Jello EEG Test Shows Brain Death Criteria Flawed
Ontario neurologist Dr. Adrian Upton demonstrated that a Jell O brain model can produce EEG readings from stray electrical signals in an ICU. He warned that artifacts from respirators IV drips and monitors can mimic brain activity and confuse brain death assessments.
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County officials face possible misconduct charges over road contracts
County Attorney Gary Winston suggested the Helena ruling may trigger charges against Silver Bow County commissioners. District Judge Gordon Bennett ruled the commissioners failed to comply with Montana statutes on contract letting. The Montana Contractors Association argued the county improperly handled surveys grades and estimates on road projects.
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February unemployment rate dips to 7.6 percent
Labor Department reports February jobs rise and unemployment at 7.6 percent, a 14 month low. Employment returns to prerecession levels as total payrolls grow and labor force expands to 93.5 million. Unemployment falls to 7.1 million while economists weigh recovery strength against 1957 58 downturns.
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High School Basketball Scores From The Eastern AA Meet
Anaconda 55, Hellgate 42. Butte 74, Sentinel 70. Libby 56, Bozeman 49 loser out. Eastern AA at Helena Russell 67, Senior 64. Great Falls 82, West 55. Havre 63, Helena 54. State B at Billings Belt 51, Terry 46. Big Timber 70, Bigfork 33. Harlem 62, Manhattan 61. St. Ignatius 71, Forsyth 48.
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State job picture sinks to winter low
Employment Security Administrator Fred Barrett reported the statewide job picture at a winter low with about 35,000 unemployed. Some 19,619 received state or federal benefit checks and roughly 15,000 jobless still collected benefits. Benefit payments for the week rose 7,149 from a year earlier and 2,331 from the prior week. Several hundred layoffs occurred in sugar industry areas amid downturns in construction across 13 local offices.
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State Capitol Fire Safety Flaws Revealed in Drill findings
Helena fire officials report Montana Capitol Building violates multiple fire and safety codes. Open shafts and inadequate exits affect the House floor gallery auditors office and wings on several floors. Fire Marshal Matt Kunnary notes long overdue safety improvements. Attorney General Woodahl says Penttila can close dangerous buildings but has no plan to do so.
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Judge Backs Lease Rejection In Coal Creek Forest
Gov. Thomas L. Judge said he will vote to reject 12400 in bids for oil and gas leases on school-trust land in the Coal Creek State Forest. He criticized attorney general intervention and defended due process amid a disputed leasing controversy affecting Montana politics.
Woodahl to oppose bids on disputed oil leases near Glacier
Montana Attorney General Robert Woodahl said he will vote to reject bids on oil and gas leases on state land near Glacier National Park. The decision will go to the State Land Board on March 15, with Gov. Tom Judge and three other officials. Ted Schwinden’s analysis urged rejection, aligning Judge and Woodahl for the first time amid the lease controversy.
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Jimmy" Evans
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