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NEW YORK — Bitcoin investors, which include top hedge funds and money managers, are betting the virtual currency could more than quintuple to as high as $100,000 in a year.
It's a wager that has drawn eye-rolls from skeptics who believe the volatile cryptocurrency is a speculative asset rather than a store of value like gold.
Since January, bitcoin has gained 160%, bolstered by strong institutional demand as well as scarcity as payment companies such as Square and Paypal buy it on behalf of customers.
Bitcoin is within sight of its all-time peak of just under $20,000 hit in December 2017. It debuted in 2011 at zero and was last trading at $18,415.
Going from $18,000 to $100,000 in one year is not a stretch, Brian Estes, chief investment officer at hedge fund Off the Chain Capital, said.
"I have seen bitcoin go up 10X, 20X, 30X in a year. So going up 5X is not a big deal."
Mr. Estes predicts bitcoin could hit between $100,000 and $288,000 by end-2021, based on a model that utilizes the stock-to-flow ratio measuring the scarcity of commodities like gold. That model, he said, has a 94% correlation with the price of bitcoin.
Citi technical analyst Tom Fitzpatrick said in a note last week that bitcoin could climb as high as $318,000 by the end of next year, citing its limited supply, ease of movement across borders, and opaque ownership.
Those numbers though are a head-scratcher for Toronto-based Kevin Muir, an independent proprietary trader.
"Any hedge fund model on bitcoin is rubbish. You can't model a mania," Mr. Muir said. "Is it plausible? For sure. It's a mania. But does anyone actually have a clue? Not a chance."
Bitcoin relies on so-called "mining" computers that validate blocks of transactions by competing to solve mathematical puzzles every 10 minutes. The first to solve the puzzle and clear the transaction is rewarded new bitcoins.
Its technology was designed to cut the reward for miners in half every four years, a move meant to curb inflation. In May, bitcoin went through a third "halving," which reduced the rate at which new coins are created, restricting supply.
That halving has kickstarted bitcoin's renewed ascent.
Square's Cash App and PayPal, which recently launched a crypto service to its more than 300 million users, have been scooping up all new bitcoins, hedge fund Pantera Capital said in its letter to investors on Friday. That has caused a bitcoin shortage and has driven the rally in the last few weeks.
The so-called whale index, which counts addresses or wallets holding at least 1,000 bitcoins, is at an all-time high, said Phil Bonello, research director at digital asset manager Grayscale. Mr. Bonello said more than 2,200 addresses were linked to large bitcoin holders, up 37% from 1,600 in 2018, suggesting that institutional money has stormed in.
Investors like Stanley Druckenmiller, founder of hedge fund Duquesne Capital, and Rick Rieder, BlackRock Inc.'s chief investment officer of global fixed income, have recently touted bitcoin.
Retail investors though are still mostly sidelined due to the pandemic's effect on the economy. But with the entry of Square and PayPal, Lennard Neo, head of research at crypto index fund provider Stack Funds, expects a deluge of retail demand more intense than in 2017.
Neo forecasts bitcoin to reach $60,000-$80,000 by the end of 2021.
Tempus Inc. currency trader Juan Perez was unimpressed, even shocked, with all the lofty forecasts and said a bet on bitcoin at $100,000 next year would be a bet on the collapse of the global financial system.
"Governments around the world won't let that happen. They will not let fiat currencies collapse just like that," Mr. Perez said. — Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss/Reuters


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Trade News Moves the Market
The Week on Wall Street
Stocks fell sharply at the start of last week over trade tensions, then recovered with help from strong earnings and indications that U.S.-China trade talks would continue. Even so, the major indices had a down week. The S&P 500 lost 0.76%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.27%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.69%.
In contrast, the MSCI EAFE benchmark for international stocks rose 0.19%.[i],[ii]
The Latest Trade Developments
A broad selloff occurred Monday after China announced it would respond to increased U.S. tariffs by boosting its own import taxes on $60 billion of U.S. products. Friday morning, the Street breathed a sigh of relief as the Trump administration decided to delay 25% tariffs planned for imported cars and car parts; they had been slated to take effect on May 18. Just hours later, President Trump announced an end to U.S. tariffs on metals coming from Canada and Mexico.
At midweek, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin told reporters that he expected the U.S. to resume trade negotiations with China in "the near future."[iii],[iv],[v]
Earnings Season Winds Down
The first-quarter earnings scorecard is nearly complete, as more than 90% of S&P 500 companies have reported actual Q1 results.
Stock market analytics firm FactSet notes that 76% of these firms have beaten consensus earnings-per-share estimates. Overall earnings for S&P 500 components have surpassed expectations by 5.4%. Both these percentages are above 5-year averages.[vi]
Final Thought
The market is quite sensitive to trade developments at the moment, and it is unclear whether this will be a short-term trend or a long-term influence on prices. While the U.S. prepares its next moves, China also is preparing its response to any new U.S. tariffs, which could include manipulating its currency.
Tuesday: The April existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors.
Wednesday: Minutes from the Federal Reserve's May policy meeting.
Thursday: April new home sales figures from the Census Bureau.
Source: Econoday / MarketWatch Calendar, May 17, 2019
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Tuesday: AutoZone (AZO), Home Depot (HD), Kohl's (KSS), Nordstrom (JWN)
Wednesday: Analog Devices (ADI), Lowe's (LOW), Target (TGT)
Thursday: Best Buy (BBY), Intuit (INTU), TD Bank (TD)
Friday: Foot Locker (FL)
Source: Morningstar.com, May 17, 2019
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[i] https://www.wsj.com/market-data
[ii] https://quotes.wsj.com/index/XX/990300/historical-prices
[iii] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china/tough-talk-from-china-leaves-trade-talks-with-u-s-in-limbo-idUSKCN1SN207
[iv] https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mnuchin-says-he-expects-to-go-to-beijing-to-continue-trade-talks-in-the-near-future-2019-05-15
[v] https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/724357441/u-s-to-lift-tariffs-on-canadas-and-mexico-s-steel-and-aluminum
[vi] https://insight.factset.com/market-punished-sp-500-companies-reporting-negative-eps-surprises-in-q1
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Like photographers assembling a portfolio of their best shots, astronomers have assembled a new, improved portrait of our deepest-ever view of the Universe. Called the eXtreme Deep Field, or XDF, the photo was assembled by combining ten years of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations taken of a patch of sky within the original Hubble Ultra Deep Field. The XDF is a small fraction of the angular diameter of the full Moon.
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is an image of a small area of space in the constellation of Fornax (The Furnace), created using Hubble Space Telescope data from 2003 and 2004. By collecting faint light over one million seconds of observation, the resulting image revealed thousands of galaxies, both nearby and very distant, making it the deepest image of the Universe ever taken at that time.
The new full-colour XDF image is even more sensitive than the original Hubble Ultra Deep Field image, thanks to the additional observations, and contains about 5500 galaxies, even within its smaller field of view. The faintest galaxies are one ten-billionth the brightness that the unaided human eye can see.
Magnificent spiral galaxies similar in shape to the Milky Way and its neighbour the Andromeda galaxy appear in this image, as do large, fuzzy red galaxies in which the formation of new stars has ceased. These red galaxies are the remnants of dramatic collisions between galaxies and are in their declining years as the stars within them age.
Peppered across the field are tiny, faint, and yet more distant galaxies that are like the seedlings from which today's magnificent galaxies grew. The history of galaxies — from soon after the first galaxies were born to the great galaxies of today, like the Milky Way — is laid out in this one remarkable image.
Hubble pointed at a tiny patch of southern sky in repeat visits made over the past decade with a total exposure time of two million seconds. More than 2000 images of the same field were taken with Hubble's two primary cameras: the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field Camera 3, which extends Hubble's vision into near-infrared light. These were then combined to form the XDF.
"The XDF is the deepest image of the sky ever obtained and reveals the faintest and most distant galaxies ever seen. XDF allows us to explore further back in time than ever before," said Garth Illingworth of the University of California at Santa Cruz, principal investigator of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2009 (HUDF09) programme.
The Universe is 13.7 billion years old, and the XDF reveals galaxies that span back 13.2 billion years in time. Most of the galaxies in the XDF are seen when they were young, small, and growing, often violently as they collided and merged together. The early Universe was a time of dramatic birth for galaxies containing brilliant blue stars far brighter than our Sun. The light from those past events is just arriving at Earth now, and so the XDF is a time tunnel into the distant past when the Universe was just a fraction of its current age. The youngest galaxy found in the XDF existed just 450 million years after the Universe's birth in the Big Bang.
