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Quoth the Raven… EaScribed on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 1:02am by A Murder of Crows
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Adding a link to my movie.
Promoting my friend's favorite band here. Check them out!
I rejoined SuicideGirls.com the other day, and thought i would relay the tales, except that i ran into a problem…i know some of these women outside of SG, and in fact i'm in contact with 2 of them. So, i guess i have to cut out some of the info here. the question was, do i remove the SG names, or do i remove the photos?
I went with removing names. the photos are just too good. Everything is PG-13 or below. I copied the blog post i made at SG right into here. More after the break.
Noun, Latin. The action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
I have started the process of moving and rebuilding the site from Yahoo! Small Business to Ipage and as a result a lot of the site is going to be down for awhile. Most affected right now are the sub domain sites i've had up, including GameDisappointment.com, Lost.AMurderOfCrows.net, DnD.AMurderOfCrows.net, and and of the god awful Yahoo Sitebuilder or Site Solution sites i had up.
I've been thinking about this move for a long time, but i actually moved mainly for two reasons:
Phil messing around with the new song for the industrial feel.
I can't sleep. The song is clawing at my brain, tempting me with promises of fulfillment and satisfaction while at the same time tormenting me with the knowledge that no matter how long i work on it tonight i will not have enough there to complete it. I'm hearing a piano, a cello, some industrial samples, black metal and industrial guitar, all at the edges of my consciousness. I can almost hear how any words will be sung.
But i know i can't complete it tonight. Hell, Fail is a year old and i don't even have a solid completed version of that song. This new song is probably going to haunt me for the next 2 months.
Please, dark muse, let me pass into the oblivion for now. i promise i'll return to pull you out soon, but i must work tomorrow, and i need this grey matter functional to do so.
Blatantly stolen from Dave and Heather's Blog located at http://emaild.net/blog1/2008/02/yahoo_small_buisness_mail_imap.html
Ok so I had a hell of a time figuring out how to configure my iPhone to work with Yahoo's IMAP servers. I had read quite a few sites claiming that Yahoo does not support IMAP for small buisness class accounts. What? Why would they allow IMAP for free yahoo accounts and yet pay buisness web hosting accounts the service is not provided? Well I assumed it has something to do with the IMAP service not fully being tested. I noticed that when Yahoo launched thier new Webmail interface, it took almost two to three months before Emaild web mail had the ability to use the new interface. This was because Yahoo beta tests new features on free subscribers. This I assume is the same thing…
This is a listing of every app i have installed on my Nexus One, with the exception of Mobile Defense, located here
Mobile Defense: https://www.mobiledefense.com/download
3D Compass: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.a0soft.gphone.aCompass
Air Control Lite: http://www.appbrain.com/app/dk.logisoft.aircontrol
Aldiko: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.aldiko.android
AndAppStore: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.andappstore.androidclient
Androbex: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.androbex.activity
Android LightSaber: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.org.lightsaber
APKatcher: http://www.appbrain.com/app/nEx.software.Apps.APKatcher
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Ran into a customer today who was having problems using Google Apps with his domain account. Not long after mentioning it to a colleague, i myself was on google apps, preparing to say goodbye to both my standard email address and the Yahoo! Small Business based email boxes i've had.
Nothing went 100% according to plan, but so far i was able to successfully migrate my calendars and prepare the mail for transfer. we'll see how it goes. I'm excited about it anyway
In the meantime, gasp in awe of the design work Ollo and I have put onto the site.
Here are the articles on using Google Apps with a Yahoo! based domain.
Went through and did a site redesign using WordPress 3.0 as a base. All of the old content will remain, but the Yahoo! Site Solution site has been moved.
If you'd like to see the old site, click here (will open in a new window or tab).
Please note that this site is always under tweaking and changing.
Donald Trump WILL take part in Detroit debate hosted by Megyn Kelly Donald Trump will take part in a Republican debate moderated by Fox News star Megyn Kelly, his campaign said today. The move ends a long-running boycott of Kelly by Trump, after they clashed bitterly during the first Fox News Republican debate. Asked by Daily Mail Online whether he was 'solidly committed to debating on Thursday', a campaign spokesman replied simply: 'Yes.' The decision by Trump comes after he wondered out loud at a campaign rally about whether he should attend. Star quality: Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party earlier this week Speaking to supporters in Oklahoma City, he said the debates 'seem like a terrible waste of time' Business Insider reported. 'Aren't these debates ridiculous, though?' he asked. 'How about if I don't do the next debate? Yes?' Trump asked.pre bonded hair The debate will be the third one hosted by Fox News, but only the second Fox News debate attended by Trump as he boycotted their event in Des Moines in January. The feud goes back to August, when Kelly opened the debate - the very first of the election cycle - by asking Trump: 'You've called women you don't like, "fat pigs", "dogs", slobs, and disgusting animals.' When Trump replied 'only Rosie O'Donnell', Kelly hit back: 'No it wasn't. For the record, it was well beyond Rosie O'Donnell. 'Your Twitter account has several disparaging comments about women's looks. You once told a contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice" it would be a pretty picture to see her on her knees.
'Does that sound to you like the temperament of a man we should elect as president?' Trump later used his Twitter account to call Kelly 'unprofessional' then in a CNN interview, said of her: 'You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her - wherever.' I'm in: Trump confirmed his attendance at the debate moderated by Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, ending a boycott going back to their feud in August last year The comment led to widespread claims of sexism and misogyny. Trump and Fox News were increasingly at odds, and when the next debate came in January, he did not take part, instead holding a rally which raised money for veterans' groups. That prompted Kelly to say off air that the other candidates had treated him like 'Voldemort' - the Harry Potter villain whose nickname was 'he who must not be named'. Fox News later said that she was unfamiliar with the Harry Potter books and was unaware that Voldemort was the most evil character in them. Last month he again boycotted a Fox News event, a town hall in Houston, Texas, in which the other four remaining candidates took part. This debate could be the last for some of the candidates involved, with John Kasich having said that he will quit the race on March 15 if he cannot win Ohio, where he is governor. Ben Carson is also under pressure to get out because of his flat-lining poll numbers.remy hair extensions
She impressed audiences with her gorgeous legs as she flirted with Leonardo DiCaprio in Wolf of Wall Street. And Margot Robbie's pins were on display as she strolled around New York City in a short black slip dress paired with a long pink Kimono, on Wednesday. The 26-year-old showed why she is tipped to be the next Bond girl, showing off her slender physique in the eye-catching number from Spell & The Gypsy Collective. Scroll down for video Stepping out: Margot Robbie's trim pins were on display as she wafted around New York City in a short black slip dress paired with a long pink Kimono on Wednesday The oriental-inspired garment featured broderie anglaise in elaborate flower patterns on the sleeves, shoulders and back, and flowed behind her as she strolled around downtown NYC. Leaving a Tribeca hotel, the Australian actress smiled behind oversized round metallic sunglasses with her blonde locks tied back in a bun. The Hollywood starlet's complexion was characteristically flawless all over, but years in the Northern Hemisphere appeared to have erased her Australian tan. All smiles: Leaving a Tribeca hotel, the Australian actress smiled behind oversized round metallic sunglasses with her blonde locks tied back in a bun High fashion: The 26-year-old showed why she is tipped to be the next Bond girl, showing off her slender physique in the eye-catching number from Spell & The Gypsy Collective Good taste: The oriental-inspired garment featured broderie anglaise in elaborate flower patterns on the sleeves, shoulders and back, and flowed behind her as she strolled around downtown NYC She enhanced her look with natural-look makeup and subtle pink lipstick and carried a small black leather handbag to run her errands. Margot had been at a fitting for the upcoming NYC premiere of her new film Suicide Squad on Monday night.perruques cheveux naturels Tinseltown is abuzz with rumours that the blonde beauty will appear in the next James Bond film as a Bond girl, following a long line of glamorous actresses. Flawles: The Hollywood starlet's complexion was characteristically flawless all over, but years in the Northern Hemisphere appeared to have erased her Australian tan Going natural: She enhanced her look with natural-look makeup and subtle pink lipstick and carried a small black leather handbag to run her errands Looking her best: Margot had been at a fitting for the upcoming NYC premiere of her new film Suicide Squad on Monday night Online polls have revealed the 26-year-old stunner is at the strongest odds to fill the role, sitting at 12/1, while Emily Blunt sits at 16/1, according to Paddy Power. Others sitting at promising odds to star as the much-desired female character are American model and actress Emily Ratajkowski, who sits at 22/1, with Brit Emma Watson further down the line at 40/1. The Gold Coast girl found her big break in 2013 opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street as the feisty and seductive, Naomi.
