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<title><![CDATA[Natures Pharmacy]]></title>
<link>http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/?p=145</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>esoterickat</dc:creator>
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A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the hu]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/carrot1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-162" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/carrot1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="96" /></a>A sliced </span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;">Carrot</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.</span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/tomato1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-161" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/tomato1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a>A </span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;">Tomato</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"> has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;">tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.</span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/grapes1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-163" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/grapes1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="119" /></a>Grapes</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.</span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/walnut1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-164" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/walnut1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="58" /></a>A </span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;">Walnut</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.</span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/kidney-beans1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-165" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/kidney-beans1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="77" /></a>Kidney Beans</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.</span><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/celery1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-166" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/celery1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="59" /></a>C</span></span><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Comic Sans MS;">elery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.</span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/avocado-eggplant-pear1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-167" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/avocado-eggplant-pear1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="77" /></a>Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (mo dern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).</span></strong><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/figs1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-168" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/figs1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="62" /></a>Figs</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"> are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility. </span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sweet Potatoes</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"> look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.</span><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/olives1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-169" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/olives1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="68" /></a>Olives</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"> assist the health and function of the ovaries </span><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#392b1a;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/oranges1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-160" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/oranges1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="67" /></a>Oranges, </span></span></strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;">Grapefruits</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;">, and other </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;">Citrus</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"> fruits look just l ike the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.</span><span style="font-size:medium;font-family:Tahoma;"><br />
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<p><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://esoterickat.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/onions1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-159" src="http://esoterickat.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/onions1.jpg?w=100" alt="" width="100" height="61" /></a>Onions</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;"> look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;">Garlic</span></span><span style="font-size:medium;color:#0080c0;font-family:Verdana;">, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.</span></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Find and Replace cells’ formula - increasing efficiency]]></title>
<link>http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/?p=27</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>appliedexcel</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Most of my friends are quite capable of doing some basic formula with Excel / OpenOfficeCalc, but wh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most of my friends are quite capable of doing some basic formula with Excel / OpenOfficeCalc, but when it comes to routine works that require same formulas to process daily/weekly/monthly whatsoever data, they tend to re-create the formula again and again instead re-use/re-cycle the formulas.</p>
<p>Well it’s time for some efficiency example.</p>
<p>Suppose we are in some company that sells their products through branches and agents, we have a task to recapitulate weekly data, in this example those files are data-week1.xls and data-week2.xls<br />
as shown below</p>
[caption id="attachment_30" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="data-week1.xls"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/01_week1-data.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-30" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/01_week1-data.gif?w=300" alt="data-week1.xls" width="300" height="130" /></a>[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_32" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="data-week2.xls"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/02_week2-data.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-32" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/02_week2-data.gif?w=300" alt="data-week2.xls" width="300" height="124" /></a>[/caption]
<p>We need to have a recapitulation of Sales, Cost, and Agent Fee<br />
Create a new file to recapitulate data in those two files, here we choose the <a title="MS SumIF help" href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP052092921033.aspx" target="_blank">SUMIF</a> syntax for this task<br />
Lets name it 02_summary-weeks.xls</p>
[caption id="attachment_33" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="02_summary-weeks.xls : Recap Total Cost"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/03_summary-weeks-01.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-33" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/03_summary-weeks-01.gif?w=300" alt="Recap Total Cost" width="300" height="107" /></a>[/caption]
<p>We just recapitulated the Total Cost for Week 1, yes we can do the similar things to Sales &#38; Agent Fee<br />
But instead of doing the rather lengthy way, lets take a short cut.</p>
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<li>Copy the formula from B4:B11 to C4:C11</li>
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[caption id="attachment_35" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="02_summary-weeks.xls : Copy Formula from Cost to Sales"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/04_summary-weeks-02.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-35" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/04_summary-weeks-02.gif?w=300" alt="Copy Formula from Cost to Sales" width="300" height="93" /></a>[/caption]
<p>Notice that the formula still referring to the same cells ($E$2:$E$101) the Sales columns in data-week1.xls, we need those $E switched to $F</p>
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<li>Block cells range C4:C11 then do a Find and Replace, Find $E$ replace with $F$, the Total Sales will be created</li>
