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Waukesha has proposed stricter regulations, ordinances to limit them
You can't always choose your neighbor or who moves into your neighborhood. Sometimes, you may end up living near someone many try to avoid, such as a registered sex offender.
Some might be aware of sex offenders in a neighborhood, while others might not be, but there are a great number of them in Wisconsin. As of last week, there were almost 20,250 registered sex offenders in the state.
Despite being 20th in size population (5.7 million) of the 50 states, Wisconsin's sex offender total makes them seventh on the list of the most registered sex offenders. And from that total, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry, 150 are currently residing in the City and Town of Waukesha. As of last year, 55 of them were being actively supervised, which could include an electronic monitor.
Mayor Jeff Scrima said this is too many.
"We have made progress in the city when it comes to this issue," Scrima said. "We still have more work to do. Unfortunately, we do have landlords in the city who are housing a lot."
Clusters in the city
Some of these locations in Waukesha include an area west of Frame Park, between East St. Paul Avenue, East North Street, Pewaukee Road and near West Moreland Boulevard. Four of the 11 who live in this area, reside in the same apartment complex where Pewaukee Road merges with East North Street. The area is in District 2 near the Waukesha County Courthouse and Moor Downs Golf Course.
Not too far from that area are more sex offenders in District 3. This location is on East Main Street in the Oakland Heights area. A cluster of sex offenders are also located north of East Moreland Boulevard off Highway 18, which is in that same vicinity and same district.
There are more in the Sunset Heights Apartment Complex, which was changed to a transitional residence last year, on the city's south side. The sex offenders live on Southwest Avenue, on Darlene Drive and on Dodie Drive. The area is in District 7.
While not as many as some of the other areas, McArthur Road, on the city's southwest side, is also a spot where multiple sexual offenders reside.
Although the others are spread out, Waukesha Criminal Investigation Bureau Sgt. John Konkol said there is a clear explanation why certain areas are filled with more than others.
"The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has an agreement and a contract with landlords to house sex offenders who might have been recently released," Konkol said.
After prison
A transitional residence is where sex offenders can live after being released from prison.
The general public can view the map of registered sex offenders on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry website. The map shows if the person was convicted of an offense against a child, rape, sexual battery or another offense.
In order to differentiate between the types of offenses, each category is color coordinated and after clicking on an individual one, viewers can see the sex offender's headshot with their description, their address, if they are under an alias name and what they were convicted of and when it took place.
The map also shows the distance they are within schools, day cares or parks. Some of these destinations are actually very close to where sex offenders reside. For example, Trinity Lutheran School, 1060 White Rock Ave., has seven offenders within 1,000 feet of the school. Moreover, the closest offender is only 0.04 miles away.
Then there's Schuetze Recreation Building & Playground, 1120 Baxter St., with two offenders living less than 1,000 feet away.
There are no offenders within 1,000 feet of Frame Park, which is on East Moreland and Whiterock, but there are 41 within a half-mile of the popular destination.
A Time to Grow Child Care Preschool Center, on 511 Arcadian Ave., has five within 1,000 feet from its building.
Child Safety Zone
However, keeping sex offenders away from the city and anywhere near these locations has been a priority for many in Waukesha. For example, before 2007, there wasn't an ordinance for how close sex offenders could live to certain locations. The Waukesha Common Council passed a ban on sex offenders from living within 750 feet - labeled as a Child Safety Zone - of a school, park, playground, day care center or recreational trail. The Ordinance and License Committee had recommended 1,000-foot zones, but with the ample amount of schools, playgrounds and day care centers in the city, it would have almost wiped out registered sex offenders from the city.
The ordinance has also prohibited registered sex offenders from loitering at schools, parks or playgrounds and within 200 feet of day care centers. Nonetheless, the 750-foot ordinance does not include downtown and the Buena Vista Avenue area, which explains many sex offenders live in that location.
In 2009, the Waukesha Police Department began enforcing this law. While the offenders have been notified of the ordinance, six offenders violated the ordinance and each was given 30 days to move out of the safety zone. Still, three did not and received citations, as a result. In 2010, four offenders were also found to be in violation of the ordinance. If the sex offenders resided in the Child Safety Zone before the ordinance went into action (Dec. 12, 2007), they were grandfathered out of the ordinance.
