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Hi Fellow Child Advocates!
I hope you're having a wonderful week.
I've posted a news story link over on our PETITIONS TO SIGN & CARE2 NEWS 2013 thread I think you'll be interested in. I need someone to post it as a Care2 story, please.
Keep your peace this holiday season. Take care.
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Whew! I've been working hard at updating our website and social media sites. I'm beat.
Please, come over and check out our website and please, take a few minutes to click on the social media links. I've placed them in at at least two places on the homepage. I've been working on adding a coordinating banner to all the social media profiles (and that was no easy task with my limited knowledge of web design). I just used good ole trial and error. LOL I literally had to use the Paint feature as we don't have the software for web design on the laptop. So, please note I was working with what I had available (software and knowledge).
I hope you all are doing well and have started off your New Year with a bang.
You all have a great week coming up and thanks for everything you are doing to keep your chin up and support "our" kids.
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I've been busy learning about "Writer's Workshop", "Daily 5", and "C.A.F.E" for homescholing my daughter so I've added a "Reading / Writing Workshop" board, and a "Daily 5 / C.A.F.E" board onto our Pinterest account. Interested in finding out what it is? Come check out our boards. I'll be trying to add these topics as webpages to our website, in the near future.
If you have any great resources to share regarding these or any other subjects, please post them here so we can add them to the Pinterest boards. I'd love to hear from you. Also, if you have a Pinterest account and share educational or child welfare, or juvenile justice information, please post your Pinterest link here so we can follow you.
At home, I've been updating our homeschooling area and am hoping to get some pictures into an updated blog post about some cute ideas we've come up with for the space. So much to do, so little time.
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The 42% addition to the existing production capacity may also mean less utilisation of plants, leading to revenue losses for manufacturers, say industry experts.
The number of cars production in India was 3.1 million in 2011-12 against the combined capacity of 4.5 million units, translating into an average 70% utilisation of manufacturing plants.
"Going forward, capacity utilization could fall below 60%," said Sudarshan Sreenivas, associate director, India Ratings. "Capacity addition is prompted by the need to protect marketshare and large production base for exports. Capacity earmarked for exports could be redirected to domestic market following slowdown in overseas markets."
The race among carmakers for a slice of India's auto market has slowed down the passenger vehicle market in the last two years. The passenger vehicle market grew by 4.66% in 2011-12 while the installed capacity grew by 11%. This financial year, though the utility vehicle segment is growing at 60%, slowing car sales, which account for 80% of the passenger vehicle market remain stagnant, dragging down overall growth to 8%.


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Our luxury modern holiday home is situated in a quiet close in the heart of Woodbury. No expense has been spared in creating this lovely reverse level home which has that holiday feel as soon as you enter the sunny, bright accommodation. Number 10 offers modern, comfortable open plan accommodation with en-suites and TV's to both bedrooms. Quality and style permeate throughout the holiday home with luxury furnishings, FREE WI-FI,Flat screen T.V's,DVD Player, I Pod Dock, etc The living room is a lovely light and bright area, incorporating the kitchen and dining area at one end, all enhanced by double french doors opening to a Juliet balcony to give that extra fresh air and views over the village. The decked courtyard can be approached off the double bedroom or from the driveway, great for an alfresco breakfast or BBQ in the evening.
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Clarksville, TN – Jake Rudolph — longtime high school football coach at Memphis University School — will join will 10 other inductees on June 6th in Nashville, TN at the Omni Hotel as a member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015 inductees.
Joining Rudolph, who was born in Clarksville in 1929 and died on July 6th, 2008 after suffering a stroke recorded 295 wins in 39 yards as head coach of the MUS Owls — including a Class AA state championship in 1985 and runner-up finishes in 1983 and 1990. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Honors Program is partnering with the Nashville Film Festival, Nashville Public Television and Lipscomb University to bring documentaries on social issues to the Middle Tennessee community this fall.
The APSU Honors Program will present the first film in the series, "Big Men," at 7:00pm, on September 17th, in the APSU Morgan University Center, Room 305. The film, produced by Brad Pitt, examines the impact of oil development in Ghana and the Niger delta. «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville, TN – There haven't been a lot of wins so far this fall for Austin Peay teams, but with Ohio Valley Conference contests right around the corner, don't count out the Governors or Lady Govs just yet.