Before Hubble was launched in 1990, astronomers were able to see galaxies up to about seven billion light-years away, half way back to the Big Bang. Observations with telescopes on the ground were not able to establish how galaxies formed and evolved in the early Universe.
Hubble gave astronomers their first view of the actual forms of galaxies when they were young. This provided compelling, direct visual evidence that the Universe is truly changing as it ages. Like watching individual frames of a motion picture, the Hubble deep surveys reveal the emergence of structure in the infant Universe and the subsequent dynamic stages of galaxy evolution.
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (Webb telescope), scheduled for launch in 2018, will be aimed at the XDF, and will study it with its infrared vision. The Webb telescope will find even fainter galaxies that existed when the Universe was just a few hundred million years old. Because of the expansion of the Universe, light from the distant past is stretched into longer, infrared wavelengths. The Webb telescope's infrared vision is ideally suited to push the XDF even deeper, into a time when the first stars and galaxies formed and filled the early "dark ages" of the Universe with light.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (Leiden University), and the HUDF09 TeamExplanation from: https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1214/


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Physcial Sciences Division
Research Highlights
January 2010
The Efficacy of Bacteria
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist sees her biogeochemistry work on cover
Marching to their own drummer. That's what bacteria from different environments do when turning toxic, mobile selenium into a less dangerous, non-mobile form, according to a study led by Dr. Carolyn Pearce, formerly of the University of Manchester and now with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Results: Marching to their own drummer. That's what bacteria from different environments do when turning toxic, mobile selenium into a less dangerous, non-mobile form, according to a study led by Dr. Carolyn Pearce. Pearce, formerly of the University of Manchester, is now conducting her research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The research she and her team did graced the November 2009 cover of Environmental Technology. This was a special issue for the Chalocogen Cycle Science and Technology Conference.
Why it matters: While the human body needs trace amounts of selenium, high levels in certain forms are poisonous. Humans and wildlife can encounter these toxic forms in crops grown in selenium-rich soil. Bacteria that thrive in the soil can prevent this scenario, by turning the hazardous selenium into a form that is ignored by the plants. This research shows which of three common bacteria are best at transforming the selenium.
Methods: The team began with pure strains of three different bacteria: Geobacter sulfurreducens, Shewanella oneidensis, and Veillonella atypica. When grown in an environment containing the selenium oxyanion, selenite, all three microbes turn this toxic, bioavailable form into less hazardous elemental selenium. The bacteria do this by shuttling electrons from an electron donor to the selenite. Adding electrons reduces the positively charged selenium to the elemental or uncharged form, which is less toxic, does not move through the soil, and is not readily available to plants. Using an array of complex instruments including a synchrotron beam and calculations, they determined how quickly each bacterial strain transformed the toxic selenite into tiny spheres or spikey crystals of elemental selenium.
Of the three bacteria, they found that Veillonella atypica was the most efficient at transforming the selenite. As they explored how this was done, they found that Veillonella atypica used a different process. While Geobacter and Shewanella turned the selenium into an intermediate crystalline form, Veillonella did not create an intermediate crystalline form.
With these experiments complete, the team conducted a second set of experiments. This time they added an electron mediator, a chemical that makes it easier for the microbes to shuttle electrons around. They found that adding this mediator speeded the reactions for each of the microbes.
Finally, they studied the bacterial proteins associated with the formation of the nontoxic selenium. They found that a type of proteins that reside on the bacteria's surface, called c-type cytochromes, are involved. This type of protein has been linked to similar reactions involving Shewanella and uranium in another study.
"It is useful to do these studies to work out the fate of selenium in the environment," said Pearce. "If the soil is dominated by Geobacter, you'll get one type of a reaction, but a different one with Shewanella."
What's next: Pearce is now studying how microbes halt the subsurface migration of nuclear weapons industry byproducts technetium and uranium. In addition, Pearce and her associates are examining the effect of minerals on the mobility and availability of the radionuclides. Understanding how microbes and minerals behave is a vital step to controlling their interactions with the environment and creating safe, effective cleanup technologies.
Much of Pearce's work is done using resources at the Department of Energy's EMSL, a national scientific user facility at PNNL.
Acknowledgments: This research was done by Richard Pattrick, Nicholas Law, John Charnock, Victoria Coker, Jon Fellowes, and Jonathan Lyod of the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom; Ronald Oremland of the U.S. Geological Survey at Menlo Park; and Carolyn Pearce, formerly of the University of Manchester and now with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
This work was funded by the Research Council UK.
Research was done at STFC Daresbury Laboratory, the Molecular Foundry, and the Vincent J. Coates Proteomics Mass Spectrometry Laboratory.
Reference: Pearce CI, RAD Pattrick, N Law, JM Charnock, VS Coker, JW Fellowes, RS Oremland, and JR Lloyd. 2009. "Investigating different mechanisms for biogenic selenite transformations: Geobacter sulfurreducens, Shewanella oneidensis and Veillonella atypica." Environmental Technology 30(12):1313-1326.


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Improving our homes and lifestyles comes naturally in the spring, as we begin spring cleaning and look for renewal in body, mind, and spirit. There are risks posed to our health by the more than 80,000 untested chemicals used in our society, but we have an opportunity to create a sanctuary for ourselves and our families–one where the air is pure, and our exposure to potentially dangerous products is reduced, if not completely eliminated.
As a LEED-accredited Professional with a specialty in Interior Design and Construction (LEED AP + ID +C), as well as an ASID Fellow (FASID), and a Design Futures Fellow, I've made education a lifelong endeavor. I'm an interior designer as well as an adjunct professor, blogger, columnist, author and speaker. I've dedicated my life to creating distinctive interiors for my clients, while teaching people how to make their homes a place of sanctuary.
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This is my year to focus on hard surfaces in the landscape. Having just had a knee replacement, stairs and uneven terrain are a challenge. Even walking on grassy slopes is difficult. I have had a very personal experience with what hard surfaces can provide in the garden-and the lack thereof. They are a necessity for vehicles; even the underground grass support grids do not support regular or heavy vehicular traffic. Interior hard surfaces support all manner of human activity. Flooring for kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms-there are so many choices. As is apparent in the above photograph, should you wish to have some outdoor space that will support human activity, a hard surface of some sort is a good idea. The interior flooring flowing outdoors-a beautifully utilitarian and visually satisfying gesture. Outdoor "rooms" are very much different in feeling and execution than interior spaces, but in or out, a level hard surface can facilitate plenty in the garden.
This bluestone has been cut in what is known as an Aschlar pattern. Several sizes of squares and rectangles can be laid in a pattern that seems random at first glance. The pattern allows a stone mason to lay the surface quickly-as there is a big idea governing the sequence of the stones. The appearance of random makes it a good choice for landscapes not demanding an ultra formal or ultra contemporary hard surface treatment. Interesting that-very formal and very contemporary landscapes have much in common . This bluestone is graded and sold as "full range". Full range refers to the wide color variation in the stone. Each stone exactly the same color-selected stone such as this demands a premium price. Expect to pay over and above for select. Each stone is as much about what was discarded for a job, as what is acceptable. The muted colors of the full range is easy on the eye. Should you be thinking of a large terrace, darker is better. No one needs their terrace glaring up at them.
Some large hard surfaces-by this I mean a drivecourt, benefit from a change of material, or mixed materials. Cars and UPS trucks are large, and need lots of paving. This concrete aggregate drivecourt is punctuated by a compass built from hand cut bluestone slabs. The pattern draws the eye away from the large expanse of hard surface. A group of materials is good, should your paved space be large.
My own narrow driveway opens into a piazza of considerable size. The driveway/piazza design was done in 1930-I have not changed one dimension. Whomever designed it, I am appreciative. My driveway opens into a terrace, which is driveable. The brick which surfaced both was still intact, but heaved up here and there. Impossible to shovel, and dicey to walk on. I replaced the brick with a Belgian made concrete brick made by Unilock- called Capthorne. The uniformity of the brick makes it easy to lay. It is equally easy to move over, and stand on. It gracefully represents the unusual original drive and drive terrace.
Stone-cut and carefully laid-there is nothing like it. This walk, bordered in granite setts-it is my all time favorite. My client and his stone mason laid this walk long before I met him; his love of natural materials and precise planning produced a hard surface that is incredibly beautiful.
