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The majority of Coachella attendees fall under this category. They know their lineup before any artists are announced. For these people, Coachella is less about seeing music with your friends and more about turning off your cell phone and peaking on mushrooms in the security line. Music festival my ass, Coachella is a drug festival with some noises in the background. Before anyone tries to say music is a drug, please save that argument. It's not technically a drug unless you can buy it by the gram. Just ask alcohol.
Bro's at Coachella are the worst. They spend the festival shirtless so as to expose their sweet muscles and poorly thought out tattoos. They pound $7 Heinekens all day then take drugs they bought in the parking lot and head to the Sahara tent. Once inside, they will try to fuck anything without a dick and fight anyone that threatens their space. It's all a very bizarre and predictable mating ritual. If aliens have a channel like Animal Planet that's all about humans, they probably have several documentaries on the subject of bro's at music festivals.
Industry Assholes
Wander into the VIP area and you will find industry assholes in abundance at Coachella. It's pretty considerate of Paul Tollett (big shoutout to Paul Tollett for no Justice/Snoop & Dre conflict) to put all of these losers behind a fence. These people usually don't pay for their tickets, which is fair considering they don't see any bands all weekend. They show up at night after attending pool parties all day then hang out in their little zone waiting for an intern to recognize them. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Dirty Hippies
And you will know them by the trail of their dreads. Camping at Coachella sucks because it's dirty and gross, but these filthy hippies don't mind. The nicest part of the campgrounds is actually the showers. That's because so few people bother using them over the course of 3 days and 4 nights. These creatures are generally harmless, they just raise some big questions: where do they go for the rest of the year? How do they pay for these tickets and sandals? Still waiting for the episode of Ancient Aliens that explains this.
Kids on Ecstasy
If your child leaves the house on Friday morning, Indio bound with nothing but a neon bathing suit and some glow sticks, tell them they're grounded forever. Every year I see groups of unsupervised children that make Hunter S. Thompson look like the patron saint of moderation. Take it easy on your brains, future leaders of America! Your teenage years will rob you of your serotonin and fill you with sexual urges whether you want them to or not. You don't need pills for that yet.
People With Babies
I have seen the most lackluster minds of my generation multiply then bring their progeny to Coachella. What the fuck is wrong with these people? Leave your baby at home. Maybe leave the part of your life where you went to Coachella in your past. Just don't stroll your baby into the beer garden and be surprised when I look at you like you're everything that's wrong with the world.
Music Lovers
Rumor has it that a long time ago people went to Coachella for music. Legend says that some of this endangered species still wanders the polo fields every April. I don't know. I'm not sure I buy it. The sentence, "I only go to Coachella for the music," makes me think of the words, "I only read Playboy for the articles," because they're both things that nobody has ever said. If you really do attend Coachella just for the music, more power to you. And more drugs for everyone else.


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One of those potential concerns, the possibility of being distracted by technology, was cited by half of students surveyed as a drawback. Nevertheless, two in three also said that technology helps them maintain personal contact with instructors and teaching assistants in spite of the barriers of large classes, and 79 percent said that mobile technology helps to empower their learning experience.
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As part of our nation's antiterrorism program, government agencies are advising businesses and others who handle large amounts of pesticides and/or fertilizer to increase their security.
In recent days, the New York Times has reported extensively about the Federal Aviation Administration's grounding of crop-dusting planes. Investigators found that suspected hijackers in the terrorist attacks had asked about agricultural planes at a rural airport in Florida. A search of computers, computer disks and personal baggage of one suspected terrorist revealed a significant amount of information downloaded from the Internet about aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting.
Despite the government's concern about the use of crop dusters for chemical or biological attacks, and a brief run on gas masks by a panicky public, weapons experts speculate that the terrorists were considering using crop dusters in much the same way that they used passenger jets during the September 11 attack: as flying bombs. Instead of carrying pesticides, the crop dusters could carry fuel.
Nevertheless, we've already learned that mixing terrorists or criminals with agriculture is a unique recipe for mayhem. Even as hooligans in our own backyards continue to steal anhydrous ammonia for the illegal production of methamphetamines, we can't forget the Oklahoma City bombing, which allegedly involved an ammonium nitrate fertilizer bomb.
The war on terrorism is not just some faraway event with a target in a country we can't pronounce. It's not even limited to a crowded American city like New York. In this war, even those in the heartland must remain vigilant.
What you can do. When possible, keep agricultural chemicals and application equipment locked up or in a secure area. If you suspect any criminal or terrorist activity related to pesticides or fertilizer, call your local law enforcement authorities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also suggests these emergency telephone numbers:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Chicago office, 312/431-1333
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National Pesticide Telecommunication System, 800/858-7378
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Web site: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/.
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Cool water in a hot place
My dad prepared thoroughly for the haying season. He overhauled all the tractors and hay-making machinery and got each component into the best working order possible. He stockpiled sickle sections and guards, rake teeth, sweep teeth, belts, hoses, tractor gas, oil and grease, hydraulic fluid, and so on. In the back of one of the pickups, he mounted the gas tank for fueling the tractors. He also mounted the wooden carrier that held the big Igloo water cooler where a thirsty hay hand could get a drink.
I didn't participate in the pre-season work in my father's machine shop, but I did make a new hayfield water jug every year. In the hayfield, I worked separately, away from the group that was putting up the cured hay. I was on the mowing machine at the edge of the uncut grass. I needed a personal water jug so I didn't have to travel far to get a drink.
Here's how I made my hayfield jug. I raided Mama's collection of jars and acquired a big glass vinegar or cider bottle. Then, I raided her cloth scraps and acquired some rags and pieces of old jeans. I wrapped several layers of rags around the bottle, fitting the cloth to the curves, and I tacked the layers in place with enough stitches to hold them together.
Then, I enclosed the bottle in a layer of denim that I cut from the old jeans. I made some tucks and folds so the denim would fit the bottle's shape, and I sewed it in place as neatly, tightly, and firmly as I could.
I didn't invent this method of making a hayfield jug. I watched my mother make them when I was a little child.
Every day, before I went to the hayfield, I filled my jug with cold water, and I also saturated its cloth shell. When I got to the hayfield, I found a shady place to stash it. The evaporation of the moisture from the cloth wrapper helped keep the water in the jug cool.
In the hayfield on a summer day, the hay crew got hot and dirty. We didn't have air-conditioned cabs on our tractors. The only shade was from our hats. Dust and pollen and chaff stuck to our sweat-dampened skin and clothing. Sometimes we got off our machinery and worked up an extra sweat by moving hay around by hand or fixing something that was broken. The hottest work of all, in my experience, was to lie in the prickly grass stubble under my windrower and pull a hot, wet, sappy clog of hay out of the crimper.
Sunbaked, gummy with sweat and dust, my arms green with grass juice after a crimper episode -- then, how sweet it was to pull my still-damp jug from its shady nook and drink deeply. If cool water ran down my face and soaked my shirt as I tipped the jug, it was a well-earned bonus.
