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text: Kevin Brettmann is the Director of Science and Technology for JE Dunn Construction in Denver, Colo. He has been a speaker and moderator at the I2SL (International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories) Annual Conferences and a speaker at TRADELINE and Laboratory Design Conferences. Kevin is the founding president of the Colorado chapter of I2SL, treasurer of the Arizona chapter of I2SL and member of the national Executive Advisory Council of I2SL. Kevin served as a "Laboratory of the Year" judge in 2012.

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This is a blog about my travels. I'm not a great writer but hope you will enjoy nonetheless!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Witless Bay - Bird and Whale Watching
We embarked on a boat today to go bird watching. You want birds? OMG!!! You've never seen anything like this I'm sure! 500 000 puffins at the same spot!!! Incredible! Thing is, there aren't only puffins here! There are razorbills, murres and various types of gulls - even some with their babies. It's noisy, smelly and wonderful! Sophie was in heaven with all those birds around! We also got to see minke whales (they are kind of boring as they don't do much - no spout, no fluke) and a beautiful humpback (they are the "fun" ones - they come right up to your boat, show off their flukes and can even be seen breeching).
On the first tour, I was talking to one of the crew members mentioning how I would've loved to have seen a whale... so, he offered to give us a second tour for free! Wow! What a nice man! Of course we didn't refuse and on the second time out is when we saw the gigantic humpback - right beside the boat!
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I have so enjoyed reading your blog entries. They make me laugh just as you do when we are speaking.
I offer my apologies to you for your 'see shit' route. I didn't know you felt so strongly about pine trees. Also, I bet your pizza dinner really left you wanting more (food that is, not pizza).
I am totally envious about your whale watching. WOW, what an experience! I am also jealous about you walking around the old viking settlement. I too would be visualizing life as it would have been when the first settlers were there. You are right history is totally cool, and indeed it would be an awesome way to teach. We should all be independently wealthy in order to afford our students these types of luxuries.
I had to laugh at your description of the townsfolk greeting visitors from the ferry then coming back to see them off. It is amusing and endearing all at the same time.
I love the photos. I can almost feel how laid back everything and everyone would be. Nice to visit, but I too don't think I could live there.
Keep blogging. I will keep reading. If you go missing, I will know it is the older couple who seem to be stalking you. It would be best for you to post their photo, so I know who to hunt down.
I love the photo of Remi & Sophie. I don't mind saying that my blond daughter is rather beautiful.


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Last fall we wrote about Penn's Nano/Bio Center getting a $11.7 million NSF grant. According to a new release from the university, some of the work is paying off in the form of gold-on-glass nanogrid that can convert light directly into electrical current.
A group of material scientists at the center say that when light strikes gold nanoparticles, it creates surface plasmons (localized, collective oscillations of electrons) on the nanoparticle surface. They noticed that when interparticle distances are small, the surface plasmons in the same region can couple, creating intense electric fields. If the particles are coupled (with something like highly conjugated multiporphyrin chromophoric wire), they can then act as optical antennae capturing and refocusing light between them.
The group likens the effect to that of photovoltaic cells. A paper on their work is published in the current edition of ACS Nano.
One of the authors is ACerS member Dawn Bonnell, a professor of materials science and the director of the center at Penn. She and colleagues at Penn, Duke and the University of Maryland experimented with varying the space between the nanoparticles and eventually found an optimal distance for getting light to excite plasmons. According to the release, Bonnell and the others say:
[When] the nanoparticles are optimally coupled, a large electromagnetic field is established between the particles and captured by gold nanoparticles. The particles then couple to one another, forming a percolative path across opposing [gold] electrodes. The size, shape and separation can be tailored to engineer the region of focused light. When the size, shape and separation of the particles are optimized to produce a "resonant" optical antennae, enhancement factors of thousands might result.
They also say that their work shows that magnitude of the photoconductivity of the plasmon-coupled nanoparticles can be tuned independently of the optical characteristics of the molecule.
"If the efficiency of the system could be scaled up without any additional, unforeseen limitations, we could conceivably manufacture a one-amp, one-volt sample the diameter of a human hair and an inch long," Bonnell says.
