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Does anyone have any in-park jokes that sound so stupid, they're funny? For example, this one goes on between my dad and me whenever we see Goofy:
DAD (to me): "What, are you goofy?!"
ME: "I'm not Goofy, (point to Goofy) he's Goofy!"
We do that every time, and it just crack me up. Does anyone else have any that they would like to share?

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"In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too), those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." — Charles Darwin
With respect to research, Darwin's words are probably even more true today than when he spoke them. The problems we study today — like climate change, sustainable supplies of energy, loss of biodiversity, feeding the world — are so complex that they can't be solved by researchers from any one discipline.
Remembering Richard Schultz: A catalyst for collaborative research at UND
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This edition of UND Discovery is dedicated to the lasting memory of professor of electrical engineering and department chair Richard R. Schultz, renowned and respected by students and colleagues on and off campus for his many contributions to science, the arts and humanities, and the University community over a lifetime cut too short. In addition to being a loving father, devoted husband and friend to many, Richard was a scholar, teacher, mentor, researcher, talented musician, actor, artist and competitive runner — a true modern-day Renaissance man, a polymath whose reputation as a master collaborator wholly reflected the theme that weaves its way throughout this edition of UND Discovery (see the story on Richard on the inside back cover). Richard is and will be greatly missed.
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This course provides an experience for a creative approach to fitness by combining knowledge gained from readings, evaluation of one's fitness level and walking style. As part of an ongoing personal fitness program, the student will plan three independent walks at different local parks. This course will assist students whose schedules require flextime. The class will meet for twenty regular workouts for 10 weeks on the Rockland Community College campus. Students will have the opportunity to work out for one hour and fifteen minutes during the regularly scheduled Monday and Wednesday afternoon class or Tuesday and Thursday morning class. A short final paper is due at the end of the semester reflecting your experience in this course, reviewing your fitness achievements and outlining an effective maintenance-walking program including your three walks in local parks.
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Hernia mesh recall could lead to future complications
The recent Composix Kugel hernia mesh recalls were issued as a result of a defective memory recoil ring which has been found to break in some cases. As a result, small needles of plastic could slice through internal organs, intestines and the bowels, causing serious and potentially fatal injuries. While the manufacturer indicates that the ring breakage is only caused by stresses associated with inserting the surgical patch, there is not sufficient information available to reach that conclusion. It is possible the hernia mesh could lead to problems in the future even if there are no complications during surgery.
>>INFORMATION: Hernia mesh recall
The unique element of the Kugel hernia patch is a hard plastic memory recoil ring which allows the surgical mesh to be folded and put in place through a small incision. The memory ring is designed to cause the mesh to spring open and lay flat once it is in place. This results in a less invasive hernia repair surgery, and the patient is able to make a much quicker recovery.
Over the past year there have been three separate recalls announced for different models of the Composix Kugel patch, manufactured by C.R. Bard, Inc., and their subsidiary, Davol, Inc. To date, the recalls have involved certain large and extra large models of the patch. However, there are other models which have a similar memory recoil ring and some question whether there will be additional hernia mesh recalls in the future.
The manufacturer failed to perform sufficient pre-market tests to evaluate the pressures which are placed on the plastic ring during insertion. When the makers announced the recall, they indicated that the surgical stresses which are exerted on the plastic ring are accountable for the device failure. There is no excuse for their failure to account for these stresses, especially since they are the ones who often train the physicians on how to insert the surgical mesh. As a result, the makers face thousands of lawsuits from individuals who suffered serious complications after hernia repair surgery.
>>INFORMATION: Hernia mesh lawsuits
The manufacturers have also failed to conduct appropriate testing to determine the strength of the ring when placed under the normal stresses encountered over the life of the patient. It is not well understood whether the plastics and forming techniques which lead to the weaknesses in the ring could also cause future failure or deterioration. Therefore, some believe that it is possible that some of these devices will fail in the future, even if the ring did not break immediately during insertion.
The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals who have suffered complications after hernia surgery which are caused by the defective Kugel hernia repair mesh. If you, a friend or family have experienced bowel perforation or intestinal problems after a hernia repair since 2002, request a free claim evaluation to determine if you may be eligible for a claim.
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Question: I had a double hernia repair on December 28, 2005. On October 13, 2006, I had a Nissen Fundoplication "Reversal". When my surgeon opened me up, he found that the mesh used during my hernia repairs had "crumpled" into a ball and was "cutting" into my stomach, so he had to trim the mesh up. This was a different surgeon than the one who did the hernia repairs. So……how do I find out if the mesh used was part of the recall? Thank you.
i just had a hernia operation 5-24-07what do i look far/sintoms pleses keep me udated had 2 hernias repaird i was told its from a surgey i had in 6-14-06 is why i got the hernias ty linda is that normal?
My dad had hernia surgery in August 2004 and due to complications with the mesh they had put on his hernia they had to remove it in Agust 2005. After the surgery the surgeon told my mom that the mesh just crumbled up in his hand.
My dad began to suffer from infections and intestinal problems during and up until he died from septic shock and infection through out his body. He passed
away February 22, 2007. He never recovered from his hernia surgery. He just
got worse and lost over 200 pounds in a year. How do we know if the mesh
that was used was the same mesh and there any grounds for legal action now
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i had hernia surgery in dec. of 1998. i complained about the surgery many times to the doctor that did the surgery, and he kept saying it was not hs fault and he would not help me. I went to many other doctors, for 4 years, telling them i thought the mesh was the problem. Finally 2002 i had hernia repair repair surgery, and that docotor said the mesh had broke and my guts were popping out of it anfd tearing. they took the mesh out, and told me it never should of been used on me and that the other docotor put it in wrong. Even with the mesh out, i am still in pain everyday and have lost all my muscle tone and dropped down to 100 pounds. I have bowle problems, digestive problems and depression because of all this. I need to know if i can sue over this? Please help me!! I am still seeing the doctors and trying to figure out why i am habving all these problems, and i feel it is all from the first surgery i had in 1998. i can get all proof of going todoctors constantly after that surgery! sincerly, Kimberly Harrison
I have a friend that had a double hernia operation one on each side of his lower stomach he did rather well and went to Va. on vacation, He came home and after a few months begin to have an irregular heart beat, this spring he had afiblation, and exhausted all other test and treatment. The Doctor said the only thing they could do then was a bypass and that did not stop it. and now the Doctor said he has two choices to take Amiodarone ( which has a lasting side effect for years & because they had put him on it in the hospital and a few days at home. he became so weak and disoriented that he had to be taken back to ER) Second choice they will have to destroy the nodule where they did the bypass and put in a pacemaker. After reading the side effects on the mesh I am thinking could this be his problem, maybe this mesh has broken & pushing on the main blood veins and cause his heart to race w/ a irregular beat He also has to have oxygen at that time.
in 2001 i had to have a herniea repaired plus they took the rest of my colon out and removed scare tissue from the liver. i spent 6 days in the hospital, then i was released. i told the nurse that something didn't feel right cuz i still felt bad but they released me any ways. the told me in the beginning that it be approxiatly a 11 day stay. one or two nites after i was home i started hurting even worse than when i left the hospital. finally went into the hospital and i had a real bad staff infection. after running a fever of 105 for 1 week they finally decided i had to have the surgery redone and this time they would not stitch me back together. they left the huge incision open and pacted it for the healing process. i have a huge scare and it has never been right since. thank u and i would appreciate any info that u have. debbie nunn
I had a hernia operation approximately 3 years ago, but the hernia was in my belly button, and a mesh was used to repair the hernia. Quite often, I feel the mesh poking in my stomach, and my belly button has been solid ever since the operation, and the edge of the mesh can sometimes be felt on the outside of my stomach. I need to find out if the same mesh is being used for this type of hernia operation.
