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Ye gods, Jude, that is so brilliant that you can really tell it like it is to John and encourage him. ?I do hope he is in a state to take notice.
Best
Susan


On 11 Jul 2021, at 08:34, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:

From my limited experience John I would say you are not on the right path.?

I found initially I was prescribed 1500 mg of absolutely ghastly med, and then it got changed for an equally ghastly med, and then for just as ghastly med. I’m normally a bright and cheerful optimistic person and I went from that to a total weeping mess not able to get out of bed or off the lounge chair - I wept from one end of the day to the end. My husband would confirm the state I was in. I ?felt pretty desperate and I talked about ditching the meds altogether as it was worse than the seizure in my opinion.?

What I did discover is under the health system here you have to go through all the cheap crap meds before they give you the decent stuff which is more expensive.

I approached my GP and said get me the best neurologist in town because I cannot and will not go on like this.?
Scans had showed nothing at all. Didn’t think they would frankly.

But GP got me in front of a good man and he was totally aghast at what had been done to me. ?I had all the testing at his office — you know stuff stuck all over my head and strobe lighting and all the things they do….. nothing. ?Could not reproduce the nocturnal seizure whatsoever.

So I ended up on a child’s dose of Keppra - couldn’t drive for 18 months (thats the law here) and my neuro said he appreciated that I hadn’t hassled him to give me clearance to drive - and when I could I bought myself the red Alfa on the premise if I was back driving I should drive something that tickled my fancy.

Now I know not every case is the same and there’s lots of variables. But you need to get in front of a decent neuro who knows what he’s doing and have the meds reassessed before they kill you. ?

One of the top footballers here Wally Lewis when he retired and went into TV commentary started having seizures to the point he couldn’t work and they did that procedure where they put needles into the trouble spots in the brain and zapped them with laser and he’s been as right as rain ever since. ?Might be worth asking the questions of the right neuro.?

?I still take the meds as a precaution and at last appointment in February he said he doesn’t want to see me for two years and as far as he’s concerned I’m cured.?


Jude?








On 11 Jul 2021, at 5:06 am, John Miller via??<johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Hi,
I’m not sure entirely what to say. I had 3 seizures, 6th July 04.30. That was the best (?). I had an aura of 3-4 seconds made it to my bed. Gripped my bed like it was SUSIE!. 0930, no aura. My left leg would have kicked every male here into orbit. Then 10 minutes later another one.
Took me to local hospital. I was prescribed anti-epileptic medicine at set hours, then as “I needed it. Nurse said “well I’ll end my shift in 30 minutes, so who gives a damn. Well it was hopeless, got dressed, matron helped me. Next day orderly said you can’t stay in bed. So with 3 Degrees & an NIH Postdoctoral fellowship. I was left to look at 4 square walls for 48 hours.?
At this stage I gave up: “I’ve had enough, I just want go. Where I do not care








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We have SBS World Movies and there’s some interesting stuff turns up on there. Watched “Toast” which is from the book by Nigel Slater sort of about Nigel Slater - enjoyed that.?

Jude


On 14 Jul 2021, at 6:41 am, John Miller via groups.io <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

?I’m watching Sherlock Holmes. I really like that because you can figure it out
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Sir?Arthur Conan Doyle cleared an Indian Doctor, but he was told he should go no further in finding the true culprit for fear of prosecution for slander/libel
John


Hi

 

Not sure where I first saw this:
“Jesus was talking to one of his followers. His follower said:
“I’ve noticed we have two tracks of foot prints, where we walked together, but in the worst times, there is only one track of footprints. Why did you desert me in the hardest times, Lord?”
Jesus replied:
“My foolish son, that was when I carried you.”
John


Psalm 23

 

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I’m sorry if I offend anyone, but this always brings me comfort in the worst of times:

23?The?Lord?is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2?He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3?He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4?Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5?Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6?Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the?Lord?for ever.


Hi

 

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I’m watching Sherlock Holmes. I really like that because you can figure it out
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
Sir?Arthur Conan Doyle cleared an Indian Doctor, but he was told he should go no further in finding the true culprit for fear of prosecution for slander/libel
John


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Bad luck, John! ?I hope that they slow down for you – fewer, I mean.

