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North Carolina: Hemp House Going Up at Lake JunaluskaSubmitted by restore on Fri, 04/15/2011 - 19:45
Written by Colby Dunn, Smoky Mountain News
If someone said the word "hemp," the first thing to spring to mind probably wouldn't be home construction. But if you're looking for a strong, green, energy-efficient building material that's resistant to pretty much everything, hemp might be your best choice.
This is the concept being pitched by Greg Flavall and David Madera, owners of an Asheville-based business called Hemp Technologies. They're some of the first to build with the material in the United States, where industrial hemp hasn't seen the rise in popularity it enjoys in other countries, thanks to a federal ban on U.S. production.
Its recognition is slowly ramping up, though, due in part to its benefits over standard concrete. The third house in the country to be built with the technology is going up now, in the mountains above Lake Junaluska.
Roger Teuscher, the homeowner, said he was turned on to the idea by his first architect, who suggested the plant as a cleaner, greener alternative to standard homebuilding supplies. Tuescher, who lives most of the year in Florida, said he was drawn not only to the cost savings gained by increased insulation, but by the product's recyclability.
United States: Hemp Education Research ProjectSubmitted by restore on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 06:34
David Piller, Hemp News Correspondent
A friend of mine recently put together a survey for a ethnography research methods class on the topic of creating effective hemp education and promoting hemp awareness. Below are a few of my responses.
What is your educational platform (or pro-hemp argument) that you use when doing hemp outreach?
My main "argument" is that if we are truly serious about maximizing the growth of the green economy and creating a sustainable future, industrial hemp must become, once again, one of the United States' primary crops. I stress how cultivating hemp will do more to help clean our air, soil, and water than any patented technology our scientists can offer. I include hemp nutritional benefits and communicate how making more hemp foods available to our citizens, we can improve the quality of life of many and reduce our long term health care costs.
Do you change this platform for various audiences: when and why?
Yes and no.
I think it is important to make things as simple as possible for people to grasp hemp's true potential, and I always strive to bring it down to a healthy environment, healthy food, and healthy industries to lay a solid foundation to build a dialogue upon.
Australia: Hemp: The Farming of the FutureSubmitted by restore on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 16:59
By Liina Flynn, Echo
Klara Marosszeky has a vision for the future that involves revamping of the local farming industry to produce industrial hemp crops. Working with farmers, she has just harvested her first commercial crop of industrial hemp and is looking for innovators who want to utilise the product.
(Tetrahydrocannabinol) content and produces the longest, strongest plant fibres in the world. It is used in many countries in the manufacture of plastics, fiberglass, fabrics, food and building materials.
"In the UK, a major car manufacturer, Lotus, is making whole cars out of hemp," Klara said. "Everything but the engine is hemp. Henry Ford would be grinning in his grave."
Klara currently teaches sustainability courses at TAFE and envisions hemp as the solution to many of the sustainability issues that are affecting Australia today. Not only is she trying to create a hemp industry in NSW and open the way to using hemp seed as a food product, but she is out to make housing materials affordable. After looking around for alternative products to replace our current dependence on timber, Klara spent years experimenting with hemp masonry as a building material, with very successful results. Two years ago, she was a finalist for the Northern Rivers Regional Development Board's innovation award for her hemp masonry.
UK: Hemcrete Specified for Renewable Social Housing SchemeSubmitted by restore on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 20:58
By David Ing for Hemp News
An ambitious sustainable social housing scheme, designed to meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes through the use of renewable materials, has achieved planning approval. The development is being delivered by Crossover C-Zero LLP in partnership with Flagship Housing, one of the largest providers of social housing in East Anglia and will be built using Tradical® Hemcrete® thermal walling system from Lime Technology.
Based at Denmark Lane, Diss, the scheme will see the construction of 114 housing units and will be the first major affordable homes project proposed to seek Level 4 rating of the Code for Sustainable Homes. To aid its completion, the development has managed to obtain £3 million in funding from the Housing and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), who earlier this year offered financial aid for the delivery of social housing schemes that used renewable materials.
The Netherlands: KLM Biofuel Flight Fuels Hopes for Green AirlinesSubmitted by restore on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 03:24
Airlines have high hopes for a new range of biofuels
By Dominic O'Connell, Times UK
At Amsterdam's Schiphol airport last Monday a gaggle of aviation executives, politicians and journalists trooped aboard a KLM jumbo jet for a flight to nowhere.
The trip was uneventful — the plane and its 40 occupants circled above Holland for a couple of hours before landing where it took off. However, in a small way, it was historic. It was the first flight by a biofuel-powered airliner to carry passengers.
In fact, the plane was only partly powered by biofuel. One of its four engines ran on a 50:50 blend of biofuel and normal aviation fuel. The biofuel was made from camelina, an inedible green shrub.
Despite the limited experiments to date — Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand and a clutch of other carriers have run test flights without passengers — airline executives are thrilled with biofuels.
Their industry is a target for politicians and environmentalists in the crusade against carbon dioxide emissions and the prospect of a fuel that will allow the industry to grow while reducing its emissions is enticing. "In the decades ahead, the airline industry will be largely dependent on the availability of alternative fuels in its drive to lower emissions," said Jan Ernst de Groot, KLM's managing director.
North Carolina: Building With Hemp - Asheville On Forefront Of New Green TechniqueSubmitted by restore on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 20:17
By John Boyle, Citizen Times
Photo by John Fletcher, Citizen Times
Leave it to Asheville to be the first place in the country to build not just one, but two houses largely out of hemp.
Well-established as a green building center, Asheville has two homes under construction - one in West Asheville, another off Town Mountain Road - that use hemp as a building material. The builders and Greg Flavall, the co-founder of Hemp Technologies, the Asheville company supplying the building material, maintain that they're the first permitted hemp homes in the country.
"This area is known to walk the talk of being green," Flavall said, adding that the Asheville area has by far the largest percentage of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, builders of anywhere in the country. Hemp is derived from the same plant that marijuana comes from. Although it contains very little of the active ingredient that gets people high and is completely impractical to smoke, it's still illegal to grow it domestically.
But builders can import industrial hemp products like Tradical Hemcrete, the material Hemp Technologies sells. When mixed with water and lime, it makes remarkably strong, resilient walls. Some builders generically refer to the walls as hempcrete.