Mark Smelcer
Is this type of mesh used for other purposes than hernia repairs? Just wondering because I had to have mesh inserted for vaginal and bladder repairs..
i have to have hernia surgery I have a double hernia in pevic area and adomaen and they want to put a ptch in but open me all the way what should I do I am scared afteer reading all of this I have to have done October 24th in abut 5 days and i was opened in april becuse they found that the hernia patch theyhad in me balled up in 05 this pril and i was filled with echoli please get back with me sherry
I had bladder repair surgery in Aug.of 06. I had a problem from the very start from the mesh material growing through the vaginal walls. I had to go back in around 9 weeks after my surgery to have that repaired. Just recently I started having problems with what I thought was polyps or hemorroids. After having a colonoscopy, it showed that I had a chronic fissure.(a tear) My question is, Do you think that maybe this came as a result of the mesh material causing this. I have already went to my gynecologist that done the bladder surgery this past summer for my regular check up and he is the one who recommended the colonoscopy. I still have some problems with my bladder as far as having control with holding my urine. Also, the tear that I had was alot bigger than normal is what the surgeon said. And I may have to have another surgery if this does not heal properly. Thanks for any feedback you may can give me.
How were you after your fundoplication reversal? Did your LES go back to normal, or was it tighter or looser? Did your stomach nausea/ fullness go back to normal? Did your stomach emtying speed up? Anyone?
I am a 60 year old female. I had 2 large hernia repairs in my right groin area and am still in a lot of pain after 5 months. I just need to know if this is normal. I am thinking of going to my gastroenterologist for the upper and lower colonopscopy. I take Paxil, Xanax, Hydrocodone still for anixety and depression and the hydrocodone for pain when I need it. I hurt all the time and am afraid the the mesh is not in right. How long should I wait to see a doctor. The doctor who did my hernia repair was ugly when I went back in two weeks and told him I was numb and hurting also. It has been like I said 5 months and I don't wish to see him again due to his attitude. He didn't seem me questioning him and told me to have my primary care refer me to a gastro. I already have one. I am scared to death as I have heard of terrible things happening with the stranglation of intestines. Please advise if you can where I should go. I am not thinking of suing anyone, but I need this pain to go away. Lots of nausea. I still take Prilosec for heartburn. I just don't know who to turn to. I just want relief from this pain. That is all.
Thank you.
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I have had emergency incisional hernia surgury in Dec. 2005. I have suffered with constant infection and a lot of pain. I have lost weight and am close to the correct BMI. The more weight I lose the more my stomach sags which uncoforable and hurts most of the time. I have a nurse that comes in somtimes everyday or 3 times a week to clean my wounds and try to clear up infection. The wounds are large and the skin is quite thin. It has been 2 years and no end in sight for recovery. I have asked my sergon for the type of mesh that was used. It is also poking me I can feel the loose edges. Any information would be helpful.
I had an inguinal hernia operation in spring of 2005. I have always had strange sensations around the site of the surgery, but thought nothing of it until about 5 or 6 months ago I could feel the surgery coming undone. I now have a full blown hernia at the same site that causes a lot of discomfort. I know that a Bard patch was used but I'm not sure what type. Could this be related to the recall?
[…] claims are currently being investigated by attorneys, and many more people could experience hernia repair problems in the future if they had one of the defective Davol/Bard hernia mesh patches implanted to repair a […]
My dad had hernia surgery in May of 2006 he did not have the laser surgery done they cut him almost from hip to hip,they used two large patches that are on the recall list and two plugs that we are not sure about. He constantly runs a fever and has urineation problems and bowel problems. None of the doctors that originally did this to him will help him. He is a lot of pain and has lost a lot of weight at 5'8 he weighs 100 pounds. The doctors keep insisting he is fine. You can feel the mesh in his stomach and a bunch of knot feelings. We don't know what to do now we think that he needs it taken out but, the surgen that put it in says he can't take it back out.
I had double hernia opeation on 8-22-08. It is 10-3-08 and i am in pain.
I called my surgeon and he informs me that iI have a mesh 8 1/2 x 12 and lots of stiches that the healing will take time. I am sitting here typing this in pain and very uncomfortable. i can't bent to pick-up anything and I feel very badly. I know my body, I know something is wrong. I will reach out to him tomorrow or I will go to the emergency room for ANSWERS of what's going on. I was told I would feel better as days went by not WORSE. In pain! -
My husband had hernia surgery in November 2008. How do we find out if the mesh used is recalled?
I hope this helps…I had an open ventral hernia repair October 2005. Before surgery my doctor told me he was using a new type of mesh with cutting edge technology. It would be used to plug the hernia and would have a "spring-like" action, to open and lay flat over the muscle to reinforce it. When the surgery was over my doctor didn't realize how bad I had herniated until he opened me up. He said my stomach looked like a block of "swiss cheese " and had to plug many holes and reinforce my stomach with a 7×9 piece of oval mesh. Immediately I found my body rejecting it. Within a week after my operation I had fluid retention around the incision site, (that had to be aspirated during a folllow-up visit) only to come back one week later. Fast foward to February 2009…MAJOR COMPLICATIONS!!! Here are a few symptoms that I am experiencing and that everyone needs to do their research on…MESHOMA, the harden and crumbling pieces of mesh.(feels like glass chards sticking thru your belly)! SEROMA, pockets of infected pus/fluid around the mesh. REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY(RSD/CRPS) neuropathy pain causing numbness, tearing, and burning senesation(CHRONIC PAIN). NO symptoms should go ignored…look up words CHRONIC BOWEL/ENTERIC FISTULA, NEUROMA, NEURALGIAS, INGUINODYNIA, PERIOSTITIS, SYSTEMIC SEPSIS. Any of these symptoms can lead to constipation, bowel obstruction, nausea/vomiting, abcess/gangrene, weight/hair loss, chronic pain/joint pain throught lower body, and septic shock. TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF MESH DO YOU HAVE? Sign a medical release and Get your ALL doctor/surgery reports sent directly to your HOUSE. Ask for OPERATING ROOM /OPERATIVE REPORTS with SPECIFIC and TECHNICAL REPORTS!!! This will tell you what TYPE OF MESH the surgeon USED and HOW in surgery. I hope my experience and information will help you, GOOD LUCK to everyone out there who is suffering like me!!!
Hi I had my first hernia operation on 12/2000, the doctors used a mesh to repair my hernia. I was in constant pain for years. In 9/06 I had my gall bladder removed because the mesh had infected my gall bladder. I continuted to be in constant pain and 3/09 i had my other second hernia operation which they remove the mesh. This doctor did't use a mesh to repair my hernia. The mesh also cut off the blood supply to my belly button. So far I don't have any pain in that area.
