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PTINS

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  1. Well, I was wearing a tee shirt, so she stuck her stethoscope down the front of my shirt. "Take a deep breath", (deep breath, she moves hand down), "again" (deep breath, moves hand down further), "again ... what's wrong?" By this time, her elbow is at my throat, and her eyes were this close mine. "Life is not defined my the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away."
  2. On a personal note, PTINS has been busier w/ more in your face kinds of things, like getting used to the idea of being single and not married. I've dealt with attorneys most of my professional life, but the idiocy prevalent in the divorce arena is structured for the sole purpose of delaying results and increasing billable hours. An unexpected side benefit of my new status, was my new insurance choose an in network Doctor for me. "Oh, shit!" I thought. I did my homework. The honey blonde smoke show Doctor came in wearing her sky blue scrubs and yellow socks, which matched my tee shirt very well. We had a very cordial and open dialogue, the kind you want to have with your doctor. When she was done, she brought some of the staff over to see my shirt. I will not compromise by posting pics, but damn. During our visit, when she was doing her job ... I know, total bullshit, but I guy can dream. She went to UT Medical School when Dr. Red Duke was there. He was famous for many things, but she shared a funny story. Dr. Duke was on staff at Parkland Hospital when President Kennedy and Governor Connally were brought in. After some time, he stated something to the effect of, "That son of a bitch is dead! Y' all get over and let's work on the one that's alive." "From The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, ... I'm Doctor Red Duke!"
  3. By bad for not posting recently, but this covered about 80,000 posts ago, and ~ every 5,000 posts since then. It's Groundhog Day all over again. I return after an extended absence, and i see the same shit i read last time I was here. I expect the increase is as simple as unsanctioned tankers coming and going v. sanctioned tankers. It was stated as in increase in exports, not production.
  4. Aliquippa, FIFY Of course you already knew that Tony Dorsett played HS football in Aliquippa, PA. Said witch may have used all her juju on Tony.
  5. PTINS replied to Zavala's topic in Daily Texan
    To get a resident hunting license in Colorado, there is a mandatory 8 hr Hunter Safety Class. The word Texan sure came up a lot. Guys going hunting in the back country above the tree line (~10,000 ft), totally unprepared; long johns & 1 liter bottle, water bottle? Check! Yeah, dude, your probably dying on the mountain. You have to hydrate your body for days to acclimate to the altitude and ~ 0% humidity. You can't drink enough water, and you damn sure can't carry it up the mountain.
  6. PTINS replied to Zavala's topic in Daily Texan
    "You see, there's two kinds of people in this world, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
  7. Former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield. I don't think so. Exxon bought Pioneer in 2024 for ~ $60 Billion. I can't imagine he would, or can, take a flyer on a high risk venture in Venezuela that competes with Exxon.
