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I usually don't vent on boards. I trade, take my losses, take my wins and don't talk much about it. But, this time, these lying POS banks, Quants and Hedgies have totally phooked me. The lying SOBs. There is no death too ugly for these cksucker's to suffer.I am seriously angry and seriously would like to visit great pain onthese pieces of human waste.
Hey fool, you wanted to short the markets, that's bad karma so you deserve the huge losses.
You are not alone. I just bailed for a huge loss as well.
You are a JOKE- You never bought any SRS- You are a Pumper- Look @ his posts, over 10 pages of pumpage. Rusty is on my Ignor list now.
Good move. This will see 28 next week. It is ridiculous but that is how it is with Wall St.
Yeah so what has changed? All the money managers have been lying all along to cheat the commoners out of their life savings. Nothing new about that. Paulson , Bush and the list goes on and on of our government who have led us down a crooked path. Besides all the games as usual...Now is the time to buy not sell.
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You POS, you know the banks lied, you know Geithner lied. Wells Fargo?? Blew analysts away with their cheezeball accounting! Record freaking profits?????????????? BAC up 30%, but sezs it still will need more money??????????????? Quantitative easing???????????????/WTF do you mean "who lied? Smartass

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Bok coach Allister Coetzee will have to address a number of problem areas ahead of the Rugby Championship in August.
Argentina will 'host' Australia in their final Rugby Championship clash on October 8 in London, the tournament's first match ...
South Africa will face world champions New Zealand in Durban next October in the Rugby Championship.
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer has praised his players for the way in which they bounced back.
Coach Heyneke Meyer has conceded the Boks played "less rugby" in their relief win on Saturday.
The Boks put on a vastly-improved performance to defeat the Pumas in Buenos Aires on Saturday night.
Springbok scrum coach Pieter De Villiers layed into his charges for a lack of aggression against Argentina.
Senior Springboks Schalk Burger and Bryan Habana are at a loss to explain how they lost to a fired-up Argentina.
Australia's scrum might not prove the Achilles heel at the World Cup that pool opponents England and Wales expect it to be, according to Dean Mumm.
Saturday's victory is another high point for the Pumas who finishing third in the 2007 World Cup.
Jean de Villiers has been ruled out for four weeks with a fractured jaw following Saturday's loss to Argentina.
Heyneke Meyer may have to rethink his game plan for the RWC after Saturday's crushing defeat.
Coach Heyneke Meyer is confident the Boks can still win the RWC despite Saturday's shock loss.
The Boks were left with the Rugby Championship wooden spoon after they suffered a humiliating defeat at to Argentina.
Nic White came off the bench to drop a goal and score a try which gave Australia a victory over New Zealand.


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Generic name: hydroxychloroquine (pronounced "hye-drox-ee-KLOR-oh-quinn")
Brand name: PLAQUENIL®
Before you begin taking PLAQUENIL, please read the information in this leaflet carefully and completely. Keep this information with your other health records to read again as necessary.
Keep this medication out of reach of infants and small children. If you think an infant or small child has swallowed even one pill, immediately take them to the nearest hospital emergency room or dial "911" on your telephone.
- Do not take PLAQUENIL if you are allergic to hydroxychloroquine sulfate, to any of the other ingredients of PLAQUENIL or any similar drugs such as chloroquine.
- If you are taking digoxin (a medicine used to treat heart disease) or drugs for diabetes, their dose may need to be reduced.
- Cases of weakening of the heart muscle, resulting in heart failure and in some cases in death, have been reported in patients treated with PLAQUENIL. Talk to your doctor if you have symptoms such as breathlessness, swelling of the legs, irregular heart beat or fatigue and dizziness.
- PLAQUENIL crosses the placenta (the organ that allows the mother's oxygen and nutrients to pass to the unborn baby); you should tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.
- PLAQUENIL passes to breast milk; you should tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding.
- Do not take PLAQUENIL if you have retinopathy (eye problem affecting the retina). PLAQUENIL may cause irreversible damage to the retina (the back of the eye where vision is created). You are required to have an eye exam before taking PLAQUENIL, then a follow-up as often as needed while taking PLAQUENIL. You should contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following visual problems: blurred vision, seeing halos around lights, especially at night, seeing light flashes and streaks, night blindness, visual field loss, change in eye colour (eye pigmentation), difficulty focusing eye, difficulty reading (skipped words).
- If you experience blurred vision when taking PLAQUENIL, do not drive or participate in activities requiring alertness.
- PLAQUENIL can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar); sometimes, hypoglycemia may be severe life-threatening, with loss of consciousness or requiring hospitalization. Talk to your doctor if you have symptoms such as sweating, shakiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat.
- Tell your doctor if you have/are: o liver or kidney disease.
- This medication should only be used by the person for whom it is prescribed.
- Protect your skin from the sun with appropriate clothing and sunscreen cream with a minimum SPF 30 rating when going outdoors.
PLAQUENIL is a white to off-white, film-coated and peanut-shaped pill with 'PLAQUENIL' in black print on one side.
Each pill contains 200 mg of hydroxychloroquine sulfate (which is the "active" or "medicinal" ingredient – the part of the pill that treats the disease or illness).
