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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Should school uniform be abolished?
Those who are for the idea of school uniform will argue that school uniform is necessary as school uniform is a mean to bridge the social gap between the affluent students and the poorer students. They also argue that school uniform will help to instill discipline in the students. On the other hand, those who are against the idea of school uniform will argue that school uniform does not really equate students. It is also being argued by them that students should not be constrained into wearing school uniforms and that they have their rights to wear any outfit they want to school. Now, I am going to delve into these reasoning thrown out by both parties.
Let us now examine the arguments offered by those who are arguing. While it is true that school uniform gives a sense of equality among students, it is only true to a certain extent. First, it only gives equality to students who are studying in the same school. Based on my personal experience, there is no equality at all when students from many different schools are gathered in one place. When this happens, one could see a lot of differences. Some are wearing the uniform of an obscure school, some are wearing the uniform of an average school, while some others are wearing the uniform of an elite school. By looking at this alone, we do not need to be a neurosurgeon to see that equality is absent here. Biasness may even occur. People will certainly have better impressions towards those from elite schools. If those students are gathered in the room when they are wearing their own clothes, there won't be any difference as nobody knows where each one of them is studying and therefore, impressions won't be formed based on the color of their uniforms anymore. For some students who are not in elite schools, they may even feel down when wearing the uniform contrary to those who are in elite schools who wear their uniform so proudly that they even wear it on public holidays (I have seen people from elite schools who are wearing their uniform on a Sunday. What the hell?) Also, school uniform won't be so effective in bridging the gap between the affluent students and the poorer students. There are some other factors that have to be considered. One example is that, some students may be bringing with them expensive laptop computers to school to aid in their studies while some students are not even able to purchase a textbook. We could see the difference in them even though they are all wearing the same school uniform.
Lastly, regarding the disciplinary issue. Discipline problem will not be solved just by making the students wearing school uniforms. Even with the school uniform, students can also be indiscipline. Again, school uniform is not the only factor that determines the disciplinary of the students. There are many other factors that are correlated. School uniform is one of these factors. However, this is not the only factor that determines the discipline of the students.
In conclusion, the debate seems to be stagnant now. I am also lost now. In my personal opinion, it all depends on whose opinion it is. It is obvious that students who are studying in the elite schools would want the idea of school uniform not to be abolished. Perhaps, some of them would want school uniforms to be mandatory even on public holidays and outside school. On the other hand, those who are not in the elite schools would want the idea of school uniform to be abolished with an immediate effect so that they could wear their own clothes and being anonymous to public and not being known where they are studying at.
What do you guys think? Should the idea of school uniform be abolished? Or should it be kept? Please comment and tell me what your stand is with your reasons. I have provided two of the reasons above. I am sure there are many more reasons that can be provided. Alright guys, debate it out! Give me your thoughts! Thanks a lot!
13 comments:
- Wen said...
i'm fine with school uniforms
- stealingcrimson said...
ok...ehh....first....i think even in elite schools the students wont want school uniforms
eh....second...i'm against school uniforms.....why?
first...more rules = more punishments, look at SPH...tight dress code = more chances of someone breaking the rule = more punishment = rise of dissidents
second, what is the whole purpose of a school uniform? equality cant be achieved just by school uniforms, it constraints the student mindset...well to some extent:S ...
third, it creates an unrealistic enviornment in preperartion for life after school
communism is an ideology....ideologies are not suppose to be taken seriously - 10:10 PM
- eric said...
school uniforms only promote the idea that teachers and students aren't equal. Here in the USA, teachers and students only have a very casual dress codes, thus promoting rapport between the two and promoting student-teacher relationships, a factor sorely lacking in singaporean schools.
in conclusion, singapore sucks ass - 10:35 PM
- La Creme said...
"Some are wearing the uniform of an obscure school, some are wearing the uniform of an average school, while some others are wearing the uniform of an elite school. By looking at this alone, we do not need to be a neurosurgeon to see that equality is absent here. Biasness may even occur. People will certainly have better impressions towards those from elite schools. If those students are gathered in the room when they are wearing their own clothes, there won't be any difference as nobody knows where each one of them is studying and therefore, impressions won't be formed based on the color of their uniforms anymore."
I Completely Agree. I Came From An Average Neighbourhood School. I Know How It Feels Like To Be "Small".
Anyway, They Should Make An Experiment.
Like, Making Students From Average Schools And Elite Schools Exchange Uniform For A Day.
We Say, Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover?
Well, We Are Hypocritical Without Noticing Sometimes.
