“Holiday Wines and Liquor has all the ingredients to make your evening special,” stated in there commercial.
My response: All the ingredients? Wine, liquor, and beer. Yeah you’re right! You are safe from a false advertising law suit. That IS all I need to make my evening special.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Don't leave a trace... or DNA
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/38432/title/Household_cleaner_makes_blood_removal_simple!
Dr. Gunn had informed us a couple of weeks ago that the best way to cover DNA evidence through blood was that we should use jean material to clean up since it apparently contains a dye which disintegrates DNA. Well I just found an article which states that any "oxy" cleaner would be a good way to clean evidence since this definitely disintegrates DNA and tests negative for blood testing. This is good to know.
So note to self:
Always carry jeans and oxy-clean, you never know when it's needed. (buajaja) jk
Dr. Gunn had informed us a couple of weeks ago that the best way to cover DNA evidence through blood was that we should use jean material to clean up since it apparently contains a dye which disintegrates DNA. Well I just found an article which states that any "oxy" cleaner would be a good way to clean evidence since this definitely disintegrates DNA and tests negative for blood testing. This is good to know.
So note to self:
Always carry jeans and oxy-clean, you never know when it's needed. (buajaja) jk
Cancerous Tumor Sequenced
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/38320/title/First_complete_cancer_genome_sequenced
An acute myeloid leukemia tumor was completely sequenced. This came up to be 3 billion DNA bases that were coded in hope to find a better understanding of cancer in which a cure might be developed.
“Since cancer is a disease of the genome, this newfound ability to determine the complete DNA sequence of a cancer cell is enormously powerful,” comments Francis Collins.
This could be the beginning of a breakthrough in medicine. Science and technology has given us the opportunity to find very useful information, it is now our job to try to make something from what has been given to us.
An acute myeloid leukemia tumor was completely sequenced. This came up to be 3 billion DNA bases that were coded in hope to find a better understanding of cancer in which a cure might be developed.
“Since cancer is a disease of the genome, this newfound ability to determine the complete DNA sequence of a cancer cell is enormously powerful,” comments Francis Collins.
This could be the beginning of a breakthrough in medicine. Science and technology has given us the opportunity to find very useful information, it is now our job to try to make something from what has been given to us.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Hello Ladies...
So according to this article McAllen, Texas is the place with least number of single people as well as having an imbalance of 28% more women than man. So if you are a single woman… Get out of McAllen! We don’t have enough men to go around or you don’t want to take what you can get, go look elsewhere. Lol Take a look at the article.
Going Solo in the USA
By Sperling's BestPlaces
Sep 29th, 2008
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Last year, the New York Times published the results of its census analysis stating that 51% of U.S. women live without a spouse. However, Sperling's BestPlaces discovered this might not be the whole story.
"The Times came to some insightful conclusions with their analysis," said Bert Sperling, lead researcher for Sperling's BestPlaces. "We made some different assumptions to more closely reflect our national lifestyle where fifteen year-old girls aren't commonly expected to get married."
The New York Times used, at that time, the latest demographics from the Census Bureau, including women above age fourteen who were unmarried or separated. Indeed, according to a University of Texas survey, the average age of women at their first marriage is 26.
Sperling's firm looked at similar Census data, but restricted its analysis to single, widowed, and divorced women age 25-64. Without this cap on the age range, places with higher concentrations of elderly people would show a misleading number of single women.
Sperling's conclusion is significantly different than the New York Times. In the 379 metro areas nationwide, 34% of women 25-64 are single.
Despite all the attention to this new milestone for single women, the difference between the number of single men and women is not as great as one might think. Nationally, 32% of men are single.
Where do the lonely hearts live?
"As interesting as the nation as a whole is trending," Sperling said, "we want to see which places had the greatest percentage of single men and women."
Sperling's firm broke down the data by metro area, revealing interesting patterns on where singles live.
San Francisco seems to attract single people like a good pickup line, if there is such a thing. Compared to every other metro area in the U.S., the San Francisco region, which includes areas south like San Mateo and Redwood City, has the highest percentage of single people.
Detroit, with 43% singles, is second only to San Francisco. New York, and Boston round out the top four.
