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#76 Shannon says:
November 15, 2016 at 4:27 pmI’d like to know the inside skinny on why it ends up being Rudy instead of John Bolton.
If it doesNew York? Birds of a feather?
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Good morning Hamsters. Beautiful moonlight in a clear sky greets the day. Dipped down to 49 out here, definitely brisk and so welcome.
The Politico piece is a hoot, and it would be great to have had a fly on the wall in that confab when reality hit with a 2 x 4 upside their heads, at least when some of them finally got it. Not all of course since delusion seems to be their constant companion these days. -
Spouse has experimented with LED tubes replacing fluorescents in the barn light fixtures overhead in the aisle and the feed room. Two fixtures thus far have them on trial to see how well they perform before we get them for the other two fixtures. They are ribbon LEDs encased in a rectangular plastic tube and install accommodating several configurations of endcaps. The ballast is removed from the fixtures, not needed.
They’ve been up since Sunday and have performed well. Their light is bright enough that you don’t want to look up at them for long, and they give better illumination than the fluorescents. The tubes weigh a lot less, they don’t flicker, and they’re instant on.
Spouse got them on Amazon, described as Hyperikon LED Tubes, Double-Ended LED Retrofit.
We’ve been slowly replacing bulbs in fixtures high up around the house with LEDs on the premise it’s good to do so while ladder climbing is still practical for us. We assume they will be going longer than we will. 🙂 -
HEADLINE: Shale oil in Permian’s Wolfcamp formation biggest in U.S.
In a troubled oil world, the Permian Basin is the gift that keeps on giving.
One portion of the giant field, known as the Wolfcamp formation, was found to hold 20 billion barrels of oil trapped in four layers of shale beneath West Texas. That’s almost three times larger than North Dakota’s Bakken play and the single largest U.S. unconventional crude accumulation ever assessed, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At current prices, that oil is worth almost $900 billion.
The estimate lends credence to the assertion from Pioneer Natural Resources Chief Executive Officer Scott Sheffield that the Permian’s shale could hold as much as 75 billion barrels, making it second only to Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar field. Irving-based Pioneer has been increasing its production targets all year as drilling in the Wolfcamp produced bigger gushers than the company’s engineers and geologists forecast.
“The fact that this is the largest assessment of continuous oil we have ever done just goes to show that, even in areas that have produced billions of barrels of oil, there is still the potential to find billions more,” Walter Guidroz, coordinator for the geological survey’s energy resources program, said in the statement.If the stinky goo hits the spinny thing in the ME, we will still be OK as we have the proven, pumpable reserves to be self-sufficient.
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Sarge says:
November 15, 2016 at 11:50 pm
…I’ll kiss Trump on the lips if he appoints Cruz to SCOTUS.I know Sarge isn’t gay but 20 bucks is 20 bucks. 🙂
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The number one person Trump can nominate to rally Conservatives is Senator Mike Lee and he’s on the Trump list already. If Repubs remain steadfast as they have on the Supreme Court nomination, Lee should be confirmed in no time.
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This could radically alter the slash, burn and poison method of cancer treatment henceforth.
HEADLINE: CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time
A Chinese group has become the first to inject a person with cells that contain genes edited using the revolutionary CRISPR–Cas9 technique.
On 28 October, a team led by oncologist Lu You at Sichuan University in Chengdu delivered the modified cells into a patient with aggressive lung cancer as part of a clinical trial at the West China Hospital, also in Chengdu.
Earlier clinical trials using cells edited with a different technique have excited clinicians. The introduction of CRISPR, which is simpler and more efficient than other techniques, will probably accelerate the race to get gene-edited cells into the clinic across the world, says Carl June, who specializes in immunotherapy at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and led one of the earlier studies.
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The researchers removed immune cells from the recipient’s blood and then disabled a gene in them using CRISPR–Cas9, which combines a DNA-cutting enzyme with a molecular guide that can be programmed to tell the enzyme precisely where to cut. The disabled gene codes for the protein PD-1, which normally puts the brakes on a cell’s immune response: cancers take advantage of that function to proliferate.This technique could be huge but it is not without perils of its own, like triggering auto-immune disorders. In theory, causing the body to recognize cancer as an invader and activating the immune system to wipe it out makes the most sense as there should be zero collateral damage and it works on a cellular level – which can not be said about chemotherapy or radiation or surgery.
