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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Writing :: Working Alone, Together
Okay, this is the second in my ongoing series on writing publications. The cite and link above are to the OnlineFirst version of the article, both of which will likely change as the article gets closer to publication. But for now, there they are. If you or your institution have a subscription, please do click through and take a look at it.
Done reading? Let's talk about how I put this thing together. As in the rest of this blog series, here I'll focus on my writing process and choices. The hope is that this "behind the scenes" look will help other scholars to see what went into producing this piece.
The Gist
This article is the result of a research study I started a while back focused on coworking in Austin. Click that link and you'll see a series of blog posts dating back to April 2008. If you have the time and inclination, you can go back to that point and see how my understanding of coworking evolved over time, and in fact you might see parts of these blog posts migrating into the article itself. More on that in a moment.
My analysis was heavily influenced by some of the same issues I discussed in "Losing by Expanding"—in fact, although that piece was published first, it developed from the analytical issues that developed during this and other recent case studies. In a nutshell, the analytical framework I typically use for examining workplace interactions, third-generation activity theory (3GAT), assumes some things that don't hold true in the sort of loosely organized, digitally mediated work that we find in coworking spaces. "Losing by Expanding" articulated that problem and outlines an fourth-generation activity theory (4GAT) approach; "Working Alone, Together" applies that approach.
As you'll see in the article, the 4GAT approach helps us to better understand some of the contradictions we tend to see in coworking spaces.
The Genesis
If you want to know about the exact moment I first heard of coworking, I blogged it. The principals at Conjunctured had just signed a lease for what would become Austin's first coworking space, and Cesar and John Erik were kind enough to sit down with me separately to discuss it. As you'll see in that blog post, I was busily trying to connect their description with the analysis I had just completed for my 2008 book Network and my subsequent thoughts about how to manage projects in distributed workspaces.
I decided to study how Conjunctured worked, so I developed and submitted an IRB proposal, then waited for it to cycle through as I conducted my Semoptco study (heavily influenced by the same themes). By the time I was able to formally interview the Conjunctured principals in early 2009, another space had begun offering coworking (Soma Vida). And by the time I interviewed them, other spaces had announced their intention to open. Eventually, in early 2011, I had to stop visiting coworking spaces and just write the article.
If you're interested in the different spaces, see the coworking tag, where I profiled each space. More on that below.
The Research Methodology
At the time I began my coworking study, I had just finished my chapter in Amy Kimme Hea's collection Going Wireless, in which I argued that researchers must bring participants more consciously into the research process as a matter of self-protection. Traditional qualitative research approaches assume that the researcher is the only one with publishing power, so s/he has traditionally been encouraged to conduct member checks to give some measure of power and self-representation back to the participants. But this is 2012, and many of my participants have publishing power too—they have far more social media followers than I have readers. In this environment, fairly representing participants isn't just a matter of being nice, it's critical.
So as I began investigating coworking spaces, I used several avenues to make sure that I represented coworking proprietors fairly, starting with the space profiles I posted to my blog (which functioned as a trust-building measure in addition to a preliminary examination of each site). I also conducted member checks. Additionally, I leveraged their public social media, such as their spaces' Facebook pages and Yelp profiles—a lifesaver, since coworkers, with their irregular schedules, are difficult to consistently observe.
Given that this study was mostly based on proprietors' and coworkers' statements (in interviews, in collateral, in social media) rather than observations, I had to frame my claims carefully. Throughout the article, I emphasize: this is what coworkers and proprietors say about their work.
The Composition
In previous studies, I've tried focusing on one workplace or a small set of workplaces. But with coworking, I had to examine a whole range of them. It turned out to be a complex management issue. How could I analyze these very different workspaces in a way that would make sense?
To attack the problem, I decided to go back to three basic elements of activity theory: the subject, the object, and the outcome. In the paper, these turned into research questions: Who coworks? What is coworking? Why do people cowork? And once I sorted these out, I was able to connect them quite easily with my coding scheme.
Of course, people open and work at coworking sites for very different reasons. In the first version I submitted to JBTC, I had trouble articulating how these divergent reasons added up to an activity theory analysis; one reviewer thought that the results seemed incoherent and wondered whether coworking was anything more than a label. In my revision, I was able to articulate how these apparent contradictions in the subject, object, and outcome represented two separate configurations of coworking: the "good neighbors" configuration and the "good partners" configuration. It was at this point that the work in "Learning by Expanding" really began to pay off and the theoretical contribution became useful.
The Result
So I'm pretty happy with the result. Coworking is an endlessly fascinating topic, but also somewhat amorphous and a constantly moving target. In this article, I think I've been able to sketch the phenomenon fairly well—although coworkers in places other than Austin might see key differences, and even Austinites might feel that this snapshot doesn't adequately reflect coworking in 2012. But it provides a starting place for understanding coworking as part of a larger movement toward distributed work and perhaps a way to examine and predict further work trends. It develops activity theory to better account for this sort of work. And it moves the ball on leveraging social media in qualitative research. I'm pretty happy with it, and I hope you will be too.
Was this "behind-the-scenes" account useful? Let me know in the comments.
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- Unknown said...
It was incredibly useful to get this behind-the-scenes view of the academic writing process, and I do hope you continue the series. I can always read more articles to get a sense of what an article should look like, but I'm often left wondering, as a grad student, what the process looks like. What does an article-in-progress look like? How do experienced scholars revise based on feedback? How do scholars take all their variegated results and explain them in a coherent fashion? (I.e. all those things you talked about in your introduction to the series.)
So yeah, it was nice to hear how you revised to explain all of those interestingly divergent definitions of coworking using the two configurations (and to be reminded that those kinds of tidy analyses don't necessarily happen in first drafts!).
An aside: I've seen some concerns recently in the academic blogosphere about the utility of blogging and whether it encourages writers to post half-baked ideas, just because they're timely. But as a student, I'm interested in exactly those in-process ideas, because they help me figure out what experienced scholars' processes look like, and help me reflect on my own processes. Maybe the compromise is something like this, with a reflection on process after the fact?
- Clay Spinuzzi said...
I'm glad it helped!
