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Wick flow is caused by the movement of buffer into the support medium. Moisture evaporation from the gel from heat generation during electrophoresis causes movement of the buffer into the gel. Gel absorption of buffer to replace the lost moisture affects the migration of sample molecules.
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Intervention Review
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Editorial Group: Cochrane Vascular Group
Published Online: 18 APR 2007
Assessed as up-to-date: 25 JAN 2007
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002945.pub2
Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Cosford PA, Leng GC, Thomas J. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD002945. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002945.pub2.
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- Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions), comment added to review
- Published Online: 18 APR 2007
Current VersionScreening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Paul A Cosford, Gillian C Leng and Justyn Thomas
Version of Record online: 18 APR 2007 | DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002945.pub2
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Version 1Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
PA Cosford and GC Leng
Version of Record online: 22 JAN 2001 | DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002945


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Two Great NFL QB's
I would like to take just a moment of your time to share some information about one of the very best quarterbacks in the league over the last couple of years. Aaron Rodgers, as you probably, was given the unenviable task of following a true legend of the game in Favre. This article will chronicle the young career of Rogers and pay a little tribute to a true legend of the game in Favre.
Draft Day, 2005
Rodgers was drafted in 2005. At the time, San Francisco was faced with the tough decision of drafting either Aaron Rodgers or Alex Smith. They chose Smith, which many commentators agree
Favre Retires and Un-Retires
Favre hinted at retirement on and off for several years, although I suspect much of the drama year in and year out was drumm
2008 NFL Season
For the first time in over a decade and a half, someone other than Favre would start a game for the Green Bay Packers at the quarterback position. Rodgers showed flashes of brilliance and a good head for the game, but like so many others in their first year of starting, he wasn't at his best. Still, he didn't throw many interceptions and actually threw 157 straight pass attempts without an interception, the third longest streak in Packer history. The team struggled in close games and finished a rather disappointing 6-10. Still, if you couldn't see the talent in this guy, you weren't paying attention.
Favre was hot early in the year, leading the Jets to an AFC best 8-3 record. An injury to his throwing arm would hinder the team and Favre's performance. The Jets missed the playoffs. Favre played very poorly during the final 5 games of the season.
2009 NFL Season
The team got better. Rodgers continued to play great football and led the Pack to an 11-5 record. Of course, by this time his predecessor, Favre, had retired with the New York Jets and then unretired to join the Minnesota Vikings. The teams collided on two occasions, with Favre pulling out the wins and magic on both occasions. Still, it was apparent to any knowledgeable football fan that Rodgers was the real thing. The team was starting to get better at closing out games and Rodgers was playing great football. He passed for over 4,000 yards and amassed the second best single season passing yardage total in team history. Clearly, the foundation was laid for the future.
By way of contrast, Favre led the Vikings all the way to the NFL championship game. The Vikings lost, but some continued to chirp about how the Packers shouldn't have let Favre go, despite the incredible play of number twelve. Favre had what is arguably the best season of his long, fabled career.
2010 Season – A Champion Emerges
The 2010 NFL season came around and both Favre and Rodgers were playing football
The Vikes and Pack met twice again, this time with Rodgers getting the win column notched. Fourteen games into the season, it looked as if both teams, the Vikings and Packers, would miss the playoffs. The Vikings had been eliminated and the Packers were grasping at straws to stay afloat. Rodgers would lead the Pack to two straight wins and they would make the playoffs.
As they say, the rest is history. Riding a hot streak, the Packers would go on to make the Super Bowl and beat the Steelers. Despite many, many drops by his receivers, Rodgers had an incredibly impressive game and was named Super Bowl MVP, something Favre never accomplished.
Favre had a rough year. He clashed with his coach, Brad Childress, and missed several games to injury, thus ending his iron-man streak, arguably the most impressive record in all of sports, not just football. Favre would call an end his first ballot hall of fame career, presumably his last retirement.
What's Next?
The sky is truly the limit for Rodgers. At the time of this writing, he holds several enviable records. He is the only QB to pass for over 4,000 yards in his first three seasons. He is the NFL's all-time record holder for QB passer rating in both the regular season and post season. In addition, Rodgers also has the lowest interception rate in NFL history. Favre certainly would never hold that record, but his place is certainly secure in the history books as one of the elite to play the game. Favre deserves respect and has earned it.
A logical accolade to look for Rodgers to collect would be an NFL MVP award. Favre won 3 of them and it seems fitting to see the man that took over for him win at least one. It cannot be argued how important Rodgers is to his team. He is the clear leader of his team and arguably the best quarterback in the league. He is that good.
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70, Ridgetop, TNLife is good! I wake up with a smile on my face and a song in my heart. Sprituality and my Faith guide my choices. The Lord has Blessed me in so many ways, I can hardly believe it myself. I have a 15 year old son that I cherish. In addition, I was Blessed to be a part of raising three step children who are now productive young adults. I love them as my own. And although my ex and I have moved on, we retain a friendship by virtue of respect. I enjoy my career, restoring our c.1896 Victorian home, music, entertaining, vintage/classic cars, and technology. I give back to my Church through involvement and my community as a Volunteer Firefighter and EMT. I am an optimist and retain no baggage. My health is excellent and I'm very energetic, sincere and financially stable. Starbuck's Venti-Latte is great, but I'm good with Dunkin'. I know how to dress up and how to dress down. If it's broke, I can fix it. If I'm lost, I'll ask for direction. My primaries are my God, my loved-ones, a few close friends, and my country. My heart is warm and I have a passion for life and all of it's wonders. I have a flair for the romantic. Little things mean so much. I'm a pretty good cook, but not a chef. I'm tidy, but my housekeeping is mediocre. My sense of humor is infectious and my profile picture is current. I'm adventurous, outdoorsy, and active.
