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Friday, August 03, 2012
Driving (Me Crazy)
Lately, I've had some very vivid, often disturbing dreams. Not necessarily nightmares, in the classic sense, but more just bad dreams. Other than general feelings of disappointment, loss, or frustration (to name a few), I don't generally bring much from my dream world into the waking one.
The other night I dreamed I was in the back seat of my grandparents' ancient Dodge. It was a huge boat of a car - with no seatbelts - and it was a bitch to drive in a lot of ways. Both of my grandparents were in the front seat and my brother and sister were in the back with me in the middle.
It was a pretty typical arrangement for how we used to cruise around. Except. (It wouldn't be worth writing about if that's all that was to it, right?) I was driving. Yeah. From the backseat. Yup.
In fairness, I had my own gas/brake pedals and I had a steering wheel - thought it was on the left and I was sitting in the middle, making an already difficult chore even harder. I couldn't see well, sitting in the back. Plus, I wasn't me, as I am now, a nervous, but still veteran driver with 22 years of driving experience. I was younger me, not a child - though my sister and brother still were in the dream - but maybe a late teens or early twenties me. It was scary and frustrating and at times infuriating because my grandparents weren't helping at all. Also, my sister and brother were both clearly unhappy with my driving, but refused to help or offer any feedback whatsoever.
I don't always analyze my dreams. Sometimes (often) it's just crap rattling around in my head. This one had meaning, though.
See, I don't pray religiously. (I couldn't resist. Ha.) I do, however, occasionally reach out to the universe in the way that I do and sorta make a plea to the powers-that-be. I specifically was hoping for a "visit" from my grandparents. I miss them. I need them - a lot right now, actually. I don't have any parents or parent-like figures around anymore, and I really could use the support. In any case, whether my subconscious whipped this up or it was divine sent is irrelevant - I got what I asked for.
The message was clear:
It's my turn to drive.
Even though I may not feel like the grown-up, and even though I may not be able to see the road well, and even though I may not even be anywhere near the driver's seat, it's my turn to drive cos ain't nobody else gonna do it. My grandparents are still "around" or are "with me in spirit" but they aren't going to grab the wheel and put things back on course. They also trust in me enough to ride along with me, even if I don't have a clue what I'm doing.
And yeah, my sister and brother may not be on board with my skills (or lack thereof) but they aren't taking the wheel and so they don't get to say anything. And yeah, they may be pissed, but they are willingly along for the ride, too.
I don't know if I explained that as clearly as it is in my head.
There's something immensely satisfying about asking for a sign and getting one as clear as day - even if the sign isn't what I necessarily wanted or thought I'd get.
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i have a feeling a lot of my posts these days are going to have something to do with my garden. ever since i planted everything on sunday i cannot stop going out to check on it. we have had so much rain, too, which makes the little plants stand up straight and tall, as if i can physically see them reaching toward the sky.
my mom teased me on the phone the other day when i told her that i bought one tomato plant that was already a few feet tall. i just couldn't resist--it even had blooms on it. well, yesterday when i went to check on my new "babies," i noticed the blooms seemed wilted and closed up tightly, as if they were dying. i gave myself a pep talk: "it's okay, more blooms will come. probably just the shock of being replanted."
we had a thunderstorm last night that brought even MORE rain, and look what i saw this morning:
can you see the yellow buds? and i love how there were raindrops still on the leaves. i didn't try to capture this on purpose, but i love that they are visible in this photo.
in other news, ever since our youngest, rhys, started smiling, i have been trying to capture it on camera. and it never fails--when i pull out the camera, he gets this serious look on his face or else these days tries to grab the thing from me.
yesterday i took probably 20 photos of him, hoping against all hopes that i would finally be able to document that amazing smile and post it here, but i finally figured out what makes him frown: the flash. now he has trained himself to actually squeeze his eyes shut the moment i hit the button to take the picture. poor guy!
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my husband likes to read several books at once, and gillian copied him from a very early age: she would take a load of books, spread them on the floor, and try to look at them all at once. even now, at age 6, she is the same way: she can read now, and she takes a pile of no less than 5 or 6 books to bed every night. aedan likes to throw books and build castles and caves out of them, but he still loves books nonetheless. and even though i have not had time to read something i actually wanted to read in ages, when i was a little girl i read everywhere i went; my mom would give me a hard time when we traveled places because my nose was always stuck inside a nancy drew novel.
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I have been playing around with adobe premiere and there are some cool shortcuts. One of them is "ripple delete" if I end up deleting a section on the timeline causing there to be an empty space on the timeline, I just right click to ripple delete and the two join together. There is another tool that is on the preview window that lets you select the media (as in audio and video, just audio or just sound) and choose which one. Adobe is very cool and I have become very used to it. It will be interesting when coming back to use avid and see if it has helped me with my editing.
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Boomer Esiason looked like a ghost as he quickly exited the locker room with an escort by Mike Kensil, the Jets' director of operations. His face ashen, dark shades covering his eyes, Esiason's gait was somewhat unsteady as he walked up the tunnel at Rich Stadium toward the team bus.
"I'm really wobbly right now," said Esiason, still groggy from a concussion he suffered on a crushing sack by Bills defensive end Bruce Smith, one that knocked the quarterback out of the game yesterday early in the second quarter.
Asked about the hit by Smith, which rendered him unconscious for two minutes on the turf at Rich Stadium, Esiason drew a blank.
"I don't remember anything," he said. "Anything!"
The Jets' owner, Leon Hess, looked as if he had just seen a ghost as he walked the same path as Esiason a few minutes later.
"I'm very disappointed in the team right now," Hess said, regarding the Jets' 29-10 loss to Buffalo. "I don't want to say anything else, because I'm so upset it might not come out right."Continue reading the main story
The quarterback, who is doubtful for next week's game at Carolina, and the owner, who must be dubious about the remainder of the season, have been duped. Bamboozled. Hoodwinked.