UK: Rapid Growth In Hemp-Based ConstructionSubmitted by restore on Fri, 11/20/2009 - 20:10
By Eco Composites, Writer
A visit to the Innovation Park at BRE in Watford has been arranged as part of the Natural Fibres 09 conference, which takes place at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in London from December 14-16.
The park showcases modern methods of construction and features over 200 different emerging technologies in a number of demonstration properties, including the Renewable Hemp House.
Speaking at the 60th annual congress of CELC – the European Confederation of Flax and Hemp – which took place in Strasbourg, France, from November 4-7, Claude Eichwald of French organisation Construire de Chanvre, said that the use of hemp in concrete was growing, with between 2-4,000 houses now constructed completely from hemp concrete, and many more employing it with mixtures of other building materials. The CELC conference also heard from Rémi Perrin of Strasbourg-based Soprema, which is now manufacturing flax roofing membranes, and Vincent de Sutter of Sutter Freres which has been making natural-fibre based door panels for almost 50 years.
In the latest copy of its journal, CELC outlines the components of a house entirely constructed from natural fibres, as show in the illustration above.
The unique energy efficient house made from hemp at the UK BRE Innovation Park meanwhile, showcases the future of low carbon and sustainable buildings.
UK: Carbon Negative Hemp WallsSubmitted by restore on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 01:55
By Daniel Flahiff, Inhabitat
Buildings account for thirty-eight percent of the CO2 emissions in the U.S., according to the U.S. Green Building Council, and demand for carbon neutral and/or zero footprint buildings is at an all-time high. Now there is a new building material that is not just carbon neutral, but is actually carbon negative. Developed by U.K.-based Lhoist Group, Tradical® Hemcrete® is a bio-composite, thermal walling material made from hemp, lime and water. What makes it carbon negative? There is more CO2 locked-up in the process of growing and harvesting of the hemp than is released in the production of the lime binder. Of course the equation is more complicated than that, but Hemcrete® is still an amazing new technology that could change the building industry.
Good looking, environmentally friendly and 100% recyclable, Hemcrete® is as versatile as it is sustainable. It can be used in a mind-boggling array of applications from roof insulation to wall construction to flooring. Hemcrete® is waterproof, fireproof, insulates well, does not rot [when used above ground] and is completely recyclable. In fact, the manufacturers say that demolished Hemcrete® walls can actually be used as fertilizer!
Canada: Is Hemp a Cash Crop?Submitted by restore on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 21:09
By DONAL O'CONNOR, Staff Reporter
Photo By SCOTT WISHART, The Beacon Herald
Private-sector funding for establishing hemp-processing factories may be a hard sell at the moment, but Gordon Scheifele is undaunted in his passion for developing the enormous potential for hemp.
Earlier this week on a farm just east of Tavistock, Mr. Scheifele was showing a group of 16 mostly student workers how to distinguish male and female buds on hemp plants within a 10-acre seed crop.
Plants showing yellowish male buds, he explained, were to be pulled -- a task known as roguing. The plants with female buds, which will develop into seeds that can be certified for resale, were to be left alone to grow to maturity.
Mr. Scheifele spared few details in explaining to the young workers -- area students ranging from Grade 9 level to first-year university -- the potential that industrial hemp holds for the future of farming and manufacturing.
The list includes building and insulation materials for houses, material for garment and bags, a substitute for plastic in the automotive industry, an antiseptic and absorbent bedding for horses or other livestock.
That's apart from the edible seeds that are rich in essential fatty acids and the seed oil that can be used in the making of non-dairy cheese and yogurt.
UK: Government Funded Renewable House Is LaunchedSubmitted by restore on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 20:06
The Renewable House, a new demonstration house that has been designed to illustrate that low cost and low carbon are compatible, has been officially opened.
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The Renewable House, a new demonstration house that has been designed to illustrate that low cost and low carbon are compatible, has been officially opened.
Built at the BRE Innovation Park and officially opened at Insite 2009, the Renewable House is a demonstration of the commercial viability of building affordable homes from renewable materials.
The house has been designed to meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, with a build cost of £75,000, excluding groundworks and utilities.
Unlike many other houses that meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, the Renewable House features very few additional technologies. Instead the performance of the house has been made possible through the ingenious use of materials which have been used to create a thermally efficient and low carbon building envelope. By using limited technologies – which can have a short life span, therefore require on-going replacement, upgrading or maintenance – the house has also clearly demonstrated cost efficiencies.
UK: Going GreenSubmitted by restore on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 19:50
By Press & Journal Staff
A SPECIAL energy-efficient house made from hemp, designed by Archial Architects, has been unveiled at the BRE Innovation Park, which showcases the future of low-carbon and sustainable buildings.
The three-bedroom Renewable House, which costs £75,000 to build, not including ground works or utilities, uses renewable materials to deliver a well designed, yet low-cost, affordable home.
The external walls are constructed from a revolutionary sustainable material called Hemcrete – provided by manufacturer Lime Technology – made from hemp plants grown and harvested in the UK and lime-based binder.
Hemp is one of the fastest growing biomasses and is often used in paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, health food and fuel.
It is estimated that The Renewable House's carbon footprint will be about 20 tonnes lower than a traditional brick-and-block house. The hemp absorbs about five tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its rapid growth period, which then becomes locked into the fabric of the building, making the thermal Hemp-Line walling solution "carbon negative".
The Renewable House meets level 4 of the Government's Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) – a national standard which measures the sustainability of homes against a set of design categories such as energy consumption and building materials. The Government's target was for all homes from 2016 to be built against code level 3 standards.
Europe: Hemp Homes To Be Built In Government DriveSubmitted by restore on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 23:10
Experimental homes made out of hemp are to be built under new government plans.
By Ben Leach, Telegraph.co.uk
A prototype three-bedroom house, funded by the taxpayer, will go on show today. The home is part of a government drive to build more housing with a smaller carbon footprint.
The "renewable house" features walls made from Hemcrete - a mix of hamp and lime - and was built thanks to a £200,000 grant from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC), which built the home, said building it used half the energy that building a traditional brick home would use.
It claims energy bills for the home owners would be as low as £150 a year, and predicts building on thousands of houses could begin soon.
Dr John Williams, head of materials at the NNFCC, told The Guardian: "The forecasts are that we could roll this out very quickly if someone places an order for 25,000 homes.
"Increasing numbers of farmers are growing hemp because it fits in with their current growing cycles between April and September and it is a good break crop for wheat.
