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  1. Y'all got gypped. ROFL Box sent me some way nastier pics as well as some of the nurses with perky tits.
  2. But Lockett and McCutcheon have separated themselves so no Terry is not catching up. And "Ffrench has something special" so are McCutcheon and Lockett really separating themselves? It is kind of a clusterfuck of a writing. Maybe it is saying that Lockett and McCutcheon will be the first ones in to start the season. I think that is as far as I would go. The rest just seems like noise.
  3. That paragraph doesn't make much sense. What did we learn?
  4. Yeah, I had a start-up in my prior life and had my business on the Emory West campus, partnered with some Emory scientists on the main campus and had an SBIR with the CDC on Tb detection among other things. Needless to say, I'm quite familiar with the area and many of the workers.
  5. This hits close to home, literally. Winter is no joke, though.
  6. True with Porcelain fused to Metal which isn't used anymore - Not true with Zirconia or Gold. But I would be cautious for other reasons. You can get an implant if your tooth splits in half for $3200 all in. A root canal may cost $1600 and a crown may cost $1400. Invest in a nightguard to protect your teeth from grinding at night and to prevent your jaw from popping (problems with your TMJ). If a tooth breaks because of wear, get an implant and be done with it. Medicaid is a completely off topic discussion but I have a totally different view. Very few general dentists accept Medicaid because reimbursement is terrible, it opens doctors up to government lawsuits, and most importantly, doctors have to jump through hoops to get paid. Medicaid rejects all initial crown claims. All appeals have to be done through certified mail (so a trip to the post office plus costs). Approved claims still come with long payment times and with some that don't get paid for various reasons for example if the patient doesn't come back, if the teeth shift after patient misses multiple appointments, the need for a root canal develops, the patient breaks the tooth after missed appointments... Obviously some fraud definitely occurs but keep in mind that there are people within government searching for ways to not pay bills. And most of the fraud I see from dentists is over-diagnosing but interestingly that is probably the least likely way to get in trouble with the government. Most of the trouble comes from billing issues like coding too many extractions as surgical or billing for work not done. There are government actuaries/statisticians who catch that stuff. And no on the poor people thing. Rich people are a pain in the ass and complain over little bullshit. Middle class and poor complain about money and cause the front desk lots of headaches regarding financing and insurance. Poor miss appointments, fight bills, don't follow patient instructions, and try cheating the system. In summary, no specific income level is immune from being a pain in the ass. Think about going to a restaurant - the rich send their food back and act like arrogant assholes, middle class and poor complain about the bill, the poor don't tip. Who is worse and who is better? It depends on what type of PIA the service provider is better able to handle.
  7. Well, I said airplanes and there is no way that Ukraine has air superiority unless you include drones.
  8. Because it is a negotiation. If the deal is something like no more airplanes and no more targeting of civilians then I think it would be something that Ukraine would consider.
