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  • Hallucinating, vomiting and unable to stand, but guides refused water to dying trekker

    05/07/2007 1:51:35 PM PDT · by LibWhacker · 58 replies · 2,090+ views
    Guardian ^ | 5/7/07 | Dan Glaister
    Family sues survival school after death of fit 29-year-old on wilderness course"Dave is dead." The words came at the end of the second day of what was supposed to be a character-forming experience, a chance for 12 people to "experience the wilderness to the fullest". Instead, the trek through the mountains and desert of Utah in the mid-western US left David Buschow, a fit 29-year-old US air force veteran and security guard from New York dehydrated and hallucinating, his eyes bulging and tongue swollen. Less than 10 hours after setting off from the group's overnight camp on the second day,...
  • Trekkie communicator ready to go

    04/17/2004 10:02:07 AM PDT · by Grig · 38 replies · 226+ views
    If you have ever wanted to emulate Star Trek and talk to colleagues via a lapel communicator, then now is your chance. US firm Vocera has created a wireless voice communicator just like they use in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Similar to the TV series, all you do to contact someone is press the talk button on the lapel badge, say their name, and you will be put through. The gadget is proving popular in hospitals to make it easier for nurses to find and get advice from doctors. Talk time The Vocera communications system channels voice calls via...