Diyana - 2:25 PM
- Jasmine said...
well, for a start uniforms should be abolished because they do not allow a sense of freedom.
my f4riends and i are part of a debate saying that school uniforms should not be abolished. i am on the negative side saying that it should be abolished. can u guys help me out for some extra points??
but on the other hand, they do show a small sense of equality between students. that is a good thing, right?? - 12:53 PM
- Srishti said...
yes school uniforms should be abolished because some students have breathing promblem and they do not feel cofortable in collar shirts,tie etc.
- XxXxMagicXMiraclexXxX said...
it makes sense but i still prefer wearing my own outfit ! the school's uniforms are to old-fashion !!!
- jaylai said...
it should be abolished because if we want to go to other places we can just wear the outings and go...
- thoughtsfromtheclassroom said...
There is no question in the matter, school uniforms will be abolished. They are the remains of an age gone by. They are unpractical and unfashionable. I discuss my battle against uniform in: http://thoughtsfromtheclassroom.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/giving-up-the-gun/
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- chloe martin said...
SCHOOL UNIFORMS should be banned from all schools :D
- chloe martin said...
uniforms should be taking out of school :P


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Your ordinary NHL fan might have called it one of the greatest series in NHL history. San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings Fans might have called it the most stressful series ever. It was only last season in the Western Conference Semifinals where the Sharks and Red Wings faced off in a best-of-7 to get into the Western Conference Finals. The year before the Sharks dominated Detroit in 5 games. San Jose took the first two of the series at HP Pavillion and then game 3 at The Joe. Detroit was down 3-0 having to win 4 games in a row, two in San Jose, including a possible Game 7, to stay alive. It seemed as if they have gotten too old; they have run out of gas; they were done. Detroit shocked the NHL by defeating San Jose in games 4-6. They seemed to have all the momentum going into San Jose for a Game 7.
Except San Jose had something that their opponent did not. Home Ice Advantage. In a recent Sports Illustrated poll prior to the playoffs, HP Pavillion, home to the Sharks, was voted the most intimidating arena in the NHL. When San Jose comes out of the Sharkhead to take the ice, they have traditionaly played Metallica to pump up the croud and and players. " I didn't think that they were playing the music", said a fan that was in attendance for Game 7. It was recorded as the loudest HP Pavilion has ever been. The fans were behind their players, and they didn't disappoint; after an early goal by Devon Setoguchi, the Sharks never lost hold of the lead, and pulled out the victory, sending their rivals home for a second consecutive season.
San Jose arrived at Detroit on Friday, with momentum on their side, riding a 3 game road winning streak. They had been playing good hockey, and they knew to keep their foot on the gas pedal, especially against a team like Detroit.
The Sharks had many good chances early in the game on the PP, obliterating goalie Tim Howard with many shots, but none going by him. With 7: 40 left in the first, Detroit took an early lead on a goal by one of the games best, Henrik Zetterburg. The Sharks came out firing in the second period of play. With a man advantage, defensemen Marc Eduoard Vlasic took the puck down the ice, found Martin Havlat on a beautiful entry in to the zone, who then had a crisp pass to Ryan Clowe, who scored his 3rd of the season on a wrister past Tim Howard.
San Jose continued their dominant second period of play with two break-away goals by Sharks veterans Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton. With a solid performance by Antti Niemi in goal, stopping 30 of the 32 shots he faced, San Jose once again sqeaked by the tough Red Wings 4-2 (empty netter by Thornton).
San Jose is so far 4-0 on their long road trip and look to keep winning tonight against the NY Islanders (4 PT/7 ET)
Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
SJS | 31 A. Niemi [1](W) | 27 – 28 | 3 – 4 | 0 – 0 | 30 – 32 | 0.938 | 59:54 |
DET | 35 J. Howard (L) | 16 – 18 | 9 – 10 | 1 – 1 | 26 – 29 | 0.897 | 59:07 |
Sharks | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Red Wings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Retracing the Roots of Aviation in San Diego
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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(Photo: Theodore G. Ellyson (left), the U.S. Navy's first aviator, holds the controls alongside Glenn Curtiss, an aviation pioneer, 1915.
Courtesy of San Diego Air and Space Museum
Tom Fudge:
If you know just a little bit about San Diego history, you know that the history of aviation owes something to our region. This was where Charles Lindbergh's plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, was built. This is where the aircraft industry manufactured thousands of war planes that helped win WWII.
But that's only part of the story. KPBS producer Pat Finn says that the history of flight in San Diego allegedly goes all the way back to the late-19th century. Pat produced a documentary for KPBS TV called
Flying West: History of Aviation in San Diego
Flying West: History of Aviation In San Diego airs tomorrow (Oct. 17) at 9 p.m. on KPBS T V. It will re-air Oct. 17 at 11:30 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 10 p.m.