Plenty to smile about: Tinseltown is abuzz with rumours that the blonde beauty will appear in the next James Bond film as a Bond girl, following a long line of glamorous actresses Adoring fans: Margot caused a stir with passersby as she stepped out in NYC Well made: The beautiful garment had an elaborate rose pattern on its back More recently, she starred alongside Alexander Skarsgård in The Legend Of Tarzan as Jane. As well as the blockbuster, Margot has various other projects in the pipeline, including Suicide Squad, in which she plays Harley Quinn. Other females who have starred as the prestigious Bond girl include talented beauties Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike and Eva Green.perruques cheveux Next big thing: Online polls have revealed the 26-year-old stunner is at the strongest odds to fill the Bond role, sitting at 12/1, while Emily Blunt sits at 16/1, according to Paddy Power . In demand actress: As well as the blockbuster, Margot has various other projects in the pipeline, including Suicide Squad, in which she plays Harley Quinn Following in footsteps: Other females who have starred as the prestigious Bond girl include talented beauties Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike and Eva Green Although the buzz around who will land the role of Bond girl is growing, the film is not expected to be released until at least 2018. Producer Barbara Broccoli has two other projects firmly underway and is said to be keen to tempt Daniel Craig into reprising his role as the titular character for the fifth time. Holding her own: Her breakout role was as DiCaprio's feisty wife, Naomi, on Wolf of Wall Street, which her portrayal earned her international acclaim - and showed off her gorgeous legs to the world
Next week will see the conclusion of the 12th season of The Bachelorette, as Joelle 'JoJo' Fletcher gets engaged to either Jordan Rodgers or Robby Hayes. And according to a new report, there's set to be a dramatic break-up ahead of the romantic proposal. Us Weekly claims that JoJo comes to the difficult decision of choosing between the two suitors after one of them makes a big mistake with her parents Joseph and Soraya. Family matters: Joelle 'JoJo' Fletcher apparently picks her fiance in next week's Bachelorette finale after one of the men makes a big mistake with her parents Who will it be?: Jordan Rodgers (L) and Robby Hayes are the two men left in the competition, and one of them allegedly gets sent packing after failing to ask JoJo's parents for her hand in marriage The runner-up gets dumped after failing to ask the 25-year-old's parents' for her hand in marriage, and during the emotional rejection, JoJo confesses that she wanted things to turn out differently. 'JoJo was sobbing,' a source told Us Weekly. 'She told him, "I wanted it to be you."'lace front wigs The insider added: 'It was important to JoJo that the guys get her parents' permission before proposing. JoJo viewed it as disrespectful that he didn't.' Us Weekly claims that JoJo's family liked both of the finalists, but thought that the man she eventually picks was better suited to her. Favourite from the start: Jordan received the First Impression Rose and his relationship with JoJo has gone from strength to strength ever since Not true: The 27-year-old former quarterback has denied that he cheated on his last girlfriend 'Everyone thought he was husband material,' a source said. 'Later, they told JoJo that they liked the other man too, but they thought the second would be more loyal and a better fit.'
And speaking about the family's meeting with the runner-up, the insider revealed: 'After he left, Soraya said she thought he was a player.' It seems that JoJo did make the right decision however, as she is apparently still very happily engaged to the winner. She likes what she sees: JoJo has also fallen in love with former competitive swimmer Robby, 27 Denying the rumours: Robby has refuted claims that he dumped his girlfriend to appear on the show Former quarterback Jordan, 27, has been a favourite to win the show from night one, when JoJo presented him with the First Impression Rose.cosplay wigs Show secrets: Us Weekly revealed details of the dramatic finale And while on Monday's episode of the show he was seen telling the real estate developer that asking her father's permission to propose would be very important to him, a clip for the finale showed JoJo asking if he is ready to get down on one knee. Both of the finalists have faced rumours about past relationships, with Jordan's ex Brittany Farrar claiming that they broke up because she cheated on him. He denied this to JoJo on the show. The footballer is estranged from his famous NFL star brother Aaron, whose girlfriend Olivia Munn is close pals with Jordan's ex-girlfriend. Aaron finally addressed his younger brother speaking about their fraught relationship on the show during an interview with WISN on Tuesday. 'As far as those kinds of things go, I've always found that it's a little inappropriate to talk publicly about some family matters, so I'm not going to speak on those things,' he said. 'But I wish him well in the competition.' Meanwhile a friend of Robby's ex-girlfriend Hope Higginbotham has claimed that he dumped her in order to go on The Bachelorette, something which he denied during last week's hometown dates. The Bachelorette finale followed by the After The Final Rose special will air on ABC on Monday. She made the right choice: JoJo is apparently still happily engaged to the winner, who popped the question in May. The finale airs on ABC on Monday


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This is My Open Letter to In-Patient Rehabilitation Homes and it's Employees for Taking In my Husband and Then Ignoring him for 5 Days!
I haven't written on my blog for awhile. As some of you know, in the last few months, my husband has suffered a stroke and a couple of weeks ago, he had a total knee replacement.
As he had some setbacks with his knee operation, he was falling behind on the rehabilitation that was needed and the staff told me to visit Nursing Homes/In-Patient facilities and check out which one I was interested in order for him to get more physical training and to work more on his knee. I was given 24 hours to find which one I wanted him to go to. They gave me a list of places near our home.
It was over 100 degrees that day when I went to check out the first Nursing Home. After giving them an hour's notice that I would be there, I got there in about 20 minutes. The first building I went to had a woman at a desk on the phone in a locked office. I couldn't get in the housing part because that door also was locked. The woman looked at me and continued a conversation on her phone. She definitely saw me. It then took me 15 minutes walking around in the heat only to find out that was the right place.
I finally went back to her and she said innocently " Oh are you the one who called? Let me show you around." Knowing I would never put my husband in the hands of such a jerk, I thought to myself…take the tour..maybe it's really good. It wasn't in any way!
The patients were in a circle listening to someone playing an accordion. It was like 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. My husband would never go in there. It was so depressing that I didn't want to see the rest of the place.
The next nursing home was better and I loved the person in charge. However, they didn't have any single rooms and I knew my husband would go crazy with a roommate. (Or make them crazy.)
The third place (which had been mentioned to me as the best) looked like a spa. You walk in and you feel like you've walked into the Plaza. Gorgeous! Concierge style with a bistro and a gorgeous dining room. There was a nursing station for each section which looked like about 15 rooms. No nurse looked over 25 years old.
Each room had a nice bed, a place where I could sleep at night, I could bring our dog to visit. The problem was that we had tried this place 2 years ago when it first opened and my husband needed nursing care.
Back then, in the first hour after he was checked in, I went to retrieve my car from the hospital and come back to this gorgeous place, only to find him laying on the floor. They had him on a single bed that did not have the brake on and with no bars on the bed. Also, in all that time, nobody had checked in on him to know that he was on the floor. I was really screaming at them. With great hope that in 2 years, they'd ironed out the wrinkles and praying that it was now a better place, I took a leap of faith.
Once again, I fell for the glitz.
I was there every day with my husband for 5 days and I noticed a pattern. The more you yelled and screamed, the more attention they would give my husband. I am not being hyperbolic: I wouldn't let my dog stay in a place like this!
My husband needed a lot of care. He could not even take one step on his own when he went there this time. They tell you to call them with this little button when you need to get to the bathroom or need medication, etc. Sure they answered. About 20 minutes too late.
He was given 1 shower in 5 days. I would have given it to him, but there was no way I could do it safely and forget about shaving at all.
He was given 1 PT session in 5 days.
When he needed a pain pill – he would be lucky to be seen within an hour,
The doctor saw him in passing one day and never came back to see him.
This was so horrifying that I knew that he would be in trouble.
The 5th day, his knee was 3 times larger along with his leg being extremely swollen. I was really worried about infection or gangrene as it looked really infected. Itwas leaking pus. My husband's daughter , Kay, also saw this and agreed that we didn't have a lot of time to fool around with this.
We went to the nursing station at about 4:00 pm and asked what was going on. They really had nothing to say except that the doctor would be in after 6:00 p.m. and they would take more tests the next morning. We'd been down that route before.
This image is a great look at what my husband's arm looked like after they tried to take care of an IV wound he got in the first hospital.
Kay came at the nurses like a trial attorney: Why hasn't anyone been in to see her dad? Why was the care so loosey goosey? How long before he was to take these tests? Every answer was 'tomorrow.' We could not wait another 24 hours for the tests to come back and the stupid doctor to make his appearance, if ever.
Meanwhile, these 'nurses' were socializing and hanging out at the nurses' station.
The one thing I knew about this knee surgery was to NOT GET AN INFECTION!
We then proceeded to call an ambulance and get him back to the hospital ER.
By the way, nobody from that 'home' ever called to ask why we had suddenly left their place in an ambulance.
The ER doctor said that my husband did have a minor infection and after being discharged, we proceeded to get him taken back to our home with antibiotics. I figured that he, at least, had someone that knew what to look for and we would have more PT, someone to give him a shower, and, most of all, he would be in his own home.
Every person in a nursing home needs an advocate," says Maryglenn Boals, a former nursing home administrator in Arizona. "When you are serving that many people, there are going to be mistakes. There is always going to be little things that happen. So every resident needs his own 'squeaky wheel
So, what happens to people who have no advocate? I wouldn't even want to know,
I'm not suggesting for every person to drag their loved one out of a nursing home. I knew, however, that my husband's circumstances would do better at home.
So, it's been about a week since we brought him home.
I turned our place into basically a Hospital Room. We have a place for all his pills, all his wound dressing is laid out on our dining room table.
He is steadily getting better with the help of a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist and a man to help him get in and out of the shower.
So.., glitzy Nursing Home, I entrusted you with my husband and you didn't care. You didn't care if he was clean; you didn't care if he had help when he needed it, you didn't care about anything except having a Nursing Home look like a spa retreat. All glamour and nothing of any substance.