  8. PTINS replied to Zavala's topic in Daily Texan
    Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia? A boat travels though a partly frozen sea inlet outside Nuuk, Greenland Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heating By Ashley Kirk, Lucy Swan, Tural Ahmedzade, Harvey Symons and Oliver Holmes, The Guardian Lying between the US and Russia, Greenland has become a critical frontline as the Arctic opens up because of global heating. Its importance has been underscored by Donald Trump openly considering the US taking the island from its Nato partner Denmark, either by buying it, or by force. The climate crisis is shrinking Greenland’s ice sheet, along with the wider Arctic sea ice, opening new sea routes and exposing valuable resources. Trump’s threats, previously dismissed as bluster, are now being seen as an early signal of how melting ice is turning Greenland into a valuable geopolitical flashpoint. The maps below show how this is developing. Sea ice is meltingThe average extent of sea ice in the Arctic over the last five years was 4.6m sq km. This is roughly equivalent to the size of the EU. But this is a 27% drop compared with the average of 6.4m sq km between 1981 and 2010, according to data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The sea ice lost is roughly equivalent to the size of Libya. The shrinking Arctic ice means that, in the summer, the ice cap no longer reaches the Russian and Canadian coasts. And because there is no land beneath the north pole it is exposing seas that were once inaccessible. Arctic shipping routes are becoming more viableThis is opening up new shipping routes. As the polar seas become navigable for longer periods, routes once limited to icebreakers have become commercial corridors. The Russian nuclear icebreaker Yamal breaking through sea ice in the Arctic. Photograph: Sue Flood/Alamy The most developed is the northern sea route, which overlaps the north-east passage and runs along Russia’s Arctic coast from Europe to Asia. It is central to Moscow’s ambitions. Further west, the north-west passage cuts through Canada’s Arctic archipelago, while a central Arctic route across the north pole is also emerging in long-term planning. This is redrawing the global trade map, adding routes that could provide alternatives to the Suez canal and cut the journey from western Europe to east Asia by almost half. In 2025, the container ship Istanbul Bridge became the first liner vessel to travel from China to Europe via the northern sea route, also known as the “Polar Silk Road” shortcut. The ship travelled from Ningbo, China, to Felixstowe, UK, in about 20 days. Data from the Marine Exchange of Alaska, a maritime monitoring organisation, showed there were 665 transits through the Bering trait, which separates Russia from the US, in 2024, a 175% rise from 242 in 2010. These routes are not without risks, which affect their commercial viability. Serafima Andreeva, a researcher at the Norway-based Fridtjof Nansen Institute, says Moscow is aiming for “year-round” use of the north-east passage from Europe to Asia and is investing heavily in nuclear icebreakers. But ships are still getting stuck in the ice, Andreeva says, adding: “Even now there are occasional issues with use of the route even in the ‘summer’.” Rising tensions around the ArcticSeveral Arctic nations have claims in the Arctic: Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the US. The UN’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) makes recommendations to coastal states on these claims. The US already has a military presence in the Arctic and in Greenland specifically. The remote Pituffik base in north-west Greenland hosts missile warning, missile defence and space operations for the US and Nato. Pituffik space base in northern Greenland. Photograph: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images Russia has opened several military bases in the last decade, as well as restoring old Soviet infrastructure and airfields. In 2018, China declared itself a “near-Arctic state” in an effort to gain more influence in the region. Andreeva says: “There has been an increased military interest in the Arctic over the last 10 to 15 years, and the landscape has changed significantly since 2022 [when Russia invaded Ukraine].” She adds that Finland and Sweden’s recent accession to Nato has reshaped the security landscape, increasing the focus on the Nordics as a collective. This has entrenched Russia’s desire to assert control over areas such as the Kola peninsula and the Barents bastion. Even though Russia’s focus has been on Ukraine since 2022, it has maintained its presence in the Arctic. Nato countries have been reinforcing their Arctic naval presence and there have been announcements on increased icebreaker building. With Nato’s Nordic expansion, Denmark’s air force has become more integrated with Finland, Norway and Sweden. In 2024, China deployed three icebreaking vessels to the Arctic. Interest in Greenland’s critical mineralsGreenland is also important in the global race for critical minerals. The island ranks eighth in the world for rare earth reserves, estimated at 1.5 million tonnes by the US Geological Survey. It hosts two of the largest known deposits, at Kvanefjeld and Tanbreez. Foreign interest in these is growing. China’s Shenghe Resources is the largest shareholder in the Kvanefjeld project, holding a 12.5% stake, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. No rare earth mining has taken place as yet because of inaccessibility. Only about 20% of Greenland is ice-free, and much of the island is inaccessible for large parts of the year. But as with the shipping lanes becoming more viable, global heating is also beginning to alter this equation, and retreating ice is exposing new mineral resources.
  9. If only one could get Elisha's top on Farrah, ... or
  10. I saw. F*CK!!!
  11. Woodcock Guy? Boom!!! So much more fun when I open Surly, and the first thing I see is that we got Coleman, and flipped Hollywood from 'bama. Allowed me to speed reed 20+ pages of $9.95 by skimming the normal dribble.
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