They say there a several immediate applications where this effect may find use. One is for higher efficiency solar energy-harvesting units. Recently, surface plasmons have been engineered into a variety of light-activated devices such as biosensors. A more exotic use might be found non-binary computer data storage that would uses a range of wavelengths of light for data instead of being limited to 1s and 0s.
Because molecular compounds exhibit a wide range of optical and electrical properties, the strategies for fabrication, testing and analysis elucidated in this study can form the basis of a new set of devices in which plasmon-controlled electrical properties of single molecules could be designed with wide implications to plasmonic circuits and optoelectronic and energy-harvesting devices.


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Catching Up With the Zimbabwe Government
November 3, 2009
President Robert Mugabe first rose to power in the newly formed country of Zimbabwe in 1980 after helping the country gain independence from Britain. Seven years later, he became president, a title he has since held.
Mugabe was frequently revered as a great leader when he first took office by the international community, a leader with a clear view of what he wanted for Zimbabwe. In a 1974 interview a journalist questions the president on his hopes for Zimbabe. He asked Mugabe if he ever saw free elections for the country, Mugabe replied,
"Yes, of course. Why not? We are fighting for democracy. We would like to see a democratic state established in Zimbabwe. And this means a state based on the majority of the people."
Fast forward more than 30 years to the 2008 presidential elections and the news reports tell a different story.
" Overnight, they had been dragged from their homes and beaten by Mugabe supporters….
President Mugabe went on to lose the 2008 March presidential election to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change Party. And a few months later, he ordered a run-off after refusing to step down from power. Mugabe won, but amid accusations of election tampering.
Claims he denies in an interview with Al Jazeera English.
"No. If rigging the elections means winning the elections through majority voting, then, then let it be. That's precisely, we will be winning, we will be winning all the time."
Mugabe has since agreed to a unity government, appointing opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai Prime Minister. The Zimbabwe government is now a joint coalition with Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Party. A relationship that seems anything but agreeable.
In a radio interview with UK's The Guardian last August, Tsvangirai stated he and Mugabe were working together affaby.
"Journalist: You, you believe he does have capacity to change? Or has changed already?
MT: I don't see any attitude of perpetuating hate or division, polarization of the country
Journalist: It must be hard for you sometimes, you must admit, to swallow what's been going on in the past and sit down with someone being held responsible for a lot of violence against you personally and your supporters?
MT: what is reconciliation without that? Reconciliation is a major for tolerance across this very serious political divide that exists in this country and how we can stand up as leaders and call nationally unity when between us we don't like each other?"
But, less than a month after the interview was published, Tsvangirai shared a rather different message at a rally for the MDC party as Africa Times News reported, stating Mugabe's ZANU-PF party:
"…Continues to violate the law, persecute our members of parliament, spread the language of hate, invades our productive farms…ignores our international treaties."
Most recently, Tsvangirai has ordered all MDC ministers to stop working from government offices, an order he too is following until all the political issues are resolved.
Other world leaders seem to agree with Tsvangirai's hesitation to work with the president.
In 2002 sanctions were applied against President Mugabe when suspicion of election tampering surfaced along with human rights violations.
Those sanctions are still in place in 2009 and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid says they will most likely stay.
"…the EU would not resume development aid until more was done to implement the nation's power-sharing agreement and to restore human rights."
Alternatively, socio-economic analyst Udo Froese told The Zimbabwe Times:
"[The international West] wanted from the onset a government of regime change not a government of national unity… Hillary Rodham Clinton, the US Secretary of State came to visit Africa on her Africa safari, she also visited South Africa's President Jacob Zuma… and seemed to be leaning on him that he must lean on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to finalize the regime change otherwise sanctions would not be lifted…."


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Today, successful hoteliers realize that they are in the expectation management business. Each individual traveler is looking for a different experience depending on the preferences of that individual and the purpose of the trip. In today's competitive hotel marketplace, the key to success is finding a way to exceed guest's expectations.
Back in the day, marketing was all about the 4Ps: Product, Promotion, Price & Place. This legendary law of marketing, while interesting, is no longer as relevant as it used to be. The 4Ps of marketing have evolved. The Internet and social media has had a huge impact on how marketers need to focus their efforts. The concept of the 4Ps has morphed into the "4Es": Experience, Evangelism, Exchange and Everyplace. Following, are a few examples of how clever hotel marketers can take advantage of this opportunity.
