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You have to love a show that isn't afraid to do something different, and Doctor Who in the Moffat era certainly does things differently.
Expositional episodes are a necessary evil of season-spanning arcs, but there are ways to do this in an unboring way. While some shows give you an info-dump of people talking in a room (*cough* Torchwood *cough*), others surround exposition with off-the-wall craziness. It's pretty clear from watching "Let's Kill Hitler" that the Moff sat down and said, "Okay, I want to answer a whole bunch of River Song-related questions; how can I do that in the most outlandish way possible? Hmm." And it's true; we get all kinds of answers about River Song and wrapped up a few mysteries from "The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon," but we also get shrink rays, shape-shifting robots, and Rory punching Hitler in the face. Oh, Doctor Who, I sure did miss you.
I usually like to save the things I didn't like about the episode for the end of the review, but since it began the episode, I see no reason not to lead with it. The whole "Mels" idea is really, really stupid. Sorry, Moffat, good try, didn't work for me. Felt like a cop out. She's Melody Pond's second (I'm assuming) iteration after we saw her regenerate at the end of "Day of the Moon," and so we're supposed to believe that Madame Kovarian & Co. spent huge amounts of time cultivating this plan, a human/Time Lord hybrid to kill their sworn enemy, the Doctor, but instead of waiting until she's a grown up and sending her to kill him at some various point in his history, she's just allowed to go grow up with her own parents on the off-chance that the Doctor might come back? They're from the future, they would know exactly when he'd come back, which we saw in "The Eleventh Hour," and she'd have been there waiting for him. But not only does she completely seem to miss the events of that episode, the one where giant EYEBALL THINGS come from the sky and say stuff about destroying the Earth, we've never even heard of Mels until just now, when we see a ridiculous set of flashbacks showing us she's been there all the time, but just out of our frame of knowledge. And just because the Doctor comments on never having heard of her, it's still not okay. Mentioning how it doesn't make sense isn't the same as it making sense.
And "Mels," for some reason, wants to go kill Hitler… Why? Just so there can be the title line, "Let's Kill Hitler." End of. Explanation over. Just for the ever-loving fuck of it. It would have been much more likely, and less hokey, if they'd have just accidentally crash-landed in Berlin in 1938 because she shot the TARDIS (which I rolled my eyes at, but whatever, it's fine) and then they could have gotten mixed up with the tiny pilots of the robot people and that, which is something I thought was a neat idea. I'm not just crapping on Moff's parade to be contrary; it just seemed like a huge convenience to explain something he didn't feel like thinking about anymore. I LOVE the idea of seeing Melody Pond in an earlier regeneration, and some crazy woman coming in and acting River-ish only to reveal she is, in fact, River Song herself earlier in life is fantastic. I just think the entire "Mels" thing was a way of making it so they can stop looking for baby Melody, because, oop, wouldn't you know it, she's been safe and sound with her parents the whole time.
Anyway, despite all that griping I just did, I actually, overall, quite enjoyed the episode. Once the regeneration happened, I was well on board. The idea of weird future vigilantes driving a shape-shifting robot is pretty brilliant, and going back in time to make war criminals experience "hell" is a very interesting notion, though I don't think I'm crazy about River being a worse offender than Adolf Hitler, implying killing the Doctor is far worse than exterminating millions and millions of innocent people. Hitler and Berlin itself were completely superfluous, but I guess it was worth it for me simply to have Rory punching Nazis. No two ways about it, Rory is a badass.
And what about Matt Smith? He's nothing short of great. How difficult must it be to play like you're slowly dying in agony for half an episode? This episode expressed all that the Doctor represents, and it's his compassion for his friends that allows Melody/River to begin to realize that he might not be such a bad guy after all. It also plays up the notion that the Eleventh Doctor, deep down, does not like himself, as evidenced by the scene in the TARDIS where the voice interface activates using a hologram of himself. This has been hinted at many times over the last season and a half, most notably in my favorite series 5 episode, "Amy's Choice." I also liked the going-through of previous companions as holograms and his response that he feels guilty about all of them. The joke maybe only needed to be made once, but you can't show Rose and then not show Martha and Donna, to be fair. Also, he did the "Doctor Who?" joke. Cute.
The end of the episode featured River transferring all the rest of her regenerative energy (forever and ever it seems) to the Doctor to save him from the poison. That's another big question answered: If River can regenerate, how come she didn't regenerate at the end of "Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead?" Cuz she ain't a Time Lord no mo'. That's definitely also a plot convenience, but one I can live with. Now, I really doubt her saving the Doctor will entirely undo the brainwashing done to her as a child, but now she has an inner conflict which is quite interesting. The sad thing is, though, River has now completely lost all of her mystery. We know everything about who she is, where she came from, how she knows the Doctor, and why she's a criminal. The only thing we don't know is if she is the person in the astronaut suit who kills him. My instincts say that's still too easy. We'll see.
"Let's Kill Hitler" brought Doctor Who back with some continuity-thrashing revelations and some crazy-weird ideas, but for the most part, it was a solid 48 minutes of fun. Really glad Doctor Who is back on our telly screens and we can watch and talk about a show that consistently entertains. Now, if you'll excuse me, I still have Friday's Torchwood to watch…
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A PITCH inspection will be held tomorrow ahead of Oxford United's FA Cup tie, but hosts Charlton Athletic are predicting they will avoid a third postponement.
The Championship side have admitted there is a serious problem with the drainage system at The Valley, which has caused them to cancel the third round tie twice already.
Their league game against Barnsley was also called off at short notice yesterday despite Charlton using a dome all week to dry out the playing surface.
The club apologised for the latest postponement, but in a statement on their website this morning reiterated they were confident the cup tie would go ahead.
It read: "A pitch inspection will take place on Monday afternoon ahead of the cup game with Oxford, but the club is expecting the tie to go ahead as planned."
Charlton intend to allow the pitch to dry out in the open air today, before setting up the dome, which is pumped full of hot air, later this afternoon.

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By WGBH News
What are you reading this summer? These are some recommendations from Emily Rooney's panel — including your input.
- The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
- The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
- Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
- Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
- The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier
- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
- The Mansion of Happiness by Jill Lepore
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- Imagine by Jonah Lehrer
- Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
YOUNG ADULT: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- This Bright River by Patrick Somerville — This I have not actually read but I'm dying to read.
