Back Rent Collection Services

So here's an idea Minarick... though I don't know if you could embarrass Stock and Francis it'd be worth a shot. I think you probably have some friends who'd be willing to work for cheap. If not, I know this.. uh, Paulinho guy from Brazil. Check out the link for the ultimate in debt collection! Looking forward to hanging out over Thanksgiving break!

Gangwish?

Miss that furry little guy. Check out the link above. Not much new to report in Pittsburgh. I've started my final quarter and have a job locked up for July. Looking forward to the ski trip and New Years. Later.

What a revelation...who pays for this research?

Heavy people may collapse more in heat
ATLANTA - Obese people face a higher risk of passing out — or worse — during heat waves, some health experts say.
Layers of fat make it extra difficult for a body to dissipate heat, or to move to a cool location. Add in diabetic dehydration and other conditions common in the obese, and it's a recipe for trouble.
"ER physicians will tell you that they (obese people) are the ones collapsing," said Thomas Adams, a Michigan State University physiologist.
Federal health officials list obesity as a risk factor for heat-related illness, but health warnings generally focus on the dangers to children, the elderly and the socially isolated. Those are the groups considered most in danger of fatal heat stroke, health officials said.
But non-fatal heat exhaustion may hit obese people more quickly than thinner folk, said Adams, author of the 1993 book 'Guidelines for Surviving Heat and Cold.'
Fat is a natural insulator that traps core body heat, experts said. While that may be a boon in the winter, it's a burden for someone stuck in summer heat.
The body cools itself by circulating blood to dissipate heat through the skin. A heavy person's heart must pump harder to circulate blood on a hot day.
When a person is standing up, the most difficult place to circulate blood to is the brain. So inadequate circulation can cause someone to be lightheaded and to faint, Adams explained.
People also cool off by sweating. An obese person who cannot dissipate heat through circulation will sweat more, meaning they lose water and body salts to become more quickly dehydrated, he added.
The risk of heat-related death seems to rise with the degree to which a person is overweight, but scientists haven't determined at what level of being overweight the danger truly escalates, said George Luber, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the years 1999 through 2003, about 1,200 U.S. deaths were reported in which heat-related illness was a major factor, according to a CDC report published last week. The report did not examine obesity as a risk factor, but found cardiovascular disease was an underlying cause of death in 57 percent of those cases and diabetes was in 3 percent of those cases.
"People who are obese tend to suffer more from cardiovascular disease," noted Luber, who co-authored the report. "Obesity kind of represents several risk factors rolled into one."
Everyone is at risk during a severe heat wave, but it makes sense for obese people to be cautious, said Dr. Arthur Kellermann, a professor of emergency medicine at Atlanta's Emory University.
"If they read this article and say 'Well I am kind of heavy, I should be careful,' that's good," Kellermann said.

Road Trip

Hey, thought I should post something. Had a whirlwind trip with Darcy - made it to visit Steph (Tveidt) Knapp up in Montana and saw the Pacific Blue, tried some wine in the Sonoma area and the fog around the golden gate bridge... Here's a pic from Mt. Ranier National Park. Perhaps a good thing we didn't make it to Vegas. So, is New Years the next Oldtimer Reunion? Later.

Minarick Advice?

"Nothing can be truer than fairy wisdom. It is as true as sunbeams."
- Douglas Jerrold.

Mitch, what should I do with my life?
-PD

Demmels' Chicken Production Monopoly to End??

Roger, this is Big Daddy M reporting (note and utilize the user name change from now on please). Bad news guys, especially for Paul. Looks like his tried and true method of sticking chicken heads through a cone and then using a knife to cut them off is ridiculously inhumane. Demmel, let me know if you need me to draw up a proposal to install an argon killing chamber. Jeff or Luke, can you spec me the parts needed (valves, sensors, temperature control stuff for cubicle for full-time PETA inspector, etc). I'll be accepting closed bids, so we'll see who works for the better company after all. We'll definitely need to play some golf and drink a few beers to discuss this contract when I'm back in August. Sorry to hear about this Paul. Without chicken farming to fall back on, you might need 6 post-secondary degrees after all, so keep up the good work. Over and out...