Today, when selecting a hotel, the decision-making process for travelers is much more likely to be driven by their expected "Experience" than a "Product" focused criteria. Travelers have specific expectations for each trip and those expectations often change depending on the reason for travel, length of stay, etc.. If hoteliers exceed a guest's expectations for any given stay, more and more will share those positive experiences by "Evangelizing" on TripAdvisor or on one of more than 175 other OTAs and review sites that exist around the world. Reviews, both positive and negative, influence other travelers, impact rankings and the rates hoteliers can charge.The concept of "Price" has also evolved. It is less about the amount of money one needs to pay for a room but rather the experience one expects to have related to how much of their hard-earned money they need to "Exchange" for that experience. Studies have shown that individuals could be willing to pay up to 34% more for a room if they are convinced that the service/experience will exceed their expectations.
While "Place", or distribution, has evolved significantly with the growth of OTAs, it is critical for hotel marketers to remember that all of their properties need to have a presence "Everyplace" – across all relevant channels with good visual and written content. And, with the more than 175 channels that were referred to above, this poses a significant challenge for hotel marketers who must adapt their strategy accordingly to maximize ADR, occupancy and RevPAR.It is important to measure and benchmark guest feedback, however, the real opportunity lies in how hoteliers improve the guest experience. The best results are achieved when all Guest Intelligence is consolidated into one, easy-to-use system, with a common set of analytics, that prioritize where operational and service improvements need to be made. By focusing not only on measuring but also on improving, encompassing both guest feedback from surveys and online review sites, hotels will access detailed insight into what guests liked and didn't like about their hotel experiences.
Organizations that make this cultural shift to become more guest-centric, are achieving remarkable results in enhancing the traveler experience. The most successful hotel marketers are adapting to this industry evolution and understanding the implications and opportunity that the "4Es"offer.


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A summer-long saga of bridge replacement projects by the Utah Department of Transportation is just about complete, with the final chapter to be written next week.
After a successful weekend wrapping up the last two I-80 bridge swaps at Mountain Dell and Lamb's Canyon a full eight hours ahead of schedule, the replacement of the I-215 bridge at 3300 South, scheduled for Friday, will be the 12th and final major bridge replacement this summer. All of the replacements have utilized a novel new technique that greatly reduces the amount of time the process affects commuters.
Next weekend, the new 3300 South bridge will be moved from its current location near 3900 South and put into place using remote-controlled, self-powered transporters. The transporters are the engineering marvel of the Dutch company Mammoet, which was also involved with the construction of the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium, built for this year's Olympic track and field competition in Beijing.
UDOT spokesman Adan Carrillo said the accelerated bridge construction technique has been used elsewhere, but Utah stands alone in the scope of this summer's undertaking.
"We're definitely some of the pioneers in this area," Carrillo said. "This many bridge replacements ...12 in a little over two months is pretty unheard of."
Carrillo said his agency has had designers and engineers engaged with the projects at every step, and new levels of efficiency have been achieved by a "learn-as-you-go" process.
"Every time we do a closure, we analyze how to do it better," Carrillo said. "We're constantly looking for ways to reduce impact to the public and minimize delays. This weekend's fast turnaround is an example of using what we learned."
Carrillo said Utah has a unique set of challenges that has forced UDOT to get creative and has made the accelerated bridge-construction technology the best choice for this summer's bridge work.
"In Utah, we just don't have that many alternative routes for drivers," Carrillo said. "Other states can reroute traffic and keep closures going for months ... that's just not an option here."
Carrillo said that UDOT will make good use of what they've learned this summer in future projects and that while not every bridge replacement is suited for the new technique, he was sure it would continue to be utilized where appropriate.
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New Step by Step Map For batu ferringhi
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You can find even a vertical 'rock-climbing' raft with hand- and footholds which make it uncomplicated for one to reach the top of your mound. Two several hours with the park comes at a ticket price of RM40 for each adult and RM30 for each little one, however it is nicely worthwhile for this much enjoyment inside the Sunlight.
A modern and contemporary hotel, the Hydro Hotel Penang features 322 visitor rooms with breathtaking views – overlooking lush and mountain views, and the beautiful ocean on one other aspect.
If the evening falls, the shopkeepers and suppliers commence setting up their stalls and at the time all have settled, you will see how Batu Ferringhi gets to be a great deal alive.
