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The jewel-like fruits of Alpine strawberries (Fragaria Vesca Sempervirens)
are a special delicacy you can enjoy every summer. To me their flavor combines
the essence of strawberries, roses and pineapples. Also known by their romantic
French name, Fraises des Bois, these charming and well-behaved perennial plants
yield continuous harvests of tiny, 3/4 inch berries with an intensely
concentrated flavor I can only describe as truly ambrosial.
In France, Alpine strawberries are carefully hand harvested and sold as a sought
after seasonal specialty to top perfect individual custard tarts at Paris
patisseries. In fine restaurants, they are served in exquisite stemware topped
with creme fraiche and candied violets.
Alpine strawberries are
cultivated strains of wild or woodland strawberries and are reported to have
been transplanted into domestic gardens as early as the 12th century - which is
easy to understand as their aroma and flavor are unmatched as garden berries.
Our cultivar is of French origin, and the improved Alpines we grow today were
first introduced in Paris over 100 years ago.
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Alpines can grow in full sun, although in very hot weather areas, they will also
thrive in half day sun or an area of dappled shade. Like other berries, they
love a rich, fertile, and above all, well drained soil. Alpines need little
special care beyond consistent moisture and occasional feeding. Mulching the
plants to tuck them in and keep roots moist is a good strategy unless snails or
slugs are a menace in your garden.
These hardy, evergreen plants are carefree because, unlike regular strawberries,
they do not self propagate by sending out runners. They'll stay wherever you
plant them gradually growing into soft leafy mounds about a foot in diameter and
height. After several seasons, mature plant crowns will multiply and can be
divided in early spring to double or triple your number of plants. Plants bear
fruit the first season after sowing. Feed and water regularly and plants will
continue to fruit for 2 to 4 years.
Properly located, plants will bear a continual summer long crop of deep crimson
pointed petite berries full of flavor and fragrance. Pick and enjoy these
delightful petite perfumed berries when they turn a deep red and give slightly
to the touch.
Alpine plants with their green, serrated little leaves, white flowers and bright
red delectable, berries are neat, attractive and very ornamental. The plants are
perfect in windowboxes or hanging baskets, or as a handsome edging plants along
a garden path or flower border and are equally at home as rock garden plants, in
window boxes, patio containers, or in cascading from strawberry pots.
Seven or eight mature little Alpine plants will yield about a cup of berries
several times a week on a continuous basis throughout the summer. They are even
more special just because the harvest is sparing, so I share them only with
those who appreciate them as much as I do. Pick and enjoy these delightful
petite perfumed berries when they turn a deep red and give slightly to the
It is difficult to resist eating all of the these tempting morsels right from the
plants so chances are not many ever make it into the kitchen! For special
occasions, serve them in feather light desert crepes or use them to top freshly
made Belgian waffles. If you have enough, I have found that these sweet gems
make heavenly little pots of glowing jam. The fruits have more pectin than
regular strawberries, so making the jam is easy and quick.
Still, my favorite way to enjoy Alpines' elusive and richly seductive flavor is
to eat them fresh from the garden. Sprinkle a handful over your morning cereal
or nestle the ruby colored berries on tiny tarts or cakes served in glass goblet
with a sinful dollop of real whipped cream -- a truly splendid indulgence.
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This panel examines the role of grassroots movements as a practical approach to fulfilling the shortcomings of political representation, with special attention to protests, hunger strikes, and other forms of resistance seen today.
Issues / peace
Regarding Iran, the State Department made odd allusions to facts about the crisis of which nobody else in the administration seems to be aware.
South Korea is cutting-edge in so many ways, except its foreign policy.
As it conducts missile tests, Al-Jazeera's Inside Story asks IPS fellow Phyllis Bennis if Iran will give up its nuclear program in exchange for removal of sanctions.
As we enter a new period of postwar downsizing, a new BRAC can achieve substantial savings that Congress professes to crave.
Turkey and Iran don't see eye to eye on Syria. But their mutual interests in other arenas temper their disagreements.
What can the experiences of 250 people tell us about the logic of political transformation?
Outside powers should stop military involvement and support new diplomatic initiative.
Responding to the New York Times' article "The Third Intifada is Inevitable," Phyllis focuses on the potential power of the Boycotts, Sanctions, and Divestment (BDS) movement.
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Spooky graphic novels or comics?
Help me find some spooky graphic novels or comics to get me in the Halloween spirit [more inside]
Khonshu guide me... to some comic books
I take my second grader to the comic shop twice a month for Adventure Time, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, etc. I've got an itch to get some stuff for myself, but it's been years since I was much of a regular comic reader. What ongoing titles are worth a shot? [more inside]
Tony Zhou's Every Frame a Painting, but for comics?
I've recently been getting into Tony Zhou's Every Frame a Painting series of youtube videos that really dig into the details of how cinematographers compose their shots and why they make the choices they do. I was wondering if there was anyone out there doing something similar for comic book art or the like? I like to draw and can see myself making a comic for fun much more easily than making a film. Having something to watch that is similarly engaging, but that I could actually apply would be really neat.
Now I just need a comic-book artist...
I wrote a film script. I think it would be a fantastic graphic novel. How do I find an artist to collaborate with? [more inside]
Comic Book Cataloging
I am looking for an Android app that will allow me to scan my recently purchased comic books into a personal database. [more inside]
I'm looking for a comic I read decades ago and only remember two panels.
Two or three decades ago I read a comic which I've been thinking about off and on the last few years, but I haven't been able to find it again. All I can remember about it was that there was a solid black panel followed by a panel where someone explains that there had just been something like a gap (or hole?) in reality (or time?) [more inside]
How can I get cheap used comics for a craft program?
I want to do a découpage program with cut-up comic books at my library. Where should I look in Brooklyn or Manhattan for cheap used comics, and are there other sources I should be looking at? Is it worth it to get a random lot from eBay? [more inside]
Best comic books for a three-year-old?
What comic books should I buy for an (understandably illiterate) three-year-old? So heavy on the (beautiful, inspiring) artwork, and light on the dialogue. Her parents will be reading along, but I want something the little bugger can also appreciate with her eyes only.
Book recommendations for 3rd grader
I'd like resources on what books are available now that would spark interest for a city-dwelling 3rd grade girl. [more inside]
Please recommend experienced eBay seller to help sell comic books
Mr. Christa and I are downsizing to a smaller apartment in Seattle. Mr. Christa has admirably agreed to part with some of his comic books. He thinks selling on eBay would be best. Neither of us, unfortunately, are experienced eBay sellers. eBay USED TO have a listing of "trading assistants", who would help you sell and take a commission. Does anyone still offer this service? Can you recommend someone to help us "grade" (apparently that's a big deal) and sell the comics? [more inside]
What comics originating in Spanish should I read?
I'm attending San Diego Comic-Con this year, and it occurs to me that while San Diego is right next to Mexico, I know nothing about native comics in Spanish-speaking countries. This prior AskMe is more interested in learning Spanish, what I'm more interested in is works originating in Spanish rather than texts I'd be familiar with. I've read comics originating in Europe and in Japan, and it surprises me to think I can't think of any originating in Spanish. Older, new, comic books, comic strips, editorial cartoons, even webcomics would apply.
Representations of 'The Phantom Zone' (in the original Superman films)
In the original Superman films General Zod and his accomplices are trapped in The Phantom Zone, which in the films is represented as a 2D 'crystal' prison sent spinning through space. I am looking for any writings/insights into how the visual effects for this were created, and exactly by whom. Any other insights, from comic book lore, about how the Phantom Zone was represented - especially visually - would also be appreciated. [more inside]
Selling Comics on eBay
I'm tired of my four long boxes of comic books from my youth taking up closet space. I'm going to be selling them on eBay, as you do. I need your tips, tricks, and advice. [more inside]
Recommend me some fun comic books with superheroes
What's worth reading from DC or Marvel, or the other guys in the last decade or so? I'm looking for superhero comics written recently enough that I can buy the trades new easily. I'll leave my likes and dislikes below. [more inside]
What indie comic festivals should I attend?
A question for the alternative comic book artists out there who sell their books at small press festivals across the country. What are the must-attend festivals I should try to register for and how hard is it to get in? [more inside]
Best comic book blogs?
