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The Fiber Disease
Human Anatomy, Physiology, and Medicine. Anything human!
Moderator: BioTeam
from msc
yes I know about lewis base, and flash paper, and carbon electronic paper and yes it is magnusson he and kligman have a guniea pig test they do that has become a national standard test. funny they know how to create all of these genetic altered organism and use our bodies to deliver them and no one with their naked eyes can see but the one trapped in the maze of ligands toxic gases, globs of gue gels comings out of their skin, but no one knows what tests to do for us, isn't that amazing?
they think because they have a degree that gives them a license to destroy our lives and manipulate our atoms and used mind altering drugs on us and if that doesn't work they say you dop and send you to a pysch to put you on more mind altering drugs. you might want to look up tetrahydro and cannibinoids. tetrahydro is used in renova and in retinoids.
as accutane causes people to have psuedo tumors and alters their minds and causes suicide, was used in renova but we can't get an attorney to help us because they say you need a physician to state it and they are busy saying you are dop, when all the chemicals state otherwise. accutane burns the cornea, my friends eyes are fried and these physicians left her like this for seven years, forcing her to drive with a disability where she could kill herself or someone else in an accident. her medical records state dry eyes, dry mouth, dry mucous membranes and there are hundreds of test each physician could have done and refused to do to leave her to die and suffocate and be strangled with polyethylene tubes and nano acrylate powders and retinoids with bleached aciids. every chemical in this product causes skin problems, herg, lung problems
removes calicum and minerals from the bones and teeth. this is microwave radiation testing they are doing with their phosphorous ponytail ligangds that were never suppose to leave a lab, and their misuse of using methane and nitrogene with bacteriorhodopsin, all these chemical corps. state this and we written them for help and none respond what happen to human beings what happen to the human race and our government allowing this? there are children suffering because of this crazed act. not a word from johnson and johnson, univer of penn whose physicians stated to my friend it will be out of her system in three months keep it moist that was five years ago and her nightmare just gests worse as there is no end to this monsters that we can visibly see just not physicians, because they are paid not to see them. my friend stated let her go on tv with all the doctors and the unbiased witnesses who can look into the optical equipment, mircroscopes , and take still frame photos and develop them right them. this hasn't been one response from the media to set that up. put morgellon patients on tv where the camera is rolling doesn't show it because these things move and spin so rapidly they are magnetic bands and multilayer films and gases that cover the organism that is doing this. this is no ones imagination let alone thousands across the world, and these are prescriptions that are sold around the world.
i pray for all of us, and i pray for my friends famly, her children have been pushed too far, and it will be another sad Christmas for a
Christian family while the monster who did this get to celebrate a holdiay they don't even believe in because they thought they were a god and could create something so vile, so invasive and so cruel. next election remember all of those in congress and senate in state and federal who turned their backs on you when you asked for help. there is a senator who does know the horrors of accutane as his son killed himself and i hope he will help expose this cruel act once and for all, he might find comfort in knowing his son will never know the true horror of accutane and what it covers you entire body in head to toe as joe butch in fla. knows and why he is trying to have it recalled, where is hoffman and roche at in trying to help all those victims that are suffering from this drug they created? I am sory but i am getting very angry and need to get off,
i am truly amazed that such a cruel act could be done in this country and where there are so many people that could and should have stopped this didn't, i am amazed at the heartlessness and it is unforgiveable.
graphics! But at least scan all of it b/c the copperheaded man is in the middle to end of the document.
Have fun....
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thank you for everything! I just now read your sweet post.
Here goes.......
Look people; you have apparently won.
nah....... I have faith
God will protect me. I just need to get off this stupid,
but wonderful computer. For good! Like I said, if I go down, I'm taking you with me. So, since you already started and continue to keep on then, guess what? That's right, it's my turn.
Don't worry, I will be gentle. very.
Okay, let's start shall we?
People, did you not find it funny when your spokesperson, Mr. Cliff Mikelson pronounced Morgellons as if there was a "J" inplace of the "G" in sounding the word...like: MaJellons?
HUH? Was the wonderful writer but not so good of a person,per-
erhaps mispronouncing it?
No way, the man is a genius.....too wise to make such a mistake. Or.....is he?
Let's just put it this way.....I knew something was up with that. Especially when I heard others pronounce it like that.
Ms Leito and her faked website the Morgellons Researches you Foundation taught us all that the word Morgellons was to be pronounced with a hard "g".
Point??? No, Cliff and the others were not pronouncing it wrong when they used the J sound. For you see my friends that is what it is called.........
"Magellons" and here, here is the whole name of it.....Magellon Systems International.
And guess who their lil sister company is: Magellon Behavioral Health!!!!! I kid you not....Sounds like they have been giving people dementia for a long time does it not?
OKAY, Part 2
Take a guess what the Magellon Systems International makes? Why it is the M5 Fibre or Fiber or Fibre.......
and yes, it is based in Virginia. The fiber was first developed by a Dr in the Netherlands....Boy, this is getting better all along.
But wait.......there's more.....
Remember the boy in the bubble? I have said for over 2 or 3 months now to look up the bubble disease in man. The Navy ships Sonar waves is what is killing the whales in the ocean. so I figured it was some kind of waves killing us.....makes sense right? Well it is....Microwaves and Ultrasound waves.....okay, back to the boy in the bubble......his last name was Vetter.....
Guess who owns the Magellon Co? Gene Vetter!!! I kid you not.
Now, here is another great twist to the story ( a true story) now guess who else is owner and equal parnters in this pretty venture??
You got it; the Duponts.
NOW I EXPECTED I WOULD BE DEAD BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND I Had this all down and the names of key persons involved.....so when I go, they will know who did it to me but like I said, I think they plan on getting to me before the end of the week and that is not so far off is it?
So,. I love and care for all of you sick people out there, I thought you should know the above information and hope you find it useful.
TamTam, why are you hiding? I see that you brought one of your key characters out today, did you not?
Everyone, I thought TamTam cared for us, until I found out who he was....
I think
he is the person that is also in cahoots with the NSF and his
ever so smooth writings. Yes, he is a writer.
I think he is Joss Whedon. He is the writer of Fighfly (did'nt you see one of his characters named serenity write today??) and Mr Whedon is also
the writer of the infamous "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER"
yOU ALL GET IT NOW????? PORPHYRIA IS A NAME THEY ALSO USE IN FOLKLORE.....FOR THE VAMPIRES.....B/c it messes up our red blood cell count and also we are now allergic to light.
Sorry Tam Tam, but you were rude to me the other day in your pm telling me computers had nothing to do with this. Oh, I love the character River Tam too!
And for all: Joss is big time involved with these internet games that make fun of us.
How many buds you got at stanford? They have teams that keep points, do you? I saw you in a photo after the end of one of your gaming sessions. But I wont post it. I'm not that cruel like you all. Voyers! (sp?)
Yep, Nanotechnolgy.....the other night Billy Graham said he once thought that technology would help save the human race but now thinks it will be the end of us.
Thanks Joss, thanks good buddy.
Here is some links for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_% ... episode%29
Yes, I know about porphyrins and the porphyrin rings and the porphyrin Ligands and so does my Doctors., and get this....now I even aware of the METALPORHYRINS. tHIS IS AS FOR AS IT GOES WITH ME SAYING ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. SO CUT THE GD GALLIUM SEMICONDUCTORS OFF.
PS: Now people you get my pun about the BMW M5 series? Have any been following you lately?
Proof for above commission on education and workforce.
Might wake some up....
is Simultaneous Spark Plasma Synthesis what they call chemtrails?
Al 5083
here are the parts of the process...................................
Smart Core-Shell Nanowire filled with titania-based sol-gel inks for Multifunctional refractive index materials, such as silicon and germanium, in the hollow-woodpile architecture for dispersion via space based fiber laser , guided by atmospheric grid to biochemically regulate metabolic processes .
a major breakthrough by permitting atomic-resolution
3D-imaging of molecules and affording surface and subsurface
atomic mapping of the structure and composition of virtually
any material. A prototype unit (probe portion is shown in the
figure to the left) was delivered this past spring to the Army
Research Laboratory, which will act as a beta testing site for
the system. The technology should have a revolutionary impact
on research in nanotechnology and in the biological sciences,
where atomic-resolution mapping of systems will afford new
insights on the respective processes that operate at the
nanoscale and in living systems, respectively.[color=blue]WHAAAT?
