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My Personal Experience with the VA Healthcare System has been excellent with the exception of two issues.
The current issue is that I am unable to get scheduled with a regular 'Doctor.' There is quite a bit of shuffling of 'providers' within the VA system that it is difficult to see the same one every time you have an appointment, if you can even get an appointment; which is the current scandal involving the VA Healthcare System.
When I returned to the VA system in 2009, after having walked away from it in the '80s due to their lack of concern for my health coverage, I found that it had improved a great deal. Of course my situation had changed as I was now in the category of 'service-connected' disability, which had taken over a year-and-a-half to get approved by the VA.
My care-provider at the time was excellent. He knew his stuff plus was a Veteran himself. Two years later, he reached his retirement age and took advantage of it. That's when there was no 'provider/Doctor' assigned to cover my ills. What had happened is that the VA knew my 'Doc' was retiring, but didn't seek to replace him until after he departed. That went on for several months, as I was shuffled around from 'Doc' to 'Doc.'
Eventually, the VA hired someone to take me and many other Vets on as his assigned group. That didn't even last a year, when he was assigned to another function within the agency. No was was given the task of covering for his former patients. This is still the case as I wait for an appointment with God knows who.
The other practices/specialties at our local VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) are superb. I have no qualms with the services they've given me. But most of them require a referral by my 'Doc' and I don't have one.
The influx of Veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan "wars" have overwhelmed the entire VA Healthcare system. It was not prepared to handle an increased volume as these conflicts dumped folks into the system. Nor, of course did Congress even consider care for these Veterans when they sent them off to fight the 'wars' they fund. Buy bullets, but care for the injured and maimed warriors . . . oops, sorry . . . . we forgot . . . and continue to do so. (We Vietnam Veterans know that all too well).
Granted the Grand Rapids area is about to have a brand-new clinic building opening later this year, but that facility is located at the south end of the county, and transportation could very well be a problem for some of my comrades. We'll see what is done to resolve this point.
So, overall, I am content with the healthcare I receive . . . but I have to wait my turn; just as they trained us to do during our military service . . . . "hurry up and wait" and "stand in line."
The biggest gripe I have with the VA Healthcare system is the lack of follow-up or communication which happened to me in May of 2012. Here is the description of the incident I wrote up at that time:
I have had sporadic dizzy spells beginning in approximately 2000, and the episodes have been increasing since then. Several times they have occurred while driving. These spells have resulted in me losing my balance.
The most recent episodes of losing my balance happened twice in a span of two days; the first occurred on May 27th, 2012 when I turned around and subsequently fell and painfully bruised my tailbone. The second episode was more dire; On May 29th, I lost my balance again as I was descending steps into my garage. (We were preparing for a trip to Ann Arbor (U of M Cancer Clinic) for my spouse's appointment early on the 30th.) These episodes, I believe have attributed to my loss of balance and now has resulted in physical harm.
I was in great pain but needed to get my wife to Ann Arbor. So, we proceeded to Ann Arbor despite severe pain. When we arrived, I got her situated in the hotel room. I then drove to the Ann Arbor VA Hospital Emergency Room. I got there about 8:00 – 8:30 p.m. (if I remember correctly).
I checked in but they couldn't seem to find any of my records, despite being in the VA system since the mid 80s. They had me wait for about 30 to 45 minutes to have an X-Ray. After the X-Ray, they sent me back to the waiting area to wait for a doctor. I waited and waited and waited some more. Finally, at 1:30 in the morning I told them I had to leave to get some sleep before taking my wife to her cancer appointment. They took my name and phone number (again) and told me that they would call if they noticed any injury. The next day (May 30th) I did not receive any phone call. Nor did I hear from them on the 31st, or the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or anytime at all. Eventually, the pain was so impairing that on June 8th I called the Grand Rapids VA Outpatient Clinic to see someone about the pain.
When I talked with the representative at the GR Clinic and explained my issue, she said I had to have X-Rays. I told her that I did in Ann Arbor (VA Hospital) on May 29th. She looked it up and saw the report of the X-Rays. She informed me I had a Distular Fibular Fracture (or broken ankle). I had been hobbling around in great pain on this foot for a week and a half without knowing I had broken the ankle. I was livid. I was then informed that I had to go back to Ann Arbor or Detroit for treatment, as the GR Clinic did not have the facilities for treatment of this sort.
I informed her that I could not do that as it was a 2½ hour drive to Ann Arbor, additional time waiting for treatment and a 2½ hour drive back to Grand Rapids. With my wife's condition, that would be way too much to ask of my her. I asked if the VA would pay for treatment outside of the VA. I was told, after a moderate pause in the response, that I would have some paperwork to complete and have to wait for approval. That was NOT acceptable under the circumstances with the pain and the injury.
