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06-07-2012, 04:59 PM #1Member Oscar
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OT: Want to get into Snakes
Hey guys, I know this is "off topic" but I think I might want to get into snakes, my cousin has two and I really like snakes in general.
I was wondering if anyone had a snake forum that they are a part of that I could check out. And I guess regardless what are some cool "starter" snakes (please no corn snake suggestions)
thanks all
-iceRIP Shark Bait, my Red Tail Shark :(
Demjor19 is the one to talk snakes with. He's our local snake man.
(I moved your thread)
When I first got into snakes, I didn't have internet access. This was back in the early 90's.
The first snake I got was a Cook's tree boa. Gorgeous thing... lovely arboreal constrictor. I read all I could at the library about boa care and feeding.
The thing is, the cooks tree boa was one of the worst constrictors for beginner. They are highly aggressive and take a long time to get adjusted to handling. I eventually did it but not after many many many bites. It was only years later that I learned that they are not recommended for someone just getting into snakes.
Anyway, my point is, there are different species of snakes recommended for a beginner based on what they are looking for. If you do some basic searches on google, you will find a lot of information with suggested species and their attributes. Then its up to you to see which one is the best fit.
06-07-2012, 06:41 PM #4Member Oscar
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thanks hobbs!
Flame, I'm not that worry about being bit, infact I like my hands to be apart of the pet experience, once the animal realizes that a) my fist doesn't fit its mouth b) I'm a friend, not food I feel like its a better experience
I often stick my hand into my tank, the fish come up to explore my hand, I guess they try to nip sometimes but soon realize there is nothing for them, some of them even swim through my hand.
If I got a snake I want one that is very active and playful, I'll give it two fingers to try and bite, I think I would be more concerned/afraid of it "snapping" at me, but I assume like other animals once it realizes that I take care of it and that it can't eat me that should only rarely happen
One of my big questions is: The tank doesn't have to be bigger the snake, right? From asking around and looking stuff up I'm pretty sure a 2 foot snake doesn't need a two foot long tank (for ex)RIP Shark Bait, my Red Tail Shark :(
Simply saying ...you want a snake is not a good place for us to start with suggestions.
I breed Ball Pythons, own a big female Boa Constrictor, and a SD Reticulated Python.
Ball Pythons make great starter snakes. Boas are okay starter snakes, but get on the larger side and can get pretty testy. The Retic is in no way shape or form a good beginner snake.
You say you don't like Corns...Do you dislike all colubrids? Do you like Pythons? Boas? Do you have a min/max size in mind?
We just need a place to really start.-Jordan
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06-08-2012, 12:31 AM #6Member Oscar
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I kinda feel like I would end up with a Ball PYthon even though I don't think I want one.
Thats what my cousin and his GF have, they have a reg and a female yellow belly that she wants to read, I would love a white one (she said some should be white)
I heard Kings are decent starters but don't really know. I think I like the thicker snake better then the little skinny ones.
You have a forum your on? Maybe I could find more info there
EDIT: BTW Demjor, seems like you have many gars, whats the smallest one and how small does it stay? thanks againRIP Shark Bait, my Red Tail Shark :(
I've had two ball pythons and I loved them! They were both so sweet. Neither of them ever tried to bite me. I also had a corn and he was beautiful, but he had the worst temper. I could never hold him.130g: 4 Angelfish, 2 Roseline Sharks, 12 Conga Tetras, 5 Kuhli Loaches, 1 Otocinslus, 1 Corydora
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Captive bred King snakes are good beginner snakes. If you like something a little girthier, maybe a Rosy Boa. I don't have a ton of experience with Rosy's but I've heard they're pretty simple to care for.3 Gallon Planted Betta Tank
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0Originally Posted by icefreeze57-Jordan
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Predatory Tank:
20" Tropical Gar, 18" Florida Gar, 20" Longnose Gar,
17" Ornate Bichir, 25" Silver Arowana, 16" Bowfin, 15" Giant Gourami
16" Male Dovii
06-09-2012, 04:07 PM #10Member Oscar
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thats what I figured with the Gars, would love to have one but probably not lol. no tank big enough :( I'm getting a 75 but I guess its a no go lol (kinda figured that already)
damn that blue eyed guy sounds amazing!
Yeah I was thinking Ivory, compared to albino,
oh she's under the impression that the YB x Normal = 50% Norm 25% YB and 25% Ivory :( I'll have to inform her
I'm probably going to an Expo with them so I could try to find something there.
I do like BPs, a lot, just wasn't sure if I wanted to go with something super common (at least I think they are, maybe they aren't) I'll also look into that Boa!RIP Shark Bait, my Red Tail Shark :(


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Your body digests the food you eat to produce sugar (glucose) that enters your bloodstream. In response, your pancreas — a large gland behind your stomach — produces insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose move from your bloodstream into your body's cells, where it's used as energy.
During pregnancy, the placenta, which connects your baby to your blood supply, produces high levels of various other hormones. Almost all of them impair the action of insulin in your cells, raising your blood sugar. Modest elevation of blood sugar after meals is normal during pregnancy.
As your baby grows, the placenta produces more and more insulin-blocking hormones. In gestational diabetes, the placental hormones provoke a rise in blood sugar to a level that can affect the growth and welfare of your baby. Gestational diabetes usually develops during the last half of pregnancy — sometimes as early as the 20th week, but generally not until later.
Any woman can develop gestational diabetes, but some women are at greater risk. Risk factors for gestational diabetes include:
Most women who have gestational diabetes deliver healthy babies. However, gestational diabetes that's not carefully managed can lead to uncontrolled blood sugar levels and cause problems for you and your baby, including an increased likelihood of needing a C-section to deliver.
Complications that may affect your baby
If you have gestational diabetes, your baby may be at increased risk of:
Early (preterm) birth and respiratory distress syndrome. A mother's high blood sugar may increase her risk of early labor and delivering her baby before its due date. Or her doctor may recommend early delivery because the baby is large.
Babies born early may experience respiratory distress syndrome — a condition that makes breathing difficult. Babies with this syndrome may need help breathing until their lungs mature and become stronger. Babies of mothers with gestational diabetes may experience respiratory distress syndrome even if they're not born early.
Untreated gestational diabetes can result in a baby's death either before or shortly after birth.
Gestational diabetes may also increase the mother's risk of:
Future diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, you're more likely to get it again during a future pregnancy. You're also more likely to develop type 2 diabetes as you get older. However, making healthy lifestyle choices such as eating healthy foods and exercising can help reduce the risk of future type 2 diabetes.
