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2013-05-24 00:36:18 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 32 +1s)

This is my other unexpected visitor.  I thought a squirrel was messing around in the leaves that pile up in the side yard, but it was a fairly large box turtle!!
It was cruising around... I have a series of photos to try to automagical into a gif  later on or tomorrow.
it ended up finding the door in the fence to the neighbor's yard...
(no, I didn't keep it! but I wanted to!)
#inmyyard  
#turtle  
#wildlifephotography  

2013-05-24 00:09:06 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Pileated woodpecker?
There have been a couple days in the last week where I found the suet feeder on the ground.  Now, I may know why!  I may have to place a size limit on this thing.  ha ha.  (I know, it is almost too late in the season for suet- but it is the last block...)
I've also seen a crow trying to get at it, so the woodpecker might not be to blame.  
This is taken through the patio door glass, so it isn't perfect...
#inmyyard  
#birds4all  
#wildlifephotography  

2013-05-23 20:39:32 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Introducing the PB&BB. That is, the peanut butter and bacon burger, a deviation that upsets--deliciously--our preconceived notions of what belongs on a bun.

Find out more >> http://bonap.it/16QX0vd 

2013-05-23 20:22:06 (2 comments, 5 reshares, 19 +1s)

2013-05-23 18:43:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Super Science Circle - May 2013 Edition

Need more science in your Google+? Well, here's all the science you can handle! Enjoy my latest, heavily curated edition of the Super Science Circle.

Please share this circle... for Science!

For the uninitiated, I maintain a circle of 450+ people who are active on Google+ and regularly post on Google+. In this circle you'll find scientists, journalists, astronauts, educators, and science enthusiasts. By importing this circle into your own circles, you'll immediately gain a vibrant and fascinating feed of amazing science stories.

I recognize that it might be too much science, so I suggest you create a brand new temporary circle and evaluate the people in the circle. Only transfer the keepers to your permanent circles. Then, when I update the circle next month, rinse and repeat.

Are... more »

2013-05-23 18:28:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

a chickadee fledgling was out of the nest and somehow out in the street!  it couldn't fly! my neighbor found it and was too scared to touch it.  I scooped it up and put it on the grass under the birdhouse.  
now, the cats are REALLY interested in the smell on my hands! the purring and excited noises are adorable!

2013-05-23 18:21:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Sold!
15% off all products!
15OFFPRODUCT

2013-05-23 16:23:55 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Watching Looney Tunes- PePe LePew was really a crazy stalker! No means No PePe!

2013-05-23 15:45:28 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 26 +1s)

Another not great day...in pain and tired and completely unmotivated.  Somehow I have got to get a grip.   #fibromyalgia  

2013-05-23 14:26:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Researchers identify networks of neurons in the brain that are disrupted in psychiatric disease

Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important diseases. Dr. Williamson and colleagues have shown that different networks, found specifically in humans, are disrupted in different psychiatric diseases.

2013-05-23 14:24:53 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Why you suck as a photographer...

Though, what he writes about applies to just about anything else people do, in general.  No passion.

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/16/this-is-why-your-pictures-suck/

2013-05-23 14:12:15 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

BRCA? What are those things?

Thanks to Angelina Jolie there has been much public discussion about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.  This is great.  But I have also been seeing lots of (in my opinion) misinformation, confusion and bad advice regarding hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and #BRCA gene testing on the interwebs, most recently in the comments on an +Annika O'Brien post.   So I thought I would try providing my answers to some of the more common questions and misconceptions I have run across.

tl;dr version: Talk to your doctor. 23andMe didn't test you. DTC and DIY aren't good alternatives. Get reliable info from your national cancer program.

1) What are BRCAs, do I have them and how are they related to breast cancer?

The US National Cancer Institute has a great fact sheet full of information without a lot of science lingo. Ma... more »

2013-05-23 14:08:04 (15 comments, 3 reshares, 18 +1s)

This makes me feel good.

2013-05-23 14:00:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2013-05-23 13:36:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

I took this picture at an art fair in a small community near our home. This beautiful lilac bush was between 2 small cottages. I was drawn to the lace like delicacy of these purple pink blossoms #lilacs #flowers

2013-05-23 13:29:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Dr Kevin White's blog.

2013-05-23 13:10:23 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 14 +1s)

Got A Wound? Science Says Rub Some Dirt In It

"Antibacterial clays can kill antibiotic-resistant E. coli and MRSA, researchers found."