- Arcadia by Lauren Groff
- The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
- The Forgotten Waltz by Anne Enright
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Blood, Bones and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
- Island Practice by Pam Belluck
- Townie by Andre Dubus III
- Mrs. Nixon by Ann Beattie — Technically this is fiction, but if anyone's read it, it sort of defies category.
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Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
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Drift by Rachel Maddow
Elisabeth, Arlington
Birth 2012 and Beyond by Barbara Marx Hubbard
Tom, Lynn
Was by Geoff Ryman
Louis, Swansea
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Peter, Yarmouth
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable
Lauren, Newton
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Pete, Marlborough
The Vegas Knockout by Tom Schreck
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Eric, Boston
Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross
Warren, Lowell
The Brass Bonanza Plays Again by Robert Muldoon
Nancy, Leicester
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
Eileen, Arlington
The Temporary Detective by Joanne Sidney Lessner
Donna, Marion
Louis D. Brandeis: A Biography by Melvin Urofsky
Mark, Arlington
In the Blue Light of African Dreams by Paul Watkins
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — High surf generated by a former hurricane in the eastern Pacific rolled onto Southern California beaches again Thursday, showing signs of diminishing but still bringing warnings of possible property damage and dangerous rip currents.
Big breakers chewed away at beaches and provided thrills for surfers, body-boarders and shoreline crowds.
In Venice Beach, a 27-year-old man was pulled from high surf in grave condition Thursday night, but paramedics were able to regain a pulse as he was taken to a hospital, Los Angeles fire spokesman Erik Scott said.
However, meteorologists said the conditions had peaked and would gradually subside through Friday, with high surf advisories expected to expire that evening.
Tropical Storm Marie, downgraded from hurricane status, was spinning more than 800 miles west of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and was expected to be further downgraded to post-tropical cyclone status Thursday night, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
The storm was moving toward the northwest at about 15 mph with maximum sustained winds dropping to 45 mph.
Surging surf arrived on the Southern California coast late Tuesday and was wildest on Wednesday. Blocks of oceanfront homes flooded in low-lying Seal Beach south of Los Angeles, pilings were knocked off the Malibu Pier and a boatyard on Santa Catalina Island was battered.
Warnings or advisories were posted for hundreds of miles of coastline. The National Weather Service called it the region's most significant southerly swell event since July of 1996.
Lifeguards worked to keep all but the most experienced surfers and swimmers out of the water but still made hundreds of rescues.
Beaches were left with deep gouges and abrupt drop-offs more typical of the aftermath of winter storms than summer.
At scenic Sycamore Cove below the rugged Santa Monica Mountains, waves on Thursday gradually stole remnants of an old lifeguard building known as the Cove House that collapsed into the angry surf overnight.
In Seal Beach, bulldozers were maintaining a high sand berm hastily created to protect shoreline homes and facilities, and the Port of Long Beach resumed operations at two cargo terminals where conditions a day earlier were too dangerous for the loading and unloading of four vessels.


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HONG KONG (AP) — Thailand's stock market and currency fell Tuesday after the military declared martial law in what it called an attempt to stabilize the country's precarious political situation.
The benchmark SET index in Bangkok dropped 1 percent to 1,397.48. The dollar spiked to about 32.65 baht before easing to about 32.50 baht.
Bangkok remained calm after Thailand's military took control of public security nationwide, surrounding police headquarters in the capital as they broadcast the announcement before dawn from multiple television stations. It requested TV channels run by opposing political camps to suspend broadcasts.
The move, which the military insists is not a coup, follows months of anti-government demonstrations and a refusal by the caretaker prime minister to step down.
The unrest has hurt the Thai economy, which shrank 2.1 percent in the first quarter from the fourth quarter, according to data released Monday.
"The last thing the economy needs is further political instability," said Michael Every, head of Asia Pacific financial market research at Rabobank. He said that "martial law will almost certainly hit near-term tourism arrivals."
Stocks were mostly higher elsewhere in Asia, following a small gain on Wall Street.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.9 percent to 14,135.42 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.8 percent to 22,776.28. South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.3 percent to 2,009.22.
China's Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.2 percent to 2,008.39 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.1 percent to 5,416.30.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 index rose 0.4 percent to close at 1,885.08 and the Dow added 0.1 percent to end at 16,511.86. The Nasdaq composite index rose 0.9 percent to 4,125.82.
The euro rose to $1.3712 from $1.3709 in late trading Monday. The dollar strengthened to 101.54 Japanese yen from 101.49.
Benchmark crude oil for June delivery was up 9 cents to $102.20 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 53 cents to settle at $102.11 on Monday.


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Andrew Antonucci,
v. Docket No. CR-06-603
Arlington Retirement Board,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Joseph Spinale, Esq.
10 High Street, Suite 1
Medford, MA 02155
Appearance for Respondent:
Thomas Paul Gorman, Esq.
Sherin & Lodgen, LLP
101 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
Administrative Magistrate:
Maria A. Imparato, Esq.
This application for accidental disability retirement benefits is denied because the Petitioner has not demonstrated that he was unable to perform the essential duties of his job on his last day of work. Vest v. CRAB, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 191 (1996). After retirement for superannuation, the Petitioner lived an active lifestyle until several years later when he developed atrial fibrillation.
Andrew Antonucci is appealing under G. L. c. 32, s. 16(4) the August 31, 2006 decision of the Arlington Retirement Board to deny his request for accidental disability retirement benefits. (Exs. 1, 2.)
I held a hearing on October 22, 2009 at the office of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA.
I admitted documents into evidence. (Exs. 1 - 11) The parties offered argument on the record. No witnesses were called to testify. There is one tape cassette of the hearing. The parties stipulated that Mr. Antonucci stopped working on or about May 20, 2001, and that he retired for superannuation on May 25, 2001.
I make the following findings of fact based on the documents in evidence and the two stipulations of the parties.
1. Andrew Antonucci, d.o.b. 9/12/1941, worked as a firefighter for the Town of Arlington Fire Department from April 7, 1974 to on or about May 20, 2001. He retired for superannuation on or about May 25, 2001. (Ex. 5; Ex. 6, p. 55; Stipulation of the parties.)
2. Mr. Antonucci passed a pre-employment physical examination that revealed no evidence of heart disease. His blood pressure was 120/80. An electrocardiogram on July 31, 1974 was within normal limits. (Ex. 6, pp. 57-59.)
3. On January 17, 2001, Mr. Antonucci saw his primary care doctor, R. P. Criscitiello, M.D., for a routine office visit. Dr. Criscitiello noted that Mr. Antonucci had hypertension, peptic ulcer disease, and mitral valvular disease with prolapse and regurgitation. Dr. Criscitiello noted that Mr. Antonucci had "no headaches, shortness of breath or chest pains." (Ex. 6, p. 191.)