Consequently, I called my local physician for assistance. He referred me to Orthopedic Associates, with whom I had a consultation on June 12th. The doctor took an X-Ray and determined that surgery was necessary. On June 18th the surgery was performed with a plate and eight screws implanted into my ankle.
As a result, I was housebound for two weeks and incapacitated and off my left leg for about 12 weeks. Additionally, I have incurred out-of-pocket expenses for the office visits, surgery, medication and a knee walker to provide some mobility. This has also decreased my ability to care for my wife and she has had to care for both of us. There will additional expenses as my case progresses.
In addition to the VA covering my out-of-pocket expenses/co-pays, I would like an apology for the lack of proper care and obvious indifference to my injury.
To this day, I've neither been reimbursed or received an apology for the 'pain' I've experienced as a result. I decided that it wasn't worth the grief and turmoil which it would take to have the scenario resolved, so to keep my blood pressure and temper under control, I've moved on. But I have a constant reminder of this snafu every time I step on my left foot.
I shake my head and remember the phrase . . . . "I'm from the Federal Government and I'm here to help you." Yeah, okay, thanks for your concern."
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The preparations used to start very well in advance and always there used to be a sense of celebration and camaraderie. It used to be time for decorations, rangolis, delicacies, exchange of gifts and the children always used to wait eagerly for these festivals as there used to be bounty of gifts and money.
In front of the deity decorated with flowers, diyas, buntings and et all we 15 to 20 ladies would sit in semi circle with our plates filled with flowers, fruits and incense sticks and do the puja under the guidance of my brother-in-law with the shlokas and mantras reverberating through the big hall and then exchange gifts.
With the children growing up and moving out, the festivities have become sober and quite, but still I enjoy making preparations and celebrating this festival.
What is the speciality of this year? Here it is... The Arati plate I designed and decorated with kundans, painting and flowers and yes, pots filled with home grown flowers from my terrace garden!
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Help!!! whenever i try to log in to saved games it says incorrect password. ive tried to change password with email... it said it worked. didnt. its really annoying me
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well i tried but it didnt do anything... it said it did but it doesnt really do anything when i try to reset. i have no idea why
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Richard W. Ritter's initial experience along commercial lines was gained as a clerk in the employ of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and in 1912, when twenty-two years of age, he came to Amsterdam. He worked for the Mohawk Carpet Mills, Incorporated, for five years, gaining valued business experience, and in 1917 was called to the colors. He was sent to the training camp at Niagara and received the commission of first lieutenant. He was ordered to Camp Lee, Virginia, and became a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Depot Brigade. He was promoted to a captaincy in 1918, and in 1919 received his honorable discharge from the service, at which time he was holding the rank of major.
Returning to Amsterdam, Mr. Ritter started a business of his own, forming the Ritter Chemical Company, which has been incorporated, and he acts as its president and treasurer, while George R. Pensel is serving as vice president and secretary. They commercialize dye stuffs and heavy chemicals and find a ready market for the output of their plant, which is well equipped for work of this character. Since its inception the business has grown rapidly, and Mr. Ritter has carefully watched every detail, knowing that in this age of strong competition each point must be closely guarded. To the solution of the many problems presented to him as chief executive he brings the clearness of vision and promptness of action of the true man of business, meeting every emergency with poise and decisiveness. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Fultonville Hosiery Company, one of the prosperous manufacturing concerns of Montgomery county.
One June 3, 1918, Mr. Ritter was married to Miss Beatrice M. Shuttleworth, a daughter of H. L. Shuttleworth of Amsterdam. Mr. and Mrs. Ritter have three children: Richard W., Jr., born October 15, 1919; Elizabeth Ann, who was born on the 10th of June, 1921; and Mabeth Stocks, who was born December 23, 1922.
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Gary, I am not 100% certain on Johns father but it makes sense. I got my info from reseach done by G.Eugene Harrison & Clay Co Mo archives. Although they left out a whole generation of Washingtons which i corrected,their reseach is very good.Alot of the info on the Morman Site is incorrect.Now for your other questions. Cassandra;s father was Joseph Endicott 1738-1827 Ky,Cordelia & Elizabeth were sisters. Their Mother & Father were Geo. S Goode & Eliza Stone.they had nine childern Georges Father was William & his mother was Elizabeth Abbott


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Any help would be appreciated here.
I have a buddy that's really into cigars and I've been partaking from time to time. It's been fun but I've never tried to put a wine in front of someone smoking a cigar. Now that everyone knows I'm the "Wine Guy" I've been asked to supply next weeks smoking event with some wines. YIKES.
I don't know where to start? I was thinking they have to be big and burly but I thought there may be someone out there in Snooth land that has experience with this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Wine and Cigars???
- Reply by Eric Guido, Nov 16, 2009.