City carries 'the bulk'
When compared with the state's sex offender total, Waukesha makes up less than 1 percent of all the sex offenders in the state. But when compared to cities with comparable sizes to Waukesha, the city is in the middle. As of 2009, Appleton and Eau Claire had more with the ratio of active offenders to the city's population. Oshkosh and Janesville, though, had less per population.
Scrima said the distribution could be better divided among the county.
"They need to live somewhere, but as a city we shouldn't have to carry the bulk of them," said Scrima, who added citizens occasionally voice concerns to him regarding sex offenders. "Per population with the rest of the county, we are still above everybody else."
That's why another change was recently established. Scrima said Aldermen John Kalblinger and Steve Johnson started an initiative to prevent sex offenders from coming into the city.
"They have moved forward on an ordinance change that prohibits sex offenders from other communities from entering Waukesha," Scrima said.
Ordinance helping
The ordinance passed earlier this year by the Common Council and it now prohibits any sex offender under state supervision from being placed in the City of Waukesha unless that person was a permanent resident of the city at the time of the offense. Kalblinger said more good has come out of having the ordinance.
"The ordinance has already helped and is helping this city going forward," Kalblinger said.
Kalblinger is most likely referring to instances such as what happened in May when the ordinance went into action and prevented three sex offenders from entering the city. Two of those three are currently in the Waukesha County Jail, while the other is incarcerated at a facility in Sturtevant. Konkel, however, said the city is a prime destination for sex offenders due to a number of reasons.
"The rent is inexpensive for them in some apartments in Waukesha," Konkel said. "Plus, because of the bus transit, the jobs and the social agencies, they come here. So the Department [of Corrections] isn't going to rent out of the area."
Johnson did not respond to repeated telephone calls and emails.
The DOC's protocol is putting sex offenders under supervision in the county the offense took place and where they were convicted. But as Konkel indicated, Waukesha is ideal due to the abundance of housing.
Wisconsin state statutes designate where sex offenders will live after their release from prison. But in a release, the Waukesha Police Department made it clear that they have no part in deciding where one is to be placed.
"They should notify and talk to legislature," Konkel said if citizens want even tighter regulations on sex offenders.
Repeat offenders rare
Under Wisconsin law, sexual assault is defined as any sexual contact or sexual intercourse with another person without consent. The state categorizes sexual assaults into four degrees. First, second and third degree sexual assaults are felonies, while a fourth degree sexual assault is a misdemeanor.
Konkol said there are usually 10 to 12 Level 3 notifications a year in Waukesha. Level 3 is labeled as expanded notification when the offenders present a significant number of high risk factors. This expanded notification entails notice to the general public. This occurred in February when the Waukesha Police Department sent out a release saying a sex offender, who assaulted a female when she was 14 and 16 years old, had been released in the city. The release also described the man and where he was going to live.
Despite the rearrest rate for convicted child molesters being 52 percent according to the Family Watchdog homepage, Konkel said repeat offenders are rare in Waukesha.
So although Konkel said people should be aware of when sex offenders are released, they should not be frightened.
"Since I've been here, there has only been one person who recommitted a sexual assault," Konkel said. "That is one out of hundreds that I've seen. They're not recommitting the act, and that's what we want.
"They're out there, but these people are under a microscope and have drug, alcohol tests and some (the high-risk ones) have monitors on."
The Waukesha Police Department Crime Prevention/Community Relations Bureau is available to help set up Block Watch groups and provide information on personal safety. Crime Prevention may be reached at (262) 524-3769 or (262) 524-3785.
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The park district received the highest accreditation possible in the state.
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The two warring sides to the issue of a proposed crematorium finally had their day in court. It may be the first of many since there are at least two appeals on the docket of the Pike County Court of Common Pleas.
The crematorium project is Milford funeral director Kevin Stroyan's plan to build on property he owns on Route 6 less than a mile outside of Milford. The official name of Stroyan's company is Pyre, Inc, which he owns along with Chris Brighton, a partner in the project.
Even though it is in a commercial district, the plant is surrounded by a small enclave of private residences in the Martin Development complex, comprised of six or seven houses.