Of those women with a history of gestational diabetes who reach their ideal body weight after delivery, fewer than 1 in 4 eventually develops type 2 diabetes.
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Make a list of questions to help make the most of your time with your doctor. For gestational diabetes, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask other questions.
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You can take steps to control gestational diabetes as soon as you're diagnosed. If your doctor recommends further evaluation, make your follow-up appointments as soon as possible. Every week counts for you and your baby.
Follow your doctor's advice, and take good care of yourself. Eat healthy foods, exercise and learn as much as you can about gestational diabetes.
Medical experts haven't agreed on a single set of screening guidelines for gestational diabetes. Some question whether gestational diabetes screening is needed if you're younger than 25 and have no risk factors. Others say that screening all pregnant women is the best way to identify all cases of gestational diabetes.
Your doctor will likely evaluate your risk factors for gestational diabetes early in your pregnancy.
If you're at high risk of gestational diabetes — for example, your body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy was 30 or higher or you have a mother, father, sibling or child with diabetes — your doctor may test for diabetes at your first prenatal visit.
If you're at average risk of gestational diabetes, you'll likely have a screening test during your second trimester — between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.
Initial glucose challenge test. You'll drink a syrupy glucose solution. One hour later, you'll have a blood test to measure your blood sugar level. A blood sugar level below 130 to 140 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or 7.2 to 7.8 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), is usually considered normal on a glucose challenge test, although this may vary by clinic or lab.
If your blood sugar level is higher than normal, it only means you have a higher risk of gestational diabetes. You'll need a glucose tolerance test to determine if you have the condition.
Your doctor will likely recommend frequent checkups, especially during your last three months of pregnancy. During these exams, your doctor will monitor your blood sugar. Your doctor may also ask you to monitor your own blood sugar daily as part of your treatment plan.
If you're having trouble controlling your blood sugar, you may need to take insulin. If you have other pregnancy complications, you may need additional tests to evaluate your baby's health. These tests assess the function of the placenta, the organ that delivers oxygen and nutrients to your baby by connecting the baby's blood supply to yours.
If your gestational diabetes is difficult to control, it may affect the placenta and endanger the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the baby.
Your doctor will also conduct tests to monitor your baby's well-being during your pregnancy.
Your doctor will check your blood sugar after delivery and again in six to 12 weeks to make sure that your level has returned to normal. If your tests are normal — and most are — you'll need to have your diabetes risk assessed at least every three years.
If future tests indicate diabetes or prediabetes — a condition in which your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be considered diabetes — talk with your doctor about increasing your prevention efforts or starting a diabetes management plan.
It's essential to monitor and control your blood sugar to keep your baby healthy and avoid complications during pregnancy and delivery. You'll also want to keep a close eye on your future blood sugar levels. Your treatment strategies may include:
Monitoring your blood sugar. While you're pregnant, your health care team may ask you to check your blood sugar four to five times a day — first thing in the morning and after meals — to make sure your level stays within a healthy range. This may sound inconvenient and difficult, but it'll get easier with practice.
To test your blood sugar, you draw a drop of blood from your finger using a small needle (lancet), then place the blood on a test strip inserted into a blood glucose meter — a device that measures and displays your blood sugar level.
Your health care team will monitor and manage your blood sugar during labor and delivery. If your blood sugar rises, your baby's pancreas may release high levels of insulin — which can cause low blood sugar in your baby right after birth.
Follow-up blood sugar checks are also important. Having gestational diabetes increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Work with your health care team to keep an eye on your levels. Maintaining health-promoting lifestyle habits, such as a healthy diet and regular exercise, can help reduce your risk.
Healthy diet. Eating the right kinds of food in healthy portions is one of the best ways to control your blood sugar and prevent too much weight gain, which can put you at higher risk of complications. Doctors don't advise losing weight during pregnancy — your body is working hard to support your growing baby. But your doctor can help you set weight gain goals based on your weight before pregnancy.
A healthy diet focuses on fruits, vegetables and whole grains — foods that are high in nutrition and fiber and low in fat and calories — and limits highly refined carbohydrates, including sweets. No single diet is right for every woman. You may want to consult a registered dietitian or a diabetes educator to create a meal plan based on your current weight, pregnancy weight gain goals, blood sugar level, exercise habits, food preferences and budget.
Exercise. Regular physical activity plays a key role in every woman's wellness plan before, during and after pregnancy. Exercise lowers your blood sugar by stimulating your body to move glucose into your cells, where it's used for energy. Exercise also increases your cells' sensitivity to insulin, which means your body will need to produce less insulin to transport sugar.
As an added bonus, regular exercise can help relieve some common discomforts of pregnancy, including back pain, muscle cramps, swelling, constipation and trouble sleeping. Exercise can also help get you in shape for the hard work of labor and delivery.
With your doctor's OK, aim for moderately vigorous exercise on most days of the week. If you haven't been active for a while, start slowly and build up gradually. Walking, cycling and swimming are good choices during pregnancy. Everyday activities such as housework and gardening also count.
It's stressful to know you have a condition that can affect your unborn baby's health. But the steps that will help control your blood sugar level — such as eating healthy foods and exercising regularly — can help relieve stress and nourish your baby and help prevent type 2 diabetes in the future. That makes exercise and good nutrition powerful tools for a healthy pregnancy as well as a healthy life — for you and your baby.
You'll probably feel better if you learn as much as you can about gestational diabetes. Talk to your health care team. Read books and articles about gestational diabetes. Join a support group for women with gestational diabetes. The more you know, the more in control you'll feel.
There are no guarantees when it comes to preventing gestational diabetes — but the more healthy habits you can adopt before pregnancy, the better. If you've had gestational diabetes, these healthy choices may also reduce your risk of having it in future pregnancies or developing type 2 diabetes down the road.
Keep active. Exercising before and during pregnancy can help protect you from developing gestational diabetes. Aim for 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week. Take a brisk daily walk. Ride your bike. Swim laps.
If you can't fit a single 30-minute workout into your day, several shorter sessions can do just as much good. Park in the distant lot when you run errands. Get off the bus one stop before you reach your destination. Every step you take increases your chances of staying healthy.
Lose excess pounds before pregnancy. Doctors don't recommend weight loss during pregnancy. But if you're planning to get pregnant, losing extra weight beforehand may help you have a healthier pregnancy.
Focus on permanent changes to your eating habits. Motivate yourself by remembering the long-term benefits of losing weight, such as a healthier heart, more energy and improved self-esteem.