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Circulating osteoprotegerin is correlated with lipid profile, insulin sensitivity, adiponectin and sex steroids in an ageing male population
This work was supported by a grant from the 'Conseil de Recherche de l'Université Saint-Joseph' (FM 99).
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Objective The relationship between osteoprotegerin (OPG) and lipid profile, insulin sensitivity, adipocytokines and sex steroids has been poorly studied and subject to controversy. The purpose of this study was to look at the correlates of OPG in an elderly male population.
Design One hundred and fifty-one nondiabetic, elderly Lebanese men (age range 50–83) were recruited in this cross-sectional study based on voluntary enrolment.
Measurements In all the subjects, serum OPG levels were measured and related to clinical parameters (age, waist, body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure), as well as to metabolic and hormonal parameters. The following fasting laboratory measurements were performed: plasma glucose and insulin levels, total cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL cholesterol, adiponectin, leptin, as well as sex steroids (testosterone, SHBG, free androgen index, ooestradiol, DHEAS), GH and IGF-1. QUICKI index was calculated as a measure of insulin sensitivity.
Results OPG levels were significantly correlated with age (r = 0·28, P < 0·0001) but not with BMI, waist, systolic or diastolic blood pressure. There was a trend towards higher OPG levels in subjects without, compared to subjects with the metabolic syndrome (3·58 ± 1·28 vs. 3·26 ± 1·04 pmol/l, P = 0·09). OPG was negatively correlated with fasting glucose and triglyceride levels (r = –0·18, P = 0·031 and r = −0·19, P = 0·02, respectively) and positively correlated with the QUICKI index (r = 0·17, P = 0·033), HDL cholesterol (r = 0·21, P = 0·009) and adiponectin levels (r = 0·27, P = 0·001). No significant correlations were reported with total or LDL cholesterol levels and with leptin levels. After adjustment for age, OPG is still correlated with triglycerides (r = –0·19, P = 0·02), glucose (r = –0·21, P = 0·011) and adiponectin (r = 0·19, P = 0·02). Finally, OPG was positively associated with SHBG (r = 0·31, P < 0·001) and negatively associated with free androgen index (r =–0·346, P < 0·001); both correlations persisted after adjustment for age (r = 0·21, P = 0·009 and r = −0·23, P = 0·005, respectively). No significant correlation was found between OPG and oestradiol levels while a weak negative correlation was demonstrated with DHEAS (r = –0·18, P = 0·025). Also, no significant correlation was found between OPG and GH or IGF-1 values. In a multiple regression analysis with a stepwise model, the main determinants of OPG were free androgen index and adiponectin (P < 0·0001 and P = 0·015, respectively).
Conclusion Our results show that circulating OPG levels are favourably associated with some components of the metabolic syndrome. Also, for the first time, an association between OPG and adiponectin is described. Finally, the negative correlation we found between OPG and free androgen index may suggest a potential role of OPG in the increase in cardiovascular disease related to ageing and sex steroid deficiency.


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'The Last Werewolf,' in words and music
Glen Duncan's 'The Last Werewolf' (Knopf, $25.95) is the focus of a lot of book talk right now, especially among the folks who like their danger, sex and world-weariness in the same bowl. (When I dropped into Mequon's Next Chapter Bookshop over the weekend, it was one of the first books that owner Lanora Haradon talked up to me.)
The ever-brilliant Ron Charles howled its praises in his Washington Post review. Charles begins by lamenting that, as a character, the werewolf never gets to be top dog:
"To see how early the indoctrination starts, check your grocer's shelves: While kids have been biting into Count Chocula for decades, nobody's had a bowl of Fruit Brute since 1983. And who's surprised? After all, Dracula gets to wear elegant clothes, hang out in a castle and give beautiful young women hickeys; werewolves get hairy knuckles and fleas. It sucks, but anybody hoping for parity between these creatures of the night is barking up the wrong tree."
The big difference, Charles points out, is that vampires get to talk through their kills, but even the most romantic werewolf can only drool. But now:
"The British writer Glen Duncan has finally driven a stake through vampire supremacy. And it works because he gives his werewolf narrator a voice with teeth. Cerebral and campy, philosophical and ironic, "The Last Werewolf" is a novel that's always licking its bloody lips and winking at us."
Handsome Jake Marlowe (speaking of hearts of darkness, note his last name) appears to be the actual last werewolf, and is being hunted down. The weary Marlowe sees his likely fate, and all but welcomes it, but isn't above a little self-lacerating wit:
"Two nights ago I'd eaten a forty-three-year-old hedge fund specialist," he sighs. "I've been in a phase of taking the ones no one wants."
As Charles points out in his review, Marlowe's also a literary werewolf, with nods and allusions to Tennyson, Mailer, Charlotte Bronte -- and "Starsky & Hutch."
"Duncan's writing style is eloquent, yet he does not bury the reader in vocabulary," writes Greg at The Boswellians blog. Greg also says:
"The novel raises some interesting philosophical issues about life and extinction, and forces the reader to consider - what would you do if you were the last of your kind?"