These neighbors oppose the project even though it was approved by the Milford Township Planning Commission and by the Milford Township Board of Supervisors. Further, the township zoning officer issued a permit for the project to begin.
Because of the court appeals, the project is on hold.
The neighbors base their opposition on the fact that a crematorium is not listed in the township's ordinances as a permitted use.
"We are saying that, since there is no definition of a crematorium in the ordinance, the permit must be considered a conditional use, since this is what the ordinance says in such instances," said Andrew Hailstone, the neighbors' attorney.
Objecting to that reasoning was Stroyan's attorney, Blake Marles of Bethlehem, PA. "The crematorium is considered a part of the functioning of what a funeral director does," he said.
Marles attempted to show that the neighbor's case was frivolous and should never have been presented in the first place.
However, Hailstone argued that the crematorium is owned by Pyre, Inc. even though its principal owner is Stroyan; therefore, the stand-alone crematorium is not considered to be part of a funeral operation and should be required to obtain a conditional use permit. If Judge Joseph Kameen agrees with Marles that the township was right in granting a permitted use permit, that appeal will be dismissed.
A conditional use demands a public hearing and a different process than a permitted use.
A second appeal, yet to be heard, centers on the environmental damage that could result from operation of the crematorium. This was the argument that was dismissed by the township's zoning hearing board a few weeks ago.
The second item taken up in this court session was the awarding to Stroyan of a bond by the opponents that would cover his loses should he win the case. Judge Kameen will determine whether a bond should be imposed and what the bond amount would be. If Stroyan loses, the bond will be returned to the opponents.
The judge said that he would rule on the case after giving Hailstone seven days to review a brief, which was presented by Marles.
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The result of the 2012 election in Minnesota sunk in long ago. Now comes the sticker shock.
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Quick! What's the thing bunnies are known for more than anything else?
If you said, "Making more bunnies," give yourself an extra chocolate egg. Rabbits have been symbols of fertility for millennia, and so having them included in a spring festival, when the earth is coming back to life and things are starting to grow makes perfect sense.
Having the Easter bunny hop through and deliver the eggs just stacked symbol on top of symbol, which if you'll look at Christmas you'll see is something that happens with a fair amount of frequency.
From a marketing standpoint, it's also a lot easier to sell cute Easter items emblazoned with a cuddly bunny rather than a homely chicken, but that's a far more modern reason for the lop's longevity.
And, finally, ever wonder why we eat what we eat at Easter dinner?
No. 1: How did ham become traditional Easter meal?
We can safely say the Easter ham doesn't have a Passover connection, for obvious reasons.
It's more likely that this comes from Europe, where the hams laid in to smoke and cure from the fall were just reaching their perfection and everyone was looking for a good excuse to crack open the smokehouses and have at them.
Like so many of our traditions, things like Easter ham come down to far more practical than mystical considerations. Like pumpkins at Halloween, we're making symbols out of what was readily available.
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This print started out as a baseball card more than twenty years ago. Every aspect of it is designed to preserve the original look and feel of the card, from the printing pattern to the slightly worn edges. In fact, this print started by finding the actual card in our vault and then painstakingly re-mastering it with a team of designers. The authenticity extends to manufacturing; each print is made on high-quality, cotton fine art paper that measures 1/64 inches in thickness. Framed prints feature 2-inch flat wood or metallic frames with high-end, glare-resistant glass. And all prints are officially licensed by MLB and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
STORYLarry Gura looks almost like a sidewinder in this 1981 Topps card that honors his 1980 All-Star appearance. It was the only ASG in Gura's 16-year career. Alas, he wouldn't get into the game at Dodger Stadium, a 4-2 National League victory.
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Home List of Titles The effects of coupling and bubble size on the dynamical-systems behaviour of a small cluster of microbubbles
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- The effects of coupling and bubble size on the dynamical-systems behaviour of a small cluster of microbubbles
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- Chong, K. J. Y.; Quek, C. Y.; Dzaharudin, F.; Ooi, A.; Manasseh, R.
