Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Meeting

post from Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) on 02 January 2007 01:55:05 PM. © Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)

So I've mentioned this before, but SICB is almost upon us. I am boarding my plane tomorrow at 630 in the morning (to avoid the NYC morning gridlock) to attend SICB. I should arrive in Phoenix before noon. There will be several get-togethers with our readers that you are invited to attend;

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Snow for sale!

post from She Blinded Me With Science! on 02 January 2007 01:18:00 PM. © She Blinded Me With Science!

I was highly amused to read on Physorg.com about one Colorado woman's snow sale on Ebay?yep, that's right, she's selling the snow that fell on her property thanks to the recent blizzards.

Apparently she didn't originally expect to find any buyers?she posted just for a laugh?but as of the time of this blog post, she had received 72 bids on her most recent sale (her Ebay post reads, "1 more time! End of 2006 snow! We're overstocked! All of it must go!," so I'm guessing there have been other successful sales), and the current price was $39.89. Her caveats: absolutely no refunds, and quantities vary. The best part, however, is the shipping details:

Just to be clear...we can ship your snow 1 of 3 ways. 1) For the shipping stated in the auction we'll put snow in a leakproof container (jar or zip lock bag) and ship it in a box. Yes, it will melt. You'll have to refreeze it and shave it to return it to it's natural state. 2) To keep it frozen we need to use dry ice and a foam cooler and ship it overnight fedx. Probably a gallon zip lock bag of snow. That will be a lot more, but you'll get snow. 3) You can come get it...

I particularly love the last option (she also mentions earlier in the post that people who might like to avoid paying shipping charges should feel free to come to her home with a dump truck and shovel). To find people willing to pay you to shovel snow from your driveway? Brilliant.

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CNC Tube Bender Electric vs Hydraulic

post from CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries on 02 January 2007 12:08:23 PM. © CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries

In seeking a CNC bender we would like to hear comments on electric compared to hydraulic benders.To start, Pro's- Electric offer no warm up time and h...

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What you need to know about CA-MRSA

post from Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. on 02 January 2007 11:56:22 AM. © Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet.

Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to simply as "staph," are bacteria commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy people. Approximately 25% to 30% of the population is colonized (when bacteria are present, but not causing an infection) in the nose with staph bacteria. Sometimes, staph can cause an infection. Staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States.

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Another timeline

post from Pharyngula on 02 January 2007 11:22:05 AM. © Pharyngula

Here's a beautiful summary of Grand Canyon geology.

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Child Abuse, Neglect Tied to Depression Risk

post from Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. on 02 January 2007 11:15:55 AM. © Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet.

People who were abused and neglected during childhood have a higher risk of major depression when they become young adults, according to a report in the January issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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Spice up your health this New Year

post from Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet. on 02 January 2007 11:13:10 AM. © Science Blog - Think. It's not illegal yet.

Many of us will make the resolution to eat healthier this year, adding more fruits and vegetables, and less salt and fat, to our diet. But if you really want to spice up health ? and those healthy foods ? try adding a dash of basil and oregano, or a few cloves of garlic to your diet too.

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Wal Mart to sell more compact fluorescent bulbs
(CFL's)

post from Neo Commons on 02 January 2007 11:07:02 AM. © Neo Commons

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Scientific optimism!

Edge has this annual question, where they ask a lot of smart people something general and provocative, and collect the essays into a webpage. This year, the question is "What are you optimistic about? And why?"

There are a lot of answers, many of them very specific—people are optimistic about the new supercollider, or climate change, or something specific to their discipline—while others are so general that they don't say much (Humans will survive, somehow!). What I thought interesting, though, is that there was a bit of a trend to one particular kind of answer. Some of the people who answered in this particular way are:

In short, what all of these writers have in common is that they all believe people are going to WAKE UP. They're going to appreciate evidence and rational thinking and skepticism and generally, science more — they're going to develop more demanding standards for truth, and they're going to look at what people tell them more critically.

What a splendid hope! It's about time we had a new Enlightenment.

I'm not quite so optimistic about the possibility of it actually happening, but I can join in the wishful thinking — yes, these would all be grand changes to see occur. Let's all work towards making it happen.

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Lean Enterprise Value Student Publication Prize

post from Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog on 02 January 2007 10:46:00 AM. © Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog

I received an email on the Lean Enterprise Value Student Publication Prize, I don’t see the announcement online, so I’ll include the information I was sent below. For more information on lean thinking see our Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog: lean manufacturing posts.Related: posts on awards - Engineers Trained in Lean Manufacturing - science [...]

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