Some hard surfaces are not so hard. Eric and Julie liked the idea of water in their yard-but had no interest in the upkeep. A frame of decomposed granite encloses a hard surface of recycled and tumbled blue bottle glass. The glass-a maintenance free suggestion of water. The terrace seems small, and intimate, given the change of materials. Switching, matching, investigating harmonious materials can make a hard surface lively.
Concrete pavers are not my favorite. I like my concrete to be honest about being concrete. Concrete in imitation of some other material-hmm. Some landscapes demand natural materials-no imitations need apply. Some modern and contemporary landscapes demand materials not one bit natural; materials conceived and generated via the human hand can be stunning. The big idea here is about authenticity of place. Should you own a tudor home in the English style, stay away from concrete-unless you find a believable hard surface material. Should you own a mid century modern house, look at the brick from the same period. A contemporary home-read and research concrete-it is a material appropriate to you. Should you be in between, lay the concrete pavers, and water copiously. A moss fringe around each concrete paver-a visual blessing.
The architect Michael Willoughby designed and built this home. The stone on the walls-he repeated on the ground. I so love how his spare vision does not lecture. The hard surfaces are extraordinarily soft. The hard surfaces here, beautiful.
No doubt you have places in your garden in which you intend to entertain, have dinner, meet friends, relax. Your choices of what lies underfoot-many.


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WEH NOTE: The Liber omits sections 0 and 1 in earlier publication in EQUINOX I, 7 as well as here. There are signs that this version has been edited, notably changes were made in punctuation and capitalization. The editing appears to be defective, with some material omitted inadvertently. There is one original footnote, and the others are mine. There was also a photo page in the EQUINOX version.
Let him further investigate any mental results which may occur.
WEH NOTE: Equinox spells this "Kumbakham" in this spot only.
and paying no attention to the nostrils otherwise than to keep them clear. Let him begin by an indrawing of the breath for 4 paces, and a breathing out for 4 paces. Let him increase this gradually to 6.6, 8.8, 12.12, 16.16 and 24.24, or more if he be able. Next let him practise in the proper prportion 4.8, 6.12, 8.16, 12.24 and so on. Then if he choose, let him recommence the series, adding a gradually increasing period of Kumbhakam.
WEH NOTE: Equinox spells this "Kumbhakham".
WEH NOTE: The Equinox has this last word as:"' GR:gamma-alpha-theta-alpha-nu"
or the like.
WEH NOTE: In the Equinox this parenthetic paragraph is identified as an editorial comment.
WEH NOTE: from this point, the text in the Equinox diverges from this text. There is an additional step: "11. "Seventh practice." Let the Zelator breathe as deeply and rapidly as possible." The step numbered here as "Seventh" is labeled "Eighth" in the Equinox.
Note that in the early stages of concentration of the mind, such annoyances become negligible.
a retired situation, simple food eaten in great moderation at the conclusion
of the practices of morning and afternoon, and on no account before practising.
Bodily health is almost essential, and should be most carefully guarded
(See Liber CLXXXV, "Task of a Neophyte"). A diligent and tractable
disciple, or the Practicus of the Zelator, should aid him in his work. Such
a disciple should be noiseless, patient, vigilant, prompt, cheerful, of
gentle manner and reverent to his master, intelligent to anticipate his
wants, cleanly and gracious, not given to speech, devoted and unselfish.
With all this he should be fierce and terrible to strangers and all hostile
influences, determined and vigorous, increasingly vigilant, the guardian
of the threshold.
It is not desirable that the Zelator should employ any other creature than
a man, save in cases of necessity. Yet for some of these purposes a dog
will serve, for others a woman. There are also others appointed to serve,
but these are not for the Zelator.
WEH NOTE: Harmless, that is, if you don't mind the danger of choking to death in your sleep!
In this manner the practice is to be raised from the physical to the spiritual-plane, even as the words Ruh, Ruach, Pneuma, Spiritus, Geist, Ghost, and indeed words of almost all languages, have been raised from their physical meanings of wind,
WEH NOTE: The Equinox adds "air," to this list.
breath, or movement, to the spiritual plane. (RV is the old root meaning Yoni and hence Wheel (Fr. roue, Lat. rota, wheel) and the corresponding Semitic root means "to go". Similarly spirit is connected with "spiral". -- Ed.)


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I'll admit to using all kinds of strange things to mark my page in a book: envelopes, pictures, a popsicle stick.
I featured the blog Forgotten Bookmarks about a year-and-a-half ago and also follow on Twitter.
Michael Popek is a used and rare bookseller who blogs about the personal, funny, heartbreaking and weird things he finds in books.
Some examples:
And now he has a BOOK out called FORGOTTEN BOOKMARKS (another GREAT holiday gift idea!):
What do you use to mark books?


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Marveling At Miracle Fruit
Hallelujah, I've experienced a miracle — albeit a modest one.
It didn't involve seeing Jesus on a tortilla or the Virgin Mary in a rust stain on the side of a building. No, my miracle involved a teeny-tiny red berry known as "miracle fruit."
Haven't heard the buzz on this fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum, that's native to West Africa? Well, brothers and sisters, let me fill you in. I've been intrigued by the fruit ever since reading a New York Times story about it in May.
This small fruit purports to have an amazing effect when eaten: It changes the taste of anything you stick in your mouth afterwards, particularly things that are sour or bitter, leaving them seemingly sugary sweet.
Admittedly, I was more a curious skeptic than any kind of true believer. So when my friend, Elaine Villamin, winemaker at her family's Eden Canyon Vineyards in Creston, Calif. (believed to be the only Filipino-American estate winery in the country) asked me to come to a miracle fruit event she was hosting last weekend, I jumped at the chance. Elaine planned to have attendees test the reaction of the fruit on her wines, as well as a variety of other foods, including Tabasco, white vinegar, pickles, Spam, and her homemade pot roast. Talk about a rather curious last supper.
The event was held at Periscope Cellars in Emeryville. Trivia fans will note that its warehouse area was the set for the first season of Bravo TV's "Top Chef." The Kenmore appliances are still there as proof.
About three dozen folks forked over $12 in hopes of having a miracle last Saturday afternoon. The seeds ($3 each and just a tad larger than pomegranate ones) were picked just a couple days ago in South Florida, where they are grown by Curtis Mozie who sells them through his Web site.
We were instructed to pop the seed into our mouth, to suck on the smidgen of pulp that's pretty tasteless, then spit out the bitter seed. We also were told the effect of the protein, miraculin, would last about an hour. Then we made our way around the tables set up with condiments and foods, trying each with eager anticipation.
Was there an earth-shattering epiphany? For me, not an enormous one. After reading the Times' story, I expected a more dramatic difference; I expected everything to taste like candy. Although it didn't, there were still some definite marvels.
The first thing my husband and I noticed was that after sucking on the miracle fruit, the center of our tongues felt slightly coated. And when we tasted various foods, it was the very center of our tongues where we experienced the biggest changes; in contrast, the outer edge of our tongue and our lips still experienced foods relatively the same as before.
We tried sucking on a lemon wedge first. A couple people around me said the lemons tasted like lemon sorbet to them now. Lynne Char Bennett, a San Francisco Chronicle food writer who also was at the event, thought the miracle fruit made the lemon taste like Splenda. I thought the lemon now tasted like fake lemonade or even a little like Chinese salted plums.
Salty foods such as anchovies and Spam tasted less salty now. Other tangy ingredients such as sour cream, white vinegar, and pickles tasted only marginally less sour. The red wines became less complex because the tannins were muted.
For me, the biggest differences occurred with fresh strawberries, which tasted so very ripe and sweet, bordering almost on strawberry soda; and Guinness, which tasted a bit like chocolate milk, its hoppy bitterness all but obliterated.
Because taste is so subjective to begin with, I'd surmise that the impact of miracle fruit differs from person to person. My husband also wonders if tasting in a group situation like this also might affect someone's perceptions differently than if that person were to do the tasting alone.
Farmer Mozie is experimenting with miracle fruit to see if it might have some useful applications in the future for those who suffer from diabetes. But that might be a struggle since the fruit is so expensive, can be difficult to grow, and because the Food and Drug Administration ruled against its use as a sugar substitute in the 1970s.
If you'd like to become a disciple of miracle fruit, Elaine hopes to have more tasting events in the future. Just monitor her winery's Web site for more details to come. Because this first tasting sold out almost immediately, it might help to say a prayer to ensure you get into the next one.


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More from Dr. Wodarg:
– German health expert's swine flu warning; Does virus vaccine increase the risk of cancer?
Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg is a politician and a specialist in lungs, hygiene and environmental medicine. He is the chairman of the health committee in the German parliament and European Council.
European health officials have launched an investigation into whether the seriousness of the swine flu outbreak was exaggerated. They blame pharmaceutical giants for pressuring the World Health Organisation to declare it a pandemic.
This allowed drug companies to make huge profits even though the virus was not as deadly as regular seasonal flu. What outcome would there be for the drug companies at the centre of the investigation?
RT discusses this with Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg who initiated the probe.
Added: 13. Januar 2010
More Information on swine flu and vaccination:
– 60 Million in US Vaccinated Against Swine Flu … They Have Just Destroyed Their Health
– Police State: Student Suspended And Assaulted For Handing Out ANTI-VACCINE Flyers
– Swine Flu Pizza Party: Get a shot, get a pizza for your class!
– Virologist Adrian Gibbs Repeats H1N1 Swine Flu Lab-Escape Claim in Published Study
– Shocking H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Miscarriage Stories From Pregnant Women
– Dr. Roby Mitchell Retracts H1N1 Vaccine Advice After Reading Insert!
– French Woman Develops Guillain-Barre Syndrome After H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccination
– Poland: Health Minister Says No To The H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine For The Entire Country
– 3 Dutch babies die after pneumococcal vaccine, Dutch authorities pull Pfizer's Prevenar batch
– UK government: All schoolchildren may be vaccinated against H1N1 swine flu
– CFR admits false scarcity tactic to get people to take the H1N1 swine flu vaccine
– Twenty Reasons Why Vitamin D Is Better Than The Swine Flu Vaccine
– H1N1 Swine Flu A National Emergency? Take A Close Look At This Chart
– CDC Guesstimated H1N1 Swine Flu Cases and Refused CBS Freedom of Information Act Request
– President Obama declares H1N1 swine flu a national emergency
– Flu Vaccine Brainwashing by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
– Satire: How to be a swine flu vaccine zealot
– New York judge puts hold on mandatory swine flu vaccinations
– Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Shocking Vaccine Cover Up
– Junk Science And The Flu Vaccine Scam Revealed
– Dr. Leonard Horowitz: The CDC's Vaccination Genocide
– Autism Explodes As Childhood Vaccines Increase
– 'Just get your damn vaccine' America! (The Swine Flu Conspiracy
– Canada will protect swine flu vaccine maker GlaxoSmithKline from lawsuits
– CDC drafts 'ISOLATION ORDER' for swine flu (H1N1)
– Poll: Nearly 2/3 of US parents won't vaccinate their children against the H1N1 swine flu
– Australia: Nationwide swine flu vaccination
– US: Military to get mandatory swine flu shots soon
– Washington State lifts limit on mercury preservative in swine-flu vaccine
– Forced Swine Flu Vaccination Refused By Nurses In New York
– Long Island nurses to rally against mandatory swine flu vaccines
– Seasonal flu shot may increase H1N1 risk
– First wave of vaccine will be mostly nasal spray, a LIVE FLU VIRUS
– Nanoparticles used in untested swine flu vaccines
– China: Mass Swine Flu Vaccination
– US: Governor Baldacci proclaims civil emergency due to H1N1
– Study: Causal Connection Between Thimerosal and Autism Established
– Historical facts exposing the dangers and ineffectiveness of vaccines
– Exposed: 'The Swine Flu Hoax' by Andrew Bosworth, Ph.D.
– Up to 60% of doctors may refuse swine flu vaccine
– German health expert's swine flu warning; Does virus vaccine increase the risk of cancer?
– Dr. Russell Blaylock: Harmful Effects of Swine Flu Vaccine
– Swine Flu: The DynCorp 'COINCIDENCE'
– H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: October Surprise Prevention
– Dr. Russell Blaylock: How to reduce the toxic effects if force vaccinated
– Poll: Only a third of nurses willing to have swine flu vaccine
– Leaked Government letter to neurologists reveals concern about swine flu vaccine
– Untested swine flu vaccine could be given to your children
– £27,000 swine flu bonus for GPs
– Squalene: The Swine Flu Vaccine's Dirty Little Secret Exposed
– NVIC on swine flu and the consequences for you!
– US Military To Work With FEMA During Swine Flu Pandemic
– US: 12,000 Children To Be Swine Flu Vaccine Guinea Pigs
– Baxter Filed Swine Flu Vaccine Patent a Year Ahead of Outbreak
– UK Government Swine Flu Advisor On Vaccine Maker Payroll
– Swine flu vaccine to be cleared after five-day trial !!!
– Baxter: Product contaminated with live H5N1 avian flu virus
– Now Legal Immunity for Swine flu Vaccine Makers
– New Zealand orders 300,000 doses of untested and unapproved swine flu vaccine
– Journalist Files Charges against WHO and UN for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder
– Swine Flu 1976: Reality vs. Propaganda
– Homeopathy Successfully Treated Flu Epidemic of 1918
– Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D (Flashback)
– Dr. Russell Blaylock on 1976 Swine Flu and Current Outbreak
Swine Flu and the Microchip:
– Greg Evenson on Microchips and Swine Flu
– Whistleblower: Forced vaccinations – clear warning
Additional information on Tamiflu:
– Canada ignores Oxford University's warning about Tamiflu
– Swine flu: TV presenter's daughter almost died after taking Tamiflu
– Study: Tamiflu causes sickness and nightmares in children
– Tamiflu drug made with cocktail of chemical ingredients, linked with bizarre behavior


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Geoducks are for Lovers
By: Daisy Prescott
Food writer Maggie Marrion is
just getting back on her feet after a horrible year, or two, or three.
With their twentieth reunion approaching, she invites four of her closest
friends from college for a weekend at her beach cabin. What she doesn't expect
is her best friends, artist Quinn Dayton and part-time erotica novelist, Selah
Elmore, to play matchmaker. The two plot a surprise that will make the weekend,
and her life, a lot more interesting.
Gil Morrow, former grunge
musician turned history professor, joins them as Selah's date for the weekend.
After coming face to face with the one who got away, he decides he's waited
long enough to get the girl. With the support of old friends, a few wishing
rocks, the world's largest burrowing clam, and a hot lumberjack thrown into the
mix, Gil reminds Maggie that forty-something isn't too old for second chances.
Can we learn to love the life
we have and let go of who we expected to be? What happens when the generation
from The Breakfast Club and Reality Bites meets The Big Chill? Come spend a
weekend with these Generation X-ers as they share laughter, tears, life's ups
and downs, old stories, and new beginnings.
"We'll see how the night goes."
"Is that a challenge, Maggie May?" Gil leans forward and
catches her eye, then puts his hand on her leg above her knee, and squeezes.
The heat of his hand warms her and her muscles clench.
Gil licks the corner of his mouth. "Good to know." Leaning
back, he keeps his hand on her thigh.
Mentally, Maggie fans herself. The fire in front of her
isn't the only one she's playing with tonight.
Quinn and Ryan eventually make their way out to join the
group on the beach, carrying the s'mores supplies along with metal skewers from
the kitchen.
"I can't believe I'm offering this after the meat feast,
but who wants dessert?" Ryan gestures the platter of goodies.
"I'll never turn down chocolate or Nutella." Selah gets up
to grab a skewer and marshmallow.
"I need to taste Maggie's Nutella s'more," Gil says,
squeezing her leg. "Mind making me one?"
"If I can stand, sure." She pushes off the sand, using
Gil's leg to prop herself up.
"Charred or not charred?" She waves a marshmallow in front
of Gil.
"Charred, of course." He grins.
"Heathen," she teases and sticks the marshmallow directly
into the flames. Pulling the flaming ball of goo out of the fire, she blows on
it before handing the skewer to Gil. 'Hold this, and no eating it."
grabbing a graham crack, she smears on a dollop of Nutella, and then places the
charred marshmallow on top before adding another cracker.
She licks a big dollop of Nutella off the side, getting
some of the warm chocolate on the corner of her mouth.
"Here." She hands him the sticky mess, noticing that Gil
shifts his legs and squirms.
"You missed a spot." He gestures to her lips before biting
the s'more.
Maggie licks her lips, trying to get off the Nutella. She
glances at Gil, who closes his eyes and moans.
"Mmmm…. Hhmmmm… mmmmm" is all that comes out of him. Still
with his eyes closed he reaches up to swipe off the Nutella from chin with his
thumb. It's Maggie's turn to quietly moan as she watches him lick his thumb.
