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Song Sparrow as a Teacher of Bird Language
Posted on March 25, 2020 August 4, 2020 by Coyote Mentor
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Habitat: Depends on thickets, tall grasses, forbs, yards, and finds abandoned lots ideal
Foraging Habits: Searching ground and shrub level for seeds & invertebrates
Range: Common and cosmopolitan, throughout North America
Territory Size: .5 – 1.5 Acres
Personality: Retiring, elusive, yet very expressive and territorial
Height Zone: Ground level to lower understory, generally 12′ or less
Baseline Cues: Watch for singing from perches near top or edge of thickets
Alarm Cues: Distinct call note given in aggressive, staccato cadence as danger nears very expressive while scolding predators in territory. Hooking and sentinel behavior are common in alarm routines. May sing out of context.
Tips: Song Sparrows can be learned, and should be learned, right in the backyard. Watch this bird carefully throughout all times of day. Get a sense of its territorial boundaries and learn the nuances of its communication between mates, and other members of its species as a baseline reference.
Every person in America probably has a Song Sparrow living near them. We can all walk to a Song Sparrow within a couple of minutes whether in the middle of the city, or in the suburbs, or in the wild and remote reaches of a national park. Song Sparrows are virtually everywhere. The only places Song Sparrows tend to avoid is in the middle of really dark, dense woods. And, thereafter walking for a bit through a deep forest, will be a little clearing with some salmonberry bushes, and there will be a Song Sparrow. Next to the American Robin and the Common Yellowthroat, the Song Sparrow has done more to tell me about the presence of coyotes, feral cats, house cats, bobcats, cougars, foxes, and people than just about any other songbird.
Bird language enthusiasts should take the time to get to know this bird very well. The Song Sparrow is very good at telling the world where the predators are. Their alarm call is very distinctive and nothing else sounds like it. Once the alarm note of the Song Sparrow is learned, and the observer is trained to listen for this voice on the landscape, this sound will become very familiar. The tracker of bird language will eventually find that having Song Sparrows as neighbors can even border on distracting as they always seem to be telling on someone. The Song Sparrow is very expressive and willing to follow predators and keep the world posted on what's going on. If the weasel is in the thicket, the Song Sparrow will hook up above it and call and point and call and point and follow it as it goes along. This will surely draw people to the window to listen, crane their necks, and then, unable to resist, out into the yard to see what is going on.
The Song Sparrow is an ideal bird to study from a bird language perspective. This species is common, suburban, rural, and urban in its distribution, maintains a small territory, and feeds on and near the ground. Song Sparrows also nest near or on the ground. Due to the territorial behavior of Song Sparrows, this species is anchored in its behavior for much of the year as well. Territory size is relatively small ranging between 0.5 and 1.5 acres depending on the productivity of the landscape in terms of available preferred habitat and food sources. Overgrown fields, hedgerows, marshes, thickets, and a variety of suburban, urban and agricultural situations suit this species well.
Song Sparrows are defined in this work as a ground bird. Ground birds exhibit certain qualities that are true of this species; coloration and striping both match the environments it inhabits. Other songbirds may have bright plumage; the Song Sparrow's plumage is a varied mix of earth tones of browns, tans, grays, and black. The patterns of stripes of this and other sparrows do very well to cause them to disappear among the twigs of brush, or among the stems of forbs and grasses. The lighter tones of the sparrow are also subdued so that even in direct light they are not all that reflective. The Song Sparrow is a retiring and shy bird in much of its behaviors, spending a lot of its time in the shadows or in areas matching its coloration. Ground birds are also characterized due to the placement of their nests and their feeding behaviors. Song Sparrows are known to nest on or near the ground and a great percentage of their feeding behavior is on the ground where they feed on a variety of invertebrates and plant seeds.
The Song Sparrow, and many other sparrows are by their nature retiring birds. Even though they live all around human habitations, given the choice, they would prefer to be unseen by people altogether. They are very secretive, especially around their nesting areas. They have often been observed to run along the ground in the grass or thickets. Due to this behavior, they might be easily mistaken for a small mammal or reptile darting unseen in the brush.
When the routine of invisibility is learned, the observer will get used to sitting still for long periods of time, or moving very softly and slowly. The reward will be more frequent observations of the Song Sparrow in its baseline behaviors at close range. The exception to the reclusive nature of the Song Sparrow is related to territorial aggression, courtship, and the behaviors that accompany singing. Male Song Sparrows, or either parent defending a nest, will allow themselves to be viewed in obvious places under baseline conditions and frequently when exhibiting alarm.
Sparrows are mellow scratch-feeders. They scratch a little, stop, look and listen, scratch, hang out…anybody who scratches has to stop all the time, because if you scratched continuously, you would be instant lunch for somebody. Because they stop, look and listen, that's what makes them such wonderful allies out in the forest, because they are your eyes and ears. Sparrows are really successful, partly, I think, because they're such generalists; they can eat anything and they can live anywhere. Plus they have good camouflage, and they're cooperative—there are always several of them together to look out for each other. In companion-calling birds, that always depend on the presence of another, are some of the best alarm-call birds there are. Like cardinals, cat birds, yellow throats: they're all really into pairing up and keeping an eye on each other. They're really dependable and dependent on one another.
The Song Sparrow is frequently seen in the proximity of another of the same species, which is likely to be its mate, but may also be a sub-adult individual from a previous brood behaving in a submissive manner. I one day watched a song sparrow feeding along the Skykomish River. It was just flipping its wings and flicking its tail. It was feeding the whole time and flicking at the same time. It occurred to me that I couldn't find its mate, and it occurred that he couldn't either. Finally, I figured out that the reason it was doing all that displaying is that it had lost track of its mate. While she was gone, he was really nervous and doing all this obvious stuff like feeding out in the open and flipping and flicking. This was during the winter, so they have a feeding area, rather than a defended territory, and his mate sitting on the nest. Once the mate came back again, it fed very quietly in the shadows and didn't do all that displaying. So they obviously depend and rely on each other a great deal, because he put a lot of energy into locating his mate as quickly as possible.
A song also has rhythm. For example, a song sparrow will pause eleven seconds after completing its song before starting again. There is a rhythm to the song in time. They send a lot of non-verbal communications by flipping their wings and twitching their tail and doing a lot of these bobbing types of things. They're talking to each other with bodily signals, not just vocal signals, and the little song sparrow does the same thing. When he comes in close he gives off his territorial song and then he flies over right after I make his imitative call and then he comes a little closer and then he stops singing and comes in real low, and flies from post to post, down in the thicket. While he flies he deliberately makes a lot of wing noise. So he would make a song and then he would go—swish, swish, swish, swish. So I started making that sound in conjunction with my singing and that brought him really close…I could have grabbed him.
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Pat McGoey | Artist
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Art Work/
Daily Painting
Concrete - Stone Reflections
Exhibits & Galleries
2016 Cross Country Expedition/
About The Artist/
Pat McGoey
February / March 2015 Project - Spring Flowers in Winter Project
An Art Collaboration - Bright Light Fusion Warms Winter Freeze
Co-produced by Pat McGoey and Ramal Bhamra
Collaborative artistic fusion of flowers photographed in Milton's historic Harrop Restaurant by the photographer and interpreted by five artists sharing the inspiration of energy, colour, medium and shape.
Participating artists Ramal Bhamra, Adrianna Rinaldi, Anne More, Katherine Magee, Pat McGoey and Wendy Bowe; all seasoned artists, came together to create energy and bright light fusion to brighten the cold month of February.
2012 - 2013 Project - The Arabella Great Canadian Landscape Painting Contest
Co-Produced by Pat McGoey and Arabella | Sponsored by Arabella Magazine
Artists from across the country participated in this national Canadian landscape painting contest that captured Canadian landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes from sea to sea to sea in 2012-2013. Artists across Canada selected and painted their view of the Canada and entered them into the contest. There were grand prize, runner up and people's choice winners, and honourable mentions.
June 2012 Project - The Oakville Foot Square Show
Produced by Pat McGoey | Sponsored by Sea and Craft Gallery
A collaboration of 7 artists participated in the foot square show and plein air painting demonstrations in 2012.
Fall 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Project - The Lakeshore Art Trail, Mississauga
Historic Bradley Museum, Mississauga
A collaboration of 15 artists participate in the Lakeshore Art Trail - each artist sets up their own show in an historical or public buildings in Port Credit - this is an annual event. Pat's shows were in the beautiful stone historic Bradley Museum.
Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Project - Springbank Artists Mississauga
Pat and his brother visit at the show
Springbank Artists is an active art group and members have an extensive experience painting in oil, acrylic, watercolour and mixed media. A number of artists have won awards in juried shows, participate in various art shows and galleries. They have been together for 20 years and each year the community looks forward to their annual art show in March at Visual Arts Mississauga.
2012 marked our 18th annual show and that year our goal was to raise much more for ErinoakKids, our chosen charity, with the help of Pat McGoey. who developed a unique concept to create publicity for the silent auction fundraiser and the show - we wanted to top the $2,000.00 raised in 2010.
"Many of our members' favourite works and most popular pieces are direct revelations from the hidden gems found among our city's trail system," said McGoey. So when Pat first saw Star Portraits, an event idea was born. If you're not familiar with the TV show, it involves a celebrity and three artists who end up creating three different portraits. While viewers get to vote on their favourite, the subject of the portrait chooses the one that will adorn his wall.
