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Jonny
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There’s a great quote about learning how to fly too, but I shan’t be giving away the whole book.
Saw the movie a couple weeks ago finally, it was pretty good. Never would’ve considered Mos Def or Alan Rickman for those parts, but they nailed it.
Saw the movie a couple weeks ago finally, it was pretty good. Never would’ve considered Mos Def or Alan Rickman for those parts, but they nailed it.
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
it's a shame he got to get the fall guy for lying to the UN about Iraqi weapons... I remember watching that on TV. He announced "we have the proof ", then reached around to George Tennant, the CIA Director and took a file fron Tennant... that's was irregular, and in my thinking clearly shows that Powell knew he was presenting falsified intelligence to the UN, and wanted to make sure that he symbolically showed it was coming from the CIA...
Funny how it pretty much ruined Powell yet Bush and Cheyney and Rumsfeld walked away smelling like roses. They should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
Mellow
BCMA
"DON'T PANIC"
"And thanks for the fish."
"And thanks for the fish."
stikine
Treehouser
The Moody Blues Drummer Graeme Edge Dies at 80
Graeme Edge, cofounding drummer of the Moody Blues, died at age 80 in November 2021.
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Mellow
BCMA
Mike Nesmith of The Monkees
Altissimus
TreeHouser
He was the only true musician in the Monkees
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
Dr. Ralf Kleef - 1961 - 2021
With great sadness, we share news that the cancer immunotherapist, Ralf Kleef, M.D., passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. The underlying cause of death was COVID-19.
Kleef was born in northern Germany and had practiced in Vienna for over a dozen years. One year ago, he relocated his clinic to Budapest, Hungary. But he still administered part of his treatment in Vienna. It was there, during a raging COVID-19 outbreak, that he and his wife, Krisztina, came down with the virus on November 1. Thankfully, his wife soon recovered, but Kleef’s condition continuously worsened. At first, he was treated at home, but he developed a fever of 104º F (40º C). On Wednesday, November 10, he was rushed to a Viennese hospital. There, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, secondary to COVID-19, and was sedated and intubated. Although most of his bodily functions remained strong, there was a worsening of his lung infection. On December 5, his right lung collapsed. His doctors tried to drain the lung of fluid but his weakened system could not survive this procedure. He passed away the next morning.
Ralf Kleef was 60 years old. He and his brother were orphans adopted by a family living along the Baltic Sea. He began his medical career in 1980 as an ambulance driver and nurse specializing in spinally injured patients. From 1984 to 1991, he studied at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, the Private University Witten/Herdecke, Germany, the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna, and Guy’s Hospital, London. From 1991 to 1994, he received advanced clinical training from E. Dieter Hager, M.D., Ph.D., founder of the BioMed Hospital, and one of the leading figures in complementary medicine in Germany.
From 1994 to 1996, Ralf served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Immunology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, under the sponsorship of the Cancer Research Institute of New York. His mentor at MSKCC was Lloyd J. Old, M.D., vice president of Sloan-Kettering Institute.
Kleef became a close friend and protégé of Helen Coley Nauts, daughter of William B. Coley, M.D., the American founder of cancer immunotherapy. After a three-year stint at MSKCC, Kleef became a research fellow at the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health. In 1997, he helped organize a large U.S.-sponsored conference of non-conventional cancer treatments.
Kleef continued working along these lines for a quarter of a century. He published several landmark papers on the integration of immune checkpoint drugs with CAM treatment. The most important appeared in the journal Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy in May 2021. This was a case series of 131 patients who were treated consecutively at his clinic in Vienna. Both in terms of its results and its methodology, this was a breakthrough publication. Not only did he report excellent results, but this was the first time that any complementary cancer clinic had provided a complete picture of the outcome of its treatment program.
It is common to say that individuals who die before their time are irreplaceable. In the case of Ralf Kleef, however, the world has truly lost a unique figure. We can only hope that those who survive him will build on his legacy and continue his work.
— Ralph W. Moss, PhD
With great sadness, we share news that the cancer immunotherapist, Ralf Kleef, M.D., passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021. The underlying cause of death was COVID-19.