Lengthy distance buses in Georgetown arrive/depart at The brand new bus terminal at Sungai Nibong, 12km south of the city Middle (~thirty minutes), and 7km through the Penang airport (~15 minutes). A taxi to town centre expenditures RM20. Speedy Penang bus #401 connects the bus terminal with KOMTAR and page Pengkalan Weld (Weld Quay), this us operates from approximately 0530 so You can find not long to attend if arriving early morning on a night-bus, Irrespective of what waiting taxi motorists may well tell you.
Firefly watching at Sungai Kerian is more and more drawing site visitors and the fire fly is an link icon of Nibong Tebal. The fireflies emit mild in the decrease abdomen not only to appeal to mates but additionally to scare absent predators. Their abdomens are stuffed with a chemical termed lucibufagens which in fact tastes rather unpleasant.
When checking out Batu Ferringhi Make sure you e book a resort which has its own swimming pool so You need to use that for swimming. Go to the Seashore for walks, tanning and sunset. Teluk Duyung (monkey Seaside) is quite a secluded Beach front. It is obtainable in 2 approaches, by boat or by following a short jungle path. When about to this Beach front it is Obligatory you sign-up in Teluk Bahang.
Look into the pool toy stalls on the marketplaces for a range of drinking water toys to help enhance the pleasurable. Attempt to acquire a aspect seaview space within the 2nd ground, the rooms open out on to a grassed terrace - wonderful if you are travelling with kids. Excellent promotions and coupons are located on their Facebook web site
Cendol - A mix of blended ice with big mushy crimson beans with gula melaka (brown sugar) thrown in. This will likely satisfy any site person even whether it is raining. Cendol can be found any place but the very best is at Penang Highway.
Tanjung Bungah — situated among George City and Batu Ferringhi, was a fishing village but now is a vacation resort spot with substantial hotels created together the Beach front.


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Boo, my oh so black black kitty cat,
came to visit in the studio as I sat down to lose myself in doodles today.
It would seem that since I was working in black and white
he thought that his blackness would be of help to me.
The black was inspiring, but the chewing on my pen and the lying down on my page was not.
In spite of Boo's help,
this little black and white doodle emerged.
As I was doodling, I was listening to Pandora radio.
I was suddenly filled with thoughts of my friend Joe Spado who passed recently.
This favorite song of mine by David Gray came on the radio at that moment.
I wrote a note to Joe on his Facebook page.
I saw that some other friends and family are still writing to him there as well.
He is no longer here in the physical world,
but oh how I could feel his bright spirit shine today.
Sending love and peace out there to you and yours, my friend Joe.
Shine on, Man.


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I used Broken China Distress Ink and Gathered Twigs on the edges. I then spritzed water through Tim's starry stencil to make the background.
I used pencils to colour the chap in and lots of Glossy Accents on the wings, crown and motto. When it was dry I bent the wings and crown so they cracked and then rubbed a little more Gathered Twigs in to highlight the cracks.
Thank you, as always, for popping by, please do look at the Country View Crafts Challenge blog and see what wonderful art my team mates have made.


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Halloween Recipe Ebook Just Not Martha
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The two-tier affiliate program pays 50% on the first tier plus 10 on second tier sales.
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The Wedding Planner 2002
Click below to view the print pages, which have been converted to .gif format.
Page 1 - Cover photo
Page 2 - Reception table centerpieces are elegant focal points
Crystal Mountain Resort, Kilwin's Chocolate, Grey hare Inn
Page 3 - Index
The Gold & Silver Center, Wine Country Market, Captain's Quarters, Rev. Mary Robling, M.A.