Non-medicinal ingredients: blank ink, calcium hydrogenophosphate, carnauba wax, corn starch, magnesium stearate, Opadry White YS-I-7443 and polyethylene glycol 400.
PLAQUENIL is manufactured by sanofi-aventis Canada Inc. (toll free # 1-800-265-7927).
PLAQUENIL is a medicine available only with a doctor's prescription.
PLAQUENIL is used for:
- The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA): inflammation of the joints, characterized by stiffness, swelling and pain.
- The treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue; it can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs.
- The treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE): similar to SLE except it only affects the skin, with symptoms such as red rash or scaly patch.
- The prevention and treatment of acute attacks of certain form of malaria: an infectious disease caused by the presence of parasites in red blood cells, with symptoms such as high fever, shaking, chills, and extreme sweating.
How it works in the body to treat RA, SLE, and discoid lupus is unknown. Optimal improvement from PLAQUENIL may take up to six months.
PLAQUENIL should be taken with a glass of water on a full stomach or a glass of milk to reduce the chance of stomach upset.
If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. But if it's within twelve hours of your next dose, skip the one you missed and take only the regularly scheduled dose. Never take a double dose.
Take PLAQUENIL exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not use PLAQUENIL after expiry date.
Should you have a serious change of health at any point while taking PLAQUENIL, see your doctor.
If PLAQUENIL completely controls your disease, talk to your doctor about the possibility of reducing your daily dose. Never reduce the dosage without talking with your doctor first.
PLAQUENIL can cause side effects. Most side effects are mild to moderate. However, some may be serious and require treatment. Whether you will experience side effects before starting a medication therapy will be unknown to you and your physician. Each person taking a medication has a different experience, depending on their genetic makeup, past and present health status, and lifestyle. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about any side effect while taking PLAQUENIL.
|Serious side effects and what to do about them
|Symptom / effect
|Talk to your healthcare professional
|Stop taking drug and get immediate medical help
|Only if severe
|In all cases
|Nausea, stomach pain, stomach cramps
|Diarrhea, loss or lack of appetite (anorexia)
|Visual problem: blurred vision, difficulty focusing, seeing halos around lights, especially at night, seeing light flashes and streaks, night blindness, visual field loss, change in eye colour (eye pigmentation), difficulty focusing eye, difficulty reading (skipped words)
|Rash, itchy rash
|Nervousness, emotional lability
|Hair loss, bleaching of hair, loss of skin pigment or increase in skin pigment (bluish-black colour)
|Ringing in the ears, decreased hearing
|Nerve and muscle disorders (e.g. tingling, numbness, burning pain, weakness, cramps, and spasms)
|Severe skin problem
|Severe breathing problem (bronchospasm, angioedema)
|Increased sensitivity to sunlight. Skin rash due to sunlight can be reduced by appropriate use of sunscreen creams
|Muscle weakness
|Permanent damage to vision
|Heart problems (e.g. breathlessness with exercise or even at rest, swelling of the legs, ankles and feet, irregular heartbeats that feel rapid or pounding, chest pain)
|Liver problems with symptoms such as: unusual tiredness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, or jaundice (yellow discoloration of the eyes or skin)
|Lowered blood cell counts (e.g. fatigue, weakness, increase susceptibility to infections or bleeding)
|Psychosis (e.g. hallucinations, loss of contact with reality)
|Suicidal thoughts
|Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) (e.g. sweating, shakiness, weakness, dizziness, fast heartbeat, nausea, irritability, blurred vision, confusion, loss of consciousness)
|Long-lasting involuntary muscle contraction; impairment of voluntary movements, tremor
Reporting Side Effects
You can help improve the safe use of health products for Canadians by reporting serious and unexpected side effects to Health Canada. Your report may help to identify new side effects and change the product safety information.
3 ways to report:
- Online at MedEffect;
- By calling 1-866-234-2345 (toll-free);
- By completing a Consumer Side Effect Reporting Form and
sending it by:
- Fax to 1-866-678-6789 (toll-free), or
- Mail to: Canada Vigilance Program Health Canada, Postal Locator 0701E Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Postage paid labels and the Consumer Side Effect Reporting Form are available at MedEffect.
NOTE: Contact your health professional if you need information about how to manage your side effects. The Canada Vigilance Program does not provide medical advice.
In case of drug overdose, contact a health care practitioner, hospital emergency department or regional Poison Control Centre immediately, even if there are no symptoms.
Overdosing on PLAQUENIL is dangerous; symptoms may occur as early as within 30 minutes after ingestion.
Overdosage with PLAQUENIL is dangerous particularly in infants, as little as 1-2 grams having proved fatal.
Overdose symptoms include headache, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, rapid heart beats, fainting due to sudden decrease of blood flow and heart pump function, muscle weakness, convulsions and serious trouble breathing.
Talk to your doctor if you are taking or going to take any other medications, including those obtained without prescription, vitamins and natural health products. Some medicines that may interact with PLAQUENIL are as follows:
- Digoxin. If you are taking both PLAQUENIL and digoxin, your doctor may decide to check the level of digoxin in your blood.
