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Cyrus Chestnut proved he can do whatever he wants
"If something sounds good to you, it's OK to react," said jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut before starting his first set at SCAD's Orleans Hall. And that's what the audience did on Friday night -- they reacted, often with abandon.
Man killed in westside motel
A young man was killed Saturday night on Savannah's westside, becoming the fourth homicide victim in the city this year.
Holy healing
The ailing seek comfort from the pulpit and pews during the annual Black Church Week of Prayer for the healing of AIDS.
Budget tussle prompts long break for lawmakers
ATLANTA -- Members of the General Assembly usually are buckling down to business during the first week of March, gearing up for the frenetic final few weeks of the legislative session.
Prosecutors passed the buck when wiretapped agent sought justice
Facts warranted criminal prosecution, but federal, state and local agencies let it slide.
Fishman: Hootie can't keep female athletes down
The Masters golf tournament in Augusta is right around the corner, and we all know what that means: Tiger time. But this time, there'll be someone else to watch -- Martha Burk. She's the one trying to get Augusta National to admit a woman member.
Effingham school board approves redistricting plan
The Effingham County Board of Education approved a redistricting plan Friday that will reroute about 150 students from South Effingham Middle School to Ebenezer Middle School.
Ferguson to play cool tunes
Blues man Cool John Ferguson started playing guitar at 3 years old and was a gigging musician at his local
What's wrong with these documents?
One of the jobs of coroners at crime scenes is to take the temperature of the victim so an estimate can be made of time of death, since the body cools at a predictable rate.
Wiretap expert tells the dirt on buggers
Technology has made it easier for people to bug your house and tap your phone. But it also has made it easier to catch them.
Costrini: Now hear this: March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month
I have seen the TV commercial over and over again: "Can you hear me now?" The guy on the ad always makes connections.
Commission considers holding pre-agenda meetings
GBI is no watchdog over local law enforcement
The story of Vidalia City Manager Bill Torrance and GBI Agent Vickey Tapley has no tidy ending.
Tight squeeze
Spectators marvel over delivery of state's largest cranes to Savannah ports.
Car salesman shot
Relatives said Danny Johnson, 37, was expected to be taken off life support machines late Friday.
Selling a sales tax
If there's any hope of persuading voters to renew a sales tax for special projects, city and county officials will need to convince folks like Suzanne Anderson-Kern that they know how to handle money -- and that they can play nice.
Another Fort Stewart unit deploys
One of the last Army battalions remaining at Fort Stewart has received deployment orders.
Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries
Documenting the scene: A closer examination of the Dickerson case
The image above is the drawing of the scene on the morning that Henry Dickerson Jr.'s body was found in Threlkeld's swimming pool.
Golson points out district successes, board flaws to business community
Savannah-Chatham school board president delivers his own "state of the schools" speech to chamber.
Vocalist Kristina Beaty transfixes audience
A large portion of the audience comprised Beaty's family, who welcomed her home with enthusiastic whoops and shouts. But they weren't the only ones rapt with attention.
Jazzin' it up in Johnson Square
The crowd was small but the music was big during Friday's opening ceremony of the Savannah Music Festival.
Bartow students celebrate black history with a twist
Students dance, sing their way through Friday's Junkanoo parade.
Wiretapping cost Vidalia insurer thousands in legal fees
Vidalia's insurance company not only paid $75,000 to settle a federal lawsuit when top city officials wiretapped a GBI agent, but also shelled out $43,726.83 in legal fees to represent the mayor, city manager and police chief.
State drug data inadequate
Allowing local law enforcement agencies to turn in incomplete nunbers skews FBI Uniform Crime statistics.
Owners decide to keep Mrs. Wilkes' open
After an hour drive and quarter-mile walk, Steve and Lynda Millikan were disappointed to learn that Mrs. Wilkes' Boardinghouse hadn't reopened for the season.
Shake that money maker
* In Savannah, the three-day St. Patrick's celebration -- one of the largest in the United States -- attracts an estimated half a million people annually, bringing in about $30 million, according to the Savannah Waterfront Association.
Restoring the Books of Moses
Congregation Agudath Achim, celebrating its 100th anniversary, repairs a Torah that survived the Holocaust
Guess who's listening?
Intercepted phone calls. Transcribed private conversations. A secret meeting. All unknown to GBI agent Vickey Horton Tapley, until she was removed from investigations in Vidalia after complaints by the people she was investigating.
Lessons from an investigation
The Dickerson case, wiretapping, drug enforcement: Issues that need to be examined
Future journalists participate in SSU's annual Press Institute
Jenkins High School junior Roshaundra Wilson snapped a photo with her digital camera during the Savannah State University Southern Regional Press Institute banquet, pressed a few buttons then showed her classmates how the picture turned out.
'Porgy and Bess' is festive opening for festival
For the first time in ages, orchestral music came to Savannah Friday night.
Dropout data puzzles school district
Higher high school dropout percentages can't be explained without more analysis, school officials say.
Sharing family recipes
Soul food cook-off at SSU brings dishes, memories of Mama to help celebrate black history month.
Stark to play the blues today
Cootie Stark a living catalog of Piedmont gospel and blues
In their own words
A word-for-word look at how some of the key people in this series responded to our questions
Richmond Hill gets water permit
EPD will allow the city to pump from the Lower Floridan Aquifer.
Southern states preparing for new West Nile virus season
ATLANTA -- Across the South, officials are getting mosquito traps ready, ordering lab equipment and preparing information to re-educate the public at the start of yet another season of dealing with the West Nile virus.
Wiretapping culture tolerated in Vidalia
Intercepted phone calls, secret recordings violate residents' privacy. Why won't authorities intercede?
Abortion restriction bill passes Senate; likely to fail in House
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Senate approved a bill Friday that would require a 24-hour waiting period before getting an abortion, but the likelihood of it passing the House -- and becoming law -- remains slim.
The SPLOST vote: What matters to you?
Authorities went undercover Wednesday in Pooler and busted several people suspected of contributing to underage drinking.
Lawmakers holding out HOPE
Scholarship program not in crisis, but could see trouble down the road, some legislators are saying.
Hersh: Loose impressions
Mary Hartman's drawings and paintings whisper, rather than shout. They suggest, rather than assert.
What's wrong with this picture?
The death scene: A closer examination of the Dickerson case
Editorial: Justice breaks down
THE CITY of Vidalia is the namesake for a sweet onion, one of Georgia's best-known agricultural products. Less known, at least until last week, was a sour side to this Toombs County community -- a side that includes lawbreaking by the local po
Colvin: Access to health care: Nationwide problem requires local solutions
Gov. Perdue's recent proposal to cut Medicaid funding by10 percent statewide is the latest headline in the growing struggle among federal and state governments over how to provide medical care for low-income Americans.
Barton: GBI should be insulated from rank, small-town politics
Anyone who believes politics are separate from policing should read the four-part series "Justice Betrayed," which began last Thursday and concludes in today's Morning News.
Megathlin: The quality of a community can be gauged by its libraries
The boy gathered his books and, walking past the library table where I was studying, dropped a folded bit of paper on my open text.
Rhee: Defusing North Korea requires U.S. appeal to East Asia's common interests
With Secretary of State Colin Powell having recently concluded a whirlwind tour of Asia, visiting Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing primarily to defuse the rising tension with the North Korean nuclear development, it is useful to understanding the difficulties faced by President Bush.
Editorial: Downtown guardians
SAVANNAH RESIDENTS, unhappy with rising robbery, homicide and auto theft crime rates last year, are looking at some unorthodox ways to make their neighborhoods safer.
Houston County knocks off Beach in Class AAAAA second round
Throughout the season, the Beach Bulldogs took advantage of their defense to win games.
Chevrolet ready to roll the dice with six cars at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Part of Dale Jarrett's winning comments a week ago at Rockingham, N.C., was a suggestion, almost a plea, that NASCAR leave its rulebook on templates closed for a few more races.
Ramirez pitches shutout in Braves' win over Phils
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- With his first two innings of the spring Friday, Horacio Ramirez drew a line on the mound for Jason Marquis and other pitchers challenging him for the fifth starter's job.
Westover too much for Swainsboro
Through the first 7:40 of the opening quarter of Saturday's Georgia Class AAA playoff game, Swainsboro's 5-foot-5 point guard Quad McKinney had scored more points and had tallied more rebounds than the Tigers' best player, 6-4 Tavarus Jones.