What are some of the better comic book blogs, with reviews, retrospectives, analysis, etc. [more inside]
Comic books for children
My five-year-old son and I just finished reading Bone, and we need a new comic to read together. I'd prefer something with an ongoing story, but good non-serial comics are also welcome.
I want to start reading The Hulk. What's a good issue to start reading from, given that I don't want to go back years to get myself caught up, but I also don't want to start reading halfway through a storyline?
How To Sell Comics in a Post-Wizard World?
Please help me make as much money as is possible from liquidating my comicbook collection. [more inside]
What is the best way to read comics not on paper
What is the best way to buy and read digital comics/graphic novels currently? [more inside]
Superhero comics from an ordinary schlub's POV?
Comic book readin' friends: What are some well-known series where the protagonist(s) is a "normal" who exists in a world of "super" beings of one kind or another? Research for something that maybe could someday be a thing.
How to be notified when new issues of comic books come out?
Is there a way to be notified when new issues of specific comic books are released? [more inside]
Are there any documentaries about comic book fans?
Are there any documentaries about comic book fans as opposed to comic book creators? [more inside]
Comic book heroes killing innocent people?
The hero thinks he killed an innocent -- examples of this trope in comic books or comic book movies? Couldn't find it on tvtropes.org [more inside]
DC 52 Timeline Help
Can anybody help me out with the DC 52 Reboot continuity? Not continuity with past comics, but within the reboot itself. [more inside]
Where did I see that stubble?
Comicfilter: I'm trying to remember a comic that came out around 2003. It was published as a book, had a one-word title (I think), and was drawn in a very loose, kind of messy style (maybe reminiscent of white ninja?). I believe it was autobiographical and was mostly about the author and episodes of his life with his (ex?)girlfriend. I think he wrote the comic as part of his getting-over-her period. What I remember most about how the author was drawn in the book was that he always had stubble. Not sure if this is a long-shot or if someone will get it in 2 seconds. Thanks!
Remembrance of Comics Past
Looking for pictures of (or anecdotes about!) Island Fantasy, a direct-market comic shop in Victoria, BC that was active in the mid-80s. [more inside]
He could create the next Superman...
Tips for a very young budding comic book writer: my eight-year-old son is really into drawing his own superhero comics filled with made-up characters and hilarious (to his parents, at least) visual jokes. [more inside]
Name of colorful fantasy graphic novel series?
I'm looking for the name of a colorful, fantasy-themed graphic novel series, featuring a child protagonist, a red-shirted child villain, and a cast of anthropomorphic animal characters. [more inside]
Fanboys are a cowardly and superstitous lot . . .
The comic book bug has bitten me again. What are some good ones currently being published that I should put on my pull list? (secret identity snowflakes revealed inside!) [more inside]
Did Fletcher Hanks trace Fantomah?
Did Fletcher Hanks trace the face of Fantomah sometimes? If so, who was it? [more inside]
Longbox longboat
Hit me with your favourite, most cherished, most exhilarating, and downright best comic book runs of the past 30 years (Preacher, Watchmen, Y, Invisibles, Dark Knight-free zone). [more inside]
What's the easiest way to get rid of a bunch of comic book trade paperbacks? [more inside]
How does one search old comic books for minor themes?
Deep Searching Old Comics for Research in the Humanities: How does one search old comic books for something that may amount to set-dressing? I'm looking for depictions of public housing projects in U.S. comics from 1950 – 1980. What tools or approaches can you recommend? [more inside]
Comic series recommendations?
I haven't historically had much exposure to comic books or graphic novels, but I just whipped through the entire Walking Dead series and found it highly engrossing and enjoyable. What other stuff in a similar vein have I been missing out on that I might I like?
Dirty funny-books.
Looking for specific recommendations for fun, erotic comic books for a hetero woman. [more inside]
Comics and terrorism
What recent, mainstream, non-political comic books have featured terrorism as part of the plot? [more inside]
What old-school comics are worth reading in their current run?
What long-running superhero comic book monthlies are currently putting out really good story arcs, art, or otherwise have a creative team that sets them apart? Like is Green Lantern having a great year? Uncanny X-men? [more inside]
Identify Two Science Fiction Plots
Please help identifying a couple of science fiction plots. [more inside]
Can a story have two main characters (and still be good)?
I'm looking for graphic novels/comics with a narrator and a separate (non-narrator) main character. [more inside]
Comic Book Continuity
Comic book nerds! Please help me to understand continuity as it stands now in the DC and Marvel Universes. [more inside]
Total Crud Face Universe and Galaxy
I am obsessed with artist&writer Lynda Barry, and don't believe she has any peer or equal in the world of comics. Prove me wrong; who else would I love? [more inside]
Did xmen invent the mutant genre?
Did the original xmen authors invent the mutant genre? Today, "Heroes," and "Push," are stories about mutants with special abilities who are misunderstood by society who fears them. No different really then between Xmen except the lack of costume. Was this genre completely created by the writers of xmen? Or did it exist in other places that I'm unaware of. Thanks
My comics are cluttering up my house.
Casual comics readers: What do you do with your old issues? [more inside]
"Heroes" writing: Stupid or Stylized?
Cheesy writing in "Heroes" -- is it stupid or is it stylized? [more inside]
Some Marvel-ous gems?
Please recommend some off-the-beaten-path Marvel comics titles that are really good, and that don't involve any of the big name superheroes (like X-Men, Spidey, etc.) [more inside]
Nerd-tastic Philadelphia
Nerdfilter: Where are the biggest and best nerd stores in Philadelphia? [more inside]
Behind the scenes in the comic industry?
Are there any good comic book industry tell-alls, or behind-the-scenes books? [more inside]
Who was the artist who learned to draw hands really well?
Who was the comic book artist who improved his hand-drawing skills to mastery? [more inside]
Iron Man Comics
Recommend me some Iron Man comics. [more inside]
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SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nova Mining Corp. (OTCBB: NVMN) management disclosed their elation on seeing news that Korea, France and Japan have now joined in on the rush to seek supplies of lithium product. Chinese battery manufacturers have already created their own advantage by reaching out to Nova Mining Corp earlier and quickly negotiating three lithium supply deals. These new Chinese deals were publicly announced over the last two weeks. Recognizing the economic pitfalls of running out of lithium for their manufacturing industry, it appears that Korea, Japan and France don't want to get caught short. Lithium is the main ingredient for long-life batteries that are used in smartphones, computers, electric cars and other high-demand consumer products.
"With the upcoming Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 launch, it would seem advisable for any nation with an electronics manufacturing base to secure lithium supplies as soon as possible." Stated Nova Mining Corp President James Dilger. President Dilger is referring, in part, to a recent Bloomberg Business article titled "iPad Boom Strains Lithium Supplies after Prices Triple". In the article, the phenomenal sales of Apple's latest iPad are credited with severely straining already short lithium supplies. NVMN management expects that the iPhone 5 will be another phenomenal sales success for Apple and further strain lithium supplies and drive lithium prices even higher.
Betting on Apple's upcoming product releases, Dilger recently traveled to Asia and, while there, pursued securing even more lithium mines and mining product. Dilger's focus has been to continually act to place the Company in the most strategic situations possible during the current lithium seller's market.
Nova Mining Corp. (NVMN) seeks out the most potentially lucrative mining projects, supplies and sales of strategic high-demand minerals, such as lithium, as part of its aggressive economic business model. Lithium is the main ingredient in long life batteries, like those used in Apple's popular iPhones and iPads, Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) new Nexus 7 tablet and Tesla Motor's (NASDAQ: TSLA) new performance electric cars.
Information about Korea, Japan and France's recent activity in seeking new lithium supplies can be seen at http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=020000&biid=2012070721858
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Atific Video Collection descriptionA software application targeted to consumer home video users with the easiest and fastest tape to PC video captureAtific Video Collection application is targeted to consumer home video users with the easiest and fastest tape to PC video capture. Thanks to real-time encoding there is no longer need for large temporary disk space or hours of waiting for encoding to complete. The optimized one-pass Atific MPEG-4 encoder allows even real-time HDTV encoding with current dual core processors.