ConAgra urges more 'humane' chicken slaughter
BY JOE RUFF

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
ConAgra Foods has sent letters to its poultry suppliers urging them to consider "controlled-atmosphere" killing as a potentially more humane way to slaughter chickens.
In exchange, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has agreed not to submit a shareholder resolution on the issue at ConAgra's annual meeting in September, company spokeswoman Tania Graves said Tuesday.
Last year, the animal rights group submitted a resolution, which shareholders defeated, calling on ConAgra to study the feasibility of requiring its suppliers to phase in controlled-atmosphere killing of chickens.
ConAgra officials opposed the resolution, saying the company's suppliers comply with government regulations pertaining to the humane treatment of animals. In addition, ConAgra said that research on whether controlled-atmosphere killing is more humane has been inconclusive and that producing a report would be costly and duplicative.
The letter sent June 29 asks suppliers to look at the issue and makes no requirements, Graves said.
Controlled-atmosphere killing also would apply to turkeys. ConAgra is trying to sell its Butterball brand, and new owners would make any decisions about slaughter, Graves said.
Poultry in the United States generally are shocked in electrified brine baths before their throats are cut. With controlled-atmosphere killing, the birds are rendered unconscious by replacing oxygen with an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon.
PETA spokesman Matt Prescott said his group will not ask ConAgra shareholders to vote on a controlled-atmosphere killing resolution this year because ConAgra's letter shows the company is serious about humane treatment of animals. The group hopes ConAgra's letter will be the beginning of a cooperative relationship with PETA, Prescott said.
One poultry supplier to ConAgra, Tyson Foods, said it had received the letter and responded that it has been evaluating controlled-atmosphere killing and other methods of animal handling.
Research is incomplete and inconclusive on whether controlled-atmosphere killing is more humane than conventional methods of slaughter, Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said.
"We will continue to monitor new technologies and, where and when appropriate, will take action to further the humane treatment of the animals in our supply chain," Mickelson said.

Here's the link: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=46&u_sid=2204679

Fired!

Not yet. Thought I should post something on here before the hard ass gets around to accessing some more fines. Things are well here. Last night I scouted Yankee stadium for us. Most of the other interns are undergrads and in varying degrees. You could say that my financial engineering knowledge coupled with a strong tutoring background have laid the groundwork for an interesting rest of the summer!

Stamford, CT

Well, thought I should hold up my end of the contract and post away as the deadline is approaching quickly. First, cheers to Luke and Jess. It was a beautiful time in Jamaica to celebrate the beginning of a new life together. Luke and Jess asked me to take as many pictures as possible while on the trip. Here's the picture of Luke preparing for Jess on the wedding night.

I'm moved into my place in Stamford. It seems to be a very nice city and my place is great, it's just that I have to take the bus to and from work - I guess I shouldn't complain much. Anyway, several of you have requested stock advice as of late. This summer I will be unable to discuss such matters as is company and SEC policy. So since I start tomorrow morning and you know my destructive capabilities, here's an idea - SELL SHORT.

All in a day's work

I wanted to share with you guys a direct quote from an email I received from one of the members of the research group out here. This is not the first time one of the members has pluralized the word 'test' with the '-es' suffix. I laugh hard each and every time, without fail. Looking forward to seeing everyone in April in Chicago.

Since we are still waiting for the new sample coming, I'm thinking about why not add two more testes this week. One is for the belt press human waste,and the other for the belt press hog manure which we got oil form.The purpose for the two testes is to vertify if the amount of raw material input have some effect on the oil formation.so what do you think,Kim? any comments,thanks.
shuangning

What the F&#$

I am sorry, but it is time to rant. I realize that following a ranting post, done by Stock none the less, will not only take away from the excellence of our blog, but will also reveal my ineptness as a writer. In this case however, I feel that it has to be done.
As most of you don't know, as you shouldn't since they suck, the 48th annual Grammy awards were randomly awarded again tonight. And once again, Because of U2's popularity (which I must say is much more deserved than that given to Kelly Clarkson and John Legend, which by the way sounds like the perfect name for a porn star) they received the most bingo balls and thus, as our statistical probability genius Paul could've told us, won the most awards. Truly great artists, Bruce Springsteen for instance, once again received the obligatory, one bingo ball, hence his winning only one Grammy.
True music fans such as you gentlemen, who appreciate the humorous genius of Warren Zevon and the blinding truth of Bob Dylan, can take comfort in the fact that Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Queen, arguably three of the greatest bands of all time, were never nominated for a single Grammy. It wasn’t until twenty years after their prime that they received the recognition they so deserved. So know that Kelly Clarkson…err…John Legend…err…Destiny’s Child…wait are you frickin’ kidding me???
Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know what I thought of the Grammy awards (which, by the way is short for Gramophone Awards, significantly discrediting them if you ask me)
Later
Post Script
Those bastards couldn’t get anything right…even when they were right, they were wrong. The one thing I took brief comfort in was that the White Stripes won an award for their great new album, Get Behind Me Satan, then I saw they received it for best alternative album. Shit, are these guys kidding? Past winners of this award include Coldplay and Radiohead. Europop if you ask me. Meg White and her massive melons could kick the shit out of everyone in those bands, and throw in Gwyneth Paltrow to boot. The best thing to come out of Detroit since the Pinto does not deserve to be lumped into a group with those girly-men

Top 30 Chuck Norris Facts

1. Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
2. When Chuck Norris plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from
cholera
or dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also
requires no wagon, since he carries the oxen, axels, and buffalo meat
on his back. He always makes it to Oregon before you.

3. Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead
decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter
he grew a beard.

4. Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned
beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

5. Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the
JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with
his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

6. Chuck Norris's girlfriend once asked him how much wood a woodchuck
could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. He then shouted, "HOW
DARE YOU RHYME IN THE PRESENCE OF CHUCK NORRIS!" and ripped out her
throat. Holding his girlfriend's bloody throat in his hand he
bellowed, "Don't fuck with
Chuck!"
Two years and five months later he realized the irony of this
statement and laughed so hard that anyone within a hundred mile radius
of the blast went deaf.

7. Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks
and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction
was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took
his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and
admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every
second Wednesday of the month.

8. To prove it isn't that big of a deal to beat cancer. Chuck Norris
smoked
15 cartons of cigarettes a day for 2 years and aquired 7 different
kinds of cancer only to rid them from his body by flexing for 30
minutes. Beat that, Lance Armstrong.

9. The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Chuck
Norris--more than meets the eye, Chuck Norris--robot in disguise," and
starred Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from
drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far
too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided.

10. Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the
gift of "beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other
Wisemen, jealous of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their
combined influence to have Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after
all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths.

11. Chuck Norris lives by only one rule: No fat Chicks.

12. When Chuck Norris's wife burned the turkey one Thanksgiving, Chuck
said,
"Don't worry about it honey," and went into his backyard. He came back
five minutes later with a live turkey, ate it whole, and when he threw
it up a few seconds later it was fully cooked and came with cranberry
sauce. When his wife asked him how he had done it, he gave her a
roundhouse kick to the face and said, "Never question Chuck Norris."

13. Chuck Norris once shot a German plane down with his finger, by
yelling, "Bang!"

14. A man once asked Chuck Norris if his real name is "Charles". Chuck
Norris did not respond, he simply stared at him until he exploded.

15. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

16. Chuck Norris can make a woman climax by simply pointing at her and
saying "booya".

17. Chuck Norris once went to a frat party, and proceeded to
roundhouse every popped collar in sight. He then drank three kegs and
shit on their floor, just because he's Chuck Norris.

18. Before each filming of Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris is
injected with five times the lethal dose of elephant tranquilzer. This
is, of
course,
to limit his strength and mobility, in an attempt to lower the
fatality
rate
of the actors he fights.

19. Chuck Norris took my virginity, and he will sure as hell take
yours. If you're thinking to yourself, "That's impossible, I already
lost my virginity.", then you are dead wrong.

20. Chuck Norris found out about Conan O'Brien's lever that shows
clips
from
"Walker: Texas Ranger" and is working on a way to make it show clips
of Norris having sex with Conan's wife.

21. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

22. Chuck Norris doesn't have normal white blood cells like you and I.
His have a small black ring around them. This signifies that they are
black belts in every form of martial arts and they roundhouse kick the
shit out
of
viruses. That's why Chuck Norris never gets ill.

23. Chuck Norris frequently signs up for beginner karate classes, just
so
he
can "accidentally" beat the shit out of little kids.

24. Chuck Norris once tried to sue Burger King after they refused to
put razor wire in his Whopper Jr., insisting that that actually is "his" way.

25. One of the greatest cover-ups of the last century was the fact
that Hitler did not commit suicide in his bunker, but was in fact
tea-bagged to death by Chuck Norris.

27. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are
trademarked names for his left and right legs.

28. After much debate, President Truman decided to drop the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima rather than the alternative of sending Chuck Norris.
His reasoning? It was more "humane".

29. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see
Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.

30. Chuck Norris ruins the endings of Harry Potter books for children
who just bought one for the hell of it. When they start crying Chuck
Norris calmly says, "I'll give you something to cry about," and
roundhouse kicks them in the face

Crazy EU ideas

The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European
communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British government conceded that
English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a
five-year phased plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish (Euro for
short).

In the first year, "s" will be used instead of the soft "c".
Sertainly, sivil servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the
hard "c" will be replaced with "k". Not only will this klear up
konfusion, but typewriters kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the
troublesome "ph" will be replaced by "f". This will make words like
"fotograf" 20 per sent shorter.

In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be
expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of silent "e"s in the languag is disgrasful, and they would go.

By the fourth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing
"th" by "z" and "w" by " v".

During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou", and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.

After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it izi tu understand ich ozer.

Ze drim vil finali kum tru!!!

Quotes

Here's some bits of conversations I've had lately:
First,
Paul: What are you guys up to tonight?
Kaiping: I'll maybe play some badmitten then go home.
Manoj: I'm going to an Indian festival party.
Kaiping: Who's going with you?
Manoj: Chirag, Mayunk and my wife's going too.
Kaiping: How many do you have?

Then, walking to the bus stop after night class:
Yuan: I don't think the freezers are even this cold in Singapore. Seriously.