I work in I.T. for ARC, but previous to that, I worked on the front lines, collecting the blood.
Allow me to give you a mini-tour.
First, the donor is required to read and acknowledge that they've read the health history guidelines.
Then the donor is required to get their vitals checked, answer several health related questions.
At that point the donor is placed on the donor bed. Their information is rechecked for accuracy.
Their arm is scrubbed using a two-step method.
The venipuncture is performed.
Now here's the important part. The blood comes into the bad which is filled with an anti-coagulant solution, and for it to be a "good unit"...we can only collect so much blood/per anti-coag...the entire unit is measured by weight @ 610g +/- 5% (for a proper whole blood to anti-coag solution). I may be slightly off on the ratio, it's been a while.
Then the unit is packed on ice, and maintained at a constant temperature.
Then the blood goes to the production lab, where the platelets and plasma are expressed and harvested for other uses.
The red blood cells are then introduced to a red cell preservative, (this is the part that makes the blood viable for 42 days)
The units are then either flash frozen, or they're placed in quarantine until the test results are back from the NTL (national testing lab).
but here's the chink in the armor of the original poster's argument. Our blood supply is so low right now in the US, that his argument is a moot point. 99% of the time, the blood isn't even on the shelf that long. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a transfusion of packed red cells....someone like me, who is 0-, CMV-.....I'm pretty much fucked....there won't be any blood available for me. (so all you O-'s...please go donate...lol)...
Anyway....yes, units do lose their potency over time...but part of the process is to ensure that the donor is healthy, and this helps ensure that when the blood is needed it will be as potent as possible.
At the American Red Cross, we make every effort to make sure that there's blood available when it's needed, where it's needed, and provide the best quality units, at the cheapest price, and make every effort to ensure that it's potent, and safe....that's from the very top of the food chain all the way down the janitors...we all love what we do, and we save lives.
That's not to say that occasionally there might be a 1/1,000,000 unit that didn't do the job, but I like those odds
....because Americans don't care enough to use the proper part of speech, speaks volumes.
Your query SHOULD have read....
"Why ARE US Grad Schools mainly non-US Students?"
The fact that someone such as yourself, hasn't learned when to use IS vs. ARE, is absolutely inexcusable. You can't even form a sentence properly, and you've been going to school for how many years?!?.
People who learned English as a second language may not be able to speak it as well as you or I....but they must be doing something on their application that makes them look like a more attractive education prospect that you. I wonder what that could be?
I used to play MP3's on a 486DX-40. Granted there was some "chop" if I opened or closed windows while it was playing, but a 90% drop in networking performance?..sorry MS, I'm not buying it.
My XP machine doesn't suffer network hits when playing ANY kind of media.
My 2000 machine doesn't suffer any problems with the same.
My Linux box CERTAINLY doesn't.
I wish I knew why a corporation would tell an outright lie, when they know they're going to be found out.
...a lot of people don't know that the American Red Cross is divided into two seperate entities. Chapter Services, and Blood Services. I happen to work on the blood side of the business...(I won't say in what department, because I don't want it coming back to haunt me later.)
The symbol known as the red cross, has been a universal symbol used by the military, various organizations,and religious entities as a universal for aid, neutrality, and a place where you can find help.
1. I think it's idiotic that J&J feels the need to sue ARC. a. we're a non-profit organization. b. We're the fucking American Red Cross, it's OUR logo. We're not the blue cross, we're not the yellow cross....we're the RED CROSS. We have to beg for donors, both cash and blood. Sure, we sell items to the general public, but it's to support our field operations. Blood Collection, Emergency Services (you know when a something bad happens and you lose your livelihood?), Military Services (when one of your family members dies and you have to be contacted, we do that...), Health and Saftey Services (we teach you CPR, and teach your kids how to swim, and let you know all about diseases.), Volunteer Services(we make sure there are people to do the jobs, and that they're adequately trained.), Disaster Services,(when mother nature craps on your house), International Services (when other countries need aid, we show up and help)....and we do it all by donations...J&J should be ashamed of themselves.
2. That being said, I think it's irreprehensible that the Red Cross has been suing people over the logo. (if that's indeed true) It only makes us look bad.
3. Both parties should be ashamed of themselves....the Red Cross doesn't stand for any of that garbage. Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. That's what we stand for, and everyone involved needs to remember that.
Um no....stay the hell away from ANYTHING Linksys. They might have Cisco parts, but they're still junk. Always have been. I've got a Netgear router, and I have NEVER had to reboot it....the linksys I USED to have, I had to reboot hourly....(and that goes for any other linksys product I've owned). They're flakey, they don't work as intended, and for lack of a better word, garbage.
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..naturally I'm biased.
I work in I.T. for ARC, but previous to that, I worked on the front lines, collecting the blood.
Allow me to give you a mini-tour.
First, the donor is required to read and acknowledge that they've read the health history guidelines.
Then the donor is required to get their vitals checked, answer several health related questions.
