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Not the typical butterfly – but this is the protein folding structure from a South American hemorrhagic fever – the Machupo virus. The article was found on Science Daily. A striking resemblance to a butterfly, maybe even a Hesperiidae (photo from Butterflies ຂອງອາເມລິກາ).
ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!I caught a brief airing of the TV show “The Doctors“, today’s episode was titled “Medical Emergencies You Can’t Ignore”. For the most part they regurgitate positive medical health affirmations. They also babble on about “healthy” foods and things that are good for you and the “dangers” of all kinds of common household bacteria/chemicals and everything else. By and large nothing apocryphal. But then Dr. Lisa Masterson opened her mouth with this advice for people looking to quit smoking (paraphrased from memory) “You can try these, it is called EZ-Quit spray. They are HOMEOPATHIC … You should still consult your doctor because, you know, some of these ingredients can be strong”. The ingredient list is “Antimonium crudum 5C, Caladium seguinum 5C, Ignatia 5C, Lobelia inflata 5C, Nux vomica 5C, Tabacum 5-7-9C. Inactive ingredients: Purified water, alcohol 20%.” ກ່ອນອື່ນ ໝົດ, let’s understand the “C” scale of potency measurement. A 1C potency is one part ingredient diluted in 100 parts water, ເປັນ 1:100 ratio. A 5C solution is equivalent to 10^-10 power dilution or .0000000001mg of “active” ingredient. So drink up, you would need to drink one of these to get enough active ingredient: But thats the whole point! In homeopathy, the single molecule of ingredient that comes in contact with water MAGICALLY imparts its power to the water molecules. When asked to explain this most homeopaths invoke quantum mechanics. Good to know they are totally ignorant of science. The basic principle of homeopathy states that the MORE diluted something becomes the MORE powerful it is. The standard dilution is 30C or 10^-60 , but it does go up to 10^-1500. You would literally need to consume a sphere of water the size of our solar system two billion times for one single molecule of ingredient. And thank god there is .0000000001mg of Nux vomica in the solution because that is commonly known as strychnine, an incredibly powerful alkaloid toxin with an LD50 of 10mg. In doses of less that 5mg it acts as a powerful stimulant and was used historically for stomach aliments and even for doping by athletes. Strychnine hasn’t been used since the invention of safer medicines. Homeopathy is absolutely bullshit. There is zero supporting evidence, in fact in the UK they finally agreed to stop funding this insanity; which is no surprise since any intelligent person who understands the true principals of homeopathy should know better. ຕົວຈິງແລ້ວ, anyone who creates a homeopathic medicine that is scientifically proven, can apply for the JREF million dollar challenge. Is it any surprise that it remains unclaimed? ທ່ານດຣ. Lisa is a complete moron and a quack. It is scary to think she spreads this misinformation on public TV, but not all that surprising. She should issue an apology for recommending homeopathy and the california medical board should consider disciplinary action or pull her license. Of course this won’t happen… But think of the potential dangers, consider the case of the parents that killed their daughter with homeopathy. Now, enjoy James Randi explaining Homeopathy: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWE1tH93G9U] ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!ດີ, I bet if I was selling something it would show up pretty damn low on this chart. ຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້ທ່ານສາມາດເບິ່ງວິທີແກ້ໄຂທາງເລືອກທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນຈັດອັນດັບໂດຍສອດຄ່ອງກັບປະສິດທິພາບວິທະຍາສາດຂອງພວກເຂົາ. ປະຕິບັດຕາມລິ້ງຄ໌ສໍາລັບຄໍາອະທິບາຍທີ່ສົມບູນແບບຂອງການຈັດອັນດັບ, ແຕ່ວິທີແກ້ໄຂໄດ້ຖືກຈັດອັນດັບໂດຍອີງໃສ່ແຕ່ລະຄໍາຮ້ອງຂໍ – green tea for instance rates very poorly for cancer but very well for cholesterol. Take notice of just how much is below the “worth it” line.
