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That's actually a good question. You can buy 100mg from Sigma for $3000, but I don't think it would be made for human use. So in some country there must be a manufacturing plant making it for the pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk but also selling it to others. Interestingly, the Chinese patent was scheduled to expire in 2026, but a court ruled in 2022 that all patents on semaglutide were invalid. So, the bottom line is that semaglutide is probably being manufactured in China and then distributed via grey market channels across the world. Although, it could be made in bathtubs, it probably isn't because it is easy enough to get it from some manufacturer in China.
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wtf is wrong with you California : insurance fraud
Bevo replied to Im_smarter_then_you's topic in Daily Texan
2 Members of California Nudist Colony Found Dead, Next-Door Neighbor Arrested: 'It’s a Nightmare' (Exclusive) Christine Pelisek Published on November 14, 2024 07:35AM EST Dan and Stephanie Menard and their shi tzu CuddlesDan and Stephanie Menard and their shi tzu Cuddles. At the Olive Dell Ranch RV Park and Resort, a nudist colony in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains near Redlands, Calif., longtime residents Dan and Stephanie Menard were friendly fixtures of the laid-back community. Their neighbor Irene Engkraf, 78, played poker with Stephanie, 73, at the gated compound’s clubhouse in the evenings and did Saturday Bible studies. A devout Christian, Dan, 79, organized the Easter and Christmas celebrations, and the couple attended church in nearby Moreno Valley, Calif. So when the retired spouses failed to show up for church service on Sunday, Aug. 25, Engkraf took note. “That was not Stephanie and Dan,” she says. “They would call and say, ‘We’re not feeling good,’ or ‘We’re not going to go.’ But they didn’t.” Concerned after spotting the couple’s empty car parked at the side of a road with the key still in the ignition, Engkraf and another neighbor decided to enter the Menards’ tidy mobile home at Olive Dell Ranch. Inside they found Stephanie’s purse and wallet and the cane she always used. Her phone was beside a chair where she usually sat, and the house lights and a fan were on—but there was no sign of the Menards or Cuddles, the couple’s feisty shih tzu. “At that point,” recalls Engkraf, “I said, ‘Call the police.’’ Law enforcement soon arrived on the scene, and a search for the missing Menards was launched. As the San Bernardino and Riverside County sheriff’s departments and the Redlands police department deployed a bloodhound, helicopters and drones to scour the surrounding hills, Olive Dell residents, some of them on horseback, searched and distributed leaflets. “We put out flyers of a picture of Dad, Stephanie and Cuddles together,” says Engkraf. “Everybody was worried because that wasn't like them,” says Olive Dell Ranch resident Tony Garrett, 63. “I never saw Stephanie without her cane or phones. That's what worried everybody because that wasn't normal for her.” Then, a call to the police that changed everything. On Thursday, Aug. 29 authorities learned from a family member that neighbor Michael Sparks, 62—who had reportedly argued with the Menards over the pruning of a tree that shaded both of their properties—had confessed to killing two unnamed people and threatened to die by suicide. “On Thursday, we had a team that was going back out there, canvassing the neighborhood again and continuing to search,” Redlands Police spokesperson Carl Baker tells PEOPLE. “And while that team was out there on the site, that's when we received a call from a person who indicated that they were a family member of Michael Sparks and that he had told them, the family member, that he had killed two people and was going to [die by] suicide. He didn't say it was the Menards, but he said he had killed two people and was planning to [die by] suicide.” Baker says authorities made several attempts to contact Sparks at his home without any response. "They were making announcements over a loudspeaker," says Baker. “We broke a window and sent in a Redlands Police Department drone to do a remote search of his house after obtaining a search warrant. The drone was unable to see whether he was in there.” At that point, Baker says authorities brought in an armored vehicle with a hydraulic battering ram to break down the front wall of Sparks' mobile home. “We used that to make entry to the house, pulled off the front wall,” Baker says. “There was some consideration that he had booby-trapped it, but we determined that the [armored vehicle] would've set off any kind of booby traps.” Police and forensics teams investigate the property of Michael Sparks who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of Stephanie Menard and Daniel Menard.Police and Police said Sparks was hiding in a concrete bunker he had built underneath his residence. After attempting to shoot himself with a rifle that misfired, Sparks was taken into custody by the Redlands police. Baker says a city sanitation crew then used a camera that checks for sewer blockages to look down into the basement. “They could see that there were bags of something in there, and we determined that they were most likely human remains,” he