Page 4 - Essay: A bridesmaid's tale
Charles Layton Chocolates, Master Dry Cleaners, Jack Fellows bagpiper, Taylor Rental
Page 5 - A bridesmaid's tale continued
Eve of Elegance Bridal, Papers and Presents, Linda Drayton Photography, Charlevoix Knights of Columbus Hall
Page 6 - Be attendant to your bridesmaids' dress needs
Coastline Transportation LLC, All Original Wedding Songs, Celebrations and Ceremonies
Page 7 - Marriage the second time around
Bridal Expressions, Jaffe and Gribi Piano & Violin Duo, Grand Traverse Limousine Service, Hibbard's Flowers and Wedding Center
Page 8 - Weddings and receptions often unite at same venue
Dynamic James, The Formal Affair and Budget Bridal, Traverse Region Conservation Club Reception Hall Rental
Page 9 - Wedding wear for the groom is going back to traditional
Old Mission Tavern, Pointes North Inn, Petoskey Bridal Salon
Page 10 - Putting it all together: The bride's big day
Potter's Fine Pastries
Page 11 - Bride's big day continued
Ranch Rudolf
Page 12 - Wedding words: The vows, Wedding words: The toasts
The Vineyard Inn on Suttons Bay, Martinek's Jewelers, Custer's Last Stamp
Page 13 - Wedding words: A timely thank-you note says more than you think
Frog Pond Village, American Legion, JB&Co. Hair and Nails, Salon Elan Vital, Epiphany Salon
Page 14 - Rapport with photographer makes for perfect wedding photos
Peninsula Cellars, Lodi Limousine, Creative Outlet Craft and Art Supply
Page 15 - Rock solid advice: Many facets of buying the right diamond ring
Country Bridal, Merry Makers, Distinctive Florals, Catering by Kelly's
Page 16 - Pearls still among brides' favorites
Reverends Ken and Judy Grimes, Gordon Food Service
Page 17 - Groom's wear continued
Rachel Hansen Fine Dressmaking, Destress Express, L. Mawby Wines, La Senorita
Page 18 - Hot honeymoon destination choices
Parkside Carriage, Sladek's Catering
Page 19 - Plan honeymoon to avoid disharmony
All About Traverse, Kay's of Traverse City, Willow Vineyard, Ciccone Vineyard and Winery, Bowers Harbor Vineyard, Raftshol Vineyard, Bel Lago
Page 20 - You'll always have Paris: Planning tips for a memorable honeymoon
Eagles Ridge Conference Center, Elements
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We live in downright interesting times.
The Leftist campaign to stifle the free exchange of ideas has struck a blow right here in Idaho. At the last minute, the venue where IFF was to host its annual celebration of freedom cancelled our reservation. For a while, we had no place to hold our August 26 banquet with renowned guest speaker Charles Murray.
Even in Idaho, the Left is successfully bullying businesses, badgering, trolling and harassing anyone who dares to contradict their progressive worldview. We are but the latest victim.
Nevertheless, the Faces of Freedom Banquet will go on! We've reserved an even better venue. Murray, a leading intellectual scholar of our time, will appear as scheduled and will still share his thoughts on rebuilding liberty in America.
If you plan to attend, please note:
- The new Faces of Freedom Banquet location is the breathtakingly beautiful Château des Fleurs in Eagle, Idaho. The address is 176 S. Rosebud Lane in Eagle.
- If you're a member of our Falcon Society, and have confirmed your attendance, please join us for the exclusive reception that starts promptly at 4:30 p.m.
- If you previously purchased a general admission ticket to the event, join us at the Château des Fleurs for the dinner, which starts at 6 p.m. sharp. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
We will defy the thought police at every turn and continue to defend vigorous and healthy debate in the area of ideas. We will not allow fear and intimidation to silence us.
To take a stand against this attack on thought, I invite you to join us August 26 at IFF's Faces of Freedom Banquet at the Château des Fleurs in Eagle.
To purchase your tickets and show the thought police you won't let them win, click here.
Alternatively, call IFF Development Specialist Matthew Keenan. His phone number: 208-258-2280, ext. 217.
If you're unable to attend the banquet, I invite you to support IFF's mission to defend free speech. Your donation of $100, $1,000 or $10,000 will help us strengthen your right to think and speak as you wish and to support free market policies that improve lives. Click here to support IFF!
Do join us as we celebrate liberty at the Faces of Freedom Banquet!


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LOLMagnets: Taking It One Step Further With The Internet Jokes
We're not too sure how clever this is, but consistent with the theory of evolution, it was bound to happen given enough time. Now your fridge, too, can be just as clever and entertaining as your mIRC comrades in the chatrooms.
For some laughs (or annoyances to your roommate that never leaves his room), it'll cost you $20 to get a hold of these fabulous magnets. 384 of them, to be exact.
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A simple folk art greetings card I made for a new born baby.
A simple folk art greetings card I made for a new born baby.