Continue reading Buy Chris’s all new healing tonic! ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!Because I would have been subjected to ນີ້. ເວົ້າກ່ຽວກັບການໂຫດຮ້າຍສັດ! ຕົກລົງ, ເວົ້າຫຼີ້ນໆ, ແຕ່ເລື່ອງນີ້ເປັນເລື່ອງຕະຫຼົກເລັກນ້ອຍ. ບົດຄວາມກ່າວວ່ານັກວິທະຍາສາດໄດ້ໃຊ້ສຽງຂອງ Limbaugh ເພາະວ່າມັນແມ່ນ “ມີພ້ອມແລ້ວ”, ບໍ່ແມ່ນຍ້ອນວ່າເຂົາເຈົ້າກຽດຊັງລາວ. ດີນັ້ນ turns ອອກບໍ່ແມ່ນຄວາມຈິງ, they chose Rush because it was the “most annoying sound [they] could think of”. Not too surprising that the liberal entomology agenda hates Rush (joke), but I know I sure do. If you blared that blabbering buffoon at me for an hour I’d Plath myself. It turns out these guys were on the right path however. While Limbaugh perhaps predictably had no effect on the insects, sounds recorded of the bark beetles did. When recordings of the sounds made of the beetles in their tunnels were fired back into the trees they observed the insects flying into a fury and killing each other. Sounds like it may be a useful tool if they can find a way to deliver this to trees without wiring each one with speakers. I don’t think that blasting these recordings Apocalypse Now style into forests will be plausible or effective so hopefully they can think of something else clever. The story might be amusing but I think does a disservice to their cause in general. Using Rush was nothing but an attempt to grab press, which is clearly working. Would anyone have read a story about bark beetles otherwise? I probably wouldn’t have even given it a look. In the end the takeaway story for me is that I think to myself “interesting, they found a potentially useful tool against bark beetles”. But to the less science literate or politically motivated they likely think “ທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, more liberal scientists wasting our tax dollars playing music to beetles”. We already know what republicans think about science. Please, let’s not throw more fodder into the backwards minds of the anti-science republican agenda (ຕົກລົງ, admittedly, fundamental republican fiscal policy is something I can understand… but they are a pack of morons the rest of the time). I don’t believe that Limbaugh has commented on this specific story, but is it difficult to imagine what he has to say? ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!Rivers Cuomo ຂຽນເພງໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍ. ບໍ່ດີ, ແຕ່ຕອນນີ້ຂ້ອຍຄິດວ່າຂ້ອຍຕ້ອງການຊຸດ mantis ນັ້ນສໍາລັບ Halloween. ແລະແນ່ນອນຂ້ອຍມີພັນທະທີ່ຈະຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າແມ່ທ້ອງບໍ່ແມ່ນແມງໄມ້… [vimeo=14822451] ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!Came across ນີ້ article today care of Doug Yanega at UC Riverside, which spurred the search for further information. Who can tell me what those “flowers” actually are? 10 points to the first to guess correctly… or maybe some awesome prize?
