Monthly Archives: February 2014

The COL. SANDERS THEORY

Posted on February 26, 2014 by asknod

Senator Bernie is at it again. I love this. How perfectly apt and spot on. 

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FDA, CDC, and USDA fail to inform pregnant women and others that HEV infection could be fatal

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Laura

Yesterday I was researching the history of human plasma collection and eventually found myself reading the long transcript of an FDA meeting: 104th Meeting of the Blood Products Advisory Committee on September 20, 2012. The purpose of the hearing was to see … Continue reading →

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BVA– NEW 2014 DECISIONS ARE OUT

Posted on February 26, 2014 by asknod

As usual, the BVA has released their new, early 2014 decisions without creating a new “2014” category folder for them. They appear in the 2013 box and will be sorted out and segregated later. Additionally, they released some of their … Continue reading →

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HO CHI MINH TRAIL PHOTOS

Posted on February 25, 2014 by asknod

Here’s a great retrospective at ground level of what we tried to bomb back into the stone age. It seems rather odd forty years later to view these relics and recognize what we were seeing from altitude close up. I … Continue reading →

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VHA BACKLOG REPAIR ORDER–DELETE SCHEDULED EXAMS

Posted on February 25, 2014 by asknod

Well, golly gee willakers. You have to hand it to the VHA. VHA being the highly touted Veterans Health Administration. Every day I hear all manner of kind things about what the VHA has done for Johnny Vet. How he … Continue reading →

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SHOWDOWN AT THE VARO CORRAL

Posted on February 24, 2014 by asknod

Things have been “brewing” shall we say, between the VA and their slaves down in the galley at the mighty ship Columbia of South Carolina. This has been going on for quite some time but one would think that quarreling … Continue reading →

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VETERANS HUMOR

Posted on February 23, 2014 by asknod

You do see what I mean when I say “Veterans Humor” now, right? Robert Duval’s Lt. Col. “Bull” Meechum in The Great Santini couldn’t top what we have planned for this year.   My sports car just isn’t going to … Continue reading →

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VET CONCERNS ABOUT SVR WITH SOVALDI AND RATINGS

Posted on February 23, 2014 by asknod

I have been contacted about a gazillion times with worries from a lot of you who are preparing for treatment with Sovaldi. The primary concern voiced is that you may lose your ratings or be reduced. Relax. First of all, … Continue reading →

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FOOTLOCKER–43 YEARS LATER

Posted on February 22, 2014 by asknod

One of the Biggest Little Towns in Laos during the war. The extreme western terminus of the DMZ. The Plain des Jarres Golf and Country Club. Indian Country. 20 Alternate, LS-98, or simply LS-20 A on the map. Whatever you … Continue reading →

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VA NEWS RELEASE

Posted on February 22, 2014 by asknod

VA has finally released a picture of the new Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) computer interface hookup at the Oakland Regional Office. Douglas Bragg, the director of the Oakland Veterans Service Center, pictured here in the ”clean room”, demonstrates how the … Continue reading →

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