Chipper's fall gives Braves a scare
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- There was a collective gasp from the home dugout when left fielder Chipper Jones hit the ground in the first inning Friday afternoon, rolled over, and lay motionless.
Jenkins County rolls on
VALDOSTA -- Undefeated Jenkins County advanced to the Class A State Tournament Final Four after beating Montgomery County 72-63 on Saturday night at Valdosta State University's The Complex.
Bulldogs open spring practice today
ATHENS -- College football spring practice is a kind of mirror image of the regular season.
Stifling defense leads Pinewood to first GISA basketball title
MILLEDGEVILLE -- For those who don't believe defense wins championships, this should change your minds.
Bradwell overcomes superstition, shoots down Morrow
Bradwell Institute's girls were worried the moment they stepped into Tiger Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Statesboro knocks off Bainbridge, earns spot in Final Four
MACON -- The track meet began the moment the Statesboro and Bainbridge boys' basketball teams stepped onto the Macon Centreplex hardwood.
Moore leads farm system that's regarded as one of the best
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- There are four players in camp older than the guy in charge of the Atlanta Braves farm system.
Bulldogs hope distractions don't hinder play against Kentucky
ATHENS -- Georgia's men's basketball team needs something to help shift its attention away from its off-court issues.
Upcoming events make for busy week
The Savannah Boat Show sets sail on Friday and will cruise through Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Eisenhower Drive.
Guidera: USC Aiken leads rain-plagued tournament at Hunter GC
The opportunity Armstrong Atlantic State had been waiting for to measure itself against Division I competition wasn't washed away Saturday, but it was well watered down at the Hunter Golf Club.
Maddux 'outstanding' in start against Mets
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Greg Maddux insists he doesn't pay attention to his spring training numbers, which is not be confused with what he does in the spring once the games count.
NFL free-agent list lacks impact players of past
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- To illustrate how NFL free agency has changed in the last decade, try comparing two defensive ends who won Super Bowl rings after signing with their teams as free agents -- Reggie White and Greg Spires.
Ga. Tech vs. UNC: Teams with moments of brilliance and ineptitude
ATLANTA-- Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt and North Carolina's Matt Doherty entered the ACC in 2000, young hot coaches eager to carry on winning traditions at storied programs.
Guidera: New Jackets have old style -- winning
Tim Jordan isn't asking any questions.
Guidera: Bulldogs lose, but German goes out at winner for Beach
The danger in playing as well as Beach High School had for the last month, if you believe superstitions or even odds, is that you never know how long it's going to last.
High school basketball roundup
High school basketball roundup
Potent Brentwood downs Matadors in GISA title game
MILLEDGEVILLE -- The Brentwood School boys' basketball team did considerable damage with its seven 3-pointers in the opening half on Saturday.
State high school basketball roundup
If it's Sunday and raining, it must be NASCAR
LAS VEGAS -- Rain continues to haunt the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
Fracas breaks out after Jenkins Co. victory
VALDOSTA -- A physical confrontation between players after their basketball game Saturday tarnished what should've been a happy occasion for the Jenkins County girls' team.
Oh, Atlanta! Blue Jackets Final Four-bound
Savannah High shuts down Newnan 46-41 to move into Class AAAAA semifinals.
One-man Klan wants permit to protest at Masters
AUGUSTA -- A west Georgia man who is classified as a hate group of one with the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama has asked the Richmond County Sheriff's Office for a permit to protest at this year's Masters Golf Tournament.
St. Andrew's beats Carolina Academy to take crown
SUMTER, S.C. -- St. Andrew's School captured the SCISAA Class AA basketball title by slipping past defending champion Carolina Academy 47-42 at the Sumter County Exhibition Center on Saturday.
Jonesboro knocks off Lovejoy in OT
Jonesboro's Mack Cain has been coaching basketball for 21 years, and he says he's never had a player like Toney Douglas.
UNC rallies to beat Georgia Tech
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Less than a week after a losing a game due to missed free throws, North Carolina made amends in a clutch comeback against Georgia Tech.
Hometown boy Busch the favorite for UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
LAS VEGAS -- Six years ago Kurt Busch was walking door to door reading water meters for a utilities company. Now he's the leader of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point standings.
Thrashers fall to Kings
LOS ANGELES -- Bryan Smolinski had two goals an an assist -- including his eighth game-winner this season -- as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 Saturday.
Freshman Driskell leads No. 14 Georgia past Florida
ATHENS -- Christi Thomas arguably has been Georgia's most consistent player this season.
Mills, Statesboro end second-round jinx
MACON -- Apparently, the public-address announcer at the Macon Centreplex didn't know the strength of Jamar Mills' game.
UGA to launch probe in Coles' allegations of misconduct
ATHENS -- The University of Georgia will launch an investigation into allegations of misconduct made against UGA basketball coaches Jim Harrick and Jim Harrick Jr. by former player Tony Cole, university President Michael Adams said Friday.
Harrick Jr. suspended in light of Cole allegations
ATHENS -- Georgia assistant basketball coach Jim Harrick Jr. was suspended with pay Friday while the remaining members of the basketball program hunkered down and tried to avoid the turmoil brought on by former player Tony Cole's allegations of misconduct.
USC Aiken leads rain-plagued tournament at Hunter GC
The opportunity Armstrong Atlantic State had been waiting for to measure itself against Division I competition wasn't washed away Saturday, but it was well watered down at the Hunter Golf Club.
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Dog-friendly Berkshire Hotels & Rural
Five-star historic hotel in Berkshire, Cliveden is one of the most glamorous destinations for you and your pet. Once home to the Astors, this 300-year old house is steeped in a history of politics and parties with visitors including Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin.
Lying in the small village of Curridge just four miles from Newbury, The Bunk Inn is in the heart of the Berkshire countryside yet only a short drive from London.
This 18th century pub is set in the gorgeous village of Winkfield in Berkshire with lots of cosy nooks and crannies, original stone floor and huge open fire.
A Grade II listed Georgian inn, The Dundas Arms is a picturesque country pub with rooms situated in the stunning village of Kintbury, West Berkshire. With picture postcard countryside, it's perfect for country walks or strolling with your dog along the towpath by the canal.
A fabulous four-star country pub with rooms that are distinctly dog-friendly. Serving real ales, locally-sourced seafood and seasonal game, this pet loving country inn is the perfect blend of rustic pub and boutique bolthole.
Set in the bustling village of Pangbourne beside the River Thames, The Elephant Hotel offers beautiful walks in the Berkshire countryside – ideal for an energetic escape with your four-legged friend in tow.
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Think pink: the future's looking rose for Australian wine
Coming up rose ... the pink drink is increasingly popular.
Photo: Julian Kingma
PINK wines are the new chardonnay. Latest figures show Australians are drinking rose wines, particularly the sparkling variety, in unprecedented numbers.
ACNielsen figures show still rose wine sales growing at 26.4 per cent value per annum, while sales of sparkling rose jumped 43.9 per cent in the 12 months to June 30.
Once dismissed as lolly water wines, rose has improved in quality in recent years and is being made drier and more food-friendly.
The pink trend is a global one. Last week The New York Times reported that rose was booming in the US.
In the Netherlands, where the majority of wine drinkers are young, 10 per cent of all wine sales are rose.
Rose can be served cold, even iced, perfect for the Australian climate. It is usually low in alcohol.
In the past decade, drinkers have graduated from sweeter imports like Mateus rose to more sophisticated styles.
Barossa Valley winemaker Charles Melton, whose Rose of Virginia is regarded as one of Australia's best roses, said the style was "perfect for our outdoor lifestyle".
Rob Bowen, chief winemaker for West Australian winery Houghton, is responsible for wines including Moondah Brook cabernet rose.
"It is a mystery to me why rose hasn't boomed before," Mr Bowen said. "When you look at the food we eat in Australia - picnics, spicy Asian dishes - rose is a perfect match.
"It's also a terrific drink after work and it appeals to young professionals who are looking for something different to drink. The flavours are clean and fresh with lots of tannins. Suddenly rose is cool."
Mr Bowen said while rose was a great summer drink, sales were steady throughout the year.
Clint Hillary, sommelier at the Gazebo Wine Garden in Elizabeth Bay, has noticed a younger crowd gravitating towards rose and plans to increase the number he offers by the glass. "I'm seeing young people, entry-level wine drinkers and people who want to experiment, drinking a lot of rose," he said.
