Just over a month ago, I spent part of a rather mellow Friday making "vermi pancakes" with my daughter. It was a lot of fun, but we only ended up making a handful of them, so I was left with lots of extra "batter". Rather than simply dumping it out (into a worm bed, of course) I decided to make a sort of vermi-cake out of it by flattening it down in the bottom of a Rubbermaid tub. I then left it to sit in my shed until last week, when I finally decided to test it out as a worm food.
First, I pulled back the straw from a particular stretch of my vermicomposting trench worm bed.
…and covered it back up, before leaving it to sit for about a week or so.
This morning I decided to see how things were coming along with the cake – specifically, how the worms worms were responding to it. Well, the good news is that the worms seem to LOVE it! The cake was literally crawling with worms. Unlike some of my "homemade manure" mixes, I don't think there was even any lag time before the worms started moving in. Removing a lot of the moisture before leaving the mix to sit was the key, since it was able to remain fairly aerobic while it dried out even more.
Making the pancakes and cake was mostly "in good fun" (something fun to do with my daughter that I could also share with my readers). I certainly didn't any serious plans/expectations as far as creating a practical worm "food" goes. In thinking about it some more though, I think this could actually be a great way to not only produce an excellent food/habitat material, but also one with a "shelf life". I have little doubt that I could have left my vermi-cake to sit for months before use, and it still would have been appealing to the worms (once hydrated). Microbes will often tend to go into a resting state once moisture content drops to a certain level – bouncing back pretty quickly once provided with water. So, I think it would also be a good idea to use aged food scraps when making the cakes.
Anyway – just some…uhhh…food for thought!
Unlike a fruitcake at Christmas,these will be eaten!
I'm thinking brick size,during hard times.Just toss one in! Oh yeah,fruitcake is hard!I mean place it in.Like when you rewrap real fruitcake and send it to someone else!
If you ever sale ready made bins you could send this with the bin and worms. Just add water.
This would be great for newbies. Just add water.


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Facility: BEAVER VALLEY
Unit: [ ] [2] [ ]
NRC Notified By: MICHAEL MOUSER
HQ OPS Officer: JOE O'HARA Notification Date: 05/24/2008
MEL GRAY (R1)
STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL EXCURSION
"On 5/24/2008 at 0938, with Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2 (BVPS U2) in Mode 1 at 15% power during preparations for turbine startup, the unit experienced a steam generator level excursion. Attempts to manually control steam generator water level were unsuccessful.
"Steam Generator narrow range levels exceeded the setpoint for P-14, Steam Generator Level High High Turbine Trip. The actuation of P-14 automatically actuated the following: trip of the running Main Feedwater pump, closure of the Main and Bypass Feedwater regulating valves, and closure of the Feedwater Containment isolation valves. In addition to these signals, a turbine trip signal is generated but the turbine was not yet on-line.
"The feedwater isolation signal has been reset and normal feedwater flow has been established. Preliminary investigation has revealed that a broken air line caused the 'A' Main Feedwater pump recirculation flow control valve to fail open. This initiated the steam generator level transient. Additional investigation is in progress.
"The trip of the Main Feedwater pumps automatically started both Motor Driven Auxiliary Feedwater pumps (MDAFW). The automatic start of the MDAFW pumps from this valid system actuation is reportable under 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A).
"The plant is currently stable in Mode 1 at 15% reactor power." AFW injected into the core.
* * * UPDATE FROM MORGAN TO SNYDER ON 5/28/08 * * *
The last sentence of the original report text should read "AFW injected into the Steam Generators" since AFW does not inject into the core.
Facility: BROWNS FERRY
Region: 2 State: AL
Unit: [1] [2] [3]
RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4
NRC Notified By: WILLIAM J. BAKER
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER Notification Date: 05/28/2008
Event Time: 16:30 [CDT]
MALCOLM WIDMANN (R2)
WILLIAM GOTT (IRD)
KING STABLEIN (NMSS)
TERRANCE REIS (FSME)
SNOWDEN (DOT-)
ROBERT TURNER (DOE)
MARYANN DOYLE (DHS)
MISS. EMER. MGMT. ()
TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT INVOLVING A RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENT
"On May 28,2008 at 1630 CDT Browns Ferry was informed that a tractor trailer transporting a shipment of radioactive material from Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (shipment # 080518) was involved in a 2 car traffic accident near Corinth, Mississippi. Local law enforcement responded to the accident. The Mississippi Emergency Management System was notified as well as the Local CMA in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Investigation into the accident concluded that no personnel injuries occurred and there was no damage to the radioactive material shipment container. Presently another tractor is in route to the area to continue transportation of the shipment.
"The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
"This event is reportable as a 4 hour Non-Emergency Notification report in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), 'Any event or situation, related to the heath and safety of the public or onsite personnel, or protection of the environment, for which a news release is planned or notification to other government agencies has been or will be made.'"
Facility: PERRY
NRC Notified By: TONY MCGOWAN
KENNETH O'BRIEN (R3)
HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY INOPERABLE
"On May 28, 2008, at 1730 hours, control room operators determined after testing, that the Emergency Service Water (ESW) Division 3 subsystem was inoperable due to a condition that will not allow the subsystem to maintain 'keep-fill' pressure in the event of a loss of offsite power. Technical Specification (TS) Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.7.2 requires that the High Pressure Core Spray (HPCS) System (a single train safety system) be declared inoperable immediately when the ESW Division 3 Subsystem is inoperable. The plant immediately entered TS LCO 3.5.1 Condition B, HPCS System inoperable. TS LCO 3.5.1, Required Action B.1, verify by administrative means that the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System is operable within one hour, was completed at 1730 hours. Required Action B.2 requires that the HPCS System be restored to operable status within 14 days. Maintenance/troubleshooting activities are in progress to determine the cause of the ESW Division 3 Subsystem condition.
"This event is being reported as a condition that could have prevented the safety function of structures or systems required to mitigate the consequences of an accident. The resident inspector has been notified."
Facility: PALO VERDE
Region: 4 State: AZ
RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE
NRC Notified By: JIM MORELAND
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE Notification Date: 05/29/2008
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL
2 M/R Y 0 Startup 0 Hot Standby
MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO IMPROPER MOVEMENT OF CEA'S
"The following event description is based on information currently available. If through subsequent reviews of this event, additional information is identified that is pertinent to this event or alters the information being provided at this time, a follow-up notification will be made via the ENS or under the reporting requirements of 10 CFR 50.73.
"On May 28, 2008, at approximately 2134 Mountain Standard Time (MST) Palo Verde Unit 2 operators manually tripped the reactor, as directed by procedures, when four Control Element Assembly (CEAs 7, 9, 11 &13) of shutdown bank A slipped to the fully inserted position while conducting low power physics testing following Unit 2's fourteenth refueling outage. Unit 2 was critical [Intermediate Range 5.0E-2]and at normal operating temperature and pressure prior to the trip. Following the manual reactor trip all remaining CEAs inserted fully into the reactor core. This was an uncomplicated reactor trip. No emergency classification was required per the Emergency Plan. No automatic ESF actuations occurred and none were required. Safety related buses remained energized during and following the reactor trip. The Emergency Diesel Generators did not start and were not required. The offsite power grid is stable. No LCOs have been entered as a result of this event. No major equipment was inoperable prior to the event that contributed to the event.
"Unit 2 is stable at normal operating temperature and pressure in Mode 3. The event did not result in any challenges to fission product barriers and there were no adverse safety consequences as a result of this event. The event did not adversely affect the safe operation of the plant or the health and safety of the public.
"The cause of the slipped CEAs is not known at this time and is under investigation.
"The Senior Resident Inspector was informed of the Unit 2 reactor trip."

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Awesome Old Song of the Week: "Run Away" by Real McCoy
In 1994 the German pop band Real McCoy released an album called Another Night. It's first single had the same title, and was the song that made them huge in the U.S. But their follow up hit "Run Away" was just as big, and way cooler in my book.
I never really paid too much attention to the lyrics, but I do remember the "big brother is watching you" line. As it turns out, the whole song in based on George Orwell's 1984. "Run Away" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top 40 in 1995; oddly enough so did Janet Jackson's "Runaway."
I know how to dramatically improve "instant replay" reviews in sports
The other night the Oakland A's lost a baseball game when a home run was incorrectly ruled a double. Somehow even after reviewing the video the umpires still couldn't see that the ball hit the railing above the fence. Rumored explanations for their failure include a bad TV, not having access to all possible replay angles, and just not caring enough/taking the time to get it right.