In firing Pete Carroll and hiring Rich Kotite, Hess had the expectation of a decent season. Going 1-5 in the first six games does not constitute a decent season.
Esiason had the expectation that Kotite, and the Jets' player personnel staff, would surround him with enough talented players to make each game competitive. It hasn't happened.
The Jets either lost to free agency or let go three of the veteran offensive linemen from last year. They waived the veteran running back Johnny Johnson and traded the veteran receiver Rob Moore, the two most productive skill players last season. Without replacements of equal or greater talent level, Esiason is a gunslinger with guns, but no bullets.
What Kotite did to Esiason yesterday was almost criminal.
Kotite sent Everett McIver, a second-year player who had never started in the National Football League, in at left tackle against Smith, one of the most fierce pass rushers in the league. Last week it was Vance Joseph making his first start ever at cornerback. The only thing in peril against Oakland was Joseph's pride.
For 10 years at Cincinnati, Anthony Munoz, a future Hall of Fame tackle, was Esiason's security blanket. Esiason was naked yesterday.
Earlier in the week Kotite said McIver had worked hard and deserved a chance to prove himself in a game. Matt Willig, a four-game starter, was demoted. Was it prudent to start McIver against Smith this week and risk serious injury to Esiason?
"Anyone could have been playing left tackle and the same thing would have happened," Kotite said, regarding Smith's move around McIver and subsequent sack of Esiason.
His contention was that the play should have been stopped when McIver was called for a false start. Kotite said that the whistle didn't sound until Smith was boring into Esiason.
Smith blew past McIver so quickly, using an outside move, that the official didn't have a chance to draw breath to blow the whistle. Referee Bob McElwee said as much in a statement released after the game.
As he watched a motionless Esiason on the ground, McIver was consumed by one thought.
"I wanted to make the situation right on the next play," McIver said.
No indictment on McIver, but he doesn't have the experience to go against Smith one on one.
"Last year against Houston the Oilers moved Bruce Matthews, a Pro Bowl center, out to left tackle against Bruce Smith," said Bills defensive tackle Phil Hansen. "Bruce Smith got four sacks against him."
Smith, who had one and a half sacks on the day and turned McIver inside out, couldn't understand how Kotite could start McIver.
"I think it was unfair," Smith said. "But he brought some of what happened out there on himself. He was a little too vocal for an inexperienced player. One thing you have to learn in this game is that you don't throw gasoline on a fire."
So, what did McIver say?
"He was just talking a lot, saying things about blowing me off the line of scrimmage on certain plays," Smith said.
Esiason bore the brunt of that wrath. But Smith was not without compassion. He hovered over Esiason on the field until the quarterback struggled to his feet and staggered off.
"I'll probably try to find out through our trainers how he's doing tomorrow," said Smith, who was not penalized on the play. "I might even call him tomorrow."
But if the N.F.L. is thinking about fining him for an illegal blow, because his helmet appeared to hit Esiason in the jaw, Smith said they should think again.
"Whether it's helmet-to-helmet or not, it was proper tackling technique," Smith said. "There was nothing illegal about that play."
If a fine does come down, Smith said he would definitely appeal. Unfortunately, there's no penalty for what Kotite did to Esiason yesterday.Continue reading the main story


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Nov'09 soybeans closed tonight at $10.45 per bushel. This is our third chance since the start of 2009 to secure a futures price above $10 for new crop soybeans. We greeted the new year with prices above $10 for nearly a week. We enjoyed a second rally above the $10 mark in mid-May, an opportunity that stuck around for nearly 6 weeks. One week ago, Nov'09 futures closed at $9.16. And now this week – back above the $10 mark for an encore performance.
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I just got into another argument about Brave. Probably the third or fourth one so far. Kind of ridiculous, but I just needed to write a post about it, describing my opinion on the matter.
I guess the thing that bothers me is that I feel like people judge it over-harshly just because it's pixar. It's not any worse than a lot of other movies. I felt the same way about Kung Fu Panda, but everyone else loved it to death. And if I were to dare say "plot holes", "cardboard characters", and "avengers" in the same sentence, I'd be lynched on the nearest tree.
(Don't get me wrong. I liked Avengers well enough. But only as much as I generally like a random movie that I saw because I was bored.)
I went into Brave expecting it to be terrible, because everyone had said it was, and I ended up really liking it. So I kind of feel this need to remind people about all the good things.
To start with, the soundtrack was amazing. The graphics were amazing. And one of the things I loved about it was the Scottish feel of the whole thing. The environment and the aura of the movie was very well crafted.
The feel and mood of something is just as important as the stuff that happens in it. I don't read Dracula over and over because I've forgotten what happens, and I want the action again. I read it over and over because I'm in the mood for a gothic, creepy, dark world for a little while.
I won't watch Brave again because I forgot what happened. I'll watch it again because I want to be Scottish and magical for a little while.
A perfect example of that Scottish feel. =>
Here is the first part of the current argument against Brave.
"Brave sucked! It has so much potential to have a real coming of age story with a strong female lead and they turned it into lolololol bears. Brave is just a mix of brother bear and Mulan. Easily the laziest pixar movie story wise of them all."First of all, "anything sounds bad when you say it with that attitude." (Awesome points if you name the movie.)
Saying something with a snobby air doesn't actually change facts.
Second, I would definitely say that Cars was the laziest of the pixars. With my own attitude thing, I say, a deusch-bag car that gets lost on his way to a big race, and has to learn how to not be a deusch so that he can get to his fans in time to get paid? Why should I care?
In that line, cars is just a mix of every male macho movie ever made. Thor, anyone? Dude who's a jerk. Loses his limelight. Has to learn to not be a jerk so he can get his powers back.
(Again, don't get me wrong. I liked Thor too. But seriously, if we're trying to talk about plot line originality, Brave doesn't fall nearly as short as some of the other pixars.)
Merida is a character that a lot of people can relate to. A rich and famous car is... what exactly? I root for Merida to get what she wants. I don't care one way or the other if the jock car makes it to his stupid race or not.