It went great, I was just going to wait till I had a moment to collect my thoughts on the subject. THese best part about this group is that everyone in really into experimenting. You'd be amazed by how many different recommendations I received about this from this board and a couple of others that I posted on.
Also, I waned to see if some of the stylistic differences in some wines might help to stand up to the cigars and so we went for another Zin and shiraz (since last months were failures). This time the Zin did stand up against the cigar
2005 Peter Franus Zinfandel Brandlin Vineyard, comes from mountain fruit and had significantly more structure than the one from the last event - Dark color in the glass with aromas of black currants, beef broth, cinnamon, and fresh cracked black pepper. The palate shows brambly wild berries, clove and distinct black pepper in the back of the mouth with a firm tannin and acid structure. The finish is very long and enjoyable. With the cigar it retained a great mouth feel and cleansing character, The nose muted slightly but still delivered with the currants and cinnamon. Good, but third place for everyone.
2007 Pure Love, Shiraz, Layer Cake - Was enjoyable at first but I could tell upon first sip that it would be devoured by the cigar. I was hoping that a big, ripe Shiraz would help but in the end this may as well have been water once the smoke permeated the room.
And then there was the Amarone, This ended up being everyone's wine of the night. It was opened 12 hours before the event. 2003 L'Arco Amarone della Valpolicella Classico - Dark red to almost black in the glass, showing aromas of plum, confectioners sugar, floral fall leaves, coca, roasted chestnut and cinnamon. Cherry cough syrup, raisin, more cinnamon, clove and dark chocolate. It's full and soft on the palate but carried by a hidden layer of acidity that kept it fresh. Long, long cherry, chocolate finish. This was the wow wine of the night and kept pace once the cigars were lit. It was really great because the cigars actually added to this bottles complexities and brought out more wood and nutty aromas and flavors.
Lastly there was the 1991 Dow Porto Vintage - A light ruby color in the glass and giving off aromas of Black cherry, undergrowth, pipe smoke and walnut with noticeable heat. On the palate it's rich and sumptuous but not overly sweet with cherry cough syrup, sage, and cedar box. Long, long finish. This bottle did well against the cigar but lacked complexity over all which placed it second in the minds of the other smokers.
Until next month....
- Reply by dmcker, Nov 16, 2009.
So I take it you gave up on the Madeira hunt, this time around, at least....
- Reply by Eric Guido, Nov 16, 2009.
Yeah, we had sourced almost everything before that last post. But Madeira is on the agenda for next month. Now I just need to find the right bottle. I think my comfort zone with this group will be around $125 which is why I'm worried. I need to figure out a good bottle for this price range without having any experience with them.
- Reply by Eric Guido, Nov 17, 2009.
dmcker, you'll be happy to know that I got a madeira for the next event. I called Rare Wine Company and they suggested the RWC Historic Series Imperial Malmsey Madeira at $125. According to Barry at RWC, this will be a good bottle to judge our liking of madeira without breaking the bank.
- Reply by dmcker, Nov 18, 2009.
Sounds good, Eric, but I suggest you also keep looking around for other soleras/houses and vintages in your price range, if nothing else than for your own enjoyment and education....
You can also try to throw a couple of marsalas into the mix if your group keeps wanting to try new matches, and if you want to masochistically continue sometimes difficult searches. Some marsala is lovely, while a lot of it can be mediocre. Oloroso sherries will also be good, and probably easier to find. I'm having sherry and madeira with dessert this Thanksgiving, but with harder stuff also available when some of us move on to cigars....
- Reply by GhostLemur, Nov 22, 2009.
Loving this thread. I too love the occasional cigar and have long been facinated by pairings with it. Standard is usually a Single Malt (could spend a lifetime on just matching different cigars to different malts). Port and cognac have always been a worthy alternative. Might have to give a few of the other ideas a go, although being in NZ, US wines are not very common.
Eric, would love to know more details on the cigars side of things. Are multiple cigars being tried in each session or just one? Does the cigar vary session to session? Keep up the write ups of these going forward. I'm finding it both informative and entertaining. Maybe others could add their own write ups if they do cigar / wine pairing sessions?
- Reply by TheChicagoWino, Nov 22, 2009.
I have not read this entire thread so I may be repeating what someone has already said. The cigar I have been really into lately is the Nub- Connecticut (made by Oliva). It is a light to medium body cigar. Perfect size, tight smoke and ash, and a great versatile flavor! I've had it with many full bodied wines but one sticks out, CigarZin (2006 Zinfandel) by M. Cosentino. I know, it sounds like a gimmick! I am not one to fall for those but it is the real deal. Pairs absolutely fantastic with a cigar, especially the nub! The wine costs about $16 and is worth the money. I've had some other wines from M. Cosentino but they were not as good.