I had double hernia surgery last year with mesh and three screws. I was 24 at the time. Now I am 25 and have had pain on and off for over a year. They say it might be the screws. I beg to differ hurts a lot like a sharp pain been doing this currently for a month.
This past Thursday I had my fourth hernia surgery in 6 years. The time before this one in 2004 the surgeon told my husband that this mesh would never tear again. So five years later, here I go again.
I just found out about the recall's on te hernia patches today(7/28/09). I just recently underwent a hernia surgery and had a mesh patch used. I am unsure what to do. I had my surgey on march 9,2009. To this day i still have pain and a hardend knot like area where surgery was performed. I also have problems with my bowels thinking it was because of my insides being disturbed during my spinal surgeries and hernia surgery. After reading about this recalls i am starting to think other wise because i went back to the doctor twice after my hernia surgery and both times he told me ;
' no to worry itis only scar tissue and every thing will get better in time." -
I had hernia surgery with the mesh sometime around 1997, do you know if this could be included in the recall? Also, if I'm on the floor laying on my back, when I lift myself up my stamach pushes up and it looks like a scoocer ball. I have pain at the top of my stomach if I push around it. Also, when I start cleaning my back will start pushing in and then my stomach starts pushes out causing my back to hurt a lot. I have also had two back surgeries, so not sure if this is my problem.
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In 2003 I had a femoral hernia repair after a hysterectomy. I have been in the ER atleast 10x with pain in my LLQ and groin. Contracted a nosacomial infection during one stay ( c. diff ). My symptoms are worsening my left leg does not circulate fluid, and I have a distended abdomen. I am having GI problems, and a year ago auto-immune symptoms with worsening depression. The surgeon states he does not see aproblem but will open me up to check. I have seen numerous specialists to no avail I am going to the hospital in the morning, I will not leave till this is addressed. I will sue.
I am getting ready to have my 4th sergury for the same hernia, the first was about 5or 6 years ago. it busted loose within a month. but wasn't very big at that time. I was told in March I had to have my galbladder taken out so the doc. said he was going to fix the hernia as well cause the galbladder had to come out my belly button. well greatI thought 2 at one time. well I went to the doc, I guess 10 times in 6 weeks every week a new problem ,By week 10 June the 3rd. I was having emergency hernia sergury again . now in oct 25th, I rolled over in bed and felt it bust open and I feel real Bad thing I am Infected inside, will have ultrasound in the Morning to see what all is going on, then we will get to the next sergury. but what can be done at this point I am splitting open farther everyday,can this be fixed???????
My husband has had 3 hernia surgeries. One was sutured together, the other 2 had mesh inserts. The mesh inserts were placed one in the mid 90's Dr.said he had used a new procedure mesh. Then my husband had another hernia in where the 1st mesh procedure failed. The 2nd hernia surgery was done in 2001, the surgeon at that time said that he put in a larger and heavier duty mesh in, and had to remove the other mesh. Our question is since it has been 18yrs since the 1st surgery, I know for a fact that the dr. did not keep the records beyond 3yrs, on the failed mesh. The second surgery was done at a hospital that I know that they keep records on microfilm. Should we go back to the hospital and have them pull up the records to see what mesh was taken out and what was put in? How else can we find out what mesh was used?
Why didn't the doctor let the patient know about the mesh recall?
Hi everyone,
Well, I first wrote about my two groin hernia surgeries Dec. 2007. This is Jan. 21, 2010. I am having lots of flatulence, pain in abdomen and running to bathroom, but it isn't diaherra where hernia surgery was done and the doctor said everything was okay way back then. I am absolutely petrified of having a surgeon redo my surgery. I know something is wrong. When I asked about the type of mesh, the surgeon said it wasn't the recalled mesh back then. I am at my wits end. My husband doesn't understand at all. I feel for each and everyone who has gone through the open surgery or otherwise. Mine was open and had I known then what I know now I would have dealt with the pain I was experiencing before the surgery. You would think there would be an expert surgeon who could help someone suffering like this. The pain I had for approx. two weeks after the surgery was absolutely horrible. Now I hurt a lot and it feels like a fist in my side. I keep praying for healing and I am under a lot of stress. Just had to vent because I know I can't deal with the pain I went through last time only to come out worst or not come out at all or with other problems. Thanks for listening.
Hello! My mom had a hernia in 2004 due to a surgery from a car accident. Well the Dr. patched her up with a mesh. This last christmas (dec 09) she was complaining that everytime she bent over, she'd get sharp pains where the mesh was and get really dizzy. She went into the hospital and found out the mesh failed and was infected. Of course she had it removed and came home on Christmas Eve. She went back to the hospital New Years Eve because she couldn't stop throwing up. Turns out her intestines opened up in her body and she was filled with bacteria!!! Of course surgery again. After that, she stayed in a rehab home for 6 weeks. She was home for the last 2 weeks and she just went back to the hospital the night b4 last for back pain, extremely low blood pressure, and reoccuring bladder infection. Now they're saying they know she has an infection somewhere but can't find it. I'm scared for her and was hoping to find some inspirational stories!!!
I had hernia surgery Nov.16th 2009 and I am having sharp pains as well. It's almost like they are needles poking at my stomach. I can see the stiches when I am laying down and even while I am staning up.They kinda show through my skin. I am a skinny person (weight 100 lbs. and I am 29 and I am 5'0) but honestly I feel like I have more pains now then before my hernia surgery. I honestly wish I had researched it more before I jumped right into surgery. But at the time it seemed like the best thing to do.
I had bellybutton hernia surgery two years ago. A mesh was used and since then I have not felt normal. I have been scoped from both ends, had catscan and have continuously told all the doctors something isn't right. My lower belly has enlarged and I am uncomfortable and experiencing increased reflux. Acquaintances say it sounds like galbladder issues. Has anyone else experienced similar aftermaths?
I had hernia repair with ventrio mesh on April 4,2011 . I threw up for three days after surgery and then on the third day I could not stand up right without severe pain and had to walk on my toes to releive the pain. Docs told me they thought it was a bleeding muscle but I told them I did not think so. They let me out of hospital on day five and I was still in severe pain.I saw the surgeon a week later and told him it did not feel right and he said it takes time. I had a CT scan on my abdoman by another doc to follow my dilated pancreatic duct and they saw a huge fluid collection inside the abdominal cavity around the bowels under the mesh. They informed my surgeon and he insists it is surgical fluid. He tried to tell me the fluid is in the tissues and I informed him that I had read the CT scan report and it states otherwise. He looked a little funny. I saw him a month ago and told him it felt infected and he said "Oh don`t mention the word infection, we don`t want to talk about that word". I told him it hurts me and he said "I really think it is is surgical fluid but if it still bothers you in a month you can make an appointment and we can try to drain it". He said he did not want to go sticking needles in me and I told him he could not stick needles in it to drain it because it is around the bowels and he could punture one. I am going back on May 24th. I now have a rock hard pointed place over the mesh and my whole belly hurts. I weigh 80 pounds and am 4 foot 11 inches tall. I am really skinny now and you can see my bones.My bladder and bowels feel agravated all the time. If he does not address my complaints I am going to get somebody else to look into it. I think it is infected because my muscles burn too over the mesh. Am fed up. Sorry for all you people who have mesh problems too. I like this doc though but am a little disapointed in him.