. Multi-beam ceramic holography as a route to 3-D nano- and microscale periodic ceramics;
. Ceramic/liquid crystal composite optical switches;
. UV and multiphoton patterning of sol-gel ceramic precursors as a route to sub micron engineered ceramic structures; and
. Robotically controlled deposition of ceramic nanoparticle-polymer
composites. Superatoms as building block of new materials
Flexible Membranes for Active Transport of HCl
The objective of this MURI is to produce synthetic flexible membranes containing biological transport proteins that can utilize energy for the selective uptake, concentration and release of ions and molecules in an organized manner. The effort includes production of both macroscopic membranes and nanostructures containing transport proteins with vectorial transport function. The research combines both experimental and theoretical studies utilizing a very promising membrane transport system; the fundamental concepts
developed from this effort are expected to provide significant insight into many other transport systems. The MURI program may enable novel materials for: fuel cell membranes, reverse osmosis and active filter membranes, drug delivery systems, moisture-removing fabrics, and chemical and biological defense. The research program includes:
. Reconstitution of the gastric HCl secretory apparatus into synthetic flexible membranes in functional form. Investigation of the structural determinants of regulatory regions in native and specifically modified or engineered proteins. Application of control mechanisms such as pH, ionic conditions, membrane voltage, and intracellular second messengers. Identification and engineering, using guidance from computational modeling, of transport systems with the capability to transport other substances; and . Design of macroscopic and nanoscopic planar and three-dimensional membrane support structures. Self-Assembly of 3-D Multifunctional Ceramic Composites for Photonics and Sensors
Synthesizing the materials during processing offers the ability to produce components from these materials with greatly reduced costs."like the condensate of two chemtrails running parallel" This group has been studying the effect of ball milling pre-treatment of the starting Ti, B4C and C powders mixture on the synthesis of dense TiC/TiB2 composites through the combined use of a SPEX mill and the spark plasma sintering (SPS) apparatus. Without the pre-treatment, amorphous carbon reacted to form TiC through combustion with elemental titanium, with completion achieved through a relatively slow reaction between the residual Ti and B4C. In contrast, powders ball milled for 24 h reacted completely under combustion regime. The group observed that the SPS product density increased from about 97% to 100% of the theoretical value after milling the original powder for 6 h. The latter one also allowed for the formation of a material with relatively finer microstructure and more homogeneous phase distribution.
(1)Human Signature Phenomenology Study to include many different types of signatures, such as: acoustic; seismic; radar (RF to millimeter wave) and passive electromagnetic; active and passive EO/IR (electro-optic and infrared); hyperspectral, etc.
(2) Sensor Fusion and Networking Study to decrease the probability of false alarms and increase the effective range of a sensor system.
(3) A New Sensor Concept Study which will exploit the results of the phenomenology study and may include a different modality, and (4)Multi-Sensor Data Collection. During this year seismic, acoustic, RF, and super-low-resolution (e.g., 16x16 pixels) visible-band video signals have been successfully analyzed for indicators of human presence through gait signatures and related signal information. Fusion of signal information of different modalities was investigated using a new Bayesian-algorithm-based approach. The MURI program on Standoff Inverse Analysis and Manipulation of Electronic Systems, started in FY05, is making rapid progress developing phenomenology and transferring the research output to DoD and government activities. High Power Fiber Laser Arrays involves mathematical modeling of the nonlinear self organization of fiber laser output beams.
Such laser systems will also produce improved remote sensing, ranging, and designation. In the first year of this program the most significant findings were four-fold: (i) new fiberizable germanate-based glasses which permit high rare-earth doping levels, (ii) fiber coatings based on flouropolymers exhibiting thermal stabilities which double those of present materials, (iii) a robust simulation tool to model arbitrary fiber cross sections and index/gain profiles, (iv) a monolithic fiber laser module operating at 2049.5 nm with a linewidth of less than 1.5 nm and an output power of 20 W, and (e) the first experimental indication of gain guiding in an optical fiber laser where an output approximating the lowest order mode was observed in a fiber with a 100 micron core diameter. Research within the area of fluid dynamics over the last decade has resulted in the conception, development, and validation of a wide array of powerful new tools. In the experimental arena, the development of nonintrusive flow diagnostic methods, such as particle imaging velocimetry (PIV), holographic interferometry, and luminescent paints, is revolutionizing the study of fluid mechanics. Computationally, developments such as unstructured and Chimera grids, direct and large eddy simulation (LES), and high-speed parallel computers, have provided the capability to analyze complex fluid dynamics problems which previously were not amenable to analysis. Advances in smart materials, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), fuzzy logic, and neural networks offer the possibility of fluid mechanics control for a wide variety of Army systems.Professor Bertozzi developed a "fractional bandwidth reacquisition algorithm" for coordination of swarms of autonomous vehicles. The intent of this algorithm is to optimize performance between the two extremes of central control of all vehicles and completely independent behavior of each vehicle. Three versions (greedy, fast-greedy and divide-and-conquer) of the algorithm have been developed. These versions all balance independent behavior of each vehicle with coordination (communication) with other vehicles in a way that is advantageous for swarms in harsh environments with high vehicle attrition rates and unreliable communication. The RF Sensor Systems Development Lab of Raytheon is implementing these algorithms in software for path planning for multiple UAVs with multiple sensor modalities, including Global Hawk.
Controlling domain structures in ferroelectric materials is key to many practical uses of this class of materials. Although ferroelectrics such as LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 are critical components in a wide range of current and future technological applications, such as wavelength converters, laser scanners, all optical switches, and non-linear photonic band-gap devices, current understanding is quite limited, especially concerning the role of defects in domain reversals and their dramatic influence on coercive fields. The goal of the research is to develop real time diagnostic tools to monitor the creation of fine (submicron size) domain patterns and to advance fundamental understanding of the static and dynamic interaction between atomic size defects and the interface between domains of opposite orientations. For that purpose, a new method that uses the atomic–scale sensitivity of intentionally doped probe ions, such as rare earth ions has been developed. Real-time diagnostic tools to monitor the creation of fine (submicron size) domain patterns in ferroelectrics such as lithium niobate and tantalate are being developed to advance fundamental understanding of the static and dynamic interaction between atomic size defects and the interface between domains of opposite orientations. The spatial resolution of the rare earth based imaging technique has been reduced to the nanoscale (100nm).
The largest problem with transparent ceramics is the dispersion problem. Unless the crystal structure is cubic, the variation of refractive index with crystallographic direction leads to light refraction at grain boundaries in polycrystalline ceramics, making the materials translucent. The cubic materials
available, such as spinel, have inadequate
mechanical performance for many
applications. Designers must use harder and
stronger materials, like sapphire, as single
crystals, which are very expensive to
produce in large sizes and net shapes.
Another approach is to make the grain size
so much smaller than the wavelength of
light that the material forms an effective
continuum and appears transparent to light.
The group at the University of California –
Davis has successfully produced dense
zirconia and ceria ceramics with grain sizes
SEM micrograph of a fully-stabilized zirconia
(8% YO) densified at 85023ºC and 530 MPa
with a hold time of 5 min.
New colloidal self-assembly routes that combine nanoparticle- and DNA- mediated colloidal assembly with colloidal epitaxy to create colloidal crystals with exact orientation with respect to a substrate and defined crystal symmetries;The creation of inks that flow through these fine deposition nozzles as continuous filaments, and then rapidly solidify to maintain their shape even as they span gaps in the underlying layer(s). To date, this research group has developed concentrated polyelectrolyte and sol-gel inks for DIW. Polymeric scaffolds have been created by DIW of polyelectrolyte inks in the form of face-centered tetragonal woodpile structures ohhh thats the scaley reason with feature sizes of ~1 µm and recently converted to high refractive index materials, such as silicon and germanium, in the hollow-woodpile architecture for photonic applications.
Using titania-based sol-gel inks, face-centered tetragonal woodpile structures with feature sizes of ~1 µm have been patterned and directly converted to anatase by thermal annealing. The resultant structures have been explored as potential photonic crystals due to the high refractive index of titania (n(anatase) ~ 2.5) and its transparency in the visible and infrared spectral regimes. The annealed woodpile structures exhibit a partial photonic band gap with a reflectance of up to 85% in the near IR. Ongoing efforts are now focused on extending the DIW to finer features sizes, with the ultimate goal being the creation of 3D periodic structures with 100 nm features. Additionally, a novel hydrogel based ink has been developed that has tunable extrusion properties and the necessary structural integrity for three-dimensional feature generation. In addition to being humidity-responsive, the final structure is also elastic which may open up additional applications.The research team has developed a novel experimental method for dynamic testing of MEMS materials and devices. In this method, a high power pulse Nd:YAG laser (peak power 1 J, pulse duration 15 ns) is used to launch a stress wave in the Si substrate of the MEMS. Upon reflection from the free surface the stress wave produces large tensile loads (up to 2 GPa) in sufficiently short times (accelerations up to 108 g) to fail the MEMS dynamically. The substrate stress is measured by monitoring the free surface displacement using a Michelson interferometer. ........."ahhhhh scalar driven biomems"........
the device has been used extensively for the dynamic loading of polysilicon based MEMS obtained from Sandia National Labs. These experiments have pointed out an important new phenomena in the dynamic failure of MEMS. Tests have been performed on a single pad made up of layers of polySi and SiO2. The figure below shows the evolution of damage for increasing amplitude of the applied stress pulse from 400 MPa to 1.2 GPa (15 ns duration for each), for a 9 micron tall pad made up of 3 layers of Si and 2 layers of SiO2. The failure starts at the corners and progresses, with increasing load, to the scalloped feature, and finally to the pyramidal failure made up of material fracture and delamination. The failure evolution for a 2 micron tall pad at the same loading rates shows that failure is also a function of geometry and if the MEMS structures are smaller it is more difficult to cause failure as a result of the smaller inertial forces. However, a similar failure pattern occurs at a higher stress rate.