In an extremely pleasant related development, Duncan's friend and past collaborator, Stephen Coates, has created a concept album parallel to the book. Under his band name, The Real Tuesday Weld, Coates and a pack of guest performers have released "The Last Werewolf," available in the usual online places where music is sold. (You can also listen to the tracks at The Real Tuesday Weld's website.)
I've been a fan of The Real Tuesday Weld for many years now. The closest American cognate to this British singer and songwriter might be Tom Waits, but Coates has a much sweeter voice, often just a whisper, and has absorbed so much '30s music he creates naturally in that style. Here's how he describes the sounds of "The Last Werewolf":
"...individual tracks cover a spectrum of styles from thirties ballads and torch songs through gypsy jazz and electro-swing to minimalist electronica. A range of influences including Gainsbourg, Chopin, Django Reinhardt, Cole Porter, Springsteen, Barry Adamson and Tom Waits hover ghostlike over the story as it develops."
There's nothing like a werewolf at rest crooning "I Always Kill (the Things I Love)" over a swinging clarinet solo.
By the way, The Real Tuesday Weld also recorded "I Love the Rain," which you may have heard used in Chevy and Cherry Coke commercials. Here's a non-advertising version:
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Tell me again why we "need" gun control legislation?
I assume you may have seen this:
The FBI's study showed 64 "mass killing" incidents from 2000 to 2013. The gunmen in these cases murdered 418 people.
The 418 people who were killed over a 14-year period works out to an average of 29.8 persons a year.
To be clear, no one wants to see even one life lost to tragedy, but the mainstream media's focus on "mass shootings" to the detriment of other news where hundreds or even thousands more lives were lost is telling.For example, the CDC bicycle-related injury report for 2010 shows that almost twice as many people died on bicycles in that one year than were killed in "mass shootings" during the 14 years studied by the FBI. Thus, while there were 418 deaths in "mass shootings" from 2000 to 2013, there were 800 deaths by bicycle in 2010 alone.
Moreover, there "were an estimated 515,000 emergency department visits" due to bicycle accidents.
And CDC death statistics for 2010 show there were 26,009 deaths from "falling" for that year alone. That's right–26,009 deaths in one year from falls from ladders, counters, roofs, mountains, etc.
To summarize there were an average of 29.8 deaths a year for 14 years from "mass shootings" versus 800 bicycle related deaths and 515,000 bicycle related trips to the emergency room. Plus an additional 26,009 deaths from falling.
Now this isn't news to anyone who has been following this debate for any length of time and has been interested in the facts, not the ideological take or spin.
In a nation of 300 million plus with about the same number of guns among the population, the loss of life in mass shootings is … that's right, statistically insignificant. That doesn't mean we should like them or condone them or not feel grief and outrage about the deaths. What it means is that there is no crisis, no significant problem, no reason to concern ourselves about draconian gun restrictions because of "mass shootings". Oh sure they give the 24 hour news channels plenty to shout about and of course it gives the politicians what they feel is an easy mark to "solve" the problem. But just as the 26,009 deaths from falling are statistically insignificant (hey, I know, let's outlaw falling .. or should we outlaw stairs and ladders?), so are the mass shooting statistics.
"Assault weapons" are not a problem (they're semi-automatic weapons … period) and mass shootings, while a tragedy are certainly not a crisis that requires more laws, regulations and rights violations. The gun control laws in place now have never stopped a mass shooter from doing his thing. What has stopped them though are other armed and law abiding citizens.
That's the lesson that should be taken away from these tragedies. Not the guns. The statistics do not support any further gun control because of "mass shootings".
The administration's ISIS problem exposed
Interesting points today from some who has "been there and suffered that".
The Yazidi woman, Nadia Murad, who escaped captivity in 2014, testified before the Senate Homeland Security committee about the horrors of living under ISIS, CNN reported.
"The USA must act. We must terminate Daesh [Islamic State] and all such terror," she said through a translator. "Daesh will not give up their weapons unless we force them to give up their weapons."
Murad spoke out about the Orlando massacre that left 49 people dead, offering condolences to the victims and saying she was not surprised by the terror attack. "I knew if ISIS were not stopped, they would deliver their crimes everywhere," she said.
She also confronted the Obama administration on its inability to act in protecting Americans as the president pays lip service to fighting ISIS but does nothing serious to eradicate the radicals.
"If a country as strong as your country cannot protect its citizens in Orlando, or in Belgium or in France," Murad asked, "how come a small minority like us can protect ourselves while we are in the heart of the land where the radicals are?"
But the USA isn't going to act. It has a chief executive that can't even bring himself to identify the problem or the enemy. And you have to admire her question. It's to the point, isn't it?
The reason we can't – or won't – "protect ourselves" is there is no will to do so among those charged with the duty to do so. And, after the latest massacre, they're intent on removing everyone else's ability to do so by railing against guns, the NRA and whatever other ideological boogey man they can throw into the mix. It's election time dear – you life, the lives of Americans, the lives of anyone are not as important is realizing the Democrat's election goals.
Oh, and this point was pretty telling too:
Calling on the Islamic community to act, Murad said "The Muslims must be the first ones to resist this."
"We have not seen that Daesh have been labeled as an infidel group within Islam by any Muslim country," said the woman who had six of her brothers and her mother executed by ISIS in one day, CNN reported.