- Anti-diabetic drugs. If you are taking PLAQUENIL and are on a medication to control diabetes mellitus [high blood sugar], there is a risk of developing unusually low blood sugar, resulting in hunger pains, rapid heart rate, dizziness, and rarely, loss of consciousness. Your doctor may decide to reduce the doses of medications to control diabetes.
- Antiepileptic drugs
- Some antibiotics used for infections (aminoglycoside antibiotics) such as gentamycin, neomycin, tobramycin
- Neostigmine and pyridostigmine (medicines used to treat muscle disorders)
- Cimetidine (medicine used to treat heartburns)
- Ciclosporine (an immunosuppressant medication)
- Antacids. You should leave a gap of at least 4 hours between taking these medicines and PLAQUENIL
- Rabies vaccine
- Medicines that may affect the liver, the kidney, the skin or the eye
- Medicines that may cause irregular heart beat (e.g. amiodarone, moxifloxacin) or increase the risk of convulsions (e.g. antimalarials, mefloquine)
- Agalsidase (a medicine used to treat a rare genetic disease called Fabry disease)
PLAQUENIL has been used safely in combination with salicylates (aspirin), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, methotrexate and corticosteroids.
- Keep out of reach of infants and small children.
- Store at room temperature (15°C - 30°C).
This leaflet will not tell you everything you need to know about PLAQUENIL. For more information, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
This document plus the full product monograph, prepared for health professionals, can be found at www.sanofi.ca, or by contacting the sponsor, sanofi-aventis Canada Inc., at 1-800-265-7927.
Last reviewed on RxList: 3/16/2016
This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
Plaquenil FDA Prescribing Information
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Your Mission: Tell us what you love, hate, or are otherwise indifferent to about matte nail polish and all that those entail.
Your Mission: Tell us what you love, hate, or are otherwise indifferent to about matte nail polish and all that those entail.
MAC Haute & Naughty Lash Mascara ($18.00) is the latest in mascara innovation from MAC, and though the formula itself isn't the key innovation here, it's actually a nice formula.
I'm personally a big fan of MAC mascaras — Plushlash is my favorite MAC mascara (and second favorite mascara–Chanel Exceptionnel being the first), with Zoomlash and Opulash coming in second and third, respectively. Haute & Naughty Lash is as two-in-one as they lead you to believe, but I don't love the fuller, more dramatic part nearly as much as the softer, more defined half.
The daytime end (the smaller opening) really cleans off the brush so that there really isn't much mascara on it, but it keeps all that actual mascara in the tube–so you're not wasting it, like you would if you blotted off excess with a tissue or the like. The smaller opening has a fairly large mascara wand with a tapered end, and the effect it gives is longer, fuller lashes with definition and great separation. It doesn't clump at all, and it gives a nice full-lash look with nice length and blackness. All it doesn't do it thicken lashes. It also seems to lift lashes a bit, too, and it held a curl well for me.
The evening end (the larger opening) allows for more mascara on the brush, even though the brush itself is essentially the same. It thickens quite a bit, but it also has more of a tendency to clump if you get too much on the brush (much like most mascaras). It lengthens, but I think because it tends to clump, it looks like there is less volume and length.
Dior Cherry Blossom Nail Lacquer ($21.00) is a yellow-pink with white-gold micro-shimmer. It applies very smoothly and evenly, and you only need about two coats for good color opacity. It's very flattering on both warm and cooler skin tones, because it's just a smidgen warm. It doesn't actually feel like a fall nail color to me at all–definitely something I'd expect in the spring or summer.
This shade is a Sephora exclusive, and Dior's fall collection is just starting to trickle into department stores now. I imagine it should be on Sephora in the next couple of weeks.
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Starred Review. What mother wouldn't sacrifice herself for her child? In Simmons's electrifying debut, the answer is delivered through the harrowing ordeal of a mother held for ransom by an anonymous kidnapper. A former globetrotting journalist now working for a Midwest TV station, Claire has a comfortable life with her husband, Sam, a successful co-owner of a PR/marketing firm, and their three young daughters, but she's unhappy with Sam and struggles with a secret past. On one of the frequent nights Sam isn't home, an intruder crashes through the skylight of the couple's newly renovated house. The man planned to kidnap their oldest girl, but Claire persuades him to take her instead. An intense bond develops between Claire and her abductor, a widower mourning the loss of his wife, during the eerie seven-day odyssey that follows. As Claire waits for the ransom to be paid, she faces some hard truths about the choices everyone makes that sometimes require lies to endure. The perfect read for a stormy night, Simmons's suspenseful tale contains nary a wasted word. (Feb.)
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"An electrifying debut. The perfect read for a stormy night, Simmons's suspenseful tale contains nary a wasted word." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Simmons's debut kicks off with an intriguing premise. The prose is concise, resonant, vibrant—more thoughtfully crafted than is typical in genre thrillers—and worth savoring."—Romantic Times (four stars)
"Midnight Run with a female Charles Grodin…invigorating prose beefs up a conventional crime story." —Entertainment Weekly
"Standing Still has a rare quality for a thriller. It's subtle, no less scary than it should be, but almost gentle where it needs to be." —New York Daily News --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The thought put into the details of panic disorder makes it a very believable read...both the protagonist and the antagonist are engaging characters that cause the reader to think outside the box with regards to the abductor/abductee relationship.
