Current DNA Sales – September 1, 2022

Current sales as of September 1, 2022. Double checked all prices before posting. 

The major DNA Sales going on now: 1)  LivingDNA Summer Sale up to 20% off  – https://livingdna.com/ basic kit sale price $79.00, other kits available no word on when it ends. 2) MyHeritage if you order the MyHeritage Basic kit offer https://myheritage.com/kit/ sale $59.00 (still available as of September 1, 2022).  3) MyHeritage DNA kits on sale for $49.00, sale ends soon; 4)  23andMe – buy 1 kit at full price; 20% discount on other kits in the same order; no word on when sale ends. 5) FamilyTree DNA Summer Sale extended through September 6, 2022.

TeloYears offers 2 COVID-19 tests for sale – they are only available for bulk orders right now. We currently offer COVID-19 rRT-PCR testing by shipping collection kits in bulk to qualifying organizations such as clinics/physician practices, city and state governments, hospitals, nursing homes, employers, and health plans.  A discount if you buy both together. Helix offers a COVID-19 test. Vitagene offers a COVID-19 test if you qualify. However, you will need to meet the requirements to qualify for the test which aren’t easy. Sequencing.com offers a free Coronavirus Health Assessment and a paid $34/use COVID-19 Severe Outcomes Genetic Analysis. FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) offers a CCR5 test for $39; if you have the mutations, you are a lot less likely to get COVID-19; it’s not a guarantee.

Over 1,300 words. If you are interested in a specific company, scroll down to it and see current price.

As always, check prices before you order! You can also check EBay and Amazon in case you find a lower price there, but make sure it’s for the same company and test. Some of the companies show an end date for their sale prices, but many don’t. Amazon loves to raise and lower prices on DNA tests on a somewhat regular basis, usually every few days for some of the major companies, bit less often for other companies. For EBay and Amazon purchases, always activate the test as soon as you get it to avoid problems.

Update to the last post: Current DNA Sales – August 24, 2022. WeGene is supposed to start selling $199.00 DNA kits. I check every few days since at some point I expect to see them offering this price. So far, they haven’t started selling them for $199.00. That’s an upgrade from the previous price of offering to sell them for $99.00. 

Monthly DNA company list for September 2022 – Current 2022 DNA Companies September 1, 2022. This will cover many of the lesser known DNA companies or DNA companies that don’t offer sales too often.

23andMe: https://www.23andme.com/  regular price $99 https://www.amazon.com/23andMe-Ancestry-Prsonal-Genetic-Service/dp/B01LZ5K87Z/ for Ancestry+Health kits, save $70 on up to 6 kits; regular price $99.00  currently available as of  September 1, 2022;  https://www.amazon.com/23andMe-DNA-Test-price $69.00Ancestry-collection/dp/B01G7PYQTM/ sale price $145.00 regular price $199.00; VIP Health + Ancestry special deal regular price $499 (2 kits included, a point missed by those not reading the fine print) – not seeing it on Amazon). 

AncestryDNA: https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ –  regular price $99.00 (basic AncestryDNA test – still valid as of  September 1, 2022). On Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/AncestryDNA-Genetic-Ethnicity-Test/dp/B00TRLVKW0/ (Basic AncestryDNA test) regular price $99.00 – currently available as of September 1, 2022; Amazon AncestryDNA + Traits, https://www.amazon.com/AncestryDNA-Genetic-Testing-Ethnicity-Traits/dp/B07J1FZQBC – currently available as of September 1, 2022, sale price $74.99; regular price $119.00 on Amazon. Check other vendors, but make sure you register the kit as soon as you get it if you go this route, on Amazon as sometimes they are cheaper than the listed Amazon price in the link. The reason to activate immediately is in case someone used a stolen credit card to buy the kit before putting it on EBay or Amazon.

Dante Labs – Whole Genome Sequencing: https://us.dantelabs.com/ regular price $550 (8 week processing) – choose between 2 week turnaround or 8 week turnaround (2 week turnaround is more expensive); Whole GenomeZ – Whole Genome Sequencing for Advanced Diagnostics (130X + 30X)) –  https://us.dantelabs.com/ regular price $999.00 (8 week option), regular price $1,499.00 (2 week option).

DNAFit: https://www.dnafit.com/us//index.asp.  Sale price available – see link.

FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) https://www.familytreedna.com/ $79 regular price; Family Finder – Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Tree-DNA-Genetic-Ancestry/dp/B01NAQ1UCWB01NAQ1UCW Amazon –  regular price $79.00. FTDNA offers mtDNA and Y-DNA testing that are also on sale. Prices as of September 1, 2022 CCR5 test available for $39 – may help determine if you are at a lower risk for getting COVID-19. mtDNA and Y-DNA kits also on sale.

Regular prices:

Y-DNA Prices starting at $119.00
mtDNA Price. regular price $159.00

FindMyPastDNA (they use LivingDNA kits):  https://www.findmypast.com/ancestry-dna-testing – sale price $89.00, although prices on LivingDNA vary, as of September 1, 2022 ($79.00 sale price for basic kit, regular price $99) – https://livingdna.com/;  LivingDNA kits on Amazon – two kits may or may not be available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z6277D5/ – currently unavailable as of September 1, 2022 – usually comes back in a reasonable time frame; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07331MTY4/ – Amazon – currently unavailable as of September 1, 2022 – usually comes back in a reasonable time frame. They accept free limited transfers from other DNA testing companies. The prices are only available at LivingDNA. Check LivingDNA as the prices change sometimes too often for me to keep up.

Full Genomes Corporation: https://www.fullgenomes.com/ $15 Individual SNPs. Other options available.

Helix –  https://www.helix.com/collections/all/ some tests maybe on sale, but many aren’t (direct link to Helix list of most DNA tests offered, but it’s not the complete list as some are only listed in other parts of the Helix site). However, Helix sometimes does limited sales so check any test you are considering to see if it’s on sale. They offer a COVID-19 test, but see requirements  https://www.helix.com/pages/covid19-efforts for receiving it; tends to be limited to large orders from medical providers or similar agencies.

MyHeritageDNA – https://www.myheritage.com/dna; regular price $89.00; https://myheritage.com/kit/ sale price $59.00.regular price for the package $199.00); https://www.amazon.com/MyHeritage-DNA-Test-Kit-Ethnicity/dp/B072SY5JHQ/ (currently available as of September 1, 2022) sale price $49.00; regular price $89.00; GroupOn (for MyHeritageDNA Basic kit only, not the Health add-on): https://www.groupon.com/deals/myheritage-11-26  $65.00 price – available as of September 1, 2022. MyHeritageDNA accepts free limited transfers from FTDNA as well as from AncestryDNA, LivingDNA, and 23andMe (including v5 chip now). Free limited transfer of raw data from many other DNA companies although if you have a paid MyHeritage subscription, the full upgrade is free.

Sequencing: https://sequencing.com/apps/app-market; https://sequencing.com/membership/get-genome-sequenced-offer price varies (same as the LivingDNA starter kit for some tests). You need to sign up for 3 months of Silver, Gold, or Platinum membership (annual membership is cheaper, but if you are not sure you want to go that route, monthly membership is available. If you cancel before the third month, you will be charged a penalty). Better off ordering the kit from the LivingDNA link above as you don’t need a 3-month subscription and get free shipping unless you want the extra reports provided by Sequencing.com. 

You can take a free Coronavirus Health Assessment and a paid $34/use COVID-19 Severe Outcomes Genetic Analysis.

TeloYears – https://www.teloyears.com/home/ regular prices for some things, but a limited time sale price for other things – https://www.teloyears.com/home/products.html?uid=09290167Ecrf491i9 (price still valid as of September 1, 2022 although sale items vary from time to time). see prices on link as they change them too frequently to keep up. Not available on Amazon. Also offer 2 COVID-19 related tests. They are only available for bulk orders right now.

Vitagene: https://vitagene.com regular price starts at $99, with kits at $139 and $289. One kit ($289 is on sale for $249) Also, check GroupOn – https://www.groupon.com/ (choose your location). If you qualify, you can order a COVID-19 test from Vitagene.

Current sales: https://vitagene.com/shop/products-include-dna-test-kits/

Health Reports for diet, fitness, supplementation + Ancestry + free 15 minute nutritional phone consultation. Regular price $99. Believe this is the same report available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Vitagene-DNA-Test-Kit-Ancestry/dp/B01NCISWQT sale price $69.00 (price varies from day to day) – coupon may be available, regular price $99.00 (available as of September 1, 2022, but usually shows back up on Amazon at some point)- price may or may not be cheaper on Amazon as they love to raise and lower the prices on a regular basis. 

