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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, 5 +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 (3 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.

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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, 5 +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, 12 +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, 4 +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, 0 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 (8 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.

2013-05-21 23:14:44 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

:-)

2013-05-21 22:37:11 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Could it be that well-intentioned but uninformed consumers, in pushing for organic coffee, are supporting an option that is less beneficial from an environmental and social justice perspective?

Could it be?

2013-05-21 22:31:44 (8 comments, 4 reshares, 25 +1s)

2013-05-21 22:25:53 (17 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

#whiskey vs #whisky

2013-05-21 20:41:33 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

A few birds have been visiting- I am so glad the catbirds are back- they are so silly!  and the bluejays are getting bolder- they love the peanuts that fall from the peanut feeder.

2013-05-21 20:14:00 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

I can never get enough of Murkin and his foster kittens!

2013-05-21 20:10:12 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Yum!
I earned a $20 credit to Naturebox with my activity points on Earndit.com, which syncs with my #fitbit  !
my first box arrived today!!
YUM!
Kayleigh was here when I opened it, and she looked at me with wide eyes and said "MOM I LOVE YOU!" and took off with the Whole Wheat Raspberry Figgy Bars. LOL
No high fructose corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners, no trans fats.... 
15 total servings of 5 different snacks for $19.95/month plus shipping.
so far so good!

2013-05-21 19:38:03 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

How have physicists circumvented the limitations set by modern imaging techniques while still getting around the diffraction limit? What
physical tricks allow them to seemingly beat the laws of physics?

2013-05-21 19:36:33 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

I am happy to see that my impulsively purchased and planted Clematis is flowering!! and twining nicely around the fence... I may need to buy more!
my father has amazing clematis gardens.

#inmyyard  
#floralphotography  
#purpleflowers  

2013-05-21 19:32:34 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Great Blue Herons -- Sounds and Images of Spring

- - a gathering of screen snaps, sounds, and music

- - from the Cornell Lab Bird Cam (LiveStreaming) - http://goo.gl/wG3Nm

h/t to +mary Zeman  and +Chris Kim A 

#science   #sciencesunday   #scienceeveryday   #birds4all   #herons 

2013-05-21 16:30:33 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Here is another image of ballet dancer Elena Tsikitikou in designs by Tara Byakko.
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More of my portfolio can be seen here: 
www.facebook.com/richardpowazynskiphotography

#fashion   #fashionphotography   #model   #female   #tarabyakko   #couture   #couturefashion   #balletdancer  

2013-05-21 16:12:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New theory offers clues to vital 'repair and maintenance' role of sleep

the biological function of sleep is to allow for vital 'repair and maintenance' of the cells in our brain, so called neurons.

2013-05-21 16:10:20 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

2013-05-21 16:08:18 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

still trying to get motivated.... I did try +Heidi Hirschbach 's timer trick and I got some work done... the sun is coming out so maybe I will feel more like walking later.  I also need to continue on with mom's quilt photos... 
5 minutes at a time.....

2013-05-21 15:39:40 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Daily Classical Music Post

"The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May." -- Edwin Way Teale

http://grooveshark.com/s/Appalachian+Spring+Ballet+Suite+1945/4I8Yfv?src=5

O Appalachian Spring! I gained the ledge;
Steep, inaccessible smile that eastward bends
And northward reaches in that violet wedge
Of Adirondacks!

Aaron Copland's ballet Appalachian Spring tells the story of a 19th-century American spring celebration, complete with square dances and revival meetings. The idea for the title came from Hart Crane's poem "The Dance." Copland won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1945 for this wonderfully evocative work.

My classical music post for today is Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring.

2013-05-21 15:36:40 (4 comments, 10 reshares, 26 +1s)

OMG this is so cute- from a private share, I have to post public!  look at it play!!!

2013-05-21 15:16:11 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Your Bleeding Heart

A musical interlude
Marc Broussard - Bleeding Heart

You're my affliction
You say to leave you alone
You're a contradiction
A flower growing in stone
Your pressure seems so high
I'm starting to wonder why it is

Listen, now is it so hard
to let a little bit go
Trying to hide the battle scars
but they're starting to show
Beating me like a drum
making me wanna run from you

[Chorus]
But your bleeding heart
is gonna hurt you
Your bleeding heart
is gonna wear you down
You better say goodbye
or stop the madness
of your bleeding heart
Oh, of your bleeding heart

Can you slow down
Take a second to breathe
You wanna burn it to the ground
but you're burnin' me
Do you like to feel the pain
cause you think... more »

2013-05-21 14:32:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

BODY-WORK: The Anatomy’s’ Labor of Love. Manual therapies you might find helpful for chronic pain. By Celeste Cooper

2013-05-21 14:25:22 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

to piggyback on +William McGarvey  's post about the heron fledglings, here is a picture of the chickadee babies!  look- they have itty bitty feathers! not just down!

Bill's post:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109695271264888014692/posts/8mnYkxcWfu9

2013-05-21 11:43:52 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

The secret to success...

2013-05-21 11:41:43 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

Schmallenberg vaccine available to UK farmers this summer
Vaccine will prevent a disease that causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock. 
*All about Schmallenberg virus: http://goo.gl/fuPyT  
A new vaccine is being made available to prevent a disease which causes severe birth defects and miscarriages in livestock. Schmallenberg virus, which emerged in the Netherlands and Germany in 2011 and has been seen in cattle and sheep in the UK since early 2012, has been identified on more than 1,700 farms across the country. Adult animals infected during pregnancies in the autumn by virus-carrying midges, thought to have blown across the Channel, have given birth to deformed or stillborn lambs and calves.  UK farmers are the first in the European Union to have access to a vaccine against Schmallenberg, which will be available for vaccinating livestock this summer before mostan... more »

2013-05-21 11:38:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

"Barr and his colleagues, who are based at San Diego State University in California, show that animal mucus — whether from humans, fish or corals — is loaded with bacteria-killing viruses called phages. These protect their hosts from infection by destroying incoming bacteria. In return, the phages are exposed to a steady torrent of microbes in which to reproduce. “It’s a unique form of symbiosis, between animals and viruses,” says Rotem Sorek, a microbial geneticist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, who was not involved in the research."

2013-05-21 11:26:41 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Fledglings Arrive!

- - from the Cornell Lab Bird Cam (LiveStreaming) - http://goo.gl/wG3Nm

h/t to +mary Zeman and +Chris Kim A 

There is more action now, with the fledglings pecking at one another, feedings, etc., so you might want to check out the LiveStream.  I'm compiling a slideshow of selected images gathered so far, and hope to post it very soon. 

#science   #sciencesunday   #scienceeveryday   #birds4all   #herons 

2013-05-21 11:15:57 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Summer Vacation Time!!
Make sure your pet sitter or neighbor won't lose your house key - use a cute keychain like this one!

2013-05-21 11:12:22 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Now you really have No Excuses!
$5 off T shirts FIVERSHIRT13

2013-05-21 01:27:00 (12 comments, 6 reshares, 13 +1s)

2013-05-20 23:30:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Baby Fox

Fox eating peanut butter sandwich. Taken though window, sorry not steady. The peanut butter was originally put out for a sick momma fox but we haven't seen her for a few days. Now the pups are showing up.