"If just 1 per cent of the UK's agricultural land was used to grow hemp, it would be enough to build 180,000 homes per year."
The hemp house provides a cheaper alternative to traditional brick and mortar housing, with a build cost of £75,000 excluding groundworks.
Europe: Hempcrete Warehouse for Wine Society CompletedSubmitted by restore on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 19:07
Wine Society's warehouse uses preformed panels of hemp and lime that locks in carbon dioxide
By Stephen Kennett
The UK's first warehouse building to be constructed using preformed wall panels made out of hemp has now been completed.
The £3.7m warehouse for the Wine Society in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, has been designed by architect Vincent & Gorbing and has exterior walls built of Tradical Hemcrete, which is a mixture of hemp stalk and modified lime. It is a development of cast insitu hemp-lime walling that locks carbon dioxide within the wall construction.
Mark Chandler, architect and director of Vincent & Gorbing, said: "The design responds to the requirement for minimal heating and cooling equipment with the resultant reduction in energy consumption."
The cladding offers good insulation properties, explains Chandler, and helps maintain a stable internal air temperature throughout the summer and winter.
The 8.5m2 panels, which are 300mm thick, are mounted on the building's steel truss frame, while a 40mm-thick composite aluminium panel is used to provide weather protection on the external face.
Together with the highly insulated roofing system, it provides an insulated internal space that exceeds Building Regulations requirements.
Related: http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?category_id=1&
Source: http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3139965
Europe: How Good is Hemp and Lime? Hemp Could Be Key To Zero-Carbon HousesSubmitted by restore on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 17:20
The environmental potential of hemp as a building material has never really been in doubt - it absorbs carbon as it grows and can be grown almost anywhere, cutting down on the need for energy-intensive transportation.
But is it any good?
A study underway at the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath is attempting to clear up any doubts.
"The idea of using hemp and lime has been around in the UK for ten or 12 years now and there have been a number of applications but there's still relatively little scientific information on the performance of the materials," Prof Pete Walker, director of the centre, told edie.
"We've identified this as a significant barrier to market uptake."
He said that mainstream engineers, architects and buyers were shying away from a potential tool in the fight against climate change due to the absence of reliable independent information on its characteristics.
The research project is providing concrete answers to the questions of the construction industry and also experimenting with different ratios of hemp to lime in an effort to maximise its carbon cutting potential.
"The lime has all the embodied carbon and energy and, if we're honest, the cost," said Prof Walker.
"The hemp offsets this. Using renewable crops to make building materials makes real sense - it only takes an area the size of a rugby pitch four months to grow enough hemp to build a typical three bedroom house.
Europe: Hemp Material 'May Aid Green Homes'Submitted by restore on Thu, 04/09/2009 - 00:12
By Press Association
A form of cannabis could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future, university researchers have said.
A consortium, led by the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath, has embarked on a housing project to develop the use of construction materials made of hemp.
Hemp-lime is a lightweight building material made of fibres from the fast-growing cannabis plant, bound together using a lime-based adhesive.
The hemp plant stores carbon during its growth and this, combined with the low carbon footprint of lime and its efficient insulating properties, gives the material a "better than zero carbon" footprint, researchers said.
Professor Pete Walker, director of the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, said: "We will be looking at the feasibility of using hemp-lime in place of traditional materials, so that they can be used widely in the building industry.
"We will be measuring the properties of lime-hemp materials, such as their strength and durability, as well as the energy efficiency of buildings made of these materials.
"Using renewable crops to make building materials makes real sense - it only takes an area the size of a rugby pitch four months to grow enough hemp to build a typical three bedroom house."


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Marylanders will see a long list of referenda items in this year's ballot when they head to the polls tomorrow. For me, the most important one is the Maryland Dream Act, a bill that would allow the state's undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at its public colleges and universities if they meet certain eligibility criteria and would give all students an equal shot at higher education. I am a living, breathing example of the type of student who would be helped by this bill – someone simply trying to better himself and give back to his community who met obstacle after obstacle in trying to attain higher education. The whole state stands to benefit when students like me can afford to attend the school of their dreams.
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Posted by Derek
I mentioned that the Wall Street Journal is running a free-access week. That'll give you a chance to check out the Nov. 11th column by their science columnist, Sharon Begley, who sounds an appropriate note of caution about genomic-based drug discovery. (And I'm not saying that just because she quotes me). It'll be good to get these concepts out to a wider audience.
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1. SteveSC on November 11, 2005 3:56 PM writes...
Quoted 4 times no less! And 3 are full paragraphs. Your blog is mentioned twice too. Must have made a very good impression. When will we hear you on Science Friday? ;-)
2. Medchem on November 11, 2005 5:21 PM writes...
Derek, can you give a link to your original block that was quoted?
3. Medchem on November 11, 2005 5:21 PM writes...
Sorry meant to say "blog".
4. JK on November 11, 2005 5:34 PM writes...
Which is not to say that it won't pay off in the end. Think about the distance between William Harvey and the first heart transplant.
5. Mercer Chow on November 14, 2005 7:45 AM writes...
A bit disappointed to see your good name adding credibility to Sharon Begley, who is IMHO the worst (i.e., most credulous) science columnist/reporter in the MSM. Which isn't to say she's always wrong, just that any lay person who read nothing but her would come away with a distorted view of the scientific landscape.
6. Derek Lowe on November 14, 2005 9:42 AM writes...
Well, Mercer, you can at least say that she hasn't fallen for the latest round of genomics hype. . .
7. Rev. Howard Furst on November 14, 2005 4:20 PM writes...
The free access to the WSJ article via the provided link has expired, but it is also posted here:
8. daen on November 16, 2005 11:01 AM writes...
Hákan Hákanarson, VP of Clinical Sciences at deCODE, was here in Copenhagen yesterday to give a presentation on pharmacogenomics in which he talked at length, among other things, about their LTA4 hydrolase inhibitor work. Seems interesting, but let's see how it pans out. For example, I notice there are some doubts being raised about Herceptin's efficacy in the Lancet recently (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673605676702/fulltext - free reg required).
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Week Ahead: Legislature enters its next-to-last weekBy Walter C. Jones
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ATLANTA – Legislators will spend the their three days in session this week performing surgery of sorts on hundreds of bills as they "perfect" the work of colleagues from the other side of the Capitol.