Overall win-loss records are important, without a question, but it's the OVC games that mean more than the pre-season with berths into the postseason keyed on those contests.
Austin Peay State University Soccer, Volleyball and Football to begin OVC season.
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Clarksville, TN – A total of 26 new tenure-track faculty members have become part of the Austin Peay State University community, beginning with the Fall 2014 semester.
Dr. Kadi Bliss, assistant professor of health and human performance, earned her Ph.D. in health education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and a member of the American Association of Health Education and the Society of Public Health Education. «Read the rest of this article»
Montgomery County, TN – More than 275 Girl Scouts and volunteers were honored at the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee's Salute to Outstanding Leadership Awards ceremony last month. The ceremony took place at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena and Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Alumna Sarah Lankford was the featured speaker.
During the ceremony, 58 Girl Scouts from throughout Middle Tennessee received the Gold Award, 117 Girl Scouts received the Silver Award, 106 Girl Scouts received the Stellar Seller Award and 12 adult volunteers were honored.
(L to R) Cassidy Smith and Anna Shackleford received the Girl Scouts Gold Award.
Nashville, TN – Austin Peay State University's baseball team staged another come-from-behind rally to post a 6-3 victory against Lipscomb, Tuesday night at Dugan Field. The win gave the Govs their first three-game win streak of the 2014 campaign.
APSU rallies to beat Lipscomb 6-3 in Nashville (Michael Rios Clarksville Sports Network)
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Clarksville, TN – One final non-conference tune-up awaits Austin Peay's baseball team (6-8) as it hosts the Lipscomb Bison (9-8) in a 6:00pm, Tuesday contest just three days before it opens Ohio Valley Conference action.
The Govs and Bisons will renew their long-running series, with Tuesday's affair the 127th meeting between the two teams all-time. Austin Peay leads the series by a slim 64-62-1 thanks to its current 10-game win streak in the series which dates back to the 2008 season.
Austin Peay Baseball hosting Lipscomb Tuesday at Raymond C. Hand Park (Michael Rios Clarksville Sports Network)
Clarksville, TN - Lipscomb connected on a trio of three pointers in a 1 ½- minute span down the stretch as the Bisons handed Austin Peay State University an 88-83 defeat, Thursday night, in Dave Aaron Arena.
Austin Peay Men's Basketball falls to Lipscomb 88-83.
Clarksville, TN – Zavion Williams made a name for himself three years ago by leading West Creek High School to its first state basketball tournament berth in the school's short history, now he is ready to help lead the Austin Peay State University men's basketball team back to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament and an NCAA tournament berth.
APSU Basketball's Zavion Williams. (Courtesy: Austin Peay Sports Information)
Clarksville, TN – Thirteen home games will dot Austin Peay State University women's basketball schedule in 2013-14, head coach Carrie Daniels announced July 15th.
With a roster dominated by underclassmen – 11 of the 15 Lady Govs are freshmen or sophomores – Daniels set out to prepare a non-conference schedule that will provide opportunities for wins while also testing her team.