Re your aside, absolutely. Scholarly publishing is always a balance between (a) maintaining a public face and (b) developing a backstage process. These two can conflict, especially if you mix them up. So, for instance, if you use your blog to publish things that look like articles, readers might expect them to be (a) even when you mean them as (b). It's not that they're half-baked, it's that people expect them to be fully baked in this genre!
That's partly why I frame my blog entries the way I do - in this series ("let me tell you about what I did"), in my book reviews ("here's my reaction"), and in various other items. And why I make a point of writing informally. The blog is a process blog, and people need to understand that these entries really don't represent completed scholarship - which, among other things, has to be blind reviewed and vetted. A blog is an individual effort, but scholarship (in our current system, anyway) is necessarily consensual, backed by others' judgment.
Thanks a lot Clay for sharing the writing process!
It's not so related but just to let you know why I like the co-working topic:
I'm writing an essay about co-working at the household level through IT for improving environmental productivity ... It asks for some abstraction but isn't co-working flexible!
Thanks for your article.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience Clay, very nice!
Personnally I'm finishing an essay on what we can learn from co-working for enhancing the productivity of environmental self-provisioning and bring it to the market. Happy the topic of co-working is flexible!
I'll definitely follow your blog. Good luck further!
- Clay Spinuzzi said...
I'm glad it was helpful!
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Loic Moisand is a busy man, which is probably the reason why he preferred a Twitter interview with Business Insider this week. Synthesio, the company he launched four years ago, focuses on "social media monitoring." Its goal is to provide clients the means to keep tab on theirreviewing work products in the social media sphere so they better gauge their brand.
For the interview, Moisand tweeted about why he bootstrapped his company even though their high-profile clients suggest a larger operation might be useful. Still, Synthesio today has less then 30 employees in three offices—Paris, London, and the one in New York will be ready this year.
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Lately there have been a number of artists' DIY projects on view. Many are looking to break the monolithic mass of aesthetic sameness that clogs up the NYC gallery system. These hit and run tactics have been, well, hit or miss, but in this case, it's definitely a hit. Michael Zahn dropped an invite to see this DIY project (sponsored by Lisa Jacobs and Non-Objectif Sud) of the painter Dennis Bellone's works from 1990-2010. The space being used for the exhibit is in a building that comes with a literary pedigree – "This exhibition is housed in an old fire house, Engine 216, which was mentioned in the best selling novel, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," which was later made into a classic movie. Engine Co. 216 functioned as a fire house for 125 years before it closed in 1971." The location makes a wonderfully funky backdrop for the paintings on view and a hopeful statement about the resilience of art and artists.
Dennis has been steadily working at his craft since the 90s. I wasn't familiar with his work, and we spent the afternoon discussing his history and his approaches to abstraction. We share the idea that at the beginning of the 90s there was an exodus from painting, which left a gaping hole in the imaginations and practices of a generation of painters just coming of age. After the maximalist 80s and the sudden disappearance of money following the market collapse, the art world turned its attention to video, installation and performance leaving painting to a school of mannered abstractionists. Dennis found recognition during this time for his performances, critiquing and extending the Warhol/Nauman/Beuys legacy. His experimentations came to a head with a wild and wooly televised boxing match in Belgium when he stepped into the ring with then SMAK curator Jan Hoet. But all the while he was painting away, breaking his work across the conceptual catechisms and root-bound mannered abstractions of the time – reducing painting to its elements in order to find a new expression. There were other painters just beginning to mine similar ideas, and many have come and gone. But what makes this work real and timely is Dennis' color – it is instinctive and thorough, strained and specific. And even as these compositions begin to fall apart in front of our eyes – he manages to pull them back together with his hue – watery Impressionist pastels melt into the ground flowing this way and that, a brush scrubs over an ultramarine field like Matisse, a naples yellow stroke is tightly pulled into existential ABEX crisis, a saturated red field is streaked through with titanium – tracing that candy colored surface with hot pink edges. He is a real believer in process and hue. As a painter you have to admire his willingness to push away nearly everything to get at essence and presence. And it would not be a stretch to say that he should be included amongst Raphael Rubenstein's pantheon of Provisional Painters – Christopher Wool, Albert Oehlen, and younger painters like Josh Smith. Make some time to head out to Williamsburg and catch Dennis' tight wire act.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
This is a Post about My Writing Process
This is a post about my writing process - a little different from my stuff on lunchbox inspiration or food "rules," or favourite recipes for homemade skin care products or vegetarian mediterranean feasts. If you'd rather read about those things ... just come back next week, or have a browse through the archives. I won't be offended.
Nope, this is a post about writing. Because I'm a writer ... in addition to everything else I am on a daily basis - and I'm pretty sure that even if you don't write for pleasure you have something outside of the job that pays you that makes your heart sing. Writing is mine, and even though I'm back and forth and often confused about what I want to really DO with my life (when I grow up?), writing is always there. With eating. And coffee. And making baby basil plants. And marsupial carnivores that fuck themselves to death. Yes, you heard me.
I was tagged in this Writing Process blog hop by Anna Leahy, an American poet, essayist, blogger and all-round excellent writer who I had the fortune to meet (along with her husband and co-blogger, Doug Dechow) at the Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop last year. At the time, I was just starting my research fellowship and in the midst of a serious existential crisis ... to which I say - if you haven't burst into wracking sobs in your writing group, you haven't really been writing. Ha.
|where I write - (Penang, 2014)
Anyway, thank you to Anna for tagging me to talk about my writing process. Anna's book Constituents of Matter won the Wick Poetry Prize, and she's been published in Crab Orchard Review, Cream City Review, The Pinch, The Southern Review and others. Anna is the editor of Power and Identity in the Creative Writing Classroom, which launched the New Writing Viewpoints series. Anna teaches in the BFA and MFA programs at Chapman University in California, where she curates the Tabula Poetica reading series and edits TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics. You can also find Anna and her husband Doug blogging about all things SPACE at Lofty Ambitions.
On to my writing process. Here are the questions I've been asked to address, and my answers to them:
1. What am I working on?
I'm currently taking an online course in the Lyric Essay - which is a form of nonfiction that, well, garners inspiration from pretty much anywhere. Shopping lists, phone books, things in one's medicine cabinet, dreams, etc. The idea is poetic and creative nonfiction writing in whatever shape and form it takes. This course, along with a short fiction course I took late last year, have given me courage to write in ways I never did before.
