"Lynn Allan" <l_d_allan@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:cuamcm$2ln8$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Name: Lynn David Allan
> Age: 53
> Location: Colorado Springs, CO USA
>
> Background:
> * Wrote first fortran program in '68 on IBM 7094 ... 'perfect' integer
> right triangles. (3-4-5, 5-12-13, etc).

What's the next one in the series? (If indeed there is one)

> * Last date with '68 Miss Teenage Kansas (runnerup) ... explaining how
> above program worked. MEGO (my eyes glaze over :-)

Why were you wasting time on computing?!

> * Resigned from military due to reluctance to conform to authority.

Ha!

> * first performance review ... "doing ok ... try to tone down your arrogance"

Fantastic!

> * fired two more times, quit before being fired another 3 times

Quitting a bad job's the best feeling, don't you think?

> * ski bum for 5 years (xc and downhill)... bike racing as off-season
> training ... go Birkie!

Excellent.

In article <cuann7$2pku$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Carlos Santander B. says...
>
>Lynn Allan wrote:
>> Just wondering ... can D actually use Delphi VCL components? Directly or indirectly? I tried to find Apollo, but the link was dead http://earth.prohosting.com/carlos3
>
>That site is long dead. Try this: http://dblinux.sis.epn.edu.ec/~csantand/dmdscript.html

Carlos, Maybe you could put Apollo in:
http://www.dsource.org/projects/
so it would be easier to find.

>
>> 
>> A friend of mine writes freeware using Delphi, and has put together an very nice GUI. He said it was straightforward using Delphi's VCL.That got me thinking ... what would be involved for a D program to use VCL for its gui?
>> 
>> 
>
>
>-- 
>
>_______________________
>Santander Bernal

Might as well add myself to this...

Name: Alex Stevenson
Age: 21 (for a few more days)
Location: York, UK
Background:
Currently a student of computer science at York Uni (Formal title is Computer Systems and Software Engineering, MEng). I spent a year working for a Large Company recently, writing/testing apps for Storage Area Network programs in C - Lots of SCSI, interaction with Linux kernel etc.

I started coding late - I was 16 when I started in Pascal and VB, but I quickly moved on to C/C++/Perl (mainly self taught) and a few other odds and ends. I've learnt Ada, Scheme, Haskell, Prolog, B (The formal method),  PHP, Z80 Assembler and a few other strange languages as part of my course. At the moment, I'm trying to get some experience in lots of things before I settle down and get a career, which my dictionary describes as: "Career - a headlong rush, often downhill".

D Background:
I discovered D last year whilst developing in a large and fussy C codebase - I spent quite a bit of time wishing I could use D and proselytising the virtues of D to anyone who came near my cubicle. I follow the development of D quite closely and play with D code, but I haven't attempted anything significant in D yet due to time constraints and my inability to think of anything that would hold my attention.

C is the language I use because it gets the job done without too much fuss. D is the language I want to use to get the job done.

-- 
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>http://dblinux.sis.epn.edu.ec/~csantand/dmdscript.html

the DLL can't be downloaded please wrap put it in a .zip file

Marco wrote:
>>http://dblinux.sis.epn.edu.ec/~csantand/dmdscript.html
> 
> 
> the DLL can't be downloaded please wrap put it in a .zip file
> 
> 

D'oh! Totally my fault: I hadn't even uploaded it. Sorry for that. It's there now.

_______________________
Carlos Santander Bernal

Mark T wrote:
> 
> Carlos, Maybe you could put Apollo in:
> http://www.dsource.org/projects/ so it would be easier to find.
> 
> 

Like I said in the site, it's dead right now, so I won't be doing any work. So it seems like it'd be a waste. I'm not meaning to be offensive, it's just the way I feel. Now, if someone wants to take it over, just do it. I'd gladly send the Delphi unit.