Putting personal preference aside, yes there was room for improvement on this count. There ALWAYS is. In every movie. The perfect movie has yet to be created. Not even by pixar.
The second part of the argument:
"So the fact that the first part of the movie had NOTHING to do with the rest of the movie doesn't bother you? Scottish games? Wedding suitors? Who cares, the movie was about magic bears! It was all just a set up to get to the bear parts, and then provide comedic relief. Pixar was lazy in that they have two separate story lines going and no way of tying the two together. The girl didn't change her mothers mind, being a bear did. I fail to see how she's even a strong character honestly, her role was terribly cliched and just when you think she's going to really start developing (after the arrow tournament thingy) nope, magic bears, because why not? Every thing from that point on was just downhill development wise for Merida.
I get that she's supposed to be a strong female lead, and I really wanted her to be because that would have been awesome and unique and something that Pixar of all movie studios could have pulled off wonderfully. Brave is ultimately a movie that didn't know what direction it wanted to go so it tried to go both and missed the mark on both ends. Forgettable characters and major plot flaws, the only redeeming thing about Brave was the fact the main character was a "strong female", if that wasn't the case the movie would be laughably forgettable."
Firstly, Why not? Is there a really good reason that bears aren't allowed as magical accessories in a magical story? Because if not, what's the problem?
Secondly, it's not actually about bears anyway.
I don't think the two parts of the movie were nearly as disconnected as all that.
Mother and daughter clash over a really big life choice. Their relationship is smashed to pieces. The only way they can repair it is by actually listening to each other and trying to be a mother and daughter again. Trying to see the good in the other person. But they're both so dang stubborn that it only happens when they're forced into it by drastically bad choices. IE. through "your basic spirit guide transformation magic." (10 more awesome points if you can name that movie.)
In other words, it's not a movie about magic bears. It's a movie about the relationship between a mom and her kid, and them learning how to not be too stupidly stubborn, and remembering what's really important in life. It just happens to involve bears. If it had been crocodiles instead of bears, the movie would have been exactly the same. (Though much less Scottish.)
If it were a movie where the action was important (like in the avengers) I would understand the point and agree with it. What the heck? But it isn't. If the intelligence of all animals was judged based on its ability to climb a tree, dolphins would be royally screwed over. You just can't judge it with the same filter. A feel-good, warm fuzzies, relationship movie will never accomplish what a smash-em, bash-em, blow-em-all-up movie does. But neither one is inherently better or worse than the other. They just reach different audiences.
As the audience for Brave was clearly a warm-fuzzies, generally female, focus on the characters type, I posit that it accomplished exactly what it was trying to accomplish.
Thirdly, I think "forgettable characters" probably depends on the personal taste. That isn't something that's empirically measurable. I mean, I'll remember Merida significantly longer than I'll remember lighting McQueen and his girfriend...um...
Dang. I honestly don't remember what her name was. Or even what color she was. I only remember that scene about the pinstriping tattoo.
Huh. Well, case closed on that account.
Fourthly, major plot flaws....
Hmm. I feel like the definition of "major plot flaws" would be something to the effect of things that are so jarring that you can't get over them in order to enjoy the rest of the movie. The poster child for Major Plot Flaws would be Snow White and the Huntsman, sadly a movie that even Chris Hemsworth couldn't save. Worst case of arbitrary convenient occurrences ever. I even started counting how many times the queen could have offed Snow White right then and there, and had done with her, but monologued instead. I lost count halfway through the movie.
<= Chris Hemsworth. The only good part of that movie, and even he sucked in it. Pretty badly.
A good movie that still has a few plot holes would be more accurately housed in the "minor plot flaws" section. Like how the Hulk conveniently learns how to control his power while falling to his death. And how Iron man conveniently falls back through the portal just in time to not be nuked to death. And how the alien forces conveniently all die when their mother ship gets blown up. And how Iron man says "This thing is gonna blow in less than a minute", and yet it takes over two minutes to fly it up into space and let it actually blow up. And how Odin conveniently finds a way to send Thor back to earth in order to get Loki, although he can't seem to do it so that Thor can be with his girlfriend. Or how Hawkeye can shoot his bow backward without looking and still hit stuff? Seriously?
Need I go on?
The point is, a movie can still be very good and very enjoyable to the masses, even when it has some random stupid little conveniences. Brave does not have any Huntsman level plot fissures. Even though I can't think of anything off the top of my head as I type this, I'm sure it does have some holes on the "minor plot flaws" scale. But they obviously weren't jarring enough to rip me out of the movie. Therefore they are forgivable. Just as those Avengers conveniences are forgivable.
And now for the end:
"If you're a company that has built it's self up a reputation of being as close to perfection as Pixar has and leveraged that to make billions of dollars, yes, it is fair to hold them to a much much higher standard. Pixar is where they are now because they've demanded perfection in every aspect of their business model and it's worked with very very few exceptions. Cars/2 was a let down but it was creative enough to still be unique.
I agree on your about the relationship between the mom and daughter and I like that it was focused around that, I just feel that there are better ways to go from A to C with our having to resort to the magic as B. The visuals and soundtrack were both amazing I'm not arguing that at all.
Pixar are master story tellers, that's their "thing". Brave as a regular movie was just ok, a feel good movie and aimed largely at a much younger audience. As a Pixar movie, it was a let down, Brave could have been so much more, and frankly deserved much more than it was given."
Firstly, of course that is true. Pixar has built up a reputation. It needs to uphold it. But that is not at all what I mean by my argument about how people judge it too harshly. This is what I do mean:
When I was a kid, I proudly told everyone in Virginia that I was from Utah where they had "real mountains". I was so excited to get back here where the mountains were so epic, and then... I did. And those everest-ine peaks were just piddly little brown chunks of dusty rock.
This is what I expected.
This blip is what I got.