ແບ່ງປັນນີ້![youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v = LHdKEhFM7mY&hl = en_US&fs=1&rel=0] ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!This is something I’ve never seen before. Growing up I have always had someone give me some kitsch object with insects on them, even playing cards. Well even last year I got another insect themed tie. (I don’t have the whimsey of PZ Myers and his awesome tie.) ແຕ່, they were all printed images of course. New this year from Upper Deck, entomology cards! If you scroll down the page you notice something striking – they aren’t pictures, but actual insects. Here is an image from the link above:
ດອກ- and follow this link to Facebook to see more of what is to come. I guess these are a modern version of the “tobacco card”, which was an extra collectors card inserted into regular card packs. Last year the company passed out redemption cards that would allow it to be returned for the real thing seen above. According to ESPN, these cards are going for over $100 to people who have no idea what insect they may get. A quick look on e-bay found one currently bid to $87.00. Go figure. In all, Upper Deck plans to release 30 different types of insects. On the back of each card there is an old-timey “range map” and short blurb about the insect. They are also “certified” as being genuine, whatever that means. Do they have a taxonomist consulting? I bet my hourly rates would be less than whoever they have now… The butterfly ones crack me up, they are just closed specimens laid on their side. I would think a spread specimen would be more appealing, but maybe no one at Upper Deck realizes this is how they should be prepared. Whoever is giving them their mantids though are taking lots of time to make them look fancy. I really wonder how many of these are being made, obviously this could not be sustained in any large number. I guess in the end this makes a very interesting conversation starter among people who might never look twice at an insect, and especially as something collectible. I wonder what PETA thinks… ຕົກລົງ, we know that much already. ແບ່ງປັນນີ້!ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າມາໃນທົ່ວ ນີ້ ໃນມື້ນີ້ແລະມາດຕາມັນເຮັດໃຫ້ smile ສຸດໃບຫນ້າຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ. ນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າພະຍາດໄຂ້ຍຸງ A ເດີນທາງໄດ້ມາໃນທົ່ວເປັນ “ເອເລັກໂຕຣນິກຢາໄລ່ຍຸງ” ສໍາລັບການຂາຍຢູ່ໃນລາຍການໃນການບິນຂອງພຣະອົງ. ເປັນຜູ້ຊາຍທາງ, ລາວໄດ້ຮັບຮູ້ນີ້ແມ່ນທັງຫມົດແລະ BS