I've become a very jaded reader in the past few years and this book was just the tonic I needed.
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As is so often the case in today's fiction, the chapters that take place in the present alternate with italicized flashbacks in which we learn something of Claire's past. She was a promiscuous woman who went from one lover to another based on superficial attraction ("my friends called me the queen of walking away"); she is hiding a horrifying secret that she prays will never come to light; she abhors her husband's shallowness, penny-pinching, and all too frequent absences. As Claire gets to know her kidnapper, she finds out that he is a man on a mission, and that he bears her no personal ill will. They gradually bond, in a way that often happens in situations of this kind, and their fates become inextricably intertwined.
Kelly Simmons has a clear, fast-paced, and conversational writing style; she injects a touch of occasional humor to offset the novel's dour theme. "Standing Still" is a psychological study of a dysfunctional marriage, and of a woman who is uncomfortable in her own skin. Because of her emotional problems, she is incapable of relaxing and enjoying her work as a journalist or her role as a wife and mother. During her week-long ordeal, Claire is forced to reexamine the past and decide what she has that is worth fighting for. The plot is a bit contrived and simplistic, and does not bear close scrutiny. The book's value lies in its sensitive analysis of Claire's complex personality and its engrossing account of her gradual transformation from frightened victim to a more realistic grown-up, who is able to live with life's uncertainties and imperfections.
Standing Still leaves you wondering. Claire is by far the best-developed character and yet her husband and her kidnapper are fascinating shadows of real people whose souls you never see. Despite Sam's memorable hair, I think I never saw his face, never looked into his eyes. And her kidnapper is even more enigmatic. One wonders, does her perpetual panic force Claire to know herself so well that she can't really know anyone else?
You'll read this and want more from this author.
As a suspense-filled, psychological thriller, Simmons' writing is electrifying. The night of the abduction is perfectly set. A raging thunderstorm. An intruder's footsteps on the tin roof. A stranger's eyes peering from her daughter's bedroom. It's chill-inducing drama at its best.
A clue to Claire's inner turmoil is revealed when she gives herself up in place of her daughter. The kidnapper readily makes the exchange leaving the easy prey of her three young girls behind preferring instead to drag a grown woman barefoot in a flimsy nightgown into the teeming night. After a 90 minute car ride, they end up in room seven of the Mid-County Motor Inn.
This lock down isn't your typical sequestration. When Claire's one try at freedom is derailed, she never tries to leave the room again - ever. In fact, she grows attached to her jailer. His gentle treatment and kind demeanor lead her to conjure up fantasies about the young Latino man holding her for ransom. He's a paramedic. He's a father. This is his first foray into kidnapping. She starts developing an emotional bond with her unnamed assailant over B.L.T.'s and crossword puzzles.
The question arises - was her life so bad before? It is gradually revealed through flashbacks - that emerge from the memories connected to old snapshots - how she never recovered from her father's death. In the ensuing years, she's suffered from a type of panic disorder and has visited psychiatrists across the country seeking relief from her imagined fears. It is only when her worst nightmare comes to fruition that she begins to reexamine her relationship with her ever-traveling husband and discover just what exactly all of his urgent business trips were really about.
The crux of the novel - the reason why she was kidnapped - doesn't quite live up to the potential build-up, especially in the last few pages when the possibility of who was really involved doesn't match up with what you've been led to believe. Yes, the innuendo is there. Maybe that person was involved, there's just no physical evidence providing the connection, but a key revelation from Claire's past might have made for a more satisfying whodunit. In the end, the association behind why Claire was chosen is vague at best, possibly justifying Simmons' view of the randomness of life.
The lovesick nature of Claire is heartbreaking throughout. Her husband has her kiss the bartender on their honeymoon in order to cover the tab. While her kidnapper teaches her the inherent joy of belly-flopping onto a bed. Her husband left her alone with her panic attacks for nights on end. Yet for the first time, she feels safe under the ever-watchful gaze of her kidnapper. Her husband initially wanted her because he felt she was the ideal, unobtainable woman. However, when responding to the ransom demand, he has his secretary make the call for him. Her husband has essentially carved her out of his life, while her kidnapper has made her the sole focus of his. The dichotomy between the two is stunning.
Overall, you might not understand Claire, but you'll be riveted by how she views her abduction.
One of the reviews on the back of the book is from something called Romantic Times. I guess that should have given me all I needed to know. If you usually read romance novels, you'll probably like this. If you prefer weightier books, look elsewhere.


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Knoxville, Tenn. (CBS DC) Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a crowd of law school students that if taxes in the U.S. become too high then people should revolt.
Speaking at the University of Tennessee College of Law on Tuesday, the longest-serving justice currently on the bench was asked by a student about the constitutionality of the income tax, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports.
Scalia responded that the government has the right to implement the tax, but if it reaches a certain point, perhaps you should revolt.(continued)
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It ain't just the taxes... and the Tree of Liberty is as dry as a bone.
