May 2009
57 posts
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Sandman —The Alley Barbers, the...
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Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) —...
12minds:
Buena Vista Social Club - Candela
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“… the soaring of a womb-dazzling rocket.”
– I’ve been enjoying getting to know Rilke through his letters and poetry over the past few weeks. However, his Seven Phallic Poems were just the limit, the euphemism too much. I’m sure that it sounds better in the original German: mit dem Schwung schooβblendender Raketen.
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You, neighbour God
You, neighbour God, if sometimes in the night
I rouse you with loud knocking, I do so
only because I seldom hear you breathe
and know: you are alone.
And should you need a drink, no one is there
to reach it to you, groping in the dark.
Always I hearken. Give but a small sign.
I am quite near.
Between us there is but a narrow wall,
and by sheer chance; for it would...
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Epitaph
Rose, oh pure contradiction, joy
of being No-one’s sleep under so many
lids.
Rainer Maria Rilke
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“You can not operate in this room unless you believe that you are Superman, and...”
– Gene Kranz. Flight Director, Apollo 13.
Bank Holiday Sunday
In no particular order:
Blazing sunshine
Port-based hangover
Bacon
Monaco Grand Prix (Well done Jenson!)
Space Shuttle landing at Edwards AFB (in 20 mins. Watch it live!)
BBQ this evening with housemates. Much meat will be consumed
Second one day international vs. the West Indies
Chocolate-chip cookies (Taste The Difference I’ll have you know).
Friendships...
on the brink of collapse can alway be recovered.
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“It is not enough for two people to find each other, it is also very important...”
– Ranier Maria Rilke to Lou Andreas-Salomè. 5 September, 1857.
Blaze at National Fire Service College destroys 11... →
The definition of irony.
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“Many things—such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly—are done...”
– C.S. Lewis (via brokenmachine & gillianam)
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The Otter
Berezina:
When you plunged
The light of Tuscany wavered
And swung through the pool
From top to bottom.
I loved your wet head and smashing crawl,
Your fine swimmer’s back and shoulders
Surfacing and surfacing again
This year and every year since.
I sat dry-throated on the warm stones.
You were beyond me.
The mellowed clarities, the grape-deep air
Thinned and disappointed.
Thank God...
GRADUATES!!!!
furrowedbrow:
mel0di:
dreamhard:
Reblog with school. Degreee. And major… And job…IF YOU HAVE ONE
Colgate University B.A. in English Creative Writing, your neighborhood Gap employee. lol (National Geographic, a non profit called “Breaking the Cycle, or teaching)
American University B.A. in International Studies concentrations in Africa and International Development.
Program Manager at...
“We want our computers to be powerful tools, but we want to be actively involved...”
– John D. Cook, “Would you rather have a chauffeur or a Ferrari?”
WatchIntroduction to Wolfram|Alpha by Stephen Wolfram
UPDATE: Video removed as embedding was later disabled. Watch the full screencast direct from Wolfram.
Wow! This is just stunning. Wolfram|Alpha, described as a computational knowledge engine can take almost any question or input you can throw at it and produce real, usable data. Amongst the examples shown we see everything from…
LDL...
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Their Land Brought Forth Frogs from Israel in...
The Independent: What's up, Doc. →
Are too many students sailing through the British PhD?
5 minute DNA Extraction in a Shot Glass →
Despite its exotic-sounding name, DNA is ubiquitous - it can be found in every cell of every living thing and almost everywhere on the planet. Nonetheless, we rarely come face-to-face with the molecule itself - and it’s not because DNA is difficult to find or isolate! In this instructable, we’ll show you how to isolate your own DNA with little more than some dish soap, table salt,...
DIYbio →
is an organization that aims to help make biology a worthwhile pursuit for citizen scientists, amateur biologists, and DIY biological engineers. (via iamdanw).
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Genomic DNA extraction and gell electrophoresis... →
The Science Creative Quarterly:
DNA extraction and separation by agarose gel electrophoresis is a simple and exciting process that anyone can perform. However, the high cost of specialized equipment and chemicals often hinder such an experiment from being carried by members of the high school community. Here, we describe a cost effective way of extracting and electrophoresing DNA under a...
“The positive publicity that surrounded this experience permitted the difference...”
– Hollander, Macchiarini, Gordijin & Birchall. 2009. The first stem cell-based tissue-engineered organ replacement: implications for regenerative medicine and society. Regen. Med. 4(2) 147-148
Josh Ritter live with a full 24 piece orchestra!
In Cork, Ireland on the 4th of July. It would be amazing but I hate travelling alone and can’t find a companion. Should I brave it?
To Night
Swiftly walk o’er the western wave,
Spirit of Night!
Out of the misty eastern cave,
Where, all the long and lone daylight,
Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear,
Which make thee terrible and dear,—
Swift be thy flight!
Wrap thy form in a mantle gray,
Star-inwrought!
Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day;
Kiss her until she be wearied out,
Then wander o’er city,...