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[caption id="attachment_37" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="02_summary-weeks.xls : Total Sales Find and Replace"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/05_summary-weeks-03.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-37" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/05_summary-weeks-03.gif?w=300" alt="Total Sales Find and Replace" width="300" height="111" /></a>[/caption]
<p>Do similar things to Total Agent Fee, and we’ll have Week-1 recapitulaztion report.</p>
<p>How about week 2 ? not so much different</p>
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<li>Copy cells range B4:D11 to E4:G11</li>
<li>Both files (data-week1.xls &#38; data-week2.xls) must be opened</li>
<li>Block cells range E4:G11 then do a Find and Replace again , Find data-week1.xls replace with data-week2.xls</li>
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[caption id="attachment_38" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="02_summary-weeks.xls : Week 2 - Block Cells"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/06_summary-weeks-04.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-38" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/06_summary-weeks-04.gif?w=300" alt="Week 2 - Block Cells" width="300" height="73" /></a>[/caption]
<p>Voila Week2 recapitulation is done</p>
[caption id="attachment_39" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="02_summary-weeks.xls : Recapitulation Done"]<a href="http://appliedexcel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/07_summary-weeks-05.gif"><img class="size-medium wp-image-39" src="http://appliedexcel.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/07_summary-weeks-05.gif?w=300" alt="Recapitulation Done" width="300" height="153" /></a>[/caption]
<p>You can do a lot with Find and Replace formulas, the application depends on your creativity<br />
Get the above example files <a title="Find and Replace formula example" href="http://www.box.net/shared/5zofkus8wo" target="_blank">here</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Cells from humans grow blood vessels in mice]]></title>
<link>http://jaggerkieth.wordpress.com/?p=890</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jaggerkieth</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cells taken from human bone marrow, blood and umbilical cords grew into funct]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cells taken from human bone marrow, blood and umbilical cords grew into functioning blood vessels in mice with just the right coaxing, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday.</p>
<p>The so-called progenitor cells teamed up to form working blood vessels that connected to the circulatory systems of the mice, the team at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston reported.</p>
<p>"What's really significant about our study is that we are using human cells that can be obtained from blood or bone marrow rather than removing and using fully developed blood vessels," said Harvard's Joyce Bischoff, who led the study.</p>
<p>Her team used immature cells, known as progenitor cells, grown under special lab conditions before being implanted into mice. Once implanted, the cell mixture grew and differentiated into a small ball of healthy blood vessels, they reported in the journal Circulation Research, published by the American Heart Association.</p>
<p>They used endothelial progenitor cells, which mature into cells that line the blood vessels, and mesenchymal progenitor cells, which differentiate into the cells that surround the lining and provide stability.</p>
<p>A mixture of cells from adult blood and bone or from umbilical cord blood worked the best, they said.</p>
<p>They hope to find a way to help the body replace blocked or damaged blood vessels, such as arteries blocked in a heart attack or stroke.</p>
<p>"What we are most interested in right now is speeding up the vascularization," Bischoff said in a statement. "We see very good and extensive vasculature in seven days and we'd like to see that in 24 or 48 hours. If you have an ischemic tissue, it's dying tissue, so the faster you can establish blood flow the better."</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD)  ]]></title>
<link>http://australianparrots.wordpress.com/?p=46</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aussiedreamer</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This disease affects the birds’ immune system cells and the cells that develop their beak and feat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This disease affects the birds’ immune system cells and the cells that develop their beak and feathers, slowly causing them to lose their feathers and their beaks become brittle and deformed. The birds also become vulnerable to all other infections due to the depleted immune system. Young birds under a year are believed to be most susceptible and are more likely to eventually die as a result of the infection. They will often also suffer from fatigue, diarrhoea and weight loss.</p>
<p><a title="PBFD" href="http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_007.htm" target="_blank">“A vaccine has been developed which protects psittacine birds from infection by the virus. Two injections, four to six weeks apart, must be given. Birds vaccinated in 1991 are still resistant to challenge by the virus.”</a></p>
<p>Sadly no treatment is currently available for this disease but much <a title="Research on Beak and Feather Disease PBFD" href="http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_007.htm" target="_blank">research </a>is being undertaken through out Australia. A DNA test is available to detect the disease in infected birds. If you suspect your bird might be infected, you veterinarian can take a blood sample and send it away for diagnosis.</p>
<p>I don’t want to get peoples hopes up to high due to the high mortality of this disease but when I research the disease I did come across stories of some parrots not only surviving the disease but apparently they have completely recovered from it. <a title="A Beak and Feather Disease Survivor- Sweetpea’s Story" href="http://www.geocities.com/%7Ecalliefeather/sweetpea.html" target="_blank">Click here to read a heart felt story about Sweetpea’s struggle with PBFD and ultimate recovery.</a> Apparently some older birds that have been tested positive have show no effects but they so remain carriers for the disease.</p>
<p>Many Infected birds do however live long and happy lives, some owners even knit them little jumpers if their birds loss too many feathers. I provided my girl with her own heating lamp. Due to their weak immune systems they need especially good care and hygiene. An infected bird must be isolated to prevent any contact with other parrots as this is a highly contagious disease which is transmitted though faeces and feather powder. Take great care when you personally come into contact with other parrots, make sure you change your cloths and wash thoroughly. This is a very resistant disease and is know to survive many disinfectants. It can lay dormant in an old cage for years, so it is best to destroy any of the bird’s possessions to prevent inflecting another parrot. This virus occurs in both wild and pet birds.</p>
<p><strong>References: (<em>Viewing date – 22<sup>nd</sup> June 2008</em>)</strong><br />
<a title="Beak and feather disease (psittacine circoviral disease) Fact sheet Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004" href="http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/p-c-disease/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/p-c-disease/index.html</a><br />
<a title="Beak and feather disease (psittacine circoviral disease) Poster and Fact sheet Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004 " href="http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/p-c-disease/pubs/p-c-disease.pdf" target="_blank"> http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/publications/p-c-disease/pubs/p-c-disease.pdf</a><br />
<a title="PSITTACINE BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE PBFD (Psittacine Circovirus Disease) by Dr Garry Cross" href="http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_007.htm" target="_blank">http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_007.htm</a><br />
<a title="Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD) - A World of Petcare" href="http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?Story_No=281" target="_blank"> http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?Story_No=281</a><br />
<a title="A Beak and Feather Disease Survivor- Sweetpea’s Story" href="http://www.geocities.com/%7Ecalliefeather/sweetpea.html" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.com/~calliefeather/sweetpea.html</a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[HHO fuel kits]]></title>
<link>http://hhofuel.wordpress.com/?p=41</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>daveand5</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hhofuel.wordpress.com/?p=41</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just wondering, with all this interest in HHO Fuel, what do you want to see available here?