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Hi everyone,
I've been reading topics on this forum for the last three weeks so I decided I'd join and introduce myself.
First of all I'd like to thank everyone on this forum for putting together all this great information. It's like an endless pit of knowledge!
I got my chocolate lab "Brownie" about 7 months ago with no intentions of him ever being a hunting dog. My wife and I simply wanted a house dog and a friend for our seven year old daughter. He was the perfect addition to our new home!
About a month ago (Brownie was 7 months old) I realized that walks around the block weren't giving him nearly enough physical or mental exercise. They were also getting pretty boring for me as well. I've always enjoyed deer hunting and I also enjoy shooting skeet/sporting clays so I thought what the heck, I'll start training him for waterfowl hunting.
So far it seems to be the perfect way to give him some exercise and keep me entertained as well. Suddenly taking him outside isn't a chore but something we both want to do!
As I mentioned Brownie started this training about a month ago when he was 7 months old. He has pretty much mastered the sit and come on a whistle and is getting "Heel" pretty good (Never bothered to teach him heel until now). He is steady when I throw a bumper and just seems to be picking up everything really quick.
Here is my only concern so far. Did I wait too long to start this training? I have shot guns around him prior to reading up on this whole training thing and I don't exactly remember how he reacted. I've also never introduced him to a bird or even feathers for that matter. I just purchased the "Fowl Dawgs" dvd series along with some 12 gauge primer poppers to introduce him to gun fire the proper way.
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Word spread and the Hornets got help from a surprising place. Two girls signed up, essentially saving the season.
"It came down to it, where we weren't going to have a season," sophomore halfback Megan Klema said. "I was serious about being on the football team and said hey, if they still need players, I'm willing to play."
"I was excited," Hornets Head Coach AV Roth said. "I'll take them. We have 27 girls on our cheer-leading [squad] so I was hoping to pick up a couple more."
Megan and Selena were thrown into the fire. They started week one.
"First football game, it was kind of like, oh my gosh really scary," Megan said.
"It really confused me at first," junior cornerback Selena Giddings said. "The plays were the hardest part I had to learn."
Megan and Selena say this is about more than playing football. This is about stepping up when the community needed them.
"A lot of people around the town say thank you to me," Selena said.
"It's a small community and it's a close knit community and people are really willing to step up and help one another," said Garrow.
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As people move an increasing part of their lives into global and local networks, the development of privacy intrusion techniques and technologies faces exponential growth. The will to eavesdrop on other's private communication is reaching new heights. As this occurs, the concept of privacy is being obliterated. Privacy is under attack, giving birth to the current situation where consumer's private information is commonly considered to be an approved target. The constantly increasing demand to acquire personal and confidential information has boosted the supply of eavesdropping techniques and technology.
A U.S. district judge has ordered Google, the Search Engine, to release information about users that use their YouTube service. The major entertainment corporation Viacom won the legal battle against Google, resulting in access for Viacom to information about YouTube users and their "tubing" behavior, i.e. which videos they watch on the YouTube site. The verdict will also give Viacom access to the login-names and IP-addresses of the YouTube users, even though Viacom says that they will not use the information to frame individuals.
The FRA, Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment, that recently was approved to start their extended surveillance activity targeting wire-based Internet traffic and traffic in the mobile networks, may intercept personal e-mails between local Danish vicars and Danish people in their search for a cure of the souls. How is this possible, you ask? The e-mail of the Danish church is handled via servers placed in Sweden, and FRA is allowed to intercept communications as they pass the Swedish border, according to the newly adopted FRA law.
We are disappointed to announce that the FRA-law that we discussed in yesterday's blog was actually accepted as law by the Swedish Riksdag (national government) yesterday. The number of delegates voting for the new law was 143 and the number of delegates voting against the law was 138. The number of delegates that were absent, and therefore did not vote, was 67. Only one delegate refused to vote on the matter. Apparently, there was "no time" to wait for a proper investigation of the entire proposal and the addendum, and the decision was to accept the law quickly and then wait for an extra addendum proposal this autumn. The fast process was highly criticized but the directive was to come to a resolution before the summer holidays.
There is an ongoing debate about whether FRA, the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment, should be allowed to extend their surveillance activities to include the surveillance of wire-based Internet traffic and phone conversations that pass the Swedish borders.
The proposed law was first discussed in 2007, and a decision was tabled during this past year. The proposal has resurfaced with the same vague wording as in the original proposal presented a year ago, and there are few clear rules for when such extended surveillance activities should or should not be allowed. There is also a big question mark regarding the authorization of the wire-based surveillance activities as well as the storage and the destruction of sensitive surveillance data.
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i'm in new york city right now. i was supposed to fly back to seattle sometime this week. my mind isn't working. i can't seem to think of anything to say, anything to think. i'm not sure why. i was in manhattan today, trying to get some of my stuff, the police had blocked off most of the city and there was almost noone around. the news was on all day yesterday here, i couldn't escape it or avoid it or anything. i really can't watch it anymore.
everyone i know is safe. everyone i know is out of harm's reach for now. yesterday we went out into the street, in brooklyn, and could see the ashes flying around us, by the time we came back inside i couldn't see through my glasses anymore. i feel like chicken little. i'm not sure that makes any sense.
i'm so tired. i'm so very very tired. i can't sleep. i don't know why, i just can't. all i want is to be at home. all i want is to not be here right now and i have no idea when i will be able to leave. all i want is to not be dealing with this. all i want is to be able to help somehow and right now i can't imagine or think of anyway to do it.
this is the single greatest tragedy i have ever witnessed in my 20 years on this planet. i really hope this isn't the defining moment of my generation.
i think that's all i can think of to say. i think that's all i can think of to think. i think i want to go to sleep now and not wake up till my mind works again. i hope everyone is ok. please be ok.


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Press Release: TaKe-On Gives Back to the Community
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The following is from TaKe-On Productions in NYC.
November 5, 2012 New York,NY: As the Northeast recovers from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy, TaKe-On Productions will use the November 10thMuay Thai at the Mecca 2 event as a way to help those affected by the storm.
"This is our opportunity to step up! We can use Muay Thai as a way to unite the efforts of our fans, and do what we can to help the people who need assistance the most" stated TaKe-On Productions CEO Mike Gasparski earlier today.
There will be a donation table in the theater lobby at Muay Thai at the Mecca 2, and we encourage our fans to bring articles to help those in need (clothes, food, etc.) to the donation table.
In addition, TaKe-On Productions will hold a 50/50 raffle at the event with all proceeds going to help victims and their families.