4. Mr. Antonucci's blood pressure was 100/60. His heart rhythm was a "2-3 blowing apical murmur consistent with mitral valvular disease and regurgitation. There is no diastolic component." Dr. Criscitiello urged Mr. Antonucci to stop smoking and setup a colonoscopy. "He would like to wait until he retires in 2-3 months." (Ex. 6, p 191.)
5. On March 9, 2001, Mr. Antonucci was seen by J.P. Berkoben, M.D., because he had fractured his left toe in late January. "He was in a walking cast. He just went back to work a couple of days ago." Mr. Antonucci's blood pressure was 138/78. His heart had a "systolic murmur (MVP)." (Ex. 6, p. 190.)
6. Mr. Antonucci stopped working and retired for superannuation in May 2001.
7. On September 26, 2001, Mr. Antonucci saw Dr. Criscitiello for an office visit. Dr. Criscitiello noted that Mr. Antonucci still smoked a pack a day. "He denies any headaches. No shortness of breath, chest pains, palpitations, nausea, vomiting. … He feels well." Mr. Antonucci's blood pressure was 136/94, his heart rhythm was regular "with a 2-3/6 holosystolic apical murmur. Negative S3." Dr. Criscitiello noted that Mr. Antonucci had mitral valve prolapse and needed prophylaxis for any dental procedures. (Ex. 6, p. 189.)
8. On November 17, 2004, Mr. Antonucci was referred to Maurizio Diaco, M.D. for evaluation of mitral regurgitation for pre-operative clearance for a urological procedure. Dr. Diaco noted that Mr. Antonucci "presents without distress. He does report a very active lifestyle. He is currently working on two houses doing manual work. He reports no limitation, no palpitations, no chest pain both at rest or exertion. No PND, orthopnea or peripheral edema." Mr. Antonucci's blood pressure was 130/80. (Ex. 6, p. 170.)
9. Dr. Diaco recorded his impression of mitral regurgitation with underlying mitral valve prolapse, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension. He opined that there was no contraindication for the planned surgery. Dr. Diaco opined, "The paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is probably related to progression of his underlying mitral regurgitation and further left atrial enlargement." (Ex. 6, pp. 170-172.)
10. On February 15, 2005, Mr. Antonucci returned to Dr. Criscitiello after hospitalization for bladder outlet obstruction surgery with transurethral resection of the prostate. His heart revealed an irregularly irregular rhythm. Electrocardiogram confirmed the presence of atrial fibrillation with a moderate ventricular response. Dr. Criscitiello recommended anticoagulation for stroke prevention. (Ex. 6, p. 167.)
11. On April 28, 2005, Mr. Antonucci was admitted to Lahey Clinic with episodes of dyspnea that awakened him from sleep. Dr. Criscitiello saw him in consultation and noted, "He developed probably persistent atrial fibrillation between 11/04 and 2/05 without apparent symptoms." (Ex. 6, p. 232.)
12. During an inpatient surgical consultation with Richard D'Agostino, M.D. on May 2, 2005, Dr. D'Agostino noted: "About 3 months ago, [Mr. Antonucci] noted a change in his exercise capacity, finding that he was (sic) much more shortness of breath than he had been previously with exercise. He is generally fairly physically active. … Subsequently, he was noted to be in atrial fibrillation, and in all likelihood, he had been having episodes of transient atrial fibrillation antedating the continuous atrial fibrillation which [he] has evidently had not for the past few months." (Ex. 6, p. 226.)
13. On May 4, 2005, Mr. Antonucci underwent mitral valve repair. (Ex. 6, pp. 204-5.)
14. Mr. Antonucci filed an application for accidental disability retirement benefits on April 18, 2005, citing atrial fibrillation as a result of performing firefighting duties. (Ex. 3, pp. 2, 5.)
15. Dr. Diaco filed a statement in support of the application dated March 23, 2005 answering all certificate questions in the affirmative. He opined that Mr. Antonucci is permanently incapable of performing the duties of a firefighter. He opined, "Mr. Antonucci has had a history of hypertension which I do believe may have been aggravated by his duty as a fireman. I do suspect that the hypertension is at the base of worsening of his mitral regurgitation which eventually induced left atrial enlargement and [is] responsible for his paroxysmal atrial fibrillation." (Ex. 4.)
16. By letter of May 31, 2005, Dr. Diaco stated, "Mr. Antonucci has asked me if the mitral regurgitation and the atrial fibrillation may have been present before 2001. … I do feel strongly that the condition was preexisting, and he probably may have had a long period of intermittent atrial fibrillation before the permanent atrial fibrillation. It is very conceivable to think that before 2001, both mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation were present." (Ex. 7.)
17. On July 6, 2005, Dr. Diaco submitted an addendum to his letter of May 31, 2005. He opined, "Mr. Antonucci has probably had atrial fibrillation with mitral regurgitation before 2001. I did feel from my assessment that the job condition contributed and may even have triggered the atrial fibrillation and worsening of mitral regurgitation. The presence of mitral regurgitation with atrial fibrillation most likely has reduced his stamina and caused more dyspnea on exertion. Considering that before 2001, he also was not on treatment for it. … I strongly feel that the condition was probably preexisting and limited his ability to perform his duty." (Ex. 7.)
18. By note of April 15, 2005, Dr. Criscitiello opined, "[Mr. Antonucci] has been diagnosed and treated for hypertension while he was working for the Fire department." (Ex. 4.)
19. On November 29, 2005, the Board requested that PERAC convene a regional medical panel to examine Mr. Antonucci. (Ex. 9)
20. By memo of December 19, 2005, PERAC requested that the Board "provide a Physician's Narrative that supports the fact that Mr. Antonucci was disabled from his condition, that this condition is permanent and is such as might be the natural and proximate result of the personal injury sustained or hazard undergone in the performance of his duties on the date that he was last employed by the governmental unit. Once this information is received a medical panel will be appointed for this member." (Ex. 9)
21. By letter of April 25, 2006, To Whom it May Concern from the Board's Retirement Administrator, the Board requested that "if the Medical Panel votes affirmatively for Mr. Antonucci's accidental disability application due to his heart condition that the Panel clearly defines that Mr. Antonucci was disabled from performing his duties as a firefighter prior to his original retirement date of May 21, 2001." (Ex. 6, p. 31.)
