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Answer Your Cats Question Day – January 22
'Answer Your Cats Question Day' was created by veterinarians to encourage people to bring their cats in for wellness visits. It's a good reminder to take a close look at your cat's health once or twice a year so you can be proactive about any issues that may be developing.
The emotional well-being of cats should be considered too. This is often overlooked. People are used to taking their dogs to training classes, socialization and play time at the dog park. We buy books and training devices and enroll in agility classes. We work hard to understand our dogs and their behavior, and ensure we give them everything they need to be happy well-adjusted pets.
But cats… well… their behavior is still a mystery to many people! They can be moody, crazy, quiet, ignore us completely or be 'in-your-face' friendly. We're used to thinking that's just how they are and it's impossible to understand them. Often clients will ask me to talk to their dogs then say "maybe someday I'll have you talk to my cat as well. She's had some issues for a while…" The emotional life of cats is simply not a priority. I want to assure you they are just as deep emotionally and as interesting to talk to as your dogs. Maybe more so.
In order to understand cats a little better I asked a random group of cats: What questions do you have for people? What have you been wondering about us or the world? Here are their responses, in the cats' own words.
As you'd expect, many of their questions centered on playtime, spending more time with their people, and their environment:
• "Can we go outside more? And PLAY!"
• "Can the windows be open? We're not trying to get OUT, we're trying to let things IN" – breezes & outdoor smells.
• "Why do you always go around cleaning things up? It just gets interesting with little bits of things on the floor to investigate" then it's ruined by housecleaning.
• "I wonder, why are things the way they are?" He's most curious about tiny details in his physical surroundings. "I want to tinker with them to discover and learn."
• "All cats want the universal language of love – to purr! Will you pet me on my face and make me purr?"
Cats are curious about our daily lives:
• "What are you going to do today? Where are you going to go? Can I sit and watch you?"
• "What's in your mind lately? What have you been thinking since I last saw you?"
• "Where do you go when we're not together?"
• "Where do all the people in the world go when they go 'to work'?"
• "When you're home alone are you scared and lonely? I am sometimes."
They pay close attention to human interactions and the ways our environment affects us. Their keen observational skills lead to some thoughtful musings:
• "A question cats ponder frequently is…What's our purpose in life? In the household? What role could we play to help our family the most?"
• "Will you look me in the eye and will you tell me the truth? Be honest, tell me more, know that I want to know more and that I can handle it."
• This cat notices people often complain about their age, especially at birthdays. He wants to ask people, "How old are you? You seem young to me."
• "When you make mistakes, why do you get so angry? It's not like me to complain, but I noticed, so… I thought I'd mention it."
• "Why is there so much locomotion? Trains, planes… all this movement. It seems redundant."
• "Why are you moody when the sun goes away (on cloudy days)? It's all here on earth, everything you need, it's not gone just because the sun is hiding."
• "What makes the people of the world happy? What are all the people thinking about now? I want to think of what makes them happy, so maybe I can do those things and make people happy."
• "Are you all as nutty as you seem?! It's CRAZY 'round here!"
Not all their questions are so serious:
• "Why do shoes make noise? They squeak."
• "Why does raw fish scare you?"
• "How do you hold those hats on your heads?"
• "Where did your accent come from? Did you pick a place to come from or did it pick you? I just KNEW I was going to be born HERE!"
And finally, my favorite cat question:
• "Where do the dolphins go when they swim away from the shore?"
Hearing these cats' questions reminds us they each have a unique view of the world and their place in it. Through understanding we can deepen our relationship with our animals and enrich their lives as well as our own.


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Pool Scouts Cleaning Service
Being a pool owner in the Raleigh area, it takes time and effort to keep your pool clean and properly functioning. Hot and humid summers followed by cooler winter months can lead to pool chemistry variations, which can lead to issues with your pool if not handled correctly. It is important to check chemistry on a weekly basis to ensure a healthy, clean pool environment.
Pool Scouts is here to take your pool from green to clean! We offer one-time and recurring Cleaning Service visits. So whether you want a one time clean, or a recurring service to keep you pool sparkling all year-round, we can help!
The Pool Scouts Cleaning Checklist
Pool Scouts weekly, monthly and one-time service visits include:
- Remove leaves and debris from the pool surface
- Clean the tile surface at the waterline
- Empty and clean the skimmer basket(s) and the pump strainer basket(s)
- Clean or backwash the filter
- Check the filter pressure
- Check the equipment for proper operation and potential leaks
- Vacuum the pool bottom
- Perform water testing
- Add any required chemicals to balance the pool water
- Blow off pool deck area and equipment pad
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About us
Crystal Hawk, MEd, RT, QTT and Alison Cooke, BSA (Hon), BEd, RT, have a combined 65 years of teaching Therapeutic Touch. They bring their wisdom and experience to their teaching. After years of teaching Therapeutic Touch practitioners, their goal in writing Be Your Own Healer: Self-Care with Therapeutic Touch, is to open the door to everyone so they can receive the benefits of Therapeutic Touch for themselves.
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Nap Nanny Recall
In my recap of the ABC Spring Show in Louisville this past May, I mentioned the Nap Nanny, a baby recliner that has been getting a lot of buzz lately. Today, the Nap Nanny was recalled because a 4-month old baby suffocated when she was strapped into a Nap Nanny that had been put into a crib. The baby rolled off the side and got trapped between the Nap Nanny and the crib bumper.
The Nap Nanny is designed only for use on the floor, in a clear area away from any other objects. It should not be put into a crib or play yard, and it should never be placed on a table or other elevated surface. The recall applies to all first generation Nap Nanny recliners, which do not have a d-ring reinforcement for the harness built into the foam base. Anyone who owns the older version can contact the company and get a coupon for $80 towards a new Nap Nanny with free shipping (the Nap Nanny retails for $130, so owners of the older model will still need to pay $50 for a replacement). Newer models have the d-rings and do not need to be replaced. Anyone who owns the Nap Nanny should visit the company's website to go over the correct instructions for use, so there is no confusion about what is or isn't safe.
