Monday, July 8
Stay Aware of your Body's Health
My wife and I drove up to the Bristol hospital yesterday because her 84-year-old brother had just undergone bladder surgery. He lives in a small town in Virginia off of Interstate 81, and the first hospital that his son took him to a town bigger than where he lived but still small enough to only have a visiting Urologist surgeon.
This surgeon requested supplies from a larger hospital and when they arrived, the surgeon said the wrong supplies had been sent and after 15 more hours of debating what to do, his son got so pissed off at the doctor that they sent him to Bristol.
We later found out that the supplies that had been sent were correct and that they had been sent by the Bristol surgeon who then performed the operation. What we found out later was that the urologist surgeon was so young that he had never performed this type of operation and instead of admitting that he did not think he had the skills, told a lie.
This lie caused my wife's brother to experience severe pain for 15 hours until he could be transferred to this other hospital.
Should this younger doctor lose his license to practice medicine?
The other issue is that one must realize that the worst doctors are going to be found in these smaller cities.
Had this young doctor been on an ego trip and decided to perform the surgery for which he was totally inexperienced, since it was so complicated, he probably would have killed my wife's brother.
Fortunately, my wife's brother went through surgery performed by an experienced surgeon, and we are all thankful that it ended up the way it did. Her brother had a severe bladder blockage and cancer that had been around for quite a while. Cancer that has been around that long, even if it is slow growing usually transforms into aggressive cancer because nothing has been done to stop it or slow it down.
Once a biopsy, lab tests, and a CT scan have been performed we will be in a better position to understand the extent and prognosis of his cancer... but it does not look good. However, all sorts of new cancer meds have been developed so maybe it will not be a bad as we fear.
But the point of all of this is that you can feel TIP TOP or maybe experiencing no discomfort, pain, or loss of weight and cancer can still be growing inside of you. Cancer can also be misdiagnosed so it is up to you to make sure you do not have a complacent attitude or even rely on the doctors to diagnose your illness.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH.
There is a tendency to trust doctors too much. Get second opinions. Find out what your insurance will allow or will not allow. Be aware of changes in your body even it they are subtle.
East Tennessee Living
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My wife and I are living in a state with no state income tax and the first two years of college are free when you go to a Community College.
My wife and I are living in East Tennessee where the cost of living is somewhere between 15-21% cheaper ON AVERAGE that most other places in the USA.
My wife and I just purchased a $400,000 house (1500 square feet) that is close to double that price in most other states in the same type of suburban community in which we live. In 2015, this house would have only been $250K.
Outside of our savings account, my wife and I live off of Social Security with a monthly expense of between $4-$5,000.
We do not live in the city but we do not live in the country either.
We are:
- 8 miles from the interstate
- 1 mile from a gas station
- 1.5 miles from a Walmart super center & our bank
- 60 minutes from Gatlinburg, Dollywood, and Sevierville for shopping and entertainment
- 60 minutes from NASCAR Bristol Motor Speedway
- 60 minutes from Asheville, NC
- 30 minutes from Knoxville
- 40 minutes from UT Medical Center
- 50 minutes from Tyson-McGhee Airport
- 3 hours from Nashville
- 4 hours from Atlanta
We have two recreational lakes on either side of our location about 10 miles from where we live. The lakes are several miles long and are good for boating, fishing, skiing, kayaking, and swimming. Around these lakes are hiking trials several miles long and numerous camping areas and picnic areas as well as open fields.
Most everyone in our community have backyard gardens, including us, where the following is grown corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, bell peppers, lettuce, cabbage, potatoes, strawberries, watermelon, and eggplant.
At our house, we have high speed, fiber optic cable connections for WIFI and use ROKU to connect to Hulu, Netflix, and Prime. We eliminated cable several years ago.
There are not many illegal immigrants in our area but we do have a lot of Mexican migrants working with our local farmers. The crime and violence in our area is very low. There is no movement to defund the police, nor do we have a huge problem with illegal drugs, although drugs are prevalent all around us.
Since TN is a right to carry firearms state, we have very little personal property crime which may involve breaking and entering and theft. It typical to see many males and females carrying guns on their hips.
We have plenty of restaurants if we ever want to go out and eat which my wife and I do about once a week, maybe twice.
My wife and I became debt free about twenty years ago and have remained that way. We use credit cards all the time, but pay off that debt at the end of each month before any interest has accrued.
It takes me about an hour to mow the grass and weed eat.
We have two irobots to clean the floors of our house and run them at least twice a day, sometimes three times.
My wife does a little mopping and dusting but very little else.
We have heard that there are lots of people moving into TN but thankfully it is mainly Nashville and not East TN. It is slow and smooth living here and we have everything we need and want for nothing.
It is a great way to live, especially if you are retired.
Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid Engine
The future is not hydrogen: This new fuel is 700 times more powerful, but is “burning cold”
This is “the impossible engine”, created centuries after its prediction: Two fused fuels and 900 hp
The Sci-Fi transport everyone was looking for is a reality in the US: this vehicle will take you to your destination in minutes
As the world shifts its focus towards looking for sustainable alternatives in the automotive industry, REVO ZERO, a Northern Virginia-based startup company, has shown the world a car that could revolutionize the zero-emission engine. The new ENERGY The concept car is the SUV type with a fantastic estimated range of 700 miles (1,127 km).
