So the past few days has given me a lot of material making this entry extremely easy to write. It seems like some authors of this blog have really been slacking, blaming late nights at the office for their trouble keeping up (I’m not naming names, but I’m not referring to myself). It’s alright though, I am above that. A certain blog contributor (once again, not me) that shall remain nameless has also mentioned that he/she does not think the Shawshank Redemption is even worth watching. In addition to the obvious points about why it was great (which I won’t bore you with here), events portrayed in the movie mirror the difficult experiences the lowest rung of society faces upon their release from prison. Anyway, on to actual news:
Vice-President Richard Cheney recently made news by accusing the Obama administration of making us less safe due to a less proactive and aggressive policy concerning interrogation and detention of those who wish to see America fail. Now without going into the merits of his argument, please consider this: Why would anyone go against a patriot that has the guts to give constructive advice to a United States Senator, not only that, but the Senate Judiciary Chairman, even though this Senator accused him of treasonous behavior??? People like Barry because he is “calm and cool?” Well I’d rather take the fiery nationalist who loves his country and willing to sacrifice his heart for it. He sort of reminds me another patriot, one who loved his country as much if not more....When you hear the name Henry Clay, what do you think of?
I think of patriotism, I think of aggressive tactics against the British, I think of a great speaker who truly cared about this country, I think of a speaker of the house and secretary of state (Corrupt Bargain, 1824) who was outsmarted by an alcoholic. Oops, I meant to use this as the hyperlink. One of Henry Clay’s greatest (but least known) campaigns was in favor of corporal punishment for children, which I am a staunch supporter of. Speaking to a schoolteacher recently, I discovered that gone are the days where you can beat a child, or throw a rubber chicken at them, or impose any sort of effective discipline in an effort to educate. I was told, apparently, that these children nowadays are punished with a “Recess rhombus” and “traffic light.”
The amount of time added to the recess rhombus is the amount of time subtracted from recess. So what?
In the traffic light, Green = good, yellow = warning, red = a call home to the parents. Big deal.
Maybe if these students were guaranteed to have effective parenting at home, this would make a different. You know who is a good father? No, not Charles Barkley. Martin Brodeur. He negotiates his own contracts and takes less money for the chance to stay with the organization he truly loves, and be close to his children. He has also tied Patrick Roy’s career win record the other night. Congratulations Marty!! By the way, the Devils have 3 games in hand vs. the Bruins and are only 6 points down.
Medical Condition of the Week- Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
What happens in a normal person (who does not have this)
1- you are lying down in bed
2- you stand up quickly
3- blood pools in your lower extremities
4- venous return to the heart drops
5- pressure receptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinus sense sense this drop in blood pressure
6- they send less signals to the brain because of a drop in blood pressure
7- brain is like uh oh, we need to increase cardiac output
8- brain send a signal to activate more of the sympathetic nervous system
9- heart rate increases, contractility (amount that is pumped with each beat) increases, blood pressure is compensated for
An orthostatic individual….
Does not compensate as quickly depending on severity
- blood flow to brain drops
- you faint
Disease you definitely do not want to get- Necrotizing Fascitis
On this day, in 1521- Magellan (spelling?) reaches the Phillipinnes.
Stupid picture of the day- Cross section of the medulla
Coming next time-
Wikipedia browsing list for the week
President Garfield’s assassination
…..and more
Peter
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