Most southern cities are not flush with single people. Those cities in southern states that have more singles are homes to colleges, where students might choose to remain after graduation, or are known for their nightlife. New Orleans, Austin, and a handful of Florida cities all have more singles than the national average.
"There has to be a lot going on for singles," said David Evans in a phone interview with BestPlaces. Evans is an online dating researcher based in Boston, a city that is 39% single. Evans said Boston has the key factors for single living. "It's a college town, it has nightlife, culture, and lots of jobs."
Whether by choice or circumstance, many are living in some of the biggest cities, surrounded by millions, and still find themselves alone.
The Top Ten "Solo Cities:"
Rank Metro % Single
1 San Francisco, CA 44.7
2 Detroit, MI 44
3 New York, NY 39.8
4 Boston, MA 39.2
5 New Orleans, LA 39.1
6 Los Angeles, CA 37.7
7 Fort Lauderdale, FL 37.2
8 Las Vegas, NV 37
9 Miami, FL 36.9
10 Albuquerque, NM 36.8
Where are the couples?
People tend couple up more in the smaller towns, though there are big city outliers like Edison, NJ, and Nassau-Suffolk metro area in New York. Many places that view themselves as traditional boast marriage rates above the national average.
A few college cities buck the trend of having more singles. North Carolina cities, Raleigh and Charlotte--each home to a university with more than 20,000 students--are in the bottom 25% by percentage of singles.
Logan, UT, and Provo, UT, both have fewer than 20% singles, the lowest in the country. Texas cities McAllen and Laredo have similarly low numbers of single people.
Top Ten Least Single Cities
Rank Metro % Single
1 McAllen, TX 23
2 Lake County, IL 25.1
3 Nassau, NY 26.9
4 Edison, NJ 28
5 Poughkeepsie, NY 28
6 Bakersfield, CA 28.3
7 El Paso, TX 28.4
8 Allentown, PA-NJ 28.4
9 Salt Lake City, UT 28.5
10 Oxnard, CA 28.5
What about that gender gap?
Bars and clubs that promote the ubiquitous "Ladies Night" might be surprised to find their city's gender gap favors the men. Since the U.S. has about 6% more single women than single men, many cities tip toward more women.
Evans said many dating events take care of any imbalance by "stocking the pond," applying a quota so the number of participants of each sex are equal.
Still, where there is an imbalance, the dating life is easier on one gender. Online dating companies are cluing into the gender gap. "All the sites are getting to where the ads are different in geographic areas," Evans said.
When advertising on TV, the radio, or the Internet, personals websites can alter the ads based on whether the city is likely to have a dearth of one gender. An effect of this, Evans said, is that people perceive that there are plenty of fish in the sea.
Top 10 Gender-imbalanced Cities:
Rank Metro Gender gap
1 McAllen, TX 28% more women
2 El Paso, TX 27% more women
3 Memphis, TN 17% more women
4 Bethesda, MD 17% more women
5 San Jose, CA 17% more men
6 Birmingham, AL 16% more women
7 New York, NY 16% more women
8 Baltimore, MD 16% more women
9 Little Rock, AR 16% more women
10 Columbia, SC 15% more women
A gender gap is more common than a perfect balance. Despite that, some places manage to have remarkably similar numbers of men and women, as if someone is stocking the pond of the entire city.
Top 10 Equality Cities:
Rank Metro Gender gap
1 Warren, MI slightly more men
2 Minneapolis, MN slightly more women
3 Tacoma, WA slightly more men
4 Orlando, FL slightly more men
5 Oxnard, CA slightly more men
6 Grand Rapids, MI 1% more men
7 Los Angeles, CA 2% more women
8 Allentown, PA 2% more women
9 Fort Worth, TX 2.5% more women
10 Santa Ana, CA 2.5% more men
Going Solo in the USA
By Sperling's BestPlaces
Sep 29th, 2008
ARTICLE TOOLS: Email article Printable view IM article Save to del. icio. us Bookmark
Last year, the New York Times published the results of its census analysis stating that 51% of U.S. women live without a spouse. However, Sperling's BestPlaces discovered this might not be the whole story.
"The Times came to some insightful conclusions with their analysis," said Bert Sperling, lead researcher for Sperling's BestPlaces. "We made some different assumptions to more closely reflect our national lifestyle where fifteen year-old girls aren't commonly expected to get married."