By the end of the hay season, the denim cover of the water jug showed hard use. It had been damp to some degree all summer. It had lain on the ground and rolled around on the grimy floor of the pickup truck, day after day. The stitching had come loose in places, releasing odd folds of cloth, and threads had raveled where the cut edges of the denim were exposed. It didn't matter. By then, the water jug had served its purpose.
I would make a new jug next summer, as we prepared again to go to the hayfield.
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With Bret Hart's return to Montreal, a Pat Patterson appreciation event, and Paul Heyman's new association with WWE Champion CM Punk, the September 10 edition of Raw promised to be a memorable event. All those storylines became afterthoughts, however, when color commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler suffered a heart attack on live television, less than 30 minutes after competing in a tag team match.
As of this writing, Lawler is recovering from emergency heart surgery and is reported to be in stable condition. The entire wrestling world is hoping and praying for him, and we hope "The King" can make a full recovery.
Unfortunately, pro wrestling has seen more than its fair share of tragedy through the years. We have seen larger-than-life heroes and villains prove to be mere mortals, and we have seen many unforgettable performers leave us before their time.
While watching Monday's telecast, I was struck by the atmosphere of the Bell Centre – the confused fans straining to see what was happening as medical personnel administered to Lawler; the somber, stoic updates from Michael Cole; the overwhelming sense of anxiety, concern, and fear for a man who fans have invited into their living room every Monday night for nearly 20 years.
That atmosphere reminded me of several times when tragedy suddenly struck the wrestling world, when death thrust its horrid head into our little world of fantasy and entertainment. As a wrestling fan, I have experienced that atmosphere, and those emotions, on several occasions.
We hope and pray that Lawler's story will prove to be one of survival. Unfortunately, not every story has a happy ending. Here are 10 deaths that stunned the wrestling world. All of them proved as jarring and disconcerting to the wrestling community as Monday's incident. Video clips are included.
Bruiser Brody
Wrestling's Wildman was stabbed to death in a lockerroom shower in Puerto Rico in 1988. He died at the peak of his career and was one of the most popular, and respected, stars on both hemispheres.
Owen Hart
Owen Hart died in the ring during a WWE pay-per-view event in a freak accident when he slipped out of a harness lowering him from the rafters at the Kemper Arena. The tragedy, and WWE's response, were unprecedented.
David Von Erich
The heir apparent to the NWA World title died under controversial circumstances while touring Japan in 1984. It would not be the last tragedy to afflict Denton's first family.
Gino Hernandez
"The Handsome Half-breed" was one of wrestling's most dynamic and influential young stars until a cocaine overdose ended his life in 1986.
Andre the Giant
Never was the phrase "larger than life" more appropriate than when used describing Andre the Giant. Acromegaly, the condition that caused him to grow to such an enormous size, ultimately led to the health failures that ended his life at age 46.
Brian Pillman
Recurring throat polyps, a smallish size in an era of super heavyweights, a life-threatening car accident weeks before realizing his dream and signing with WWE … Brian Pillman's life was all about beating the odds. But in 1997, he died due to heart disease the day of a scheduled WWE PPV match.
Chris Benoit
Eradicated by WWE, Benoit's in-ring accomplishments live on in the hearts of wrestling fans. The circumstances of his death were monstrous and continue to cast a shadow over the wrestling world today.
Eddie Guerrero
Guerrero entitled his autobiography Cheating Death, Saving Life. His was a story of redemption, perseverance, and survival, which made his sudden death such a bitter pill for wrestling fans to swallow.
Jay Youngblood
The handsome Native American was one of the young lions of the NWA. He died at the age of 30 following a match in Australia, after reportedly rupturing his spleen and suffering a series of heart attacks.
Mitsuhara Misawa
One of Japan's all-time greatest stars died in the ring after breaking his neck after a suplex. It was a horrifying incident, and a reminder of the dangers and potential tragedy every time a wrestler enters the ring.
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This wacky retelling of the beloved fairy tale takes Cinderella on a royal adventure complete with a wisecracking rat, evil stepsisters, and a smitten prince. When Cinderella's stepmother forbids her from attending the ball, her fairy godmother convinces here that if the shoe fits- wear it! True love may await her if only she can put down her sword. Just the right fit for the holiday season!
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
Last week, the American Planing Association named Chestnut Hill as one of its "top-10 urban neighborhoods in America."
The honor is the result of a nomination by the Philadelphia Planning Commission, which has been nominating great Philadelphia streets, neighborhoods and places to the APA since the awards were developed in 2007. Since then, only one other Philadelphia neighborhood received a great neighborhood award and that was Society Hill in 2008.
David Schaaf, director of urban design at the Philadelphia Planning Commission said the application process was long and involved for the nomination, but that the results were worth it. And Chestnut Hill, he said, was a perfect candidate.
"It's an extremely prestigious award," he said. "It's an excellent thing for the city and Chestnut Hill. Chestnut Hill was perfect for nomination because of its history, the interest of people in preserving that history, its planning. It was an ideal nomination."
Chestnut Hill is among a group of other fairly famous urban neighborhoods from around the country: the Garden District, Baton Rouge; Fells Point, Baltimore, and Beacon Hill, Seattle.
"It is competitive," Schaaf said,"in the sense that any neighborhood in any city of any size can be nominated."
Schaaf said the benefit f the award is that it helps publicize great things about urban areas that people around the country don't know.
"We have a lot of assets and attributes in Philadelphia," he said. "It's good to keep pointing."
Among those assets considered by the APA were Chestnut Hill's historical place as one of the first rail commuter neighborhoods in the country and its depth of architectural history,with homes built by famous architects from Samuel Sloan and Horace Trumbauer to Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi.
That diversity is reflected in the blurb the APA wrote on its website.
"In his 1975 report to the Chestnut Hill Historical Society, well-respected preservationist Arthur P. Ziegler Jr., of Pittsburgh, wrote, 'Without question, Chestnut Hill remains one of the most beautiful residential areas in the United States.' It was not only important to save the neighborhood's architecture, he said, 'but the landscaping. Rarely does one see such a fine collection of great trees and shrubs.' The neighborhood's landscaping, known as 'The Wissahickon Style,' has been emulated throughout the country. Following the topography of the land to shape the neighborhood, this style of landscaping relies on the use of native plants, Wissahickon schist and fieldstone, and other materials of the Wissahickon Gorge, which formed the neighborhood's southwestern boundary and encompasses today's 1,400-acre Wissahickon Valley Park."
Next Tuesday, Oct. 16, the City Planning Commission will present awards to three organizations recognized as important to keeping Chestnut Hill a great neighborhood: the Chestnut Hill Community Association, the Chestnut Hill Business Association and the Chestnut Hill Historical Society.
Jennifer Hawke, executive director of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society said the award should be seen as a recognition of all the work so many put into maintaining the neighborhood.
"The historical society is thrilled that Chestnut Hill has been chosen for this honor," she said. "Chestnut Hill is a unique and special place. Special places do not become or stay that way all on their own. This is a true testament to the work that many organizations and their volunteers do in this community."