This is a natural and logical eventuality in the social contract is it not? It should be what gives our leaders 'pause' when they dream up increases in taxes.
Sadly the only revolt likely to happen will be in favor of taking more of other peoples' money and redistributing it.
Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States. Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
When an originalist Justice of the Supreme Court says it's time, it's time.
And then Judge Scalia casually said to no one in particular; "Will no one rid me of this bothersome Tyranny?
I can see the liberals/progressives/Marxists collective heads exploding.
For the record, it's not just taxes...
Just had the mental image of Scalia going pugilist on some idiots, ear to ear grin while laughing.
Agreed, bump!
Bump that.
It is in the Constitution.
I suppose this would make Antonin Scalia a "Domestic Terrorist", and he'll find himself on a 'no fly' list.
Good point.
Unfortunately, the 16the amendment explicitly allows for income tax to be levied. And realistically, the tax money collected is spent on whatever the president, Congress, or bureaucrats want to spend it on.
Revolution can be peaceful. THink Constitutional Convention.
I just voted for a Christian Texas Appeals Court Judge who wears a bracelet (when he's on the bench) that says this.
(What Would Scalia Do?)
"A Revolution now and then helps to clear the air." (Thomas Jefferson)
What about tyranny, Judge?
What should we do about that?
Whoa. Justice Scalia must have a very clean closet indeed to speak such a truth in this age of tyranny, unprecedented domestic surveillance, and the unrestrained lawlessness of every single government agency. Stay safe, Mr. Justice.
Well, at this point, if we dont get an acceptable outcome from a limited Convention of States or a radical anti-government POTUS, then, yes, states should begin nullifying unconstitutional federal law, begin severing financial ties with the feds, and move to low, flat taxes and the free market. Pretty soon, that state will be richer than the federal government.
Are we at the tipping point?
It feels like we are past the tipping point.
November of 2012 election results proved that. Dead people voting, precinct captains verbally harrassed and literally thrown out of the ballot office if they were seen as likely Republican on Tea. Look at how loudly the Dems howl about voter ID cards. They do not want to give up that easy gravy train. The corruption is baked deeply within the cake.
While I would support repeal of 16A because it ignores other tax-related constitutional clauses imo, I actually don't have problems with it for the following reason. 16A doesn't constitute an excuse for Congress to ignore its limited power to lay taxes, imo, which I indicated in previous post.
In fact, I think that the states should amend Justice Marshall's clarification of Congress's limited power to lay taxes to the Constitution where corrupt Congress can continue to ignore it. /sarc
We are. Some of us are waiting on the rest of us to CATCH the *%+# UP!
Slackers. Heh.
Ever think that if in casual conversation you mentioned to these people, "I'm so unsure about voting in the next election, I don't know if my vote will count" would they HASTEN to reassure you that yes indeed your vote DOES count, and then they might pause and ask, "What is your party registration?" as a way of checking?
The Taxation has almost become a side matter.
It is the tyranny that is out of control.
Threats of taxes, threats of fines, threats of jail, threats of murder.
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Well, at this point, if we dont get an acceptable outcome from a limited Convention of States or a radical anti-government POTUS, then, yes, states should begin nullifying unconstitutional federal law, begin severing financial ties with the feds, and move to low, flat taxes and the free market. Pretty soon, that state will be richer than the federal government.
I was reluctant to jump on Cliven Bundy's side, but what has become very obvious is this Gov is out of control.
As mentioned in related threads, it remains that before 16A was ratified, the Supreme Court had clarified that Congress cannot lay taxes in the name of state power issues, essentially any issue which Congress cannot justify under its constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers.
Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States. Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
Also mentioned elsewhere, not only is the Court's clarification of Congress's limited power to lay taxes still in effect imo, but the states need to amend Justice Marshall's statement to the Constitution where corrupt Congress can continue to ignore it. /sarc
So was I. I was one of the loudest here telling people to be cautious about picking his hill to die on.
Agreed. I am willing to give Levin's Liberty Amendments a go. Failing that, it's past time to cut ties or go to Washington to physically and peacefully remove the beasts from their lair.
And there is the rub.
The Gubermint is regrouping but we are still alive, and they look like the thugs they are.
Wow! Sounds like the patriot call to me!
Well, yes, except if the C of C fails, I'm for marching politically (with the right candidates (harder and harder to find), of course, but not necessarily militarily on Washington, if that's what you meant. I'm rather for states making incremental moves to become independent of Washington DC beginning with financial independence.
There's no need to march militarily on D.C.
This is from Rand Paul via Fox News. Notice Reid is keeping the government from functioning and solving problems
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"Nobody in Washington really knows anything about ranching or grazing cattle," said Paul, adding that he proposed a bill last year in the Senate that would give states more control over land and the preservation of species. Paul called on Harry Reid to at least allow a vote on the measure in the Senate....."
Talk about out of control. Ethics charges should be brought against him asap
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To me it looks like the Right, in not being clear about who the #1 enemy is (big government), may bicker themselves right out of the 2016 election. If the electoral process fails and the Convention of States fails, then the only option I see is individual states (Texas, don't know who else) taking action to nullify and steps to become financially independent of Washington DC.
