robert gift

Yes. Called castrati. Can't imagine that something that barbaric would be done, or allowed, in the 20th Century. Johann Sebastian Bach and others even wrote parts for castrati. How did they "surgically" accomplish such castrations then without anesthesia and without infections? Horrible. But I do not believe MJ was altered.

Sorry that all the quotes do not appear. Am I replying incorrectly?

That is what I thought. I expected him to be in really good shape, he appeared lean, which is why I am so surprised at his sudden death. I did not know that he was working out. Still shocked, surprised and saddened.

The is no such thing as karma. If you believe in karma, then apparently you believe in Santa Claus and/or religions. The MJ joke was told to me by a firefighter. He'd tell you to take your holier-than-thou attitude and shove it. I am sure there are many other similar MJ jokes. My Californiacquaintance, who knew Michael personally, says he would never be inappropriate with children. I believe him. I believe Michael was set up and falsely accused. Do you really think his children will be reading here?

Oh. Never mind. "MJ had (from what we had observed through the media) multiple rhinoplasty for reduction, not inserts and even then bone is used, having this migrate into a cerebral artery is near to impossible. I hope that helps ..." Did you hear that Michael Jackson was 90% plastic? They are going to melt him down and make Legos -so children can play with HIM!

No. From his nose. Sorry, I did not think it needed explaining. What kind of training would he be doing for a European Tour? Seriously, was he in some kind of exercise program when this occured?

Yes, I am making ASSumptions - based solely upon hearsay. 12-lead could indicate or may not reveal arryhythmias, infarct/ischemia , etc. coupled with PMHx. In his condition, I'd expect the MD to be checking these things. (Maybe he was.) Unlike the athlete sudden deaths, MJ was not participating in a strenuous physical activity - that I know of. My diagnosis: Plastic emboli traveled to his brain.

I would have expected the MD to have examined MJ with 12-lead prior to all of this. Hopefully something would have been revealed. Once MJ went asystole, I'd expect the MD to keep him salvageable if a witnessed arrest. Difficult to understand how a previously healthy young MJ was allowed to deteriorate to such a condition, especially with a personal physician in his employ.

Yes. Never stopped me before. I heard that his personal physician was in attendance. Maybe he was called there by incompetents surrounding MJ, rather then they first calling EMS, which is what should have been done. I'd expect his MD to do comprehensive physical exams with 12-lead ECGs. This appears to be a needless, inexcusable death.

Absolutely serious. I'd expect him to have the finest in medical care. Including yearly physical exams. More often if problems. I'd also expect a better outcome in a WITNESSED ARREST before an MD. - if that be the case.

Am I wrong to feel that MJ's personal physician is incompetent? How does a not obese 50 year old just die?

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_12708539 U.S. Airways confirmed that Mays was among the passengers on a flight that made a rough landing on Saturday afternoon at Tampa International Airport, leaving debris on the runway after apparently blowing its front tires. Tampa Bay's Fox television affiliate interviewed Mays afterward. "All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping," MyFox Tampa Bay quoted him as saying. "It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head." Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said linking Mays' death to the landing would "purely be speculation." She said Mays' family members didn't report any health issues with the pitchman, but said he was due to have hip replacement surgery in the coming weeks. Laura Brown, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said she did not know if Mays was wearing his seat belt on the flight because the FAA is not investigating his death.

I heard that something knocked his head when the aircarft he was in did a hard landing - hard enough to blow tires. I also heard that he told his wife that he was not feeling well and went to bed. Subdural hematoma?

Sorry he died. Too young. Would like to have seen what Michael had planned next. A friend, who knew Michael personally, said he would never molest or be inappropriate in any way with children. I believe him.

What a great idea! New scenery and working off some of the calories consumed.

How terrible. Green bathing suit? Some women are just jealous that he fills out a bathing suit better than they.

Wait 3 hours because they could not find another way out of the A&P parking lot?! Hope the guy hit by the pole will be OK. Semi driver deserves a citation. Why none issued.

How many boarded the train and bus AFTER the collision, then complained of neck pain? Who does that light rail driver think he is - to come over and hit that bus.

Does "the baby later died" mean died in the hospital? That tells me they should have worked the baby. If no doubt the baby was DOA upon EMS arrival, they should have told the parents and not give them false hope by rushing the baby to the hospital - if they did.

Inexcuseable. Should be fired. Too lazy to perform infant CPR? Not aware that a baby may have a better chance of being salvaged and not giving it the benefit of the doubt? Why would a supervisor respond? How many does to take to handle an infant CPR call? Baby later died at the hospital?

WHAT A STUPID WOMAN. Left her vehicle engine running parked in the garage? Loretta Wilson too stupid to figure out how to shut the engine off? Too stupid to call someone to come figure a way to shut it off? So sad that these girl were exposed to such a moron. Everyone here have CO alarms? $18 at Lowe's and Home Depot. Sickening.

WE ASKED the caller. "Is this an emergency needing red lights and siren?" If unsure, we asked a few more questions, having already alerted the crew. My fire department had a great system! Every fire station had a speaker connected to the incoming emergency telephone line. We could hear the circuit connect and we could answer the telephone BEFORE it rang! We could hear the caller talking to our dispatcher. From what we learned, we.re often on the way to our apparatus before being dispatched. This is BS - sending a crew AND SUPERVIOSR. What's da supervisor going to do other than get in the way? And an Engine crew? Three vehicles for a bumped head or seizure? People are sick and tired of all the sirens and emergency vehicles for nothing. And this waste is what is costing taxpayers so much. That is the nonsense.

Wow! A lot of those squeezes would hurt (crushing muscle between pole and femur, etc). I'll have to try some of these on our fire pole. Fortunately, we don got no fire pole. Amazing.

Thank you, everyone. Just thinking about installing a home sprinkler system. Some places are considering REQUIRING home sprinklers in new construction. A home sprinkler system could protect us now, and perhaps increase the value of the house if/when we sell. We live in the suburbs with domestic water supply. I can figure a way to install drypipe sprinklers in the ceilings of the second floorooms (from the attic), and in the basement ceiling (which is exposed engineered floor joists). To do the first floor ceiling would require much damage and patching since everything is drywalled. Presumably a water flow switch can be connected to the existing smoke detector/security system. The first occupants had monitoring. The second occupants cancelled monitoring and we are not monitoring (but we still have the sign!) Monitoring would require a telephone land line ($26/month) and monitoring ($35/month) = $61/month which we cannot afford. Does one ever do a home sprinkler system without monitoring? For any insurance discount, I'd expect the insurance company to require monitoring. Otherwise extensive water damage could occur. The "water bug" idea is good, but what if it shuts off water before the fire is extinguished enough? Another reason to have monitoring call the fire department. If we do get a landline telephone, does anyone make a system which could call a cell phone? That way I am saving $35/month doing my own "monitoring". Thank you.

We have a smoke alarm and security system that would use the landline telephone to connect to 24-hour monitoring. But we have only cell phones. And I wouldn't want to pay $35/month for monitoring, anyway. Just wondering if home sprinkler systems also require monitoring. If not, the potential for tremendous water damage is very great.