"Food porn as foreplay?" Quinn asks as he sticks his own
marshmallow into the flames next to Maggie.
"What?" She asks, completely unaware of where she is.
"You have it so bad." Selah chimes in from behind her.
"Move out of the way or toast another marshmallow." She bumps Maggie with her
"More," Gil says, opening one eye as he pops the last of
the s'more into his mouth.
"Best s'more ever?" Maggie asks, grabbing another
"Best ever." Gil winks. "More."
"Greedy." She chars another marshmallow.
The rest of the gang is likewise toasting and moaning over
their creations.
"Where was this when I used to smoke pot?" Quinn asks.
"I'm grateful Nutella wasn't around in college. I'd be as
big as a house," Jo says, eating a perfectly toasted but not charred
Maggie hands Gil another s'more, which he snatches from her
like a starving man.
"You okay there, big guy? Can I make one for myself now?"
Gil gives her a stink eye but nods his head, his mouth too
full to respond verbally.
Maggie sits back down next to Gil with her own s'more. She
takes a bite, closes her eyes and moans. She can't help herself.
When she opens her eyes, she catches Gil licking the s'more
right before biting it.
"What the hell?" She tries to save her s'more from his
greedy mouth, but he is too quick.
"It was dripping and going to land on your shirt. I was
trying to be a gentleman and protect your clothing."
Maggie stares at him.
"Not buying it?"
"No." She licks her lips where the melted marshmallow makes
them sticky. She watches Gil staring at her lips.
"Can I help you with that?" He offers, his eyes flicking to
her mouth, then back up to her eyes.
"I think I've got it."
"I'm not sure about that." He reaches out his index finger,
swipes under her bottom lip, and shows her the chocolate.
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Before writing full time, Daisy
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earned her degree in Art History and endured a brief stint as a film theory
graduate student. Baker, art educator, antiques dealer, blue ribbon pie maker,
blogger, content wrangler, freelance writer, fangirl, gardener, wife, and pet
mom are a few of the other titles she's acquired over the years.
Born and raised in San Diego,
Daisy and her husband (aka SO) currently live in a real life Stars Hollow in
the Boston suburbs with their dog, Hubbell, and an imaginary house goat. Geoducks
Are for Lovers is her debut novel. She is busy researching her second novel.
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Last November, six people with Alzheimer's disease and related types of cognitive impairment stood before an audience of 100 in North Haven, Conn.
One by one, they talked about what it was like to live with dementia in deeply personal terms.
Before the presentation, audience members were asked to write down five words they associated with dementia. Afterward, they were asked to do the same, this time reflecting on what they'd learned.
"Without exception, the words people used had changed — from 'hopeless' to 'hope,' from 'depressed' to 'courageous,' from 'empty' to 'fulfilled,'" said Erica DeFrancesco, a clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy at Quinnipiac University who helped organize the event.
The session, followed by an hour-long discussion about dementia, is part of a new grass-roots movement in the U.S. aimed at educating people about Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, dispelling the painful stigma associated with these conditions and enhancing public understanding.
A centerpiece of that effort, known as "Dementia Friends," began just over a year ago under the auspices of Dementia Friendly America, an effort spearheaded by 35 organizations across the country.
Currently, more than 13,200 people are registered as Dementia Friends in the U.S., and organizations in 14 states (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia, Wyoming) are hosting events to sign up more.
Globally, almost 14 million people in 33 countries are involved in the movement, which originated in Japan.
To become a Dementia Friend, most people attend an hour-long presentation focused on several themes:
Disease vs. typical aging. Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia are illnesses of the brain, not a natural consequence of aging.
Scope of symptoms. Dementia triggers a wide array of symptoms, not just memory loss.
Quality of life. People with dementia can live well, often for years.
Maintaining identity and respect. People with dementia retain a sense of self and aren't defined exclusively by this condition. (Testimonials by people with dementia are sometimes, but not always, included.)
"If we can change the way people look at dementia and talk about it, we can make a big difference in people's lives," said Philippa Tree, who spearheads a well-established Dementia Friends program in England and Wales, with about 2.3 million members, that has licensed its model to the U.S.
"It's about increasing awareness and empathy so that if you encounter someone in the community who needs some help, you have some basic skills," said Meredith Hanley, project lead for Dementia Friends USA.
William Anderson, chief of police for St. Cloud, Minn., went to a session of this kind late last year, with about 40 members of his department. One exercise — writing down all the steps involved in making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich — made an especially strong impression.
"I'd never thought about everything that goes into something that simple: taking the peanut butter and jelly out of the cabinet, unscrewing the tops, getting a knife, spreading the sides of the bread, putting the pieces on top of each other, cutting it down the middle," Anderson said, adding that this was only a partial list.
"The point they were making was that folks with dementia might remember some of these steps but not others. At some point, they'll get distracted or forget what they were doing and go on to something else. To me, that was eye-opening; it explained a lot."
Now, Anderson thinks about "how we can make life more manageable for these folks, in simple ways." An example: The St. Cloud Police Department's building has a large vestibule, with two big glass doors. "If you have dementia, you're going to walk into that vestibule and probably turn around in circles because the doors don't have an identifier saying 'police,'" he said, adding that introducing new signage is under consideration.
Committing to a concrete action — visiting or phoning a family member with Alzheimer's regularly, watching out for a neighbor, volunteering with a community organization or trying to make public venues easier to navigate, for instance — is required to become a Dementia Friend, though sponsors don't check if people follow through.
"This is a social action movement," said Emily Farah-Miller, executive lead for ACT on Alzheimer's, a statewide effort in Minnesota to create dementia-friendly communities and disseminate best practices regarding dementia in health care settings.
More than 10,000 U.S. Dementia Friends come from Minnesota, which began recruiting residents for the program two years ago, before it became a national initiative.
This year, Minnesota ACT on Alzheimer's leaders are working with African-American, Hispanic, American Indian, West African and Hmong communities in their state to make culturally sensitive adaptations to their programs. And they're piloting a modified version of Dementia Friends in several elementary schools "to create a dementia-friendly generation of youth," Farah-Miller said.
Individuals can also earn a "Dementia Friends" designation by watching an introductory video on Dementia Friends' USA website, as well as a second video about dealing with people with dementia in various settings such as restaurants, stores, banks, libraries, pharmacies, faith communities and public transportation.
If you encounter someone who seems confused and disoriented on a bus, train, taxi or subway, try to understand what that person might need, one of these videos advises. Speak slowly, using short, simple sentences and give the person adequate time to respond. Remain calm and reassuring and avoid arguing or embarrassing the person who may have forgotten where they're going.
Bob Savage, an 86-year-old diagnosed two years ago with Alzheimer's disease, became a Dementia Friend last year and now speaks to groups in Connecticut that are promoting the program.
Some of what he tells them: "As soon as people learn you have Alzheimer's, you're stigmatized. People treat you different, like you don't understand, and that's very upsetting."
Even if memory is lost, intuition and emotional understanding remain intact, Savage explained.
What he and other people with dementia want most is "emotional connection — that feeling of love that we had, that we may have lost" when a diagnosis was delivered and a sense of being a burden to other people descended.
In 2016, Savage moved to a campus in Southington, Conn., where 133 people with dementia reside in assisted living or a skilled nursing facility. Stephani Shivers, chief operating officer of LiveWell (formerly the Alzheimer's Resource Center), which owns the campus, is leading Connecticut's Dementia Friends initiative.
"What I've seen is that barriers seem to dissolve for people who attend" information sessions, she said. "Whether it's 'I'm not sure what to say to someone with dementia' or 'I'm nervous about being with someone with dementia,' the 'I don't know what to do' falls away.
"It becomes me relating to you, a person with dementia, as another human being — a human being living with a cognitive disability, just like people living with physical disabilities."
Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
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If you're looking for an eye-catching and sturdy houseplant, the Monstera is your best option! With its big green and exotic leaves – of which the older ones develop holes, you are sure to bring the jungle into your home.
The Swiss Cheese Plant
The Monstera Deliciosa especially fascinates us with its heart-shaped young leaves and the development of holes and incisions as the leaves get older. The latter is why the Monstera is also commonly known as the Swiss Cheese Plant. The Monstera is native to Central and South-America and it's a tropical liana, being able to climb up to trees to a height of 20 metres. It's a strong plant that tolerates a darker spot within the house and doesn't need lots of water. All whilst the plant also helps to purify the air.
Looking after the Monstera
Both the stems and leaves of the Swiss Cheese plant are toxic when ingested, so be careful with children and pets. When it comes to taking care of the Monstera, keep the following in mind:
- The Monstera prefers a light spot, though shouldn't be receiving full sun.