22. A regional medical panel comprising Madhusadan Thakur, M.D., George Philippides, M.D. and Eric Awtry, M.D. convened on May 3, 2006 to examine Mr. Antonucci. Dr. Thakur specializes in cardiovascular disease. Drs. Philippides and Awtry are board certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in cardiovascular disease. (Ex. 10; Board of Registration in Medicine website.)
23. The panel answered unanimously in the negative with respect to the existence of a disability prior to May 21, 2001. (Exs. 10, 11.)
24. The panel reviewed medical records and a job description, took a history and performed a physical examination. The panel diagnosed mitral valve prolapse; status post mitral valve repair in May 2005; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; and mild hypertension controlled on medical therapy. (Exs. 10, 11.)
25. The panel noted that Mr. Antonucci told them that he stopped working in May 2001 as a result of "intermittent fatigue." He told the panel that during the 1990s he had episodes of fatigue, not clearly associated with exertion and without chest pain or shortness of breath, but perhaps with palpitations. He said that he had the symptoms evaluated at Symmes Hospital 10 to 12 times during that decade, but he was never told that he had atrial fibrillation. He said he voluntarily retired in May 2001 because he "just couldn't take it any more." (Ex. 11.)
26. The panel opined: "Although there is a paucity of records available prior to [May 21, 2001], all of the available records note that his blood pressure was well controlled on a relatively limited medical regimen and there is no clear evidence of him having had hypertension related to heart disease. Additionally, although it is documented that his mitral valve prolapse was diagnosed in the mid '90s, the Panel notes that mitral valve prolapse is not an acquired condition and not secondary to his job-related stressors. Rather, it is a developmental abnormality of the mitral valve resulting in floppy mitral valve leaflets that allow blood to flow in the wrong direction during heart contraction. The natural history of mitral valve prolapse is that it tends to get worse with time and frequently requires valve surgery. … Although Mr. Antonucci clearly had mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation during the 1990s, there is no clear evidence that it was limiting his ability to perform his job at that time. Additionally, at the time of his evaluation by a cardiologist in November 2004, he was specifically noted to have a very active lifestyle, was able to do manual labor on his houses, and had no physical limitations related to cardiac symptoms." (Ex. 11.)
27. The panel opined with respect to Mr. Antonucci's suggestion that his many evaluations at Symmes Hospital for fatigue in the 90s might be related to previous paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: "[T]here is no documentation that he had atrial fibrillation prior to 2004 and he specifically notes that he was told he did not have a cardiac cause for his symptoms during his multiple evaluations. Additionally, during his documented episodes of atrial fibrillation over the past several years, he has been asymptomatic specifically without palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, or episodic fatigue that related to the periods of time during which he was in the arrhythmia." (Ex. 11.)
28. The panel concluded, "[A]t the time of his voluntary retirement on May 21, 2001, there was no evidence to suggest that he was disabled on the basis of heart disease or hypertension." Ex. 11.)
The decision of the Arlington Retirement Board to deny the application of Andrew Antonucci for accidental disability retirement benefits is affirmed because the Petitioner has not proven that he was unable to perform the essential duties of a firefighter on his last day of work on May 20, 2001.
In order to prevail on his application for accidental disability retirement benefits, the Petitioner must prove that he is unable to perform the essential duties of his job as the result of a personal injury or hazard undergone sustained while in the performance of his duties under G. L. c. 32, s. 7 (1). As a threshold matter, the Petitioner must demonstrate that he was unable to perform his essential duties on his last day of work. Vest v. CRAB, 41 Mass. App. Ct. 191, 668 N.E.2d1356 (1996).
In Vest, the Appeals Court affirmed the denial of accidental disability benefits to a police officer who became disabled by hypertension four years after he had stopped working for non-medical reasons. The Appeals Court held that in view of the fact that the Petitioner had performed the duties of his job until his last day of work despite having non-disabling hypertension, he could not "claim accidental disability retirement status on the basis of a subsequently matured disability." Id. 191 Mass. App. Ct. at 194.
The facts in this case are analogous. Here, the Petitioner worked until May 2001 despite having mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation. There is no evidence in the medical record, and no testimony from the Petitioner, that he stopped working for medical reasons. In fact, the medical record demonstrates that he lived a physically active life after retirement until he was discovered in 2004 during a pre-operative work-up to have atrial fibrillation.
Although his doctors speculate that the Petitioner may have had intermittent atrial fibrillation prior to retirement, there is still no evidence to demonstrate that the Petitioner was unable to perform the duties of his job prior to retirement. He apparently had been planning his retirement for several months prior to retirement because he told his doctor in January 2001 that he wanted to put off having a colonoscopy until he retired in 2-3 months.
The Petitioner has therefore failed to meet the requirements for an award of accidental disability retirement because he was not unable to perform the duties of his job on his last day of work.
The Petitioner argues that he is entitled to an award on the basis of the G.L. c. 32, s. 94 presumption, and that the panel failed to address the presumption and failed to rebut the opinion of Dr. Diaco.
Because the panel found that the Petitioner was not disabled on his last day of work, the panel was not obliged to address the issues of permanence and causation. The section 94 presumption deals with causation, not with the issue of disability. Furthermore, since Dr. Diaco's opinion is couched in the language of speculation, unsupported by any facts to support the notion that the Petitioner was unable to perform the duties of his job on his last day of work, there was no need for the Panel to address Dr. Diaco's speculative opinion.
The denial of the Petitioner's application for accidental disability retirement benefits is affirmed.
Maria A. Imparato
Administrative Magistrate


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If I'm reading the chart right (and I think I am), below shows not the temperature in Nashville, but the adjustments made to the temperature, going from raw readings to "homogenized" adjusted numbers. The scale on the left shows you the size of the adjustments.
You will notice that all early temperatures are adjusted downwards, which, in effect, adjusted the current temperature quite a bit upwards. (But note the current temperatures are barely being adjusted here; it's the older ones being pushed down.)
Here is the true trend in real temperatures vs. the supposed trend when the numbers are "homogenized."
Nashville's been trending quite a bit colder -- but once we homogenize, we get a slight upward trend.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The day after the Tony Award nominations were announced, Annaleigh Ashford stood smiling in a Times Square hotel's event space, cheered by the sight of all her fellow honorees gathered together.
Wandering nearby were Stephanie J. Block and Patina Miller, Laura Osnes and Danny Burstein, Condola Rashad and Will Chase. Off in the distance were Victoria Clark, Amy Morton, Kristine Nielsen, Tracy Letts and Valisia LeKae.