So currently, I'm working on essays about cancer, immigration, and sex (not all at once, people!) and a series of short stories based around my research on ageing ... or at least that's what I'm trying to write about. Often what comes out is well and truly different from what I'm expecting.
2. How does my work differ from others of its genre?
I don't believe in picking genres, actually. In fact, I think the best writing out there - whether it's a blog post or academic or literary or narrative nonfiction or poetry or science fiction or whatever - does 2 things: (1) it plants something sticky in your brain and (2) it makes you see something in a different way. Still caught up on the sticky thing? Sorry about that. But you see what I mean, right?
One of the things I'm really working on is bringing my experiences in science and as a scientist to new audiences. I want to finish up my fellowship in 4 years with a series of stories and essays (and Nature papers, of course) that inspire readers to think about ageing in a new way. I don't want to pick and choose, or define myself. I just want to explore.
3. Why do I write what I do?
I guess I write what I care about, or what inspires me. For awhile earlier this year, I lost interest in writing about food or sustainability, so I dropped out of the blog sphere for awhile. It wasn't planned, or intentional, but I felt I had to go with what was clawing out of my heart at the time - which was short stories (and some lengthy research grants, ugh). The older I get, the more I realise I have to be true to what I'm feeling NOW. Underlying it all is a need to explore new ideas and infect readers with them, and to inspire people (including myself - I often need reminding) to live how they really REALLY want to live.
4. How does my writing process work?
Technically, I do science 3 days a week and write the other 2 ... but science tends to bleed over into the other days. Research is really tough, and it takes a lot of time and brainpower. And it pays the bills. Currently, I try to make Wednesdays a full-on writing day, and do science or science writing the rest of the week. Eventually, I'd like to use more of my "academic" days to work on some of these other modes of scientific communication, too - the essays and fiction and still/video photography ideas percolating inside my head and heart.
I write with my laptop and a strong coffee and - most often - the "Tranquil with a Beat" playlist on Spotify. The fast pace of house music without words (or with non-English words) makes my brain very happy. Some days I'm ok at my desk at home - or the kitchen bench, where I am now ... others, I need to get out. I'll work at coffee shops or wherever. For me, I need to be thinking about what I intend to write for awhile before it hits the screen, so walks are good, too. When the words are ready, they flow out really easily ... when they're not quite there, they're definitely NOT THERE. I'm working a lot on my efficiency lately, so when the words aren't there I tend to abandon them for the short-term and work on something else.
That's it for the questions on the blog-tag, so now I'll pass you on to the next writers in the series. I've picked 3 people whose writing and philosophies I admire, from the 3 "facets" of my writing life (science + blogging + literary).
Here's who's coming up next week:
Vincent Cannataro holds a B.S. in biochemistry from SUNY Geneseo and is working towards his Ph.D. in biology at the University of Florida. Sometime during his graduate studies he caught the science communication bug- resulting in an NSF national public choice award for a science outreach video and a "best graduate student teacher" award from his department. His love for chatting about the world around him, and the process we use to discover this world, can spill over to the internet at his (relatively new and still-getting-the-hang-of-this-thing) blog. Here's Vince's post on his writing process.
Steph Bond-Hutkin writes about Australian design for Mum, Kids and Home on her award-winning blog, Bondville, and is a regular contributor of articles on food, home and life at Ebay's Mum's Business. Steph organises abcd networking meet-ups for art, craft and design bloggers in Sydney, Australia, to inspire (mostly) work from home women to get out from behind their computers and meet in real life.
Chris White writes science fiction, horror, dark fantasy, and/or steampunk. He should have just said he writes speculative fiction, that's what umbrella terms are for. He lives in Brisbane, Australia, and his words have appeared in both 1's and 0's and in dead-tree form. Some free words at http://chriswhitewrites.com
So there you have it! My writing process. I hope you've enjoyed this post, and I'll see you soon for the next one ... on Bathroom Yoga. Yep, you can't wait :)
Amanda xx
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
How to Make Zucchini Pasta - Julienner vs. Box Grater
Zucchini is NOT pasta.
But if you'd like to use it instead of pasta, go for it. It's good for you, it carries sauces and dressing well, it's less filling and calorific than pasta, and it's bloody easy to make.
Veggie spiralizer: this is probably what the restaurants use, because it makes a lovely, rounded noodle. BUT. Do you need another device in your cupboard? Do you need to spend $40 to make the occasional zucchini noodle? Probably not.
Box grater: simple, and you're likely to have one in your cupboard already. BUT. This is more like shredded zucchini than long, lean, smooth noodles. You can see what I mean in the photo below. My opinion? (So glad you asked :) ) Save graters for grating.
Julienner: I've waxed lyrical about these before, and I'm going to do so again now. LOVE LOVE LOVE my julienner. I use it all the time to make raw veggies interesting - carrots, beets, and - yep - zucchini. Long strokes along the squash, avoiding the seedy middle, gives you decent zucchini noodles with minimal effort, cost and storage space. Spend $7-10 on a quality julienner and you will not regret it.
And what are you going to do with your zucchini noodles? Try them in this persimmon salad (substitute zucchini for the cucumber) or smothered in pesto (courtesy of Julie and Sarah) or warmed and tossed with brussels sprouts and hazelnuts and *butter* (courtesy of Carrie) or marinated in mint and mango (courtesy of David, Luise and Elsa).
Basically, use your noodles as a gluten-free and raw (if you don't cook them) alternative to spaghetti any way you like, salad-wise or pasta-wise. Zucchini LOVES tomatoes or sesame or mayonnaise or butter (and who doesn't?) so play around with flavour genres depending on what's in season, and what you feel like.
Zucchini's not pasta. But who cares? Go for it.
Amanda xx
|zucchini noodles 101 : julienner (left) vs. box grater (right)
And what are you going to do with your zucchini noodles? Try them in this persimmon salad (substitute zucchini for the cucumber) or smothered in pesto (courtesy of Julie and Sarah) or warmed and tossed with brussels sprouts and hazelnuts and *butter* (courtesy of Carrie) or marinated in mint and mango (courtesy of David, Luise and Elsa).