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Greetings from Nashville! Right now I'm sitting in the gigantic indoor garden (complete with waterfall) of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel trying to get my husband to talk with me on Skype (he's not online . . . Andrew? Where are you?)
But before I left Anchorage I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Corwin. Not only has he plenty of degrees in everything from biology to anthropology he has written some books, been in heaps upon mounds of television productions and was even (get ready for trivia) named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People a few years back. Oh, and he's been attacked by an elephant.
Mr. Corwin is working on the Lunchables Lunch Roar and Score Sweepstakes where 10 children will win a fabulous animal tour and trip to Boston, MA with the famous host himself. The website has more details but it sounds like lots of fun--my little future marine biologist wants to enter. In fact, David had one big question he wanted me to ask my guest: "Are poison dart frogs born poisonous?"
For the answer you'll have to watch the video, the answer surprised me a bit.
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Video display Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive Area More detail Place count in area: 93, Highest place: Bidean nam Bian, 1150m Maximum height for area: 1150 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 845 metres, Places in area Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive:A'Mhaoile 561mAirds Hill 181mAm Meall 414mAn Grianan 549mAn Grianan NE Top 462mAonach Dubh 892mAonach Dubh a'Ghlinne 845mArdsheal Hill 263mBeinn a'Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg 1024mBeinn a'Bheithir - Sgorr Dhonuill 1001mBeinn Bheag 470mBeinn Bhreac 708mBeinn Churalain 549mBeinn Churalain NE Top 534mBeinn Churalain West Top 430mBeinn Donn 473mBeinn Duirinnis 555mBeinn Fhada Far North Top 823mBeinn Fhada NE Top [Beinn Fhada] 931mBeinn Fhada [Stob Coire Sgreamhach East Top] 952mBeinn Fhionnlaidh 959mBeinn Fhionnlaidh East Top 841mBeinn Lora 308mBeinn Maol Chaluim 907mBeinn Maol Chaluim South Top 848mBeinn Mheadhonach 715mBeinn Mheadhonach 589mBeinn Mheadhonach East Top 619mBeinn Mhic na Ceisich 627mBeinn Mhic na Ceisich South Top 421mBeinn Molurgainn 690mBeinn Phlacaig 502mBeinn Phlacaig South Top 487mBeinn Sgluich 466mBeinn Sgulaird 937mBeinn Sgulaird North Top 909mBeinn Sgulaird South Top 863mBeinn Trilleachan 840mBidean nam Bian 1150mBuachaille Etive Beag - Stob Coire Raineach 925mBuachaille Etive Beag - Stob Dubh 958mBuachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg 1021.4mBuachaille Etive Mor - Stob na Broige 953.3mCeann Creige 478mCreach Bheinn 810mCreag an Fhithich 437mCreag Dhubh 303mCreag Ghorm 758mCreag Ghorm South Top 751mCreag na Cathaig 662mDruim a'Vuic 488mFraochaidh 879mFraochaidh East Top 718mFraochaidh Far East Top 626mGearr Aonach 692mLeitir Dhriseag 671mMam Hael [Beinn Bhreac] 726mMeall a'Bhuige 500mMeall a'Bhuiridh 748mMeall a'Chreamha 477mMeall a'Chreamha East Top 468mMeall an Aodainn 678mMeall Ban 440mMeall Ban 654mMeall Biorach 497mMeall Biorach SE Top 493mMeall Dearg 578mMeall Dearg Far South Top 550mMeall Dearg South Top 548mMeall Garbh 848mMeall Garbh 804mMeall Lighiche 772mMeall Loch Steallaig 444mMeall Mor 676mNa Maoilean 350mSgor na h-Ulaidh 994mSgorr a'Choise 663mSgorr Bhan 947mSgorr Dhonuill Far West Top 732mSgorr Dhonuill West Top 824mStob an Fhuarain 968mStob Coire Altruim 938.7mStob Coire Chaluim 587mStob Coire na Tulaich 902.7mStob Coire nam Beith 1107mStob Coire nan Easain 778mStob Coire nan Lochan 1115mStob Coire Sgreamhach 1072mStob Dubh North Top 902mStob Gaibhre 690mStob na Doire 1011mTrilleachan Slabs 767mLismore: Barr Mor 127m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. 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The Gilboa Dam (Dam) is part of New York City's Catskill Water Supply System, and is located within Schoharie County at the northern point of the Schoharie Reservoir in the Town of Gilboa. Constructed in 1919-1927 and placed into operation in 1927, the Dam has been in service for approximately 80 years. This gravity and embankment dam impounds the Schoharie Reservoir, the northern-most reservoir in the Catskill System. With its age-related spillway surface deterioration, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has proposed to reconstruct the spillway and face of the Dam, install crest gates to manage the flows through the notch in the Dam, construct a new low-level outlet as well as, conduct general improvements to appurtenances in and around the Dam to extend its service life and to comply with New York State Department of Conservation dam safety guidelines
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Its opponents' win-loss records suggest that this difficult season could get more manageable for a Maryland football team that hasn't beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent since Labor Day and is coming off a 25-point loss.
After playing a schedule ranked by the NCAA as the nation's third toughest, the Terps see the caliber of opposition sharply drop. Beginning with 1-6 Boston College on Saturday at Byrd Stadium, Maryland's final five opponents have a combined record of 18-17. The record is worse — 13-17 — if games versus Football Championship Subdivision schools are omitted.
Those are just numbers. The reality is that this is the point in the season when things can get particularly hard. The Terps (2-5, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) are weighed down by injuries and trying to ward off the disappointment of losing five of their past six games and seeing their goal of an ACC division title all but disappear.
"We're still bowl-eligible," said Danny O'Brien, who is vying with C.J. Brown to start at quarterback against the Eagles. "We're not going to pack it in. The coaches haven't packed it in."
The recent run of losses will provide a test of Maryland's resolve.
It's a period that might have been symbolized by the sight of left guard Andrew Gonnella stretched out near midfield at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium with agony on his face after dislocating his knee Oct. 8, ending his season. Gonnella, who couldn't travel with the team on its last road trip, is a popular team captain.
Injuries have hit the defense even harder, with seven potential starters — including senior linebacker Kenny Tate, also a captain — having missed games. Only six of the defense's 11 starters on the preseason depth chart remained in their former positions when the two-deep roster was released this week.
The question now: How do the Terps respond?
In his first season as Maryland's coach, Randy Edsall has promised his team will play with maximum effort.
After last month's 37-31 loss to West Virginia, Edsall passionately defended the team, which had scored 21 unanswered points in a comeback attempt.
"I'm going to tell you this," the coach said. "In a Randy Edsall football-coached team, there ain't never going to be any quit. And if there's somebody that's going to quit, they ain't going to be on this team."
Maryland is four wins short of the six needed to become bowl-eligible. The Terps have five games remaining, including two at home and one against Notre Dame on Nov. 12 in nearby Landover.