Ashford, dressed in a velvet romper and enjoying her first Tony nod for "Kinky Boots" after years of solid stage work, summed it up this way: "It surely is incredible to see all these theater people in the room."
Plenty of A-list Hollywood stars showed up on Broadway this season — and many helped their shows turn a profit — but Sunday's Tony Awards will mostly be celebrating the actors few know outside Times Square.
There were no nominations for Bette Midler, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Paul Rudd, Alec Baldwin, Alicia Silverstone, Sigourney Weaver, Cuba Gooding Jr. or Scarlett Johansson. The only truly starry name to pick up a nod was Broadway newcomer Tom Hanks.
"By and large, it's theater people who have been honored this season and it's great. It doesn't always happen that way," says Billy Porter, nominated for the first time for "Kinky Boots" after being in five Broadway shows.
The 24 members of the Tony Award nominating committee — composed of theater professionals who each serve three-year terms — are not permitted to discuss the selection process, leaving it a mystery why, for instance, Midler didn't make the list of best actresses in a play.
"There are only five slots and I think that they know that Bette Midler can live without being nominated and still go home and sleep OK," joked Richard Kind, a nominee for best featured actor in a play for "The Big Knife."
The big names to recently grace the Great White Way join a pipeline that has included Chris Rock, Daniel Radcliffe, Robin Williams, Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts.
They're either looking to kick-start their careers, return to their early roots or try something new. The results have been mixed, but the lure seems to grow every year. On tap for next season: Billy Crystal, Hugh Jackman, Mary-Louise Parker, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz.
Mike Isaacson, who has produced shows like "Bring It On: The Musical" with no stars but has also hired celebrities like Brian Dennehy for a revival of "Death of a Salesman," says there's no formula.
"You look at your show and what you think it needs to make it the most successful," he says. "If you get the right talent on the stage, the audience comes."
There are no-brainers — Pacino, Hanks and Johansson sell tickets. Some are judgment calls — will people come out to see Alec Baldwin or Nathan Lane when they can see them for free on TV?
Sometimes how the star is billed becomes crucial, says producer John N. Hart Jr. His Tony-winning "Once" opened with actors largely unknown outside Times Square, but he also generated plenty of buzz when Katie Holmes appeared in the short-lived play "Dead Accounts" this season.
"I thought with Katie Holmes, the curiosity factor would catapult her but mistakenly we sold her as the star and she wasn't the star of the show and people came out saying, 'Oh, I was disappointed,'" he says. "I think she did a great job, but since we said she was a star they were looking 'Was this a star performance?' and they decided it wasn't."
Hart is currently working on moving a new production of "The Glass Menagerie" starring Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones to New York for a 17-week run starting this September.
He anticipates that audiences will be intrigued by Quinto, who plays Spock in the "Star Trek" reboots, but that they'll really plunk down their money to see Jones, the two-time Tony winner for "Doubt" and "The Heiress."
"She's a Broadway star," he says.
Until fairly recently, big celebrities on Broadway weren't in it for the money. They got perhaps $25,000 a week — nothing to sneeze at but hardly a movie paycheck. That's been changing, with Pacino reportedly earning $125,000 a week for the latest revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross," which earned no Tony nominations.
Such big paychecks are pricing out Broadway's nonprofit theaters such as the Roundabout Theatre Company, the Manhattan Theatre Club and Lincoln Center Theater. The top scale at the Roundabout is less than $1,300 a week.
"I think it is harder for us to attract the big stars now because we're competing directly with commercial theater which is doing a lot more plays with big stars and paying them a fortune," says Todd Haimes, the Roundabout's artistic director. "It makes it a little bit harder for us because we're competing with these huge salaries."
The Roundabout recently scored a coup by getting Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory" to star in its revival of "Harvey," a commercial and critical hit. "Those kind of big stars are few and far between," Haimes says.
But for all the flash, it's worth noting that this past season's top biggest money earners had something in common: There were no big stars in "Wicked," ''The Lion King," ''The Book of Mormon," ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," ''The Phantom of the Opera" and "Jersey Boys."
Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald can see the appeal of stars showing up on Broadway. They attract attention and that translates into jobs for wig makers, ticket-takers and costume makers. But they also take work from worthy theater veterans.
"Look, Broadway needs exposure and without an audience, there is no Broadway. I think they absolutely serve a purpose. It puts butts in seats that might not necessarily be there," she says.
"With the economy the way it is, producers are scared to do shows unless they've got a name in it. So what do you do? Do you not do the show?" she adds. "It's a frustrating thing. I see the Catch-22."
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The owners of the popular brewing supply company made the request for the change in retail location to the Planning Board this week.
According to the request to the board, Border Brew is not looking to make the business any larger or change its approach but wants a more visible location. The store will continue to sell brewing supplies as well as four-ounce samples of beer.
The business would be moving from one retail zone on Lawrence Road to another existing retail building on North Broadway. The retail spot in the Salem Marketplace was last a dance studio and has been vacant for nearly two years.
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The holiday season is upon us, and one thing that means for us at the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) is that we'll be getting reports of alleged improper promotions of religion. We'll check out these reports, and, as always, we'll find some cases where there are legitimate issues that need to be addressed and others where no lines are being crossed. But that's not what this post is about. This is about something that started out as a routine look at a possible holiday-related military religious issue, but ended up leading one of MRFF's research volunteers to stumble upon one of the worst cases of hypocrisy from a self-proclaimed "Christ-centric" company that I've ever seen.
A little background:
It's a pretty common practice in the military for officers and senior NCOs to do things during the holiday season to help those on their bases who are struggling financially -- typically the young enlisted service members who have families to support. Many bases set up "angel trees," for example, where people can take a tag off the tree with the name of a child to buy a gift for. (Incidentally, MRFF gets a lot of emails about these "angel trees" every year, but we've never once found any of them being used to inappropriately promote religion.)
One such holiday program is at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, where the First Sergeant's Council runs a Thanksgiving basket program, which this year will provide 300 young airmen with families with turkeys and everything else for their Thanksgiving dinners. A story about this Thanksgiving basket program on the base"s website raised a red flag, not because of what the First Sergeant's Council is doing, but because of who this year's turkeys are being donated by -- a Christian ministry called FLOCK, which stands for "Faithful Love Offering for Christ's Kingdom."