Light Filamentation
The PIs have succeeded in producing light filaments. When a pulsed laser beam is launched above a critical intensity, the nonlinear refractive index of air causes a fraction of the beam to undergo self-focusing. As the intensity increases, free electrons produced by multi-photon ionization provide a negative contribution to the refractive index. These two processes balance one another in a white-light filament with intensities over 1013 W/cm2.
White light filamentation
These light filaments may extend over km distances, and can provide the basis for a revolutionary new class of sensors. As the energy propagates, it generates a super continuum, coherent light over the entire visible spectrum, and beyond. This "white laser" radiation can be useful for LIDAR, detection of aerosols, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), as well as a host of other remote spectroscopic applications. As the filament propagates, it breaks up into smaller filament as shown in figure 9, depending on the ellipticity, e, of the beam. The PIs have shown that regular filamentation patterns can be controllably generated by using beams with a specified ellipticity, demonstrating control of the filamentation process using initial beam parameters. Further research will test for range of propagation and spectral development as a function of distance. Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers Mahmoud Fallahi, Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona The PI has developed Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs), a technique that produced high power, solid state laser radiation in a single mode. High power, high brightness lasers are the key elements for a wide range of commercial and defense applications. Optically pumped semiconductor VECSELs are very promising to achieve high power, high brightness, unmatched by other semiconductor lasers. They combine the techniques of diode pumped solid-state thin disk lasers and semiconductor quantum-well vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). InGaAs/GaAs VECSELs are attractive sources for 980 nm emission and can be used as the pump source for Er-doped fiber lasers/amplifiers as well as the generation of blue-green lasers by frequency doubling. Fallahi has developed TEM00 VECSELs operating in the 900 nm - 1000 nm wavelength range. In order to achieve stable and largely tunable lasing wavelength they use a birefringent filter in the cavity. To achieve short wavelength they use frequency doubling of the VECSEL using LBO crystals in an intracavity configuration. Text Box: self-focusing of beam Figure 9. Breakup of light filaments into smaller filaments as a function of beam ellipticity e at various beam intensities. As shown in the sketch below, the device uses a DBR (distributed Bragg reflector) near the heat sink, and a quantum well structure near the output. schematic of optical pumping as shown at right. To achieve blue-green emission, an in intracavity SHG will be formed. In this cavity, the antireflection coated VECSEL chip (active mirror) and concaved spherical output coupler serve as folding mand two flat mirrors are arranged as end mirrors. By "unfolding" the Z-shaped cavity about the VECSEL Dmirror, they can interpret the VECSEL active region as a tilted intra-cavity etalon. An LBO crystal will be considered for second harmonic generation to achieve blue green lasing emission.
First Experimental Observation of Bona Fide Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Recurrence in Spin Waves
Mingzhong Wu and Carl E. Patton, Colorado State University
Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) recurrence is the recovery of the initial state in a nonlinear system as it progresses in time. This recurrence was unexpectedly discovered by Fermi, Pasta, and Ulam in a simulation in 1955. This discovery marked the birth of nonlinear science and ushered in the age of computational physics. The recurrence phenomenon remained a mystery until 1965 when Zabusky and Kruskal discovered solitons — waves that are immune to dispersion. With time, a high amplitude periodic wave train can break into a family of solitons with different velocities. When the fast solitons catch up and collide with the slow solitons, the initial wave train is reconstructed. The break-up into solitons and subsequent collisions have been observed in several nonlinear systems including electrical networks, plasma, and deep water waves. However, the periodic recurrence of the initial wave train has not been demonstrated until now.
Smart Core-Shell Nanowire Architectures for Multifunctional Nanoscale Devices
A new process for synthesizing core-shell semiconductor-ferroelectric (CSSF) coaxial nanostructures has been designed and developed. Optimization of the process and device fabrication using a newly developed CMOS-based dielectrophoretic nanowire array assembly platform is underway. The origin of the scaling of ferroelectricity in nanostructures was investigated. Significantly, the experimentally observed stabilization of ferroelectricity in nanostructures and thin films is explained quantitatively by molecular adsorbates using theoretical simulations and phenomenological modeling. These findings have significant implications for fundamental understanding of ferroelectricity in nanostructures, and in "surface engineering" of ferroelectrics with molecular adsorbates
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Controlled synthesis of semiconductor-ferroelectric and metalferroelectric core/shell co-axial nanostructures has been demonstrated. Electron-beam lithographically patterned metal electrodes as fabricated in the lab, onto which semiconductor-ferroelectric coreshell nanowires (upper right inset) have been deposited using dielectrophoresis. self-organizing networks of large numbers of geographically dispersed physics-based sensors of various modalities (optical, IR, acoustic, electromagnetic, etc.) has been under investigation, with considerable success but with many questions still unanswered, for over a decade. Physics-based sensors are important but they can't be in place "everywhere" and, especially in urban conflict, there are often not a lot of them in places where needed. Operations depend not only on information from physics-based sensors but also on signals intelligence (SIGINT-information from intercepted communications, radar, and other forms of electromagnetic transmissions), communications intelligence (COMINT-intercepted messages or voice information), open-source intelligence (OSINT-newspapers, radio and TV programs), human intelligence (HUMINT) and databases, which we will call "soft information". Extraction and fusion of soft information from text/voice and from databases has been extensively investigated, but not in the context of fusion with "hard information" from physics-based sensors. Full understanding in operational situations is provided by information from all sensors, where "sensor" now has a wider definition of "any source that provides relevant information." The information produced by the sensors has to be transmitted and fused in a fashion that provides reliable summary information with low error rates while using the minimum amount of network resources. Basic research in network-based fusion of hard information from physics-based sensors with soft information as well as in network-based fusion of hard information and soft information separately is needed. the interface between biological sciences and the physical and engineering sciences and to explore enabling fundamental science underpinning the possible use of vitally supported human immortal cell line-derived "mini-human" hybrid tissue-like collections of mature, differentiated cells. It was anticipated that these cell systems would exhibit sufficient tissue-differentiated function to mimic, at least in rudimentary form, a reproducible composite organotypic range of biochemically characteristic metabolic processes and genetic regulatory pathways, and physiologically normal stimulus-response properties. To the extent possible with any particular cell system, studies were to include issues of microsystems support for viability and stability enabling self-contained organotypic behavior. At the University of Michigan, multipotent immortalized stem cells will be used to create a multi-component bony organ in vitro, by providing appropriate spatial and temporal cues to direct these stem cells to acquire different fates in the forming organ. Hematopoietic stem cells will be subsequently introduced into the multicomponent engineered bony organs to establish functional blood cell forming organs. These engineered bone marrow organs could provide an unusually sensitive physiological biosensor for the presence of various toxic agents, or have other applications of interest to the Army. The technologies developed to create these organs may also provide a template for the engineering of other complex, hybrid organs comprised of multiple cell types (e.g., liver, neural tissues).
microbiology (including microbial signatures), and in general microbial mechanisms with relevance to Army problems. Other areas of research include how to study organisms that cannot be grown in the laboratory, as well as research into methods to enhance the stabilization of military materiel, which would include methods to prevent microbial growth. Signal transduction, cell-to-cell communications and quorum sensing are important fields that can be studied in bacterial cultures especially in biofilms, as well as any research in how organisms can grow in unique (extreme) environmental conditions. [/color]
Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MGG) – Effort in this program emphasizes basic research in molecular genetics and genomics that will enable optimization of soldier cognitive and physical performance, soldier protection, and Army logistics. This includes human performance and protection under both normal conditions, and when affected by a variety of stressors that are likely to be encountered in battlefield situations, such as dehydration, heat, cold, sleep deprivation, fatigue, caloric insufficiency, microbial factors, and psychological stress. Genetic and genomic research areas include identification and characterization of gene function, gene regulation, genetic interactions, gene pathways, gene expression patterns, mitochondrial regulation and biogenesis, nuclear and mitochondrial DNA replication, mutagenesis, oxidative stress, DNA repair, and regeneration. The research work plan also encompasses molecular responses to pathogens, pathogen identification, and pathogen inactivation, as well as host-pathogen interactions, and host components of infection and resistance to infection. This program is also interested in the biotechnology of microarrays, including both genomic- and proteomic-based platforms, for real time detection of pathogens or physiological states that would reduce or interfere with human performance. This program also supports development of new biomaterials and bioproduction methods, and other advances in biotechnology methods and applications.