Now, the rockies are not piddly at all. (Except maybe directly around provo. :P ) But I built them up so much in my little kid imagination that the real ones will never again hold any magic for me.
Therefore, in regards to Brave, I don't mean that it didn't deserve to be as good a movie as Pixar could make, or that Pixar made it flawlessly. I just mean that when expectations get to a certain point, they are unattainable, even when the result is still awesome and great.
When we all imagine perfection, near perfection will always be a disappointment.
Secondly, I just read an essay on this exact thing, and I refer to the words of C. S. Lewis and his abundant wisdom when I say this.The use of magic is not inherently "resorted to", and I take exception to the inference that it is.
A person can create magic in their world because they want it to be magical. Not everyone who does so is only doing it because they can't think of a better plot device to get their point across. To assume so is to be exceptionally close-minded and judgmental. My novel My rules. Fire-breathing princess, if I freaking want it.
Yes, there are other ways to get from A to C without B being magic. But that doesn't make them inherently better. Nor does it make magic the wrong choice.
An author (or screenwriter) makes that choice based on the feel of the story he wants to present. As I said before, it could have been crocodiles instead of bears. But it would have made the story feel completely different. Perhaps egyptian instead of scottish. Wrong? No. Different? Yes.
They could have encountered something besides magic to get to their ending. Would that be wrong? No. Different? Yes. And in this case, different is not what they wanted. They went for mystical, magical-ness. That's what they got.
They could have encountered something besides magic to get to their ending. Would that be wrong? No. Different? Yes. And in this case, different is not what they wanted. They went for mystical, magical-ness. That's what they got.
Thirdly, are not all pixars aimed at younger audiences? The great thing about both pixar and disney is that they are masters of making a movie for children that adults not only tolerate, but love as well. I don't agree that Brave is the exception. (Hunchback might be, though. Good movie, but too dark for kids to really understand.)
Ask anyone in the world, and they'll say that disney makes kids movies. All disney and all pixar are geared toward kids. But all of them make the movie good enough that not only to the children love it, and get exposed to quality media. But the parents and babysitters love it too, and are not driven to distraction by it.
Lastly, yes, I agree to an extent. There are loads of things that Brave could have been given. But I don't know if I agree that they should have been added. As I've said about twelve million times already, the aura of the movie, and the type of story they wanted to tell were achieved successfully. Changing it into a different movie by adding more explosions, or less bears, or more handsome men, (blah blah blah) wouldn't make it better or worse. Just different. Sometimes different is good. Sometimes it isn't.
So, in conclusion, I'm sorry that you were not part of the target audience for this particular installment of Pixar. But Brave wasn't bad just because it wasn't for you. Tune in next time, and maybe cars 3 will suit your need for manly things.
PS. I don't actually believe this, but here's some food for thought. What if the reason that girls loved Brave and guys didn't is because the guys are offended at seeing an accurate example of how men really act?


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SOUTH Gippsland beef farmer Ross Batten can't stress the importance of keeping an eye on production costs enough.
He runs a 400-hectare farm at Buffalo, north of Fish Creek, with his wife Madeline Buckley, and admits to always having a calculator nearby to work out where he can maximise profit and minimise inputs.
"Our big focus is on the cost of production," Mr Batten said.
"Costs have risen so quickly and returns have dropped so dramatically, that it's all about staying in the game now – and being able to weather a period like this."
The couple moved back to Madeline's family farm, with their three children, about 15 years ago.
Although Mr Batten had spent a long period of time working as a soil conservationist with the Department of Defence, and then followed that up with a project management role at AusAID, he admits he's been able to transfer those skills to running a beef farm.
"When you think about it, farming is all about project management," he said.
"It's about drawing a circle around the farm – and measuring the inputs and outputs."
That message was further refined at a BetterBeef program, run by the Department of Primary Industries and Environment (DEPI) – which Mr Batten undertook about two years ago.
"That program was about having a good handle on your enterprise," he said.
"It's important to understand what the profit drivers and where the costs are."
Programs, such as BetterBeef, equip farmers with the skills to evaluate and monitor their businesses.
"It gives farmers the confidence to be in control of their farm and make better decisions," he added.
"And it's that informal, group environment, which gives farmers the reassurance to refine ideas."
The couple are also part of the Fish Creek Beefcheque discussion group.
Back on-farm at Buffalo, the pair aim to run the business as efficiently as possible.
This year the couple joined 580 Angus cows in spring and will calve down 440.
"We are trying to drive down the medium-age of cows in our herd," Mr Batten said.
"That's so we can get to get away from metabolic disorders such as grass tetany."
A high number of heifers are joined each year to replace older animals.
"We had 220 heifers, but we selected the ones that had good udders and ones that we thought could raise a good calf," Mr Batten said.
The business is big on ease of calving.
"Any heifer with a problem does not get to stay," he said.
"My wife calls me merciless."
But it's that ruthlessness that's led to positive results, with conception rates at 90 per cent.
Bulls must be proven, fertile and structurally sound.
"For the first 21 days, we watch to make sure they are serving the cows – and then they are rotated," he said.
Mr Batten preferred to shop around for the best value and quality sires.
"We take a good look at the B3 Index to make sure they can produce a nice article for the feedlot," he said.
The herd calves down in early September over an eight to nine week period.
"We tend to set stock when the cows are calving down, but rotationally graze 90pc of the year," Mr Batten said.
Pastures consist of ryegrass and clover – and are grazed heavily in rotations, then given a 45 to 55 day recovery period.
"The cattle go in at 1600-1700 kilograms per hectare of dry matter and come out at 1100kg DM," he said.
The cost of producing hay and silage was a big on-farm input.
"I don't believe the sort of hay you grow in South Gippsland always brings in a good return, particularly when compared to northern Victoria where the hay has higher levels of energy and protein," he said.
This year, the couple conserved 300 bales of hay.
"We didn't make silage this year, but we bought a truckload of northern oaten hay," he said.
The hay will be fed to the cows during the winter months if required, while yard weaning is also carried out.