The changeover from the old model to the newer one happened in August of 2009, so the reality is, most of the parents who had or used the older version are no longer using it with infants who would need the harness. The Nap Nanny has no upper weight limit, so toddlers and preschoolers can use it to lounge around, but would very likely not use the harness (except for fun). The older model is really not safe to use with infants, so if you had one put away for your next baby, throw it away and replace it with the new one.
To see the full CPSC recall announcement, click here. It includes pictures to help you identify whether you have the older or newer Nap Nanny model. We have never sold this item in our stores. We always had mixed feelings about it, but after hearing great things about it from parents and other retailers, we were seriously considering it. If we're confident the recall remedies have addressed the safety concerns, we may still bring it in someday. But not today.
My heart goes out to that family.
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Tamora Pierce Wiki
The Tamora Pierce Wiki seems to be relatively abandoned, as only a couple of edits have been made since last year, excluding my own. The sole Sysop is likewise dormant. How can I gain administrator privileges to continue fixing up the wiki? --Matt Rubin 17:45, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Thanks :)
Hey Manti, thanks for supporting my recent RfA (it was successful). I'm glad to know you trust me, and I'll do my best to continue helping Central with my +sysop flag. Pinky Talk 22:42, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Serial killer
Thanks for reminding me about the serialkiller issue; after reviewing it with others, we've decided to close the wiki completely. Thanks for your help! — Catherine (talk) 14:42, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
weird spoiler
there's a user that's make problem so we blocked him, but he still do problem as ip and as alot of user that he create, we dont know what to do with him beacuse every time we block him he back, this is his ip. {{SUBST:ס:משתמש:אובונטו מן/חתימה אוטומטית}} 08:40, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
- probably this is dinamic i.p. so it change since yesterday...{{SUBST:ס:משתמש:ינון/חתימה!}} 08:45, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Help! (User talk:Angela)
I would also like to ask you for help. We have a terrible issue:
Dear Angela. On stad.wikia User:DimiTalen is a bureaucrat and sysop. He has said a few times he would leave the wiki forever but keeps returning to put a bad atmosphere there. We can't block him because he's a sysop (he can unblock himself) Could he please be desysoped and debureaucrated? --OWTB 14:46, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
- As soon as possible. He affects the whole wiki and we can't work anymore like this on our wiki. {{SUBST:User:Bucurestean/HT2}} 15:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
- Indeed, he keeps affecting the whole wiki. The way he acts on Stad.wiki isn't the way you should act in a community like wikistad or an other wiki. --{{SUBST:User:MenM/HT2}} 16:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
- Please, it's getting serious! :-( {{SUBST:User:Bucurestean/HT2}} 19:51, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- We already had to block him for 3 days, but he can unblock himself, so we kind of need your help. {{SUBST:User:Bucurestean/HT2}} 13:28, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
- Do you see? And they don't stop deleting pages. I'm getting worried. Now User:Ooswesthoesbes is also doing strange. {{SUBST:User:Bucurestean/HT2}} 14:49, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
- We already had to block him for 3 days, but he can unblock himself, so we kind of need your help. {{SUBST:User:Bucurestean/HT2}} 13:28, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
- Please, it's getting serious! :-( {{SUBST:User:Bucurestean/HT2}} 19:51, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- Indeed, he keeps affecting the whole wiki. The way he acts on Stad.wiki isn't the way you should act in a community like wikistad or an other wiki. --{{SUBST:User:MenM/HT2}} 16:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
I have answered myself on Angela's talk page and I would appreciate it if this issues was being discussed on one sole page. Thanks, Dimitri N. WS/WN 17:54, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
- Please User talk:Sannse#Wikistad for a reply. Thanks -- sannse (talk) 16:22, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
How do I adopt the CAW Wikia?
I read the message to adopt CAW Wikia, and I am interested. How does the process go? XtremeTony 21:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
I'm still trying to figure it out. How can we speed up the process? Thanks XtremeTony 17:22, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
- Please leave requests for adopting a wiki at Wiki adoption requests. Many other people also review these requests, and it serves as a common place for them. --Uberfuzzy 20:29, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Thanks Uberfuzzy. I appreciate it alot. XtremeTony 20:31, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
Rollback abuse
Mind explaining yourself, Manticore? Your abuse of privileges and access on IRC is intolerable, it follows you on wikia too? --CharitwoTalk 10:32, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- The irony is almost too much to bear. If the factual accuracy of GHe's userpage bothers you, I recommend you leave him a message rather than rudely change what is a rather intentional statement. -- Manticore (talk) 11:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hardly, referencing Wikipedia policy, or at least how different admins interpret it, in regards to Wikia is beyond comparison. Also, I'm pretty sure GHe was not aware of Greyman's situation, especially seeing how his notice was made before Greymans. Userpages belong to the community regardless, like everything else. You're the one rolling back good faith edits, that is my issue. --User? 11:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Genealogy Wikia wants a bot
w:c:Genealogy could use MantiBot for some mundane tasks while PhloxBot and its master are on extended leave. One of the straightforward jobs would be to correct the subcategories and articles that are now in redirected categories; is that an easy one? For the next big one I have thought of and floated to the community, please see w:c:genealogy:Template talk:Navbox county1-en and tell me what you think. Robin Patterson 16:59, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hi Robin, I'll have to wait until the weekend to take a look at this; my planned week is hectic. -- Manticore (talk) 08:41, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Re:Userpage spam
I'm sorry, Manticore, I didn't know that was against the rules. I'll remove them ASAP.--Eu(Talk!Contribs) 15:34, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
You seem to have been the one that flagged Metro Wiki for adoption. I haven't really abandoned it; I've simply decided that the Broadcasting Wiki needs a lot more work at present, and most of my Wikia time is spent on that one. I still want Metro Wiki, though! -- BruceG 13:16, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Bot Construction Request
Manticore, I'm trying to construct a bot for The Third Turn and I must admit, as a very weak software developer, I'm quite no go at it. Perhaps you could help? I'm looking to create a script that automatically creates pages based off data I enter using a Semantic template. If you could contact back either way, that'd be appreciated. DaNASCAT 19:54, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
- No idea how you would go about doing that. Trying asking in the Forums. -- Manticore (talk) 13:10, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry, I think I worded that poorly. I'm just inquiring if it's possible for a bot to automatically submit pages that templates link to. DaNASCAT 01:09, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
mantibot color blind?