There's nothing wrong, of course, with a religious organization donating things for our troops, and there are many good organizations out there that do this out of nothing but genuine generosity and support for the troops. There are others, however, that have ulterior motives, and that's where MRFF steps in. We check to make sure that donations like this don't come with any evangelical strings attached, as they unfortunately sometimes do.
So, Mark, a research volunteer for MRFF, began our routine procedure of checking out this turkey-donating ministry to see if they have a track record of using their donations as opportunities to proselytize. As long as Mark didn't find any indication that the airmen at Whiteman Air Force Base were going to be getting turkeys that were accompanied by a note saying "This turkey brought to you by your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" or something like that, that would have been the end of it. And Mark's quick checking-out of this FLOCK ministry actually was the end of it as far as it being a typical MRFF issue goes, but that was only because what he found out about this ministry was much worse than anything he expected. At this point Mark emailed MRFF president Mikey Weinstein and myself to let us know what he had found.
The article on the Whiteman Air Force Base website had said that the FLOCK ministry was run by House of Raeford which is one of the country's largest poultry companies. It is also a very Christian company, with a CEO who started a ministry "dedicated to bringing youth and people of our nation to a personal salvation experience with Jesus Christ through music, testimony, and God's word," chaplains at all of its facilities, and of course, its FLOCK ministry.
News releases on the company's website tout all the wonderful charitable things this nice Christian company does. Also touted is the company's unbelievable safety record, with press releases like the one from September 2012 announcing that one of its facilities had reached the milestone of "one million man hours without a lost time accident."
How is it that this company is able to receive awards for things like "OSHA recordable rates less than the industry average?" Well, as an investigation of this company by the Charlotte Observer uncovered, it's through the unconscionable way these nice Christians have found to get around having to report things like "lost time accidents." They simply force injured employees to keep working. If the injured employee returns to work the same day, it's not a lost time accident and the company doesn't have to report it.
We're not talking about minor injuries here. One of the cases uncovered by the Charlotte Observer was that of a woman whose arm got caught in a conveyor belt. Her arm was broken and part of one of her fingers was cut off. Now, an injury that serious would certainly put an employee out of work for a while, right? Well, not at House of Raeford. That would make it a "lost time accident" that would have to be reported as such. So, this injured woman was forced to return to work for the next shift. Since she didn't miss a complete shift, her broken arm and amputated finger didn't have to be reported as a "lost time accident." Problem solved.
From the Charlotte Observer's 2008 report on its investigation:
The company has compiled misleading injury reports and has defied regulators as it satisfies a growing appetite for America's most popular meat. And employees say the company has ignored, intimidated or fired workers who were hurt on the job.
House of Raeford officials say they follow the law and strive to protect workers.
But company and government records and interviews with more than 120 current and former employees show:
• House of Raeford's 800-worker plant in West Columbia, S.C., reported no musculoskeletal disorders over four years. Experts say that's inconceivable. MSDs, including carpal tunnel syndrome, are the most common work-related injuries afflicting poultry workers.
• Its Greenville, S.C., plant has boasted of a five-year safety streak with no lost-time accidents. But the plant kept that streak alive by bringing injured employees back to the factory hours after surgery.
• The company has broken the law by failing to record injuries on government safety logs, a top OSHA official says.
• At four of the company's largest Carolinas plants, company first-aid attendants and supervisors have dismissed some workers' requests to see a doctor -- even when they complained of debilitating pain.
Companies have a financial incentive to hide injuries. Ignoring them lowers costs associated with compensating injured workers for medical care and lost wages.
Also, the government rewards companies that report low injury rates by inspecting them less often. And regulators rarely check whether companies are reporting accurately.
But James Mabe, the manager of that 800-worker House of Raeford plant in West Columbia, S.C that reported no musculoskeletal disorders over four years, had an explanation for the apparent immunity of the company's employees from these injuries that are so common for everyone else in the industry -- Hispanics are good with knives! Seriously, this Mabe guy actually told the Observer: "Hispanics are very good with their hands and working with a knife. We've gotten less complaints," and "It's more like a natural movement for them." Yep, it's not because all those immigrants who make up so much of House of Raeford's workforce don't report injuries for fear of losing their jobs or getting deported -- it's that Hispanic people don't get injured because they're just naturally good with knives!
The article from Whiteman Air Force Base about the House of Raeford FLOCK ministry's donation for those Thanksgiving baskets says that when "the first sergeants started calling companies to get an estimate for 300 turkeys and Thanksgiving supplies, some were discouraged by the prices they were receiving - upwards of $13,000." So, what's $13,000 to House of Raeford? Well, that's only a little more than the $12,400 fine they paid last month for their latest violation of child labor laws, when they were caught having two teenagers operating an electric knife on a chicken processing line.
Federal and state labor laws prohibit anyone under 18 from working on a poultry processing line, another law that those nice Christians at House of Raeford don't seem to think applies to them. According to the Charlotte Observer, this was not the first time House of Raeford has been caught using underage workers. During a 2008 immigration raid of the company's plants, federal officials found six juveniles working on the chicken line, including a 15-year-old who was working 10-hour shifts. During its investigation, the Observer was told by current and former workers that "the company frequently hired underage workers" and six supervisors said that "top managers allowed the hiring to secure cheap, compliant labor."
And then there's all the environmental law-breaking. In August 2012, House of Raeford was convicted of 10 counts of knowingly violating the Clean Water Act for sending contaminated wastewater to a municipal treatment plant in Raeford. According to the Department of Justice: "House of Raeford allowed plant employees to bypass the facility's pretreatment system and send its untreated wastewater directly to the city of Raeford's wastewater treatment plant, without notifying city officials. In addition, House of Raeford failed to prevent employees from sending thousands of gallons of wastewater into a pretreatment system that did not have the capacity to adequately treat the wastewater before it was discharged to the city plant. The untreated wastewater that was discharged directly to the city plant was contaminated with waste from processing operations, including blood, grease and body parts from slaughtered turkeys. A House of Raeford former employee admitted that the facility would continue to "kill turkeys" despite being warned that the unauthorized bypasses had an adverse impact on the city's wastewater treatment plant."
According to a 2008 Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety hearing, "House of Raeford has repeatedly been cited by State and Federal occupational safety and health agencies: 130 serious safety violations since 2000, among the most of any U.S. poultry company." And it appears that the violations continue, as with this one from June 2011 where OSHA found that House of Raeford "did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were exposed to extended exposure to anhydrous ammonia due to improperly maintained/fitted doors where the broken doors allowed emergency ventilation of the atmosphere in the engine rooms to be reduced."