Steers are turned off at 450-500kg and sold direct to the JBS feedlot.
"We haven't always tied ourselves into the feedlot market though," he said. "It's so important to look around and evaluate the market to find the best price."
Mr Batten always considered the net price, not gross, when considering other marketing options (such as the saleyards), because the net figure took into account selling and freight costs.
During the past year, the farm also produced some animals geared towards the JBS quality-assured program (grass-fed).
"It might mean we will keep some animals on-farm longer, but it's basically about the abattoir guaranteeing supply to its customers for 12 months of the year. They are putting out forward contracts – and it's worthwhile, but it's not for all of our stock."
In terms of the operation's long-term plan, the idea was to run an efficient farm.
"That's a constant thing … you can't remain static in this industry."


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A cycle of widespread human rights violations is threatening peace and reconciliation in Ivory Coast – according to the human rights organisation, Amnesty International. Over the last six months it has documented reports of torture, executions and arbitrary arrests carried out by President Allassane Ouattara's national army along with armed militias.
At least 3000 people were killed in the 2010/2011 post-election violence in which former President Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down. Since then, Amnesty International claims President Ouattara has installed a one-sided justice system where only pro-Gbagbo supporters are being held to account - despite reports from the United Nations and other international organisations that people from BOTH sides committed atrocities. The BBC's Tamasin Ford reports from Abidjan. To listen to this report, please click on this link.


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Friendly and playful, the Chinese Crested has a storied past. Learn all about this devoted, fanciful-looking breed.
Dog Breeds A-Z: The Captivating Chinese Crested
The Chinese Crested definitely has a unique appearance. Some say his flowing mane and tail make him look like a pocket-sized pony, though others think his fringy hair and feathered feet qualify him as a member of a 1980s hair band. Nevertheless, the affectionate, devoted Chinese Crested can make a great family pet.
A Dog of Many Names
Found on nearly every continent, this little dog is an experienced traveler. Because of a genetic mutation that caused the breed to be hairless, the Chinese Crested became the ideal sailing companion for Chinese merchants. In addition to his vermin hunting skills, the lack of hair meant there were no places for plague-bearing fleas to hide.
From his travels abroad, the Chinese Crested wound up in many cities around the world, earning a new name in each city. Regardless of the name he was called, the Chinese Crested grew in popularity, making his way to the U.S. by the mid-20th century.
Skin Is In
There are two varieties of Chinese Crested — hairless and powderpuff. Undeniably recognized by his lack of hair, the hairless Chinese Crested is clean-cut with only tufts of hair on his head (crest), feet (socks), and tail (plume). The powderpuff variety is born with a long, flowing coat.
The coat of a Chinese Crested — or in some cases, the lack of one — isn't the only thing that sets him apart. He is also the only dog that sweats all over his body. Be sure to keep his sensitive skin clean and use sunscreen for prolonged trips outside. He also requires some extra insulation in cold climates, but avoid wool, as it can irritate his skin.
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The Chinese Crested is a dog that loves to be at the center of family life. He enjoys constant companionship makes a great pet for families of all ages and physical abilities. Because of his lower level of energy, he may not need a yard or to be taken out on long, daily walks, but quality time with his owners is a must.
He can also be an excellent companion for city dwellers as long as he receives lots of love. Friendly and playful, the Chinese Crested can be a dedicated and fun-loving member of the family.
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British workers are facing the 'dreadful' prospect of more than a decade without real growth in their earnings, a respected economic think-tank has warned.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the UK was in line for 'an additional dollop of austerity' in the 2020s after Chancellor Philip Hammond admitted in Wednesday's Autumn Statement that he has given up hope of eliminating the deficit by the end of this Parliament.
IFS director Paul Johnson said projections from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility suggested that real wages will remain below pre-recession 2008 levels until 2021 – the longest period since the Second World War.Man charged with murder after body found in London back garden
And he said: 'One cannot stress enough how dreadful that is – more than a decade without real earnings growth. We have certainly not seen a period remotely like it in the last 70 years.'
Mr Johnson said the forecasts produced by the OBR on Wednesday – when it predicted a £122 billion increase in borrowing over five years, almost £60 billion of it due to the impact of Brexit – were 'noticeably more upbeat' than those of some other experts, including the Bank of England.
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He said the failure to meet former chancellor George Osborne's target of paying down the deficit and reaching surplus by 2019/20 meant austerity would continue into the next decade.
Mr Hammond's promise to balance the books 'as soon as possible' in the next parliament – expected to run from 2020-25 – was 'rather woolly', said the IFS boss.
But he added: 'Given uncertain times, a degree of woolliness is probably sensible. It wouldn't take a huge downgrade in trend growth forecasts of GDP in 2020 for us to miss the target.
'And getting to balance in the next parliament will still require an additional dollop of austerity on top of the full decade's worth we will have had by then.'


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Whoa. I heard the bass in my face as drove into Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook the night of our full moon hike. There was a graduation party that was winding down in our reception hall. Juan from National Parks was in true ranger form outside our visitor center with near 100 people gathering to see this once a year phenomenon, the super moon. The only time of year when the moon, on it's elliptical orbit, is closest to earth, appearing to be very big. He did a great job of corralling the large group as Diana the intern and I swept up the rear. We stopped just short of the over look for some straight up moon talk. He spoke about the sun and moon's daily cycle and how most animals are more active at night, when the moon comes out. He had the kids hold up pictures of owls as he talked about the barn own, great horned owl and the great gray owl. He even whipped out owl pellets and took them apart and showed us the contents in his hand. Dedicated Diana held the contents of the owl pellets in her hand for the whole length of our hike, not knowing what to do with the thing.
We then made our way out to the over look to see the moon rise over the hill. He talked more about what makes a super moon (full and close to earth), how far it is from earth (30 earths away) and the perigee (closest orbit) and apogee (farthest orbit). As it did rise, a tiny sliver and bright cloud emerged in the sky.