Hello, why did mantibot always revoque the polish link "pl:Nonźródła:Test: Czy cierpisz na ślepotę barw?" in the french and english uncyclopedia of "Are you colour-blind?" and "Êtes-vous daltonien ?". See you. {{SUBST:Utilisateur:El kloklo/sig2}} 11:19, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
- I believe its because the Nonsensopedia page is located in a different namespace. I've reverted the change at en.Uncyc. -- Manticore (talk) 04:49, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
This IP Adress is causing serious probmelas. XtremeTony 05:58, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
- Duly noted. -- Manticore (talk) 12:09, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
Hungarian Star Wars Wikia
Hi. Maybe I am asking not the right person, but can you help me to find the admin of our site (http://hu.starwars.wikia.com/wiki). There are some major things should be done in that site, but since the admin is lacking we can not help us against the vandalism. Hoping your response, --Bikov 10.11.08 15:40 CET.
- http://hu.starwars.wikia.com/index.php?title=Speci%C3%A1lis%3ASzerkeszt%C5%91k_list%C3%A1ja&username=&group=sysop&limit=250 —This unsigned comment is by Uberfuzzy (wall • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~!
- Forum:Missing admin for Hungarian Star Wars Wiki. -- Manticore (talk) 06:54, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
Say me please. Are you and user:Mantic0re [1] from ru-Wikipedia same man? 126.96.36.199 17:04, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
- No. I am User:Manticore (http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F:Contributions/Manticore) on ru.Wikipedia. -- Manticore (talk) 06:52, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
MantiBot Request
Manticore, I would greatly appreciate it if you could get your MantiBot to go to work on The Third Turn. There are two items that I would appreciate addressed:
1) Most urgently, I need all pages that have the Template:ModResultForm in use changed to simply Template:Result Form (i.e. {{ModResultForm|Param1|Param2}} -> {{ResultForm|Param1|Param2}})
2) Also, if possible, could every page that has the Category:Craftsman Truck Series drivers in use to be transferred to Category:Truck Series drivers.
As always, thank you. —This unsigned comment is by DaNASCAT (wall • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~! 18:30, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry, all my bot software is on my laptop, which is being repaired again. Try asking someone else, otherwise you'll have to wait until I get it back. -- Manticore (talk) 03:20, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
- Hi DaNASCAT. I'd be happy to use Charibot while MantiBot is at the doctors. Let me know, I'll be around this weekend. --User? 16:31, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Someone has issues with you
Please click here; someone has a grudge against you and is displaying it on a public wiki. Perhaps you can find a way to make this person understand your position on those issues? --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 04:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- D. G. Neree is a liar and a troll. I wouldn't give any credence to what he says. -- Manticore (talk) 06:45, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- The users on that wiki may not know that. They only have D. G. Neree's account of events there and not yours. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 14:24, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- Frankly, I don't care. -- Manticore (talk) 02:46, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
- The users on that wiki may not know that. They only have D. G. Neree's account of events there and not yours. --Michaeldsuarez (Talk) (Deeds) 14:24, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
That's not true! IT'S FALSE!!! Stop to nagg him out! I know DG as a good person. Stop it! CartoonistHenning 21:27, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
- Just look into the history of Manticore and Dg, you'll all see who's the big bad little boy. Ah hell, just look into Manticores history, it's a story on his own, a bad one that is. There's only one liar here and this page bares his name.. <A friend of DG who hasn't got a Wikia account>
- "I've checked the IP. It is Manticore." Clearly a lie. Vandalising my Uncyclopedia talk page. Clearly trolling. -- Manticore (talk) 02:46, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
Wesnoth Wiki
The logo over at Wesnoth Wiki, wiki.png, has been protected. I've temporarily uploaded a version, (Wiki2.png), since the only sysop available hasn't been active in a month. Could you unprotect the page, as well as favicon.ico? Thanks. --misken67 01:21, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
- I've replied on my talk page there. -- Manticore (talk) 02:11, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
Do you know anything about Oddworld? —This unsigned comment is by I iz guy (wall • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~!
- No. -- Manticore (talk) 00:58, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
RE: Signature
Unfortunately, you and your friend Michealsaur-something are the only ones "offended" by my signature. I've signed with that on atheists' talk page, not a peep. I've taken that signature across wiki after wiki, nothing. You and your friend have been the only ones to whine about it.
I tried to be tolerant, I tried to understand, but you have no reason to your complaint, no one, I repeat, no one has been "offended". No one really cares! It is only when someone brings it up do people whine about it!
I hate to sound harsh, and I already tried using persuasion on Micheal, but your political correctness is annoying. No one has been offended except you, and you keep saying "it may offend some users". Who? Where are these offended people? Who are they? Show me them. I have not recieved any complaints from anybody on any Wiki.
You and Micheal are the only ones who have ever whined about it, and I will not change my signature for two people's intolerence of faith.
Furthermore, you lack the right to ban me if I do not change the signature, because I am a good faith editor, and I have benefited several wikis for years now.
Am I saying to people, "YOU MUST CONVERT OR I WILL SPAM YOU", or am I forcing people to change their ways?
No! All I am stating is that Jesus, who I personally believe is the Jewish Messiah who died on the Cross to save our sins (Christianity), loves you.
That's it. I'm not signing every post saying "JESUS IS THE MESSIAH", or "WITHOUT JESUS YOU GO TO HELL", or "CHRISTIANITY IS THE WAY", and though these are religious beliefs, all I am saying is that Jesus loves you.