Chris

On 13 Jul 2021, at 16:10, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Had 3 seizures on Tuesday 6th, so the clock starts again until I can drive.
Regards John



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Oh, what was the name of the game please?

On 13 Jul 2021, at 16:10, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

In the words of “Hong Kong Phooey” Could be (Microsoft)
They say Monterrey (coming out Autumn) should be compatible with my iMac Pro, but I figure I’ll let someone else do the gamma testing. There have been a helluva lot of not just Dr’s, but Professors questioning the wisdom of July19th. I’m going out once a week ( at most) with a mask. Depending on how the figures go maybe NBC. We’ll know in 4-6 weeks.
Had 3 seizures on Tuesday 6th, so the clock starts again until I can drive.
Regards John

On 13 Jul 2021, at 15:56, zuiko <ftog@...> wrote:

Hi John

I don’t have it, but isn’t it Microsoft?

Big Sur should be fully compatible with Intel Macs, and I’m not looking forward to the whole transition again. ?I remember that Power PC to Intel was a bit of a pain . . .

Cheers

Chris

On 13 Jul 2021, at 15:00, John Miller via??<johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Dear Chris,
When my Mac crashed I had backed up alien isolation, Tyranny Gold & my 3D Human anatomy atlas. I hadn’t backed up the flight simulator. Could you tell me the supplier again, so (hopefully) I can get it back.
I don’t know why it crashed, maybe because I’ve got an Intel based processor & Big Sur is a halfway house between Intel & Apple’s M1 chips
John




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In the words of “Hong Kong Phooey” Could be (Microsoft)
They say Monterrey (coming out Autumn) should be compatible with my iMac Pro, but I figure I’ll let someone else do the gamma testing. There have been a helluva lot of not just Dr’s, but Professors questioning the wisdom of July19th. I’m going out once a week ( at most) with a mask. Depending on how the figures go maybe NBC. We’ll know in 4-6 weeks.
Had 3 seizures on Tuesday 6th, so the clock starts again until I can drive.
Regards John

On 13 Jul 2021, at 15:56, zuiko <ftog@...> wrote:

Hi John

I don’t have it, but isn’t it Microsoft?

Big Sur should be fully compatible with Intel Macs, and I’m not looking forward to the whole transition again. ?I remember that Power PC to Intel was a bit of a pain . . .

Cheers

Chris

On 13 Jul 2021, at 15:00, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Dear Chris,
When my Mac crashed I had backed up alien isolation, Tyranny Gold & my 3D Human anatomy atlas. I hadn’t backed up the flight simulator. Could you tell me the supplier again, so (hopefully) I can get it back.
I don’t know why it crashed, maybe because I’ve got an Intel based processor & Big Sur is a halfway house between Intel & Apple’s M1 chips
John



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Hi John

I don’t have it, but isn’t it Microsoft?

Big Sur should be fully compatible with Intel Macs, and I’m not looking forward to the whole transition again. ?I remember that Power PC to Intel was a bit of a pain . . .

Cheers

Chris

On 13 Jul 2021, at 15:00, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Dear Chris,
When my Mac crashed I had backed up alien isolation, Tyranny Gold & my 3D Human anatomy atlas. I hadn’t backed up the flight simulator. Could you tell me the supplier again, so (hopefully) I can get it back.
I don’t know why it crashed, maybe because I’ve got an Intel based processor & Big Sur is a halfway house between Intel & Apple’s M1 chips
John


Flight simulator

 

Dear Chris,
When my Mac crashed I had backed up alien isolation, Tyranny Gold & my 3D Human anatomy atlas. I hadn’t backed up the flight simulator. Could you tell me the supplier again, so (hopefully) I can get it back.
I don’t know why it crashed, maybe because I’ve got an Intel based processor & Big Sur is a halfway house between Intel & Apple’s M1 chips
John


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I’m cheered up by the two hottest women on the planet!
Hugs John

On 11 Jul 2021, at 10:25, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

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On 11 Jul 2021, at 08:34, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:

From my limited experience John I would say you are not on the right path.?

