Watching the Cubs/Red Sox today….Red Sox killing them……Bottom of the 8th the Cubs bring in a position fielder to pitch the 8th….Sox score a bunch more runs…..,17-0 or some such thing into the Visitors 9th….so the Red Sox bring in a position player to pitch that half of the 9th…. Are the Sox saying something to the Cubs?

There's a lot of “unwritten rules” in baseball I dont understand….did the Cubs or the Sox do something out of line?

Mrs QC (no pic) and I got into this debate, I won't tell you which of us thinks she's hot.

What say you HROT? Hot or just cute?

I know there is a lot of back and forth between our two fan bases (PSU here), but after watching the news and all those tornadoes, be safe out there guys. My prayers are with you.
Being from California we get an occasional earthquake and huge wildfires. Can’t imagine a tornado.

We are taking our family vacation to St. Petersburg. Staying at the trade winds resort. Flying in tomorrow. Hopefully the red tide doesn’t crash the party. Any vacation tips?

The school said anyone engaged in the prohibited activities listed in its directive face being trespassed, and students who break the rules will be banned from the campus for three years and suspended.

Employees of the university, including professors, who engage in the prohibited activities face termination.

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The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is facing a potential class action lawsuit over the alleged disclosure of confidential patient information to Facebook.
Eileen Yeisley, on behalf of herself and others, is suing UIHC in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa for the alleged “intentional, reckless, and/or negligent disclosure” of confidential medical information to the social-media giant Facebook.
The lawsuit alleges that UIHC manages or controls two websites that it encourages individuals to use for booking medical appointments, locating physicians and treatment facilities, communicating medical symptoms, procuring information on medical conditions and treatment options, and signing up for events and classes.
According to the lawsuit, UIHC installed on those websites a Facebook “pixel” that is essentially a piece of computer code that tracks the online activity of people as they interact with those particular websites. The information that is transmitted to UIHC via the pixel is allegedly shared with Facebook and linked to that individuals’ personal Facebook account.
UIHC is also accused of installing a Facebook conversion application programming interface – also called a conversion API – on its sites. That conversion API allegedly enables additional unauthorized disclosures of patient information and is used separately from the pixel “because no privacy protections on the user’s end can defeat it.”
Specifically, the lawsuit claims, information that actual and potential patients communicate to UIHC through its websites is being automatically, surreptitiously and unlawfully sent to Facebook’s servers alongside each individual’s unique Facebook user ID. Facebook, in turn, has allegedly sold that information to third-party marketers who can then target the individuals’ Facebook pages with ads tailored to their medical issues.
While the Facebook user ID is merely a string of numbers that doesn’t personally identify an individual, the number does connect to an individual’s Facebook profile, allowing virtually anyone with access to the number to identify the person and see their profile.
The lawsuit claims UIHC utilizes the pixel and conversion API for marketing purposes in an effort to bolster its profits.

UIHC is ‘handing individuals a tapped phone’​

The information the pixel and conversion API allegedly send to Facebook includes the types of medical treatment sought, specific health conditions, and the fact that an individual booked a medical appointment. That sort of disclosure has enabled Facebook to ascertain that a specific individual has sought medical care for a specific “type of medical condition such as cancer, pregnancy, dementia, or HIV,” the lawsuit claims.
The pixel that UIHC has allegedly installed on its websites acts much like a traditional wiretap, the lawsuit alleges. In essence, UIHC is “handing individuals a tapped phone,” and once a UIHC webpage is loaded onto their browser, the software intercepts any communications from the user and relays it to Facebook.
Facebook, the lawsuit claims, is given the individuals’ IP addresses and other information they may have input into the hospital’s websites, such as their home address or phone number. “This is precisely the type of information the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act requires healthcare providers to anonymize to protect the privacy of patients,” the lawsuit alleges.
Yeisley, a UIHC patient since the early 1989s, alleges she has routinely accessed UIHC’s websites on her mobile device and computer, and has been a Facebook user since 2009. According to the lawsuit, she has allegedly used the UIHC sites to search for a physician, communicate private information to her physician, complete web-based patient forms and review medical records. Shortly thereafter, her information was allegedly relayed from UIHC to Facebook.
The lawsuit alleges that while UIHC willfully and intentionally incorporated the software into its website, it never publicly disclosed its sharing of sensitive and confidential communications with Facebook. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for invasion of privacy; unjust enrichment; breach of an implied contract and violations of the Electronics Communication Privacy Act; violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; and breach of confidence.
The lawsuit also seeks a court order certifying national and Iowa class-action status, and injunctive relief to protect the interests of the plaintiff and proposed class members.
UIHC has yet to file a response to the lawsuit. A hospital spokesperson had no immediate comment on the allegations.
Facebook operates the world’s largest social media company and reportedly generated $117 billion in revenue in 2021, roughly 97% of which was derived from the sale of advertising.
In 2012, UIHC came under fire for sharing patient information with fundraisers as part of what it called the Grateful Patient Program. That program involved a contractual arrangement between the university and the private University of Iowa Foundation that helped raise money for the hospital.
Their contract stipulated that the university and the foundation were to collaborate on donor-prospect research that would include what they called “wealth screenings of patients.”
As a result of that collaboration, the foundation solicited eye-care patients using letters signed by the head of the ophthalmology department. The department head was later informed by the foundation which of his patients had responded with a donation, and when those patients came to UIHC for treatment, they received a thank-you from the doctor.