- The plant also copes with darker spots, but make sure to not place it in temperatures of 13° or less.
- It doesn't need a lot of water, so keep the soil slightly damp.
- It can use plant food every two weeks.
- The Monstera barely flowers indoors. If it does though, be sure to cut the flowers off, as these draw a lot of energy from the plant and are rather unattractive.
Where to display the Monstera
Besides keeping in mind that the Monstera needs a spot where it doesn't receive full sun, you can imagine that, due to its big leaves, the plant needs some space too. Give a spot in the living room where it makes a statement, instead of somewhere in the corner with other houseplants or furniture items. After all, it's an outstanding plant that deserves to be noted. Besides the living room, it is also commonly used as bedroom plant.


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IntellectualHeaven is a group of people doing OS development and systems programming. Our mission is to provide useful tools, libraries, samples and tutorials for systems programming like OS development, device driver development on Windows and Linux etc. We also provide some other fun tools, written by us, free of charge.
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A new short fiction magazine, devoted to all things mysterious, criminal, thrilling and suspenseful.
Beginning in March 2013, we intend to post one story per week, available to read online for free. Quarterly ebook anthologies will be made available to purchase, as well as an annual ebook subscription.
Plan B will be launching a fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo in the new year, to support becoming a paying market for short mystery fiction. Look for ebooks, subscriptions and other special rewards as part of the pre-sale IndieGoGo campaign.
Writers: we are open for submissions now. Please read the guidelines, then send us your best mystery or crime story.


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We are happy to announce the newly built Lottery Tickets category on Colnect is now available.
This category was made through the initiative of collectors on Colnect, headed by the new category coordinator, Juan Armero [elcapict]. You can see the whole build and discussions surrounding the creation of the category on the Lottery Tickets forum thread on the New Category Forum.
Lottery Tickets have an interesting role as a collectible, being part of an exciting game, then turned a collectible item. There are Scratch tickets and Tenth tickets, from all kinds of draw types. The budding category is starting with 522 Lottery Tickets from New-Zealand and Spain. With your help it could grow fast to include tickets from all countries and organisations. To know more about how to contribute to the Colnect Catalogs, please see our Catalog Contribution Guidelines page.
Missing your favorite kind of collectible on Colnect? Would like to build a catalog of your collectible in the way you think it should be? You are welcome to try us and suggest a new catalog, and head your own category on Colnect. Go to the New Category forum and see what's going on. You can read more bout what it takes to create a category on Colnect on our More Collectibles? page.
We would like to thank all who helped this category come to life, who participated in the discussion and gave their opinion. It has been a joyful effort, and that shows in the catalog itself. We wish the best of luck to the new category and it's coordinator in his new role :)
"Corresponsal de guerra S.XIX" - 1980 Spanish Lottery Ticket, from the new Colnect catalog |
"Winning Streak" - New Zealand Lottery Ticket, from the new Colnect catalog. |
"Perfect Match" - New Zealand Lottery Ticket, from the new Colnect catalog. |
"Periódico siglo XIX (caricatura)" - 1980 Spanish Lottery Ticket, from the new Colnect catalog. |
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"Forever Marilyn" is about to say farewell to Palm Springs . The 26 foot 17 ton statue has been visiting here
for almost 2 years and has been enjoyed by thousands of visitors, most of who have posed to have their photo taken with her.
Marilyn Monroe is still a big draw even as a statue.
"Forever Marilyn" Monroe in Palm Springs, CA |
"Farewell Marilyn" ceremony in Palm Springs, CA |
"Forever Marilyn"is leaving Palm Springs, CA |
Desert Winds Freedom Band |
Palm Springs Gay Men's Chorus |
Signatures for "Marilyn" in Palm Springs, CA |
Villagefest in downtown Palm Springs, CA |
Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, CA |
Follies "The Last Hurrah" Palm Springs, CA |
The Palm Springs Follies has been a great part of the city
for 23 years now but it too is leaving.
In this case it is not going elsewhere but is closing down due to the
economy incline that has affected live theater all over the country. This is the last year for these performances, it
really is "The Last Hurrah". We've seen
it several times over the years and have enjoyed every show, the Follies will
be greatly missed.
Marilyn is leaving, the Follies are closing and our stay in
the desert has come to an end, too…… lots of good-byes! Some of us will return but only time will
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Only an hour and a half away from Boquete, on the other side of Volcan Baru, the towns of Volcan and Cerro Punta are perfect day trip destinations. Boquete Garden Inn can provide guests with our map of the area (not to scale!), with all sorts of great places to visit.
One of these places is Haras Cerro Punta – the home of future horse racing stars!
And then return back to Boquete for its quality accommodations (ahem, Boquete Garden Inn!) and excellent Boquete restaurants!


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Jason Kittelberger
Jason Kittelberger hails from Rochester, New York, where he began training and performing at Performance Plus, Draper School of Dance and School of the Arts, studying dance, acting, musical theater and production design, and where he had plentiful opportunities to perform, choreograph and create. He continued his dance education at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where as a ballet major he was able to focus on technique and perform works by Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine, Carlos Orta, Lynne Taylor Corbett and Duncan Noble.
Kittelberger has performed with the Rochester City Ballet under Timothy Daper, Carolina Ballet under Robert Weiss and Hubbard Street II under Julie Nakagawa, where he appeared in works by Robert Battle, Aszure Barton and Kevin O'Day. With Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, under the direction of Benoit-Swan Pouffer, he was able to work with Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter, Didy Veldman, Jo Stromgren, Jacopo Godani, Jill Johnson, Emanuel Gat and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
His interest in commercial work has lead Kittelberger to training actors such as Emily Blunt and Benedict Cumberbatch. He appeared in films like The Adjustment Bureau, MA, Afloat (in 10 Crosby), Looking Glass and Samsung advertising spots. Recent projects include working with photographer and director Anton Corbijn on a music video for Depeche Mode's In Your Room and contributing to Jagged Little Pill at A.R.T. as associate choreographer.
Kittelberger is currently working alongside Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui as assistant choreographer, rehearsal director and dancer in productions like Shell Shock, Fractus V, Pluto, Firebird with Stuttgart Ballet, m¡longa, Puz/zle, Icon, Harbor Me with L.A. Dance Project, Satyagraha, Pelléas et Mélisande, and Qutb, where he partners with Natalia Osipova and James O'Hara.


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Sony's quest for aquatic phones has taken it to further depths with the announcement of the Xperia ZR today. Sony announced their new waterproof smartphone (up to 1.5 meters- 5 feet water resistance) and it come with a 4.6-inch/ 720p display. The Exmor RS image sensor on the device lets you experience filming underwater in Full HD with with it's 13-megapixel HDR camera, without any protective case or attachment. On board the Xperia ZR is a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core 1.5GH CPU, LTE, NFC, and a 2GB RAM. The handset also comes with a couple of cool features that makes you want to go swimming just to test it out, the OptiContrast OLED screen reduces glare in bright sunlight with the help of it's Bravia technology. As for availability, Sony stated in a Press Release that "The Xperia ZR will launch in various global markets from Q2 2013 (availability will vary by market)" Be sure to check out the PR after the break for more information about the Xperia ZR.
The new Xperia™ ZR waterproof* smartphone with superior Sony engineering
13th May 2013, London – Sony Mobile Communications ("Sony Mobile") today introduces the new Xperia ZR featuring the highest level of water-resistance for capturing photos and Full HD videos underwater. This Android smartphone offers leading technology and content with a 4.6″ HD Reality display, 13 megapixel fast capture camera, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ S4 Pro quad-core 1.5 GHz processor, and 4G LTE.
"The Xperia ZR pushes the boundaries on where and how consumers can use the full potential of their smartphone. By combining Sony's leading camera technology with the highest level of water-resistance, you will never miss another moment." said Calum MacDougall, Director of Xperia Marketing at Sony Mobile Communications. "Bringing together the best of Sony's leading technology, media applications and easy one-touch connectivity with the largest ever range of NFC-enabled accessories, the Xperia ZR delivers the unique smartphone experience that people can expect from Sony."
The ultimate in durable design
Xperia ZR is precision-crafted to handle whatever life throws at it. With its sleek, yet durable design, the Xperia ZR is your perfect companion in and out of the water. As well as being dust-resistant, this waterproof* phone is IP55 and IP58 compliant, so you can keep it submerged in 1.5 meters of fresh water for up to 30 minutes. Combined with its dedicated camera key, the waterproof capabilities let you shoot videos in Full HD or snap pictures underwater, capturing the sharpest visuals. The camera key also allows you to shoot even from a locked screen, meaning you'll never miss a moment again.
