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USPLabs promises new data that 'definitively' proves presence of DMAA in geranium
USPlabs, which markets top-selling pre-workout supplement Jack3d, told NutraIngredients-USA: "A detailed analytical study confirming the presence of 1,3 dimethylamylamine, and 1,4 dimethylamylamine in the geranium plant obtained from China is due to be released in the respected journal Analytical Chemistry Insights."
New research found DMAA in geranium plants and oil from China
Company spokesperson Kerri Toloczko added: "The peer-reviewed study, performed at Intertek/AAC Labs in Champaign, Illinois, isolated the compounds 1,3 dimethylamylamine and 1,4 dimethylamylamine from the geranium plants.
"The researchers utilized a fully validated method to identify and quantitate 1,3-DMAA and 1,4-DMAA in geranium plant and oil obtained from several regions of China where they are grown and consumed as food."
The study, 'Identification and Quantification of Dimethylamylamine in Geranium by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry,' will be published shortly, she said.
Armstrong: DMAA extracted from supplements had diastereomeric ratios that were indistinguishable from synthetic DMAA standards
USPLabs was speaking to NutraIngredients-USA following the publication of a paper by Dr Dan Armstrong et al at the University of Texas, Arlington, which tested 13 dietary supplements plus eight commercially available geranium extracts.
The authors concluded: "It appears unlikely that the DMAA in supplements originates from natural sources such as geranium oils for three reasons: The DMAA extracted from these supplement products had diastereomeric ratios that were indistinguishable from the synthetic DMAA standards; they are all racemic; and no DMAA was detected at a level of ≥10 ppb in any of the 8 geranium oil samples."
USPLabs: Armstrong paper is inaccurate
However, these conclusions are "inaccurate, and contradictory to the researchers' own study abstract and supporting documents", claimed USPLabs.
"In fact, previous versions of the study and its corresponding press release [the study's publication was delayed owing to what the publisher Wiley described as a 'typo' last month] acknowledged finding DMAA in two geranium oils, but that information was inexplicably removed from the final versions.
"And on the Wiley website, the authors' own summary states, 'DMAA was either not found in natural geranium extracts or in two cases, at trace levels with a different stereoisomeric composition'."
Armstrong: All eight samples were then re-tested and no DMAA was detected at a level of ≥10 ppb in any of them
But Dr Armstrong told NutraIngredients-USA this was highly misleading. Publication of the paper had in fact been delayed for two reasons, he said.
First, while the original version had indeed said that DMAA had been detected in two geranium oil samples at the level of less than 10ppm, the correct figure was in fact at the 10s of parts per billion (ppb), he said. Subsequent analysis then proved that this trace level had in turn been due to contamination of his instruments.
"All eight samples were then re-tested and no DMAA was detected at a level of ≥10 ppb in any of them", said Armstrong, who was on a plane to Italy for a conference at the time the paper was originally due to be published and said he - and not the publisher - had insisted on withdrawing it until this matter had been corrected.
"There was no doubt. DMAA was just not there at a detection level of 10 ppb or more."
Conflict of interest
The other reason for the delay was in order to gain permission to make a statement about a possible conflict of interest (Armstrong had served as an expert witness in a 2011 lawsuit concerning DMAA - DeRosier v. USPLabs), he said.
"I needed permission to make a conflict of interest statement and I did in fact finally receive this and turned things around within three days of returning from Italy.
"The frustrating thing for me is that while the publisher [Wiley] published the correct final revision of the paper this week, they inadvertently published the old unrevised supplemental information [which USPLabs refers to in its statement] rather than the latest correct material and this has confused matters [the error has since been corrected].
"The main point that has never changed is that DMAA used in dietary supplements is clearly indistinguishable from synthetic samples."
It would not be accurate to describe synthetic DMAA in supplements as synthetic botanical constituent
He added that the key finding of his paper was that the DMAA used in dietary supplements is actually a mixture of four compounds and is clearly of synthetic origin and that "even if someone, somewhere, were to discover natural DMAA at, some trace levels in a geranium product", it would be chemically different to the DMAA used in supplements.
In other words, it would not be accurate to describe the synthetic DMAA in supplements as 'nature identical' or a 'copy of a botanical constituent found in geranium' – and therefore a lawful dietary ingredient, he said.
"The chemistry is different - if it were in geranium, it would have different isomeric ratios and could not be described as a synthetic botanical constituent.
"The FDA has long been long aware of the fact that different isomers can have very different physiological and pharmacological effects. That is why they published guidelines for isomeric drugs in 1992."


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HI guys
I am looking for some advice, I had got double glazing installed last July and paid up all the money as all seemed well. However since then we have noticed draughts through the windows such as the net curtains moving about the same way they did beore the new windows, the sound insulation doesnt seem to be very good either. In the bedroom I can feel cold on the side of my face towards the windows.
The company has sent people out a couple of times and the guy admitted that the contractors seemed to have rushed the job, the patio door had dropped already but they then repaired it.
I spoke to fensa but they say I need to follow the complaints procedure of the company before they can do anything.
How do I know though how bad the job actually is? A mate suggested I should hold a lighter against the windows and the flame shoudn't flicker at all, even on a windy day, is that true?
I'd appreciate any feedback and ideas.

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Jogging in the city requires a certain level of attentiveness. For instance, don't run on streetcar tracks with your iPod on, lest you get rammed in the butt like this guy.
Truth be told, we're not sure why the jogger didn't hear the train coming. Whatever the reason, he's lucky that he only got picked up off the ground and not pushed under. It looks like it was thanks to the tram slowing down for this moron.
It's all just another example of the shit tram operators have to deal with.