- Abstract
- This study endeavours to apply a theoretical model for predicting the dynamics of a bubble cluster of various sizes, within which each bubble may assume different initial conditions from other bubbles in the cluster. The resulting system of coupled Keller-Miksis-Parlitz equations are solved numerically, and the effects of coupling and bubble size on bubble cluster dynamics are examined for a given set of ultrasound parameters. It has been found that the effects of coupling are significant, and a bubble cluster's bifurcation characteristics and route to chaos can be altered by inter-bubble interactions. This gives rise to the possibility of suppressing the chaotic oscillations of microbubbles by varying bubble cluster size. Small equilibrium radii bubbles have little influence on the dynamics of neighbouring bubbles in a cluster via coupling. Furthermore, a bubble system consisting of smaller-sized bubbles transitions from order to chaos at lower driving pressure amplitudes.
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- Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 329, no. 6 (Mar 2010), pp. 687-699
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- 2010
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- 0203 Classical Physics; 0905 Civil Engineering; 0913 Mechanical Engineering
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- Bubble size; Cluster; Coupling; Microbubbles
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Brokerage firms covering shares of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) have a consensus near term price target of $14.166. Analysts study the companies they cover in order to present the buy-side institutions with the information needed to make investment decisions.
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These market makers issue reports on the stocks they cover and issue Buy, Sell and Hold ratings on the equities they cover. Institutions use these evaluate these recommendations when making strategic investment decisions. Breaking the ratings down, there are 3 Strong Buys, 1 Buys, 8 Hold, 1 Sell and 0 Strong Sell recommendations on the stock. Translating these recommendations into an integer based scaled yields a recommendation of 2.71. This is based on a 1-5 scale, 1 representing a Strong Buy and 5 a Strong Sell.
In addition to stock price targets, sell-side firms pay particular attention to company earnings and projected growth. For the upcoming quarter they are expecting that Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) will post earnings of $0.24 per share on or around 2016-10-27. This is the Zacks consensus based on the 12 analysts polled by the firm.
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Most recently Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) posted earnings per share of $0.52 versus the Zacks estimate of $0.6. This yielded a surprise factor of $-0.08 or a difference of -13.33%. A company that consistently beats on expectations tends to see stock price increases over time. A firm that consistnely misses estimates can often see stock price declines in the days and weeks following earnings.
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In mid-August, near the end of his summertime TV advertising blitz, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner scored 14 percent in a Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll of likely GOP primary voters.
That was up a tick from the 12 percent he got in a June 20 poll by the same firm. His campaign has run some radio ads since then and sent out some direct mail, but Rauner has been mostly absent from TV for a few months or so.
The absence doesn't appear to have hurt him all that much. According to a poll taken Thursday, Rauner is at 11 percent. So, while he did slide back a bit, he's still within the same polling range that he's been trading in for months. Not to say that's good news. It isn't.
Last week Rauner let it be known that he is spending a half-million dollars of his own money to support a fresh round of TV ads. Ironically enough, he's personally spending a fortune on an expensive TV spot that tries to show he's just a regular guy by featuring a cheap watch that he supposedly favors. The folksy ad makes no mention of his home in Winnetka, his big spread in Montana, or his Chicago lakefront condo, of course.
Anyway, the question now is whether the wealthy retired financial wizard with close ties to Chicago's last two Democratic mayors finally can begin to rise to the next plateau among Republican primary voters. Despite raising $3 million, he has yet to rise above third place in the four-man primary, and this latest poll showed him in last place.
State Sen. Bill Brady continues to maintain his lead over the rest of the pack, according to the poll of 1,191 likely GOP voters. Brady scored 25 percent, to Treasurer Dan Rutherford's 18 percent and state Sen. Kirk Dillard's 14 percent. The poll had a margin of error of plus-minus 2.94 percent.
"This poll parallels tracking polls we've been conducting in the Republican governor's race," We Ask America pollster Gregg Durham said. "While Brady and Rutherford continue to stay a step ahead of Rauner and Dillard, the evidence points more to the top two contenders' name recognition advantage than anything else."
The overall numbers have moved so little that it's difficult to say whether there's much of a pattern here. However, Dillard appears to be doing significantly better in the collar counties, coming in first place with 24 percent in last week's poll versus 17 percent in August (second place behind Rauner) and 13 percent in June.