Well think about that … why haven't we seen so-called "moderate Islamic countries" label or declare ISIS an "infidel group". Well it's fairly simple I would assume – they're more afraid of ISIS than the US and the US has likely brought no pressure to bear on them to do so. Either that or they have no problem with what "Daesh" is doing.
This woman came through hell to sit in front of the US Senate and tell her story. Her confusion about why a nation as "strong" as this one does nothing and can't even manage to identify the enemy or utter its name are understandable.
Weakness. Fear. Lack of leadership.
The tantrum in the House
Sigh. I guess the old maxim "you get the government your deserve" certainly rings true today. House Democrats are staging a sit in because the Speaker of the House won't call a bill to the floor that violates the Constitution and denies due process to people who are placed on its secret no-fly and terrorism lists.
They'd like you to believe it is a "gun control" bill. In fact, it is a "due process denial" bill, and we ought to refer to it that way. Their claim is expanding government's authority to defy the guarantees of the Constitution will help curb gun violence.
Really? How? Will it stop someone who ends up on the list and still wants to buy a gun from getting one? Certainly not as just about any criminal can tell you (and as study I linked a few posts back revealed). Again, that "Human Nature 101" thing seems to stump these deep thinkers.
And the irony is that one of those leading the charge for violating the Constitution and denying due process – civil rights icon John Lewis (okay, it's a bit of double irony) – was once placed on a no-fly list without due process.
So what has been the result of not getting their way and denying you due process protection? They've been reduced to throwing a collective tantrum and harkening back to the good old days when they were protesting Vietnam or whatever. They even come up with a clever chant – "No Bill. No Break". You see they're supposed to take a legislative break and now, apparently, the desire to deny you your rights is so strong they feel called to pretend they are Social Justice Warriors and act accordingly.
Where's "Black Lives Matter" when you need them. Now here is a perfect protest for them to hijack and they're nowhere in sight.
I can't wait until we can "omit" this administration
Not that I necessarily believe there's anything better coming along behind it, but this one is just blatant with its disregard for both the law and our traditions.
To say I was aghast at the decision to censor the 911 call from the Orlando murderer (even though what was said was widely known) would be an understatement.
I immediately asked "why"? Now, I'm not a conspiracy theorist at all so I don't subscribe to much of what some are saying out there. To me it speaks of three things, in this order – 1) politics, 2) fear and 3) arrogance.
One … If they acknowledge that fact that this was a terrorist attack by a representative of a sworn enemy that the administration (and by extension, the leading Democratic contender for President) has badly mismanaged to the point that they are regularly striking random targets here – well, that reflects pretty badly on the "home" team. So let's pretend it's something else and let's divert attention to things like guns, Christians and the NRA.
Two … They're afraid of ISIS and what ISIS can and will do. So they handle that fear by ignoring it and pretending it doesn't exist and hoping it will go away, or at least leave us alone. If they call it's name (i.e. Islamic terrorism) and acknowledge its existence, they'll be called upon to do something. They haven't a clue about how to do that. So again they divert. The US Attorney General, in attempting excuse the "omitting" of parts of the transcript of the 911 call talked about her 'greatest fear' – and it ain't ISIS or attacks on Americans:
Speaking to the audience at the Muslim Advocates' 10th anniversary dinner Thursday, Lynch said her "greatest fear" is the "incredibly disturbing rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric" in America and vowed to prosecute any guilty of what she deemed violence-inspiring speech.
"The fear that you have just mentioned is in fact my greatest fear as a prosecutor, as someone who is sworn to the protection of all of the American people, which is that the rhetoric will be accompanied by acts of violence,"she said.
Three … pure arrogance. While other examples of censored releases were blamed on "glitches" (French President's remarks, State Department briefing), they didn't even try on this one. It's rather hard to blame "glitches" when actual words are replaced with the word "omitted" or actual words are changed to other words (Allah/God). The administration isn't even playing the game anymore. No more blaming it on glitches, just pure and plain censorship because the words said by the killer don't help support the narrative this fearful administration has been trying to push on the people for almost 8 years.
And now, the Attorney General of the United States says her greatest fear is "rhetoric" against Muslims? Really?
Speaking of rhetoric, "the most transparent administration" ever has forever made it clear that transparency is campaign rhetoric for consumption of the rubes in flyover country only. They won – they're your rulers. They can do whatever they want.
Suck it up, buttercup.
Stray Voltage
After this past couple of weeks, it is hard to decide which idiocy or outrageousness to talk about. So I'll use a couple of pictures to make a point:
This, my friends, is the number of homicides, by any means, within the US, since 1950. It points out that we presently have the lowest homicide rate in 51 year. OK, chart number 2:
Here we have the number of guns in the US, by year. It is acknowledged that there are over 300 million guns in the hands of US citizens.
So, given the homicide rate, where again is the problem? Where is the crisis? Well, there isn't one … at least not the one the idiots on the left would have you believe. It's kind of like their climate change argument, even if the numbers don't support the conjecture, they go ahead with the conjecture as if it is truth anyway. And when the facts are presented, they simply turn their head, cover their ears and yell "la la la" like a 3 year old. It is an amazing thing to watch. Guns are not the problem. The problem in Orlando was the product of a culture that is incompatible with ours. I wonder, if he had nailed all the entrances and exits shut and burned the place, would they be talking about banning matches? Would they even be talking about matches? Nope. Probably something just as outlandish like blaming an event carried out by a self-declared Muslim terrorist on Christians. Oh, wait …
How hysterical has it gotten on the left? Well, they're all involved in demonizing a gun that wasn't even used in the massacre so they can ban it. And the uncritical among them? Well they're acting fairly typically. Like this restaurant owner in Maine:
A restaurant owner in Portland, Maine, has come under attack by gun advocates after she announced she would not allow assault rifle users to eat at either of her venues.