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6. 6 of 6 DuraSeal Liquid Canada CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 is listed on Canada's DSL List. CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 is listed on Canada's DSL List. This product has a WHMIS classification of B2, D2B. CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 is listed on Canada's Ingredient Disclosur e List. Exposure Limits CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: OEL - AUSTRALIA:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) OEL - BELGIUM:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) OEL - DENMARK:TWA 75 ppm (307 mg/m3) OEL - FINLAND: TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3);STEL 150 ppm (615 mg/m3) OEL - FRANCE:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3);STEL 200 pp m (820 mg/m3) OEL - GERMANY:TWA 50 ppm (210 mg/m3) OEL - HUNGARY:TWA 50 mg/m3;STEL 150 mg/m3 OEL - THE NETHERLANDS:TW A 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) OEL - THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3) OEL - POLAND:TWA 50 mg/m3 OEL - RUSSIA:STEL 10 mg/m3 OEL - SWEDEN:TWA 50 ppm (200 mg /m3);STEL 150 ppm (600 mg/m3);Skin OEL - SWITZERLAND:TWA 50 ppm (210 mg/m3);STEL 100 ppm (420 mg/m3) OEL - UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 100 ppm (410 mg/m3);STEL 125 ppm OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGI TLV Section 16 - Additional Information The information above is believed to be accurate and represents the best information currently available to us. However, we make no warranty of merchantability or any other warranty, express or implied, wit h respect to such information, and we assume no liability resulting from its use. Users should make their own investigations to determine the suitability of the information for their particular purposes. In no event shall Reliance Dental Mfg. Co. be liable for any claims, losses, or damages of any third party or for lost profits or any special, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages, howsoever arising, even if Fisher has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Revised April 4, 2016
2. 2 of 6 DuraSeal Liquid Section 4 - First Aid Measures Eyes: Immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes, occasionally lifting the upper and lower eyelids. Get medical aid immediately. Skin: Get medical aid immediately. Immediately flush skin with plen ty of soap and water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash clothing before reuse. Ingestion: Do NOT induce vomiting. If victim is conscious and alert, give 2 - 4 cupfuls of milk or water. Get medical aid immediately. Inhalation: Get medical aid immediately. Remove from exposure to fresh air immediately. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Do NOT use mouth - to - mouth resuscitation. If breathing has ceased apply artificial respiration using oxygen and a suitable mechanical device such as a bag and a mask. Notes to Physician: No specific antidote exists. Treat symptomatically and supportively. Section 5 - Fire Fighting Measures General Information: As in any fire, wear a self - contained breathing apparatus in pressure - demand, MSHA/NIOSH (approved or equivalent), and full protective gear. Vapors can travel to a source of ignition and flash back. Flammable Liquid. Can release vapors that form explosive mixtures at temperatures above the flashpoint. Use water spray to keep fire - exposed containers cool. Vapor may cause flash fire. Water may be ineffective. Material is lighter than water and a fire may be spread by the use of water. May form explosive pero xides. Vapors may be heavier than air. They can spread along the ground and collect in low or confined areas. May polymerize explosively when involved in a fire. Containers may explode when heated. Extinguishing Media: For small fires, use dry chemical, c arbon dioxide, water spray or alcohol - resistant foam. Water may be ineffective. For large fires, use water spray, fog or alcohol - resistant foam. Do NOT use straight streams of water. Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire i s out. Section 6 - Accidental Release Measures General Information: Use proper personal protective equipment as indicated in Section 8. Spills/Leaks: Absorb spill with inert material (e.g. vermiculite, sand or earth), then place in suitable container . Avoid runoff into storm sewers and ditches which lead to waterways. Clean up spills immediately, observing precautions in the Protective Equipment section. Scoop up with a nonsparking tool, then place into a suitable container for disposal. Remove all so urces of ignition. Provide ventilation. Section 7 - Handling and Storage Handling: Wash thoroughly after handling. Remove contaminated clothing and wash before reuse. Use with adequate ventilation. Ground and bond containers when transferring material. Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Empty containers retain product residue, (liquid and/or vapor), and can be dangerous. Keep container tightly closed. Avoid ingestion and inhalation. If peroxide formation is suspected, do not open or move contain er. Do not pressurize, cut, weld, braze, solder, drill, grind, or expose empty containers to heat, sparks or open flames. Storage: Keep away from heat, sparks, and flame. Keep from contact with oxidizing materials. Store in a cool, dry, well - ventilated ar ea away from incompatible substances. After opening, purge container with nitrogen before reclosing. Periodically test for peroxide formation on long - term storage. Addition of water or appropriate reducing materials will lessen peroxide formation.
5. 5 of 6 DuraSeal Liquid Section 15 - Regulatory Information US FEDERAL TSCA - CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 is listed on the TSCA inventory. Health & Safety Reporting List CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: Effective date: April 13, 1989; Sunset Date: June 30, 19 98 Chemical Test Rules None of the chemicals in this product are under a Chemical Test Rule. Section 12b None of the chemicals are listed under TSCA Section 12b. TSCA Significant New Use Rule None of the chemicals in this material have a SNUR under TSCA. SARA Section 302 (RQ) CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: final RQ = 1000 pounds (454 kg) Section 302 (TPQ) None of the c hemicals in this product have a TPQ. SARA Codes CAS # 80 - 62 - 6: acute, chronic, flammable, reactive. Section 313 This material contains METHYL METHACRYLATE (CAS# 80 - 62 - 6, 98%),which is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313 of SARA Title III and 40 CFR Part 373. Clean Air Act: CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 is listed as a hazardous air pollutant (HAP). This material does not contain any Class 1 Ozone depletors. This material does not contain any Class 2 Ozone depletors. Clean Water Act: CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 is listed as a Hazardous Substance under the CWA. None of the chemicals in this product are listed as Priority Pollutants under the CWA. None of the chemicals in this product are listed as Toxic Pollutants under the CWA. OSHA: None of the che micals in this product are considered highly hazardous by OSHA. STATE CAS# 80 - 62 - 6 can be found on the following state right to know lists: California, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Massachusetts. California No Significant Risk Level: Non e of the chemicals in this product are listed. European/International Regulations European Labeling in Accordance with EC Directives Hazard Symbols: XI F Risk Phrases: R 11 Highly flammable. R 36/37/38 Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin. R 43 May cause sensitization by skin contact. Safety Phrases: S 16 Keep away from sources of ignition - No smoking. S 29 Do not empty into drains. S 33 Take precautionary measures against static discharges. S 9 Keep container in a well - ventilated place. WGK (Water Danger/Protection) CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: 1
1. 1 of 6 DuraSeal Liquid Safety Data Sheet Section 1 - Chemical Product and Company Identification Product Name: DuraSeal Liquid Company Identification: Reliance Dental Mfg., LLC. 5805 W. 117 th Place Alsip, IL 60803 For Product Information, call: 708 - 597 - 6694 For Medical Information, call: 800 - 535 - 5053 Section 2 - Hazards Identification EMERGENCY OVERVIEW Appearance: colourless. Flash Point: 50 deg F. Danger! Flammable liquid and vapor. Corrosive. Light sensitive. Air sensitive. Heat sensitive. May form explosive peroxides. Sensitizer. May cause severe eye and skin irritation with possible burns. May cause respiratory and digestive tract irritation. May cause central nervous system depression. May cause liver and kidney damage. May cause allergi c respiratory reaction. May cause allergic skin reaction. May cause reproductive and fetal effects. Target Organs: Kidneys, central nervous system, liver. Potential Health Effects Eye: Contact with eyes may cause severe irritation, and possible eye burns. May cause eye injury. Skin: May cause severe skin irritation. May cause skin sensitization, an allergic reaction, which becomes evident upon re - exposure to this material. Ingestion: May cause central nervous system depression, kidney damage, and liver damage. May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. May cause allergic reaction. Exposure may cause headache, anorexia, and irritability. Inhalation: Inhal ation of high concentrations may cause central nervous system effects characterized by nausea, headache, dizziness, unconsciousness and coma. May cause allergic respiratory reaction. May cause respiratory tract irritation. May cause effects similar to thos e described for ingestion. Chronic: Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause sensitization dermatitis and possible destruction and/or ulceration. May cause reproductive and fetal effects. Repeated exposure may cause tingling in the extremities and oth er nervous system abnormalities. Section 3 - Composition, Information on Ingredients CAS# Chemical Name Percent EINECS/ELI NCS 80 - 62 - 6 Methyl Methacrylate Monomer Stablilized >98 201 - 297 - 1 Hazard Symbols: XI F Risk Phrases: 11 36/37/38 43
3. 3 of 6 DuraSeal Liquid Sec tion 8 - Exposure Controls, Personal Protection Engineering Controls: Facilities storing or utilizing this material should be equipped with an eyewash facility and a safety shower. Use adequate general or local exhaust ventilation to keep airborne concentrations below the permissible exposure limits. Exposure Limits Chemi cal Name ACGIH NIOSH OSHA - Final PELs METHYL METHACRYLATE 50 ppm TWA; 100 ppm STEL 100 ppm TWA; 410 mg/m3 TWA 1000 ppm IDLH 100 ppm TWA; 410 mg/m3 TWA OSHA Vacated PELs: METHYL METHACRYLATE: 100 ppm TWA; 410 mg/m3 TWA Personal Protective Equipment Eyes: Wear appropriate protective eyeglasses or chemical safety goggles as described by OSHA's eye and face protection regulations in 29 CFR 1910.133 or European Standard EN166. Skin: Wear appropriate protective gloves to prevent skin exposure. Clothing: Wear appropriate protective clothing to prevent skin exposure. Respirators: Follow the OSHA respirator regulations found in 29CFR 1910.134 or European Standard EN 149. Always use a NIOSH or European Standard EN 149 approved respirator when necessary. S ection 9 - Physical and Chemical Properties Physical State: Liquid Appearance: colourless Odor: sweetish odor - sharp odor pH: Not available. Vapor Pressure: 28 mm Hg @ 20 deg C Vapor Density: 3.5 Evaporation Rate: 3.1 (butyl acetate=1) Viscosity: Not available. Boiling Point: 212 deg F Freezing/Melting Point: - 54.4 deg F Autoignition Temperature: 790 deg F ( 421.11 deg C) Flash Point: 50 deg F ( 10.00 deg C) Decomposition Temperature: Not available. NFPA Rating: (estimated) Health: 2; Flammab ility: 3; Reactivity: 2 Explosion Limits, Lower: 1.7 Upper: 8.2 Solubility: Slightly soluble in water. Specific Gravity/Density: 0.94 (water=1) Molecular Formula: C5H8O2 Molecular Weight: 100.0548 Section 10 - Stability and Reactivity Chemical Stability: Stable. However, may decompose if heated. On long term storage, substances with similar functional groups form explosive peroxides. Conditions to Avoid: High temperatures, incompatible materials, light, ignition sources, exposure to air. Inco mpatibilities with Other Materials: Substance is incompatible with polymerization catalysts (peroxides, persulfates), nitric acid, strong oxidizers, amines, halogens, bases, light, heat. Hazardous Decomposition Products: Carbon monoxide, irritating and toxic fumes and gases, carbon dioxide. Hazardous Polymerization: May occur.
4. 4 of 6 DuraSeal Liquid Section 11 - Toxicological Information RTECS#: CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: OZ5075000 LD50/LC50: CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: Inhalation, mouse: LC50 = 18500 mg/m3/2H ; Inhalation, rat: LC50 = 78000 mg/m3/4H; Oral, mouse: LD50 = 3625 mg/kg; Oral, rabbit: LD50 = 8700 mg/kg; Oral, rat: LD50 = 7872 mg/kg; Skin, rabbit: LD50 = >5 gm/kg;<BR. Carcinogenicity: CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: ACGIH: A4 - Not Classifiable as a Human Carcinogen IARC: Group 3 carcinogen Epidemiology: No information available. Teratogenicity: Embryo or Fetus: Death, inhalation - rat TCLo=109g/m3/54M.Specific Developmental Abnormalities: Musculoskeletal, inhalation - rat TCLo=109g/m3/17M. Reproductive Effects: Ferti lity: Post - implantation mortality, inhalation - rat TCLo=4480mg/m3/2H.Materanl Effects: Menstrual cycle changes, inhalation - rat TCLo=54mg/m3/24H. Neurotoxicity: No information available. Mutagenicity: Please refer to RTECS# OZ5075000 for specific informati on. Other Studies: See actual entry in RTECS for complete information. Section 12 - Ecological Information Ecotoxicity: No data available. No information available. Environmental: No information reported. Physical: No information available. Other: No information available. Section 13 - Disposal Considerations Chemical waste generators must determine whether a discarded chemical is classified as a hazardous waste. US EPA guidelines for the classification determination are listed in 40 CFR Parts 261.3. Additionally, waste generators must consult state and local h azardous waste regulations to ensure complete and accurate classification. RCRA P - Series: None listed. RCRA U - Series: CAS# 80 - 62 - 6: waste number U162; (Ignitable waste, Toxic waste). Section 14 - Transport Information US DOT IATA RID/ADR IMO Canad a TDG Shipping Name: METHYL METHACRYLAT E MONOMER, STABILIZED METHYL METHACRYLATE MONOMER (FLASHPOINT 10C) Hazard Class: 3 3(9.2) UN Number: UN1247 UN1247 Packing Group: II II
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Winchester family given trip to Disney World by non-profit group; mother is suffering from cancer
Winchester >> Third-grader James LaRosa got the surprise many children dream of today -- a family trip to Disney World -- for a very special reason.
LaRosa lost his father about two years ago due to complications from an illness and now his mother is battling cancer. His mother has already lost her arm to cancer and now it has spread to her lungs. She's been given six months to a year to live -- there is nothing more doctors can do for her.
Mica DeSantis, one of the founders of b-Cause Foundation, held a fundraiser pizza party for the LaRosas to raise the money for the Disney trip.
"When my husband and I heard about this story, my husband was like, 'we're sending this family to Disney no matter what,'" DeSantis said, after presenting the family with the trip.
The b-Cause Foundation's mission is to provide opportunities to improve lives in the community. In the case of the LaRosa family that is just what they did, with the help of James LaRosas second grade teacher, Mrs. Leveille.
Leveille, had been given the name of the foundation from the mother of one of James LaRosa's friends, Lucas Hanecak. Mrs. Hanecak got the name of the foundation from Make-A-Wish foundation. Leveille took it from there; she contacted b-Cause, made all the travel arrangements, and orchestrated the surprise. Leveille was determined to make this trip happen especially after she learned that James and Ariana will be moving out-of-state once they lose their mother.
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago. My cancer is now in remission and I'm going to be fine. I saw this as a way to pay it forward," Leveille explained Friday afternoon, while waiting for James and his friends, Lucas and Aidan, to arrive in the library of the Hinsdale School for the presentation of the surprise.
b-Cause Foundation raised enough money to pay for airfare for four, hotel, Disney tickets, meals, and transportation.
DeSantis presented James and his one-year-old sister, Ariana with giant Mickey and Minnie dolls. She also gave James an Angry Birds backpack for his Disney supplies, which she stocked with some necessary items for the trip of a lifetime -- a few disposable cameras.
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'None is holy except the Holy Father, Holy Son and the Holy Spirit' Then why call some saints?
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The Trinity is eternally holy and not made holy. The saints are not holy in the sense God is holy, they are made holy by the Holy Trinity. Thus we use the word holy in two different meanings when it is applied for God and applied for anything or any one in the created order. The Holy Bible speaks of holy mountain (Ps. 87: 1), most holy things (Nu. 4: 4), holy day (Ex. 35:2), holy covenant (Dan 11:28), holy calling (II Tim. 1:9), holy apostles and prophets (Rev. 18:20), holy flock (Ezek 36: 38), holy nation (I Pet. 2: 9), holy people (Is. 62: 12). It is significant that when the priest says, 'holy things to holy people', in the Holy Eucharist, the reply of the saints is 'None is holy except Holy Father....' If one approaches the Holy Table saying 'I am holy and worthy and so give me the Holy elements', he is certainly unworthy to receive the Holy Qurbana. Saints are the dedicated children of God who know that they are unworthy even for the least of the blessings of God. When we say that the church is one, holy, catholic and apostolic, we know that all these four notes of the church are not manifest to the world and yet these notes are that of the Head, Jesus Christ, which the body is humbly claming and aspiring to reach in the power of the Holy Spirit. Similarly the saints are those who are being sanctified through the holy sacraments, holy meditation etc., by the Holy Spirit. Saints are called saints by others and not by themselves, for they know that they are sinners as long as they live in the fallen world and have not attained the ideal set for them by God and the society. In the N. T. all the Christians, the believers, the baptized community are called saints (Rom. 1: 7; I Cor. 1: 2; II Cor. 1: 1 etc.). The church, however, has seen special sanctity in a few and even declared some as saints. Our Church has declared Mar Gregorios of Parumala as saint. The Orthodox churches do not have the tedious and long processes of canonization of saints on the basis of the number of miracles and other detailed studies. The last and ultimate Judge is, of course, God alone.


