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:-) - Stephan Planken from iPhone

:-) - John (bird whisperer)

"Earlier this year, the federal agency quietly introduced a policy that classifies fecal transplants as an "investigational new drug," or IND. Under these guidelines, doctors must submit a lengthy application to the FDA before administering any fecal transplant, including a detailed medical analysis of both the patient and donor. Upon completing the process, physicians must wait up to 30 days to receive the FDA's green light." - Todd Hoff from Bookmarklet

"Tiles and Tribulations" - Stefano HBS

Carrie getting some much deserved attention. "Ms. Grimes is an Internet-age statistician, one of many who are changing the image of the profession as a place for dronish number nerds. They are finding themselves increasingly in demand — and even cool. “I keep saying that the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians,” said Hal Varian, chief economist at Google. “And I’m not kidding.”" - Bret Taylor from Bookmarklet

Somebody really wants Bret Taylor to buy some new suits... - Lisa | #TeamMonique

Wow. Weird. - Spidra Webster

According to a Flickr user, it's an oak apple gall, one of these two species: http://bugguide.net/node.... - John (bird whisperer)

"Lego has unveiled a life-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter jet made entirely of Legos in Times Square. It promotes an upcoming Cartoon Network show called The Yoda Chronicles. You can also see a life-size Lego Chewy, Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO and Boba Fett in the promo for the show. But the X-Wing has the distinction of being the largest Lego structure built to date. At 11 feet tall, 43 feet long, 44 feet wide and almost 46,000 pounds, it's made of 5,335,200 individual Lego bricks. It took 32 people four months just to put it together. And you can climb into the cockpit for a photo. Which means all you Star Wars and Lego fans must make a pilgrimage to this, the largest and most awesome Lego thing ever made, and get a picture of your child sitting in the cockpit shouting "Pew! Pew!"" - Jessie from Bookmarklet

Sophie, sensing the frustration in my voice, dropped whatever she was doing, ran downill after the horses and towards me, yelling: "DAD! DADDY!! I come and rescue you!!!" She tripped several times, but just got up and kept running. - Stephan Planken

Thanks Nemo and Eivind! - Stephan Planken from iPhone

Thank you for writing this, Paul. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Wonderful. - Mary B: #TeamMonique from iPhone

"For Brampton actor Rob Stewart, the chance at redemption arrived unexpectedly, and at a time when he needed it most. It was early 2009, several years after Stewart's sputtering career forced him to move back in with his parents, teenage son in tow. Out of curiosity, he searched Facebook one evening for the early-'90s Canadian TV show Tropical Heat (a.k.a. Sweating Bullets), in which he'd starred as lothario detective Nick Slaughter." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"To his amazement, he discovered a fan page dedicated to Slaughter, with thousands of members based in Serbia. "I was astounded -- a bit shocked," said Stewart, 52. To Stewart, his role as the ponytailed, Miami Vice-like womanizer had become a source of embarrassment, an example of the disappointing trajectory of his career. But as he would soon learn, in Serbia, under the thumb of former dictator Slobodan Milosevic, Slaughter was upheld as a symbol of freedom and hope. " - Andrew C (✓)

""There was sort of an absolution of the meaninglessness of my so-called career," said Stewart, who used to lie about his profession to avoid being asked to rattle off his meager credits. Everywhere he went, grown men would tear up when they recalled how Tropical Heat was an escape from the devastating news and state propaganda that dominated broadcasts in the war-torn country. "It's... more... - Andrew C (✓)

Was it like hearing the voice of The Almighty? - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android

"I wish I could tell you that Colette fought the good fight, and the Sisters let her be. I wish I could tell you that - but college is no fairy-tale world." - SteVe C

Ok, maybe not the most exciting thing I've ever posted, but it was entertaining (to me at least.) Welcome to my life. - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

I like the imagery. :) One of my favorite things to do is watch the birds at our feeders. There is a woodpecker that often visits and it's quite entertaining. - Running Slow

He was a sorta chubby robin, so we felt a certain camaraderie right from the start. We exchanged knowing looks in those first few moments. - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

It would have gone much more quickly but we spent at least an hour trying to loosen/"break" the nuts holding the mounting bolts. We assumed they were corroded since the car is 20 years old. After trying everything from a 'breaker bar' to various penetrating lubricants, we realized that the frozen nuts were actually welded in place, which meant that we only had to focus on the bolts, which were much easier to loosen ('cuz they WEREN'T WELDED!) All in all, very satisfying, and I'm proud of my son for being willing to give this a try. - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

My oldest son never showed much interest in learning from my vast 'trial-and-error-built' knowledge of shade tree auto repair. #2 son has been much more inclined to gain some DIY knowledge, though today's cars offer fewer opportunities to practice those techniques. All the more reason that I'm glad it went well. That plus we saved him ~$250! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

ooohh spiky - imabonehead

#IrisFeed What colour are they, Mr Moto? - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

My favorite flower! - April Russo

Congratulations! - Anne Bouey

I moved out today. :( - Colette

To say a lot has happened since then would be silly. - Brent Schaus from iPhone

Much better today. Tuned in . . . - Brent Schaus from iPhone

I don't see any cilantro. - sglassme

ಠ_ಠ - Sarah G.

I just assume those I no longer talk do don't miss me since they don't contact me. - Anika

Classic introvert -------> - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart from Android

"sciencehabit writes "If you are one of the 20% of healthy adults who struggle with basic arithmetic, simple tasks like splitting the dinner bill can be excruciating. Now, a new study suggests that a gentle, painless electrical current applied to the brain can boost math performance for up to 6 months. Researchers don't fully understand how it works, however, and there could be side effects." We've covered various other potential benefits to having your brain shocked." - Me from Bookmarklet