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Family RenuionSubmitted by: Brian Hadley2008-09-23 Those of you that were there already know the party that went down this past weekend. I am just sad for those that missed it. We had one heck of a party. It all started out with some great food; then everybody threw back a few drinks and just let loose. We partied right up until it was time to leave.. I must admit, I was quite ready for a nap after that ordeal. | My CT BoardsSubmitted by: georgehadley2008-09-18 I now have the offical results from my CT boards. Its good news. I passed with an 88. I needed a 75 to pass. I think it goes without saying, I feel a lot better about life right now. I was not looking forward to studying for that test again. Now I can move on and worry about something else. I already know that I am awesome but if you feel like telling me go ahead.
| Dad's Hospital AdventureSubmitted by: georgehadley2008-09-18 As you all may or may not know, dad had a 4-wheeler incident about a month ago. At this time he injured his back and has been hobbling around ever since. After a month’s time without much improvement it was decided that he needed to seek further medical attention.
We were able to get him into the doctor on Monday. The doctor ordered an MRI, so that he could get a closer look at what was going on in there. Dad had the MRI at 0700 on Tuesday morning. We were able to find a compression fracture of his T12 vertebral body (mid-low back area). This fracture was less than 2 months old. Everything else on the MRI was normal, indicating that this was most likely the cause of his pain. The radiologists I spoke too, both suggested that a procedure called a kyphoplasty could be very beneficial.
A quick explanation of a kyphoplasty. One of the bony (no disc involvement, like my back) parts of dads back is collapsed/crushed. During a kyphoplasty, two large bore (10 gauge) needles are placed into the patient's back, under the guidance of a special x-ray machine of course. (We like to miss things like spinal cords and what not.) Once these needles are in the right spot. Balloons are run down these needles and blown up. This is done to try and re-expand the vertebral body. Re-expanding the vertebral body helps to get the patient's posture and body mechanics back as close to normal as possible. This procedure is typically done on older patients with osteoporosis. Their bones are much softer and more easily manipulated. In dad's case, he actually has some pretty strong and healthy bones. Because of this, there was not a lot of "re-expanding" when the balloons were blown up. Sort of a catch 22 if you will. Anyways, once the body has been re-expanded, cement is then injected to fill the holes and cracks. This stabilizes everything. The cement never comes out, good luck breaking it, and hopefully your brain quits getting pain signals from this area.
Ok, back to dad. The interventional radiologist reviewed the MRI and told me he would work dad into his schedule that day. It was going to take a couple hours to get all the proper paper work and lab work needed to do the procedure so people at the hospital got to work. Everyone was awesome and every thing fell into place. I owe a big thank you to all of you. The schedulers made phone calls to the doctor, techs got labs drawn and run, nurses got dad prepped, and of course, thanks to Dr. Haesemeyer and the angio crew, the ones who stayed to do the procedure. It was a long day for dad but by 1900 on Tuesday dad was finished and actually feeling better already. It has now been a day since the procedure and dad is showing marked improvement. He is still a little sore and scared to move. The needle holes will need a few days to heal. All the muscles that have been tight for last month will take a while to settle back down but he seems to be doing much better.
I have put a few pics from the procedure in the photo gallery. There is a small explanation as to what you are looking at.
Later, have a good day
George
| Don't mess with MuseumsSubmitted by: JennHadley2008-09-12  Check out the article. | Bodies ExhibitSubmitted by: georgehadley2008-09-10 I was talking to Steve last night and he expressed some interest in maybe going to the bodies exhibit, that will soon be coming to Salt Lake City. I just wanted to see if anybody might be interested in trying to go see it while we are all up there for Brian's wedding. Me and Brittney went to it down in vegas about a year ago. I thought it was pretty interesting (but I am in the medical field). Below I am putting some info reguarding cost, location, and some of what will be displayed. If you go to the link there is a brief video that does show some of the displays featured.
Tickets for "Body Worlds 3" are on sale online at www.theleonardo.org or by
calling 888-695-0888. Cost is $22 for adults (ages 19-64), $19.50 for seniors
(65-older) and students with a school ID, and $16 for children (3-18). Special
rates are available for groups of 12 or more.
The Leonardo at Library Square
209 East 500 South (enter from the north plaza)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Just wanted to see if people are interested.
Later Dudes
| Holy Snikies!Submitted by: Steve2008-09-09 Lance Armstrong has confirmed rumors that he will return to the professional peloton next year (at the age of 37) and attempt to win an 8th Tour de France. Welcome back Lance!!! | Thomas takes on LOTOJA TodaySubmitted by: Steve2008-09-06 Tommy is riding LOTOJA today (Logan, UT to Jacksonhole, WY, 206 miles). I will be getting text messages as he passes certain checkpoints. If I'm near the computer I will post updates so that we can all follow his progress throughout the day. Below I will list some key points on the course, and hopefully I will have updates for those.
***START at 6:30 a.m.***
Feed Zone #1, Preston, ID (34 miles, 172 miles to go)
Feed Zone #3, Montpeiler, ID (80 miles, 126 miles to go)***ARRIVED 10:30 a.m.***
Salt River Pass (final major mountain summit, (110 miles, 96 to go)
Feed Zone #5, Afton, WY (125 miles, 81 to go)
Feed Zone #6, Alpine, WY (159 miles, 47 to go)
Finish, Jacksonhole's Teton Village (206 miles) ***It looks like he finished around 4:22 p.m. or had 5 miles to go at that point. I forgot I put a block on mass texts because I was getting junk texts so I wasn't able to read them.) | New Discovery Explains BG's Belly.Submitted by: Brian Hadley2008-09-05 A research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake.