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As children in the drowsy little town of Havre de Grace, Maryland, Adelaide "Lady" Tarelton and Silas Mitchell were near constant companions. Although Adelaide was a good bit younger than the dashing Silas, he saw it as his duty to watch over and protect her, especially as she was his 3rd cousin, twice removed. Or was it his 2nd cousin, thrice removed? At any rate, it also didn't hurt that she was bright and lovely. Truth be told, his protection was hardly needed. Adelaide's widowed father, the gruff Captain Archibald Tarelton, owned a fleet of graceful skipjacks that whispered up and down the Susquehanna, ferreting out huge caches of oysters and crabs from the muddy shoals of the Chesapeake, but his only daughter was no pampered simpering belle. She loved stealing away to the railway and watching the hands repair the mighty steam engines, so much so that she fashioned a secret workshop for herself in a disused room under the scullery. Captain Tarelton was far too busy to notice his quiet daughter's unusual pastimes. By the time Silas found her there, she had crafted quite a number of contraptions and some of them were rather fearsome if fanciful-looking weapons. They all worked with chilling precision. Nowhere else before or since would Silas see their like, and his esteem for his unusual cousin increased even more, something he would not have thought possible. Silas couldn't have been more thrilled, and he set up some of his laboratory equipment to further test the new inventions.
Sadly, close as they were to the Mason Dixon line, the cousins' idyll was not to last. While Captain Tarelton was an avid abolitionist, the War of Northern Aggression, as Adelaide's wild-eyed uncle Carlisle called it, was gearing up to explode, and explode it did at Fort Sumter and Antietam and finally Chambersburg. Adelaide begged Silas to stay out of it, and while he was eager to contribute their formidable weapons to the war effort, as a Southern abolitionist he was utterly flummoxed as to which side he might be on. The Chesapeake seemed to run red with the blood of friends and neighbors and Adelaide had had enough. Heartsick of the war and the destructive toll it had taken on everyone she loved, Adelaide took one last look at her fearsome cache of arcane weapons and she began digging, burying every one of her lethal inventions in the deep forest behind her father's sprawling estate. That very night, two families of escaped slaves showed up at Tarelton's home, desperate, hungry and wild-eyed with fear. Adelaide tucked them into her scullery workshop until they could be fed and sent on to their next safe destination, and Adelaide and Silas found themselves to be a part of a railroad of a very different sort. Whether or not the cousins' weapons would have turned the tide of the war will never be known, but no one can say their subsequent actions made no difference.
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A black 2006 Jeep Cherokee was reported stolen from the Talmadge Hill train station parking lot June 13, New Canaan police said.
The 35-year-old owner reported his car missing at 6:30 p.m., police said.
He told police he parked it in the parking lot at 5:30 a.m. June 12 and when he returned at 6:15 p.m. June 13, he found the car missing, police said. His co-workers told him that the car, valued at $11,000, was not in the parking lot at 5:30 a.m. June 13, police said.
There was also a $400 set of golf clubs and the complainant's $150 gold wedding band in the car, which has not been recovered, police said.


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Monroe water hike delayed
The Monroe Town Council wanted to take action on a proposed water rate increase at Thursday night's meeting, but could not do so because a legal advertisement which town officials had published was incomplete.
A more detailed legal ad will be printed soon in local newspapers and the council will hold a public hearing on the proposed water rate hike and vote on it in a special session at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 19, in Town Hall.
Council President Al Lehman said last night that Monroe's water utility has lost money in seven of the past nine years and that cash reserves built up in the 1980s and 1990s are depleted because of repairs, replacements, and routine maintenance of the 60-year-old water system.
Also, rising costs are associated with required state fees, Lehman added.
The suggested rate hike would average 18.5 percent per water customer, said Lehman, with councilwoman Debra Giessler saying the average water user would pay $5 to $8 more per month if the higher rates are approved.
Lehman listed the following figures for potential water rate increases, to each of which would be added an eight-cent state sales tax:
— The minimum increase would be $1.12 per month.
— A user of 2,500 gallons to 3,500 gallons of water per month would pay an extra $3.70 per month.
— A user of 6,500 to 7,500 gallons of water a month would pay an additional $6.18 per month.
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North Hollywood Shoot Out: Maintaining Control
Author: Transcript by Nancy J. Rigg.
Copyright: 9-1-1 Magazine, Feature Content
Date: 2012-07-23
Originally Published in our Sept/Oct 1997 issue as a sidebar to our feature behind-the-scenes article on the 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America shootout (Read the main article here).
What follows is a portion of the radio traffic from both LAPD's North Hollywood Frequency and Van Nuys Frequency during the Bank of America incident. Tonja Bellard is the North Hollywood dispatcher, while Guadalupe De La Cruz handled Van Nuys, assisted by Robyn Frazier. Unit 9L89 is Officer Martin Whitfield, one of the most seriously wounded officers in this incident.