The retail price of a bottle of good rose can range from $12 for the Moondah Brook to $400 for a 1990 vintage Dom Ruinart rose champagne.Source: The Sun-Herald
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Bicycle traffic signals popping up across the country
... heck, this computer keeps saying "buffering"!!!
The link takes you to the front page of USA Today but not the article.
I just noticed these in the bike lane that runs along Broadway in NYC. Quite a few bikes on the streets in Manhattan and Brooklyn, too.


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sweet scents
DKNY have avoided the usual suspects for their new Delicious Candy Apple perfume campaign, favouring animated apples over gorgeous models. Diabetics beware: this whimsical new commercial is so darn cute that it may induce a sugar high. The saccharine stop-motion video begins with three green apples in a candy store and 8 their cross over to candy-apple status via lollipop windmills and toffee baths. And if the bright colours don't cheer you up, the chirpy whistle song will. The campaign is aimed at promoting the new DKNY Delicious Candy Apple perfume (which comes in three limited edition flavours: Sweet Caramel, Ripe Raspberry and Juicy Berry), but the music that accompanies it may become the official sweet tooth anthem instead. Words by Susannah Singh.


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Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
Print version ISSN 1517-8692On-line version ISSN 1806-9940
Rev Bras Med Esporte vol.12 no.5 Niterói Sept./Oct. 2006
The maximal lactate steady state is ergometer-dependent in experimental model using rats
Máxima fase de estabilidad de lactato es ergómetro-dependiente en modelo experimental utilizando ratones
Fúlvia de Barros ManchadoI, II; Claudio Alexandre GobattoI; Ricardo Vinícius Ledesma ContartezeI; Marcelo PapotiI, III; Maria Alice Rostom de MelloI
IUniversidade Estadual Paulista –
UNESP. Departamento de Educação Física, Rio Claro/SP, Brasil
IIFaculdades Integradas Einstein de Limeira – FIEL, Limeira/SP, Brasil
IIIFaculdades Integradas de Bauru – FIB, Bauru/SP, Brasil
The maximal lactate steady state (MLSS) is considered the gold standard method for determination of aerobic/anaerobic metabolic transition during continuous exercise, but the blood lactate response at this intensity is ergometer-dependent in human beings. An important tool for exercise physiology and correlated fields is the use of animal models. However, investigation on evaluation protocols in rats is scarce. The aim of the present study was to verify if the MLSS is ergometer-dependent for the evaluation of the aerobic conditioning of rats. Therefore, 40 adult male Wistar rats were evaluated in two different exercise types: swimming and treadmill running. In both, the MLSS was obtained with 4 continuous 25 minutes tests, at different intensities, performed at 48 hours intervals. In all tests, blood samples were collected from a cut at the tail tip every 5 minutes for blood lactate analysis. The swimming tests occurred in a deep cylindrical tank, with water temperature at 31 ± 1°C. The loads used in the tests were 4.5; 5.0; 5.5 and 6.0% of the body weight tied to the animal's back. For MLSS determination in running exercise, there was selection of running rats and velocities used in the tests were 15, 20, 25, 30 m.min-1. The MLSS was interpreted as an increase not exceeding 1.0 mM of blood lactate, from the 10th to the 25th minute of exercise. The MLSS in swimming exercise occurred at 5.0% of body weight (bw), with blood lactate at 5.20 ± 0.22 mM. The running rats presented MLSS at the 20 m.min-1 velocity, with blood lactate of 3.87 ± 0.33 mM. The results indicated that the MLSS is ergometer-dependent in experimental models using animals, as it is in human beings.
Keywords: Blood lactate. Swimming. Treadmill running. Wistar rats.
La máxima fase de estabilidad de lactato (MFEL) es considerada oro padrón para la determinación de la intensidad de transición metabólica aerobia-anaerobia en ejercicio continuo, sin embargo la respuesta lactacidémica en esa intensidad es, en humanos, dependiente del ergómetro utilizado en la evaluación. Una herramienta importante para estudios en fisiología y áreas correlacionadas es la aplicación de modelos experimentales utilizando animales. Entretanto, todavía son restrictas las investigaciones destinadas a investigar protocolos de evaluación en ratones. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido el de verificar si MFEL es dependiente del ergómetro utilizado para la evaluación aerobia de ratones. Para eso, 40 ratones Wistar adultos fueron evaluados en dos diferentes ejercicios: natación y carrera en faja ergo métrica. En ambos, la MFEL fue verificada después de la aplicación de 4 tests continuos, en diferentes intensidades, con duración de 25 minutos, separados por intervalos de 48 horas. En todos los tests hubo colecta sanguínea de la cola de los animales a cada 5 minutos de ejercicio para analizar el lactato sanguíneo. Los tests de natación ocurrieron en un tanque cilíndrico profundo, con el agua a temperatura de 31 ± 1°C. Las cargas adoptadas para los tests fueron 4,5; 5,0; 5,5; 6,0% del peso corporal, atadas al dorso de los animales. Para la determinación de la MFEL en carreras, hubo una selección de los ratones corredores y las velocidades de los tests fueron de 15, 20, 25, 30 m.min-1. La MFEL fue interpretada como la más alta intensidad de ejercicio en la que el aumento de lactacidemia fue igual o inferior a 1mM, del 10° al 25° minuto. Anova one-way identificó diferencias entre las concentraciones de lactato sanguíneo en los diversos tiempos de ejercicio y ergómetros. La MFEL en la natación ocurrió a 5,0% pc, en concentración de lactato de 5,20 ± 0,22 mM. Para el ejercicio en faja ergo métrica, se observó MFEL a 20 m.min-1, en concentración de 3,87 ± 0,33 mM. De esa forma, es posible concluir que la MFEL también es ergómetro-dependiente en modelos experimentales utilizando animales.
Palabras-clave: Lactato sanguíneo. Natación. Carreras. Ratones Wistar.
The determination of the metabolic predominance for the energy supply during an exercise presents extreme importance for the correct prescription of an activity. Accordingly, there are many proposed evaluation protocols in order to detect the intensity of transition between the aerobic and anaerobic metabolisms (Wasserman and McIloroy, 1964; Monod and Scherrer, 1965; Kinderman et al., 1979; Sjödin and Jacobs, 1981; Chassain, 1986 and Tegtbur et al., 1993).
Exercise physiology and correlated fields have been developing simple and complex methodologies over the years, with the purpose to determine the effort intensity. According to Gaesser and Poole (1996), the physiological responses facing the exercise trustfully signal the characteristic of the predominant metabolism of the energy supply for the given activity. Among these responses it is possible to highlight the blood lactacidemia.
The maximal lactate steady state (MLSS), defined as the highest intensity in which the anaerobic metabolism still predominates over the aerobic, is currently considered the gold standard method for the determination of the transition intensity between these metabolisms in continuous exercise performed by humans (Beneke, 1995; Beneke, 2003, Billat et al., 2003). According to Beneke et al. (1995), the lactacidemic response in this intensity is dependent on the ergometer used by these individuals, which implies in careful generalizations of mistaken information on the training loads prescribed by the concentration of blood lactate.
The importance to precisely determine the exercise intensity is not restricted to works in which humans are objects of the study. A tool that has been considered interesting to the organism observation facing effort is the use of experimental models with animals. Such models have been elaborated in order to simulate physiopathological or training-related situations occurred with humans, and solve occasional problems derived from the observed alterations (Oliveira et al., 2005; Braga et al., 2004; Murdes et al., 2004).
With this aim, Gobatto et al. (2001) evaluated the MLSS in sedentary rats adapted to the aquatic environment, submitted to the swimming exercise, as proposed by Heck et al. (1985) for evaluation in humans. Thereby, the animals performed 20 minutes of continuous effort in intensities correspondent to 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10% of their body weight attached to their bodies, with blood samples collection being conducted at every five minutes for later lactacidemia determination. The authors observed MLSS in intensities correspondent to 6% of the body weight, with stabilization concentration of 5,5 mM. This index is different and higher than the one reported for humans in distinct exercises and for rats performing effort in rolling treadmill (approximately 4 mM). In a recent review on the maximal lactate steady state, Billat et al. (2003) point out the findings by Gobatto et al. (2001) as representative for the study with animals.
Other evaluation protocols have been developed in swimming, such as the determination of the critical load and anaerobic work ability (Marangon et al., 2002) and minimal lactate test (Voltarelli et al., 2002). However, due to its great importance, all of them use the MSLL as gold Standard in order to validate their procedures.