You failed. I am giving you a negative rating on Yelp and I hope to save someone else who thinks their loved one will be in good hands.
Shame on you! I hope someone in your family that you love doesn't ever need to go to your nursing home!
Additional Resources:
CANHR – California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform; Nursing Home Care Standards
Choosing the Right Nursing Home by AARP.org

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Hey! As I've read on the web, people wanted a new way to install maps, so there it is.
Installation guide:
1. Install HIVE Lambent and HIVE reaper
2. Install these maps in:
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Gears of War for Windows\WarGame
3. Run GearCooker and configure application
4. Add maps to cook in gearcooker.
5. Play Game
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I'm reading an excellent and enlightening book about the creative process called The Path of Least Resistance – Principles For Creating What You Want to Create by Robert Fritz. I don't think it's still in print, but you can still find it used and really cheap at Amazon.
This is not a book about how to control your creativity, that sort of approach never works. It's about how to set creativity into motion so it can work for you, and how to gently set it back on course when it gets distracted or sputters to a complete stop.
I haven't even finished it yet but I'm already applying the principals to my own life successfully!


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China This Week: Sino-US Talks; No More Iran Sanctions; Sea Tension with Japan; Ties with Myanmar
Monday, September 13, 2010 at 7:59 | Scott Lucas in EA Global
High-level talks strengthen Sino-US ties: Lawrence Summers, the head of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council, and Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon visited China from 5 to 8 September, seeking to iron out touchy issues in bilateral relations.
President Hu Jintao called said during a meeting on Wednesday, "Further comprehensive development of Sino-US relations is more important than ever before, as the global economic recovery is facing a variety of unstable and uncertain factors. China and the US should view the bilateral relationship from a global and strategic perspective."


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School of Social Work Director, Professor
Phone: (619) 594-6247
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Download CV (pdf)
- PhD (Social Work), Arizona State University, 1995
- MSW, University of Pittsburgh, 1982
- BASW, University of Pittsburgh, 1977
Scholarly Areas
Substance Abuse treatment; Child Welfare; Juvenile Corrections; Motivational Interviewing
Melinda Hohman is the Director and a Professor at the School of Social Work, San Diego State University, where she has worked since 1995. Dr. Hohman teaches courses in substance abuse treatment, Motivational Interviewing, and social work practice. She also coordinates the undergraduate social work program and the new Community Corrections Case Management Specialty. Dr. Hohman's research interests include scale development and substance abuse assessment and treatment services particularly with women in the child welfare system and with DUI offenders. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 1999 (MINT) and has trained community social workers, Child Welfare workers, probation officers, and addiction counselors in Motivational Interviewing (MI) across California and other western states. She recently was the project director of Cal-METRO, an MI training project for California Department of Corrections/Division of Juvenile Justice.
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VISD School Board candidate profile: Garland Smith
April 30, 2011 at 10:03 p.m.
Updated April 29, 2011 at 11:30 p.m.
Name: Garland Smith
Age: 47
City of residence: Victoria
Occupation: Owner Premier Cylinder Head Service
Why will you make a good asset to the district as a member of the school board?
I am a local business owner with employees. I am a lifelong resident of Victoria, and I have a child in VISD. I understand budgets and the need to adhere to them. I am a hard worker and dedicated to my commitments. I am able to work with a group to problem solve and get things done.
What is the most serious issue facing the school board?
The budget cuts and funding for our future.
What are your ideas to handle the state's budget cuts to education, and how will you ensure students still maintain a quality education?
I would first look at transportation, then at administrative positions. I would also look at more discipline options on each campus to help keep the children in school and learning.


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When Europeans wanted to splurge on luxury beer in the early 1800s, they reached for a Champagne-like brew that tasted a lot like sweet wine. Now you can taste the same one—modeled after the world's oldest surviving beer—in a Finnish microbrewery.
In 2010 divers discovered five bottles of ancient beer when excavating a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. The 170-year-old beer had been preserved underwater since 1842. A research facility in Finland analyzed the samples and discovered lactic acid bacteria still living inside. They were able to pinpoint the beer's yeast and alcohol content, color and bitterness. Next Belgium's University of Leuven took the beer torch, where the Brewing Technology Research Group reconstructed it from scratch.
Four years later, Finland's Stallhagen brewery is mass-producing an authentic replica, exactly to spec. Because of the way the malt is produced, the 4.7-percent ABV beer tastes sweet, and more like wine than beer.
Jan Wennström, CEO of Stallhagen, calls it "a sophisticated beer with refined and subtle character that gives a notion how a luxury beer tasted in early 1800s. It's very Champagne-like with soft bubbles because of the way it has been made to replicate the original, which used very little hops; so it's golden-yellow with none of the typical bitterness or hops aroma."
Stallhagen is selling two versions of the historic beer: a high-end version known as 1842 for about $140 per bottle, and a commercial replica known as 1843 for about $7 per bottle. Profits will help support further archeological research in the Baltic Sea.
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18th International Symposium on Polar Sciences
Event Type: Conferences and Workshops
When: 22 May 2012 to 24 May 2012
Where: Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
Organizers announce that the 18th International Symposium on Polar Sciences will be held in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea on 22-24 May 2012. The conference will be sponsored by the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI).
The International Symposium on Polar Sciences has been held every year since 1994, and is intended to build better understanding and consensus on the progress and future of polar research programs. The theme of the 2012 symposium is "Milestones in Polar Research Collaboration." The main objective of this event is to examine polar environmental changes observed in the atmosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The symposium will also address meteorites in the Antarctica and new technology for polar sciences.


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In-cabin notebook ban may soon apply to flights from Europe to U.S.
Date: Thursday, May 11th, 2017, 05:25
Category: Hardware, Legal, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, News
The Department of Homeland Security may be expanding its notebook ban, forbidding notebooks in the cabins of all flights from Europe to the United States. News of the expanded ban, which could be announced as soon as Thursday, came from European security officials.
Passengers flying from Europe to the United States may need to store their computers in their checked luggage. The Department of Homeland Security has yet to announce a final decision on this matter, with Security Secretary John Kelly planning to discuss the matter with senators in a classified briefing on Thursday.
The DHS offered the following comment:
"No final decisions have been made on expanding the restriction on large electronic devices in aircraft cabins; however, it is under consideration. DHS continues to evaluate the threat environment and will make changes when necessary to keep air travelers safe."


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Since the d20 side here has been open for so long, prior to adapting to Waterdeep, I thought a memorial to all Player Characters might be appropriate, even if they didn't quite make it to Waterdeep.
Which means, of course, i REALLY wanna know which DM or pDM has gakked the most PCs.
And, flipside, which PC has been resurrected the most!
And, of course! Which player has the most-likely-to-get-gakked characters!
Care to admit to killing a PC/having got a killed PC/not being able to leave said dead PC to a happy afterlife and bringing back his or her sorry rotting buttocks?
I'd love to know the character's name, its player, which pDM or DM did the gakking, LOVE to know (SHORT FORM!) method of death, and uh *cough* what race/classes it had (lets see if half-elves are REALLY that wimpy, Marek!)
Because I am nosy.
Ok, Because I am REALLY nosy.
Ian: 9
Unknown pDM 1
Player with the most PCs killed: Eric and JC tied at 6 each? Damn, guys, who are you pissing off??!!??
Chr most likely to die:
Sidious Thoth and Val Fleetfoot tied, along with in an equal tie, ANYONE in a scene with Val Fleetfoot


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San Diego Comic-Con, which was held July 18-21, is a pop culture convention that serves as a testing ground for properties and a strong market for product exclusives.
Hasbro will debut its new Telepods virtual toy technology at Comic-Con, alongside new product for its top brands and licenses.
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She worked at the Real Estate Department with the Ministry of Defense and in 2004 turned to the private sector.
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Jon Bonné has covered the world of wine and food extensively for nearly 15 years. Previously his career as a journalist spanned everything from the airline industry to national politics, beginning with an early and diligent career in public radio.
Currently, as the Senior Contributing Editor for PUNCH, he writes a semimonthly column, recommends wines from around the world and is responsible for the PUNCH Hot 25.
As the Wine Editor and Chief Wine Critic of The San Francisco Chronicle, he tasted thousands of bottles each year and selected the Chronicle's Top 100 Wines, as well as the paper's Winemaker of the Year. His weekly column, Thirst, was widely read throughout the industry. In 2008, he created the Chronicle's annual Bar Stars special to highlight the city's cocktail talent. In April 2011, at his direction, the Chronicle became the first major newspaper to list alcohol levels for each of the wines it reviews.
Bonné regularly contributes to such publications as The Washington Post and Saveur, and for several years he served as the U.S. columnist for Decanter magazine.