- Pat Finn, producer for KPBS TV who produced Flying West: History of Aviation In San Diego , a documentary about aviation in San Diego.
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His new work now appears at "FOBB… A Mature View of Bicycle Touring" and we'll let him explain the change of direction in his own words.
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Here is the current concern. A massive ice dam off the front door over hang. For those following my "snow is the enemy of my roof" posts, this is about 7 feet down slope from the area that was leaking into my living room. For now though, the little copper drip edge seems to be holding it's own.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Posted by StuccoHouse at 3:27 PM
Labels: Ice Dam, Roof, Snow, Snow Emergency
5 comments:
- Karen Anne said...
Yikes. Nothing like houses for keeping your adrenaline going.
- January 17, 2011 at 7:59 AM
- Kate R said...
Damn, that's scary looking. I don't think I've ever seen one that big (tall?) but we don't get quite the extreme temps you do.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:26 AM
We live in a bungalow in Minneapolis and have also been battling gigantic ice dams this winter. And the weight of the ice in our gutter has also caused a portion of the gutter to tear away from the house. Wish we had learned about those Roof Melt cubes earlier! Nice blog!
- February 24, 2011 at 5:17 PM
Hi StuccoHouse,
Enjoyed running across/reading your blog. You have done beautiful work on your doors and I wanted to share a little hint.. A crock pot (from a garage sale) on low, with enough water to cover hinges/plates will actually soften/remove paint on metal. My bro in law came up with this and used it on his 1917 A/C house in Long Beach. Hang in..it's march 7 and we're not getting 20 inches this week anyway! Regards, Nancy - March 7, 2011 at 9:14 PM
- StuccoHouse said...
We have had massive amounts of snow this year, so the icicles and ice dams everywhere are ginormous.
The Roof Melt tablets worked pretty well. I think they would be good for an ice dam in gutters.
Nancy - I am very familiar with the boiling hardware trick :) If you click on the "hardware" label on the side of my blog you will find a long "how to" post on the very topic! - March 7, 2011 at 10:22 PM


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See, the new regulatory body for British Media is going to replace all the current bodies like the Broadcasting Standards Commission and the Radio Authority. The appointment of Lord Currie to head up the office shows the way the system is going to work in the future. He's an economist with no background in programme making, so it's unlikely that Ofcom will be as quick to adjudicate on small details of content as they will be on issues of ownership. Now, this means that there's a prospect of a lighter touch over what's said and shown on air - a good thing, from an artistic point of view - but that very leniency may prove to be the thing that ruins radio. Economically, see, allowing Clear Channel to take control of the bigger part of commercial radio in any or many cities makes sense, even if culturally it could be a disaster. And what do you think an economist is going to put first?
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Sign at Cold Harbor Battlefield reminding visitors to stay behind the fence in order to preserve the earthworks.
4 responses
Donald Garrett gave props (13 Nov 2012):
Good shot! (And no @##$%$ litter either!)
Mary Brown gave props (17 Nov 2012):
Great shot!
Regenia Brabham gave props (28 Nov 2012):
Donald is right. Virginia was so so clean. I loved those rail fences that were everywhere.
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Being a bit of a Civil War buff, I'm familiar with the history of the battles at Cold Harbor. It is indeed interesting to see the changes time has wrought on the scenes of such slaughter, now so placid.


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Beer calendar for the week ahead: Stout Month ends, Pliny and new brews from Odell and Avery
Stout Month comes to a close with a variety of tappings and other events at the Vine Street Pub in Denver, and the Mountain Sun and Southern Sun pubs in Boulder -- and there are plenty of other sudsy celebrations to lift your spirits as well.
Here's what's on tap for the week of February 22-28. We'll update this post with any additional events we hear of. Cheers.
Wednesday, February 23
Odell Brewing's brand-new beer, Myrcenary Double IPA, will go tap tonight at 6 p.m. exclusively at all of the Old Chicago locations in Colorado (and eight other states) as part of the restaurant chain's St. Pat's Mini-Tour, which runs through March 17. Also on tap as part of the tour: an exclusive creation from Boulder Beer called Old Chicago Bitter Leprechaun.
At 4:20 p.m., Vine Street, Southern Sun and Mountain Sun will simultaneously tap one of their big Stout Month beers. This time, it's Stoked Oak Stout, a beer so good that the guy who first homebrewed it now works for the company.