Do you have a problem with being loved? Does it offend you that I believe that someone likes you? Does love toward a fellow man (like being civil or not swearing) bother you?
Due to the fact that no one has spoken or been offended about this except you and your partner, you have no vailid reason to enforce me changing my signature. Your intolerence of religion is not needed, and NO ONE has been offended! You and Micheal are the only people who whine about this!
Not one fellow user has come to me! Not one has whined! Just because you hate something does not mean you have the right to eradicate it!
I had to learn a lesson in discrimination on the Club Penguin Wiki, discrimination against Satanists and homosexuals. It's your turn to learn the lesson I needed to know.
You don't have the right to ban me, I have done nothing wrong. No one but you and Micheal have whined, so I will not change the signature.
I am sorry you can't tolerate faith.
--† कछुए मशरूम! Jesus Loves You and Died for You!! † :) :) Absoulte Energie, der gefürchtete Schildkröte-Pilz, Diktator der Penguin-Enzyklopädie † 01:27, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
- I take it then that you would not have a problem with someone signing posts "There is no scientific evidence supporting the underlying principles of any religion." -- Manticore (talk) 05:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
I saw that you had a user remove "Jesus Loves You and Died for You!!" from his signature. I thought that you could post anything on Wikia, no matter what religion you have. Are you going to say that my userbox about being a Christian here is offensive and I shouldn't have it? Just curious, and I don't want to start a fight.
--JewntansOath My talk page / My contributions / Send me an email 01:51, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
- There is a difference between placing a userbox on your userpage and polluting every forum and talk page you edit with religious diatribe. -- Manticore (talk) 05:06, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Building Bots
Hey Manticore, I'm beginning to learn how to work Python and pyWikipedia bots to get some ideas for my wiki (The Third Turn) running more smoothly. However, as a rather amateur Python prgrammer, I've hit a huge block - the login script. Everytime I run the login.py script, I get syntax error after syntax error. I don't really see anyone else talking about issues with it, so I must assume I'm either an idiot or I somehow missed the fact that I do need to work some parameters.
Thus, perhaps, you'd be willing to show me what your functioning script of login.py is. If you can download the nightly version and get it to work, perhaps it is my user-config.py and family file. I know you've ran a bot on the Third Turn before, perhaps if you don't think I should have any issues with login.py you'd be willing to share me how you set up those two files to work on my wiki?
I'm an excellent programmer in Java and CSS, but this Python script is throwing me for a bit of the loop at the moment. Any help you can quickly offer would be deeply appreciated. --DaNASCAT 00:18, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- Make sure the bot's account uses Monobook as default (and don't allow anything to override this). Otherwise, you may have minor spacing or identation errors in the family file. What error message are you seeing in the traceback? -- Manticore (talk) 00:35, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
I need
a bot task to be done. Can you help? If you can, I was wondering if images from w:c:guildwars:category:Skill icon could be uploaded to Guild Wars Guilds? And on the image pages, could the license be changes to Kit and as well as the wikia credits taken away. — 00:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- If pybot does this, I haven't figured out how. You'll be better off asking in the forums or something. -- Manticore (talk) 00:47, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, i have update the {{Administrator}} and took the liberty of updating your user page. My apology if that bothers you --Cizagna (Talk) Dofus » 14:29, 06 April 2009 (UTC)
- Not at all, thanks for that. -- Manticore (talk) 02:36, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Problems with Wikia
I seem to be having some problems connecting to any Wikia-related site in general, and I think it may be because of the Monaco skin, and FireFox not getting along with each other. I currently have FireFox 2.0 (I'm not fond of 3.0), and randomly, when I try to connect to a Wikia, or edit a page, I get this: http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6250/problemt.png . It's an image of my FireFox screen. The tab with the Wikia name shows the address, and the page claims to be done loading, yet all I see is a white screen. I also had some image related problems with the Monaco skin, where the images would not load, but instead, turn into blue links. I'm not sure if Monaco has some bugs left in it, or if it's just FireFox screwing up, but do you know anything about this? And if you don't, who should I go talk to regarding wikia tech support? Prince of MadnessDaedryon 03:10, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
— Edna St. Vincent Millay
I don't need a man to rectify my existence. The most profound relationships we'll ever have is the one with ourselves.
— Shirely MacLaine
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
— Abigail Van Bure


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How To Clean Silver [the natural way].
It's the most wonderful time of the year...and by wonderful, we mean getting out your fanciest china and tableware. If you have a sharp looking set of sterling silver, keep it tarnish free with this natural, earth-friendly cleaning method.
- Silverware (or jewelry, if you please)
- Saucepan
- Aluminum foil
- Baking Soda
- Tongs
- Clean, soft rag
Read the full instructions from Cleaning.GetRidOfThings.com.
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Sacred Land of Heroes: Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and General Custer
Named for the dense shade of their ponderosa pines, the Black Hills of South Dakota have for centuries been considered sacred by the Lakota Sioux, once the most powerful tribe in the West. Today, because of the passions of a few artists, the land itself has become hallowed in another way.
It took the obsessed Danish-American sculptor Gutzon Borglum, his son Lincoln, and some four hundred workers fourteen years (from 1927 to 1941) to complete an artistic and engineering project so monumental that no one believed it possible: carving and blasting the six-story faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln out of stony Mount Rushmore. A little trivia: Washington's eyes are each 11 feet wide, and his nose is 26 feet long. Mr. Lincoln, for his part, sports a mole that measures 16 inches across.
Just 17 miles away, the gigantic Crazy Horse Memorial is slowly taking shape. Also carved into granite, this memorial, when completed somewhere around 2050, after a century's labor, will depict Native America's greatest warrior chief astride his steed, dwarfing Mount Rushmore at 563 feet tall. The horse's nostril alone will be large enough to hold a five-room house.
From Crazy Horse, head east on the beautiful 14-mile Needles Highway (Highway 87), past jagged, billion-year-old granite spires, to Sylvan Lake and then north to Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, whose landscape you'll easily recognize as the epic backdrop used by Kevin Costner in his film Dances with Wolves.