The over look was a buzz with camera tripods and the biggest crowd I've yet seen. Everyone bum rushed the east side of the overlook to get their shot. Someone even sparked up a bowl and the smell of pot started to waft it's way around. We all watched as this golden ball grew in the sky. I heard a little girl say 'it doesn't look any bigger than it normally does', and I silently agreed. We all clapped as the moon made it's final push to roundness. Anti-climatic as it may have been.
Once again, it was great to see the community come out for this event. There was a whole family there with 5 of their 9 kids. I made them line up from youngest to oldest, Von Trapp Family style. Juan had a great technique which I'll probably steal. He'd ask the group a question and get a generic response and then elaborate on the answer. For instance, he'd ask the group why an owl has so many soft, dense feathers and someone would say to keep warm and then he'd say I thinking I'm hearing you say to help muffle the sound they make as they catch their prey. It was a great hike, I had people shake my hand and thank me for volunteering and a girl even asked how she can volunteer too. Success at the over look in the light of the super moon!


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Ramen is a ubiquitous noodle dish in Japan and other parts of Asia. We know it in the US as those little cellophane wrapped blocks of dry noodles with a foil pack of "flavoring" that is mostly salt. It's the staple of poor college students. One of my students once told me that she ate them straight out of the pack, no cooking or seasoning – no clean-up either when you're living in a dorm room. They're cheap, filling and not very challenging as food goes.
In Japan, however, it's a different game. Yes, you can find cheap cello-packs of almost instant noodles but, look around and you can find ramen of a whole different order. Making first class ramen is almost a religion to some and finding and eating that ramen is like the quest for the Holy Grail. If you want to know more about the world of ramen in Japan, there's a fellow named Nate (American I think) living in Tokyo whose passion is ramen. His goal is to eat his way through Tokyo's ramen world and write about it in his blog Ramenate!
About a year ago I got David Chang's cookbook, Momofuku. In it he has a recipe for Ramen Broth that I have looked at from time-to-time but never attempted because it's pretty elaborate. But, the other day, I had the time and the necessary ingredients (sort of) to give it a try. Now, Mr. Chang, along with other ramen aficionados claims that the true mark of a good bowl of ramen is in the broth. The rest, noodles, meat and garnishes, while important, are more or less dressing. If the broth isn't good the ramen isn't good. That's why instant ramen in a cello-pack isn't really worthy of being called ramen. The broth is so important that at least two movies have been made about ramen cooks' quest for the perfect broth.
The first, Tampopo (Dandelion) was released in 1985 and is a cult classic for foodies. It's about a pair of Japanese truck drivers (one looks a bit like Richard Widmark) who befriend a woman, Tampopo, who runs a decrepit roadside fast food noodle shop and whose business isn't going well. They set out to help her turn her business around to become a paragon of the "art of noodle soup making".
The other, Ramen Girl, from 2008 is about an American girl who goes to Japan to be with her boyfriend who jilts her after she arrives. She doesn't speak Japanese but finds comfort in a bowl of ramen from a gruff ramen cook and his wife, who don't speak English but undertake the task of teaching her how to make ramen. This is an American film with Brittany Murphy, who's cute, but not so convincing in the role.
But back to David Chang. His recipe calls for konbu (dried kelp), 2 cups of dried shiitake mushrooms, 4# of chicken, 5# of meaty pork bones and 1# of smoky bacon among other more prosaic ingredients. It takes over 8 hours to make if you follow his recipe strictly. And at the end you strain the broth and discard everything but the broth.
I improvised. I used a chicken back (salvaged form another chicken recipe) and the bones from 2 pork chops. I actually have konbu in the pantry and we keep slab bacon (from Nueske's) to use as a seasoning. I cooked the chicken for an hour, roasted the bones (as in the original recipe) but simmered the final broth for only about an hour rather than the 6 – 7 hours in the original. It came out pretty good. I'm sure it's not as good as David Chang's, or Tampopo's or even Britanny Murphy's but infinitely better than the flavored salt from the foil pack that comes with packaged ramen.
I did not make my own noodles. I used packaged ones but, of course, discarded the flavoring packet. The toppings are semi-standard. A few slices of roast pork, 1/2 of a hard boiled egg, a seasonal vegetable (baby bok choi in this case), some carrot shreds, a dollop of kimchi and a sprinkling of scallions. It was pretty tasty.
As this blog is supposed to be about food and art, I thought I'd start including a bit about the bowls and serving dishes you see under the food. As a potter, I try to use dishes that are craftsman-made and honest, although we do use a variety of commercial china too. This bowl is porcelain and was made by one of my students. The glaze is a shino-type. Shino glazes are sometimes referred to as "carbon trap" glazes because in the kiln they supposedly "trap" carbon in the molten glaze which creates smokey or cloudy gray/black inclusions which are interesting but not exactly controllable. In this bowl the stripes have been created by brushing wax over the raw glaze which disrupts the way the glaze dries and causes some of the chemicals in the glaze to migrate, in this case creating the halo effect around the stripes. The mottled background is the natural "carbon trapping" of the glaze.


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The Lord's Prayer, taught by Jesus, is more than familiar words written down. It teaches us how to pray like the Master.
Luke 11:1
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of His disciples said to Him: "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught His disciples."
THIS week I'm going to look at the Lord's Prayer from a different angle. Understanding is good. Proficiency is better.
When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, the words that Matthew and Luke recorded were part of the answer. We have them as printed words in the Bible — words we can study and learn. But Jesus was not teaching words. He was teaching the disciples to pray to the Father the way He did. Perhaps it would be better to say that He was teaching the disciples how to relate to the Father in a personal, intimate way.
Prayer is not words, although it usually relies on words (but not always). Prayer is all about how we relate to God – learning to hear Him and to be steered by Him, as well as us bringing our concerns to Him. How do we learn to relate to God confidently and trustingly? We learn by doing – by practising that relationship.