Austin Peay Head coach Carrie Daniels released the Lady Govs 2013-14 schedule. (Courtesy: Brittney Sparn/APSU Sports Information)


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text: Poll: Swing State GOP Most Enthusiastic About Voting Print article Send a Tip by Mike Flynn 10 Jul 2012 post a comment It may only be July, but the Presidential campaign has been in full swing for months in the battleground, swing states. Voters in these states will decide the election and so have been getting plenty of attention from the campaigns. Obama has dumped almost $50 million in advertising in these states, three-fourths of which have been negative attacks on Romney. Romney has spent only about $16 million, an almost 3-1 disadvantage. Yet, yesterday's USAToday/Gallup battleground poll showed that GOP voters in these states have become more enthusiastic about voting since the campaign began. Tell me again how those Bain attacks are working. Overall 46% of voters in swing states report feeling extremely or very enthusiastic about voting in November. This is slightly higher than nationally, where 43% of voters report feeling extremely or very enthusiastic. However, among those who are "extremely" enthusiastic, a clear divide is emerging: However, voters in swing states who support Romney for president are more likely than those backing Obama to say they feel "extremely enthusiastic" about voting -- 31% to 23%. The same pattern is seen by party, with 32% of Republicans in the swing states and 25% of Democrats reporting extreme enthusiasm. Interestingly, in Gallup's May Battleground poll, supporters of Obama and Romney expressed equal levels of "extreme" enthusiasm about voting. As the campaign as unfolded in the swing states, Romney's supporters have become more enthusiastic than Obama's. Remember, this is after Romney has been outspent 3-1. What happens when the spending become 1-1? Nationally, supporters of Obama and Romney continue to report equal levels of enthusiasm. Its only in the swing states that there as been the shift in enthusiasm towards Romney. This is important, because the campaigns have only really been engaged in the swing states. And, where the campaigns have been engaged, the numbers seem to be shifting towards Romney. This is also important because many of these swing states feature important down-ballot contests for House and Senate. There are at least seven competitive Senate races in these swing states. If the GOP maintains this enthusiasm edge through November, it could be another very big night for Republicans. Follow me on Twitter here.


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Earn the GIRLS GOT GAME Patch!
Join the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee in Celebrating Women in Sports as Nashville hosts the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Final Four®
Men's sports are given as much as 50 times more coverage than women's sports, and women's sports receives significantly less funding than men's. It's time to change it all and bring women's sports into focus for everyone—and Girl Scouts can help lead the way by earning the Girls Got Game patch!
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The first Middle Tennessee Girl Scouts troops were started in 1917, with the Nashville Girl Scout Council receiving its charter in 1926. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee currently serves 39 counties that include 7,130 volunteers and 14,031 Girl Scouts. Where else can you learn new dance moves, go camping, take care of the planet, develop your leadership skills, contribute to your community, learn business skills, experience art, stay healthy and active, become independent and work together as a team in one place? Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee prepares girls for their future by educating them in the areas of leadership, STEM, healthy living, financial literacy and the arts. Join us as we continue Juliette Low's mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
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An 88-year old woman missing since last week is safe tonight.
Indio Police say Bettie West Pente showed up at an assisted living center today in Palm Desert around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Police say she was in good physical condition.
Last week, police issued a Silver Alert to find Pente who they said was considered an 'at risk' adult. Pente had left a care center in Indio last Thursday.
Authorities aren't sure where Pente was over the weekend.
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Re:USB DACs (502 comments)
I'll have a look at some of those.
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Re:USB DACs (502 comments)
I'll have a look at some of those.
Many thanks.
Re:USB DACs (502 comments)
Would you mind advising on a suitable (preferably inexpensive) USB DAC? I have a gaming card in my PC so I'm covered in that regard.
I have a Starving Student headphone amplifier that I built but my laptop audio output is fairly poor and it's the device that I listen to most of my music on.
I'm handy enough with a soldering iron but there are a dizzying array of kits on ebay and from enthusiasts so I feel lost in all of the choice and opinion. Much of the opinion I am wary of as it has an element of snake-oil salesperson to it.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Real world implications (124 comments)
Any researcher worth their salt states a p-value with enough additional information to understand if the p-value is actually meaningful. Anyone who looks at a paper and makes a conclusion besed solely (or largely) off a p-value without thinking about how meaningful the results are from a clinical or real-world perspective is being lazy or reckless.
I guess there are quite a few insightful XKCD strips but this one seems most apt, here: http://xkcd.com/552/
Re:I am reminded of pigs and engineers here (593 comments)
Ok, ok. You got me!
I am in fact part of the massive global worldwide conspiracy of scientists and old earth religious believers who have agreed to manipulate data to destroy the truth. You sir put forward such a magnificent case that I could no longer maintain the paper-thin cover that millions of us have constructed.
It is a sad sad day.
BRB. Calling the Vatican, most protestant denominations, muslims and all other persons whos ancestors have helped us keep the lie alive through the centuries. The cat is well and truely out of the bag.
Re:I am reminded of pigs and engineers here (593 comments)
While I agree with the general concept that everything should be examined and not taken at face value I would stress that this is not equivalent to "my non-fact based theory deserves as much time and attention as your evidence-based theory."