Alternatively, you can park your bags in the homey State Game Lodge that served as Calvin Coolidge's Summer White House. Of the historic inn's seven rooms, you can still book the room the thirtieth president and his wife occupied during three months in 1927. The lodge is one of three found within Custer State Park, whose 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road bisects unfenced meadows where herds of 1,500 shaggy buffalo roam.


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Forward to 28 August 2005 moth page, back to 30 July 2005 moth page, to general moths page.
Not too much to say on this occasion. Lesser Broad-boardered Yellow Underwings and Pinion-streaked Snouts were everywhere, otherwise there were one or two each of the standards in the form of Dark Arches, Riband Waves, Scoparia Pyrallela, Endotricha flammealis, Common Quakers, Least Carpet, Bright-line Brown-eyes, Common Rustics and a Scalloped Oak.
The unusual ones where a Brimstone Moth (previously seen here), a particularly fine example of Straw Underwing (previously seen here) and a really nicely feathery Stenoptilia/Platyptilia (other sorts of which we've seen here).


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The power requirement of the SoC board is simple, all it needs is a 5V, 12V and Gnd. I connected the power headers to a computer PSU, crossed my fingers and switched on. No magic smoke and after a while I checked the ICs and regulators and they were just warm to touch. Seems ok and the red power LED on the front of the panel was ON. Since I did not get the remote along with the TV, I tried the power button on the side of the TV. Nothing happened. I had temporarily illuminated the back of the panel with a LED flashlight and the panel seems blank, no activity, pushed all the buttons and there was nothing! The SoC itself was warm to touch, so I knew it was working, but somewhere something was broken.
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Step 2: This was easy. I had few feet of left over 12V white LED strip, which I cut in eight pieces, stick them inside the white plastic enclosure (for CFL) and wired them all in parallel. The LEDs face the white diffuser stuck to the back of LCD glass.
Warning: Be very careful while handling the CFL as they are very fragile and contains Mercury. Dispose them off in accordance with your local waste disposal laws.
Testing: Connected all the power cables and hooked up my Raspberry Pi to HDMI input and the 1080 HD LCD fired up flawless, looks beautiful .. Awesome :)
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When discussing DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) one doesn't usually expect to encounter gems as one does in a Nov. 28, 2013 news item on Azonano,
Nature builds flawless diamonds, sapphires and other gems. Now a Northwestern University [located in Chicago, Illinois, US] research team is the first to build near-perfect single crystals out of nanoparticles and DNA, using the same structure favored by nature.
The Nov. 27, 2013 Northwestern University news release by Megan Fellman (also on EurekAlert), which originated the news item,, explains why single crystals are of such interest,
"Single crystals are the backbone of many things we rely on — diamonds for beauty as well as industrial applications, sapphires for lasers and silicon for electronics," said nanoscientist Chad A. Mirkin. "The precise placement of atoms within a well-defined lattice defines these high-quality crystals.
"Now we can do the same with nanomaterials and DNA, the blueprint of life," Mirkin said. "Our method could lead to novel technologies and even enable new industries, much as the ability to grow silicon in perfect crystalline arrangements made possible the multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry."
His research group developed the "recipe" for using nanomaterials as atoms, DNA as bonds and a little heat to form tiny crystals. This single-crystal recipe builds on superlattice techniques Mirkin's lab has been developing for nearly two decades.
(I wrote about Mirkin's nanoparticle DNA work in the context of his proposed periodic table of modified nucleic acid nanoparticles in a July 5, 2013 posting.) The news release goes on to describe Mirkin's most recent work,
In this recent work, Mirkin, an experimentalist, teamed up with Monica Olvera de la Cruz, a theoretician, to evaluate the new technique and develop an understanding of it. Given a set of nanoparticles and a specific type of DNA, Olvera de la Cruz showed they can accurately predict the 3-D structure, or crystal shape, into which the disordered components will self-assemble.
The general set of instructions gives researchers unprecedented control over the type and shape of crystals they can build. The Northwestern team worked with gold nanoparticles, but the recipe can be applied to a variety of materials, with potential applications in the fields of materials science, photonics, electronics and catalysis.
A single crystal has order: its crystal lattice is continuous and unbroken throughout. The absence of defects in the material can give these crystals unique mechanical, optical and electrical properties, making them very desirable.
In the Northwestern study, strands of complementary DNA act as bonds between disordered gold nanoparticles, transforming them into an orderly crystal. The researchers determined that the ratio of the DNA linker's length to the size of the nanoparticle is critical.
"If you get the right ratio it makes a perfect crystal — isn't that fun?" said Olvera de la Cruz, who also is a professor of chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. "That's the fascinating thing, that you have to have the right ratio. We are learning so many rules for calculating things that other people cannot compute in atoms, in atomic crystals."
The ratio affects the energy of the faces of the crystals, which determines the final crystal shape. Ratios that don't follow the recipe lead to large fluctuations in energy and result in a sphere, not a faceted crystal, she explained. With the correct ratio, the energies fluctuate less and result in a crystal every time.
"Imagine having a million balls of two colors, some red, some blue, in a container, and you try shaking them until you get alternating red and blue balls," Mirkin explained. "It will never happen.
"But if you attach DNA that is complementary to nanoparticles — the red has one kind of DNA, say, the blue its complement — and now you shake, or in our case, just stir in water, all the particles will find one another and link together," he said. "They beautifully assemble into a three-dimensional crystal that we predicted computationally and realized experimentally."
To achieve a self-assembling single crystal in the lab, the research team reports taking two sets of gold nanoparticles outfitted with complementary DNA linker strands. Working with approximately 1 million nanoparticles in water, they heated the solution to a temperature just above the DNA linkers' melting point and then slowly cooled the solution to room temperature, which took two or three days.
