Subject: FW: FW: Frightening Statistics
Does any of this really surprise anyone?
: Frightening Statistics This Will make you sick.
A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month:
U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
U.S. 71
England 14
Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health":
U.S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
I don't know about you, but I don't want "Universal Healthcare" comparable to England or Canada
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Moreover, it was Sen. Harry Reid who said, "Elderly Americans must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age." SHIP HIM TO CANADA OR ENGLAND !
He is "elderly" himself but be sure to remember his health insurance is different from yours as Congress has their own high- end coverage! He will never have to learn to accept "inconveniences"!!! AND THE WINNER IS VERY INTERESTING!
The percentage of each past president's cabinet who had worked in the private business sector prior to their appointment to the cabinet. You know what the private business sector is... a real life business, not a government job. Here are the percentages.
T. Roosevelt........ 38%
Taft.....................40%
Wilson ................52%
Harding..................49%
Coolidge.............. 48%
Hoover................. 42%
F. Roosevelt......... 50%
Truman..................50%
Eisenhower........... 57%
Kennedy.............. 30%
Johnson.................47%
Nixon................... 53%
Ford..................... 42%
Carter.................. 32%
Reagan...................56%
GH Bush................. 51%
Clinton ................. 39%
GW Bush................ 55%
And the winner of the Chicken Dinner is:
Obama................8% !!!
Yep! That's right! Only Eight Percent!!!.. the least by far of the last 19 presidents!! And these people are trying to tell our big corporations how to run their business? They know what's best for GM...Chrysler... Wall Street... and you and me?
How can the president of a major nation and society...the one with the most successful economic system in world history… stand and talk about business when he's never worked for one?.. or about jobs when he has never really had one??! And neither has 92% of his senior staff and closest advisers! They have spent most of their time in academia, government and/or non-profit jobs....or as "community organizers" when they should have been in an employment line.
This is probably the only way your going to see these interesting statistics. Why is it that we NEVER see this type of data in the main street media!!!
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Jack asks about Bill Klitch- Dick's older brother
Yes Jack, Bill was Dick's older brother. Bill was a heckuva tennis player, but you oval-balled guys never played with the round balls much. Bill lived in Dayton but has passed on now.
You would like Dick Klitch a lot! Dick was the youngest of six Klitch kids to Ida and Herman on Grandview Ave. , just across the alley from the tennis courts in Mound Park and south of the Park Shoppe. Dick is Portsmouth's only State Champion in tennis and he championed in the MAC at Miami and played basketball there to bring four straitght round ball Championships to the school along with Coach Bill Rohr. Dick is in Miami's Hall of Fame for both sports. He just becamer 77, my age, in August. Dick got a lot of athletic training from his great dad, who taught mainly baseball to all of us urchins in the park, at Highland basketball outside basketball, and at the fire station at Grant and Franklin. As a young park urchin, Dick became the fire station's ping pong champion much to their chagrin. That led to his great tennis play. A lot of us fellow park urchins watched as Dick signed his star on the floodwall. He and another swabby won the all service doubles championship. He recently gave a tennis lesson to my granddaughter, Tobey, whom my wife and I definitely follow in her softball pitching. It was the finest athletic training in one hour I have ever witnessed.
We love the Tob to pieces.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: jackh.plymale@gmail.com
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 17:57
Subject: Re: Another Dick Klitch story... Sam
Sam, I never had the good fortune to know Dick Klitch. Knew Bill Klitch. Not real athletic, but a heck of a nice guy. Check to see if there is a relationship.
On Sep 9, 2010 6:29am, Sam Kegleywrote:
Re- Another Interesting Dick Klitch Story by Sam
You would like Dick Klitch a lot! Dick was the youngest of six Klitch kids to Ida and Herman on Grandview Ave. , just across the alley from the tennis courts in Mound Park and south of the Park Shoppe. Dick is Portsmouth's only State Champion in tennis and he championed in the MAC at Miami and played basketball there to bring four straitght round ball Championships to the school along with Coach Bill Rohr. Dick is in Miami's Hall of Fame for both sports. He just becamer 77, my age, in August. Dick got a lot of athletic training from his great dad, who taught mainly baseball to all of us urchins in the park, at Highland basketball outside basketball, and at the fire station at Grant and Franklin. As a young park urchin, Dick became the fire station's ping pong champion much to their chagrin. That led to his great tennis play. A lot of us fellow park urchins watched as Dick signed his star on the floodwall. He and another swabby won the all service doubles championship. He recently gave a tennis lesson to my granddaughter, Tobey, whom my wife and I definitely follow in her softball pitching. It was the finest athletic training in one hour I have ever witnessed.