Odell Brewing, 800 East Lincoln Avenue in Fort Collins, taps a firkin of Levi-Tea, its Levity Amber Ale cask conditioned with organic yerba-mate, green sencha, and a mixed herbal blend of tea, at 4 p.m. There will also be love music from alt-country band Highway 287 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Friday, February 25
Ernie's Bar & Pizza, 2915 West 44th Avenue, hosts an official Oskar Blues G'Knight release party (the beer formerly known as Gordon) from 5 to 8 p.m.
Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, presents the Beerdrinker of the Year Dinner, a four-course beer dinner hosted by the three 2011 national finalists. It starts at 6:30 p.m., and reservations are required; call 303-297-2700 or visit www.wynkoop.com.
Boulder's Avery Brewing will release is very limited Dihos Dactylion Barrel-Aged Sour Ale at a party starting at 6 p.m. at the brewery, 5763 Arapahoe Avenue. The nearly unpronounceable beer -- Avery's seventh in its barrel-aged series -- will cost $8 per twelve-ounce bottle and is limited to six bottles per person. Two hundred cases were made.
Dry Dock Brewing, 15120 East Hampden Avenue, taps a new cask-conditioned firkin every Friday at 3 p.m. This week, it's Falconer's Flight Pale Ale, which was made using a proprietary hop blend from HopUnion that incorporates several of the best known hops from the Pacific Northwest.
Saturday, February 26
Falling Rock Taphouse, 1919 Blake Street, will rip open its second -- and final -- batch of Pliny the Younger, an extremely limited-release cult beer from California's Russian River Brewing. The Pliny will be served at 1 p.m., followed by a keg of Russian River Consecration.
A bewigged-and-robed panel of experts will grill the finalists and crown the 2011 Beerdrinker of the Year at Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th Street, starting at 2 p.m. Call 303-297-2700 or visit www.wynkoop.com.
Louisville's Lucky Pie Pizza and Taphouse, 673 Front Street, is helping Oskar Blues celebrate the launch of its G'Knight beer (formerly Gordon) by serving the beer on draught and by tapping firkins of quadruple-hopped G'Knight and a French oak-aged G'Knight. Lucky Pie also features 21 taps of American craft beer and Belgian specialties. The part starts at 6 p.m.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Expectations for more write-downs by Merrill Lynch and concern that the brokerage firm has limited options to raise new capital reignited speculation Friday that it may sell its stake in financial information provider Bloomberg LP.
Merrill spokeswoman Jessica Oppenheim declined to comment Friday afternoon.
Merrill MER, -0.15% still has more than $26 billion in exposure to collateralized debt obligations, complex securities that are sometimes backed by mortgage securities.
The firm hedged some of that risk by buying guarantees from bond insurers including MBIA Inc. MBI, +0.86% and Security Capital Assurance SCA, +0.00% However, those insurers have been downgraded by ratings agencies recently. That's making those guarantees worth less, possibly triggering more write-downs at Merrill.
Brad Hintz, an analyst at Bernstein Research, said on Thursday that Merrill may take a $3.5 billion write-down when it reports second-quarter results soon. Lehman Brothers analyst Roger Freeman is looking for a write-down of as much as $5.4 billion from Merrill. See related story.
Merrill has raised more than $10 billion in new capital to make up for the big mortgage-related write-downs that the firm has already taken. In April, Chief Executive John Thain said the firm wouldn't have to raise more capital. See full story.
However, since then, the stock market has swooned again, the housing market has deteriorated further, unemployment has climbed and bond insurers have been hit by damaging downgrades.
That's sparked renewed concerns that Merrill may try to raise more capital. But the firm faces some restrictions on how it could raise that money. A sale of common stock would require a large payout to those investors who purchased more than $12 billion Merrill common and preferred shares earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Merrill could sell more preferred stock. But the firm has so much of this type of capital that ratings agencies might not give it credit for any additional preferred, the newspaper also said.
That leaves Merrill's valuable stakes in Bloomberg and BlackRock Inc. BLK, -0.32%
Merrill's stake in BlackRock was recently worth $13 billion, while the firm's 20% stake in Bloomberg was probably worth $5 billion to $6 billion, Thain said during a conference call with analysts and investors on June 11.
He said the BlackRock stake was "more strategic," while describing the Bloomberg stake as "just a very good investment."
"There are some liquidity restrictions on BlackRock and Bloomberg, but I don't believe that that would prevent us, if we decided to, from using either of them as means of raising capital," Thain said, according to a transcript of the call.
"We definitely at least considered and particularly we considered the Bloomberg stake at the end of last year, about whether or not we wanted to sell that," he added.
Merrill shares slipped 1.1% to close at $32.70 on Friday.