Kleef was born in northern Germany and had practiced in Vienna for over a dozen years. One year ago, he relocated his clinic to Budapest, Hungary. But he still administered part of his treatment in Vienna. It was there, during a raging COVID-19 outbreak, that he and his wife, Krisztina, came down with the virus on November 1. Thankfully, his wife soon recovered, but Kleef’s condition continuously worsened. At first, he was treated at home, but he developed a fever of 104º F (40º C). On Wednesday, November 10, he was rushed to a Viennese hospital. There, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, secondary to COVID-19, and was sedated and intubated. Although most of his bodily functions remained strong, there was a worsening of his lung infection. On December 5, his right lung collapsed. His doctors tried to drain the lung of fluid but his weakened system could not survive this procedure. He passed away the next morning.
Ralf Kleef was 60 years old. He and his brother were orphans adopted by a family living along the Baltic Sea. He began his medical career in 1980 as an ambulance driver and nurse specializing in spinally injured patients. From 1984 to 1991, he studied at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, the Private University Witten/Herdecke, Germany, the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna, and Guy’s Hospital, London. From 1991 to 1994, he received advanced clinical training from E. Dieter Hager, M.D., Ph.D., founder of the BioMed Hospital, and one of the leading figures in complementary medicine in Germany.
From 1994 to 1996, Ralf served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Immunology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, under the sponsorship of the Cancer Research Institute of New York. His mentor at MSKCC was Lloyd J. Old, M.D., vice president of Sloan-Kettering Institute.
Kleef became a close friend and protégé of Helen Coley Nauts, daughter of William B. Coley, M.D., the American founder of cancer immunotherapy. After a three-year stint at MSKCC, Kleef became a research fellow at the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health. In 1997, he helped organize a large U.S.-sponsored conference of non-conventional cancer treatments.
Kleef continued working along these lines for a quarter of a century. He published several landmark papers on the integration of immune checkpoint drugs with CAM treatment. The most important appeared in the journal Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy in May 2021. This was a case series of 131 patients who were treated consecutively at his clinic in Vienna. Both in terms of its results and its methodology, this was a breakthrough publication. Not only did he report excellent results, but this was the first time that any complementary cancer clinic had provided a complete picture of the outcome of its treatment program.
It is common to say that individuals who die before their time are irreplaceable. In the case of Ralf Kleef, however, the world has truly lost a unique figure. We can only hope that those who survive him will build on his legacy and continue his work.
— Ralph W. Moss, PhD
Mellow
BCMA
The wife of a dear friend:
Obituary for Mrs. Karen Cashon
Karen Cashon, 58, of Plant City, Florida, born in Evanston, Illinois on November 23, 1963, entered into eternal rest on December 3, 2021. She was a Landscape Architect for the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation, and was a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. She enjoyed reading, American muscle cars, folk art, pottery, animals, and social causes. She is survived by husband of 33 years, Will Moriaty; sister, Gina Cashon-Frontiero of Clearwater; niece, Camella Frontiero; nephew, Wyatt Frontiero; cats, Jasmine, and Puck; and many other extended family and friends. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 18 at 4:00 P.M. at Hopewell Funeral Home, 6005 South County Road 39, Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to T.R.E.E., the Tampa Bay Reforestation Environmental Effort, Inc. at treeinc.org. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com.
Obituary for Mrs. Karen Cashon
Karen Cashon, 58, of Plant City, Florida, born in Evanston, Illinois on November 23, 1963, entered into eternal rest on December 3, 2021. She was a Landscape Architect for the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation, and was a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. She enjoyed reading, American muscle cars, folk art, pottery, animals, and social causes. She is survived by husband of 33 years, Will Moriaty; sister, Gina Cashon-Frontiero of Clearwater; niece, Camella Frontiero; nephew, Wyatt Frontiero; cats, Jasmine, and Puck; and many other extended family and friends. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 18 at 4:00 P.M. at Hopewell Funeral Home, 6005 South County Road 39, Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to T.R.E.E., the Tampa Bay Reforestation Environmental Effort, Inc. at treeinc.org. Expressions of condolence at HopewellFuneral.com.
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Jonny
Treehouser
John Madden died today at 85 years.
Sad, but what a life!
Sad, but what a life!
stikine
Treehouser
Betty White
Jonny
Treehouser
Awww that sucks! She was a few days away from turning 100 I think.
murphy4trees
TreeHouser
Another awesome local tv personality from children's tv in the 1960s in Philly..
Gene London... every kid loved him
Gene London... every kid loved him
Raj
TreeHouser
Bob Saget found dead in hotel room.
Jonny
Treehouser
Aww
Jonny
Treehouser
If heaven is real, I’ll bet it’s hilarious.
vharrison
Island Girl
RIp Bob
ruel
TreeHouser
Sidney Poitier
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Michael Lang
