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    Anybody here heard of Plan Lunar?

    Skeptics and detractors may consider said plan to be a pipe dream, but in the big scheme of things, it's the proverbial piece o' cake by Dominican standards, when one takes into account that Dominican-born, Kelvin Calcinado, is the only human mammal that has ever landed on the Sun's surface.
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    Anybody here heard of Plan Lunar?

    I haven't, but allow me to take a stab at it: Plan Lunar: Dominican Republic's moon landing expedition taking place en el mes de notiembre, specifically en la semana de los siete jueves, or cuando Colón baje el deo.
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    Ethics and Civics to become mandatory subject in Dominican schools for 2025-2026 academic year

    Thus my J. Sweeney reference. I'd bet that most Dominicans have never read, or even heard of, The Brothers Karamazov, but most would conclude that "without God, everything is permitted," and that the Satan-loving instructor is evil incarnate... wickedness personified: <<No quiero que mis...
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    Greatest Robbery of a Home Run Ever Watch

    In rookie season (2023), Elly de la Cruz struck out 144 times in 98 games. Last year, in 160 games played, he struck out a league-leading 214 times. So far, this year: 80 SO in 68 games. Dominican fans are already assuming he'll be the first billion-dollar free agent. No way, José.
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    Ethics and Civics to become mandatory subject in Dominican schools for 2025-2026 academic year

    As a law-abiding Dominican who's guilty of 5 of the 7 deadly sins, I'm uniquely qualified... but for one minor detail: Parents would hate to have their kids receive instructions from a non-believing heathen. Julia Sweeney understands.
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    Greatest Robbery of a Home Run Ever Watch

    After 2 and a half years in the Majors (326 games), Elly de la Cruz has struck out 442 times. At the rate he's going, and if he plays 20 years, he'll strike out over 4000 times, surpassing Reggie Jackson's total of 2597. The supremely great Tony Gwynn played 2440 games in his 20-year career...
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    knee doctor in puerto plata

    I've read somewhere from $500 and up, per injection. Also, folks are getting PRP for tennis elbow, shoulder, and back pain. My left knee joint was bone-on-bone, and the right one was almost there. I jog daily (I wonder if DR1ers near Punta Cana have spotted the pony-tailed jogging fool...
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    knee doctor in puerto plata

    I'm not sure if heath insurance covers PRP, as I had it done at the Miami VA. But I'd recommend it to anyone having bone-on-bone pain.
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    knee doctor in puerto plata

    The PRP injections were done right then and there: blood drawn, then spun around in a centrifuge to separate the platelets from other components, and finally the concentrated PRP was injected into my knees. In and out in less than 30 minutes. No pain. That took place in August, and I was told...
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    knee doctor in puerto plata

    If it's arthritis, PRP may work: After years of abuse and sports-related injuries, my knees ain't what they used to be. But... but received platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections on both knees last August. Still going good.
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    US Visa for Dominican Spouse

    Hey, ChatGPT, the fee for B1/B2 visa is $185.
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    knee doctor in puerto plata

    I've often said that therapy is more painful than the actual injury. Well, at least in relation to knee injuries, namely ACL and/or meniscus tear. Now, with respect to CPM machines, I wonder if it's normal practice in the DR to advise patients not to flex the joint for a while, as my better...
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    Ángel Martínez Receives This Year's "Muppet Of The Year" Award

    Yeah, it was a group of chaplains, but Dominicans are convinced that those in attendance were uniformed Federal agents, lending credence to the fact that Dominicans would believe anything. Remember the super-duper investor known as "Mantequilla"? He claimed to have created a "scientific...
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    Ángel Martínez Receives This Year's "Muppet Of The Year" Award

    He’s not gonna be posting videos for a while. Former president, Hipólito Mejía, has said he’ll take legal actions against el LOCO VIEJO, too.
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    Ángel Martínez Receives This Year's "Muppet Of The Year" Award

    I hope Faride doesn't settle for an apology from the LOCO VIEJO and la becerra. Considering that la becerra is a mother of two, I wouldn't wish her any jail time. She should have to fork up some cash. But el LOCO VIEJO deserves some time in Najayo-Hombre or La Victoria, as well as having his...
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    knee doctor in puerto plata

    Absolutely! My better half's aunt had ACL reconstruction in the D.R. She was instructed NOT to remove the knee immobilizer for one month, then to start therapy afterwards. I had right leg ACL reconstruction at the Texas Medical Center in Houston... woke up in my room a few hours later, with my...
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    Ángel Martínez Receives This Year's "Muppet Of The Year" Award

    So-called communicators rarely get it all right: most are saying he was arrested in "altamar". I guess the like the sound of the word. Altamar means high seas. Dude was arrested in Dominican waters. Any person can be a communicator these days. Just give 'em a camera and a mic. BRUTOS todos.
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    Ángel Martínez Receives This Year's "Muppet Of The Year" Award

    Este charlatán quería brillar... y lo brillaron. The saddest part about this dude is that he's convinced many Dominicans that he's attached to the FBI, the CIA, and DEA and, and... was once rescued from kidnappers by none other than members of the elite Delta Force. A man for all seasons and...
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    Wild Deers in the SR

    You're a fun guy. "Yeah. But why do I have to be plural?"