Disgraced former CBS News anchor Dan Rather returns to network after 18 years for interview​

LOL and JFC

After FOX has pushed so many false narratives over the years, including the 2020 presidential election was stolen, which led to an insurrection attempt at our Nation's capital on January 6, 2021, they have the audacity to publish a headline like this???

https://www.foxnews.com/media/disgr...ther-returns-network-after-18-years-interview

What am I missing here? This seems like an incredibly stupid idea where the only people are can afford to have ahit are exorbitantly wealthy.

Anyone know if/why he committed to iowa? Never heard anything about it until his tweet? Anything about this kid anyone have any insight?

I don't think I've ever seen so many blimps in one picture. Everything is bigger in Texas, I guess.

From his website...
The systemic bias and racism that infects our criminal justice system has caused disproportionate harm to communities of color – and has diminished our overall public safety. As a former federal prosecutor, Rep. Adam Schiff has been a champion for progressive and practical criminal justice reform that will root out discriminatory practices and make our streets safe for everyone – no matter where they live or what they look like.

California Senate candidate Rep. Adam Schiff was given a rude welcome to San Francisco on Thursday as he was reportedly a victim of a carjacking just hours before a ritzy campaign dinner.

According to The San Francisco Chronicle, thieves broke into his car that was parked in a downtown parking garage and stole his bags. Without business clothes to wear, Schiff still proceeded to the event in shirt sleeves and a hiking vest, according to the Chronicle, with others dressed in suits.

At the dinner, Schiff thanked attorney Joe Cotchett for supporting Schiff’s bid to replace the late Dianne Feinstein and represent California in the U.S. Senate.

"I guess it’s ‘Welcome to San Francisco,’" joked Cotchett’s press agent Lee Houskeeper, who was at the dinner at Ristorante Rocca, located in Burlingame.

During his own remarks, Schiff was reportedly unperturbed by the theft.

"Yes, they took my bags," the California representative said, per the Chronicle. "But I’m here to thank Joe."

Schiff’s resilient demeanor prompted a compliment from Cotchett.

"Adam really showed himself tonight," Cotchett said. "He’ll be a great senator — he’s going to change the Senate tremendously."

The apparent theft came just days after the San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's security guard was assaulted in downtown San Jose Tuesday, according to KRON4, a local Bay Area news outlet.

"While interviewing Mayor Matt Mahan in downtown San Jose, a man was shouting at us and fought Mayor Mahan's security guard,"KRON4 reporter Jack Molmud wrote in a post along with a video of the incident. "The fight lasted a couple minutes and the man was arrested by SJPD. Police said they were compiling evidence and sending it to the DA's office."

The San Jose Police Department "said the motive and circumstances surrounding the altercation are under investigation."

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is proposing various efforts to combat a part of the city that is notorious for high crime, homelessness and public drug use.

This is a pretty entertaining read.

Alabama House of Representatives voted 72-28 on Thursday in favor of a bill that would apply the state’s criminal obscenity laws to public libraries, public school libraries, and the people who work there.

Critics, including the Alabama Library Association, have warned that the bill could see librarians jailed and argued that it violates the First Amendment.


“This is a pig,” Rep. Chris England (D-70), said during the debate, as AL.com reported. “It is a bad bill, and when you attempt to take what is normally non-criminal conduct and make it criminal, you bend yourself into ways that potentially not only violate the Constitution but potentially subject somebody to an illegal arrest with no due process.”

House Bill 385 would allow anyone to write a letter to a school district superintendent or head librarian claiming a book is obscene. The Montgomery Advertiser explained further:

The library would be required to remove the materials within seven days of receiving the required written notice. Failure to remove said materials would result in a Class C misdemeanor upon the first offense, a Class B misdemeanor upon the second offense, and a Class A misdemeanor after the third and beyond. They may challenge the claim during the seven-day period.
In Alabama, a Class C misdemeanor carries a maximum sentence of three months in jail and fee of $500. The maximum sentence for a Class B misdemeanor is six months of jail time and a $3,000 fee, while a Class A misdemeanor carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a $6,000 fee.