For the inaugural "Springbank Portraits," the celebrity was Ron Lenyk. As well as being the CEO of the Mississauga Living Arts Centre, a world-class venue for performing arts, Mr. Lenyk is a well-known community supporter and all-around booster of Mississauga. An avid outdoorsman, when he's not promoting the Living Arts Centre, and Mississauga, Ron can be found hiking around town. His favourite trail to explore by himself and with his family is David J Culham Trail and Riverwood. "I still remember the first time I walked the Culham Trail," says Lenyk. "It was just before sunset on a crisp October evening. It was so quiet, yet nature's hum was all around. It's a great feeling to be surrounded yet all alone at the same time.
Besides having Ron Lenyk as the celebrity, the muse of Springbank Portraits is the Culham Trail itself. In October of 2011, nine artists from the Springbank Artists' Group ventured out to the trail looking for inspiration for his or her portrait. They didn't have to look far. It's where they saw a white tailed deer scampering through a grassy expanse, encountered a curious fox foraging, spotted a red-tailed hawk circling its prey and had a close encounter with a skunk! Beavers, woodchucks and garter snakes, and more than 25 fishermen and 50 ducks were also spotted along the way. The trail starts in Erindale Park, extends north of Britannia Road to Pine Cliff Drive and provides access to Riverwood, a 150-acre area teeming with nature and a rich history left by its previous owners MacEwan, Chappell, Bird and Zaichuk.
It is also home to Visual Arts Mississauga and the Mississauga Garden Council. On the opening night of the March Springbank Annual Art Show at Visual Arts Mississauga, the four contest paintings were unveiled and Ron Lenyk selected the painting that spoke to him the most and he got to keep. The rest of the paintings immediately went into the silent auction supporting ErinoakKids. The four participating artists were; Mary Anne Dente, Adriana Rinaldi, Linda VanWyk and Pat McGoey. It was very successful and was received very well by the community!
Marla Bloomfield, Development Official of the ErinoakKids Foundation, says "we are thrilled that the Springbank Artists Group has once again chosen its special event to benefit our centre." ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development is Ontario's largest Children's Treatment Centre (CTC) – serving more than 11,700 children with disabilities and their families each year.
Pat McGoey Artist 2016

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At the center of Mennonite teachings is the need to believe in Jesus Christ as the model for life and as the One who died and rose from the dead in order that people could live in union with God.
We believe that the church should keep Christ's life and ministry alive in the world, just as though Christ was still living on earth: that's why we refer to the church as "the body of Christ".
We believe that the church is made up of people whose sins have been forgiven and who choose to follow Christ's teachings.
We believe that Christians should try to relate to each other and the world in the same loving, forgiving way that Jesus practiced. Below you will find the highlights of some of our basic beliefs.
The church tries to live in obedience to the Word of God -- the Bible. We believe that God's spirit, or "Holy Spirit", helps the community of believers understand the Word.
The life and teachings of Jesus are recorded in the New Testament and help in interpreting the meaning of the Old Testament part of the Bible; "For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ" (I Cor. 3:11 RSV).
The Holy Spirit uses the written Word to give new life to the church and to help people grow in faith.
Because we are human beings, we all sin: we commit wrongs, we don't do the things we should and we're out of touch with God. In history God sent Jesus Christ to the world so that all those who believe in Jesus Christ could receive forgiveness for all their sins, as well as the gift of a more whole life today and the promise of living forever with God.
Jesus Christ said, "As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you" (John 20:21, RSV). He sends the church to bring "good news" to all people throughout the world. Jesus wants his followers to help each other. We believe it's important to be concerned for the spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of life.
"In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others" (Romans 12:5 NIV). We feel that Christians need each other for encouragement and growth, for comforting one another in a supportive way, and for help in times of crisis. The church grows in faith, unity, service and witness when it is a caring and loving community.
God is calling Steel City Mennonite Church to be a "lighthouse" to the Lehigh Valley; to be a dwelling place of the Almighty God, a place dedicated to God's praise and glory; to be committed and accountable followers of Jesus Christ; to be a place of refuge and encouragement for all people; and to be a place where the family is nurtured and equipped to make a positive difference in our communities.
Steel City Mennonite Church Welcomes YOU!


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class WebHookWorkerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase

  before {
    WebMock.disable_net_connect!
  }

  after {
    WebMock.allow_net_connect!
  }

  let(:job) { Job.create(job_type: 'audio', application_id: 1, original: "file://#{in_file('test_long.wav')}") }
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                      label: 'test',
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                      call_back: 'http://localhost/audio/transcoded').tap { |t|
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  end

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Just the Numbers: The First 2,000 Rescues
Just the Numbers:
Here is all the analyzed data from the first 2,000 recorded rescues. Thanks for everyone that has made a grab(s), filled out a survey(s), posted rescues to the page, added context to the posts, shared your thoughts with us, offered ideas on how to enhance the survey/website, shared this information with their members, supported our website/upcoming app by buying stickers/water bottles/shirts, challenged us intellectually, and all of the other ways you've helped us out over the past five plus years...we all really appreciate it.
Also, as we are all huge proponents of transparency, all of the raw data is available for anyone to see on our website (FirefighterRescueSurvey.com). We are also advocates of accuracy above all, and are fallible human, so if anyone finds any mistakes in the raw or analyzed data, please just let us know. Lastly, please read the preamble for this document and take it to heart, as information is more important than affirmation. Thanks and enjoy.
Full Downloadable and Printable File Here:
_just_the_numbers__the_first_2000_.pdf
First 2,000 Rescues: Arrival Conditions
Data Drop .....Exterior Conditions Upon Arrival v Survival Rate
Below is data showing the rescue survival rate relative to the exterior conditions upon arrival of the first due. Exterior conditions were defined on a spectrum ranging from nothing showing, to smoke only showing, all the way to >75% fire involvement. Not surprisingly, there seems to be an inverse relationship between the amount of fire involvement and the survival rate, meaning that as the percent of fire involvement increases, the survival rate decreases. Even when the building was >75% involved (aka "fully involved" to many firefighters), there has been a 33% survival rate. While an exterior size up is essential for effective and efficient operations, the view from the outside is only part of the picture and should be combined with the imperative, and for some reason much less championed, interior size up.
There's absolutely a lot of important information to glean from outside the building (building construction and condition, vent profile, fire conditions, etc.), although there's a lot we could be missing too (closed doors, burning regime, location of possible victims, etc.). Thus, we must marry our exterior size up with our interior size up (as conditions allow) to improve our decision-making ability. Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
How much emphasis do you place on getting a rapid interior size up?
How does the phrase "Fully involved" effect your fireground tempo?
Are there rooms or areas of your house/apartment/etc. that don't have a window?
Do you close doors as you search?
Search Culture"Nothing showing", means we must further investigate, make the interior and get a more educated size-up.
Nothing showing had a 22% fatality rate, how would you feel or a family member react after you slowed a box to code 1 or didn't assign a search early or at all and then a civilian came up injured or dead?
33% survival rate when a building is involved greater than 75% .
We are always looking for searchable spaces and if they aren't, then make them searchable, occupy it and complete the primary.
First 2,000 Rescues: TIC Use
Data Drop.....TIC Use v Total Recorded Rescues and Survival Rate
The analyzed data and graph below show us that of the recorded rescues to date, 65% of the time a TIC was not used by the crew that located the victim; or if you prefer, a TIC was used by the crew locating the victim 35% of time. We can also see that the survival rate of victims located without the use of a TIC (67%) was slightly higher than when a TIC was used (54%).
This may likely seem counterintuitive to most of us, but remember that this is a singular data set, and as always, a singular data set needs more context to be truly understood. A quick example of adding context to this data set, would be to parce out rescues made when the victim was located in low or no viz...would this change the numbers? Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
Does your department have quality TIC training?
How and when do we incorporate TIC use into our search training?
Is it possible to properly use a TIC if we are searching with a hand on a wall/partner and are also advancing a hoseline during our search?
Who are the TIC SMEs within your department?
Etc.,etc.
Was a Thermal Imaging Camera Used to Assist Search v Total Recorded Rescues:
Yes - 35% (624/1778)
No – 65% (1154/1778)
Was a Thermal Imaging Camera Used to Assist Search v Survival Rate:
Yes - 54% (333/617)
No – 67% (769/1145)
First 2,000 Rescues: Victim Condition
Data Drop.....Victim Condition v Survival Rate.
If you've been doing this job long enough, you've probably come to the realization that at times, life can be incredibly resilient. The data indicates that victims have survived 56% of the recorded rescues when they were unconscious upon removal (when CPR was not performed), 41% of the time they had severe burns (when CPR was not performed), and 31% of the time when they were in cardiac arrest at some point in their rescue, treatment, or transport. A 31% survival rate for prehospital cardiac arrest is incredibly high, and for a type of traumatic arrest this is simply off the charts.
For clarification, survival in this context means that the victim was alive as of the most current information when the survey was filled out. At the risk of repeating ourselves, these data demonstrate that we should not be so quick to write off people or areas of the building, for even in the most hostile of environments, with severe injuries, life can find a way to survive. Rather, if we can occupy the space, we should…it is literally our prime directive. Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
Is a dedicated EMS unit dispatched to all potential fires?