Researchers participating in the MURI entitled, "Mitigating Stress, Workload, and Fatigue in the Electronic Battlefield" are completing the final pieces of the research program, culminating in a book that should become a standard reference work in the field. In the latest results, they have uncovered experimental evidence which suggests that the two dimensions, which form base axes of the Hancock and Warm (1989) model, may not share common perceptual mechanisms as previously suggested. In addition, initial experiments testing Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory (FSDT) indicate that this novel approach to performance measurement captures elements of performance in complex tasks with high uncertainty and is therefore a critical extension of traditional Signal Detection Theory. The MURI researchers also established potential links between personality traits and performance in automated systems, and have identified avenues of research to examine how an operator's characteristics influence their performance, workload, and stress associated with automated environments. MURI has also installed a military vehicle simulation for testing hypotheses concerning fatigue and sustained performance. Recent findings indicate that how fatigue influences military driving performance varies as a function of terrain, suggesting adaptive response by drivers over time. The Team Performance Laboratory (TPL) at the University of Central Florida has investigated adaptability of teams under time pressure and high workload, and is currently using a military-based task (Flashpoint) to further investigate the impact of stress on team processes. Further research has tied physiological measures (brain oximetry, eye movement recordings, etc.) into these stress states and should allow diagnostic and adaptive automation methods to aid in mitigation of the effects. The PIs are in the process of constructing a descriptive matrix that will inform current mechanisms for predicting task performance under stress (i.e., IMPRINT) and will evaluate stress-related performance deviations under vibration, noise, and time pressure conditions together with proposed work to examine the moderating effect of situation awareness (SA). Specifically, the ensuing database and meta-analytic reviews will aid in modifying and creating new degradation algorithms for current and future stressors within IMPRINT and mould the existing task taxonomy that is central to the effectiveness of performance shaping functions used within the task-network model.The difficulty has primarily been dissipation which is present in all real systems, whereas the theory is based on a conservative system.
conservative system??????to hell wih their fall-out and drugs ... research your own... the Russian super critical medical oil hexane extraction can be retooled to any scale and butane can used in hexanes place... with this simple technology a 15 hour reflux takes only 30 min.... .very consistant...
works great for any plant extract....
recent nadas extracts: and applied topically ............
oregano oil
clove oil
anis seed oil
pumpkinseed oil
lavender oil
fill a cup with 50% sea salts 50% epsom salt combine all oils
keep in freezer .....
this smelly slush in cold topical relieves the physical and mental during attacks... .. take iron zink copper ang garlic tablets and drink 3cups apple cider vinegar and place colloidal silver in a nasal spray bottle a few coats on all airways a day .......... i make my own because i cant afford the retail products and actually i enjoy the process of taking my life back.......... the silver colloidal is only tricky if you dont have jewellary or real silverware ... sterilize your 2 silver coins grab with allligator clips wired to a 12 volt battery pos and negative with a switch in the pos line ...... dont allow alligator clips to contact your distilled water
much more than this can be done with electrolosys..... but you catch my drift ....
and with canibus , delta 9 every time ,..... little bit on the densefog side so not really the afternoon cup of tea........ but on the other frequency spectrum ....
My take on Mad Cow....
Grain mixed with dead cows did not get simultaniously around the world or (allied countries) they did it experimenting on cloning and/or this stem cell ****. Now they have created a reverse protein that destroys and leaves holes. All my clients have Alzheimer's and most of my friends including myself....I can 't tell you how many times I'll go "Ah, ah...." while I try to remember what I was thinking...and the black helicopters, ufo crap in farmer's fields...since the 80's...still occuring, is them taking samples worried how far it's travelled throughout the food chain. God warned us and I ask you - how the hell do you get out of Babylon when it's all Babylon????? I tried, moved to the country, grew my own food, lived in the woods, ate herbs...they still nuked me...
There are two forms of Jacobean ......Mad Cow....brain and systemic....
I am finding it quite odd that my last Christmas home, plane delayed, nice gentleman from UT-Knoxville offered a ride from Atlanta up to Knoxville, just happened to be the main honcho studying prions at UT....no coincidences. Pray people, pray people, pray people...for their devices to have no effect on us and that they repent, the rest is up to the Lord. Amen and amen.
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What are some reasons that prove adaptations are not designed but due to natural selection?
If you know enough biology, for many features it's obvious that they've been "cobbled together" from pre-existing bits and pieces. It's also pretty obvious that if there was a designer, they would have to be pretty incompetent - any true intelligence, starting from a clean slate, would design a lot of natural features in a much more reasonable way (as an example, just look at sperm production in mammals...).
My aching back and knees from too many years of tennis, stream surveys and backpacking are classic examples of lousy design. Another example is the fact that we breathe and eat via the same tube - easy to choke.
But my favorite example is one that creationists, stupidly, used for a long time as an example of "design" - the vertebrate eye, especially in comparison with the cephalopod eye. On a gross level, they are very similar but the cephalopod eye is much better designed.
The tissue form which the vertebrate eye is derived comes from the brain. Therefore, the light sensitive cells (rods and cones) are found behind the nerve cells - i.e., light has to pass through the nerve cells before striking the rods and cones. Also, those nerves have to leave the eye via the optic nerve, which passes through the retina, leaving a blind spot in each eye.
The tissue from which cephalopod eyes is derived is the skin. So, the light sensitive cells are already on the outside, with the nerve cells behind them, meaning that light hits the rods and cones directly and there is no blind spot.
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
Theodosius Dobzhansky
"Most people who hate the idea of evolution do so because if it was working properly, they'd be dead."
The term "design" would have to be clearly defined. Does the designer need to have only one mind, no more and no less, to be called a designer? Must there be a goal in mind? Et cetera.
When humans make designs, they are creating means (the creation) to meet certain ends (the desired result). The creations meet those ends by way of causation. Although a creation may cause the desired result, it will also cause many other results that aren't necessarily desirable. Although the actual results are objective facts regarding the creation, the intended result is part of the creator, not the creation. That is, the intended result is subjective, not objective.
The process of natural selection actually closely resembles the process of design. Although nature presumably has no desired result, it still brings about results. Of these various results, the most relevant is whether or not the "creation" is able to perpetuate itself. If the creation causes its own perpetuation, it will last a long time. If it does not, it will only last a short time.
Thus the process of natural selection and the process of design bear resemblance. The only major differences is that nature designs blindly. Luckily, humans do not have to make their creations perpetuate themselves because they can always make more. This is the gift of having a goal-oriented mindset. As Robert Full put it, roughly, "Imagine if someone told you you had to build a car, then, inside that car, put a factory that makes more cars [sic]." http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_on ... ution.html
The arguments presented in this thread are about whether a human would design it that way. But how would a god design it if such a being existed? I don't know because I only know about human designs. I know what sorts of goals humans have, but not gods. I know what sorts of materials humans can manipulate, but not gods. I know what marks of culture might appear in human designs, but not divine designs.
However, if the ID proponent has a specific god in mind, you can have a vague idea about what such a god might make. For example, if god doesn't like homosexuality, why is there a genetic basis for it? If god doesn't like death, why did he make us reliant upon that which decays us (oxygen)?
Most of mutations are harmful, it proves that an intelligent designer cannot cause mutations. Additionally if a person claim a statement, he himself must prove it and imploring proof for the rejection is philosophically wrong.
Not true! (Though have no idea what it has to do with "intelligent designer")
Most mutations are sources of variation. Eye color, skin color, height, etc. We call such mutations "alleles". Compare the number of mutations responsible for the amount of variation that exists to the number of mutations that are harmful!
I'm not a geneticist, but I seem to remember form my genetics classes that most mutations are harmful and/or neutral. Many mutations that occur are never seen, as they would cause the cell to die - some cause cancer. We only see a portion of all of the mutations that occur.
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
Theodosius Dobzhansky
"Most people who hate the idea of evolution do so because if it was working properly, they'd be dead."
Just to give you an idea look at this gene:
Cat, what is this gene supposed to demonstrate?
"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."
Theodosius Dobzhansky
"Most people who hate the idea of evolution do so because if it was working properly, they'd be dead."
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Editors note: This work was first presented at the 2012 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) and appears here courtesy of the IEEE. For more information about IEDM 2013 (Washington DC; December 9-11), click here.
We demonstrate an 8-layer 3D Vertical Gate NAND Flash with write line (WL) half pitch =37.5nm, bit line (BL) half pitch=75nm, 64-WL NAND string with 63% array core efficiency. This is the first time that a 3D NAND Flash can be successfully scaled to below 3Xnm half pitch in one lateral dimension, thus an 8-layer stack device already provides a very cost effective technology with lower cost than the conventional sub-20nm 2D NAND. Our new VG architecture has two key features: (1) To improve the manufacturability a new layout that twists the even/odd BLs (and pages) in the opposite direction (split-page BL) is adopted. This allows the island-gate SSL devices [1] and metal interconnections be laid out in double pitch, creating much larger process window for BL pitch scaling; (2) A novel staircase BL contact formation method using binary sum of only M lithography and etching steps to achieve 2M contacts. This not only allows precise landing of the tight-pitch staircase contacts, but also minimizes the process steps and cost. We have successfully fabricated an 8-layer array using TFT BE-SONOS charge-trapping device. The array characteristics including reading, programming, inhibit, and block erase are demonstrated.
3D stackable NAND Flash is forecasted to continue NAND Flash scaling below 15nm node [2]. In general, 3D NAND Flash uses minimal processing steps to pattern the multi-layer stacks only once, thus greatly reduces the bit cost. However, most 3D NAND architectures have relatively larger lateral half pitch (>60nm [3]) due to many limitations. The large cell pitch must be compensated by very large stack number (>32) in order to compete with sub-20nm 2D NAND. This greatly reduces the bit cost advantage and threatens the future prospect.
3D vertical gate (VG) architecture [1,4-6] was considered as the most pitch scalable 3D NAND architecture. Like conventional NAND, it uses WL/BL patterning thus the lateral pitch can be scaled in a similar way as conventional 2D NAND. However, the decoding method for 3DVG NAND is more difficult than the vertical channel (VC) NAND [3] because the BLs are horizontal, parallel to the multi-layers and thus cannot be simply connected to metal BLs as in the conventional 2D NAND.
The first proposed VG architecture uses plural rows of normally-on SSL devices [4] to decode the BLs within the NAND string. As the stacked layer increases, the required row number of SSLs increases accordingly, greatly reduces the array efficiency. Later, an island-gate SSL device [1,5] was proposed to separate channel BL for decoding, as shown in Fig. 1(a). This avoids the issue in [4] and the array efficiency can be kept constant as stack layer increases. However, fabrication of the island-gate SSL within each channel BL is difficult when BL pitch is scaled.


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New owners continue tradition of Janesville company
JANESVILLE—Ask just about anyone who has moved to Janesville as a renter in the last 40 years, and they can probably tell you a landlord story or two.
Odds are that many of those stories will involve R.K. Smith Realty, a full-service real estate firm that also is Rock County's largest property management team.
Roger K. Smith started the business in 1964, primarily focusing on residential real estate and farm sales. He got into property management in the mid-1970s, when the government allowed a favorable depreciation schedule that made real estate attractive to large and small investors.
"The owners off the small properties didn't necessarily make good managers," Smith said. "They didn't want to deal with the calls from tenants, the mowings and everything else that went with it.
"They liked the monthly rental check, however."
Smith's wife, Kathy, said her husband had another reason for getting into property management.
"I did not sell very well, and he needed something for me to do," she quipped.
Bob and Marge Rothering came to Janesville in 1988. Bob Rothering had experience managing rental properties, and a causal conversation with Smith resulted in the newcomers buying the business in 1989.
"We started with about 210 units, from single-family all the way up to one building with 86 units," Marge Rothering said. "I think our high point was 629 units."
The company continued to evolve and expand its use of technology.
Early versions of mobile phones made the business much more efficient, particularly in a business where calls from tenants can come at any hour.
"We started in the days before cell phones, and when we'd travel, our kids got used to us stopping at pay phones," Bob Rothering said. "We were able to handle emergencies from the Dells, Florida or wherever else."
By that point, the business also had a strong stable of vendors and contractors� it relied upon for tenant emergencies.
Since it opened in 1964, the company has built its reputation on customer service, both for the owners of the properties and those renting them. That's evident in the company's annual vacancy rates, which Bob Rothering said are far below city averages.
The Rotherings recently sold R.K. Smith Realty to Paul and Amanda Schieldt, who also own The Realty Group of South Central Wisconsin.
"Neither one of us wanted to stick the other with the business," Bob Rothering said of a mutual conclusion he and his wife had reached. "Together, we ran the business really well together, and her strengths were my weaknesses.
"I just knew Paul would buy the business, just like Roger knew that we would be right."
Paul Schieldt said he and his wife will operate R.K. Smith as a standalone business that will complement his real estate sales operation.
"It's really a perfect fit for us," he said. "We've got the sales side, and now we have the management side.
"We truly are a full-service real estate company."
Paul Schieldt said he'd be foolish to change the company's name, which is well established in the local property management marketplace.
Bob Rothering agreed.
"How can it not be R.K. Smith?" he said. "It was R.K. Smith, it is R.K. Smith and it should always be R.K. Smith because of its well-earned reputation.
"When we were out there—and now it's Paul experiencing it—we'd encounter prospective tenants who might have Mom or Dad along, and Mom or Dad rented from R.K. Smith."


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The Horner Park Advisory Council is pleased to sponsor their 19th season producing free live entertainment under the pergola in Ravenswood Manor Park. We've got some great local talent lined up this year, including old friends and new finds.
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Tea & Books - What are you reading?
Started reading Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen but it's not doing much for me. I might just set it down for a while and read a Hermann Hesse book I picked up recently ("Peter Camenzind").
Yeah I liked that one too. :) I've only read that, Demian and a collection of short stories, so I'm looking forward to getting into more of his work.
I read Siddhartha when I was 15 in 1963 and had no idea it was about Buddah!
(I just read it on my own along with Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'neil)
Hehes! I've read a lot of Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill lately. Wonderful American playwrights :)
I haven't been reading much lately due to a small baby that keeps me pretty busy, but I thought I would suggest a great book called "The Empire of Tea" by Alan and Iris MacFarlane. It's an amazing account of how tea changed history.
Ooh I have to add this one to my reading list!
I just finished reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened (a Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) – now I'm back into the Chronicle of Amber series by Roger Zelazny as well as American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
I loved American Gods — especially the part about the House on the Rock. Keep in mind that is a REAL place. I wish I could go.
At my husbands request I'm trying to read American Gods by Neil Gaiman again. It might not be my read. But we'll see. I'm also in the middle of Blood Orange Brewing by Laura Childs. I enjoy her Tea Shop books.
Though American Gods is supposed to be Gaiman's magnum opus, I think Stardust is his greatest novel. It's like a fairy tale/romance/thriller all mixed into one. The movie version doesn't do the book any justice.
I also loved Gaiman's 'Neverwhere'. Though the plot was a bit cookie cutter, I love the characters — both heroes and villains. Oh wait, that is Richard Mayhew sipping a cup as my picture thingy.
I liked The Graveyard Book by Gaiman. Still have to pick back up with American Gods. BUT now my husband wants my help with some contest. So I "have" to read Ready Player One…oh darn!
Neverwhere is the only full length book ogf Gaiman's that I've been able to get thru. (Tried quite a few times with American Gods…sniffle) I enjoyed it but have had no urge to read it again. (I tend to read books over and over…saves me $$.) I also read the story Coraline, which I enjoyed immensely. Neverwhere was fairly predictable, but still an interesting perspective.
I enjoyed the movie Coraline, I haven't read any of his books or comics I think, except for Good Omens that he wrote with Terry Pratchett.
Great thread- I am savoring Borges with my sheng pu'er. This thread reminds me of an ongoing project. I have seen tea and food pairings, but how about tea and book, or tea and music pairings? I am working on a basic list to put up on my blog.
As an aside, I just finished Tea Horse Road by Freeman and Ahmed. Definitely worth looking at if you love pu'er culture.
Will look that book up! I have discussed tea and movie pairings which is fun WITH food pairing in a small group of friends. Foreign films, classics, mysteries and so on.
I want to have The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel viewing and serve curry …and serve my favorite Chai's!
I couldn't agree more David (I'm a former professional classical musician and have enjoyed a lot of tea with a lot of music) – maybe I'm taking the easy way out, but I'm enough of a geek to say that all books go with tea!
Absolutely- All books do go with tea, the fun part is figuring out which teas will best create the mindset appropriate to each book. My mother is an oil painter, so she has also given me the mindset of appreciating visual art with tea. Any way to bridge aesthetic experiences happening in different senses is worthwhile. Interesting sense synergies can occur. Jason, do you find that some tea makes more sense with some music than other teas?
David – I absolutely could see certain teas going with certain types of music. Especially in the classical realm. Dark and smokey teas, think Mahler, Rachmaninoff, Brahms – Bright/sweeter/lighter teas think baroque Vivaldi, Handel, or Mozart, etc.
Tea would be a great way to introduce new senses into the already sensory experience of music!
The rare times I want to listen to classical, I usually pick Baroque…as for tea…hmm depends on the time of day, what I'm doing. (Cleaning-something with a kick, caffeine and spice…like a chai. Writing-light caffeine..since I often write at night. uncomplicated and not distracting. So nothing that I havn't tried before.
Judge me ALL you want, but I just finished the 50 Shades of Gray trilogy (and I LOVED every second of it!) I am an English major, AND an English teacher, so I know all about good books, but sometimes some good old fashioned smut is just needed in between intellectual reads :) I would highly recommend the trilogy, though (just NOT to my students!!!!!!!) I'm moving onto Sarah Silverman's "Bedwetter" next, which was given to me by a friend who LOVED it. I can't read anything TOO intellectual right now, as all my reading is done out in the 90* sun on puppy duty, as one puppy has parvo but the other doesn't so they have to be separated at all times (for only 1 more week now, whew!)