Anne Verrill, announced on the Facebook page of her fine-dining restaurant Grace that after the massacre in Orlando gay club Pulse on Saturday, owners of AR-15 assault rifles were not welcome there or at her other restaurant in Falmouth.
Of course an AR-15 is not (let me say this again for the slow out there – NOT) an assault rifle. Or, said another way, the AR-15 is not equivalent to an M-16 – which is, in fact, a military grade assault rifle. The difference, of course, is between automatic and semi-automatic. And it also includes some much beefier parts for the real assault rifle – the M-16 – that aren't found on the AR-15. The reason for those beefier parts is the requirement it be able to fire automatically and sustain that without being damaged.
Why is that? Regulation?
Semi-automatic AR-15s for sale to civilians are internally different from the full automatic M16, although nearly identical in external appearance. The hammer and trigger mechanisms are of a different design. The bolt carrier and internal lower receiver of semi-automatic versions are milled differently, so that the firing mechanisms are not interchangeable. The design changes were done to satisfy United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requirements that civilian weapons may not be easily convertible to full-automatic.
So, there you go. Oh, and as mentioned above, the AR-15 had zip to do with Orlando. But hey, facts, who is worried about those?
Anyway, back to poor misguided Anne of the Mooseville Inn, Chili Parlor and Law School. After many angry responses, she deleted the post and did a little quick step to the rear on her former hysterical rant. And here's the laughable part:
'I don't want to take away guns of responsible gun owners,' the second post said. 'I don't care if you have 12 hunting rifles if you are a responsible hunter. I want people to not have the power to own weapons of war.'
See above concerning what this weapon is – it is NOT – (once again NOT) a weapon of war any more than those "12 hunting rifles" the "responsible hunter" may have. In fact, if I were to guess, many of those 12 hunting rifles are much more powerful than an AR-15. Since this is picture day, let's try this one:
Yes you can get a 556 AR-15, but the most popular of them is the .223. It's a varmint rifle, for heaven sake. Here, I'll tell you what, how about another picture?
OK, see the round on the right? That's a .223 round. The center round? A .308 – a very popular round for hunting. And finally, the big guy on the left? The ever popular 30.06. Hunting rounds.
So, Anne, what were you thinking? That just because an AR-15 might look like an M-16 that it was exactly like an M-16? If you slap wings and a tail on a car, does it make it an airplane? Ignorance, dear lady, is what put you in this position. That echo chamber you're a part of is not your friend. But you'll now suffer the consequences of your ignorance because, as I understand it, there are a whole lot of folks in Maine who like to hunt and also like the AR-15.
Bah! I'm too frustrated with the level of ignorance out there to continue with this.
Have a good weekend!
A nation gone mad
I'm still sitting here shaking my head as I watch and listen to the left react to the Orlando massacre.
If you simply read their screeds you'd have concluded by now that it was the work of a right-wing Christian (or just a plain old "toxic male") with an AR-15 instead of a Sig wielding Muslim who had pledged allegiance to ISIS in a 911 call prior to the massacre and was a registered Democrat.
In fact, the AR-15 meme has taken on a life of its own with such luminaries of the left as lyin' Michael Moore and domestic terrorist Bill Ayers and some wimpy NYT metrosexual calling for its ban. On what grounds one wonders, but hey, they're leftists – fantasy is their business if it helps them move their agenda one inch further to fruition. Ignore the facts, full speed ahead. Moore even made up stuff about the round(s) the AR-15 fires claiming they are banned by the Geneva Conventions. Uh, no. Not even close. Pure fiction.
Sally Kohn, a CNN contributor, went on a bigoted anti-Christian rant that attempted, in however a tortured manner, to make a moral equivalence between Christian disapproval of homosexuality and Islam's death sentence for homosexuals.
Milo Yiannopoulos, a right-wing gay activist, explains the difference for those who lack the ability to discern it:
There are eleven Muslim countries in which I could be killed for being a homosexual. The state penalty is death. One hundred million people live in country where the penalty for homosexuality is death. This is not radical Islam. This is mainstream Muslim society.
And this isn't some hazy made-up claim like Michael Moore's, it's their law. Guess who is taking political donations from those countries?
Instead of facing the truth of Orlando, the left, as usual, has chosen to divert and pretend the problem is on the right. That way, their agenda remains viable and they don't have to confront nasty little ideological conflicts they're trying so damn hard to avoid:
"Look what's happening in Sweden. Look what's happening anywhere in Germany, anywhere there are large influxes of a Muslim population. Things don't end well for women and gays. The left has got to make a decision. Either they want female emancipation and it wants gay rights or it wants Islam. It's got to pick."
But, at this point, it refuses to do so. It is more afraid of being called Islamaphobic than it is of condemning a religion/ideology that throws gays off of buildings, burns them or hangs them and treats women as chattel.