A) Revie]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just wondering, with all this interest in HHO Fuel, what do you want to see available here?</p>
<p><strong>A</strong>) Reviews of different systems that are ready built, or kit form?</p>
<p><strong>B</strong>) Ready made cells to purchase and install?</p>
<p><strong>C</strong>) Links to other hho experimentation forums?</p>
<p><strong>D</strong>) Videos of unit operation?</p>
<p><strong>E</strong>) More plans for  cells, bubblers, etc</p>
<p>reply and let us know</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anyone looking for a shot at eternal life?]]></title>
<link>http://geniusandco.wordpress.com/?p=6</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>clehman</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[What would it mean to the world if we discovered a way to lengthen cell life? Immortality, extremely]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What would it mean to the world if we discovered a way to lengthen cell life? Immortality, extremely long and healthy lives, longer space travel, etc....That list goes on for awhile.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.seawear.com/images/irish/celtic-knots/eternal-life-1100~100.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="353" /></p>
<p>Our bodies are made up of cells that are constantly dividing and every time they divide we get a little older because they get older. This process is actually programmed into each cell and it's function controlled by enzymes/cell division. Every time cells divide their internal clocks shorten... Both the clock and the enzyme that effects it are known to humankind.</p>
<p>The following article discusses how stress has a direct physical effect on aging in humans(and presumably, everything else that gets old and consists of cells).   Cortisol, a hormone produced when under stress,  has been shown to degrade the length of time available on cellular clocks by interfering with a cells ability to activate the enzyme related to the clock, telomerase ....Interesting....Not only does stress cause aging in cells but it also sheds some light on how to do the opposite.  If lacking the ability to activate the enzyme, telomerase, causes shorter cell life then wouldn't finding a way to regulate the level and activity of that enzyme be a path towards keeping that cell alive for longer periods of time?</p>
<p>Science Daily</p>
<p>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080715152325.htm</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dementia Series-Disabled Legend Ronald Reagan]]></title>
<link>http://lifechums.wordpress.com/?p=384</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lifechums</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on 6 February, 1911 and died on 5 June, 2004. Ronald Reagon was the 40]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="float:left;cursor:hand;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ni_-I5dTznI/SHt6LjGTk3I/AAAAAAAAAX8/QXt25IVEdeg/s320/Ronald+Reagan.jpg" border="0" alt="" />Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on 6 February, 1911 and died on 5 June, 2004. Ronald Reagon was the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975. Born in Illinois, Ronald Reagan moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s. In July 1989, the Reagans took a trip to Mexico, where Ronald Reagan was thrown off a horse and taken to a hospital for tests. The Reagans returned to the U.S. and visited the Mayo Clinic where they were told President Reagan had a head concussion and a subdural hematoma, and was subsequently operated on. Doctors believe that is what hastened the onset of Alzheimer's disease, an incurable neurological disorder which ultimately causes brain cells to die, and something Reagan was diagnosed with in 1994.</p>
<p>Keep visiting: <a href="http://www.lifechums.com">www.lifechums.com</a> more Celebrities featuring Shortly .............</p>
<p><a title="Bookmark and Share" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img src="http://s9.addthis.com/button1-addthis.gif" border="0" alt="Bookmark and Share" width="125" height="16" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[What Is This?]]></title>
<link>http://me2katz.wordpress.com/?p=80</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>me2katz</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile Handset Batteries and Fuel Cells Report: 2006-2013]]></title>
<link>http://researchreport.wordpress.com/?p=3752</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If handheld devices continue to improve and demand more power, then traditional batteries will soon ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If handheld devices continue to improve and demand more power, then traditional batteries will soon be unable to deliver the required energy - FACT.<br />
Power-hungry multimedia applications will drain traditional batteries rapidly and users and the industry demand that the power gap is reduced quickly.</p>
<p>Micro fuel cells are emerging as a viable technology alternative to achieve this goal. However, critical questions remain, such as, when will micro fuel cells be available in commercial handsets and laptops? And how can they help improve the user experience? How much will they cost and what impact this will have on handset costs. Only it's’s brand new exclusive management report will tell you.</p>
<p>A longer battery life is essential to both the consumer and enterprise segments, with consumer surveys showing extended battery life to be by far the most desired functionality by end users. What are you doing to satisfy your customers’ requirements? Handset OEMs and mobile operators who can cater to this demand with longer phone operating hours will create a powerful element of product and service differentiation. Shouldn’t you be delivering this demand to your clients, today?</p>