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Kirsop Farm
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Organic Farming and Fishing
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Kirsop Farm produces organically grown vegetables and poultry. We can be found at the Olympia Farmers Market, Tumwater Farmers Market, many local stores and restaurants. We offer CSA shares (weekly box of produce) June through October, and poultry on special harvest days.
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With less than a month until another season of Aviva Premiership action makes its way back into the English calendar, fans nationwide can officially begin their campaign countdowns.
As ever, the competition will set the stage for some of the world's biggest talents, more than a few of whom are coming off the back of a successful British and Irish Lions tour of Australia.
While it's only natural that most of the division's premier stars are of English descent, there's other Britons—and even a few southern hemisphere names—to have made the list.
Whether it's because of the promise they hold at such a young age, or, perhaps, the momentum they've enjoyed of late, the following 15 players will be an exciting batch to watch in the coming season.


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Bank vice president appointed to nonprofit
A Clovis bank vice president is among four appointments to New Mexico Partnership, according to a release from Gov. Susana Martinez' office.
Lisa Dunagan of Clovis is the vice president of First Community Bank, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank. She also served as senior vice president of Wells Fargo Bank for the surrounding Clovis area.
Dunagan is currently the Clovis MainStreet board president and serves on the Clovis/Curry County Chamber board of directors.
She was appointed, along with Lisa Hardison of Hobbs, Don Power of Albuquerque and Tom Hutchinson of Las Cruces.
Formed in 2003, the New Mexico Partnership is a private, nonprofit organization that act as a business recruiting arm on behalf of the state.


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- Batman's Wallet (sort of) – $825 @ Dunhill
- International Forum Design Showcase (via Yanko)
- Cobra's Phone Tag – Spring/Summer 2011 (via Popular Mechanics)
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DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) — Voters in northwest suburban Des Plaines have elected 26-year-old Matt Bogusz as their next mayor, the youngest person ever to serve in their city's highest elected position.
"I'm humbled by their trust," Bogusz said Wednesday, after easily defeating 75-year-old former Des Plaines mayor Tony Arredia and fellow alderman Mark Walsten. Arredia left the mayor's office in 2009, due to Des Plaines' limit of no more than two consecutive terms.
WBBM Newsradio's Regine Schlesinger reports Bogusz, a freshman Des Plaines alderman, took nearly 55 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election. Arredia got nearly 32 percent, and Walsten got 13 percent.
As you might expect from someone his age, Bogusz made great use of social media in his campaign.
"We got a lot of attention for our social media," he said. "I don't believe that campaigns are won on Facebook. We still knocked on doors, we still made phone calls, but it was a great new layer."
Des Plaines calls itself "The City of Destiny," and Bogusz said, with revenue from the new Rivers Casino, the suburb's future is bright.
"The story of Des Plaines is all opportunities. For the last four years, we've worked hard to reverse our financial picture, and we're now a lot healthier than we used to be," he said.
Bogusz said his focus will be using casino revenue to improve city infrastructure, and pay down government debt.
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As the nights draw in and the days get cooler, the perfect pre-winter pick-me-up is to surrender to the splendour of Arrowtown's autumn palette.
Just a stone's throw from Queenstown, there is no better time to savour this picturesque village and its annual pageant of rustic reds, burnished russets and blazing golds.
The discovery of gold in the Arrow River in 1862 gave rise to the beautifully preserved township, as thousands of miners from all corners of the world swooned on the area.
One of the great legacies of the gold rush is the collection of colonial stone and timber cottages, fairy-tale churches and tree-lined avenues. (More than 60 original structures remain standing beneath the towering trees.) Storied Buckingham St, the beating heart of Arrowtown, is studded with historic shops, pubs and cottages.
Some of the more recent retail additions to the commercial district have been sympathetically designed so as not to detract from the colonial ambience. Pop into the visitor centre and pick up a walking map, which will navigate you on an enriching self-guided historic walk of Arrowtown. Stop by the Lakes District Museum, on Buckingham St, which presents some fascinating displays of Arrowtown's rich, pioneering history. If you have children in tow, they'll love the interactive, hands-on exhibits.
A cluster of gorgeous old properties, including the original BNZ building, the bank's stables, the town baker's oven, and the Post Office, all fall under the museum's purview. A short walk brings you to the restored Chinese Miners' Village. The Chinese "diggers" were relegated to the margins of this mining town, and their depressingly primitive living quarters will astound you.
The village is definitely worth a potter.
If you want to take the spirit of the gold rush a step further, try your hand at gold-panning from the Arrow River. You can rent a pan from the Visitor Centre for a few gold coins. Lord of the Rings fans may well recognise the riverbed, directly behind the main street of Arrowtown, as it was used as the shooting location of the memorable chase scene through the ford, in the first movie.
The sparkling Arrow River and its sprawling lawns are the perfect location for a picnic, assembled from the delis peddling local produce on the main street. Burn off excess calories by selecting from the many walks that lace the surrounding valley. At night, enjoy a classic film in the boutique cinema, and sample local hospitality from one of the dining outlets.
Getting to Arrowtown is surprisingly effortless, thanks to Air New Zealand's daily connections with Queenstown (a 15-minute drive) and neighbouring Wanaka. www.airnewzealand.co.nz
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The players call it the "best party in town".
With characters like Phil "The Power" Taylor, Simon "The Wizard" Whitlock and Peter "Snakebite" Wright entertaining a beer-swilling crowd of outlandishly dressed fans, it's not hard to see why.
Welcome to the wacky world of professional darts, where pageant-styled women blow kisses and encourage supporters to sing along to the blaring music as the best players on the planet aim for the championship.
The 2014 World Series of Darts has rolled into town this week for the inaugural Perth Darts Masters, to be held at HBF (Challenge) Stadium from Friday to Sunday.
The 16-player tournament will feature eight Professional Darts Corporation stars and eight Australian qualifiers competing in a knockout format.
The draw for the first round will be made today.
Sixteen-times world champion Taylor and reigning champion "Mighty" Michael van Gerwen loom as the players to beat in a tight field.
But Australian favourite Whitlock, who enters the venue to the sound of Men At Work's Down Under at full volume, was counting on the local crowd to get behind him.
"I tell you what, it's better having them with you than against," Whitlock said.
Wright, who sports one of world sport's great mohawks and a pair of flashy pants, was expecting a tight competition among some of the world's top players.
He was also looking forward to big things from the Perth fans.
Saturday's session is already sold out but tickets are available for Friday and Sunday.
"I don't know how some of them do it in these costumes because some of the venues are so hot," Wright said.
"I've seen chickens - actual chickens - bananas and Oompa Loompas. There's some really crazy stuff. Even some people dressed as me.
"It's all down to them, that's why I dress up. Seeing as they can dress up, why can't I."
British-born Australian Paul Nicholson said the professionalism in darts had improved dramatically over the past 20 years, but the game was wary of respecting its knockabout roots.
"I don't think we should take the element of the pub away from the game because that's where it started," Nicholson said.
"We've done an extremely good job of bringing it into the public eye, not just with the professionalism and the skill that we've brought to the game over the past 10 to 20 years, but the fans have brought the party to the viewers.
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How are the blue tops z? Any labs on those? ?
I just started them and I'm liking them but we will have serum test soon.
The proper way to take the GH serum test is too shoot your first shot, in the shoulder at 10 IUs. Take GH shot on empty stomach. Then 3 hours later take the GH serum test. If you are taking GH before this or on Peptides, you are not going to get an accurate test. Then 2 to 3 weeks later you can an IGF test.
Is anyone besides airborne dickrider running z genotropin?
There are some on another board I'm on that are crazy over the genos. There the best you can get along with some others you can buy.
Okay nice log. But your still a rep for Z. Is anyone who is not a rep for Z running his genos?
Damn bushmaster :roflmao:.....Im testin geno for z and I pasamoto can say i running it 2.5 ius a day and I been on gh for while now and at 2.5ius of geno is a difference just my .02...again bushmaster damn what a transformation u must be goin under ....
is the gh still viable after the exp date?
i am using his geno and have nothing to do with him it is to early to tell but i am sure there real they are sealed and are rx grade.i think with them being exp they should be cheaper than he has them they are still high now if they were not exp by a good amount they would be a good price.he sent me 36 iu free i will just begin to see results when i run out so i kinda want more but damn there high as hell.