I had bellybutton hernia surgery I don\'t know what kind of mesh was used but like the next day I would have sharp pains like needles stabbing me just above my bellybutton. Sense my surgery in Dec.2010 I have Sharp pains in my bellybutton every once in a while when I move a certain way. And I feel that something just isn\'t right. How do I find out if it is the mesh making me feel like this?
Heather, I also had same procedure of umbilical hernia done on June 2010 and I have the pointy edges that bother me all the time, I asked my Dr. After 1 month and he reply it might be the stitches which takes some time even 5 to 6 month, So I waited for 6 month and I am going to see my surgeon again. I feel like it's the edges of mesh and not the stitches.
In 2007 I was told I had to have a hiatial hernia repair.l was vomitting so severly that I was taken to ER on several occasionsi. I could not keep food or liquids down,I was loosing weight, felt bad all the time. I had the surgery and the doctor told my husband and I this was a new procedure and even showed us pictures that was taken durning surgery. He told us this would help my health concerns and I would start feeling much better..WellApril 2011 I went back to the same dr. for even worse problems with the hernia..he ran all sorts of test ..looked at me and said sorry but this was out of his hands now and would not treat me..sent me to another doctor who with all the testings sent by the other doctor the mesh he wrapped my hernia in had expoleded turned my stomach into shredded hamburger meat and it was dead,,May 2nd 2011 what was left of my stomach had to be cut away. I no longer have any part of a stomach.. what I have is a very small pouch (made from my small instine) To this day the doctor who did the first repair or any one in his office is not allowed to speak to me. I will never be the person I once was due to this.Since June of 2011 I have lost over 70 lbs. I feel I used for this surgery We were not told of this procedue until after it was over. Some one needs to be held responsible for this terribly thing that has happened to me and my family.. I still have problems with this pouch closing up..vomitting ..eating no more than 1/4 to 1/2 cup every 4 hous.in fact I just returned home again today for being ill..This is not the way I planned to spend my life in the ERs.
stomach completly.I now have a pouch (made from small intestine) about the size of a ladies thumb
Amy and HeatherI had the same procedure for Umbilical Hearnia done in Sept 2010. I have pointy edges sticking out through my belly button. I asked my family doctor and he told me it was probably the stitches and should go away in 6 mo. Well that time has passed and I still feel the edges poking out. My wife felt it and asked me if that was supposed to be like that. I told her no I did not think so. You can feel and see them whether I am standing or laying down.Hurts to touch. I am gonna make appt to see surgeon on Monday.
My husband had mesh put in to repair an incisional hernia in 1998. They said it was the largest mesh they ever used. He has since had pain on his left side when he moves in certain positions. Fast forward to 2012. He just spent four days in the hospital. He's been having a lot of left side pain lately – back and forth to docs, with no help. When he went into the hospital last week he was severly anemic, 7.2! And he's big -6'3″. They are sure that he was bleeding internally, but have not been able to find the bleed yet. Has anyone ever lost a good amount of blood like this due to the mesh?? I don't know what kind of mesh they were using back in 1998. Does anyone know?? Thank you.
Can a Umbilical Hernia be repaired by not using anything/mesh/plug? Can it be repaired by identifying the hernia sac & dissecting it free from the surrounding tissues. Then just freeing the sac up from the edges of the anterior fascia and allowing it to re enter the abdomen? Then a closure of the fascia done with multiple interrupted buried #0 PDS sutures? I am asking this because that is what my medical records show from a Umbilical Hernia repair in 2003. As of 3 weeks ago am having extreme swelling in my whole abdomen. The strangest thing is I have a design like pattern beside the hernia site. Something is pressing from the inside of my abdomen and leaving a imprint of its design on the outside of my skin. It is a mesh like net pattern. When I told the Doctor that did this surgery from 2003 about this he said & sent me medical records that said he used no mesh or anything like it to repair me but there is clearly a design of something.
all meshes should be recalled…mine is supramesh in 2009…but if you research ER say many patients are in ER for infected mesh or mesh erosion…same thing..mesh can cause crps which I already had for 20 years .books are written on crps+hernia patch .everyone needs to write to the FDA..then attorneys will listen..they recalled the bladder an transvaginal meshes…now all the attorneys are willing to listen.FDA is really important..I would not wish this pain on Al kaida well maybe them. MY neighbor has a worse case and the girl across the street same thing..then my mom calls from Mi to tell me that she sat next to 2 people at healthorama and they are both having hernia mesh problems………thinking this may be biggest lawsuit ever if we live long enough for the recall..I have not contacted any attorneys since I live in a small resort community and the medical system is very protective of even incompetence of there own. having a history of RSD I should have never been considered for mesh since I was already screaming about pain under my pump which is 10″ away ..same level of hernia ..Colon doc says adhesive disease of small bowel, I look 6 months pregnant some days…no BMs an have not passed gas in @6 months ..my face and teeth are numb only thing my primary care doc gave me was blood pressure meds and dx of anxiety…….guess so I went through this in 1984 trying to get a DX for rsd which is now called crps so I guess the pain in my belly is crps.I am seeing my pain doc of 20 years in 2 weeks. He will be the one to read me small bowel studies which took 2 hours he could see rings but not the mesh..the mesh was inserted laparascopically ..so what kind of test will show the mesh?. The CT from ER in 2011 did not show any rings or mesh..it was looking to see if hernia had ruptured because that is what I told them..the report says I came in with stomach pain..discharched with cipro and bentyn….something for colitis…since they were looking for wrong thing and I had 80% insurance they did not look further and same hospital..they do not want to find erosion or migration ..that is very complicated surgery with so many can go wrong things..neighbor spent 9 hours in surgery ended up with blood clots in lungs is waiting for new pigs heart by-pass has ganggrene in both legs and has a but in her belly where they stitched her up and she is 54…so I am not too keen on surgery..she does not realize how all her problems stem from the mesh and next 2 hernia surgeries they did not use mesh on her…but she also was in hospice after all this crap
I had open umbilical hernia repair back in may 2010 since then I've been to doctor after doctor to get no answers, o feel a burning needle like pain where the hernia was it comes and goes I have two kids I constantly have to push away cause the pain when they touch my stomach is unbearable.. The doctor says its sutures pulling loose and kept cutting me Open taking them out/replacing them the next doctor said it was nerve damage cause the ct scan showed nothing…. Can anyone help explain this and why I stay in so much pain.
ive had bladder tack with the mesh iv had my bladder in a sling which has falland is almost out of my private part i had 3 fourth of my stomach removed ive had seven henrias removed i went from 280 lbs to 122 lbs in about six months i still cant keep nothing down i hurt 24 hours a day i live in Alabama and all they care about is money so what should i do
i had a double hernia repaired october 2010. the pain from surgery was something i never want to experience again. my dr. was not concerned though!i ended it up in the ER the next day not able to walk, eat, drink, or take any pain meds. i have always had some discomfort where the hernia was, but now it is really bad! it is to the point that when the pain comes i have to get myself to my bed because i can't barely move it hurts so bad! has anyone had problems like this or similar?
