Pdoggg Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Jaws was released 40 years ago. Yesterday there were two separate shark attacks in a North Carolina beach town. Here's an interesting website that monitors the whereabouts of tagged sharks. http://www.ocearch.org/ Quote Link to comment
KenW Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 87 I reckon it's actually upside-down 87. Which would read right-side-up as upside-down 87, or upside-down 7 followed by an 8. Which is 78? For upside down numbers go left to right as 91, 90, 89, 88, space, 86. So the number for the space has to be upside down to fit the sequence. It can't be normal 87. Upside-down 87. Quote Link to comment
Tomcat Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I reckon it's actually upside-down 87. OMG .. dont complicate it .. if your driving the car its 87..the orientation of the car driver and their perspective is the important thing .. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lefty Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 "Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop" Gus McCrae Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I did a little housecleaning and moved a few posts from here in the Boiler Room to Boiler Room Politics and Religion. http://www.ladyboyreview.com/forum/index.php?/topic/5948-political-rambles-and-replies/ There are a number of threads that could be started in various sub-forums. But in general, topics about Politics, Christianity, Islam, Immigration, Guns, Global Warming, anything to do with Fox News are better suited for the Politics and Religion sub forums. Things that relate to transgender rights would be a core issue central to LBR and not Same sex marriage is closely related to transgeneder rights so I reckon more of a core subject for LBR. Threads will meander like a chat in a bar so some topics and posts will end up in places you might not expect them to be, no big deal really. The idea is to give every member the online experience they want. So if if one doesn't want to read about Politics on LBR they can opt out of that sub forum when using the View New Content method but still have access if they click on the sub forum itself. Bottom line is that we want everyone to be happy. So I think the separation of Politics and Religion from other Off Topic stuff makes LBR a slightly better place to navigate. Quote Link to comment
Tomcat Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 ;personally i like the old way... too many clicks and shuffling around now... it was better all in one place IMO... no extra thinking about where to post it. But thats just me Quote Link to comment
locutus Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 politics and religion always better put out of the way on there own Quote Link to comment
deepthroat Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thought you might enjoy this. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore decided on Wednesday to replace the city’s police commissioner, Anthony W. Batts. Sounds like The Wire Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Just watching the Wimbledon Women's Semi-Finals now,Wimbledon tradition makes it a ruling that the players have to wear all white which of course means white underwear plus the great ass and crotch shots.. happy days Anyone for Tennis? Quote Link to comment
rxpharm Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Here is a story reported by CNN, about a greedy unethical cancer doctor in Michigan who knowingly harmed his patients in order to gain more $$$. This guy will likely be in for the rest of his life - but that is too easy a sentence as he will be serving in a low security prison CNN) A Detroit-area doctor who authorities say gave cancer treatment drugs to patients who did not need them -- including some who didn't actually have cancer -- was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison. Dr. Farid Fata, 50, pleaded guilty in September to giving chemotherapy to misdiagnosed cancer patients, telling some they had a terminal blood cancer called multiple myeloma. He pleaded guilty to 13 counts of Medicare fraud, one count of conspiracy to pay or receive kickbacks and two counts of money laundering. Federal prosecutors called him the "most egregious fraudster in the history of this country." To Fata, they said, "patients were not people. They were profit centers." Fata forfeited $17.6 million that he collected from Medicare and private insurance companies. Some 553 patients received medically unnecessary infusions or injections, prosecutors said. The oncologist gave an emotional apology in court, saying he was "ashamed" of his actions. "I have violated the Hippocratic oath and violated the trust of my patients," Fata said, according to CNN affiliate WDIV. "I do not know how I can heal the wound. I do not know how to express the sorrow and the shame." But to the dozens of Fata's victims who filed into U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan throughout the week to watch his sentencing, his apology doesn't matter. Many will live with the effects of his, at times, unnecessary treatments, for the rest of their lives. As Geraldine Parkin, the wife of one former patient said in court, many were "tortured until their last breaths." Treated, but not sick Robert Sobieray went to Fata and was given chemotherapy treatment for two and a half years. But he never had cancer. "It just gets to me," Sobieray said. "What was the motivation? Why, why me? I don't know what did I ever do to him." The chemotherapy treatments were painful, and made him physically sick. They were so strong that his teeth fell out and his jaw started to change shape. Years after finding out he didn't have cancer, he has lost all but one of his teeth. "With all the bills piling up, I can't afford to get new teeth," Sobieray said. "(I) would like to eat a good meal again someday. Like salad, used to love eating salad. I can't eat that anymore. A lot of things I love I can't eat anymore." Patty Hester went to Fata in 2010 after being recommended by another doctor. Her white blood cell counts were low, and Fata was a renowned hematologist and oncologist. "He was, according to the web page, and according to the fliers, he's world-renowned," Hester said. "When you went in his office, he was top doc." Hester, who worked in an emergency room at the time, was devastated when Fata told her she had myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). "He said, 'You need to start on chemo, like, immediately,'" Hester recalled. She was in disbelief. And after debating with Fata, he instead put her on iron treatments and, eventually, blood plasma treatments. She was still taking those pricey plasma treatments the day co-workers made her come to the TV and see the news: her doctor had been arrested. Hester did not have cancer. 