There good 10 months past the expiration date.
Guys talked with experts and the said thats qulity depends for conditions of storage - we hold our geno in fridges so quality will be good more than year after exp date,
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I believe most places are not 90+ degrees . So you rips are better in those conditions? After the expo. Date they are good for a year after.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have shut down closer Sergio Santos for the remainder of the season, lost Brandon Morrow, Kyle Drabek, and Drew Hutchison to injury over a four-game span, and recently announced that Luis Perez will be out for the year with a torn ligament in his left elbow.
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June has been the traditional month for beautiful June brides and joyous wedding celebrations. But President Obama declared June "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month." The President called for everyone to "eliminate prejudice" and "celebrate the great diversity of the American people." The President will also be hosting, in the White House, a celebration of the homosexual community at the end of this month.
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Skip to comments.AttackWatch.com is the Administration's Latest Propaganda Arm by David Limbaugh
Posted on 09/15/2011 9:27:50 PM PDT by Clairity
President Obama's official re-election campaign has set up a website ostensibly to defend him against false attacks, but its obvious purpose is to smear Republicans and propagandize. What could be more shameless??
Does any rational person believe these people anymore? They trade in lies and misinformation, and the only chance they have to re-elect Obama -- and it's still slim -- is to grossly distort Obama's record and fabricate fantasies about his opposition.?
That's what this new website is all about. It's called "AttackWatch.com," but it should be called "AttackDog.com."
The recent New York and Nevada elections and Obama's ever-cratering approval ratings show how desperately he is hemorrhaging support. He has no choice but to divert our attention from the record and onto red herrings he can generate through false characterizations of his opponents. That's what AttackWatch.com is about. That's what the entire re-election effort is about.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Attack Watch is trademark KGB stuff in calling for fellow-traveling informers.
Yesterday, David's brother read one of the better comments from the site on the air: "Is this going to be available in the original German?"
This thing is going to have a very short life given how people are playing with it.
During the campaign in summer 2008 there was "Fight the Smears" which flopped. Then two years ago we were treated to "If you see something fishy about health insurance reform, send it to firstname.lastname@example.com." Now we have "AttackWatch."
These people would enjoy having the Stasi in our country. They are sick.
These people are the Stasi in our country. I must report myself to #attackwatch for saying that.
So far, I've reported 246 million people. Obammay is worried.
Based on what I've read, it should be called the "biggest comedy hit of the fall".
Comparing Zero to Hitler is just wrong......Hitler didn't have a teleprompter.
Exactly what does the Obama administration plan to do with input from the attackwatch website?
Could the intent of harvesting names be of negative impact to those "reported to attackwatch" later when Obamacare becomes fully operational?
Who trusts an administration that makes citizens wait to find out the consequences and repercussions of what they do?
the Obama-Holder Justice Department had formed a secret in-house blogging group to participate on websites to influence public opinion. Dubbed the "Blog Squad," this political operation was operating out of the very halls of the institution dedicated to administering justice it was paying partisan political operatives to scour the Internet for news stories, commentaries and blog posts critical of the administration's agenda and then post comments supporting the administration -- all without identifying who was behind the posts
You know, this whole thing is a serious slap in the face of the DNC Media. They're clearly not getting the job done.
...and me for reading your post ;>(
"Good post. I never heard this before:
the Obama-Holder Justice Department had formed a secret in-house blogging group to participate on websites to influence public opinion. Dubbed the "Blog Squad," this political operation was operating out of the very halls of the institution dedicated to administering justice it was paying partisan political operatives to scour the Internet for news stories, commentaries and blog posts critical of the administration's agenda and then post comments supporting the administration — all without identifying who was behind the posts "
Stole the idea from the Chinese. Some of those are soooo obvious.
"Hard to believe this stuff happens in the 57 states."
I saw a post on "attachwatch.com" where somebody reported the following:
"I just saw a map of the United States and noticed that somebody has stolen 7 states. Please look into this. Thx."
Creepy Commies Dot Com.
I checked out their web site and found you had to give your email address in order to report your self to the GESTAPO, what do you suppose they are going to do with all of those email addresses. Do you think the Geheime Staatspolizei will come for me at zero dark thirty; my dogs will let me know, just hope I have enough ammo.
Nah; won't happen my place doesn't even have an address, not even in a GIS database yet.
Excellent. I'm sure they'll appreciate the effort to find and document all of their half dozen supporters who live in your area.
"AttackWatch" has the entire civilized and a few nearby planets roaring with laughter. My daughter spent most of yesterday reading the comments and spluttering "Red Bull" on her keyboard. How the administration could have anticipated anything else is beyond me.
Obama's army now has an intelligence branch (using the term very loosely).
Hitler discovers attachwatch is a joke on the internet
I think a lot of people did the same as your daughter. Al gore's invention is turning against o bummer and is his enemy now. Someone better report algore to AttackWatch.com now.
Fortunately, it was sugar-free Red Bull, or she'd have ants in the keys by now.
As Jimmy Buffett said, "I hear universal laughter ringing out among the stars."
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מַטָּס If you were in Israel early yesterday afternoon, you probably heard and saw fighter jets flying overhead.
The makers of Modern Hebrew took the root ט.ו.ס – t.w.s – meaning flying and plugged it into a noun structure beginning with a מ (m), yielding the common word for airplane, מָטוֹס. It's the same noun structure as that of מָקוֹם – place, which also comes from a root whose middle letter is ו (w) – ק.ו.מ (k.w.m).
To create the word for airshow, Hebrew plugs מטוס into another noun structure, with מַטָּס as the resulting word.
Note that the same word-change (morphological) process takes place to create the word for flotilla: Hebrew takes the word for oar or paddle – מָשׁוֹט, plugs it into that other noun structure, and מַשָּׁטis born.
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When Linda Hines learned that her doctor, Amy Ship, MD, Healthcare Associates, had won the prestigious Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award, she said it felt like she had just "won the lottery."
"For her to win is for all of us to win, and I never win anything," said Hines, BIDMC's Program Coordinator, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, who nominated Ship for the award given annually by the Boston-based Kenneth B. Schwartz Center. "She just listens, she cares, and she never, ever preaches at you. She's been my doctor for 10 years and I remember on my first visit told me, 'I'm your employee, I work for you.' No doctor before or since has ever said anything like that to me."
Now in its eleventh year, the Schwartz Award recognizes the caregiver in Massachusetts who best personifies the mission of the Schwartz Center to "advance compassionate health care in which caregivers, patients and their families relate to one another in a way that provides hope to the patient, support to caregivers and sustenance to the healing process."
Ship's award was announced at the Schwartz Center's annual dinner Nov. 19, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. More than 100 health care workers were nominated this year. The nominees ranged from social workers to physicians to nurses. Ship was one of five finalists for the award. Other finalists included Gregory Fenton, MD, from the BIDMC-affiliated Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center's Justice Resource Institute.
"Warm, intelligent and humble, Amy is adored and admired by her patients, students and colleagues for her formidable clinical skills and her big open heart," said Schwartz Center Executive Director Julie Rosen. "In Dr. Ship's world, there are no such things as patients, only people."
In accepting the award, Ship spoke of the importance of small gestures in the doctor-patient relationship - specifically, the art of listening with both eyes and ears. "Returning the (patient's) gaze is one of those powerful small gestures," she said. "It encapsulates empathy and compassion - being present, fully present, to another human being: pausing to look back. To say with our eyes that we are listening, that we hear."
It's a lesson she teaches medical students who rotate through Healthcare Associates. "I'm proud to be a primary care doctor," she said. "Primary care is focused on continuity, of knowing one's patients through all their illnesses and the complexity of their lives. And primary care is focused on prevention - on protecting you from the consequences of untreated but silent diseases and from unnecessary tests or hospitalization. That's care we all need and deserve."
"I look out tonight at a room filled with people who have the minds, energy and position to change medicine, and I want to make it clear that primary care needs saving. Those who practice it need to be given the time to do it right. Primary care can literally save lives, but it can not be done well in the tiny 15-minute visits to which we are held. There is no ICD-9 Insurance Code for compassion."