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The grackles have made their annual pilgrimage to the Galleria area over the last 10 days or so. I think there may be 40 bazillion or so now, and the numbers are increasing.
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This story was posted on yesterday’s thread and it speaks at to why Clots did not address those gathered on the night of her defeat. As we suspected, she was in a full blown, rage-filled temper tantrum; screaming, yelling, throwing things, the whole 9 yards.
This section of the commentary made me chuckle this morning:Charles U Farley Truth Hurts • 17 hours ago
Her death will come shortly. The guy holding the contract with her always gets his souls in the end.
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Deplorable slpsa Charles U Farley • 16 hours ago
Her donors arent going to get a return on their investments. That could catch up to her before the grim reaper….
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D-day Deplorable slpsa • 3 minutes ago
That’s what I’m thinking she had a cast of unknown foreign donors expecting some pay back once she got into power now she has nothing to offer the but a refund
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mrca Deplorable slpsa • 16 hours ago
They gave millions and will get nothing. Luca Brazzi and the fishes, here she comes.
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sbut01 mrca • 2 minutes ago
She may meet with an unfortunate “accident” like many in the clinton crime family’s wake have
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zipper mrca • 15 hours ago
LOL Hillary: “No refunds!”
Soros: “Dead hag walking.”
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Cat zipper • 14 hours ago
I had visions of Hillary melting down..like sugarplums dancing in my head on Christmas Eve. It’s SO satisfying to hear about it!
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Mandy24790 Cat • 12 hours ago
Well, we knew she’d go ballistic and throw large objects, and of course, scream. She has a pattern of doing that from when she was “First Lady” and was bashing around her husband, the President!
So thankful we were spared this woman as President. Words cannot express how relieved I have been this past week over that.
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Rob Mandy24790 • 10 hours ago
Hillary had the audacity to air a TV commercial with the former commander of a nuclear missile silo. He sat there and talked about how Trump did not have the “temperament” to be president and possess the nuclear launch codes. Yet, that criminal hag Hillary is throwing things and screaming like an undisciplined child! Imagine if we had an attack or national emergency while she was president!!! Thank God that hag never got any power. Shame on that former Air Force commander for making that false ad, whoever that jackas* is. LOCK HER UP!!!! -
I love Texas.
In a troubled oil world, the Permian Basin is the gift that keeps on giving.
One portion of the giant field, known as the Wolfcamp formation, was found to hold 20 billion barrels of oil trapped in four layers of shale beneath West Texas. That’s almost three times larger than North Dakota’s Bakken play and the single largest U.S. unconventional crude accumulation ever assessed, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At current prices, that oil is worth almost $900 billion.http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article114931993.html
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James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles
We have a huge 20′ X 20′ X 10′ test fixture, platform stored in our west tower for the James Webb Telescope. It has a screw/scissor jack mechanism to raise it to about 30′,….not sure just how it will be used but it is impressive. -
Mike Rowe NAILS IT (as He is well known to do)
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President (I’ve got to get used to typing the title in again when I’m referring to the President) Trump has apparently purged his transition team of all lobbyist and all things Christi. Of course, the press says they are in disarray, which probably means they are moving right along in the decision making process. I don’t know anything about this Bannon guy, but the way the libs are running around with their heads exploding, I have to assume that he’s pretty good.
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Just how bad the internet censorship becomes is something that remains to be seen.
HEADLINE: China’s Xi urges cooperation among nations in governance of global internet
Step one in total global control of the internet by the elites was when the JugEared Jackass gave up the naming protocol.
Step two is globally established rules and restrictions. Does anyone really believe that this is going to make things better? -
Well it’s that time of year, the deer are on the move. Sign at the NW Gate. I had to stop and let a young doe cross between Bld 45 and Bld 20 this morning, her mom and a couple of other does had already crossed.