"I don't sense any guys who are down," Edsall said. "We are just trying to get better. When adversity strikes, there are only two things you can do. You can sulk about it, or you can go out and work hard to improve."
Many Maryland players remember the 2-10 season of 2009. That season provided a primer in the importance of staying positive.
"We're kind of teetering right now," said senior safety Austin Walker, the son of broadcaster and former Washington Redskin Rick "Doc" Walker. "I guess you can't say it hasn't been a little of a roller-coaster ride. But you learn things from the experience you have. It helps you grow."
Boston College has lost three in a row. The Eagles lost all-time leading rusher Montel Harris for the season to a knee injury. They haven't scored more than 19 points in a conference game this season.
"Everybody understands the truth — what the positives are, what the problems are and how we need to correct it," Boston College coach Frank Spaziani said. "We can see the positives. We've got to put it into perspective, though — those positives haven't translated into wins. How are we going to build on it? I think we're on the right track with that."
For the second time in three weeks, it's uncertain who will start for the Terps at quarterback.
O'Brien has started five games; Brown has started the past two.
"We could play one guy the whole game or … we could play two," Edsall said. "We've got a lot of variables going in, but the competition has been very good and very healthy."
Boston College (1-6, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) @ Maryland (2-5, 1-3 ACC)
Time: Saturday, 3 p.m.
Site: Byrd Stadium
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Radio: 105.7 FM, 980 AM
Series: Boston College leads 5-3.
Last meeting: Maryland beat Boston College, 24-21, on Oct. 23, 2010.
Maryland offense vs. Boston College defense: Maryland said it was giving both quarterbacks — Danny O'Brien and C.J. Brown — work with the first unit in practice and that both could play. Coach Randy Edsall said he won't name the starter until game time. The Eagles are led by junior LB Luke Kuechly, who recorded the most tackles in the nation as a sophomore. "He is all over the field. He is very active," Edsall said. Maryland WR Kevin Dorsey is out again, and receiver-returner Tony Logan is questionable with undisclosed injuries.
Maryland defense vs. Boston College offense: Sophomore QB Chase Rettig has started all seven games and ranks ninth in the ACC in passing (194.6 yards per game). Boston College lost leading RB Montel Harris for the season. Andre Williams averages 55.5 rushing yards. Maryland ranks last in the ACC in scoring defense and total defense (nonconference games included).


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Over at GOOD magazine, July's 30-day Challenge is to Waste Less. (Twitter hashtag: #30daysofgood) Here at GRACE, we've been having a great time checking out the the GOOD staff updates and the responses to the questions they've been putting to their readers.
Of course, we know that food waste not only makes up the lion's share of solid municipal waste, but is particularly problematic in landfills, because as it breaks down it creates methane–a greenhouse gas over 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide–and it diverts food trash from its organic destiny as compost, to be returned to the land on farms and gardens, where the soil can make good use of it.
A recent UN report (which found that 1/3 of the food produced globally is wasted, which means that the resources – including water and energy – used to produce it were also squandered) focused on the connection between food waste and water waste. This got us thinking, as we often do, about the interconnections between food, water and energy, and how, when we talk about wasting any particular item, whether it be leftovers or packaging or even old electronics, there is always unseen (and untold) water and energy behind those items.
Here, a few members of the Ecocentric team take on a few everyday items and explore the waste embedded in their production and use, and share tips on how to waste less.
Jeans (and other clothing) by Dawn
Ugh, waste. It shows up in everything we do, including getting dressed in the morning. I happen to be wearing a vintage dress today, so I'm feeling pretty proud of myself as I write this. But yesterday? Tomorrow? Jeans, jeans and more jeans. I live in them spring, summer, fall and winter. I love jeans. Thinking about the environmental impact of something as seemingly simple as jeans really gets me down. As it turns out, my jeans are guilty of multiple environmental offenses.
Consider cotton:
- Cotton crops are heavily subsidized (which is not an obvious environmental offense, but does help to set the stage for the following offenses).
- Cotton is often grown in arid environments using an enormous amount of water to grow.
- Cotton is often genetically modified to resist pests, and yet…
- Cotton is considered the dirtiest crop due to its heavy reliance on pesticides.
- Cotton pests are developing resistance to certain pesticides.
- Cotton crops are destroying our soil, air and water, and harming workers.
And that list doesn't include the waste of fabric from when I toss old jeans out, not to mention the poor conditions in sweat shops where most of the world's jeans — and other clothing — are produced.
The reality of sustainable clothing is that it's expensive, there aren't many styles (or at least not very stylish styles – though that seems to be changing, and it isn't available in many stores. Look for organic cotton, bamboo and hemp clothing wherever you can. Sometimes it shows up at stores like the Gap or H&M.
If you can't splurge or don't want to spend extra on sustainable fabrics, here are some tips:
- Buy vintage/thrift/recycled clothing.
- Sell your clothes on eBay or at a consignment shop. If that is too involved, donate them to a charity like Goodwill, Salvation Army or Dress for Success.
- Have a clothing swap with friends/co-workers/strangers and donate the leftover goods to a charity.
- Consider whether or not you really need new clothes (this applies whether the item was sustainably-produced or not).
According to Earth 911, Americans throw away 68 pounds of clothing per person per year! In addition, we waste tons of water and energy cleaning our clothes, but we can easily reduce that by using cold water and line drying clothes – not only does that minimize energy waste, but it also makes your clothes last longer.
Iced Coffee by Robin
It's hot out, you're sweating and thirsty and looking for a little pick-me up, so you pop into a cafe for a tall, creamy glass of iced coffee. Just thinking about the sweat running down the side of that glass of dark-roasted, milky, sweet deliciousness makes me want to run right out and get one. Wait, did I say glass? I meant plastic cup, of course. Now that I think about it, that iced coffee comes with a few issues.
First of all, unless you're bringing your own cup to the cafe, that plastic cup will almost surely end up in the trash (because most recyclers don't take that type of plastic). It could quite possibly end up in one of our many waterways, from your local creek all the way to the Great Garbage Patch out in the middle of Pacific Ocean. Also, the coffee, sugar and dairy (not to mention ice cubes) that go into that cup have a lot of water and energy embedded in them, thanks to all the production and processing steps it took to bring them to you. So the next time you crave an iced coffee, bring your own reusable cup and make sure you drink it all so you don't waste all that energy and water it took to get it into your grateful hands. You might also think about brewing your own in the first place, that way you only make what you need.
Cell Phones by Peter
There's a common element to all cell phones that makes them unique: the little battery icon. That reminder that all those 4G apps are draining your phone's battery turns cell phones into a 24/7 energy consumption and management challenge. There are plenty of ways to extend your battery life, whether you have an Android or an iPhone. But how can you take advantage of that powerful little cue to use electricity more wisely, and in the process waste much less electricity and water?
Obviously, the less you recharge your phone battery the better, because it saves electricity. Perhaps less obviously, it also reduces pressure on water resources. It takes hundreds of gallons of water per day to provide electricity to the average family of four because power plants withdraw water – lots of it – for cooling (harming a lot of fish and wildlife in the process).