Folk art is getting to be quite addictive! I'm loving the simplicity of it and the endless effects you can create by mixing different patterns, textures and accessories together.
To make this Easter card I've used felt, cotton fabrics, home-made fimo buttons, beads, buttons and little rose buds. They were all hand-stitched using a simple couching stitch and the piece was then stitch-mounted onto card.
I recently bought some Hoopla yarn from a local craft show. This eco yarn is created from the edges of cotton and jersey fabric that would otherwise be thrown away. The yarn is very chunky and can be knitted using a 10mm needle or crocheted using a 9mm or 10mm hook.
Having pondered on what to make for while I decided to have a go at crocheting a small bag.
Initially I thought the colour of the yarn looked a little 'flat' on its own, so I mixed it with a turquoise DK wool to add a bit of texture to the look. Using a DC stitch, I crocheted two oblong panels for the front and back of the bag and then crocheted a thin oblong that I wrapped around the sides and base to give the bag some added depth.
I stitched the bag together using Hoopla yarn and a blanket stitch on the right side and then crocheted a row of DC's around the top edge.
The next step was to make the handles. I measured the width of the bag to work out where the handles should be positioned. I started by making a row of chain that measured the length of the handles. For the next row I made DC's 'under' the chain (I added a couple more DC's than chain stitches here to give a neat, strong edge) then I finished with a row of DC's into each DC. To join the handles I made a slip stitch at the end of each row into the bag as I went along.
After sewing in the loose ends inside the bag I wanted to line it with some contrasting cotton fabric. I made a paper template for the front, side and base and cut out my fabric leaving a 1cm seam. After machining the pieces together I put the fabric inside the bag, folded a hem along the top edge and hand-stitched the fabric to the bag using a simple running stitch.
For the finishing touches I added a loop and a button that I made from polymer clay (more on this later!) and a couple of flowers.


text: Dr. Lee's laboratory has been focused to develop transgenic animal models (transgenic and null mutant KO mice) to investigate the in vivo role and effector function of cytokines and mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma, acute lung injury, pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. Working in a close collaboration with Dr. Jack A Elias, a number of lung-specific transgenic and null mutant mice has been successfully generated and used by a number of investigators around the world. They include IL-10, VEGF, TGF-beta, IL-18, IL-15, Chi3l1/BRP-39, Chitotriosidase (Chitinase1) transgenic and null mutant mice.


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A poem written by Don Mikkelsen, July 2009. My wife sent this to me when our pudelpointer, Birch, died earlier this month:
When man and dog begin their journey together, a bond soon forms that can't be broken. This bond becomes friendship and then friendship becomes love; the purest love of all.
Unlike other love in the world, this love knows no bitterness, no resentment and no promises unkept. It knows no lying or cheating, no suspicion or doubt. It has no shame or guilt just commitment and trust.
So with all your heart, cherish and respect this unconditional love, for one will never know the fullness of this love until one is gone.
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DANGEROUS VISIONS / For Sale
My artwork for Harlan Ellison's 35th Anniversary of DANGEROUS VISIONS first appeared way back in 2002. Seems like a lifetime ago. Back then, I was still experimenting with photography and collage combinations for my final illustration results. These days, I don't use photography in my finals but instead rely on drawings and paintings for all of my work.
The piece was selected for inclusion in SPECTRUM: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART #10, and in fact was included in the first Spectrum Exhibition. The framed print you're looking at it here was a one-of-a-kind that was exhibited in that show.
It's an archival print, professionally framed with UV-resistant museum glass. Signed and dated on the back, with the SPECTRUM Exhibition tag still attached.
I don't really have a use for this piece as it doesn't even feel like what I do anymore. Willing to part with it for a mere $325 to the first taker, shipping included if you live in the continental United States. Either email me or comment here. Have at it. :)


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Kris Humphries's aunt and uncle have said he wants "payback" against Kim Kardashian following their "sham" marriage.
Kardashian famously filed for divorce from Humphries just 72 days after the couple tied the knot in a fairytale ceremony in 2011.
The former couple's divorce trial is scheduled to begin in May, even as Humphries attempts to be granted an annulment from Kardashian.
His uncle Mike has now spoken out to The Sun about the end of his nephew's marriage, claiming that Kris is looking for "payback" by trying to force an annulment.
