Tom Thompson
Tom Thompson
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I've always been fascinated with being able to detect a minuscule amount of a contaminant in a complex matrix, the proverbial needle in a haystack. With LC-MS/MS technology we can detect substances that were previously very difficult or impossible to analyze. It is comforting to be able to tell people with certainty that our food has very few residues and that the ones we find are at very low levels.
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This tandem configuration gets rid of a lot of chemical 'noise',
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Why does it do it? I don't know. I think it's your body chemistry.
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We want to do whatever we can as a company to provide aid. Everyone has suffered such staggering losses.
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We are very proud to be recognized by Yellow Ribbon America and the National Guard for our support of American troops and their families. As a veteran myself, I understand the importance of local, neighborhood-level support for military families. We feel it is a privilege and honor to be in a position to make a direct, positive impact on the lives of those who are in service to their country.
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Various chemicals and medications are used in agriculture to improve the health and production of plants and animals. My job is to monitor certain commodities to ensure that any residues, if present, are present at safe levels.
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Scrimshaw on cow horns is only common in Australia, and in the Wild West. It usually involved ex-seamen who had learnt their skills carving whale bones, then ended up on the land.
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When you're a coach's kid, people think things come easy to you, but you have to work just as hard as everyone else,
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We've tested oodles of time, but we're going to do it anyway. We'll pretend like we're open for business.
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We've tested oodles of time, but we're going to do it anyway, ... We'll pretend like we're open for business.
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If something happens, it's going to be sociological rather than technological. We won't see Y2K problems because of computers. It's just not going to happen.
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He's a very competitive guy, he's going to be in good shape and he's going to work hard. That's what we're looking at.
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He has just smoothed it out. Fifteen, 20 years ago, not as many people were able to improve their skating as much as now. It might be a combination of the players being in top condition, that they have more access to skating instructors. Maybe the modern skates allow you to improve your skating.
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He told me some of our guys were having trouble hitting the goalie in warmups.