Last week, the bills passed by the House got assigned to Senate committees and then to subcommittees while the House did the same with Senate bills. Some committees have already acted on the new crop of crossover bills, but most will do the heavy work this week.
A glimpse of what is happening in committee rooms across the Capitol popped up on the Senate floor Thursday when 13 amendments were offered to one bill, some adding and some subtracting words. Two amended another amendment. Half passed, and half were defeated.
A more frequent feature in the floor sessions this week will be "the agrees and disagrees" where the authors of bills ask the whole House or Senate to either accept or reject the changes all that surgery created. Agreement sends the amended bill to Gov. Nathan Deal's In Box where he'll have until May 7 to sign or veto them.
A "disagree" gives the other chamber the opportunity to recede from its position and accept the original version after all or, more commonly, to insist, which sets up the need for a conference committee to negotiate the differences.
Agrees and disagrees happen fast, without debate, without an agenda and in any order. That forces legislators and observers to keep on their toes.
When conferees are appointed, conference committees start happening in committee rooms, private offices and even hallways all over the Capitol complex, with no meeting notices or announcements. Although they will be open to the public, the trick is learning about them in time to get there before a deal is struck. Most are over in minutes.
Capitol veterans consider this week the beginning of the most dangerous period, the time when the surgeons are at work.
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Sex after menopause, well, sex after 50, is a new frontier. The parents of baby boomers sustained far less body awareness than is advocated today—most couples of that era did not expect sexual activity to continue beyond the onset of the symptoms of aging, such as lost estrogen (female) or vascular disorders (male.)
Today, 50-something women experience life from a completely different aspect. Fifty percent of the US population is divorced by the age of 50, and 25 percent get remarried. This leaves the other 25 percent to dabble in the dating world. One thing is certain—this age group still desires sex.
In fact, the January 2012 issue of The American Journal of Medicine published a study revealing that sexual satisfaction actually increases with age in women despite a waning desire for sex. Women are seeking engagement in sexual activity for a multitude of reasons, including sustaining relationships late in life.
This revelation is the reason that more women than ever are seeking a "magical" solution to their lost libido—these women want to want to have sex. The new role of women in the workplace combined with a busy family and household obligations can lead to adrenal fatigue and other disorders of hormone imbalance that, when combined with menopause, frost sexual desire and stall sexual activity all together. While there is no cream, pill, fad diet, or trendy exercise machine that will pummel you into effortless sexual bliss, there are several new lifestyle habits you can adopt to ensure sexual activity does not halt before, during, or after menopause. The prescription for a "pro-libido lifestyle," is simple, not magical, and requires good old-fashioned mindfulness mixed with a little extra willpower.
The first step? Change your daily routine. Just like you have chosen to turn off the TV after dinner and take a brisk walk outside to enhance your cardiovascular health and reduce the size of your waistline, you have to make the same dedication to your sex life. Harnessing sexual desire requires a little extra effort at this point in life. You and your partner must take strides to ensure you both get "in the mood" to take things to the next level. And don't think that men do not have a starring role—they need to adopt pro-libido lifestyle changes as well (like trimming errant nose and ear hairs or shaving on a regular basis.)
Once you both make an effort to be mindful of your needs and focus on choices that encourage a sex life, you need to determine what you want from your sexual relationship. Is it really about arousal and orgasms? Or is it intimacy, affection, and attention that you are truly seeking? Communicate with your partner about what each of you desires from your sex life and work together to make it happen.
The next step may be hard to believe: you should schedule sex. This may seem like the most unromantic notion, but it can make all the difference in having a sex life or not having one. The media plays a big role in our perception of sexual desire. It seems like it should be this torrid whirlwind of swirling, uncontrollable passion that results in an electrifying unification that leaves a trail of clothing straight to the nearest flat surface. In reality, and especially after years and years in the same relationship, creativity and spontaneity happens in a different way. Candles, lingerie, erotica—all these things are easy to introduce when you know you will be engaging in sex and are small ways you can surprise your partner. Not to mention, playing up the anticipation all day long with text messages, emails, and flirty phone conversations… by the time you get to your sex date, you will be ripping off one another's clothes!
For women, scheduling sex can have lots of benefits—she can mentally prepare, leave the stresses of the day behind, and focus on romance. In many cases, men have a higher libido, therefore rejection and the associated guilt that often occurs as a result is down-played or eliminated when a "sex night" is on the books regularly.
It is important to remember that balanced hormone levels, balanced nutrition, and regular physical activity also play a role in sexual desire and sexual activity as you age. Too much or too little estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone can sink sexual desire and function. It is important to maintain awareness of what is going inside your body to ensure a longer, healthier, higher quality of life, including plenty of great sex!
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Every woman goes through menopause at some point in her life. Between hot flashes, mood swings, thinning of the hair, and sleep disturbances, the days of menopause can be miserable. This makes it even more important to find a way to naturally reduce the intensity of these symptoms. In a new clinical trial published in Panminerva Medica, researchers have found that the natural supplement Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all) significantly improves signs and symptoms of menopause. Since Pycnogenol is a natural supplement, it is an easy and effective way to improve signs and symptoms linked to menopausal transition without the side effects.
The study, conducted at Pescara University, examined 70 preimenopausal women, the term used to describe the transition years before and after the final menstrual period, between the ages of 40 and 50. Participants were studied for eight weeks with some receiving a placebo. The study showed that Pycnogenol improved perimenopausal signs and symptoms, decreased the severity of hot flashes, bloating, improved irregular heartbeat, and soothed digestive problems. Oxidative stress levels also decreased significantly, which overall improves quality of life and controls signs and symptoms of menopause.
According to Dr. Gianni Belcaro, lead researcher from Pescara University, "Pycnogenol may arguably represent a very effective basic, daily dietary supplement for menopausal women due to its extended range of health benefits, including cardiovascular benefits and Pycnogenol's proven ability to lower blood pressure." The study showed the natural supplement's ability to manage heart health, which is particular significant for menopausal woman live at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Former "Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel put her beach bod on display over the weekend, showing off her physique in a two-piece bikini.
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It sounds like she's been enjoying the food in Hawaii though -- as she later tweeted "Side note, I plan on coming home from this honeymoon weighing 299 pounds."