The very slow cooling process encouraged the single-stranded DNA to find its complement, resulting in a high-quality single crystal approximately three microns wide. "The process gives the system enough time and energy for all the particles to arrange themselves and find the spots they should be in," Mirkin said.
The researchers determined that the length of DNA connected to each gold nanoparticle can't be much longer than the size of the nanoparticle. In the study, the gold nanoparticles varied from five to 20 nanometers in diameter; for each, the DNA length that led to crystal formation was about 18 base pairs and six single-base "sticky ends."
"There's no reason we can't grow extraordinarily large single crystals in the future using modifications of our technique," said Mirkin, who also is a professor of medicine, chemical and biological engineering, biomedical engineering and materials science and engineering and director of Northwestern's International Institute for Nanotechnology.
Here's a link to and a citation for the published paper,
DNA-mediated nanoparticle crystallization into Wulff polyhedra by Evelyn Auyeung, Ting I. N. G. Li, Andrew J. Senesi, Abrin L. Schmucker, Bridget C. Pals, Monica Olvera de la Cruz, & Chad A. Mirkin. Nature (2013) doi:10.1038/nature12739 Published online 27 November 2013
This article is behind a paywall.
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David Wurtzel reviews The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht, currently running at the Duchess Theatre.
Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui—written in 1941 but only performed after his death—does not come round very often. This Chichester Festival transfer is all the more welcome as it arrives with a brilliant cast headed by the great Henry Goodman, last seen as the father of The Winslow Boy. It sits happily in the intimate setting of the Duchess Theatre and builds to a terrific climax after a slow start.
Ostensibly set in Chicago in the 1930s as a gangster struggle for supremacy in the vegetable business, it is in fact a metaphor for the rise of Hitler. Those with some knowledge of the period will quickly recognise the Hindenburg figure (a sympathetic William Gaunt whose own lapse is protected by the gang), the Reichstag fire (a warehouse fire blamed on a drugged defendant), the Night of Long Knives and the Anschluss (the bloody take-over of the cauliflower trade in neighbouring Cicero). Goodman in the title role is a combination of initial clumsiness and anxiety, deceit, fake charm and finally an overwhelming belief in himself.
The upward rise includes a hilarious scene in which 'the Actor' (Keith Baxter) helps to build Ui's public persona by teaching him the 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' speech. There is more than a hint of Richard III along with numerous Shakespearean references—the air of Jacobean drama (including a high body count), the verse and the deliberate misquote ('is that a luger I see before me?'). The courtroom scene in which an innocent man is convicted of starting the fire demonstrates how the gang works: relentless aggression, subversion of the truth, ruthless use of any means to gain power, and the ability to make ordinary people go along with them. The hopeless, hapless defence lawyer bravely tries to demonstrate who the real guilty person is but for his efforts is fined by the judge for suggesting that anyone other than the defendant is guilty. In the end even acquiescence is insufficient; everyone must stand up in public and support Ui who finally mounts a rostrum in a uniform to show his true colours. The superficial absurdity of a story about 'The Cauliflower Trust' in fact emphasises the universality of what happens when the rule of law is destroyed. As the famous last line says, ''the bitch that bore him is in heat again'.
For details please see: www.arturoui.co.uk. The production runs until 7 December 2013.
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For UAC Chair and BAPL CEO Jonestein, the NL West is but a sad
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many screenplays submitted by Jonestein to Hollywood was one titled "Sent Down", a tragic, yet witty homage to the great game which was surely destined to become The Next Great Baseball Movie.
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Utah. A character-driven story, the five main characters in the
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Bobby Roxsum, Jr.
(Played by the Colorado Rockies) – The main character of the story,
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majors last season but was sent back down to Provo shortly thereafter.
Young Bobby is still trying to figure out who he is, a task complicated
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State University. Bobby's journey of self-discovery is complicated
even further by the influence of his oddball teammates.
Danny "Dude" Mann
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his frequent use of "medicinal" marijuana and subsequent suspensions,
have landed his career in Provo, where he frequently ends up on the DL
after "catching a snow wave, Dude" following his morning "glaucoma treatment".
P.C. Limpright
(Played by the San Francisco Giants) – P.C.'s political crusades often
land him in hot water with the Provo locals, who also take issue with
his celebration dance after driving one home. P.C.'s crusade to ban
wooden bats and leather gloves also have league officials frowning on
Mike "Sarge" March (Played by the San Diego Padres)
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escape to the men's room during the 7th inning stretch playing of "God
Bless America". He once put an unsuspecting Japanese tourist into a
sleeper hold for taking pictures during said 7th inning ritual of
guilt-coerced patriotism. "Foreignality is no excuse!", shouted the enraged Golden Plates 3rd baseman after the incident.
R.L. "Sundown" Hawthorne
(Curmudgeonly Manager of the Golden Plates, played by the Arizona
Diamondbacks) – The 72 year old skipper of the 'Plates only took the
Provo job because there are no lights at Joseph Smith Field, so all
games are played during the day, enabling him to make it to Luby's by
4:45 for supper.
A sample scene from the baseball epic that never was:
on a running water fountain being operated by 'Plates shortstop Dude
Mann, his teammates waiting impatiently for a thirst-quenching drink.
Almost there, dudes, almost there.
What in the HAY-UL happened to our Sparkletts delivery?!?
I think Limpright sued the delivery guy for environmental genocide.
Do you apes not care what those plastic bottles are doing to THE ENVIRONMENT?!?
Oh, Jesus, is it time for my Luann plate yet?
(Finally taking a drink)
Mmmm, dudes, it's like having sex with one of those blue things from "Avatar".
Anyways, back to the aestheitcs:
1. LA Dodgers
and simple with no alternates, a perennial favorite of the BAPL UAC,
especially the road grays, which the council got to witness first hand
last season when the Dodgers came to Arlington.
