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...Automated Electronic Defibrillator segment is prefaced by a thought so personal and so chilling that my previous association with the shock machines as mere props in the hands of George Clooney vanishes forever. The instructor tells us that for every minute a victim of cardiac arrest awaits defibrillation, his chances of survival decrease 10%. She pauses long enough for us to do the math - probably dead after 10 minutes. Then she ominously leaves the phrase "In New York City..." hanging in the air. "There is a less than 1% survival rate for cardiac arrest in New York City...
...issues in the industry. At the PacMed Center, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn't drunk deep of the Bezos Kool-Aid. The fact that their fearless leader dished out extra options to any recent hires whose stock is underwater hasn't hurt. But beyond mere cash incentives lies a genuine faith in the thoughts of Chairman Jeff...
...they arrived at their answer. The tests widely used today often rely too much on multiple-choice questions, which encourage guessing rather than thinking. Also, they often ignore the importance of knowledge. Today's history tests, for example, seldom expect the student to know any history - sometimes derided as "mere facts" - but only to be able to read charts, graphs and cartoons...
Last week, he embarked on what was supposed to be a brief visit to Nigeria. Right before he left, the White House added a little side-trip to Tanzania (a mere five hours' flight farther east) to help out good friend Nelson Mandela with the tricky Burundian peace talks. In mid-journey it announced that on the way back he'd pop in on Cairo, Egypt, for some consultations with President Mubarak about the Middle East peace talks...
...illogical berth in the roster of illegal drugs; the DEA website lists it alongside heroin and methamphetamine as a "drug of concern." Meanwhile, the lack of serious national debate surrounding the use of marijuana has left the country?s attitudes stagnant, with a knee-jerk reaction to the mere mention of any "illegal" drug meaning political estrangement for any politician willing to broach the topic...