Where does our EMS stage at a fire, and with what equipment?
Do we ever incorporate victim treatment into our fire scenarios?
Search Culture
31% survival rate when our victims are being pulled out of a fire in cardiac arrest. The AHA states that the national average survival rate is 10% in the outside of hospital setting.
What's the TIME? CPR alive vs deceased
- Air brake to locating these civilians
- Locating them to bring rescued
We need to compare the above times to the 69% of victims that did not survive. Was TIME a factor? For every minute in cardiac arrest, their survival chances decrease by 10%.
What are we doing to decrease the TIME to the interior?
- Do you, your crew or department have a mask up TIME standard that supports rescues? If not, we have work to do
First 2,000 Rescues: Assignment and Total Recorded Rescues
Data Drop.....Assignment v Total Recorded Rescues.
When we look at who is rescuing victims, we see from the graph below that primary search is locating the majority of victims (58%), followed by attack (25%). Primary search and attack combined have found 84% of victims, with the rest, in order, coming from 'other' (e.g., IC, backup/on-deck, RIT, etc.), secondary search, salvage and overhaul, PD, and ventilation. It's likely no surprise that primary and attack are finding the most victims, since they are typically the first crews inside these buildings. Although the fact that one in four victims are being found by the Attack Group might be surprising. This proves that attack IS search, and we must therefore act and train accordingly. Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
Do you train your Attack Group to search at all?
Are your Attack Group members, especially those without the nozzle, performing a quick, body-length search when the attack pauses for a couple of seconds during their advance?
How quickly after the fire is knocked is the crew performing hydraulic ventilation and starting their primary search?
Are you discussing what should happen when an Attack Group member stumbles upon a victim?
25% of our victims are being located by Fire Attack.
I wonder how many of these are because of departments assigning two assignments to one crew Fire Attack/Search?
Of those departments that do the above, is it because they have a lack of manpower or is it because they have a lack of Search Culture?
What is the survival rate of Fire Attack vs Search locating our civilians?
What is the TIME difference between Fire Attack vs Search rescues?
- Air brake to locating victim
- Locating victim to removal
First 2,000 Rescues: Fire Conditions Upon Arrival
Data Drop.....Fire Conditions Upon Entry v Survival Rate
The graph below compared fire conditions upon FD entry to recorded victim survival rate. We instinctively would have estimated that incipient stage fires would have the highest survival rate while structural fires would have the lowest survival rate, and our instincts would have been correct. These data seem to affirm our intuitive understanding of the inverse relationship between fire size and survival rate. Incipient stage fires have a survival rate of 83%, quite a bit higher than any of the other categories. Although even in buildings with structural involvement, arguably the most advanced fires, there is a recorded survival rate of 46%. The data also reveals that in 52% of recorded rescues to date, the fire has involved multiple rooms or the structural members. What all this tells us is that we shouldn't be so quick to write off a building or areas of a building, but instead we should have a bias for action when conditions allow. Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
What conditions necessitate a bias for action within your department?
What conditions necessitate a bias for inaction within your department
How much priority is placed on an interior size-up on your firegrounds?
Fire Conditions Upon Entry v Total Recorded Rescues:
Incipient – 8% (161/1975)
Room and Contents – 40% (791/1975)
Multiple Rooms – 22% (426/1975)
Structure – 30% (597/1975)
Fire Conditions Upon Entry v Survival Rate:
Incipient – 83% (131/158)
Room and Contents – 67% (526/782)
Multiple Rooms – 59% (251/424)
Structure – 46% (275/594)
The First 2,000 Rescues: Initial Mode of Operation
Data Drop....Initial Mode of Operation v Survival Rate
Not surprisingly, the vast majority of all recorded rescues to date happen on a fireground where the initial mode of operations is offensive.
What might be surprising is that in 68 recorded rescues (6% since this question was not initially asked but was added during the first large update to the survey) so far, the fire department started in a defensive posture. As you can see in the raw data and in the graph below 46% of these recorded rescues resulted in a successful save. Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
What are your SOGs for going defensive, or going offensive?
Once you start in a defensive posture, what are your trigger points to transition to an offensive mode?
Is it possible to be in an offensive mode at a part of a structure (floor, quadrant, area, etc.), while at the same time be in a defensive mode at a different part?
Do you practice transitioning from offensive to defensive or defensive to offensive operations?
Initial Mode of Operation v Total Recorded Rescues:
Offensive – 94% (1014/1082)
Defensive – 6% (68/1082)
Initial Mode of Operation v Survival Rate:
Offensive – 68% (692/1011)
Defensive – 46% (31/68)
The First 2,000 Rescues: Visibility at the Vicitm
Data Drop....Visibility at Victim v Total Recorded Rescues.
From the data below, we can see that 72% of recorded rescues happened in low and zero visibility. The data also shows that, not surprisingly, the survival rate decreases as visibility decreases (High Viz – 84%, Moderate Viz – 76%, Low Viz – 60%, and Zero Viz – 47%), so we need to make sure our training environment mirrors this apparent experiential truth. With the visual density and volume of smoke produced from most synthetic materials, operating in low and zero visibility is our reality. Like in all things, the more we learn about something, the more questions arise.
Are we training to this reality?
Are we teaching our members the basics of search (i.e. how to communicate in low and no viz, the importance of inches of visibility, how to exploit the process of tunneling, and, etc.)
Do we teach the strengths and limitations of thermal imagers?
Are we also focusing on ways to enhance our decision-making under stress?
72% of our victims have been located in low to zero visibility. We should all hold ourselves, our crews and our departments accountable in these conditions and keep on the ground in these elements.
Being low in low/zero visibility is where we can see/hear the farthest and feel for our victims the best. If a firefighter is walking during a low/zero viz search, grab them and tell them to get down and then ask "can you see better now?" Correcting this during an active fire will take a few seconds but will pay dividends for a career.
Tripoding is great in larger open areas, hallways, areas where there may be stairs that lead down and when fire is below but in hoarder conditions and in close quarters such as bedrooms it really just isn't always feasible and crawling or alike may be warranted.
What's best for our victims is not always what is comfortable to us but when we get over our ego, we can make our comfort level match that of what is best for our civilians.
The First 2,000 Rescues: When was Search Initiated with Survival Rate
Data Drop.....When was Search Initiated v Survival Rate.
Data from the recorded rescues so far show that survival rates are higher when search was initiated before fire knockdown, and also when search was initiated before RIT was assigned. The data also shows that the vast majority of recorded rescues had search initiated before knockdown (83%) and before RIT was assigned (95%). These facts, when combined lead to early search (pre-knockdown and pre-RIT assignment) accounting for the lion's share of all successful rescues (89% pre-knockdown; 96% pre-RIT assignment). As always, the more we learn, the more questions that arise:
How early in your operations does your department prioritize search?
How many members are typically assigned to search on your firegrounds?
How often are we supplementing search by sending multiple crews to search different areas?
Is there ever a fireground where one could justify triaging RIT before search? If so, can you given an example?
When Was Search Initiated v Survival Rate:
Pre Knockdown – 65% (1069/1653)
Post Knockdown – 40% (129/322)
* 89% (1069/1198) of all successful rescues were made when search was initiated before the fire was knocked down
Pre RIT/RIC Assignment – 66% (725/1091)
Post RIT/RIC Assignment – 47% (27/58)
* 96% (725/752) of all successful rescues were made when search was initiated before the RIT was assigned
The First 2,000 Rescues: Cyanokit Use and Victim Burns with Survival Rate
Data Drop...Cyanokit Use and Victim Burns v Survival Rate.
While the sample size of victims given hydroxocobalamin (Cyanokit) is relatively small (n = 204 total), the numbers are definitely intriguing (this is obviously not a double-blind, peer reviewed, empirical study that meets the standard of the medical community). As you can see in the raw data and graph below, the survival rate for all three burn categories is higher when hydroxocobalamin is given to the vicitm. As always there are multiple variables at play, but we'll be keeping an eye on these numbers in future iterations for sure. As always, the more we learn, the more questions that arise:
Does your department/local transporting agency carry hydroxocobalamin?
If not, why (price, shelf-life, etc.)? Could you/they work with a local hospital/burn center to stock the medication?
What are your/their indications for giving hydroxocobalamin?
Victim Burns v Cyanokit v Survival Rate:
None – (no Cyanokit) 72% (654/910) ; (Cyanokit) 77% (82/106)
Mild - (no Cyanokit) 57% (230/407) ; (Cyanokit) 64% (42/66)
Severe - (no Cyanokit) 37% (151/409) ; (Cyanokit) 53% (17/32)
A big thanks to Robert McClelland for all his work on this topic.


CHRISTMAS, folk, and classical songs filled the lobby to the delight and entertainment of hotel guests and anyone who just happened to be passing by at the lobby of the Lim Ket Kai Luxe Hotel during the four night performances of the scholars from Lourdes College' Marinela Neri Velez String Program last December 21 to 24, 2015.
An all sting orchestra, the performances featured the violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
"These kids have worked hard for the shows," said Jerome de la Fuente, the general manager of Luxe Hotel. The performers, from grade 4 to college level, started to learn the music in September and had practices each Saturday since then.