I found initially I was prescribed 1500 mg of absolutely ghastly med, and then it got changed for an equally ghastly med, and then for just as ghastly med. I’m normally a bright and cheerful optimistic person and I went from that to a total weeping mess not able to get out of bed or off the lounge chair - I wept from one end of the day to the end. My husband would confirm the state I was in. I ?felt pretty desperate and I talked about ditching the meds altogether as it was worse than the seizure in my opinion.?

What I did discover is under the health system here you have to go through all the cheap crap meds before they give you the decent stuff which is more expensive.

I approached my GP and said get me the best neurologist in town because I cannot and will not go on like this.?
Scans had showed nothing at all. Didn’t think they would frankly.

But GP got me in front of a good man and he was totally aghast at what had been done to me. ?I had all the testing at his office — you know stuff stuck all over my head and strobe lighting and all the things they do….. nothing. ?Could not reproduce the nocturnal seizure whatsoever.

So I ended up on a child’s dose of Keppra - couldn’t drive for 18 months (thats the law here) and my neuro said he appreciated that I hadn’t hassled him to give me clearance to drive - and when I could I bought myself the red Alfa on the premise if I was back driving I should drive something that tickled my fancy.

Now I know not every case is the same and there’s lots of variables. But you need to get in front of a decent neuro who knows what he’s doing and have the meds reassessed before they kill you. ?

One of the top footballers here Wally Lewis when he retired and went into TV commentary started having seizures to the point he couldn’t work and they did that procedure where they put needles into the trouble spots in the brain and zapped them with laser and he’s been as right as rain ever since. ?Might be worth asking the questions of the right neuro.?

?I still take the meds as a precaution and at last appointment in February he said he doesn’t want to see me for two years and as far as he’s concerned I’m cured.?


Jude?








On 11 Jul 2021, at 5:06 am, John Miller via??<johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Hi,
I’m not sure entirely what to say. I had 3 seizures, 6th July 04.30. That was the best (?). I had an aura of 3-4 seconds made it to my bed. Gripped my bed like it was SUSIE!. 0930, no aura. My left leg would have kicked every male here into orbit. Then 10 minutes later another one.
Took me to local hospital. I was prescribed anti-epileptic medicine at set hours, then as “I needed it. Nurse said “well I’ll end my shift in 30 minutes, so who gives a damn. Well it was hopeless, got dressed, matron helped me. Next day orderly said you can’t stay in bed. So with 3 Degrees & an NIH Postdoctoral fellowship. I was left to look at 4 square walls for 48 hours.?
At this stage I gave up: “I’ve had enough, I just want go. Where I do not care









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On 11 Jul 2021, at 08:34, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:

From my limited experience John I would say you are not on the right path.?

I found initially I was prescribed 1500 mg of absolutely ghastly med, and then it got changed for an equally ghastly med, and then for just as ghastly med. I’m normally a bright and cheerful optimistic person and I went from that to a total weeping mess not able to get out of bed or off the lounge chair - I wept from one end of the day to the end. My husband would confirm the state I was in. I ?felt pretty desperate and I talked about ditching the meds altogether as it was worse than the seizure in my opinion.?

What I did discover is under the health system here you have to go through all the cheap crap meds before they give you the decent stuff which is more expensive.

I approached my GP and said get me the best neurologist in town because I cannot and will not go on like this.?
Scans had showed nothing at all. Didn’t think they would frankly.

But GP got me in front of a good man and he was totally aghast at what had been done to me. ?I had all the testing at his office — you know stuff stuck all over my head and strobe lighting and all the things they do….. nothing. ?Could not reproduce the nocturnal seizure whatsoever.

So I ended up on a child’s dose of Keppra - couldn’t drive for 18 months (thats the law here) and my neuro said he appreciated that I hadn’t hassled him to give me clearance to drive - and when I could I bought myself the red Alfa on the premise if I was back driving I should drive something that tickled my fancy.

