, Logansport Municipal Utilities superintendent, outlined plans for the project at a recent meeting of the Logansport Redevelopment Commission. The project would include decorative brick, lighting, sidewalks and curbs. The project would be carried out over three to five years at a total cost of about $400,000. Funding would come tax-increment financing dollars generated by property taxes paid on improvements downtown. The commission will consider the project at its December meeting.


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Los Angeles Angels pitcher CJ Wilson is off to a solid start to the 2013 season, and we aren't just talking about his performance. In addition to being 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA, Wilson has also decided to take the next step with his incredibly hot girlfriend, Lisalla Montenegro.
Our man Jimmy Traina at SI Hot Clicks, who broke the story that Wilson and Montenegro were dating last July, called our attention to a tweet that Montenegro sent out on Wednesday showing off her new engagement ring.
That thing looks like it probably cost a pretty penny, as it should with Wilson having signed a five-year, $77.5 million contract with the Angels last year and all. Montenegro may not be the most famous WAG on our extensive list, but Wilson has certainly done well for himself. Here's hoping they enjoy a long and healthy marriage.
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As you've probably heard by now, Osama Bin Laden got shot in the face and dumped in the ocean by American forces, something we're sure Free Republic is overjoyed about even as they're trying to pretend it wasn't done by a guy they hate, or are formulating conspiracy theories about how "OSAMA is ALIVE AND IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT!!!!"
What you may not know is that it was live-tweeted. No, we're not kidding.
Tweet This, Al Qaeda
So, if this "kill Bin Laden" operation happened with utter secrecy and only the most elite inner circle of the U.S. government even heard about it, let alone knew it was going to happen, how were there a bunch of live tweets? By accident.
The live tweets came courtesy of a Twitter user known as @ReallyVirtually, aka Sohaib Athar. Athar is an IT consultant, and he happened to be in Abbottabad the night the raid on Bin Laden's compound occurred.
It started innocently enough: Athar tweeted that he was being annoyed by a bunch of helicopters, and that they should go away. Then in fairly short order, all hell broke loose and he began tweeting about it…which, of course, people began retweeting all over as it flipped a few switches and people realized something major was going down in Pakistan.
Athar, when he heard the announcement, had this to say: "there goes the neighborhood." But, on the bright side, he got 15,000 followers out of the deal, so there's that.
Finally, I Can Play Crysis In Court
Speaking of live-tweeting somebody being sent down the river, a court in Quincy, Massachusetts is experimenting with actually letting people who have technology from after 1985 report on court proceedings.
Called the OpenCourt Project, the concept is to allow citizen journalists and bloggers access to the courtroom to blog on those portable computing machines the court has heard so much about. For bloggers who actually put on pants and show up to things, the court has an area set aside for a WiFi hot spot and seating so that they can access the Web and update. For bloggers who hate and fear pants, i.e. most of them, the court will be providing live, unedited streaming of the proceedings.
Yeah, we're teasing the court a little, but this is a good thing. While part of the problem is bureaucratic slowness and fear of new technology, a bigger part has been the difficulty of protecting attorney-client privilege and the identity of certain witnesses, such as domestic violence survivors and criminal informants. But somebody's got to do the work to keep the courts open and the people informed, so good for Quincy for trying it out. The more reporting we have in the courts, the better and more accountable our most dignified and important of legal institutions will be.
Now, how to rickroll the proceedings…
- Pakistani IT consultant live tweets as we shoot Osama IN! THE! FAAAAAAACE! USA! USA! USA! (Yahoo!)
- Meanwhile, you can see your neighbors get convicted of all sorts of horrible crimes, thanks to the OpenCourt project. (WBUR)
- Meanwhile, Dunkin' Donuts and Mountain Dew have joined together to leverage the power of social media. Translated from the marketroid, that means they've put together a contest to promote a Mountain Dew "Coollata" (it's just Mountain Dew syrup and ice chips, guys) by holding a contest to let you play a Facebook game, wherein you preprogram a robot to blast water at a Coollata frozen in ice and try to win a prize if you melt it.
You know, we've got to wonder what all the people working on robotics projects to do things like save lives and advance our understanding of various sciences feel when they see this and realize some jerk put it together in his garage for twenty bucks and got twice their annual salary for a week's work. Just sayin'. (Mashable)
- By the time we wrapped up the operations in Afghanistan that trained a whole bunch of guys we'd later have to wind up spend years trying to kill to fight the Soviet Union, we were spending $630 million per year. In 1987 dollars. (InfoBrunch)
- $630 million is what the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated to wipe out polio in 2009. Just for contrast… (Nature)