Three Days in the Life — Bipolar Me

What’s it like to have bipolar type 2? Here’s a look at three typical days.

Three Days in the Life

Fresh rounds of missile attacks hit southern Ukraine as death toll from previous day’s strikes reaches 19 – Associated Press October 11, 2022

I saw this recently on Associated Press Fresh rounds of missile attacks hit southern Ukraine as death toll from previous day’s strikes reaches 19 – Associated Press October 11, 2022: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fresh-rounds-of-missile-attacks-hit-southern-ukraine-as-death-toll-from-previous-days-strikes-reaches-19-01665493880/ Longer article.

Associated Press Oct 11, 2022

Missiles hit Ukrainian city, alarms elsewhere keep up fear

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new round of missile attacks struck the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia Tuesday, as the death toll from the previous day’s widespread Russian missile barrage across Ukraine rose to 19.

Missiles struck a school, a medical facility and residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, city council secretary Anatoliy Kurtev said. The State Emergency Service said 12 S-300 missiles slammed into public facilities, setting off a large fire in the area. One person was killed.

The S-300 was originally designed as a long-range surface-to-air missile. Russia has increasingly resorted to using repurposed versions of the weapon to strike targets on the ground.

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Newest Bundle of Holding – DCC Horror Bundle – October 31, 2022

Newest Bundle of Holding – DCC Horror Bundle

The October Horrors continue! Through MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 the DCC Horror Bundle gives you a big bag of sweet Dungeon Crawl Classics treasures

DUNGEON CREEEEPY-CRAWLY CLASSICS

Through Monday, October 31 we present the DCC Horror Bundle, an all-new collection of spooky adventure modules for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG from Goodman Games. Though many DCC modules present sword-and-sorcery scenarios of gold and glory, in 2015 Goodman branched out (oozed out?) to produce annual horror scenarios – often tied to Halloween – that throw standard DCC fantasy characters into nightmarish pocket dimensions, Cthulhoid laboratories, Frankensteinian towers, abomination-haunted coffin ships, and cursed wedding receptions.

One beauty of these otherwise gory modules (for character levels 0 through 6) is the way they fit smoothly, unexpectedly into a conventional Dungeon Crawl Classics campaign. You start out at The Singin’ Chisel inn and head into the iron mine at Jhurn-Hokaz to learn why the shipments stopped, and three scenes later you’re in the Temple of the Stûf, fighting hollow-bodied cultists of a formless chaotic alien candy. You can slip any of these scenarios into your regular campaign as a trick, and with the right attitude everyone will eat them up like a treat.

One beauty of these otherwise gory modules (for character levels 0 through 6) is the way they fit smoothly, unexpectedly into a conventional Dungeon Crawl Classics campaign. You start out at The Singin’ Chisel inn and head into the iron mine at Jhurn-Hokaz to learn why the shipments stopped, and three scenes later you’re in the Temple of the Stûf, fighting hollow-bodied cultists of a formless chaotic alien candy. You can slip any of these scenarios into your regular campaign as a trick, and with the right attitude everyone will eat them up like a treat.

Pay just US$9.95 to get all seven modules in our DCC Horror Collection (retail value $42) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the zero-level “funnel” campaign kickoffs Creep, Skrag, Creep! and They Served Brandolyn Red; the low-level modules Shadow Under Devil’s Reef, The Corpse That Love Built, It Consumes!, and The Web of All-Torment; and the level-6 scenario The Sinister Sutures of the Sempstress.

This very Halloweeny DCC Horror offer ends on, yes, Halloween night: Monday, October 31.

https://bundleofholding.com/presents/DCCHorror/

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AbramsX Next Generation Main Battle Tank Breaks Cover – The Drive October 9, 2022

I saw this recently on The Drive – AbramsX Next Generation Main Battle Tank Breaks Cover – The Drive October 9, 2022: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/abramsx-next-generation-main-battle-tank-breaks-cover/ Longer article

BY TYLER ROGOWAY October 9, 2022

This is the first time we have seen the AbramsX concept, which is representative of a future American main battle tank, outside of artwork.

General Dynamics Land Systems has officially unveiled its AbramsX future main battle tank concept in the flesh — or should we say ‘in the steel.’ Earlier this week we wrote up the latest on this feature-packed M1 Abrams evolution, but now we get to see the actual hardware ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army’s big conference in Washington, D.C., this week. You can get up to speed on what we know about the tank in that piece linked here.