That's what the Sally Kohns, Michael Moores and Bill Ayers of the left should be doing. Instead they're after a weapon that wasn't even used in the massacre and a Constitutional amendment that gives us the freedom to defend ourselves.
Ignoring the question … again
The Orlando shooting gives our president the chance to finally answer the question millions of Americans have been asking for years:
A young American Muslim pledging allegiance to Islamic State is now responsible for the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. Can we finally drop the illusion that the jihadist fires that burn in the Middle East don't pose an urgent and deadly threat to the American homeland?
We hope so after the Sunday morning assault on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando that killed at least 51 and wounded 53 as we went to press. The killer was Omar Mir SeddiqueMateen, the son of immigrants from Afghanistan who was heard shouting "allahu Akbar" (God is great) as he fired away. Mateen attacked a popular night spot for gays, who are especially loathed in Islamist theology.
Well no, we can't "drop the illusion" because, guns!
That's right, never let a tragedy go to waste and certainly never let a tragedy redefine your agenda priorities. Islamist terrorism? Bah, never heard of it (or at least never have admitted to hearing of it). Instead call those who try to identify the problem "Islamaphobes" … and screw the 911 call in which the killer pledged allegiance to ISIS or the fact that witnesses say he was yelling "allahu akbar" as he gunned down his victims or the fact that per those who knew him he was intensely homophobic as is his claimed religion.
Instead, let's talk about guns:
Reporter Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: "Does the President really think that common sense gun laws would deter terrorists now that he has admitted that these two may have been terrorists?"
"Yes. The president believes that passing common sense gun laws that makes it harder for people with bad intentions to get guns, makes the country safer," responded Earnest.
"But so the president thinks that when there are potentially two terrorists sitting around planning a mass murder they may call it off because President Obama has put in place common sense gun laws?" Doocy shot back.
"Why wouldn't we make it harder for them? What's the explanation for that?" responded Earnest.
This is the face of insanity. Why wouldn't we make it harder for them? To do what? Ignore the law? Maybe someone ought to tell the fools in the White House that those who plan on committing mass murder don't normally worry about breaking laws. In fact, it is pretty well known that criminals avoid getting their guns where the left thinks "common sense gun laws" would stop them cold. This is really not rocket science for heaven sake. And, as usual, the left and the White House seem absolutely clueless about human nature.
A recent study that was conducted by the University of Chicago's Crime Lab has learned that Chicago criminals do not acquire their guns from gun shops, gun shows or the internet.
The study examined and interviewed inmates in Chicago's Cook County Jail who are either facing current gun charges, or have a background consisting of firearms related convictions.
The study learned that virtually zero criminals have ever used the internet or gun shows, because that method is easily traceable. It's much safer for a criminal to acquire firearms on the streets where they're harder to keep track of, and that's most criminals method of choice.
Furthermore, University of Chicago Crime lab co-director, Harold Pollack, said that criminals "were less concerned about getting caught by the cops than being put in the position of not having a gun to defend themselves and then getting shot."
Does the point that "virtually zero criminals have ever used the internet or gunshots, because that method is easily traceable" resonate at all? Seems "common sense gun laws" are already doing what they're supposed to do, however, criminals, as they're likely to do, have decided not to play the game. They're not going to risk getting caught. They're going to go outside the law.
So, then, what's the point of more laws if not to deny criminals guns? Seems that's working rather well. Is the purpose, then, of more laws, to further hobble legitimate and peaceful gun owners perhaps? To make it harder and harder for law abiding citizens to own the means of defending themselves?
And what has any of that nonsense to do with what happened in Orlando?
Why, after another tragedy obviously perpetrated by a militant Islamist, is the question still being ignored!?
Stray Voltage
With this latest SJW/liberal push, you have to wonder about the future of Title IX, don't you?
Human bodies are either male or female, that is the only way they come. Males are physically different than females. Hormones and body modification cannot change that.
That's a scientific fact, but liberals refuse to acknowledge this basic truth.
The Obama Administration's directive requiring schools to allow transgender students use the bathroom of their choice has opened the gender dysmorphia floodgates.
For the first time in Alaskan history, a male athlete recently competed in the girls' track and field state championships. The mother of one of the girls who lost to the transgender runner is crying foul after he took home all-state honors.
Well, well. No need for female athletes – I mean those born that way – at all, is there? The floodgates are open.
Bodies with the X/Y chromosome setup develop quite differently than the female body … as the article says that's a "scientific fact" that has essentially gone undisputed in the history of mankind. Now, apparently. it's all a "matter of the mind". You know, 'if you think, you are'. Never mind the wedding tackle, hormones and muscle mass (not to mention agility and strength). If you say you're a woman, it is everyone else job to kowtow to the absurd.
The results are, as usual, perfectly predictable. But I am interested to see, now that they've essentially wrecked Title IX, how the liberal elite are going to justify it.
Speaking of the absurdity of all of this, how about when women begin to be hurt?
Critics are scrutinizing mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor Fallon Fox, after the transgender fighter gave her opponent a concussion and broke her eye socket.
Fox defeated her opponent, Tamikka Brents, by TKO at 2:17 of the first round of their match. Brent's eye injury resulted in a damaged orbital bone that required seven staples.
In a post-fight interview this week, Brents told Whoa TV, "I've never felt so overpowered ever in my life."