The Lord's Prayer is probably more of a template, an outline to help us pray through something at length in a balanced way, rather than a written-down, recited liturgical prayer. However we know it best as a prayer we say with others.
If your Christian tradition prefers freestyle to prepared or shared prayers, you'll still turn to liturgy on formal occasions, like weddings and funerals and civic services, and this familiar prayer will be a kind of kingpin which centres everything on the priority of the kingdom of God.
For some, on these formal occasions, this is going to be how we relate to God as a fairly low level. If that's where people are, more them going through the motions than entering into a genuine conversation, so be it.
This is the best starter, 65 powerful words that connect and enable and proclaim the kingdom purposes of God. A starter that helps people to pray, that gets us praying, is important. It is the Father's heart.
- Have you thought of this prayer, as recited, as being a bit old-fashioned? Is it?
- Why not put the kettle on at the beginning of the day, with these words – the start of a prayerful day.


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"Who [God] also hath made us able minister of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." (II Corinthians 3:6)
This text shows us that Jesus presents a BETTER way. "…Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord or hosts (Zechariah 4:6 b)" God's Spirit will never disagree with His Word, but rather provides clarity, guidance, and direction for our lives.
Jesus said "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (John 14:6)"
Also, we should rely HEAVILY on God's Spirit for DAILY DIRECTION as Jesus said: " Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come (John 16:13)."
(31)"It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: (32) But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
(33) Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: (34) But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne. (35) Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. (36) Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black (37) But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: forwhatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
(38) Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. (39) but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. (41) And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain[2]. (42) Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.


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Ramadan is at our doorsteps again and very soon we will get actively engaged in Ibadat (acts of worship) that include fasting, prayers, Taraweeh, late night prayers, Quran recitation, and so on. The month of blessing offers us the opportunity to seek Allah's forgiveness, and ask for His blessings that we need to keep us going for our remaining time in this life and the hereafter.
However, before we get too engaged in our Ibadat, it is important to remind ourselves of our larger goals for this month in order to make the most of the coming days and weeks. As part of our Ibadat and obedience to Allah this month, we should seek to improve our relationship with Allah by asking for His forgiveness and blessings, get a broader perspective about doing good, strive to excel in all acts of doing good, and more importantly, to strive to make lasting changes in our behavior. In the following, let's focus more on this message.
Perfect your Ibadat in Ramadan to get closer to Allah – As we actively engage in the various ibadat in Ramadan, we must remind ourselves that these Ibadats offer us the opportunity to get closer to Allah and to increase our love for Him in our hearts. As Muslims, our faith requires that love for Allah and his prophet (Sallalahu alaihi wasallam – peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) supersedes any other type of love that we may have for any other object or creation. Many scholars agree on the basis of sound ahadith that Allah creates a person (and his heart) in such a way that he has the natural inclination to love Allah. However, as a person's heart gets corrupted by doubts, desires and temptations, that love has to be rekindled from time to time through both faith and knowledge.
One way we can increase Allah's love in our hearts is to use the opportunity that Ramadan provides us by perfecting our Ibadat. For example, as salat (prayers) is one of the key ibadat that we will be engaged in during Ramadan, we can focus on increasing the quality and khushu of our prayers. We can do so by focusing on what we recite during prayers and by keeping Allah in our mind during that Ibadah. The Prophet (S) said: "When one of you stands in prayer, he is conversing with his Lord, so let one of you know what he is saying to his Lord and do not raise your voices above one another in reciting when praying." [Narrated by Ahmad (4928) and classed as saheeh by Shu'ayb al-Arna'oot in Tahqeeq al-Musnad.] The importance of prayers is also evident from this hadith where it was narrated by Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (S) said: "Whoever goes to the mosque in the morning and evening, Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in Paradise every time he goes and comes" Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 631; Muslim, 669.
We should use the same principle when engaging in other ibadats such as Quran recitation, dhikr (remembrance of Allah), giving charity, and so on. Let's ensure, therefore, that our intentions when performing those Ibadat are solely to please Allah and to use these Ibadat to increase our love for Him in our hearts.
Broaden your scope of good deeds – In Islam, good deeds go beyond the realm of ibadat such as fasting and praying. Unfortunately, for many devout Muslims, the broader definition of good deeds rarely gets due focus. As a result, we find within our ranks many Muslims who although tend to be quite steadfast in praying and fasting but tend to be light in other moral standards that both Allah and the Prophet (S) have stressed for us. We can thus use Ramadan to broaden our horizons for doing good deeds that we repeatedly have learned from both the Quran and hadith but rarely practice in our lives. These include:
- Visiting the sick
- Repairing fractured bonds and relationships with family members and close relations
- Being kind and respectful to our spouses
- Attending funerals.
- Assisting others in times of need.
- Etc.
Let's remember that the status of good deeds is similar to giving sadaqah (charity). Mu'aadh bin Jabal (RA) has related from the Prophet (S) that "Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire." (Ahmad, Tirmidhi). The Prophet (S) likened all good deeds to giving charity. He (s) said: "To smile in the company of your brother is charity. To command to do good deeds and to prevent others from doing evil is charity. To guide a person in a place where he cannot get astray is charity. To remove troublesome things like thorns and bones from the road is charity. To pour water from your jug into the jug of your brother is charity. To guide a person with defective vision is charity for you." (Bukhari).
In another hadith quoted in Sahih Muslim, Abu Huraira narrates that the Prophet (S) said: "Who began this day fasting?" Abu Bakr said: "I did." The Prophet (S) said: "Who participated in a funeral procession today?" Abu Bakr said: "I did." The Prophet (S) said: "Who fed a needy person today?" Abu Bakr said: "I did." The Prophet (S) said: "Who visited a sick person today?" Abu Bakr said: "I did." Then, the Prophet (S) said: "These things cannot all meet in a single person but that they will enter Paradise."