Along with the above efforts, TaKe-On will be donating Muay Thai gear to help rebuild CROM Martial Training (Rockaway Beach, NY) which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. We will also provide free Muay Thai at the Mecca 2 tickets to the residents of Rockaway Beach, and any students of the CROM Martial Training Gym.
Finally, a portion of proceeds from ticket sales made through www.takeonnyc.com (just enter the word "donate" in the Company Field) between now and Friday, November 9th will also be donated to help residents of areas most affected by the storm.
"From the beginning, our mission has been to grow the sport of Muay Thai, and to give the fighters who work so hard an opportunity to really shine. Now we have a responsibility to help others on a much larger scale", added TaKe-On Productions President Eddie Cuello.


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Mary Agnes Crane of Lake Wales, Fla., passed away (due to heart failure) Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at the Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 70 years old.
She was born November 11, 1941 in Bradford, Pa., to Milton and Mary (Onuffer) Dawley. She was a member of the Lake Wales Methodist Church, and Lake Wales Chapter NSDAR.
Mary was a longtime resident of Cold Spring, where she taught business education for 32 years in the Peekskill Schools. She also taught at Westchester Community College (Valhalla), Dutchess Community College
(Poughkeepsie), Concordia College (Bronxville), and Mt. St. Mary College (Newburgh).
She graduated from Rochester Institute of with a B.S. degree and Syracuse University with a M.S. degree. Mary was always taking classes to learn new things, including many computer programs. She had many hobbies, including volunteering, sewing, needlepoint, cooking, and genealogy.
Mary traveled to 46 of the 50 states, and almost every country in Europe and South America. While a teacher she sponsored many clubs and activities. She moved to Florida in 2004 to Nalcrest with her husband, William (Bill), a retired letter carrier. Bill's sister Louise was Mary's college roommate at Syracuse University.
Mary is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bill; foster daughter, Rosa Velez of San Antonio, Tex.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the Fishkill United Methodist Church of Fishkill, N.Y. Burial was held at the McKean County Memorial Park in Bradford, Pa. Contributions may be made to the Lake Wales Care Center (140 East Park Avenue, Lake Wales, FL 33853). Condolences may be sent to the family at marionnelsonfuneralhome.com.


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Dr Siva Kumar Pasupathi, country business head, life sciences and chemical analysis (LSCA), Agilent Technologies, India
Agilent Technologies has come a long way since its inception in a garage at Palo Alto in California, US. A company that started as a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard (HP), today offers the broadest range of innovative measurement solutions focusing on four main businesses domains, including life science, chemical analysis, electronic measurement and the newly added diagnostics and genomics.
The life sciences and chemical analysis groups of the company provides application-focused solutions that include instruments, software, consumables and services that enable customers to identify, quantify and analyze the physical and biological properties of substances and products.
In an interview with BioSpectrum, Dr Siva Kumar Pasupathi, country business head, life sciences and chemical analysis (LSCA), Agilent Technologies, India, talks about the group's performance in India and what they expect in 2013. Excerpts from the interview:
What percentage of revenue of the life science and chemical analysis (LSCA) group comes from India?
About 60 percent of Agilent India's revenue comes from the LSCA group and 25 percent of the revenue comes from the life sciences group in India. Overall, Agilent India contributes to one percent of total revenue of Agilent.
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The Life Sciences Research Center in Bangalore, India, supports the company globally and develops methods across markets in life sciences. The center has around 20 competent scientists from various backgrounds. The major focus at this center is pharma and the food industry. Research is undertaken either independently or jointly with external collaborators and is published in peer reviewed journals.
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If the term chemical compound makes you think of science lab, think again. Just about all the matter around you consists of chemical compounds. In fact, you too consist of chemical compounds.
Amazing but True!
- How many chemical compounds are there? As of 2007, there were 31 million known chemical compounds!
- How can there be so many chemical compounds when there are fewer than 100 naturally occurring elements? Chemical bonds are the answer. Elements can combine in myriad ways by bonding together to form unique chemical compounds.
- Chemical bonds may be covalent or ionic. Watch this video (a chemical bond music video) for an entertaining way to learn more about covalent and ionic bonds.
- If you're a dog lover, you will definitely want to watch this video to learn more about the two types of bonds.
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- elements with one electron
- elements with two electrons
- elements with five electrons
- elements with seven electrons
- Which type of bonds does potassium form? Which type of bond is most common?
- Describe a covalent bond and how it forms. Give an example of a compound with covalent bonds.
- Compare and contrast polar and nonpolar covalent bonds.
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Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze announced after the practice that Sophomore WR Tobias Singleton has decided to go another direction in his playing career. "Yeah Tobias is going to go another direction. We wish him the best we really do. He is a good kid and I love him, but I want to say this, Ole Miss is a wonderful place to go to school and we want people that want to be here and go to school here and be apart of what we are going to do."
Freshman RBs Jaylen Walton and I'Tavious Mathers contintue to impress and will both get their fair share of playing time when the season hits. Walton is cat-quick on his feet and Mathers is more of a banger in between the tackles.
Sophomore CB Cliff Coleman, who had been running some with the first team, was held out of practice with a strained MCL. The same injury hit CB Wesley Pendleton earlier in the week and both are day to day.
Barry Brunetti got most of the snaps with the first team today at QB, in what seems to be a race that will go into the season. No QB has stepped up and had consistent days back to back to back and that has kept both neck and neck through a week and a half.
Here are some thoughts from Hugh Freeze after practice:
On Walton possibly moving into Tobais Singleton's role, "Think so. Think he can do a lot of the things we do out there. Don't know if he has the size you like to throw it to down the field, but he can certainly do things with the ball in his hands. He proves that every day."
On RS Freshman lineman Mitch Hall, "Mitch just didn't fit our system. He didn't feel good about fitting into this system. Mitch is a great kid and I wish him and his family the best, but just really didn't see himself fitting into this. I understand that and we gave him a release to wherever he wants to go."


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The United Arab Emirates signed a deal with telecommunications company, Etisalat, to embed citizens' national ID information into mobile phones. They will now be exploring a system that would utilize an NFC or Near Field Communication application, which allows cell phones to communicate data via radio frequency within very close range. The UAE has had a national ID system since 2004, with IDs carrying a chip similar to one on a credit card and holding a person's name, birthday, gender, photograph, fingerprint, and ID number.
