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HAPPY Birthday to Valya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earthquake in Chile

This is a photocopy of one of the pages. You choose what you do, by turning to a particular page. Curiously the story is what you make of it. You can choose to encounter a robot, or an ancient Vulcan

The story happens just after...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088170/

Which strictly speaking doesn't make sense. As Kirk mutinies to save Spock. So he isn't an Admiral any more. There is also a civil war on Vulcan, which is an interesting side story

I used to read these books. They were big in the 1980s. I think I have mentioned there before here. I remember the Usbourne Choose your own adventure books. On and the fighting fantasty series. I remember one of the stories had a brasilian heroine. As well as England playing the USA at football in a world cup of Australia.

One of our more fashionable school teachers let us, do reports on them

A bit of Industrial archaeology for Star Trek Fandom

In other news I went to the dentist today and I had the all clear!

Good luck Ashly

Congratulations with your internship!

It workd for Tracey Emin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Emin-My-Bed.jpg

That is a bright red flight sock. From Virgin Atlantic. I had a gammy eye, that week, and I'd been ironing the sock, to keep my eye warm. The warmth from the sock drained the fluid from my eye. I made a full recovery

The black thing is my laptop battery

Midnight Hour Musing s

Its nice to have a ham sandwiches for lunch again....Oh god do I love  Glee. I love cheerleaders

I should ask Karou, how to flirt with french girls. The train is always full of them... My back hurts.

My brother liked his present... I love King of the Hill ``

 I used to be mellow and thinner''

 I could not sleep last night, and I am tired now...August-March, a long winter, broken by the North Carolinan thaw... why does she never IM me. .. Guess I am not going to hear back from those jobs...

Three weeks to my holiday I wonder what Virginia beach is like....

Happy Birthday

A very happy birthday to my brother

Happy Birthday Mother

Many happy returns

Dinosaurs and Cheerleaders what better start to the morning!

My Books

The books on my desk

Larkrise : Flora Thompson

Bill Bryson Notes from a small Island

Why do people hate America

Frost/Nixon: David Frost

The time travellers wife: Audrey Niffenberger

Earth Abides: George r. Stewart

The Mammoth Book of How it happened Ancient Egypt

Does Anything eat wasps?

Why the West has won

Michael Collins Tim Pat coogan

Greek Warfare

Going Rogue Sarah Palin

A Brief History of the Human Race Michael Cook

The court of the Crimson kings

The Sky people. SM Stirling

University of North Carolina Basketball Adam Powell

Robert the Bruces Irish wars: Sean Duffy

Battle of the Boyne 1690: Padraig Lenihan

My good spectacle case

A beanie baby leopard. I have a thing for leopards

2 ballpoint pens. One from Ibiza.

A set of bluerays and Dvds

Blue Rays

Ghost Town

Hellboy 2

Stepbrothers

Star Trek

Dvds

The dammed united

Quantum leap Vols 1&2

2: USB keys unopened. I bought these from my boss

An empty Green cup. I had tea earlier

My phone

My work Id, and transport pass

Valentines vomit

Worst Valentines day gift ever!!!!!!

On Sunday night.(14/2/2010) I ordered a pizza. I do this maybe once a year. A bit of a treat. ]It was a hot and spicy pizza. I had it with some cranberry juice. I have been trying to cut out carbonated drinks, for this month. I am also off the booze. Anyway I spent Valentines day quite happily chatting with my friends. I went to bed a bit restless, but otherwise fine..

I had some weird dreams, but the regular readers of my blog. (Plano Texas, please say hi, your probably in the Texas area and that is just the ISP hometown) Know this is not something new for me. One was about a girl at work

I had  trapped wind. So I got up and walked around my room I opened the window in my room. 

I looked out at the people in the housing across the street. One of my neighbors still seems to have a Christmas tree up ! The intestinal gas disperses of its own accord. I figure the pizza had just been sitting on my stomach. I go back to bed. Then I have to go to the bathroom

Well nothing new there. It had gone 6am. .. At least I am not vomiting

As in 2006 I started to vomit one Friday in September. I would not stop. I ended up having to go to hospital. So stomach pains always scare me

I can't leave. I kept having to make encore performances.

I had mercifully got in my medicine cabinet some , Pepto-Bismol. As well as mint tea. I make a cup of mint tea. Swig Pepto and go back to bed. Pressing the hot cup, against my stomach

Well I tried...

I keep running to the bathroom. I will have a lot of laundry to do next week.