Check out the article for more info. | Pa's Killer Shot Shafted by Long ArticleSubmitted by: Steve2008-08-27Recently on TheHadley Pa was spotlighted for bagging a trophy buck by flinging a stick at the unsuspecting creature. His stealth and precision are unrivaled and respected by all. However, the so called "spotlight" was little more than a dying ember due to an extraordinarily long, yet entertaining, article regarding the successful beating of small children. Because of the unfortunate timing of the multiple posts, Pa was pushed out of the visible zone and many were not aware of his tremendous display of provision. Please scroll down the page to witness firsthand the preliminary stages of the jerky I hope to soon receive. Thanks. | How to win a fight against twenty childrenSubmitted by: Brian Hadley2008-08-20 I’m not going to ask why you’re fighting twenty children. That’s your own business, although most reasons are as old as time itself.
Use an appropriate technique. Modern mixed martial arts are geared almost exclusively towards one on one combat, and are not designed to take on multiple tiny aggressors. As a grown adult, you could be fairly assured of absolutely destroying a 7 year old if you took him to the floor for a ground and pound. But by doing so you’d expose your back and head to his peers. Your best bet is to stay on your feet and use striking techniques. Karate is one good choice - it was originally designed in the 1600’s for use by unarmed Japanese day care workers.
Be aware of the terrain. By default, you’re going to have a height advantage against twenty children, but be sure you don’t cede it. Avoid fighting around picnic tables, monkey bars, or anything with which a particularly daring child could launch an aerial attack. The ideal situation is fighting children who are trapped in a ditch below you.
Stay mobile. Unless you’re extremely lucky and find yourself fighting twenty infants, you’re going to be at a mobility disadvantage when fighting a large group of children. You must avoid becoming surrounded at all costs. Keep moving, and always trying to position the bulk of children on one side of you. Circle, sidestep, and use tactical retreats to try and engage a single child at a time, where your reach and decades of muscular development should prove an advantage.
Speed. You want this fight to be over fast. Children have boundless amounts of energy, and you’ll tire quickly as the fight progresses. If you schedule your fights with twenty children in advance for some reason, I urge you to focus your pre-training regimen on cardiovascular conditioning and snorting eye-wateringly large amounts of cocaine.
Intimidation. Although I don’t expect you to be intimidated by the prospect of fighting twenty children - given the self-confidence that comes with maturity - remember that intimidation is a two way street. Twenty is a big number, and if that many children lose their fear of you, watch out. Use fierce roars and displays of strength to frighten the children. When taunting, remember that children are almost comically stupid, and won’t understand any of your more creative taunts. You won’t intimidate anyone if you have to explain three times specifically what you did to their mother last night.
Go for the leader first. Assuming the twenty children lack military training, they’re going to behave more like a pack of animals than a cohesive group. By default, pack animals will defer to an alpha leader, and if you manage to subdue that child, the rest of the pack will quickly lose their will to fight. In some cases the leader will be actively giving orders and therefore easy to identify. Other times they’ll be harder to pick out. In those cases, go for the tallest one, or the one with the most Pokemon on their clothing. Once the alpha child is lying in a heap, you’ve got a narrow window of intimidation open while the children regroup. I’d recommend lifting his body over your head and screaming yourself hoarse. That’s the smart veteran move.
Groin attacks. In general the crotch is a small, easily defensible target, and not typically a factor in most fights at a reasonably professional level. That said, when children are attacked by an adult, they’re rarely going to respond professionally. Again, if you have forewarning that you’ll soon be coming to blows with twenty children, absolutely wear a cup. If you do get struck in the groin, under no circumstances should you place your hand on your genitals to massage away the pain - touching your privates while surrounded by minors is illegal in many states, and frowned upon in the rest.
Weapons. I’d suggest refraining from using weapons, and not just because of the harsh mandatory minimum sentencing laws that are a sad reality in this modern age. By bringing a weapon you might prompt the children to bring weapons as well. This kind of escalation plays against you. Whereas before you could fairly safely absorb several dozen tiny little punches before being incapacitated, you’re now at risk of being dropped with a single lucky strike. If a child with a pair of safety scissors gets at your Achilles tendon (the groin of the ankle) then you’re cooked buddy.
Let the last one walk away. In Professional Twenty-Child-Fighting Leagues this is now tradition, but even during raw, underground twenty child street-fights it serves an important purpose. By letting that child spread word of your great strength and not-to-be-messed-withedness amongst the other children of the area, you can ensure that it will be a long time indeed before someone else mewls at you that you’re hogging the swings.
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RSS Section Added To The SiteSubmitted by: bg2008-12-11I have built a new RSS Feed section for the site. It is still new and I will continue to work on it. I put it up so people could enjoy it and have an easy place to keep track of all their RSS Feeds. Feel free to add your favorites to the site so others can enjoy them too.
For those of you unfamiliar with RSS, it stands for Really Simple Syndication. Basically what it does is go to your favorite websites and grab the latest content. Then you can display it all in one spot to make it easy to find the new stuff you want to go look at.
New Admin CenterSubmitted by: bg2008-12-11I have put the new Admin Center live for everyone to try out today. It has a lot of improvements over the old one. Enjoy.
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