At the beginning of this year EFF identified a dozen important trends in law, technology and business that we thought would play a significant role in shaping digital rights in 2010, with a promise to revisit our predictions at the end of the year. Now, as 2010 comes to a close, we're going through each of our predictions one by one to see how accurate we were in our trend-spotting. Today, we're looking back on Trend #8, Congress, where we predicted:
In retrospect, 2009 wasn't disastrous for online civil liberties in federal technology law. With Washington entirely distracted by health care reform, a lot of the most problematic proposed federal technology legislation was delayed, postponed or temporarily forgotten.
It's the dawn of a new year. From our perch on the frontier of electronic civil liberties, EFF has collected a list of a dozen important trends in law, technology and business that we think will play a significant role in shaping online rights in 2010.
In December, we'll revisit this post and see how it all worked out.
1. Attacks on Cryptography: New Avenues for Intercepting Communications
In 2010, several problems with cryptography implementations should come to the fore, showing that even encrypted communications aren't as safe as users expect. Two of the most significant problems we expect concern cellphone security and web browser security.
As 2009 draws to a close, we're inching ever deeper into the corner that Congress painted us into by passing Real ID under the table in 2005. (Recall that Real ID is the failed, Bush-era attempt to turn state drivers licenses into national ID cards by forcing states to collect and store licensee data in databases, and refusing to accept non-compliant IDs for federal purposes, like boarding a plane or entering a federal building.)
In February, the opponents of REAL ID were given a bit of hope when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that she wanted to repeal the REAL ID Act, the federal government's failed plan to impose a national identification card through state driver's licenses. But what has taken place since is no return to sanity, as political machinations have produced a cosmetic makeover called "PASS ID" that has revived the push for a national identification card.
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What follows is a reprint of part of a post made to the old forums as one of my "Wish Lists". The post speaks for itself. Since it was part of a larger list, I feel the idea as a whole got lost in the shuffle. Please feel free to comment on this particular take on some unusual creatures of the Star Wars Universe.
The Dejarik Chess Playset/Assortment - Part of the idea of the floor panel mentioned above was the result of an earlier idea and a long-time part of my wish list. Since Hasbro appears to be listening (and casting about for ideas if the "Super Deformed" figures are any indication), here is something that many a collector has dreampt of for years. Essentially the same idea as the Jedi Council sets, an assortment of figures packaged with part of the base. I know the temptation here is to cast the creature figures in translucent plastic with light paint highlights to give the colors, but in reality I think that the richness of the chess piece characters would be lost to that effect. It would be better to approach them like any other figures, with a paint job that shows the colors of each as they appeared in reality, and let the "holographic" nature of the characters be a given, not something that has to be beaten into the ground. Release an assortment of groupings of the creatures from the Dejarik table with individual plates that make up the game board. Make the figures about the same size as the existing 3.75" line so that in addition to being playable/displayable as the "chess set", these unique characters can also be used with the figures. I don't know how many of you were kids in the 70's and 80's, but I started collecting in 1977 with the Early Bird Set at the age of 12 and only stopped when Kenner stopped making the toys. My point? When I was a kid, my friends and I would play Star Wars sometimes but more often than not we would create our own adventures, often having nothing to do with Star Wars at all. The more things that are scaled to interact with the regular figure line, the better! And like the Jedi Council Chamber sets, the finished board could be hung on the wall or displayed flat.


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It's been a great pleausre coming to know Emily and Bobby. This engagement session is something like what I imagine an engagement session would have been like with Husbone and I, had we had engagement session photos done. It was so awesome! They picked me up at noon on Sunday, and we made trek across Long Island to frolic in fields found by the side of the road. We emerged from the expressway in a land frought with corn mazes, vineyards across the street from shopping centers, and great expanses of flat fields, punctured in the distance by cauliflower shaped trees that have not yet assumed the full characteristics of the fall season. After a lazy lunch of red wine and spanish cheese and the GORGEOUS spanish hacienda style Raphael Vineyards, we made our way around the area (someone get married there so I can shoot it!), jumping out of the car at our whimsy. Mostly goofiness, and a little bit of violence ensued. There might have been some name calling, but it was all in good fun. There occurred cartwheels, ear pulling, air attacks, grape throwing, and a little bit of sighing and kissing. And now, I am so excited to see what these two will bring when we frolic the Isle of St. Maarten for their wedding in May!
Engagement!: Emily and Bobby
I especially like the picture of Bobby actually being taller then Emily for once! Congrats guys.
yaaaay! i love the photos!
Ahhahahha… the spirit of bob and em captured! Looks like a fun filled field trip! nice work!! when r u free to do our day *err* half year after? hhahhahaha


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text: The Rite Aids in my local area are now starting to get POTJ toys. It seems like years Gamorrean Guards and Ev-9D9s have been sitting on the pegs for $7.99 at my local Rite Aid but as I walked in today to get milk I saw a sight for sore eyes. A Darth Maul Sith Apprentice and a Sandtrooper. Since I have not seen a Sandtrooper yet I caved in and bought one.


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Welcome to the Fourth Annual (2011) SirStevesGuide
Academy Awards Movie Challenge!!!
All members are encouraged to participate!!!
This challenge will begin January 27th @ 12:00am and will end February 27th @ 11:59 pm.
Here is a link to the (2008) challenge.
Here is a link to the (2009) challenge.
Here is a link to last year's (2010) challenge.
The rules are simple:
Watch any movie or short that was nominated or won an Academy Award between the designated time frame (Jan 27th - Feb 27th) and post your results here; with each entry listed in numerical order, including the day watched and the movie's title. This is the basic format, please see the example below. Feel free to add your own comments about each movie watched, the year it was released, the nominations/wins it received, and other miscellaneous information, if you so desire.
The qualifications are very straight forward; that the movie or short was (or is) nominated for or won an Academy Award (in any category).
Example List:
February 7th
1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Won: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Writing
Nominated: Best Film Editing, Best Sound
2. Alien (1979)
Won: Best Effects (Visual)
Nominated: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
February 8th
3. Aliens (1986)
Won: Best Effects (Sound), Best Effects (Visual)
Nominated: Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Music (Original Score), Best Sound, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
That pretty much sums it up. Most of you should be familiar with these challenges by now, but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Again, the challenge will start on January 27th (@ 12:00am) and will run through February 27th. Any movie started before 11:59 pm on Feb 27th, but ends thereafter, will count!
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"So what is big is not always the Trout nor the Deer but the chance, the being there. And what is full is not necessarily the creel nor the freezer, but the memory." ~ Aldo Leopold
"The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery is not Ignorance -- It is the Illusion of Knowledge" ~ Daniel Boorstin
Not yet, but a certified result is expected within the next month. Then there will likely be a lawsuit. Check out this thread down the page http://www.retrievertraining.net/for...ad.php?t=34184
Also http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp, www.startribune.com, and www.mpr.org have lots of information and analysis. UB's favorite candidate from the great state of Minnesota, Mr. Franken, is leading now.