Ken Ham cannot provide a reasonable point-counterpoint because all he can do is make assertions that sound like science but are in fact not. It doesn't matter how polite and well spoken he is.
As Issac Asimov stated:
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
The only value that this 'debate' will have is it will further reinforce exactly how delusional creationism is.
Re:yeah because imperial (299 comments)
Force was redefined in the prequels as midichlorians multiplied by anger. Conveniently it's kept the same equation:
f = ma
Re:Wait, 3-year ban? (141 comments)
Given that you consider all scientists and the peer review process to be entirely corrupt who would you trust to be knowledgable and honest enough to sit on this 'Truth Panel'?
I'm not sure if you're a troll or you are just deeply cynical. I just hope that at some point you recognise that we all have an inbuilt bias to inflate the effect of negative aspects of reality and miss the positives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativity_bias. Then again, I can see the benefits of being a pessimist: You're going to swing between being either correct or pleasantly surprised.
Re:Wait, 3-year ban? (141 comments)
I would agree to an extent that quantity of research is being pushed as the be all and end all (as Prof. Higgs lamented). In the UK people are attending university to get a sheet of paper that proves their marketability. There are an increasing number of 'fluff' degrees requiring an increasing number of lecturers who can teach 'fluff' who are being pushed to prove that their fluff not only is valuable fluff but is the best fluff by the accountants and marketers running the universities. As a result you get researchers pushing out reams of crap in journals with low impacts simply to give the illusion of productivity and allow marketers to print a long list of studies beside their photos in university profile pages.
The knock on result is that all researchers are being pressured to publish an equivalent number of papers as anything less just proves they're lazy and unproductive in comparison to the fluff producers by bureaucrats who equate all studies as equal.
You're nodding along with me now as I'm painting a pretty bleak picture that agrees with your assessment. However, your blanket statement that nobody cares about research quality is profoundly incorrect. I know many many scientists who get their work done despite the aforementioned pressures and who 'care'. I know it's easy to tar everyone with the same brush but many of us are still doing science because we want to learn and report new things.
Taking a cynical view is easy but as TFA points out, there are more than enough people that care ensuring that fabrications are discovered.
Re:Wait, 3-year ban? (141 comments)
It's a defacto lifetime ban. Short of moving to another country he will have the stigma of this for as long as he tries to get a job in science. Any research he previously reported will now be subject to significant scrutiny.
Just imagine him, or anyone attached to a group he's attached to, trying to get future federal funding; "We've decided to turn down your application for [insert any reason]."
He's now a liability to any university or research group. The only people who might hire him are some unscrupulous company who need a yes-man who will provide 'sympathetic' findings. Even then the work will most likely be under a pseudonym and will have to survive all of the extra scrutiny a 'sponsored' research study gets.
Thankfully, science is a self-correcting mechanism as this uncovering has demonstrated.
Re:How about the latest batch of the Rx 200 cards? (213 comments)
The general consensus is that the newer cards are faster but they are also drawing more power per 'unit of work' and thus are not as good a solution. Note that this has not stopped people using these cards (and indeed, older, less powerful cards) as one can still make a small profit on relatively modest hardware.
Ultimately the aim of the coin miner is to find the hardware that provides a reasonable mining rate whilst costing as little to run as possible. At some point the value of a litecoin may increase to the point where electricity costs become less of a factor in the choice of mining hardware. You'll start to see people moving to the newer cards if this happens.
Another thing to consider is ASICs. These devices are generally expensive in terms of R&D but their performance can be orders of magnitude higher than GPUs. The problem described in the article is that ASICs are not ideal at solving scrypt. However, I think it's inevitable that hardware specifically designed to mine litecoin is inevitable if the value continues to rise.
Re:Ummm Bullshit (213 comments)
What in fact has happened is the availability of a number of optimal* cards - particularly the Radeon 7950 - have massively decreased due to miners buying them. As you would expect market demand has resulted in a significant price hike. Radeon cards provide higher hash rates than nVidia cards and so they are more popular to miners in general. There are a number of benefits to litecoin, particularly the faster transaction time. If you're a litecoin miner decryption is optimised for GPUs rather than ASICs (which have a much, much higher uptake in bitcoin mining) and thus is not the realm of high-cost ASICs or FPGAs.