We love the Tob to pieces.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: jackh.plymale@gmail.com
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 17:57
Subject: Re: Another Dick Klitch story... Sam
Sam, I never had the good fortune to know Dick Klitch. Knew Bill Klitch. Not real athletic, but a heck of a nice guy. Check to see if there is a relationship.
On Sep 9, 2010 6:29am, Sam Kegley
Re- Another Interesting Dick Klitch Story by Sam
Curtain rods- Priceless! Thanks Ron Walters!
Ron, you devil!
My bride loved this tremendous recycle she had never seen. ; - )
Dick and I lunched at Schmidt's in German Village at noon, after I tutored for finals at Columbus State this morning. Can you believe that a hot bahama momma, german potato salad, a cream puff, and an iced tea came to $16.98? The same items used to total no more than $5 to $7 when I was doing work lunches there. I had no idea and Dick had to add a few dollars to bail me out. I wonder how much usury he will charge. He is honestly much more generous than the days he used to offer the guys a bite of his fudgsickle after he demonstrated by licking it all over at the park.
Dick has been wanting to meet you and Looney at Chillicothe sometime with the wives. Think we can get John Robert to drive Grover's car up there? I hope he can find the crank. ;) LOL !
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: ronald walters
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 15:37
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Curtain Rods-----Priceless
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: dave daubenmire
Date: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Subject: Fw: Curtain Rods-----Priceless
To:
HELL HATH NO FURY GREATER THAN A WOMAN SCORNED. SOMETIMES THERE IS SOME JUSTICE.
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Subject: Curtain Rods-----Priceless
CURTAIN RODS---PRICELESS
She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candle-light, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.
When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods.
She then cleaned up the kitchen and left... When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.
Then slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out.
Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned.
Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!
People stopped coming over to visit.
Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.
Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls.
Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going.
He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.
She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.
A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home........
And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods.
I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?
My bride loved this tremendous recycle she had never seen. ; - )
Dick and I lunched at Schmidt's in German Village at noon, after I tutored for finals at Columbus State this morning. Can you believe that a hot bahama momma, german potato salad, a cream puff, and an iced tea came to $16.98? The same items used to total no more than $5 to $7 when I was doing work lunches there. I had no idea and Dick had to add a few dollars to bail me out. I wonder how much usury he will charge. He is honestly much more generous than the days he used to offer the guys a bite of his fudgsickle after he demonstrated by licking it all over at the park.
Dick has been wanting to meet you and Looney at Chillicothe sometime with the wives. Think we can get John Robert to drive Grover's car up there? I hope he can find the crank. ;) LOL !
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: ronald walters
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 15:37
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Curtain Rods-----Priceless
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: dave daubenmire
Date: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Subject: Fw: Curtain Rods-----Priceless
To:
HELL HATH NO FURY GREATER THAN A WOMAN SCORNED. SOMETIMES THERE IS SOME JUSTICE.
----
.
Subject: Curtain Rods-----Priceless
CURTAIN RODS---PRICELESS
She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candle-light, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of spring-water.
When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods.
She then cleaned up the kitchen and left... When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.
Then slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything; cleaning, mopping and airing the place out.
Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned.
Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!
People stopped coming over to visit.
Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.
Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls.
Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going.
He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house.
Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.
She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.
A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home........
And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the curtain rods.
I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING, DON'T YOU?
Utah artist with a heavenly gift for families of our fallen herroes Thanks Dr. Hovermale!
Subject: Utah Artist - Well Worth Watching
What a wonderful wonderful woman she is. This has got to be one of the most and greatest tributes to the families of the fallen.
God Bless This Woman!! This is so awesome to watch. This woman deserves our praise and prayers.