"I can just see him wanting a pound of flesh back," Mike declared.
Mike went on to call Kim's mother Kris Jenner a "wicked mastermind", who attempted to manipulate his nephew.
"He wants to thump that mum - she uses people. I would dearly love for her to get thumped," Mike declared. "She's the mastermind.
"You can just see that's the brains making that thing go. The wicked part is she's using her family to make that thing. All of it's really due to her."
Mike's wife Dedria went on to suggest that it is only right for Kardashian to grant Kris his annulment.
"An annulment says it wasn't valid in the first place. She should admit that it was a sham at the very least," she insisted.
Kardashian has moved on from Humphries with new partner Kanye West, with whom she is expecting a child.
Kardashian and Humphries's divorce trial is slated to begin on May 6.
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Whole House Renovation and Addition
Adding a studio for an Artist and better Dining Space
This house was on the 2013 Home Tour. We tore down a breezeway and added a dining room and studio. The studio has custom etched pocket doors and skylights.
We resided the whole house.
We utilized the space between the walls for built-in book shelves.
The dining room furniture had not yet arrived, so you see below a nice sitting area where the formal dining room will be.


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Last month Ramshackle Games ran a competition to show off the kind of models that can be made by combining some of the parts from their range. The winning entry would receive a unique model of a water seller's vehicle, built by Ramshackle founder, Curtis Fell. The competition was to write a 300 word short story set in the post apocalyptic world of their Nuclear Renaissance game.
Putting words one after the other to win free models sounded right up my street, so I jumped at the chance to enter. But typically I wasn't able to follow the simple instructions and ended up writing a story over three times too long. Thankfully Curtis, being a gracious sort of fellow, allowed me to enter all the same. However this did me no good, as it turns out the words you choose to put one after the other still have to be really good.
The winning entries, runners-up and significant others can all be downloaded here, or you can just find my story below.
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|Curtis Fell's characterful, post apocalyptic, water seller model
Where the badlands begin
Standing on the firmer ground at the top of the rock, Tymm used the opportunity to pat down her one-suit, then reached up to wipe the sand from her goggles. Even though the glasses had seen better days they were still one of her most prized possessions. At least until the next siphon-harvest.
It was a time-honoured tradition to pass on your goggles to a chosen stripling and Tymm wanted them in good condition when she was to take her place in the tribe. As one of the smaller young ones she was never able to shake the feeling that she was not yet ready, so had spent several weeks practising her telling of the inheritance story that would accompany the event. If she could tell it well, it might go a long way to quieting the doubts she felt about finally become a strapling. She'd lain awake in the dark evenings, silently going over all the details from the story of the champion dust-rider, a hero from the time before the Renaissance, who had worn the goggles when discovering a deep oasis. He'd found the clear, fresh water after an arduous search, and managed to race back to his parched and dying tribes-kin with its exact location, in time to save the entire settlement.
Elements of the story had always jarred with her, especially when the other striplings teased of the old-times sounding so different, so comfortable, overflowing with water (and a sweet food called shock-let). But she had been vehemently assured it was a truething, and she certainly wasn't going to let any doubts ruin her coming-of-age ceremony. Besides, she'd always loved the sequence where the dust-rider had to negotiate the gorge at breakneck speed. She had listened enthralled to all the little details; the rider's subtle shifts in position, using dustier ground to his advantage on the corners, lightly touching the rear brake to encourage the back of his machine to slide out before the apex. She'd been practising the moves since she was big enough to straddle a tank, and her preternatural riding skills were the reason she had been chosen to help. They were the reason she was here now, standing on Hereward's Rock at the very tip of her tribe's territory, scanning the horizon of the neighbouring flat lands.
This far from the camp she knew she would have crossed into the region where the bitemites plague the sand. Dusting off and wiping the goggles regularly in such areas was second nature so as not to allow the little critters to chew their way through the leather and maybe even start on her skin. It's unlikely they would ever get the chance to do much damage to her, but passing on ruined goggles was unthinkable.
She'd been out scouting, trying to help find the dungers lost in the storm two nights earlier, and had had to enter the infested area as the search perimeter pushed outwards. But the bitemites were hardly even an irritant right now, not worth thinking about. Not as she stood there, looking at a massive trailcloud rapidly hurtling towards her from the horizon.