As of noon Saturday Al Franken leads Norm Coleman 49 but the absentee ballots to count so my vote hasn't been counted yet let alone unseal the envelope. I voted early and don't remember for the carpet bagger Al Franken or the guy who's always on fact finding trips.
cave canem...beware of the dog
Richard Halstead (halst001 at yahoo.com)
Well, it looks like the race will be certified for Franken today unless the State Supreme Court issues a contrary ruling. Franken's margin of 225 votes is now greater than the number of votes that the Coleman campaign claims were double counted. Coleman is also trying to get another 600+ absentee votes counted although the primary basis for including them over the objections of the local boards appears to be that they were filed by registered Republicans -- many are not even signed as required by State law. Of course, that would also open the door to including another 400-500 votes that the election boards said were erroneously excluded but that the Coleman campaign vetoed to prevent counting. These are expected to heavily favor Franken.
All in all, it looks like Franken will end up with the job. Unfortunately, it's not clear that either candidate would necessarily do a good job for Minnesotans. If Coleman hadn't done such a terrible job over the lat six years he would have had no difficulty defeating a schlemiel like Franken. Franken will definitely have to pick up his game or face retirement after a single term.
Jeff Goodwin
As a long time resident of Minnesota I would like to apologize for what we are inflicting on the country. In the whole state the best we could come up with is some clown who hasn't lived here for 38 years. We get our political representatives from the WWF and Saturday Night Live. That's the best we can do. We are hoping to get Randy Moss back so he can represent us in the house next election.
Per the Wall Street Journal:
>>If the Canvassing Board certifies Mr. Franken as the winner based on the current count, it will be anointing a tainted and undeserving Senator.<<
The story that leads the writer to this conclusion is at
In short, the Sec of State is acting in a partisan fashion and it goes downhill from there. The Canvassing Board will do whatever it can to put votes in Franken's column. They ruled one way in the case of a county's mishandling of ballots and gave votes to Franken. Then they turned around and in a identical situation, elected to not honor the mishandling of votes and gave the votes to Franken. In both cases, more total votes than registered voters.
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God have mercy; 2 updates in one day.
So I'm browsing Adrian Legg's web site (www.adrianlegg.com) and I realize I have completely missed one of his CD's, AND it has a song on it named 'McPherson'! How apt (not apt- get, you debian nuts). So, if you click HERE you can here about a minute of the song. It just so happens it sounds like a good theme song for a TV show :-)
And I browsed my OLD diary entries and figured I'd fill in gaps. Heh.
The tape stuff is working wonderfully; another guy here (also by the name of Sean) is now in charge of the project, and is doing a masterful job. I feel sorry for him, since most of the work on the customer side is NT based, but what the heck...


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From the new moon presently slung low over the Holy City to the angst-ridden teenagers who will overtake the Hippodrome for the premiere of Twilight: New Moon this weekend, moon madness abound. On Friday, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art hosted its fifth annual membership party. The theme? New Moon: New Museum.
With a dynamic new website, incredible new gallery space, and eye-popping current exhibition, the Halsey is riding high on its own deserved buzz. Several weeks ago, director Mark Sloan welcomed the public to the official opening of both The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Center for the Arts and its debut exhibition—the first major retrospective of the collage and assemblage artist Aldwyth. A banner crowd turned out to celebrate what Sloan dubbed a "Hallelujah" moment, the culmination of many long years of planning and construction.
Many of the same faces who helped christen the opening reappeared this past week for the jazzy membership drive. A bevy of beauties were posted by both entrances—Kenton Barham on one side and Leah Greenberg with Lynn Letson on the other, which made it difficult for guests to say no to the membership plea.
Inside, the Garage Cuban Band performed from a cubby space, while noted photographer Squire Fox snapped guests in front of a funky crescent moon painted by David Boatwright. Check out his shots here: http://web.sendtoprint.net/proofbook/login.asp
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Today, Suddenlink is celebrating its tenth year in business. Our origins can be traced to Feb. 12, 2003, when our management team assumed responsibility for Classic Communications, a small cable operator serving approximately 300,000 customers in mainly rural communities. The company more than quadrupled in size in 2006, with the acquisitions of Cox cable systems serving approximately 900,000 customers and Charter cable systems serving approximately 240,000 customers. Around the same time, the name Suddenlink was introduced.
Way back in 2003, Classic offered Internet service (with a top download speed of 1.5 Megabits per second) in only half of its cable systems – and offered phone service in none. A decade later, Suddenlink offers high-speed Internet service in all communities, with download speeds up to 107 Megabits per second in many areas; phone service to substantially all customers; wireless home networking; a robust line up of high-definition TV channels; TV Caller ID; a video on demand library with more than 10,000 titles; an online video service known as Suddenlink2GO; home security; and a suite of commercial services, including advertising and carrier services.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson to speak, Oct. 25
Posted October 17, 2000; 11:59 a.m.
U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson will speak on "Comprehensive Energy Policy" Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall.
Before becoming energy secretary on August 18, 1998, Richardson served as U. S. ambassador to the United Nations and served seven terms as U. S. congressman from New Mexico.
Richardson has served as President Clinton's special envoy on numerous sensitive missions, negotiating the release of hostages, American service personnel, and prisoners in North Korea, Iraq, Cuba and Sudan. He has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Back from Switzerland some days ago, and took some rest.
- A bunch of work fixing experienced bunch with SMP support on Prelude NIDS (one of them was a re-entrency issue when the same alert was triggered by two packet analyzed by different threads). Should be stable now.
- The default policy is now to store the raw packet data in the Prelude database (the Prelude Manager won't compute an hexadecimal dump for Prelude NIDS alert anymore). The frontend is the one that must do the work. This have the side effect of reducing the size of a Prelude NIDS alert in database by 4.


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Wait, tell me again who the vaunted fraudeyes have beat. Don't worry. I'll wait.
My 'idiot' math of 8-4 is based on you likely losing to two teams ranked better the you (Alabama and Texas A&M). You lost to Georgia and Ole Miss (please remind me of their ranking?)
I gave you credit for beating Arkansas.
Your 7-2 now. No title game is gonna happen or I'd have said 8-5.
I'd have drawn you pictures but I ain't got time. Only focus now is the top 4.
Suck it up and call it a rebuilding year.
