Stress is the largest source of aging. The more severe the stress the faster people age.

The most extreme case I saw was a former coworker. When we worked together we were both in our late 20's. She then went onto another job and we lost contact.

5 years later I ran into her at a meeting and was shocked. Unfortunately her younger son had died of cancer in the meantime and the stress had aged her 20+ years. She looked in her late 50's not mid 30's.

The groomer for my wife's Pomeranian has a challenge on her appointment next week.

Fines should be separated into two categories.

Fine applied against the company for minor regulatory issues (avoiding fees, mis-reporting finances, accidents, etc.)

Fines applied against the executives personal assets for criminal activity. This would be for deliberate actions that causes harm. These should start out at a minimum 1 years gross income per instance and go up from there.

It would take redefining the limited liability of corporations to only apply to minor things or true accidents.

China doesn't really pick sides. They pick what is good for China.

It's always fun to see post like this.

I hope you like the name of the variety "Mini Love", I named it and made the decision to launch it from the breeding program to commercialization.

A few fun things about the variety.

The variety was created in Thailand by a naughty young plant breeder who ignored managements directions and had a bit of fun. Management was quite annoyed with me when I launched it as the breeders very first commercial variety. Genetically it's a tropically adapted hybrid variety with excellent tolerance to fungi.

It has several dwarf genes that decreases the plant size by around 50% versus traditional watermelons. Most other personal sized watermelons are on massive vines that look like a hedge at the end of the season.

The first customer was a large greenhouse that sold plants into the UK. They liked the variety because it grafted very well onto Cucubita maxima x C. moschata rootstock. It also set fruit and matured very early and was one of the few watermelons that could survive in the UK.

The name was almost rejected in the E.U. because using descriptors of the variety is prohibited in the naming. A quick thinking young lady in admin managed to convince them the "mini" didn't refer to its size (it totally did), but to small love (emotion). Pretty shitty argument in my opinion but they fell for it.

No watermelon does really well in hydroponics. They can tolerate it but they don't really like it.

What's ironic is the variety was bred for the high intensity production in Thailand. They seed one plant per 1 sq ft. They only harvest 1 fruit per plant.

Piel de sapo (Toad Skin) is from the arid regions of Spain. Commonly grown in the Almeria region under greenhouses. The old OP variety is susceptible to just about everything. Some of the newer varieties are more disease resistant. They are 100% grafted in Spain because of widespread MNSV in the soil. So they have some pretty shitty root systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon_necrotic_spot_virus

You might have better luck with a canaries melon. They are often grown in tropical regions and tend to be a bit more resistant to fungal diseases.

If you have severe cucumber or squash beetle infestation, look into some netting. Of course under netting fungal diseases are much worse.

Hmmm... Guess what percentage of the owners who raise cattle voted for the orange moron?

98.5%, 99% or 99.5?

They also need to remove the limited liability from companies for intentional illegal activities.

illegal business practices should be charged to the people involved instead of the company. The executives who made the decision to break the law lose personal assets.

Otherwise the shitheads just pass the company losses onto the employees: no raises, hiring freezes, layoffs, reduction in benefits, etc...

After the rapist Brock Turner was given a slap on the wrist, California passed mandatory sentencing for rape.

He was accused of 3 rapes but convicted of 2. He received the maximum sentencing for each.

His lawyers are likely going to fight the conviction constantly until the money runs dry.

My personal thought is the conviction is unlikely to be overturned but a sentence reduction is likely. So he got the maximum sentence. Danny will likely be behind bars for at least 6-10 years for his crimes.

Let me summarizes the entire article:

1. Ethical cops decrease crime. So less of them are needed.

2. Corrupt cops increase crime. So people think they need more cops. Which increases crime some more...etc...

Veiwers who have worked with a lot of PhD's:

So they are going to make a extremely complicated evil plan only to be foiled by obvious oversight that only an idiot would miss.

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I have a friend who grew up on the coast and her family always sailed for fun.

When she got divorced she bought a sailboat and traveled for a bit in it. She then parked it at a marina and lived in it for so many years close to her kids and grandkids. She paid $100K for boat and her marina fees were $300/month. The boat was paid off with the divorce settlement.

The cheapest 1 bedroom apartment to rent nearby was $3500/month for less square footage than her boat. The cheapest small house was around $1,000,000 or around $6000/ month at the time. The homes around the marina were all priced at several million dollars.

The plant is still there and can process them but the demand has evaporated. The reason: Del Monte was fucking stupid.

Peaches are climacteric. When they ripen they naturally produce the plant hormone ethylene. This triggers a complex ripening process where aromas and volatiles are produced (aka flavor). It also causes rapid softening of the fruit and makes canning them much more difficult.

So what are clingstone peaches. These are peach varieties that have been selected for the down regulation of ethylene production and response. They are hard, sweet, but mostly flavorless, and do not separate from the seed (stone). They ship and process well because of their firmness but taste like shit.

So Del Monte produced good looking but shitty tasting product (extra tin can flavor) and the demand dried up over the years.

Why? Did this happen and why did they go bankrupt? They were allowed to become a regional monopoly.

When I had a 1hr commute through heavy city traffic, I needed a break when I walked in the door. It took me at least an hour to get up the energy to do anything. Most of the time I would sip coffee while pretending to read e-mails or talk to coworkers. My body might be there but I wasn't doing anything. So the company was paying for my recovery time from the "work" of the commute.

I don't know why any company would push an employee into a long commute if it's not necessary. It costs the company a ton of money in productivity.

It's the problem with companies focusing on time spent, not productivity. I can waste a ton of time and get nothing done if I am so inclined.

He assassinated an immoral asshole who has profited on the needless pain, suffering, and death of millions.

The reaction can't be too surprising.

That's the right Brock Turner who was sentenced to 6 months and was released after 3 months. Judge Aaron Persky thought a longer sentence would unduly harm the rapist, Brock Allen Turner.

Hey now, I know a bunch of farm laborers and started out as one myself.

They are nowhere near qualified for farm labor. That requires being able to work, not just regurgitate platitudes from the most recent bullshit management fad.