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The medical board isn't going to care too much about complaints of this nature. Their purview is regarding the clinical practice of physicians, and this is a service issue. Not joking, a scathing Google review would have more force than anything you file with the medical board and take you a fraction of the time. Also, figure out if this is truly a solo practitioner or if he's part of a group practice.

This stuff, unfortunately happens. I help administrate a medical practice and through fault of my own, have had times when a patient was waiting for a doctor I couldn't get to the site. I always aim to provide notice before the day of the procedure so hospitals can reschedule the patient before they come in, but my success rate isn't 100%. Hopefully they can get you a reschedule date ASAP. That's what you should press for so you know when your son will get what he needs. The hospital then and there might not know why the doctor didn't show up, so hopefully it was for an understandable reason. Doctors get sick too, and you surely don't want them working unsafe. They have family members pass away unexpectedly and have to attend to that. Sometimes their partners are the one calling out, and if your one procedure was sacrificed to make sure three patients at another facility could be taken care of, that's the cold hard math sometime. But you're surely owed an apology for the sake of decency, and the quickest availability they have for the procedure for the sake of patient care. As to the money, if this doctor or his practice won't be doing the procedure, talk to the same folks you gave payments to for the physician and the hospital, and push for a refund on each. That might start the ball rolling on the reschedule if you tell them you want the money back or a schedule date.

It will still come down to individual actions. When Covenant happened, we were fortunate to have true courage carry the day. In Uvalde, the officers cared more about their safety both individually and collectively than the children's. I completely understand the very real human instincts there, but they can't be how a police officer acts in a moment of need. All the cool guy tac gear, and weapon modifications don't mean a damn thing unless someone takes the steps and closes in on the threat. Here's hoping the next community in this situation has more of what we saw than what Uvalde saw.

It's gonna look different without Penix. When you have a guy that good you throw it a lot. They'll still throw more than usual for Alabama, but it won't be the same.

It makes a lot of sense from Bond's perspective. Steve Sarkisian's offense will be throwing the ball more than Alabama, and the Texas QB will be an upgrade over Alabama's if you're a WR looking to put together a lot of great draft tape. He called it a business decision, and that's exactly correct since the monetary value of being a college legend is around $0.00 in real money.

It had to be, or else all the talent would be rushing to the transfer portal just to make themselves eligible if nothing else. Apparently the Alabama Athletic Director asked the team to give him 72hrs before making any moves, and in about 48hrs he delivered one of the best coaches in the game today. DeBoer has a crazy track record of success, so this is exactly the stabilizer needed for players and just as importantly, the boosters. They'll be some moves as a few players follow him from Washington, and some Alabama ones move on, but the core of the team should want to stay in place. That'll minimize the turbulence. It's an undeniable win for Alabama and a testament to how serious they took their situation.

Glad you (hopefully) sold this one. First time in a long time I've been tempted to think about adding a new pistol.

I'm quite curious if the NRA agreed to indemnify him as part of, or even a condition of his stepping down. He's not going to get away from the civil trial next week.

One thing I hope the pundits are talking about after last night...the CFP committee got it right. These were the four teams that should have played last night, and the games we got were great. Hoping the final delivers on the same level. All the drama will be gone next year when the cutoff debate is between SMU and Oregon State or two other teams few people get passionate about. It was great to have it one last time in such style.

Not directing the below at you @Darrell, you just highlighted why this is a problem which was quote worthy. Not sure if you're inclined to agree with my solutions or not. Our country has avenues for a free market solution to incentivize these players. But they seem to be the last ones anyone wants money to flow down to. Coaches get bonuses for making bowl games, sometimes tiered by what kind of bowl. Kirby Smart got an extra $175k for his this year. You mentioned all the revenue coming in from tickets, sponsors, and I'll add networks and gambling apps. The bowls and networks can allocate some cash to pay for those on the roster at a given bowl game and some on top for winners to give the players something worth trying for. Right now players get some "gifts" that are really trinkets and shiny distractions. They make quick Christmas shopping for players from poor backgrounds who want to send something home to Mama and family, but it's not a lot when you realize how much money is out there. I all but reject the inevitable "scholarship, room, and board is their pay" argument since being in college is almost perfunctory as a checkbox at this point, but I get it. Here's something to consider, though....bowl season isn't part of the academic calendar. Match up their tuition to what's actually done during semesters and you've got everything but bowl season inside times classes are being run. Spring semester covers conditioning program and spring ball. Summer semester covers training camp. Fall semester covers the regular season. There is a financial solution to this. And especially with gambling money out there now, there are enough stakeholders who should want to make these non CFP bowl games watchable and betable events throug financial incentives to the athletes who actually perform in them.