Let me modify that- the puppy with parvo does NOT stay in the 90* sun all day, she just has to use the bathroom on the penned off side yard, as we have to bleach anywhere she uses the bathroom because it can stay parvo-contagious for up to 7 years in the soil. So I take her out for puppy duty and she lays in the shade and chews on her toys (or my book) while I am not small enough to fit in the fence shade! The other puppy uses the front yard for right now to use the bathroom.
I did not know that about Parvo!
Oh I've learned more than I ever wanted to learn about Parvo from this experience…
So I went to the pound because there was two puppies abandoned on the bike path and it's not a fluffy no-kill shelter, it's a straight animal control facility where they'll euthanize them if they're not adopted. So I brought two sister puppies home the following afternoon after they were spayed. ALL NIGHT, Lexi was throwing up and having awful, bloody diarrhea. Took her to vet ASAP next morning and she had parvo, but MIRACULOUSLY, Dobyns did not have it (which is SO surprising because in 1oz of poop, there is 35,000 times the contagious amount of parvo virus!
SO, 15 hours after I picked them up from getting spayed, Lexi costs me $650 and spends almost a week at the vet getting parvo IV treatment. Then when I pick her up, I find out that I can't have puppies together AT ALL for 2-3 weeks. I ask how I am supposed to keep two PUPPIES apart (furthermore, it's contagious in fabric for 6 months, so puppy has to stay only on hard surfaces that can be bleached). I ended up blocking off the entryway of my brand new house (just moved in June 10th) to keep Lexi and Dobyns stays in the loft for the most part (where I am all day). So to take Lexi out, I have to: Change into Lexi clothes, take her through the front door through the gate and into the backyard fenced off portion, bleach wherever she goes, take her back in, bleach my shoes, shower, and change back into Dobyns clothes… Oh 3-5 times a day. I'm so sick of showering!!! Luckily Lexi is 2.5 weeks past parvo sickness and vet said she should be fine. So puppies get SUPERVISED play time, but that's it. Still showering in between touching puppy poop/pen. I got a HUGE bleach burn on my foot, though, from not diluting the bleach enough, so I stopped bleaching. SUCH A HASSLE! All I wanted was a relaxing summer. This is what I get for letting my boyfriend talk me into getting 2 puppies! I wanted an older dog!!!!
That sounds like a horrible way to spend the day! :(
MadelineAlyce, it sucks that you're going through this right now. I'm sure the puppies love and appreciate you for it! Perhaps two puppies at once is a bit overwhelming to start with though. I have two doggies myself, but we got them several months apart. I cannot imagine having to watch out for two untrained pups at the same time. And two puppies teething at the same time too!
But you saved two lives! One day, Karma will reward you. Some might say the loving puppies themselves are the reward. :) What kind of pups are they?
Madeline, how exhausted you must be. I'd never heard of this disease. We got a new dog from the shelter last month, so I know about puppy duty. Ours seems so clingy, which I kind of like, but we worry about separation anxiety when we have to go back to full-time work (we're college teachers).
Thank you so much for your devotion to these furry babies:)
I have rescued animals for years now and currently have 3 rescue kitties and 3 rescue puppies.
Your puppies will thank you for the rest of their lives for your care for them!
You are truely a special person to not only adopt rescue pups but to lovingly and correctly take care of the little sick one. Thank you.
Thank you all for your kind words! It's been an interesting battle but I just think of how the pound would have put them both down without a moment's hesitation (especially being sick) and it makes me nauseated to think about! They are "terriers" is what the pound said, but we think they are Jack Russell and Chihuahua. They are about 7-9 pounds now. My boyfriend wanted a dog to go jogging with… Oops, shouldn't have sent me to the pound alone then! When my friends/family found out Lexi had parvo after having her such a short time they all told me to just take her back to the pound. I was like there is NO way I could have done that!!!
So, here we are, 4 weeks later and Lexi is almost free from Parvo prison! Which is good, because she's going stir crazy in isolation! Final vet visit this Friday then she's home free! She's going to love being able to get the run of the house with her sister! :)
Also, Looseleaves, we worry about the same thing… I'm home now because it's summer vacation, but they'll be alone when I go back to work next month… But at least they will have each other! (Which was kinda the plan to begin with, hence the double doggy duty!!!)
Yes, we have to agree… Hat's off to you and your steadfast care of the puppies.
Quick story…
We adopted a second dog to be a "friend" to our Shih Tzu (also a stray, who wondered up to our 5 acre property some years ago). She is a VERY sedentary dog. So when we were adopting the new one, we asked what they thought his mix was and they said, "Oh, a terrier mix we guess" so we thought, Oh, OK… and after we had him home for a day or two, we discovered exactly what kind of terrier he has to be.. "Jack Russel"!!
What a holy terror for that first year! We had one that eats and sleeps alllllll the time and another that bounced off the walls! We had to work so hard at keeping him under control. So your boyfriend will have a real fun time jogging with the Jack.
But we hated it too, when people said "Why don't you take him back to the pound?" Yeah, right. We are so glad we didn't as he is the most wonderful loving pet we have ever had. And they do get along OK, but she really doesn't do much with him. Just think that someday you will look back at this and will really cherish the bond you have created with the puppies. They really do know what you've done for them!
Haha oh dear. We already had to switch from a pen to a crate because miss escape artist climbed out of her pen (luckily it was right when other puppy came home so we used it for her and apparently she's not as bright… Now we're trying to find a gate tall enough and wide enough to hold them in our (all tile) entryway for work purposes….
P.s. their names are "Dobyns Shimano" and "Lexicon Judy". Free tea samples for the first person who correctly identifies the meaning behind both names ;)
I too have completed Fifty Shades of Grey & am now onto Fifty Shades Darker. I can hardly wait to get home from work to continue it! SQUEAL
I finished all but 50 pages of the third one yesterday and finished the rest on puppy duty today! I am thoroughly disgusted that it's a direct result of Twilight, because I despise Twilight, but I love Ana and Christian!
I won't watch or read Twilight. But so far head over heels for this trilogy. There's is so much more to it than the sex aspect which seems some critics can't get past.
I've gotta say, I have a hard time seeing Twilight in those books. It does explain why I hate Ana though. : ) I still think they're terribly badly written and lacking in story but I'll be reading the third this weekend.
I too have read all three. I am not ashamed to say I liked them. For me they were a nice break between the other books I'm reading this summer like American Gods and the Game of Thrones books.
I gotta say, I enjoyed all three books as well while I was reading them. But I didn't like Ana's character either. Christian, on the other hand, I liked. The entire series felt rather more like a draft than a finished product though. If I were the publisher, James would have had a ton more homework to do before I agreed to publish the series.
Ah well, I suppose some things are more compelling than polished writing and consistent characters. :) After all, I read them all even on the subway where I constantly looked over my shoulder to make sure no one knew what I was reading. Anticipation wouldn't let me wait until I got home. haha
Agreed if Anna's "inner goddess" got up off her lounge chair one more time… Christian on the other hand was more thought out. I also would not have published this one either as I think more editing could have been done. But I bought it didn't I? It was a fun read and an escape from my usual choice of books.
I was under the impression taht it was self-published, at least initially? Editing was a definite concern, though as you say – I read them anyway! For me, it was the "Katherine Kavanaugh inquisition" and repetition phrases that makes me crazy. You can tell that she LOVES the names she picked out for characters because she uses the full names at least once a chapter. : )
At first I liked Ana for her quirky tea habit, but then I got to know her inner personalities. I couldn't help but wish I could meet her just so that I could show her better teas. If she likes her English Breakfast light and black, it's probably because she doesn't actually like the flavor of bagged tea to start with. Perhaps some quality looseleaf…
I was thinking the same thing about her tea drinking!!
This is a great thread!
Guess I'm a big fantasy buff, just don't have time to read as much as I would like. So have reverted to audio books. Luv Em'!
"Read" through 3 Game of Thrones series, had to get away for a while… recently finished all of the Dresden Files. Which has to be up in my favorites. All while drinking my Earl Grey or Ceylon Lover's Leap.
My Grammy has been devouring audio books for the past year or so. She gets 3 "romances" (:D) a week from the CNIB and frequently stays up late to finish them. It's so lovely – and so smutty!
Have to throw my hat into the ring for audiobook love! I've been fortunate to work with a lot narrators and some of the large audio publishing houses as I used to review professionally for AudioFile magazine.
Audiobooks are a great way to add more 'read' books to your total.
The Dresden files are pretty good. I haven't read Ghost Story yet. It's on my to read list. I miss the tv series…
I've read Ghost story when it came out. Can't say much as to spoil anything, but it was not my favorite, but I bet it's a lead-in to the continuing saga. So in that case, it should be read. Maybe wait until the next one comes out and do a marathon two-book read… just a thought.
I'm currently re-reading Patricia Briggs novels. I'm on Hunting Ground now and am almost finished. She's my most re-read author. I'm using a kobo touch but I used to have a kindle. I switched becuase it was a bit cheaper and my mom was kindle hexed. Drinking Pumpkin Chai by David's tea while reading :D
What sort of things does she write? I love an author that writes well enough to enjoy again and again. For me, Jasper Fforde is my big re-read. I just read all his books again this spring and loved every minute of it. There are certain books that I try to read at least once every few years too, like The Princess Bride and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
I like her Mercy Thompson series.