Basically, use your noodles as a gluten-free and raw (if you don't cook them) alternative to spaghetti any way you like, salad-wise or pasta-wise. Zucchini LOVES tomatoes or sesame or mayonnaise or butter (and who doesn't?) so play around with flavour genres depending on what's in season, and what you feel like.
Zucchini's not pasta. But who cares? Go for it.
Amanda xx
Monday, April 14, 2014
A Naturally Clean Microwave
|citrus - a key ingredient for all-natural cleaning
One day, you'll open up your microwave - the machine you always wonder, every time, is this bad for me?? before setting your gone-cool cup of tea inside and pressing start - and you'll KNOW it's bad for you.
Because the entire inside surface will be covered in a prehistoric splatter crust. I spare you that photo.
Here's what you can do when this happens:
1. Close the door and back away. If you haven't seen it, it hasn't happened. (or)
2. If you see the crust moving, catch it on video and youtube the fucker. It may be disgusting, it may be a new species, it may make you millions. (or)
3. Clean it. Now.
You know how I am about cleaning (Mom, I know you're reading this). I'm not a fan, and I'd rather be rich and pay someone else do it for me if I could. But given we spend about 40% of our income on travel, and another 40% on coffee, that's (sadly) not an option. Yet.
So if you're like me with cleaning - you have to do it yourself, NOW. In your underwear, in a loose towel, in your best dress, NOW. And if the cleaning involves your microwave, try citrus.
This is nice cleaning. It smells good, and it makes you feel like one of those paper towel commercials we all know are a complete set-up. Ooh, look how this stuff just wipes off! For REAL.
Slice 1/2 - 1 lemon or lime - even kinda old ones will work here, but use a greater proportion of the fruit if it's old and dry - and place into a small bowl with 1 cup of water. Microwave the bowl of water + lime (uncovered) on high for 3-5 minutes, until boiling. Then leave the door of the microwave closed for another 2 minutes so the citrusy steam can work its magic. If you're like me, you might even forget about the whole thing until 2 hours later, when you return to warm up a cup of tea. Oops. That's ok. Just carefully remove the dish (it might still be HOT! though not 2 hours later ... ) and use a warm, wet cloth to wipe down the microwave. Easy peasy.
And I hope you eventually enjoy that tea. :)
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By Sara Frizelle and Ian Porter
Dr. Singh teaches Computer Science at a local public university. She is a passionate teacher who values the time with her students in class. She is able to respond to questions in ways that are just not possible online. She is able to help them work through problems in the Coding required for in her introductory programming course. When the chair of her department asked her to transform her introductory programming class into a hybrid course, she had serious concerns. "How will I keep the students engaged and show my passion for the topic with Web-based tools?" she asked. "Won't this take a lot more time than my normal class?" With strong reservations, she decided to give it a try.
She worked with an educational technologist and staff from the Center for Learning and Teaching on her campus to design the class. For the first class, the design process took significantly more time than if she would have taught the traditional course. However, there were aspects of the hybrid course format that she hadn't considered before. She realized that she could have students submit their programming assignments online and give them feedback using the video comment function in the course management system. She could have the students post their code in a discussion board and get debugging advice from fellow students. Most importantly, she still had a significant amount of time with them in her classroom, which she used for high impact teaching practices that are best done face-to-face with students. It wasn't a perfect class the first time she taught it; there were hiccups and sometimes she had to focus on the technologies more than she would have liked. But, she realized that hybrid classes still allowed her to engage her students interpersonally, while allowing her to take advantage of web-based tools that expand learning opportunities for her students. She plans to give it another try.
What is Hybrid Learning? How does it work?
The term "hybrid", a term used interchangeably with "blended learning", is a model of course design that combines face-to-face class time with online and/or out-of-class course work. For UW Bothell specifically, hybrid courses are defined as those where 25% to 50% of the traditional face-to-face class time is replaced with online and/or out-of-class work.
For example, a course that traditionally meets twice a week face-to-face would instead meet once a week face-to-face, with the rest of the course activities online. UWB faculty can replace up to 50% of face-to-face class time with online activities and work without needing to go through the curriculum review process.
Who's doing it?
Nineteen faculty from six different departments across campus have completed the Hybrid Course Development Institute offered by UWB. To date, more than twenty courses have been redesigned into the hybrid course format.
What are the benefits?
Hybrid courses provide new avenues for student expression (in written or multimedia forms) and also allow for sustained collaboration among students and faculty. There are a number of other factors that make hybrid learning attractive to UW Bothell students & faculty.
Students benefit by:
- More opportunities to interact with course materials and resources, leading to greater engagement and enhanced opportunities for success
- Greater flexibility in course scheduling, a boon to UW Bothell's high percentage of working and commuting students
Faculty benefit by:
- Enhanced pedagogical practices as a result of redesigning the learning experience
- Better online pedagogical and technology skills while still retaining the valued face-to-face interaction with students
- More flexible schedule and better ability to work from different locations (even more beneficial to those faculty who share an office or don't have an office)
What are the downsides?
A successful hybrid necessitates a full course redesign; requiring faculty to re-examine their entire course, including the course goals and objectives. In addition, faculty need to redesign learning activities in order to effectively integrate the face-to face meetings with the online activities; and they may need to learn how to facilitate online activities, such as discussions and small group activities.
Hybrids also require the faculty member to work with their students to ensure they understand what a hybrid is, how the course time will be divided and prepare them to use the online tools.
Where is it going?
In addition, a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article highlighted a survey conducted by Eduventures of 20,000 current and prospective students. Survey results indicated that nationally, students have indicated a strong desire for more hybrid courses and that colleges aren't keeping up with student demand.
Here at UWB, our students have mirrored these results. In a recent survey (Winter, 2011) of UWB Nursing students taking hybrid courses, over 81% agreed or strongly agreed that they would be interested in taking another hybrid course.


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Sorbet Society is your ideal partner this Happy Days Sale! Whether you are a Green member going for Gold or only a few points away from your next reward, you will feel the happy this Happy Days Sale!
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The Happy Days Sale is on from 8 to 10 April 2016 in all Sorbet salons, Nail Bars, Dry Bars and Sorbet Man branches country wide.
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Getting to know our new hymnal (3/3)
Join us as we sing with "deeply grateful praise" a sample of hymns from the new hymnal. We will sing different hymns each month; be sure to attend all three.