Doing these good deeds in Ramadan can potentially earn us even more rewards. However, let's ensure that whenever we do any acts of good and charity, we don't boast by reminding people about those acts. These acts of doing good should be solely to please Allah and the matter, therefore, should be between us and Allah. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA) narrated that Allah's Messenger (S) said, "… one who keeps reminding people of what he has given, will not enter Paradise." (Tirmidhi)
Raise your standards of doing good: Islam encourages us to push ourselves to increase our levels of doing good. Such an effort helps us to improve ourselves even further, which we wouldn't do if not for Ramadan. We know that even the Prophet's (S) behavior became better in Ramadan than during the other months. We know from many ahadith that the prophet (S) was the most generous of people, and he was at his most generous in Ramadan. At that time he used to give more in charity and treat people even more kindly. He would also read more Quran, pray more, recite more dhikr, and spend time in I'tikaaf (retreat). Imam Ahmad remarked that, "And nothing he was asked for but he would give it." Furthermore, Al-Bayhaqi reported that 'Aaishah, may Allah be pleased with her, had said, "When Ramadan would start, the Prophet (S) would release all prisoners of war and fulfill the need of every person who would ask him for something." In the light of that guidance, and motivated by Allah's promise to reward us more during this month, we should, therefore, push ourselves to increase the extent of doing good.
Commit for a permanent change – Ramadan, with its blessings, puts us in high gear to show our obedience to Allah and to seek His pleasure. Though many of us start the month quite enthusiastically, our habits usually prevent us from achieving a long lasting change. So, as we start this month, let's dedicate ourselves for a real change related to increasing the love for Allah in our hearts, reflecting that love in our daily actions by leaving what He doesn't like and embracing the good, and more importantly to carry this change forward beyond Ramadan. The important thing is to get a sincere intention lodged in our hearts and to let that intention guide our behavior for a sustained change. By doing so, we will notice that Allah will make things easier for us and will elevate our status in this life and the hereafter. Remember what the Hadith Quudsi states: "…if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running." (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.9, Hadîth No.502).
Making that permanent change, however, does require that we exert ourselves to break through the old habits and mental barriers. Let's ponder on what our pious salaf said about exerting ourselves to do more and to make a permanent change.
- Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir said: "I struggled against my own self for forty years until it became right."
- Thaabit al-Banaani said: "I struggled for twenty years to make myself pray qiyaam al-layl, and I enjoyed it (qiyaam al-layl) for (the next) twenty years."
- 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez said: "The best of deeds are those which we force ourselves to do."
- 'Abd-Allah ibn al-Mubaarak said: "The souls of righteous people in the past used to push them to do good deeds, but our souls do not do what we want them to do except by force, so we have to force them."
- Qutaadah said: "O son of Adam, if you do not want to do any good except when you have the energy for it, then your nature is more inclined towards boredom and laziness. The true believer is the one who pushes himself."
Sometimes doing good may involve a lot of patience but then let's remember that Allah will reward us according to the efforts that we put in. The Prophet (S) said: "Ahead of you there lie days of patience, during which being patient will be like grasping a hot coal. The one who does good deeds then will have a reward like that of fifty men who do such deeds" [Narrated by Abu Dawood (4341); al-Tirmidhi (3085) and he said: it is a hasan hadeeth. It was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (494)].
In conclusion, as we look forward to spending the next few days of Ramadan hoping and praying for Allah's mercy, let's focus on a sustained transformation of our hearts and souls – something that can carry us forward for the days and years that remain for us on this earth as well as in the hereafter.


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(NYT) A government panel raised its estimate of the flow rate from BP's damaged well yet again on Tuesday, declaring that as much as 60,000 barrels a day could be gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The flow was already categorized as the largest offshore oil spill in the nation's history, but the new figures sharply increase previous estimates. Scientists on Tuesday estimated that the flow rate ranged from 35,000 to 60,000 barrels a day—up from the rate they issued only last week, of 25,000 to 30,000 barrels a day. It continues a pattern in which every new estimate of the flow rate has been dramatically higher than the one before.How long before the nuclear option is back on the table? Seems to me that if we're going to have to nuke the thing in the end... well, we might as well nuke it sooner rather than later.
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The Ph.D. dissertation focuses on providing in depth understanding and scientific Iaiowledge usable to realize the potential of chitosan nanoparticles as protein release vehicles and non-viral gene carriers for phannaceutical applications. The preparation ofthe nanoparticles was based on the ability of chitosan to undergo a liquid-gel transition due to ionic interaction with polyanion, such as tripolyphosphate (TPP..). The chitosan-TPP nanoparticles had a particle size range 100-250 nm, positive zeta potential around +28-+52 mV ·and exhibited a high positive surface charge across a wide pH range. The particular imaging analysis of the nanoparticles morphologies revealed that the nanoparticles possessed typical characterization of polyhedrons, indicating an analogy to crystallization mechanism during the nanoparticles formation and growth process. The BSA-Ioaded chitosan nanoparticles formed by both incorporation and incubation methods were in the size range of200-700 nm, and exhibited a positive zeta potential +43-+56 mY. BSA encapsulation efficiency varied from 39 to 88 wt%. Detailed sequential time frame TEM imaging of morphological changes of the nanoparticles showed a swelling and particle degradation process. BSA release showed a typical initial burst within 6 hours followed by an extended slow release. Higher gene transfection efficiency with DNA-loaded chitosan nanoparticles was optimized to reach a peak value of20.2% at chitosan concentration 0.2 mg/ml, which is 5.4% higher than chitosan-DNA complexes. Further analysis of life cycle of gene expression of DNA-loaded chitosan nanoparticles was detectable at 24 days with its compact structure and multiple ionic crosslink, provided better shielding and protection of DNA molecules from enzymatic degradation. .It demonstrates that chitosan-TPP nanoparticles can be a versatile carrier for protein release and gene transfection, and polyanionic crosslink TPP of polycationic chitosan molecules offers simple preparation. conditions and clear processing windows for manipulation of physiochemical properties, especially particle size and surface charge.
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