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General Discussion / Re: Swine Flu

« on: April 30, 2009, 04:29:50 PM »

Well, I had mentioned it, and it has happened....... 

Second Swine Flu Case Confirmed In Michigan
The federal government has confirmed Michigan's second case of swine flu, this one from Ottawa County.

The state said Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the probable case was indeed the H1N1 virus. The 34-year-old woman from Ottawa County west of Grand Rapids was released from a hospital last week.

The state is continuing to test other suspected cases. Probable cases are being sent to the CDC to determine if they are positive.

Also just in:

Michign Establishing Swine Flu Testing Facility
Michigan officials hope the state can conduct its own swine flu tests within a few days instead of sending probable cases to the federal government.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shipping Michigan and other states kits to check for H1N1 influenza A on their own. That should lead to quicker test results.

The CDC on Thursday confirmed Michigan's second case of swine flu. The 34-year-old woman from Ottawa County west of Grand Rapids was released from a hospital last week.

State officials do not know her travel history yet. But state Department of Community Health Director Janet Olszewski says many newly infected people did not travel to Mexico or other places with known cases of H1N1.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 30, 2009, 04:12:20 PM »

Uh oh....

I sincerely apologize ahead of time if I started a major argument there, but I could only hold that in for so long. I will not interact with that user anymore, so the argument will no longer involve me. 

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 30, 2009, 04:02:09 PM »

Do pray for him in his hour of need.

Really.... Pray for him for holding somebody up over a bus fare... Ok

Police say he wasn't the one wanton bus fare. Lamarr paid his fare, saw someone come through the rear doors, and asked him to pay, and the man said "Hell no, F****t". What enticed him may have been that he called him a f***ot. He was doing a vigilante job to get him less on his express monthly.

Alright, really? This is the first time I am interacting with you, and the last. NONE of the informaton you provide is credible. First you said you had the XL, now you say you have Intellistar with AT&T U-Verse, which does not have any STAR units at its headends? You make up bizzarre stories and provide even more bizzarre information. You clearly do not belong here since you only stir up problems and say things to get peoples' attention and thus, get them to react.
Nothing you say ever makes sense, and the information in your signature makes about as much sense as snow in July. And why do you make fun of Weatherscan XL?

* Respect shall not be given until it comes my way first.

Kind of difficult here.......

*Also, If you are going to party like it's 1999, you need to come to my practise. It is 2009.

My response: What do you mean by that "Rico"?

*I am strongly against allowing someone under the age of 21 to administrate a forum.

Why does it matter? Gary, Stephen, and whoever else administrates the forums here (I do not remember who all it is) seem to do a fine job to me.

*My birthname is Rico Jose Winchester. Maldonado is my maiden name. All thanks to getting nupt'd in St. Pierre and Miquelon.

What?

I have had plenty enough of this. These forums would be much more enjoyable if you would just make more sense and stop getting reactions out of people. I have tried to stay out of this whole mess, but you are making it incredibly difficult. I will say nothing further on the issue and this is the last time I am talking to you.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 30, 2009, 11:01:59 AM »

Could this be a new OCM on DP? Todd Santos?   

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 30, 2009, 06:20:22 AM »

Felix and Jonathan,
Please do not take any offense to this (as none is intended), but I think you two are overreacting to all of this. Sure, TWC has made practically HUNDREDS of changes that I most certainly do not agree with and do not like. Namely, the Intellistar background, the icons, A&B non-existant anymore, etc. But it seems a little far-fetched to quit your interest in TWC completely. I know I couldn't do it, since I have been watching TWC probably since I started grade school in '98, and I just have too much wrapped up in them.

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General Discussion / Re: Swine Flu

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:49:39 PM »

A Michigan Swine Flu Update, from The Detroit News at det.com:

The Michigan Joint Information Center confirmed one case of swine flu, claiming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention erred by posting two confirmed cases.

"Two specimens were tested from the Livingston County woman," state spokesman Terry Stanton said.

The Livingston County woman, 34, was treated at an Urgent Care facility in Brighton on Saturday after returning home from a vacation in Texas, near the Mexican border. The Influenza A (H1N1) virus has killed more than 150 in Mexico.

She is at home recuperating, officials said.

A second "probable" case involving an Ottawa County woman is pending analysis at the CDC. The case was reported Tuesday. It could take 24-48 hours for the lab results to be confirmed, Stanton said.

On Monday, the state partially activated its Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center in Lansing to collaborate response to any swine flu cases as the outbreak is expected to spread.

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General Discussion / Re: Swine Flu

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:45:12 PM »

There are now 6 "probable", though not yet confirmed cases here in Maryland. They all have some connection to Mexico. So at least these aren't totally random cases. 

Well, cases will eventually become random as, believe it or not, not EVERYONE is educated about the virus. It will spread from human to human quickly. Anyway, there are also several probable cases right here in Ingham County! I would imagine it will also get bad in Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids as well.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 29, 2009, 08:33:17 PM »

Haha! Great clip!

Thanks

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: April 29, 2009, 07:59:02 PM »

Well, here is my messed-up video of the [HD] Left Display Line on the [SD] feed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kWp_a3nbgc

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: April 29, 2009, 04:37:13 PM »

From the looks of your video, the audio and video during ICHT weren't in sync, so for whatever reason they played a piece of production music from the VideoHelper Library (it's been used before on EE and WC) during the LF.

Ah, okay. I had heard this at school and thought it was another one of those LF music act-ups.

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General Discussion / Re: Swine Flu

« on: April 29, 2009, 04:34:26 PM »

It said she was at a petting zoo near pigs, is it really spreading from pigs to human that much?  In San Antonio, it very well could have spread human to human.

san antonio has had no reporting of a case of swine flu...so i don't think you know what you're talking about.

now surrounding counties - well one has confirmed 3 cases, but not in san antonio.

Okay, what do you mean I don't know what I am talking about? I don't know that much about this, but most people know how it can spread. Allow me to make myself clear, I DID NOT say there were any cases in San Antonio. I was implying that the woman contracted the swine flu in San Antonio and could have happened either way.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: April 29, 2009, 04:00:48 PM »

What the heck is this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlooqI8tu54

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 29, 2009, 03:57:47 PM »

This is a rather unusual occurence. 

I don't get it, what about it? 

You don't see 2 seperate by same usernames? It's not a big deal but an interesting tidbit to point out.

Oh, now I see it! I took me a while to notice Shelley Bee on there twice lol 

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: April 29, 2009, 03:43:57 PM »

This is a rather unusual occurence. 

I don't get it, what about it? 

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General Discussion / Re: Swine Flu

« on: April 29, 2009, 02:17:22 PM »

It said she was at a petting zoo near pigs, is it really spreading from pigs to human that much?  In San Antonio, it very well could have spread human to human.

Well, it can obviously be spread from human to human OR pig to human. We have been hearing about a lot of cases of pig to human, but that does mean anything. It can happen either way.