But amazingly, in spite of having no regard for federal laws, House of Raeford has received nearly $100 million in government contracts from the Department of Agriculture from the Department of Agriculture from 2006 to 2012.
And now, of course, this "Christ-centric" bunch of law-breaking employee abusers is getting some good press from the Air Force because of those 300 turkeys their FLOCK ministry is donating.
Would that first sergeant at Whiteman Air Force Base still be "amazed how generous FLOCK was by providing free turkeys" if he knew how the workers who processed those turkeys are treated by the hypocrites who are supplying this "Faithful Love Offering for Christ's Kingdom"?


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To begin, I'll give a little background on myself. I'm a college student from Madison, GA. I've been driving my dad's old truck (2005 Chevy Avalanche) since I got it when I turned 16 (with 130,000 miles on it). The first indications of needing to get rid of my truck were the violent vibrations felt at speeds exceeding 70mph on rough interstates. After a look from the shop, we were talking $2,000 or so for new shocks and tires. While it might surprise you, I was not the highschool kid with a 6in lift and 33inch mud tires. I left my truck stock, and put nothing but my own effort into maintaining it. No mods, just changing the oil and filter and keeping it up. So when the clock hit 175k, and the car asked for money, it was decided by my old man that the vehicle should go.
It's an exciting and nervous time when looking at a new vehicle. Thinking I was getting a used car, I wanted to spend my money wisely. As far as a budget goes, I was under the impression that I was going to sell my truck on the market and use the money to get myself a car I wanted. I started looking at mustangs in the late 90s and early 2000s. "Wait, did this kid just say mustang?!" Don't bring out the pitchforks yet; let me explain. I'm in the process of restoring a 1968 mustang coupe. I love classic cars. And let me tell you, I would have LOVED for my first restoration to have been a '68 camaro. But some of you out there might know that a good condition '68 camaro roller body is pretty hard to find for $1,500. Especially here in GA. So that's why I went with a mustang for my first restoration project. Cheap, easy, plenty of parts available. Also on the list was the fact that a 1994-2004 mustang fit with my budget (selling price of my truck). So it was natural for me to look at mustangs at first.
Then I told my old man I wanted a mustang. And let me tell you, that didn't fly to well with him. His first car was a brand new Pontiac GTO back in 1968. 400ci V8 with a 4 on the floor. He's bought GM cars since then. So the idea of a Ford shot right down the drain. In a text I mentioned to him the new mustang 5.0. His response was "If you want a Ford, I'll leave that up to you when you're own your own. If Papa Joe (his father) found out I was buying you a Ford, he'd roll over in his grave."
So the mustang was out, and I was just as lost as before. I turned to the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO. I felt a bit of nostalgia thinking of a GTO being my first "muscle car" just as my dad had gotten when he was a teenager. But my dad still seemed reluctant. And I wondered all the time, what does he want me to get?
A week later or so he gives me a call. "What do you think of the new Camaros?" The question caught me off guard. I remembered seeing the concept camaros back before production started. My dad had taken me to new car shows where concepts and new production vehicles were introduced. I remember seeing the camaro at a show in Atlanta. It was an unmistakable vehicle. The years passed and I always did love the look of the 5th Generation Camaro. But there I was with the question ringing in my ears "What do you think of the new Camaros?" "Well dad, I didn't expect that, but I absolutely love them."
Was there really a chance of me getting a 2010 camaro? I didn't bother getting my hopes up. It seemed far fetched to me. But my dad revealed to me his plan. I have 3 older sisters, and each one of them received a car in highschool when they turned 16 (just as I did), and upon graduation they received a new or lightly used vehicle to take them further in life. Lets not say they had the same taste in vehicles as their choices were: 2002 Civic (new), 2004 Volvo (lightly used), and 2008 Honda Fit (new). But my dad knew I would appreciate a true driver's car. In his 60's, he's loved to see me spend his summers working late nights for his General Contracting company and seeing me come home and spend much of my free time restoring my '68 mustang. He decided to make me a deal.
My old man decided that I could have a new model camaro if I understood the fact that I wouldn't get another car when I graduated. I considered this, figuring if I got a low mileage used 2010 SS that I would enjoy it and keep it long after college. I agreed to the idea but then my old man broke out the requirements:
1. I maintain a 3.6 or higher GPA.
--Ok so I'm not the smartest of the bunch but my parents always assure me that if I actually put in the effort, I can succeed past my expectations. That advice and support has brought me far, and if it helped bring me to my new car, I was all in for it.
2. I work for my dad for the next 3 summers until college graduation.
--9:00-5:00 job right? Wrong. Since I was 15 I've worked as a General Contractor for my dad in Atlanta. Wake up at 5:30 AM, travel 70 miles west to ATL with my dad. Start work at 7:00AM. Finish at 6:00PM. Drive home and arrive at 7:30PM or later, depending on traffic. I bet this is similar to some of your jobs. But being a teenager, I was bound to complain. However, as the years pass I've grown accustomed to it and accepted it for what it is; a job. It's taught me real world experience and in this economy it seems like any job is a good one. So I'm willing to take on this part of the deal.
3. Be responsible with the car.
"F*ck up and these keys are mine." Don't worry, that's not what my old man said.... exactly. But it is what he said, just in a nicer way. If I remember correctly, the camaro SS has a top speed of 171.5mph, but is limited to 155mph. I will never in my life approach either of those speeds unless I am on a designated track. And no street racing for me. I don't need to drive around town revving it up like some douchebag who wants to race everyone he finds. This part of the deal I was ok with before it was even asked of me.
So the ground rules were set, and now we get to the part you've all been waiting for... What car did I end up going with? Well, from the start let me repeat myself in that a 2010 camaro SS was far fetched in my expectations. From the moment my father mentioned it, I couldn't help but ponder the feeling of a 2010 SS. I told my old man outright that I wouldn't drive an automatic. And that I'd be willing to pay the difference of an LT vs an SS. I could tell over the phone he liked my outlook. He asked me other questions like what interior? Leather or cloth? My truck was leather, so I couldn't go cloth. And color he asked? Well as you all know, a camaro looks good in any color. I preferred black, white, grey and IOM, but I told him whatever he got the best deal on. A few days later he called again, mentioning the 2SS vs SS packages. It seemed too good to be true; a 2010 2SS?! I told my father that I would be enthralled with either choice, and that it was honestly up to him.