Now I know not every case is the same and there’s lots of variables. But you need to get in front of a decent neuro who knows what he’s doing and have the meds reassessed before they kill you. ?

One of the top footballers here Wally Lewis when he retired and went into TV commentary started having seizures to the point he couldn’t work and they did that procedure where they put needles into the trouble spots in the brain and zapped them with laser and he’s been as right as rain ever since. ?Might be worth asking the questions of the right neuro.?

?I still take the meds as a precaution and at last appointment in February he said he doesn’t want to see me for two years and as far as he’s concerned I’m cured.?


Jude?








On 11 Jul 2021, at 5:06 am, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Hi,
I’m not sure entirely what to say. I had 3 seizures, 6th July 04.30. That was the best (?). I had an aura of 3-4 seconds made it to my bed. Gripped my bed like it was SUSIE!. 0930, no aura. My left leg would have kicked every male here into orbit. Then 10 minutes later another one.
Took me to local hospital. I was prescribed anti-epileptic medicine at set hours, then as “I needed it. Nurse said “well I’ll end my shift in 30 minutes, so who gives a damn. Well it was hopeless, got dressed, matron helped me. Next day orderly said you can’t stay in bed. So with 3 Degrees & an NIH Postdoctoral fellowship. I was left to look at 4 square walls for 48 hours.
At this stage I gave up: “I’ve had enough, I just want go. Where I do not care








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From my limited experience John I would say you are not on the right path.?

I found initially I was prescribed 1500 mg of absolutely ghastly med, and then it got changed for an equally ghastly med, and then for just as ghastly med. I’m normally a bright and cheerful optimistic person and I went from that to a total weeping mess not able to get out of bed or off the lounge chair - I wept from one end of the day to the end. My husband would confirm the state I was in. I ?felt pretty desperate and I talked about ditching the meds altogether as it was worse than the seizure in my opinion.?

What I did discover is under the health system here you have to go through all the cheap crap meds before they give you the decent stuff which is more expensive.

I approached my GP and said get me the best neurologist in town because I cannot and will not go on like this.?
Scans had showed nothing at all. Didn’t think they would frankly.

But GP got me in front of a good man and he was totally aghast at what had been done to me. ?I had all the testing at his office — you know stuff stuck all over my head and strobe lighting and all the things they do….. nothing. ?Could not reproduce the nocturnal seizure whatsoever.

So I ended up on a child’s dose of Keppra - couldn’t drive for 18 months (thats the law here) and my neuro said he appreciated that I hadn’t hassled him to give me clearance to drive - and when I could I bought myself the red Alfa on the premise if I was back driving I should drive something that tickled my fancy.

Now I know not every case is the same and there’s lots of variables. But you need to get in front of a decent neuro who knows what he’s doing and have the meds reassessed before they kill you. ?

One of the top footballers here Wally Lewis when he retired and went into TV commentary started having seizures to the point he couldn’t work and they did that procedure where they put needles into the trouble spots in the brain and zapped them with laser and he’s been as right as rain ever since. ?Might be worth asking the questions of the right neuro.?

?I still take the meds as a precaution and at last appointment in February he said he doesn’t want to see me for two years and as far as he’s concerned I’m cured.?


Jude?








On 11 Jul 2021, at 5:06 am, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

Hi,
I’m not sure entirely what to say. I had 3 seizures, 6th July 04.30. That was the best (?). I had an aura of 3-4 seconds made it to my bed. Gripped my bed like it was SUSIE!. 0930, no aura. My left leg would have kicked every male here into orbit. Then 10 minutes later another one.
Took me to local hospital. I was prescribed anti-epileptic medicine at set hours, then as “I needed it. Nurse said “well I’ll end my shift in 30 minutes, so who gives a damn. Well it was hopeless, got dressed, matron helped me. Next day orderly said you can’t stay in bed. So with 3 Degrees & an NIH Postdoctoral fellowship. I was left to look at 4 square walls for 48 hours.
At this stage I gave up: “I’ve had enough, I just want go. Where I do not care