A Celtics game I went to this season was stopped twice in the final minute of play for extended periods of time as the referees all huddled around a monitor trying to figure out which team the ball went out of bounds off of. On one occasion the scoreboard big screen zoomed in on them, and it was clear that they were just watching ABC's regular TV coverage of the game, with no control over the replays themselves.
I have a solution. It's something that will work for all pro sports using video review. In fact, I actually got the idea last NFL season from that atrocious Seahawks touchdown call against the Packers which brought an end to the replacement refs. There is no reason why the actual referees who are on on the field/court/ice have to be the ones who watch the replays and make these decisions. In fact, the people doing this don't even need to be at the game. Each league should have it's own "replay office."
It would consist of five, ten, maybe even twenty (however many it takes) people sitting in a room somewhere. They work for every game going on all at once. They're only job is to watch replays and make correct rulings; so they have access to all the best available technology, and know exactly how to use it. The replay office would have somebody watching each game as it happens, and in turn could already be working on getting the controversial calls right before the officials at the game even decide to check with them. Not only would the accuracy improve, but this might even speed up the process as well.
5/13 UPDATE: It has been brought to my attention that the NHL already has this. So I guess my "idea" isn't that revolutionary after all. Anyway, well done NHL, and it's definitely time for the other 3 leagues to get with the program.
Who do I root for now that the Celtics are out of the playoffs?
For me, the most fun and exciting part of the game of basketball has always been long range shooting. As a kid I used to practice jumpers in my driveway from as far away as I possibly could (even when I was back home at my parents' last week, shooting around on my old hoop for the first time in years, I still found myself doing this). Reggie Miller was my favorite non-Celtic NBA player throughout the 90's for this very reason.
Another thing everyone loves to root for in sports is an underdog. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are the perfect combination of both. Earlier this year Curry put up the greatest 3 point shooting game anyone has ever had, hitting 11 of 13 on his way to a 54 point night vs the Knicks at Madison Square Garden (where Miller had some of his best games as well). He also just set the all-time record for threes made in one season, 272, breaking Ray Allen's previous mark of 269.
The 6th seeded Warriors were expected to lose in Round 1 to Denver, but now find themselves heading back home after splitting two games with the 2nd seeded Spurs in San Antonio (and they could easily be up 2-0). Not to mention they have one of the best home crowds I've ever seen; I swear the fans were standing the entire game when Golden State eliminated the Nuggets. If you like the NBA and you haven't been staying up late to watch the past few Warriors games, you've really been missing out.
For more on this check out a piece I wrote earlier today for Celtics Life called "A Celtics fan guide to watching the rest of the playoffs."
Am I the only one who never realized "Wheel of Fortune" is "hangman?"
A few months ago Paul Pierce sent out a tweet saying "Look out for me tonight on Wheel of Fortune." He didn't actually play or anything, just made a brief pre-recorded cameo as part of the show's "NBA week." But when I saw his tweet on that February afternoon the first thing I did was set my DVR to record Wheel that evening. And it was at that moment that I made this startling discovery:
Wheel of Fortune is just a fancy version of "hangman." It's seems so obvious, yet somehow it'd never occurred to me before. Is this common knowledge? If not, it definitely should be. I felt pretty stupid for not having come to this conclusion on my own at some point in the last 35 years. And while I tend to be very critical of the show descriptions on the cable guide, on this day I was extremely impressed.
Why doesn't Derrick Rose want to be a hero?
One of these guys is not like the others.
In 2011 Derrick Rose won the NBA's MVP award. Last season he led the Bulls to a league best 50-16 record, and the #1 seed in the East. A little over a year ago he tore his ACL in the first game of the 2012 playoffs, and Chicago lost to Philly in the first round (opening the door for the Celtics to reach the Eastern Conference Finals against Miami). I'm not going to point out how long it's taking him to come back compared to other athletes, but I will say this:
As of today it's now been two months since Rose was medically cleared to play. Not practice, that happened in January, I mean play. In real live NBA games. At the time he said he was waiting until he could confidently dunk jumping with his surgically repaired left knee. A little over a month ago the reports starting coming out that he was "dominating practice," and here's a video of him dunking off his left leg in early April.
Somehow the 5th seeded Bulls managed to get by the Nets in Round 1 on the road in 7 games. Their second best player, Luol Deng, is still in the hospital recovering from a spinal tap. Starting center Joakim Noah has plantar fasciitis and can hardly walk sometimes, but has been playing anyway. Rose's backup, point guard Kirk Hinrich, is out with a calf injury.
Last night Chicago pulled off a stunning upset in Miami, taking a 1-0 lead over the Heat. Third string PG Nate Robinson got hit in the mouth by LeBron (unintentionally) in the first half, causing him to get 10 stitches. But Robinson stayed in the game, in part because the Bulls have no other options left.
Hollywood screenwriters could not script a better time for Rose to return. But he won't. Does he not see an incredible opportunity here? Does he not want to be a hero? Everything I know about athletes and competitive sports makes his decision to continue sitting almost unfathomable. My guess is he decided a long time ago that he wasn't coming back this year, and never imagined his team would get this far without him. Now he just looks like a chump.
Clay Buchholz looks to extend streak without "spit balls"
Clay Buchholz will try to go 7-0 tonight. So far this season he's emerged victorious every time he's taken the mound. 6 starts, 6 wins. No other pitcher in baseball has more than 5 W's this year. Buchholz also has an MLB best 1.01 ERA. Last week ex-pitcher (a World Series MVP and five-time All-Star) and current Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Jack Morris accused Buccholz of throwing a "spit ball;" cheating by putting something on the baseball to give it added movement.
Oddly enough, my gut instinct is to believe Morris may actually be right. It seems like a very strange accusation to make, and I doubt Morris would do it if he didn't think he was 100% correct. And yes it's only been 6 starts, but Buchholz's number's are dramatically better than his career 46-32 record and 3.92 ERA heading into this season.
And then there's his hair. A couple weeks ago I remember thinking to myself "what's the deal with Clay's hair? Why is it so wet and oily looking all the time?" Now we have a possible reason. Hopefully I'm wrong. Probably I am. Maybe we'll find out more tonight.
Coins are pretty much stupid these days.
For decades I've heard talk of "eliminating the penny." Honestly I can't believe that hasn't happened yet. At this point dimes and nickels are basically useless as well. I have a pile of coins sitting on my kitchen counter that I try to get rid of whenever possible, but mostly the only thing I do with them is toss them in the tip jar when I'm buying a coffee or burrito or something. I don't even feel good about it though, because why would the Dunkin' Donuts guy want to carry that extra weight around any more that I do?
A friend of mine's wife has been throwing her change in the trash for years, and I'm starting to agree with her. There is absolutely no need for any denomination less than a quarter anymore. What costs less than 25 cents anyway? Penny candy? Suck it up and buy 2 pieces of Chinese fortune bubble gum (remember that?) instead of just one.
My bar (and most bars/restaurants everywhere) has already made this transition; we only use quarters. No one ever cares if you just round every price to the nearest quarter. In fact, more often than not we round to the nearest dollar. Sometimes you round up, sometimes you round down. At the end of the night we're always within a buck or two of where we should be; why can't everyone do that?
The only reason I save quarters is for laundry, and it won't be long before those machines all run on bills or credit cards. The parking meters on my street just recently converted to accept plastic. Even the guy who's always standing outside the corner store on my block doesn't even ask for "spare change," he asks if you "have an extra dollar" when you walk by. Not to mention that half the population has already given up on using cash to begin with. Change is just dumb.
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Artistic Rats Create Tiny Little Paintings And Their Work Is Already Sold Out
The Hook in Funny, News, World Published 14.05.20
These days animals seem to be quickly catching us humans up when it comes to the ol' cognitive ability.
We've all seen those videos of pissed-off orang-utans doing sign language or chimps reacting to magic tricks, but our primate cousins are currently being top-trumped by some supremely talented and creative rats, who have taken a liking to painting.
I haven't got an artistic bone in my body, so these little guys are really putting me to shame, even though most of their work is just of their footprints scattered across a canvas.
Still, it's good to have a hobby isn't it?
21-year-old Steph in Somerset, United Kingdom, who currently works full time in the veterinary industry as a student veterinary nurse, has a small pet portrait photography business named Toogoods Tiny Paws.
According to her FB page, she got the idea of rats painting when she lost one of her rats, Captain Jack Sparrow unexpectedly in 2018. She took his paw prints after he'd passed, and wanted something similar for the other boys to do whilst they were still with her. So she sourced some mini canvases, and got them to paint.