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The field of metabolic engineering has recently undergone a transformation that has led to a rapid expansion of the chemical palate of cells. Now, it is conceivable to produce nearly any organic molecule of interest using a cellular host -- from biofuels to biopolymers to pharmaceuticals. However, these feats require the ability to 'hijack' native cellular machinery and metabolism and navigate the complexity inherent in cellular regulation. One of the biggest challenges in the field is that cellular metabolism is quite complex. Specifically, cellular metabolism and complex global phenotypes are the result of coordinated, interwoven networks of metabolites, enzymes, and regulatory factors. A particularly useful and broadly applicable approach for reconfiguring and modulating these components is protein directed evolution. This talk will focus on illustrating the power of merging metabolic engineering approaches with protein engineering principles for common metabolic engineering targets such as pathway enzymes, genetic control elements, transporter proteins, and both regulatory and epigenetic elements. Several case studies will be used to demonstrate these concepts and highlight successes in each of these categories. Ultimately, these efforts can be combined to enable a multi-level phenotype optimization which forms the basis for an integrative metabolic and cellular engineering approach. Finally, this talk will concude with prospects for the future of cellular engineering.


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The hype builds for weeks and weeks. People and analysts alike are forced to stretch what should be a few minutes of discussion and analysis into a two week, soul-crushing marathon of overused cliches -- like "Give 110 percent," "We just need to play our game" and "Hey! Don't touch me there!" -- and washed up "experts" just trying to scrape together enough money to pay the minimum on their baby mama's credit card bill.
Advertisers clamor for this day like little girls (and writers of this article) do for even a glimpse of Justin Bieber's impish smile and signature hair-flip, dropping millions and millions of dollars to attempt to wow America with 30 seconds of cheeky anthropomorphic cartoon animals and a hollow, over-produced, lip-synced, celebrity half-time extravaganza that generally feels like some sort of cruel public mass-torture ploy to punish everyone.
Oh yeah... and there's a football game thrown in there somewhere too, and here are some of my predictions for the big day.
Someone you know will mention that Super Bowl Sunday should be a national holiday at this point, as though he or she was the first person to ever think this. There is also a 30 percent chance this person is someone you are talking to out of obligation rather than genuine interest, with a 78 percent chance of mentioning how difficult it's going to be to go to work on Monday.
Of all the tailgaters outside the game, only a small percentage will actually utilize the actual tailgates on their vehicles, and of that percentage, all of them will use it to prop themselves up while they pee in an empty Gatorade bottle.
Due to the unseasonably cold weather, ticket scalpers will give up selling Super Bowl tickets, instead choosing to hock tickets to next week's rodeo.
Christina Aguilera's rendition of the national anthem will involve a lot of plugging her left ear with her fingers and wildly gesticulating with her right hand and arm as if she is conducting herself like an orchestra of crazy. She will wear a cowboy hat.
The coin toss will be tails. I'm told it never fails.
With neither team having a corresponding cheerleading squad, local Dallas/Ft. Worth strippers will be asked to cheer for both teams through an outreach program that seeks to place sexy wayward youth into more socially respectable flesh-peddling careers.
In the first quarter of the game, Steeler quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger will finally succumb to the overwhelming burden of his gargantuan head when his body becomes unable to support its inhuman weight and girth.
As a result of this game-changing injury, panicked gamblers across the country will quickly migrate to the nearest ledge having wagered everything they have on the Steelers to cover the spread, only to be brought in from the ledge when their bros tell them the nachos are ready.
This Super Bowl will be the first NFL game to penalize players for giving exuberant "first down" gestures after making a reception. The penalty: death by letting me kick them a lot.
Packers linebacker Clay Matthews's hair, feeling slighted, unloved, and overshadowed by Steelers safety, Troy Polamalu's tresses, will be overheard saying, "Yeah, so? I could look like that too if I wanted. I guess I'm just not into being all 'hey, look at me! I'm soo cool!'" Polamalu's hair will refuse comment.
Packers defensive lineman, B.J. Raji will eat an opposing player. Swallow him whole. Steelers head coach, Mike Tomlin will challenge the play and the booth will penalize the Packers five yards for eating.
By the end of the third quarter over 100,000 home viewers will have crossed the weight threshold from merely being overweight to straight-up obesity.
So distraught by his inability to control the inclement weather in and around Dallas, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in an impulsive fit of rage, unveils and implements his secret death ray to blow up the sun.
Fox announcers will spend a good deal of air time talking about Brett Favre as though he slept over at their house the night before. When they are not talking about Favre, they will either talk about Roethlisberger's ability to extend plays, Steelers reciever Hines Ward's Asian heritage, Clay Mathews's grampa, or the unrest in Egypt.
Fergie, dismayed by the thought of having to perform with the three other Peas, will only perform if she gets to sing "Super Bowlicious" to the tune of her hit song 'Fergalicious,' a decision that everyone will immediately regret when they remember how annoying Fergie is whith her whole "diva" thing. will.i.am will go so far as to call her a "poorman's Pink," making for an awkward ride back to the hotel.
At some point during the game you will have to wake up the person next to you while they exclaim as if still dreaming, "touchdown in the butt!"
Your one friend who is really into the game will get so angry at the rest of the party only stopping to watch the commercials that he will lock himself in the garage to watch the game on a portable TV, sitting on a mini-cooler full of Coors and snacking on an already opened bag of Fritos.
The Steelers will win their third Super Bowl in six years, serving as a bleak reminder that you never really accomplished everything that you could have.
On the podium after the game, Jerry Jones will offer the Steelers eight million dollars for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. When they reject the offer, he will ask if they have any other trophies in the back that they might be willing to part with.
Steelers running back, Rashard Mendenhall will be named the game's MVP. When asked what he's going to do now that he has won the Super Bowl, he will reply with "I don't know. I haven't really thought about it. Maybe hit one of those indoor water parks, or Amish country?"
Enjoy the game and all its glory, everybody!
What's your Super Bowl prediction?
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I think apprenticeships have the potential to create a much more efficient learning model. Most people learn by doing, not by reading books, listening to lectures or taking tests. If you tray to cram too much information inside at a time, you will not retain much for very long. Testing a person for their knowledge has huge drawbacks namely that you are testing for memory skills, not practical working knowledge. If you learn a little and use it right after, it will reinforce that knowledge and make the learning of the subject much more satisfying.
Excellent article!!!! Thank you for posting on such an important topic. You have my vote (+).
I hope this program expands beyond 18-24 year olds. It is not unusual anymore for middle-aged persons, or elderly persons, to switch careers to find new challenges and expand their knowledge. Some middle aged people can not afford to go back to college (formal education) to earn a degree, or earn another degree just to switch careers/jobs. However, the desire to learn new things is there.