Selected work:
"Sorry, Paris, London is Europe's New Wine Capital," January 2018
"Why It's Time to Stop Fetishizing Wine Expertise," Nov. 2017
"California's Wildfires and Wine in America," Oct. 2017
"Is It Time for Pet-Nat to Grow Up?" August 2017
"Why Almost Famous Is the Best Wine Movie Ever," July 2017
"How Anjou Became the Capital of Natural Wine," June 2017
"The Life and Afterlife of Terroir," June 2017
"What Does Great Wine Service Look Like Today?" April 2017
"How Saumur Became A Loire Powerhouse," March 2017
"Can Wine Save Our Fading Love Affair With France?" Dec. 2016
"Australian Wine's Return to Cool," November 2016
"Alsace's Tangled Path to the Avant-Garde," October 2016
"Can a Wine List Help Narrow the Gender Gap?" Sept. 2016
"A New Era for White Wine," Sept. 2016
"Can the Savoie Become the Rhône's Rival Sister?" July 2016
"Why Burgundy Is Still the Greatest Place for Wine," June 2016
"Is There Life in Provence Beyond Rosé?" May 2016
"An Unexpected Twist in California's Culture Wars," May 2016
"The Many Shades of Etna Rosso," April 2016
"Is Oregon Wine's Soulmate the Loire Valley?" April 2016
"What Does It Mean for a Wine to Be Corsican?" March 2016
"The Wiz vs. Kanye of White Wine," March 2016
"France's Most Underrated White Wine," February 2016 (en Français)
"Wine Collecting Beyond the Bloodsport," Dec. 2015
"Where Is America's Cider Revival Headed?" Nov. 2015
"Long Island Wine's Hunt for a New Identity," Nov. 2015
"The Great Equalizing of Natural Wine," Oct. 2015
"Who Will Decide the Future of Beaujolais?" Sept. 2015
"Will the Real Jura Please Stand Up?" Sept. 2015
"The Best Wine List in America?" Aug. 2015
"A Serious Case for Sweet, Fizzy Wine," July 2015
"The Rise of Champagne's Rebel South," July 2015
"Where Have All the Other Summer Wines Gone?" June 2015
"The Jura Wines Nobody's Telling You About," June 2015
"Champagne's Next Revolution Is Now," May 2015
"So Long Seahaven: Wine's New Mainstream," May 2015
Top 100 Wines
2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
Winemakers of the Year
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
"A Return to His Roots," March 2016
"California's Once and Future Radical," Nov. 2015
"Are California Wine Prices Too High?" Sept. 2015
"San Francisco's Vineyard," July 2015
"Is Proximity the Sin?" May 2015
"A Thirsty Pilgrim's Trip," March 2015
"The Last Sommelier Standing," March 2015
"A Surreal, Serene Upstairs Bar," March 2015
"Finessing Cabernet, With Burgundy in Mind," Feb. 2015
"Connecting California's Past and Future," Jan. 2015
"If You Carbonate Wine, Can It Be Good?" Jan. 2015
"The IPA Era Is Over," Jan. 2015
"A Rarified Take on Japanese Drinking," Dec. 2014
"Which Champagne Fits You Best?" Dec. 2014 [view in PDF]
"Our Thanksgiving Wine Wheel" Nov. 2014 [view in PDF]
"A Man Cave With a Higher Gear," Sept. 2014
"An Era of Freestyle," Sept. 2014
"A Proper Drink: The Hunt for Hotel Bars," Sept. 2014
"The Return of California Cabernet," Aug. 2014
"A Bar Dedicated to the Past and Future," Aug. 2014
"Where the Ghosts of Wine Glory Linger," June 2014
"Found in a Gorge, A Promising Paradise for Wine," May 2014
"Is Pink the New White?" May 2014
"A Vineyard Wanderer Makes His Own Mark," March 2014
"A New Napa Talent, With an Eye for the Past," Feb. 2014
"Somewhere Between Dry and Sweet," Jan. 2014
"Steve Matthiasson Digs for Napa's Roots," Jan. 2014
"Wine's Brave New World is Vintage Lynch," Dec. 2013
"Claiming a Family Legacy on a Storied Napa Spot," Nov. 2013
"A California Journey," Nov. 2013
"Arizona Takes Aim at Wine's Big Leagues," Sept. 2013
"In San Diego, Wine's Promise Among the Palms," Aug. 2013
"An Improbable Guardian Takes Over at Mayacamas," Aug. 2013
"How John Kongsgaard Rewrote the Rules of White Wine," July 2013
"Sherry's Great Hopes, Found at Its Fringes," July 2013
"Passover Flavors in a Glass," May 2013
"Wine Criticism Faces Its Shifting Future," Feb. 2013
"Vermentino's Global Travels," Jan. 2013
"Arnot-Roberts' Homegrown Talents," Jan. 2013
"Saving California's Heritage, One Vine at a Time," Oct. 2012
"Randy Dunn's Cabernet Crusade," Aug. 2012
"Austria's New Era of Terroir," Jun. 2012
"Restoring a Napa Legend," May 2012
"Wine Country in SoMa," Mar. 2012
"The Incredible Shrinking Wine Lists," Mar. 2012
"Santa Rita Hills' Bold New Era," Mar. 2012
"A Native Son With An Eye for Vineyards," Feb. 2012
"The False Promise of Cheap Wine," Nov. 2011
"How Less Power Led to Staying Power," Sept. 2011
"A New Age for White Wines," Aug. 2011
"A List to Match a Legacy," Aug. 2011
"A Fruit Innovator to the World," June 2011
"A Corked Carrot?" Apr. 2011
"Healing the Great Zin Divide," Jan. 2011
"Ted Lemon," Dec. 2010
"Tadich's Spirited Tradition," Nov. 2010
"Mondavis Find Their Next Step," Oct. 2010
"Randall Grahm," Aug. 2010
"Carignane Gets a Shot at Respect, Quietly," Aug. 2010
"Change Has Come to Chablis," Jun. 2010
"An Old Grape on Its Rainbow Tour," April 2010
"In Burgundy, One House Grows By Thinking Small," April 2010
"In Napa, a Path to Using Less Water," Mar. 2010
"Reaching a Peak, Quietly," Feb. 2010
"Lineage of Luminaries," Feb. 2010
"Tools for a Memorable Martini," Dec. 2009
"Do Our Wine Lists Ignore California?," Oct. 2009
"Orange Crush," Oct. 2009
"Vintage Grace," Sept. 2009
"R Rule Gets a Summer Rewind," Aug. 2009
"A Smoky Memento," July 2009
"Sonoma's Mysterious Mother Lode," Mar. 2009
"The Other Cabernet," Mar. 2009
"Keys to the Sidecar," Mar. 2009
"Sherry, Baby," Jan. 2009
"Revolution by the Glass," Aug. 2008**
"When Syrah Met Pinot," Feb. 2008
"Napa Off the Map," Sept. 2007
"Paul Draper," Dec. 2006
"Smile, You're On Culinary Candid Camera," Sept. 2006
"Finding Inspiration in 'Interesting'," October 2016
"Can Pop-Top Wine Survive?," May 2016
"The New California Wine," Oct. 2010**
"Western Expansion," May 2013
"Beaune to Pick," June 2017
"A Restaurateur's Rules for Multi-Culti Pairing," April 2008
"Post-Premox," April 2017
"North Carolina Embraces the Vine, Again," Sept. 2006
"Napa's Defining Wines Stick to Their Roots," June 2006
"A True Sage of Wine Gets Personal," May 2006
"A Cure for Bad Chardonnay," Apr. 2006
"On 'Lost,' Eko Is a Man Divided," Jan. 2006
"Time to Get Back In the Action," Jan. 2006
"The Grapes of Beaujolais, the Spirit of America," Nov. 2005
"For 'Lost's' Tail-Enders, Dangers From Within," Nov. 2005
"A Love is 'Lost' as Show Labors On," Nov. 2005
"Muscadet Makes Itself the Perfect Oyster Wine," Oct. 2005
"Pining for a Perfect Pizza," Aug. 2005
"A Not-Close-to-Perfect Pizza Recipe," Aug. 2005
"10 Foods That Make America Great," July 2005
"Evolving With Our Stomachs," May 2005
"Noodles, Reinvented," Feb. 2005
"Squeezing Information Down to Size," Jan. 2005
"Blog Nice, Everyone," Jan. 2005
"One Year After Mad Cow, Questions Linger," Dec. 2004
"A Free-Trade Fight Over Wine," Dec. 2004
"Beaujolais Nouveau? Them's Fightin' Words," Nov. 2004
"Livestock Antibiotics Found In Waterways," Oct. 2004
"A Mystery in the Wild," Aug. 2004
"Rhubarb Hunts a Place Beyond the Pie," Sept. 2004
"Wine's Potent Appeal May Be at Its Limit," Aug. 2004
"Can the Animals You Eat Be Treated Humanely?" June 2004
"Mad Cow Hunt Begins, But Will It Work?" June 2004
"Faced With Fire, a City Prepares Itself," June 2004
"Beyond 'Eureka,' Plenty of Preparation," April 2004
"Back On the Land, Back in Control," March 2004
"Mad Cow: What Is the Goal?" "How Much Is Enough?" March 2004
"Mad Cow Testing Official Resigns," March 2004
"More Evidence Mad Cow Not a 'Downer,'" Feb. 2004
"Was Diseased Cow Indeed a 'Downer'?" Feb. 2004
"Big Store or Small?" Feb. 2004
"A DC-3 Flies the Northern Skies," Dec. 2003
"World's Secondhand Fleet Still Soars," Dec. 2003
"An Airplane Hall of Fame," Nov. 2003
"These Men Want Their Foreskins Back," Oct. 2003
"Dissecting the Overtime Debate," Sept. 2003
"Are We Done With the 40-Hour Week?" Aug. 2003
"The Convenient Carrot," Jul. 2003
"Meet Espresso's Exacting Master," May 2003
"Inside the Mysteries of Airline Fares," May 2003
"Private Space Race, Public Hurdles," April 2003
"Private Manned Space Plane Unveiled," April 2003
"How to Cure Airlines' Ills," Feb. 2003
"A Well-Tested Eye in the Sky," Feb. 2003
"Making Sense of the Airline Business," Jan. 2003
"'Go Pills': A War on Drugs?" Jan. 2003
"The Airline Business Doesn't Work," Dec. 2002
"Guarding America's Back Door," Sept. 2002
"On Duty in the Middle of Nowhere," Sept. 2002
"Fire Fight: The New Battle" (Aug. 2002 special report)
"Man's Meddling"; "Major Changes on the Land"; "Fire and Money"
"Huge Gaps Remain on Northern Border," Jul. 2002
"Suicide Scenario Was Nothing New," May 2002
"A Test of Faith: One Diocese's Struggle" (Feb. 2002 special report)
"The Sister's Battle With the Bishop"; "A Diocese Feels the Pain"
"Sioux Fight Feds, This Time Over Hemp", Sept. 2001
"Crowded Skies Impact Air Quality," Jul. 2001
"From Blast's Rubble, New Precautions," May 2001
"Meth's Deadly Buzz" (Feb. 2001 special report)
"Lab-Busting"; "Scourge of the Heartland"; "Hooked in the Haight"
"A Seat at Mission Control From the Comfort of Home," The New York Times, Sept. 1997
"A Question of Competency," Court TV, Jan. 1998
"Staten Island Secession," National Public Radio, 1993 [mp3]
"Russian Election," National Public Radio, 1993 [mp3]
Heritage Radio Network: The Food Seen (2018)
Heritage Radio Network: Grape Nation (2018)
The New Paris Podcast: On Wine (2017)
Heritage Radio Network: Grape Nation (2016)
Mintroducing: Jon Bonné (2014)
JCCSF Arts & Ideas: The New California Wine – Listen | Watch (2014)
Google Talks: The New California Wine (2014)
The Commonwealth Club: Tasting the New California Wine (2014)
I'll Drink to That: Episode 126 (2013)
Heritage Radio Network: In The Drink (2013)
NPR The California Report: The New California Wine (2013)
KCRW Good Food: Major Shifts in Calif. Wine (2013)
KQED Forum: Wine Demystified (2013)
I'll Drink to That: Episode 23 (2012)
Wine Press NW: Chronicle Wine Competition (2012)
Gastrotommy: In Pursuit of Balance (2011)
** shortlisted for James Beard Award


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I went shopping on Saturday and I went a bit overboard. I'm not always able to buy much more than chicken and ground beef, but this time I picked up some really nice finds in the meat and seafood departments, thanks to the weekly sales and manager's specials at Kroger.
