Yakov Update 4 - VIII - 09

Yakov ssuffered another episode of dysrythmia and ministroke this past weekend. He had some numb spots form on his face and hands, but these resolved themselves rapidly. The trip to the hospital was frustrating since the EKG that recorded the episode in the ambulance was not kept by the hospital so yet another opportunity to establish the exact nature and possible remedy of the underlying problem was lost.

They made him wait from about 8 PM until 3 AM before performing a CT Scan, so they dropped the ball again on getting a clear record of the region of the brain that was affected by the ministroke.

It was infuriating in the extreme because even though I am not a doctor, I knew they should have at least kept him and ran more tests, but they summarily discharged him within 15 minutes of doing the CT scan.

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Thank you to all of you who have donated. It has been very helpful in setting up some physical therapy appointments. Sadly, like everything else that is done via "cash money", the system doesn't know how to deal with it any more, so it takes longer.

If anyone has magic medical insurance pills, please send them ASAP

Yakov home from Hospital

Unsurprisingly, the so-called doctors at the hospital ran a lot of expensive tests and sent Yakov home to us with the recommendations that he have valve-replacement surgery and maybe a pacemaker. Something we've known for a considerable time, but aren't able to afford.

At least he's alive and at home. We appreciate all the emails and comments. I've printed them out and shown them to him, so he sends his thanks to you each.

Yakov still has some problems with speech and memory. In his own words "it's better than being dead... or being at that do-nothing hospital, which is worse by far than being dead; at least people sometimes talk to the dead, unlike the staff at that place."

The photo of the dashing fellow in desert garb is Vincent Price as the deliciously abominable Dr. Anton Phibes in "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" - which Yakov has just finished watching (again).

Yakov's health

Yakov suffered a series of transient ischemic attacks or "mini-strokes" this past week. He is doing better than could otherwise be expected under these circumstances, but he is very weak and disoriented. As it was explained to us, these occured because his pulse went above 180 beats per minute. If the medical system in this country were worth a damn, they'd already have outfitted him with valve replacements and a pacemaker. So much for the much hoped for great health reform Mr. Obama promised. We hope you will continue to remember him in your prayers.

Das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus...

(Von der sogenannten...)
Ich korrigiere mich:Von einem Teil der sogenannten Sims Community bin ich ja so einiges gewohnt.
Da werden Lügen verbreitet, da wird sich in anderer Leute Dinge eingemischt, da wird gehetzt und gelästert was das Zeug hält. Größtenteils ohne die Fakten zu kennen und ohne zu hinterfragen.
Was mich anfangs noch sehr empört hat, bin ich mittlerweile fähig zu ignorieren.
Aber auf diversen Sims Seiten lesen zu müssen, daß mein geliebter Freund im März verstorben sei...das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus!
Jemanden totzusagen, ohne dies genau zu hinterfragen oder ohne sich 100%ig sicher zu sein, das ist ja wohl an Geschmacklosigkeit kaum zu übertreffen.
Der Magen hatte sich mir beim Lesen so einiger Kommentare auf diesen diversen Sims Seiten nicht nur einmal umgedreht.
Und die Verfasser eben dieser, sollten sich in Grund und Boden schämen.
Yakov ist mein Freund und er liegt mir sehr am Herzen.
Wenn er stirbt, dann werde ich um ihn weinen und um ihn trauern. Und keiner kann sich auch nur im Geringsten vorstellen, wie sehr.
Aber eben erst dann und keine Minute vorher!

In diesem Sinne:

trau, schau, wem!

PS: jegliche Fragen, PN's, Emails oder Sonstiges, Yakov's Befinden betreffend, werde ich ignorieren und nicht beantworten.


Edit: Setting the Record Straight...and Other Things
posted by Starfire (Tamarind on MTS), a friend of mine and Yakov

(Starfire is not me. If I post anywhere, I do this in my own name. And btw...my english is not THAT good, that I would do so.)


Petra/engelchen

Update V1.1

I updated the original post to correct some files and add some as well...
Read more about that here...

Boutique Petra: Part First

* The "Petra" wall logo is NOT included

ATTENTION: These objects have high resolution textures and higher than normal poly-counts!

The counter MAY cause problems with some EPs since they were made to be base game compatible and have no outside corner meshes.

All objects are base game compatible - no EPs or Stuff Packs required.

The clothing rack appears in the catalog only on community lots.

MESH & TEXTURE CREDITS:
Marvine (huge, regular, and slim bodybuilder meshs and textures)
Marvine (watch meshs and textures)
Engelchen (clothing and red birch wood textures)
Norman Bel Geddes and Frank Lloyd Wright (basic design concepts and inspiration)

FOTO CREDITS:
Stacked sweaters - Suza Men's Clutter Set (not included)
Leather gym bag - NoFrills (TSR) (recolour by Beosboxboy - not included)
Attaché case - 4ESF (recolours by Beosboxboy - not included)
Hand bag - Sandy (ATS) Gifts for Sims (not included)
Watercolour Set - Sandy (ATS) Gifts for Sims (not included)
Photocopier - Wallsims Fusion set (not included)
Painting - Shoukeir (Sims2Play) Painting No.23 (not included)
Curtains - Simtomatic (TSR) Civic Walkin set (not included)

POLICY:
By downloading this set you agree to NEVER upload any of these items to the EA/Maxis Sims Exchange!
Otherwise, these objets may be posted on any other site with appropriate credit to Marvine, Engelchen, and beosboxboy.
A link to All4Sims.de is not required, but appreciated.

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD SET FROM MEDIAFIRE

Fairybulosa

Inspired by "Once upon a time..." and "...happily ever after" I created
this set of build stuff for the sims 2...



Updated March, 29th
Update V1.1
See end of post for more information

Previews

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There are lots of pics coming....

Click any of the pictures for a bigger view

What's inside?

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Lots and lots of goodies....
There are windows and arches, both small and huge, fences and a connecting column, plants and rocks and even some decorations for the roofs...

Click any of the pictures for a bigger view

Expansion Pack or not?

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Yes, you will need some EP's...
The fences need any EP, doesn't matter which one...
The connecting column needs Nightlife...
The huge arches need University...
The roofdeco needs Bon Voyage...
The spiral stairs need Apartment Life...
The rest is simply cloned from base game objects...
And yes, everything has it's own unique GUID...



Update V1.1

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I updated all of the roofdeco and the waterplant, they are now recolorable as well...
Sorry for any inconveniences... as a bonus and to really say sorry, I also added some deco chains and a spiral stair... both are also part of the complete set now, if you want to download all at once...


Downloads

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You can either download single files or the complete set at once - it's all up to you!
All the files are packed as rar's or zip's so you have to have something like winrar, winzip or 7zip etc. to unpack them. For more information on how to install things read this post right here!
The walls, floors and the terrain paint are not yet released... the lot itself will never be...

Download the complete set from
Mediafire Rapidshare

Download the single files from
Mediafire Rapidshare



Please read my "dos and don'ts"