Segment starts as the suspects are fleeing the bank:
Bellard: All the officers are pinned down by heavy gunfire.
Officer: (yelling, continuous rapid fire in the background) Suspects are fleeing! They're heavily armed. They're wearing body armor!
Bellard: Suspects are wearing body armor and are attempting to flee. All officers suspects are wearing body armor. Which direction?
Wounded Detective: I need an RA unit. Please help. In front of Builder's Emporium parking lot.
Bellard: Unit requesting help, what is your location? In the parking lot?
Wounded Detective: Affirmative. South of Hughes in the parking lot and in the building. Multiple officers hit!
Other Dispatcher: All units, this is a citywide tac alert. We are now on tac alert due to an unusual occurrence in North Hollywood Division. A citywide tac alert at this time until further notice.
Officer: They're going north. They're going through the front out north.
Bellard: The suspects are exiting through the north front.
Officer: Suspects are on the north side, walking around like nothing. They've got AK-47s. Two of them. They're dressed in all black. Heavy body armor.
Bellard: The suspects are exiting the bank on the north side of the building, armed with AK-47s, wearing heavy body armor.
De La Cruz (adds): Wearing all black clothing.
Air Unit: These guys are firing at the officers. Tell the officers to stand back.
Bellard: The suspects are firing at all officers. Stay down per the air unit. The RA has been notified per the officers in the building, at the bank, and the officer down.
Officer: The suspects are behind the two white vehicles on the north side of the bank.
Bellard: The suspects are behind the two white vehicles on the north side of the bank. One suspect has entered a white vehicle.
Officer: One suspect is still firing at the officers to the rear of the location.
Bellard: All officers stay down. One suspect is still firing at officers in the rear of the bank. One suspect has entered a white vehicle on the west side of the bank. Shots are still being fired to the rear of the bank.
(Unidentified): Officer needs help!
Bellard: The suspects are now on the north side of the bank.
Whitfield: (weak) 9L89... need help.
De La Cruz: 9L89 stand by.
Air Unit: Stop that vehicle north of Kittridge.
Command: Do not stop that vehicle. They've got automatic weapons. There's nothing we have that can stop them.
Bellard: SWAT unit command...
Officer: …unit available to go to B&B Guns and pick up some weapons.
Bellard: SWAT unit, we have an officer down Victory west of Laurel Canyon. He needs help code three. He is passing out... the officer needs help immediately.
Command: Who do we have to bring in? We don't have enough officers to handle this.
Officer: Alert the air unit to go up higher. Suspect has retrieved additional weapons from the trunk of his vehicle.
Bellard: Air unit, you need to get more air. The suspect is retrieving additional weapons from the vehicle and shots are being fired.
Officer: We have civilian traffic crossing into this kill zone.
Officer: The suspect is walking around east of the bank. He's just daring people to come after him. He's got additional weapons. The trunk is open on his vehicle.
Command: If somebody has a shot, take it.
Bellard: One suspect is walking east of the bank. (Command) advises if someone has a shot, take it.
Officer: We've been taking it. This guy's not going down. He's got heavy body armor.
Command: Go for the head.
Bellard: The suspect has heavy body armor. The officers are firing at him and he's not going down.
Officer: Is the other suspect still in the vehicle?
Officer: We've got heavy automatic weapons fire right now.
Officer: B&B Guns is not open. We'll be searching for another location.
De La Cruz: Any unit available to respond to 9L89, he's losing consciousness. Officer has been hit.
Officer: 9-Adam 37, we're en route.
Whitfield: ETA... on help...?
Officer: We have a Channel 7 helicopter almost right on top of that area. Why don't you tell them to get out of here?
Officer: We need someone here with some heavy guns. We need SWAT code three.
Bellard: One officer is at a gun store getting several AR-15s for the unit.
Officer: (garbled) You can get a clear shot of the suspect from that location.
Bellard: Officer advised that you can get a clear shot of the suspect eastbound Archwood from behind the Hughes Market.
Officer: Suspects may have armor-piercing ammo.
Bellard (clearly and slowly): The suspects possibly have armor-piercing ammunition.
Command: Air unit, where's that suspect on the north side?
Air unit: Suspect's next to the white car with the open trunk.
Officer: If you've got a shot of the suspects, go for the legs. They don't have body armor on their legs.
Bellard: Unit advises that the suspects are on the north side of the B of A. They don't have body armor on their legs. Shoot for the legs.
Command: Contact North Hollywood Station. Have 'em bring extra reserve ammunition out to the scene code three. Also we need extra batteries for these radios.
Air Unit: One suspect is inside the vehicle and he's not come out. He may be hit. The other suspect is walking on the east side of the vehicle. (Yells) He's taking aim, now! Everybody down!
Bellard: Everybody down. Shots are being fired. One suspect is possibly injured inside the vehicle. And one is outside the white vehicle to the rear of the bank.
