a 'victory for American taxpayers',
what an absolute f***ing MORON. Does he seriously think Ford is just gonna pay the 22.5% and keep the same sale price?
Government idiocy and incompetence would be funny if it weren't so infuriating.
a 'victory for American taxpayers',
what an absolute f***ing MORON. Does he seriously think Ford is just gonna pay the 22.5% and keep the same sale price?
Government idiocy and incompetence would be funny if it weren't so infuriating.
The Transit connect is no longer sold in the US. And now we know why.
When did they quit selling them here? My neighbor has one, I think it's 2 years old now.
what an absolute f***ing MORON. Does he seriously think Ford is just gonna pay the 22.5% and keep the same sale price?
Government idiocy and incompetence would be funny if it weren't so infuriating.
"Corporations are making record profits and they need to pay their fair share."
The Transit connect is no longer sold in the US. And now we know why.
We're not allowed to have nice things.
The men have been indicted on a slew of charges, including:
Prosecutors said the conspiracy charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, and using an explosive to commit a felony carries a penalty of 10 years in prison.
- Unlawful possession of an explosive
- First-degree arson
- Stalking
- Use of an explosive to commit another felony offense
- Conspiracy to use an explosive to commit a felony
- Possession of an unregistered destructive device
Kinsey also faces additional weapons charges.
Sullivan made a deal with her patient. If he could frog-breathe without the iron lung for three minutes, she’d give him a puppy. It took Paul a year to learn to do it, but he got his puppy; he called her Ginger. And though he had to think about every breath, he got better at it. Once he could breathe reliably for long enough, he could get out of the lung for short periods of time, first out on the porch, and then into the yard. Although he still needed to sleep in the iron lung every night – he couldn’t breathe when he was unconscious – Paul didn’t stop at the yard. Most days, he would leave the lung around the time other children got out of school, and sit out front in his wheelchair. Friends would push him around the streets; later, as they got older, the same friends took him to diners and cinemas, then restaurants and bars. At 74, he is once again confined to the lung full-time. Old article about him... |
"the man in the iron lung,"
I learned about him years ago when they had to restore an iron lung for him. It's crazy what he was able to accomplish given his condition.
It's amazing that technology couldn't advance to the point of a wearable device for him.
I don't think I'd have had the strength he did to continue. The Canadian solution would have seemed very attractive.
I don't know about "couldn't." Probably more of a case that no-one capable took on the challenge. No real market for it after the vaccine came out.
If I’m understanding it correctly it essentially does chest compression using air.
I think it worked in the opposite. Air was pulled out of the chamber, creating a low pressure inside, which expanded the lungs. A wearable compression device would probably be easy to come up with now. A low/negative pressure unit would be hard, but I imagine a small unit could be possible, especially with something like a carbon fiber tank. Off course, the wearer would look something like a tinman, but I'm willing to bet people confined to an iron lung wouldn't mind as long as they could get up and move.
When I was learning SCUBA, the dive center had a decompression unit onsite, this one below, big enough for 4 people. That, um, well I put my head in it, I don't want to go in one. I really feel bad for people that had to spend any time in an iron lung.
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A wealthy California mom is accused of masterminding a nationwide shoplifting organization that stole millions of dollars worth of make-up and clothes from hundreds of stores for more than a decade. Michelle Mack, 53, allegedly paid air fares, hotel bills and car rental costs for up to a dozen operatives, who would post their loot to her home in Bonsall before she sold it on for knock-down prices through a front company on Amazon Marketplace. Her gang, dubbed the 'California Girls' by investigators, operated in more than a dozen states coast to coast, targeting outlets including LensCrafters, Sephora and at least 231 Ulta stores. Police found a 'mini-store' of goods worth $350,000 in a 5am raid on her $3 million home and fear the total hit to retailers may have topped $8 million. 'If you try to make an easy buck off of other people's hard work, we will arrest you and prosecute you,' said California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, as charges were filed. Michelle Mack, 53, pictured with husband Kenneth, was the alleged mastermind of a nationwide shoplifting organization which netted the couple $8 million over a decade Police described the haul as a 'mini-market' after discovering it laid out warehouse style in the 4,500 square foot mansion in Bonsall Investigators spent more than two years trying to break the gang which was tasked with clearing entire shelves of goods which they concealed in Louis Vuitton bags. The conspiracy stated to unravel when two shoplifters were arrested in an Ulta store on the East Coast and one of them told police that she was working for a woman in California who provided her with a list of stores to target and the prices she would pay for stolen items. A search of her phone revealed dozens of messages from a woman later identified as Mack. Investigators then found that Mack ran a retail outlet on Amazon called Online Makeup Store which offered more than 300 items on its product line. 'The items listed for sale were nearly 50 percent off the actual retail price, which was included in the sales listing,' a search warrant application explained. 'This steep discount suggested the items were being fenced.' Amazon provided investigators with records showing the outfit had racked up sales worth $8 million since 2012, including nearly $2 million in 2022 alone. Papers filed by the Attorney General's office note that 'the manner in which Defendants carried out the crimes indicates planning, sophistication, or professionalism'. Alleged gang member Alina Franco, reportedly had $67,000 worth of stolen beauty products at her home in Colton, San Bernardino, when her home was raided on the same day. She appeared in court on February 27 where she denied multiple felony counts Police say they found $350,000 worth of stolen goods when they raided their $3 million mansion in northern San Diego County They also claim that Mack 'induced others to participate in the commission of the crime or occupied a position of leadership or dominance of other participants in its commission'. 'I’m not stealing regular I’m going to start filling up my bag quick. So I want to know stuff I can grab in bulks too,' defendant Kimora Lee Gooding texted Mack on Jan 7 last year. Days later, Mack texted her husband, 'Even without Lancome we still did well,' before he replied: 'Lots of orders let’s get shipping.' Investigators raided her home in northern San Diego County on December 6 before filing 140 charges against Mack, her husband Kenneth, and seven of her alleged gang. On entering the 4,500 square foot mansion they 'located and seized hundreds of parcels prepped for shipment that would be ultimately mailed at the local Post Office'. The charges include 136 felony counts of grand theft, two counts of receiving stolen property, one count of conspiracy and one count of organized retail crime. 'I see the justice system works slowly, but it seems to be working,' one of Macks' neighbors told NBC7. One of the women, Alina Franco, reportedly had $67,000 worth of stolen beauty products at her home in Colton, San Bernardino, when her home was raided on the same day. In July last year Mack texted Franco, asking: 'Did you get some new girls? I really need product so if you have anything please let me know.' Franco appeared in court on February 27 where she denied multiple felony counts, including conspiracy to commit organized retail theft. The National Retail Federation estimates that retailers lost $40.5 billion to shoplifters in 2022, much of it to organized gangs. The number of cases brought against organized theft groups by Homeland Security Investigations more than tripled from 59 to 199 between 2021 and 2022. Thieves ransack California Ulta Beauty stores Continued |