I am so glad to find other people that are thinking outside the formal education box. I agree that not everyone learns in the same way (by long lectures, tests (which seem to only test memory), studying topics a student has no interest in but are required anyway if a student wishes to earn a piece of paper for all of their hard work, etc.). I have long believed that by excluding people, like high school drop outs, or college drop outs, etc. many employers are missing out on some of the best employees, and sometimes miss out on the best person for the job too.
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Doing this is always risky. Do the ones that are less risky, for example:
Gym Restroom - under the stalls. Most men ( not all) are hot and if youre lucky and find the right one, some guys love to show off and or be video tape.
Hotel Lobby Restroom - again, under the stall, esp if you know there is conference going on. Some people use their cell phone pretending to make a phone call but in reality they are video taping the urinal area. Or if you want to stay late like around 10p or so and on ( friday night conference) you can again go to the stall and record. Or, if you know a city park where there is a restroom stop you can also do that. Just be cautious on the hotel lobby restroom, some hotel associate come there to investigate. Good Luck.
good start with hot guys. i hope to see more vids soon (hopefully with a little more stable pictures)
Ignore the twats on here, they are generally people that have never even tried to take a vid, they just like to critisise!
keep going, you will get there!
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Also do the place scenery shots as you go in then try and capture some dick for us! Makes it hotter seeing the place where the dicks were shot!
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Ignore these assholes! Don't give up, once you feel comfortable try staying (standing) at the urnial for a while and recording. It takes a little nerve and becoming comfortable doing it. If everybody keeps putting down everything there won't be much to watch on xtube! Hope to see some more from you, good luck!
ognore them... good to see some local footage.. i am sure it will get better in time.... you hang in there!!!!
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|Botulinumtoxin A Treatment in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex and Pachyonychia Congenita - a Double-blind Placebo-controlled Phase II Proof of Concept Study
- Determination of the difference between treated and untreated foot in change of pressure (measured by manometry) to reach unbearable pain, VAS=8, from baseline to 5 week after injection. [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Quality of life using a questionnaire (DLQI) [ Time Frame: 12 or 17 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Pain in feet using a questionnaire (VAS) [ Time Frame: 5, 12 (and 17) weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Effect duration measured with manometry (same as primary end-point but measured at week 12) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Safety by recording of reported adverse events (AE) by the patient at the clinic visits [ Time Frame: 5, 12 (and 17) weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Foot-sweating using iodine-starch imprints before and after injections [ Time Frame: 0 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Drug: Dysport® (Botulinumtoxin A (Btx A))
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is the most common subtype of epidermolysis bullosa and mutations in keratin genes (KRT 5/14) are responsible for this condition. Painful blisters and keratoderma of the feet are common and the blisters in EBS typically get worse in the summer due to sweating and increased environmental heat. Since 2010, also the related condition pachyonychia congenita (PC) is included in the study. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the clinical effect of Botulinum toxin A (Dysport®), injected in the foot, on plantar pain in patients with EBS or PC. Quality of life, pain in feet, effect duration, plantar sweating and safety of the treatment will also be studied.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent received from patient
- Informed consent received from patient´s parents (when patient < 18 years)
- A solid EBS-diagnosis based on genetic analysis and/or phenotype. The EBS-diagnosis will be performed by Professor Anders Vahlquist, Swedish Centre of Genetic skin disorders, Uppsala.
- Age > 16 years
- Patients must be previously untreated with Btx A
- If female, patient is post-menopausal, surgically sterilized, or willing to use an acceptable method of birth control
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication to Btx A
- Contraindication to general anaesthesia
- Use of aminoglycosides, tetracyclines , spectinomycin, lincomycin, polymyxin or muscle relaxants
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Patients unwilling to meet the requirements of the protocol
- Other medical or social reasons for exclusion at the discretion of the Investigator
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00936533
|Contact: Carl Swartling
|+46 18 611 50 97
|Svettmottagningen, Sofiahemmet
|Stockholm, Sweden, SE - 114 86
|Contact: Carl Swartling +46 8 406 24 31
|Principal Investigator: Carl Swartling
|Principal Investigator:
|Carl Swartling
|Uppsala University
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Dr Carl Swartling, Sophiahemmet
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00936533 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|EBSBTXA09, EudraCT number 2009-010763-17
|Study First Received:
|July 8, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 8, 2011
|Health Authority:
|Sweden: Medical Products Agency
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nail Diseases
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
Pachyonychia Congenita
Congenital Abnormalities
Ectodermal Dysplasia
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Skin Abnormalities
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous
Botulinum Toxins
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Neuromuscular Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Therapeutic Uses
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Crank Balancing for Single Cylinder 2 Stroke Engines
One way of increasing both the reliability and lifetime of your single cylinder 2 stroke engine is to properly balance your crankshaft. Balancing a crankshaft can yield higher RPM's because it equalizes the forces involved during operation. An unbalanced crankshaft can lose something like 2000 rpms off the top. Generally speaking, multi-cylinder engines have multiple crankshafts and/or flywheels that allow them to balance themselves out from precise computer calculation (dynamic crank balancing). Since our motorized bicycle engines is only single cylinder we can balance the engine to within a certain RPM range. There are two difference kinds of balancing: static and or dynamic crank balancing. Here we will be focusing on static crank balancing because dynamic requires the use of complicated moving machinery and computers which most of us dont have access to. In our experiments, we have managed to get a 66/80cc motorized bicycle engine up to about 8800-9000 RPMs under load, and it balanced itself between 6800-8500. This does not mean that my engine will not vibrate at all; it simply means that at around 6800-8500 rpm's the engines internal crankshaft forces will balance themselves out and there will be little to no vibrations within that range. Now that's impressive seeing that with a rear sprocket of 41t gives about 37-40 mph without the vibrations to tear itself apart!
Here we will be showing you how to statically balance a crankshaft on a single cylinder engine. Statically balancing your crankshaft involves removing or adding material to the flywheel of the crankshaft while it is stationary. This will be particularly useful if you know your kind of riding style (eg. long distance rider vs city rider vs racing). Typically, a stock 66cc comes balanced within 3500-5000 rpms and any much after that it turns into a cheap massage chair like most of you know. It's those internal vibrations that cause the engine to tear itself apart and bearings to fail prematurely. If you are one to ride your motorized bicycle for longer distances at higher cruising speeds outside its balanced RPM ranges then you might want to consider crank balancing to ensure the maximum life of your engine.