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I've had leg lipo done 5 days ago. My legs are still painful and very bruised. I keep wearing my compression garment and have started being rather active again (no sport but walk around, do some stretching,etc). I wonder if moving around perhaps a little too much can be good to reactivate circulation and healing of bruises or if it does the opposite.
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Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the skillet. Heat the remaining fat over medium-high heat, add the shallots and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk in the vinegar, desired amount of mustard, and salt and pepper, to taste. Scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet, bring to a simmer, then remove the skillet from the heat.
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HOLYOKE, Mass. – An ISO New England auction held Feb. 3 to acquire an adequate power supply to meet consumer demand in 2017-18 fell slightly short, causing an increase in electricity prices that the grid operator said reflects the need for new energy resources in the region.
Through the auction, ISO secured about 33,700 megawatts of the 33,855 megawatts in total capacity required for 2017-18. Roughly 24,885 megawatts came from existing power resources and will be paid at $7.03 per kilowatt-month, while 4,455 megawatts in new and existing resources will be paid at the capacity clearing price of $15 per kilowatt-month.
Another 1,030 megawatts of existing resources will be paid according to rates set in previous auctions, and 3,330 megawatts of self-supply resources will not be paid through the ISO auction.
ISO put the preliminary estimate of the total cost of the New England capacity market in 2017-18 at $3.05 billion, compared with $1.06 billion in 2013.
Gordon van Welie, president and CEO of ISO New England, attributed the shortfall to the large number of regional electricity generators – representing 3,135 megawatts or nearly 10 percent of New England's total capacity – set to retire in 2017 or before, including the 1,535-megawatt Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, slated to shut down in June 2017.
"The region abruptly went from a capacity surplus and low prices in previous auctions to a capacity shortfall and relatively high prices," said van Welie in a statement. "The slim capacity margin and the resulting auction prices are a clear signal to the marketplace that the region needs more power generation and demand-reduction capacity."
When Brayton Point owner Energy Capital Partners announced its intent last month to go forward with plans to close the coal power plant, despite ISO New England's concern that the grid could experience thermal overloading caused by the redirection of power from other locations after Brayton Point's four main turbines are shut down.
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Evaluation of ultrasound lung comets by hand-held echocardiography
© Bedetti et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006
Received: 29 April 2006
Accepted: 31 August 2006
Published: 31 August 2006
Ultrasound lung comets (ULCs) are a clinically useful sign of extravascular lung water. They require very limited technology (2 D-echo), and a short learning curve.
The aim of the present study is to compare ULCs information obtained by experienced echocardiologists using a full feature echocardiographic platform and by inexperienced sonographers using a hand-held echocardiography system.
20 consecutive in-hospital patients underwent, within 15' and in random order, 2 ultrasound examinations for ULCs by 2 observers with different specific expertise and different technology: 1) "high-tech veteran": ULCs assessment with full feature echocardiographic platform (HP Sonos 7500 Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA, USA) by a trained echocardiologist, with ≥2 years expertise in ULCs assessment and accredited by the European Association of Echocardiography; 2) and a "low-tech beginner": ULCs assessment with hand-held echocardiography (Optigo; Philips, Andover, MA) by an echocardiographer with very limited (30') dedicated training on ULCs assessment.
In each patient, ULC score was obtained by summing the number of comets from each of the scanning spaces in the anterior right and left hemithorax, from the second to the fifth intercostal space.
There was a significant, tight correlation (r = .958, p < 0.001) between the 2 observations in the same patient by "high-tech veteran" and "low-tech beginner".
ULCs are equally reliable in the hands of highly experienced echocardiologists using full feature echocardiographic platforms and in the hands of absolute beginners with miniaturized, compact, and battery-equipped echocardiographic systems. From the technological and expertise viewpoint, ULCs are the "kindergarten" of echocardiography, ideally suited for bedside evaluation of patients with both known or suspected heart failure.
The interstitial pulmonary oedema is a key parameter in the management of patients with chronic heart failure and an early warning sign of impending acute heart failure [1]. The objective diagnosis is traditionally based on chest radiographic findings which, when performed at the bedside, may be difficult to interpret, and may have weak correlations with extravascular lung water [2, 3]. The lung is considered poorly accessible using ultrasound since air prevents the progression of the ultrasound beam with production of reverberation artefacts under the lung surface [4]. The "comet-tail image" is an echographic image detectable at bedside with ultrasound probes positioned over the chest [5]. This image consists of multiple comet tails fanning out from the lung surface originating from water-thickened interlobular septa. Functionally, they are a sign of distress of the alveolar-capillary membrane, often associated with reduced ejection fraction and increased pulmonary wedge pressure and they probably represent an ultrasonic equivalent of radiologic Kerley B-lines [6]. These features make ultrasound lung comets (ULCs) an appealing simple clinically useful sign for detecting and quantifying extravascular lung water [7] in patients with known or suspected heart failure.