Sunday November 12th, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
3045 Cowper Street, Palo Alto
led by Wendy Remington
For more information call Los Altos (650) 948-4541 or Palo Alto (650) 493-7870 or (650) 327-1642.
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Some questions…. Do you think the beauty and quality of music in the church is important? Is it something you want to see continue? So do we!
At last- St Brigid's choir is recruiting new singers in the new year:
4 part harmony- bass, tenor, alto, soprano. You'll need to be able to hold a tune. An ability to read music and to sight read is certainly helpful. However, you may have a quick ear to pick up music aurally (we have a couple of members who are able to learn this way) If you're not sure of your ability, come and have a go 'risk-free'!
The choir has been characterised in 3 ways: a youth choir, a family choir, and a unique choir. For 12 years, it's been predominantly a youth choir. We've also had whole families come through the choir, and the bass line has had many Dads whose children have been in the choir! Younger non-chorister children and babies are very welcome in the loft. We've built up a strong choir community.
We have been compared with Cathedral choirs- and while our intent in offering quality music of a similar style is serious, we ourselves are not always- we can be more relaxed up in 'the loft', and there's a lot of laughter during rehearsals. We are somewhat unique among Catholic parish churches in Brisbane- a harmony choir that draws on the rich musical tradition of the church from 9th century Gregorian chant up to 21st century works. A number of people have come into the choir because of their music preference.
Likewise, many people in the congregation come to St Brigid's because of the music. We are certainly made to feel appreciated!
The choir sings at all services .This full participation gives the choir a significant role in public worship and the musicians can find personal value in ministry that is both valuable to and valued by others. We believe that people are called to a deeper spirituality and relationship with God through music. In fact I know of many who have come into Christianity through sacred music.
Expressions of interest and details: Tricia or Roland – 3367 1098 / 0400 336 756 / email@example.com
And keep an eye out in the Jubilee Catholic Parish website for forthcoming details.


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Two Chinese cousins who the feds say summered in the Boston area were arrested this week on charges they managed to screw with the prices of little traded stocks over several years in a scheme that netted them millions of dollars between 2012 and this past June. Read more.
Two Chinese nationals arrested on stock-fraud charges - one as he was boarding a plane to China at Logan
WBZ reports.
Remember that train bridge in Westwood that the state gave more clearance to so trucks would stop ramming it?
Or maybe the state is using the Calvin and Hobbes method to determine the clearance needed.
Realist Rob reports his wife snapped this display at the CVS on Bridge Street in Weymouth today.
This is retail at its most pathetic state. Who wants candy to sit around their house for a quarter of a year?! WTF
NBC Boston reports the arrests of two men from Hyde Park and one from Dorchester. All are alleged H-Block gang members.
Prevailing sentiment in progressive haunts is "2016, don't let the door hit you on the way out." Between a stressful election season, acts of terror, and the crisis in Syria, many of us will be glad to see the calendar page turn on Sunday night. Still, to every cloud there is a silver lining, and at least when it comes to tackling climate change in the US, Massachusetts was a bright spot amidst the clouds of 2016.
This is what remains of the second bombing location for the movie, currently taking place on the decommissioned Weymouth NAS. Weeks-old debris remains from pyrotechnics, and filming has shifted to the Watertown set (see rooftops in the distance on left). Interesting to watch some of the film making process unfold. The amount of resources put toward this seem inexhaustible.
The Library of the Royal Irish Academy wants to identify the people in the photograph below. Please contact the Library if you recognize any of the subjects. The Library can be reached via Twitter @Library_RIA, or by email at www.ria.ie/library/contact, citing "8 May Photo Query Tweet."
If more information regarding the location, subjects, time, et cetera, of the photograph become available, I will update this post.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports it's looking for next of kin of three people whose bodies were stuffed into a Weymouth self-storage unit, along with nine other bodies, allegedly by an unlicensed Dorchester funeral director who now faces trial on 278 charges related to improper disposal of bodies and the theft of pre-funeral funds.
According to the DA's office, the three people whose remains have yet to be turned over to relatives for proper burial are:
We need to stop litter and keep Massachusetts clean by spreading the word about the Yes on Question 2 campaign.
The Bottle Bill is the most effective recycling tool we have. Eighty percent of bottles covered by the Bottle Bill's 5-cent deposit are recycled. Yes on Question 2 would add a bottle deposit to water, sports drinks, tea, juices, and other drinks that were not included in the original bill because they were not popular when the law was passed in 1982.
We need your vote on November 4 to update the Bottle Bill.
The Patriot Ledger reports the arrest of a Cummins Highway residents after Weymouth Police allegedly found 80 bags of heroin in his car.
Weymouth Police posted this photo of the water off Weymouth around noon today and report:
The Weymouth Harbormaster and Animal Control Officer responded and searched the area but did not observe anything. Photos and video were shown to experts who could not determine if it was in fact a shark however they could not rule it out. It is possible that it was an ocean sunfish mistaken for a shark which is common occurrence. Ocean sunfish are very large often swim near the surface because they feed mainly on jellyfish. Their protruding dorsal fins are sometimes mistaken for those of sharks. Ocean sunfish are docile and not a danger to swimmers.
Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our ground-breaking cases.
Tickets are $75 online | $85 on site | $30 student
Purchase at www.glad.org/events.
Don't miss our amazing auction and celebrity auctioneer Kate Clinton. You don't have to be present to win. Travel packages, restaurants, massages, and much more - something for everyone!
Tom Hynes photographed routes 18 and 3 in Weymouth this morning.
read more at bluemassgroup
NECN reports a teen has been charged with murdering his mother, his sister and his mother's boyfriend in their Upland Road home.
Cambridge, Mass. — Tickets are on sale now for George V. Higgins' The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Stickball Productions' world premiere stage adaptation of the quintessential Boston crime novel. The production runs Dec. 8–Jan. 15 at Oberon in Harvard Square, for tickets, visit www.thefriendsofeddiecoyle.com
It is the winter of '69 in Boston and Eddie Coyle is a bottom of the barrel hood attempting to stay alive and out of jail among his "friends" – cops, bartenders, radical hippies, bank robbers, hit men and informants. Weeks away from a prison sentence for trucking stolen booze, Eddie's making a few bucks supplying the guns for a rash of brazen bank heists, while looking to tip someone in for a kind word to the judge.