Steph sells a variety of products featuring her pets' art: coasters, keyrings, hair scrunchies, and more.
However, currently, their Etsy store has no listings available. Turns out, people bought everything they had available and Steph eventually run out of canvas for them to paint on.
She is making an order this week and hopefully arranging pre orders soon. If you're interested in buying their artwork, you can stay tuned to their Etsy store.
I mean, it's hardly the Mona Lisa, but there's so much garbage modern art these days that this rat-work would put half of what's in Tate Modern to shame.
There's a f*cking Sainsbury's receipt on a wall in there.
Plus, they're rats – if they did literally anything other than eat, sleep, shit and chew through wires it'd be impressive.
Little Jackson Pollocks.
Images via Facebook/ Toogoods Tiny Paws.
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Diagnosis before disease breaks out
A new strategy for discovering a disease progression in its earliest phase
IMAGE: Using bioinformatics the research team constructed a mathematical model for the genetic activation of T-cells, which was used to identify the genes that initiate the activity. view more
Credit: Antonio Lentini/LiU
Many patients with serious diseases are not helped by their medications because treatment is started too late. An international research team led from Linköping University is launching a unique strategy for discovering a disease progression in its earliest phase.
The study, to be published in Science Translational Medicine, has been led by Professor Mikael Benson and Dr Mika Gustafsson at the Centre for Individualized Medication (CIMed).
"We're addressing one of the biggest problems in healthcare, one that leads to a great deal of suffering and enormous costs in terms of drugs and drug development. An important reason for this is that treatment is often not started until the patient has enough symptoms for a diagnosis using conventional methods," says Prof Benson.
The new strategy is based on analysing T-cells, a type of white blood cell that constantly patrols around the body, combatting microbes and healing damaged tissue.
The research team studied the genetic activity of T-cells from ten inflammatory, malignant and metabolic diseases. The study used technology that enables simultaneous analysis of each of the human body's 20,000 genes. The results showed that the genetic activity in all the diseases differed from healthy samples.
Using bioinformatics they then constructed a mathematical model for the genetic activation of T-cells, which was used to identify the genes that initiate the activity.
"We assumed that these types of genes could be used to make an early diagnosis. To test this, we studied T-cells from early, symptom-free stages of multiple sclerosis and pollen allergy. This confirmed that these genes can function as disease markers even when the patient does not have any symptoms," says Dr Gustafsson.
The authors of the article propose that these genes should be tested diagnostically in large studies, for instance the study initiated by US President Obama, where one million Americans will be monitored over several years.
"Earlier diagnostics helps make treatment more effective. In the long term this will increase the interest in regular health checks, which aim to discover, treat and prevent disease at an early stage. Compare it to how we view vehicle inspection and service. It's strange that we have a more efficient method for managing the health of cars than that of people," says Prof Benson.
Article: A validated gene regulatory network and GWAS identifies early regulators of T-cell associated diseases by M. Gustafsson, M. Benson et al. Science Translational Medicine, 11 Nov. 2015.
Mikael Benson
mikael.benson@liu.se
@liu_universitet
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ALGORITHMS/MODELS
MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS
Early Diagnosis By Analyzing The Genetic Activity Of T-Cells (IMAGE)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aad2722


Halloween Paper Lantern Decorated with Paper Spider Web and Paper Spider. Fall is now officially here. The leaves are starting to turn colors, and the temperature is getting crisper. Decorate your home, and delight your children with easy to make Halloween paper lanterns.
I used spray adhesive to attach the web to the lantern, but mod podge would also work.
Punch a hole in the spiders bottom and attach a black ribbon. Tie the ribbon to the bottom of the lantern. Enjoy your cheap and easy Halloween paper craft project.


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Animal House: Collector's Edition DVD Review
by AVForums Jan 1, 2004
Animal House: Collector's Edition DVD (1978)
The 1.85:1 anamorphic print has been specially restored for this release and presents a nice clean print which is almost totally free of the effects of aging. Low on grain, minimal amounts of scratches, which are really only noticeable when you go looking for them (as I do for you dear reader) and realistic skin tones and colours, although by modern standards people may judge them as somewhat flat. This however is more to do with the tendency these days for every movie to have its colours "punched up" to give a more contrasty image. Dark scenes can appear a little grainy such as the inside of Dean Wormer's office when Flounder fires a starting pistol and the horse has a heart attack (you have to see it to believe it). But otherwise a good job has been done of cleaning up a print that is over 25 years old. It has never looked better.
Given a Dolby Digital 5.1 makeover and mixed at 384kbps for the anniversary release, the soundtrack does less well than the picture. The dialogue channel is clean and clear with none of the hiss or pops that I remember from its last T.V. outing, however, as with many remixed soundtracks not much goes on elsewhere. There is very little going on in the surround or LFE channels and only a little more in the front soundstage. The dynamic range seems compressed, and doesn't even open up when Otis Day and the Knights play their version of "Shout" at the Toga party. Never mind, its audible, and in this movie that is probably all you will care about.
This being a special edition to celebrate the movies anniversary you would hope that Universal would really pull the plug out with boundless extras. Well you will only be mildly disappointed then. What is on offer is excellent but maybe less than you would hope for. For example there is no feature commentary from Landis or any of the film's actors. What we do get is something Universal has dubbed its anecdotes. This amounts to occasional subtitles with facts and on set anecdotes, which play over relevant scenes. Did you know for example that Chevy Chase turned down the role of Otter to star in Foul Play instead? Or that Harold Ramis wrote the role of Boon for himself, but considered himself too old to play the role when the movie was shot - he was 33 at the time. Or that Richard Nixon was the inspiration for Dean Wormer. As it gave me another reason to watch the movie I didn't mind at all. The facts are fascinating and will score you brownie points at film club. Although we didn't get a feature commentary Universal has made the spoof documentary Where Are They Now? which follows the characters in their careers since college. This is presented by John Landis and provides interviews with Boon, Otter, Dean Wormer et al. This is very funny and well worth a watch. The final documentary is a straight presentation called Animal House Reunion. This consists of interviews with all the major players involved in the writing and production of the movie. Again this is a marvellous insight into a classic movie, and worthy of your time.
Animal House is a comedy classic which almost defined a genre and was certainly groundbreaking for its time. This restored print produces a good picture and adequate sound with a select few watchable extras, but it's the movie itself that we've all come to see, and we won't be disappointed


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"I think you can and you will," says Sarter, but crucially, only for very specific tasks. For example, one of cognitive psychology's most famous findings is that people can typically hold seven items of information in their working memory. Could a drug push the figure up to nine or 10? "Yes. If you're asked to do nothing else, why not? That's a fairly simple function."
Barbara Sahakian, a neuroscientist at Cambridge University, doesn't dismiss the possibility of nootropics to enhance cognitive function in healthy people. She would like to see society think about what might be considered acceptable use and where it draws the line – for example, young people whose brains are still developing. But she also points out a big problem: long-term safety studies in healthy people have never been done. Most efficacy studies have only been short-term. "Proving safety and efficacy is needed," she says.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that gastrointestinal diseases affect between 60 and 70 million Americans every year. This translates into tens of millions of endoscopy procedures. Millions of colonoscopy procedures are also performed to diagnose or screen for colorectal cancers. Conventional, rigid scopes used for these procedures are uncomfortable for patients and may cause internal bruising or lead to infection because of reuse on different patients. Smart pills eliminate the need for invasive procedures: wireless communication allows the transmission of real-time information; advances in batteries and on-board memory make them useful for long-term sensing from within the body. The key application areas of smart pills are discussed below.
One reason I like modafinil is that it enhances dopamine release, but it binds to your dopamine receptors differently than addictive substances like cocaine and amphetamines do, which may be part of the reason modafinil shares many of the benefits of other stimulants but doesn't cause addiction or withdrawal symptoms. [3] [4] It does increase focus, problem-solving abilities, and wakefulness, but it is not in the same class of drugs as Adderall, and it is not a classical stimulant. Modafinil is off of patent, so you can get it generically, or order it from India. It's a prescription drug, so you need to talk to a physician.
