I would guess that is how we wound up with
religion. Its kind of odd that most great
religious leaders, founders, and followers
could easily fit the schizophrenic mold in
modern society. Actually, the really "gifted"
scientific and religious gurus seem to be
on that borderline threshold to the point
of falling over the edge. Staying up working
on a scientific theory for 4 days staight with
hardly no sleep or food; fasting and self-denial
in the name of a religious experience. These are
hardly "normal" behaviors. They are examples of
"focused" mania. Its the "uncontrolled" mania
that places the label of "psychosis" on an
indiviual. Perhaps it is just genius that has
no direction.
I worked in a radiology department in a
hospital for some time. I would take my handheld
amateur radio to work occasionally during
hurricaines. If I keyed up the transmitter, I
would hear the gates open on the film processor
chutes that allow the film to drop in and enter
the first stage of the automatic processors. They
were controlled by some photo-optic relay device
that detected when a film entered the chute and
would open the gate with some magnetic relay.
It would make a loud click and the intake motor
would start running. So, there is a possibility
of interference with some medical equipment. Also,
anyone with amateur experience could easily set
up a repeater that would be untraceable as to the
original signal and have a 50 mile safety net. They could have CTCSS codes setup to look for the
appropiate signal. Even those handheld FMRS/GMRS
have CTCSS codes with a 2-7 mile range that can
be bought at any Wal-mart.
What happened to the Canadian research team
that discovered a "lost city" of the coast
of Cuba and were supposed to return to
investigate a year later. I remember that
making big news for awhile.
A friend just had some neurosurgey done for a
head injury. His one month hospital stay plus a
4 day stay in rehab came up with a hospital bill
of 1.4 million dollars. The neuro-surgeons bill
was 1/2 million dollars. He has yet to recieve
bills for pathologists, radiologists, etc. 150k
for a neuro-surgeons malpractice insurance seems
like petty cash to me. Its not only the lawyers
who are greedy. I am sorry, but no mans' time
is worth 1/2 million for 8 hours of surgery. Working in a busy ER, I see old people come in
with their medications. Some of these people
bring in plastic bags with 25 to 50 bottles of
pills. How much of their medical problems are
from drug interactions and side effects? I would
be mighty sick too, if I took all those pills.
As a guitarist for 30 years, a perfectly
tuned guitar by electronic means (tuner,etc.)
is not in tune. There are quirks here and there
that need to be adjusted to reduce vibrations
that are annoying to someone with a good ear.
In actuallity, its a give and take situation
where you tune the guitar to average out the
flaws so that the guitar sounds "best" when
you go up and down the neck - its an average.
As soon as your press down a string, you induce
a stretching of the string that affects the
original tuning as it progresses up the neck.
Another good choice is the older Pentax
ME-Super which is a slightly fancier version
of the K-1000 line. It has better metering
options and display, but still is manual.
If I recall, it also had aperature priority
mode and a semi-automatic mode. You get the
best of manaul and a dab of auto.
This actually happened in the area I live in.
Someone went to the local arena and somehow lifted
the ATM and stole the whole thing. Total take
according to the local paper - 110,000 dollars.
It was later found about 175 miles away.
I often wonder why the telemarketing companies have not been attacked in much
the same way abortion clinics have come
under fire over the years. A few terror
incidents here and there would possibly
curb their cockiness.
Then again, its kind of pathetic to have
saved and scraped for your retirement and
missed out on so much life along the way.
When your nest-egg is eaten up by all
the private medical insurance and/or
no insurance and astronomical medical
bills to keep you going, its kind of a
mute effort. All I want at age 65 is a
front porch and a rocking chair. Retirement
is only for the super-rich - do not kid
yourself. I sure want be mountain climbing
or kayaking the rapids at retirement age.
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Unfortunately, this is the case in the medical
field. So, think about all the people involved
in preparing for your routine gall-bladder
surgery from the central supply techs preparing
the "sterilized" trays for you case to the surgical tech that has worked an 18 hour shift
and has to assist on your case. I have seen
surgeons operating on people that said they have
had no sleep in 72 hours. Overtime is an effective
safety control in these situations.