The Concept
Balancing a crankshaft assembly for any reciprocating piston engine presents a variety of challenges and compromises. Unfortunately, there are virtually no designs that completely cancel all the competing primary and secondary forces that produce shaft vibration. What this means is that in reference to our small 2 stroke engines we can only balance the crankshaft to within a certain RPM range.
Understand that a single cylinder engine produces vibration primarily from two sources:
1. Rotating imbalance
2. Vibration induced by the reversion of the reciprocating mass at TDC and BDC
READ through Some science of balance by Tony Foale Designs to get some idea of what balancing is and how it works.
DOWNLOAD this spreadsheet Crank Balancing Calculator. It could be useful later on for some of the calculations.
Access to the Crankshaft
Step 1- Refer to Changing Bearings to get access the crankshaft
Step 2- Remove the piston and keep all the parts in a safe place.
Step 3- Removing the crankshaft from the bearings could be a little tricky if it is seated in there tightly. You can use a little heat and a rubber mallet to remove it from the case halfs. What you have to do here is fully remove the crankshaft (with connect rod) from the engine motor. See picture below.You can choose to leave the main bearings on if you like as this can help with the balancing process.
Step 1- Get a precision electronic digital scale. The more accurate the better your balancing will be. Usually the lower the maximum weight a scale can measure is the more precise it is.
Step 2- You will now have to weigh the top end of your engine. This includes the piston & rings, wrist pin, wrist pin bearing, e clips, and small end of the crankshaft. Weighing the small end of crankshaft could be a little tricky so placing the crankshaft on an elevated platform and having the top end rest on the scale is probably your best bet. See picture below. To save you some time, generally the small end of the crankshaft is around 31g +/- 5g.
(adapted from motorbicycling.com)
Step 3- Calculate the sum of weight of the top end and multiply this number by the balancing factor. (eg 140g x 59%). Choosing a balancing factor can be a little tricky to decide because it is based on the RPM range in which you plan to run the engine in. According to Tony Foale, "In practice, balance factors are usually between 50% and 85%." I personally have tried a balancing factor of 58-59% with engine RPMs equalizing between 6800-8200 RPMS. You will have to play with balancing factors to find out what's best for you 60% is a good place to start.
Step 4- Measure the weight of the bottom end of the crank shaft and bottom end wrist pin bearing. To do this you'll have to break open the halves of the crankshaft to have access to the lower wrist pin bearing and bigger end of the crankshaft. If you do not have the tools to this this, the value is usually around 47.5g +- 1 gram.
Step 5- Calculate the sum of step 3 and step 4. This is your "bob weight" or the weight that you will attach to your crankshaft to judge whether you need to add or subtract weight from your crankshaft.
Step 6- Carefully measure out your "bob weight" using nuts/bolts/weights and attach it to the crankshaft pin. You can use a threaded rod and bolt the weights to the side. See example picture below
Step 7- Mount the crankshaft on its shaft on a parallel surface while holding the crank arm parallel to the surface you can affix the upper crank arm to a peice of string. Affix the bob weight to the crank pin and examine the position of the crank pin relative to the crank. Ultimately you want to be able to freely rotate the crank on its axis without the crankpin (with affixed weights) falling to the bottom. You have 2 options: Removing material from the top of the crank or Adding material to the bottom of the crank. In the picture below this crank was balanced and I choose to remove material from the upper part of the crank flywheels. See Picture below
Each method has its benefits and drawbacks but in the end your engine will still be balanced at a certain RPM range. At this point it's a matter of preference and what tools you have access to. Also if your crankcase has a cover you should remove it before proceeding to these methods.
Method 1- (Increase overall crankshaft weight)- Involves drilling holes in the crankshaft and filling the voids with a heavier material like tungsten or lead. This method is good if you want to maintain or increase the weight of your crankshaft. This could beneficial for those of you who are planning on running your engine constantly for longer distances. The extra weight will contribute to higher rotational inertia allowing for stronger pulls offs and initial acceleration. You will need to drill holes and machine weights into the bottom of each half of the crankshaft flywheel and precisely pressed in.Refer to picture below to know where to remove and add weight.
Method 2- (Reduce overall crankshaft weight)- Involves removing material from the top of the crankshaft and constantly testing the crank with the bob weight attached. This method is recommended for those of you who constantly stop and run the engine at a multitude of RPMS (eg city riding). With a lighter crank there will be less inertia, which results in faster RPM changes, but also means that the engine will be doing slight more work to keep the engine at a constant speed. FYI, great for racing engines and motorized bicycles who frequently stop and go.
The process will be ALOT easier if you have a crankshaft with covers on it. Remove the 3x m6 bolts holding the crank covers to the flywheel then you can just mill or grind away the inside cavities. See picture below.
Another way of doing this if you do not have a crank with covers you will have to remove material from the top using an angle grinder and remove material symmetrically or drill holes in this area and test for balancing. If you have access to a mill even better! The more precise and symetrical you can remove material the better you balance will be.
Step 8- Since you are removing material from the crankshaft flywheel you will need to replace this lost material or else crankcase pressure will decrease. You can fill the space that you grinded/drilled away with oil resistance silicon sealant (AKA RTV sealant). If the sealant doesnt have a cavity to be placed in the centrifugal force from the crank will remove it. In that case, you will have to stuff the crankcase with something like JB weld to compensate for the material loss from grinding the crankshaft.
Step 9- Reassemble the engine. Finished!


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by Jason Orme February 12, 2013
24/7 Comedy, 92.3!
Lately, I have been having a conversation repeatedly. It goes something like this:
"I have been listening to this new comedy channel on the radio, and it is hilarious. They just have little snippets of different comedians constantly playing."
"Oh my gosh, me too."
Riveting, I know.
But you can actually tell a lot by what is NOT mentioned in this dialogue.
First: No analog necessary.
This brand is simple enough to explain that it doesn't have to be compared to any existing business. It is a radio channel that plays short segments of comedy sketches.
Second: The name is not recognizable.
The channel is not known by its name, 24/7 Comedy. I even had to look up the station, 92.3, twice while writing this because I simply have it programmed into my presets. They are missing out on an opportunity for brand equity here. The name should be more prominent, but in the end, the value listeners receive transcends the label assigned to it. That is more important.