2013-05-23 12:47:59 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

BREAKING: The author of last week's blockbuster paper that reported the creation of human stem cell lines via cloning acknowledges the paper contained errors (first pointed out by an anonymous online commenter) but says they were honest mistakes in a push to get the paper published quickly.
http://www.nature.com/news/stem-cell-cloner-acknowledges-errors-in-groundbreaking-paper-1.13060?WT.mc_id=GPL_NatureNews

2013-05-23 12:31:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Blatant self promo warning but this is such a great deal...
Free worldwide shipping on all products from Society6
I bought some of these recently and for $20 they are amazing value.
society6.com/PaulStickland/pillows  
#cats #society6  

2013-05-23 12:06:42 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

If he plays this at the concert we are attending in June, I will most certainly cry.  Love this song.  God, that album was so long ago...
#Benfoldsfive  

2013-05-23 01:14:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Science Fair... Kayleigh and Maddie explaining their project.

(Title: more sugar, more fizz?? trying to see if sugar level affects fizz level.  answer, not really.  temperature ended up being more relevant.)

2013-05-23 00:56:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

WIP wednesday
#1, Green grocery market bag
#2 cedar river flow shawlette
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cedar-river-flow-shawlette

market bag, easy, using up stash cotton. slight modification, extra solid rounds at bottom for catching small items.

Shawlette..... I like it enough, I guess, but it could use some changes.  I would love a more dramatic center section.  the current wavy lace is not really  that wavy.  also, I want more of a batwing shape overall, so some extra increases would be nice.  I am trying to decide if I should finish it aw written, or just rip, and re-write my way...... I don't think I have enough yarn for the rewrite I want to make, so I guess I will keep going and take notes about what I want to change.

2013-05-22 22:08:29 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

Time to go to the elementary school science fair!
FOR SCIENCE!!!!

2013-05-22 21:30:40 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 6 +1s)

Cub scout leader Ingrid Loyau-Kennett +10000000
London Police 0

2013-05-22 21:14:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Timmy's Volunteer Costuming Corps, activate! SDCC is coming up soon & Timmy needs your help with cosplay. Calling all crafters, knitters, & makers: http://j.mp/18iPabD

2013-05-22 21:11:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The major players in the biomedical world are taking advantage of advances in genomics for personalized medicine, in this case, the Mayo Clinic ... Mayo Clinic, Cancer Genetics Form Cancer Diagnostics Venture | #Science #Business http://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=13882 #ScienceBusiness

2013-05-22 21:07:38 (6 comments, 6 reshares, 40 +1s)

Lol

2013-05-22 19:04:18 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Give the beautiful person in your life something as beautiful- a velvety rose in monochrome on a silver chain.....

2013-05-22 18:57:43 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

I like bicycles.... I still ride the bike I bought for myself as a senior in high school, with my own job money.  I took it to college, and grad school where I sacrificed precious floor space in my efficiency apartment to keep it safe.
Now, it has new handlebars, and I need a comfier seat, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

2013-05-22 16:21:43 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Scientists uncover molecular roots of cocaine addiction in the brain

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine's effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is undergoing further animal testing in preparation for possible clinical trials in cocaine addicts, the researchers say.

Using mice, they found that cocaine induces NO to react with GAPDH so that GAPDH moves into the nucleus. At low doses of cocaine, the GAPDH in the nucleus will stimulate the neuron, but at higher doses it activates the cell's self-destruct pathway. "This explains why cocaine can have very different effects depending on the dosage," Xu says.

The team then did experiments to see whether CGP3466B, which blocks the reaction between NO... more »

2013-05-22 16:15:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I wrote this piece on #optimisticSF  for +Lynda Williams for her blog Reality Skimming back in March. Because I never got notification of its publication, and I was caught up with my own stuff, I assumed it time-slipped and became as lost as Ameron Lor'Vrel,a prominent figure in +Lynda Williams's Okal Rel Saga (which I heartily recommend to fans of either #Dune  or #TheCulture ).

The full blog post also contains an author bio and an excerpt from the rough cut of my upcoming novel, Without Bloodshed, but here's the piece on optimistic science fiction.

===

I don't claim to write optimistic SF for the same reasons I don't call myself a hacker or a feminist. I think "author of optimistic SF" is a title which must be bestowed upon me by others, rather than claimed. To do otherwise seems presumptuous.

Despite myre... more »

2013-05-22 16:13:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

The Hidden Downside of Cognitive Enhancement Techniques such as mild electrical brain stimulation

2013-05-22 16:09:46 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

In short, I recommend the shit out of this book.