As the mother of two sons, Ari and Jeremy, both born with significant brain damage, Ship has experienced both sides of the doctor-patient relationship. "For more than eight years now, I have been on the other side of the table, the recipient of care rather that the caregiver," she said. "Those who have paused to connect with me on this journey, or have identified strength or beauty in my sons, have gone well beyond whatever treatment they've recommended or prescription they've written. And those who have not seen my sons, have not paused to return their gaze, have ultimately not cared for me or them in any way."
In 2006, at the age of 4 ½, Ari died suddenly, leaving a hole in the family's heart.
"The longer I've practiced medicine, the more I've come to realize that we are all, as the years go on, 'survivors,'" she said. "For some it is cancer, but for others it is diabetes, or seizures, or kidney failure, or all of the above. Others are survivors of loss - loss of a limb, loss of sight, loss of autonomy, loss of hope, loss of a loved one. And I have learned that many of us - like me - carry with us some secret sorrow - a loss or challenge that is not noticeable. Connecting with patients means looking for what is not immediately visible, listening for the hole in another's heart."
Ship is famous for her fierce loyalty to her patients and their families, as generous with her time as she is with her heart. She regularly visits a beloved former patient at a nursing home. E-mail her on her day off and you're likely to get a quick answer. Families whose loved ones are no longer her patients still turn to her for medical advice.
"We are all so lucky to have Amy as our colleague, friend and mentor," said Russ Phillips, MD, Chief, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care. "Through her practice, Amy serves as a constant reminder to always put our patients first. Her humanity, desire to listen and determination to treat the whole patient make Amy an outstanding physician and teacher."
The Schwartz Center, established in 1996, is an autonomous, not-for-profit organization, which supports compassionate health care and seeks to strengthen the relationship between patients and caregivers. The Center achieves its goals through education, training and support programs. A statewide review committee composed of physicians, nurses, social workers, community health workers, and patient advocates reviewed the nominations for the award.
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A delicious dessert by itself or paired with a cup of coffee or a latte!
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- 3⁄4 cup sugar
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- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in None Such.
- Divide dough in half. With lightly floured hands, shape into two long loaves, 1½ inches in diameter. Place on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown and slightly firm. Cool 5 minutes. With sharp knife, cut loaves diagonally into ¾-inch thick slices. Place cut side down on cookie sheets.
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I'll be writing about news from Lansing that impacts sportsmen (this means ladies as well), talking about things I find when I go overseas to visit my children, and adding your comments into the mix. Because fishing really interests me, I will tend to concentrate in that area, but will digress on such topics as gun control which is in the news a lot right now, some of the animal rights stuff trying to take some freedoms away from us, ecology, and of course your comments.
Friday, September 30, 2011
This fall fish but be careful
A week or so ago, Lucian Gizell and a number of kayakers fished off Glen Arbor in kayaks for salmon. This is Lake Michigan water and subject to some pretty nasty waves.
"We had one good day to fish and part of another," Gizell said. The weather took a turn and kept smart kayakers on the beach.
And even if they weren't so smart, there isn't a heck of a lot of paddling one can do with seas coming over the sides and the bow.
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- Effect of ocean spray on vertical momentum transport under high-wind conditions
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- Rastigejev, Yevgenii; Suslov, Sergey A.; Lin, Yuh-Lang
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- Two mathematical models are proposed detailing the influence of ocean spray on vertical momentum transport under high-wind conditions associated with a hurricane or severe storm. The first model is based on a turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) equation and accounts for the so-called lubrication effect due to the reduction of turbulence intensity. The second model is based on Monin–Obukhov similarity (MOS) and uses available experimental data. It is demonstrated that the flow acceleration is negligible for wind speeds below a certain critical value due to the fact that the spray volume concentration is low for such speeds. For wind speeds higher than the critical value, the spray concentration rapidly increases, which results in significant flow acceleration. Both models produce qualitatively similar results for all turbulent flow parameters considered. It was found that the MOS-based model tends to predict a noticeably stronger lubrication effect than the TKE-based model, especially for lower wind speeds. The results of model calculations are in very good agreement with available experimental data for the spray production values near the upper bound. It is also shown that neither the value of the turbulent Schmidt number in the TKE-based model nor the choice of a stability profile function affects the spray-laden flow dynamics significantly.
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- Air-ocean drag; Hurricanes; Ocean spray; Stratified turbulent flowa
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That's funny, Joey, I don't smell anything
"The memory is stil with me - the most sickly and sweetish smell of rancid gasoline combined with rotten water melons, with undertones of stale sweat, pig carcass, a hint of garlic, moldy oranges, russian-made aftershave and a cheap household air freshener… its a whole package, and rather sweet one – like isonitriles or cyclopentadiene but magnified thousand times. A whiff of that thing and you feel that your nose just suffered a stroke and will hopefully die and peal off so that you never smell that thing again." A young lab tech, whose absent-mindedness in the lab gets him nicknamed ""Bořivoj" ("the one who tears down the places"), meets PhePHMe, the worst-smelling compound in the world. Things happen.
"it was even thicker than planned, for a brief exciting interlude"
How Not To Do It: Chromium Trioxide
Back in grad school, I had an undergraduate assistant one summer, a guy who was pretty green. I'll refer to him by an altered form of his nickname, henceforth as Toxic Jim. I shouldn't be too hard on him, I guess: I was a summer undergrad in my time, too, and I wasn't a lot of help to anyone, either. But TJ did manage to furnish me with some of my more vivid lab stories in his brief time in my fume hood. One morning I showed him how to make PCC. That's pyridinium chlorochromate for the non-organic chemists out there, an oxidizing agent that doesn't seem to be used as much as it was 15 or 20 years ago. Even in '85, you could buy it, but the freshly-made stuff was often better. It certainly looked nicer. Like all the Cr(VI) salts, it has a vivid color, in this case a flaming orange. I shouldn't say "flaming;" that's getting ahead of the story. . .
Those Atoms are Mighty Fuzzy
16 Golden Retrievers teach all about atoms. SYTL I for one would have probably done much better in chemistry if had been explained this way.
An Elegant Weapon For A Less Civilized Age
They were the finest European swords the day, superior to almost any other on the battlefields of the Viking Age. Made from steel no one in Europe would know how to make until the Industrial Revolution. Stronger, more flexible, almost magical in combat, engraved with the mysterious name "+ULFBERH+T" by unknown makers, these swords were the both fearsome weapons and incredibly expensive prestige possessions. Only 171 have every been identified. And no one had made one from start to finish, using only hand tools, for over 900 years. [more inside]
Pepto Bismuth
Sense About Science
With a database of over 5,000 scientists, from Nobel prize winners to postdocs and PhD students, Sense About Science works in partnership with scientific bodies, research publishers, policy makers, the public and the media, to change public discussions about science and evidence. They make these scientists available for questions from civic organizations and the public looking for scientific advice from experts, campaign for the promotion of scientific principles in public policy, and publish neat guides to understanding science intended for laypeople. [more inside]
Culinary Tech
Polyscience is a company at the cutting edge of culinary technology. [Previously]
"...it's always good for a scientist to be proven wrong..."
Professor Martyn Poliakoff of Periodic Table Videos fame learns something about burning balloons full of hydrogen via high speed camera footage.
Operation Delirium
Operation Delirium. "The military's secret Cold War experiment to fight enemies with clouds of psychochemicals. Decades after a risky Cold War experiment, a scientist lives with secrets." [Via]
"This post, dear reader, is 100% about cats."
Screw organic chemistry, I'm just going to write about cats. James Ashenhurst uses (sometimes highly unorthodox!) cat pictures to explain topics in stereocatmistry, starting with On Cats, Part 1: Conformations and Configurations. [more inside]
The rain in Spain smells mainly of dimethyl-9-decalol
The smell of earth after rain is called Petrichor, and it is caused by Geosmin, a sesquiterpenoid metabolite with the chemical formula C12H22O. Human sensitivity to geosmin is about 10 parts per trillion. (via)
Could I interest you in dessert?
Chef Grant Achatz plates the final dessert course at Alinea. Or perhaps you'd prefer the chocolate pumpkin pie or the edible balloon? Bon appetit!