Your mileage will vary. There are so many parameters and interactions in the brain that any of them could be the bottleneck or responsible pathway, and one could fall prey to the common U-shaped dose-response curve (eg. Yerkes-Dodson law; see also Chemistry of the adaptive mind & de Jongh et al 2007) which may imply that the smartest are those who benefit least23 but ultimately they all cash out in a very few subjective assessments like energetic or motivated, with even apparently precise descriptions like working memory or verbal fluency not telling you much about what the nootropic actually did. It's tempting to list the nootropics that worked for you and tell everyone to go use them, but that is merely generalizing from one example (and the more nootropics - or meditation styles, or self-help books, or getting things done systems - you try, the stronger the temptation is to evangelize). The best you can do is read all the testimonials and studies and use that to prioritize your list of nootropics to try. You don't know in advance which ones will pay off and which will be wasted. You can't know in advance. And wasted some must be; to coin a Umeshism: if all your experiments work, you're just fooling yourself. (And the corollary - if someone else's experiments always work, they're not telling you everything.)
With just 16 predictions, I can't simply bin the predictions and say yep, that looks good. Instead, we can treat each prediction as equivalent to a bet and see what my winnings (or losses) were; the standard such proper scoring rule is the logarithmic rule which pretty simple: you earn the logarithm of the probability if you were right, and the logarithm of the negation if you were wrong; he who racks up the fewest negative points wins. We feed in a list and get back a number:
In avoiding experimenting with more Russian Noopept pills and using instead the easily-purchased powder form of Noopept, there are two opposing considerations: Russian Noopept is reportedly the best, so we might expect anything I buy online to be weaker or impure or inferior somehow and the effect size smaller than in the pilot experiment; but by buying my own supply & using powder I can double or triple the dose to 20mg or 30mg (to compensate for the original under-dosing of 10mg) and so the effect size larger than in the pilot experiment.
Amongst the brain focus supplements that are currently available in the nootropic drug market, Modafinil is probably the most common focus drug or one of the best focus pills used by people, and it's praised to be the best nootropic available today. It is a powerful cognitive enhancer that is great for boosting your overall alertness with least side effects. However, to get your hands on this drug, you would require a prescription.
I have also tried to get in contact with senior executives who have experience with these drugs (either themselves or in their firms), but without success. I have to wonder: Are they completely unaware of the drugs' existence? Or are they actively suppressing the issue? For now, companies can ignore the use of smart drugs. And executives can pretend as if these drugs don't exist in their workplaces. But they can't do it forever.
Among the questions to be addressed in the present article are, How widespread is the use of prescription stimulants for cognitive enhancement? Who uses them, for what specific purposes? Given that nonmedical use of these substances is illegal, how are they obtained? Furthermore, do these substances actually enhance cognition? If so, what aspects of cognition do they enhance? Is everyone able to be enhanced, or are some groups of healthy individuals helped by these drugs and others not? The goal of this article is to address these questions by reviewing and synthesizing findings from the existing scientific literature. We begin with a brief overview of the psychopharmacology of the two most commonly used prescription stimulants.
…It is without activity in man! Certainly not for the lack of trying, as some of the dosage trials that are tucked away in the literature (as abstracted in the Qualitative Comments given above) are pretty heavy duty. Actually, I truly doubt that all of the experimenters used exactly that phrase, No effects, but it is patently obvious that no effects were found. It happened to be the phrase I had used in my own notes.
Brain-imaging studies are consistent with the existence of small effects that are not reliably captured by the behavioral paradigms of the literature reviewed here. Typically with executive function tasks, reduced activation of task-relevant areas is associated with better performance and is interpreted as an indication of higher neural efficiency (e.g., Haier, Siegel, Tang, Abel, & Buchsbaum, 1992). Several imaging studies showed effects of stimulants on task-related activation while failing to find effects on cognitive performance. Although changes in brain activation do not necessarily imply functional cognitive changes, they are certainly suggestive and may well be more sensitive than behavioral measures. Evidence of this comes from a study of COMT variation and executive function. Egan and colleagues (2001) found a genetic effect on executive function in an fMRI study with sample sizes as small as 11 but did not find behavioral effects in these samples. The genetic effect on behavior was demonstrated in a separate study with over a hundred participants. In sum, d-AMP and MPH measurably affect the activation of task-relevant brain regions when participants' task performance does not differ. This is consistent with the hypothesis (although by no means positive proof) that stimulants exert a true cognitive-enhancing effect that is simply too small to be detected in many studies.
But while some studies have found short-term benefits, Doraiswamy says there is no evidence that what are commonly known as smart drugs — of any type — improve thinking or productivity over the long run. "There's a sizable demand, but the hype around efficacy far exceeds available evidence," notes Doraiswamy, adding that, for healthy young people such as Silicon Valley go-getters, "it's a zero-sum game. That's because when you up one circuit in the brain, you're probably impairing another system."
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Cognitive control is a broad concept that refers to guidance of cognitive processes in situations where the most natural, automatic, or available action is not necessarily the correct one. Such situations typically evoke a strong inclination to respond but require people to resist responding, or they evoke a strong inclination to carry out one type of action but require a different type of action. The sources of these inclinations that must be overridden are various and include overlearning (e.g., the overlearned tendency to read printed words in the Stroop task), priming by recent practice (e.g., the tendency to respond in the go/no-go task when the majority of the trials are go trials, or the tendency to continue sorting cards according to the previously correct dimension in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test [WCST]; Grant & Berg, 1948) and perceptual salience (e.g., the tendency to respond to the numerous flanker stimuli as opposed to the single target stimulus in the flanker task). For the sake of inclusiveness, we also consider the results of studies of reward processing in this section, in which the response tendency to be overridden comes from the desire to have the reward immediately.
One of the other suggested benefits is for boosting serotonin levels; low levels of serotonin are implicated in a number of issues like depression. I'm not yet sure whether tryptophan has helped with motivation or happiness. Trial and error has taught me that it's a bad idea to take tryptophan in the morning or afternoon, however, even smaller quantities like 0.25g. Like melatonin, the dose-response curve is a U: ~1g is great and induces multiple vivid dreams for me, but ~1.5g leads to an awful night and a headache the next day that was worse, if anything, than melatonin. (One morning I woke up with traces of at least 7 dreams, although I managed to write down only 2. No lucid dreams, though.)
To make things more interesting, I think I would like to try randomizing different dosages as well: 12mg, 24mg, and 36mg (1-3 pills); on 5 May 2014, because I wanted to finish up the experiment earlier, I decided to add 2 larger doses of 48 & 60mg (4-5 pills) as options. Then I can include the previous pilot study as 10mg doses, and regress over dose amount.
2ml is supposed to translate to 24mg, which is a big dose. I do not believe any of the commercial patches go much past that. I asked Wedrifid, whose notes inspired my initial interest, and he was taking perhaps 2-4mg, and expressed astonishment that I might be taking 24mg. (2mg is in line with what I am told by another person - that 2mg was so much that they actually felt a little sick. On the other hand, in one study, the subjects could not reliably distinguish between 1mg and placebo24.) 24mg is particularly troubling in that I weigh ~68kg, and nicotine poisoning and the nicotine LD50 start, for me, at around 68mg of nicotine. (I reflected that the entire jar could be a useful murder weapon, although nicotine presumably would be caught in an autopsy's toxicology screen; I later learned nicotine was an infamous weapon in the 1800s before any test was developed. It doesn't seem used anymore, but there are still fatal accidents due to dissolved nicotine.) The upper end of the range, 10mg/kg or 680mg for me, is calculated based on experienced smokers. Something is wrong here - I can't see why I would have nicotine tolerance comparable to a hardened smoker, inasmuch as my maximum prior exposure was second-hand smoke once in a blue moon. More likely is that either the syringe is misleading me or the seller NicVape sold me something more dilute than 12mg/ml. (I am sure that it's not simply plain water; when I mix the drops with regular water, I can feel the propylene glycol burning as it goes down.) I would rather not accuse an established and apparently well-liked supplier of fraud, nor would I like to simply shrug and say I have a mysterious tolerance and must experiment with doses closer to the LD50, so the most likely problem is a problem with the syringe. The next day I altered the procedure to sucking up 8ml, squirting out enough fluid to move the meniscus down to 7ml, and then ejecting the rest back into the container. The result was another mild clean stimulation comparable to the previous 1ml days. The next step is to try a completely different measuring device, which doesn't change either.
I largely ignored this since the discussions were of sub-RDA doses, and my experience has usually been that RDAs are a poor benchmark and frequently far too low (consider the RDA for vitamin D). This time, I checked the actual RDA - and was immediately shocked and sure I was looking at a bad reference: there was no way the RDA for potassium was seriously 3700-4700mg or 4-5 grams daily, was there? Just as an American, that implied that I was getting less than half my RDA. (How would I get 4g of potassium in the first place? Eat a dozen bananas a day⸮) I am not a vegetarian, nor is my diet that fantastic: I figured I was getting some potassium from the ~2 fresh tomatoes I was eating daily, but otherwise my diet was not rich in potassium sources. I have no blood tests demonstrating deficiency, but given the figures, I cannot see how I could not be deficient.