At that point the donor is placed on the donor bed. Their information is rechecked for accuracy.
Their arm is scrubbed using a two-step method.
The venipuncture is performed.
Now here's the important part. The blood comes into the bad which is filled with an anti-coagulant solution, and for it to be a "good unit"...we can only collect so much blood/per anti-coag...the entire unit is measured by weight @ 610g +/- 5% (for a proper whole blood to anti-coag solution). I may be slightly off on the ratio, it's been a while.
Then the unit is packed on ice, and maintained at a constant temperature.
Then the blood goes to the production lab, where the platelets and plasma are expressed and harvested for other uses.
The red blood cells are then introduced to a red cell preservative, (this is the part that makes the blood viable for 42 days)
The units are then either flash frozen, or they're placed in quarantine until the test results are back from the NTL (national testing lab).
but here's the chink in the armor of the original poster's argument. Our blood supply is so low right now in the US, that his argument is a moot point. 99% of the time, the blood isn't even on the shelf that long. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a transfusion of packed red cells....someone like me, who is 0-, CMV-.....I'm pretty much fucked....there won't be any blood available for me. (so all you O-'s...please go donate...lol)...
Anyway....yes, units do lose their potency over time...but part of the process is to ensure that the donor is healthy, and this helps ensure that when the blood is needed it will be as potent as possible.
At the American Red Cross, we make every effort to make sure that there's blood available when it's needed, where it's needed, and provide the best quality units, at the cheapest price, and make every effort to ensure that it's potent, and safe....that's from the very top of the food chain all the way down the janitors...we all love what we do, and we save lives.
That's not to say that occasionally there might be a 1/1,000,000 unit that didn't do the job, but I like those odds
...make a dummy that plugs into the cigarette lighter, and generates a steady 98.6F....problem solved.
Wrong, because that implies only one grad school is like that, and we know that it's not just a problem with one grad school.
"Why ARE US grad schools......"
Sorry, I'm going to have to refute your claim.
....because Americans don't care enough to use the proper part of speech, speaks volumes.
Your query SHOULD have read....
"Why ARE US Grad Schools mainly non-US Students?"
The fact that someone such as yourself, hasn't learned when to use IS vs. ARE, is absolutely inexcusable. You can't even form a sentence properly, and you've been going to school for how many years?!?.
People who learned English as a second language may not be able to speak it as well as you or I....but they must be doing something on their application that makes them look like a more attractive education prospect that you. I wonder what that could be?
....one less gold farmer to worry about.
The only tragedy is that he didn't die in a fire!
I used to play MP3's on a 486DX-40. Granted there was some "chop" if I opened or closed windows while it was playing, but a 90% drop in networking performance?..sorry MS, I'm not buying it. My XP machine doesn't suffer network hits when playing ANY kind of media. My 2000 machine doesn't suffer any problems with the same. My Linux box CERTAINLY doesn't. I wish I knew why a corporation would tell an outright lie, when they know they're going to be found out.
Site's down. ...so a rocket powered prosthetic arm eh?...
I guess it'll make it easier to find a shoplifter equipped with one....just follow the vapor trail.
...a lot of people don't know that the American Red Cross is divided into two seperate entities. Chapter Services, and Blood Services. I happen to work on the blood side of the business...(I won't say in what department, because I don't want it coming back to haunt me later.)
The symbol known as the red cross, has been a universal symbol used by the military, various organizations,and religious entities as a universal for aid, neutrality, and a place where you can find help.
1. I think it's idiotic that J&J feels the need to sue ARC. a. we're a non-profit organization. b. We're the fucking American Red Cross, it's OUR logo. We're not the blue cross, we're not the yellow cross....we're the RED CROSS. We have to beg for donors, both cash and blood. Sure, we sell items to the general public, but it's to support our field operations. Blood Collection, Emergency Services (you know when a something bad happens and you lose your livelihood?), Military Services (when one of your family members dies and you have to be contacted, we do that...), Health and Saftey Services (we teach you CPR, and teach your kids how to swim, and let you know all about diseases.), Volunteer Services(we make sure there are people to do the jobs, and that they're adequately trained.), Disaster Services,(when mother nature craps on your house), International Services (when other countries need aid, we show up and help)....and we do it all by donations...J&J should be ashamed of themselves.
2. That being said, I think it's irreprehensible that the Red Cross has been suing people over the logo. (if that's indeed true) It only makes us look bad.
3. Both parties should be ashamed of themselves....the Red Cross doesn't stand for any of that garbage. Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. That's what we stand for, and everyone involved needs to remember that.
Um no....stay the hell away from ANYTHING Linksys. They might have Cisco parts, but they're still junk. Always have been. I've got a Netgear router, and I have NEVER had to reboot it....the linksys I USED to have, I had to reboot hourly....(and that goes for any other linksys product I've owned). They're flakey, they don't work as intended, and for lack of a better word, garbage.