Featuring Sony's "Exmor RS for mobile" image sensor with HDR (High Dynamic Range) for both photos and videos, the Xperia ZR captures perfect pictures and videos, no matter what the conditions. Superior Auto mode combines Scene Recognition with high quality performance image processing technology (HDR and noise reduction) to automatically shoot with the most optimal settings. And when you want to capture action fast, simply turn on burst mode to shoot an unlimited number of images at 15 frames per second.
Xperia ZR also features Battery STAMINA Mode which significantly improves the standby time of your smartphone by four times or more** by automatically shutting down battery-draining apps whenever the screen is off and starting them up again when the screen is back on.
The solid yet comfortable styling of the Xperia ZR is matched by a choice of classic and fresh colours – black, white, pink and mint – each allowing you to express your individual style.
High quality viewing experience
Enjoy entertainment on the go with the super-sharp 4.6″ HD Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 using the contrast enhancement technology expertise from Sony's range of BRAVIA TVs, which together with the beautifully designed OptiContrast™ panel, delivers a beautiful high quality viewing experience.
The OptiContrast™ panel reduces reflections and provides clearer viewing, even in bright sunlight, and creates a seamlessly black surface when the phone is turned off. By eliminating the sensor layer and integrating the sensor on the lens, responsiveness of the screen is increased, so now your touch is both more effective and more intuitive. And with Sony's unique prediction filter to help better detect the movement of your finger, scrolling on the Xperia ZR is reassuringly smooth.
Consistent Sony media entertainment experiences
The "WALKMAN", Album and Movies applications enable discovery of online and offline content through a single access point with new ways to enjoy and share that content. The "WALKMAN" application provides access to all your downloaded music, a library of over 20 million songs to explore from Music Unlimited*** and Facebook social integration. The Movies application provides access to over 150,000 movies and TV series from Video Unlimited***. The Album application enables easy access to Facebook friends' photos and browsing photos by location. A new feature of this app is 'Faces' which recognizes and sorts the faces in your photo album so you can tag existing contacts or add names to familiar faces.
Ease of sharing and enjoyment
One-touch functions let you easily share music, photos and videos from your smartphone to the widest range NFC-enabled Sony devices, including speakers, headphones and TVs.
Joining the ever expanding range, the new Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset SBH50 is an advanced app-enabled wireless headset with built-in FM radio, OLED display and one-touch connection for wireless audio streaming. Simply touch your Xperia ZR once to the headset to instantly pair the devices and make a call or begin listening to tracks. The SBH50 is available in either black or white colour variants. Other accessories which complement the Xperia ZR are the Charging Dock DK28 and SmartWatch MN2.
The Xperia ZR will launch in various global markets from Q2 2013 (availability will vary by market).


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REVEALED! How I Stumbled on a Simple 'Trick' for Reconditioning Old & Dead Batteries - And Saved Myself Thousands of Dollars
"You'll Never need to buy another battery again!"
Dear Friend,
Would you like to learn how to NEVER have to pay for another battery... ever again?
And I mean any type of battery; a car battery, cell phone battery, laptop battery, drill battery, solar panel battery... literally any type of battery?
Right now, almost every single person on Earth is wasting their hard-earned money replacing dead batteries because they Don't KNOW they can be restored to like-new condition in a matter of minutes.
Don't believe me?
In just a moment, I'm going to show you an amazingly simple method which will bring dead batteries back to life.
And the best part is anyone can do this, even if you know absolutely nothing about batteries!
Here are just a few of the battery types you can recondition...
- Automotive Batteres (Cars/Trucks/Etc) | - Beep Cycle Batteries |
- Batteries for Tools & Applicances | - Golf Cart Batteries |
- Batteries for Cameras & Portable Devices | - Laptop & Tablet Batteries |
- Batteries for Solar & Wind Systems | - Marine & Boat Batteries |
- AA & AAA Batteries | - Phone Batteries |
- Forklift Batteries | - And Many More! |
"A PROVEN Method Which Will Save Your Wallet"
Batteries are NOT cheap - and the fact you're reading this page right now means you know this only too well.
Imagine the money you will save by reconditioning batteries rather than buying new ones.
What you're about to discover is information which the Multi-Billion-Dollar Battery Industry does NOT want you to know...for obvious reasons.
It's a fact...battery manufacturers deliberately build their batteries to 'expire' after a predefined amount of time - often a short period after the guarantee has passed.
This is done so people keep on buying new batteries over and over again.
But here's the good news...
Apart from showing you how to recondition your own dead batteries, I'm also going to show you how to pick up dead batteries free or very cheaply, recondition them, and then sell them for a HUGE PROFIT!
And you won't believe how easy it is to do.
But don't just take my word for it...
"You have saved me over $200 worth of batteries so far!"
"My car battery died last week and the garage told me a new one would cost $180. I'm on Social Security and I literally couldn't afford it. I looked around online and found your system. I have since reconditioned my car battery as well as other old batteries which were no longer working. You have saved me over $200 worth of batteries so far! Thank you so much."
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"I have saved at least $100 already"
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Trevor Price – Sanford, Maine
"This system has already made me more than $1500"
"I work as a mechanic and this system has made me more than $1500 in extra income last month. Before I found this, I was giving away dozens of customer's dead car batteries every month to a recycling plant for $5 each. Now I'm able to recondition them and sell them to customers for $100 each at, what they see as a great price. I wish I had known about this sooner!"
John Strobeck – New York
"How I Learned to Recondition Dead Batteries"
For 16 years, I worked in the call centre of an IT company.
It didn't pay well, and with a wife and two children to support, we could barely pay the bills at the end of the month.
But things were about to get a whole lot worse...
During the recession, I lost my job.
It was a nightmare; how was I going to feed my family?
"But There Was Hope"
And from a place I couldn't have ever guessed.
David, a senior engineer and good friend who also lost his job, told me he always wanted to dedicate more time to his part-time business.
He was looking for a partner who was experienced in facing customers and asked me if I was interested.
His business? Battery reconditioning
I have to admit... I really had no idea what battery reconditioning was at the time.
David went on to tell me battery reconditioning turned old batteries into new - and it was exploding in popularity because of how much money people save.
"That's When I Realized What an Opportunity This Was"
I met David at his garage to see first-hand while he was moving some batteries.
He told me they were deep-cycle batteries for a solar system - and a client was going to pick them up the following day.
"How much are they paying you?" I asked.
"These will sell for $5,000" he told me - a number, which, quite frankly, blew me away.
"$5,000!", I exclaimed. "For that much money, it must be pretty difficult."
"NO, It's DEAD EASY" David Replied
He went on to tell me he focused mainly on car batteries, deep cycle batteries for solar systems, and the marine industry.
The system works for everyday batteries, too - like cell phone batteries, laptop batteries, and more. He just chose to focus on the batteries where he could make the highest profits.
Over the course of 30 minutes, David showed me his simple, step-by-step reconditioning method, and restored the 'dead' batteries in the process.
Then I asked him the obvious, "How much money are you making?"
"I've never earned less than $20,000 in any given month," he said.
With that kind of money, I couldn't understand why he was only doing this part time - until he explained.
He told me he didn't have the courage to leave his day job to focus on his business because reconditioning batteries is very easy and anyone could do it - even without any expensive equipment.
He was afraid over time, everyone would learn how to do it and his business would dry up.
"AND that's When I Had a GREAT IDEA!"
"David", I said, "maybe this is the area we should focus on. If we put your step-by-step method online, we'll reach far more people."
I explained he could run his business in a more sustainable way - by helping others learn how to recondition their own batteries.
It took time to sway David, but I convinced him to give this a try.
So David and I put together the world's most comprehensive and easy-to-follow step-by-step system for reconditioning 'dead' batteries and making them 'like new' again, saving you heaps of money both now and in the future.
Battery Reconditioning 4 You
How to bring dead batteries back to life!
Battery Reconditioning 4 You is a remarkably simple, proven, step-by-step system to bring most dead batteries back to life --- quickly, easily, and safely --- no experience required!
This easy-to-follow system has already worked for others all over the world - and it will work for you too, or your money back.
"thanks to your system I was able to restore it."