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The bill also adds to the definition of the “sexual conduct” minors must be protected from to include “any sexual or gender-oriented material that knowingly exposes minors to persons who are dressed in sexually revealing, exaggerated, or provocative clothing or costumes, or are stripping, or engaged in lewd or lascivious dancing, presentations, or activities in K-12 public schools, public libraries, and other public places where minors are expected and are known to be present without parental consent.”




During the debate, England warned, “This process will be manipulated and used to arrest librarians that you don’t like, and not because they did anything criminal. It’s because you disagree with them,” as The Associated Press reported.

Rep. Mary Moore (D-59) warned that the description of sexual conduct was loose enough that it could apply to students dressed up for prom, according to AL.com.

“Some of them would be under the jail because of this,” Moore said.

Rep. Neil Rafferty (D-54) also expressed concerns that the language could apply to people in Halloween costumes or wearing summer clothing.

“I feel like this is a violation of the First Amendment, and it’s easily going to be abused,” he said, according to AP.

Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-103) said the bill was “putting lipstick on a pig,” and added that the government “can’t legislate morality,” and that it would prevent children from “having an open mind,” AL.com reported.


The bill comes amid increased politicization of libraries and attempts to ban books, especially in Republican-led states.

In Alabama, the legislature is also considering making $6.6 million in public library funding dependent on whether a library relocates materials deemed inappropriate for children, AL.com reported further. Nationwide, PEN America found that the total number of book bans in schools and libraries during just the first half of the 2023-2024 school year was greater than all the titles banned in 2022-2023, and that number had already jumped by 33% from the school year before.

The bill applying obscenity laws to libraries now heads to the Senate, but Alabama Library Association president Craig Scott told AP the state should expect to lose “lawsuit after lawsuit” if it becomes law.

“Why are they coming into libraries or thinking that they can come in and run the place better than us as professionals?” Scott asked.

Source: Truthout. Co-published with permission.

Alabama House Passes Bill That Could Be Used to Criminalize Librarians

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After The EUs lawsuit Apple is allowing emulators on IOS for the first time. Delta is a pretty good emulator for the iPhone, just gotta download the roms.

Per source, UMass transfer Matt Cross is visiting Iowa on Friday. Other reports indicate that he's also visiting Wisconsin this week.
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Anyone else suffer from this? Feet feel cold and tingly, especially laying down. MD hasn't found a cause yet, have a chiro working on it but no relief. Any helpful hints of things to try to at least help temporarily? Next week gonna be on the feet walking a ton, so really not looking forward to the end results of that.

Anyone here have the pleasure? The socket does feel good now as it's still numb from the local. What do I have to look forward to once the numb wears off. The doc. did prescribe a steroid.

Republic First Bancorp’s struggle under the weight of increasing interest rates culminated in a pivotal moment when Fulton Financial Corp., another Pennsylvania-based lender, stepped in to offer a lifeline. The acquisition of Republic First by Fulton Financial, facilitated through an auction conducted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), marked a significant event in the regional banking sector. The FDIC, acting as Republic First’s receiver, orchestrated the agreement with Fulton Bank to safeguard the interests of Republic First’s depositors, making it the first U.S. bank failure of the year.

Despite its relatively small size compared to other troubled banks, Republic First’s collapse underscored the challenges faced by regional banks in a shifting economic landscape. Rising interest rates, coupled with the volatile commercial real estate market, had a detrimental impact on Republic First and raised concerns about potential depositor flight from other struggling financial institutions.

Fulton Financial Corp., headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, emerged as the rescuer, assuming control of Republic First’s assets and liabilities in the transaction. The acquisition included Republic First’s investment portfolio and loans, with Fulton absorbing approximately $5.3 billion in liabilities, including deposits and other borrowings. Despite the change in ownership, customers of Republic Bank would retain access to their accounts through various banking channels, ensuring a seamless transition to become Fulton’s depositors while maintaining federally insured deposit coverage.

Former Republic Bank locations were slated to reopen as Fulton Bank branches, heralding an expansion of Fulton’s footprint along the East Coast. Curt Myers, CEO of Fulton Bank, emphasized the strategic significance of the transaction, noting that it would effectively double the company’s regional presence.

The acquisition of Republic First by Fulton Financial Corp. reflected a broader trend of regional bank failures and acquisitions in response to evolving market dynamics. The banking industry grappled with the challenges posed by rising interest rates and disruptions in the commercial real estate sector, prompting regulatory intervention to maintain stability. Fulton Financial Corp.’s timely intervention exemplified the industry’s resilience and the importance of proactive regulatory oversight in safeguarding the interests of depositors and preserving financial stability.