So, here's a list of meat that I purchased:
2 Sirloin Tips, approx. 4 lbs. each – on sale (To be used for steaks, pot roast, beef tips, stew)
1 Small sirloin tip (manager's special)
2-1/2 lb. chuck roast (another manager's special)
14 thin boneless pork loin chops (family size package for 2 nights)
14 whole chicken wings (I split them for Buffalo wings)
2 lbs ground beef (plus I already had 2-3 lbs. in the freezer)
2 racks of pork back ribs – on sale
1-1/2 lbs fresh cod fish filets – on sale
10 sweet Italian sausage links (2 nights) – Kroger brand
Beef hot dogs – Ball Park on sale
I didn't buy chicken because I have a freezer full.
Following is a draft of meals that I will make in the next two weeks, plus the links to the recipes that I used/will use:
- My Mother's Pork Loin Chops Simmered in Beef Gravy – http://susans-musings.com/my-mothers-pork-loin-chops-simmered-in-beef-gravy
- This one of my family's favorites. I make these every other week for my son. When I say we're having pork chops, he asks if they're his pork chops or dad's, who prefers my From Stove to Oven Baked Pork Chops. I like them both.


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|2008-09-11, 21:29
|Link #1
Gregory House
IT Support
Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008)
So what, is this Metallica's way of redeeming themselves or something? I seriously haven't liked anything they did after the Black Album, but this one deserves praise. That Was Just Your Life, All Nightmare Long and Suicide & Redemption are probably their best songs in years.
And man, I'm still bitter about the whole Napster affair and the fact that they canceled a show here in 2002, but meh, it seems they've changed their approach both in stage and out of stage.
|2008-09-11, 21:54
|Link #2
#1 Akashiya Moka Fan
Whether I win it via radio promotion or have to spend a few dollars, I'm getting it. And I'd say that this is their revival, and it's already sounding awesome, from what bits I've heard
|2008-09-11, 22:48
|Link #3
Jigoku Shoujo
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: House of Twilight
It is better than their latest album(Saint Anger).Hetfield s voice is different
from old stuff and Hammett s solo is powerful and melodic .However,I still hate
Lars s drum and some songs are too long.Lyrics are nothing special.
|2008-09-12, 06:19
|Link #4
(。☉౪ ⊙。)
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 30
cause the drums were awfull in st. anger
I listened to some samples and some vids, unforgiven III sucks IMO
it doesn't sound like the old Metallica, it still doesn't...
listen to the original unforgiven and then to the third part, seriously it sucks it doesn't fitt in the unforgivens tyle at all, nice first riff but it just doesn't do it for me
let alone the other tracks, sorry Metallica I ain't even putting you on my hard disc, I'm just going to remain listening to your old cd's and pray to God you find what you've lost in those days
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|2008-09-12, 07:04
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
It's... really underwhelming. Not that I was expecting a masterpiece, per se, but I can't understand the hype either. I think that the album is bordering on the boring side, honestly. Maybe I would have liked it better 5 years ago when I got into Metallica - I was a huge fan back then.
(I think that United Abominations is 100 times better than Death Magnetic.)
|2008-09-12, 07:12
|Link #6
Gregory House
IT Support
Unforgiven III is arguably the weakest song of the album, I agree... but their other songs have these Black Album-esque riffs to them which remind me of the old times.
Seriously, listen to some more songs, most of them are very good.
And come on, St Anger was waaaaaaaaaaaay below this. This one at least has guitar solos!
|2008-09-12, 07:58
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
I'll listen to it a few more times, maybe it'll grow on me.
|2008-09-12, 23:00
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You know, I've always been a fan of Metallica...I love all of their stuff, even the stuff the die-hard fans claim "sucks", like "Load", Reload", and (Dare I say?) "St. Anger"...Those may not be Metallica at it's best, but it's still Metallica, just different...But I still couldn't help but build up hype when I heard Lars claiming the new album would have a "Black Album" feel to it...Really? Oh yes...
So I bought "Death Magnetic" (I still think it would've sounded cooler if they called it "Magnetic Death", but then that'd sound too much like "Megadeth" ) at Target (On sale for $9.99 plus my 10% Team Member discount; Oorah!) this morning before going to class and listened to a couple tracks along the way, and then once again another listen on my way to my dad's house...So is it Metallica? Let me see...
Fast? Check.
Heavy? Check.
Melodic? Check.
Songs that are seemingly neverending? Check.
EPIC Kirk Hammett solos? Fuck yeah.
Especially on that last one; I was actually waiting for the Kirk Hammett solo on the first track...
I haven't been able to listen to it all the way, but I still like what I've heard this far...And I must say, it does have a bit of a "Black Album" feel to it, as far as overall melodic composition goes, but it also had a lot of intense riffs that obviously harkened back to the days when they still had Cliff Burton from "Kill 'Em All" (Or as Metallica would've liked to call it, "Metal Up Your Ass" ) to "Master of Puppets"...James still has his signature growl, Kirk is back to the solos that go all over the damn place as well as making good use of the wah once again, and even Lars seems to have broken away a bit from his typical drum patterns for something slightly more eccentric...I wish I could hear a bit more of Rob Trujillo, though, in the same way I could've heard Cliff or Jason...
Good job on Rick Rubin's part on helping produce a quality album, since some of Rubin's resume is either hit-or-miss...This was definitely a hit...
A masterpiece it's not, but kick's ass it does, and definitely kicks the ass of some of the more shitty modern-day mainstream so-called "metal" bands of today...
|2008-09-15, 11:27
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Team Crane Duelist
You know, I've got to pipe up with something in here. Death Magnetic is a great album. It sounds like Metallica, looks like Metallica, is Metallica. But, its not something I could listen to whilst travelling around the place. Seriously, as an album for sitting back and chilling too: it hits all the right buttons. But for an album I can listen to whilst going about my business? I'll stick with one of my many other choices instead (not going to derail the topic with a list though).
|2008-09-15, 16:43
|Link #10
Wiggle Your Big Toe
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee
Age: 26
Metallica is finally back with something I love. I used to be a huge listener of Metallica, but than with their newer releses I became uninterested in them for a while, but now this album actually provoked me to listen to them again. It feels like that old Metallica I used to jam to.
|2008-09-16, 13:53
|Link #11
So I've finally had the chance to listen to the entire album and soak in some of the tracks...Some of my favorites are "That Was Just Your Life", "Broken, Beat & Scarred", and "Cyanide"...
But you know what gives me the best musical hard-on of the whole album? "Suicide & Redemption"...Why? Two words: Instrumental track, the first on a Metallica album, I believe, since Master of Puppet's "Orion"...
