Showing posts with label suburban. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suburban. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Firefighter killed by her own 140-pound mastiff | Essentials

Firefighter killed by her own 140-pound mastiff

Lost Dogs (FPC concert)_2706
Lost Dogs (FPC concert)_2706 by hoyasmeg
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

CHICAGO -- A far west suburban firefighter and paramedic who was found dead in her home died as a result of an attack by one of her own dogs, the Kane County sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Dawn Brown, 44, of the 400 block of Jefferson Street in Big Rock, was found dead by her husband at the bottom of the stairs in her home Monday afternoon. The paramedics who responded were her co-workers. "It's just heartbreaking," said neighbor Mark Hake. "We would see them walking their dogs through town. [They were] very nice people." Brown and her husband had three dogs: a mastiff, boxer and pit bull mix breed. It was the 140-pound mastiff who attacked her, officials said. It's not known what provoked the animal to attack, but Kane County Animal Control now has all three dogs in their custody.

People:

Mark Hake

Overall Sentiment: -0.501032

Relevance: 0.437071

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-0.283434"It's just heartbreaking," said neighbor Mark Hake.
-0.0181496"It's just heartbreaking," said neighbor Mark Hake. "We would see them walking their dogs through town. [They were] very nice people."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.3015836
  • Mean: -0.1507918
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

StateOrCounty: Kane County

Overall Sentiment: -0.187557

Relevance: 0.676049

City: Yorkville

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.388614

City: CHICAGO

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.385983

Organization: Big Rock Fire Protection

Overall Sentiment: 0.218176

Relevance: 0.749219

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Company claims its decongestant can't be used to make meth | Redux

Company claims its decongestant can't be used to make meth

Sometimes you get hotter? Crystal Meth Makeover [PIC]
Sometimes you get hotter? Crystal Meth Makeover [PIC] by methodshop.com
License (according to Flickr): Attribution-ShareAlike License
Excerpt:

ST. LOUIS Several pharmacies in the St. Louis area are selling a new pseudoephedrine-based decongestant made by a local company that claims the drug cannot be used to make methamphetamine. Pseudoephedrine, which can be found in cold and allergy pills, is a vital precursor for most meth recipes. Missouri has been especially hard hit by the meth epidemic, leading the nation in meth lab seizures every year but one since 2003. Emilie Dolan, spokeswoman for Highland Pharmaceuticals, said Tuesday that the suburban St. Louis company spent years coming up with a form of pseudoephedrine that couldn't be used in meth production, resulting in Zephrex-D. A key to making meth is crystallization, and Dolan said Zephrex-D interrupts the process because rather than crystallizing when heated with the chemicals, it results in a gooey substance.

People:

Emilie Dolan

Overall Sentiment: 0.0430307

Relevance: 0.780272

Elizabeth Funderburk

Overall Sentiment: 0.0261587

Relevance: 0.311062

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-0.0142375she said her organization is "interested in any methods to prevent abuse and hope this proves to be an effective path forward."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0142375
  • Mean: -0.0142375
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Jason Grellner

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.259226

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

City: ST. LOUIS

Overall Sentiment: 0.0539131

Relevance: 0.607005

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StateOrCounty: Missouri

Overall Sentiment: 0.0433966

Relevance: 0.521678

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Organization: federal Drug Enforcement Agency

Overall Sentiment: 0.0145094

Relevance: 0.532636

Drug: Pseudoephedrine

Overall Sentiment: -0.134899

Relevance: 0.66917

HealthCondition: allergy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0561307

Relevance: 0.305929

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