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I went to the doctor because of a nild case of incontinents. I was told it could be fixed and that he would use a NEW mesh, one with cutting edge technollgy and that I would have the bladder of a twenty-year old. Well, all I can say is that it has been more like a nightmare since June of 1997. I now have severe incontients, When I try to do any type of activity my left side becomes hard as a rock and the pain is severe all over my back,side and legs. I have to come to a complete stop of whatever I am doing, wait a sec. and then sit down.
I feel the doctors just do not understand what this mesh has done to people like me and others. While working on the incontients problem a doctor said"You have a cyst on your left kidney I must operate." Wrong/it was not cancer. He removed 1/3rd. of my kidney. The nighmare continued. That was Nov. 2000 and 4 months later I had the frist of what they called a hernia. On January 2003, I had the second hernia operation. The first they put in a 10 by 10 sheet of mesh and the second they put in a 6 by 6 sheet of mesh and wraped the 10/10 around the 6/6. To make a lone story short, I, to this day am still in severe pain and the doctors have found that I did not have a hernia problem. IT WAS MY LEFT KIDNEY coming out of my left rib cage.This all started with that crazy mesh and I do hope some one can help. I am so tired of being in so much pain. -
I had a belly button hernia i cant remember the year i know it was way after 2002 and before 2012. I am guessing it was around 2010 but how can i find out what kind of mesh was used. I have alot of pain around my belly button when it is just barely pressed on Ty for you time..
I had a hernia repair mesh put in a little over a year ago. I keep feeling this pulling in my stomach. I am expericeing bladder infections. I had two with in the last four months. I am going back to the doctor to see if it can be removed..
A family member must have their mesh removed and they are replacing it with mesh made from animals. They have had it 4 years and it has brought on Insulin dependent diabetes, an autoimmune condition severe weight loss, neuropathy and now being told they may only have years to live because the body is so weak. This was for a hernia problem. Are most doctors replacing the mesh?
My wife had a mesh put in her stomacefor her hernia years ago and now she's in pain so bad she vomits can't breathe and no doctor can figure out what's going on with her how do I find out if this is part of the recall
Lets start off by saying I had back surgery where they entered through my stomach and it was long before it ripped back open and had a hernia. So had to go and get it fixed and they put this mesh in to fix the hernia. I have had my hernia mesh removed on 02/21/2009 after only a couple months .It broke and shifted letting the hernia pop out of the top of the mesh.I went back to the doctor how put It in and was told because I was having kidney problems that he didn't want to do anything until I got my kidney problem fixed. So I go back to kidney doctor and he tells me that my kidney needs to come out but he wanted me to get my hernia fixed before he would do this. Thank god for my pcp doctor he got me to see a couple of doctors in Pittsburgh pa and they put a team together and did everything in one surgery. They took out the mesh and took out my kidney all in one surgery. Now since I had to have mesh taken out I went from a 5 inch scare to a 8 inch scare and my body pays the price every day. Sick all the time and pain in stomach 24 seven. Let just say my luck stinks. Back surgery didn't work and have even more pain and they tell me that the surgery they did is no longer done because the failure rate was so high and they have nothing to replace the thing they put in there. That i would just have to deal with the pain. Also during back surgery they nicked the tub that goes from my kidney to my blatter. That's how my kidney died.
I believe I had the mess put in for a belly button hernia and looking to find out more about the recall.
I had a hernia at my bellybutton 5 years ago right after my caesarian. It was the worst pain I've ever felt. Since then I lost over 100 lbs, I have to pee constantly, It hurts to sleep on a certain side AND after a back xray I had in a different state, different clinic, this doctor asked why I had over 20 c clips in my stomach, that he could see. Which I had NO idea I even had!
I had a belly button hernia and had it repaired sept 2010. Iam not sure which mesh I received but I do know that it was c.r. Bard product. Since the repair I have always felt that something wasn't quiet right. There is always discomfort in the belly and the feeling of sharp pinches when I make certain movements. As time has progressed the discomfort has became more pronounced and there seems to be a part of the ring sticking through my skin at the top part of my belly button. This is causing some infection and pain. Whatever is sticking out has caused a pimple like spot and is sore to the touch. The doctor said I'll have to have it repaired again but would not go into much detail as he refered me to the specialist. Is there chance I may have a defective mesh patch.
I had belly button surgery for a hernia in 2009. With that surgery the doctor created 5 blood pockets. In 2010 my doctor discovered these blood pockets, Nothing was done until 2011 when I had reflux surgery by the doctor that did the belly button surgery. He was asked to please repair the blood pockets. His repair job was putting tubes in me to drain the blood. A reconstructive surgeon repaired the 5 blood pockets. Now I am experiencing bloating in my stomach along with pain and swelling in my growing area. What can I do now? As now I have no blood flow on my right side from the belly button surgery. This was told to me by my reconstructive surgeon. I live in Nebraska and they say I can't do anything about it.
I have a mesh due to having a kidney stone the hospitable could not get iv witch caused me so much pain I busted my belly I thought everything was ok after a year I was taking to the hospitable in so much pain they give me delota and morphine witch did not touch it after being in extream pain over 8 hrs the doctors came in told me my mesh was knotted up my blood presser got so high once they though they might lose me but they got it down then it droped so low I was in danger again .I ask the doctors what can we do they then told me they could not do anything because of mal practice and even if they could they still would not because they could mess up something and it was taking a chance on my life they told me to go back to my dr that put it in so I did he wanted his own exrays witch was fine with me after they came back it conformed what the other drs said the mash was knotted up . I ask what can we do he then told me he would not touch it because he was scared he would mess something up too so now I am in pain and don't know were to turn I live in Missouri I might have to go to huston or st Louis I need your advice thank you so much god bless you have a nice day


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A day when Donovan McNabb is relevant is a very rare day, and a day when his words carry significant meaning is an even better gem.
But he answered a question about Peyton Manning, because answering questions about Peyton Manning is a required ritual for any NFL player who appears on any radio station anywhere in America.
During a recent appearance on ESPN 980 in Washington, that Manning question was floated to McNabb, partly because of the standard reasons outlined above. But the question was also prompted by the similarities between the failed McNabb experiment in Washington that mercifully ended last summer, and how the Manning experiment could end if the Redskins pursue the possible and likely free agent.
Or at least that's how McNabb sees it.
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"Peyton's not gonna go there," he said. "I don't see Peyton ending up in Washington. Because what happens is now, you're bringing in another veteran who will be 35 36, who has been in one offense throughout his career. It's the same situation.
"Now he comes over, and as they say now, Peyton is such an offensive coordinator on the offense. So now what does that do to your offensive coordinator? Does he step down? Does he step back? Does he begin to change the whole offense according to the play of the quarterback that he has in Peyton Manning? Well, I didn't see that happen, so I definitely don't see that happening for Peyton."
McNabb was asked the other inevitable question regarding his time in Washington and his failure in Mike Shanahan's system, and the two answers flowed together neatly.