Colors (Dodger Blue and White): A+ (Dodger blue rocks)
Cap Insignia(s): A
(Ok, this one is probably the second most recognizable in the world, not the Bostons')
Team Logo: B (Like it, but don't love it)
Mascot: A (Never bothered to explore it's origins until a few years ago…we likee)
2. Colorado Rockies
Had the Dodgers gone to the merchandising dark side and started
sporting alternates, then the Rox would have grabbed first place in the
UAC standings. The Rox purple and black combo is a UAC favorite also
sported by the UAC's favorite hockey team, the Texas Brahmas, and root-for-by-proximity-proxy college football team, the TCU Horned Frogs. The Colorado sleeveless alternates, however, cost 'em a spot in the standings.
Colors (Black, Purple, Silver, White): A+ (Brahma and Horned Frog worthy)
Cap Insignia(s): A
(It Rox!)
Team Logo: A (Regional, purple, and black…love it)
Mascot: A+ (Absolutely perfect for this team)
3. San Francisco Giants
Third place was a virtual toss-up between the Giants and Padres based
solely on their hideous alternates. The Giants won out however, due to
the appeal of their home cream unis and in spite of the UAC condemned
Orange/Black motif of the team. Plus, Matt Cain is on one of Chairman
Jonestein's fantasy teams.
Colors (Black, Orange, Cream): F (Blech)
Cap Insignia(s): D
Team Logo: B (Meh)
Mascot: B (Not
horrible. We just wonder why baseball commentators don't feel the need
to call them the San Francisco "Baseball" Giants like the NFL does the
New York "Football" Giants)
4. San Diego Padres
With the exception of the home whites and first alternates,
probably, some of the most heinous unis in all of baseball. Yeah,
yeah, I get the shove-the-patriotism-down-your-throat motives of the
second alts, but from an aesthetic perspective, BLECH!
Colors (Navy Blue, Sand, White): D (The only color saving the Friars from total condemnation is the Navy Blue)
Cap Insignia(s): B
(Not horrible)
Team Logo: D (Looks like it should be the logo for some sun block with aloe)
Mascot: F (Effing stupid)
5. Arizona Diamondbacks
Only the second alts escape complete UAC condemnation. The rest of
the D-Back unis suffer from the red curse, as well as a horrible logo,
one of the most hideous in the league.
Colors (Sedona Red, Black, Sonoran Sand, White): F (Yeah,
they can try and hide behind fancy words like "Sedona" and "Sonoran",
but they can't hide from the council's judgmental eyes)
Cap Insignia(s): B
(Kinda cool, actually)
Team Logo: B/F (The TEAM logo is ok, but the logo on the jerseys is awful)
Mascot: A+ (Surround it with some non-offensive colors and a decent jersey logo and the cellar dwelling days would be over.)
Actual BAPL Predictions for the National League Central as mandated by BAPL UAC32910:
NL West
1. Colorado Rockies (Tulo and Co. will continue to thrive.)
2. San Francisco Giants (Timmah and Co. should take the NL Wild Card)
3. LA Dodgers (Manny and the Dodgers will falter late in the season)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks (Look for some improvements over last year, but not much)
5. San Diego Padres (Like the Royals, Pirates, Natinals, and Orioles, this team would be great in a relegation league).
Next up: the AL West
Note: For those of you out
there that share the BAPL Uniform Aesthetics Council's weird obsession
with uniform aesthetics, be sure to check out the Uni Watch site.
Current uni Images swiped from team pages on Wikipedia.
FALL on the BALL!
Yesterday's hella-exciting NFC Championship game should have been one-to-two Minnesota touchdowns less exciting. Why? Because the New Orleans Saints have apparently forgotten one huge football fundamental that even I had drilled into my head as early as JUNIOR high football: when the ball is loose, FALL ON THE $*&#$& THING! Every time the Vikings flubbed the ball last night, not ONCE did a New Orleans defender adhere to this simple, proven, pee-wee football fundamental! Instead, their egos tried to scoop up the ball and run with it…GAHHHHH!
Even one of their 5-ton defensive lineman tried to play Walter Payton last night…I was screaming at the top of my Cowboys-fan-get-revenge-on-the-run-up-the-score-Vikes lungs…ARGH! Oh well, the Ain'ts have finally made it to the Supe…way to go guys!
In other news…
* Looks like my Texas Rangers are nearly out of the ownership woods – yesterday, Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenburg and Rangers legend Nolan Ryan cleared the first hurdle in buying the Rangers from Tom "Too-Many-Irons-in-the-Sports-Franchise-Fire" Hicks, i.e. they've reached an agreement with the Hicks Sports Group, the same group that is destroying the Dallas Stars and Liverpool FC. The deal still needs approval from 75% of MLB owners, the NHL, and the army of banks that Hicks owes money to. Hopefully, all of the above are just formalities and the handoff can happen before opening day.
* Due to my writing inspiration woes of late, I haven't said much about the Hot Stove here in Arlington. In a nutshell:
1. The Rangers acquired Rich Harden from the Cubs, but it cost us Kevin Millwood(who went to the Orioles in a salary dump move). If Harden works out, it will definitely be an upgrade to our numero-uno spot in the rotation. Millwood was, at best, a very good number three starter.
2. We got Vlad from Los Anaheim of California. Hopefully, that bat he's used to bludgeon the Rangers with over the years still has some bludgeon left in it. We're gonna need it, seeing as how Seattle's hot stove has been cookin' with gas this off season. The M's look mighty mighty on paper. Hopefully, like Communism, they'll just look good on paper.
3. Our other limited budget, risky business moves include reliever Chris Ray (from the Orioles in the Millwood deal), presumed number-three starter Colby Lewis (from Japan's Hiroshima Carp), former Ranger and fan favorite reliever Darren Oliver (from Los Anaheim), and utility fielder Khalil Greene (apparently from the loony bin).
On the hockey front –
* My new-found love for hockey continues, unfortunately, the Tom Hicks owned, 25th-in-the-NHL-in-salary Dallas Stars suck this year, and will likely continue to suck as long as Hicks owns the team.
* The Texas Brahmas continue their up-and-down season and despite a barely .500 record, are clinging to third place in the CHL-Southern Division.