The New York Times used, at that time, the latest demographics from the Census Bureau, including women above age fourteen who were unmarried or separated. Indeed, according to a University of Texas survey, the average age of women at their first marriage is 26.
Sperling's firm looked at similar Census data, but restricted its analysis to single, widowed, and divorced women age 25-64. Without this cap on the age range, places with higher concentrations of elderly people would show a misleading number of single women.
Sperling's conclusion is significantly different than the New York Times. In the 379 metro areas nationwide, 34% of women 25-64 are single.
Despite all the attention to this new milestone for single women, the difference between the number of single men and women is not as great as one might think. Nationally, 32% of men are single.
Where do the lonely hearts live?
"As interesting as the nation as a whole is trending," Sperling said, "we want to see which places had the greatest percentage of single men and women."
Sperling's firm broke down the data by metro area, revealing interesting patterns on where singles live.
San Francisco seems to attract single people like a good pickup line, if there is such a thing. Compared to every other metro area in the U.S., the San Francisco region, which includes areas south like San Mateo and Redwood City, has the highest percentage of single people.
Detroit, with 43% singles, is second only to San Francisco. New York, and Boston round out the top four.
Most southern cities are not flush with single people. Those cities in southern states that have more singles are homes to colleges, where students might choose to remain after graduation, or are known for their nightlife. New Orleans, Austin, and a handful of Florida cities all have more singles than the national average.
"There has to be a lot going on for singles," said David Evans in a phone interview with BestPlaces. Evans is an online dating researcher based in Boston, a city that is 39% single. Evans said Boston has the key factors for single living. "It's a college town, it has nightlife, culture, and lots of jobs."
Whether by choice or circumstance, many are living in some of the biggest cities, surrounded by millions, and still find themselves alone.
The Top Ten "Solo Cities:"
Rank Metro % Single
1 San Francisco, CA 44.7
2 Detroit, MI 44
3 New York, NY 39.8
4 Boston, MA 39.2
5 New Orleans, LA 39.1
6 Los Angeles, CA 37.7
7 Fort Lauderdale, FL 37.2
8 Las Vegas, NV 37
9 Miami, FL 36.9
10 Albuquerque, NM 36.8
Where are the couples?
People tend couple up more in the smaller towns, though there are big city outliers like Edison, NJ, and Nassau-Suffolk metro area in New York. Many places that view themselves as traditional boast marriage rates above the national average.
A few college cities buck the trend of having more singles. North Carolina cities, Raleigh and Charlotte--each home to a university with more than 20,000 students--are in the bottom 25% by percentage of singles.
Logan, UT, and Provo, UT, both have fewer than 20% singles, the lowest in the country. Texas cities McAllen and Laredo have similarly low numbers of single people.
Top Ten Least Single Cities
Rank Metro % Single
1 McAllen, TX 23
2 Lake County, IL 25.1
3 Nassau, NY 26.9
4 Edison, NJ 28
5 Poughkeepsie, NY 28
6 Bakersfield, CA 28.3
7 El Paso, TX 28.4
8 Allentown, PA-NJ 28.4
9 Salt Lake City, UT 28.5
10 Oxnard, CA 28.5
What about that gender gap?
Bars and clubs that promote the ubiquitous "Ladies Night" might be surprised to find their city's gender gap favors the men. Since the U.S. has about 6% more single women than single men, many cities tip toward more women.
Evans said many dating events take care of any imbalance by "stocking the pond," applying a quota so the number of participants of each sex are equal.
Still, where there is an imbalance, the dating life is easier on one gender. Online dating companies are cluing into the gender gap. "All the sites are getting to where the ads are different in geographic areas," Evans said.
When advertising on TV, the radio, or the Internet, personals websites can alter the ads based on whether the city is likely to have a dearth of one gender. An effect of this, Evans said, is that people perceive that there are plenty of fish in the sea.
