Darwin Awards for 2011

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The Darwins are out !!!!  

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Yes … it’s that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are  
  bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. 

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  Here is the glorious winner: 

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  1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim    
  during a hold-up in Long Beach , California  would-be robber James      
  Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the    
  barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.   

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  And now, the honorable mentions:         

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  2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting    
  machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his    
  insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its  
  men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a  
  finger. The chef’s claim was approved.   

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  3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car      
  during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman  
  had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.  

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  4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver  
  found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting    
  from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his            
  incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone  
  waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the      
  mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable 
  and prone to bizarre fantasies.. The deception wasn’t discovered for 3  
  days.      

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  5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head 
  wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the  
  injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close 
  he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

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  6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the        
  counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer,    
  the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which  
  the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and    
  fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he  
  got from the drawer… $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives    
  you money, is a crime committed?]    

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  7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that 
  he’d just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some  
  booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his  

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Comments (0) Feb 06 2012

Smile: A Guide to Headache Remedies

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Bath by Bettijo Relief Organic Stick
Bath by Bettijo Relief
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Head hurts? Try one of these doctor-approved pain relievers.

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Relaxation Techniques

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Best for: Soothing stress before a headache starts.

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Comments (0) Apr 12 2011

A MountainWings Moment - The Power of Touch‏

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The Power of Touch
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I worked as a medical/surgical nurse at a busy hospital and was
young in years and experience when this happened.


I had a patient to care for on my night shift along with eight
others. This particular patient did not talk, move or even give
me eye response when I was speaking to her.

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She was alone; no family. She was a DNR (do not resuscitate),
no heroic measures for her, just let her be.
She was on the telemonitor, which watches what the heart is
doing, rate, rhythm, etc.


After I did my initial assessment (like a physical exam), I
repositioned her, placed pillows at the areas known to have
skin breakdown (any bony prominence) and tried to make her
more comfortable. Then I went to speak to the nurse watching
the telemonitor for the shift so I could find out her rhythm,
etc. to put in my nurse’s notes.


I was shocked when she pointed to the screen that displayed my
patient, “This is what a dying heart looks like.”

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I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. She didn’t look to be in
any distress when I was just with her. I asked a few questions
then quickly went back to the patient. Still no change.

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As the evening went on, I got patients admitted from the emergency
room and things got very busy. I had to make time to check on my
“special” lady.

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Every four hours I like to check vital signs if someone is in
this state. I took them again; pulse rate and blood pressure
were lower. I was standing at the bedside and could talk to the
telemonitor nurse over the intercom in the room. I asked her if
there has been any change.

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“The heart rate is 60 and dropping.” While I was checking blood
pressure and breathing rate, suddenly there were two other
nurses and several nurses aide’s in the room. Since she was DNR,
there was absolutely nothing we could do.

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The other members stood and watched as the voice over the
intercom said, “Heart rate is 50 and dropping.” Her respiratory
rate dropped from the normal 20 a minute to 15 then 10.
She was going.

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I stood there feeling completely helpless. I must do something.
The only thing to do was pray.

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“Heart rate is 40.”

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I prayed silently and looked around the room. Everyone was just
standing, watching, with their hands clasped in front of them.
She was not struggling, but lying peacefully with her hands across
her chest, rising slower and slower as her breaths decreased.


Speaking to the intercom I said, “Her breathing is 5.”
Of course I am touching her while checking blood pressure but it
is not the same as “touching” her.
After a moment her breathing stopped completely.

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Comments (2) Oct 19 2010

Dr Patrice Smith ‏– Daughter of the Soil

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Jamaican-born scientist making strides in nerve research

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Who would have thought that a little girl from Darliston in Westmoreland would turn out to be a First World scientist who may have discovered a new way to repair damaged nerves?

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Now living in Canada, Jamaican-born Dr Patrice Smith and her colleagues at Harvard have discovered a way to repair damaged nerves by allowing the adult brain to respond to repair signals that are induced after injury.

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Dr Smith explained to Flair in an interview, that as we get older, we

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Comments (0) Feb 10 2010

Jamaicans: Do You Remember this?‏

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Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity

 – Jet Magazine May 26, 1955

Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity - Jet Magazine May 26, 1955 by vieilles_annonces.

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Those who remember these shouldn’t still be working!!!!
— As a Jamaican you know you are getting old if:
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 You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband on it
(instead of a ring binder).
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You used to listen to Redifussion.

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You wore Bata crepe to school, and bought Asham at the gate..
(Extra credit if you know what Asham was made of)

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You remember that the Lou and Ranny show used to come on at 7:00 PM
On a Sunday.

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You know what the initials T. A. D. P. Stand for.

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You know who Tony Verity was.

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You can name more than two of the characters in a Jonkanoo band.

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You know what boxing title Bunny Grant held.

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Comments (0) Aug 09 2009

Teacher starts group

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Land We Love by hzphotography.

Teacher starts group for Jamaican children

Published: Friday | June 19, 2009
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Like most teachers, Shikira Chang keeps busy by grading papers and helping her students study for exams, according to a report by Micaela Hood on the Miami Herald website.

Summer is here now but Chang said she does not plan on kicking back and taking it easy.

Instead, the 29-year-old will dedicate her time to helping out children living in a country close to her heart.

A teacher at Miramar High School, Chang is the founder of Kira Cares, an organisation

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Comments (0) Jun 20 2009