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HAHA! The short at the beginning, along with Wall-E itself, are my new favorites from Pixar.dark77778 wrote: ^_^ Evidently though, based on the style of Eve and the opening Pixar cartoon, the staff have been playing too much Portal.
I'm gonna get in the same boat and say I'm not gonna discuss anything till more people see it, but WILL say that everyone who hasn't gone out to see it it...what are you waiting for?! Go see it!


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HERNANDEZ ESPINAL, Luis Alberto; MORENO GALLEGOS, Tomás; REYES JIMENEZ, Juan Esteban y LOAIZA MEZA, Alfredo. Perla-101: new sorghum cultivar for the state of Sinaloa. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2011, vol.2, n.5, pp.779-784. ISSN 2007-0934.
The new variety of sorghum Perla-101 was developed in the Valle de Culiacan Experimental Field (CEVACU), of the National Research Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock (INIFAP) and registered with the number: 1355-SOG-466-121200/C in the Catalogue of Varieties Feasible of Certification (CVC) of Mexico; this variety is adapted to the sorghum-producing areas of the State of Sinaloa. Perla-101, is a creamy-grain variety and is recommended for irrigated and rainfed conditions; its average yield is 3 470 kg ha-1 of grain and 22 500 kg ha-1 of green fodder, it exceeds on average in 14% and 10% respectively, the yield of commercial hybrids from private companies that are grown in the region under the same conditions. Perla-101, has better bromatological quality than the commercial hybrids in forage, with 9.7% of protein and 66% of digestibility, it exceeds on average of 3.2% and 8% respectively to commercial hybrids. It is tolerant to diseases that occur in the region, such as: ergot (Claviceps african), anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola), panicle blight (Fusarium moniliforme) and charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina).
Palabras llave : adaptation; disease resistance; forage; grain; sorghum.