"I've fought a lot of women and have never felt the strength that I felt in a fight as I did that night. I can't answer whether it's because she was born a man or not, because I'm not a doctor," she stated. "I can only say, I've never felt so overpowered ever in my life, and I am an abnormally strong female in my own right. "
Fox's "grip was different," Brents added. "I could usually move around in the clinch against…females but couldn't move at all in Fox's clinch."
Sorry Brents, but it was that "scientific fact" from above being used with a vengeance on you. Because, well, you know, "social justice!"
"Inclusive" as well as "equality" are being redefined by the SJWs:
News that a university lecturers' union has banned straight, white men from attending their equality conferences in a bid to create "safe spaces" is deeply depressing.
Surely UCU can see the irony of hosting an equality conference where – as George Orwell wrote – some are more equal than others?
The bureaucracy has decided you're just too dumb to handle "payday" loans, so they're getting ready to try to shut the industry down.
More than 50 million Americans each year seek access to short-term, small dollar credit. Generally speaking, these are loans with a maturity measured in weeks or months, for amounts less than $5,000. This borrowing is used to fund just about everything that other borrowing funds, though on a smaller scale, and more immediately.
These are also loans you can't get from a bank or other lending institution because they won't write one for "weeks". As for the interest charged, here's a interesting comparison:
Borrowing money is like renting money. You get to use it two weeks and then you pay it back. You could rent a car for two weeks, right? You get to use that car. Well, if you calculate the annual percentage rate on that car rental — meaning that if you divide the amount you pay on that car by the value of that automobile — you get similarly high rates. So this isn't about interest. This is about short-term use of a product that's been lent to you. This is just arithmetic.
Indeed, it is. And, there are a majority of people who use this product who both benefit and are able to pay it back based on the terms under which they borrow it.
But that's not good enough for the crowd who thinks they need to tell you how you should live (and would never need such a product, so have no idea whether or not you really do need it).
Read both articles. The Freakenomics article is pretty well done, while quite long. But in the end, you'll probably be like me – none of the government's business except in the case of force or fraud. Of course driving this product underground and into the hands of the criminals guarantees both force and fraud, because obviously, the product is a viable one and people need it. Like most of these attempts by government to rescue you from yourself, this will backfire in a big way. Entirely predictable, as usual.
Is the grifter close to an actual indictment? Well, if you listened to Josh Earnest this week (and why would you?), he may have tipped off something he didn't plan on doing:
Perhaps it was an unguarded moment, but the White House has seemingly confirmed that the Justice Department is conducting a "criminal investigation" regarding Hillary Clinton's personal email use – despite persistent claims from the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee that investigators are pursuing a mere "security inquiry."
Press Secretary Josh Earnest used the term at Thursday's briefing, after being asked by Fox News about whether President Obama's newly unveiled endorsement of Clinton might apply pressure to investigators assigned to the Clinton case.
Earnest rejected the premise, saying the job of career prosecutors is to follow the evidence to its logical conclusion.
"That's why the president, when discussing this issue in each stage, has reiterated his commitment to this principle that any criminal investigation should be conducted independent of any sort of political interference," Earnest said.
Of course there's no reason for him to talk about "criminal investigations" unless there's a "criminal investigation" being conducted is there. Instead, you just blow it all off. Maybe this is why Bernie is sticking around.
And, finally, from the usual media realm of the "unexplained" and "unexpected", another perfectly predictable and explainable event has apparently "surprised" them:
Violent crimes – from homicides and rapes to robberies – have been on the rise in many major U.S. cities, yet experts can't point to a single reason why and the jump isn't enough to suggest there's a trend.
Still, it is stumping law enforcement officials, who are seeking a way to combat the problem.
"It's being reported on at local levels, but in my view, it's not getting the attention at the national level it deserves," FBI Director James Comey said recently. "I don't know what the answer is, but holy cow, do we have a problem."
Holy cow, Mr. Comey, check out the "Ferguson effect". See if maybe that might have some bearing on explaining this mess. Maybe, when you have government all but sanctioning violence against cops, the cops decide not to work quite as hard or risk themselves as much as they usually do. When it is "damned if you do", most won't.
Again, the total unawareness of human nature seems to stump a certain segment of leadership who cannot, for the life of them, see how their programs and their actions can have such a negative effect. And their lapdogs in the media are equally at a loss.
Meh – screw em.
Have a great weekend!
Bern with Bernie?
Will Bernie become a write-in candidate? Well, his supporters let it be known that they won't vote for Hillary and many of them were thinking "write-in":
Many took a different approach, saying they would not vote for Clinton, but would vote for Sanders as a write-in candidate.
That would split the left's vote fairly significantly if they actually did that. But, in reality, it is likely anger talking right now and many of them will fall in line and vote for the Hildebeest. But I would absolutely love to see this take off.
Others, though, are so mad they're claiming they'd rather vote for Donald Trump than give Hillary the satisfaction of winning the White House. Check out this reasoning:
A member of the group said: "I will vote for Trump as a f*** you to the stupid people that voted Hillary in. We are more likely to have a revolution with Trump in office and less likely to have a foreign war"
They have a point. Well, at least about the "revolution" and their rather violent proclivities (see Trump rallies to find Bernie's troops).
As for the "let it burn" crowd, they're very well represented among the Bernie supporters:
Some said they would rather let the country 'burn' with Trump than let Clinton into the White House, with one person writing: "I'd rather Trump than Clinton. I won't vote for him, but I'd be happy to see this country burn."