The vehicle combines hydrogen fuel cells with electric power to formulate what the company refers to as a plug-in fuel cell (pFC) powertrain. This groundbreaking concept seeks to eliminate the range anxiety phenomenon and the time required to refuel, all of which places REVO ZERO at the head of the clean energy vehicles segment.
Pioneering sustainable automotive technology: Towards a new generation of combustion engines
The pFC Drivetrain is a parallel combination of the I-FS Drivetrain and the J-JS Drivetrain. The pFC technology of REVO ZERO combines a hydrogen fuel cell with a hybrid electric system to provide a highly superior powertrain. The ENERGY SUV employs a battery as the main power source, and a hydrogen fuel cell is an auxiliary power source in driving and power. management. READ MORE...
Sunday, July 7
In The NEWS
Hurricane Beryl reaches Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
The hurricane made landfall Friday near the resort town of Tulum as a Category 2 storm after causing damage in Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados earlier in the week. At least 11 people have been killed so far across the Caribbean. Beryl is expected to reach South Texas by Monday. Track Beryl here.
President Joe Biden appears in first televised post-debate interview.
Biden sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos Friday in his first televised interview since his CNN debate with former President Donald Trump last month. Biden dismissed concerns about his cognitive abilities and rejected calls to withdraw from the presidential race. He attributed his debate performance to feeling sick and exhausted after overseas travel. Read the transcript of the interview here.
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election.
Pezeshkian—a heart surgeon and lawmaker—beat out hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the race to replace former President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. Pezeshkian secured roughly 16.3 million votes in Friday's runoff election, while Jalili—Iran's former nuclear negotiator—garnered roughly 13.5 million votes. Voter turnout was nearly 50%.
UK's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer appoints cabinet members.
Starmer defeated former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after his center-left Labour Party won a parliamentary majority (see results) in the UK's national elections. As part of Starmer's cabinet appointments, Rachel Reeves became the UK's first female chancellor to lead the country's treasury.
Kansas Supreme Court overturns laws limiting abortion access.
The high court rejected a pair of state laws Friday, one that created special licensing requirements for abortion providers and another that banned a second-trimester abortion procedure known as dilation and evacuation. The court said the first law exceeded requirements for comparable medical professionals. In rejecting the second law, the court said the state's constitution protects personal autonomy.
Volunteer crew to exit NASA's simulated Mars habitat after 378 days.
The four volunteers were the first crew to have lived inside the simulated Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for over a year. The 3D-printed habitat, spanning 1,700 square feet, simulates the conditions and challenges of the red planet, including harvesting vegetables and conducting "Marswalks." The crew is set to emerge at 5 pm ET today. View a livestream here.
Mouse study offers clues into cause of migraines.
Researchers have discovered an unknown route between the brain and peripheral nerves where altered cerebrospinal fluid travels through, activating pain and inflammatory receptors and triggering headaches. Cerebrospinal fluid surrounds the brain and spinal cord, and its contents can temporarily change when neural activity shuts down.
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Life After Death
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Most every single culture has had some sort of belief that there is a life after death in some form or another.
Some believe that we actually have a second life in the same physical form that we have while alive on earth.
Some believe that this after life is in the form of a spirit which is why after death, there is no more sickness and pain.
Whatever life that we have after death, you can pretty much believe that it WILL NOT be like one's life here on earth... and it is doubtful that you will be any more aware of anything than what is immediately around you, if that.
If in fact, we are transformed from a human body to a spirit form, there will be no dressing, no eating, no sleeping, none of the bodily functions, no shaking of hands, no body surfing of ocean waves at the beach, no watching of athletic competitions, no getting too cold or too hot, and definitely no illness of any kind.
We will just float around like an invisible cloud, without eyes, ears, or a mouth. Our mind may function to some degree, but the actual brain stays with the body. All that is left is the spirit of our essence.
When ministers, priests, or pastors tells us will be come in contact with our dead relatives, it is their opinion based upon no facts something like that will happen. It is like wishful thinking.
Some religious leaders tell us we will be in heaven with God and there is no proof of that either other than what is written in the Bible. Maybe there is a God, maybe not. Maybe there is a creator. But out of this vast universe, why would this God, just create of race of human beings on earth?
AND... how do we explain the evolution of man where there is scientific evidence that our human DNA mutated from the DNA of Chimpanzees. This scientific TRUTH conflicts with God making us in his own image... unless our concept of that statement is wrong.
How do we explain UFOs and the extraterrestrials that must be inside flying them? Have they been created by God too? If so, why is that not mentioned in the Bible, especially since God knew that earth would eventually evolve to the point where it is today.
He knew that a controversy like this was going to happen.
Contract for ROGOTS
GXO Logistics, one of the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, and Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, have signed a multi-year agreement to begin deploying Digit in GXO’s logistics operations.
This agreement, which follows a proof-of-concept pilot in late 2023, is both the industry’s first formal commercial deployment of humanoid robots and first Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) deployment of humanoid robots.
Adrian Stoch, Chief Automation Officer, GXO, says: “We’re building on the success of last year’s groundbreaking pilot with Agility by deploying fully operational Digit humanoids into a live warehouse environment.
“Our R&D approach is to partner with developers all over the world to help them build and validate practical use cases that improve the working environment for our employees while optimizing operations for our customers. READ MORE...
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