The rolling treadmill is another ergometer widely used for training in rats, and thereby, the detection of the effort intensity in running exercise is extremely important. In 1993, Pillis et al. proposed the application of incremental test and observation of the lactacidemic response for aerobic evaluation of runner rats, based on the anaerobic thresholds concepts (Lan) suggested for humans (Sjodin and Jacobs, 1981). Therefore, the animals performed a test characterized by the progressive velocity increase, with five minute-stages and blood samples collection at the end of each load, with later determination of the anaerobic threshold through exponential behavior analysis of the lactacidemic curve. The rats' anaerobic threshold was obtained at 25 m.min-1, in a lactate concentration of 4 mM. The results of this study revealed blood lactate behavior similar to the one described for humans, with the same concentration associated with the Lan, indeed. However, in the rats swimming, Gobatto et al. (1991) did not find this classic exponential behavior of the blood lactate curve, which suggests the need of further investigation on the lactate kinetic in animals submitted to physical exercise and the lactate responses distinction in different ergometers.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the maximal lactate steady state is dependent on the ergometer used for the aerobic evaluation in rats, as it is for humans, due to this method's importance and also for prevention of mistakes in the prescription of activity for animals in different kinds of exercise.
All experiments were conducted according to the American College of Sports Medicine politics and approved by the Biosciences Institute of the São Paulo State University – UNESP, Rio Claro. Forty-four Wistar rats, with 90 days of age, weighting 443 ± 33 g, were used. During the experimental period, the animals were kept in collective cages (five rats per cage) in a lighted room with light-dark cycle of 12:00-12:00 hs and temperature of 25°C. The rats received commercial food specific for rodents (Labina-Purina) and water ad libitum.
Experimental protocol
Adaptation to the water environment
Twenty animals were submitted to maximal lactate steady state tests in swimming exercise. The rats were adapted to the water environment in a standardized manner prior to the tests conduction. The adaptation occurred in a total period of 15 uninterrupted days, in a cylindrical tank with smooth surface, measuring 60 cm of diameter by 120 cm of depth (Marangon et al., 2001), with water temperature kept at 31 ± 1°C (Harri and Kuusela, 1986). The purpose of the adaptation was to decrease the animal's stress without promoting physiological adaptations derived from the physical training, though.
Initially, the rats were inserted in shallow water for three days during 15 minutes. Later, the water level was increased, as well as the effort duration time and the load to be held by the animal. Thus, on the forth day, the rats swam in deep water for two minutes, with increase of two minutes at each day until the tenth day of adaptation. On the eleventh day, the animals were submitted to the swimming exercise for five minutes holding a load of 3% of their body weight, with increase of five minutes at each day, when, on the fifteenth day, the adaptation ceased.
Selection of the runner rats and adaptation to the treadmill
It was necessary to previously select the runner animals in order to conduct the tests in treadmill. The selection occurred in a seven day-period, in which the 20 rats that presented positive response to the running stimulus at least five times were chosen After the selection, the animals were submitted to an adaptation to the treadmill exercise, with progressive velocities (5 to 20 m.min-1) and duration (5 to 15 min). The aim of the adaptation was also the reduction of stress indices presented by the animal due to the task being known without physical training promotion.
Determination of the maximal lactate steady state
The whole experimental protocol was conducted in environmental conditions identical to the ones during the adaptation period, both in swimming and in treadmill running.
In both exercises, the protocol for the MLSS determination consisted of five continuous tests with duration of 25 minutes, in different effort intensities, randomly distributed and separated by a 48-hour resting interval. In all tests there was blood collection of the animals` tails in the resting times, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 minutes of exercise, for later blood lactate analysis and the lactacidemic curves in each intensity.
Swimming tests
The rats performed 25 minutes of continuous effort in loads equivalent to 4,5; 5,0; 5,5 and 6,0% of their body weight, attached to their backs. There was daily load adjustment, with the animals` body mass measurement. Blood samples from the animals` tails were performed for each intensity in the times previously described, and the blood sample's treatment occurred according to a technique detailed below.
Treadmill running tests
For the MLSS evaluation in running, the selected animals performed the continuous tests in the 15, 20, 25 and 30 m.min-1 velocities. The treadmill specific for training with rats composed of eight lanes, was kept with the electric shock off, reducing hence, the stress effect in the effort conducted by the animal. Blood samples were removed from the rats` tails as in swimming.
Blood samples and analysis
During the continuous tests, blood samples (25 ml) were removed from the animal's tail in the times already described and placed in Eppendorf tubes (capacity of 1,5 ml), containing 50 ml of sodium fluoride (1%). In order to avoid the blood dilution in water in the case of the swimmers, the animals were removed from the cylinder and dried, returning to the aquatic environment immediately after the blood collection. The blood lactate concentrations were determined in a lactate analyzer (Model YSI 1500 Sport, Yellow Springs, OH, EUA).
Statistical analysis
In both ergometers the MLSS was interpreted as the highest exercise intensity in which the increase of the lactacidemia was equal or lower than 1 mM, from the 10th to the 25th minute. The average concentrations of blood lactate in each intensity for the two ergometers were obtained through the ratio of the lactacidemic indices of the times 10, 15, 20 and 25 minutes of exercise. A one-way ANOVA was used in order to identify the differences between the blood lactate concentrations in the several durations of the continuous exercise and between distinct ergometers: swimming and treadmill running. The results are expressed in average ± standard error of the average. In all statistical procedures, the significance index was preset in P < 0,05 (Dawson-Saunders and Trapp, 1994).
The blood lactate curves of the rats submitted to the swimming exercise are expressed in figure 1. The MLSS was observed in the intensity equivalent to 5% of the body weight, in an average lactate concentration of 5,20 ± 0,22 mM.
In the running exercise, the velocity correspondent to the maximal lactate steady state was 20 m.min-1, in lactate concentration of 3,87 ± 0,33 mM, though (figure 1). In the intensity equivalent to 30 m.min-1 only 20% of the animals completed the test.
The one-way ANOVA identified significant difference between the maximal lactate steady state obtained in the swimming exercise and the treadmill running.
Although the lactate production occurs internally in the skeletal muscle, the blood measurements of this metabolite during exercise provide precise information about the energetic supply for the effort. Such fact implies in the use of this parameter as a prescription instrument (Mujika et al., 1995) and sports training aid (Pyne et al., 2001).
The maximal lactate steady state is related to the biochemical balance between appearance and removal of the blood lactate (Mader and Heck, 1986) and is considered the highest exercise intensity in which this steady state still occurs, outlining hence, a transition of aerobic-anaerobic metabolic predominance (Beneke, 1995; Billat et al., 2003). Therefore, it is considered a safe method for aerobic ability identification (Jones and Carter, 2000), which corroborates so that many studies use this procedure in the evaluation of active individuals and high performance athletes (Jones and Doust, 1998; Harnish et al., 2001; Beneke, 2003).
Our study is important due to the application of this individual protocol in order to evaluate laboratory animals in two different kinds of exercise: swimming and treadmill running. Moreover, there is massive scientific meaning in obtaining data about probable differences of lactacidemic responses in two ergometers widely used for training of Wistar rats.
Concerning swimming, our MLSS results are similar to the ones shown by Gobatto et al. (2001) and Voltarelli et al. (2002). The blood lactate stabilization for our sedentary rats was obtained in 5% of the body weight, as described by Voltarelli et al. (2002). Gobatto et al. (2001) reported stabilization load equal to 6% bw. Such small distinction in the load related to the MLSS may be due to the specificity of the water tank used. In the present work, it was chosen to perform the swimming exercise in a deep tank (60 cm of diameter by 120 cm of depth) with a smooth surface, avoiding thus, that the animals could lean on the sides of the tank during the test or could touch the bottom of the tank performing a jump movement. In the study by Gobatto et al. (2001), the tanks used were not deep (100 cm of diameter by 80 cm of depth), which possibly favored the rats` activity.