<p>Indeed, OEMs and operators are waking up to the potential on offer by fuel cells for the next generation of mobile phones and laptops. Fuel cell manufacturers are aggressively working beyond R&#38;D to commercialise their products. But is there a business model for micro fuel cells? Which fuel cell manufacturers have the most solid strategies? This report will answer your questions, and more.</p>
<p>Fuel cells, which produce electricity from an external supply of fuel and oxygen, are the most promising technology to solve future energy problems. The fuel cell uses, for example, hydrogen, alcohol (including methanol) or purified and modified form of formic acid as fuels. These fuels, stored in cartridges or canisters, contain high amount of chemical energy that is converted efficiently (without any significant loss) into electrical energy. However issues remain, such as, standardisation, pricing, safety, form factor, and electrical and mechanical interface - these must be addressed before fuel cells become prevalent in mass-market CE devices. What are you and your organisation doing to ensure these issues are tackled?</p>
<p>This 90+ page report specifically focuses on the use of micro-fuel cells for mobile handsets and laptops. It answers questions including:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;" align="justify">What fuel cells solutions will make the biggest market impact in the mobile and portable space?</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;" align="justify">What competition does fuel cell technology face from Lithium Polymer batteries?</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;" align="justify">How are fuel cell vendors solving the technical challenges and what are their commercialisation roadmaps?</p>
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<p align="justify">This focused, high-level report focuses exclusively on the use of micro-fuel cells for mobile handsets and laptops. It analyses the market evolution, including shipment, revenue and cost forecasts until 2013. It evaluates the products and strategies of leading fuel cell manufacturers and discusses the competition that fuel cells face with Lithium Polymer and other standard handset battery technologies.</p>
<p align="justify"><a href="http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=42644">http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=42644</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Genetic Engineering &amp; Biotechnology linklist]]></title>
<link>http://sciencevideos.wordpress.com/?p=285</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This topic is Science at the moment, so let&#8217;s keep it as concise as possible. Some people go a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This topic <em><strong>is</strong></em> Science at the moment, so let's keep it as concise as possible. Some people go as far as studying a degree in all this, but that can wait for now!</p>
<p>Here's the presentation for the IBDP Biology syllabus:</p>
<p>[slideshare id=508877&#38;doc=genetic-engineering-biotechnology-1215761993396748-9&#38;w=425]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.patana.ac.th/Secondary/Science/c4b/4/gene4.4.htm#one">And here's the revision page from Clcik4Biology</a></p>
<p>And now by topic:</p>
<p><strong>Polymerase Chain Reaction</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnai.org/text/mediashowcase/index2.html?id=582">Very visual from Dolan DNA Learning Centre</a></p>
<p><a href="http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/micro15.swf">McGraw Hill step-through</a></p>
<p><a href="http://spine.rutgers.edu/cellbio/flash/pcr.htm">Rutgers step-through</a></p>
<p>and of course, the ever-so-silly <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5yPkxCLads">PCR Song</a></p>
<p><strong>Gel Electrophoresis and DNA Profiling (or DNA Fingerprinting)</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.courttv.com/graphics/dna_anniv/50_dna.swf">Easy intro from Court TV</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnai.org/d/index.html">In-depth look from DNAi</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/electrophoresis.html">DNA Learning Centre's Electrophoresis animation</a></p>
<p><a href="http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/biotech/gel/">Learn.Genetics super-flashy animation</a></p>
<p><a href="http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/mystery/evidence.cfm">Case study: the case of the pothunters from Learn.Genetics</a></p>
<p><strong>The Human Genome Project</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.genome.gov/25019879">Official Site </a> <a href="http://www.genome.gov/25019879"></a><a href="http://www.genome.gov/25019885">How to sequence a genome</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/education/education.shtml#downloads">Teachers' resources</a></p>
<p><a href="http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/teachers/tindex/">Learn.Genetics genome resources</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.genome.gov/25019885">Outcomes: Bioinformatics</a> <a href="http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/biotech/microarray/">DNA Microarrays 1</a> <a href="http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/biology/units/genom/images.html">(2)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8FfMBYCkk">Outcomes: looking deeper into evolutionary relationships:</a></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/zi8FfMBYCkk'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/zi8FfMBYCkk&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Gene Transfer Technology</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter16/animations.html">McGraw Hill animation collection</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_YJZn-ft_Q">NewScientist: gene therapy success reverses blindness</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sumanasinc.com/scienceinfocus/sif_genetherapy.html">Gene Therapy in SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency) from Sumanas</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.abpischools.org.uk/res/coResourceImport/modules/hormones/en-flash/geneticeng.cfm">Gene transfer in insulin production from abpi schools</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/courses/HORT250/animations/Gene%20Gun%20Animation/Genegun1.html">Using the gene gun as a vector from Purdue</a></p>