Officer: Advise units on the perimeter that when the officer is rescued, fire department has set up a command post at Fire Station 89 and is bringing in a helicopter to take him out.
Bellard: Bring the officer when he's rescued to Fire Station 89. They have units standing by.
Whitfield (weak, signal fading): 9...L...89... L...89
De La Cruz: 9L89, hang in there.
Whitfield (barely audible): 9L89, thank you...
Bellard: We have RA en route for suspect and civilians. Air unit can you broadcast for all civilians to go back inside on Laurel Canyon.
Command: Does anybody have a clear shot at these guys?
Bellard: They're trying, but the suspects are shooting right back at them.
Officer: Suspect vehicle's moving!
Bellard: Suspect vehicle is moving.
Officer: It's driving down to the rear of the bank. It looks like he's trying to pick up the other suspect.
Whitfield (weak): I... don't see... help...
De La Cruz: 9L89, somebody is en route code three. Hang in there.
(No response from 9L89)
Officer: We've got one suspect driving the white vehicle, eastbound from the north parking lot. We've got one suspect on foot. The suspect on foot is behind a long trailer rig.
Bellard: SWAT is moving in.
Officer: They're moving eastbound!
De La Cruz (forcefully): 9L89, 9L89, come in... 9L89, 9L89, come in!
(No response from 9L89)
Bellard: The officer that's down at Archwood and Laurel Canyon appears to be unconscious.
Air Unit: All units use caution. You've got a suspect on foot north of the bank.
Officer: Be advised that any units we have here are unusable. The black and whites are all blown out.
Command: At this point the ballgame is with SWAT and the suspects. If the suspects move make sure the air units monitor them so SWAT can take them down. There's no officer that should try to stop these suspects.
De La Cruz: 9L89, 9L89, come in. Unit is almost there.
(No response from 9L89)
Bellard: All units be advised no officers try to get involved, let SWAT try to take the suspects down, if the suspect tries to leave the area the air unit will follow him. Shots are still being fired.
De La Cruz (emotional): 9L89, 9L89... come in...
(she unplugs, RTO Frazier takes over)
Communications Supervisor: Take it easy.
Frazier: She's all right. 9L89, help is coming...
(No response from 9L89)
Air Unit: Be advised that the suspect is out of the white vehicle and shooting at civilians.
Officer: We have a citizen down.
Air Unit: The suspect is in back of the white vehicle. He is now moving slowly eastbound.
Officer: Have we verified that there are no extra suspects in the bank?
De La Cruz: (back on, with strong voice) 9L89, 9L89, come in.
(No response from 9L89)
De La Cruz: 9L89, 9L89, come in!
(No response from 9L89)
Bellard: Be advised, one suspect is in custody.
Officer: Be advised that there are two suspects in custody.
Bellard: Are there any outstanding suspects?
Command: That is unknown. We need rescue ambulances at our command post now code three.
End of segment. With the two primary suspects down, medical aid reaches 9L89 and other wounded officers and civilians. All survive, except for the two suspects.
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- Pizza Party
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The Colombia international has been constantly linked with a move away from the club, and Chelsea have already opened informal talks to sign the attacker, as Goal.com exclusively revealed earlier this month.
"He tells me he is very happy here and that he wants to honour his contract but one day, we don't know when, he would like to try out another league," he told Cuatro.
|Radamel Falcao is 25/1 to win the Ballon d'Or with Paddy Power
"I know that day will come, but it won't be anytime soon. I can say that he has told me personally that he loves being at this club.
"He is the best No.9 in the world at the moment. He is also a lovely, kind guy, and he never loses his temper."
Falcao's contract with Atletico runs until June 2016.


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Fergie Is Unfair With Carling Cup Hero
Despite an excellent performance at Wembley, Ben Foster will be among the substitutes or in the stands as United take on Newcastle tomorrow night. Edwin van der Sar, still on course for an even more staggering record, will regain his place between the posts.
'Edwin will play,' Sir Alex said.
'After watching Ben's performance on Sunday, it seems almost unfair. But the future is Ben's and in the end there'll be a competition between him and Tomasz Kuszczak when Edwin hangs his gloves up.'
To me that competition looks a little bit lopsided: Foster has so much more natural talent. I'm not sure that he'll ever become a number one at United but I'm fairly certain that Kuszczak will never be.


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Ok..ok..before you guys roll your eyes and are tired of me and my questions. I promise this one wasn't me. Someone asked me to do it and said they would be interested in seeing what people's answers were. So I went ahead and asked friends of mine in relationships - although I should mention that most of them are married - and below are answers that I got verbatim, no edits. Enjoy! (Is enjoy the right word?)