Yeah, that track alone just one-upped my opinion of the album...
|2008-09-16, 20:39
|Link #13
Jigoku Shoujo
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: House of Twilight
Metallica's my best is "Ride the Lightning"."For Whom The Bell Tolls" is
one of the greatest things I've ever heard.I can say this album is "awe
*Load is terrible album.
*Metallica is "Legend",but Iron Maiden is "God".
|2008-09-17, 15:17
|Link #15
You're right; I forgot about "...And Justice For All"...
When I think "instrumental and Metallica", I typically associate more with the Cliff Burton years...And even when I think of "Jason Newsted and Metallica", I think more the Black Album than I do "...And Justice For All", since even though I like that album, I often forget about it...Shame! (Must be the terrible mixing efforts that practically cuts the bass guitar out)
In either case, I was talking about the first instrumental track since "Master of Puppets", and even though I correct myself in meaning to say "...And Justice For All", "Ride The Lightning" came before "Master of Puppets" anyway, so nyah on that...
|2008-09-23, 10:11
|Link #16
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Fortaleza-CE, Brazil
Age: 40
I liked it. Nowhere near the quality of the Metallica of old, but who was I kidding, here? They are different, in more than the most obvious (like different members). But I liked it, specially "Cyanide".
|2008-09-28, 08:50
|Link #18
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
It was incredibly naive. They promised that it wouldn't be like St. Anger but again, all they succeeded in doing on this CD was making the new soundtrack for football and WWE.
I give them credit for solos, however. The only problem is that they are predictable Hammet solos: too much wah pedal, too much pentatonic scale. Boring. And I still can't stand their retarded ape of a bassist, nor could I hear him.
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|2008-09-29, 06:37
|Link #19
Gregory House
IT Support
Maybe it's just me (a bassist). Or maybe it's just the fact that people like to go all-out "get off my lawn!" when anything slightly different gets thrown at them.
(I still despise Saint Anger, though).
PS: Though yeah, one would've thought they would have accepted Les Claypool into the band when he auditioned for them back in the 80s :/
|2008-09-29, 22:50
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Cliff Burton will forever be a legend; There aren't many bassists out there who will play a bass solo and make it sound like a guitar solo (The "Cliff 'Em All!" DVD is a great time capsule of this), though his ability to play fast obviously made him better suited for Metallica's earlier thrash years...Jason Newstead was a solid bassist who's personal skills were on a different level of Cliff's, but still amazing (See his bass doodle on the "Cunning Stunts" concert DVD), but since he plays with a pick and a 5-string his style was better suited for the slower and heavier stuff of the 90's Metallica...And Rob Trujillo is a very versatile bassist, able to do anything from the fast to the heavy with elegance (His performance in Ozzy Osbourne on the "Live in Budokan" DVD and in Black Label Society on the "Boozed, Broozed & Broken Boned" DVD shows this), so he's probably Metallica's most maneuverable bassist for everything they've done thus far...
Rob Trujillo also has a good resumé behind him before Metallica, playing with Suicidal Tendencies, Jerry Cantrell, Ozzy Osbourne, and Black Label Society, among others...Versatile indeed...
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Gordon scores early, Alvarez adds second for 2-1 win over Seattle
Timbers rookie Alan Gordon may have scored one of the fastest goals in a professional soccer player's career, scoring just 26 seconds into the Timbers opener tonight against Seattle, but it took a second half goal from Byron Alvarez to gain the winning margin as the Portland Timbers defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-1 in the opener for both teams on Saturday night at PGE Park, in front of a crowd of 6,891 fans. Kyle Smith had the lone goal for the Sounders, and the match also counted as US Open Cup Qualifier, and also gave the Timbers an early lead in the quest for the Cascadia Cup.
Most Timbers fans had not even settled into their seats when the home side jumped out to an early lead. Inside the first half minute, two new Timbers players hooked up when defender David Henning chipped a pass from near midfield to near the top of the box, where rookie forward Alan Gordon beat his defender and Seattle goalkeeper Preston Burpo to the ball, and Gordon was able to chip over Burpo from near the top of the box and into the net to give the Timbers a 1-0 lead.
Four minutes later, the Sounders had their first good scoring opportunity when a low shot from Sounders forward Roger Levesque forced a save from Timbers goalkeeper Josh Saunders, but the rebound went free to Sounders forward Kyle Smith, forcing a second save near the opposite post a few seconds later.
In the sixth minute, the Timbers had a good chance to widen the lead when Gordon found himself open just inside the top of the Sounders box, but he mis-hit the shot and it made for an easy save by Burpo.
In the 18th minute, a Smith header forced a quick save by the Timbers keeper to tip the ball just over the bar.
For much of the night, play would be very physical with scuffles on the field, and several yellow cards were given to both sides. The next good opportunity for a goal for either team came in the 27th minute when a Alex Bengard pass set up Timbers forward Byron Alvarez near the top of the box, but his shot went just wide right. Another good header from Smith forced another save from Saunders, before the game got really chippy in the 42nd minute.
After a Seattle corner had been grabbed by Saunders, lots of pushing and shoving from both teams started near the top of the box, but a high elbow from Ryan Edwards to the face of Timbers defender Gavin Wilkinson really heated up the tempers, and also brought out a red card for Edwards, and the Sounders would play the rest of the night down a man. The half ended with the Timbers holding their 1-0 lead.
Neither team seriously threatened to score in the 2nd half until the 75th minute, when a Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar run down the right side produced a dangerous cross into the Sounders box, where Alvarez one-timed a shot that had no power on it, but was perfectly placed and it bounced just inside the right post to widen the Timbers lead to 2-0.
The Sounders took very little time to respond with what was in some ways a similar goal to Avarez's, when a Jason Farrell pass into the box was struck by Smith. And while the shot was not powerful, it was well placed, just inside the right post, and the Sounders had responded quickly to the Timbers goal by pulling back within 2-1.
Almost all of the scoring chances for the remainder of the match would be for the Sounders, with Marco Velez heading the ball just over the bar in the 81st minute, and Smith hitting a shot from just outside the box right at Saunders two minutes later.
In the 85th minute, Darren Sawatzky had a good look at the Timbers net from just outside the box, but his hard shot was a yard over the bar.
In stoppage time, the Sounders had several instances where the ball was free inside the Timbers box as they worked desperately for the equalizer, but the Timbers were able to clear every threat and hold on for a 2-1 season opening victory.
Josh Saunders had three saves for the Timbers, while Preston Burpo recorded 2 saves for the Sounders as both defenses played a tough, physical match. The second match of the US Open Cup qualifying will be May 15 in Seattle, which will also be the second of eight Cascadia Cup matches for the Timbers this season.
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Whistler to Open this Friday for Skiing & Riding
Whistler Blackcomb has recently announced that Whistler Mountain will be opening this Friday November 18th! Opening day has come 6 days early! Blackcomb Mountain will be opening on November 24th.
This is exciting news for all skiers and boarders who are anticipating the start of the season. Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains have received more snow over the weekend. The forecast is calling for another storm cycle to hit the mountains on Wednesday. This will bring a predicted 35 cms of white gold to the mountains before opening on Friday! The early season ski conditions are going to be phenomenal!
In addition to all the snow that Ullr has been bringing, the Whistler/Blackcomb snowmaking department have been very busy. The snowmaking team has turned over 50 million gallons of water into snow so far this season.
Whistler Mountain will open at 8:30am and close at 3pm. You can upload from the Creekside Gondola and the Whistler Village Gondola. Lifts opening will be Emerald Express, Big Red Express, and Franz's Chair.
ARE you looking for whistler accommodation for opening day?
Contact our staff today for more information. Check out our great selection of Whistler luxury homes, condos and townhouses.


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Could it be the past is prologue in terms of a political price to pay for letting the national debt grow endlessly? With high stakes electorally as fiscally in the upcoming battle over raising the debt ceiling, hop in my time machine and travel back a third of a century to 1978.
Bill Armstrong, president of Colorado Christian University today and a young congressman back then, warned in his underdog campaign against Sen. Floyd Haskell that the incumbent was reckless and wrong in having voted to let America's borrowing go north of $700 billion. (Whoa, It's now 20 times that much!)
See Armstrong on the attack, and Haskell glumly wishing he was somewhere else, in a priceless debate video from the '78 race that Bill came from 30 points down to win. It leads off an 8-minute tribute to Colorado's Mr. Conservative, presented to him by surprise at a Boulder County Republican dinner on May 21. Watch it here.


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Be Healthier
When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is too good to be true. Be wary, and look for the catch. Just because there is one, however, doesn't necessarily mean that the something in question isn't still good—it may merely mean that it's not as good as had been genuinely believed by honest people.
Such a situation now presents itself with regard to resveratrol, which seems to have acquired its very own hobgoblin for the purpose of messing with our minds. Here's the situation: until now, virtually everything we knew about resveratrol (pronounced rez·VEER·ah·troll), the fabled red-wine compound that has set the biomedical world on fire, led to two broad conclusions:
(1) resveratrol strongly protects against degenerative diseases of aging, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, and neurodegenerative diseases; and (2) resveratrol dramatically extends average and maximum lifespan in every organism in which it's been tested, namely, certain species of yeast, roundworms, fruit flies, fish, and—most importantly because they're mammals, and thus closely related to us—mice.