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#14 SD: IIRC the Hubble first had some problems focusing once in space. apparently the gravity on Earth was distorting the mirror which was corrected here, but had to be re-corrected up there. The James Webb unit has several hexagonal mirrors pieced together, is there a way to re-focus/align those once in space to adjust for the lack of gravity?
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#16 EG, from your link:
“Sometimes in politics … there are people who are in and people who are out. And the people who have been asked to move on have some relationship with Chris Christie,” Rogers told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Tuesday night.
“And so there’s a whole series of about five of them that fit that criteria that were asked to leave in the last few days. And you know what? That’s absolutely the campaign’s prerogative. I hope they all stay engaged,” he added.
Kushner has been rubbing allies the wrong way in his recent efforts to purge the transition team of Christie associates, sources say.
Kushner’s father was prosecuted by then-US Attorney Christie in 2004 for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign contributions.I think this may have just a bit to do with the purging of all things Christie and why the Joisey Jelly-Roll is not going to have a role in the Trump administration.
Here is a phrase which we shall never fear again: President Hillary Clinton.
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I always shudder when the dollar spikes up. After all the years in the export business, it can be disastrous for business.
Once, I worked off and on for 6 months on a $1.8 million contract in the Middle East for American/Canadian made equipment. A few days before the contract bid deadline, the US dollar shot up, the Canadian dollar fell and a broker in Toronto slipped in and snatched the deal based currency evaluation. I had been the low bidder because I had an inside track on the info, but the canuck beat me by about 2%.
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#5 – My kitchen is lighted by florescents, and they tend to go out frequently. I imagine that the ballasts are about done, and they are not cheap to replace. I see that the LED installation requires removal of the ballasts from the loop and wiring directly to the bulbs. I’m going to try these LED’s out because while they are expensive, they still cost less than replacing both the ballasts and the bulbs in my fixtures. If you hear of a house fire in San Saba caused by faulty light fixtures, call me because I’ll be looking for a place to live.
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This move is not going to make the rabid anti-Semites very happy.
HEADLINE: Bill to legalise settler-outposts advances in Israeli legislature
This is a Yahoo story so expect the obvious bias.
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#5, 22: My nephew mentioned only yesterday that the LED rope light kits are less than $30 each. I will put some in my garage.
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Rope lights? Hey EG — no wiring needed. Heh.
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Surge in employment of white male liberals…
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We had conventional floods in our kitchen. It was always hot in there – I felt like a bag of fries at McDonald’s.
When a couple of them burned out, we used cfl’s. The heat was much better, but they took a long time to warm up, especially in the winter.
Replaced them with led’s. Love them. Even cooler, no warmup time. Only one thing is strange – it takes like a quarter second for them to come on.
If you buy some, pay attention to their color temperature. We found some that are the same color temp as standard floods. I think I ordered them from Amazon. -
The Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act would require Congress to vote on all new executive branch regulations that cost $100 million or more in any given year, what the bill calls “major rules.” It has passed the House during the past three Congresses, though it has never passed the Senate, and has drawn veto threats from President Obama. REINS is a modest reform, but it would have positive effects on both congressional and agency behavior for two reasons.
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So Trump ditched his press pool tonight to grab a steak dinner– a terrible violation of protocol that his defenders will probably cheer
Well, I’m cheering and would do so even if I didn’t vote for Trump.
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Last night there were over 400 reviews on Amazon for Kellys book and about a 1 1/2 star overall rating. Today, there are only 60 reviews and they have it at a 3 star rating. Ms. Megyn probably should get her resume up to date as I hear her efforts to market herself to other networks isn’t going too well, and Fox may be her only option. My experience has been that T & A only goes so far, and once they start opening their mouth, you realize what a mistake you have made.
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#27 Pyro
We had conventional floods in our kitchen.
Took me a while to get past that opening sentence and figure out you were talking about lights, not plumbing.
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22 El Gordo, 24 Bonecrusher
The LEDs come with clearly written instructions for retrofit installation complete with before and after diagrams in color and a big caution and warnings section with a do not do this diagram.