There is NO reason to think the Federal Gov't would honor new amendments any more than they do the original.
Do you really think that tiger will suddenly become spotted?
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Pavilion DV6 overheats, chews battery and now will not power up
Absolutely, 100% the worst laptop I have purchased...EVER!
I purchased a DV6 just a squeak over 12 months ago. In Australia, the price pais for these was around $2,500.
It worked OK for a while and didn't present with any issues when brand new, except for the fact it always seemed to produce quite a bit of heat.
At around the 6 month mark, I noticed the battery not holding its charge like it used to. But like always, you just plug in the power cord and motor on with more pressing issues, like running a business because no self employed person has the time to spend hours on the phone to HP...right?
When the battery got to the point where it wouldn't hold charge for more than 15 minutes, I called HP. It was 1 day past my waranty, but seeing as their website contact page says their support was not open on Sundays (the day my warranty expired) I had no choice but to ring on the Monday. Yes...I should have called immediately. Lesson learned.
HP, after much constination, agreed to replace the battery.
When the new battery arrived, I tested to make sure it was OK. Whilst still producing quite a bit of heat, the machine ran on full power for almost 3 hours before completely discharging. HP also had me update the BIOS.
I thought my problems may be over. Not so. One day, completely out of the blue, the laptop simply refused to start. When the power button was pressed, a few dash lights would come on, the fan would power up, and then about 2 seconds later, it would shut off.
Nothing. Completely dead.
I searched online for answers and found a few threads that suggested removal of the battery, flushing the mobo power and restarting...all to no avail. I also found a large number of discussions about the DV6 series, in particular an issue with dying motherboards (which makes sense given the above symptoms).
Apparently, from what I can see, around 1/7 DV6 owners have experienced this same problem. But, because it always seems to miraculously happen "just outside of waranty", HP only seem to be interested in telling me that they are no longer responsible. Apparently, it's not a known issue because "the problem hasn't been documented by HP".
Well if that's the case, then the Sun must not exist because I certainly haven't documented anything about it and I'm sure HP don't have any documentation on the Sun either. Beats me what that big orange ball of flames is in the sky then!
After speaking with two people at customer non-support, I'm apparently going to receive a call tomorrow from another person higher up the food chain tomorrow. No doubt the first thing they'll hear is "oh but it's out of waranty so it's not our problem".
Also, according to the customer non-service person I spoke to today, laptops using "AMD processors generally overheat more than Intel ones" (not my words). So HP are knowingly designing machines with part that produce excessive heat and willingly selling these to customers. Nice.
He also told me that because of this, I should have been using additional cooling devices like a cooling pad. I'm sorry HP, but if you've designed a laptop that cannot sufficiently cool itself without external assistance, then you shouldn't be selling it at all. Had the sales person told me this before I made my purchase decision ("oh by the way, you'll need a cooling pad for this laptop because they overheat, but that's normal and HP knows this but decided to make this product anyway"), do you think anyone in their right mind would purchase this laptop?
No? That's what I thought too.
Will update as this progresses with HP to see what they are not willing (or hopefully willing) to do about fixing their mistakes.
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You're going to love this...
Case Manager George Guevara from HP in Costa Rica just called to advise that the laptop is no longer under waranty and it is not HP's responsibility to fix the fault with the machine.
He then had the nerve to tell me he was providing me with "customer service"!
This means war...and I'm as tenacious as they come!
You've layed down the gauntlet HP...let's play.
Re: Pavilion DV6 overheats, chews battery and now will not power up
I have the same problems with my HP pavilion DV6 (with AMD)
The battery shat itself a few days after the waranty ran out. The fan sounds like the machine is about to take off, and it is too hot to touch underneath. I have burn marks on wooden tables from where the laptop has burned the table.
It takes littereally 20 minuted for the laptop to start up and log in, and if you try to do anything while it is still loading the programs after log in - it crashes. The audio / headset jack sends out a current, and can shock your ears. if you plug it into a speak or home entertainment system it buzzes.....
I bit the bullet and bought an ASUS for half the price of the HP Pavilion. It has lower specs, but totally outperforms the HP.
I will never buy HP again.
Re: Pavilion DV6 overheats, chews battery and now will not power up
Couldn't agree more. Unfortunately I can't afford to just run out and buy another laptop
HP sent an authorised repairer out to collect it over 2 weeks ago. Haven't heard anything since.
Could this be a case of HP stole my laptop as well?
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For all of HP telling me it WASN'T the system board or it WASN'T a fault with their product, I can now report that it WAS!
(for the sake of this thread...somebody act suprised).
Despite the laptop being just past it's warranty period, HP fixed it because it was faulty.
The lesson learned here, is not to let them beat you down. Stand up and fight for your rights. They might be all talk when it comes to refusing to fix their mistakes, but in the end (in this case anyway), they repaired it.
Also, for anyone in Australia, get your retailer involved. They have a responsibility under law to help solve the problem, even if it's not their fault. People bag Harvey Norman a lot, but in this case and in all my dealings with them, they've always gone above and beyond the call.
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04-01-2011 03:59 PM - edited 04-01-2011 04:05 PM
I'm not surprised. Congratulations on your success. I'm having the same problem (technically and with customer support i.e., warranty). However, I have some questions.