says. A fire department team eventually recovered Stephanie's and Dan's remains. Both died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to the coroner. “There’s been no sign of Cuddles,” says Baker. Referencing the murders, Baker says authorities “believe it happened there on the property. His property or their property. It wasn't like he did it a mile away and then brought them back to his house. It happened right there. Part of that general area.” “We don't think that they were being held captive or anything like that,” he says. Baker says authorities searched the Menards' home an learned "that they had clearly left or not intended to leave the house because the computer was on, the air conditioning was on, and the purse was there, the cell phones were there. All of that indicated that they were not intending to leave." Baker adds, "But other than that, there was nothing suspicious in their house. There was no indication of any kind of a struggle or anything like that.” “It’s a nightmare,” says friend and neighbor Tony Wiley, 69. “You hear stuff like this on the news, but you never imagine in a lifetime that it would be one of your friends, and in such a bizarre way.” Olive Dell Ranch — which boasted such amenities as a pool, jacuzzi and fun nights at the clubhouse including karaoke — seemed like the perfect place for the Menards to spend the rest of their lives. After raising two children and Dan spending his career working in the aeronautics industry in California, the Menards moved to the nudist ranch some 15 years ago and settled in quickly. “They just enjoyed that type of lifestyle,” says longtime friend Jody Padfield, 69. “It was a joke with us. They’d say, ‘Well, you can come join us [at the ranch],’ and I’d be, ‘Oh yeah. Right.’" While Stephanie remained active in the community, driving down to the clubhouse in her golf cart to play bingo and poker, spending time at the laundromat, and occasionally lunch with friends, Dan, who had recently been diagnosed with dementia, mostly stayed at home with Cuddles at his feet and tinkered with his model-train collection and computer. “They had a great little home for the two of them and their dog,” says the couple’s friend Michelle Ann Archambault Reese. “They had a beautiful outside patio area to kick back at. They were just somebody you wanted a hug from. They were just wonderful people.” The couple, she says, “were so in love with each other. There's nothing you can say bad about Dan and Stephanie.” The couple’s longtime next-door neighbor Sparks—known in the community as Sparky—appeared to be more of a loner. “You’d see him once in a while, but mostly he liked his hot tub,” says Garrett. “He wasn't a bad guy. He was no different than the other residents. Just a little more quiet, a little more reserved.” Tammie Wilkerson, 61, who also lives near Sparks, says he once offered to build a dog run for her four dogs and would often sit outside late into the night. “He said he hated the ‘textile world’ and that he had always been a nudist from as long as he could remember,” she says. Although police have not specified a motive for the alleged killings, friends of both the Menards and Sparks say the neighbors had a misunderstanding about a tree. “I’ve talked to them, and I know they had an issue about a tree getting cut because of branches going over to the Menards’ place,” says Garrett. “But, I can’t say that’s all of it. I can’t say it’s just one thing.” Search Underway for Missing California Elderly Couple and Beloved Dog 'Cuddles' “When I first got here, he was telling me which neighbors he liked, which neighbors he could do without, and then he pointed in their direction, he goes, ‘And I hate those f---ers,'" says Wilkerson. "I’m like, ‘Dang, Sparky, that’s a little rough.' And that's when he told me the tree thing. I was thinking it’s a lot to hate somebody. There may be other reasons. I don't know. Only he knows.” “I don't know if that's what caused this or if he just snapped one day,” she says. “I really don't know." Padfield says Stephanie mentioned the feud on the phone months before the slayings. “She was talking about Dan, and I said, ‘Well, what does he do [these days]?’ She goes, ‘He butts head with the neighbor next door.’” As Sparks—who was charged and subsequently pleaded not guilty to the double murder—awaits trial at the West Valley Detention Center, residents of Olive Dell Ranch are missing the popular couple. Says Laurie Riffel, 69: “There’s a dark cloud over us. There’s just a feeling of being on guard all the time, an apprehension of not being safe here.” -
Suzanne Simpson, the disappearing San Antonio realtor (UT alum)
Bevo replied to chainsaw's topic in Daily Texan
How does that work? Is there like a meet and greet? Because I got to tell you, sometimes I feel like I could trade mine for a good PB&J sandwich. And if we are talking about someone with the right assets like MacKenzie Scott, I'll call in to work right now and send a quick text to my kids to let them know they have a new mommy. -
Even better, I think he makes instruction manuals for a living. Maybe he should read them. And to top it off, he was on vacation the last time he tested "positive" and spent his entire European vacation in isolation. All second hand, but every time I think about it, I get a nice laugh - It's like Christmas in Waco.