Either of those conclusions would be enough to catapult any chemical compound to scientific stardom, with the prospect of a Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology dangling before those who pioneered the research in question. Together, the two conclusions are so spectacular that they sound, well, too good to be true. Both of them, nonetheless, are still firmly believed to be true, based on solid scientific evidence. But . . .
An Inconsistency Rears Its Ugly Head
Enter the Resveratrol Hobgoblin (looking remarkably like a bunch of rotten grapes). The little bugger has caused the results of a recent study of resveratrol in mice to be inconsistent with the longevity conclusion, i.e., inconsistent with almost all the prior research leading to it.*1 And the study is highly credible, so it cannot be swept under the rug. We must confront it and try to understand the somewhat altered picture of resveratrol it has painted.
*Only one prior study had failed to confirm the longevity effect of resveratrol in the organisms studied—in that case, roundworms and fruit flies.2
The study was conducted by an international team of investigators under the leadership of two top-ranking experts in the field: Rafael de Cabo of the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (USA), and David Sinclair, director of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging, Harvard Medical School. (If you've been reading our articles on resveratrol over the last several years, Dr. Sinclair's name will be familiar to you.)
Resveratrol Increased Longevity in Obese Mice . . .
The same two researchers and their respective teams of colleagues had published a groundbreaking study in 2006 in which they reported that dietary supplementation with resveratrol strongly protected obese mice on a high-calorie diet from major degenerative diseases of aging, including diabetes (even though it did not reduce their weight).3 Furthermore, it increased their maximum lifespan by about 15–20%! It was as though the obesity had no effect on their health or longevity—an astounding discovery.
The researchers had used obese mice because their primary interest at the time was in the potential therapeutic benefits of resveratrol against type 2 diabetes, for which the primary risk factor is obesity. Their results, it can be assumed, exceeded their wildest expectations, and the study garnered a great deal of publicity in the press, both scientific and popular. But an important question remained: What about normal, healthy (nonobese) mice? Would they benefit similarly from resveratrol?
. . . But Not in Normal Mice
We now have the answer: yes and no. Yes to the long-term health benefits, but no to the longevity benefit. The latter result was surprising and disappointing. Before getting to that, let's see how the new study was conducted. The subjects were normal, healthy, 1-year-old mice (roughly equivalent to 35 years of age in humans). They were divided into three groups based on diet: (1) a nutritious standard diet (SD) of mouse chow; (2) every-other-day (EOD) feeding of a nutritious diet; and (3) an unhealthy, high-calorie (HC) diet, with 60% of the calories coming from fat. Each of these groups was further divided into resveratrol supplementation (at two different doses) or no resveratrol (the controls). Thus there were nine groups altogether. (Actually, there were more than that, but we'll get to that later.)
EOD feeding, in which the mice can eat as much as they want every other day, but nothing in between, is a mild but still somewhat effective variant of caloric
restriction (CR). The latter is a severe but nutritionally adequate, well-balanced daily diet containing about 30–40% (sometimes up to 50%) fewer calories than would be consumed in a normal diet. In experimental organisms of many species, CR is the healthiest dietary regimen known: it protects strongly against degenerative diseases of aging, and it dramatically extends both average and maximum lifespan.*
*The researchers opted for EOD rather than CR in this study because with CR the animals must be caged individually (guess why), and there were too many mice for that to be feasible. Also, although CR is about as popular as the plague with humans, some brave souls have voluntarily endured it long enough to provide scientific evidence that it's highly beneficial for their health as well. (For the record, they did not try to eat each other.) For more on this, see
"Resveratrol Mimics Caloric Restriction" in the April 2008 issue.
Dietary Restriction—Unanswered Questions
Sound familiar? The reason why these benefits are also attributed to resveratrol is that resveratrol appears to stimulate the same metabolic pathways that are the basis for CR's antiaging effects. There is strong scientific evidence to support this thesis, but that does not mean that the two mechanisms in question are entirely the same. In fact, they are not entirely the same, as other evidence has shown, and the situation is rife with complexity and confusion. There are many unanswered questions regarding the several mechanisms, in addition to CR mimicry, by which resveratrol improves health and longevity.
It's also worth noting that, although EOD feeding and CR have similar effects on health and longevity, the physiological mechanisms involved have not been shown to be the same—which is not the same as saying that they have been shown to be different. The question is unanswered, but it's likely that there are both similarities and differences. In any case, both EOD and CR can be described by the more general (but vague) term dietary restriction (DR), which says nothing about schedules or calories.
Why the Number 0.081 Is Important
Now let's get back to the healthy mice and see how they reacted to the resveratrol. Most of the experiments were conducted using two dosages, defined as 100 and 400 mg of resveratrol per kg of food consumed. For our purposes, that's an inconvenient way to define them. Based on the average body weight (35 g) of the mice and the amount of food they ate (about 2.5 g per day), the two dosages translate to an average of about 7 and 28 mg of resveratrol per kg of body weight per day, respectively. These amounts are not much greater than those used in the researchers' earlier study (5.2 and 22.4 mg/kg per day), in which the higher dose was found to be more effective (the same turned out to be true in the new study as well).
To convert the dosages in the new study to human equivalents, we multiply by the standard mouse-to-human scaling factor, 0.081, which reflects the major differences between body surface area and metabolic rate between the two species. This gives 0.57 and 2.3 mg/kg per day, respectively, so for a 75-kg (165-lb) person, those numbers become daily doses of 43 and 173 mg, respectively. Since red wine contains about 1 mg of resveratrol per bottle, on average, it would take about 43 or 173 bottles per day to provide these amounts. (Cheers!) They can easily be obtained, however, through supplementation.
Resveratrol Enhances Cellular Energy
Production and Survival
With their mice at the relatively advanced age of 27 months, the researchers found, first of all, that the regimen consisting of the standard diet with the higher dose of resveratrol (let's call it SD+R) strongly mimicked the physiological effects of EOD feeding (without resveratrol) in terms of patterns of gene expression, i.e., in terms of the relative levels of activity of numerous genes involved in these effects. This was determined by analysis of four types of tissue: liver, skeletal muscle, adipose (fat), and heart.
Among the notable effects observed with SD+R were: (1) an increase in mitochondrial gene expression in liver and heart cells (mitochondria are the cellular "power plants" where the chemical energy for life processes is generated); and (2) a decrease, in all four types of tissue, in apoptosis, the natural process by which cells die off. Together, this means that cells became more efficient at energy production, and they lived longer.
The average increases in lifespan were by 26% and 25% for the lower and higher resveratrol doses, respectively. And the lower dose significantly increased the maximum lifespan.
The similarity between the effects of resveratrol and EOD feeding on gene-expression patterns in various tissues was mirrored, in another recently published study, by the similarity between the effects of resveratrol and CR. In that study, interestingly, the resveratrol dose used was fairly low, with a human equivalent of only 30 mg per day. (See
"Low-Dose Resveratrol Prevents Cardiac Aging" in the August 2008 issue.)
How About a Younger Liver?
The researchers sought to determine which of the two regimens—SD+R or EOD—had the greater effect on tissue aging in the elderly mice (27 months). They found that, in liver tissue, both treatments produced gene-expression patterns similar to those of mice that were
9 months younger, while only resveratrol had this effect in skeletal muscle tissue. In adipose tissue, by contrast, both treatments increased the effects of aging, and in heart tissue they had no significant effect. Thus the results of these treatments were strangely mixed.
In the researchers' earlier study, they showed that, in the liver, the higher dose of resveratrol opposed most of the transcriptional changes (changes in gene expression) induced by a high-calorie (HC) diet. Using more refined techniques in the new study, they confirmed this gratifying result and extended it by showing that the same was also true for the other three types of tissue studied: skeletal muscle, adipose, and heart. These results support the conclusion that resveratrol treatment induces transcriptional changes resembling those of mice on a lower-calorie diet.
Unfortunately, the researchers were unable to shed any new light, in this study, on the role of a particular protein, SIRT1 (encoded by a gene called SIRT1), that is believed to play a central role in the antiaging mechanisms of both caloric restriction and resveratrol (and, perhaps, EOD feeding). For more on this subject, see the sidebar.
Resveratrol does not work its magic by magic—there must be a biochemical mechanism (or two, or three, or . . .). A great deal of evidence suggests that the primary mechanism involves resveratrol's activation of a protein called SIRT1, whose central role in the physiology of caloric restriction (CR)—and, apparently, of resveratrol—has made it the object of intense scientific interest. SIRT1 is the most important member of a family of proteins called sirtuins (sir·TOO·ins), of which there are seven in mammals.
This technique is useful for identifying physiological effects that are due to SIRT1 alone. Such a "clean" analysis is not possible with CR or resveratrol, because they also affect the production of the other six sirtuins (in ways that are poorly understood). Furthermore, they induce other, non-sirtuin-dependent biochemical pathways whose effects may overlap with those of SIRT1, making it very difficult to sort things out.
Mice that have been genetically engineered as described above are called transgenic mice. A group of researchers in the United States and Spain recently published a study in which such mice were tested to determine the role of SIRT1 in certain aspects of energy metabolism.1 In various tissues of the transgenic mice, the level of activity of SIRT1 was anywhere from 2 to 4 times greater than that in the normal control mice.