"You just think the plays that you're calling that you [used in] the places you came from are gonna automatically work, and you don't have the players for that. You're not building around what you have. They say it's gonna take two to three to four, but who really has two to three to four years as a player or as a coach in the NFL?"
While it's tempting to disregard McNabb's words due to his simple lack of talent compared to Manning, he's not necessarily commenting on talent. He's commenting on age, and that's something McNabb has some pretty extensive experience with after his flying leap off the quarterback cliff this past year.
McNabb is 35, and it was the erosion of his skill due to age that led to his exit from two NFL cities in 2011, and he likely won't find another team any time soon. We would acknowledge Manning's eventual decline due to his fight with father time, but still scoff at MacNabb's comments if the soon-to-be former Colts quarterback was healthy. But he isn't, and potential buyers still can't be confident about the well-worn product they're purchasing.
McNabb was awful, and he was just old. Manning is old and unhealthy.
And the rest…
- Michael Weinreb took a trip to Indianapolis during the dead period between the Super Bowl and Scouting Combine, and after talking to a few local experts who are apparently worthy of representing an entire state, he concluded that the city's love affair with Peyton Manning is far more "fraternal than passionate." [Grantland]
- That conclusion is absurdly and ridiculously false. [Colts Authority]
- Placing a franchise tag on Peyton Hillis will cost about $7.7 million, which means it's highly unlikely that the Browns tag their running back after his rocky season plagued by both injuries, and general locker room discomfort. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
- We knew that one day Donald Driver would share the same stage with Urkel. Both the fading wide receiver and the faded piece of 90′s pop culture trivia will be on this spring's edition of Dancing With The Stars. [Green Bay Press Gazette]
- In a radio appearance this morning Mario Manningham said that he wants to stay with the Giants, but he's still being realistic about his odds of playing in Gotham next year, saying that Victor Cruz is more likely to get a deal. [Mike Garafolo on Twitter].
- Brandon Jacobs wants to stick around and help the Giants defend their championship too, but if he remains in New York's backfield, he'll be doing it at a greatly reduced price. [New York Daily News]
- Chain Gailey's view of C.J. Spiller's role in Buffalo's offense has changed, but not much. [Buffalo Rumblings]
- There's speculation that the Texans will use their 26th overall pick to add depth at wide receiver, which makes sense. Andre Johnson is still a stud, but he's not a young stud anymore at 31, and he's always been brittle. Injury concerns aside, someone needs to draw coverage away from Johnson too. [Houston Chronicle]
- There are many voices opining on Matt Flynn's future and the Packers' next move, but no one seems to know what the hell they're talking about. Must be late February. [Total Packers]
- The price tag for Robert Griffin III and the Rams' second overall pick is quickly escalating. Browns fans are both excited about Griffin's potential, but also cautiously aware of the boom or bust nature of quarterbacks. That leads to this inevitable question: is it that smart to pay a steep price for the consensus second-best QB in this draft? [Waiting for Next Year]


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This half-hour Saturday morning cartoon series was based on characters created by zany comic Jerry Lewis for the films The Nutty Professor, The Bellboy, and The Errand Boy.
On the show, an animated Jerry worked as a temp for Mr. Blunderbuss of the Oddjob Employment Agency. Each week found the thoroughly incompetent temp sent to a new and nutty job, from spy to valet and more. Only one thing remained consistent: Jerry's penchant for comedic occupational blunders.
Joining the cartoon Jerry were kid sister Jerraldine, girlfriend Rhonda, and the comedian's own alter egos, from Professor Lewis to Ralph Rotten Lewis.
The real Jerry Lewis was a partner in the show's creation, but he chose not to perform the voice of his cartoon counterpart. That honor went to David L. Lander, the future 'Squiggy' on primetime's Laverne & Shirley.
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Clash of the Titans 3, 24th Nov 2012.
Semi-Pro Boxing show in the newly refurbished Carnegie Theatre, Workington.
Doors open at 6pm, first fight 6.30pm
Fundraising for Emily Shutt, she is only 2 years old, and suffering with Leukaemia.
Tickets: £20 Bronze, £25 Silver,( sorry sold out ) £35 Gold Vip (sorry sold)
After show party In the Bounty, Workington, meet and greet the fighters, plus DVDs of the last 2 shows. ( must have your C.T 3 wristbands )
Fight Card
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Title Fight ( New COTT Belt )
Jordan the Hitman Holmes vs Kyle Walker
Neil Varty vs Lee Cunningham
Paul Smith vs Brian Ainscough
Justin Rooney vs Mark Andrew
Dan Grierson vs Tom Clark
John Harrison vs Jon Lund
Sean McKenna vs Kasper Wojichowski
Luke Todd vs James Haig
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Hokushinko Fight Academies first Ultimate Submission Tournament took place on Saturday 6th Results were
Gold – Kevin Thompson (HFAMMA)
Silver – Linden Parry (SHVT)
Bronze – David Hodgson (HFAMMA)
Gold – Jordan Holmes (HFAMMA)
Silver – Dave Straughton (HFAMMA)
Bronze – Steve Ansell (Tap Out Knock Out)
Lightweight (Advanced)
Gold – Connor Allcock (SHVT)
Silver – Jordan Desborough (SHVT)
Bronze – Daniel Grierson (HFAMMA)
Lightweight (beginners)
Gold – Simon Kelly (HFAMMA)
Silver – Darren Miles (HFAMMA)
Bronze – Mark Holmes (HFAMMA)
Link to Times and Star article below
Cage Carnage 10, Explosive Fighting Championships, 20th Oct 2012 @ Hilltop Hotel, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Tickets: £25.00 Std – Vip Cage side, with waiter service £35.00
MMA – K1 – Cage Boxing, Cumbrias No1 Fighting show.
Full Card to follow
Pro mma 3x5min rounds
Carl Ward vs Tom Potts
Pro mma 3x5min rounds
Franky Murry vs Phil Murphy
Cage Boxing 3x2min rounds
Jordan Holmes vs Micky Nolan
Semi-Pro MMA 2x5min
Dan Grierson vs tbc
In a fantastic weekend for Hokushinko fight Academy 17 year old Lauren Crawford became European under 50kg kata champion at the W.U.K.O. european Karate championships in Manchester.
While this was happening more Hokushinko fighters were in Action at the Vision No-Gi grappling tournament in Glasgow. 16 year old Jordan Holmes won a Bronze medal in the begginers under 79 kilo category this was followed by another bronze in the Under 85 kilo intermediate category for Dave Straughton and a silver in the mens under 91kilo advanced category for Alex Cook.
Hokushinko Fight Academy will be hosting an ultimate submission tournament on Saturday the 6th of october. The tournament is open to all grapplers of all levels. The tournament will allow
Juniors & Adults, Please be at the gym for 10am start.