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After eye surgery (and 55 yr old eyes) my 2007 Chevy Avalanche headlights were not making it. Replaced stock with these and made a noticeable difference. Good choice and good buy. Kind of a hassle pulling the grill off, but worth it.


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Ok, so this past month has been crazy! So many games have released in such a short frame of time! Its insane! On top of all this, I have just received a new computer from my brother, (thank you Jimmy!) this has opened up a WHOLE new world of opportunities! Now I can actually play games that I was previously not able to on my old computer! (pictures of my rig soon to come!)
So first off, I made a "pact" with Skoh-Fley. If I got a new computer or if I reformatted- I would start playing WoW (World of Warcraft for the acronym inept) again. So I have new computer so I started playing WoW again- and man is it awesome! It runs way above 60 FPS virtually all the time now! When I first started playing WoW- I thought it was "ok" because not only did it look ugly on my old computer- but it just seemed like boring complex game. Second time around, my opinion has changed- the game is really fun and addicting! All my friends play it and it looks great!
Now, not only do I get to play WoW again, I can play HL2 (Half-Life 2 for the people who hate all things good) at a decent frame rate finally! No more blurry ass textures! No more slowdown! Yay! Skoh was nice enough to lend me the Orange Box, so I have been basically playing through HL2:Episode 1+2 and Portals. I still cant get over the initial fact that my computer can now run these games. Whenever I read about a new PC game coming out I was like- whatever, I won't even be able to play it anyways- BUT now thats not the case! I can totally play virtually any game! HELL YEAH!
Title: "Headhumpers."
So now with that update and excitement out of the way, I can fill you in on a story! If you clicked on this story and saw the title and expected to find porn, well, there is none. This story will only really interest the people who played HL2:E1 or likewise.
Its late at night, on a Wednesday, I had just finished a episode of my podcast (PopCast- soda reviewing). We reviewed Redbull and we ended at like 10pm. Totally not a good idea to drink a full can of Redbull and have it already be 10pm because I felt like I should still stay up and do something. Naturally I booted up HL2: Episode 1 since my rig can tear it up. Bad idea. I'm not really a wimp, but when it comes to tense games like F.E.A.R and Doom III, I hate them. Being scared sucks and it makes the game not fun. So I'm playing HL2 in the dark, with headphones at what is now 1am. Worst thing ever! I was scared shitless! There is a part in HL2:E1 where you are in an underground parking garage and its pitch black except for what your flash light shows. The thing is that the flashlight dies out after like 25 seconds of being continuously on and you have to turn it off to recharge it! So I'm running around seeing tons of zombies, headcrabs and other shit coming at me- and then my flashlight dies and I can't see anything but I can hear all of their fucking zombie moaning noises! So I'm freaking out trying to find a place I can at least run too but I can't see anything so I end up running into either more zombies or a wall! Ah! I hate it so much! I had to use all of my determination to get through that level. And after I stopped playing I was paranoid that those goddamn head crabs would start pouring into my room or zombies would be hanging around my bathroom. Never again. Never again will I drink caffeinated drinks, stay up late and play scary games in the dark at 1am. Terrible idea. They don't mix. Its like what police officers are always telling teenagers. Don't drink and drive. Don't drink and play survival horror games at night.
I still have nightmares about that cat……


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The Seller's List of 24 Easy Fix-Ups
Your home's condition will have a huge impact on it's selling price and how soon it will sell. With preparation, your home can pay you big dividends. Most fix-ups cost are minimal and consist mostly of time and just getting your hands dirty. Here are some easy, simple tips to make sure your home shows its best.
- Thoroughly clean the entire house. Wash the walls, clean window sills, light fixtures, screens, and blinds. Shampoo the carpets. Dust shelves. Pay attention to detail.
- De-clutter closets, cabinets, cupboards, etc.
- Focus on space. Make the rooms look as open, spacious as possible. Large, unnecessary furniture and other items that could make it look crowded, should be stored away.
- Arrange furnishing so that it is "Showing Friendly". Make it easy for buyers to walk through your home.
- Remove personal pictures and scale down the number of portraits and posters. Make sure to patch all holes in wall.
- Make it light and bright for every showing. Keep your curtains and draperies open, especially in the day time. In the evening, make sure all lights are turned on for all showings. If there are unattractive views, figure out ways to screen them.
- Make your kitchen sparkle. Get rid of the clutter on counter tops and in the cabinets. Keep the sink clean. No dirty dishes!
- Clean your refrigerator. Place an open box of baking soda in the fridge to remove unwanted odors.
- Clean and degrease your oven.
- Place scented candles in the kitchen and bathrooms. Pleasant fragrances will lure buyers to stay for a longer period of time in your home.
- Keep bathrooms clean and tidy. Decorate with fresh soap and nicely hung towels. Aim to color coordinate all of your bathrooms.
- Repair any leaks or slow drains in all sinks.
- Touch up paint anywhere necessary. Zero in on corners where traffic is high. Touch up the baseboards and trim.
- Strategically place plants and home decoration throughout the house. A splash of color from flowers, throws, pillows, or rugs can make your home even more attractive.
- Again, focus on "light and bright". In darker areas or corners, replace the bulbs with higher wattage ones. Use mirrors to reflect light if necessary. When placed right, mirrors can also make rooms appear larger.
- Ensure all door locks are working correctly. Replace any worn handles, locks, or keys.
- Clean the entire exterior of the house. Remove any debris like wood, trash, junk vehicles, landscape trimmings, etc. Trim all shrubbery and bushes. Keep the garden weeded and mulched.
- Place potted flowers by the entrance of the home to add some color. Keep them hydrated and don't let them wilt!
- Clear and clean all walkways. Especially in the winter, safety is key. Ice and snow should be removed from all walkways, including your driveway and parking area.
- Clean all outdoor furniture.
- Clean the gutters and roof.
- Keep your yard in good shape. Green lawns make homes look amazing. Remove weeds and keep your lawn edged.
- Replace broken windows, screens, and shutters as necessary.
- Clean out the garage. Organize and remove clutter. You want it to appear as spacious as possible. Aim to have nothing but your cars in the garage.
By utilizing these 24 fix-up tips, you are helping to increase the apparent value of your home, making it stand out from the competition


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA/MEDIA GENERAL) — Black Friday is just days away and the flyers are already online, giving shoppers everything they need to comparison shop. But with thousands of sales, that process can be overwhelming.
Analysts with WalletHub say if it's not at least 40 percent off, don't buy it.
The company scoured 8,000 deals from 35 top retailers and found Macy's has the highest average discount of 63 percent. Stage, JCPenney, Harbor Freight and Gordmans round out the top five.
They also broke down the best deals from retailers by category. Gordmans tops the list for apparel and accessories discounted at 67.4 percent, on average, while Kmart tops the list for best deals on computers and phones, offering a 54.9 percent.
"Go through your list and make sure to match exactly which retailers are the best discounts for that specific product or category. Apparel for instance, you might be getting 70 percent off at one store, while the other is offering 40 percent off," Jill Gonzalez, a Wallet Hub analyst, told WSPA.
Customers can also save big on doorbusters. Sears, is advertising half off major appliances and at Best Buy, a Toshiba 4K TV will be more than 50 percent off.
"A 50 inch for 200 bucks, that's stupid crazy," said Ryan Gentry, sales manager at the Best Buy store in Spartanburg, South Carolina, adding, "And computers, I've never seen a computer that cheap, for 99 bucks."
Wherever you shop, experts say you should be armed with a smartphone. Penny Pinchin' Mom has a Black Friday database that allows you to quickly search your item to see if it's cheaper elsewhere and the Amazon app lets shoppers price compare using a bar code scanner.
Shoppers should expect to see the most deals on toys, but the prices won't be rock bottom, only 33 percent on average, according to WalletHub. Jewelry will be the most deeply discounted at 65 percent.


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When we found out that Disney was making a live action Sorcerer's Apprentice with Nic Cage as the creepy-haired old man wizard, we knew the famous "mops scene" from Fantasia was inevitable. And here it is.
So what do you think - homage or horror?
Clearly, this is a "geared towards the kiddies" moment, and no doubt they will laugh at Jay Baruchel's amiable haplessness. But we're still holding out for the Nic Cage riding a large metal eagle over New York moment. But basically anything with Cage doing ridiculous magic is a win for us all, isn't it?
Sorcerer's Apprentice hits theaters July 14th.