One thing to notice is that the default case matters a lot. This asymmetry is because you switch decisions in different possible worlds - when you would take Adderall but stop you're in the world where Adderall doesn't work, and when you wouldn't take Adderall but do you're in the world where Adderall does work (in the perfect information case, at least). One of the ways you can visualize this is that you don't penalize tests for giving you true negative information, and you reward them for giving you true positive information. (This might be worth a post by itself, and is very Litany of Gendlin.)
Lebowitz says that if you're purchasing supplements to improve your brain power, you're probably wasting your money. "There is nothing you can buy at your local health food store that will improve your thinking skills," Lebowitz says. So that turmeric latte you've been drinking everyday has no additional brain benefits compared to a regular cup of java.
Of course, there are drugs out there with more transformative powers. "I think it's very clear that some do work," says Andrew Huberman, a neuroscientist based at Stanford University. In fact, there's one category of smart drugs which has received more attention from scientists and biohackers – those looking to alter their own biology and abilities – than any other. These are the stimulants.
Turning to analyses related specifically to the drugs that are the subject of this article, reanalysis of the 2002 NSDUH data by Kroutil and colleagues (2006) found past-year nonmedical use of stimulants other than methamphetamine by 2% of individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 and by 0.3% of individuals 26 years of age and older. For ADHD medications in particular, these rates were 1.3% and 0.1%, respectively. Finally, Novak, Kroutil, Williams, and Van Brunt (2007) surveyed a sample of over four thousand individuals from the Harris Poll Online Panel and found that 4.3% of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 25 had used prescription stimulants nonmedically in the past year, compared with only 1.3% between the ages of 26 and 49.
By which I mean that simple potassium is probably the most positively mind altering supplement I've ever tried…About 15 minutes after consumption, it manifests as a kind of pressure in the head or temples or eyes, a clearing up of brain fog, increased focus, and the kind of energy that is not jittery but the kind that makes you feel like exercising would be the reasonable and prudent thing to do. I have done no tests, but feel smarter from this in a way that seems much stronger than piracetam or any of the conventional weak nootropics. It is not just me – I have been introducing this around my inner social circle and I'm at 7/10 people felt immediately noticeable effects. The 3 that didn't notice much were vegetarians and less likely to have been deficient. Now that I'm not deficient, it is of course not noticeable as mind altering, but still serves to be energizing, particularly for sustained mental energy as the night goes on…Potassium chloride initially, but since bought some potassium gluconate pills… research indicates you don't want to consume large amounts of chloride (just moderate amounts).
Regardless, while in the absence of piracetam, I did notice some stimulant effects (somewhat negative - more aggressive than usual while driving) and similar effects to piracetam, I did not notice any mental performance beyond piracetam when using them both. The most I can say is that on some nights, I seemed to be less easily tired when writing or editing or n-backing (and I felt less tired than ICON 2011 than ICON 2010), but those were also often nights I was also trying out all the other things I had gotten in that order from Smart Powders, and I am still dis-entangling what was responsible. (Probably the l-theanine or sulbutiamine.)
I tried taking whole pills at 1 and 3 AM. I felt kind of bushed at 9 AM after all the reading, and the 50 minute nap didn't help much - I was sleep only around 10 minutes and spent most of it thinking or meditation. Just as well the 3D driver is still broken; I doubt the scores would be reasonable. Began to perk up again past 10 AM, then felt more bushed at 1 PM, and so on throughout the day; kind of gave up and began watching & finishing anime (Amagami and Voices of a Distant Star) for the rest of the day with occasional reading breaks (eg. to start James C. Scotts Seeing Like A State, which is as described so far). As expected from the low quality of the day, the recovery sleep was bigger than before: a full 10 hours rather than 9:40; the next day, I slept a normal 8:50, and the following day ~8:20 (woken up early); 10:20 (slept in); 8:44; 8:18 (▁▇▁▁). It will be interesting to see whether my excess sleep remains in the hour range for 'good modafinil nights and two hours for bad modafinil nights.
After I ran out of creatine, I noticed the increased difficulty, and resolved to buy it again at some point; many months later, there was a Smart Powders sale so bought it in my batch order, $12 for 1000g. As before, it made Taekwondo classes a bit easier. I paid closer attention this second time around and noticed that as one would expect, it only helped with muscular fatigue and did nothing for my aerobic issues. (I hate aerobic exercise, so it's always been a weak point.) I eventually capped it as part of a sulbutiamine-DMAE-creatine-theanine mix. This ran out 1 May 2013. In March 2014, I spent $19 for 1kg of micronized creatine monohydrate to resume creatine use and also to use it as a placebo in a honey-sleep experiment testing Seth Roberts's claim that a few grams of honey before bedtime would improve sleep quality: my usual flour placebo being unusable because the mechanism might be through simple sugars, which flour would digest into. (I did not do the experiment: it was going to be a fair amount of messy work capping the honey and creatine, and I didn't believe Roberts's claims for a second - my only reason to do it would be to prove the claim wrong but he'd just ignore me and no one else cares.) I didn't try measuring out exact doses but just put a spoonful in my tea each morning (creatine is tasteless). The 1kg lasted from 25 March to 18 September or 178 days, so ~5.6g & $0.11 per day.
Nevertheless, a drug that improved your memory could be said to have made you smarter. We tend to view rote memory, the ability to memorize facts and repeat them, as a dumber kind of intelligence than creativity, strategy, or interpersonal skills. "But it is also true that certain abilities that we view as intelligence turn out to be in fact a very good memory being put to work," Farah says.
I'm wary of others, though. The trouble with using a blanket term like "nootropics" is that you lump all kinds of substances in together. Technically, you could argue that caffeine and cocaine are both nootropics, but they're hardly equal. With so many ways to enhance your brain function, many of which have significant risks, it's most valuable to look at nootropics on a case-by-case basis. Here's a list of 9 nootropics, along with my thoughts on each.


We have been asked to give evidence on climate change at the Scottish Parliament in November.
We welcome the Bill as there is a need for major steps to reduce emissions and limit the effects of climate change. Transport, behaviour change and planning all play a part.
Transport became the single biggest source of emissions in Scotland for the first time in 2017 and it is the sector that has made least progress in cutting emissions.
Walking and cycling should be the natural choice for short journeys, creating healthier, more socially inclusive, economically vibrant, environmentally friendly places to live and work. If we want to encourage less car use, walking, cycling and public transport need to become the most attractive options.
More than 50 per cent of all driven journeys in Scotland are under 5km, and 26 per cent are less than 2km, so there is plenty of scope for a shift to walking and cycling as the most sustainable forms of transport.
* More investment in safer walking and cycling infrastructure.
* Improved bus services – walking makes up part of most travel by public transport, but bus use is in decline.
* Changing the default speed limit in urban areas from 30mph to 20mph.
* Support and funding for Low Emission Zones.
The added health and social benefits associated with changes in travel choice are very significant. Increased walking and cycling bring multiple benefits to our health, environment and economy. Making walking, cycling and public transport attractive options is key to encouraging less car use.
There will need to be an increase in resources to make this happen – so we welcome the recent increase in the Scottish Government spending on active travel.
Our Smarter Choices, Smarter Places programme, supported by Transport Scotland, is helping local authorities and other organisations in encouraging people to make more active and sustainable travel choices.


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She went to school in Mumbai at the Arya Vidya Mandir school in Juhu and then enrolled in the United World College of South East Asia to do her International Baccalaureate. She is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi, and has received training in classical Indian and Latin dance forms.
Before starting her career off as an actress, Kapoor worked as an assistant under Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and assisted him during the making of his film, Black (2005). She made her acting debut alongside newcomer, Ranbir Kapoor in Bhansali's Saawariya (2007), which failed to do well at the box office. Her performance was opened to good reviews by most critics.
In 2009, Kapoor appeared in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi-6, opposite Abhishek Bachchan. The film flopped at the box office and received mixed reviews by the critics, but her performance was highly praised. Critic Rajeev Masand commented, "Sonam Kapoor is the revelation in Delhi 6. She's a firecracker performer, instinctive and uninhibited in what isn't even a conventional female lead"
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by richardelliott	Posted in	Face	on 25/01/2012 .
The Obagi Nu-Derm System has quite the following in the USA but here in the UK, it seems to be one of the best kept secrets in fighting anti-aging, uneven skin tone and even pigmentation and acne!
