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David Levy
On Feb 3, 11:30 am, "Starboard" wrote:
They are coming out this year with some new telescope products that those with open minds will find quite interesting. You know something? Give it up.. Give up the goods..... Errol Read their 1/31/07 SEC Form 8K ( Google ). No details yet; public company, insider info, etc. Also note than only about 50% of their revenues now are from telescope products, cheap or otherwise, and they are drastically downsizing US employment and inventories. |
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David Levy
On Feb 3, 11:28 am, Jim Klein wrote:
What happened ? Jim Klein "RMOLLISE" wrote: Hi Guys: I don't know how many of your are aware of this...but...let's keep David and Wendee in our thoughts. Unk Rod --------------------------------------------------------------------------*----------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, I have some bad news to report regarding David Levy. First of all, as a physician I would never disclose private confidential information. On talking with Wendee (David's wife) this morning, as the "news" is already out, she stated it is OK to inform all of you of the current status and thus avoid speculation and misinformation. David had a right hemisphere stroke sometime in past week. It is a deep white matter tissue stroke, so symptoms were actually somewhat subtle, but CT scan is clear, he did have a stroke. The good news is ultrasound shows no significant blockages in carotid arteries, so no surgery is needed. An MRA scan is tomorrow looking for any hidden issues such as aneurysm's etc. He is on aspirin, and recovering. He had been recovering from spinal surgery from October, had a setback with a bout of tachycardia, set of by a respiratory problem. He was nearly recovered from all of this when the Stroke occurred. I had the pleasure of visiting David and Wendee at their home just 2 weeks ago, and at that time David was finally feeling well and getting his strength back, in fact we observed together most of the night. Fortunately, though he has some left arm weakness, the prognosis should be good. (pending further studies). Recovery should ensue (yet again for him), and aspirin therapy may be all that is needed. It is always hard to discuss a close friend dispassionately, but I will speak for all here and wish him a speedy recovery, and an end to a seemingly long string of health setbacks he has had to endure. Our thoughts go Wendee as well, who as I am sure you understand, is worried sick and has her hands full. Please do not flood her mailbox with e-mails as she is really quite busy right now, but cards of sympathy by close friends out there I am sure will be appreciated by David and Wendee. Mario Motta, MD James E. Klein Engineering Calculationshttp://www.ecalculations.com Engineering Calculations is the home of the KDP-2 Optical Design Program for Windows. 1-818-507-5706 (Voice and Fax) 1-818-823-4121- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hmmm? He's recovering from the stroke referred to in my original post. Unk Rod |
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David Levy
On 2007-02-03 08:47:58 -0500, "RMOLLISE" said:
On Feb 2, 8:36 pm, Johnny Borborigmi wrote: On 2007-02-02 09:57:27 -0500, "RMOLLISE" said: Please do not flood her mailbox with e-mails as she is really quite busy right now, but cards of sympathy by close friends out there I am sure will be appreciated by David and Wendee. Mario Motta, MD Got an address Rod? I wish him all the best. I'll did around. May have some somewhere. Unk Rod It don't have to be a personal address naturally, somewhere where they'll give or forward it to him. I respect people's privacy if they want... All the best to David.... |
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David Levy
I had the surprise and pleasure of meeting David Levy one night in 1996 or
1997 at Skywatcher's Inn near Benson, AZ. He had a group of Boy Scouts there for a night of observing, and I was there on vacation, enjoying the dark night sky. I knew who he was because of Comet S/L 9 in 1994, and felt shy to talk with him, but he smiled and asked about my travels and interest in amateur astronomy before continuing with his lecture to the boys. During the evening, there were two bright meteors, and it was interesting to hear Mr. Levy and Doctor Vega, the owner of the Inn, estimating their brightness, color and length. I pray for Mr. Levy's recovery. Steve |
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David Levy
Errol,
How you guys doing down there? Ed P.S. former resident of Lake Charles, LA. |
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David Levy
How you guys doing down there? Ed P.S. former resident of Lake Charles, LA. Ed, Kind of you to ask. We, as in my family, are fine. We suffered minor damage, roof, fence, etc... Things are mostly back to normal. I live on the westbank which faired well. We, as in the general metro area, did not fair well as everyone is aware. The French Quarter area incurred minimal damages. No flooding. The French Quarter is situated along the riverbank, which in historical times, flooded frequently. The frequent flooding in past deposited silt and sediment that steadily built up the land, hence the Quarter is on high ground. The inner city is not. There are some areas that are as much as nine feet below sea level. For these folks, a breech in a levee in the wrong place can be catastrophic. In these areas, as well as some areas near the lake (you know, the high rent district?), little has been done to restore them. It is going to be a very slow, long, recovery. Many folks do not want to rebuild their homes until their neighbors do. This is a circular problem. Who would invest a load of money restoring their property in the middle of a desolate subdivision? And many people still question the Army Corp of Engineers ability to build a good levee. Of course, the ACOE has a limited budget, yadda, yadda. Which reminds me: Bush didn't even mention NO in his State of the Union. I guess that means all's well.... Errol |
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David Levy
Good to hear you are ok
Hang in there it will take a while but Bush and his ilk are on the way out Let folks know also that the rest of the country does care even if the dolt in the White House doesn't. |
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David Levy
SZumbo wrote: I had the surprise and pleasure of meeting David Levy one night in 1996 or 1997 at Skywatcher's Inn near Benson, AZ. He had a group of Boy Scouts there for a night of observing, and I was there on vacation, enjoying the dark night sky. I knew who he was because of Comet S/L 9 in 1994, and felt shy to talk with him, but he smiled and asked about my travels and interest in amateur astronomy before continuing with his lecture to the boys. During the evening, there were two bright meteors, and it was interesting to hear Mr. Levy and Doctor Vega, the owner of the Inn, estimating their brightness, color and length. I pray for Mr. Levy's recovery. Steve He's a rare commodity. We all wish for his speedy and complete recovery. .... |
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David Levy
" wrote: For sure. I met David last year when he came to New Orleans (UNO Science BLDG) as a guest speaker at our monthly club meet. He brought with him many scopes and eye pieces (donations from Meade / on David's behalf) which the club raffled to raise needed funds. Errol pasnola.org David uses a, gasp, Meade Schmidt telescope in his supernova and comet hunts. How does he make this "junk scope" work?? He "coulda had" an RC ;-) He hasnt always used a Meade, I assure youz! Meade has also made countless donations over the years of scopes and astronomy gear to other local astronomy clubs and star parties. They are coming out this year with some new telescope products that those with open minds will find quite interesting. |
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