About this time I joined the Camaro5 forum. I wanted to get a head start if I could, and began to scrounge the forums for information. What I found was a plethora of it, and I was wrapped up in the feeling of a good group of owners that I might one day be a part of.
Now comes the moment of truth. This past week on friday 11/11/11, I called my parents to tell them I was coming home. Since my truck was at home (being sold), I rode home with my roommate, a buddy of mine from highschool. I arrived back at my roommate's house where my parents picked me up. I was surprised to see them both picking me up as usually one or the other would pick me up and take me back to our house 15 minutes out of town. When we arrived home, my father asked me to go down to the barn (a 1/4 mile from our house) and let my dog out of his kennel. I stepped out of the car and was yet again surprised when my mother said "I'll walk with you". Figuring my mother was simply praising having her only son back for the weekend, I thought nothing of it. As we walked towards the barn, the light out front came on. I stopped in my tracks and my jaw dropped. In the dim light I could see a 5th Generation Camaro. My mother smiled as I began to say "you've gotta be kidding me".
From the distance of probably 150 feet, I could tell this camaro was exactly what I dreamed I would never have. I noticed a distinctive stripe on the hood. The stripe changed color halfway up the hood, and I could see the shape of a 45 on it. I couldn't believe my eyes as I stared at the beautiful piece of art. Even at a distance I could see the "45th" emblems on the side, and the red "SS" emblem in the grill. I walked closer and it hit me that I was actually going to be driving a 2012 45th Anniversary Edition 2SS Chevrolet Camaro. What a mouthful that was, such that I couldn't say it out loud without trembling. I couldn't keep the giant grin off my face as I gazed at the Camaro and a warm fuzzy feeling crawled all over me. I turned back to see my father, one who isn't very good at surprises, standing up at the house watching me. My mother took my arm and brought me closer to see the car. It was after I had spent 5 minutes meticulously scanning the incredible machine's exterior, and pointing out every feature to my mother, that my father finally came down to meet us. I could see his eyes were red but no tears. I've only see him cry once, and that was at his father's funeral. He handed me the keys and said "These are yours son. We love you."
So I'll leave it with that. I have no doubt in my mind that I'm one of the happiest people on earth. I couldn't appreciate more what my father and mother have done for me. They've taught me well and have assured me that they will always support me. I would be nothing without them.
Okay, I've dragged it out enough. I appreciate those who have listened/read my personal story. I apologize for the length. I don't have many pictures as I was only able to snap a few before I left back for school with my roommate Sunday morning. The Camaro needs a license plate and a certification sticker from my college's Housing Administration before I can park it here at school without getting a ticket. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I will be reunited with my beautiful Camaro when I return home this friday for Thanksgiving (and boy do I have a lot to be thankful for!). I'll be taking dozens of pictures with my father's Nikon D60 and I will upload them all as soon as possible.
For now, here are some iphone photos:
First time the lights ever lit up:
And after I moved it into the garage I got a better shot of the Halos, it was the first time I had seen them light up at night:
The beautiful stripe I noticed from a distance away. I love the design:
And the emblems on the side:
Pics of it outside after I drove my dad to Atlanta to get his truck from his office:
Also, my dad has had the Camaro since Monday. Lets just say he had a little fun with it. As evident by the mileage. And I'm totally fine with that.
And I hold these with great pride and appreciation:
Again, I apologize for the shortage of photos and their not too stellar quality. I will have many more up this coming weekend.
I encourage everyone to take from this thread what they choose. I'm not trying to show off or gloat, just telling my personal story as it stands. I look forward to spending time here on this forum and getting to know a few folks. I'm a proud Camaro owner and feel very fortunate to be one!!!
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That is an excellent post and congratulations on the new car.
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That almost brought a tear to my eye when I read the part of you first seeing the car and your dad being on the porch and then walking down and saying something simple. My dad would have been the same way.
That is awesome for you man. Have fun with her. She's beautiful. Now I must ask you. What is your first mod going to be?
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Congrats... great story!
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Congrats.. Do you always refer to your dad as ol man?
Does he know you do this?
Awesome car.. when you are wanting to read another long post ( i read yours lol)
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Cool story bro. Sounds like you and your dad could educate your sisters on vehicle choice as well!
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Beautiful Camaro, Beautiful story! Long may you ride, my friend.
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Congrats! And nice ride
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Congrats man! Awesome story. You are a lucky guy and enjoy that car!
Side note: How are his DRLs on at the same time as the headlights?
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Good read and awesome story. Glad you have a good head on your shoulders. Treat it good and it will return the favor.
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Wow, I love my parents but surprises were never their thing, (besides a Nintendo64 when they came out), but this is the kind of stuff I will definitely do with my kids, I couldnt imagine a greater feeling than what you described man, even getting a 2010 v6 camaro would have excited you and he got you a brand freaking new decked out 45th SS.
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I'm not sure about my first mod. When I was thinking I was getting a 2010 SS I had all sorts of mods planned. Now that I have the 45th, I feel like it's more of a collectors/special edition vehicle and that I shouldn't mess with it too much. I'd like to keep this Camaro for the rest of my life and restore it (if it needs it) many years from now when I get much older.
Mods I've considered are ones that are easily reversible:
-CAI (not sure which brand to go with)
-Window tint
-Tail light lens tint
Other ideas?
Maybe headers? I feel like that might be a bit much for now.
I also love the exhaust as is. I don't want to mess with it. It sounds great.
Oh and I won't be doing anything rim wise either I don't think. My old man got a 5 year road hazard warranty so I'd rather ride around on the rims knowing a $50 deductible will replace them if I need it.
And I'll be more than happy to read about you're '68! I'm always excited to hear others' stories.
Thanks for reading mine as well. I know I probably dragged it out and got carried away, haha.
I'm pretty sure that's when I hit the lock button when it was dark outside and they both came on. I was all "ooooohhhhhh" and snapped a pic with my iphone, hahaha.
Wish I could run outside and confirm that for you, but I'm a good 200 miles from my lovely camaro.
Beautiful '98 you have there by the way.
Thanks for the kind words everyone. I appreciate the warm welcome!
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great story!, congrats and good luck with your new ride!
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Hey hightower,
I don't have time to read your whole story right now, but welcome and congrats. Since you're in the ATL area, I thought I would pass on ace5.org. ace5.org will take you to an Atlanta camaro5 club located on the camaro5 site. Your welcome to check us out and hang with us whenever you're availabe.
Have a good time at school, do well, and take care of that car.
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