I managed to get some shut eye, but I had to make a call

I called in sick. It was the 2nd or 3rd time I have ever done this and tried to sleep

I shivered. I shook. I was so thirsty I had no water. I drank my beverages, I have for work. I could not get up to unplug my PC. Or to turn my Heater on

I've heard there is a test Dr's use. If there was 10$/E/£ in the garden, if you have flu you won't go down and pick it up. Well that's how sick I was. I would have let a 20 go... I am cheap

I sweated it out . I managed to get to the local store to buy fluids and I went to sleep again

My body purged the poison. Pineapple juice, and King of the Hill got me through it..

Beware of pizza!

I wonder if this was an attack of Dvicerculitis. 

I have been unwell with food poisoning

Mãe Karoline obrigado

Feliz Día de San Valentín Sona valentines lá

Fragile X news

Study reveals common bond of children who hate to be hugged Study offers hope for fragile X children

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Fragile X syndrome is thought to have a significant overlap with autism

Melanie Reid

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A genetic defect that causes children to dislike being hugged and sometimes reject all physical affection is closer to being understood following research into the sensory part of the brain.

Scientists at Northwestern University, Illinois, and the University of Edinburgh explored fragile X syndrome — a genetic condition associated with an extreme hypersensitivity to sounds, touch, smells and visual stimuli that can result in social withdrawal, hyperarousal or anxiety. Some sufferers are even hypersensitive to material on their skin.

The scientists found that critical phases in the brain’s development may be mistimed in people with the condition. This may result in inappropriate communication between brain cells.

By recording electrical signals in the brains of mice, bred to mimic the condition, the researchers found that connections in the brain’s sensory cortex were late to mature. The study, published in the journal Neuron, found that these changes in the brain’s connections occurred much earlier than previously thought — in the first week post-natal in mice, which is equivalent to the middle of the second trimester of pregancy.

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The mistiming, in which the neurons do not communicate properly, may cause further problems with the correct wiring of the brain. The hope is that by understanding how and when the function of the brain is affected in fragile X, a therapy may become possible.

“There is a critical period during development when the brain is very plastic and is changing rapidly,” said Anis Contractor, from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. “All the elements of this rapid development have to be co-ordinated so that the brain becomes wired correctly and therefore functions properly.”

People with the syndrome have debilitating sensory as well as cognitive problems. “They have tactile defensiveness,” Dr Contractor said. “They don’t look in people’s eyes, they won’t hug their parents and they are hypersensitive to touch and sound. All of this causes anxiety for family and friends as well as for the fragile X patients themselves.”

Peter Kind, who led the study at the University of Edinburgh, said: “We know there are key windows during which the brain develops, both in the womb and afterwards. The general principle is that if these time windows have shifted, then that could explain the cognitive problems.”

Professor Kind said that this could be demonstrated by the fact that a child with a cataract which was not corrected would become permanently blind in the eye, whereas an adult would able to regain their sight after an operation.

“We’ve learnt that these changes happen much earlier than previously thought, which gives valuable insight into when we should begin therapeutic intervention for people with these conditions,” he said. “It also has implications for the treatment of autism since the changes in the brains of fragile X and autistic people are thought to significantly overlap.”

Fragile X syndrome is as common as cystic fibrosis, affecting about 1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 8,000 females worldwide. The Fragile X Society believes that there are many people who have not been diagnosed. It shows up in early infancy and progressively worsens throughout childhood, causing intellectual disability as well as social, language and behavioural problems.

Fragile X syndrome is caused by a gene mutation in the X chromosome that interferes in the production of a protein called fragile X mental retardation protein. Fragile X is so named because the X chromosome appears broken or kinked.

Tim Potter, from the Fragile X Society, said: “We welcome any research that helps us understand fragile X and which may open the way to reversing the effects or preventing them ever happening.”

( From the Times) This is my Brothers condition

Since Tuesday, I have had a mild eye infection. I have been milking sympathy for it, for the past few days. I get it from time, to time. I used to get it more often in High school. Where I had my hair long

I think about sporting an eye patch. However I remember Granniog noting it was favoured by unpleasant politico's in her home country. If I do lose my eye. I will ask to be called old one eye. Basing my look on Martog from Ds9

Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson

June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010

Naval Officer, Bon viveur, Congressman and Anti communist

09.02.2010

One of those days

I have a bad eye. I almost had a heart attack, as the anti fraud people called me today. I had paid money to skype. Which the bank distrusts. My internet connection is spotty. I got into an argument yesterday and I don't want to back down. Its turned colder. We were understaffed at work. The Eurozone is in crisis. I had to send money to my brother. I miss Valya.

Another ladies night

Ohh to be young again...

From today's New York times..

ANOTHER ladies’ night, not by choice.