We shoot dogs with a Canon
I don't agree with everyone you attack here. But they were here long before you and generally know when to say when.
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GU women cruise past Pepperdine, 80-46
MALIBU, Calif. - The Gonzaga University women's basketball team used late first half surge and a big opening second half to defeat Pepperdine University 80-46 Thursday night at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, Calif.
The Bulldogs 34-point victory pushed their overall mark to 16-5 overall mark and gave them a 6-1 record in West Coast Conference. The Waves, who the Zags will play a week from Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center, fell to 4-13 on the year and 1-5 in league.
Gonzaga and Pepperdine did play a tightly contested first half with three ties and three lead changes. No team lead by more than three points until there was less than ten minutes left in the opening 20 minutes.
It was senior Taelor Karr who heated up and her shooting allowed Gonzaga to finally start breaking away from the Waves. Karr drained the first of her two 3-pointers in the half to push a slight one-point advantage to a 17-13 lead with 9:24 left in the half. Pepperdine responded with its own 3-pointer by Shay Cooney-Williams, but Karr again drained a 3-pointer which started a 13-3 run that opened up an 11-point edge at 30-19 with 4:33 remaining in intermission.
It wasn't just the shooting of Karr that sparked the Zags, it was also the sharp-shooting of senior Meghan Winters. The guard came off the bench to contribute eight points in the 13-2 run, including two 3-pointers.
The Waves got within seven points of the Bulldogs but the inside post play of redshirt freshman Shelby Cheslek allowed Gonzaga to go into the locker room with a double-figure lead at 36-25. The 6-5 center closed out the Zags scoring with a jumper and layup.
Gonzaga forced Pepperdine to turn the ball over 13 times in the first 20 minutes and scored 17 of its 36 points off those miscues.
The first four minutes of the second half was biggest for the Bulldogs. Gonzaga rattled off an impressive 11-0 run to really break open the ballgame at 49-25. Four players scored in the spurt with junior Jazmine Redmon leading the charge with five points.
Pepperdine was held to 0-4 shooting in those first four minutes and turned the ball over three times. The Waves did not score a point until the 15:56 mark when Keitra Wallace converted an old fashion 3-point play.
The closest Pepperdine got down the stretch was 14-points after a 6-0 run put Gonzaga's lead at 51-37 with 13:21 to play. After Tessa Emerson sank two free throws, the Waves would only score nine points over the final 13:21, including three points on free throws in the final minute.
Three of the Bulldogs five starters registered double-figure points and were led by Karr with a game-high 15 points. She also had seven assists and one steal on the night. Junior Haiden Palmer added 12 points and three steals, while Cheslek chipped in 10 points and five blocks.
In total, all 14 players saw action for the Zags with 10 scoring.
Pepperdine was led by Amanda Lovely with 12 points. Cooney-Williams added 10.
Gonzaga forced the Waves to turn the ball over 24 times, scoring 32 points off those turnovers. The Bulldogs also had 22 fast break points and 31 points were scored by the bench.
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Awesome idea: Jennifer gives Ben a set of razors to clean up his scruff, and Ben gives Jennifer a gift certificate to any store in the world that doesn't sell those 'mom jeans' she's been rocking.
As a recently engaged couple, they may need to take Valentine's Day up a notch this year by going the sentimental route.
Justin can give Jessica a mix CD of his best songs (since his music days seem to be long gone), while she can give him a collection of 7th Heaven episodes.
Recalling your youth is always fun especially if you're about to take the official plunge into adulthood with marriage.
Puppies and bunnies! Since they did just buy a new house (Brad and Angie's old house) in December, they'll need to fill it with puppies and bunnies.
Gifting pets is the best way to show your devotion to commitment.
Honestly, Tom could give Katie a divorce for Valentine's Day. Isn't her time up as a Stepford Wife over yet? If this is the case, Katie can give herself the gift of running like hell with Suri in her arms.
Recently back together and newly in love again, these two low-key actors might enjoy a day in bed with champagne and tacos.
Awesome idea: Jennifer gives Ben a set of razors to clean up his scruff, and Ben gives Jennifer a gift certificate to any store in the world that doesn't sell those 'mom jeans' she's been rocking.
Brad and Angelina could give each other the gift a romantic week away with just the two of them. Their clan of kiddos is perfect and all, but sometimes mom and dad need alone time.
Since they've been trying to get Blue Ivy Carter's name trademarked, Jay-Z could use his muscle, get that happening, then give Beyonce the papers wrapped in pretty pink bows as a gift.
Beyonce is off the hook this year since she did just give Jay-Z the gift of a little Beyonce.
This one is obvious, isn't it? Justin could do the right thing and give Jennifer the baby that's been rumored about for years now. Rumors are put to bed and we'll all stop feeling bad for Jen.
Since the Beckhams are so into being thin and fancy, maybe the best gift for these two to give each other would be 24 hours of fast food and sweatpants.
If they feel guilty the next morning, they can pick up an enema or five.
Well they have finally given each other the gift of admitting that they are actually a couple, so maybe for this Valentine's Day they can give Twilight groupies the gift of being spotted in several public places smooching.
Groupies love to see the people they love being in love on a day about love.


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With a few updates and the promise of a total revamp in the future, Apple is reaching out to the pro audience again.
Running an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, the little 7-pound desktop is now available in a special Arctic edition.
With a mod design and a rock-bottom price, the Endless Mission One could be a mini desktop for the masses, if not for OS and performance limitations.
For work-at-home folks who spend a lot of time on calls, can hook up to wired internet and use mostly official Microsoft/Windows 10 communication tools, this compact enterprise system offers some useful features.
The MSI VR One surprisingly succeeds in making VR more immersive, but even so, expensive, awkward virtual reality backpack PCs are ultimately more novelty than practical.
A winning design and unusually good sound system highlight HP's first-rate reimagining of the HP Envy Curved AIO 34 for 2017.
A pretty good value wrapped in a classy, well-designed box, the HP Envy AIO 27 will fill your need for a solid everyday PC that you won't need to hide.
For discriminating ears and eyes, the XPS 27 (2017) all-in-one offers the best combination of features for the money.
The ArtPC looked like just another display in Samsung's CES booth, but turned out to be much more.
The Asus VivoPC X isn't just paying lip service to VR -- this $799 (roughly £650, AU$1,100) machine has two HDMI ports to make headset hookups easy.
If you're interested in 3D printing, you have to check out this high-tech HP computer that has a built-in 2D and 3D scanner.
The HP Omen X builds a powerful gaming desktop with smart ergonomics into a bold but expensive statement piece.