Top 10 Gender-imbalanced Cities:
Rank Metro Gender gap
1 McAllen, TX 28% more women
2 El Paso, TX 27% more women
3 Memphis, TN 17% more women
4 Bethesda, MD 17% more women
5 San Jose, CA 17% more men
6 Birmingham, AL 16% more women
7 New York, NY 16% more women
8 Baltimore, MD 16% more women
9 Little Rock, AR 16% more women
10 Columbia, SC 15% more women
A gender gap is more common than a perfect balance. Despite that, some places manage to have remarkably similar numbers of men and women, as if someone is stocking the pond of the entire city.
Top 10 Equality Cities:
Rank Metro Gender gap
1 Warren, MI slightly more men
2 Minneapolis, MN slightly more women
3 Tacoma, WA slightly more men
4 Orlando, FL slightly more men
5 Oxnard, CA slightly more men
6 Grand Rapids, MI 1% more men
7 Los Angeles, CA 2% more women
8 Allentown, PA 2% more women
9 Fort Worth, TX 2.5% more women
10 Santa Ana, CA 2.5% more men
Marylin Monroe was a bit wise
I’m (a bit) selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle, but if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve my best. – Marylin Monroe
Marylin Monroe knew what she was talking about. At this time this is how I feel. There is no denying that I have my flaws. I have been molded to be independent in order to survive, or at least to get out of the circumstances in which you have been placed in. My independence is a characteristic that would undeniably be a word to describe me. But with that comes great responsibility. (like stated in the Spider Man movie : ) ) At times I feel that it is too much to handle but then I rely on my faith and figure out what is out of my control and what is.
Most of my friends know that I have a lot more of my best to offer than my worst but I appreciate those who have been there for me thick and thin. I love you guys.
Marylin Monroe knew what she was talking about. At this time this is how I feel. There is no denying that I have my flaws. I have been molded to be independent in order to survive, or at least to get out of the circumstances in which you have been placed in. My independence is a characteristic that would undeniably be a word to describe me. But with that comes great responsibility. (like stated in the Spider Man movie : ) ) At times I feel that it is too much to handle but then I rely on my faith and figure out what is out of my control and what is.
Most of my friends know that I have a lot more of my best to offer than my worst but I appreciate those who have been there for me thick and thin. I love you guys.
NO coexistence between dinosaurs and humans
A couple of my friends were talking speaking about evolution. As the conversation went on it was stated, “If we can survive the dinosaurs, we can survive anything.”
My jaw dropped. Are there people out there that believe we coexisted with dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for 200 million years until an asteroid hit Yucatan, Mexico which caused the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Now let’s think about it… how long have humans existed? Our evolution dates back to 4 million years ago. Now I know most of us are bad with math but that leaves a 61 million gap. There was no coexistence between dinosaurs and humans. That is right. The Flintstones are fiction!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Bipedal...
Did you know that our evolution created human birth problems and the dependency of our parents! That’s right. Our bipedal locomotion which has helped us through the process of natural selection, modified the pelvis making child birth more painful and dangerous and gave us a longer dependency on our parents that other organisms since we had to be taught to walk. That is the “price we had to pay” to help our survival.
Bipedal...
Did you know that our evolution created human birth problems and the dependency of our parents! That’s right. Our bipedal locomotion which has helped us through the process of natural selection, modified the pelvis making child birth more painful and dangerous and gave us a longer dependency on our parents that other organisms since we had to be taught to walk. That is the “price we had to pay” to help our survival.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Did you know....
Dogs have 78 chromosome= 39 pairs. This is why there is a wide variety of breeds.
The most number of chromosomes in an organism is 1260 and its a fern.
The most number of chromosomes in an organism is 1260 and its a fern.
Med abuse
Five to 35 percent of college students are misusing stimulants around stressful times with academics. (University of Michigan Health System)
College can be pretty stressful, but don’t put your health at risk. Studies have shown that many college students have misused ADD or ADHD medications to give them that boost they need to help them study or to keep them awake or alert at times of finals. This can be very dangerous due to the side effects these drugs can have on each individual.
So to sum up, if you have an important test to study for... start studying!
College can be pretty stressful, but don’t put your health at risk. Studies have shown that many college students have misused ADD or ADHD medications to give them that boost they need to help them study or to keep them awake or alert at times of finals. This can be very dangerous due to the side effects these drugs can have on each individual.
So to sum up, if you have an important test to study for... start studying!
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