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Maybe, or perhaps a few of us will mate with reptiles and have little Sleestak babies.
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Help finding my old Texas driver's license number
Bevo replied to BBQ2Bayou's topic in Can You Help Me With This?
No clue - car title, insurance company or bank? Have you made copies for anyone such as employer? -
My assistant's dad has tested positive multiple times - Turns out he didn't know how to read the tests. C does not stand for Covid, it stands for Control. 2 dots are a positive.
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After Putin declines the offer, let's see if the chancellor follows up by quickly sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
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Yeah, that's why I wonder if it is an exception to the rule or is flexible. A people is a population of humans or a people are a population of individuals may both be correct.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/l4fs0s/is_a_people_correct/ The example given is "Asgard is not a place, it is a people". It depends unfortunately on context. Is it talking about individuals in a group or a group where everyone is alike?
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Suzanne Simpson, the disappearing San Antonio realtor (UT alum)
Bevo replied to chainsaw's topic in Daily Texan
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It's cool. You can buy me a bourbon.
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This is incorrect.
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That is all correct except "However, whenever we use the term "people" we're always referring to more than one person. In fact, we are referring to a lot of individuals. Well that isn't correct in this example. The author is referring to a people as a group not as individuals - like as a troop of monkeys. Maybe it is a specific grammar rule for people, though, or maybe some other word such as collective would be better.
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Nothings not a thing.
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This is incorrect - We are a group (of people) - people in this case is singular.
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We are a people is a sentence.
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For a bunch of backwater Hamas leaders? How much money could they offer Erdogan? I don't think enough to fracture relationships.
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The upcoming administration would be very upset with Turkey if it protected Hamas leaders inside Turkey. The US would lose a lot and Turkey would lose a lot if the relationship fragmented. With such backlash, I don’t think Erdogan would risk it. Turkey-Israel Relations After October 7: Layers of Complexity and Posturing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog speak to the media after their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Turkey and Israel have a long and complex history of relations, but never have they been more strained. Erdoğan made the Palestinian issue central to his foreign policy, even praising Hamas. A serious break could have major implications for the region. As two of the three non-Arab states in the region, Turkey and Israel maintain a complex and often fluctuating relationship marked by both cooperation and tension. Turkey was the first Muslim-majority country to officially recognize Israel in 1949. From the 1950s until the 1980s, Turkey had a balanced policy that was sensitive to regional dynamics while keeping a low profile. Maintaining diplomatic and economic ties with both Israel and its Arab neighbors was a priority for Turkey, which also recognized the Palestinian state in 1988. Though initially shaped by Israel's stance on Palestinians, mutual visits and cooperation in the early 1990s show the relationship soon evolved beyond the Arab-Israeli conflict. Increased trade and cooperation This era saw deep diplomatic relations with Israel and the signing of several key agreements in 1996. The Defense Cooperation and Free Trade Agreements (FTA) were pivotal in formalizing cooperation across military, diplomatic, economic, and intelligence sectors. The FTA, in particular, played a crucial role in boosting economic relations, with bilateral trade exceeding $1 billion by 2000—a significant increase from $304 million in 1994. This agreement laid the foundation for strong bilateral economic ties that have remained resilient until after October 7 despite many political crises. In the early 2000s, tensions between Turkey and Israel began to rise. The collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, along with the outbreak of the Second Intifada, strained relations. This period also saw a shift in Turkey's internal politics with the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose administration initially proposed positive relations but shifted to a more assertive stance, focusing on the Palestinian cause and increasing criticism of Israel. Turkish-Israeli relations have been tumultuous under Erdoğan since then, often mirroring the fluctuations in Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Ankara’s condemnation of the 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict marked the beginning of a bleaker era, followed by the "one-minute" crisis in Davos in 2009 and the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, leading to the deaths of nine Turkish citizens. The crisis resulted in Turkey downgrading diplomatic ties to the second secretary level and suspending military agreements. Attempts to restore relations with an agreement in 2016 failed in December 2017 following US President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, leading to further diplomatic fallout. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Erdoğan of being Hamas's biggest supporter, while Erdoğan labeled Israel an 'apartheid regime' and defended Hamas, rejecting labeling it a terrorist organization. The personal estrangement between the two leaders seemed to drive the two nations further apart, yet their economic relationship has paradoxically strengthened. Despite Erdoğan’sannouncements of suspending “military and commercial ties” with Israel after nearly every crisis, Turkey-Israel economic relations have significantly expanded over the past 20 years. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the bilateral trade volume of $1.41 billion in 2002 rose to $8.91 billion by 2022, with the trade balance consistently favoring Turkey. Arguably, for both leaders, the rhetoric is merely a façade aimed at securing domestic gains, while the expansion of economic interests takes precedence. This dynamic indicated that the Israel-Turkey relationship prioritized economic interests over political factors. In 2022, Israel and Turkey restored full diplomatic ties and reappointed ambassadors, driven partly by Turkey's economic crisis and broader rapprochement with countries in the Middle East and North Africa region and both governments’ strategic interests in countering Iran. Despite anti-Israel rhetoric, Erdoğan’s administration recognized the strategic importance of maintaining relations with Israel, separate from its Palestinian policies. After October 7 The October 7 attacks sparked an international crisis, further straining already fractured Turkey-Israel relations. Initially, Erdoğan projected a more restrained stance. During a speech in Ankara, he called for both Israelis and Palestinians to act with restraint. However, this relatively tempered approach lasted only for a minute. Within days, President Erdoğan escalated his rhetoric, aligning more vocally with the Palestinians while lambasting Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide and war crimes. This shift in tone was Erdoğan’s way of balancing pragmatism with ideological alignment, particularly with groups like Hamas. Throughout his presidency, Erdoğan has worked on cultivating an image of his government as a defender of Palestinians. His short-lived temperance following October 7 quickly led to more familiar aggressive rhetoric, albeit not matched by similarly aggressive actions. Erdoğan's speeches have grown more inflammatory, labeling Israel as a terrorist state and likening its leaders to historical tyrants, while his government's actions have remained relatively controlled, exposing a disconnect between fiery rhetoric and actual policy. In other words, it was bold talk for the home crowd but a striking lack of follow-through regarding international action. The most glaring example of this gap between words and deeds is Turkey’s trade with Israel. Despite claims that Turkey had suspended trade with Israel in protest of its actions in Gaza, investigative journalist Metin Cihan and others revealed that trade between the two countries has not fully stopped. Allegationssurfaced that Erdoğan’s son engaged in trade with Israel after October 7. In reality, Turkish goods have continued to reach Israel, often under the pretext of being destined for Palestine. This revelation, while not a surprise for those who are familiar with Ankara, showed geopolitical considerations were being managed in a way that limited direct economic fallout. Erdoğan’s government has also been cautious in its handling of domestic protests against Israel. While protests have erupted across Turkey, echoing the public’s anger towards Israel, the government has sought to maintain control over these demonstrations. Protests have been allowed under strict government oversight, reflecting a clear intent to prevent uncontrolled civil unrest that could spark broader demonstrations against the government itself—whether in response to trade relations with Israel, the economic crisis, the erosion of democracy, or other issues. When protests have fallen outside of this controlled framework, such as when demonstrators acted independently of government-organized rallies, authorities have intervened, even arresting anti-Israel protesters. For Ankara, the protests were more about shaping an image for the international community than actually opposing Israel, highlighting Erdoğan’s approach: sustaining a pro-Palestinian position to satisfy his political base while preventing any escalation into wider unrest against his government. Similarly, Netanyahu, who is facing charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes, staying in power was crucial, and Ankara’s Hamas-friendly actions gave the Prime Minister the space needed to hit back at Erdoğan when needed. Inflammatory diplomacy Ankara’s support for Hamas has been a major point of contention, with Erdoğan defending the group as a legitimate resistance movement and, after October 7, praising them as liberators while condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza as comparable to historical atrocities in the Crusades and World War II. This reflects Erdoğan’s broader ambition to position himself as a leader of the ummah, or International Muslim community, using religious and historical narratives to rally domestic and regional support. Domestically, he has securitized Turkish politics by constructing an imagined threat of an eventual Israeli attack on Turkey, while internationally, he projected Turkey as a regional power capable of intervening in Middle Eastern conflicts, citing past actions in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh. Though relations with Israel have not been formally downgraded, tensions rose as ambassadors were withdrawn, and Turkey’s supportfor South Africa’s genocide case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) adds further strain, with uncertain long-term consequences. Erdoğan’s ambitions are tempered by Turkey’s economic and political constraints. A full-scale regional war, especially one involving Iran and its proxies, could severely impact Turkey’s fragile economy. Despite deteriorating diplomatic relations, Erdoğan has been cautious not to completely sever economic ties with Israel, given their long-standing trade in sectors like energy, textiles, and technology. Even rising tensions the transit of Azerbaijani oil through Turkey to Israel have continued unaffected. Israel, too, faces economic strain. More than a year into its war in Gaza, Israel is grappling with rising inflation, slowed growth, and public discontent over the high cost of living. Key sectors such as tourism and exports have been hit, while increased defense spending has added pressure to social services, fueling political divisions. These factors likely explain why both governments have hesitated to take more direct action despite their heated rhetoric. In the aftermath of October 7, a complex interplay of ideology, pragmatism, and geopolitical strategy has taken place. While Erdoğan’s rhetoric has been fiery and uncompromising, particularly in his defense of Hamas and his condemnation of Israel’s actions, the reality on the ground has been more controlled compared to what it could have been. Economic ties between the two countries, though disrupted, have not been entirely severed despite the diplomatic tension. As the conflict evolves, the cynical balance between Erdoğan's domestic posturing and diplomacy will likely remain central to Turkey and Israel's relationship. Netanyahu’s need to maintain security cooperation while navigating complex regional dynamics mirrors Erdoğan’s tightrope walk between appeasing his domestic base and engaging in realpolitik. The future also hinges on the US elections, as a shift in Washington's foreign policy could redefine both countries' regional strategies and alliances. The views represented in this piece are those of the authors and do not express the official position of the Wilson Center.