Moving in the dustback without sending up a trailcloud like a penant-pole attracting every ganger and sand-bandit to your location was one of the first skills she had learnt, and was almost as ubiquitously well-known as wrapping your head during a radstorm. But whoever was coming out of the flat lands, throwing up all this dust, was way too confident to care about stealth. And judging by the size of the cloud heading her way, there were easily enough of them to deserve that confidence.
Tymm cursed herself for having stood up and made an obvious silhouette against the sky. A stripling's error. Perhaps she really wasn't ready for the siphon-harvest ceremony? What other mistakes could she make today? With the goggles now clear, and the dust cloud coming ever closer she could pick out what looked like twenty or thirty outriders up in front and to the sides of the main pack. They had taken up positions not dissimilar to the ones used by her own tribe when out on a hunt.
She scrambled down off the rock, trying to keep its bulk between her and the rapidly approaching party. Although she was fairly certain she'd already been seen, it would be even more amateur to advertise her position further. And anyway, some of those outriders might have scope-rifles.
It only took seconds to get down to the dustback floor, but already she could hear the roar of supercharged engines. They were coming in fast, guzzling fuel and risking engine burnout. The only thing worth such a cost would be the spoils of war. It had to be an attack. It would be foolish to try to hide out here, especially if they already suspected her presence, but she also knew that getting mobile wouldn't give her much more of a chance. Not with her stripling's bike, incapable of great speed, and hardly likely to outrun a warmonger vehicle, But 'not much of a chance' was a shiv-load better than no chance at all.
And besides her smaller bike might be more manoeuvrable.
300 strides back was the entrance to Shaitan's Canyon, a maze of gullies, dried up drainage basins, caves and weird hoodoo rock stacks, that stretched back most of the way to her village. If she could get into that ravine, then she might just make it. And if she could extend her lead she might even be able to warn her kin. She stole a glance at the thundering warband, quickly calculating whether she could dash across the open space between her and the canyon. They were rapidly gaining on her position. It wasn't going to be easy.
She threw the tarp off her partially concealed bike and jumped into the saddle, one foot coming down hard on the kick-start. Nothing. The woops and yells of the approaching outriders were clearly audible now, and she was pretty sure she must be in their sights. She gunned the kick-start again. Nothing. Her heart was thumping in her chest, blood pounding in her ears. She wasn't going to make it. Third time lucky and the engine growled into life.
She threw the tarp off her partially concealed bike and jumped into the saddle, one foot coming down hard on the kick-start. Nothing. The woops and yells of the approaching outriders were clearly audible now, and she was pretty sure she must be in their sights. She gunned the kick-start again. Nothing. Her heart was thumping in her chest, blood pounding in her ears. She wasn't going to make it. Third time lucky and the engine growled into life.
Simultaneously revving the gas and dumping the clutch, the bike leapt forward on its back wheel, and a fresh cloud of dirt spewed into the air behind her. Amid the dust and the din, she accelerated hard. The wind started whipping through her hair. She dipped her head and realised she could do this. She knew she wouldn't fail. The cacophony of roaring engines seemed to recede.
It was just her and the bike.
It was just her and the bike.


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I am scared of heights but never on this bridge :) What a view!
Brother and sister (instagram)
Monday, November 5, 2012
Brooklyn Bridge
Posted by Reds at 4:28 AM
6 comments:
- Susan Beth said...
What nice looking relatives you have! I learned a little something about the bridge from your photos (I've never been there and didn't know the walkers were above). Thanks for sharing!
- November 5, 2012 at 2:00 PM
- Nicki said...
I do believe that inside you beats the heart of a New Yorker. Neat perspective on the bridge.
- November 5, 2012 at 6:12 PM
- My 365 Project said...
Enjoyed your architectural shots!
- November 5, 2012 at 9:42 PM
- Kim Mattina said...
Fantastic variety of angles of the Brooklyn Bridge! Isn't it great that, no matter how many times you visit, you always see it in a different way? Great!
- November 6, 2012 at 12:50 AM
- Jennifer Mims said...
My dream is to go there someday.... I loved looking at all of your shots.. My second daughter is named Brooklyn(see I love it)
- November 7, 2012 at 7:53 PM
- Cindy said...
Wonderful images. Great shot of your family.
- November 8, 2012 at 12:45 AM
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