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Trump: Expect emergency authorization for COVID-19 vaccine very soon
President gives update on 'Operation Warp Speed', says millions of doses will soon be distributed
President gives update on 'Operation Warp Speed', says millions of doses will soon be distributed
Journalist Eli Lake, an aggressive critic of the government's handling of the investigation into Trump and Russia, said that while there was a "scandal" in how the FBI conducted parts of its investigation, there was not a "deep state conspiracy."
The contact between Fauci and Biden's team comes as the US may be entering the darkest stage yet of the coronavirus pandemic.
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the leader of an online sexual blackmail ring to 40 years in prison, the Yonhap news agency reported. Cho Ju-bin, 24, was found guilty of running an online network that blackmailed at least 74 women, including 16 teenagers, into what authorities called "virtual enslavement" by forcing them to send increasingly degrading and sometimes violent sexual imagery of themselves between May 2019 and February 2020. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Cho for violating criminal and child protection laws by making and releasing pornography and running a criminal organisation, Yonhap said.
President Trump is reportedly heading to Pennsylvania for a Republican meeting on voter fraud allegations, ignoring advice from some of his aides in the process.Trump is "expected to join" his lawyer Rudy Giuliani in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday hold a "hearing" about claims of election "irregularities," CNN reports. The plans could reportedly still change, but they were confirmed by Bloomberg, which noted that the event doesn't appear on Trump's public schedule. Trump continues to not concede the 2020 race to President-elect Joe Biden, despite the transition formally beginning, but his legal team has not provided any evidence of widespread voter fraud in the election. Biden was recently certified as the winner in Pennsylvania.Attending this meeting of the Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee, which will be held at a hotel, would be Trump's first trip outside of Washington since Election Day, CNN notes. The New York Times' Maggie Haberman confirmed the news and reported that "some aides had tried talking him out of this."Haberman adds that some of Trump's "advisers were kept in the dark about this" plan entirely, "underscoring how disjointed the president's team has become" since Election Day, and "others tried telling him" this "is a mistake." But Haberman reports that "among other things, Trump is likely to announce a 2024 campaign soon and this is brand building."This event will be coming after a key Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania was dismissed over the weekend, as well as after Giuliani held a bizarre press conference last week leveling baseless voter fraud claims. Lawyer Sidney Powell, who took part in that press conference, was subsequently said to not be part of Trump's legal team, and NBC News reports Trump has grown "concerned" that his team is made up of "fools that are making him look bad."More stories from theweek.com Why Trump's Flynn pardon could backfire Our parents warned us the internet would break our brains. It broke theirs instead. In pre-Thanksgiving address, Biden urges Americans not to 'surrender to the fatigue'
Jon Ossoff, one of the two Democrats running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, is looking to build off President-elect Joe Biden's narrow victory in the state. By holding various socially distanced events all over Georgia to connect with voters, Ossoff hopes the more engagement he has with residents will translate to historic voter turnout in the Jan. 5 runoff.
As coronavirus cases surge again nationwide the Supreme Court late Wednesday barred New York from enforcing certain limits on attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit by the virus. The court's three liberal justices and Chief Justice John Roberts dissented. Earlier this year, when Barrett's liberal predecessor, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was still on the court, the justices divided 5-4 to leave in place pandemic-related capacity restrictions affecting churches in California and Nevada.
'Rejecting Reed will be a major test for the soul of the Biden presidency', petition reads
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A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite charged with finding girls in the 1990s for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, said Tuesday that her client is awakened every 15 minutes in jail while she sleeps to ensure she's breathing. Attorney Bobbi Sternheim told a Manhattan judge that Maxwell faces more restrictive conditions than inmates convicted of terrorism or murder. Maxwell has no history of mental health issues or suicidal ideation and no criminal history, either, she said. She asked a judge to intervene on her client's behalf to improve her conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. In her request, Ms Sternheim made no direct reference to Epstein taking his life in August 2019 in his cell at another federal lockup, in Manhattan. US District Judge Alison J. Nathan instructed defense lawyers and prosecutors to confer over the next week over Ms Sternheim's request that the Brooklyn facility's warden directly address the concerns. A spokesperson for prosecutors declined comment. A message for comment was sent to the Federal Bureau of Prisons spokespeople. Maxwell, 58, has pleaded not guilty to charges that she procured three girls for Epstein to abuse in the mid-1990s. She has been held without bail while she prepares for a July trial.
No one is really sure what Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner will do after leaving the White House in January or where they will live, but people who know them are certain they plan on getting out of Washington, D.C., as fast as they can, The New York Times reports. President Trump's daughter and son-in-law have never fit in, several people told the Times, but it's not a sure bet that they will return to New York City. Donny Deutsch, a marketing expert and critic of the president, said he thinks Ivanka and Jared would have an "even harder time than Trump himself" moving back to Manhattan. Trump is "despicable but larger than life," he added. "Those two are the hapless minions who went along."Georgina Bloomberg — daughter of Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and Democratic presidential nominee — told The Daily Beast earlier this month that Ivanka gets unfair criticism due to her father, and she thinks Manhattan society will be more forgiving. Two friends told the Times Trump could revive her jewelry and clothing lines, peddling it to a conservative audience, but two others said the Ivanka Trump brand is dead and won't sell. As for Kushner, who worked in real estate, Deutsch said he could go back to making deals, and "if he's doing anything with the Trump name, he can monetize it in red areas."The couple could be thinking about settling in New Jersey, where they have a large "cottage" on the grounds of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. The town recently received blueprints for renovations to the abode, including expanding the master bedroom and bathroom and adding two bedrooms, a study, and a veranda. There are also plans to build a complex for spa treatments and a "general store" on the property, the Times reports. For more on Trump and Kushner's future — and the drama surrounding their children's schooling in D.C. — visit The New York Times.More stories from theweek.com Why Trump's Flynn pardon could backfire Our parents warned us the internet would break our brains. It broke theirs instead. In pre-Thanksgiving address, Biden urges Americans not to 'surrender to the fatigue'
Jose Manuel Mireles, one of the leaders of a civilian militia formed in 2013 to fight a drug cartel in western Mexico, died Wednesday, a government health agency confirmed. Mireles was a physician who worked for the federal Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers. Leaders like Mireles and Hipolito Mora organized people in the western state of Michoacan to fight the Knights Templar drug cartel.
Omar's underperformance was largely in line with down-ballot Democrats across the state, many of whom underperformed Biden in the suburbs.
In the annals of great escapes, vaulting the barbed wire, heavily-surveilled fence that separates the mined no-man's land between North and South Korea would surely feature strongly. According to the South Korean media this week, a defector who evaded security in one of the most dangerous border crossings of the world on November 3 was a former gymnast who managed to swing himself over the imposing barricades, reportedly without triggering key sensors. The authorities vowed to investigate why high-tech security systems did not work. "We will look into why the sensors did not ring and make sure they operate properly," an official told Yonhap news agency. The man, reported to be wearing blue civilian clothes and in his twenties, later surrendered after a manhunt by the South Korean military units who discovered a breach of the fence. He was detained without incident just under a mile south of the fence and has asked for asylum.
In 2019, about 567,715 homeless people were living in the United States. While this number had been steadily decreasing since 2007, in the past two years it has started to increase. For New York City, even before COVID-19, 2020 was already turning out to be a record year for homelessness. But as the lockdown commenced in mid-March, the 60,923 homeless people staying at the city's shelter system found themselves disproportionately affected by the pandemic.That's not all of the city's homeless, of course; the 60,000-plus doesn't include homeless people hidden within patient rolls and emergency department waiting rooms. In 2019, the city's annual count of hospital homeless shows more than 300 on any given night who are patients or using the hospital as temporary shelter.As a health care practitioner, educator and researcher in the field of public health and social epidemiology who works in the city, I'm fully aware of the challenges faced and the tragedies already seen. As of May 31, the New York Department of Homeless Services had reported 926 confirmed COVID-19 cases across 179 shelter locations and 86 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. In April alone, DHS reported 58 homeless deaths from COVID-19, 1.6 times higher than the overall city rate. While there is no reliable analogous data for other cities, what happens in New York can be a lesson for others. Homeless shelters are vulnerableThe susceptibility of the homeless population to COVID-19 is not unique to New York City. Homeless shelters nearly everywhere are particularly vulnerable to disease transmission. Shelters are typically unequipped, heavily trafficked and generally unable to provide safe care, particularly to those recuperating from surgery, wounds or illnesses. Add to that the inability to isolate, quarantine or physically distance the homeless from one another during COVID-19. New York City responded by using almost 20% of its hotels as temporary shelter facilities, with one to two clients per room. That helped, but it was hardly a perfect situation. So the question is: Where do homeless patients go to convalesce when discharged from acute medical care, especially in the post-COVID-19 era?Homeless patients discharged from hospitals or clinics who then go to drop-in centers, shelters or the street sometimes do not fully recover from their illnesses. Some inevitably wind up back in the hospital. The result is a detrimental and costly cycle for both patients and the health care system.And the situation continues to deteriorate: Between July 2018 and June 2019, 404 of the city's homeless died – 40% higher than the previous year and the largest year-over-year increase in a decade. There is no data since the outbreak began, but early evidence suggests that the number of deaths is higher between June 2019 and June 2020. Medical respite: A possible solutionMedical respite is short-term residential care for homeless people too ill or frail to recover on the streets, but not sick enough to be in a hospital. It provides a safe environment to recover and still access post-treatment care management and other social services. Medical respite care can be offered in freestanding facilities, homeless shelters, nursing homes and transitional housing.Medical respite has worked in municipalities across the U.S.; health outcomes for patients have improved, and hospitals and insurance providers, particularly Medicaid, have saved money. But these programs are few and far between. In 2016 there were 78 programs operating across 28 states. Most programs are small, with 45% having fewer than 20 beds. The care models vary, but essentially they provide beds in a space designed for convalescence, follow-up appointment support, medication management, medically appropriate meals and access to social services such as housing navigation and benefits assistance. Some programs provide on-site clinical care. Research shows that homeless patients in New York City stay in the hospital 36% longer and cost an average of US$2,414 more per stay than those with stable housing. By discharging patients to respite programs, hospitals reduced emergency visits post-discharge by 45%, and readmissions by 35%. The New York Legal Assistance Group, conducting a cost-benefit analysis, showed savings of nearly $3,000 per respite stay (the provider saved $1,575, the payers saved $1,254) through reduced hospital readmissions and length of stay. Studies outside of New York also show improved health outcomes in a variety of ways. One noted that 78% of patients were discharged from respite "in improved health." Patients showed 15% to 19% increases in connection with primary care after discharge to medical respite. Moreover, at least 10% and up to 55% of medical respite patients who discharged eventually went to permanent or improved housing situations. Next stepsWhile there are agreed-upon national standards for medical respite, program models can adapt to meet the needs of a specific community. Already, dozens of respite models exist across the country, in both major cities and small towns. One complication, however, is the sheer breadth of the medical respite approach. Because it intersects housing, homelessness and health care, medical respite does not fit neatly within a single system and would require collaboration and agreement among multiple city and state agencies.[Deep knowledge, daily. Sign up for The Conversation's newsletter.]Still, a growing number of communities are looking to medical respite to fill the gap. Chicago is partnering with providers to deliver health care to the homeless. This includes providing them with temporary residential facilities and clinics to help blunt the impact of COVID-19. There is a dire need to help the homeless with both housing and health care. Medical respite is a potential solution. It has successfully provided recuperative housing and medical care during a pandemic. Why shouldn't it become a permanent part of our service system?Andrew Lin, Supportive Housing Program Developer at BronxWorks, a non-profit group that offers homeless and housing support services in the Bronx, contributed to this article.This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts. It was written by: J. Robin Moon, City University of New York.Read more: * Busting 3 common myths about homelessness * As few as 1 in 10 homeless people vote in elections – here's whyJ. Robin Moon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
With communications largely cut to the Tigray region, both sides in the conflict are trying to control the narrative.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday Canada will have to wait for a vaccine because the very first ones that roll off assembly lines are likely to be given to citizens of the country they are made in. Trudeau noted Canada does not have vaccine-production facilities. Trudeau said it is understandable that an American pharmaceutical company will distribute first in the U.S. before they distribute internationally.
President-elect Joe Biden will start introducing his Cabinet picks Tuesday, and the consensus in Washington was perhaps best described by Brendan Buck, a former top aide to Republican House Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner:> These Biden nominations and appointments are so delightfully boring> > — Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) November 23, 2020Most of the names Biden announced Monday — Antony Blinken as secretary of state, Jake Sullivan as national security adviser, Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary, Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador, and Ron Klein as White House chief of staff — are career professionals little known outside Washington policy and politics circles, but well regarded within them. "By design, they seem meant to project a dutiful competence," The Washington Post reports.Biden has also chosen some boldface names: John Kerry as international climate envoy and former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen as treasury secretary. What ties them all together is the prospect of a Biden administration "filled with people who have deep experience in government and in the agencies they will be running," Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer write at Politico.You can expect fewer impulsive tweets and more of "a linear, plodding, purposeful, and standard policy process" run "by political professionals who aren't likely to try to burn down the White House over petty disagreements and jockeying to get in the good graces of the president," Sherman and Palmer add. "In other words, if the Trump White House was like downing a vat of Tabasco sauce over the past four years, the Biden White House will be like sipping unflavored almond milk."The selection process hasn't been entirely without drama, but "the relatively uncontroversial nature of these picks has been by design," Politico's Ryan Lizza reports. "Internally, Biden officials have been instructed to emphasize to reporters how normal the picks are, how 'these are tested leaders.' It's seen as a success if the Biden staff and Cabinet announcements don't make much news."More stories from theweek.com Why Trump's Flynn pardon could backfire Our parents warned us the internet would break our brains. It broke theirs instead. In pre-Thanksgiving address, Biden urges Americans not to 'surrender to the fatigue'
Former President Obama claimed on Wednesday that evangelical Latino voters chose President Trump over Joe Biden because Trump backs their views on abortion and gay marriage.While Trump lost the 2020 election, he gained support among Latino voters according to exit polls and voting data in counties with large Hispanic populations. For example, in 93-percent Hispanic Zapata County in Texas, Trump won by six percentage points while Hillary Clinton carried the county in 2016 by 33 percentage points."People were surprised about a lot of Hispanic folks who voted for Trump," Obama commented on the podcast The Breakfast Club. "But there are a lot of evangelical Hispanics."Obama continued, "The fact that Trump says racist things about Mexicans or…puts undocumented workers in cages—they think that's less important than [that] he supports their views on gay marriage or abortion." (The "cages" Obama refers to were in fact built during his administration, as chain-link enclosures meant to temporarily house illegal immigrants at border facilities.)Giancarlo Sopo, the Trump campaign's director of rapid response for Spanish media, disputed Obama's claim."Our Hispanic advertising and communications largely focused on economic issues, public safety, Latin America, and socialism," Sopo wrote in an email to National Review. "We never ran a single ad that even mentioned gay marriage, and while our surrogates did address abortion in media appearances, our only advertising on the topic was limited to a modest radio buy in New Mexico. "According to Sopo, who was involved in the production of Spanish-language campaign advertisements, the campaign emphasized different topics for outreach to various Latino groups."In states like Texas and Arizona, where Latinos are predominantly Mexican-American, the President's strong border policies and measures to combat poverty were very popular," Sopo said. "Meanwhile, law and order was a top priority for voters in areas with large Puerto Rican communities, such as Orlando and Philadelphia."Meanwhile, Cuban and Venezuelan Americans have widely cited the "socialist" leanings of some progressive Democrats to explain their support for Trump.Trump supported abortion rights before the 2016 campaign, but pivoted towards the pro-life movement and has courted the backing of pro-life organizations. The Trump campaign did not speak about marriage rights at all during the election.Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), criticized Obama's comments as "condescending."> Ah yes, those Hispanic evangelicals. So backwards. Clinging to their guns and religion, you might say. Barack Obama still the most condescending corporate liberal in America https://t.co/IqUdbx5FB7> > -- Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) November 25, 2020"Ah yes, those Hispanic evangelicals. So backwards. Clinging to their guns and religion, you might say," Hawley wrote on Twitter. "Barack Obama still the most condescending corporate liberal in America."
Trump's former campaign chairman was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to more than seven years in prison
China has suspended sales and storage of cold-chain and aquatic products at a Beijing market – Asia's largest – linked to a summer outbreak, as authorities continue pushing a narrative that the coronavirus was imported from abroad. Refrigerated meat, seafood and other frozen products have all been tossed at Xinfadi market, located in a southern district of Beijing. Cold storage facilities at the market have also been disinfected and shut down, according to Chinese state media. For months, Chinese officials have blamed cluster outbreaks on coronavirus they say have been found on frozen food products imported from countries including the US, EU, New Zealand, Canada, India, Germany and Ecuador. Many of the countries, however, have said they're unsure about China's methodology in detecting the virus. But that hasn't stopped Chinese authorities from rushing to test food products and the workers that handle them, as well as banning imports and disrupting global trade. The US has questioned whether the crackdown is indeed based in science, especially as many of the nations impacted are embroiled in diplomatic spats with Beijing. China often uses economic leverage to punish nations as bilateral tensions rise.