How you recharge your phone battery also matters. There are a lot of energy efficient chargers to choose from on the market, but more importantly, when the battery is done charging, don't forget to unplug the charger. Phone chargers are energy vampires because on average, only 5 percent of the power that a charger draws actually powers up the phone. The other 95 percent is simply wasted when it's left plugged into the socket 24/7. If you want to go a step further, consider buying a solar cell phone charger or even make your own.
Finally, as our friends at GOOD recommend, always recycle or donate your old phone instead of adding it to the country's rapidly growing piles of e-waste. You might even get a few dollars in return that you could use to buy a–gasp-–used phone.
Take Out Lunch by Tami
Every couple of months I embark on an epic quest to green my lunch. I load up on all the necessary brown bag ingredients and supplies, but after a few weeks my enthusiasm wanes and the buffet near work begins to beckon. Maybe it's their delicious tofu dumplings, or maybe I'm just not cut out for the packed-lunch lifestyle. Either way, I've decided to get real and go green by reducing the waste that comes with my takeout:
- It's easy to load up on everything that looks good, but this lack of foresight can lead to empty wallets and bulging landfills. The USDA estimates that 27% of our food gets thrown away (along with all the oil and water that went into its production)! Avoid contributing to this stat by looking before you take: consider all your options first and be mindful of how hungry you actually are.
- Styrofoam (or polystyrene) is a popular material for takeout containers, but it's also a well-known environmental hazard. Polystyrene is manufactured with petroleum, is hard to recycle and releases at least 57 different chemical byproducts during combustion. Opt for sustainable take out containers whenever possible and be sure to tell your favorite restaurant how you feel about greener choices.
- Use a sustainable and reusable water bottle instead of buying glass or plastic bottled beverages. You'll save money on your beverage budget while reducing waste. Plus you can find some seriously cool designs out there that reflect your personal style.
- Restaurants love to dole out forks, knives, salt, pepper, plastic wrappings and a huge chunk of napkins, all thrown into a plastic bag for your convenience. Painlessly solve this problem by foregoing the plastic bag: you can't take all that extra waste if you have nothing to carry it in! Keep some real cutlery at the office so you won't have to waste plastic utensils.
Living a waste-free life can be difficult given the way many of us live our lives. We appreciate convenience and comfort. Here at Ecocentric we certainly don't make any claims on perfection but we have found that a little thoughtful preparation and planning can help us avoid waste, especially by consuming less in the first place. Check out some of our suggestions, think before you buy and feel GOOD about living a more sustainable life.


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Mayor Don Wesely today said the City does not expect to end mandatory water restrictions in Lincoln in the near future. The restrictions went into effect July 20 and allow property owners with street addresses ending in even numbers to water their lawns and wash cars and other vehicles only on even-numbered days. Those with addresses ending in odd numbers may water only on odd-numbered days.
"The recent rains have helped to reduce water usage, but we have many other factors to consider as we look ahead," said Mayor Wesely.
"We will continue to review and evaluate our water situation to make sure we have an adequate supply, not just for now, but in the weeks ahead," said Allan Abbott, Director of the City Public Works and Utilities Department.
Lincoln's water supply comes from the well fields near Ashland, which pump water from an underground aquifer. The aquifer is dependent on river flows to replace the water drawn out. The Chief Engineer of the Lincoln Water System (LWS), Jerry Obrist, said the review process includes consideration of: • past, current and anticipated river flows; • the recharge rate compared to the water demand; • long range weather forecasts on precipitation and temperatures; • the remaining operational water volume in the wellfield; • pumping levels; and • anticipated water demands for the rest of the year. The City has set a goal of using no more than 65 million gallons of water daily. The daily average is 56.9 million gallons for August.
"The cooperation of citizens has been very important in helping us keep water usage down,"said Wesely. "We will lift water restrictions when we are confident our aquifer has been adequately recharged. We must take a long-term approach to this issue."
To date, no customers have had their water shut off as a result of violating the mandatory restrictions, but the Lincoln Water System (LWS) has sent out 325 warning letters. The Lincoln Police Department has issued less than ten citations since July 20.
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As I also pointed out in the first part, however, I have none of the types of
references that would be most convincing to certain key people. I wish I
did, to be perfectly frank. It would have been wonderful to have been able
to report that _Nature_, _Science_ and _Scientific American_ all ran news
reports and major articles describing how scientists in some lab had
announced that they had synthesized life, or to provide references to _New
York Times_, _Newsweek_ and _Time_ articles with screaming headlines like
"ARTIFICIAL LIFE MADE IN LAB". Neither can I provide the kinds of references
that Brian asked for, even though I looked for them. Outside of
popularizations, as far as I know no biologist or chemist has claimed in
textbooks, reference books or journal articles that life has been synthesized
in the lab, even though that is the general consensus. The reason of course
is very simple: most scientists are cautious about making bold claims and
even more cautious about accepting them. What I have found, however, are
books and articles like the one authored by Fox that Brian quoted from, that
seem to endorse the consensus without actually stating it or claiming that it
is true. If one reads between the lines the endorcement is obvious, but none
make any explicit claims.
For example, Albert L. Lehninger describes Fox's work in the 1970 edition of
his textbook _Biochemistry_ on pages 782 to 785. Though Lehninger never
quite states that they are alive, it is clear from his theoretical discussion
that even as early as the late Sixties Fox's proteinoid microspheres were
being recognized as possibly being alive. I was taught about Fox's
protocells in my undergraduate biochemistry classes in the early Eighties; my
professors accepted that they were at least technically alive. Stephen F.
Mason, a chemist, reported in his book _Chemical Evolution_ [Oxford:Clarendon
Press (1991)] that Fox's proteinoids could form microspheres that had
"proto-cellular attributes" (pg. 244) such as reproduction and enzymatic
activity (pg. 251); his discussion is matter-of-fact and distinctly
uncritical, though he does not himself claim that the microspheres are
genuinely alive. In his book _Evolution and the Myth of Creationism_ Timothy
M. Berra (a biologist) all but agrees with Fox that his microspheres are
alive (pg. 75). And so on. Again, no one that I could find actually comes
right out and says that Fox synthesized living cells in his lab, but nearly
all who discuss it appear to accept it.
So why do I claim that there is a consensus among biologists that life has
been synthesized in the lab, if I cannot produce even one citation that
supports such a claim? That in and of itself is an interesting story. I
shall try to be brief.
Early last year, I was approached by Sheldon Gottlieb, a retired biologist
formerly of the University of Southern Alabama, to join his team that was
working on writing a response to _The Creation Hypothesis_, edited by J. P.
Moreland [Downers Grove, IL:InterVarsity Press (1994)]. He specifically
wanted me to critique the chapter "Information and the Origin of Life" by
Walter L. Bradley (an engineer and materials scientist) and Charles B.