The stabilization concentration of the lactate in the maximal aerobic intensity in swimming was 5,20 ± 0,22 mM, an index very close to the one described by Gobatto et al. (2001) for sedentary rats (5,5 mM), which suggests reproducibility of this concentration for the species of evaluated animals. Even after aerobic training, Gobatto et al. (2001) did not observe alteration in the lactate stabilization concentration. In humans, the lactate stabilization in maximal aerobic intensity is usually found between 3 and 7 mM (Stegmann et al., 1981; Harnish et al., 2000), however, in swimming exercise, this index seems to be close to the lower threshold of the described group. Pereira et al. (2002) determined the anaerobic threshold of swimming athletes in progressive test and observed inflexion of the lactacidemic curve in 3,5 mM concentration. Thus, it seems that Wistar rats present higher lactate concentration indices in the MLSS in swimming exercise when compared to humans.
In the treadmill running we obtained MLSS in 20 m.min-1 intensity in 3,87 ± 0,33 mM concentration. Pillis et al. (1993) and Langfort et al. (1996) suggest the occurrence of the anaerobic threshold in runner rats in the 25 m.min-1 velocity, which is higher than in our findings. In the present study, the animals were submitted to 25 minutes of continuous exercise in the 15, 20, 25 and 30 m.min-1 velocities, allowing a longer observation of the blood lactate kinetic, while those authors only observed the lactate behavior related to progressive exercise.
Concerning the lactate concentration, the treadmill exercise promoted stabilization in an index significantly lower to the one observed in swimming (figures 1 and 2). The lactacidemic concentration verified in the present study is similar to the point of inflexion of the lactate curve described by Pillis et al. (1993) (4 mM) and to the index obtained in a classic study performed with humans in this kind of exercise (Heck et al., 1985). There are no works in the literature which present aerobic training results in running in maximal lactate steady state with Wistar rats, as the one conducted by Gobatto et al. (2001) in swimming.
Our results clearly demonstrate the ergometer dependence of the maximal lactate steady state protocol in exercises for Wistar rats, as well as in humans. Such fact demands caution in the evaluation and prescription of physical training for these animals. Further studies should be conducted with rats in different physiopathological and training conditions in order to identify possible alterations in the evaluated aerobic parameter.
This study was supported by the Foundation of Research Support of the São Paulo State (FAPESP Proc. 07070-5/2004) and the Research Centers CAPES and CNPq (Proc. 300270/2004-16). We also thank José Roberto Rodrigues da Silva, Eduardo Custódio and Clarice Yoshiko Sibuya for the technical support.
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New York: The company that claims to have created the world's first cloned human said the baby, nicknamed Eve, would be flown to the United States yesterday with her family.
Dr Brigitte Boisselier, the chief executive of Clonaid, the cloning company affiliated with the Raelian religious sect, said that once the baby was home an independent expert would take a DNA sample to prove whether the child is really a clone.
Dr Boisselier previously said the child's mother is a 31-year-old American, but she has refused to give further details.
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday it was investigating the Raelian sect's claims to have cloned a human.
Only if part of the process took place in the US would the agency have jurisdiction over what it would probably consider an unauthorised experiment on humans, an FDA spokesman, Bradford Stone, said.
Although human cloning is not illegal in the US, any kind of human trials would have had to obtained FDA approval.
On Friday, the Raelian movement, which believes that human beings were created by extra-terrestrials and sees cloning as a route to immortality, claimed it had created the first carbon-copy of a human.
Dr Boisselier said "Eve", a healthy 3.15kg girl, was delivered by caesarean section and was an exact genetic copy of her mother.
Her announcement was met with doubt by scientists and revulsion by many ethicists.
To get proof that "Eve" is a clone, Dr Boisselier said she had accepted an offer by a former US science editor who has chosen independent experts to draw DNA from the mother and the newborn and test them for a match.
He is Michael Guillen, who has a doctorate in theoretical physics, mathematics and astronomy from Cornell University and has taught physics at Harvard.
He is an Emmy-award-winning science journalist who appeared regularly on television news programs for 14 years.
But his critics say that as a reporter he was too credulous of fantastic pseudo-science claims. They say he reported earnestly about astrology, ESP, healing at a distance, auras and cold fusion, topics dismissed by most scientists as nonsense.
Prosecutors in South Korea yesterday raided local Raelin offices. They were investigating possible Korean involvement in the case and had banned two local leaders from going abroad.
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(Phys.org) -- With little more than basic information about Web users behavior that is, the hyperlinks they click on daily and the content at those sites Susan Gauch can build a better search engine. In information systems research, this work is known as implicit user profiling, meaning there are basic assumptions about user interest and intent based on the sites they frequent and the content they view.
Gauch, a professor of computer science and computer engineering at the University of Arkansas, has expertise in developing robust and personalized search engines, which she will contribute to the work of Hypothes.is, a project started by Dan Whaley, the coder and entrepreneur who built the first Web-based travel reservation system. Hypothes.is is trying to build a system of annotation for the Web. Based on a model of community peer-review, the system will be an open-source platform that will enable annotators to comment on individual sentences.
Since the very beginning of the Web, there has been an issue of trust, Gauch said, because there has always been this ubiquitous ability for anyone to create and distribute information. What Hypothes.is is trying to do is build confidence and trust about information obtained on the Web. Yes, it is a form of peer review, but it wont be hierarchical or purely academic. Many details havent been worked out yet, but the peer-review component will be determined by the annotators reputation, which will be based on many demographic factors and will be constantly under review by other annotators.
The Hypothes.is system will function as an overlay similar to the Track Changes tool in Microsoft Word on top of stable content, including news, blogs, scientific articles, books, terms of service, ballot initiatives, legislation and regulations, software code and more. As an overlay, the system will not require participation of the underlying site, and the content will reside on separate servers, Gauch said. She added that by enabling or disabling plug-ins, users will have the power to turn the service on and off.
The work of Hypothes.is will build on the unique expertise of people like Gauch. Her work in user profiling relies on queries and log-in applications, proxy servers and especially plug-ins and cookies. Plug-ins can be thought of as bonus features attached to primary or master software. They are extra components that add specific abilities. A computer cookie is a small text file with a unique identification tag placed on the users computer by a website. Among other purposes, these features allow researchers to track user behavior. Gauchs task then is to take this information and build a personalized search.
If we know something about you, then we can build a profile and use different functions to tailor searches specific to your interests, Gauch said. Technology allows us to see which sites users frequently visit, so we have a good idea what theyre looking for when they enter vague or ambiguous search terms.
How does this affect the user? Gauch mentions various search terms that cause great confusion without at least some basic knowledge about the users interests. For example, consider the word rock as a search term. With no information about the users browsing history, a simple Google search finds sites related to gems, geology, music (bands, merchandise and the hall of fame and museum in Cleveland), wrestling, the actor (Dwayne Johnson), political action groups (Rock the Vote), county government (Rock County, Minnesota, and Rock County, Wisconsin) and something called Rock Your Phone. The information about a users behavior allows Gauch to build profiles that so that musicians will be directed to sites that sell guitars, and geologists will find the U.S. Geological Survey site.
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Do You Live In One Of The Gayest Cities In America?
The Advocate just released its annual list of the "Gayest Cities in America," and if you're thinking, "Duh, New York, San Francisco, and LA," here's a bombshell for you: those gay metropolises didn't even make the cut (well, San Fran does get a shoutout in the honorable mentions). Editors narrowed the list down to 15 cities using entertaining-if-not-exactly-scientific criteria like number of LGBT elected officials, gay rugby and roller derby teams, presence of Pottery Barn stores, frequency of Scissor Sisters concerts, and of course, whether or not gay marriage has been legalized, and many of the results might surprise you. Which city earned the #1 spot? Well, that's the biggest surprise of all. Find out after the jump!
It's Tacoma, Washington! Yep, the Pacific Northwest city won out for meeting pretty much every "Gay City" requirement, plus balancing a certain small town charm with a gorgeous natural setting and an unexpectedly awesome nightlife.
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Twitter must be aware of the economic effect of its actions, but weeks have gone by during which it has done nothing to clarify its intentions. He wonders if that is because Twitter's leaders haven't made up their minds; the rumors are true and they're preparing to do something awful while minimizing the uproar; or they just don't care who they leave twisting in the wind. "I can't think of another alternative, but none of them are good," Spivack said.
Twitter has made noises before about prohibiting other companies from creating new Twitter clients, Storify's Damman noted, but then along came Tweetbot, the popular Twitter client for the iPhone, and "Twitter didn't seem to complain about it." That just leaves everyone guessing whether Twitter's warnings are empty sabre rattling, or whether someday soon the ax will fall, he said.