"It's a very good exposure for them, it's a very good experience for them to gain self confidence when they perform in public," said Ana de la Fuente, the music coordinator for Lourdes College and the program head of The Marinela Neri Velez String Program.
The said program is a 10-year scholarship program designed to develop a symphony orchestra in Cagayan de Oro City. This is in partnership with the Manila Symphony Orchestra and generously funded by Marinela Neri Velez. The group is composed of junior and senior performers numbering 70 all in all with 34 performance during the nightly event at Luxe.
"We are doing this to develop these children," Ana added, "Hopefully we can have NAMCYA winners because it's always Metro Manila that dominates." NAMCYA is the National Music Competitions for Young Artists, a separate program whose goal is to discover and develop young Filipino musicians from the various regions in the country through annual competitions, as well as trainings and workshops.
The program eventually plans to add students who can play wind and percussion instruments within the next few years.
"Eventually, in 10 years, we will have a symphony orchestra in Cagayan de Oro," said Ana who also served as conductress during the said event.
Catherine Joy Baclayo, a 10-year-old grade 5 student who plays the violin, said that she was nervous and happy at the same time. "Many people were watching and listening to us. It was fun performing," she said.
Jerome also plans to do more for these scholars, "I want to give them a public audience. We can do full-blown concert, maybe next year. And hopefully we can bring them to Manila." Aside from Marinela Neri Velez String Program, the hotel also sponsors the orphans and neglected children from the Balay Canossa.


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Young Money Entertainment
Young Money Entertainment, simply known as Young Money, is an American record label and group founded in 2003 by Lil Wayne. The label is an imprint of Cash Money Records, which is distributed by Universal. Cortez Bryant was originally the president of YM, but Mack Maine took over in 2009 so that Tez could focus more on managing Young Money artists: Lil Wayne, Drake, Chanel West Coast, and Lil Twist. Since 2003, Young Mula has been on a steady rise to the top of hip-hop, starting from the streets of New Orleans to signing some of the biggest names in music.
The label will be known to the masses mainly through the compilation album, We Are Young Money, which was released in 2009. It spawned three big singles: "Every Girl", "Bed Rock" and "Roger That", all of which helped the album to reach Gold within 5 months of being released. YM also went on a tour across America to promote their new album, as well as the individual artists from the group. Since the release of We Are Young Money, each individual artist has been steady in making their move into the main market. Drake was the first from Young Money, excluding Lil Wayne, to enter the charts at #1 with his debut album Thank Me Later in 2010. This was followed closely by label-mate Nicki Minaj a few months later with the release of her debut album, Pink Friday.
Below, you will find all of the artists who are currently signed to Young Money and the different logos they have used to represent the company. The image on the very left is YM's current logo, the image in the center is their old logo and the image on the very right is just a cool animation of their old logo. Click on the name of the artist to view more detailed information on them, including their biography, discography and videography.
Artists Signed to Young Money:
Real name: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Notes: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is a music artist from New Orleans. He is the founder of Young Money Entertainment and joined Cash Money Records when he was just a young teenager. Weezy has won four GRAMMY awards in his career and was also a member of Sqad Up and Hot Boys.
Real name: Chelsea Chanel Dudley
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Notes: Chelsea Chanel Dudley, better known by her stage name Chanel West Coast, is a rapper, singer, dancer, designer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She signed with Young Money Entertainment earlier this year and is mostly known for her work on Rob Dyrdek's "Fantasy Factory" show. Chanel is currently working on her "Now You Know" mixtape.
Real name: Christine Flores
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Notes: Christine Flores, better known by her stage name Christina Milian, is a singer and actress from New Jersey. She has released three albums in her music career and also starred in nine movies, including "American Pie". Christina is one of the newest artists to sign with Young Money and will be releasing her fourth album later this year, with YM.
Cory Gunz
Real name: Peter Cory Pankey Jr.
Place of birth: Bronx, New York City, United States of America
Notes: Peter Cory Pankey Jr., better known by his stage name Cory Gunz, is a rapper from the Bronx in New York City. Cory, whose father is Peter Gunz, has released eight mixtapes in his music career and is currently working on his debut album, which he plans to drop in 2013. The Gunna also owns his own record label called Militia.
Real name: Aubrey Drake Graham
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Notes: Aubrey Graham, better known by his stage name Drake, is a R&B singer, rapper and actor from Toronto. He first made a name for himself playing Jimmy Brooks on the TV show called "Degrassi: The Next Generation". Drizzy signed with Young Mula in 2009 and has already released two albums on the label that have both been certified Platinum.
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Real name: Eufradis Rodriguez
Place of birth: Dominican Republic
Notes: Eufradis Rodriguez, better known by his stage name €uro, is a rapper who currently lives in Rhode Island. €uro is the latest artist signed to be signed to Young Money and it was Lil Wayne himself who announced this news on his "Dedication 5″ mixtape. His nicknames are Eureka Franklin and Eurpatti LaBelle, and he studied at Alabama State University.
Real name: Widner DeGruy
Notes: Widner DeGruy, better known by his stage name Flow, is a rapper from New Orleans. Flow is well-known for his music with The Flamez aka Flame Gang Muzik and his appearances on Weezy's "Sorry 4 The Wait" and "Dedication 4" mixtapes. Himself, Gudda Gudda and Kevin Gates are looking to release a collaboration mixtape this year called "L.A.T".
Gudda Gudda
Real name: Carl Lilly
Place of birth: San Jose, California, United States of America
Notes: Carl Lilly, better known by his stage name Gudda Gudda, is a rapper from San Jose who moved to New Orleans when he was just a baby. Double G met Lil Wayne when he was a teenager and it was Wayne who encouraged Gudda to start rapping. He was also part of the rap group Sqad Up with fellow Young Money label-mates Weezy and T-Streets.
Jae Millz
Real name: Jarvis Mills
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, United States of America
Notes: Jarvis Mills, better known by his stage name Jae Millz, is a rapper who grew up in Washington Heights and Harlem. He signed with Young Money in 2008 and is currently working on his debut album titled "Nothing Is Promised", which is set to drop in late 2014. Millzy became notorious for his underground rap battles in NYC.
Lil Chuckee
Real name: Rashad Ballard
Notes: Rashad Ballard, better known by his stage name Lil Chuckee, is a teenage rapper who currently lives in Atlanta because of the Katrina disaster in New Orleans. Chuckee is one of the youngest members in Young Money and he was signed to the label after Lil Wayne discovered him at a video shoot when he was just 9-years-old.
Lil Twist
Real name: Christopher Moore
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Notes: Christopher Moore, better known by his stage name Lil Twist, is a teenage rapper, singer and actor from Dallas. Lil Wayne discovered Twist after he was the opening act at one of his concerts in Texas. Twizzy, who has recently starred in a movie called "Lottery Ticket", is getting ready to release his debut album, "Don't Get It Twisted", this spring.
Real name: Jermaine Preyan
Notes: Jermaine Preyan, better known by his stage name Mack Maine, is a music artist from the N.O. Mack grew up with Lil Wayne from the age of 8-years-old and they are still friends to this day. He is the president of Young Money Entertainment, which means he looks after all of the artists on the label but still manages to make time for the studio.
Real name: Onika Maraj
Place of birth: Saint James, Port Of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
Notes: Onika Maraj, better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a female rapper, singer and actress who grew up in Queens, New York. Nicki met with Lil Wayne after appearing on a DVD called "The Come Up: Volume 17″. She has just released her sophomore album after her debut album, "Pink Friday", blew up the charts in 2010.
PJ Morton
Real name: Paul Morton Jr.
Notes: Paul Morton Jr., better known by his stage name PJ Morton, is a jazz and soul singer from the N.O. PJ first started singing when he was just 8-years-old at his local church and has already released 4 albums in his career with another one in the works. He signed to Young Money earlier this year after Lil Wayne, Birdman and Mack Maine all fell in love with his unique voice.
Reginae Carter
Real name: Reginae Carter
Notes: Reginae Carter, who was born in 1998, is one of the latest music artists to sign with Young Money Entertainment. She is the daughter of Antonia Wright and the Young Money boss, Lil Wayne. Reginae can both sing and rap, which she showcased on The Carter Documentary in 2009, when she rapped a verse for the camera.
Real name: Shanell Woodgett
Place of birth: Anaheim, California, United States of America
Notes: Shanell Woodgett, simply known as Shanell or SnL, is a female singer, songwriter and choreographer who currently lives in Atlanta. SnL wrote and featured in Lil Wayne's "Prom Queen" music video, as well as doing work for other music artists including: Jay-Z, Usher and Ne-Yo. She is also part of a group called The Girls Club.
Short Dawg
Real name: Supreme Williams
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, United States of America
Notes: Supreme Williams, better known by his stage name Short Dawg or his nickname Elvis Freshley, is a rapper from Houston. He is mostly known for appearing on Lil Wayne's "Me And My Drank" song in 2008. Weezy signed Short to Young Money after two years of friendship. Short Dawg is currently working on his debut album, Fresh.
Torion
Real name: Torion Sellers
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Notes: Torion Sellers, simply known as Torion, is a singer, rapper and dancer from Atlanta. Torion was discovered by his manager, David McPherson, at a church service musical performance. He has already released two free mixtapes for his fans and is currently working on his debut album, which he plans to release this year.