And as has we've seen since at least June, Rauner still is doing much better with men than with women, perhaps because his ads so far have relied on "manly" images of him wearing a high-end barn jacket. There's a seven-point spread between his support among men (14 percent) and his backing among women (7 percent). That's a larger spread than everyone else's, but, then again, women are significantly more undecided as a whole than men (37 versus 28).
Keep in mind, though, that it's still early, despite it feeling like this campaign already has been going on forever. Even though he's raised and spent almost no money, 2010 victor Brady actually scored four points higher than he did in August. Rutherford has raised some cash, but has spent almost no money as well, and last week's polling shows him pretty much exactly where he was in August. Dillard has moved into third place, and his numbers have risen five points, but when it's this early in a contest, that could just be statistical noise. Far and away, the "real" first-place finisher, as in all earlier polls, is "Undecided," at 33 percent.
Meanwhile, former Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross is leading DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan for state treasurer, 29-18, in that same Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll of Republican primary voters.
Fifty-four percent, however, remain undecided, about the same as in June, when the firm found that 56 percent were unsure of their choice.
Cross' people have to be somewhat relieved by these numbers. They're polling higher than any Republican gubernatorial candidate just days after Cross received a ton of press for voting for a gay marriage bill.
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whoever is a Jinchuriki must join
i am not but are you a jinjuriki
I'm a jinchuuriki :o a 6 tailed one... I pwned the Kyuubi
then join the club
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I'm a jinchuuriki :o a 6 tailed one... I pwned the Kyuubi
you wish bro jk im the nine tailed bec my charter is naruto.:D
I gots the 7-tails :p
dibs on the 1 tail
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Lol, nice signature, lol Guess the saiyans are stronger in the water then the rest of us too, lol
I also have the 9 tails as I am Naruto
I am two tails and I want to join.
i wish i could join
unfortunately I ain't a jinchuuriki.
i wish i can join!! skamaru is so kool.
Dibs on 5 tails!
i join i have 9 tails
I will also be 9-tails I am the AKATSUKI version if multiple are alloud
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I don't know if this thread is dead or alive. But interested in joining this fan club cause I'm actually a jinchuuriki self explanatory. : D
IM the JINCHURRIKI of THe 8tails...
Ill Join.
Nine tales because my nick says that
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text: The Fear of Falling Bear Hogan posted:3/3/2013 6:05:58 PM I was with the 75th Ranger Regiment 2nd PTLN 3rd squad leader. In other words we were dropped of in some heavy mess to put it lightly. Being dropped off by a Black Hawk Helicopter is not the most enjoyable thing in the world but that is how we were " luckily " placed in out particular spot. When we met up with some other ground squads they had already taken fire and had a few people badly hurt or killed in action just seconds before we showed our ugly,sandy mugs trying to do the best we could to slow things down a little. I took my men and put them in what we called old fashioned V formation and plugged along until we reached about a hundred kilometers in front of the men that had already been fighting. I remember seeing a ditch to my right but did not think to make sure it was safe as the guys usually were good about staying were they were supposed to. Little did I know, I would be the unlucky one to experience the wrath of that ugly ditch soon to come. We approached a few Hum-V's and started digging " Hasty's " or basically horizontal fox holes to lay in. The thing was though, it was way to quite. I mean cricket noise kind of quite as I remember when I camped a lot growing up. I would like to say that is a good thing but not there, nope not in the out skirts of Kabul, one of the biggest cities and the capitol of Afghanistan. Off in the distance I heard something click. The guys said after making them stop "man you did to many drugs before you enlisted" joking around as they mistakenly told them about my long haired hippy,Phishhead days of the mid to late ninety's. Before we could come close to getting the hasty's dug all hell broke loose and I got everyone together behind those Hummers as quickly as I could. I knew it was serious when a RPG went flying over my head so we started firing rapidly at ...well whatever we could honestly. Then the bullets started hitting the Jeeps and I was thinking about spreading out some guys to a near by hill about fifty kilometers to our west. Before I made the command I popped my head up and looked around when right then a whiz went by my cover (helmet) and I jumped back. When I stepped back about three feet I remember some of my guys