Admittedly this was a simple installation for spouse, as he has a PhD in nuclear physics. However after reading the directions even I probably could eventually make the retrofit. 🙂
The ribbon lights are slightly different than rope lights in that they are not contained inside a flexible tube sleeve but rather placed side by side on a flat “ribbon” and then mounted inside an inflexible plastic tube. -
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Me too. Slightly startled. -
Drudge has a great picture of
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Defcon nuclear threat REDUCED to safest level following Donald Trump victory.
The USA’s nuclear threat level has been reduced to its lowest level following Trump’s win. -
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Ummm, looks more like a corpse. -
#35: It reveals his true self.
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I initially thought WB’s kitchen flooded as well.
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EG
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The inmates are desperate to run the asylum, and the wankers in Mass are likely to let them.
HEADLINE: UMass students hold ‘sh*t-in’ for gender-neutral bathrooms
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Although the objectives of Divest UMass are not directly related to those being pursued by GLU, but leaders of the Divest group explained their interest in the “sh!t-in” by asserting that all progressive causes are interrelated, saying, “There can be no climate justice without gender justice. There can no be gender justice without racial justice. There can no be racial justice without economic justice. There can be no economic justice without social justice.”
Within a day of the restroom occupation starting, GLU announced that it had secured a meeting with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Enku Gelaye on Tuesday morning to discuss its demands, and subsequently reported Tuesday evening that administrators had “tentatively agreed to progressive ‘benchmarks’ put forth by organizers.”
“The administration is definitely listening and the tones of our conversation have changed quite a bit,” one GLU member told Campus Reform, though the group is cautioning its supporters to remain prepared, because “the need for action may arise at any moment.”Lefty moon-bats desperate for attention and will use any vehicle available to obtain it. How many “transmissions” are on that campus, 3 tops? The university administrators need to grow a spine fer cryin out loud.
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Walter E. Williams has an article that should be read by every black person in the country, and all the lib-terd whites who created the problems.
HEADLINE: Blacks and Politicians
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HEADLINE: A gory mass of pig parts stops traffic on a $%#@& highway
From the comments:
Bryan McLeod · L##$%## High School
It turns out, that it wasn’t Pig Parts.
It was a MSM pool van, and they had Spontaneous Splodey Heads, because
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Iowahawk forever, but glad he’s in Texas now. -
Nanzi Pelousi, AKA Miss Lube Rack, 1955
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There is going to be some real strong, actual science based, push back on the gorebullwarmongers from the Trump administration.
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#40 – That’s why they are known worldwide as Massholes.
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Bring it on. -
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I’ve encountered the gobsmacking ignorance of the British and continental Europeans many times in my life and this short piece by R. Emmett Tyrrell confirms the vast ignorance they suffer about America and its inhabitants.
The interview got off to a bad start and became worse. The moderator commenced with: “The first ever black president will be followed by a president who was endorsed by the KKK.” Then I was asked, “Where does that leave you?” My response was what any normal American would say, “I can’t imagine anybody [sic] more marginal to American elections than the KKK.” I went on to say, “every four years the KKK comes up because people like Hillary want to bring the KKK up.” I began to add that the Klan was composed of a few hundred stoneheads living marginal lives in the American outback, until they could be dredged up to serve the Democrats’ malign purpose, but the moderator interrupted me. “So it doesn’t shock you?” I responded why not talk about the influence of the Knights of Columbus?
My interlocutors apparently had no idea what the largest Catholic men’s organization in America might be. The host inquired, was it “another extremist group?” It was at that point that I was reminded that fruitful conversation is utterly impossible with the woefully ignorant. My thought was reinforced by the ever-helpful Chimamanda who observed, “There seems to be a refusal to accept reality. So she [the moderator] asked you [that being me] a question about the KKK, and it hasn’t been engaged with, and instead we’re being told that there’s this other group called the Knights of Cint—whoever….” My reply was “Balderdash, utter balderdash,” which “engaged” both of these ladies. -
I found the perfect movie for Hillary Clinton to watch with Bubba.
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50 Texpat
Warning to those intending to read this. Keep beverages on a table behind you and do not partake while facing the computer. Your monitor and keyboard will thank you for not having to go through cleanup. That is all. 🙂
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I guess my slang descriptive term for people from Boston just didn’t pass muster.
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Seems like Granny is getting more particular or we’re more uncouth. 😉
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