After midnight on a rainy night last week in Chapel Hill, N.C., a large group of sorority women at theUniversity of North Carolina squeezed into the corner booth of a gritty basement bar. Bathed in a neon glow, they splashed beer from pitchers, traded jokes and belted out lyrics to aTaylor Swift heartache anthem thundering overhead. As a night out, it had everything — except guys.

“This is so typical, like all nights, 10 out of 10,” said Kate Andrew, a senior from Albemarle, N.C. The experience has grown tiresome: they slip on tight-fitting tops, hair sculpted, makeup just so, all for the benefit of one another, Ms. Andrew said, “because there are no guys.”

North Carolina, with a student body that is nearly 60 percent female, is just one of many large universities that at times feel eerily like women’s colleges. Women have represented about 57 percent of enrollments at American colleges since at least 2000, according to a recent report by the American Council on Education.

I was back at UNC. In November. Perhaps I should have chanced my arm. Its very different from my time. I went through primary school. There were 20 boys to 11 girls. Then I went to an all boys school. before I came to Carolina. I was in Glasgow, which has more men, than women.

Born to late alas...

Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt!

There are minor spoilers in this review

Michael Cera is always watchable. In this film he plays a duel role. Nick Twisp, and Francois Dillinger. Dillinger is the alter ego, of Twisp. The bad boy to win the girls heart.

Cera actually injects some danger in Dillinger. Despite him looking somewhat fey. The same is somewhat true about Trey. I kept being reminded of that kid on Glee

It starts off quite interesting. Cera, is self centered teenage virgin. In some ways this film  mirrors Juno. Cera plays a teenage geek/loser quite well. There is the discussion about Counter rotational friction, as an aid to masturbation. Unlike the Heroine of Juno, Cera is passive. The girl makes the first move. 

He cannot find words when they first meet. The girl thinks he is stuck up. As the film progresses and he grows in confidence the self analysis vanishes. Its quite a talky film.

Nick, and his beau are quite a cute couple. She is exploring her power. Playing with him quite unmercifully. Only to tell him, she has a boyfriend.

Nick creates an imaginary gf, to save his crushed pride and console himself. A 17 year old lingerie model doing work with Italian migrant workers- (I assume this is unfortunate) 

There are animated scenes throughout this film. I am not sure if it adds anything. One of the scenes has nudity

When I was watching this movie. I was unsure about certain things. For a minor spoiler....

Nick is seen  masturbating to a copy of Hustler, Why not online? Nick, writes a written journal, rather than keeping it on computer. His gf, also writes her diary in short hand. Why not on a laptop? 

The book was written in 1993. The pre-internet era. But not pre Usernet and Doogie Howser has a journal

 The material seems older than that. They are listening to records.

The cop, who takes up with Nicks Mom, gives Nick a thrashing. Now, play this hand out. A policeman, who after starting a relationship with a woman. Physically punishes, a teen. Maybe he is operating in loco parentis, Still. Its a bit jarring. 

When did you last see physical punishment of a teen  in a movie?

 Not in ``Superbad''.

 Not in the ``American Pie ' 'Franchise. .. 

When? Did it even happen in Porkies?

 Was the source material set in the 1970s?

It wasn't a bad movie. It seemed disjointed. The introspection of the opening was lost. This could be Nicks development. He is growing as a character as he rebels. He makes a new friend for example. He moves town.

Steve Buscemi' character, Nick's father was a bit more sympathetic than I thought he was supposed to be. Yes he had a younger gf. So what,-no fool like an old fool. 

Again I think the film is glossing over something from the source material. Ditto why is the neighbor still hanging around? What purpose does it serve

If anything Cera may have been a bit too old for the role The bumfluff moustache does not look right.

 The Indian American chap with the perfect English accent. (Again, is this older source material adapted but not written as a period piece? ) 

In conclusion the film  quite fun. It could have done with more jokes, and less animation.

As I said Cera is always fun to watch. Elaine Paige got a much better break with Juno

NAZI SHARKS!!!!!!

Safe trip Valya

Take care, all the best! and a pleasant flight

Lexie is forbidden from snowboarding

Song for the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlsRsMMJUc

``I would do anything for love, but I won't do that''

My sister got me this for Christmas 1993. I would have been in high school. Second or third year. My sister hates the song. I used to play it over and over.

I didn't realise the video was so sexual. The girl on girl action, was cut out from the versions that I saw. Its a classic power ballad. It's how I saw myself as a teen. An ugly freak, hiding from the light. I was quite shy, and had terrible self esteem. So the song's video struck a cord with me

I used to listen to it on my cheap off brand walkman. The B side, was an instrumental piece back into hell. I have not thought about the song for ages

Two down

Three to go!

Moi

In the Mad Men universe