ULCs require very limited technology (2 D-echo, without Doppler functions or second harmonic option) and a short learning curve. Recently, hand-held echocardiography with compact, low cost, miniaturized, battery-driven ultrasound imaging system has became available [8].
The aim of our study is to compare the number of ULCs obtained by an experienced echocardiologist using a full feature echocardiographic platform and inexperienced sonographer using hand-held echocardiography and to evaluate the learning curve, the feasibility and the time needed for the echo lung examination.
Patients population
Twenty consecutive in-hospital patients (age 66 ± 12 years; 18 men), admitted to the cardio-pulmonary department of the Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR in Pisa, have been included in the study.
Echocardiography study
All patients underwent, within 15' and in random order, 2 ultrasound examinations for specific ULCs imaging by 2 observers utilizing different technology and with different expertise: 1) "high-tech veteran": ULCs assessment with a full feature echocardiographic platform (HP Sonos 7500 Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA, USA) by a trained echocardiologist, with ≥2 years expertise in ULCs assessment and accredited by European Association of Echocardiography; 2) "low-tech beginner": ULCs assessment with hand-held echocardiography (Optigo; Philips, Andover, MA) by an echocardiographer with very limited (30') dedicated training on ULCs assessment.
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Data are expressed as mean ± 1 standard deviation for continuous variables. The correlation between the measurements of the two observers was analyzed by two-tailed Pearson bivariate correlation. The statistical analyses of the data has been performed with SPSS for Windows (version 13.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois). A p value < 0.05 was considered to be significant.
ULCs are based on the principle that ultrasound is reflected by an interface between different acoustic impedance. In normal conditions, the ultrasound beam finds the lung air (ie, high impedance and no acoustic mismatch on its pathway through the chest) [6]. In the presence of extravascular lung water, the ultrasound beam finds sub-pleural interlobular septa thickened by oedema (ie, a low impedance structure surrounded by air and with a high acoustic mismatch). The reflection of the beam creates a phenomenon of reverberation. The result is a wedge – shaped signal with a narrow origin in the near field of the image [9]. We have found that ULCs are equally reliable in the hands of highly experienced echocardiologist using expensive and complex technology and in the hands of absolute beginners with hand-held echocardiography. ULCs are easy both to obtain and to measure (learning curve of <10 examinations, 30 minutes) and fast to perform (<3 minutes), require very limited technology, even without a second harmonic or Doppler and are not restricted by cardiac acoustic window limitations or patient decubitus. The feasibility was 100%.
Clinical implications
Pulmonary congestion resulting from elevated left atrial and left ventricular filling pressures appears before the onset of patient symptoms, and may provide an early warning of impending heart failure. The possibility that sufficiently accurate techniques could be used to detect pulmonary oedema even before it becomes clinically apparent "is so inherently attractive that the effort to develop and validate such techniques still continues" [10].
The standard chest radiograph remains the best screening test for the detection of pulmonary oedema, but it requires radiology facilities, specific reading expertise, it uses ionising energy, and poses a significant logistic burden. ULCs assessment provides an appealing simple, non-radiologic and low cost bedside alternative to available methods and it appears to be reasonably well correlated with extra-vascular lung water assessed by chest radiography [7] and other highly complex methods such as computerized tomography and thermodiluition techniques [11]. It is theoretically appealing for detecting and quantifying extravascular lung water, a key parameter in the serial evaluation of the cardiologic patient with heart failure [13]. It seems attractive for complement conventional Doppler-echocardiography in the fast evaluation of patients with known or suspected heart failure and dyspnoea as a presenting symptom in the emergency department (for the differential diagnosis of dyspnoea), in-hospital management (for serial evaluations in the same patient and for tailoring diuretic therapy), home care (with hand-held echocardiography), and stress echocardiography lab (as a sign of acute pulmonary congestion during stress) [14].
Since the qualitative nature of the interpretation is the recognized Achilles hell of echocardiographic techniques [15, 16], it is especially reassuring that both the presence and extent of ULCs can be obtained with optimal precision, with very limited training, and with very basic and unsophisticated technology. From the technological and expertise viewpoint, ULCs are the "kindergarten" of echocardiography, ideally suited for bedside evaluation of patients with both known or suspected heart failure.
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DOTAREM is a gadolinium-based contrast agent indicated for intravenous use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in brain (intracranial), spine and associated tissues in adult and pediatric patients (2 years of age and older) to detect and visualize areas with disruption of the blood brain barrier (BBB) and/or abnormal vascularity.