Fees: Juniors £8 Adults £10 each
All Juniors will receive a medal
– Gi vs No Gi
– Pins / Hold-downs
– Leg Submissions (Apart from Heel Hooks)
– Face-Barring and Neck Cranks – Win by Pin/Hold-Down or Submission only
Hokushinko Fight Academy, 1 St Johns Court, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3DS, Fighters will be taking part in Vision No-Gi grappling tournament in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow on Saturday the first of September. Anyone who wants to take part just let Mark, Alex or Dave know. Good look to everyone taking part


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By Lynn Sweet Washington Bureau Chief September 3, 2013 9:52PM
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens as President Barack Obama speaks to media, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, before a meeting with between the president and Congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. Boehner said he will support the president's call for the U.S. to take action against Syria for alleged chemical weapons use and says his Republican colleagues should support the president, too. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Updated: October 5, 2013 6:33AM
WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is poised to vote Wednesday to attack Syria after reaching a bipartisan deal, as President Barack Obama's bid to win congressional authorization to order a military strike gained crucial support from rival House leaders.
Obama boarded Air Force One late Tuesday for an overnight flight to Stockholm with his drive to win House and Senate votes to approve an attack gaining momentum.
A war vote is one of the most important a lawmaker can make. It is defining.
Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle are treating it as a fairly rare "conscience vote." Unlike some roll calls with agendas — say the 40 or so Republican bids to repeal or defang ObamaCare — there is an understanding that most rank-and-file members will be free to vote without undue leadership pressure.
Obama is in good shape in the Democratic-run Senate. The GOP-controlled House, as always, will be tougher. The pressure will be on wavering House Democrats — especially from safe districts — when and if Obama needs a few more votes to win.
The Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday night, after an afternoon hearing, announced a deal over the wording of a resolution to give Obama authority to use force "in a limited and tailored manner against legitimate military targets in Syria."
The senators on the panel, who will debate the measure on Wednesday, put Obama on a 90-day timetable to hit the Assad regime — with an initial 60-day authorization followed for a "single" 30-day extension.
The resolution, expected to clear the committee, could reach the Senate floor next week, when members return from the summer recess.
Secretary of State John Kerry had to scramble after he fumbled an answer at the Senate hearing seeming to leave the door open to sending troops to Syria, even though Obama has been explicit and adamant in saying there would be no U.S. boots on the ground.
"I don't want to take off the table an option that might or might not be available to a president of the United States to secure our country," said Kerry, who was the committee chairman until Obama tapped him for the State Department post.
After Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the ranking Republican on the committee, pressed him over his ground troops remark, Kerry kicked himself several times as he closed the door he opened.
"Well, let me be very clear now because I don't want anything coming out of this hearing that leaves any door open to any possibility. So let's shut that door now as tight as we can," Kerry said.
"All I did was raise a hypothetical question about some possibility — and I'm thinking out loud — about how to protect America's interests. But if you want to know whether there's any — you know, the answer is, whatever prohibition clarifies it to Congress and the American people, there will not be American boots on the ground with respect to the civil war."
Section 3 of the resolution states there will be no U.S. armed forces "on the ground in Syria for the purpose of combat operations."
After meeting with Obama at the White House on Tuesday morning, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said, "I'm going to support the president's call for action. I believe that my colleagues should support this call for action."
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), also at the meeting, agreed, saying, "the Speaker was very clear, and I'm sure he has told you his view. I associated myself with his remarks."
That doesn't mean Boehner feels obligated to make sure GOP House members deliver for the president. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), a West Point graduate and a retired Army Reservist, announced Tuesday he opposed giving Obama approval for a Syria hit.
Pelosi is the one who has to deliver votes — and she's got plenty of skeptical Democrats to persuade.
Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said in a statement, "The Speaker offered his support for the president's call to action, and encourages all Members of Congress to do the same.
"Now, it is the president's responsibility to make his case to the American people and their elected representatives. Everyone understands that it is an uphill battle to pass a resolution, and the Speaker expects the White House to provide answers to Members' questions and take the lead on any whipping effort. All votes authorizing the use of military force are conscience votes for members, and passage will require direct, continuous engagement from the White House."
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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement following the announcement that California homeowners would receive $18 billion as a part of the multistate settlement to penalize mortgage servicing misconduct and robo-signing.
"This settlement is a big win for hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners across the state and especially in the San Joaquin Valley," said Costa. "I applaud Attorney General Harris for her tireless work on behalf of California homeowners. However, this is no silver bullet, and there is far more that must be done to connect the dots and stabilize our housing market starting with passing the HOME Act. While our communities are being torn apart by foreclosures, some in Congress refuse to pass legislation that would put thousands of dollars in the pockets of millions of homeowners by allowing them to refinance at historically low rates."
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Weekend wrap
Word from Mary-Greely Hospital in Ames is that the Cyclones were treated for gun shot wounds to both feet Saturday night. Another week, another first quarter of self inflicted damage.
Big time turnovers and big time penalties. When you play a team like Texas you don't need to help them dig the hole. I've seen a lot of talk that Texas didn't out play ISU, ISU played themselves out of the game. While ISU did make mistakes, there was absolutely no chance Texas was going to lose that game. Yardage might have been close, but Texas didn't need to do much.
The defense was able to slow Texas down, but they weren't going to stop them. The D was on the field a ton in the first half and even with three turnovers in the first quarter Texas was only up 13-0. On the other side of the ball ISU couldn't muster anything offensively. When anything positive did happen it was undone by undisciplined football.
Iowa State could easily be 0-4. They escaped UNI, beat Iowa in a coin toss OT game and beat UConn, who by the way lost to Western Michigan 38-31 Saturday. They were beat up figuratively and literrally Saturday night. It will be interesting to see how this team responds.
At least Jamie Pollard got a little good news Saturday night. It was the second largest crowd at Jack Trice, 56,390. The largest crowd was 56,795 in 2007 vs. Northern Iowa. Also, the first three home games have set a new attendance record, 167,147.
ISU gets Baylor this week, which is coming off a heart breaking loss at Kansas State. I don't think that will bode well for the Clones.
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I think it has been said and written about 2 million times in the past 24-hours – Welcome to the Big Ten Nebraska. You think Tom Osborne is a little more annoyed with Jim Delany and the rest of the honchos in the Big Ten office for sending the Cornhuskers to the Madison right out of the shoot? Wisconsin man-handled the Huskers Saturday night raising a lot of questions as NE heads into the Big Ten season.
Wisconsin looked great on the field and the Wisconsin crowd was pretty awesome also. I am not a fan of the wave at stadiums, but the slow motion wave was pretty cool and the traditional "Jump Around" at the end of the 3rd quarter looked sweet on TV. Also the crowd put together a great chant midway through the 4th quarter:
"Big Ten Football." Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap. "Big Ten Football."
In Champaign, Illinois linebacker Jonathan Brown checks to see if anyone is looking and then knees a Northwestern lineman in the groin. Stay classy Illinois –
In the rest of College FB, the Top 5 set the cruise control early Saturday and coasted home…I think we can officially put the fork in Stephen Garcia and the old ball coaches' Gamecocks….Clemson looks damn good. An impressive win in Blacksburg and they don't have much on the schedule the rest of the way. Could they be this years' Auburn?
Texas A&M's first foray into the SEC fell flat. The Aggies haven't beaten an SEC team in 16 years…TCU laid an egg at home against TCU. SMU put an end to TCU's 22-game home win streak and 25-game regular-season winning streak…By the way, the Kansas throw back unis were pretty sweet.
