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The OTHER London Car Bomb

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Surveillance camera's in London have captured video of what looks to be another car bomb attempt near central London. This one used a Volkswagen rather than a Mercedes.

Seen Emoticons? How About Assicons!

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I received this in an e-mail today (if the word 'ass' offends you, don't continue reading):

Air Force Anesthesia: Ether and Pentothal?

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The U.S. Air Force physician recruitment web site has a web page for anesthesiologists which claims I can "administer such anesthetics as ether, sodium pentathol and nitrous oxide while maintaining life support of patients under your care."

Since ether hasn't been used in decades and few practicing anesthesiologists know how to administer it, that would explain why I'd have to "maintain life support of patients under [my] care." Seriously, doesn't anybody read this stuff before they post it on their site? There's not a single fact on that page to help me decide whether I'd like to learn more or 'contact an Air Force Advisor today.'

Our Time Is Up

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Would you treat patients any different if you knew you only had six weeks to live? The iTunes Music Store has an Oscar-nominated short film titled Our Time Is Up (requires iTunes). If you're a therapist or psychiatrist, it's worth the $1.99 price ten times over.

Music Not To Play in the OR

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A Chance To Cut is a Chance to Cure points to a cartoon or music that may not be right for the operating room.

It reminded me of a post at my first blog (which I'm reposting below):

A colleague pointed out to me that there are certain songs one should probably not play, or at least not while the patient is awake. What follows is his list of songs not to play while the patient is awake (with iTunes Music Store links where possible):

• Don't Fear The Reaper
• American Pie
• Stairway to Heaven
• Hurts So Good
• Knocking On Heaven's Door
• First Cut Is The Deepest
• Paralyzed
• Everybody Hurts
• Like A Surgeon
• Maxwell's Hammer

NYT: Gimme an Rx! Cheerleaders Pep Up Drug Sales

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Interesting New York Times article on pharmaceutical reps:

This reminds me of the drug rep on the TV show Scrubs (played by Heather Locklear).

Translations of phrases often seen in dissertations and scholarly articles

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• "It has long been known" ... I didn't look up the original reference.
• "A definite trend is evident" ... These data are practically meaningless.
• "While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to the
• questions" ... An unsuccessful experiment but I still hope to get it published.
• "Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study" ... The other results didn't make any sense.
• "Typical results are shown" ... This is the prettiest graph.
• "These results will be in a subsequent report" ... I might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.
• "In my experience" ... Once.
• "In case after case" ... Twice.
• "In a series of cases" ... Thrice.
• "It is believed that" ... I think.
• "It is generally believed that" ... A couple of others think so, too.
• "Correct within an order of magnitude" ... Wrong.
• "According to statistical analysis" ... Rumor has it.
• "A statistically-oriented projection of the significance of these findings" ... A wild guess.
• "A careful analysis of obtainable data" ... Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass iced tea.
• "It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of this phenomenon occurs" ... I don't understand it.
• "After additional study by my colleagues" ... They don't understand it either.
• "Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and to Cindy Adams for valuable discussions" ... Mr. Blotz did the work and Ms.
• Adams explained to me what it meant.
• "A highly significant area for exploratory study" ... A totally useless topic selected by my committee.
• "It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigation in this field" ... I quit.