T-Streets
Real name: Carl Watts
Notes: Carl Watts, better known by his stage name T-Streets, is a rapper from the N.O. Streets wanted to have a career in sports at first, but when he met Lil Wayne at the age of 12, he fell in love with rap music. He was also part of the rap group Sqad Up with Weezy and Gudda Gudda. Streets' latest project was a mixtape he released in 2010 called "The Streets Is Watching".
Real name: Michael Stevenson
Place of birth: Compton, California, United States of America
Notes: Michael Stevenson, better known by his stage name Tyga, is a rapper from the West Coast who signed to YM in 2007. He met Lil Wayne through Gym Class Heroes member Travis McCoy. T-Raw released his debut album titled "No Introduction" back in 2008 and has since released two more albums on Young Money – "Careless World" and "Hotel California".
W3 The Future
Real names: Alex Chaidez (3siXT), Deion Gill (DG), and Edsel Santiongco (Edge One)
Notes: W3 The Future, also known as WTF, are a teenage group consisting of 3 best friends – 3siXT, DG, and Edge One. They are the very first group to sign a deal with Young Money. Their manager, Polo Molina, who is also the manager of the Black Eyed Peas, is the person responsible for finding the group members and getting them started in the music industry.
Affiliated Members: Cortez Bryant, Dev, Dizzy, Ele, Fee Banks, Fuke, JaSoRude, Kevin Gates, Lucci Lou, Marley G, Mike Banger, N.O. Capo, Snack, T@, Thugga, and Troy Bless.


Summaries. After escaping execution, the last living Dragonborn must grow in strength and power to defeat the dragons that have once again begun to plague the land of Skyrim.
As you can imagine, this means there are three plots of land that you are able to purchase in Hearthfire. If you are a thane in any of the previously mentioned holds, you just need to visit the Jarl and/or Steward to purchase the land.
I am playing Skyrim Special Edition on the PC, and I completed the Dark Brotherhood quest to kill the steward so now I can't buy a plot of land under that regime.


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IT'S NOT THE DARK
LET ME BREATHE (PIANO ARRANGEMENT)
The Greenvan story is a fantastical musical journey woven from the life experiences of a tight knit group of friends and family. Walking through a Chicago suburb in 2007, you might have heard a vaguely familiar rendition of Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers booming from a basement window. The classic rock tune was an ambitious first song for three eighth graders, who were barely able to play their own rendition. READ MORE >
In an homage to the countless hours circling the pool during swim team practices, they called themselves Klorine.
Their collective confidence was a product of a lifelong friendship forged almost since birth. Although the song may have been beyond their expertise, they would soon grow into the technique. This unique drive and determination to master a beloved tune is where the early roots of Greenvan first emerged.
The band's story of friendship began when Ricky and Elliott met in preschool. Soon after, Ricky and Konner shared the same kindergarten class. The boys became a trio at Ricky's epic 6th birthday party. Nerf gun battles, all night video game wars and a ritual breakfast binge fest at favored eatery, Pat's Place, bonded the boys as brothers. Music, however, would become their shared lifelong passion.
Just fourteen, Ricky made a bold move. He declared independence from his Mom's day-care business. With baby beds in every room of the family home, including his bedroom, Ricky set out on his own and moved to the basement. Suddenly, Ricky had room for his drum set, some privacy and a place to hang with Konner and Elliott. In the newly formed band cave, Konner picked up the guitar, Elliott the bass, and they composed their first song, Rainfall.
Although they were thriving, a high school band director insisted the boys choose between jazz band and swimming. Undeterred by the ultimatum, they left the music program and set out on their own. The boys changed their name to Eyes Closed and Through, a literal translation of the German phrase Augen zu und durch, meaning to "face your fears and push through." This both resonated deeply with the boys and aligned with one of their burgeoning philosophies about music: "music has the power to help people through life's greatest challenges." This would gain even more significance when Elliott later faced a life-threatening illness.
Soon the boys had written more than enough tunes to play several full sets. Eager to test their skills, the boys landed a few gigs, including The Store in Chicago and The Spot in Cleveland. In 2014, Eyes Closed and Through (ECT) won the preliminary round of the Gorilla Music Chicago Battle of the Bands. The band qualified to compete in the finals, but summer break ended, and the boys were forced to say goodbye as they headed back to school.
Graduation from high school sent the boys in different directions. Although life would pull them apart, music would bring them back together again and again. Each time they made their way home, they headed straight back to Ricky's basement to reconnect and play new music.
The summer of 2015 changed the band's trajectory once again. They gained lead vocalist, Kate McGinnis. Konner's cousin, Kate added a new layer to their evolving sound. With youthful optimism, the foursome changed their name to Greenvan, inspired by the classic Ford van they used in Atlanta while recording their EP. The green van also became a metaphor for the open road and artistic freedom. Now working with professional musicians, a vocal and songwriting coach, producers, and sound engineers, they meticulously composed their debut EP, Greenvan: Freedom Rings.
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Konner Scott: Producer/Songwriter, Piano, Guitar, Backup Vocals
At age two, Konner's Mom heard him picking out nursery rhymes on his toy keyboard. Teachers told her he was too young for lessons but he was finally accepted as a pupil at age four. His teacher, Aleksandra Jovanovic, instilled a strong work ethic towards practice and fostered Konner's talent for composition. READ MORE >
"I realized I enjoyed creating my own chord progressions, melodies and song structure." When Konner was age six, he played a song for Aleksandra. She submitted the original piece to PTA Reflections Arts Competition, which resulted in a win.
In the 4th grade, Konner joined the jazz band with future bandmates Elliott Kerbel and Ricky Havansek. All three picked up the trumpet. The band director, Mr. McCall, taught and played music with contagious excitement, which fueled the boys' spark for music.
Konner, like Elliott and Ricky, also competed on the swim team. Sidelined because of an injury, Konner filled his time composing music. At age eleven (6th grade) he entered into the PTA Reflections Arts Competition once again. His classical arrangement won for Illinois and went on to compete at the national level. The following year, he composed a 3-movement suite for string quartet and secured a third victory.
Konner cites a few pivotal moments in his musical evolution. From an early age, he studied classical music and loved Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, and many more. However, at age eleven Konner discovered Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody kickstarted his love for rock music. He became obsessed, playing it on repeat for three days. Next, Elliott gave Konner a copy of Kansas's Greatest Hits for his 12th birthday. Konner credits Carry On Wayward Son as a life changer. He became immersed in this world, soon devouring Billy Joel, Elton John, Five For Fighting, and a plethora of others. Inspired, Konner picked up his Dad's guitar, taught himself a few chords, and wrote his first rock song called Negative. Throughout junior high Konner spent his free time posting piano covers on YouTube. His cover of Snow (Hey Oh) by the Red Hot Chili Peppers amassed nearly 70,000 views.
In addition to music, Konner excelled academically and was a High School All-American in two swimming events. Konner was recruited by the University of Pennsylvania to compete in the ivy league. Writing and recording music became a way to escape from stress and pressure of a heavy schedule. Even during finals, he wrote, on average, a new song each week. He recently graduated from UPenn with a degree in mechanical engineering and a minor in music and has catalogued over 250 songs.
Konner cites professional guitar player Chris Blackwell as his latest mentor. Chris worked with Konner while the band prepared to record their first EP. Konner says, "Chris's skill level is beyond anything I've ever seen. Learning and playing with Chris has both grounded me and inspired me to take my playing to the next level."
In his first 22 years, Konner has explored a vast variety of music genres. In addition to guitar, piano, and trumpet, Konner also dabbles in bass, drums, and trombone. Konner's first and last thought each day is music. "I love so many types of music, I'd be devastated if I only got to play one. We don't want to have borders. We don't want to be boxed in. We're passionate and outspoken about so many different things. We have strong views. We're all individuals and our overall sound is an amalgam of us all."
Elliott Kerbel: Lead Vocals, Bass, Songwriter
Elliott doesn't want an illness to define him. In the spring of his first year of college, Elliott began experiencing severe abdominal pain and related symptoms. Doctors diagnosed him with Ulcerative Colitis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the large intestine. READ MORE >
His entire life, from his passion for bioengineering to his successes as a sprinter on Case Western Reserve University's swim team, began to unravel. Eventually, he was forced to take a semester at home and attempt to recover.
"Music became my sanctuary. Playing guitar and writing songs helped me escape my illness." Stuck in the hospital, Elliott reflected on the boys' current band name, "Eyes Closed and Through," a literal translation of the German phrase "augen zu und durch." The phrase is a mantra for pushing through hell. Elliott wrote several songs during this period, including It's Not the Dark (That Scares Me), a testament of strength, perseverance, and love. Independently of the band, he recorded and released an acoustic EP, Above The Pain, that detailed his journey through hell and his emergence through to the other side.
In May of 2014, Elliott was scheduled for major surgery. Just like that, Elliott recalls waking up and feeling the illness was gone. He was out of the hospital in four days. The pain had stopped and he was soon off medication. "There was just an incredible feeling of relief. The arduous, seemingly endless battle was essentially over."
Moving forward, Elliott's perspective transformed. He was able to see what really mattered. When a disagreement emerges in the band, he reminds everyone what's important, and what's not. He also discovered a heightened emotional awareness, "I have a deeper connection with the people around me and a greater passion for life in general."