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With that in mind, why even read The Hound of the Baskervilles? Not only is it a story about Sherlock Holmes, familiar to everyone from your grandmother to your niece, it may be the defining story. The title at least has passed into popular parlance, just like the name of its protagonist. That's why those reading it for the first time might be a little surprised at what they find.
Holmes, as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is no do-gooder saint. He's an egotistical, arrogant, cocaine-abusing, opium-smoking, lying misanthrope, far from the good-hearted detectives built ostensibly in his mold. He treats his partner and only friend, Dr. Watson, with a mixture of condescension and concern, has no problem with breaking the law to solve his cases, and, really, just doesn't think of the children. However, it's not in spite of his flaws but because of them that Holmes is such an enjoyable creation. He is completely without superstition and without the slightest doubt in his abilities.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of only four Sherlock Holmes novels written by Doyle. Holmes is called into the case by a doctor drawn into a strange case. Charles Baskerville, wealthy landowner, is found dead without a mark on his body, thought to have been felled by a giant black Hell hound who haunts the family. Holmes takes the case, but, unable to go himself, he sends Watson to investigate and report back. Hound stands out from the short stories because Holmes himself is absent from large parts the novel, and the reader is given unfiltered information from Watson's letters back to Holmes. The end of the story, where Holmes captures the criminal and explains his methods is satisfying on a visceral level. Almost nothing is left unanswered, and the plotlines fit like a puzzle. It just works.
That, ultimately, is why reading Sherlock Holmes is still worthwhile. In spite of the doppelgangers, Holmes himself still stands alone, an idiosyncratic literary creation that is often imitated but never duplicated. This year sees the release of two movies based on Sherlock Holmes, one a comedy and one a complete reinvention, starring a gay, karate-kid Sherlock, but for those interested in Sherlock Holmes, the original stories are the place to start.
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There's a good reason why you shouldn't ride a BMX bike down a hill at 50 miles an hour with no helmet. You will crash, and you will eat shit.
Amazingly, this moron managed to make it out without splitting his wig and remains a functioning member of the gene pool. Here's his description of the crash, uploaded to YouTube back in 2012.
I was blasting down this hill like iv done 100s of times but this time my headset came loose and my tire stared swapping side to side and sent me into a speed wabble.