George V. Higgins' classic novel has been called the "best crime novel ever written" by Elmore Leonard, and literary scholars have compared his unforgiving and realistic depiction of Boston's underworld with the works of Dickens, Dostoevsky, and Balzac. Through dialogue quintessentially Bostonian, and the most poignant homage to Bobby Orr and the '69-'70 Boston Bruins in literature, The Friends of Eddie Coyle has set the bar for Boston crime stories for nearly 40 years.
First rabid bats, now this.
Common Cause Massachusetts is hosting a Redistricting Olympics this summer. We will be taking citizen drawn Congressional, State House, and State Senate maps all summer, evaluating them, declaring a winner, giving out prizes and submitting the winning maps to the MA Legislative Redistricting Committee for consideration.
The purpose of the redistricting Olympics is threefold: to educate the public about the steps in the redistricting process, to initiate public participation in the political arena, and to pressure the legislature to draw the districts so that the citizens are appropriately represented.
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So what's happening to me these days? Well,now I feel it,I am feeling the hectic life my seniors have been through. I am very busy! ARGH! I have lotza assignments especially for art history,and we have a sketch show,besides that,we have to make our own dress for design theory,and etc etc etc. OMG,I am going to burst soon! The thing is,I am not really doing those assignments because I am lazy hehehe,I am so afraid that I am unable to finish them,sob :'(
My class is now very into white and black swan. We will be performing 'Black Swan' for 3D studies and English for communication in 2 weeks time which is during the assessment week. I am sure you will be wondering,'What the heck? Drama as the final assignment?' Oh yeah,it is. For English,we have to speak proper in the drama,whereas for 3D studies,we will design outfits for the white swan,black swan and the 'sidekick jealous friends'. WE ARE SO SO SO BUSY NOW,NEXT WEEK IS EXAM WEEK PULAK! Now,besides doing the assignments,we have to study for exam. Now I know what my college friends feel... =.=
I am playing the 'white swan' role,which means...I have to dance. I learned ballet before but it was long time ago when I was 9. I am all stiff now,old lady lol *tap wood* I am worried of the dancing part seriously,I scared people will laugh at me because I suck in dancing,maybe? >< Anyway,I will do my best for sure! Hwaiting! Alright,that's all for now,gotta start doing my assignments now *sigh*
Tata people,have a fun weekend!


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text: TV 'GMA' Producer Calls Meredith Vieira 'Huge Loss' for 'Today'; Says Robin Roberts Exit Rumors Are 'Garbage' 12:22 PM PDT 5/9/2011 by Lacey Rose FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Ida Mae Astute/ABC New EP James Goldston tells THR that he doesn't foresee any more anchor changes at 'GMA.' The game of musical chairs in the morning landscape continued today as Ann Curry was named the replacement to Meredith Vieira at NBC's Today and Lara Spencer began her gig as a lifestyle anchor on ABC's Good Morning America. In the wake of those and other changes, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with GMA's executive producer James Goldston, who moved over after reviving Nightline in late February. He addressed a report about anchor Robin Roberts' departure, future shakeups at this show, and his plan to close the ratings gap between GMA and longtime No. 1 Today. The Hollywood Reporter: We're in the middle of a tumultuous period at the morning news divisions, with sweeping changes at each of the three shows. How do you explain it? James Goldston: I'm not sure that they're driven by the same things. I came in here a couple of months ago, so I'm new here and we have a new news president in Ben Sherwood. I think from the start there has been a plan that we've been discussing to change things up a little bit and to bring in a couple of new faces. I think we feel very confident that we have a team that can win in place now. There have been rumors about changes elsewhere for a long time and our feeling was if we're going to make these moves let's make them now. THR: How does the shift at Today with Meredith out and Ann up, play into that plan? Goldston: To some extent, it doesn't play in. All we can do is strive to put on the best show that we can and what they do is their affair. Clearly, losing Meredith is a huge loss. She's a formidable talent and that's going to be an issue for them and we'll see how that plays out. Certainly, we feel that we're in a very competitive position now and the numbers are encouraging. We'll see perhaps some of our best numbers in 20 years last week with the royal wedding coverage. The show feels editorially very strong as we've covered this string of incredible news stories. Last week we managed to break the only video anybody had in the world of Inside Bin Laden's compound and in his bedrooms. If we keep breaking those kinds of stories, we're going to do just fine. THR: Given the 24-7 news environment that we now live in, what is the role of a morning show today? And how has it changed from half a decade ago? Goldston: I think people still come to the morning shows. They want a good, solid debrief of what they need to know going into the day. Obviously, there's a much greater emphasis these days on what happens once the show ends. We're pushing the digital side of things and the social media side of things. The show is more than ever is a 24-hour operation, so that has changed. But the basic job of the morning shows I don't think has changed. The numbers in the morning are still quite robust. THR: Though declining on the whole … Goldston: A little. But compared to the declines in other areas of the day, the declines are quite modest. And clearly between Good Morning America and the Today show, we're hoovering up a very large proportion of the available viewers. THR: You talk about new faces. Do you foresee other additions in the next year? Goldston: No. I think this is our team. And we feel good about our team. THR: Last week a report surfaced in The Daily that Robin Roberts exiting after this year. Any comments? Goldston: None, other than it was total garbage. We told them that it was total garbage and they wouldn't listen. It remains total garbage. THR: There's a lot of talk about Katie Couric bringing a talk show to ABC, which would also make her available as a news personality for the network. If given the opportunity, would you like to incorporate her into GMA? And if so, how? Goldston: Well, now that supposes many too many things to be able to comment. [Laughs] THR: Would you like to have her on your air? Goldston: We have a team in place and we're very comfortable with it. We use all of ABC's players when and where we can. THR: From where you sit, what's the biggest challenge facing you? The thing keeping you up at night? Goldston: We want to win. And we are working very hard as a team to bring that goal closer. We feel good – the indicators are moving in the right direction and those gaps are closing and we think that's going to continue over the next few months. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Lacey Rose firstname.lastname@example.com LaceyVRose


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Monday, November 17, 2014
The Propriety of Assisting Others
"In some instances it may be necessary for a man to keep knowledge to himself, as his own property, and upon which his bread may depend; but I do not see any impropriety in persons of the same branch informing each other. In trades where their arts depend on secrets, it is right for men to keep them from strangers; but the art of cabinet-making depends so much on practice, and requires so many tools, that a stranger cannot steal it. But in every branch there are found men who love to keep their inferiors of the same profession in ignorance, that themselves may have an opportunity of triumphing over them. From such I expect no praise, but the reverse. Their pride will not suffer them to encourage any work which tends to make others as wise as themselves; and therefore it is their fixed resolution to despise and pour contempt upon every attempt of this kind, in proportion as it is likely to succeed. But those I will leave to themselves as unworthy of notice, who only live to love themselves, but not to assist others."