Thaxton (a chemist). After reading the chapter I declined, not because I
found their arguments unassailable (they had in fact made a number of
fundamental biochemical errors), but because their position was ultimately
based on information theory, something I knew nothing about. I informed Dr.
Gottlieb of this and included the statement, "Even if in the next three
months [the time before his writing deadline] I could manage to create life
in the lab, it would be no serious objection to their basic argument." He
responded, in part, to say that Fox had in fact succeeded in making life in
the lab.
At the time I was familiar with Fox's work and I had read some of his early
papers, but all I remembered were his proteinoids. So I told Dr. Gottlieb
that Fox's proteinoids were simply random polymers of amino acids without
catalytic activity and that they did not constitute living organisms. He
responded by reminding me that they formed microspheres, then informing me
that the microspheres had catalytic activity, that they could reproduce, they
could convert light into usable chemical energy and they could react to
external stimuli. He concluded by saying that the general consensus among
biologists was that Fox's microspheres were alive and could be considered
true protocells.
What he said sounded fantastic to me, so I simply responded by advising him
not to do a biological refutation of the chapter, but to get someone who knew
information theory, preferably a biological theorist. He thanked me for my
advice and we have not been in touch since. However, what he said about Fox
intrigued me, so I began to pursue it. I started by contacting all the
biologists I knew to ask them what they thought of Fox's work. I have to
admit that most of them were even less familiar with it than I was, but among
those who did know of it they agreed that Fox had synthesized life in the
lab. Every one of them, without dissent. That in and of itself made me
leery, so I broadened my scope to include textbook authors and college
professor that I did not know. This time nearly everyone whom I contacted
was familiar with Fox's work. There were a handfull that were unimpressed
and preferred the theories advanced by those who advocated the primacy of
nucleic acids over amino acids as the intitial abiotic carriers of
information, or the metabolic theories of Morowitz, but the majority accepted
virtually without reservation that Fox's microspheres were living protocells.
At this point most of you may be expecting me to reproduce a list of these
people to satisfy Brian's request, but I will not for two reasons. First of
all, most of these people refused to allow me to do so, saying that they do
not want to get involved in a debate with creationists. Secondly, however,
these were personal correspondences, not publications, so it would be
impossible for anyone to independently verify the truth of my claims without
contacting my correspondents directly. I want to keep these people friendly,
and I'm afraid I would alienate them if they each received a dozen requests
for verification.
Besides, as I explained in an earlier post, what matters is not how many
people claim that life has been synthesized in the lab, but whether their
claim can be supported by the scientific evidence. Hence late last year I
started doing an intense literature search for all papers on protocells,
proteinoid microspheres and Fox's work. It is by no means finished, and I
have only begun to read all this literature, but what I have so far
discovered convinces me that the consensus among biologists is correct.
To start off, let me give a list of books and review articles, then I'll move
on to the critical references. First the books:
Sidney Fox. _The Emergence of Life: Darwinian Evolution From the Inside_.
New York:Basic Books (1988) ISBN: 0465019250
Sidney W. Fox and Klaus Dose. _Molecular Evolution and the Origin of Life_,
Revised Edition. New York:M. Dekker (1977) ISBN: 0824766199
Duane L. Rohlfing and A. I. Oparin, editors. _Molecular Evolution:
Prebiological and Biological_. New York:Plenum Press (1972)
Sidney W. Fox, editor. _The Origins of Prebiological Systems and Their
Molecular Matrices_. New York:Academic Press (1965)
The first is the one Brian quoted from in his post; I have not seen it, but
from what I have heard of it, it sounds like a popularization. As such a
more scientifically rigorous book (that I have seen) would be the second one,
of which there is also an earlier edition (1972). It contains a general
discussion of the question of whether protonoid microsphere protcells are
actually a primitive synthetic organism or simply represent plausible
evolutionary precursor (pg. 250-2). The general conclusion was, first of
all, "that proteinoid microspheres are *not* contemporary organisms [emphasis
in original]." Secondly: "The essential defensible statement is that the
proteinoid microsphere is a plausible, or the most plausible, model for the
evolutionary precusor of the contemporary cell." Then later they said, "A
perhaps fuller assertion of the same kind is one that a proliferative (page
214) protoorganism has been synthesized in the laboratory." Fox and Dose
were confident that the experiments that had been done up to that time
"demonstrated that some of the evolutionary gap between the primordial and
contemporary cell has been bridged." In the summary of their chapter
"Interpreting Experiments: Proteinoid Microsystems" (pg. 241-67) they state:
"The unit of contemporary life is the cell. The unit of primitive life, by
back-extrapolation, was the protocell." And in a flowchart of the principle
stages of molecular evolution and the origin of life (pg. 350) they label the
formation of protoproteinous cells as the beginning of primitive life (in the
same chart they label the development of internal synthesis of coded
macromolecules as the onset of contemporary cellular life). All of this
would indicate that Fox and Dose accept that proteinoid microsphere
protocells are living systems, even if they qualify that acceptance with such
terms as "proto-" and "primitive". From this general discussion, however,
they use those terms to avoid the mistaken impression that protocells are
indistinguishable from modern contemporary cells.
The third and the fourth books are worth a look if as much for a historical
perspective as for scientific information. The third is a volume
commemorating the sixtieth birthday of Sidney W. Fox, the fourth contains
proceedings of the second of a series of meetings on the origin of life.
These books should be available through interlibrary loan if they are not in
your local library system.
The review articles (including letters and "editorials") follow. (Some of
these I haven't read yet, so I cannot vouch for their relevence.)
Fox SW. "My Scientific Discussions of Evolution for the Pope and His
Scientists." _The Harbinger_ 1997 May-June; 15(15):1. Accessible at
<http://entropy.me.usouthal.edu/harbinger/articles/rel_sci/fox.html> [In this
paper, Fox openly claims that he indeed created a living cellular system in
his lab, though again he is careful to explain that it is not a modern
cellular system.]
Fox SW. "Thermal synthesis of amino acids and the origin of life."
_Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta_ 1996; 59:1213-4
Pappelis A, Fox SW. "Thermal peptides as the initial genetic system." In
Chela-Flores J and Raulin F, eds, _Chemical Evolution: Physics of the Origin
and Evolution of Life_. Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic Publishers (1996) pg.
Fox SW, Bahn PR, Pappelis A, Yu B. "Experimental retracement of terrestrial
origin of an excitable cell: Was it predictable?" In Chela-Flores J and
Raulin F, eds, _Chemical Evolution: Physics of the Origin and Evolution of
Life_. Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic Publishers (1996) pg. 21-32
Pappelis A, Fox SW. "Domain protolife: protocells and metaprotocells within
thermal protein matrices." In Ponnamperuma C and Chela-Flores J, eds,
_Chemical Evolution: Structure and Model of the First Cell_.
Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic Publishers (1995) pg. 129-32
Fox SW, Bahn PR, Dose K, Harada K, Hsu L, Ishima Y, Jungck J, Kendrick J,
Krampitz G, Lacey JC Jr, Matsuno K, Melius P, Middlebrook M, Nakashima T,
Pappelis A, Pol A, Rohlfing DH, Vegotsky A, Waehneldt TV, Wax H, Yu B.