* I was rummaging around in my pile of barely played/never played PS2 games this weekend and discovered I had NHL 2001, still in the shrink-wrap. Like the real-life game of hockey, I'm kicking myself for not discovering the game years ago! Mrs. J and I were up all night on Saturday playing the game. Fortunately, my PS2 hockey procrastination payed off – since this was NHL 2001 , the PS2 Dallas Stars roster was that of their 1998-2000 glory years with Brett Hull, Derian Hatcher, Ed Belfour, and in-their-prime Mike Modano & Jere Lehtinen. Much fun was had.
— Jonestein
Et tu, Omar?
I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty disappointed that Omar Vizquel left the Rangers for the White Sox. I would have liked to seen him stick around another year in Arlington as Elvis Andrus' tutor…and even if Elvis no longer needs Omar's tutelage, Vizquel showed everyone in 2009 that he's still got game by his spectacular play at SS, 2B, AND 3B…can you say "No Errors"?
Plus, I can't help feel a little slighted by Vizquel's comments of wanting to depart for a "higher profile" team, as he put it. I doubt he meant that in a hurtful way as Omar, from a fan's perspective, always seemed to be an incredibly nice, courteous person, but the words stung nonetheless.
Anyway, good luck to Omar, we'll miss you here in low-profile Arlington.
In other news, former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle has been hired to replace Rangers manager Ron Washing…er…sorry, a little premature eradication on my part there…Hurdle was hired to eventually replace Ron Washington as the Rangers manager, temporarily pretending to be the hitting coach after the departure of Rudy Jaramillo to the, LOL, Cubs.
I really have no opinion on this move one way or another. Yeah, Hurdle obviously lost control of the Rockies in 2009, but sometimes all a good manag…uh..hitting coach needs is a fresh start. Hopefully he can help the Rangers find the bats they lost in 2009.
Still no word on Marlon Byrd staying in a Rangers uni. Everything I'm seeing in the press indicates he'll be gone. This sucks, he's a fan favorite here in Rangerdum.
Ownership-wise, rumors are sweeping through DFW that Cowboys great Roger Staubach might be in contention as a partial new owner of the Rangers. Unfortunately, it's not a controlling share and our bumbling current owner, Tom Hicks, would still be in charge of things, rendering Roger the Dodger irrelevant in the equation. I just don't see why it's so g'damn hard to sell a freaking Major League Baseball team! And to a competent owner who wants to put a winner on the field! Argh!
On the hockey front:
My hockey edjumication continues as I've been to a couple of Dallas Stars games(Stars 5, NJ Devils 3 on Sat night) and a handful of Texas Brahmas games. I still feel pretty clueless, but I think I've got the basics down and I'm already past the "Who the fk is that guy?" stage of my hockey journey.
It seems the Stars are in a transition year with a new coach and new style of play…"less agressive" is what I think one guy told me. The Stars are playing pretty inconsistent hockey this year, pretty much beating the "good" teams and not faring well against the mid-to low level teams. I'm enjoying the hell out of it, so I guess that's all that matters.
Our defending CHL champion Texas Brahmas are faring about as well as the Stars…doing fairly well against the CHL elite, but floundering against everyone else. Brahmas games are fun as heck to attend…very small, 2k seat arena with rabid fans. At the end of a Brahmas power play, the PA guy always announces that the opposing team is "back at full strength", and the crowd immediately follows with an arena-shaking "AND THEY STILL SUCK!". Hella-fun, I tell ya, hella-fun!


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It takes approximately 30 days to input all of the applications into our database. If you meet the minimum requirements, you will be scheduled on a later date to take the aptitude test. You can expect to receive a letter in the mail anywhere from 1-3 months after the application date.
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Dr. Richard G. Wyatt (l) of the Office of Intramural Research makes a point at the Fogarty-sponsored summit on sub-Saharan Africa. Also shown are Dr. Onesmo ole-MoiYoi (c) of Kenya and NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Converting a brain drain into a "brain gain" occupied science leaders from sub-Saharan nations, Africans who now work in U.S. labs and NIH leadership at a recent summit on African research cosponsored by the Fogarty International Center, the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
The conference on campus drew more than 100 people, including representatives from 25 of the 27 institutes and centers and came 2 weeks before the worldwide health research gathering in Bamako, Mali. In Bamako, health ministers urged countries to spend at least 2 percent of their health budgets on research and 5 percent on charities.
Dr. Charles Rotimi, the Nigerian-born-and-educated director of the NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, noted the high level of research that is already going on in the region and asked the central question: "How do we change from a brain drain to a brain gain for the region?"
The imperative to strengthen the scientific research enterprise stems from sub-Saharan Africa's high level of disease, low level of trained medical professionals and actual decline in life expectancy in recent years, said Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
The challenge, he said, is "the retention of trained medical professionals…to induce them to return to their home countries, where the need is even greater."
NIH has had a long-standing relationship with African researchers both as a result of extramural grant funding as well as its intramural program, said FIC director Dr. Roger Glass. The goal of the meeting was to better understand specific actions NIH could take to bolster the scientific research enterprise in the poorest countries of the continent, including making use of the expatriate scientists.
"As development agencies and private foundations recognize the relationship between health and development, we must establish more systematic working arrangements between academic health centers and these organizations to more fully integrate biomedical and behavioral research into health and assistance programs," said Dr. Raynard Kington, NIH acting director. "This can only happen if we create more opportunities for scientist-to-scientist interactions, facilitate institutional capacity-building and gather sufficient knowledge of one another to take hold of every available scientific opportunity."
The shortage of mentors and innovative technology outside their home institutions and countries is a powerful lure for the best young African scientists to pursue careers in America or high-income countries, especially when African governments may not put public health or scientific research high on national agendas, participants said.
Dr. Richard G. Wyatt, deputy director of NIH's intramural program, said only a small percentage of the more than 3,000 foreign postdocs on campus are from Africa. He suggested adopting a program modeled on the 40-year-old U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program.
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