Whilst I do appreciate that bitcoin and litecoin are 'hot topics' at the moment there are many interesting consequences that have emerged as a result of the uptake in both the currency and technology required to maintain the currency. Thus, I do think there is something to talk about here.
* The cards are optimal in that they give the fastest hash-rate to power-consumption ratio.
I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND SOMEWHERE... (106 comments)
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Re:Five Sigma or Bust (182 comments)
I work in this field and usually see power calculations recommending samples of non-viable size.
I can see recruiting hundreds of subjects as being feasible in the US or a large european country but in smaller countries one simply has to state clearly in a paper's limitations that any findings must be interpreted in light of the available sample.
Re:Largest Amateur telescope. (101 comments)
Correction: Obviously 1845 was not over 200 years ago. I don't think this undermines the point, however.
Re:Largest Amateur telescope. (101 comments)
William Parsons (Lord Rosse) cast and figured his mirrors with 1845 technology that he helped improve through his own efforts. It doesn't matter what the sensitivity or apparent size is in relation to a mirror created with 20th century technology developed by Lockheed with unknown millions in government funding. The Leviathan has a larger diameter mirror which is the criteria many news sources are using to claim that Mr. Clements's telescope is the largest ever built.
I'm saddened to see that this has turned into some kind of competition.
A guy in Utah built a 70 inch telescope using a prefabricated mirror smaller in diameter than one that was created over 200 years earlier, the fact that it's not a world record does not undermine his achievement. Reporting it as being the largest amateur telescope ever constructed is inaccurate at best no matter how one reasons it out.
Clements deserves serious kudos for his efforts but comparing them to those of Parsons is unreasonable. Parsons achievements far exceed those of Clements.
Re:Huh? (38 comments)
You're not considering the modular nature of electronics.
With open hardware designs you can take a circuit schematic and integrate it with another circuit without having to go to all the trouble of generating it from scratch. Instead of dropping single components into a design you can drop a device like an accelerometer and all associated components as a complete circuit and then produce a PCB with everything on one board.
It's the reason there are so many custom arduino-based variants available - people were able to take the original design then change the form-factor or add something.
Re:Open the floodgates! (38 comments)
The AC stares blankly at his monitor. AC shifts in their comfortable chair and then takes a moment to swallow a highly specific quantity of painkiller to combat the headache that's been bothering them for the past few hours. Inadvertently, AC drops some food onto their lap; nomatter, the washing machine in combination with that stain remover will make short work of that come laundry day.
A thought flits into AC's head for a moment, something about where all this technology came from. A related concept goes screaming past attached to the thought of sharing a picture of a cat with a humourous caption attached.
"Thank God for all this cool technology", thinks the AC.
Re:The best telescope (31 comments)
Awesome question which depends on the kid. Generally speaking I'd recommend:
A copy of the Cosmos series to inspire them. I cannot speak highly enough about this series.
Install Stellarium on a computer, it's free. It allows them to learn a phenominal amount about what to look for and doesn't require a dark sky.
A red filter for their torch and a plastic planisphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planisphere
Total cost: £20-£30 (UK prices, cheaper in the US)
Take them outside and let them try and identify the constellations using their planisphere. If they're enjoying what they're doing and are engaged after a few nights it's time to invest in a pair of bino's (preferably tripod-mounted though this is not critical). If they get bored you have bino's which are useful for other things or can be sold on. If for some reason they break the binos it's not a big deal. You can pick up binos and a solid tripod second-hand (used) without spending too much. There are specialised astro binoculars, don't worry about those when you're starting. With bino's they'll be able to see a lot of detail on the moon's surface, planets, quite a number of Jupiter and Saturn's moons and some detail in the 'faint fuzzies' (deep sky objects). Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 bino's are a safe bet.
Cost: Potientially as low as £60
If they're still engaged after working with binos for a few months it's time to start thinking about newtownian telescopes. You get far more bang for your buck with these scopes (sensitivity) than a small refractor and there's no chromatic abberation. Of the two mounting options, dobsonian (alt-az) is the most immediately intuitive but if you're willing to put a little time in, a manual german equatorial mount or GEM makes tracking objects a lot easier. Aim for around 4 inches of aperture. A Celestron 127EQ is a great little beginner option.