She writes urban fantasy mostly but does other fantasy type novels as well. Her most popular is the Mercedes Thompson novels (six of them) and this is a spinoff called the Alpha and Omega series. I'm now on the newest Fair Game and am enjoying it alot! :D I've read all of the Mercedes Thompson novels as well :D If you like her you can also try Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong they are also very good.
Others that you might like that are similar but not as well known are the Anna Strong series by Jeanne C. Stein; and the Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter. Another series I have heard is good but I haven't personally read is the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews.
I've heard of the Jane Yellowrock but haven't tried it yet. I've also heard of the Kate Daniels series but again haven't gotten around to it. Anna Strong however is new to me and I'll add it to my list of things to try :D I love this thread for book lovers <3
I absolutely love Briggs! And Harrison comes in at a very close second. I think one of the two is due for a new release soon. (Briggs?)
I finish Dostoevsky's NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND last night. God I love Russian lit. Something about the punch in the gut it can give while describing the human condition so eloquently.
Listening to MADAM BOVARY by Flaubert and THE WOMAN IN WHITE by Wilkie Collins right now.
I think my next read is going to be THE THREE CHRISTS OF YPSILANTI.


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[quote="WhatsItsFace]Whales today still have remnants of their hind legs which, don't quote me on this, I have heared are now only used during mating.[/quote]
They do? I thought, it's just a small bones inside of the body
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
Re: whales
Double standard anyone? I am providing you a refutation that is at the same level of your argument:
You declare that you do not see how evolution could have worked out your example, and that would be in itself a proof of its failure. I am arguing that the fact that you manage to be an unimaginative moron is not a proof of anything except maybe of the fact that you are a self-assessed unimaginative moron. This has nothing to do with evolution and this is the main weakness of the Behe's gambit...
I will provide factual arguments when you will present some on your side.
Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without
any proof. (Ashley Montague)
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Your probably right in regards to this discussion (as in whales today), as I said I'm no whale expert, but in the earliest whales (as in the first to live completely in the sea) they did have remnants on the outside of their bodies, such as Basilosaurus.
Here's a pic;
Just thought I'd throw that one in
Don't mind me, just your average Biology student =)
Re: whales
There is an adequate number of facts in my post.
1 Reading it, and
2 Answering some of them.
'I don't know' is an acceptable answer. Somewhat weakening, but acceptable.
Re: whales
Indeed you list facts and then you say that you do not know how evolution has managed to make them happen. And then decides on this grounds that this is proof against evolution.
I am saying that this in itself is not a proof that they cannot have evolved, just a proof that you cannot see how it has evolved. 'I don't know' is indeed an acceptable answer to many questions. In fact this is my exact answer on how mammals have evolved to be as they are now. But 'I don't know' cannot be a proof against a theory. This is my point of contention. Your ignorance is not enough to disprove a theory that is well grounded in a lot more evidences (from molecular biology, comparative anatomy, experimental biology) than the number of facts that 'you don't know'
Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without
any proof. (Ashley Montague)
Re: whales
Actually whales are not only in the same Phylum (Chordata), but also the same Subphylum (Vertebrata)...
In response to the 'argument of ignorance' I'll mention a factor you overlooked:
Whales evolving from something like a Pakicetus, (if that is indeed the true ancestor) would have a development period in which they would be divided between aquatic and terrestrial (after all Hippo's, their closest extant relative, still are). During this period the nipple would have plenty of time to develop into something fit for aquatic feeding. No sudden saltation or designers necessary...
Some more arguments of ignorance are made, which I won't bother to respond to (both can be answered with a rationalization similar to what I just mentioned) but in regards to what you said at least I can agree that whales/dolphins are really amazing animals!
Re: whales
Hey Canlon
Why so hostile, my friend?
You don't know how anything evolved - not really anyway.
But evolution purports to account for 'The Origin of Species'. As a supporter of that theory, you ought to be able to say SOMETHING about the evolution of whales - even if it's as crazy as Darwin's idea that whales evolved from bears!
'Argument from ignorance' is pretty poor reasoning by any standard. I claim that you use the Argument from Credulity and Gullibility in accepting what is clear scientific nonsense.
What do I mean? Well let's go back to Pakicetus for a moment.
It is a land dwelling mammal. If so, it has hairs or fur on its body. It will be incapable of living in water for long enough - because prolonged soaking will destroy its skin, which will soften, peel, and eventually disintegrate.
So how could it remain in the water long enough to 'evolve' the specialised nipple all whales have? Science says it couldn't. Credulity and Gullibility says it could.
We next face the problem of prolonged submergence, and deeper diving. The lung capacity of any land mammal is limited - yet whales and dolphins easily stay submerged for up to 1 or 2 hours. Do you think that practice could give Pakicetus or whatever that ability? I doubt it somehow.
Then there's the question of bends - the dissolution and reformation of nitrogen in the blood stream. If Pakicetus stayed under for too long, it couldn't resurface safely, especially since it can't read the decompression tables.
But in any case why would it want to do so? And further, some whales eat meat, and others eat plants. Now how does a land dwelling mammal become a deep sea diving creature which has a protein digesting alimentary canal, OR a cellulose digesting one? The two things are widely different, as you would know if you ever saw a cow's entrails.
So there are some of the problems your Credulity and Gullibility have to hurdle.
Then there's the sonar one. Where do you suppose that came from?
Shall I go on, or is that enough for you to handle at one go?
Re: whales
Utterly wrong... Darwin suggested that a bear he'd seen swimming in a lake with his mouth open catching bugs, if successful at feeding in such a way could, if given a long enough time and assuming the feeding method continued to be effective, have descendants evolve into a new aquatic species.
Well you claimed something was wrong simply because you lacked the ability to explain it yourself. Obviously scientists did not choose Pakicetus because it was an easy fit. It's based off of features like bone similarities. Also recently many early whale fossils (5 last I heard) had been recovered in India which sheds more light on whale ancestry. I don't think you can simply label trusting peer reviewed science a "credulity and gullibility" fallacy like you can an argument that is by definition based off of self ignorance.
Firstly many terrestrial mammals can spend extended periods in the water (Hippos, bears, beavers, minx, etc... not to forget seals, sealions and walrus) and don't suffer from flesh rot.
also you completely ignored my last post about the nipple so if maintaining ignorance is your objective then don't bother going back to read it (not to say what I said is correct, but it is a reasonable method explaining how it could develop)
You may have heard about these novel creatures called omnivores, they have a digestive tract longer then a carnivore, yet shorter then a herbivore. Interestingly they can eat both meat and plant matter and often descend from one, and can leave descendants that eventually become the other.
Chimps, our closest relatives (as confirmed by genetic analysis, viral tagging, anatomical comparison, etc...), eat very little meat, yet we are much more adept at digesting it.
I could respond to your other points but it's honestly not worth it as discussion is not your intent. You obviously share the same or similar beliefs as creationists as your contempt for the scientific method as well as unwillingness to even attempt to view things from an evolutionary perspective pervades your entire response... I'm not going to bother responding again as it's already dragged this thread far off its intended purpose. I just hope anyone reading this is able to see creationist rhetoric for what it is.
Re: whales
The reason a whale tail goes up and down instead of side to side is an accident of evolution.
When fishes evolved into land animals, the land creatures that arose, moved their bodies side to side like a fish. You can still see this if you watch a lizard running. Side to side movement of the body.
However, as evolution continued, and land animals got bigger, legs moved under the body, instead of sticking out to the side, in order to lift more weight. The legs evolved into large muscle bearing structures which did the moving instead of a flexing body, like a cow. A side to side flexing would actually interfere with the movement of these larger legs, since they have to be placed to be under the body, and sideways flexing pushes them out away from the body. Such body flexing that occurred evolved to be up and down, since this supported the forwards and backwards movements of the legs better than a side to side flexing.
In certain fast moving mammals, the bodies evolved to be leaner, and had more vigorous up and down flexing to support faster running. You cna see this in a weasel's run. It probably was an animal like this that first entered the sea. You can see something like this in an otter, which runs a bit like w weasel, and swims with an up and down flexing.
A bigger tail would make such swimming by up and down flexing more efficient, and it evolved. Eventually it evolved into a tail with a flat fin, like a whale, dolphin, or sea cow.
Of course, swimming by up and down flexing, or swimming by sideways flexing are both efficient. However, mammals had previously evolved the up and down flexing while on land. This was purely an accident of evolution and could have gone the other way. For example, Ichthyosaurs are reptiles that evolved back into a fish-like shape. However, they swam by sideways flexing. Their evolution followed a different accident.
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Death notices for June 1, 2014
Richard P. Hatlen, 82, Evansville, died Saturday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. Arrangements are pending at Ward-Hurtley Funeral Home, Evansville.