"I love his commitment. Looooooove it"
"One thing caught my attention, another thing sparked my interest. Physique...love me a thin woman (lepa toh bad). Eccentricity... Her thought process is different from most women out there"
"Oh gosh. It's not just one thing. He's goofy, a genuinely good person that makes me want to be one too. Smart, gosh he's so smart. And he loves me fiercely. Oh and he's cute too"
"He's patient, understanding, fun(ny), has a hustler's spirit, strong leader and we have physical chemistry"
"He's a great listener, extremely understanding, always has my back, great shoulder and totally supportive"
"I like the fact that she understands me and tolerates me. She is more grounded than a lot of girls I know. She wants me to do well always and is always worried about me. I have never been more physically attracted to anyone else plus I think she has good maternal instincts and will be a great mother and house manager (although she will not be a housewife)"
"I like the way she sleeps after sex"
"I find him to be very interesting...knowledgeable about a lot of things so our conversations are never boring. He is very smart...I am a sucker for smart dudes. He is very open minded yet certain about his beliefs. He has crooked teeth. He is religious and loves music...very affectionate. He is generous too"
"His sense of humor. The fact that he can be corrected and he's kind"
"His simplicity. What you see is what you get. No second guessing necessary. His friendliness. His welcoming nature. Most people are immediately at ease in his presence"
"The most important aspect of her is she's loyal and has my best interests at heart. That to me is her most important quality, knowing she has my back. She's also to quote my dad, "very enterprising". She's able to find creative solutions to issues. Add those to other qualities such as looks and compatibility, it becomes clear why I decided she was the one to marry"
" I like how I can be with her, not doing anything and it's still a good time. We don't even have to talk and we're just happy to be with each other"
"His calm and cheerful spirit. His ability to forgive and look past anything. His patience and desire to improve himself. The way he laughs. His uncomplicated life perspective. How helpful he is with everything in the house. I'm currently sick and doctor says I shouldn't do anything... he will work come home, cook, grocery shop, do laundry, give me back massages. . Even when I get sad that he's doing so much...he just laughs through it. It's incredible"
Well, those are the answers that I received...i go love oooo one day (we hope). Hope you enjoyed/liked it. Did you have any favorites? If you'd like to add yours in the comment section that's fine too. Have a wonderful week guys :)


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Invictus and Codemasters turned the ignition key on its multiplayer all-terrain 4x4 racing game, 'Insane', where dangerous driving is the safest bet.
Specially designed for Internet and LAN play, Insane put players behind the wheel of a range of off-road vehicles including 4x4, trucks and even military vehicles, all with realistic and individual handling. Featuring stunning simultaneous multiplayer racing, players could kick up plenty of road dirt against human or computer generated competitors across a terrain which puts even the toughest suspension to the test. A full championship series is also available, pitching drivers against the full set of Insane's challenges.
From the snow and ice of Yosemite to the arid dunes of the African desert, Insane features amazingly detailed 3D locations and delivers riotous 4x4 racing on PC-CD ROM.


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That's a great idea, i'm easily distracted too - by NIKKIPRINE
If I have the urge to work out, I grab my shoes and go outside to put them on. This way, I don't run the risk of sitting on the couch in front of the TV or at the kitchen table in front of another task . It makes it nearly impossible for that devil on my shoulder to tell me I have something better to do!


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Ya'll Ain't Gonna Believe This!
Posted May 31, 2014 - 07:43 AM
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Posted May 31, 2014 - 07:52 AM
My daughter lives on Deer lake in Boyne Fall, Mi and the deer in the photo is about 20' from her picture window, the Eagle is about 100 feet out. They have had as many as 20 deer walk right up and eat the grass and flowers under the window. My two year old granddaughter will put her hand on the window and the deer will come right up to the glass and try to smell her hand.
The long and cold winter must have made the deer desperate for food.
- KennyP said thank you
Posted May 31, 2014 - 08:44 AM
I'm kind of out in country and have woods all around the house so we get deer in our yard quite regularly. I can usually tell when they are around because the dogs go crazy. I guess the deer know the dogs are in a fenced in yard so they don't pay any attention to them. In her younger years the Shepard could clear the fence and did on a few occasions.
Posted May 31, 2014 - 08:50 AM
I got you one Kenny, I was at the house 3 months ago and see something in the back yard that looks like a big black dog so I open the back door to yell at it to get the heck out of here and realize it is a damn wild pig routing thru the leaves.
I ran to grab one of my rifles and by the time I get back he is already at full alert and when I open the door it takes off.
Many years ago my brother and I were sitting in some lawn chairs with my mother in front of her house just as the sun set. Her dogs(rotts) all of a sudden went nuts and ran to the fence, we can see something on the other side of the fence and then see it jump over the fence on our side and the rotts come racing back towards the house right past us with this big black thing in tow, when it gets to the edge of the light from the yard light we realize its a dadgum black bear, mom screams "BEAR!!!!!" and we all three hit the sliding glass door at the same time trying to get inside
Edited by victor3ranger, May 31, 2014 - 08:51 AM.