When talking about Greenvan's sound, Elliott simply says, "We're committed to writing meaningful music that connects." During the summer of 2015, he was coached by Joseph Patrick Moore, bass guitarist of The RockTronix, and by band mentor and Atlanta vocalist Thomas Barnette. With Thomas, Elliott learned to have more emotive control over his voice, and to use his life experience to fuel the emotion in his songwriting and performance.
Elliott's musical growth and influences, from classic rock to pop punk, follow a trajectory similar to Konner and Ricky. The director of their school concert band, in which all three played trumpet, was bass player Peter McCall. Mr. McCall's easygoing approach to life and passion for music inspired Elliott's chill personality and his love for the bass.
Elliott is currently back at Case Western completing his final year in biomedical engineering. He is also the captain of the swim team and president of his fraternity, Zeta Psi. He has returned to school in full form, recording stellar marks in his engineering classes and posting multiple best times in the pool.
Kate McGinnis: Lead Vocals
Vocalist and complete jokester, Kate McGinnis is the newest member of the band, but she's no stranger. She's Konner's cousin and grew up just minutes from the band in Chicago suburbs. Kate recalls epic after- school games of hide-and-go-seek with the boys and collaborations with Konner on music projects before joining the band. READ MORE >
Kate was five years young when she caught the American Idol premier in 2002. She, like so many kids, grew up watching singers battle it out on stage. Catching an episode with her Dad, Kate declared, "that's going to be me one day." Kate grew up in a musical household listening to folk and jazz. "Dad is an amazing piano player," she recalls. Kate studied violin, guitar, and sang in school choirs. From sixth grade through high school she also pursued independent vocal lessons, but often challenged her teacher's curriculum in support of her own ideas and song list. Like Ricky, she bucked under the structure of classical training.
At 16, Konner discovered Kate's talent and pulled a song from his library that would be a good fit for her voice. An afternoon rehearsal resulted in their first YouTube video called Lifesaver. "It was strange publishing our first collaboration, because it was the first time I ever sang solo in public." Later the same year, as a gift to her father, Kate summoned the courage to sing at his 50th birthday party. What happened next was a surprise to everyone: she brought the house down with her rendition of Landslide.
Still in search of mentorship, Kate finally met her match in Atlanta recording artist and vocal coach Thomas Barnette. Through working with Thomas, Kate was inspired to improve her voice technically and also to grow as a person. "I don't know if Thomas is a teenage girl stuck in a black man's body, or if I'm a black man stuck in a teenage girl's body, but either way it works. We laugh, we work, we sing. I just love him to pieces."
In 2014, Thomas agreed to help Konner and Kate record three original songs. In a few short weeks, they published a piano arrangement from Thomas's debut album Let Me Breathe and two of Konner's originals, Lifesaver and Afterglow. Energized by their partnership, Konner and Kate returned to Atlanta with Konner's bandmates from Eyes Closed and Through. The fab four squeezed into a basement apartment in Midtown Atlanta and prepared to embark on a very intense music boot camp. Thomas and producer, Trammell Starks, designed a ten week recording workshop in support of the band's first EP.
Kate admits she has grown from the positive pressure of working with the boys. "Konner is my cousin, but the boys are now my brothers."
Ricky Havansek: Drums, Backup Vocals
A consummate musician, Ricky is anti-establishment. While sharing Konner and Elliott's love of classic rock bands (he names Kansas, Rush, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner), he adds an EDM, funk, and psychedelic influence. READ MORE >
On a solo adventure to the Electric Forest festival, Ricky was awed by the blended artistry of Tipper, whose spontaneous and unscripted sets were accompanied by Jonathan Singer's on-the-spot visual mixing. Ricky calls them "masters of manipulating sound and light." Inspired, Ricky rallied his Greenvan bandmates and drove 15 hours from Atlanta to the festival in Rothbury, MI. "As musicians, I knew an infusion of musical creativity would inspire our sound."
Ricky's formal music education began in 4th grade when he joined jazz band with Konner and Elliott, all 3 choosing trumpet. He also took drum lessons and learned the basics before venturing out on his own. Ricky's unique style was forged from this rebel independence.
During the summer of 2015, Ricky's drumming expertise evolved while honing his technique under the instruction of professional drummers, Wayne Viar, of The RockTronix and Emrah Kotan, percussionist for Grammy award winning artist India Arie.
Ricky is all in with his music career. While he first followed the standard track into college, he soon realized it wasn't the path for him. So, Ricky went to work for his dad's demolition company. Even when knocking down a wall, Ricky was drumming in his head, creating new rhythms, and beatboxing to pass the time. He often works overnight, using demolition to supplement his passion for drumming and music production. With his own money, Ricky designed and built his own computer, obtained Ableton Live, purchased a drum pad and a launchpad, and now fills his free time by churning out intricate electronic songs as a way to sharpen his production chops.
During breaks and holidays, the boys would reunite in Ricky's basement to jam on favorite songs and explore new ideas. With Greenvan, Ricky is on track to fulfilling his dream of working in music.
Edan Scott: Photographer
While Edan didn't share her brother Konner or cousin Kate's drive for music ("piano teachers quit me"), she followed her own creative path. At age six, she discovered she had acquired her mother's passion for art, and later enrolled in painting classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. READ MORE >
Raised in a house full of engineers, her high school class schedule was heavy on math and engineering. However, an issue arose when she realized she had no passion for those technical fields. Confused and angry, she would spend her days in the art room contemplating her path to fulfillment.
At age seventeen, Edan started her own photography portrait business. Refocused on art, Edan ended her senior year with a 3.8 GPA after bottoming out just the year before. She had found her truth and is now a rising star at Savannah College of Art and Design, majoring in Graphic Design. SCAD, a leading art school, also recruited Edan with a swimming scholarship.
Edan is drawn to simplicity and elegance. She has her subjects gaze directly into the lens with a relaxed calm expression, which creates an open and free interpretation between viewer and subject. She enjoys playing with light during post-production while maintaining realism.
In addition to sharing a basement apartment, Edan documented the band in Chicago, Atlanta, Michigan (Electric Forest), Savannah and Tybee Island, GA. Like her brother, Edan found her calling and is now focused her own path to success.
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Follow the Greenvan on social media as they reveal exclusive behind the scenes footage from cross-country road trip through Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Michigan (Electric Forest), Savannah and Tybee Island, GA.
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Producer / Vocal Coach: ThomasBarnette.com
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Could a career academy model like that at the Mountain Home charter school revolutionize high school education as we know it? The school, which is located in Arkansas' Ozark Mountains, sorts incoming ninth-grade students by learning style and career aspirations. Next, they meet with school representatives and take personality surveys to help them decide between one of three tracks: Health and Human Services, Communications, Arts and Business; and Architecture, Construction, Manufacturing and Engineering. This process aims to engage students by teaching them material that's relevant to them.
Mountain Home students still must take core classes like history, English, math and science, but they can also take electives from other academies and even switch academies at the end of the school year should they decide to take their education in a different direction.
This career academy model seems to be paying off: Mountain Home students averaged a 22 on the ACT in the 2011-2012 school year, which is higher than the national average and statewide average of 21 and 20, respectively. While 70 to 80 percent of grads head to college, 30 to 40 percent of them take remedial courses — a statistic that principal Dana Brown acknowledged that the school must address. Brown cited the disconnect between college expectations and high school standards as a contributing factor.
Mountain Home graduates told MSNBC that they felt more prepared to enter the real world as a result of their career-focused training. Do you think more schools should focus on real-world applications of traditional curricula?


Hi Karl, Thank you for your time. At The Gates Of Sethu is a very solid album in the best Nile tradition. Are you happy the way it came out?
We as a band certainly are. What other people think about it we'll leave it up to them. This time around we really wanted to put the focus on the musicianship. We did that by using very clean tones, so that people can actually hear what we are playing. Recording an album is hard work, but the way we did it meant double hard work. We really pushed ourselves really hard as far as playing and musicianship goes. Neil Kernon pushed us really hard as well. He read some of my comments of working with him during our last record and how hard it was. One day he called me and asked me about my comments. He asked whether I wanted him to be really tough on the band with the recording of the next album. I said hell yeah and in hindsight it was perhaps not that smart. Neil has an uncanny ear for detail, so he really hears the smallest mistakes. He was really cruel to us in the studio, but it was all for the greater good.
Thank you! I try to keep things interesting for myself by using influences from other genres, like blues and jazz. That's how I manage to keep the Nile material fresh and exciting after so many years. There are many bands out there who are only inspired by metal and you can hear that. There's nothing wrong with that approach, but as a musician I don't like to limit myself to death metal per se. There's so much more out there. I love to listen to blues. I'm still very much into death metal, but there are some bands out there that really bring tears to my eyes.
You are the main songwriter within Nile. Can you take us through the process of writing a Nile song?
Sure, the lyrics come first. I start writing words and over time they evolve into lyrics. Those words inspire me to come up with guitar riffs. After a certain amount of time I have a big pile of riffs and I start to mold them into songs. At that point I show them to Dallas and George and they give their input. I really like using a program called Sonar. I still use SoundForge from time to time and I still love to hack up certain pieces and create new parts out of them.
Did your perspective on songwriting change over the years?