Cost: £120
I'm in danger of looking like I favour Celestron over other manufacturers - this isn't the case. You'll find a fair bit of competition in the low-end of the telescope market so Skywatcher, Meade, Celestron, Orion and GSO are all good manufacturers. As with everything, read the reviews before buying.
The best telescope (31 comments)
I can't stress enough that the best telescope is one you're going to use. I've seen a few people spend a lump of cash on a shed-ornament.
Coming home after a long day at work and expecting to spend an hour setting up a german equatorial mount or wheeling out a heavy dobsonian will quickly kill your enthusiam.
Determining which scope is best for you involves checking out other people's gear at star parties or at a local astro club. Ask questions like "how often do you use this?" and "how long does it take to set up?" as well as "what can you see?". Remember that location is pretty important but it is not the be-all and end-all of astronomy. Dobson would routinely show people planets and deep sky objects from the middle of the light-polluted city with his constructed telescopes but you can buy a little grab and go scope of much smaller aperture and see much much more from a site with low light pollution.
Another mistake I see lots of people making (even telescope manufacturers!) is to pair a scope with a mount that cannot support it. You'll get a far better view through a small scope on a solid mount than with a large scope on an insufficiently robust mount.
Please don't drop a few hundred dollars on a shiny telescope hoping that you'll see wonders straight away. It's tempting to a lot of people and is a likely way to kill all your enthusiasm for a highly rewarding passtime when you realise you're spending more time fighting with the instrument than you are using it.
Most importantly, do not give one of those crappy National Geographic style scopes to a kid. Presenting astronomy as a frustrating experience will ruin it for them for a long time.
Find what works for you - a little research goes a long, long way.
Clear skies.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - His house on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans bears the name Tsa-La-Gi, "medicine man" in Cherokee. If he ever gets back to it, Dr. Norman McSwain may want to rename it "rain man."
As Hurricane Katrina drowned his beloved city, its swirling waters crippling Charity Hospital where he was chief of trauma surgery, McSwain called the media and unleashed a flood of criticism at the trickle of federal aid for stranded patients.
The irony is that if anybody had connections with government officials, you'd think it would be McSwain. He is part of a network of surgeons required to be at their respective hospitals and on call whenever Air Force One and the president are in the vicinity.
"Wheels down to wheels up," is how McSwain described his duty, which extends back through several presidential administrations.
He also has been in the military, has worked for NASA, and is chief surgeon for the New Orleans Police Department. A friend, Jennifer O'Brien, a health care consultant in Chicago, recalled being at dinner with him a few years ago when his pager kept going off.
"He made a pledge that if a cop so much as cuts himself at a barbecue, he'd take care of it," she said.
McSwain, 68, graduated from the University of the South, went to medical school at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and did his residency at Grady Hospital in Atlanta.
Asked by an interviewer for the American Medical Student Association what attracted him to trauma care, he replied, "the fun of working on the edge."
Asked what advice he had for students considering the field, he replied, "Do not do it unless the patient ALWAYS comes first."
McSwain has written dozens of textbooks, hundreds of medical journal articles and is considered one of the innovators of the EMS system and "prehospital" medical care.
"He is an icon. He is unbelievably dedicated," said one trauma care physician who trained with him, Dr. Preston "Chip" Rich of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
McSwain also is a character.
In an article a few years ago in a Tulane University magazine, McSwain displayed the salty tongue that accompanies his swagger, describing his affinity for what he called the three "S's" of doctors of his ilk - "surgery, sex and scotch" - not to mention snakeskin cowboy boots.
Now he hopes to cut a wide swath through the bureaucracy that got in the way of good care after the hurricane. He and Dr. Jeffrey Guy, a trauma and burn center surgeon from Vanderbilt University, are working on setting up care for Katrina evacuees in Nashville.
McSwain also contacted fellow members of the Halsted Society, an influential group of emergency medicine doctors at universities around the country, and arranged a special meeting in Cincinnati last week to press for changes in the system.
"My goal was to get out with the knowledge I have ... and get the word out on what was really going on, and try to prevent things like this in the future," McSwain said.


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