"Hi David and Joe. I just wanted to say thank you. I was about to buy a new car battery but thanks to your system I was able to restore it. I've since reconditioned a pile of old batteries I had in the garage! I had no idea you could even do this, let alone do it so quickly. Thanks!"
Jason - Fairfax, Virginia
"I saved over $1500 worth of batteries!"
"My husband and I have solar panels on our roof and the battery bank is expensive to maintain. Every few years the batteries have to be replaced with new ones. I needed to replace a dozen batteries and decided to look around online to get the best price. Then I came upon your system, took a chance on it, and I saved over $1500 worth of batteries! Thank you!"
Elizabeth Bryant - Mankato, Minnesota
" I've easily saved at least $90 to date"
"You guys are awesome! I had a massive box of used-up batteries destined for the recycling bin. Thanks to your method I was able to recondition most of them. I've easily saved at least $90 to date. My wife thinks I'm a genius because I didn't tell her I simply followed your step by step methods!"
Ronald Wesley – Detroit, Michigan
"How Much Would You Pay to Never Have to Buy Batteries Again?"
Before you answer, just take a moment to consider how much money this system will save you over the years.
We're talking an absolute minimum of $1,000 for car batteries, phone batteries, cell phone batteries and everyday batteries for things like remote controls, gaming devices, electronics, wireless keyboards, children's toys, smoke alarms...the list goes on and on.
Just think about it.
"You won't Ever Need to Buy a Single Battery Again - for Anything!"
And if you need batteries for your solar panel's battery bank, run a business which uses forklifts or any kind of battery powered tools, your savings could run into the thousands.
Just one forklift battery costs as much as $2,500
This system was going to be priced for $300 - or more - and as you can imagine, It's easily worth many multiples of that.
But here's the thing...
The last thing I want is for price to be a factor in your decision.
I want to make this system dirt cheap, so as many people as possible can get their hands on it.
Of course, if we give this system to too many people, David's business might suffer....
"So He and I Made a Deal"
We decided to offer Battery Reconditioning 4 You at an accessible, reduced price - so anyone can get it. The trade-off we agreed upon, though, is this is a limited-time offer.
Which means, for a very limited time, you can order Battery Reconditioning 4 You for...
Only $47 |
PLEASE NOTE: This is a digital product. You will receive instant access the moment you order - even if It's 2am!
"Lock in Your Special Limited Time Offer Today!"
I think you'll agree that the offer is an absolute bargain considering everything you're getting access to, and how much money this system will save you - and 'make you' if you decide to turn it into a business.
Of course, if turning this into a business is not your thing, it doesn't matter.
You can simply use the system to recondition any old or battery, so you never need to buy another battery again, as long as you live!
"But that's not all...FREE Bonuses!"
Order today and you will also receive the following bonuses, absolutely free!
How To Start A Reconditioning Business Once you've discovered how to recondition batteries, you can quickly turn it into a profitable business, picking up old and dead "throwaway" batteries from auto mechanics, industrial warehouses and other businesses and then selling them for a huge profit. David has built a business which generates thousands of dollars a month doing this, and if you'd like to discover how to do the same, he created a special bonus called How to Start a Battery Reconditioning Business. This special bonus could sell for $100 on its own, yet you're getting it absolutely free when you order today! |
Maximizing Battery Lifespan & Performance According to international surveys, as many as 85% of batteries worldwide are failing prematurely due to bad charging habits or handling. And this is where Maximizing Battery Lifespan & Performance comes into the picture. This bonus will tell you exactly how to take care of your batteries to extend their lifespan and performance by up to 150% without spending a dime. All battery types are included in this very useful bonus, which by itself will save you from replacing a lot of batteries. This special bonus is valued at $47, but when you order today it's yours absolutely free! |
Lifetime Free Updates We stay on top of all the latest research and advancements in the field of battery reconditioning. Therefore, we update the system from time to time in order to keep all of the information in it on the cutting-edge level. As an added bonus, you'll get access to all of these updates, for life, at no extra charge. |
So when you order today, you're getting access to Battery Reconditioning 4 You, How to Start a Battery Reconditioning Business, Maximizing Battery Lifespan & Performance and Lifetime Free Updates for the ridiculously low price of JUST $47!
But I'm still not finished.
If you're a little sceptical about everything you've just read, I completely understand. (I realize it sounds "too good to be true." After all, the big battery companies Don't want you to know this is even possible, so they'll never publicize it!)
So to show you how confident I am this system works, and will work for you, We're also going to include the following...
"Rock-Solid 100%
Money-Back Guarantee!"
Order today and you can put Battery Reconditioning 4 You to the test for a full 60 days, completely risk free.
So right now, you Don't need to say 'yes'.
You just need to say 'maybe'.
You can then work your way through the entire system and follow the step-by-step reconditioning process on as many different batteries as you want for a full 8 weeks, at zero financial risk to you.
If you're not absolutely blown away by the results, or you simply change your mind for any reason at all, then all you need to do is send me an email (address provided with your order) within 60 days of your order and we will refund every single cent, with no questions asked.
So go ahead and order today, and try out Battery Reconditioning 4 You for a full 60 days, on us...
You risk absolutely NOTHING!
"6 Reasons to Take Advantage of This Powerful Offer Today!"
Reason 1: You Will Save Money
You may save hundreds of dollars - potentially even thousands - by restoring your old or completely dead batteries instead of purchasing new ones.
Reason 2: You Can Make Money
You can easily pick up old or 'dead' batteries (car, forklift, marine, solar etc.) from companies for dirt cheap prices... possibly even free. You can then recondition them and sell them to individuals and businesses for a fat extra income.
Reason 3: No Experience or Special Expertise Needed
The process for reconditioning batteries is so simple and so easy to follow, anyone can do it. You Don't need to know anything about batteries because we explain the reconditioning process for all battery types in step-by-step detail.
Reason 4: It Works
Hundreds of people are already using this system to restore their batteries quickly, easily, and safely.
Reason 5: Your Order Is Risk-Free
Your order is backed by a 60 day 100% money back guarantee. If you Don't absolutely love the system, you won't pay a single cent. You have nothing to lose.
Reason 6: you'll Be Helping to Save the Environment
Batteries contain materials which are hazardous to the environment. By reconditioning and reusing them, rather than purchasing new ones, you'll be helping to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals which seep into the environment. And if you choose to sell these reconditioned batteries, you'll have a profitable 'green' business!
"Ok It's Decision Time!"
As far as I see it, you have 2 options...
Option #1: You can say 'no thanks', pass up this opportunity, and close this page.
But by doing so, you'll be forced to spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, in the future replacing old batteries which no longer work.
Think about all the batteries around your home right now - in smoke alarms, toys, remote controls, laptops, cell phones, electronic devices, wireless keyboards, and of course, your car. Close this page now and you'll have to spend money replacing every single one of them very soon.
Does this really make financial sense to you?!
If someone said you could swap 47 now for hundreds or thousands of dollars in savings down the line, wouldn't you jump at the chance?
I know I would.
And this leads us to the second option. The ONLY OPTION
OPTION #2: Click on the "Add to Cart" button below and invest in the #1 system for bringing any battery back to life
And it will be yours in less than 30 seconds.
And hey, if you're worried about the cost, you can literally make your money back today, by reconditioning just a few old batteries lying around the house.
It really is that quick and easy.
Plus, your order is fully protected by our 60 day 100% money-back guarantee, so you ' lose.
Make the right decision - the 'smart' decision - and click on the "Add to Cart" button below, and start saving money today.
Only $47 |
PLEASE NOTE: This is a digital product. You will receive instant access the moment you order - even if It's 2am!
P.S: This is the EXACT step-by-step system which has allowed David to build a profitable battery reconditioning business!
But Remember, you Don't have to start a business if you Don't want to. You can simply use this system to recondition your own batteries, and save money every year.
With this system, you'll never need to buy another battery again!
P.P.S: Don't forget this is a strictly limited time offer. David will want to either increase the price or take the offer offline and I honestly Don't know when it will be. It could be next week, it could be tomorrow, or it could even be later today. So Don't wait: Be sure to order now so you Don't miss out on this huge savings.
P.P.P.S: Being sceptical is natural and healthy, which is why I've made sure there's absolutely no risk to you. When you order Battery Reconditioning 4 You now, you're fully protected by out no-questions-asked 60-day money-back guarantee.
In short, if you're not 100% happy with the system, you won't pay a single cent.
Order now while this offer is still available, before It's too late.
You risk absolutely NOTHING!


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The ChIP-Seq dataset was obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database at NCBI under the accession number GSE40646
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