Alfredo Gil, an online marketer with Likeable Media, said he signed out of concern for the future of the free and open Internet. "I think it's very dangerous for Twitter to become a closed platform like Facebook," he said. Many businesses have been built around the Twitter APIs, he said, "and it's scary to think that with a flip of a switch Twitter can pretty much make your business non-existent."
Spivack said Bottlenose's business is not 100% dependent on the Twitter APIs, although it does use them. If his company were to lose API access to the site tomorrow, his developers would find other ways to index Twitter content "but it would not be fun to engineer around that," he said.
Meanwhile, he refuses to live in fear. "A lot of Twitter API developers are afraid to stick their necks out. They think maybe Twitter will punish them. The atmosphere in the Twitter community is so negative because people feel they have marked their developers for death. So people are in hiding--they're afraid to speak up."
So why isn't he afraid?
"I think if Twitter's going to kill developers, they're going to kill us all--hiding isn't going to help," Spivack said.
Twitter did not respond to a request for comment on this article.
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First, the robber hit Willie Lee Hill more than fifty times with a can of soda, knocking him unconscious. Later, the 93-year-old victim awakened, covered with blood, to find his 24-year-old assailant ransacking the bedroom. When Hill pulled out a .38-caliber handgun from near his bed, the robber lunged at him. Hill stopped his attacker with a single bullet to the throat. "I got what I deserved," the robber told police afterward.
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As the Declaration of Independence recognizes, governments are created to protect our individual rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The right of self-defense is included and implied in the right to life. In forming a government, citizens delegate the task of defending themselves to the police. But to delegate is not to surrender. Each citizen retains the ultimate right to defend himself in emergencies when his appointed agents, the police, are not available to help.
But what constitutes an emergency? What acts of self-defense are permissible in such a situation? And what tools may private citizens own for emergency self-defense? The law's task is to furnish objective answers to such questions, so that citizens may defend their lives without taking the law into their own hands.
An emergency, properly defined, arises from an objective threat of imminent bodily harm. The victim must summon police, if possible. An emergency ends when the threat ends, or as soon as police arrive and take charge. During that narrow emergency interval, a victim may defend himself, but only with the least degree of force necessary under the circumstances to repel his attacker. A victim who explodes in vengeance, using excessive force, exposes himself to criminal liability along with his assailant.
Many objects commonly owned for peaceful purposes can be pressed into service for emergency self-defense. But unlike kitchen knives or baseball bats, handguns have no peaceful purpose–they are designed to kill people. The same lethal power that makes handguns the most practical means of self-defense against robbers, rapists, and murderers, also makes handguns an essential tool of government force. Handguns are deadly force and nothing but–a fact that gives rise to legitimate concerns over their private ownership in a civilized society.
These concerns can be resolved only by laws carefully drawn to confine private use of handguns to emergency self-defense, as defined by objective law. Such laws must also prohibit all conduct by which handguns might present an objective threat to others, whether by intent or negligence.
Contrary to an often expressed worry, therefore, a right to keep and bear arms in no way implies that citizens may stockpile weaponry according to their arbitrary preferences. Cannons, tanks, and nuclear weapons have no legitimate use in a private emergency, and their very presence is a threat to peaceful neighbors.
If handguns are confined to emergency self-defense, no legitimate purpose is served by an outright ban such as the
With the aid of his handgun, Willie Lee Hill survived that violent home invasion last July. Self-defense was his right, as it is ours. A proper legal system recognizes and protects that right, by permitting private ownership of handguns under appropriate limits.
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Students will learn to write valid, standards-based HTML documents and understand all of the components of HTML, including elements, attributes, character-based data types, character references and entity references.
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Monsoon rains in Bangladesh have driven thousands of people from their homes [View our photo gallery]. Caritas Bangladesh is providing food to 70,000 people as well as shelter materials and sanitation. Caritas also plans to run cash- for-work programmes for communities to help repair the damage. We asked them about relief efforts so far.
What is the situation in the flood-affected areas?
Poor families dependent on day labour, share cropping, begging and rickshaws have lost their livelihoods. In Khulna in the south, people are still living in the highlands or in schools or they are migrating in search of work. Those who remain catch fish, do odd jobs for low wages, sell cows or their belongings or borrow money at high interest rates. Food, shelter, clothing and medical needs are being met by the government and aid agencies. Many houses are still standing, and people will be able to return in October, rain permitting. In Mymnesingh in the north, people have returned home. They also face a loss of income, but have begun work on repairing damaged property.
What do people need the most?
Food and livelihood support, repairing homes and better protection from future disasters. Those families who have lost livestock or their means to make a living will need help getting back on their feet. When they return home, they will not be able to afford rebuilding their houses and water sources, so will need support.
Caritas Bangladesh has worked with villagers to help reduce the impact of disasters. How has that paid off?
The impact of the floods is less in areas such as Mymensingh where Caritas has provided training on preparing for disasters, than in areas like Khulna where no such training has taken place.
In the past, Caritas has taught children to swim and how to rescue people from drowning. As with previous cyclones, Caritas teams sent out early warnings and hoisted signal flags in public places. They typically use things like the loudspeakers of mosques and temples or hand mikes or in remote areas a buffalo horn as a bugle to warn about the cyclone .
Caritas has also done emergency repair works on the flood protection embankments. A man named Francis Chisim told one of my colleagues, "As part of Caritas activities, we repaired the flood protection embankment for our village on 16 August. It has reduced the immediate damage of houses, trees and vegetable gardens of 2000 families. If we did not do it, then there would have been huge loss."
Caritas Bangladesh has built small houses for families whose homes are washed away by floods. What makes these houses different from standard village houses?
Caritas houses have a raised and plastered plinth, pillars and a wooden frame that are strong, corrugated iron roofing, well settings of rope, corner breaching, two rooms and a corridor and a latrine. In the average village house most of those things are not present. Now, the flood waters have not entered into Caritas- built houses because they were constructed on the raised plinth. The strong pillars, cornered breaching, wooden frame and roofs have kept the house uprights.


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Strangely...funny. Did I hear anyone say "Flubber"? I do like the idea, though. Will be interesting to see where this ends up.
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Thanks for all your kind words, my friends. Yes, what I envisaged the contaminated zone to be is like something from "The Mist", full of weird monsters and unseen horrors. And, of couse, the way Mieville, in Perdido Street Station, describes the city of Suroch, after a "Torque bomb" has been detonated over it. The term "cockroach tree" paints a neat picture...
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An old friend of mine (who is actually a computer engineer) claims that the only way of avoiding computer problems is to increase your computer totem. Apparently, this is achieved by gluing bits of crystal, seashells, crucifixes, dreamcatchers, feathers, tiki-figures and coloured beads to the casing of the computer. His laptop really looks like a magpie´s nest. I´m not making this up, I swear....
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Aetheric Goggles
Items (Tools) (Magical)
's comment on 2008-11-08 05:15 AM
Yes, they are a great visual cue that serious steampunk are about to take place... :)
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Lifeforms (Constructed) (City/ Ruin)
's comment on 2008-11-07 07:18 AM
An excellent piece (and I dont say that just because you credit me...). In a steamfantasy setting, it is also quite logical. Why construct a golem or automaton from scratch when you already have ready-made frames, with all the necessary hinges and articulation - and in great abundance to boot? And I do love the idea of this being a worse-than-death sentence. Not only are you executed, but your remains will be desecrated and forced to serve the very society that killed you.... Mmm, delicious irony..:)
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Lifeforms (Constructed) (Any)
's comment on 2008-11-07 03:55 AM
Um, yes. Obviously a sweet idea, with a lot of potential. But I need a lot more than that. From your text, I can get no mental picture of these critters. You have no description at all, in fact. Also, I would welcome an insight into how they work, magic/mechanically. You say that they are kept alive by technology rather than magic? Expand upon that, instead of just leaving that teaser hanging. Indeed, I want you to draw me a picture, to show me how sexy these dudes are. You have a lot of potential to expand on the dark and nasty bits that this implies. You need to make your stuff attractive to the audience.
My current vote will have to be low, and that is not because the sub is bad in itself. I just think its a crime to leave so many stones unturned. Thats just being lazy. I expect any sub to: A) be a full exploration of the subject, B) Paint a vivid mental picture, and C) Surprise me with an unforeseen twist or quirk. In all, I need personality, aesthetics and imagery. Right now yor sub lacks all that, but with a bit (a lot) more work, it could be great. Right now its a can of paint, but it could be a Picasso. Judging from the quality of your previous work, and your grasp of the language, you easily have the skills to manage that.