I guess it did. Every time when I listen to our older records I get into the same headspace I was back when we were recording that particular album, including all the emotions and things we went through during the recording of that album. I find that really fascinating. It's very difficult for me to listen to our older material from an objective point of view, because I only hear all the little mistakes we made. If I to record those songs nowadays I certainly would do some things differently. But then again, all those records are stepping stones to where we are today as a band.
George, Dallas and you form the nucleus of Nile, but with every new album there's always marks the introduction of a new bassist. What's up with that?
Haha, the first bass player who left Nile must have put a curse on us, I can't find any other logical explanation. In fact, some days ago Dallas was so fed up with this, that he jokingly said that he would be the bass player for Nile from now on. I told him he was nuts, because he's a such a killer guitar player. It's really heartbreaking when somebody leaves the band, because you put a lot of energy and effort into getting someone up to speed, both on musical and personal level. We are pretty demanding as far musicians go and we really like to push ourselves. Especially Dallas and I are a pretty good team in that regard. That's our way to prevent us from getting bored. Boredom is the origin of sloppiness.
One thing that really fascinates me about Nile is your preoccupation with the culture and history of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Where does it originate from?
It started as a casual hobby. When Nile grew in popularity I really started to dig deep into it. My friend Ashmedi from Melechesh is really into the whole Eastern spiritual element. My own interest is purely academic. It's not like I start the day worshiping ancient deities or something. I do have some ancient artifacts in my living room, including a sarcophagus. My wife doesn't really mind, for her it's another object that needs to be dusted from time to time, haha.
I would like to move on to the upcoming tour with Kreator and Morbid Angel. Purely based on merit I think Nile is too low on the bill..
Thank you, but for us this is the single best tour opportunity we had in years. All the bands involved are really good and this will give us the chance to meet a lot of new metal fans. My father told me that the world is unfair, but you have to deal with the cards you've been dealt with.
Touring isn't necessarily the most healthy lifestyle around. How do you keep yourself in shape?
Touring isn't healthy at all. When one person gets sick within a tour bus everyone gets sick. During our last tour with Melechesh we played in Sweden, Norway and Finland. It was incredibly cold, so I got really sick. When you're on the road you don't have the time to go to a hospital or see a doctor. When I got home from that tour it took me one month to recover. Believe me, sleeping in your own bed, seeing your wife and family and being able to shower every day are the best things of getting home after a long tour. As far as tips and tricks go, I cut way back on my drinking on the road and I try to take a shower every day and I wash my hands as much as I can. Our former drummer Tony Laureano did exactly the opposite. He never washed himself during tour because he theorized that the existing germs would keep the new germs at bay. It really worked for him, because he never got sick. Needless to say, things got really smelly as the tour progressed, haha.
All jokes aside, the life of a touring musician must be quite a strain on family life and relationships in general. How do you cope with that?
It's a tough call when you're gone for half of the year. You're really missing out on some great moments. I have a seventeen year old son and it's very difficult as far parenting goes when you're 5000 miles away. Luckily there's Skype nowadays, so that makes a little easier. As far as relationships go, it's really tough. I'm on my third marriage now.
As a final question I would like to know if you're still backing the positive things you said about Morbid Angel's last record, which received some really scathing reviews from almost every critic on the internet..
Well, let me explain why I did it, so things may be a bit clearer for you. I'm really good friends with Trey Azagthoth and David Vincent. Our friendship dates back to the early days of Morbid Angel. They really helped with putting Nile on the map and in that capacity they really helped in moving my career as a musician forward. I owed them at least 10,000 favours, so by the time the Morbid Angel promotion team approached me to say some nice words about the latest MA record, I returned the favor. As a fan it wasn't the album I expected from them, because I'm still very much into Altars Of Madness and Blessed Are The Sick. But then again, they made those records 27 years ago, so there's no point in repeating yourself. When you read carefully the things I said about Illud you'll see that I didn't say anything on the album itself. Production-wise it's a good modern metal death metal record. At the end of the day I received a lot of hate mail because of that, so perhaps I will decline next time, haha!


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Hastert being a pedophile is not the story! Where did a former wrestling coach get millions to bribe his victims?!
by Eric Verlo - April 27, 2016 April 27, 2016 6
If Dennis Hastert was being treated like a convicted serial pedophile, he'd never see the light of day, you'd think. Instead the judge was asked to take into account his years of public service. Which is almost not missing the point of the whole scandal. Dennis Hastert being a pedophile pales next to the number of victims of his white collar crime. Paying hush money to the former victims of his predatory sexual abuse was the petty crime for which he was sentenced to 15-months in prison. Hastert's biggest crime was his corruption as the longest serving Speaker Of The House. Dennis Hastert was a high school wrestling coach before running for office and becoming a multimillionare land speculator. Could Hastert's record stint in Congress mean he didn't break records for stealing from his constituents and their interests? It's obvious where Hastert got the millions in cash with which to pay off his many underage victims. THAT'S the crime for which Dennis Hastert isn't serving enough time. BY ALL MEANS, DO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HIS PUBLIC SERVICE. Award his millions to his abused victims, put Dennis Hastert in jail forever, then, for betraying the public trust, hang him.
I have to ask: if Dennis Hastert was a perv as a wrestling coach, what predilections do you suppose he indulged as America's second most powerful office-holder and corrupt multimillionaire? Are we to imagine Speaker Hastert kicked his pedophilia habit for graft? Those are two distinct abberations. One's a mental disorder, the other is calculated greed.
At today's sentencing the judge called Dennis Hastert a "serial pedophile" and expressed it was shocking to say serial pedophile and House Speaker in the same sentence. I doubt that. Mostly because we only learn these things after the fact. I think it would be more accurate in the future to wonder which if any of our speakers are not pedophiles.
If fellow congressmen and staffers knew anything of Hastert activities –and how couldn't they not?– they should face prosecution as well.
Tags: Corruption, Dennis Hastert
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6 thoughts on "Hastert being a pedophile is not the story! Where did a former wrestling coach get millions to bribe his victims?!"
We got off to a really good start. Washington and Jefferson were slaveholders, and Jefferson used one (known) human-in-bondage
to sire the bulk of his descendants. And emancipated exactly none of them. These would be the auspices of a really Great Society (Lyndon Johnson can sue me about using that. Oh, wait, not really… public policy can't be copyrighted Ha Ha!) built supposedly on the words of the serial rapist about All Men are created equal except slaves.
So much (once again) for the Original Intent of The Approximately 1% of 1% of Total Population Who Are Arbitrarily Designated Founding Fathers and of whom most Americans especially the Original Intent proponents such as the subject of this article can't name a red hot 40 of them.
How's that for a good morning?
I wake up making concatenated sentences.
101st Congress (1989�1991) – Government Operations; Public Works and Transportation; Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families[47]
108th Congress (2003�2005) – The Speaker; Intelligence (ex officio)[54]
I'm oft requested to show my sources. These are from wikipedia concerning his appointments to committees not including subcommittees.
The first one is irony in purest form.
The second answers the question of where he stole the bread. And yeah I assume that he didn't get it legitimately at least by my standards.
Intelligence groups use the advance knowledge gained by their roles, such as being on a congressional committee, to hedge their bets at the Stock Market crapshoot/roulette wheel.
During the Reagan Regime the CIA was jokingly referred to as the acronym for "Casey, Investing Again".
I almost barfed when I read the description of that as a "joke" but then my sense of humor doesn't stretch to things like mass murder.
The hopes of him being shanked down in prison founder on the idea that the "white collar" Club Fed internees aren't likely to know how to wield a knife anyway.
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the slaves should have been deported
quote ===the slaves should have been deported===
We tried to keep the English etc from sending their slaves over here.
You know, the "pioneers" which is a military term. Send a bunch of troublemaking religious fanatics who were too cranky and radical to coexist with the Other religious troublemakers, like the Episcopal King of England sending a bunch of rowdy ass Catholics, Presbyterians, Puritans, Pilgrims and so on… sell them the ship tickets, sell them enough food to last a couple of months, sell them the unconquered Indian land in the target areas like Virginia… sell them enough guns so they could piss off the Indians enough to spark retaliation and then call in British soldiers to put down the "hostile" natives…
If I was of the deportation mindset, they'd be pretty near the top of the list. God-damn Europe sending us all them thar religious terrorists….
I would be laughing if it were a joke.
Human rights for even Anders Breivik is a link at the top of this page. For those not familiar, he's one of the modern Religious or maybe anti-Religious Mass Murderers who sponsor terrorism in the name of Christ. 70+ people. That's the fatality count. almost as much as that same old lame old Mass Shooting in Aurora at the Batman movie. Young Mr Breivik wanted Europeans to hate Muslims as much as he did. So he went and shot up a Youth Camp.
Kind of like a Boy Scout camp without the militant Child Soldier aspect.
How long do you reckon it will be until somebody shoots up a mosq… ooops already been done or a synago… ooops, that's already been done or a rival christian church based on the ancestry of the shooter and or the ancestry of the victims… oh, wait, that's been done too.. over and over and over and over and then takes and starts on again and again and again ….
Most of that were White Christians doing the shooting, and they gosh darn it got into the habit lately of always writing out a Shooters Manifesto.


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Psychology can be taken as part of the MIC Arts Degree as a joint honours combination.