-Thomas Sheraton, 1793, "The Cabinetmaker's and Upholsterer's Drawing Book"
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There is much good here...but... if there is such a natural impediment for someone outside the field, all the more reason to share as there is no risk to one's "bread". Most breakthroughs come not in truly novel innovations, but in "remixing" and applying ideas from one area or trade into a new one. (is there really anything new under the sun?) I suspect carpenters can benefit from machinists techniques, and likely surgeons something from carvers. Most likely that is why polymaths are able to succeed in so many branches, not solely from their own genius but by their ability to cross pollinate many branches of knowledge.ReplyDelete
"But in every branch there are found men who love to keep their inferiors of the same profession in ignorance, that themselves may have an opportunity of triumphing over them."ReplyDelete
And within cabinetmaking, this guild mentality seems the most prevalent with those that finish and refinish furniture.
And so...thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques!Replies
My thoughts exactly. It's my mission to share this knowledge and spread enthusiasm for restoration/conservation. Glad you are enjoying the reading here.Delete
If we had the viewpoint that all mankind is connected as in"The Family of Man". We might have a greater understanding of what to do in any area of life. Just spit-balling.ReplyDelete


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Islamic Jihad 101- A Patriot's Introduction Pt. 3
[This is the 3rd of 7 Jihad articles; start with the 1st one here]
Islam is much more then a religion. It is a cultural/religious/political paradigm dedicated to establishing Islamic law over the entire world. Only then can Islamic "peace" reign over the world. Of course the Islamic view of peace and our Westen view of peace are two entirely different concepts. Any means used to establish Islamic domination are "good" and permissible in Islamic theology. The goal of Islam is for Muslim law, Sharia, to be spread over the whole world. Islamic Sharia is wholly incompatible with Western ideals of human rights. For example, women's rights are non-existent in Sharia law.
There is no question that Islamic Jihad poses a clear and present danger to all non-Muslims. Western mainstream media and, indeed, most western governments would have us believe that Islamic Jihad is a concept followed by a small minority of Muslims. This belief reflects an ignorance of the Koran's precepts. Islam is not merely a religion but an all-encompassing cultural system that does not distinguish between religion and government.
Many Muslims Can Not Read the Koran
In any event, Mohammed's purported prophecies are codified in the current Koran and form the core belief system of over 1 billion Muslims worldwide. Ironically, large numbers of these Muslims actually have no idea of what the Koran instructs. They literally can not read it. The Koran is an Arabic book written in Arabic. All Muslims are required to recite their prayers in Arabic even if they do not speak or understand Arabic. How does this fact impact the debate about Islam as a "peaceful religion"? The bottom line is that those Muslims who cannot read the Arabic Koran learned Islam at the local mosque. That which is taught at the local mosque is only as good or evil as the Iman teaching it.
The problem with non-Arabic Koranic translation is that many phrases of the Koran that seem gentle in English (or any non-Arabic language) are in fact quite hateful taken in their original Arabic context.
[Tomorrow- Pt. 4 Peace Abrogated]


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Remember me?!?
It's been a minute since I was in touch with you. I've got a blog post coming out next week with more details on where I disappeared to.
In the meantime, I'm back in the saddle with a powerful recommendation for you to rock this pilot season!
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Wendy has gone from being stressed out about her auditions to turning the entire process into a game. In fact, The Audition Game is the exact process she used to book a series regular on Lifetime's Army Wives.
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Last night's Rescue Me (small-ish spoilers follow) was the first I'd watched since the first mega-batch of season 5 screeners arrived from FX months ago, and I'm going to try to watch the remaining ones in something a little closer to real time to keep up with them for Tuned In. To say that an episode, or a season, of Rescue Me is uneven is sort of a redundancy—in a way, that's the point of the show. When a show goes for the kind of combination of comedy and drama—not in a sappy "dramedy" way, but a jarring contrast of broad comedy and stark drama—it's inevitable going to sound some off notes.
There are things I can do without this season; for instance, Tommy's endless repeating of his old patterns with Sheila. But his willful, and probably misguided, decision that he can handle drinking again has me interested. And last night's scenes with cancer-stricken Sean, his mother and his self-involved brother were both funny and moving. (Something about the petty sibling rivalry really rang true; Rescue Me is a show that has always understood that family crises don't automatically put the little fights into perspective, but instead often exacerbate them.) And Sean's mother's revelation about surviving her own cancer was a pitch-perfect example of the show's unsentimental, urban-Irish-American tone.
This show is sprawling and messy and leaves more loose threads than a sweater run over by a lawn mower, but I'm still grateful we have something so distinctive and idiosyncratic on the air; nothing else on TV sounds like Rescue Me, and for all its faults the show knows its voice. Anyone here still following?


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Yo it's Woodsy and B-Paul checkin' in,
- Halifax,
Woodsy met Steve.
- Quebec,
Met Paul.
- Ottawa,
Met Jen.
- Sherbrooke,
We were stopping with Cam at his amazing college house, partied with him and his friends, hit up Mount Joye and his amazing backyard set up, best of all some gnarley urban. After waking up at 4.30am to hit a rail - 20ft drop, getting shut down, going to the bar, hitting up the backyard, partying and bit, and then heading back to the rail drop and made it back to bed for 5am. Only to wake up at 10am to drive to the next stop...
drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrive, like really really really long drive...