Hi

 

Hi,
I’m not sure entirely what to say. I had 3 seizures, 6th July 04.30. That was the best (?). I had an aura of 3-4 seconds made it to my bed. Gripped my bed like it was SUSIE!. 0930, no aura. My left leg would have kicked every male here into orbit. Then 10 minutes later another one.
Took me to local hospital. I was prescribed anti-epileptic medicine at set hours, then as “I needed it. Nurse said “well I’ll end my shift in 30 minutes, so who gives a damn. Well it was hopeless, got dressed, matron helped me. Next day orderly said you can’t stay in bed. So with 3 Degrees & an NIH Postdoctoral fellowship. I was left to look at 4 square walls for 48 hours.
At this stage I gave up: “I’ve had enough, I just want go. Where I do not care


Re: 'We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line'

 

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If America is going through puberty, we are hardly grown up at the moment but more like a second childhood.
Best
Susan


On 6 Jul 2021, at 02:15, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

My former country doesn’t seem to be having a good time. I always felt safe in Clemson because it was a small University town with negligible crime. Didn’t mean they wouldn’t have an M16 on the wall mind you.
John

On 6 Jul 2021, at 01:04, CNN’s Meanwhile in America <meanwhile@...> wrote:

?
Meanwhile in America
?
CNN
?
July 6, 2021

?

?

?

?and?
'We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line'
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In America’s other?pandemic, the dying never stops.?

?

At least 150 people were killed on the long?Independence Day?weekend?, as violence that coincided with the reopening of major cities intensifies.?The data, collected by CNN reporters and the Gun Violence Archive, covers the 72-hour period from Friday through Sunday, and the terrible toll of America’s birthday weekend is almost certain to rise.?

?

In separate incidents this weekend, a golf pro was shot dead on a green at his country club in Georgia. Eight people were wounded after an argument sparked a shooting at a car wash in Texas. Two people died in a park in Cincinnati, Ohio. No place is off limits – there have been shootings at grocery stores and at workplaces. Since the year began, more than 22,500 Americans have died in violent gun incidents, including 10,000 from homicides and 12,000 from suicides, the Gun Violence Archive says.?

?

This is not just the summer of liberation from Covid-19. It’s?also?the summer of gun?violence.?

?

Generally, US crime rates have fallen in recent years — and cities like New York are far safer than they were in the 1980s, for instance. But fears of the bad old days are beginning to come back. So far this year, gun violence in Gotham has surged 40% over the same period in 2020, with 767 shootings and 885 victims.??

?

What unleashed this outburst of horror? The pandemic’s economic and human toll has destabilized communities and increased criminal activity in some areas. There’s also talk that months of lockdown may have spiked mental health issues and pent-up rage that all too easily spills into violence on the streets. Every explanation is exacerbated by the fact that the United States is awash in guns.??and?are now?at record levels — so much so, there’s an ammunition shortage.??

?

President Joe Biden has pleaded with lawmakers to do something, anything, to stop the shootings. But nothing is getting done.?Lawmakers can’t even agree on minor reforms expanding background checks for some gun purchases. The right to bear arms is often seen as a foundational principle of US conservatism, so Republicans almost always block meaningful firearms controls – even if they are far from overturning that constitutional right.?

?

In fact, many conservatives, who blame the spate of killings on Democrats defunding police budgets, argue that even more guns are needed so that more Americans can protect themselves from one another.?
The world and America
----------
?
OPEC+?, sending oil prices higher.

More than??are still missing after a kidnapping in Nigeria’s Kaduna State.?

Thousands of people?were scammed into paying for??in India.?

And Ukraine wants?female soldiers to?.?

Meanwhile in America,?Republican and Democratic governors are?

?

A National Hockey League goalie was killed in?

?

And??is heading for Florida after making landfall in Cuba.?
Image
Rescue workers??at the site of a landslide on Sunday in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan.?
'We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line'
----------
Hollywood actor?Matthew McConaughey?has issued an Independence Day message to followers on social media.?"As we celebrate our independence today, as we celebrate our birth as a nation, the day that kick-started a revolution to gain our sovereignty, let's admit that this last year, this trip around the sun, was also another head-scratcher," McConaughey said Sunday.?