'Took full advantage of my trust ' Some of Fata's patients did have various forms of cancer. Chris Sneary faced Fata for the first time since his former doctor's arrest on Tuesday as he read his victim impact statement in court. He turned to glance at Fata, took a deep breath and read his story. Sneary came to Fata to be treated for testicular cancer from 2010 to 2013. He had 40 days of chemotherapy, 14 days of hydration therapy and dozens of other treatments and procedures. "I gave full and total trust to this man to get me and my family through this journey I was about to begin," Sneary said. Sneary discovered after Fata's arrest that he'd been given "gross overtreatment" -- more expensive and harsh chemotherapy than was necessary and, worse, he had a testicle removed that was medically unnecessary. "Dr. Fata took full advantage of my trust in him, my fear of dying and, most of all, my top of the line health insurance," Sneary said, at times fighting back tears in court. And one patient who did have cancer spoke out in court posthumously. Donald Crabtree's wife, Marietta, read a statement he wrote back in December last year. "None of the tumors were helped -- they increased in number, they increased in size," Crabtree read in court. "I believe Dr. Fata knowingly and purposely treated me for the wrong cancer and gave me the wrong chemotherapy." Crabtree said it was his dying wish for Fata to spend the rest of his life in prison. Fata apologizes to patients Before being sentenced, Fata turned to face those who were at his sentencing and apologized. "The quest for power is self-destructive," he said, according to WDIV. "They came to me seeking compassion and care. I failed. Yes, I failed." Now some of his former patients have a chance to file claims and possibly be awarded some of the funds that he collected from Medicare and insurance companies. Fata is expected to serve at least 34 years of his sentence, possibly at a low-security prison in Michigan. Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Now Somchai even has a more expensive phone than I have. A recent survey on Internet "newcomers" in Thailand, commissioned by GroupM Thailand, produced interesting results. Many of those surveyed are using cheap mobile phones to access news and other information online - without ever having used the Web before. Many still aren't sure what the Internet is. They have never used a computer, a laptop or a tablet. Now they're reading the news on mobile phones simply because they've learned it's possible.These "Net newbies" are growing in number in the less-developed areas of the country and are having a big influence on where wi-fi is made available. Just as urban coffee shops once did, more and more food shops and grooming salons upcountry are installing routers to service customers who are anything but teenagers in trendy clothes. The customers arrive with mobile phones costing between Bt1,000 and Bt2,000 and want to plug into the news or find ways to promote their own businesses through Facebook or the Line application.The survey's key findings are intriguing. Many respondents said they'd "lost their Internet virginity" via smartphones, meaning that, before they bought the gadgets, they'd never surfed the World Wide Web. They'd never communicated by email. And, although they'd heard of Facebook, they didn't understand what it had to do with the Internet.They did not know what made Facebook or Line possible.The newbies don't own smartphones to show off. They buy only what serves their needs. Brand names don't influence them. Anything that's cheap and enables them to talk to friends, read the news or watch videos is fine. Second-hand phones are popular. In a way, they are the real "smart users" of smartphones, because they don't pay for extras or add-ons that are of no use to them. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Spread-of-the-Internet-into-rural-areas-is-a-GAME--30264260.html Quote Link to comment
Kahuna Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Anyone for Tennis? Mine is funnier and faggier..... 2 Quote Link to comment
Kahuna Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Can We Auto-Correct Humanity? Quote Link to comment
Guest LaBambaBar Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Not what I thought it would be when I saw the headline... My imagined version is soooooooooooo much better. Gabon corruption It would be so much better for all concerned if the real deal was President of Gabon: Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 We have lots of Facebook Groups and they are filled with plenty of unusual comments. Here's one from a few minutes ago. Guy 18 here skinny. Pls below 18 with white penis inbox me or send me kik on lillyshab. Not more than 18 or with ugly penis Quote Link to comment
Guest LaBambaBar Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Yet another dumbass 'hunter': GIRAFFES ARE DANGEROUS True, true - it still pains me to recall the time my Uncle Bert was hunted and eaten by a pack of ravenous giraffes... Maybe these numbskulls should be made to hunt the way the indigenous people hunted - armed only with a spear. I'd love to see that jackass dentist, armed with nought but a pointy stick, go up against a pride of lions. Quote Link to comment
Tomcat Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 the sooner they ban all hunting the better.. we dont live in caves anymore and its worse than stupid 1 Quote Link to comment
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