_______________________
Carlos Santander Bernal

John Demme wrote:

> 
> Don't get me started on restrictions in New Jersey... I guess it's that way since ALS is usually only about 15-20 minutes away.  We can't even have any ALS on our squads.  If one of the paramedics we have on the squad gets on scene, and the patient needs an IV, or to be intubated, our /trained/ EMT-P cannot do it until the other (paid and on the clock) paramedics get there and give permission for our guy to /help/.  It's pathetic.
> 
> And on top of all this, NJ EMT-B's (the only type we can have on local squads*) are basically only allowed to do CPR, and apply oxygen. (There's a lot more we can do for trauma.)  We can't intubate, oxygen is the only drug we can give, besides oral glucose (but I can't remember whether or not this is considered a drug.)  Hell, if the patient has an Eppi-Pen, technically, we can't administer it!
> 
> Sometimes you feel pretty useless.
> 
> *Actually, EMT-P's are allowed on the squads, but they are EMT-B certified, and can only practice the EMT-B level stuff.
> 
> John

I hear you.  The politics of these things are pretty annoying.  Our system does not permit ALS to practice anywhere but in the bigger centers (the idea is that high call volume areas are the only areas where they can maintain expertise in their advanced skills).  In our case, that means we have no ALS within 2+ hours of us.  So they aren't a resource that is even considered.  That's probably one reason that the powers that be decided to give IV's back to our BLS crowd.

Once in awhile, for really bad accidents, they'll try to send a helicopter from one of those centers with an ALS crew on board, but that still takes time.

I started to work toward an ACP level of training last year (Advanced Care Paramedic = new ALS accreditation), took the tough pre-ACP 3 month course (required before entry), passed the written with high marks, but got stalled for the time being after a botched practical assessment :-( (they have pretty strict entry requirements here: I came ill-prepared for the "practical exam"/"oral interview" which is akin to the 2nd part of a 3 step interview process; very frustrating; I'll likely try again later after I have more money).  In the past, I would not have been allowed to enter the course without having worked in a high call-volume center for 3+ years.  Times are changing here for the better, though.

The province right next to us, Alberta, operates much more like the US in many regards.  There, ALS trained crews are much more common, even in small population areas, so response times of these crews are closer to the 10-15 minute mark.

It's a strange world out there.  Different organisations seem to use opposite solutions for the same problems.  It's a wonder how these things actually can work.

We are still in transition, but here are training levels and what they are able to do:

EMR -> Emergency Medical Responder (entry level Attendent)
	O2, AED, Spinal management, BP, assist Nitro (patient's), CPR, 			and other first aid oriented stuff

PCP -> Primary Care Paramedic aka Paramedic 1 (my current level)
	New standard here: All EMR skills plus these drugs and skills:
	Salbutomol, Epinephrine (for anaphylaxis only), Narcan, 		 Nitroglycerin (for cardiac chest pain), oral glucose, Glucagon, 		O2, Entonox, SC injections, (soon IM injections).  No intubation 	at present. NEW: Thiamine, D10W, IV starts (for hypoglycemia, 		 hypovolemia, NYD, and narcotic overdoses).  There's a several 		 assessment skills that are also part of this level like chest 		 auscultation... etc.

ACP -> Advance Care Paramedic aka Paramedic 3 or EMA III. New ALS 		 standard.  Huge list of Advanced emergency drugs and procedures.
	BC has some of the highest trained ALS levels. Also the hardest 		to get in or pass the entry requirements, darn! :-(.

- John R.

Here, EMT-Bs are basically your EMRs with oral glucose, and a few of the assesment techniques of your PCP.  Of course without more advanced treatments, a lot of the assesment techniques are frequently useless.  Who care's what he's got and why if all you can do is apply O2 and drive?  Since our squad can't practice anything more advanced, lately I've been feeling like (on medical calls, not trauma) that we're mostly just triage.  Either the patient needs medics, or the patient needs to call a cab... I frequently joke that we should just paint the rigs yellow with black checkers.

We used to have an EMT-I certification similar to your PCP, but they got rid of that unfortunately.