It's a system that will transform, rejuvenate and even re-train your skin so it produces healthy skin cells. Basically it makes your skin act younger!
The Obagi Nu-Derm System is a prescription strength system that really works. There are a number of creams involved in the whole regime which can be daunting at first however these creams are all designed to work together and the whole system is really worth sticking to.
In the first 1-18 weeks you will start on an intensive regime. This is the stage where your skin clears out the old dead cells. This system is not for wimps though! You can expect to peel in the first 6 weeks as this is all the damaged and dead cells sloughing away to make room for fresh healthy ones. But don't fret; you can still wear a light make up during this stage.
You will start seeing a noticeable change after just 12 weeks on the Nu-Derm System. Its works deep in the skin to regulate cell function, keeping the new skin cells healthy and therefore as the new healthy cells reach the skins surface, your skin looks radiant, younger and blemish and discolouration free.
After your initial 18 weeks, you can then move onto a long-term maintenance regime where (as the name suggests) you maintain your results and only need use some of the creams 2-3 times a week.
All the products in the Nu-Derm System have their own role to play in your regime and you can choose from 2 system types to suit your skin, normal to oily or normal to dry system.
The Foaming Gel or Gentle Cleanser cleans and prepares your skin for the other creams in the system.
The toner gently restores the skins natural ph.
The Exfoderm or Exfoderm Forte exfoliates dead surface cells off and prevent skin debris which can clog pores and cause blemishes.
Clear treats any unwanted pigmentation and promotes a balanced and radiant complexion.
The Blender and Tretinoin (the stuff that makes you peel) should be mixed together before applying to your face. The Blender carries the molecules in the Tretinoin to a deeper skin layer so that the Tretinoin can work from deep within the epidermis.
Tretinoin is one of the active ingredients that stimulates cell turnover and the production of healthy cells. It is an acidic form of vitamin A and the most studied Retinoid in the treatment of photo aging.
The sunfader helps protect your skin from UV damage as well as working to treat any brown spots or pigmentation from sun damage.
You must apply a really good SPF daily, even in winter! Exposure to UV rays, no matter how minimal, can cause skin damage and set back your skins rejuvenation. Also with the active ingredients in the Nu-Derm Systems, your skin can become more photosensitive so it's a good idea to protect it daily.
For those thinking you will only need some of the creams in the system, think again! By using just a selection of the Obagi Nu-Derm products you simply will not get the results you want as the products are all designed to complement and work together in treating your skin disorders.


Heist — stolen when you least expect it!
Since we didn't take our customary one-week break between Heists #1 and 2, I'm invoking it today, for I have a whole lot of New Hampshire to enjoy, and a girlfriend to tackle in the snow. If you really want a Heist fix, why not buy a copy of issue #1?
Geist's crisis will continue next Tuesday. Meanwhile, see you back here tomorrow for Prose Wednesday.


The larger of two Marriott hotels in Albuquerque rises 17 floors above the I-40 corridor on the east side of the city, in the middle of the main shopping area in town - Coronado Center, Park Square and Winrock Mall are all within half a mile. The 411 luxurious, well appointed rooms & suites were renovated in 2009, and most have fine views across Albuquerque towards the distant mountains. The hotel's restaurant is Cielo Sandia, serving American cuisine for breakfast, lunch & dinner; other amenities are a lounge/bar, indoor & outdoor pool, fitness center, full service business center and 16,000 sq ft of meeting/event space.
Conveniently situated near both Coronado Mall and Winrock Mall, Homewood Suites Albuquerque is also within a short walk of many restaurants and other businesses, as well as being easily reached from I-40, via the Louisiana Boulevard exit. The large and well regarded hotel has 151 one or two bed suites available (all equipped with a full kitchen), occupying a large, elegant 6 floor building that also contains a business center, meeting space, fitness center and a dining area for the free hot breakfast and free evening receptions (Mon to Thu). Other facilities include an outdoor pool, in the middle of a courtyard garden on the sunny south side of the property.
The Hilton Garden Inn is an upscale property centrally located in Albuquerque's uptown district, east of the city alongside I-40; in between two of the largest shopping malls in the area (Winrock & Coronado), and close to many businesses including Morgan Stanley & Merrill Lynch. Entrance is via the hotel's large, welcoming lobby, which leads to the bar, restaurant (open for dinner & breakfast), convenience store, business center and meeting rooms. Highlight of the leisure facilities is an indoor pool with 2 story water slide; also available are a hot tub and fitness center. Accommodation comprises 149 rooms and suites, all featuring a microwave, refrigerator, executive desk, coffee maker and ironing facility.
A few miles southeast of the city center, the 104 room Holiday Inn Express Albuquerque (I-40 Eubank) sits along a short connector road with several other hotels, two blocks north of Interstate 40 (exit 165). The hotel is close to the districts of Buena Ventura, Sandia Vista & Mesa Village, and just across the street from Los Altos Golf Course. For dining there are various restaurants within walking distance along Hotel Avenue, though free hot breakfast is available on site. An indoor pool, fitness center, free internet access, a 24 hour business center and a 550 sq ft meeting room are some of the other amenities.
Quality Inn Albuquerque is the closest hotel to the Hwy 556/I-40 exit, and also the easternmost hotel in Albuquerque, just one mile from the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. The place has two floors and exterior corridors, the rooms looking east to the mountains or west across the adjacent buildings, which include several restaurants and other motels. The only amenities are free breakfast (including a few hot items) and free wi-fi.
The Suburban Extended Stay Hotel features budget priced, extended stay accommodations; the oversized rooms contain a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker & ironing equipment, and some have a kitchenette; maximum occupancy is five. Pets are welcome, for a fee. Guest rooms are on two exterior corridor floors (in a building shared with the Comfort Inn), with a spacious parking lot all around, and an outdoor pool/picnic area on the south side, shielded from the main road by the office block. The property is accessed from the Tramway Boulevard exit of Interstate 40, and is within easy walking distance of a selection of restaurants and shops.
Ramada Albuquerque East is part of a small group of hotels and restaurants on the east side of the city beside I-40 exit 165 (Eubank Boulevard), just across the street from Los Altos Park and its adjacent golf course. Rates are low, reflecting the rather old rooms, but the hotel still has a decent range of facilities: an extra-large outdoor pool, a sundeck, hot tub, a business center and meeting space for up to 150 guests. Free hot breakfast is served. Pets are welcome, for a fee. All guest rooms are equipped with a refrigerator, and many have relaxing views over the central courtyard garden. Also in the vicinity are various stores including Target, Toys R Us and OfficeMax.
Five miles southeast of downtown Albuquerque, the Days Inn is an affordable but rather basic motel with a convenient location at the Eubank Boulevard exit of Interstate 40, beside a shopping center that includes Target superstore and several restaurants. There are other stores and restaurants on the far side of the freeway, while also within walking distance, to the west, is Los Altos Park which features sports facilities and a children's play area. The exterior corridor motel has a nicely-decorated indoor pool, a guest-use computer, a business center and a dining room where the free continental breakfast is served. All guest rooms contain a refrigerator and a microwave.
Rooms at Travelodge Albuquerque are on two floors of an exterior corridor building, looking out across the enclosing parking lot to the partly residential neighborhood. The hotel adjoins Interstate 40 at the Juan Tabo Blvd exit, nine miles east of the city center and ten miles from the Sandia Peak Tramway. Wi-fi and breakfast are complimentary, and there are several restaurants within walking distance. Pet friendly accommodations are available. The hotel also has an indoor pool.
Although a budget-priced property, the Econo Lodge still offers the basic amenities of free wi-fi, free hot breakfast and coin-operated laundry. The guest rooms, equipped with microwave & refrigerator, are contained within a relatively old, two floor building on the south side of Lomas Boulevard, part of a group of shops, restaurants and other hotels. Interstate 40 runs past one block south, and the sports facilities of Los Altos Park are just across the street.
The budget-priced Econo Lodge is one of the easternmost hotels in Albuquerque, located beside I-40 exit 157, adjacent to the Four Hills Village shopping center and several other hotels including two Choice Hotels sister properties (Comfort Inn, Rodeway Inn). Accommodation at the adobe style, exterior corridor Econo Lodge comprises 60 mid sized rooms on three floors - comfortable if a little basic - and some containing a refrigerator/microwave. Free continental breakfast, free coffee and a copy/fax service are the only amenities.