yelling " Hogan no, shit! I then remember the feeling of falling for a second or two followed by the most amazingly strange experience I have ever had in my life. I had a vision that I was in the clouds kind of floating around then something or someone grabbed me and pulled me back down to earth. Glen, my paramedic was yelling, "Sarge, Staff Sarge are you ok!!". Then I went back into a dream state but this time I saw people walking around and above me looking down at me with this stare like, everything is going to be ok. They almost had grins on their faces. I heard mom and pops voices and my older brothers calling out but in the most majestic sound I could imagine. I could hear Indians chanting and could see them doing the spirit of healing dance. Suddenly I went to a place again that was not to familiar that consisted of old relics and a smell of cigar smoke also to see people walking around with grins on their faces. Next I saw a white, and no not a white light but a lady that was dressed in white holding out her hand and I did not hesitate to grab it. She had a glow to her that was well nothing I have ever seen before. We went down some steps and I remember continuously asking, were are we, were are we going? To my demise no answer was told to me by this woman and it did not need to because as we got to the bottom of the steps we stopped and I could see my body on the ground and my guys around me. One or two of them had been shot and were laying in obvious positions in the ditch that made it clear they were not in body anymore. I saw them working on my back and head. My head was swelled up like a balloon and little did I know I had flat lined two times. I called out to them and they could not hear me. Then I started getting scared. The lady in white was right there the whole time though and did not let me get to overly emotional, however she did it. I remember saying I don't really feel like seeing myself die and then I heard children playing in the distance. We started walking again and after a few steps we came to a swing set. My best friends were all there playing around me as we did when I was growing up. They all were so so happy and I felt the same and suddenly felt safe then again I was pulled down. When I dropped down again and could only see dirt and blood from some of the guys that had gotten majorly injured or killed. Specialist Glen was still right over me and I remember him saying, "I hope this freakin morphine does not kill him. Look at his head Gonzales!!",one of the younger Rangers in the squad. "He needs a medivac and quick!". Things after that were in and out but remembering anything like what I just told for the first time to anyone was hard to remember. Bits and pieces come to me in dreams and during the day on occasion but nothing major. I ended up getting medically chaptered out of the Army and feel like things happened for a reason but look out ....there could be more to come. Thanks for reading !!breeld posted:3/3/2013 7:19:11 PM That`s very interesting. I just finished reading a book on a near death experience. There`s gotta be something to that. I`m so sorry for what you endured in service.Marilyn Borst posted:3/3/2013 7:32:27 PM al interesting - i've never had a near death experience my self - but well writtened & you been through alot -Jaxerback posted:3/3/2013 9:51:56 PM wow mind blowing stuff..do you ever dream that you are flying in your dreams? bobprin posted:3/4/2013 8:03:49 AM Congratulations on surviving your ordeal, and thank you for your service.Bear Hogan posted:3/5/2013 6:17:30 AM Thanks for the comments ...I did not get to stay in as long as I wanted to make it good to read !!! gary107 posted:3/5/2013 10:50:44 AM I understand that our American government will not use the Russian tech that suppresses cell phones in movie theaters down in TJ. Those IDEs are detonated by cell phone technology. Allowing our troops to be killed in order not to give royalties to the Russians is just wrong. Our government is strange sometimes. Had that floating out of body experience when I was sick as a young child, looking down and seeing others moving about in the room. Did not see a woman in white. That you see them with grins seem to mean everything will be o.k., at least in your case. Sad about the others.gary107 posted:3/6/2013 1:54:28 AM The Royal Irish Guards leaving for Iraq 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tsF6B-ZiuM St. Patrick was the Bishop of Ulster, first Christian bishop [Orthodox Celtic] in Ireland.gary107 posted:3/6/2013 2:11:03 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=HeAgWdqB7Dw&feature=endscreen I wish we here in San Diego would paid such tribute and remember our many allies. We did not fight alone.gary107 posted:3/6/2013 2:27:43 AM a motorcycle club that protects family members of our fallen from that protesting Baptist group from Kansas. The Patriotic Guard riders, good people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0eLrKKh7KIspooky1 posted:3/9/2013 3:37:29 PM Thank you for ur service .so sorry u had to endure what u did. Very interesting story. Please log in or become a member to add a post.