John

In article <cuchvj$1rlt$1@digitaldaemon.com>, John Reimer says...
>
>John Demme wrote:
>
>> 
>> Don't get me started on restrictions in New Jersey... I guess it's that way since ALS is usually only about 15-20 minutes away.  We can't even have any ALS on our squads.  If one of the paramedics we have on the squad gets on scene, and the patient needs an IV, or to be intubated, our /trained/ EMT-P cannot do it until the other (paid and on the clock) paramedics get there and give permission for our guy to /help/.  It's pathetic.
>> 
>> And on top of all this, NJ EMT-B's (the only type we can have on local squads*) are basically only allowed to do CPR, and apply oxygen. (There's a lot more we can do for trauma.)  We can't intubate, oxygen is the only drug we can give, besides oral glucose (but I can't remember whether or not this is considered a drug.)  Hell, if the patient has an Eppi-Pen, technically, we can't administer it!
>> 
>> Sometimes you feel pretty useless.
>> 
>> *Actually, EMT-P's are allowed on the squads, but they are EMT-B certified, and can only practice the EMT-B level stuff.
>> 
>> John
>
>I hear you.  The politics of these things are pretty annoying.  Our system does not permit ALS to practice anywhere but in the bigger centers (the idea is that high call volume areas are the only areas where they can maintain expertise in their advanced skills).  In our case, that means we have no ALS within 2+ hours of us.  So they aren't a resource that is even considered.  That's probably one reason that the powers that be decided to give IV's back to our BLS crowd.
>
>Once in awhile, for really bad accidents, they'll try to send a helicopter from one of those centers with an ALS crew on board, but that still takes time.
>
>I started to work toward an ACP level of training last year (Advanced Care Paramedic = new ALS accreditation), took the tough pre-ACP 3 month course (required before entry), passed the written with high marks, but got stalled for the time being after a botched practical assessment :-( (they have pretty strict entry requirements here: I came ill-prepared for the "practical exam"/"oral interview" which is akin to the 2nd part of a 3 step interview process; very frustrating; I'll likely try again later after I have more money).  In the past, I would not have been allowed to enter the course without having worked in a high call-volume center for 3+ years.  Times are changing here for the better, though.
>
>The province right next to us, Alberta, operates much more like the US in many regards.  There, ALS trained crews are much more common, even in small population areas, so response times of these crews are closer to the 10-15 minute mark.
>
>It's a strange world out there.  Different organisations seem to use opposite solutions for the same problems.  It's a wonder how these things actually can work.
>
>We are still in transition, but here are training levels and what they are able to do:
>
>EMR -> Emergency Medical Responder (entry level Attendent)
>	O2, AED, Spinal management, BP, assist Nitro (patient's), CPR, 			and
>other first aid oriented stuff
>
>PCP -> Primary Care Paramedic aka Paramedic 1 (my current level)
>	New standard here: All EMR skills plus these drugs and skills:
>	Salbutomol, Epinephrine (for anaphylaxis only), Narcan,
>Nitroglycerin (for cardiac chest pain), oral glucose, Glucagon, 		O2,
>Entonox, SC injections, (soon IM injections).  No intubation 	at
>present. NEW: Thiamine, D10W, IV starts (for hypoglycemia,
>hypovolemia, NYD, and narcotic overdoses).  There's a several
>assessment skills that are also part of this level like chest
>auscultation... etc.
>
>ACP -> Advance Care Paramedic aka Paramedic 3 or EMA III. New ALS
>standard.  Huge list of Advanced emergency drugs and procedures.
>	BC has some of the highest trained ALS levels. Also the hardest 		to
>get in or pass the entry requirements, darn! :-(.
>
>- John R.
>

I thought this was a cool project, but Borland's license restrictions are so harsh, even with the $100 personal edition you can't produce commercial products :S.

Charlie


In article <cubsd1$18f2$2@digitaldaemon.com>, Carlos Santander B. says...
>
>Mark T wrote:
>> 
>> Carlos, Maybe you could put Apollo in:
>> http://www.dsource.org/projects/
>> so it would be easier to find.
>> 
>> 
>
>Like I said in the site, it's dead right now, so I won't be doing any work. So it seems like it'd be a waste. I'm not meaning to be offensive, it's just the way I feel. Now, if someone wants to take it over, just do it. I'd gladly send the Delphi unit.
>
>_______________________
>Carlos Santander Bernal

"Matthew" <admin@stlsoft.dot.dot.dot.dot.org> wrote in message news:cubfsa$t5n$2@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> "Lynn Allan" <l_d_allan@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:cuamcm$2ln8$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> Name: Lynn David Allan
>> Age: 53
>> Location: Colorado Springs, CO USA
>>
>> Background:
>> * Wrote first fortran program in '68 on IBM 7094 ... 'perfect' integer
>> right triangles. (3-4-5, 5-12-13, etc).
>
> What's the next one in the series? (If indeed there is one)

In that particular series...
It's built using: (n+1)^2 = n^2 + (2n + 1)

So the least of the 3 numbers has to be an odd square. So the next odd square number after 25 (5^2) is 49, hence n = 24, and the tuple is 7,24,25. You can continue up to infinity that way...

There's other kinds of perfect integer tuples, but I don't know about those, I just learned about these in a math contest...