- Holiday Valley, New York,
Staying with Steve's parents at Holiday Valley was so comfy and kind of quiet after Cam's place! We had a rad time riding the park there, the crew had set up a really sweet wall ride pretty much for our stop, and everyone threw down on it. Plus we also had a bit of a best trick competition with the local riders. Holiday Valley is local mountain to two notorious skiers, Corey Vanular and none other than East Coast hero Radio Ron, so we met up with those guys for a cruise and then later for dinner at 'The Depot' (we'd heard about this place way before getting there, pretty legendary diner...).
Unfortunately Jen tweaked here knee towards the end of our time in the park and thinking safety first she headed back to Ottawa to get it checked out and to hopefully save as much of her season as possible. We wish her the best of luck getting 100% better again, and hopefully we'll be riding with you again soon.
- Wisconsin,
This was the longest drive so far, 14 hours on the road - but weirdly felt like the shortest, after a chill night at the Horton residence, a great dinner, and marathon of The Office of DVD! We just arrived here tonight, staying with the Voss household, and checking out some well good urban to hit in the next couple of days...
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Sri Lanka Navy's International Maritime Conference, 'Galle Dialogue 2016' began in Colombo today under the leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena.
The two-day conference organized by the navy with the support of the Ministry of Defence is being held for the 7th consecutive year.
President Maithripala Sirisena graced the inaugural session as the Chief Guest while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe was the Guest of Honour.
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Sonam Kapoor, after wowing us as the showstopper for designer Ralph and Russo's Autumn Winter 2017/2018 couture collection, was spotted in a pink ruffled gown by the same label. Looking pretty as a princess after the regal walk on the runway to close the Ralph and Russo's collection at the Paris Fashion Week, Kapoor and celebrity stylist Rhea Kapoor opted for a much softer look for the second appearance.
The Neerja actress teamed the pink gown with a silver clutch – also from Ralph and Russo – and matching stilletos. Her make-up was pretty much as it was on the ramp with a blush of pink on the cheeks and lips, but without the heavy and bejewelled headgear, the overall aura of this look was much lighter, breezier and fun.
The National Award-winning actress is also scheduled to attend the after-party at the Pavillon Cambon in Paris. The ball is themed "Beasts & Beauties", and attendees are said to include members of the fashion fraternity as well as Hollywood celebrities.
As showstopper for designer duo Michael Russo and Tamara Ralph, Kapoor donned a dramatic, jewel encrusted peplum gown, with a dramatic train, a beautiful sheer veil and a regal white headgear to match.
Kapoor's make-up for the walk was kept minimal, letting the outfit do the talking. Well-defined eyebrows, a hint of gold on the eyes, long eyelashes and a dot of pink on the lips, with stunning contouring completed the look, giving the Aisha actress an ethereal and regal feel.
Those following Kappor's sartorial journey would know that she shares a special connection with the design label, and the tri-combo of Kapoor, Ralph and Russo and white gowns is one that's made in fashion heaven. Remember the 2016 Cannes red carpet appearances? She also walked for the designers in Paris back in 2015.
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Once upon a time - not that long ago, really - science strictly thought of genetics in terms of an organism receiving genetic material from its parents or other ancestors. You passed your genes down to your offspring, and that was that.
Hold onto your seats. Nowadays, that's known as "Vertical Gene Transfer" and a previously undreamt-of Horizontal variety has changed everything. With Horizontal Gene Transfer, two entities can exchange genetic material without being related.
Horizontal Gene Transfer was first postulated in Japan in 1959, when it was demonstrated that antibiotic resistance seems to magically transfer itself between different species of bacteria; this had previously been thought impossible. The unoiled gears of empirical science grind slow, and very few people really sorted out for themselves the implications of that study until 1985. That's when M. Syvanen published his paper "Cross-species gene transfer: Implications for a new theory of evolution".
Syvanen's groundbreaking hypothesis was that genes could potentially be transferred laterally in all species (possibly even humans), without reproduction. "The cross-species gene transfer model could help explain many observations which have puzzled evolutionists," he said, "such as rapid bursts in evolution and the widespread occurrence of parallelism in the fossil record." Today, we now know that Horizontal Gene Transfer takes place frequently with bacteria, but proof that it happens with humans isn't concrete - yet.
The frightening implications of Horizontal Gene Transfer are numerous. For one, it means that transgenic DNA could jump from one genetically engineered species to a natural one, wreaking untold havoc in nature. And many opponents of GMOs say that's already happening.
Agrobacterium causes large galls (tumors) on plants by injecting its own DNA into them. According to Wikipedia:
"Although generally seen as an infection in plants, Agrobacterium can be responsible for opportunistic infections in humans with weakened immune systems, but has not been shown to be a primary pathogen in otherwise healthy individuals. One of the earliest associations of human disease caused by Agrobacterium radiobacter was reported by Dr. J. R. Cain in Scotland (1988). A later study suggested that Agrobacterium attaches to and genetically transforms several types of human cells by integrating its T-DNA into the human cell genome."
Scarier still, Agrobacterium has been theorized as a possible culprit behind the mysterious Morgellons Disease, which continues to baffle doctors - to the extant that many still don't believe the condition even exists. A 2007 study by Raphael Stricker and Vitaly Citovsky claimed to have found Agrobacterium in skin samples from all the Morgellons patients examined in the study; however, an attempt by Dr. Randy Wymore in 2010 to duplicate their work failed to find any Agrobacterium.
The cleanup crews of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico have been using a toxic mix of methods: at the same time as the controversial Corexit dispersant has been applied, experimental genetically-engineered bacteria that thrive on oil have also been put into the environment. According to Florida Gulf Skywatch:
" These microbes were designed to literally consume the oil and hydrocarbons leaking into the gulf. However, some of these microbes (even before they are genetically engineered) can cause skin rashes and immune responses in humans.
All of these bacteria can transfer genes to other bacteria through a process called, "Horizontal Gene Transfer." What is potentially terrifying is that we do not know exactly what genes were added to these bacteria and could have been transferred to bacteria native to the Gulf of Mexico. We could have countless new strains of bacteria growing and multiplying in the gulf as we speak!"
According to World Vision Portal, that is exactly what has happened, and doctors are finding the resultant "blue plague" harder to dismiss than Morgellons.


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