"Experimental retracement of the origins of the protocell: It was also a
protoneuron." In Ponnamperuma C and Chela-Flores J, eds, _Chemical
Evolution: Structure and Model of the First Cell_. Dordrecht:Kluwer
Academic Publishers (1995) pg. 17-36
Pappelis A, Fox SW. "Domain protolife: The protocell theory." In Poglazov
BF, Kurganov BI, Kritsky MS and Gladilin KL, eds, _Evolutionary Biochemistry
and Related Areas Physicochemical Biology_. Moscow:Bach Institute of
Biochemistry and ANKO (1995) pg. 151-9
Pappelis A, Fox SW, Papagiannis MD. "Protocell and metaprotocells of the
Protolife Kingdom." _Illinois State Academy of Science_ 1993; 86(Suppl.):57
Fox SW. "Synthesis of life in the lab? Defining a protoliving system."
_Quarterly Review of Biology_ 1991 June; 66(2):181-5 [In this paper, Fox
again argues that proteinoid microsphere protocells are representatives of
"(_proto_) living organisms" (pg. 182) and he continues to use the qualifiers
"proto-" and "primitive". However, he also more freely refers to his
protocells as "organisms" and "cells" without qualifiers, and he asserts that
(pg. 181): "The 'synthesis' of an organism in the lab holds special
significance as an affirmation of cell analysis....Such verification is an
extension to cellular science from organic chemistry...in which synthesis of
bioorganic compounds is a traditional confirmation of the analysis by organic
chemists of the chemical structure of a natural compound." This is also (to
my knowledge) the first time he specifies the criteria he will use to assert
that his protocells are alive: metabolism, cellularity, reproduction and
growth, and response to external stimuli. He even quotes critics who admit
that (except for the lack of a genetic system) they would willingly accept
that his protocells are alive because they demonstrate metabolism, growth and
reproduction. Even so, he still does not come right out and claim that he
synthesized life in the lab. I therefore believe that this paper represents
a transition in his thinking based on the accumulating evidence from his more
cautious position in 1977 to his bolder claims in 1997.]
Fox SW. "Molecular selection and natural selection." _Quarterly Review of
Biology_ 1986 September; 61(3):375-86
Fox SW. "Self-sequencing of amino acids and origins of polyfunctional
protocells." _Orig Life_ 1984; 14(1-4):485-8 [This article discusses the
information content of proteinoid microsphere protocells.]
Fox SW, Nakashima T, Przyblyski A, Syren RM. "The updated experimental
proteinoid model." _International Journal of Quantum Chemistry_ 1982; QBS
Fox SW. "How many theories for the origin of (proto)life?" in Srinivasan R,
ed., _Biomolecular Structure, Conformation, Function and Evolution_.
Oxford:Pergamon Press (1981) pg. 643-6
Fox SW. "A model for protocellular coordination of nucleic acid and protein
synthesis." in Kageyama M, Nakamura K, Oshima T, Uchida T, eds., _Science
and Scientists_. Tokyo:Japan Science Society Press (1981) pg. 39-45
Fox SW. "From inanimate matter to living systems." _American Biology
Teacher_ 1981; 43(3):127-35, 140
Matsuno K. "Material self-assembly as a physiochemical process."
_BioSystems_ 1981; 13:237-41
Fox SW. "Life from an orderly cosmos." _Naturwissenschaften_ 1980 December;
67(12):576-81 [This article ties in the nonrandomness of thermal proteinoids
with the order seen in the universe and discusses how this is a reflection of
the second law of thermaldynamics "on a cosmic scale".]
Fox SW. "Metabolic microspheres: origins and evolution."
_Naturwissenschaften_ 1980 August; 67(8):378-83 [This article discusses the
catalytic activity of proteinoid microspheres as a model for the evolution of
Fox SW, Nakashima T. "The assembly and properties of protobiological
structures: the beginnings of cellular peptide synthesis." _Biosystems_
1980; 12(3-4):155-66 [The research that forms the basis for this proposal is
in Nakashima T, Fox SW. "Synthesis of peptides from amino acids and ATP with
lysine-rich proteinoid." _Journal of Molecular Evolution_ 1980 May;
Fox SW. "The origins of behavior in macromolecules and protocells."
_Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology_ 1980; 67B:423-36
Fox SW. "Organic microstructures and terrestrial protocells."
_Naturwissenschaften_ 1977 July; 64(7):380-1
Fox SW. "Bioorganic chemistry and the emergence of the first cell." In van
Tamelan EE, ed., _Bioorganic Chemistry_. New York:Academic Press (1977) pg.
Fox SW. "The evolutionary significance of phase-separated microsystems."
_Orig Life_ 1976 January; 7(1):49-68 [This article discusses how proteinoid
microspheres can serve as a models for the cell and the protocell.]
Fox SW> "Stereomolecular interactions and microsystems in experimental
protobiogenesis." _BioSystems_ 1975 July; 7(10):22-36
Fox SW. "Looking forward to the present." _Biosystems_ 1975 March;
Fox SW. "Origins of biological information and the genetic code." _Mol Cell
Biochem_ 1974 April 15; 3(2):129-42
Fox SW, Jungck JR, Nakashima T. "From proteinoid microsphere to contemporary
cell: formation of internucleotide and peptide bonds by proteinoid
particles." _Orig Life_ 1974 January-April; 5(1):227-37
Fox SW. "The proteinoid theory of the origin of life and competing ideas."
_American Biology Teacher_ 1974; 36:161-72, 181
Fox SW. "Origin of the cell: experiments and premises."
_Naturwissenschaften_ 1973 August; 60(8):359-68
Fox SW. "Molecular evolution to the first cells." _Pure Appl Chem_ 1973;
Hsu LL, Brooke S, Fox SW. "Conjugation of proteinoid microspheres: a model
of primordial communication." _Current Models in Biology_ 1971; 4:12-25
Fox SW. "Self-ordered polymers and propagative cell-like systems."
_Naturwissenschaften_ 1969 January; 56(1):1-9
Fox SW. "Spontaneous generation, the origin of life, and self assembly."
_Current Models in Biology_ 1968 November-December; 2(5):235-40
Now something I'm sure you've noticed is that Fox is the sole author on the
vast majority of these papers and a coauthor on all of them save one. The
reason, however, is quite simple. Of all the candidates for synthesized life
in the lab, including self-replicating molecules and enzymatic RNA molecules,
the one with the strongest case are the proteinoid microspheres. Other
people have investigated them, and I will discuss their work shortly, but Fox
made the major effort; in fact, he devoted virtually the whole of the last 25
years of his career to trying to understand them and their implications for
life in general and abiogenesis in particular. As the acknowledged expert,
it should be no surprise that he wrote the majority of the papers dealing
with them.