Samsung quietly reveals the "ArtPC Pulse Premium" -- a consumer-friendly desktop with a built-in Harmon Kardon speaker system, decent specs and a very Apple-esque shape.
Despite using the same components and cases as many other PC makers, CybertronPC has managed to hit top performance scores in the CLX Ra at slightly lower prices than the competition.
The Falcon Northwest FragBox can be configured anywhere from pricey to super-expensive, but making a big investment in this expertly assembled compact gaming desktop is a way to future-proof against the next generation of VR and 4K gaming.
This expensive build of the Origin PC Millennium is overkill for even most VR gamers, but the component selection, tuning and hands-on support are top-of-the-line.
This desktop computer that straps to your back makes untethered virtual reality an actual reality.
This set-top box gaming PC gets new desktop-level graphics, new CPUs and a path to virtual reality.


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Ducree to be honored at Fields Center reception, May 18
Posted May 16, 2003; 05:10 p.m.
A reception in honor of Heddye Ducree, who is retiring as director of the Carl Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding , will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the center.
Students and other members of the Princeton campus community are invited to share their thoughts about Ducree's nine-year leadership of the Fields Center. The center, formerly known as the Third World Center, provides a social, cultural and political environment that reflects the needs and concerns of students of color at the University.
The reception is sponsored by the Fields Center's student-run governance board and Community House . For more information, contact Ayana Harry .
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Turkeys were totally extirpated from WI. After many failed restocking attempts with hatchery turkeys. WI & MN made deals with states like MO & AR to trade ruffed grouse and geese for wild turkeys.
The question I've been wondering is? The more dominant birds seem to be closest to the winter grounds, so as a bird gets older and more dominant does he travel less?
The farther you get away from the wintering grounds the younger the birds seem to be. I would suspect that the jakes and younger 2 yo get pushed out farther than the older dominant birds do?
I have farms that have a couple of 2yo on them and a bunch of jakes, but if you go up the road a mile or so closer to their wintering area you'll find a bunch of ground dragging long beards and very few jakes if any?
From the MNDNR "In 1971 and 1973, 29 eastern wild turkeys, trapped in Missouri and released in Houston County
ICE,,,,,,,,it appears to me to be the worst type of weather for any wildlife
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Diabetes continues to be a global epidemic especially in the Middle East area where according the latest IDF Atlas at least five countries from the Middle East area are among the top ten countries in prevalence of Diabetes either now or in the future up to the year 2030.
This congress is claimed to be a timely reminder of the inter-related nature of today's non-communicable diseases and of the complexity of diabetes itself. The conference is also an indication of the ongoing commitment of the fight against diabetes in the Middle East and our efforts on behalf of people with diabetes, their families and those who provide their care.
The congress should also be a continuation of the fruitful collaboration between the American Diabetes Association ( ADA ) and the EDC, Center for Diabetes Education along the last ten years in the Middle East especially in Egypt where the ADA did a tremendous effort in serving diabetes health care providers in this area.
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Just read this today. Yes Mr. Davis, I actually read something instead of just looking at the pictures. LOL
Just read this today. Yes Mr. Davis, I actually read something instead of just looking at the pictures. LOL
you have to look at who wrote the article....Larry Bivins works for Gannett Publishing out of Washington DC, its only picked up by their affiliate in Wisconsin..its also one of the reasons that Newspapers are going out of business, so many of them are owned by one conglomerate like Gannett and they all publish the same propanda in each city...
Case in point here in Las Vegas where we should have the best sports page in the country, we actually have the worst, its nothing more than a compilation of wire reports from across the country, and usually not more than 4 pages deep..journalism in this country is at an all time low, both in print and media..There was a time when both Newsweek and Time magazine were well respected but that no longer applies, same goes for the LA Times or the OC Register
I agree with you about the newspapers and media. It's not what it used to be. I just thought I'd put that link up to see what kind of response it would get. Pretty quiet so far.
I'm not thrilled with Romney care either but I guess the people are. In no uncertain terms, Obamacare was never popular. It wasn't popular while it was being debated, it wasn't popular when it passed in 2009, and it remains unpopular in 2012 heading into the presidential election. For over three years Obama's health care law has regularly hit double-digits in disapproval, while the desire to repeal the law remains high. Compare this to Romney's healthcare law in Massachusetts. Romney's version has always had broad support among the voters of his state. The bill was not passed against the voters' will. The bill was not passed behind closed doors. The bill was and is popular. Three years after passage, Romneycare was supported by greater than 2-1 margins by residents in Massachusetts. Other polls have shown support even higher than that. Oh, and in the same year that poll was taken, those same Massachusetts voters elected Scott Brown to the US Senate to replace Ted Kennedy. His main promise? To be the 41st vote against Obamacare.
Let's remember....RomneyCare is a STATE program, not federal. I believe Mr. Romeny understands that different states have different problems, different successes and should be able to tailor their healthcare to meet the needs of their constituency. Feds don't need to run healthcare. IMO.
"I'm gonna lean up against you, and you lean up against me. That way we don't hafta sleep with our heads in the mud"Forrest Gump, 1994
We miss a lot about the whole Romneycare issue without going into its background. Romney crafted a proposal to present to the legislature. (I believe Obama let the legislature put together the hodgepodge, with a lot of wheeling and dealing in the process). The MA legislature modified the Romney proposal in ways that were significant, among them the mandate for businesses to provide health insurance. The next Gov of MA, a Dem, made further changes with made the program financially less sustainable ... and I believe that the program is now in deep financial trouble.
When Romney came into office in MA, that blue state was already on the path to getting universal health care. Romney's proposal might have made it feasible in a sustainable way ... but that is not what the legislature finally passed; nor what is in place now in MA.
Keep also in mind that Romney had no effective veto. Everything he vetoed was subsequently over-ridden by the legislature. I suppose that he could have vetoed this legislation as well, had he stood on pure principle. OTOH, he might have also believed that what he signed was "the least of the evils". As it turned out, the program was later "enhanced" after Romney left office.
To his credit Romney participated in the legislation, which is far different from the role Obama played in getting Obamacare passed. Not to mention the glaring loophole in Obamacare that does not provide any funding for Federal "exchanges" in the states. If the states do not provide a state exchange, there is no Obamacare in that state. And the SC ruled that the Fed govt cannot withhold Medicaid funds to the state simply because they do not "participate" in Obamacare. And nothing will change, unless Obamacare were amended to provide that "missing" funding. There might be a chance of that happening if the Senate does not remain less than its present 60/40; or the House balance should change.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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