Third: Any other radio station.
The fact of the matter is that the only other radio station I ever heard anyone talk about since I have been in Atlanta is NPR. These two channels stand alone in the unique content that they provide. Radio seems to be one of those industries that is highly commoditized. A distinct offering is what makes these two brands noteworthy.
In a competitive landscape where your only differentiator is the genre of music you play, what would you do to stand out?


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Reproductive freedom should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.-Faye Wattleton
Start-ups can hold the potential to offer innovative or new solutions to existing problems in a field. Therefore, we asked our experts to recommend start-up nonprofits working in their cause. We were interested in organizations that have already had an impact or that have high potential to have an impact in the future. Often, these organizations are just a few years old. How did we get these recommendations?
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Raising Women's Voices is a national initiative working to make sure women's voices are heard in the health reform debate and women's concerns are addressed by policymakers developing national and state health reform plans. RWV wants coverage that is lifelong, portable from job to job and from workplace to home, non-discriminatory, user-friendly and affordable for our families. They want it to cover women's health care across the lifespan, including comprehensive reproductive health care, pre-natal care, maternity care, primary and preventive services, acute care, dental and mental health care, as well as chronic care.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Sioux Falls Pheasants used quality pitching, timely hitting and stellar defense in a 6-2 victory over the Gary SouthShore RailCats on Monday night at Sioux Falls Stadium. Pheasants starter Peter Gehle (1-1) turned in a quality start on the way to his first victory of the year. After surrendering eight runs in short start against Gary SouthShore last week, Gehle limited the RailCats to one run on six hits in six innings. Gehle was helped by solid defense, particularly shortstop Cory Morales and second baseman Joe Anthonsen who combined to turn three double plays. Jarrod Bolden finished the night 3-for-4 with two RBI. Cristian Guerrero punctuated the Pheasants' scoring with a moonshot, solo home run in the eighth, his fourth of the year and first at home. Jonny Kaplan snapped a 17-game hitting streak. He went 0-for-4 but scored a run. The Pheasants won their third consecutive contest for the first time this year, improving to 9-8 on the season. They are over .500 for the first time this season. Game two of the series is tonight in Sioux Falls.
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I photographed this amazing sunset at Opera House after the Blue Mountain bush fire near Sydney, took me a few minutes to find the composition that I love.
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After viewing the trailer for Anna Faris' new comedy The House Bunny for a second time, my review can only be summed up by the immortal words of Han Solo: "I've got a bad feeling about this." You can now check out the trailer above for the Playmate comedy starring Faris as a down-on-her-luck Playboy bunny named Shelley who becomes the den mother to a 'socially clueless' sorority.
Faris is joined by Rumer Willis, Kat Dennings and Katherine McPhee (of American Idol fame) as the loser girls of Zeta House. As Shelley teaches them about the important things in life like lip gloss and dancing in high heels, she learns valuable lessons about being not hot ... or something. The only real question I had after watching the trailer was how did Colin Hanks get talked into doing this movie?
The House Bunny was directed by Fred Wolf (Strange Wilderness) and the script was penned by Legally Blonde writers Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith. To be honest, it looks like they just tweaked a lot of the same old Blonde gags for Bunny. From a distance, Faris even kind of looks like a somewhat 'skankier' Elle Woods. The House Bunny is scheduled for release on August 22nd.
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Twitter seems to be changing the explanation of how their Trending Topics are chosen following the hacking of sites that have given roadblocks to WikiLeaks. Mastercard and Visa were among sites facing serious DDOS attacks yesterday following their involvement with WikiLeaks.
Accusations of censoring of WikiLeaks out of Trending Topics this week has seen the threat of attacks on Twitter from Anonymous - the hacker group claiming responsibility for the DDOS attacks.
Twitter has been dealing with the Anonymous hacker group all week. They suspended their Twitter account, @Anon_Operation only to have numerous others popup in its place - sort of like the heads of a Hydra.
The controversy about how Twitter Trending Topics is now getting a lot of attention. So how is it done?
If you look at the information in the Twitter Help section, you are told "from news stories to the latest buzz about movies or music, the trending topics reflect what new or newsworthy topics are occupying the most people's attention on Twitter at any one time."
But in a blog post yesterday, Twitter changed that explanation, redefining how it works. "Twitter Trends are automatically generated by an algorithm that attempts to identify topics that are being talked about more right now than they were previously. The Trends list is designed to help people discover the 'most breaking' breaking news from across the world, in real-time. The Trends list captures the hottest emerging topics, not just what's most popular. Put another way, Twitter favors novelty over popularity."
The algorithm is not being shared but from the enormous amount of tweets you can see when searching for WikiLeaks or DDOS or @Anon-Operation, it would appear Twitter is leaving the topic alone.
The Help Section warns against spamming, so perhaps they have labeled the flood of tweet as spam. Or it is their way to circumvent a DDOS attack!
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A Hawaii State Civil Rights commissioner is being honored by the White House.
The White House says Kim Coco Iwamoto is one of 10 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elected or appointed officials being recognized for commitment to equality and public service.
The "Harvey Milk Champions of Change" will be honored Wednesday at the White House. The event falls on the slain gay rights leader's birthday.
Iwamoto is a certified therapeutic foster parent. She was elected to the Hawaii Board of Education in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010. She was appointed to the state Civil Rights Commission in 2012.
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Oh, Alexa Chung, you sly minx. Back in April the divine being of personal style tipped us off that Eyeko's skinny liquid liner was the secret to her perfectly winged cat-eye – that and hitting the gene lottery jackpot, of course – and now it's surfaced that she's inked a deal with the indie cosmetics brand.
Chung and Eyeko have collaborated on a $45 set including a waterproof black eyeliner and waterproof black mascara, which will be released in November at Selfridges in the UK and Sephora over here. The packaging will apparently bear not just her name but her eye-themed art. "We've been fans of Alexa's for a long time, and we were like, 'She's an eye freak like us,'" Eyeko's Max Leykind told WWD. "She's as obsessed as we are."
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Evidently the DJ/model/presenter/contributing editor at British Vogue is on the same no-sleep diet as Karl Lagerfeld. But her secret to being a constant stream of ideas is easier to swallow: Just get really drunk. "Maybe it was the hangover, but my head was loosened up," she claims. Luckily we'd put our appearance in her hands whatever her mind.
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