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Tricky bear market, just enough to suck you in and then turn right around and pound you. Bear markets like this have been the ruin of many a poor boy!
There were a lot of earning reports out today and a lot of news in general, I appreciate everybody's input on the daily market thread, that made it a lot of fun, thanks!
Both AAPL and EBAY reported better than expected results after the bell and both stocks are higher; however all the index futures are lower as of right now. Quite a few more earnings reports tomorrow, so it should be exciting again.
Yesterday I mentioned that I thought we may run to 857 this morning, but we got the head fake lower on the open followed by a run up to 857, which is the 61.8%, then a throw-over by a few points (another head-fake), followed by a collapse in the last half hour. That was very typical wave 2 action and the late day sharp selling looked like the start of wave 3. If so, I would expect some follow-through tomorrow as the short term stochastic indicators sure look like that's the set up.
Today the DOW finished down 82.99 points, the S&P finished down .8%, the NDX Gained .3%, and the RUT gained .1%.
Internally, advancing issues outnumbered declining issues on both the NYSE (a slight bullish divergence) and Nasdaq, while down volume did outweigh on the NYSE by 57%.
Let's begin on the charts with the 10 day, 10 minute SPX. Here you can see Monday's large decline is wave 1, yesterday and today's rally were wave 2, and it looks like we have begun wave 3 down, most likely of wave 1 down. Note the 61.8% throwover into an 'M' top and decline. I drew in a tentative new down channel in blue that comes nicely off the red, now confirmed, ending diagonal. The 10 minute fast stochastic is oversold already, but the 30 and 60 are still just coming out of overbought with a lot of room for further descent:
I'm going to show you the SPY daily over my SPX chart just because it's cleaner and has volume. You can see what looks like a gravestone doji… I prefer to see that in clear air at the very top, but it is very near the top of this 6 week run. Today's volume was heavier than the past few days. The Daily stochastic fast is already a little over half way down and the slow is just exiting overbought. My settings have a fast fast and a slow slow. I do that intentionally, I find it's more useful than having them both together. Usually by the time the fast reaches one extreme, there is a mid point headfake but the slow is not fooled and by the time the slow gets overbought or oversold it's usually the real deal:
Here's the S&P Point & Figure diagram… Monday it triggered a fresh sell after falling way short of its prior bullish target. New bearish target is 780:
The DOW finished beneath the 100dma and beneath 8,000 again. Despite the fact that it is still near the highs, you can see that the fast stochastic is already approaching oversold, but again the slow is just coming down. Volume was slightly lower here, but slightly higher on DIA:
The DOW's P&F chart also tripped a bearish signal on Monday, the initial target is 7,400. Both the NDX and RUT have yet to go to sell signals, and I was noticing that the BKX did trigger a bear target but the XLF is still on a bullish one:
The XLF chart, however, produced a gravestone doji… the position is not perfect, but I would consider its positioning to be bearish, but it is inside the prior day's candle:
The VIX produced a near perfect hammer today, this formation looks bullish for the VIX which would be bearish for equities:
Here's about the last 4 months on TLT, the 20 year bond. You can see its been trading in a sideways range for the past 3 months. The lower boundary near 101 is what I call Bernanke's line in the sand. Of course he's not buying bonds in this time frame, but when the ten year gets into a corresponding range, we either see intervention or we see stocks decline which relieves the pressure on bonds. You can see that we touched 101 perfectly just prior to today's late day selloff. The big white candle in the middle was the day Bernanke announced he was buying via Quantitative Easing. So, if stocks continue to sell off then interest rates can stay low, but any further rally in stocks is likely to pressure bonds and give Bernanke problems. I think the gun is running out of bullets. Guarantee that a break below 101 here would cause big problems in the not to distant future. Watch this formation, I would think that a break one way or the other would be violent. My personal belief is that they would rather let stocks go than face higher interest rates and NO, they cannot possibly buy every bond there is forever:
That's about it tonight, again I think the set up is for lower as we correct 6 weeks of manipulated financials rally – not to mention nearly 30 years of the greatest credit bubble in the history of mankind. I really appreciate the good participation on the thread today, thanks. Here's one of my favorite old tunes from the Animals. It's hilarious to me how young Eric Burdon looks. He reminds me of little Timmy Geithner in that regard – lol. He didn't match his voice until he was 40, and Geithner still doesn't! They don't make videos like this anymore, that's for sure, but then again, very few original songs are as good as this either – of course I may have a little age bias there… naw.
The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun (1964):
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk
Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun
Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain
Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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We've no idea why he's there or how he scored a second-row seat, but Giants WR Victor Cruz will be disappointed to learn the Grammy Awards no longer present a Best Salsa Album award. (It was folded into the Latin Grammy Awards.)
Update: We heard he's presenting an award with Mario Manningham?
Sure enough, there they are! They gave a Grammy to Foo Fighters.