Guest rooms at the pet friendly, interior corridor Super 8 Albuquerque have views south across I-40 or north, over the surrounding residential neighborhood towards the Sandia Mountains. There is one restaurant nearby; a better choice of shopping and dining can be found one mile away east or west, beside the adjacent interstate exits. Complimentary amenities are eight item continental breakfast, all-day coffee and wi-fi, while other facilities are a fitness center and guest laundry.
Rodeway Inn Albuquerque East caters for guests in 122 east or west facing rooms, overlooking a suburban area right at the east side of Albuquerque - the edge of town and start of the desert is just a mile further east. The hotel is located 2 blocks west of exit 167 of interstate 40 along Central Avenue (formerly Route 66), and comprises the lobby, the restaurant where the free hot breakfast is served, a tree-lined, outdoor heated pool and the residential block, all surrounded by plenty of parking. Just opposite the hotel, on the far side of the main road, is a ten screen movie theater. Some accommodations contain one or more of a microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker and executive desk.
Places within a few miles of Motel 6 Albuquerque include Los Altos Golf Course, Coronado Mall, Winrock Mall and the State Fairgrounds - the property is located next to interstate 40 on the far east side of Albuquerque, just 2 miles from the edge of the Cibola National Forest. Rates are low, the 115 exterior corridor rooms are rather aged, and motel has a limited range of facilities, just free coffee, an outdoor pool, free internet access, guest laundry and a refrigerator/microwave in some of the rooms.


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Republicans Are Criticizing Trump For His Attacks On Former FBI Officials And The Russia Investigation
"We're a rule of law nation."
By Nidhi Prakash
Nidhi Prakash BuzzFeed News Reporter
Last updated on March 18, 2018, at 9:12 p.m. ET
Posted on March 18, 2018, at 9:49 a.m. ET
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President Trump kept up his barrage of tweets against former leaders of the FBI on Sunday morning — while a chorus of his fellow Republicans sharply criticized him for firing the agency's second-in-command and for his attacks on the special counsel investigating collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Trump attacked fired FBI director James Comey, alleging in a tweet that Comey lied under oath when Sen. Chuck Grassley asked him if he had ever been an anonymous source.
Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked "have you ever been an anonymous source...or known someone else to be an anonymous source...?" He said strongly "never, no." He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.
12:02 PM - 18 Mar 2018
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He went on to call memos kept by former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe about his interactions with the president "Fake Memos" and said McCabe made them "to help his own agenda." CNN and the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller now has the memos.
Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don't believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?
The president questioned the makeup of the special counsel's investigation, which is being headed up by Mueller, a Republican who served as FBI director for 12 years and who was appointed to that role by George W. Bush.
Why does the Mueller team have 13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans? Another Dem recently added...does anyone think this is fair? And yet, there is NO COLLUSION!
Rep. Trey Gowdy, the chair of the oversight and government reform committee who is not seeking reelection, was asked on Fox News Sunday if senior Republicans would act if Trump and his lawyer, John Dowd, tried to take action against the Mueller investigation.
"If you have an innocent client, Mr. Dowd, act like it," he said.
Gowdy was largely referring to Dowd's call for the Russia investigation to be shut down in the wake of McCabe's firing on Friday.
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Rep. Trey Gowdy addresses Trump's lawyer John Dowd and his call to shut down the Mueller investigation: "If you have an innocent client Mr. Dowd, act like it" https://t.co/pM2J2zYfZ2
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Gowdy added that Mueller was appointed to head the investigation by a Trump appointee, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Faced with bipartisan concern over Trump's tweets, the White House insisted late Sunday that the president is not actually considering firing Mueller.
"In response to media speculation and related questions being posed to the Administration, the White House yet again confirms that the President is not considering or discussing the firing of the Special Counsel, Robert Mueller," White House lawyer Ty Cobb said in a statement.
The special counsel has sent Trump's legal team a list of questions to potentially interview him as part of the Russia investigation, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaking to Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union, said it's "very important [Mueller] is allowed to do his job without interference, and there are many Republicans who share my view."
He said that if Trump tried to fire Mueller, it "would be the beginning of the end of his presidency, because we're a rule of law nation."
Sen. Marco Rubio said McCabe should have been allowed to retire — he was fired less than 48 hours before he was due to retire.
"I don't like the way it went down," Rubio said on Meet the Press. "I would have certainly done it differently."
He added that he remains "confident that the special counsel is going to conduct a probe that is fair and thorough and is going to arrive at the truth."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates and follow BuzzFeed News on Twitter.
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The Savages - "There is much work to be done."
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Season 3, Story 9 (Overall Series Story #26) | Previous - Next | Index
The city guards' haberdashery convinces the Doctor this is a truly advanced society.
Bearing in mind my last Hartnell was the execrable "The Celestial Toymaker," you'll understand why I was not eager to queue up a story that had a working title of "The White Savages." Mercifully, this story was only tedious and (probably) not racist (much, anyways). It has a few slight charms and what is almost certainly a well-intentioned anti-colonialist theme. So, huzzah for that.
If only it were watchable. And, no, I don't think if the original tapes were found it would make a lick of difference.
Steven elects to stay behind and work to broker the peace between the Elders and the Savages. It's a much more dignified departure than Dodo will get in "The War Machines," one that, by the end of this story it hardly seems he deserves. Dodo's the one carrying the load of keeping the plot moving and getting to the bottom of things in the first couple of episodes; Steven, meanwhile, is basically a dick to her the entire time, doubting everything she says and implying she's just flighty bird not worth paying attention to. The show doesn't really hold Steven accountable for his douche-y behavior either. Dodo is basically treated with contempt by all everyone and it's unbecoming.
Hartnell's thunder is a stolen in this one as the actor playing the leader of the Council of Elders gets to imitate him, delightfully, for most of episodes three and four after vampiring the Doctor's juice. (Or, whatever.) That's one of the slight charms I alluded to earlier. The Doctor refusing to leave until he's done something to help the oppressed people is a bright spot. The other, more dubiously, is the for-the-dads, derriere-revealing animal skin worn by the savage Nanina.
Odds-n-ends:
First story to have a title and episode numbers. Up until this point, all the episodes had names and we've backfilled the names of the stories.
The only surprising development in E2 is that the Doctor is captured and the technique used on him rather than Dodo or Steven. Like everything else in this story, it takes for ever for the events to unfold.
Speaking of Dodo being treated with contempt, there's a scene where Steven asks to her give the drained Doctor some of the restorative capsules they used on the savage Tor after he had been sapped of his life force. They are on the only capsules mentioned in the episode and Steven couldn't possibly be referring to anything else. Dodo, she's cluelessly forgotten all about them. That's a character being mocked. It's grating. This story's biggest problem is its pace and we're taking time to make Dodo look like an idiot? Stop it, you guys.
At various times during this one, I found myself wishing it more like Star Trek's "The Cloud Minders,"
Even the anti-colonialist theme is somewhat undermined in the telling of the story. The savages don't liberate themselves, they're liberated by liberal elitist do-gooders. The Doctor's influence results in the leader of the Elders developing a conscience and issuing a directive to stop exploiting the defenseless. The story of a top-down revolution almost inevitably patronizes the liberated.
The planet in this one seems to consist of a small city surrounded by a small band of savages who stay within walking distance of their oppressors because ... ? No effort to go the extra mile here in terms of world-building.
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Sue: But what is it trying to say? Is it that you can be an arsehole regardless of the colour of your skin? Or is he black because he's the bad guy? Why are all the savages white? It's got to be intentional.
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Jaret Llewellyn
Kreg Llewellyn
Waterskiing Athlete - Inducted 2019
Kreg won his first Provincial Junior Boys Overall Title and then set his first Canadian Junior Boys Trick record in 1979. He became an integral part of the Canadian National Water Ski Team in 1984 and for the next twenty years competed in the Overall events of Slalom, Trick, and Jump. He was Canada's top skier for three straight years. Kreg set 24 Canadian national records and won 7 individual World Championship medals, 3 Team Canada World Championship gold medals, and 18 Pan American Games medals. He was a natural athlete and an innovator both on and off the water.
Kreg first started water skiing at Sylvan Lake and Dodd's Lake - which was located in his hometown of Innisfail. At age six he entered his first tournament, the Alberta Summer Games, and began competitive water skiing in the late 1970s. As a junior, and then senior water skier, he had numerous wins and set Canadian Records along the way. In 1984, he joined the National Team for his first World Championship in Sweden. As an Overall skier, he faced the challenges of competing against single-event skiers who were able to train for, and focus on, a single tournament event. His personal best tournament results were 202 feet in Ski Jump and 11,300 points in the Trick event.