What's gonna happen outside the window next?
The Chem Coach Carnival
What do chemists do in a "work day"? What kind of schooling do they have? How does chemistry inform their work? Do chemists have any funny stories to tell? [more inside]
2H2O2 → 2H2O(l) + O2(g)
What do you get when you mix hydrogen peroxide, iodine and dishsoap? Elephant's Toothpaste (or Elefantenzahnpasta, if you prefer German). Many more class experiments from the 2nd link here. [more inside]
Recommended laboratory procedures
Thousands of drug-related convictions in Massachusetts may be challenged as investigators learn more about improper evidence handling and testing at a Department of Public Health laboratory. Over 50,000 samples related to 34,000 convictions were tested by a single chemist at the lab, who is alleged to have violated multiple laboratory protocols. Governor Deval Patrick's office has identified 1,141 inmates currently serving time in Massachusetts whose convictions may be affected by the investigation. [more inside]
Ben Krasnow builds neat things.
Ben Krasnow shows us how he built a small hybrid rocket engine. Ben makes a lot of other cool things too, like astronaut ice cream, a DIY scanning electron microscope, and why not, carbonated fruit slices.
Burning Mercury Thiocyanide Will Amaze You
"We didn't ask, 'Are you seeing monsters and aliens?' They were telling us that."
PBS Newshour brings the science on bath salts (previously). Contains graphic descriptions of awesome laboratory experiments. via BoingBoing
A Tall Tail
For SCIENCE!
Science for the people: take a renowned scientist (Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman (Physics), Stephen Benkovik (Chemisty)) and sit them down on a street corner to answer questions.
Also: The No Excuse List (resources to learn just about anything), Minute Physics, Udacity (free, University-level courses online) and PetriDish, a Kickstarter for science projects.
Also: The No Excuse List (resources to learn just about anything), Minute Physics, Udacity (free, University-level courses online) and PetriDish, a Kickstarter for science projects.
Is It Moist On Mars?
We Bond Ionically - A Love Story
Good Chemistry. [SLYT]
"A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness"
Why Do Old Books Smell? [SLYT]
Clearly, he was on fire at the gym
Weak Interactions
Weak Interactions is a blog that looks at the science in Breaking Bad and the non-science in Fringe.
"They fit more together, and they look better, and all the holes have to be filled." And with that, 10-year-old Clara Lazen discovers a new molecule, tetranitratoxycarbon. Which can apparently go BOOM if you figure out how to actually make some of it.
Don't try this at home
"I'm banned," he says. "By whom?" I ask. "My landlord," he says. "And the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority." Jon Ronson on DIY science.
Q: What is the meaning of life? A: I don't know, ask the gyre.
Theory of the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life, in which the author, Erik Andrulis, proposes an "axiomatic, experimentally testable, empirically consistent, heuristic, and unified theory of life." He also claims to be able to unify physics.....ahem. All this is done using the chemistry notation you learned in highschool. [more inside]
Beneath the molecular diagram was the simple caption "MAKE ME!"
SiHKAL: Shulgins I Have Known and Loved: After spending days, weeks, months poring over the work [PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story; TiHKAL: The Continuation; lab books] of psychonaut-in-chief, Alexander Shulgin, Hamilton Morris mustered up the chutzpah to give him a call and request an interview. The result is this: an epic love-fest on the man who birthed Ecstasy in a test-tube. Hamilton visits the Shulgin residence (in San Francisco, naturally) and tempers his fanboy freakout with a rare and intensive look at the home and laboratory that caused the balls of millions to trip. For those who prefer text, here is the video in article form. [Shulgin previously: 1; 2]
Imagine there's no people
So you wake up tomorrow morning to find almost everyone on Earth missing. The Internet will continue to work for a few hours: what information could you download to ensure your survival and rebuild civilization? A few suggestions: The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Third Word Development (18 GB of information on agriculture, livestock, food processing, construction, water, sanitation, health and much more). The Global Village Construction Set (previously). Copies of Gray's Anatomy, Where There Is No Doctor, and The Ship Captain's Medical Guide.
A few more that might be handy even in ordinary times: all of Wikipedia, or perhaps just a portion. (Ideally, of course, you'd already have a bound, printed copy), Offline Google Mail (Chrome) to save correspondence; SiteSucker to download sites you'd like to keep around while offline.
A few more that might be handy even in ordinary times: all of Wikipedia, or perhaps just a portion. (Ideally, of course, you'd already have a bound, printed copy), Offline Google Mail (Chrome) to save correspondence; SiteSucker to download sites you'd like to keep around while offline.
Oh Look It's The Hangover Ham!
"You kind of expect it to be quite so... WOW!!"
Chemical Reactions. Four minutes of the best moments of stuff burning, breaking, freezing, exploding, melting, and generally reacting in interesting ways. [more inside]
They do indeed know it
There must be a recognition of the self in its relation to the profession one proposes. If we do declare our profession, we must also keep the epistemological awareness. That is, if we are our profession, we must know it. [more inside]
Reservoir ball pit
For millennia, man has yearned to block the sun (with black plastic balls). If an un-covered public water reservoir contains bromide, sunlight will combine the bromide with the chlorine used for reducing bacteria -- thus poisoning the water with carcinogenic bromate. Blocking the sunlight is the answer, but building a permanent cover for a huge reservoir is very costly. The solution for LA-area reservoirs, a few years ago: cover the entire water surface with millions of floating "bird balls", in effect turning the reservoir into a 10+ acre ball pit. [more inside]
From Alchemy to Chemistry back to Alchemy
In this three part series from the BBC, Professor Jim Al-Khalili discusses the history of the elements. [more inside]
Ig Nobel 2011
Mock Apple Pie
Foldit - Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players
Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists. The structure of a protein causing AIDS in rhesus monkeys had not been discovered in 15 years of attempts. Players of a videogame did it in ten days. Foldit, the game in question. Abstract. Previously, previously.
At the beginning of last month, Scientific American unveiled a new network of 47 blogs with 55 bloggers. Their latest posts can be found here. [more inside]
New elements identified
Two new elements have been identified. They will need to be named. The new elements have temporary titles of ununquadium and ununhexium. [more inside]
The Cartoon Guide to Life, the Universe, and Everything
Larry Gonick is a veteran American cartoonist best known for his delightful comic-book guides to science and history, many of which have previews online. Chief among them is his long-running Cartoon History of the Universe (later The Cartoon History of the Modern World), a sprawling multi-volume opus documenting everything from the Big Bang to the Bush administration. Published over the course of three decades, it takes a truly global view -- its time-traveling Professor thoroughly explores not only familiar topics like Rome and World War II but the oft-neglected stories of Asia and Africa, blending caricature and myth with careful scholarship (cited by fun illustrated bibliographies) and tackling even the most obscure events with intelligence and wit. This savvy satire carried over to Gonick's Zinn-by-way-of-Pogo chronicle The Cartoon History of the United States, along with a bevy of Cartoon Guides to other topics, including Genetics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, The Environment, and (yes!) Sex. Gonick has also maintained a few sideprojects, such as a webcomic look at Chinese invention, assorted math comics (previously), the Muse magazine mainstay Kokopelli & Co. (featuring the shenanigans of his "New Muses"), and more. See also these lengthy interview snippets, linked previously. Want more? Amazon links to the complete oeuvre inside! [more inside]
Cummingtonite? I'll bring the erotic acid.
From Draculin to Spermadine, Fucitol to Arsole, here is your guide to molecules with silly names. (via kottke)
Nature Special Issue on the Future of the PhD
Mark Taylor. Reform the PhD system or close it down. Nature 472, 261 (2011) [more inside]
Cadbury Creme Eggs, Liquid Nitrogen, MRI Scans, and Extra Dimensions
The science education video series Sixty Symbols (previously) explores the Cadbury Creme Egg. [more inside]
ZOMGscience.net. For those who think science could use more swearing. [Text is very NSFW, images are fine.] [more inside]
Women of the Royal Society and elsewhere
The Royal Society's lost women scientists. Women published in the Royal Society, 1890-1930. Most influential British women in the history of science. Women at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Heroines of Science. Women Biochemists, 1906-1939. Women in Science. Previously: The Women of ENIAC.