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I would guess that is how we wound up with religion. Its kind of odd that most great religious leaders, founders, and followers could easily fit the schizophrenic mold in modern society. Actually, the really "gifted" scientific and religious gurus seem to be on that borderline threshold to the point of falling over the edge. Staying up working on a scientific theory for 4 days staight with hardly no sleep or food; fasting and self-denial in the name of a religious experience. These are hardly "normal" behaviors. They are examples of "focused" mania. Its the "uncontrolled" mania that places the label of "psychosis" on an indiviual. Perhaps it is just genius that has no direction.
I worked in a radiology department in a hospital for some time. I would take my handheld amateur radio to work occasionally during hurricaines. If I keyed up the transmitter, I would hear the gates open on the film processor chutes that allow the film to drop in and enter the first stage of the automatic processors. They were controlled by some photo-optic relay device that detected when a film entered the chute and would open the gate with some magnetic relay. It would make a loud click and the intake motor would start running. So, there is a possibility of interference with some medical equipment. Also, anyone with amateur experience could easily set up a repeater that would be untraceable as to the original signal and have a 50 mile safety net. They could have CTCSS codes setup to look for the appropiate signal. Even those handheld FMRS/GMRS have CTCSS codes with a 2-7 mile range that can be bought at any Wal-mart.
I can see it now coming up for remake. It will be called THE PASSION OF THE IRAQIS:PASSION II. How ironic.
What happened to the Canadian research team that discovered a "lost city" of the coast of Cuba and were supposed to return to investigate a year later. I remember that making big news for awhile.
I wondered why I had this firewire jack on my puter.
A friend just had some neurosurgey done for a head injury. His one month hospital stay plus a 4 day stay in rehab came up with a hospital bill of 1.4 million dollars. The neuro-surgeons bill was 1/2 million dollars. He has yet to recieve bills for pathologists, radiologists, etc. 150k for a neuro-surgeons malpractice insurance seems like petty cash to me. Its not only the lawyers who are greedy. I am sorry, but no mans' time is worth 1/2 million for 8 hours of surgery. Working in a busy ER, I see old people come in with their medications. Some of these people bring in plastic bags with 25 to 50 bottles of pills. How much of their medical problems are from drug interactions and side effects? I would be mighty sick too, if I took all those pills.
As a guitarist for 30 years, a perfectly tuned guitar by electronic means (tuner,etc.) is not in tune. There are quirks here and there that need to be adjusted to reduce vibrations that are annoying to someone with a good ear. In actuallity, its a give and take situation where you tune the guitar to average out the flaws so that the guitar sounds "best" when you go up and down the neck - its an average. As soon as your press down a string, you induce a stretching of the string that affects the original tuning as it progresses up the neck.
Or put the pattern on your car license plate and stop those pesky red light cameras from printing images.
In that case, he needs to go digital. No messing around with the photolabs nosy crew.
Another good choice is the older Pentax ME-Super which is a slightly fancier version of the K-1000 line. It has better metering options and display, but still is manual. If I recall, it also had aperature priority mode and a semi-automatic mode. You get the best of manaul and a dab of auto.
This actually happened in the area I live in. Someone went to the local arena and somehow lifted the ATM and stole the whole thing. Total take according to the local paper - 110,000 dollars. It was later found about 175 miles away.
I often wonder why the telemarketing companies have not been attacked in much the same way abortion clinics have come under fire over the years. A few terror incidents here and there would possibly curb their cockiness.
Then again, its kind of pathetic to have saved and scraped for your retirement and missed out on so much life along the way. When your nest-egg is eaten up by all the private medical insurance and/or no insurance and astronomical medical bills to keep you going, its kind of a mute effort. All I want at age 65 is a front porch and a rocking chair. Retirement is only for the super-rich - do not kid yourself. I sure want be mountain climbing or kayaking the rapids at retirement age.
Unfortunately, this is the case in the medical field. So, think about all the people involved in preparing for your routine gall-bladder surgery from the central supply techs preparing the "sterilized" trays for you case to the surgical tech that has worked an 18 hour shift and has to assist on your case. I have seen surgeons operating on people that said they have had no sleep in 72 hours. Overtime is an effective safety control in these situations.