1. How exactly was this HP's fault?
2. Who did you have to speak to that finally fixed the issue?
3. In what department?
4. On what grounds did the individual you spoke to disregard the warranty?
For what it's worth, I've discovered that the I can substantiate that it is a manufacturer problem. I removed my motherboard and discovered that there is a huge waterstain on the motherboard. My theory is that the computer got so hot that my sweat seeped through the mousepad and caused waterdamage on the motherboard. Although my cpu was intel, I'm sure the problem was heat based because this computer got hot as well. Nevertheless, I'm sure you could see why I'm curious as to what grounds you found HP to be at fault. Perhaps the battery shorted out the motherboard in addition to the problem with the computer getting so hot that it would cause waterdamage.
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The laptop was poorly designed and should never give off that much heat. Almost by way of admission, on the original call to HP, they admitted themselves that these laptops get very hot and that I should have purchased additional, external cooling devices when I first purchased the laptop.
This raises two questions...
- Why is HP knowingly selling very overheating laptops to the consumer market?
- If they know the laptops overheat, why isn't this information disclosed at the time of purchase and the purchaser advised that they will need to buy additional cooling devices to keep the machine cool?
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04-01-2011 04:32 PM - edited 04-01-2011 04:35 PM
The problem is that HP is the original retailer. The current laptop is the product of four generations of replacements and a repair job that happened around October. The warranty expired within the same time period (October).
Also, I just did some research and I have to say that it's strange that HP would tell you that the issue is undocumented:
Re: Pavilion DV6 overheats, chews battery and now will not power up
It is strange that they say it's undocumented. I did the same as you and researched it only to find hundreds of people around the world complaining about the same issue. I also provided this information to my retailer who took it to HP.
But...when you tell this directly to HP, they said that there is no documentation relating to this problem.
What they are referring to is that there is no "internal" documentation from HP regarding this. Thus, if there is no internal documentation, then the problem doesn't exist.
By the way, documented evidence in their own support forum (i.e. here in this thread) doesn't count, because they didn't write it.
I'd bet my house there's a poster on the HP Technical Support Call Centre wall that says "Ignorance is bliss".
Sad that a company refuses to listen to its customers...


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We may think of victims being moved across international borders and forced into abusive work conditions. What is less recognized is the other face of trafficking as it plays out right here at home. Whether we recognize it or not, children are being exploited in our own communities across the United States.
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READING, England, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Acision, the global leader in mobile messaging, today announced the availability of its leading Rich Communication Suite (RCS) services, as a hosted solution from the Acision Cloud environment. First launched in October 2011, the Acision Cloud model enables mobile operators to quickly and cost effectively respond to rapidly changing technology developments and end user preferences, by having the ability to access and offer customers new rich services while maximising their revenue-generating potential. By delivering RCS from the cloud, Acision is enabling operators to launch Rich Messaging quickly and with limited up-front cost, without the need to deploy an IMS Core. Since the beginning of 2012, RCS has been offered as a key service on Acision's consolidated messaging platform, Acision Broadband Messaging Service Centre (BMSC).
In today's IP-centric world, where time to market and enriching user experience is everything, mobile operators around the globe are investing in rich and superior services to enhance the user experience, based on platforms such as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) - which can be a costly and complex infrastructure implementation. By offering mobile operators easy access to Acision's hosted RCS solution, operators can bring richer services to market faster with easy connectivity, flexibility and delivery models, including:
- RCS5, including SMS and MMS interworking
- Social Networks integration
- Triggering for consumer services
- Open APIs for enterprise content and services
All this is the basis for new revenue streams through new value added consumer services and enterprise applications.
"Acision offers a high level of flexibility in its delivery options and business models for RCS. For operators that require in-network delivery, we can deploy our hardware independent RCS solution either on their dedicated hardware or in the operator's private cloud environment. For operators that are looking to minimise time to market and investments, and launch RCS without having to deploy an IMS Core, we can deliver RCS as a service from the Acision cloud environment. A quick, easy and cost effective option to RCS delivery without the added complexity of IMS," said Jorgen Nilsson, Chief Executive Officer at Acision. "By virtualising our solutions operators can access and deploy the latest rich services, and scale these easily without the hefty costs traditionally associated with deployment, which also enables greater economies of scale across operator groups and alliances. RCS from the cloud enhances our proposition to rapidly deliver IP-based, rich messaging services in 2013, and builds on our 20 years of messaging expertise in evolving the messaging ecosystem."
Now available in Acision's cloud or as a virtualised offering, mobile operators can access Acision's RCS solutions from virtually any location in the world. Acision's data centres will deliver scalable, reliable connectivity to multiple domestic and international sites underpinned by fibre backbone networks and undersea cabling. This will ensure that operators can take advantage of easily monetised rich messaging services with cost effective expenditure and investment in bandwidth costs. Furthermore, the data centres will be backed up by 24/7 support, complimented with Acision's complete KPI and service intelligence reporting, to test and gauge usage results of the services delivered in the cloud.