<p><strong>Genetic Modification in Crops and Animals</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://sciencevideos.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/animal-farm-not-the-orwellian-one/">Glowing pigs and fish: Animal Farm TV series</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8p7M0WF_7A">GM food and you (objective, worth watching)</a></p>
<p><strong>Cloning</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnalc.org/cloning.html">Excellent animation from Dolan DNA Learning Centre</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hepoJgGJtNc">Video: Enucleation of an egg cell from Howard Hughes Medical Institute:</a></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/hepoJgGJtNc'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/hepoJgGJtNc&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2005/11/cribsheet_1_stem_cells.php">Download this Stem Cell cribsheet from SEED Magazine</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/mg19726493.000-therapeutic-cloning-cures-parkinsons-mice.html">Therapeutic cloning cures Parkinsons mice</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/mcgee.html">More about cloning from ActionBioscience</a></p>
<p>If this catches your imagination, dig deeper!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Everyone should visit jail]]></title>
<link>http://primopr716.wordpress.com/?p=35</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>primopr716</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I have been in jail twice in my life, just for a visit. The first time I went with my &#8220;Cub Sco]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been in jail twice in my life, just for a visit. The first time I went with my "Cub Scout" pack when I was a little kid, and the other time I was a Journalism grad student in Virginia, and the second time was even scarier than the first, even though you'd think it would be the other way around.</p>
<p>Having spent a few minutes walking around inside actual jail cells, both old-fashioned and modern (the modern ones are more like closets than open-air corrals), I can tell you it's not a place I'd ever, ever want to be and I don't want you ending up in there, either.</p>
<p>Can you imagine not being able to walk outside whenever you want? Can you imagine being told what to do 24-hours a day? Can you imagine having someone try to kill you over cigarettes or a funny look? Jails are like hell on earth, and when you walk into one, and get to be near inmates, you can't believe a world like this exists, and you don't want to ever visit there again if you're a typical person.</p>
<p>Jails are interesting because they are like mouse mazes-- everywhere you go there are hallways and locked doors and harsh lighting. Imagine the nicest hotel you've ever stayed in. Jail looks the complete opposite of that. It smells, people scream, yell, and cry all day out loud, it's either freezing cold or baking hot inside, and there's nothing to do there for most of the day, unless you play basketball, watch TV, or get some sort of job in the kitchen or making things like license plates.</p>
<p>If you know someone who's acting up or acting out and becoming a problem child of sorts, call your local jail/prison and ask if you can bring the kid there to just visit, to see what the jail feels like. That might scare him or her straight before it's too late.</p>
<p>Have you ever been to jail to visit and/or there because of a crime? What was your experience like? Leave a comment.</p>
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<link>http://castorel.wordpress.com/?p=443</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Things!]]></title>
<link>http://nprudente.wordpress.com/?p=57</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nprudente</dc:creator>
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Finally the day is here that I actually got a new phone. It is a big upgrade from a couple of p]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Finally the day is here that I actually got a new phone. It is a big upgrade from a couple of phones I had in the past.  The first one got so messed up that it would not close.  I name it Chompper because it would not close.  If you know what Pacman looked like that's exactly what my phone was like.  On top of that my phone charger would not charge my phone.  Since this phone was so bad. I took a hand me down phone from my cousin because he got a new phone.  It worked well for a while.  Then its charger started acting up and would not always charge my phone.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Now I have a new phone.  Its red.  From Nokia.  I am quite fond of it.  Lets just hope that this one will not have problems.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">:)</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">- Colette</p>
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<link>http://computerhelpers.wordpress.com/?p=582</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MakeUseOf recommends Google Mobilizer for adapting any website for use on a cellphone.