Kreg had success at every Major Amateur / Professional Water Ski tournament in the World. The Pan American Games were the ultimate multi-game championship for water skiers, and his success over the years at the Games included 7 gold, 9 silver, and 2 bronze medals. He was a U.S. Masters Trick Champion, two-time U.S. Open Overall and Trick Champion, and a Moomba Masters Overall and Trick Champion. Twice, he was a World Overall silver medalist (at Austria and Colombia), and a World Slalom bronze medalist, in Italy.
Although Water Skiing is an individual sport, Kreg was a role model for his younger brother Jaret, and for the other members on the Canadian team. His fondest memories are of contributing to Team Canada as they won three World Team Titles. In 1991, with an injury to his lower leg that required fifty stitches, he persevered in the individual finals to capture two event medals – and his points helped Team Canada beat the undefeated U.S Team - for the first time since 1949. Kreg's other World Team titles came in 1993 in Singapore, and in 1999 in Italy.
As an innovator, Kreg was willing to try anything and was constantly redefining moves. He would take tricks that had been hard to accomplish by others, and master them with speed. His flips were done with ease, and his technical adaptations to Step Overs evolved to become the Body Overs that water skiers continue to use as they strive to go bigger and faster. At the 1989 Worlds, he was the first to wear a proto-type speed suit for ski jumping. The speed suit brought a positive change to all disciplines of water skiing. Kreg also helped design and test the first-ever Skurfer – which was the precursor to the evolution of wakeboarding. He was the first to perform a back-flip on a wakeboard, and he won the very first World Wakeboard Championships, in Hawaii.
Kreg retired from water skiing in 2001. He was named Canadian Skier of the Year multiple times and was Alberta Skier of the Year from 1985 through 1990. He was inducted into the Canadian Water Ski Hall of Fame in 2006, the Water Ski Alberta Hall of Fame in 2017, and honoured on the Innisfail Wall of Fame.
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AGO 1971 No. 26 - Aug 18 1971
Attorney General Slade Gorton
ABORTIONS ‑- TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY BY PERSON OTHER THAN A LICENSED PHYSICIAN
Neither chapter 3, Laws of 1970 (Referendum No. 20), nor any other law or regulation currently in effect, allows a pregnancy of a woman to be terminated by any person other than a physician licensed under either chapter 18.71 RCW or chapter 18.57 RCW, or by the pregnant woman herself when following the directions of a physician so licensed.
Honorable Peter D. Francis
State Senator, 32nd District
7300 E. Greenlake Dr. No.
Cite as: AGO 1971 No. 26
This is written in response to your recent request for an opinion of this office on a question which we paraphrase as follows:
Does chapter 3, Laws of 1970 (Referendum No. 20), or any other law or regulation currently in effect, allow the pregnancy of a woman to be aborted by any person other than a physician licensed under chapters 18.71 or 18.57 RCW, or the pregnant woman herself when following the directions of a physician so licensed?
We answer this question in the negative for the reasons set forth in our analysis.
Your question primarily pertains to an act of the 1970 legislature, chapter 3, Laws of 1970, which is commonly known as the abortion law. Its substantive provisions (§§ 1-3 and 5) are now codified as RCW 9.02.060-9.02.090. As enacted by the 1970 legislature, this measure contained a referendum clause requiring it to be submitted to the people [[Orig. Op. Page 2]] for their adoption or rejection at the November, 1970 state general election ‑ in accordance with the provisions of Article II, § 1 (Amendment 7), of the Washington constitution. At this election, the measure was approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and hence is now in effect as a duly enacted law of this state.
In order to place the provisions of this act which are pertinent to your question in the proper focus, we must first make note of our state's preexisting criminal statutes regarding the performance of abortions ‑ specifically, RCW 9.02.010 ‑ 9.02.030, providing as follows:
RCW 9.02.010:
"Every person who, with intent thereby to produce the miscarriage of a woman, unless the same is necessary to preserve her life or that of the child whereof she is pregnant, shall‑-
"(1) Prescribe, supply, or administer to a woman, whether pregnant or not, or advise or cause her to take any medicine, drug or substance; or,
"(2) Use, or cause to be used, any instrument or other means;
"Shall be guilty of abortion, and punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than five years, or in the county jail for not more than one year."
"Every pregnant woman who shall take any medicine, drug or substance, or use or submit to the use of any instrument or other means, with intent thereby to produce her own miscarriage, unless the same is necessary to preserve her life or that of the child whereof she is pregnant, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars."
[[Orig. Op. Page 3]]
"Every person who shall manufacture, sell or give away any instrument, drug, medicine, or other substance, knowing or intending that the same may be unlawfully used in procuring the miscarriage of a woman, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor."
The critical point to be noted, in considering the over-all effect of our new, 1970, abortion act is that these preexisting statutory provisionsare still in effect; they have not been repealed or in any other manner replaced by the new law. With this in mind, we turn next to §§ 1 and 2 of the new abortion act, presently codified as RCW 9.02.060 and 9.02.070, which provide, respectively, as follows:
Section 1 (RCW 9.02.060):
"Neither the terminationby a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW of the pregnancy of a woman not quick with child nor the prescribing, supplying or administering of any medicine, drug or substance to or the use of any instrument or other means on, such woman by a physician so licensed, nor the taking of any medicine, drug or substance or the use or submittal to the use of any instrument or other means by such a woman when following the directions of a physician so licensed, with the intent to terminate such pregnancy, shall be deemed unlawful acts within the meaning of this act." (Emphasis supplied.)
"A pregnancy of a woman not quick with child and not more than four lunar months after conception may be lawfully terminated under RCW 9.02.060 through 9.02.090 only: (a) with her prior consent and, if married and residing with her husband or unmarried and under the age of eighteen years, with the prior consent of her husband or legal guardian, respectively, (b) if the woman has [[Orig. Op. Page 4]] resided in this state for at least ninety days prior to the date of termination, and (c) in a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals or at a medical facility approved for that purpose by the state board of health, which facility meets standards prescribed by regulations to be issued by the state board of health for the safe and adequate care and treatment of patients: Provided, That if a physician determines that termination is immediately necessary to meet the medical emergency the pregnancy may be terminated elsewhere. Any physician who violates this section or any regulation of the state board of health issued under authority of this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor."
When these two new sections are read in context with the preexisting provisions of RCW 9.02.010-9.02.030, supra, it becomes readily apparent that the new act simply carves out an exception to the general prohibitions against abortions which are contained in the prior laws. The general thrust of this exception is set forth in § 1, chapter 3, Laws of 1970, Ex. Sess. (RCW 9.02.060), supra ‑ meaning, clearly, that the termination of a pregnancy must be performed by "a physician licensed under chapters 18.71 or 18.57 RCW," or by the pregnant woman herself "when following the directions of a physician so licensed,"1/ in order to come within the scope of the exception. Section 2 (RCW 9.02.070) then merely sets forth a list of further conditions which must exist with respect to the particular case at hand in order that the pregnancy in that case "may be lawfully terminated under this act . . ." (Emphasis supplied.) Accordingly, [[Orig. Op. Page 5]] in so far as the provisions of this 1970 act are concerned, the question which you have asked must be answered in the negative.
It has, nevertheless, been suggested to us during the course of preparing this opinion that an even more recent act, chapter 30, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess., could have the effect of enlarging the class of persons who may perform abortions in this state. This new act deals with two new categories of medical practitioners designated as physician's assistants and osteopathic physician's assistants, respectively. It is true that under its provisions these persons will be allowed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine in this state to the limited degree sanctioned by the board of medical examiners or the committee of osteopathic examiners, as the case may be. However, the critical point to be noted is that the 1970 abortion act does not grant its exemption from the criminal laws against abortions to any person who may be authorized to practice medicine (or osteopathic medicine); instead, it grants this exemption only to persons who are actually licensed as physicians under either chapter 18.71 RCW or chapter 18.57 RCW, and, most certainly, a physician's assistant (or an osteopathic physician's assistant) would not meet this criterion. Moreover, in any event, it is our understanding that neither of these two regulatory boards is currently considering any possibility of including abortions within the purview of an assistant's limited fields of permissible medical practice.
We trust that the foregoing will be of assistance to you.
SLADE GORTON
PHILIP H. AUSTIN
Deputy Attorney General
*** FOOTNOTES ***
1/This possibility of a self-inflicted termination of pregnancy when following the directions of a licensed physician was what we had in mind when, in preparing the official ballot title for Referendum No. 20, we indicated that this measure would permit a pregnancy to be terminated by or under the supervision of a licensed physician.