Everything about Jeffery Epstein and how this has played out stinks like Billy Bats in the trunk. If, and I want to emphasize if we get names, the crazy side of me thinks they'll be released because they're expendable, or in some way ticked off certain people who are pulling a lever on a trap door with this. I'm fully believing there are enough names where mutually assured destruction between both parties and enough other titans of industry and government that we won't get anyone truly saucy name dropped here. Eric Weinstein gives a great solo talk about how his meeting Epstein once made him question just how this guy existed in the world he did. It's crazy to think he was some kind of investing nexus, but nobody in the financial world would quote him or hype his returns up. And it makes sense when you realize his investing job would make a great camouflage for someone who used his illicit ways to bribe people. He gets straight checks cut, or payments routed...that's easy to flag and use as evidence. He gets 2&20 for managing your portfolio, nobody bats an eye because that's normal for assets under management. He would snare someone, then coerce them into becoming a client.

Exactly. They're making business decisions. The risk/reward balance is skewed to the point where skipping the bowl games is the logical move. If CFB wants to fix that, they can fix how the players are rewarded for being in an eligible bowl game. And not for nothing, their teammates seem to always be supportive of when someone makes that decision. Same with the coaches, because they know a healthy player who goes to the league is a good recruitment story. Losing that player for a bowl game is worth it in their eyes. Also, just like their coaches.

I'm curious as anyone about how the round actually fired, but it's not hard for me to comprehend given the weapon was on the patient in the machine. These machines are given safety zones in hospitals and imaging centers for a reason. An MRI machine generates a magnetic pull that people without experience really don't comprehend. "The main magnetic field of a 1.5 T magnet is about 30,000 times the strength of the earth's magnetic field. The main magnetic field of a 3T system is 60,000 times the earth's magnet field." https://www.koppdevelopment.com/articels/MRI Safety at 3T VS 1-5T.pdf

SCOTUS generally likes to let lower courts work things out as mentioned. In this case, since it was decided by a three judge panel, I think they would wait until (if) the full appeals court gets the case and makes a ruling before deciding if they want it on their docket. The appeal for a full appeals court hearing has already been submitted. It's worth noting they didn't decide not to take the case, they decided to not stop the law from taking effect. So there's been no ruling from SCOTUS or precedence set on what the law has yet.

Hopefully it's just to say your farewells. She's stopped accepting new work so she can clear out all she has before the end of the year.

Almost four years after getting this solid recommendation, I'm sad to say the wonderful lady who runs this shop is retiring at the end of the month. Found out when picking up a jacket today she worked on for me. I think I had three jackets and as many shirts perfectly adjusted to make me look better than I should.

I agree with the statistics being to the point where not carrying is a perfectly valid frame of thought. I also agree with those who carry anyway because why not, just in case a pistol isn't that hard to carry and won't burden you all that much. The choice matters, but I don't think life can be enjoyed if you're constantly expecting the worst and looking out for it. Carrying a pistol and being ready to react is as far as I'm willing to let the tail wag the dog in my personal life on this.

May our needlessly interfering in conflicts across the globe follow him to the grave.

The phrase "turns into" implies a change in plans along the way. Most political organizations are set up with the grifting aspect being part of the business/operating model. Even sincere ones that want to impact policy make sure someone or a few someones are taken care of along the way.

When an organization becomes a self-licking ice cream cone, it's time to raze it to the ground and start over. The NRA's political clout ain't what it used to be, so this wouldn't be as impactful as some think. Before social media, the gun community needed them to carry the banner, but now, not so much. And it's a shame. This organization probably made shooting more accessible and safer than anyone could when that was the focus. The turn to politics because that's where the money was (maybe still is) diluted a lot of purpose and value. I'd love to see a deep dive into the expenditures by ProPublica...it would probably be worse than we think.

@Luckyforward, it would be good to hear your thoughts here.

Anyone gain something other than confirmation bias with the manifesto portions released?

Legend. Concur it would have been great to see it live.