If you have seen this, please pass it on to someone you think may not have. It's too beautiful not to share.
http://www.militarytimes.com/hancock
What a wonderful wonderful woman she is. This has got to be one of the most and greatest tributes to the families of the fallen.
God Bless This Woman!! This is so awesome to watch. This woman deserves our praise and prayers.
If you have seen this, please pass it on to someone you think may not have. It's too beautiful not to share.
http://www.militarytimes.com/hancock
Burn QurAn wrong... torch Bibles OK
Holy book burnings spark hypocrisy
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 9/9/2010 3:55:00 AM
A pro-family organization says it's hypocritical for high-ranking officials in the Pentagon to condemn a Florida church's plans to burn Qurans when U.S. military personnel burned Bibles last year in Afghanistan.
Pastor Terry Jones told reporters outside his church in Gainesville Wednesday afternoon that he remains unconvinced that "backing down is the right thing" to do regarding the planned burning of Qurans on Saturday. That protest has drawn objection from Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander, who says images of burning Qurans will be used by extremists to inflame public opinion and incite worldwide violence. (See earlier story)
Earlier today on ABC's Good Morning America, President Barack Obama criticized the event, calling it a "stunt" and warning it could become "a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaeda." Other notable Obama administration officials, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have also condemned the planned Quran burning.
But Bryan Fischer, director of issues analysis at the American Family Association (AFA), thinks it is the height of hypocrisy for the U.S. government to condemn the church, considering the fact that the U.S. military incinerated Bibles that were sent to Afghanistan in May 2009.
"There's really a staggering level of hypocrisy and double standard here for the military to burn the Holy Bible and then complain when a pastor's going to do the same thing to the Quran," Fischer contends. "You know, if the military was going to be fair here and even-handed, they would count up the number of Holy Bibles that they incinerated in Afghanistan, and then they would allow Reverend Jones to burn the same number of Qurans."
The AFA issues analysis director believes the whole incident illustrates the difference between Christianity and Islam. "When these Bibles were burned [in May 2009], the Christian community did not riot in the streets; we did not threaten violence against anyone," he points out. "[But] when even the threat of Qurans being burned takes place, it's like we're dealing with Armageddon [or] with World War III."
In a OneNewsNow poll conducted in May 2009, more than 60 percent of respondents said -- in reaction to the decision by the U.S. military to destroy the Bibles -- that "if it had been the Quran, this never would have happened."
Story continues below ...
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What is the U.S. government most clearly demonstrating by
condemning a planned burning of Qurans
- but condoning a Bible burning last year? Vote in our poll
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hypocrisy 'pretty well established'
Meanwhile, a senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor also sees hypocrisy in high-ranking officials in the Pentagon strongly condemning the plans of Florida's Dove World Outreach Center to burn Qurans, when the Pentagon itself burned Bibles last year in Afghanistan.
Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (USA-Ret.) says while the concerns expressed by Petraeus, Gates, Clinton, and Obama are certainly legitimate, there is a note of hypocrisy in light of the fact that the U.S. military -- in order to appease Muslims -- last year torched Bibles sent to Afghanistan. (Listen to audio report)
"[Certainly] the armed forces should be sensitive to people's religious symbols or their text," he states. "[And] I said at the time [of the Bible burning] that I thought people would go ballistic if the armed forces were to burn Korans.
"But instead of burning the Bibles, there is no reason that they shouldn't have returned them to those who purchased the Bibles," he continues. "But we recognize that in a Muslim country, Christians are just not welcome. The hypocrisy is pretty well established. It is disconcerting."
Maginnis notes that unlike Islam, which tends to make the Quran itself a symbol of holiness, Christians base their faith on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ -- not on the Bible.
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 9/9/2010 3:55:00 AM
A pro-family organization says it's hypocritical for high-ranking officials in the Pentagon to condemn a Florida church's plans to burn Qurans when U.S. military personnel burned Bibles last year in Afghanistan.
Pastor Terry Jones told reporters outside his church in Gainesville Wednesday afternoon that he remains unconvinced that "backing down is the right thing" to do regarding the planned burning of Qurans on Saturday. That protest has drawn objection from Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander, who says images of burning Qurans will be used by extremists to inflame public opinion and incite worldwide violence. (See earlier story)
Earlier today on ABC's Good Morning America, President Barack Obama criticized the event, calling it a "stunt" and warning it could become "a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaeda." Other notable Obama administration officials, including Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have also condemned the planned Quran burning.