utter. ພຣະອົງຍັງໄດ້ຮັບຮູ້ຜະລິດຕະພັນນີ້ອາດຈະຂາຍໃນລາຄາທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນຂະນະທີ່ຢູ່ໃນເສັ້ນທາງໄປປະເທດພະຍາດໄຂ້ຍຸງຂີ່; ແລະວ່າມີນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ naive ເວລາຍ່າງປະມານທີ່ມີ $23 ຕ່ອນ worthless ຂອງ crap ສຸດສາຍແອວຂອງພວກເຂົາຮູ້ສຶກການປ້ອງກັນ. ສາຍການບິນໄດ້, KLM, ໄດ້ຮັບການອາດຈະການຂາຍລາຍກັບທີສອງເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າອັນໃດກໍຕາມທີ່ບໍ່ມີ, ພຽງແຕ່ສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງຂອງບັນຫາມາດຕະຖານການຄັດເລືອກຊື້ເຄື່ອງ crap ສຸດຍົນ,. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ, ໃນທັນທີທີ່ເປັນ Bart Knol ໄດ້ກັບຄືນບ້ານໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນທີ່ຈະຂຸດຄົ້ນ deeper. ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຕິດຕໍ່ KLM ແລະພະຍາຍາມທີ່ຈະສະເປັນຫຍັງເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຖືກຂາຍລາຍການນີ້. ທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ, ສາຍການບິນທີ່ສະຫນອງໃຫ້ການຕອບຮັບຈາກການຜະລິດການ backing ເຖິງການ efficacy ຂອງອຸປະກອນ – ແລະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າຂາຍໃນໄລຍະ 1,000 ເດືອນ. ຢ່າງຈະແຈ້ງວ່າບໍ່ສາມາດຈະຍອມຮັບໄດ້ – ໃນຄວາມເປັນຈິງໄດ້ມີການ ການຄົ້ນຄວ້າໄດ້ດໍາເນີນການ ການທົດສອບພຽງແຕ່ຈັດລຽງຂອງເຄື່ອງນີ້ – ທັງຫມົດທີ່ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນຜົນກະທົບສູນ. ອີກເທື່ອຫນຶ່ງ Knol ແຈ້ງ KLM ຂອງຄວາມເປັນຈິງນີ້, ມີຫຼັກຖານໃນມື, ແລະໄດ້ຮັບການຕອບຫລາດໃຈ. “ຜະລິດຕະພັນທີ່ບໍ່ມີຕໍ່ໄປອີກແລ້ວຈະເປັນສໍາລັບການຂາຍເຮືອບິນ KLM ຈາກເດືອນມີນາເປັນຕົ້ນໄປ“. ພຣະບຸດຂອງເປັນ bitch,. ພຣະອົງຫນ້າຕໍ່ຫນ້າບໍລິສັດທີ່ຂາຍອຸປະກອນວິທະຍາສາດ falsified ເປັນ. ແທນທີ່ຈະສັ່ງວິທະຍາສາດໄປນີ້ – ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າເບິ່ງຢູ່ໃນຫຼັກຖານທີ່ໄດ້ – ແລະກະທໍາຢ່າງມີເຫດຜົນ. ພາຍໃນ 2 ເດືອນ Knol ໄດ້ KLM ດຶງຜະລິດຕະພັນຈາກ shelves ຂອງຕົນ. ສາຍການບິນດັ່ງກ່າວຄວນຈະໃຫ້ Knol ການສະຫນອງຊີວິດຂອງຈ້ອນສໍາລັບຄໍາແນະນໍາຂອງພຣະອົງ. ຈິນຕະນາການຖ້າຫາກວ່າທ່ານຈະ: ການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ gullible ເປັນຫົວຫນ້າກັບອາຟຣິກາສໍາລັບການ Safari ທໍາອິດຂອງທ່ານ. ຢາກ desperately ເພື່ອຫຼີກເວັ້ນຜົນກະທົບຂ້າງຄຽງບາງຄັ້ງ horrible ຂອງຢາຕ້ານພະຍາດໄຂ້ຍຸງທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າເບິ່ງຜະລິດຕະພັນມະຫັດສະຈັນນີ້ທີ່ຈະຮັກສາໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າມີຄວາມປອດໄພແທນທີ່ຈະ. ດີ, ຜະລິດຕະພັນສົບຜົນສໍາເລັດການເຮັດວຽກ, ແລະພຣະອົງໄດ້ສັນຍາພະຍາດໄຂ້ຍຸງໃນຂະນະທີ່ແລ່ນຈາກຊ້າງໃນ Kenya. ຄວາມພະຍາຍາມເພື່ອຍື່ນຟ້ອງບໍລິສັດສົບຜົນສໍາເລັດນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຢູ່ໃນປະເທດສີລັງກາ – ແຕ່ບໍ່ກັງວົນ, KLM ມີເຮົາທີ່ກວ້າງຂວາງແລະເລິກ. 10,000,000 ເອີຣົບຕໍ່ມາ, KLM pulls ຜະລິດຕະພັນປະກອບເປັນ shelf ແລະ kids ນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວຕາຍທົດແທນທຸກສິ່ງທຸກຢ່າງທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງທີ່ມີຄໍາ. ແຕ່ວ່າບໍ່ມີ, ແທນທີ່ຈະ, ເປັນລະມັດລະວັງຄ່ອຍເຊື່ອງ່າຍໆໄດ້ກ້າວຂຶ້ນແລະໄດ້ບັນທືກມື້! ຂໍຂອບໃຈສໍາລັບການ Knol ບໍ່ຄ່ອຍເຊື່ອງ່າຍໆຂອງທ່ານ, ທ່ານຈະໄດ້ຮັບສູງຫ້າ. ການປະຕິບັດພຣະອົງໄດ້ສະຫນອງໃຫ້ KLM ມີຫຼັກຖານທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຖືກດໍາເນີນການ wrongdoing ເປັນ. ໄດ້ສາຍການບິນໄດ້ຖືກຟ້ອງໃນອະນາຄົດແລະຄວາມຮູ້ນີ້ກ່ອນໄດ້ມາ, ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າຈະໄດ້ສູນເສຍໄປ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຕ້ອງ KLM ສາມາດຮູ້ຈັກວ່າມັນພຽງແຕ່ໃຫ້ຫຼາຍເທົ່າທີ່ເປັນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຮັດແນວໃດ, ແຕ່ຢ່າງຫນ້ອຍພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ເອົາການປະຕິບັດທີ່ເຫມາະສົມ. Fly KLM. ມັນງາມສະເຫມີເພື່ອເບິ່ງບົດເລື່ອງເຊັ່ນນີ້ເພາະວ່ານີ້ແມ່ນແນ່ນອນວ່າບໍ່ແມ່ນສິ່ງທີ່ປົກກະຕິແລ້ວມີຫຍັງເກີດຂຶ້ນ. ໃຊ້ເວລາສໍາລັບການຍົກຕົວຢ່າງໄດ້ “Dowsing ສາສໍາລັບການລະເບີດ” ກະທູ້ນໍາເອົາໄປເອົາໃຈໃສ່ຂອງພວກເຮົາໂດຍການ JREF. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເດົາວ່າມັນເປັນການຊ່ວຍການຍາກທີ່ຈະໃຫ້ໂທຫາມັນເປັນກະທູ້ເພາະວ່າຫນັງສືພິມໄດ້ພຽງແຕ່ໄລຍະສັ້ນໆ, ການຄຸ້ມຄອງທີ່ມັນຢູ່ທີ່ນີ້ໃນສະຫະລັດ. ຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວ: ບໍລິສັດທີ່ປະເທດອັງກິດໄດ້ຂາຍ rods Dowsing, ທີ່ປະກອບມີບໍ່ມີຫຍັງຫຼາຍກ່ວາ rods ໂລຫະແລະ handles, ເປັນລູກລະເບີດ, ປືນ, ມີດ, ຢາເສບຕິດແລະເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າເຄື່ອງກວດຮ່າງກາຍ. ຜູ້ຊື້ທີ່ສໍາຄັນແມ່ນລັດຖະບານ Iraqi ການໃນສິບຂອງປະມານ ລ້ານ ໂດລາ. ປະຊາຊົນນັນຊີວິດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າກ່ຽວກັບເຄື່ອງນີ້; ແລະມັນສົບຜົນສໍາເລັດ, 100% ຂອງທີ່ໃຊ້ເວລາ. ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າໃນມື້ນີ້ Iraqis ໄດ້ swear ໂດຍອຸປະກອນນີ້. ແຕ່ໃຫ້ຂອງບໍ່ລືມປະຫວັດສາດຂອງເຄື່ອງກວດນີ້, ຊຶ່ງເປັນພື້ນຖານອັນດຽວກັນ “Quadro ບົບຕິດຕາມລຸດ” ຊື້ຂອງລັດຖະບານຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນທ້າຍປີ 90. ຢ່າງຫນ້ອຍໃນບັນຫາ Qt ພວກເຮົາພຽງແຕ່ຊື້ 1,000 ຫນ່ວຍງານແລະການຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວການທົດສອບໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຄົ້ນພົບການສໍ້ໂກງ. ຜົນໄດ້ຮັບ – FBI ໄດ້ອອກການເຕືອນໄພຕໍ່ກັບມັນ. ບໍລິສັດໄດ້ທັນທີເກັບຂຶ້ນຮ້ານແລະໄດ້ຍ້າຍໄປປະເທດອັງກິດເພື່ອ Re: invent ອຸປະກອນນີ້ຈະຂາຍໃຫ້ປະເທດອີຣັກ (ໃນລະຫວ່າງບັນດາປະເທດອື່ນໆ). Thankfully scammer ໄດ້, ຈິ McCormick, ໄດ້ຖືກຈັບບໍ່ດົນມານີ້ໃນ Britain ສໍາລັບການສໍ້ໂກງແລະການລາຍການທີ່ໄດ້ຖືກຫ້າມສໍາລັບການສົ່ງອອກ. ໄປຊອກຫາຂອງທ່ານເອງ MozStops, ສັດຕູພືດ repel, sunbeam ແລະ SOLAR ຢາໄລ່ຍຸງການ Prou (hey ທ່ານສາມາດຈະມີສີຂຽວໃນຂະນະທີ່ເປັນ sucker) ແລະໃຊ້ເວລາຂອງຮ້ານວ່າວຽກງານ! ຢ່າງຮຸນແຮງ, crap ນີ້ແມ່ນຢູ່ທົ່ວທຸກແຫ່ງແລະມັນ 100% ການສໍ້ໂກງ. ແບ່ງປັນນີ້! 2 ຄໍາເຫັນ - (ຄໍາເຫັນໄດ້ປິດ)  Entomology, ບໍ່ຄ່ອຍເຊື່ອງ່າຍໆ  billed, JREF, ພະຍາດໄຂ້ຍຸງ, ຍຸງມັກ, pseudoscience, ສົ່ງແລະການສໍ້ໂກງ, ບໍ່ຄ່ອຍເຊື່ອງ່າຍໆ Look above, I’ve created a new page for techniques. Ever wonder how something is done? Ask me how and I will illustrate. ແບ່ງປັນນີ້! |
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