  9. Rare earth minerals
  10. I think more or less, you hit the nail on the head.
  11. 43 Killed During Horrific Church Massacre Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 43 people during an attack on a Catholic church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on July 27, 2025, according to multiple reports from civil society leaders and security sources. The assault occurred around 1 a.m. at a Catholic church in Komanda, located in Ituri province. Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed the church premises during a nighttime vigil, targeting worshippers with guns and machetes before setting fire to surrounding houses and shops. Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, reported that searchers found the bodies of 38 people at the church scene, including 19 men, 15 women and nine children. “More than 21 people were shot dead inside and outside and we have recorded at least three charred bodies,” Duranthabo indicated to news agencies. The death toll varies among different sources, with local civil society leaders reporting between 34 and 43 fatalities. A United Nations-backed radio station cited security sources confirming 43 deaths, while the Congolese military acknowledged a lower count of 10 confirmed fatalities in the church attack. Lieutenant Jules Ngongo, spokesperson for the Democratic Republic of Congo Army in Ituri province, confirmed that armed men with machetes conducted an incursion into the church facility. Video footage from the scene showed burning structures and bodies on the church floor, with survivors identifying victims while others stood in shock. The attackers also struck the nearby village of Machongani earlier the same evening, killing at least five additional people before taking several residents into the bush. Lossa Dhekana, a civil society leader in Ituri, reported that the fate and number of those taken remain unknown. Security sources indicated the attackers originated from a stronghold approximately 7.5 miles from Komanda’s center and fled before security forces could respond to the alarm that sounded at 2 a.m. when smoke from burning houses became visible. The Allied Democratic Forces formed in Uganda during the late 1990s from disparate groups expressing discontent with President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Following military pressure from Ugandan forces in 2002, the organization relocated its operations to neighboring Congo. The group pledged allegiance to the Islamic Statein 2019 and has since been responsible for killing thousands of civilians in the borderland region between Uganda and Congo. The ADF operates with the stated goal of establishing an Islamist government in the East African region. This attack represents the latest in a series of deadly ADF assaults on civilian populations. Earlier in July 2025, the group killed 66 people in Ituri province in what a United Nations spokesperson characterized as a bloodbath. Duranthabo condemned the violence, noting that it occurred in a town where security officials maintain a presence. He called for immediate military intervention, warning that enemies remained near the community. Some residents began fleeing toward Bunia following the attack. The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo has struggled to contain the ADF threat while simultaneously confronting renewed hostilities involving the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement. The complex security situation has created challenges for the overstretched Congolese military forces. Survivors at the scene prepared to bury victims in a mass grave within the Catholic church compound. The attack suspended all activities in Komanda as the community grappled with the aftermath of the violence. Eastern Congo has endured decades of conflict involving more than 100 armed groups, with roots tracing back to the 1994 Rwanda genocide. The mineral-rich Ituri province has been particularly affected by ongoing violence that has displaced approximately 7 million people across Congo’s population of 106 million. The United Nations peacekeeping mission MONUSCO warned that the church killings would exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation in the province. Meanwhile, security forces including the Congolese Armed Forces, Ugandan military and local police launched search operations for the attackers. The Congolese government denounced the attack as horrific, while military officials described it as a large-scale massacre conducted in retaliation for recent security operations targeting ADF positions. Sources: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/21-killed-attack-east-congo-church-islamic-state-124111635 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/east-congo-church-attack-islamic-state-backed-allied-democratic-force/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/what-to-know-about-the-attack-on-a-congolese-church-that-killed-nearly-40-worshippers https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/27/africa/eastern-congo-church-attacked-rebels-intl https://news.sky.com/story/democratic-republic-of-congo-at-least-34-people-killed-after-islamic-state-backed-rebels-attack-catholic-church-13402556
  12. Those 2 look like they are going to dominate in practice.
  13. I’m pretty sure I combined the names Robert Earl Keen and James Earl Jones. Oh well. So if I add the fact that he went to Sharpstown High School - I’ll probably screw up and find out he went to Westbury.
  14. it be nice if there was a way to weaponize them and send them to go after Putin. But, for whatever reason, they prefer to stay in the Ukraine and steal and rape there. The deserters, it seems, are as worthless as the non-deserters.
  15. If you like that selection. Choose Jerry Jeff Walker on Pandora and then don’t like or dislike anything. The mix includes Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, John Prine, The Eagles, Bob Dylan, James Earl Keene, Jerry Jeff Walker and a few others. Pandora always pisses me off except for this one mix. The John Prine station never played a single John Prine song and my Dylan Mix and my Tom Waits Mix sucked as well.
  16. Taylor Swift’s mom went to my high school in Houston. She’s quite a bit older, though.
  17. I bet you play a mean pinball.
  18. Fucking would be a cruel summer if I had daughters and had to listen to that shit.
  19. There should be an award for that cuz we are going to win it again.
  20. I was just having fun talking about toys. Gasoline is a more serious topic. It bugs me that the local, state, and federal governments make $0.90 cents per gallon and tax the shit out of oil companies only to hear people complain about big oil. It makes no sense.
  21. Russians pose in front of a burning oil depot in Sochi. Credit: X/JayinKyiv Ukrainian drone attacks sparked a massive oil depot fire near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russian authorities have said.
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