Dosing Guidelines
For adult and pediatric patients (2 years and older), the recommended dose of DOTAREM is 0.2 mL/kg (0.1 mmol/kg) body weight administered as an intravenous bolus injection, manually or by power injector, at a flow rate of approximately 2 mL/second for adults and 1-2 mL/second for pediatric patients. Table 1 provides weight-adjusted dose volumes.
Table 1: Volumes of DOTAREM Injection by Body Weight
Body Weight | Volume Milliliters (mL) | |
Pounds (lb) | Kilograms (kg) | |
22 | 10 | 2 |
44 | 20 | 4 |
66 | 30 | 6 |
88 | 40 | 8 |
110 | 50 | 10 |
132 | 60 | 12 |
154 | 70 | 14 |
176 | 80 | 16 |
198 | 90 | 18 |
220 | 100 | 20 |
242 | 110 | 22 |
264 | 120 | 24 |
286 | 130 | 26 |
308 | 140 | 28 |
330 | 150 | 30 |
To ensure complete injection of DOTAREM the injection may be followed by normal saline flush. Contrast MRI can begin immediately following DOTAREM injection.
Drug Handling
Visually inspect DOTAREM for particulate matter prior to administration. Do not use the solution if particulate matter is present or if the container appears damaged. DOTAREM should be a clear, colorless to yellow solution.
Do not mix with other drugs or parenteral nutrition. Discard any unused portions of the drug.
When DOTAREM is to be injected using plastic disposable syringes, the contrast medium should be drawn into the syringe and used immediately.
Dosage Forms And Strengths
DOTAREM 0.5 mmol/mL is a sterile, clear, colorless to yellow, aqueous solution for intravenous injection containing 376.9 mg/mL gadoterate meglumine and is available in vials and pre-filled syringes.
Storage And Handling
DOTAREM Injection is a clear, colorless to yellow solution containing 0.5 mmol/mL of gadoterate meglumine. It is supplied in vials and prefilled syringes.
- DOTAREM Injection is supplied in 10 mL vials containing 10 mL of solution, in 20 mL vials containing 15 mL or 20 mL of solution.
Each single dose vial is closed with a rubber stopper and sealed with an aluminum cap and the contents are sterile. Vials are individually packaged in a shrink wrapped package of 10, in the following configurations:
10 mL in glass vial (NDC 67684-200-01)
15 mL in glass vial (NDC 67684-200-02)
20 mL in glass vial (NDC 67684-200-03)
DOTAREM Injection is supplied in 10 mL pre-filled syringes containing 10 mL of solution and 20 mL pre-filled syringes containing 15 mL or 20 mL of solution.
Each syringe is sealed with rubber closures and the contents are sterile. Syringes, including plunger rod, are packaged in a shrink wrapped package of 5, in the following configurations:
10 mL in glass pre-filled syringe (NDC 67684-300-01)
15 mL in glass pre-filled syringe (NDC 67684-300-02)
20 mL in glass pre-filled syringe (NDC 67684-300-03)
Store at 25°C (77°F); excursions permitted to 15°C to 30°C (59°F to 86°F) [see USP, Controlled Room Temperature (CRT)].
Pre-filled syringes must not be frozen. Frozen syringes should be discarded.
Should solidification occur in the vial because of exposure to the cold, DOTAREM should be brought to room temperature before use. If allowed to stand at room temperature for a minimum of 90 minutes, DOTAREM should return to a clear, colorless to yellow solution. Before use, examine the product to assure that all solids are redissolved and that the container and closure have not been damaged. Should solids persist, discard the vial.
Directions for Use of the DOTAREM (gadoterate meglumine) Injection glass pre-filled syringe
- Screw the threaded tip of the plunger rod clockwise into the cartridge plunger and push forward a few millimeters to break any friction between the cartridge plunger and syringe barrel.
- Holding the syringe vertically so the rubber cap is
pointed upward, aseptically remove the rubber cap from the tip of the syringe
and attach either a sterile, disposable needle or compatible needleless luer
lock tubing set using a push-twist action. At this point, the tubing set is not
attached to a patient's intravenous connection.
- If using a needleless luer lock tubing set, check the connection between the syringe and the tubing as the fluid flows. Ensure that the connection is successful before administration of Dotarem Injection.
- If using a needle, hold the syringe vertically and push plunger forward until all of the air is evacuated and fluid either appears at the tip of the needle or the tubing is filled. Following the usual venous blood aspiration procedure, complete the DOTAREM injection.
- To ensure complete delivery of the contrast medium, the injection may be followed by a normal saline flush.
- Properly dispose of the syringe and any other materials used.