Google Mobili]]></description>
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<p><a title="Google Mobilizer" href="http://google.com/gwt/n" target="_blank">Google Mobilizer</a> will take "any website and make it viewable on your mobile phone or PDA. Simply go to <a title="Google Mobilizer" href="http://google.com/gwt/n" target="_blank">Google Mobilizer</a> and enter the website URL, indicate whether you want images on/off, and click ‘GO’. Mobilizer will present you with a neat, add-free and stripped down version of the website. You also get a navigation menu to easily browse through website’s pages."</p>
<p>Note: this is a <em>very</em> brief page with a place to enter the URL, and a checkbox if there are no images.  This does not actually change the website; it just reformats a copy of it and makes it available.  Handy if you need to see something on a page intended for a full screen view only, and checking the HTML may give you some ideas on how to create a mobile-friendly version of your own website.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ประมวลภาพศิลปินสนามหลวงจากงาน Fat Festival มันถึงแก่น]]></title>
<link>http://sanamluang.wordpress.com/?p=387</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sanamluang</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[มีมาให้ดูกันแล้วจ้าสำหรับแฟนๆ ของศ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>มีมาให้ดูกันแล้วจ้าสำหรับแฟนๆ ของศิลปินสังกัดสนามหลวง คราวนี้เป็นภาพจากงาน Fat Festival มันถึงแก่นที่เพิ่งผ่านไป มีทั้ง <strong>SUPERSUB, เปอร์-แจ็ค</strong> จาก <strong>Sick Project, The Must</strong> และ <strong>Cells</strong></p>
<p>เข้าไปดูกันได้ที่นี่ <a href="http://www.sanamluangmusic.com/gallery.php?GID=84">http://www.sanamluangmusic.com/gallery.php?GID=84</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bleach Episode 34 2/3 English Dubbed]]></title>
<link>http://shonenjumper.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/274/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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in this episode of bleach all the higher rankings are allowed to keep there zampaktos out at all times and Ichigo is recovering from his wounds that he got by fight renji well renji is sleeping in a cell and remembers when he was at the academy.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel Cells forecasts for 2012, 2017 &amp; 2025]]></title>
<link>http://bharatbookresearch.wordpress.com/?p=675</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bharatbookbureau</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[US fuel cell market to expand sixfold through 2012 - The US market for commercial fuel cell products]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">US fuel cell market to expand sixfold through 2012 - The US market for commercial fuel cell products and services is forecast to expand almost sixfold through 2012 to $975 million and reach $3.3 billion by 2017. Demand will be bolstered by ongoing environmental concerns that will spur social interest in less pollutant energy sources, as well as continued efforts to reduce US dependence on foreign oil. The commercial market will be somewhat restrained, on the other hand, by persistent cost hurdles, particularly in motor vehicle applications, as many types of fuel cells require a highpriced platinum catalyst as well as extensive investment in R&#38;D.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Portable electronics to be most rapidly growing market</strong></p>
<p align="justify">The market for fuel cells used to power portable electronics is expected to advance at the most rapid pace through 2012, as technological advancements have enabled these fuel cells to outperform most types of batteries used for similar purposes. As portable wireless devices continue to advance in intelligence and functionality, fuel cells are better able to meet their  increased energy requirements by providing longer operational time, while simultaneously eliminating the need for an electronic outlet for recharging. The electric power generation market will continue to comprise almost half of commercial demand in 2012, as molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) and solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), which have proven to be ideal for electricity production, continue to become more cost efficient.Demand for fuel cells used in military/ aerospace applications is projected to lag all other markets, as the US Space  Shuttle, a steady user of alkaline fuel cells, is expected to retire in 2010. The motor vehicle market for fuel cells is also expected to rise at a below-average pace due to cost barriers. The growing popularity of hybrid vehicles will also restrain growth in the segment, as hybrids are viewed by many as a cleaner and more efficient alternative to conventional gasoline-powered vehicles. By 2017, however, fuel cell-powered vehicles are expected to expand their market presence, as ongoing R&#38;D drives down costs.</p>
<p align="justify"><strong>Direct methanol fuel cells to be fastest growing type</strong></p>
<p align="justify">Among the six main fuel cell chemistries, the market for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) is expected to advance at the most rapid pace through 2012, supported by their increased use in portable electronic applications. Nonetheless, proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells will continue to comprise the largest share of stack and system demand, as their versatility continues to spur more allocation to R&#38;D when compared to all other fuel cell chemistries.</p>
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<p align="justify">This new industry study, <em><strong>Fuel Cells</strong></em>, is available for $4500. It presents historical demand data (2002, 2007) plus forecasts for 2012, 2017 and 2025 by fuel cell chemistry, fuel, device and application. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles leading industry competitors.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT Probe May Help Untangle Cells' Signaling Pathways]]></title>