Poor Xenon. So noble, yet so alone.
Chemical Party (SLYT) [more inside]
Now We Dance
Now is the time on MetaFilter when we dance: with GROSSE FREIHEIT, Mera naam Chin Chin Chu (Hindi: मेरा नाम चिन चिन चू, Urdu: میرا نام چِن چِن چو) , and Occult Chemistry - Fire.
Dance the microtubule tango
While working on a PhD, did you ever feel no one understood your research? Well instead of writing your dissertation about your topic, ""Microtubule Catastrophe in Living Cells" or "Hydrodynamic Trail Following in a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)", you can dance to it. Or, if you don't want to dance to a science topic, then change your topic and publish research about zombies as a disease model. [more inside]


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Trombone Shorty: Say That to Say This
At 35 minutes (albeit across ten tracks), Say That to Say This is hardly Andrews' magnum opus. But his trombone solos consistently punch, ride and swing the beat hard and funky, and its best tunes seriously cook. "Get the Picture" dives headlong (not just knee deep) into slippery New Orleans funk rhythms, then turns to stomp and rock beneath Andrews' looped "I play the funk" vocal. The bright instrumental "Vieux Carre" bows then dances toward the Caribbean while the horn section dishes out sumptuous Crescent City soul stew.
Andrews and Saadiq build "Shortyville," a model replica of Andrews' musical birthplace, from the ground up. Its lush rhythm track deftly grooves like D'Angelo and Marvin Gaye jamming up and down Bourbon Street: Every instrument tucks into each other just right, overspread like thick sweet jam by Andrews' trombone solo and then set on fire by his blistering, funk-rock trumpet solo until he burns it out.
Say That also features the historic reunion of The Meters on "Be My Lady," from The Meters' eighth and final album (New Directions, 1977, Warner Bros.). Andrews telephoned each Meter and asked if they'd like to record it with him, and each replied that if the others would do it, he was in too. "After we were done, George Porter Jr. pulled me aside and said, 'Thank you. You have gotten us to do something that people have been trying to get us to do for 35 years,' and I was speechless," Andrews now recalls. "Because The Meters helped to create a sound that gave me a foundation for doing what I do. It was one of those magical moments in life for me because, in New Orleans, The Meters are like The Beatles."
Track Listing: Say That to Say This; You and I (Outta This Place); Get the Picture; Vieux Carre; Be My Lady; Long Weekend; Fire and Brimstone; Sunrise; Dream On; Shortyville.
Personnel: Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews: trombone, congas, drums, trumpet, percussion, vocals; Michael Ballard: bass; Lemar Carter: drums; Charles Jones: organ; Pete Murano: guitars; Art Neville: keyboards, organ; Cyril Neville: vocals; Leo Nocentelli: guitar; Joey Peebles: drums, percussion; George Porter, Jr.: bass; Raphael Saadiq: bass, clavinet, guitar, keyboards, vocals; Charles Smith: percussion; Taura Stinson: vocals; Calvin Turner: bass; Zigaboo Modeliste: drums.
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Coffees by Region
This is what we do….what we love.
Remember the pride when you made your first, well…anything? Cookies from scratch, soapbox derby car, potholder, souffle'… anything handmade….
We get that feeling everyday, and I am here to tell you, its awesome. WE take great pride in our coffee & our drinks – after all, each one is handmade! Can you think of anything else that goes from seed to a drink in a matter of minutes?
Coffee is the passion behind attempting to be business people, not the other way around; and so we strive to do things in the coffee industry that may be counter intuitive to a business minded person – put quality first.
This encompasses everything from how and where we source our coffee, how we roast it, to how we make each drink.
Coffee Doesn't get any more Fresh…
Did I mention that the Open Eye Café sells coffee that is roasted on premises? A separate Wholesale business since 2004; Carrboro Coffee Roasters has been the premiere Small-batch artisan roaster in the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area and beyond; bringing the finest single origin coffee, carefully roasted every day, directly to you. They are committed to bringing you the finest coffees from around the world. Owner Scott Conary has been traveling and building Farm Direct Coffee Relationships with small farmers and producers. This process of building coffee relationships involves not only sourcing great coffee, but working with farmers to improve the environment, their community, and the lives of those who depend on coffee production.
At Carrboro Coffee Roasters, they are constantly working on finding the best roast profiles for each new coffee before selling them. Each roast is individually tailored to the specific needs of the coffee—they let the coffee tell them how to roast it, rather than impose a standard 'style' or roast degree. Every coffee is different and must be respected for its unique characteristics…at Carrboro Coffee Roasters, they feel this is their most important responsibility, after farmer relationship building—to act on behalf of the coffee and ensure that all of its intrinsic glory can be realized in the cup.


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With a stay at Miguel Angel Hostal Residencia in Madrid (Moncloa - Arguelles), you'll be minutes from Museum of Romanticism and Museo de Historia de Madrid. This hostal is close to Plaza Mayor and Prado Museum. Make yourself at home in one of the 16 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries. Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator (lift). Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.


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I jumped right to entry #5. Very happy to hear that you found your duffel. It sounds like good Karma.
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A rainy day, but no worries. I downloaded a new book on my Kindle - Gift of Rain (no pun intended), settled in on the bus for a three hr ride north to Whangarei, the first of what I hope will be lots of hiking. Claire (owner - along with her husband, Mark - of Bream Head Coast Walk (coastwalks.co.nz) met me at the bus station and we're off, 40 minutes east to Whangarei Heads
Day 1 - torrential downpours with gale force winds. Sofa & Gift of Rain. The storm finally broke late afternoon giving me a chance to venture out. Rolling hills and nature at it's finest. 5 miles. Met Lucas, the most adorable kid who was walking home from school. Nice chat.
Day 2 - up bright and early. More rolling hills (high hills that consistently made me break a sweat) sprinkled with cows and horses that dumped me onto the beach. OMG. OMG! That's all I have to say. 13 miles. Claire invited me to dine with her family - Mark, Eva (Scarlett Johannson look-alike), and Clive. Roast lamb. Red wine. Great conversation. (oh - ran into Lucas again. So cute)
Day 3 - Whoa. Mt. Manaia. To preserve the trail, steps were added - 1,800 of them at practically a vertical incline. Marine Reserve Loop, Taurikura, Mt. Aubrey. I don't know the distance, but I was dragging back to the lodge. Took a long, hot bath (in the outdoor tub overlooking Mt (can't remember the name). More red wine. After a scrumptious homemade dinner and even more wine, I managed to read 3 pages from Gift of Rain, I think. Out like a light.
The next morning, with achy calves and quads, Claire brought me back to the bus station
A quick aside. I left my converter at Amanda's. Couldn't find one in Whangarei, so called Amanda to ask if she could drop it off at the bus station (30 minute "layover" between trips).
Of course she would, but she was on a tight deadline. As luck would have it, we were running late. I was the first off the bus when we arrived so I could quickly meet Amanda. Three minutes. That's all it took. Three minutes. And my luggage is gone. My 50 lb duffel bag. Gone. Shit. My first thought was - thank god I have my laptop/phone/passport/credit cards in my backpack. But shit. Filed a report with the bus security and the police (both experiences pretty underwhelming). I called Amanda (she's probably now wishing she never met me) to see if her room was available for the night. Then proceeded to cry for the next 2.5 hrs. My pity party finally ended and planning started. I needed clothes. A toothbrush.
15 or so blocks from the bus station, I walk into a dept store. Quickly noticed it was Neiman Marcus level so quickly walked out. A few stores further, a 50% off sign screams at me.
45 minutes later, a pair of jeans (that actually look pretty good), 2 pullovers, 2 cammies, and an XL men's t-shirt that will be my new jammies, I head to the cash register. I turned around and went back to the woman who had been helping me to ask if she could recommend a place to buy undergarments. I mention that my luggage was stolen.