Guerbet LLC, 1185 West 2nd street, Bloomington, IN 47403, Pre-filled syringes manufactured by Catalent, Belgium for Guerbet, Vials manufactured by Recipharm, France for Guerbet. Revised: 3/2013
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.Last reviewed on RxList: 4/5/2013
Dotarem FDA Prescribing Information
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I think he will make it to the final 3. He is experienced and will probaby produce some fabulous stuff.
I think he will make it to the final 3. He is experienced and will probaby produce some fabulous stuff.
They will keep him on for a long time. I dont like him or his clothes.. They know people tune in to see the arrogant jerks get voted off..
I thought I'd really like him, but it didn't quite turn out that way after watching the show. I was hoping for his garment to really make a statement, be inspirational (like he said), but all it looked like to me was a crappy dress. I still want to see more from him though, and I'm glad he didn't get "auf'd". He was also extremely arrogant, and I didn't find his arrogance amusing or attractive in the way I felt about Santino's.
Giselle: I need to build some frickin' confidence! How do I do that?
Elyse: You .. get out of puberty.
So true. He bugs. Perhaps even more than Santino did last year. The neck tattoo is beyond ugly and also quite ridiculous.
Maybe he is crazy enough to have this cough*art*cough on his body permanently, but I don't think so.
I believe he has probably gone the mehndi route. This way he draws attention to himself [all of it negative from what I can tell], but hasn't marked himself for life, or until a good plastic surgeon removes it.
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That neck tattoo is not mendhi.
He's truly arrogant. And seems like another Wendy Pepper/Santino "I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win" douche who'll throw anyone under the bus to win.
He'll probably make the top 3 (like Santino and Wendy) but the the first of the three out (like Santino and Wendy again). Yawn.
I hope they surprise us and pull a Steven Aspirinio and get him out of the way before that. Although Tiffani was a great antagonist too, but I guess that would be the wrong show! lol...
Last edited by ShrinkingViolet; 07-17-2006 at 12:59 PM.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I can't beleive how much controversy is stirred just by me being honest & outspoken. Its funny...it seems that those who have a distaste for me are just as honest and outspoken about that as I am on the show...only their forum is the internet. Oh I love it all...sometimes I relate more to the conviction, wit and honesty of the haters than to others. This is all crazy fun.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!! Jeffrey
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thebeave7 wrote:Well, whether or not it is a good idea depends on the individual and the type of activity being performed. I take electrolyte caps(home made) regularly while running during warmer months of the year(April-Sept), but usually only on runs of greater than 1hour in length, as much as 800mg/hour. Taking supplementary electrolytes, not just sodium salt, but potassium, magnesium, and calcium can be very beneficial if you are sweating quite a bit. This is a very regular practice among ultra marathon runners, who's 3-35 hour races can severely deplete electrolyte stores within the body, to the point where just drinking water can cause hyponatremia, which can be just as dangerous as dehydration, if not more so.
So the general answer is yes, it can be safe and is something that many people practice. In regards to you specifically it depends on the level of exertion you are planning and how much you sweat during exercise. Personally I'm a high salt sweater, meaning that when I sweat I develop a lovely crust of salt on my skin(I can even chip off flakes sometimes), so I have to supplement more than others might. If you are hiking at a low level of exertion, then just eating some salty foods should suffice, but if you wish, supplementing your water with 100mg of salt per 12-20oz (give or take a little) can be beneficial to hydration. Many of the drink mixes you buy (Gatorade, GU2O, Heed, Accelerade, and so on) for hydration include between 50-200mg of sodium per 12oz exactly for this reason. If you feel that you're drinking lots of water, peeing a lot, but still feeling the effects of dehydration then maybe try supplementing with a little salt. Remember, everything in moderation.
The reason MDs tell people not to take extra salt is that many people eat way too much in their daily diet, thus don't need the extra, just look at your specific situation. I try to avoid all those prepackaged meals, microwave dinners, and canned foods specifically for that reason, they are insanely high in sodium.
Chris/Eric, (????)
Would using salt tablets stave off leg cramps? I've done the Denver marathon the last two years and in each one have had major leg cramps in both hamstrings and calves. It especially sucked last year when I was primed to qualify for Boston and then fell 5 minutes short because the cramps killed me at 23. Its like a huge flash of pain, one second I'm fine and the next I'm on the side of the road in agony trying to stretch out my legs. Any suggestions to stop this? The first year I used Gatorade ever five miles and one GU at 20. In 08 I used Gatorade every two miles and GUs every 30 minutes. I don't really feel like launching another marathon campaign until I can figure out what I'm doing wrong. Your insights would be greatly appreciated!