Jimmy McNier, 71, Roscoe, Illinois, died Friday at Swedish American Health Systems, Rockford, Illinois. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, Beloit. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
Gary Joseph "Chubs" Pliner, 73, Janesville, died Friday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. A celebration of life will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Schneider Apfel Schneider & Schneider Funeral Home and Crematorium, Janesville.
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Gove says sorry as May aide resigns
Theresa May's closest aide has quit and Education Secretary Michael Gove has been forced to apologise as the Prime Minister attempted to end the damaging dispute at the heart of his Cabinet.
The Home Secretary's special adviser Fiona Cunningham resigned following the investigation ordered by David Cameron into the briefings and counter-briefings which overshadowed the launch of the Government's programme for the final year of the coalition.
Mr Gove wrote to apologise to a senior Home Office official and the Prime Minister "in acknowledgement of his role" in the row, which saw the Education Secretary's camp and Mrs May's side publicly feuding over the way Islamist extremism was tackled.
The Prime Minister was understood to be "deeply frustrated" at the row and particularly the way it broke in The Times on the day of the Queen's Speech.
Mr Cameron was also forced to answer questions about the dispute while sharing a platform with Barack Obama at the G7 summit.
Ms Cunningham's resignation and Mr Gove's apologies follow an investigation by Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood, who was ordered to get to the bottom of the dispute by the Prime Minister.
Quotes attributed to a Department for Education source in The Times detailed Mr Gove's concerns about the Home Office's approach to tackling extremism and the attitude of Charles Farr, the director general of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.
The source said: "Charles Farr always believed if extremists become violent we should deal with it. It has been characterised by others in government as just beating back the crocodiles that come close to the boat rather than draining the swamp."
But Mrs May's camp hit back, releasing a letter from the Home Secretary to the Education Secretary questioning his department's response to the Islamist "Trojan horse" allegations in Birmingham schools and a source said: "Why is the DfE wanting to blame other people for information they had in 2010? Lord knows what more they have overlooked on the subject of the protection of kids in state schools? It scares me."
Indicating that Mr Gove and Ms Cunningham were responsible a Downing Street spokesman said: "In relation to unauthorised comments to the media about the Government's approach to tackling extremism and the improper release of correspondence between ministers, the Prime Minister has received the Cabinet Secretary's review establishing the facts behind these events.
"In acknowledgement of his role, today, the Secretary of State for Education has written separately to Charles Farr and the Prime Minister apologising for the original comments made to the Times newspaper. In addition, in relation to further comments to the Times, Fiona Cunningham has today resigned."
Ofsted is set to publish its reports on Birmingham schools at the centre of the claims about an Islamist takeover plot on Monday and Mr Gove will make a statement in the Commons.
No 10 said: "The Prime Minister has been deeply concerned by the allegations made about extremism and a number of Birmingham schools. The Government, through the Department for Education and Ofsted, has taken swift action to investigate these allegations since they emerged in late 2013.
"The Prime Minister is taking a specific interest in ensuring this serious matter is being dealt with effectively.
"The detailed findings of the investigations will be set out in Parliament on Monday by the Secretary of State for Education.
"The Prime Minister has made clear that he expects a robust response from all relevant organisations to any findings that confirm that the safety and learning of children in our schools have been put at risk.
"The Prime Minister has prioritised fighting all forms of extremism, including through setting up his Extremism Taskforce in the wake of the horrific killing of Lee Rigby."
Mr Gove had earlier denied that the row with Mrs May had damaged the Government or that he was considering his position over his department's handling of the Birmingham allegations.
Questioned about the spat at a public appearance for the first time since details of the clash emerged, Mr Gove responded in one word: "No."
Labour said the developments were an indication of "chaos at the heart of the Government's efforts to tackle extremism" and said there were still unanswered questions about Mrs May's role.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said: "Theresa May's closest adviser has resigned for inappropriate release of ministerial correspondence yet the letter to the Education Secretary was signed and sent by the Home Secretary on the same day it was leaked to newspapers. Was this letter written in order to be leaked and did the Home Secretary authorise its inappropriate release?
"More importantly the Government now needs to ensure that all departments are working together on an agreed joint strategy to work with communities on preventing extremism.
"Tackling extremism is vitally important and departments should be working together to combat it - what is clear is that hasn't been happening as two Cabinet Ministers instead waged a briefing war. The parents, pupils and people of Birmingham and the whole country deserve better than that."
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said: "Michael Gove should be apologising to pupils and parents, not David Cameron. He was warned of the problems in Birmingham four years ago.
"Michael Gove can no longer seek to distance himself from the mess that he has created. He must explain in full what he knew about the warnings he was given in 2010.
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Consumers find treasures at Habitat for Humanity ReStore shops
For Val Saxer of Janesville and Mary Juday of Fort Atkinson, shopping at the Habitat for Humanity Rock and Jefferson County ReStore shops is all about the green.
More specifically, it's about saving the environment while saving money.
ReStores are "nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances to the public at a fraction of the retail price," according to the Habitat for Humanity website.
Proceeds from those sales are used to build new Habitat houses.
In the months since ReStores opened in Janesville and Fort Atkinson, business has grown steadily.
"We doubled our sales in 18 months after starting and by 30 percent during the worst of the economy in Rock County," said Dave Thomas, director of the local Habitat branch.
Along with raising money for the organization, the stores keep potentially useful items out of local landfills. Thomas said almost 6 tons of materials were "repurposed" in its first 90 days the Janesville store was open.
And then there's the cost savings.
At the group's Janesville store, Saxer bought a porcelain drop-in sink that she coupled with a vintage cupboard she found at a consignment store. She paid $10 for the sink, estimating a new one would have cost about $70, and installed the completed unit in the guest bathroom of the historic home she is restoring.
Along with the sink, Saxer bought a screen door with interchangeable glass and screen. She valued the door at $150, but she paid only $35. Now she's on the lookout for a vintage light fixture and flooring.
Juday found her treasures at the Fort Atkinson ReStore, where she and her husband, Dan, volunteer. Along with a set of furniture feet that she mounted onto an old trunk to create a unique nightstand, Juday found an old pantry door that now serves as a kitchen rack.
Juday transformed a $5 light fixture into a terrarium, and she paid $95 for a pedestal sink, $5 for a piece of bead board and $5 for some unfinished cabinet doors for the front of an old oak beverage bar. Her next project will be made from glazed handmade tiles from Italy that she purchased for 10 cents apiece.
According to Thomas, between 50 and 60 customers stop at the Janesville ReStore each week. In Fort Atkinson, the number is between 100 and 130.
Staff at the stores has become so intrigued by customers' repurposing projects that they have started ReStore brag boards to share pictures of them.
"It really gives people and idea of what they can do," Thomas said.
While the original concept behind the ReStore shops was to divert useful items from landfills, they've also proved useful to families interested in making upgrades to their homes at a reasonable price.
Thomas said the trend of repurposing/recycling through Habitat's ReStores is one that likely will grow more popular.
ReStore items come from local stores, box stores and people conducting home renovations. Volunteers also pick up washers and dryers that are considered still usable.
"(The ReStores are) an outlet that allow people who don't want to throw serviceable items into the landfill an opportunity to donate to a nonprofit that benefits from it," Thomas said.


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On Aug. 24, hackers known as the Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for taking down Sony's PlayStation Network and Blizzard's Battle.net. In addition, the group also claims to have slowed down Microsoft's Xbox Live service. The group claimed that it was performing the attack in protest of the gaming companies' perceived lack of commitment to online security.
"Sony, yet another large company, but they aren't spending the waves of cash they obtain on their customers' PSN service. End the greed," Lizard Squad tweeted from its group account.
Following those attacks, the group then took their efforts one step further. After finding out that Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley was on a flight from Dallas to San Diego, the group began to tweet threats concerning his airplane. Among other actions reported by PC World, the group tweeted a video of 9/11 in connection with the flight and created the hashtag #PrayforFlight362.
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".@AmericanAir We have been receiving reports that @j_smedley's plane #362 from DFW to SAN has explosives on-board, please look into this," read one tweet.
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"I wish the national media would stop letting these DDOS trolls occasional use of the ISIS crap be taken seriously," Smedley said on his Twitter page. "Seeing news accounts that make it sound like that's serious. Media please don't get trolled. those [sic] ISIS guys are pure evil and shouldn't be conflated with trolls."


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Boys basketball: Middleton lines up Craig
Janesville Craig's boys basketball team lost a free-throw contest Saturday night.
Middleton made 24 free throws for the game, including 13 in the fourth quarter, in rallying for a 70-69 Big Eight Conference win.
Derek Rongstad, who finished with 24 points, hit six free throws for the Cardinals down the stretch to preserve the win.
Craig (5-7, 3-6) got within two at 68-66 with six seconds left on Nolan Maresch's free throw, but Rongstad pulled down a rebound off Maresch's missed shot and made two free throws with four seconds to push the lead to four. Maresch made a half-court shot at the buzzer for the final margin.
Mike Murphy of Craig led all scorers with 25 points, including five 3-point baskets. The Cougars were outscored 24-11 at the foul line.
Craig hosts Janesville Parker at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.