The researchers found, first of all, that excess SIRT1 activity had no effect on body weight in mice on a standard diet (SD). With a high-calorie (HC) diet, the mice became obese, but there were no statistically significant differences in body weight, fat mass, or lean mass between the transgenic HC mice and the control HC mice. There was, however, something quite intriguing: the transgenic mice ate considerably more than the controls, yet they didn't gain more weight than the controls (in fact, they tended to gain a little less).
This could mean only one thing (and the researchers' experiments confirmed it): the excess caloric intake in the transgenic mice must be compensated for by an increase in energy expenditure. Thus, excess activation of SIRT1 exerts a positive influence on energy metabolism, a conclusion that jibes with the results of studies using resveratrol.*
*See, e.g.,
"Resveratrol Boosts Strength and Endurance in Mice" (February 2007),
"Resveratrol Boosts Energy Metabolism" (August 2007), and
"Promoting Survival with Resveratrol" (May 2008).
This conclusion has significant implications with regard to a potential protective effect against insulin resistance and its awful spawn, type 2 diabetes. On a broader scale, it implies protection against the metabolic syndrome, a group of five deleterious conditions that collectively pose a strong risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, and more. These five conditions are visceral obesity, insulin resistance, high triglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol (the "good cholesterol"), and hypertension.
The chief culprit here is an excessively fatty (HC) diet, which triggers a witches' brew of metabolic disorders, especially in the liver. Notorious among them is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is characterized by the accumulation of fatty deposits in the liver, with myriad harmful consequences. In the transgenic HC mice, this condition was almost entirely prevented by the action of SIRT1. Also substantially prevented was fat-induced glucose intolerance.
The researchers believe these effects may have been brought about in part by the observed protective effect of SIRT1 against inflammatory processes in the liver, together with upregulation of certain antioxidant enzymes. The anti-inflammatory action (which is seen with resveratrol treatment) is probably linked with anticancer and antiaging mechanisms.
Resveratrol had no effect, by the way, on body weight in the SD or EOD mice. In the HC mice, the lower dose of resveratrol increased body weight significantly, while the higher dose tended to reduce it. The reasons for this are unclear.
Resveratrol Delays Functional Decline
In other experiments, the researchers found a variety of evidence for the beneficial role of resveratrol in preventing disease and retarding the aging process. In the elderly mice on the standard diet, there were marked reductions in signs of aging (compared with the controls), including:
Resveratrol Improves Cardiovascular Function
For their studies of the effects of resveratrol on cardiovascular function, the researchers used a third dosage that was 6 times higher than the "higher" dose discussed above, namely, 2400 mg of resveratrol per kg of food consumed. The human equivalent, for a 75-kg person, is about 1038 mg per day (1038 bottles of wine!). This "HR" dose was given to mice on both the standard diet and the high-calorie diet, which we can abbreviate as SD+HR and HC+HR, respectively.
The researchers observed the following cardiovascular benefits:
Now we return to the matter of longevity, which has become hobgoblin territory. The results seen in this study were surprising and disappointing. With the two resveratrol doses that were used in most of the work described above (i.e., not the dose used in the cardiovascular experiments), there was no longevity effect in the SD mice: the mortality rates with resveratrol were the same as in the controls.
On the other hand, the new study confirmed the results of the earlier study, which used only obese mice. In the new study, the HC control mice (no resveratrol) had a substantially lower survival rate than the SD controls (normal, healthy mice), because obesity shortens lifespan. And with both of the resveratrol doses, the survival rates of the HC mice matched those of the SD controls! In other words, the HC survival rates with resveratrol substantially exceeded those of the HC controls, meaning that resveratrol increased longevity in the obese mice, as it had in the earlier study.
The average increases in lifespan were by 26% and 25% for the lower and higher resveratrol doses, respectively. The lower dose, furthermore, significantly increased the maximum lifespan of the mice (despite its having increased their body weight, as noted above), whereas the higher dose (which tended to decrease body weight) did so to a lesser, and not statistically significant, degree. Thus the longevity effects were not related to body weight.
With the EOD mice on resveratrol, things were not much different than with the SD mice. Although all three groups (two resveratrol doses and the EOD controls) lived about 15% longer than the SD controls (because even this kind of dietary restriction promotes longevity), this effect was statistically significant only with the lower of the two resveratrol doses. And among the three groups themselves, there were no significant differences.
The researchers had one more test to perform: they looked at the effect of the very high dose of resveratrol (from the cardiovascular experiments) on longevity in the SD mice. There was no effect—another disappointment. (Oddly, they did not do this test on the HC mice.)
Resveratrol Reduces Oxidative Stress and Inflammation
It's all very confusing, isn't it? Despite resveratrol's beneficial effects in preventing an astonishing array of seemingly unrelated diseases and disorders associated with aging, it appears not to increase longevity in normal, healthy mice. The researchers speculated that this might be due to the relatively late onset (at 1 year, or early middle age) of its initiation. In that sense, it's analogous to the manner in which dietary restrictions such as EOD and CR become less effective as the age at which they're initiated increases. The next step is to investigate the effects of initiating resveratrol treatment in healthy mice at weaning—and that study is underway.*
*Another intriguing speculation is that a metabolic stress of some kind, such as obesity, may be necessary in order for resveratrol to have an appreciable effect on lifespan. This idea is curiously reminiscent of the role that resveratrol plays in grapes and the other plants in which it's found: it's a phytoalexin (meaning "plant protector"), a chemical that's produced mainly under conditions of environmental stress, such as dehydration, nutrient deprivation, or attack by pathogenic organisms, to help protect the plant and enable it to survive. But the question arises: why would a metabolic stress be required for resveratrol to have a longevity effect in mammals, but not in organisms such as yeast, worms, flies, and fish?
". . . we show that resveratrol improves cardiovascular function, bone density, and motor coordination, and delays cataracts, even in nonobese rodents."
The researchers pointed out that many of the effects observed with resveratrol involved a generalized reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation. This is consistent with the known health- and longevity-promoting effects of DR, which are believed to be strongly related to reductions in these two factors. It's also gratifying to know that postmortem examination of the mice showed no evidence of any kind of tissue damage or other abnormalities associated with the use of resveratrol. The authors mentioned, however, that extremely large doses of resveratrol (many times greater than the largest dose they used) are known to be harmful to rodents.
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In conclusion, long-term resveratrol treatment of mice can mimic transcriptional changes induced by dietary restriction and allow them to live healthier, more vigorous lives. In addition to improving insulin sensitivity and increasing survival in HC mice, we show that resveratrol improves cardiovascular function, bone density, and motor coordination, and delays cataracts, even in nonobese rodents. . . . Since cardiovascular disease is a major cause of age-related morbidity and mortality in humans but not mice, it is possible that DR mimetics such as resveratrol could have a greater impact on humans. However, resveratrol does not seem to mimic all of the salutary effects of DR, in that its introduction into the diet of normal 1-year-old mice did not increase longevity.
don't You just Hate inconsistency?
It's human nature that we generally want things to be consistent, and when they're not, it's unsettling.* With resveratrol, the picture has, until now, been so consistently favorable—indeed, phenomenal—that it's all the more disconcerting to find a fly in the ointment.
*You may be recalling Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous remark, "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Alas, you recall incorrectly. What he actually said was, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." What a difference a word makes! Consistency in most endeavors is constructive and valuable—
except when it's foolish.
Some of the wind has indeed been taken out of resveratrol's splendid sail. But let's keep things in perspective, shall we? Resveratrol is still, by any measure, the Holy Grail of antiaging, with a list of accomplishments that nothing else in the world of medicine can match. That's not bad for a little ol' molecule found in grapes.


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Market overview: Spot resin activity picked last week, as prices moved slightly lower and offered volumes increased as some suppliers sought to sell additional material into quarter-end. Spot-trading platform, The Plastics Exchange (TPE) said that overall buying interest was somewhat muted, as processors still seem content with their inventory levels and are looking to limit purchases that include the September price increases that average $0.05/lb for polyethylene and polypropylene. TPE CEO Michael Greenberg said that although negotiations are not yet complete, it now seems that about half of the proposed September increases could be implemented.
Energy markets again traded in opposite directions, with November contracts in the process of rolling into the front-monthposition. Crude oil futures dropped $2.45/bbl to end the week at $76.45/bbl, about $4/bbl off the week's high, while natural gas futures gained $0.078/mmBtu to settle at $4.203/mmBtu last Friday. The crude oil : natural gas price ratio shrunk to 17.8:1, which is still much wider than the 6:1 ratio considered parity. This relationship continues to provide a vast cost advantage to North American ethylene and PE producers over their international counterparts, enabling producers to develop a large base of direct PE exports....
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text: 2010/1/1 Tomas Gustavsson <tomplast at gmail.com>: > Hi! > > First I ran SHR on my Neo Freerunner, at some point I got the stupid idea of > trying Android on my phone. It works okay but now I want to reinstall SHR > but the USB networking doesn't seem to work when I'm in the Phone's > integrated boot loader anymore. So I'm stuck with Android for now and can't > use usb networking (though it works fine when I have booted to Android). Boot into NOR boot menu (press+hold AUX, then press+hold Power). Then you can use dfu-util to flash some good distro. More hints are on http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Flashing