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Posted May 31, 2014 - 08:51 AM
It's that new Suburbia Deer I've been hearing about.
Here's a pic of where they went through. They were in the yard of the house in the center of the pic about where the top rail of the gates goes across.
Neat to see an animal someplace unusual. Unless its 3' in front of you bumper at 55mph.
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Posted May 31, 2014 - 09:27 AM
I hit several of them coming home.
How do you know they were going home? They might of been going to out for dinner?
I have hit so many deer in the last 14 years its not funny. I worked midnights for a couple years and I hit 9 in 2 years. I hit one about a month ago. I slammed on my brakes, clipped him and he stumbled off the side of the road. LUCKY for me no damage to my car.
I hate deer.
Posted May 31, 2014 - 09:39 AM
My backyard.
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Posted May 31, 2014 - 06:34 PM
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Posted May 31, 2014 - 06:47 PM
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Posted May 31, 2014 - 06:48 PM
These dear just ran through my yard!!
They weren't green!
- superspeedex said thank you
Posted May 31, 2014 - 07:04 PM
They weren't green!
I had too haha
Posted May 31, 2014 - 07:22 PM
These dear just ran through my yard!!
Those are some nice looking tractors!
- superspeedex said thank you
Posted May 31, 2014 - 07:39 PM
Those are some nice looking tractors!
thanks... they look better cleaned up
Posted June 01, 2014 - 07:32 AM
On deer whistlers, a lot of people say they don't really work but we've seen critters turn away so I feel they must do something. It pays to look at them occasionally though since I've pried/blown dead bugs and stuff out of ours on occasion.
Posted June 01, 2014 - 07:35 AM
Edited by Fleetman, June 01, 2014 - 07:38 AM.
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\015 I have a Sony Cybershot DSC-W100 and I had great photos taken of my class before graduation only to find out later that they where all taken in Multi Burst Mode!:[ I downloaded the pictures and transfered them to Microsoft Office Picture Manager 2007. What can I do to change the images to one single image?? thank you! (please answer asap)\015
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I solved my problem myself, well i had a little help from my father[he is good at almost everything]
\015\012but when i received the pictures from the store after being develpoed they were extremely low quality.
\015\012that was $8 i wasted...oh well.
\015\012Thank you and I would not want the premium plan i just dont have that knid of money.
\015\012THanks anyways!
\015\012but when i received the pictures from the store after being develpoed they were extremely low quality.
\015\012that was $8 i wasted...oh well.
\015\012Thank you and I would not want the premium plan i just dont have that knid of money.
\015\012THanks anyways!
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Growth Factor Levels in the Platelet-rich Plasma Produced by 2 Different Methods: Curasan-type PRP Kit Versus PCCS PRP System
Gernot Weibrich, MD, DDS, Wilfried K. G. Kleis, MD, Gerd Hafner, MD
Purpose: Potential treatments using autologous thrombocyte growth factors are an important reason to improve methods for isolating platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Two methods for extracting PRP directly by the surgeon are currently available; this study was conducted to compare the growth factor levels in the resulting PRP. Materials and Methods: Whole blood was drawn from 46 healthy donors (17 men, 29 women) aged 20 to 59 years (29.9 ± 7.8). PRP was then separated from each sample by both the PCCS (3i) and Curasan (PRP Kit, Curasan) methods. Results: The growth factor content differed significantly for TGF-1 (PCCS 467.1 ng/mL; Curasan 79.7 ng/mL) (sign test P < .0001) and PDGF-AB (PCCS 251.8 ng/mL; Curasan 314.1 ng/mL) (P < .0001); this was less significant for IGF-I (PCCS 91.0 ng/mL; Curasan 69.5 ng/mL) (P < .02). The higher platelet count in the PCCS PRP (PCCS 2,232,500/µL; Curasan 1,140,500/µL) seemed to correlate with a higher level of TGF-1 (Spearmans correlation coefficient, rS = 0.7), whereas the higher leukocyte count in the Curasan PRP (PCCS 15,300/µL; Curasan 33,150/µL) had only a minor correlation with higher levels of PDGF-AB (rS = 0.46). Discussion: The PCCS end product has both a higher platelet count and a higher total content of the growth factors investigated. Nevertheless, the biologic effect of the evaluated growth factor levels remains unknown. The amount of PRP necessary to achieve the intended biologic effects still remains unclear.Conclusion: PRP contains growth factors in high concentrations. Precise predictions of growth factor levels based on the thrombocyte counts of whole blood or PRP appeared limited. There are different sources for growth fators (platelets, leukocytes, plasma). (INT J ORAL MAXILLOFAC IMPLANTS 2002;17:184190)
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