Mr Info

Outstanding...word of the day!

Eastwood's 87 but it appears he still has complete creative autonomy over his movies.

I understand that Atena could have a good process in place for nurses and other staff to make approval decisions and then have the insurance medical director contact a nurse for clarification. But an insurance medical director to have never looked at a single patient's record to approve/deny care is stunning. I was interested in what this topic would be about since Aetna was the title. On a tangential topic, can health insurance corps like Aetna feel threatened by the non-profit health insurance being established by Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway representing 1.1M workers? https://www.forbes.com/sites/johannabennett/2018/01/30/be-afraid-healthcare-feels-the-amazon-effect/#72f3ebbe2d31

Well...then you can go to lots of places.

I have seen some but not all of these movies yet so need tp complete that first before giving an opinion. Thanks to those that provided recommendations on other movies like Wind River & Disaster Artist. The only comment I can make after looking through all the nominees Mark listed is ‘Holy Sh!t...Kobe Bryant is nominated for an Academy Award?’

Also enjoy this one where Stephane Grappelli joined them in studio as they were recording WYWH. Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin were recording in another studio at Abbey Road near Pink Floyd. The track was thought to be lost. https://youtu.be/Bm4sDyCW0k8

Enjoy this board for its creativity and here's a good pic for it. Some background: Taken backstage at the Knebworth Fair Festival in 1976. Stones headlined but most likely they are watching Skynyrd. Linda has a butt but Gilmour may have a doobie. Pink Floyd headlined this fest the year prior. Macca is breaking protocol not wearing your own band's shirt as that appears to be a Wings shirt. Gilmour has a Cowboys shirt and that # should be for Hollywood Henderson. HH had two of my favorite quips: 1.) Before Super Bowl 13 between Cowboys and Steelers, HH said of Bradshaw "couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the 'c' and 'a'". 2.) Thomas (no longer Hollywood) Henderson won the $28M Texas Lotto in 2000. The Dallas Morning News asked HH what he does every day after winning the lottery. Henderson replied "Not a damn thing, and I don't start that until after lunch."

I will toss in a heated apparal recommendation since this is a ski thread. An Austrian company, Lenz https://www.lenzproducts.com/en/technology#heat makes outstanding heated socks & gloves. These implement new technology & features and are well made. No more bulky socks with wires & D batteries or heated foot pads. They are expensive & difficult to find (lot of suppliers on Amazon are sold out) but imo worth it.

CNTX-4975 (Centexion) received fast track approval by the FDA just a few days ago for osteoarthritis knee pain. This is a non-opioid pain reliever but not a kappa agonist. Centexion Therapeutics is focused on non-opioid pain relief and have a number of these type of compounds/treatments in their pipeline http://centrexion.com/our-pipeline/. Their CEO is Jeff Kindler...but have some good scientific research leaders. I do not work for Centexion. The good news is safe and effective non-opioid pain-relief solutions are coming to market. Perhaps some relief can be provided to the tragic opioid crisis.

I am not denying this does not exist but does not appear to be the underlying cause in this case from the family’s public message. He was in extreme pain & prescription patches to address that pain are appropriate. However, the accidental overdose may have occurred when he believed his dosage was not relieving his pain & chose to add more patches to achieve that relief. Non-opioid pain relievers would be a welcome product & hope our pharma companies can deliver that asap. This is a high priority at several big pharma & smaller biotechs & expect submissions would be fast tracked by the FDA due to a gap in effective & safe non-opioid pain relievers. Full transparency...I work in pharma R&D.

The Deer Hunter Cape Fear lesser roles: Jackie Brown The Mission cameo: Brazil

Augie/Kevin - Prayers & thoughts for you, Michael, and your family.

http://buffalonews.com/2018/01/02/eastbound-lanes-of-i-90-near-depew-closed-due-to-crash/ 25-75 vehicles involved in crash...wow!

I just did it and sent the link to others. It seems like a good cause and nice that something Bills-related made me aware of it.

It ended Dec 20...close enough

Sure, Hanukkah bonus!

Today's internet winner

We live in Ashland, VA (just north of Richmond) and put up a Bills flag on the front porch prior to every game. I usually take it down after the game but leave it up longer after a victory. We have had several people that we meet in town ask "Do you fly the Bills flag..." or meet outside when I am working in the yard during off-season and ask about the flag. Good conversation starter that has led to some good hookups with fellow WNYers.

Ditto for Broncos-Skins in VA

His point in referencing the people he did from Dunkirk&Fredonia was not for Stadium location but that he has internal Bills contacts from Dunkirk and his user name is Dunkirk Don.

Tom Gibbons is a native of Dunkirk and lived in Hamburg.

Back to the topic. Looks like our flight to BUF from DC today is still on but not certain. We have our reds together & looking forward to the game. Bringing extra clothes in case lake effect on Sun cancels the return flight.

Paul - not there until tomorrow but, if there, I would do it again. Last time I did it was the storm that moved the game to Detroit. Shoveled for about 4 hours on a Sat and also got a free lunch in addition to being paid.

First, I am going to the game this weekend and using my season tickets. I live about 500 miles away in VA and flying with my wife. It ends up being a family get together weekend as my sisters will be making Christmas cookies so I organize my trips around events like this as some of my family lives in WNY. I have had some of my most memorable experiences and fun at snow games so looking forward to this one. Second, my resale results this year have been better than past seasons probably due to timing of when I sold them and the opponents.. Tix are lower bowl, 40 yd line, aisle seats. I sold my 2 tix for the Raiders, Saints, and Pats* for a combined $1,100. That funds my flights for games I am able to attend though I do not always fly. Drove up for the Bucs game.

BB will be aware that someone might target Gronk in the next game...perhaps not obviously intentionally but a harder hit than normal. My guess is BB does not play him. They prob will not need him and why risk it?