But Bryan Fischer, director of issues analysis at the American Family Association (AFA), thinks it is the height of hypocrisy for the U.S. government to condemn the church, considering the fact that the U.S. military incinerated Bibles that were sent to Afghanistan in May 2009.
"There's really a staggering level of hypocrisy and double standard here for the military to burn the Holy Bible and then complain when a pastor's going to do the same thing to the Quran," Fischer contends. "You know, if the military was going to be fair here and even-handed, they would count up the number of Holy Bibles that they incinerated in Afghanistan, and then they would allow Reverend Jones to burn the same number of Qurans."
The AFA issues analysis director believes the whole incident illustrates the difference between Christianity and Islam. "When these Bibles were burned [in May 2009], the Christian community did not riot in the streets; we did not threaten violence against anyone," he points out. "[But] when even the threat of Qurans being burned takes place, it's like we're dealing with Armageddon [or] with World War III."
In a OneNewsNow poll conducted in May 2009, more than 60 percent of respondents said -- in reaction to the decision by the U.S. military to destroy the Bibles -- that "if it had been the Quran, this never would have happened."
Story continues below ...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What is the U.S. government most clearly demonstrating by
condemning a planned burning of Qurans
- but condoning a Bible burning last year? Vote in our poll
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hypocrisy 'pretty well established'
Meanwhile, a senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor also sees hypocrisy in high-ranking officials in the Pentagon strongly condemning the plans of Florida's Dove World Outreach Center to burn Qurans, when the Pentagon itself burned Bibles last year in Afghanistan.
Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (USA-Ret.) says while the concerns expressed by Petraeus, Gates, Clinton, and Obama are certainly legitimate, there is a note of hypocrisy in light of the fact that the U.S. military -- in order to appease Muslims -- last year torched Bibles sent to Afghanistan. (Listen to audio report)
"[Certainly] the armed forces should be sensitive to people's religious symbols or their text," he states. "[And] I said at the time [of the Bible burning] that I thought people would go ballistic if the armed forces were to burn Korans.
"But instead of burning the Bibles, there is no reason that they shouldn't have returned them to those who purchased the Bibles," he continues. "But we recognize that in a Muslim country, Christians are just not welcome. The hypocrisy is pretty well established. It is disconcerting."
Maginnis notes that unlike Islam, which tends to make the Quran itself a symbol of holiness, Christians base their faith on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ -- not on the Bible.
Another interesting Dick Klitch story... Sam
Another Interesting Dick Klitch Story
Dick and I meet for breakfast fairly often . Monday, August 23, it was at Spiro’s on McKinley just above Fifth Ave. From there, I go on down to Columbus State Community College to tutor math. Dick and I grew up in Mound Park in Portsmouth Ohio and have maintained our friendship throughout our adult lives.
Dick related another of his bits of wisdom in this story. I call Dick the “Dean” of tennis teaching pros in Columbus Ohio and he is widely appreciated in Columbus, Huntington WV and Portsmouth OH for his “meat and potatoes“ teaching skills. Jeanie and I witnessed his excellent teaching up close and personally as we watched him give a lesson to our fourteen year old granddaughter, Tobey Kegley, in early August.
This story was about one of his tennis teaching young pros he had working with him. He thought the young fellow may have had some promise so he assigned him to present a series of instructional clinics for some of Columbus’ most influential ladies who lived in Bexley, the well to do and mainly Jewish suburb in Columbus.
After the clinics proceeded, Dick had heard some rumblings and became a little uneasy about the progress. A couple of the ladies came to Dick and told him that he must do something to change the course of the instructions. “All the young pro wants to do is talk and that is how he conducts the clinics. We also were interested in hitting tennis balls in improving our games.”
Dick called the pro in and asked him how it was going. The man thought it was going ok. Dick then told him of hearing complaints and told him what the complaints were. Sensing no remorse from the recipient, Dick issued him a moratorium: “You have one more clinic to do and if it doesn’t go better, it will be your last for me.” The young fellow left and was not at all happy with the warning. However, he apparently did some soul searching and improved his teaching performance.