<link>http://medhealthcare.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/mit-probe-may-help-untangle-cells-signaling-pathways/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[MIT researchers have designed a new type of probe    that can image thousands of interactions betwee]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br>MIT researchers have designed a new type of probe    that can image thousands of interactions between proteins inside a    living cell, giving them a tool to untangle the web of signaling    pathways that control most of a cell's activities.<br><br>      "We can use this to identify new protein partners or to characterize    existing interactions. We can identify what signaling pathway the    proteins are involved in and during which phase of the cell cycle the    interaction occurs," said Alice Ting, the Pfizer-Laubach Career    Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry and senior author of a    paper describing the probe published online June 27 by the<i><!--more--> Journal of    the American Chemical Society.</i><br><br>      The new technique allows researchers to tag proteins with probes that    link together like puzzle pieces if the proteins interact inside a    cell. The probes are derived from an enzyme and its peptide    substrate. If the probe-linked proteins interact, the enzyme and    substrate also interact, which can be easily detected.<br><br>      To create the probes, the researchers used the enzyme biotin ligase    and its target, a 12-amino-acid peptide.<br><br>      Their work is conceptually related to an approach that uses GFPs    (green fluorescent proteins), which glow when activated, as probes.    Half of each GFP molecule is attached to the proteins of interest,    and when the proteins interact, the GFP halves fuse and glow.    However, this technique results in many false positives, because the    GFP halves seek each other out and bind even when the proteins they    are attached to are not interacting, said Ting.<br><br>      The new probes could be used to study nearly any protein-protein    interaction, Ting said. The researchers tested their probes on two    signaling proteins involved in suppression of the immune system, and    on two proteins that play a role in cell division. They are currently    using the probe to image the interaction of proteins involved in    synapse growth in live neurons.<br><br>      Lead author of the paper is Marta Fernandez-Suarez, a graduate    student in chemistry. Biology graduate student T. Scott Chen is also    an author of the paper.<br><br>     The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the    McKnight, Dreyfus and Sloan Foundations.<br><br>    Written by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ronin An Alternate Control For Embryonic Stem Cells]]></title>
<link>http://medhealthcare.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/ronin-an-alternate-control-for-embryonic-stem-cells/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>healtherm2</dc:creator>
<guid>http://medhealthcare.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/ronin-an-alternate-control-for-embryonic-stem-cells/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Like the masterless samurai for whom it is named, the protein Ronin chooses an independent path, mai]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><br>Like the masterless samurai for whom it is named, the protein Ronin chooses an independent path, maintaining embryonic stem cells in their undifferentiated state and playing essential roles in genesis of embryos and their development, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers who reported on this novel cellular regulator in the current issue of the journal <i>Cell.</i><br><br> Three proteins - Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog - had previously been considered the "master" regulators of embryonic stem cells, but "Ronin could be as important as these three," said Dr. Thomas Zwaka, assistant professor in the Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (STaR) Center at BCM. In fact, he said, if the action of Oct4, considered the most important, is reduced in embryonic stem cells, Ronin can compensate for the loss. <br><!--more--><br> Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they have the potential for becoming all other kinds of cells in the body. They are also capable of self-renewal. Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog were previously thought the major method by which embryonic stem cells remained in their pristine state. Now, Ronin represents a different and parallel pathway to achieve the same result. <br><br> Ronin is also expressed in early embryonic development of mice. If it is not present, the embryos die, said Zwaka. It is also found in mature oocytes or egg cells. <br><br> "Ronin is a potent transcription repressor," he said. In fact, it prevents the action of genes that promote the differentiation of cells into the various tissues and organs of the body. <br><br> "It does it more effectively than the other three factors together," he said. It silences the differentiation genes epigenetically through specific chemical mechanisms that modify histones, the chief packaging proteins for DNA. <br><br> He and his colleagues found Ronin as a follow-up to an earlier study that showed a component of the cell death system called caspase-3 actually cleaved and reduced the amount of Nanog protein. This caused the embryonic stem cells to stop self-renewal and begin differentiation into other kinds of cells. <br><br> Zwaka and his colleagues searched for other proteins affected by the caspase and found Ronin, which was previously unknown. <br><br> The finding prompts other questions. Can Ronin be used to reprogram differentiated cells into those that more closely resemble embryonic stem cells? What is the significance of the portion of Ronin that resembles a "jumping gene" or transponson called P element transposase, usually found in the genomes of fruit flies? <br><br> Ronin is also found in areas of the brain such as the hippocampus and the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. <br><br> "What role does it play in the brain?" asked Zwaka. <br><br> ----------------------------<br><i>Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.</i><br>---------------------------- <br><br> Others who took part in this research include Marion Dejosez, Joshua S. Krumenacker, Laura Jo Zitur, Marco Passeri, Li-Fang Chu and Zhou Songyang, all of BCM and James A. Thomson of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. <br><br> Funding for this research comes from the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the Gillson Longenbaugh Foundation, the Tilker Medical Research Foundation, the Diana Helis Henry Medical Research Foundation the Huffington Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. <br><br> The full paper is available at http://www.cell.com/. <br><br> Source: Glenna Picton <br>Baylor College of Medicine <br><br>Please rate this article:<br>             (Hover over the stars<br>              then click to rate)         Patient / Public:<br>orHealth Professional:<br>Useful Links</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Zinc Supplement]]></title>