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Pentagon Plans $6 Billion in Ukraine Aid Ahead of Presidential Change Greg Hadley President Joe Biden’s administration plans to commit some $6 billion in aid for Ukraine in the next two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Nov. 7. Roughly two-thirds of that aid, or $4 billion, will come in the form of Presidential Drawdown Authority packages—weapons and equipment drawn from U.S. stockpiles—while the other one-third, or $2 billion will be procured new as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters. The rush to get that aid committed comes amid uncertainty as to whether the incoming presidential administration will keep up aid deliveries to Ukraine. On the campaign trail, Trump expressed some criticism over the amount of aid being sent to Ukraine and how it was structured. However, Trump did not publicly oppose a $61 billion aid package passed by Congress in April. It remains to be seen whether the Pentagon can get most of its remaining authorized aid out the door before the presidential transition. Presidential authority drawdown packages can be delivered faster because they draw from existing stocks, but Singh acknowledged that the process can still take time to get across the Atlantic and into Ukraine. “Some things can arrive within days and weeks. Some items in those packages take longer,” Singh said. “It does matter what’s available on our stock, on our shelves. You’re going to see us continue to draw that down pretty frequently. Could there be things that go out beyond Jan. 20? I can’t say for certain right now.” Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative packages cane take even longer to deliver as they represent new buys. Yet Singh said the Pentagon would look to at least get contracts for aid signed and done. “Those could go for longer, but again, those are commitments and contracts that this administration has signed. So we would expect those to be upheld,” she said. Watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office and DOD’s own Inspector General have voiced concerns about a lack of oversight for some Ukraine aid, but Singh brushed aside a question as to whether the rush to get the remaining aid committed could hurt oversight. “We are very confident in the processes and procedures and measures that we’ve put into place when it comes to getting aid to Ukraine,” she said. Singh did not disclose what kinds of weapons the Pentagon will look to send to Ukraine in the coming months, but air defense and aerial munitions are likely to be a continued focus. In September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to provide more on that front, saying “the world has enough air defense systems to ensure that Russian terror does not have results, and I urge you to be more active in this war with us for the air defense.” Not long after, the U.S. announced it was sending Ukraine AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), a medium-range, air-to-ground, precision-guided glide bomb with a range of up to 70-plus miles. Previously, the Pentagon provided JDAM Extended Range guided bombs, Small Diameter Bombs, and HARM anti-radiation missiles. Whatever aid the Pentagon does deliver before the next administration, future packages for Ukraine remain uncertain. Vice President-elect JD Vance has vocally opposed sending more aid, and a faction of Republicans in the House and Senate oppose it as well, though Singh tried to argue the issue is a bipartisan one. “Republicans and Democrats have made commitments in votes and in money to Ukraine. So look, there’s an incoming team that that is going to have to work with Congress, and there is support in Congress to continue supporting Ukraine,” she said.
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The Arab world would be more likely to support Israel which is to say that they would allow sorties but would say mean words about Israel.
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You think they will go to a NATO country?
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I think things will escalate between Iran and Israel. Israel with US assistance will go after Kharg Island and Iran's nuclear facilities. US will step up production as will much of the ME to make up the shortfall, but China will want Russian oil and gas. The US will allow it and will allow purchases from NATO countries as part of the negotiation to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.
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