Check out General Dynamics Land Systems’ newly released video showing the AbramsX below.

Suffice it to say, the AbramsX very much looks the part of a future tank, with its highly revised turret that features multiple electro-optical sights and a remote weapon station sporting a big 30mm chain gun. The sniper gray-like urban camouflage with countershading along its serrated skirt also gives it a very futuristic look, as does its XM360-derivative 120mm cannon with its ported muzzle brake.

But the heavily-armored tank’s hybrid powertrain buried deep inside it is probably its most exciting feature. General Dynamics says this will result in a whopping 50 percent fuel saving — the Abrams’ kerosene-guzzling turbine engine has long involved a major logistics-versus-performance trade-off. This hybrid system will also allow AbramsX to operate silently while sitting idle and possibly for short durations at low speed, which would provide a huge tactical advantage.

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Brothers Campfire Works a Winch (Zipline Install) – Brother’s Campfire

 

Hello, Benjamin from Brothers Campfire here!

Yesterday, I installed a zipline.

Brothers Campfire Works a Winch (Zipline Install)

Inflation is going to fall just as fast as it rose, and that’s investors’ cue to enter the stock market MarketWatch – October 8, 2022

I saw this recently on MarketWatch – Inflation is going to fall just as fast as it rose, and that’s investors’ cue to enter the stock market MarketWatch – October 8, 2022: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/inflation-is-going-to-fall-just-as-fast-as-it-rose-and-thats-investors-cue-to-enter-the-stock-market-11665072070/ Longer article.

By  Michael Brush

“If you buy at the (inflation) peak, you do pretty darn well over the next 12 months,” says investment strategist Jim Paulsen.

When central banks, most notably the Federal Reserve these days, move too aggressively on interest-rate increases, things break.

Believe it or not, this is bullish in the twisted thinking of Wall Street. It’s why stocks rallied earlier this week.

Before you laugh this off, consider the logic. It is not completely absurd.

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Through the Shattered The Night Strangler (dir by Dan Curtis) – Through the Shattered Lens

For today’s horror on the lens, we have 1973’s The Night Strangler.

This is the sequel to The Night Stalker and it features journalist Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) in Seattle.  (After all the stuff that happened during the previous movie, Kolchak was kicked out of Las Vegas.)  When Kolchak investigates yet another series of murders, he discovers that paranormal murders don’t just occur in Las Vegas and aren’t just committed by vampires.

https://unobtainium13.com/2022/10/08/horror-on-the-lens-the-night-strangler-dir-by-dan-curtis-2/

MESBG – A Shirriff joins the fray — Kuribo’s Painting

I’m happy to report that this past week was much better. I got some forward momentum on the diorama and have a few things to show off. First up, I finally got to put my green stuff and tools to work and patched up this little guy.

MESBG – A Shirriff joins the fray

I paid $168 for a 10-hour Amtrak business-class ride from New York City to Niagara Falls. It wasn’t worth it. – Insider October 8. 2022

I saw this recently on Insider – I paid $168 for a 10-hour Amtrak business-class ride from New York City to Niagara Falls. It wasn’t worth it.: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/i-paid-168-for-a-10-hour-amtrak-business-class-ride-from-new-york-city-to-niagara-falls-it-wasn-t-worth-it/ss-AA12Jc2U?cvid=14cdd52597c148d7b14a0acba73f5c51/. Longer article.

insider@insider.com (Joey Hadden)

I based my decision on my extensive experience traveling on Amtrak. In the past, I’ve spent 85 hours on Amtrak trains going up and down the East Coast, reviewing its various accommodations from business class to private rooms in sleeper cars.

My journey began at NYC’s Penn Station. I arrived at 6:45 a.m. for my 7:15 a.m. train. Amtrak suggests arriving a few minutes before your departure, according to their website.

Penn Station’s Moynihan Train Hall has an exclusive lounge for Amtrak riders with complimentary drinks and snacks, but it’s only free for first-class passengers, while business-class passengers may enter for a $50 fee.

I instead went to the main waiting area for all passengers with a train ticket that day.

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Saturday Is Here :) — Jesusluvsall’s Blog

It got down to 27f/-2c last night and I feel like celebrating. I realize for those with flower gardens such news was not welcome, but for those of us with allergies in the fall, it was the night we were waiting for. The nasty weeds putting all of that pollen in the air will start to die off.

Saturday Is Here 🙂