<link>http://beautyhealthy.wordpress.com/?p=7</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Have the ads for zinc supplements left out some vital information? Many do not list the ranges of sa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have the ads for zinc supplements left out some vital information? Many do not list the ranges of safe supplementation as outlined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The levels vary by sex, age and pregnancy. Many fail to point out that vegetarians need to take more zinc than others because of the lower rate of absorption that their diets afford them. Those over the age of 55 may experience greater occurrence of zinc deficiency.<br />
An average adult needs about 15 milligrams (mg) per day of zinc. Zinc can become toxic for prolonged periods at levels over 150 mg per day. Supplementation used for specific conditions has an upper limit of 60 mg for men and 45 mg for women. The toxicity from zinc results from its competition with copper absorption and lower High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) levels.<br />
Does the question of whether those cough drops with zinc added do any good recur with every cold season? If this question comes up again the answer is yes, they do appear to shorten the duration of the cold. You may receive the best benefits from the use of cough drops because the mouth mucosa is able to absorb the zinc ions from the slowly dissolved form more affectively.<br />
Much of zinc's recent popularity can be traced to studies showing correlations from its immune system impact. When zinc levels are low; T-cells decrease. This result appears to be separate from its use in supplements aimed at fighting the common cold.<br />
Zinc is found in every cell in the human body. It is necessary for the formation of DNA. Used in over 80 enzymes, zinc is stored in its largest amounts in the muscles. Zinc is found in shellfish, beef, egg yolk, pork, whole grains and nuts. Zinc found in plants is less available for use by humans. Oysters are especially high in zinc with 148 mg per 3.5 ounce serving. Additionally zinc assists the body's absorption of beta carotene.<br />
With so many bodily functions depending on zinc it should come as no surprise that low serum levels of zinc are found in people suffering from a wide array of ailments. Among these are anorexia, slow wound healing, skin disorders and night blindness.<br />
Zinc supplementation is used to treat those with recent burn injuries; those suffering from Crohn's disease; persons with high levels of alcohol consumption and as a treatment for Wilson's disease. Wilson's disease is genetically linked and causes brain damage without treatment. Zinc works by blocking copper absorption which in this case is a desirable outcome.<br />
Alzheimer's disease seems to benefit from treatment with zinc. This may be because of the influence of enzymatic processes in DNA production in nerve cells. The levels of zinc in Alzheimer's patients are much lower than normal. Zinc deficiency could destroy nerve cells.<br />
Zinc supplements should not be taken by persons with stomach or duodenal ulcers. Similarly, anyone taking tetracycline or prescription calcium should not take zinc supplements as they may interfere with the absorption of these drugs.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Suvan- The Brightest Thing You Will Do All Day]]></title>
<link>http://trivani.wordpress.com/?p=296</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>LisaMcClatchy</dc:creator>
<guid>http://trivani.wordpress.com/?p=296</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ SuvanTM

THE POWER OF THE SUN&#8230;IN A BOTTLE

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Suvan is a nutritional supplement load]]></description>
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minerals and essential fatty acids to help keep you full of<br />
life. Suvan's primary minerals come in a special form, to<br />
help deliver them straight to your body's cells, and its<br />
one-of-a-kind Omega complex contains an unprecedented four Omega fatty acids with a variety of health benefits.</p>
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of your body. Replacing saturated fat with similar<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Thanks to Being Unique]]></title>
<link>http://criznaness.wordpress.com/?p=37</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>caarizna</dc:creator>
<guid>http://criznaness.wordpress.com/?p=37</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well, we&#8217;re studying genetics right now and I can really picture how complex the basis for bei]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, we're studying genetics right now and I can really picture how complex the basis for being different is. Each one is unique, there are thousand of genes, proteins, enzymes, etc etc that make up the process for gene expression, DNA replication, and all those reproduction thingies. Now, one should be really thankful that the human life is not as simple as a bacteria. Although even bacteria have a little complexity if you think about it, just imagine how life is all cramped into that little organism. I don't want to get all scientific but I just can't help but think how enormously complex and mysterious life is! A little cell (which is millions in our body) contains a nucleus (small, of course), which contains the chromosomes (even smaller), which contains DNA, which is the genetic material. Well it's like millions structure (genes) inside millions (chromosomes), inside millions (cells). Or they may be more than millions! I'm not familiar with numbers but I do know, they're many and they're small inside our body. Well, do you get the picture. XDDD Haha. Anyway, it's unbelievably mysterious and complex, so many things happen that make us who we are, that makes us humans.</p>
<p>God is so so so wise, ne?</p>
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