I will revise my vote when/if you give this a bit more work. If you want to juggle ideas, I´ll be happy to help. Just drop me a PM.
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Lifeforms (Constructed) (Any)
's comment on 2008-11-07 11:23 AM
Much improved, and I do apologize for my acidic tone earlier - I should have realized this was an In Work submission!
Even though I can now picture these creatures clearly, I still feels as if something is missing. You have some wonderful lines, like cogs poking through rotting skin, the sound the mechanisms make as they move etc. I believe we need more of that kind of imagery to kick this sub up to its fullest potential.
Even so, with a few quick and descriptive lines, you have radically changed this sub from an irritation (good subject, bad sub) to something to take seriously, something that evokes reaction. All it needs now is a few finishing touches.
I´ve changed my vote from 1/5 to 3/5, but it could easily be 5/5; the subject is powerful enough for that. And you obviously have the skill to make the presentation worthy of it. Just. A. Few. More. Steps.
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The Hermit of Wither Tor
NPCs (Mythic/ Historical) (Mystical)
's comment on 2008-11-05 03:44 AM
It would appeal more to my sense of tragedy if he killed himself when his control finally slips....
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The Hermit of Wither Tor
NPCs (Mythic/ Historical) (Mystical)
's comment on 2008-11-05 02:35 PM
yes, oh yes... that would be fitting, going out with a bang of biblical proportions... Now who will play his Delilah?
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The Hermit of Wither Tor
NPCs (Mythic/ Historical) (Mystical)
's comment on 2008-11-03 08:09 AM
Partly, this was inspired by Urko Crust, a minor character of Steven Erikson´s Malazan series, who also solved most problems with a fist in the face, usually the face of his superiors.
Mostly, though, I just wanted to experiment with a more Pratchettesque style of writing, mixing quite sophisticated philosophy with understated humor, in the British comedy tradition. It´s actually harder than it looks, too much humor and it turns into slapstick, too little and the humor just seems lost, sad and out of place, instead of becoming a medium in which to address serious philosophical matters. Used right, humor is such a powerful tool.
There are a few true masters out there: Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Iain M. Banks, for example. Guess there is a reason why so few can do what they do..
Hope you have all had a nice Halloween!
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Aphex Matter
Items (Armor) (Magical)
's comment on 2008-10-24 05:25 PM
Well, much of this is taken from and inspired by my fellow steampunk buffs; Chaosmark and Kessil. Thanks, guys!
Suggestion: What would everyone think of a steampunk quest?
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The Trolls of Kuramen
Lifeforms (Fauna) (Any)
's comment on 2008-10-23 05:58 AM
Very, very nice. I especially liked the part about infusing arrowheads with troll-flesh - a great inspiration piece, that!
Also (with my love for steam-punk) I thourgoughly enjoyed the steam-mecha train guards. Great imagination and impressive presentation. I cant *quite* go 5/5, but its not far off.
Keep up the good work.
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True Ether
Items (Potion) (Campaign Defining)
's comment on 2008-10-11 12:19 PM
Oh yes, Chaosmark, I love this.
We should do a steampunk submission series, you and I...
If I ever get around to writing that Locastus book, your True Ether has a given place in it.
Thank you for an excellent sub,
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The Demon King Lacrimosa
NPCs (Mythic/ Historical) (Mystical)
's comment on 2008-10-04 03:41 AM
A nice solid first post. The concept of a Lord of Hell who is not really evil is kinda attractive, making a Picasso out of "standard" fantasy demon-lore. This is, obviously, a good thing.. The post could be expaned upon, though - I feel it is a bit sketchy in places. Other than that, good job!
Välkommen till Strolen!!
/David (another son of sweden..)
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Maug, The Bitter God
Society/ Organizations (Religious) (Country/ State)
's comment on 2008-09-26 03:27 AM
Well, without intention of annoying any religious people out there, you could say he is a bit like the Christian God, Allah and Jehovah in that way.. dont really give anything tangible back to his worshippers.
As an atheist myself, I can only speculate what real-world religious people get out of their religion, but I can assume that the benefit is mostly psychological, rather than the standard-fantasy benefits of divine spells and suchlike?
Think Roman Catolicism in the 15th century - thats what i based this on: harsh, unyielding and uncompromising...
Again, I dont write this to flame against religion. I find religion as a psychological motivator fascinating - and if you want to write believable fiction, you have to get your motivators down pat..
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Rock Traghax
Lifeforms (Fauna) (Mountains)
's comment on 2008-09-25 11:43 AM
Just remember to hold on to your hat - and bring plenty of sugar lumps...:-)
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101 Knightly Orders
Society/ Organizations (Combative) (Regional)
's comment on 2008-09-25 03:28 AM
I dont know, I do love some of the names and descriptions in here, but it is way to disorganized and long-winded to give me any vibes to talk of. It seems as if this is just a list of entries pulled from a random generator? If that is the case, I would not consider it suitable for a main submission.
Nevertheless, some may find use for it, without a doubt. And I´m impressed by the sheer size of it...
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Suicide flies
Lifeforms (Fauna) (Plains)
's comment on 2008-09-25 03:34 AM
Very nice. Just dont be afraid to put it into paragraphs - looks nicer and makes it easier to read...
Good job!
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Generated City
Locations (City) (Any)
's comment on 2008-09-21 06:13 PM
I´m full of admiration as to your generator design skills - and I´m sure it will be of great use to many people. However, Im not sure this belongs in the general sub area. I would suggest you move it to your "in work" section - as it is, its uncomfortably reminiscent of spam.
Still, gotta tip my hat at your programming skills. It´s really quite impressive.
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SAS Institute this week unveiled new technology designed to allow a broad swath of enterprise users to do advanced analytics on massive volumes of data.
The new Visual Analytics technology, part of the SAS High-Performance Analytics suite, allows business users to explore data gathered from corporate databases and the Web, and to generate easy to understand charts, graphs, dashboards and the like.
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A Sensuous Dance
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Born in Milwaukee in 1926, Thrall's singular style of art has earned him numerous awards over his productive lifetime and graces the world's most prestigious museums including the Tate Gallery, British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. and the Art Institute of Chicago. High-profile national corporations include his paintings in their private art galleries. Yet Thrall has devoted his life to teaching, primarily at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, so his artwork could remain uncommon, unconventional and free from commercial trends.
Fourteen new works appear in the exhibition, several of which were still on display in his working studio. Pure engravings, hand-colored engravings highlighted with watercolor, and several acrylics on canvas and paper comprise this collection. Once again Thrall's swelling and fading lines choreograph elegant curves and lyrical rhythms on paper or canvas. A sensuous dance between curvilinear forms and geometric shapes referencing both musical notation and illuminated manuscript creates harmonious modern compositions.
Thrall's inspiration for his artwork draws from his years studying and absorbing musical scores and calligraphy along with foreign graphic designs, documents and written languages. He describes it as his ongoing fascination with the "way human beings have scratched and made marks." Occasionally the auras of human figures emanate from the sweeping looped lines and circles as if waiting to waltz through the picture. A hand-colored intaglio from his series Dress Rehearsal, which is included in the exhibition,considers these evocative but elusive images.
"The paintings exist as their own entities. They have a life of their own," explains Thrall. "While the paintings may be a touchstone to something familiar, they exist as themselves." Thrall works every day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., rarely ever tired and certainly never bored. He believes being an artist, imbued with the impetus to create, is "like having a constant low-grade fever—its always there."
"The Sensuous Line" opens on Monday July 2. Thrall speaks to his exhibition and lifetime of art at a reception on September 7, from 1:30 to 4 p.m.


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StyleHiving: Make Me A Supermodel Men Weigh In
I'll admit that my understanding of the inner workings of the male mind is sort of limited. However, that doesn't mean you should discard the suggestions I provide in my weekly date-night articles because let me tell you, I do my homework. In addition to soliciting tips and probing the minds of every one of my guy friends, their friends, and pretty much every dude that crosses my path, I also make sure to ask every male celebrity for his take on what makes a girl look sexy and what they like to see their ladies wearing on a date. Sure I have to deal with the fact that they usually interpret this as me hitting on them, but it's all in the name of research!
I don't know how many of you watched the show Make Me A Supermodel. I was given the chance to interview all the cast-offs plus the show's co-host, Tyson Beckford, and made sure to find out what gets their pulses racing a little faster. Let's see what they had to say, shall we?