Dick also related that he had probably saved the gentleman’s life in a round about way. Dick had each of his teaching pros undergo a physical. The doctor conducting the physical had the patients fill out a seven page history. An input that his glove size kept changing rapidly tipped the doctor to have him further examined for a suspected disease. The results indicated the man had acromegaly (see below) and Dick referred it as a disease in which the extremities become far stronger, in proportion, than the other parts of the body. Reportedly, Andre the Giant, the 7 foot four inch wrestler, had the disease referenced to as gigantism. Besides physical discomforts, it can possibly lead to early death. A surgeon recommended a delicate surgery whereby an operating instrument was inserted up and under the facial skin to a place under the upper forehead to repair the pituitary gland in the brain.
Dick remembered that he had noticed the extreme strength of the fellow’s handshake when he first met him. He was only about five foot nine, but the size of his hands and his grip was extraordinary beyond expectations, particularly for a man of his stature. Dick is six foot four.
The operation was successful and the gentleman is still among us as he ages now. The fellow was later hired as a Midwest university tennis coach, thanks to Dick’s recommendation to the Athletics Director.
______________
Acromegaly
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Acromegaly
Classification and external resources
Acromegaly (pronounced /ˌækrɵˈmɛɡəli/; from Greek άκρος akros "extreme" or "extremities" and μεγάλος megalos "large") is a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH) after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty. A number of disorders may increase the pituitary's GH output, although most commonly it involves a GH producing tumor called pituitary adenoma, derived from a distinct type of cell (somatotrophs).
Acromegaly most commonly affects adults in middle age,[1] and can result in severe disfigurement, serious complicating conditions, and premature death if unchecked. Because of its insidious pathogenesis and slow progression, the disease is hard to diagnose in the early stages and is frequently missed for many years, until changes in external features, especially of the face, become noticeable.
Acromegaly is often also associated with gigantism.
Dick and I meet for breakfast fairly often . Monday, August 23, it was at Spiro’s on McKinley just above Fifth Ave. From there, I go on down to Columbus State Community College to tutor math. Dick and I grew up in Mound Park in Portsmouth Ohio and have maintained our friendship throughout our adult lives.
Dick related another of his bits of wisdom in this story. I call Dick the “Dean” of tennis teaching pros in Columbus Ohio and he is widely appreciated in Columbus, Huntington WV and Portsmouth OH for his “meat and potatoes“ teaching skills. Jeanie and I witnessed his excellent teaching up close and personally as we watched him give a lesson to our fourteen year old granddaughter, Tobey Kegley, in early August.
This story was about one of his tennis teaching young pros he had working with him. He thought the young fellow may have had some promise so he assigned him to present a series of instructional clinics for some of Columbus’ most influential ladies who lived in Bexley, the well to do and mainly Jewish suburb in Columbus.
After the clinics proceeded, Dick had heard some rumblings and became a little uneasy about the progress. A couple of the ladies came to Dick and told him that he must do something to change the course of the instructions. “All the young pro wants to do is talk and that is how he conducts the clinics. We also were interested in hitting tennis balls in improving our games.”
Dick called the pro in and asked him how it was going. The man thought it was going ok. Dick then told him of hearing complaints and told him what the complaints were. Sensing no remorse from the recipient, Dick issued him a moratorium: “You have one more clinic to do and if it doesn’t go better, it will be your last for me.” The young fellow left and was not at all happy with the warning. However, he apparently did some soul searching and improved his teaching performance.
Dick also related that he had probably saved the gentleman’s life in a round about way. Dick had each of his teaching pros undergo a physical. The doctor conducting the physical had the patients fill out a seven page history. An input that his glove size kept changing rapidly tipped the doctor to have him further examined for a suspected disease. The results indicated the man had acromegaly (see below) and Dick referred it as a disease in which the extremities become far stronger, in proportion, than the other parts of the body. Reportedly, Andre the Giant, the 7 foot four inch wrestler, had the disease referenced to as gigantism. Besides physical discomforts, it can possibly lead to early death. A surgeon recommended a delicate surgery whereby an operating instrument was inserted up and under the facial skin to a place under the upper forehead to repair the pituitary gland in the brain.