Note: Approximately 40 places are available in second year. In the event of competition for places in second year, examination performance in Psychology in first year will be the determinant.
Almost everything we think, feel or do falls under the umbrella term of Psychology. To study Psychology is to enter a world where our thoughts, feelings and behaviour are explored from many perspectives. If you are interested in the answer to the following questions…
Why do we get depressed?
Can you tell if another person is lying?
Why do people fall in and out of love?
Do physically attractive people have more fun?
Is happiness good for your health?
Do social networking sites encourage self-obsession?
What makes some people charismatic?
Why do stalkers harass their victims?
What motivates serial killers?
Can aggression and violence be controlled?
Is social media addictive?
...then you will enjoy the first year modules in Introductory Psychology and Social Psychology. These modules should enhance understanding of your own attitudes and behaviours in addition to those of other people.
Why Study this Subject
Psychology finds reason in why we think the way we think, feel the way we feel, and do the things we do. If we understand this, we can not only improve ourselves, but we can understand why others think, feel, and behave the way they do. As such, graduates in psychology develop a wealth of skills useful in any aspect of their personal or professional lives that require interaction with other people.
Our Psychology programme is accredited and therefore, studying Psychology as a major at MIC provides students with the basis for graduate membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland.
At MIC, students studying Psychology have access to dedicated facilities including a dedicated computer lab, testing rooms, one-way observation facilities and an eye-tracking lab.
In first year, two modules provide students with the foundations for studying Psychology as a major, one in each semester. The Introduction to Psychology module (semester 1) provides students with an overview of many of the main areas of Psychology. Students will gain insight into many topics in Psychology including the biological basis of behaviour, the multiple layers of human development, and the different perspectives that underpin theories of human cognition, personality and individual differences. Students will acquire basic skills in the scientific methods and the ethical research practices employed by psychologists in the study of human behaviour.
In semester 2, students undertake a more in-depth look at social psychology, which is the study of the behaviour of individuals in groups. This fascinating area covers topics such as the self-concept, social identity, and the influences that individuals exert on each other as group members. The module looks at social relationships, both within a group, and between groups, and explores the impact of group dynamics on group performance in a variety of real life settings. The two Year One psychology modules illustrate theoretical concepts and their applications with multiple examples drawn from everyday life and aim to make year 1 psychology interesting, dynamic and accessible. Students who meet the special second year entry requirements can go on to major in Psychology and will study, not only existing knowledge of the processes and factors that influence human and other animals' behaviour, but also the techniques that psychologists use to probe that behaviour, from unconscious thoughts to the most explicit of actions. The course covers a wide range of areas including social psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, health psychology, and forensic psychology.
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Short review of Bundesliga or all you need to know about German football
Nowadays there is no other sport so popular as football. It doesn't matter which country you will decide to visit – literally everywhere it
will be practiced. But what are the reasons? First of all, we should figure them out. One more interesting side of the sport is national particularities, like we know that English and German teams are always on the top. In order to dig into German sport, let's overview the main aspects of the Bundesliga.
TOP reasons for popularity of football
Though it's a common sport all around the world, we should define which aspects unite fans and players throughout the globe. Among them are:
it is what you can easily afford and take part;
The sport has become so widely spread everywhere, first of all, because of its accessibility. Actually, everyone can play football, regardless of gender, height or weight, and all you need is a ball and a goal that can be made from household materials. No other sporting discipline can compete with football in this respect. For instance, ice hockey requires an ice rink, skates, a puck, sticks, a gate and protective equipment, while here only running shoes are a must-have.
the natural elegance and simplicity of the game;
Football is a set of different movements that are refined on with experience. Some players have to work long and hard to play it professionally, while others are born with this talent, which, of course, doesn't negate the hard training, but it simplifies the process to achieve great results.
the occupation may be financially profitable;
There are many cases, when kids from very poor families became professional athletes and even then financially supported their families. This is one of the main reasons for the development of the discipline not only in Europe, but also in Latin America and Africa. You don't have to look far to find examples of such celebrities: Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, Suárez, Alexis Sánchez, Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and so on.
the absence of an off-season;
Unlike hockey, football doesn't have a "holiday season". Official matches are held throughout the year: there are league matches that are held in different countries for almost 10 months a year, and qualifying matches for various international competitions, such as the World Cup or the European Championship, the America's Cup, the African Cup of Nations, etc. All of the above leagues are played every 4 years.
one common language;
No, it's not what you think. One language doesn't mean that all players and club representatives speak the same language, the game involves a large number of players from all around the world and the only thing that unites them is the passion for the sportl.
The features of German football
German football is strongly associated with s[pecial approach for growing future stars. Everyone knows that the champions of any sport must be brought up from an early age, including football players. Youth tournaments are held in all countries of the world, which attach great importance to the development of football and Germany is not an exception.
The Germans are serious about promoting sports and that's why all the efforts are made to ensure that as many children as possible lead an active life. These efforts are not in vain. For instance, today youth football in Germany is at a high level. The German Youth Bundesliga is a regular venue for young talents who later play in the adult leagues.
Almost all elite clubs can proudly call their youngsters participating in the German Championship. The reason for its success is simple. It's all about the well-organized youth championships, scouting work and the great professionalism of the academy teams of the club.
Bundesliga as the epicenter of German football
As you have understood, Bundesliga is the general platform for growing new talents, but it's not its main aim. Indeed, Bundesliga is the most important German football championship, where such famous clubs as Bayern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the other 16 strong German teams participate. A total of 34 match days are usually played during the season, depending on which teams qualify or are relegated to the European competitions. Winning Bundesliga is a very prestigious achievement not only in Germany, because it's considered to be one of the TOP 5 European championships and currently has high ratings. The championship is also known for an abundance of goals and beautiful attacking play in almost every match.
One more option to know
Football has a big range of benefits to pay attention to, for example, one of them is betting opportunities. Just imagine, you may not only enjoy watching the match of your favorite team, but to gain extra money, predicting the winner.
Though bets on football have some important particularities to consider before gambling, like:
they are more predictable, because the result does not depend on one person, but on the team, in which each participant can compensate for the shortcomings of the other;
such stakes attract more attention from experts so that you can get the latest predictions based on the latest data and expert advice;
they are popular, so they can bring more profit.
So what is German football about? Is it closely connected with Bundesliga?
It's hard to find a strict meaning of German football, although it's definitely about quality and professionalism. Raised since being kids, German players do really win international awards. And the place that unites all of them is Bundesliga. So don't waste the opportunity to keep an eye on the matches of the tournament, as a heap of emotion and perfect gaming are guaranteed. Also you are free to use bookmaking services, since betting on Bundestiga events may be very lucrative.
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24 Hours in A&E returns for 18th series with "From this day forward…"
The RTS award-winning – and 2019 BAFTA nominated – documentary series returns for an 18th series on Channel 4 at 9pm on Tuesday 7 May.
The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – under more pressure than ever. It's a place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day.
The first episode of the 18th series – From this day forward – features three patients: David, John and Minnie as they arrive and are treated in our emergency department within one 24 hour period.
It's Royal Wedding Day during this episode and excitement mounts across the emergency department. As Prince Harry and Meghan tie the knot, the patients and their relatives in this episode reflect on the meaning of lifelong love, devotion and commitment.
74 year old David is flown to St George's by air ambulance after falling from the height of a first storey window. Medics suspect internal bleeding and he is rushed straight to CT to assess the damage. His wife Lynda makes her way to the hospital as doctors battle to prevent catastrophic blood loss and keep him alive.
92 year old John arrives with wife Maggie after falling down several steps at home. He is disorientated with a head wound so is taken for an urgent CT scan to uncover any injury to his brain. The medical team are alarmed to uncover an unexpected results from the CT scan, forcing a difficult conversation about John's future. By his side, wife of 60 years Maggie, describes how John wooed her with a "black and tan and rum chaser" leading to an idyllic family life, until his health took a turn for the worse.
98 year old Londoner Minnie is in resus after experiencing severe pain and numbness in her leg. As the vascular team investigate a possible blood clot, Minnie's daughter Chris describes the extraordinary dedication and selflessness her Mum has shown throughout her life.
Support 24 Hours in A&E during their BAFTA nomination within the Factual Series category of this year's awards ceremony on Sunday 12 May. You can tune in to BBC One from 8pm to watch it live. Read more: https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/newsitem/24-hours-in-ae-nominated-for-a-bafta/
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During this episode – Fix you – we see the stories of three patients during one 24 hour period.
The RTS award-winning – and 2019 BAFTA nominated – documentary series is back with its 18th series on Channel 4. The hospital has one of the busiest A&E departments in Britain – under more pressure than ever. It's a place where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day. During this …
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: You before me…
This episode – You before me – explores selflessness and parental sacrifice as two families come to terms with life-changing events.
First ever total wrist replacement at St George's
Julie Richardson, 43, from Croydon is the first ever patient to receive a total wrist replacement at St George's hospital in Tooting. St George's is one of the few centres in the UK to offer this type of surgery, which is more complicated than a hip or knee replacement due …
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: The Outsiders…
St George's treats over 1200 stroke patients every year. In this episode, we meet the specialist stroke team who are dedicated to caring for people when they suffer the potentially devastating consequences of a stroke.