That was the last sentence I read before going to bed last night, courtesy of +Sarah Gilmore in her epically awesome review of "Finding Gaia" here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/620571980

I was so giddy I could hardly sleep!  Much squeeage was had.  Thank you Sarah!

You can read free samples of the book and/or buy it for $4.99 at:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/180554
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008K82BWE
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/finding-gaia-kimberly-chapman/1112082592

Or more stores at http://findinggaia.com/

I also have a FREE re-release of my previously traditionally published novel Sorrows of Adoration here:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/318173

For those who like their love stories with hefty side orders oftrop... more »

2013-05-22 15:47:48 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

One of my recent listings at #CraftsofthePast  on #Artfire  
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/craftsofthepast/6741003/

2013-05-22 15:08:26 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Um yeah, it is really hot already.  Even Beau wanted to come in after ten minutes.  Outside is overrated.
Found a good sized turtle in the side yard, it was wandering around eating clover....  no worries, I didn't try to keep it.  But I wanted to
Now to set the time for work.
and GO.
Work is over rated.

2013-05-22 13:07:26 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

good grief. cats are weird.  Mu is laying in the direct path of the upstairs air conditioner, sleeping AND shivering!  Girl- get out of the way!!  go sleep in the blankets!!  LOL

2013-05-22 13:02:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Now that I killed my yarn diet at WEBS (cascade grab bag, linen, and a skein of Superior) and my pills are finally kicking in, I must go.  it is going to be close to 90 degrees today and if I want to be outside it is now or never.  ( it is already over 75!!)

C'mon folks- make with the Zazzle purchases so I feel less guilty about my yarn binge!!! LOL  (kidding!) (sorta)  :-)

2013-05-22 12:50:30 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

+Patrick Lyddy  this is totally your fault.  This stuff is amazing.  

2013-05-22 12:29:18 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

Six wonderful women scientists, including our own +Dawn Bowdish , recently got together to assess the status of women in science and technology, culminating in a tremendously encouraging message.

2013-05-22 11:56:36 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

A counter-intuitive manifestation of a zero-one law: according to computer models. everyone who was alive in 1000BCE is either an ancestor of everyone alive today, or else an ancestor of nobody alive today (including people in extremely remote and isolated communities).  

This seems unbelievable until you realise that with each generation, anyone who is a descendant of the original person will propagate that property to slightly more than two people in the next generation on average.  This birth-death process either extinguishes early on, or else ignites and grows exponentially until it covers most of the world's population after a couple dozen generations; and then all the isolated holdouts eventually get "infected" through one or two migrants.  Geographical or cultural barriers can create bottlenecks for a few generations, but they don't last long(e... more »

2013-05-22 11:46:29 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Check out this awesome Light-up Firefly Bug Craft!
http://www.a1exterminators.com/firefly-bug-craft

2013-05-22 11:34:38 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Whoo, daddy. This article should ignite the genoscenti. Expect some blog posts to come.

2013-05-22 11:19:33 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Renowned papers –– This may be worth a read

"Recently we discovered (cond-mat/0212043) that the majority of scientific citations are copied from the lists of references used in other papers. Here we show that a model, in which a scientist picks three random papers, cites them,and also copies a quarter of their references accounts quantitatively for empirically observed citation distribution. Simple mathematical probability, not genius, can explain why some papers are cited a lot more than the other." –– Simkin and Roychowdhury

http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0305150

2013-05-22 11:14:09 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 43 +1s)

xD

2013-05-22 11:09:08 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Just in case you missed the last hundred times I shared my page .I'm more than just a pretty face. haaaaaaaaaaa.

2013-05-22 11:00:46 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Researchers Find Far-Reaching, Microvascular Damage in Uninjured Side of Brain After Stroke

New research suggests the integrity of the blood brain barrier is compromised for days after an ischemic stroke. This can lead to serious, life threatening complications. Repairing the BBB could prevent further complications.

More at http://bit.ly/13D6fbD

2013-05-22 10:59:29 (22 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

So many options. I think I've tried all of these...

2013-05-22 02:32:37 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Breakup of physician, drug company relationship could improve health care, cut cost

2013-05-22 00:00:02 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 20 +1s)

#Craft   People really amaze me with the ideas they come up with.

this link will take you to more on this image:http://handmadepride.tumblr.com/

2013-05-21 23:31:43 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

"When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago" -Nietzche
a random quote found today-I'll have to find the context.  But anyways- I am tired.  mentally, physically  tired.