What might be a surprise is why so few have followed up on his research. The
reason may involve a combination of three factors. The first is that Fox and
his colleagues seemed to investigate them so thoroughly that many researchers
may feel that there is little new to discover. There is also the fact that
certain experiments need only be replicated so many times before everyone
comes to believe the results are real and so stop replicating them simply to
verify their reality. Since the general biological consensus is that
proteinoid microsphere protocells are alive, there is little need for anyone
to continue to verify that. Instead, most of the people who investigate them
do so to try to find medical or industrial uses for them, not to understand
them or abiogenesis.
The second factor is that, while most of his colleagues appear to have
accepted that his protocells were alive, as Brian has pointed out most of
them did not accept that they had much of anything to do with abiogenesis or
the origin of life on earth. They were investigating their own ideas, so
they were rivals -- friendly, cooperative rivals who valued and respected
each others' work, but rivals nonetheless. As a result, they probably
convinced succeeding generations of biologists that Fox's protocells were
little more than an interesting sideline or even a complete deadend. Fox
himself has pointed this out, with regard to the RNA-first and DNA-first
concepts. And why would anyone investigate a deadend when they could pursue
more fruitful avenues? (In point of fact, I do not believe that Fox's
protocells are a deadend, but that is a different topic from the one we are
currently discussing. Besides, more of the current generation of biologists
appear to be abandoning the genetic-code-first concepts for the protein-first
concept of thermal proteinoids.)
The third factor is somewhat like the second. Nearly all of Fox's colleagues
are dead now, and unfortunately with them went their own concepts, for much
the same reasons as for Fox's protocells. Their critique of each others'
work as having little or no relevence to abiogenesis may have worked too
well, so that most contemporary biologists have largely rejected their
specific concepts in favor of more exotic ideas. However, it is interesting
that whereas many seem now to be concentrating on protocells composed solely
of amphiphilic molecules, they still accept the fundamental precepts
established by Fox: the first life must be cellular; information in the form
of proteins and metabolism preceeded a genetic code; and the key biomolecules
must be capable of self-assembly.
This should not, however, be misconstrued to believe that no one is currently
investigating proteinoid microsphere protocells in terms of abiogenesis. At
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is the Thermal Protein Study Group
(www.siu.edu/~protocell/) headed by Aristotel Pappelis and Donald Ugent.
Also, Duane L. Rohlfing of the University of Southern Carolina continues to
do research in proteinoids. The names of additional researchers can be found
which is a publication and abstract listing for the 1994 American Chemical
Society Symposium on the Origin of Life. They include such scientists as
C. Steven Sikes of the University of Southern Alabama;
K- Harada of Shoin Women's University, Japan;
Klaus Dose of Gutenberg University, Germany;
Paul Melius of Auburn University, Alabama;
Koichiro Matsuno of the Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan;
Peter R. Bahn of Bahn Biotechnology Co.;
R.M. Ottenbrite of the Virginia Commonwealth University;
Alexander T. Pol of the College of Engineering, University of Miami;
R. Rosen of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; and
Etsuo Kokufuta of the Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of
Tsukuba, Japan
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Monday, September 26, 2011
scenes from the weekend
9 comments:
- Amy said...
I am feeling the same way, that October is going to be way too busy. We have Lily's bday and Halloween within a couple of days of eachother, along with other obligations. I am working on an Oct. bee block tonight so I can feel like I am getting somewhere, and no, not the Cocorico one, I am intimidated by my plan for that one at the moment!
Your kids all look healthy and adorable and your blocks make me smile!
- September 26, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Poppyprint said...
Lucky with the weather! You and your family are sounding so productive. Look at your baby becoming a big boy - I can't believe how he's grown. I 'met' you just after he was born, I think. It's so great that the girls like cross country. They are the best races when you're young!
- September 26, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Leslie said...
congrats to your girls!!! 20's in the am sounds wonderful. We thought that we were getting fall finally but then the last few days have been hot and humid again. it is the humid part that kills me. i love the around the world block....so pretty.
- September 26, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- Jessica said...
wow, I'm loving your gold strip. And your little man is killing me with cuteness.
- September 26, 2011 at 5:33 PM
It is fall here, although we are in the grip of the cold, rainy fall season and not the sunny, brisk fall weather. Saturday was lovely and we got to bike in the woods, but it's been raining ever since.
- September 27, 2011 at 5:29 AM
- jmday said...
It's just starting to be the beginning of "not summer" here in centex... Maybe soon it will be cool enough to actually spend time outside! Until then, those around the world blocks are amazing! I might have to give them a whirl.
- September 27, 2011 at 6:35 AM
- Alli said...
Aw, what a cute one-eyed monkey!
- September 27, 2011 at 9:32 AM
It's been so nice in Seattle. Just dropped friend from Haines at airport and he was delighted with the weather here.
Biking in our future today.
- October 1, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Monica said...
The weather has been amazing here too and we're loving it!!
Love the blocks. You're so productive all the time!!
- October 1, 2011 at 11:18 PM


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Friday, October 30, 1998 - 9 a.m. CST
Discovery's astronauts will spend their first full day in space supporting wide-ranging activities, from releasing a small communications satellite to studying the behavior of materials at an atomic level.
Commander Curt Brown, Pilot Steve Lindsey and Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski will release PANSAT, the Petite Amateur Naval Satellite, early this afternoon. PANSAT is a small non-retrievable satellite developed by the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California. Designed to enhance the education of the military officers at the school through developing and observing its operation in space, PANSAT will capture and transmit radio signals that normally would be lost because the original signals were too weak or had too much interference.
Mission Specialists Steve Robinson and Parazynski will check out Discovery's Remote Manipulator System robot arm today to verify its operation prior to Sunday's scheduled deployment of the SPARTAN spacecraft for two days of free flight. During the checkout, they will survey the payload bay and also look at a possible loose tile on the left Orbital Manuevering System (OMS) engine pod, which was reported by Brown last night.
ESA Astronaut Pedro Duque and NASDA Astronaut Chiaki Mukai will check out and prepare the Middeck Glove Box, an enclosed research facility that will support numerous investigations throughout the mission. The glove box, referred to as MGBX, is a microwave sized research facility that provides the astronauts an opportunity to perform hands-on investigations in a controlled environment. Early this afternoon, Payload Specialist-2, John Glenn, will activate the MEPS experiment. MEPS, the Microgravity Encapsulation Process, studies the formation of capsules containing two kinds of anti-tumor drugs that could be delivered directly to solid tumors and has applications in chemotherapy treatments.
In addition, regularly scheduled exercise sessions and routine housekeeping chores also will occupy the crew's first full day on orbit, which promises to be a busy one for all seven members of the STS-95 crew. Flight Day 2 began at 7:45 a.m. central time today when the crew was awakened to the sounds of Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World," played for Mission Specialist -2 Scott Parazynski from his wife, Gail.
Discovery is in an orbit with a high point of 349 statute miles and a low point of 340 statute miles, circling Earth once every one hour, 35 minutes and 54 seconds. The next status report will be issued at 6 p.m. central.