TYSON'S TAKE: For a date, always wear a dress…it depends on where you're going though. Shoes always make a girl look sexy. All kinds — the higher the better. Shoes make the outfit, and it also makes you ladies feel good when you have on good shoes. And you know, you know those shoes look good on you." — Tyson
OUR TAKE: If you're going to go for super sexy shoes, keep the dress simple, yet still sexy, of course. A mini dress in a plain color is a great choice, or you can go for something more body-con with stilettos.
[Thread Social, $437, Max Studio Bombay Sandals, $159, Alice + Olivia, $352]
PERRY'S TAKE: "I think the sexiest thing on a girl is jeans and a tee-shirt and, like, a baseball hat or something. I mean, I appreciate when girls get all dolled up — I love when they make the effort, but also when it's really laid-back. I would say for a first date you might want to dress up a little bit more because you want to leave a good impression, you want to feel comfortable and confident with who you are and you want to look your best. A cute little skirt and a little tank, not a lot of — let him see who you are. Dress sexy, but dress comfortable. You want the guy to be, like, "Wow, this person is beautiful."
OUR TAKE: To keep it sexy and comfortable, pair a looser top with your mini skirt. Wear the look with ballet flats or sandals if you want to keep it casual or with pumps to sex it up a bit.
[Alexander Wang, $324, Vera Wang round neck top, $365, Nanette Lepore Skirt, $195]
BEN'S TAKE: "I like a girl who looks natural — not a lot of bells and whistles, not a lot of makeup, not a lot of hair. Keep it simple, like jeans and a t-shirt. I like a conservative girl, somebody whose not ready to throw everything out there. Somebody whose confident in themselves, that's pretty sexy."
OUR TAKE: Try a pair of skinny jeans and loose tee or tunic to achieve the perfect balance between sexy and laidback.
[Twenty8Twelve, $110, Urban Outfitters Artist Series Tee, $38]
CASEY'S TAKE: "Being sexy isn't about looks, it's about presence — everyone's beautiful in their own way. There have been many instances where I've talked to people who have a great amount of confidence and a huge presence and I'll be, like, 'Wow, I kind of want their life.' So what I think makes girls look their sexiest is just having the great presence and confidence in themselves."
OUR TAKE: Check out our Date Night Tips article for ways to stay cool and confident under date-night pressure.


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'Oz: The Great and Powerful' Trailer: First Look at James Franco as Iconic Character (VIDEO)
The stunning first trailer for Oz: The Great and Powerful was released at Comic-Con on Thursday, and it's safe to say that director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) has done the legendary 1939 film justice.
Though this retelling of author Frank Baum's epic story doesn't follow the Judy Garland film exactly, there are certainly a few parallels.
One of the most obvious being James Franco who stars as the titular character, who eventually becomes the wizard of Oz.
The trailer starts off in black and white, just like The Wizard of Oz. Magician and con-artist Oscar Diggs (Franco) takes off from his small Kansas town in a hot air balloon, and is mysteriously redirected to the magical land of Oz.
Upon his arrival, he meets quite a group of witches, including Theodora (Mila Kunis), Glinda (Michelle Williams) and Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and is fascinated by the dream like world he has encountered.
Many from the land of Oz are torn on whether or not this was the great man they were expecting and, according to a plot synopsis from Disney, "Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity–and even a bit of wizardry–Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well."
What do you think of the film so far? Watch the trailer — above.
The Great and Powerful Oz hits theaters on March 8, 2013.


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>Off the Beaten Path>I was putting on my running shoe and...
A cricket hopped out.
This has happened several times actually. They seem to like my garage.
The worst was on my last run. Finished the run, took off my shoes and there was a smooshed cricket on the end of my sock.
Distinctively Juvenile
That there is bad luck.
You should run more.
That there is bad luck.
But not terribly bad luck... Be glad you live in cricket country. A scorpion shoe story ain't such good luck. My shoes stay indoors when not on my feet.
Princess Cancer Pants
I had a huge cricket in our garage jump from the floor to my neck a couple of days ago...I SCREAMED!
• Chemo
• Chemo-Radiation
• Surgery
• Return to kicking my own ass by 2018
She was not strong. She was valiant. Radiant. Brave and broken. The beauty she discovered in the aftermath was unparalleled to anything she had known before, because it had come at such a cost.
~ Unknown
12 Monkeys
I scream for ice cream.
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I had a huge cricket in our garage jump from the floor to my neck a couple of days ago...I SCREAMED!
I had a huge grasshopper head butt me on my run yesterday. I will not admit to screaming...
I scream for ice cream.
I do that, too...but I scream louder for crickets. And it would have been interesting to see what a HRM would have recorded during that moment.
I was flying down a hill on my bike a couple of weeks ago, and I hit a wasp in mid flight and it fell down my shirt. I could feel it walking around on my stomach while I tried to control the bike and come to a stop..
Jeebus Christ, that sting hurt......
Experts said the world is flat
Experts said that man would never fly
Experts said we'd never go to the moon
Name me one of those "experts"...
History never remembers the name of experts; just the innovators who had the guts to challenge and prove the "experts" wrong
I always shake out my running ahoes before I put them on, my cat likes to store grasshoppers and moths there ...
Running is stupid
...found a rusted out green 1972 Chevy Nova up on blocks. Weird. So I went barefoot.
Better than having a slug in there. That's really gross. Especially if you step on it. Yuck.
I ingested a flying creature this morning. Bigger than the usual gnats.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.


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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Mom's 88th Birthday
This is a post that I want to remember for my entire life.I'm not a good writer nor chatter,so it'll be a short post.
Last Saturday , we celebrate birthday for our beloved mother.She turned 88 years old this year.We made a reservation for 7 tables in a restaurant, all tables ,except 1 table, are for our family members..ie..mom's children, grandchildren and great grand children.The other table was for mom's close friend.
As you can see, the cake above,it's ordered by my niece.It's 2 layers cake, bottom layer weigh 4 kg, top layer ( peach) weigh 2 kg.....pretty, isn't it?I was responsible for the delivery of the cake, the first moment I saw it in the bakery shop, I was stunned.The bottom layer cake was a pandan sponge cake,top layer was chocolate sponge cake.It was decorated with buttercream icing except the leaves.
The moment the waitress took out our cake, we heard lots of ooh..ahh,so pretty!!
We were so happy chatting and eating,until I forgot to snap food photos...haiz..
You raised me up as your own child, you gave me warm, you gave me hope, you gave me whatever I
needed......that I will never never never FORGET !!!
I Love You forever!!
15 comments:
- Food Glorious Food! said...
Happy Birthday to your mom too! You are such a sweet child :)
- July 13, 2011 at 11:44 PM
- lena said...
though i do not really know you well, from the post, i can feel that she loves you just as much as you do!! Wishing you and your mum a loving, caring and happy times together forever!
- July 14, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- DD said...
such a lovey treat! wishes to her!
she looks fantastic!!!!
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- July 14, 2011 at 5:05 AM
- Dmarie said...
such a beautiful cake...such a beautiful tribute to your loving mother! Happy Birthday to the birthday girl!!
- July 14, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Pete said...
Happy Birthday to your mom! Very nice cake!
- July 14, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- ICook4Fun said...
Happy Birthday to your MOM!!
- July 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) said...
Good Number !! Happy Birthday to your mom.
- July 14, 2011 at 10:28 AM
This is a really interesting and informative content.
- July 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- yummylittlecooks said...
Food Glorious Food, lena, DD, Dmarie,Pete,Icook4fun and Sonia thank you very much for the wishes :)
- July 14, 2011 at 2:14 PM
- KatinSpace said...
What a special moment to remember! Happy Birthday to your Mum and WOW what an amazing cake!!! Actually I've been reading your blog and you make some pretty great cakes yourself.
- July 17, 2011 at 1:43 PM
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- July 18, 2011 at 2:25 PM
- My Little Space said...
Happy Belated Birthday to your mom1 sorry that I haven't been blogging much lately.
- July 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- yummylittlecooks said...
Hi KatinSpace,thank you very much :)
- July 18, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- yummylittlecooks said...
Hi Kristy, thank you very much.It's ok,no problem :)
- July 18, 2011 at 5:11 PM
- maha said...
wow..delicious cake
- February 2, 2012 at 4:22 AM