"But let's also remember that we're babies as a country," added the actor, who is said to be?. "We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line, and we're going to go through growing pains."?
Postcard from Surfside?
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"I’m standing in front of a memorial wall covered with photographs of people missing from?. Their smiling photos are an eerie contrast to the?scene of the?tragic collapse?itself, where the muggy air is thick with dust from the debris site and with the scent of well-wishers’ flowers withering after days in the sun.??

??

"It’s been more than a week since the building collapsed. No one has been pulled out alive since then, despite the constant sound of heavy equipment sifting through the rubble. Many of the people who stop by to pay their respects are wearing glasses to mask their swollen eyes. Moshe Candiotti – a resident of condo 407, who ran for his life when one side of the building crumbled -- says the site fills him with mixed emotions; he’s grateful to be alive, but sad for his neighbors who perished.

?

"Candiotti points out that the scene has changed overnight. The portion of the building where he lived, which had been left standing after the collapse, was demolished on Sunday night, in order to ensure the safety of rescue workers in its shadow. Until yesterday, beyond the memorial wall, we could see the high-rise condo building brushing the heavens. Today, only two cranes rise from the rubble that was his home address, both flying American flags.

??

"Of all the money, jewelry and possessions he lost, Candiotti says, there is only one thing he wishes he could retrieve from under the tons of broken concrete and steel: a photograph of his mother. His voice takes an emotional turn as he describes looking at his mother’s photo every morning, a habit that he says once energized him. The pain is palpable here in Surfside as the known death count rose today to 27. More than a hundred people are still unaccounted for."?-- CNN’s Rosa Flores writes to Meanwhile from Surfside, Florida?
Thanks for reading.?
On Tuesday, US Homeland Security?Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas?. European Commission vice president??holds a news conference on the EU's sustainable finance strategy.
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Re: 'We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line'

 

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My former country doesn’t seem to be having a good time. I always felt safe in Clemson because it was a small University town with negligible crime. Didn’t mean they wouldn’t have an M16 on the wall mind you.
John

On 6 Jul 2021, at 01:04, CNN’s Meanwhile in America <meanwhile@...> wrote:

?
Meanwhile in America
?
CNN
?
July 6, 2021

?

?

?

?and?
'We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line'
----------
In America’s other?pandemic, the dying never stops.?

?

At least 150 people were killed on the long?Independence Day?weekend?, as violence that coincided with the reopening of major cities intensifies.?The data, collected by CNN reporters and the Gun Violence Archive, covers the 72-hour period from Friday through Sunday, and the terrible toll of America’s birthday weekend is almost certain to rise.?

?

In separate incidents this weekend, a golf pro was shot dead on a green at his country club in Georgia. Eight people were wounded after an argument sparked a shooting at a car wash in Texas. Two people died in a park in Cincinnati, Ohio. No place is off limits – there have been shootings at grocery stores and at workplaces. Since the year began, more than 22,500 Americans have died in violent gun incidents, including 10,000 from homicides and 12,000 from suicides, the Gun Violence Archive says.?

?

This is not just the summer of liberation from Covid-19. It’s?also?the summer of gun?violence.?

?

Generally, US crime rates have fallen in recent years — and cities like New York are far safer than they were in the 1980s, for instance. But fears of the bad old days are beginning to come back. So far this year, gun violence in Gotham has surged 40% over the same period in 2020, with 767 shootings and 885 victims.??

?

What unleashed this outburst of horror? The pandemic’s economic and human toll has destabilized communities and increased criminal activity in some areas. There’s also talk that months of lockdown may have spiked mental health issues and pent-up rage that all too easily spills into violence on the streets. Every explanation is exacerbated by the fact that the United States is awash in guns.??and?are now?at record levels — so much so, there’s an ammunition shortage.??

?