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The Seattle Seahawks placed Carpenter on the season-ending reserve/non-football illness list.||||||| Carpenter returned from a serious knee injury last season and started seven games for the Seahawks at left guard. But he left early in Sunday's win over Chicago after experiencing what Pete Carroll called a sharp pain in his surgically repaired knee. Seattle signed offensive lineman Rishaw Johnson from the practice squad.
Carpenter injured his right knee on a run in the first quarter and the team said his return was questionable.||||||| Carpenter was making his debut at left guard Sunday against the Rams after hurting his left knee last November.
Carpenter is just happy to be back practicing. The Seattle Seahawks' guard has been cleared to return to practice and was back at work this week as he gets re-acclimated to playing football again after a devastating knee injury in practice ended his rookie season.||||||| Carpenter was injured during a relatively benign blocking drill during a practice in mid-November. Carpenter has made strides in his recovery midway through training camp and surprised everyone, including coach Pete Carroll, by being activated for the start of the regular season.
Carpenter is done for the season with a torn ACL.||||||| Carpenter, the former Alabama player drafted 25th overall this year, started nine games this season - eight at right tackle and one at left guard. He was hurt last week in practice.
The Seattle Seahawks have reached a deal with first-round pick James Carpenter, who was taken 25th overall in the April draft. The team announced Carpenter's deal on Friday morning.||||||| Carpenter is projected to be Seattle's starting right tackle after being selected out of Alabama. Seattle now has eight of nine draft picks signed, the lone remaining unsigned pick being third-round selection John Moffitt.


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Debris disc around GJ 581
Debris disc around 61 Vir
In the new Herschel study, two more nearby planetary systems – GJ 581 and 61 Vir – have been found to host vast amounts of cometary debris.
Herschel detected the signatures of cold dust at 200ºC below freezing, in quantities that mean these systems must have at least 10 times more comets than in our own Solar System's Kuiper Belt.
GJ 581, or Gliese 581, is a low-mass M dwarf star, the most common type of star in the Galaxy. Earlier studies have shown that it hosts at least four planets, including one that resides in the 'Goldilocks Zone' – the distance from the central sun where liquid surface water could exist.
Two planets are confirmed around G-type star 61 Vir, which is just a little less massive than our Sun.
The planets in both systems are known as 'super-Earths', covering a range of masses between 2 and 18 times that of Earth.Interestingly, however, there is no evidence for giant Jupiter- or Saturn-mass planets in either system.
"The new observations are giving us a clue: they're saying that in the Solar System we have giant planets and a relatively sparse Kuiper Belt, but systems with only low-mass planets often have much denser Kuiper belts," says Dr Mark Wyatt from the University of Cambridge, lead author of the paper focusing on the debris disc around 61 Vir.
"We think that may be because the absence of a Jupiter in the low-mass planet systems allows them to avoid a dramatic heavy bombardment event, and instead experience a gradual rain of comets over billions of years."
"For an older star like GJ 581, which is at least two billion years old, enough time has elapsed for such a gradual rain of comets to deliver a sizable amount of water to the innermost planets, which is of particular importance for the planet residing in the star's habitable zone," adds Dr Jean-Francois Lestrade of the Observatoire de Paris who led the work on GJ 581.
However, in order to produce the vast amount of dust seen by Herschel, collisions between the comets are needed, which could be triggered by a Neptune-sized planet residing close to the disc.
"Simulations show us that the known close-in planets in each of these systems cannot do the job, but a similarly-sized planet located much further from the star – currently beyond the reach of current detection campaigns – would be able to stir the disc to make it dusty and observable," says Dr Lestrade.
"Herschel is finding a correlation between the presence of massive debris discs and planetary systems with no Jupiter-class planets, which offers a clue to our understanding of how planetary systems form and evolve," says Göran Pilbratt, ESA's Herschel project scientist.
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Public transportation and municipal parks would be off limits to guns in a compromise proposal filed Wednesday that would regulate the carrying of concealed weapons in Illinois.
The new House plan also requires a $150 application fee, 50 percent higher than sponsoring Rep. Brandon Phelps originally wanted. Phelps, of Harrisburg, discussed the measure with fellow House Democrats late Wednesday afternoon.
The legislation is similar to his original plan, which failed by seven votes in the House last month, but contains key changes drafted by House Speaker Michael Madigan's staff.
It would prohibit carrying firearms on publicly subsidized transportation, a must for Chicago Democrats wary of a slew of weaponry on Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains. And it adds a prohibition on municipal parks and athletic areas, along with making "any building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government" gun-free.
The fee for obtaining a concealed carry permit is $150 in the new proposal, up from $100 initially proposed. Of that, $120 would go to the Illinois State Police to administer the program, $20 to support mental health reporting and $10 for the state's crime laboratories.
Todd Vandermyde, lobbyist for the National Rifle Association in Illinois, said outside the closed-door House Democrats' caucus meeting that it was too early to comment on the plan.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that the Illinois ban on concealed weapons on public streets is unconstitutional. It gave lawmakers in the last state in the nation to prohibit it until June 9 to rectify the omission.
Gun-rights advocates nonetheless have had to fight every step of the way. Illinois is divided on the gun issue more geographically than politically. Chicago Democrats support strong curbs on guns while in other parts of the state. Gun owners say the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms should be interpreted liberally.


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