Detroit 34, Dallas 30 - Looks like it might actually be worth watching the Lions game this Thanksgiving. I might even have to reschedule dinner time. Seriously, Calvin Johnson is pretty darn good. Going up against three Cowboys and bringing the ball down for a TD – not too shabby.
Green Bay 49, Denver 23 - It is going to be hard to beat the Packers, because you might need to score 50 points to win.
Chicago 34, Carolina 29 - Nice to see the Hawkeyes represented as Devin Hester returned another punt to the house. Jason Baker kicked and Hester out ran Sean Considine for the score. Hester now holds the NFL record for punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Kansas City 22, Minnesota 17 – Think anyone in the Vikings front office called Kiln, LA today? What a disaster in the Twin Cities. If you have Donovan McNabb on your fantasy team I think you might want to go ahead and drop him. The Vikes are sitting behind Green Bay and Detroit, who are both sitting at 4-0, so you can kiss the playoffs bye-bye. Next to the main stage Christian Ponder.
San Francisco 24, Philadelphia 23 – When do you think that "Dream Team" is going to wake up? The Eagles are 1-3 sitting at the bottom looking up at the NFC East.
San Diego 26, Miami 16 -The Chargers have had problems getting the motor going early in the season, so they have to be pretty happy sitting at 3-1. They have a good shot to move to 4-1 and get to the bye.
I am still trying to recover from the final day of the regular season, but the playoffs are underway and the Brew Crew is rolling.
By the way, did you know the Cards won the NL Central this year? Budweiser seems to think so…
In other baseball news, chatter around Chicago is that the Cubs might make a play for Theo Epstein, the curent Red Sox GM. Tweet from national baseball writer Joel Sherman:
"I am shocked, but in last 36 hrs every exec [I] talk to says [they] believe #RedSox will give permission and Theo will go to #Cubs to be GM".
There is also talk that Carlos Zambrano might be headed to South Beach to join Ozzie Guillen. As a Cubs fan all I can say is – Please, Please, Please.
According to a report in Venezuela's El Nacional by reporter Ignacio Serrano, Guillen has reached out to Zambrano and wants to bring him to Miami. Zambrano is owed $18 million next season on his contract, and the report says the Marlins would pay that money in deferred payments. [via Muskrat Blog]
And, did you know the U.S. Forest Service helped save baseball?
In April 2008, a jagged projectile of maple wood hurtled into the stands at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and struck Susan Rhodes in the face. She left the ballpark with a concussion and a broken jaw. By June, Major League Baseball (MLB) had commissioned a $500,000 investigation into the alarming number of bats that had shattered that season, including more than 750 in just three months.
In their 50-page report to MLB, the researchers, led by U.S. Forest Service engineer Dave Kretschmann, pinned blame squarely on two culprits: the type of wood (maple) and the cut of the grain.
MLB has since mandated that bat manufacturers place an inkblot on the handle of every maple bat they make. The ink bleeds along the grain of the wood, allowing a third-party agency contracted by the league to ensure that the fibers run at an angle of no more than 3 degrees from vertical. As a result, the number of splintered bats plunged by 30 percent in 2009 and continued a steady descent last season.
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The 2012 Ryder Cup is coming to Chicago at Medinah next September. To celebrate being a year out from the tourney U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III and European Ryder Cup Captain José María Olazábal did a few promotion shots.
The hole? Modeled after No. 17 at Medinah, the two teed off from 220-yards away. Oh, they were also 16 floors up in the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
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What Are Recurring and Nonrecurring Closing Costs?
Many people are uncertain as to what closing costs are.
Basically, they relate to the costs of doing the transaction. There are people who work on getting your loan through the process of approval and funding, and those people have got to be paid. Anytime you're talking about a fee for a service that needs to be performed in order to get a loan done, that's a closing cost. This includes even origination, which is normally quoted in points, as the fee that the loan provider takes for getting the loan done. Not all loans have origination fees in points, but I'd say that in excess of 95 percent of all sub-prime loans and at least two thirds of all A paper loans nationally do. Of course, all loans have origination fees of some sort - the people putting your loan together and getting it funded are not working for free. It can be paid via Yield Spread, secondary market premium, or a couple other ways that don't result in an apparent cost to you, but you are paying for origination somehow. Nobody does loans for free.
Every loan has closing costs. They are a fact of life. You can choose to accept a higher rate on your loan such that the lender will agree to pay your closing costs, but that is not the same thing as not having them. Indeed, you should be very wary of someone quoting you significantly lower closing costs that anyone else.
When you are talking about closing costs, the vast majority of all loan providers used to pretend that so-called "third party" fees such as title, escrow, attorney fees in the states that use attorneys, appraisal, and notary fees do not exist. That has mostlychanged with the requirements of the new 2010 Good Faith Estimate. Although there are still holes in the rules, most of the games lenders play have changed towards misquoting the tradeoff between rate and cost.and then act all surprised when you complain about these extra fees that weren't on your beginning paperwork. Until the new rules came into effect (and it still happens because as I said there are loopholes in the new rules) people told me before they sign up for a loan that my fees seem high, compared to what someone else is telling them. The difference, of course, is that I'm telling them about all the third party fees upfront and the other folks they are talking to are doing their best to pretend those fees don't exist. They not only exist, but you're going to pay them as a part of any loan. Who would you rather do business with, someone who pretends it's going to cost you half as much as it will, or someone who tells you the real cost right at the start?
Now the critical difference between recurring and nonrecurring closing costs in that nonrecurring happen once, to do your loan, and then they are done. Recurring closing costs are those things that happen every month, like interest, property taxes, insurance, and the impounds for doing them, if applicable. Mellow-Roos and homeowners association dues also fall within the definition of recurring, but those items I just named are pretty much the full extent of the recurring closing costs. Pretty much everything else is nonrecurring. For example, you only need one appraisal, one notary fee, one escrow, and one title insurance policy per loan.
One thing that is often counted as a closing cost that should not be are discount points, which instead of being a charge for a service are a charge by the bank to buy you a lower rate than you would otherwise get. They are completely avoidable, and therefore not a true closing cost, not to mention that they're not a good investment even if you're paying them on your own behalf. There is always a trade-off between low rate and low cost. The lender will sell you a lower rate if you pay for it, but they won't give it to you free. Also, the new rules treat Yield Spread as a cost rather than what it has legally become: an offset to fees that causes the consumer to spend less money, making direct lender loans appear better than they are in comparison to Yield Spread.
The importance of the distinction between recurring and nonrecurring closing costs is mostly in purchase situations. If there is an allowance from the seller for closing costs, the wording for this on the purchase contract can be critical. Nonrecurring closing costs are far more limited than recurring, and just the impound account can add thousands of dollars to what you, as the seller, end up paying if you agree to recurring closing costs. It's up to you how bad you want to sell the property, but a buyer who needs you to pay recurring closing costs is likely not a very qualified buyer, and their loan is pretty likely to experience snags. I counsel my sellers to insist on substantial deposits and sharply limited escrow periods in such cases, and if the buyer is allowed discount points as part of what you're willing to pay, count on the fact that they are going to use the entire allowance you give them. If the buyer has a choice of allowing you to keep some of that money or buying themselves a lower rate, which also means lower payments, what do you think they're going to do?
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