If they weren't such little fascists, I would be more sympathetic. If they weren't of the socialist mind-set, I could likely find more common ground with the sentiment.
But as it is, I hope they do what they say they're going to do. Neither of the candidates is worth warm spit and the more voters split away, the better this might all become. No one gets a majority of either the popular vote or the electoral college? Wouldn't that be simply wonderful.
Punching back
Resolute is a forest products company. It is one of the largest manufacturers of newsprint in the world. It has also been the target of a lengthy campaign by Environmental Non Government Organizations (ENGO), like Greenpeace. At first, when approached by the ENGOs, Resolute cooperated and thought it was part of a cooperative effort. But, like all good shakedown artists, the ENGOs continued to defame Resolute while insisting on more and more draconian measures be met by the company as new provisos in their "agreement".
On May 31, Resolute took a page from the ENGO's playbook and, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, filed a civil RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) suit against Greenpeace and a number of its associates who, though they claim to be independent, act cooperatively. The RICO Act intended to deal with the mob as a loose organization, or "enterprise," with a pattern of activity and common nefarious purposes, such as extortion. (Greenpeace has asked the Justice Department to use the RICO Act to investigate oil companies and organizations that sow doubts about the risks of climate change.)
The 100-page complaint alleges that Greenpeace and its affiliates are a RICO "enterprise." According to the Resolute news release, it describes the deliberate falsity of the malicious and defamatory accusations the enterprise has made and details how, to support its false accusations, "Greenpeace has fabricated evidence and events, including, for example, staged photos falsely purporting to show Resolute logging in prohibited areas." The suit also calls Greenpeace a "global fraud" out to line its pockets with money from donors and says that "maximizing donations, not saving the environment, is Greenpeace's true objective." Additionally, it cites admissions by Greenpeace's leadership that it "emotionalizes" issues to manipulate audiences.
In the U.S. lawsuit, Resolute is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial, as well as treble and punitive damages.
I've got to say I'm really glad to see this. This ENGO scam has gone on far too long and in many cases has had the tacit backing of the government, or elements of the government. As the article notes, the discovery portion of this suit will be interesting since it will likely uncover many things the ENGOs would prefer stayed unknown to the general and easily duped public – well, at least the part of the public they're able to dupe into contributing to their "cause". Their "cause", it seems, has become shaking down companies. Even one of the original founders of Greenpeace acknowledges what they've become and he minces no words doing so:
Patrick Moore, one of the original founders of Greenpeace, is disappointed that the group that originally wanted to help, is now an extortion racket. He told me: "I am very proud to have played a small role in helping Resolute deal with these lying blackmailers and extortionists."
We'll follow and report. Hopefully this is the beginning of a large and needed pushback.


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Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates).
Optional extras
Self parking costs EUR 18 per day
Parking is available nearby and costs EUR 17 per night
Weekly housekeeping is provided; additional cleaning is offered for an extra charge of EUR 9 per day
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 22 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 14 per person (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per day
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Excellent 4.2 /5 from 268 reviews
What a surprise! Located in the heart of Brussels, Citadines provided us with easy walking distance to restaurants, shops, and the major attractions. Though we did not use the kitchen, one could easily make their own meals. The only complaint was a lack of air conditioning-- which perhaps may seem minor--but on a hot August evening we were very hot at night!
My stay was phenomenal Only wish the Wifi signal was stronger
Everything was great, except WIFI was too slow to be useful. Since I was international, internet is extremely important. Next time I will stay somewhere with consistent, fast wifi.
The room was comfortable, but dated. Our room faced the street and it could get loud at night, especially when the bar across the square is having Karaoke. The main issue with this room was the low quality and intermittent wi-fi. The staff was very nice and the breakfast was good.
It's a small apartment rented by the night. Nothing fancy but very serviceable. Front desk staff is overworked and needs help - one person is not enough when there's a problem. Neighborhood is a bit seedy -boarded up buildings, etc. no problems.
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CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., RESPONDENT, -AND-v.YUDA GLAUBER, APPELLANT.
Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Carolyn E. Wade, J.), dated December 6, 2011.
Decided on May 6, 2013
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PRESENT: ALIOTTA, J.P., PESCE and RIOS, JJ
The order, insofar as appealed from, upon granting defendant's motion for leave to reargue his prior motion to vacate a default judgment, adhered to the prior determination denying the motion.
ORDERED that the order, insofar as appealed from, is affirmed, without costs.
In this action to recover for breach of a credit card agreement, defendant moved to vacate a default judgment that had been entered against him. After his motion had been denied, defendant moved for leave to reargue. The Civil Court granted leave to reargue but adhered to its prior determination.
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defendant's mere assertion that his wife had been ill was
undetailed and uncorroborated, and defendant did not explain why
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question (see Matter of Evan Matthew A. [Jocelyn Yvette A.], 91 AD3d
538 [2012]; Guerre v Trustees of Columbia Univ. in City of NY, 300
AD2d 29 [2002]; Cruz v Diamond, 6 Misc 3d 134[A], 2005 NY Slip Op
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whether defendant sufficiently demonstrated the existence of a meritorious defense (see Levi v Levi, 46 AD3d 519 [2007]).
Accordingly, the order, insofar as appealed from, is affirmed.
Aliotta, J.P., Pesce and Rios, JJ., concur. Decision Date: May 06, 2013
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