President Joe Biden has pleaded with lawmakers to do something, anything, to stop the shootings. But nothing is getting done.?Lawmakers can’t even agree on minor reforms expanding background checks for some gun purchases. The right to bear arms is often seen as a foundational principle of US conservatism, so Republicans almost always block meaningful firearms controls – even if they are far from overturning that constitutional right.?

?

In fact, many conservatives, who blame the spate of killings on Democrats defunding police budgets, argue that even more guns are needed so that more Americans can protect themselves from one another.?
The world and America
----------
?
OPEC+?, sending oil prices higher.

More than??are still missing after a kidnapping in Nigeria’s Kaduna State.?

Thousands of people?were scammed into paying for??in India.?

And Ukraine wants?female soldiers to?.?

Meanwhile in America,?Republican and Democratic governors are?

?

A National Hockey League goalie was killed in?

?

And??is heading for Florida after making landfall in Cuba.?
Image
Rescue workers??at the site of a landslide on Sunday in Atami, Shizuoka, Japan.?
'We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line'
----------
Hollywood actor?Matthew McConaughey?has issued an Independence Day message to followers on social media.?"As we celebrate our independence today, as we celebrate our birth as a nation, the day that kick-started a revolution to gain our sovereignty, let's admit that this last year, this trip around the sun, was also another head-scratcher," McConaughey said Sunday.?

"But let's also remember that we're babies as a country," added the actor, who is said to be?. "We're basically going through puberty in comparison to other countries' time line, and we're going to go through growing pains."?
Postcard from Surfside?
Image
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"I’m standing in front of a memorial wall covered with photographs of people missing from?. Their smiling photos are an eerie contrast to the?scene of the?tragic collapse?itself, where the muggy air is thick with dust from the debris site and with the scent of well-wishers’ flowers withering after days in the sun.??

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"It’s been more than a week since the building collapsed. No one has been pulled out alive since then, despite the constant sound of heavy equipment sifting through the rubble. Many of the people who stop by to pay their respects are wearing glasses to mask their swollen eyes. Moshe Candiotti – a resident of condo 407, who ran for his life when one side of the building crumbled -- says the site fills him with mixed emotions; he’s grateful to be alive, but sad for his neighbors who perished.

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"Candiotti points out that the scene has changed overnight. The portion of the building where he lived, which had been left standing after the collapse, was demolished on Sunday night, in order to ensure the safety of rescue workers in its shadow. Until yesterday, beyond the memorial wall, we could see the high-rise condo building brushing the heavens. Today, only two cranes rise from the rubble that was his home address, both flying American flags.

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"Of all the money, jewelry and possessions he lost, Candiotti says, there is only one thing he wishes he could retrieve from under the tons of broken concrete and steel: a photograph of his mother. His voice takes an emotional turn as he describes looking at his mother’s photo every morning, a habit that he says once energized him. The pain is palpable here in Surfside as the known death count rose today to 27. More than a hundred people are still unaccounted for."?-- CNN’s Rosa Flores writes to Meanwhile from Surfside, Florida?
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Re: Jury duty

 

Poor sod, and poor woman.
Best
Susan

On 4 Jul 2021, at 10:58, John Miller via groups.io <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

I was on Jury duty at 19. A poor mans wife developed a bad case of schizophrenia. He just never got any respite. Served a year for manslaughter
John


Jury duty

 

I was on Jury duty at 19. A poor mans wife developed a bad case of schizophrenia. He just never got any respite. Served a year for manslaughter
John


That is sad Jude

 

Sadly I think my father might be showing signs of early. After losing my mother he just hasn’t been the same
John


Re: HI, BAD NEWS

 

开云体育

<giggle>
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Susan


On 3 Jul 2021, at 07:51, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

I DON’T THINK ILL MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN
John

On 2 Jul 2021, at 15:13, zuiko <ftog@...> wrote:

I remember a former PM (or President) of India who told us that he drank his own urine every morning . . .

Chris

On 2 Jul 2021, at 02:57, John Miller via <johnmiller051118@...> wrote:

WELL bad things happen! ?I thought I had drunk out of my beer cup, but it was piss cup. ?Well, there my be recyling?
John