Dick remembered that he had noticed the extreme strength of the fellow’s handshake when he first met him. He was only about five foot nine, but the size of his hands and his grip was extraordinary beyond expectations, particularly for a man of his stature. Dick is six foot four.
The operation was successful and the gentleman is still among us as he ages now. The fellow was later hired as a Midwest university tennis coach, thanks to Dick’s recommendation to the Athletics Director.
______________
Acromegaly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
 This article needs additional citations for verification.
Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008)
Acromegaly
Classification and external resources
Acromegaly (pronounced /ˌækrɵˈmɛɡəli/; from Greek άκρος akros "extreme" or "extremities" and μεγάλος megalos "large") is a syndrome that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (hGH) after epiphyseal plate closure at puberty. A number of disorders may increase the pituitary's GH output, although most commonly it involves a GH producing tumor called pituitary adenoma, derived from a distinct type of cell (somatotrophs).
Acromegaly most commonly affects adults in middle age,[1] and can result in severe disfigurement, serious complicating conditions, and premature death if unchecked. Because of its insidious pathogenesis and slow progression, the disease is hard to diagnose in the early stages and is frequently missed for many years, until changes in external features, especially of the face, become noticeable.
Acromegaly is often also associated with gigantism.
Life Observations... Judi cole
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> SO many of these hit home...
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> Life Observations:
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> 1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history when you die.
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> 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
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> 3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
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> 4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
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> 5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
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> 6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
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> 7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
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> 8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
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> 9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
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> 10. Bad decisions make good stories.
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> 11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know you just aren't going to do anything productive the rest of the day.
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> 12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I really don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
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> 13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit Word, it asks me if I want to save any changes to my 10-age research paper; to which I swear I did not make any changes.
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> 14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever!
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> 15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?). But when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
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> 16. I hate leaving my house feeling confident and looking good, and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
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> 17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
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> 18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
>
> 19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
>
> 20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option
>
> 21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
>
> 22. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
>
> 23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
>
> 24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
>
> 25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
>
> 26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Yessssss! Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
>
> 27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Ah, pants /slacks never get dirty; you can wear them forever.
>
> 28. Is it just me , or do high school kids get dumber and dumber every year?
>
> 29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back just a smidgeon too far.
>
> 30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers. But, no matter the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
>
> 31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still do NOT know what time it is.
>
> 32. Even under ideal conditions , people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but, I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time,every time!
>
>
--
Sincerely,
Judi Cole
Realtor and Relocation Specialist
CENTURY 21 Joe Walker & Assoc.
614-895-7578
614-562-7578 (cell)
614-899-0955 (fax)
"A referral, anywhere in the world,,
is the best compliment you could pay
me and it's the life of my business"
> SO many of these hit home...
>
>
> Life Observations:
>
> 1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history when you die.
>
> 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
>
> 3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
>
> 4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
>
> 5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
>
> 6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
>
> 7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
>
> 8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
>
> 9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
>
> 10. Bad decisions make good stories.
>
> 11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know you just aren't going to do anything productive the rest of the day.
>
> 12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I really don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
>
> 13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit Word, it asks me if I want to save any changes to my 10-age research paper; to which I swear I did not make any changes.
>
> 14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever!
>
> 15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello?). But when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
>
> 16. I hate leaving my house feeling confident and looking good, and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
>
> 17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
>
> 18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
>
> 19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
>
> 20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option
>
> 21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
>
> 22. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
>
> 23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
>
> 24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
>
> 25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
>
> 26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Yessssss! Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
>
> 27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Ah, pants /slacks never get dirty; you can wear them forever.
>
> 28. Is it just me , or do high school kids get dumber and dumber every year?
>
> 29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back just a smidgeon too far.
>
> 30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers. But, no matter the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
>
> 31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still do NOT know what time it is.
>
> 32. Even under ideal conditions , people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but, I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time,every time!
>
>
--
Sincerely,
Judi Cole
Realtor and Relocation Specialist
CENTURY 21 Joe Walker & Assoc.
614-895-7578
614-562-7578 (cell)
614-899-0955 (fax)
"A referral, anywhere in the world,,
is the best compliment you could pay
me and it's the life of my business"
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