About Acision
As the global leader in mobile messaging, Acision connects the world by powering relevant, seamless messaging services, which enrich the mobile communications experience and create new opportunities for carriers and enterprises across the world. For more information, visit Acision at http://www.acision.com
About Acision Broadband Messaging Service Centre
As Acision's enabler of RCS, Acision Broadband Messaging Service Centre (BMSC) is a consolidated messaging platform, providing the full set of messaging services, including SMS, MMS, voicemail and the GSMA's Rich Communication Suite (RCS) of services such as instant messaging, group chat, file transfer and video sharing.
As a unique value add to operators, Acision BMSC goes beyond RCS standards by enabling a consistent user experience across all messaging services:
- 3rd parties and enterprises benefit from richer messaging services using RCS capabilities as enhancements to the popular SMS / MMS services we know today.
- Value added personalized services (auto-reply, copy forward, parental control) applied across SMS, MMS and RCS.
- Seamless interworking across mobile and internet messaging communities and social networks.
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Assessment of ripening stages of Cavendish dwarf bananas as host or non-host to Bactrocera invadens
Version of Record online: 27 FEB 2013
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12045
© 2013 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Journal of Applied Entomology
Special Issue: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, HOST STATUS, AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE AND NATIVE FRUIT FLIES OF EUROPE, AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Volume 138, Issue 6, pages 449–457, July 2014
Additional Information
How to Cite
Cugala, D., Ekesi, S., Ambasse, D., Adamu, R. S. and Mohamed, S. A. (2014), Assessment of ripening stages of Cavendish dwarf bananas as host or non-host to Bactrocera invadens. Journal of Applied Entomology, 138: 449–457. doi: 10.1111/jen.12045
Publication History
- Issue online: 9 JUN 2014
- Version of Record online: 27 FEB 2013
- Manuscript Accepted: 6 FEB 2013
- Manuscript Received: 29 SEP 2012
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Agrifuturo/USAID
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- Bactrocera invadens ;
- Cavendish dwarf banana;
- non-host;
- ripening stages
We assessed the infestation of Bactrocera invadens Drew Tsuruta & White on field-collected Cavendish dwarf bananas of different ripening stages in Kenya and Mozambique. Of 5085 fruits collected in Kenya, B. invadens was reared from all ripening stages except bananas at the mature green stage. The highest level of fruit fly infestation was recorded from the 'all yellow' fruit ripening stage at 17% of which 401 B. invadens was recovered. In Mozambique, no fruit flies were recovered from a total of 169 fruits of different ripening stages sampled. Of 1349 culled Cavendish dwarf bananas sample, the highest number of fruit flies (518 B. invadens) was recovered from fruits that were precociously ripened. In field cage experiments conducted in Kenya and Mozambique, although oviposition wounds (101–587) were observed on green bananas after artificial infestation with 100–1000 gravid B. invadens females, no flies were recovered from fruits at the green stage of harvest maturity. Based on the results of these findings, mature green bananas of the Cavendish dwarf cultivar should be considered as a non-host stage of maturity for B. invadens. However, bunches with precociously ripened fingers and with other damages such as cracks and splits, ant burns, abrasions, point bruise, tip rot or general decay should be carefully inspected before export and discarded because such damages can permit attack by B. invadens and pose the risk of inadvertent translocation of the insect during export.


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Herman Cain Led Radical Group That Accused Democrats Of Wanting To Kill 'Black Babies'
Herman Cain, who officially announced his candidacy for President on Saturday, was once the spokesperson for a highly controversial group that, among other things, suggested Democrats wanted to kill "black babies."
The group, called America's PAC, spent millions to run advertisments on black radio stations in swing states during the 2004 and 2006 elections. Cain served as a spokesperson for the group and performed voice-over work in many of the ads.
The New York Sun reported on one of the ads that focused on abortion:
"Black babies are terminated at triple the rate of white babies," a female announcer in one of the ads says, as rain, thunder, and a crying infant are heard in the background. "The Democratic Party supports these abortion laws that are decimating our people, but the individual's right to life is protected in the Republican platform. Democrats say they want our vote. Why don't they want our lives?"
Another similar ad featured Herman Cain's voice:
"If you make a little mistake with one of your 'hos,' you'll want to dispose of that problem tout suite, no questions asked," one of the men says.
"That's too cold. I don't snuff my own seed," the other replies.
"Maybe you do have a reason to vote Republican," the first man says.
Listen to the ad:
Another ad produced by the group linked Democrats to members of the KKK: "Now, I can understand why a Ku Klux Klan cracker like David Duke makes nice with the terrorists. They fight voting rights in Iraq, just like he does back home. But what I want to know is why so many of the Democrat politicians I helped elect are on the same side of the Iraq war as David Duke."
The ads, and similar ads that were produced with Cain's help in 2004, were widely denounced. Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) "called the ads 'repugnant, vicious' and filled with 'outright lies that distort the facts.'" University of Dayton law professor Vernellia R. Randall said, "These are targeted to the black population to raise their fears of being overrun by whites, of being wiped out as a race and of genocide."
Appearing as a spokesperson for the group on Fox News in 2006, Cain defended the ads, saying "the general concept of having ads that give people the facts, that tell people the truth — and, sometimes, the truth hurts."