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Service Acquisition Reform Act Of 2001 (SARA)
Chairman Davis, Ranking Member Turner, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the subject of the acquisition process within the United States General Services Administration (GSA) and its impact on our customers throughout the Federal government. I will also outline GSA's views on your proposed bill, the Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA).
Current State of the Procurement System
We are all aware of the significant effort by the Section 800 Panel. Following the issuance of the Section 800 Panel Report the changes to the acquisition system were dramatic. The positive impact of those changes was proved most recently when we were able to respond to the needs of the federal agencies after the terrorist attack on America. Literally, in hours GSA acquired and shipped 65,000 protective suits, 5,000 facemasks, 3,000 respirators, 1,000 entrenching tools, 400 cars, trucks and trailers, 500 phone sets, 250 cell phones, just to name a few items. We also provided millions of square feet of office space, and 3,200 workstations.
While the legislative changes that resulted from the Section 800 Panel report, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act and the Clinger-Cohen Act, allow us to provide goods and services to agencies in a more efficient and effective manner - GSA believes that the current system could still be improved.
What GSA has been Doing to Review How it Provides Services to Customers Since the Passage of the Clinger-Cohen Act
Since the passage of the Clinger-Cohen Act in 1996, GSA has focused its efforts on ensuring that its acquisition workforce has the skills necessary to provide quality service to GSA customers.
To ensure that members of its acquisition workforce have these skills and competencies, GSA established mandatory core training requirements for contract specialists, purchasing agents and contracting officer representatives, as well as all warranted contracting officers. The training is provided by private sector vendors and the syllabus for this training was jointly developed by the Federal Acquisition Institute and the Defense Acquisition University. We also have an active education program within GSA to help our acquisition workforce
earn undergraduate degrees and to acquire college level training in business. In almost every GSA region college courses are brought into our offices and associates are encouraged to take courses to advance their education and professional qualifications at no cost to themselves. We also have an aggressive educational reimbursement program that encourages our associates to take college courses on their own time.
Today our acquisition workforce faces a new variety of challenges in acquiring the goods, services, construction, and real estate that our customer agencies need to perform their missions. The expectations of, and demands on our workforce are greater than ever before. In addition to managing the procurement process from cradle to grave, contracting specialists are now expected to have much greater knowledge of market conditions, industry trends and the technical details of the commodities and services they procure.
Strategic Human Capital Management
Our efforts over the past several years were a good beginning. However, GSA faces challenges such as a workforce where many associates are approaching retirement eligibility and an increased need for strategic human capital management to ensure we're providing our associates with the appropriate skills. Further, the nature of the agency's business requires that associates develop specialties for the markets in which they do business. This requires both training and on the job experience.
We also need to review training delivery options and evaluate whether our associates have acquired the skills and competencies to obtain the best value goods, services, construction, and real estate. Our review will include the use of distance learning techniques and an analysis of the best technique or combination of techniques to deliver the education and training needed. We will measure our success both in terms of the information retained at the end of the education and training and then in terms of improved performance over time.
Realizing this, we recently established an Acquisition Workforce Office. Its mission is to develop, for the first time, a strategic human capital management plan for GSA's acquisition workforce. This Office is focused on addressing GSA's acquisition workforce requirements and is working with the Acquisition Workforce Committee of the Procurement Executives Council and with the private sector in executing the office's mission. The Acquisition Workforce Committee represents
all of the Senior Procurement Executives and is developing a government wide approach to managing the acquisition workforce. To date the committee's work includes establishing a standardized set of workforce skills and competencies. It is exploring the practicality of implementing a new governmentwide standards for workforce education and training requirements. GSA's plan will:
Revisit who should be included in GSA's acquisition workforce (for example, currently our real estate specialists are not included);
Confirm the skills and competencies needed by the members of GSA's acquisition workforce;
- Develop a plan for recruiting and retaining acquisition workforce members;
- Develop the curriculum necessary to acquire the appropriate skills and competencies;
- Acquire courses in a variety of formats (classroom, distance learning, etc.);
- Evaluate the success of the courses in terms of the skills and competencies acquired and improved performance;
- Certify that members of the acquisition workforce meet a minimum government wide standard; and,
- Develop a milestone plan for implementing the succession plan.
Views on Proposed Legislation
We believe, both as a supplier of acquisition services to other federal agencies and as a user of the acquisition system, that more could be done to improve the federal acquisition system. However, I must qualify my remarks by stating that GSA has not reviewed any draft language. Instead, I am basing my comments on draft summaries of the proposed bill.
GSA believes that agencies should make training a priority and therefore they should be held accountable for determining the current and future needs of their acquisition workforce.
On the matter of establishing a Chief Acquisition Officer for each agency, GSA believes that any senior Chief Acquisition Officer within an agency should be responsible for providing advice and other assistance to the head of the agency as he or she requests, and to other senior personnel to ensure that acquisitions are managed in a manner that implements the policies and procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the priorities established by the head of an agency.
The government has the ability to extend contract terms based upon reviews of contractors' performance, rewarding contractors with good performance with a longer performance term under the contract. Indeed, current law and regulations provide agencies with the flexibility to incentivize contractors to achieve or exceed agreed upon performance criteria. These tools can be used in conjunction with performance based contracting to incentivize good performance and thus produce a better return on the taxpayer's dollar.
Finally, we believe that the simplified acquisition threshold should be adjusted periodically to reflect inflation and to ensure that the original purpose of the legislation is achieved.
Significant progress has been made over the past decade in improving the Federal acquisition system. However, we believe that any legislative proposal must not compromise fundamental notions of integrity, competition and transparency. We believe the changes we have discussed today could make the Government a more efficient buyer of goods and services.


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You can change the Cairo-dock configuration to match your need. I like the default display but may be you don't. Configuration menu can be accessed by doing right click on the Cairo dock then select 'Configure' menu.
Configuration 1: Position on Screen
The default is bottom. You may change to Right, Left or Top. I've tried to change it to right, but it's didn't work. It moved to right but I can't access it. May be, it's be caused my screen resolution.
Configuration 2: Auto Hide
I suggest to activate the auto hide function. Otherwise when you open an application, Cairo dock will stay on the top. You can see the sample below.


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Run around killing things. Large amount of grinding.
++ Graphics: The style of artwork and the lighting really enhance the overall look of the world. Overall a beautiful gaming environment. Textures are also very good.
- Character Development: Boring skills with boring animations. Some skills are clearly clones of each other given to the three classes (Warrior, Archer, Mage).
- Combat: Horrible concept as -- and even in the manual it says this -- it really depends on the exploit of not "pulling" (getting the attention of) too many enemies. On any difficulty this will be the case. The manual even says to use potion extensively, which further suggests a very flawed concept (or at least a bad mathematical model). In any other game this would be considered an exploit. In Numen, it is a necessary survival tactic.
- Combat: The manual tries to make it sound strategic, but really it comes down to button mashing skills while waiting for other skills to cooldown. You start with some skills that have very fast cooldowns, so you are just using those constantly.
- Combat: You have range and line of sight limitations, but the enemy does not. They can shoot through walls and other barriers, and have remarkably long range when you are fleeing. When they cannot path-find toward you or when they break off pursuit, they recover health very quickly, but you do not when you are fleeing. You can test this by trying to keep your distance from an enemy while shooting at them with a bow. Eventually the target will be too far from its starting location and turn back, and while it is running back to its original position, it will recover health at a great rate.
- Combat: You have range and line of sight limitations, but the enemy does not. They can shoot through walls and other barriers, and have remarkably long range when you are fleeing.
- Combat: Archers and Mages are advised to keep their distance, but this does not really work in practice. The range for attacks and powers is very short. Also, enemies will turn back to their starting position if they are too far away, and once they do, their health regenerates very quickly (your health never achieves that much regeneration speed when out of combat). They will also regenerate health very quickly if they are still trying to path-find their way to you. You can see this latter situation in practice by fighting the scorpions during the childhood tutorial phase. Stay high on the slopes. Often the scorpions will have to walk along the base of the hill until they find a shallow enough slope to crawl up. During this time, they often have very fast health regeneration.
- Pacing: Extremely boring pacing. Every new area has monsters typically much stronger than you. Even if you use the exploit of pulling only one enemy at a time, there will typically be a lot of running away and retrying fights until your level improves enough to handle them. This means each area typically starts with very boring grinding until you can handle it.