Get this - she says "some guy came in earlier today and said - does this luggage belong to one of your customers? It's sitting outside your store"
Ripley's Believe It or Not contender, you think! Seriously, this was a miracle. Not luck, a miracle. I still can not believe it. Luggage stolen (did I mention it's 50 lbs) and then abandoned (totally intact) 15 blocks away. A miracle. (when telling my brother today, he suggested I might want to play the lottery. Ha) REALLY. What are the odds that I would walk into THAT store, and mention my stolen luggage, and ... the miracle.
That night, a new friendship unfolded. Amanda and I shared a celebratory dinner and great conversation. She was my guardian angel. She is my new friend.
So here I sit in my hotel room in rainy Taupo. The view - Lake Taupo. Ahhhhh. Maybe I'll move on tomorrow if it's still raining. I'm heading in the direction of Wellington, New Zealand's capital and the coffee mecca of the country. Thinking I'll play there for a few days.
One week. Despite yesterday's ordeal, I feel a deep sense of calm here. I don't have a game plan from day to day. Those of you who know me know that's not my norm. But maybe it will be from hereon.
One week. Eleven to go.
That's it for now.
Big hugs & Big love to my peeps back home.
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Karma is right! I think this is a sign that you're going to have lots of adventure and excitement but it will all be good.
I hope you enjoyed the book. Keep writing, I'm enjoying your posts and photos. You're my inspiration to do this some day also.
Hi Rosie! Dumbfounding miracle! Yes, I did enjoy your book.
I believe I read it on the flight to SF...or some flight somewhere :) Thank you again.
I hope you're well and happy.
My heart skipped too, grateful you had two bags, but to have it come back to you... yes, Karma and kismet.
Now you have even more clothes to lug around! :P
Sounds like a great adventure so far. Hugs
Freda, it so so reminds me of my 3 weeks in NZ - all miracle! My favorite city is Nelson (Wellington not so at all).....loved the ferry to the south island! So happy for you that you can do this - feel like I am trvelling with you right there. Much love, Kari
Hey Aunt Freda glad you found your bag and glad that you are having a good time. Hope the rest of your trip goes great Love ya
I'm loving sharing your adventure. The pics are great too. I'm totally expecting more miracles to come your way!
So glad you and your bag were reunited. Good things happen to good people and karma is on your side!


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Lindor headed to Clippers
The Columbus Dispatch - July 22, 2014 12:03 PM
The Cleveland Indians transferred top prospect Francisco Lindor from double-A Akron to the Clippers last night and he will be in the lineup playing shortstop for Columbus at 7:05 tonight in his first triple-A game against the Louisville Bats.
Lindor, 20, has spent the entire year to date with Akron, hitting .278 (95-342) with 12 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs and 48 RBI in 88 games. He also drew 40 walks, scored 51 runs and stole 25 bases. He entered play today tied for 5 th in the Eastern League in steals and tied for 11 th in walks and runs scored.
The Indians selected Lindor with the eighth pick in the first round of the 2011 first-year player draft. He has played for the World Team in the past two Futures games.


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Sharing space rejuvenates Dothan church, opens new door for ministrycomment (0)
February 11, 2010
By Brittany N. Howerton
After seeing its congregation drop to about 20, South Lena Baptist Church, Dothan, had a decision to make: close its doors or open them to a new ministry?
And the timing couldn't have been better because St. James Baptist Church, a black church plant that had been meeting in the Columbia Baptist Association office for about four years, was looking for a new meeting space.
Now, two years later, the South Lena Street facility plays host to both churches as they alternate service and Sunday School times.
"There are times that we have programs together, homecoming together and revival together," said Don Falgout, pastor of South Lena Baptist. "If there's a special program either of our churches is going to have, then we invite the other. It's a very good working relationship."
To balance out the blessing of meeting in a building rent-free, St. James Baptist takes care of paying utilities and provides some additional manpower to the mostly senior citizen group who constitute South Lena Baptist.
But for the South Lena Baptist congregation, the partnership is more than just a chance to gain a little help. It's an opportunity to make an investment.
"If you look at the life of churches, they live in a cycle and pass on," Falgout said. "We look at it as this is the way the Lord is giving us spiritual children we wouldn't be able to have otherwise. … It's a way we feel like we are being beneficial to the kingdom of God."
For Al Williams, pastor of St. James Baptist, the partnership is another step toward establishing his congregation's spiritual identity.
"Without a church building, it's hard to form an identity — a place we can call our home even if it's temporary," he said. "But to be there for a time period has given us an identity to embark on our relationship with God and with the community in ministry."
Williams said he hopes when his church moves out on its own, South Lena Baptist members will be able to say, "That body of Christ truly is the 'body of Christ.'"
"Our vision statement is … to be able to touch people the way Jesus touched them, to hear people the way Jesus heard them and to love people the way Jesus loved them. And that's the ministry I hope to leave on South Lena — that they can say they were ministered to by us," Williams said.
But the ministry has spread beyond the church walls.
Had it not been for the partnership, "we would have never been able to reach some of these people (in the community)," Falgout said, noting St. James Baptist's 32 baptisms.
"We tried and we were miserably failing at it," he said.
"We went door to door, and we just were not doing well. … I really think the fact that Brother Al could lead some folks to the Lord has made our people feel like their lives are a little bit richer. They look at it like I do — that we have an investment in St. James. But let me tell you, St. James feels like they have an investment in us."
Jerry Grandstaff, director of missions for Columbia Association, hopes this partnership is just the beginning of what the association's churches can do.
"I think it's a large leap in the right direction because it gives that new work an existing community to reach people to spread the gospel. … It's not that we want to have white churches and black churches, but it's about how best can we penetrate pockets of people and reach them for Christ?" he said.
"Sometimes it's best to have churches that are specifically developed to do that. I think if we can multiply what we're doing with St. James eventually in the future, then we would have multiplied works in this area," he said.


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Stanley's New Food Items
To keep the menu fresh we have been sourcing many local ingredients. Like our produce that's delivered up to 5 times per week, and featuring a local mustard as a spread on some of our sandwiches from My Kind of Mustard. Some instant favorites are the Avocado Cups, Tuna Melt, and the 3 Pepper Burger. We have highlighted our "Fresh from the Smoker" items, and doubled up our Smoked Half Chicken quantity to create a Pulled Chicken Sandwich, served with our house made 'Back in Black' BBQ sauce.
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Take Five With Jason W. Marshall
Jason has studied with the elite baritone saxophone specialists of today including Hamiett Bluiett, Ronnie Cuber and Gary Smulyan. Other teachers include Bruce Williams, Mark Gross, Steve Wilson, Vincent Herring, Greg Tardy, Wayne Escoffrey and Paul Carr. Lorenz Wheatley was Jason's first saxophone teacher.
Jason's formative musical experiences include stints with the Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra. He is currently playing and touring with Roy Hargrove's band, RH Factor, and the Roy Hargrove Big Band. Jason's band Overt Negritude is preparing to release its debut album. Jason has also conducted numerous demonstrations, clinics and workshops at every level of education throughout the world.
Instrument(s): baritone saxophone.
Teachers? Lorenz Wheatley, Hamiett Bluiett, Ronnie Cuber, Gary Smulyan, Bruce Williams, Mark Gross, Steve Wilson, Vincent Herring, Greg Tardy, Wayne Escoffrey and Paul Carr.
Influences? Leo Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Cannonball Adderley, Nick Brignola, Bruce Johnstone, Grover Washington Jr., Michael Brecker, Kirk Whalum, Ronnie Cuber and Gary Sumlyan.
I knew I wanted to be a musician when... A gentleman whose name escapes me did a demonstration with a saxophone at my elementary school. I was eight years old.
Your dream band: George Benson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Louis Hayes, Slide Hampton, Roy Hargrove, Johnny Griffin, Me.
Did you know... Prior to a career in music, I was headed towards a career in professional martial arts.
What is in the near future? My band Overt Negritude will releasing our first album (self-titled) in the early fall, 2007 with subsequent touring to follow. I will be touring with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra directed by Arturo O'Farrill. I also work with Roy Hargrove's bands, most recently his new Organ Quintet but also his Big Band and funk band RH Factor. I am also a member of the Delfeayo Marsalis octet.
By Day: I play the baritone saxophone for a living.
I am a clinician for P. Mauriat saxophones, Jody Jazz mouthpieces and Rico Reeds.


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