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    Heart attack question (non-FAA pilot medical related question)

    Occasionally diabetics will have minimal or no chest discomfort but most of the time person has symptoms which are attributed to another illness such as indigestion or a virus. Denial can cause a person to ignore fairly typical symptoms.
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    Heart attack question (non-FAA pilot medical related question)

    I agree with what you wrote here but then it can get complicated. More later when I have the time. A physician may have recognized the significance of these symptoms.
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    Ebola in New York now

    Just because they are experts does not ensure that they really understand this disease. It's possible (probable in my opinion) that they won't admit the limitations of their understanding of this virus. I think they may be filling in gaps of knowledge with medical principles derived from other...
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    OCD, Says She. What Say Ye?

    This isn't even close to being a problem. A behavior might be a personality disorder if it causes significant problems for somebody. I don't see how your packaging habits are an issue unless you were to spend so much time on this activity that you neglected something much more important. Perhaps...
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    Heart attack question (non-FAA pilot medical related question)

    No. Routine physicals are next to worthless for detecting underlying coronary artery disease unless the physicians elicits suspicious symptoms that the patient has neglected to report. Maybe. Depends on several issues including symptoms, presence or absence of multiple risk factors and known...
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    Will Ebola become a major outbreak here?

    I have a feeling Henning is correct.
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    Will Ebola become a major outbreak here?

    Maybe, maybe not. It's not possible to predict how the disease will play out here based on those assumptions. We have a lot more shopping malls, sports stadiums and people traveling by mass transit.
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    Health Insurance cluster

    A guy in my med school class with last name Looney. Guess what specialty he pursued. Psychiatry.
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    If it doesn't get lost, stolen or dropped.
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    Exercise stress test

    The Bruce protocol refers to the rate and incline of the treadmill and is standard for everybody. The protocol does not specify the recording interval and other requirements of the test. The FAA has rules that are different than most stress labs. I know as I do this for a living.
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    Go for it. We have used Newegg for parts for years. There's a 74 minute video tutorial on choosing parts and building the system on this page. http://www.newegg.com/Computer-Hardware/Store
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    Exercise stress test

    It does not need to be done by an AME but the lab performing the test needs to know that the FAA requires a non-standard protocol. I think they want an ECG every minute of exercise where most places get one every three minutes at the end of each stage. They have other requirements so it's...
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    All of the above. The price difference has been worth it for me. I hate Windows 8 so building my own system allows me to use Windows 7 OEM.
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    It's not plugging the pieces together, it's the selection of the components. It is a great way to teach kids about price/performance and budgeting. My boys developed and understanding of hardware that allows them to modify and troubleshoot better than those who just bought it off the shelf.
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    Easier to lose.
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    Those were the good old days. My first homebuilt was powered by an Intel 8080 or possibly an 8085. Before plug-n-play it was a real challenge to get everything to work.
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    Laptops have proprietary motherboards so you can't make comparisons easily. Suppliers like Newegg have many CPUs, motherboards, video cards, memory and drive options, cases, power supplies, etc to choose from. There are several online resources that give information on hardware components. They...
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    That's my perspective. My kids are comfortable upgrading and troubleshooting their high performance homebuilt machines. Even if he decides portability is required he can research different CPU and video card options to choose the best laptop for his budget.
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    What the heck is going on in Mississippi?

    This will be a really good game. Auburn should be rated #1. FSU had to go to overtime to beat #22 Clemson while Auburn stomped #15 LSU 41-7. War Eagle!
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    Computer Suggestions Needed

    And if he does not he will learn from the experience. Each of my three boys built their own desktop from scratch. I set a budget and a few other parameters and they did the research (Tom's Hardware and other online resources) and assembled it. It was a great experience for each of them.
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