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A picture of my duodenum. posted here three hours after it was taken with a laproscope (a fribre optic down the throat) at the Royal Free Hospital, London by Dr Keshav. Fortunately there's nothing serious causing my heartburn (acid reflux) but I though it was a rather pretty structure. It wasn't a pleasant procedure but the team were all very nice, my thanks to them (inc. nurses Sanja Korola and Linda Jackson). Scanned from a very small digital print.
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The lymphatic system is part of the immune system where cleansing of blood, and the detoxification of our bodies takes place. A huge network of lymphatic vessels recycles blood plasma by removing fluid from the tissues, filtering it, and carrying it back into the bloodstream.
These are 10 foods to add into your diet to boost the lymphatic system:
* Water
May not be a food item, but essential to life. Drink plenty of clean, purified water. Water keeps the lymph fluid hydrated and flowing smoothly.
* Cranberry
Cranberry is an amazing emulsifier of fat which means it helps break down excess fat for the lymphatic vessels to carry away.
* Leafy greens
That green nutrient has powerful cleansing properties and beneficial effects on the blood and thus on lymph fluid as well.
* Nuts and seeds
The essential healthy fats found in seeds like chia, nuts, olive oil, coconut oil, and avocado, play a role in fighting inflammation. They also strengthen our inner organs walls.
* Adaptogenic herbs
Goldenseal, Echinacea, and Astragalus are three herbsthat help alleviate inflammation and congestion of the lymph nodes and vessels.
* Garlic
Garlic boosts immune function and combats harmful microbes. It improves circulation and aids in the cleansing of toxins. It boosts the function of your lymphatic system and contains antibacterial qualities.
* Ginger / Turmeric
Both have beneficial effects on digestion and circulation; two systems that are tied directly to the processes of the lymphatic system. Also they help reduce inflammation, thin blood and improve circulation.
* Seaweed
Sea vegetables help the body detox and eliminate excess fluid that can build up in tissues and slow the lymphatic system down.
* Citrus
Citrus fruits aid hydration, carry powerful antioxidants and enzymes, and help cleanse and protect the lymphatic system.
La gigotea elegante[3] (Trachemys scripta elegans), también conocida como galÔpago de Florida,[4] [5] o tortuga de orejas rojas, es una subespecie de tortuga semiacuÔtica perteneciente a la familia Emydidae, originaria de la región que comprende el sureste de los Estados Unidos y el noreste de México,[6] aunque en la actualidad se encuentra en muchas otras partes del mundo gracias a su comercio como mascota.
Se les llama tortugas japonesas, a pesar de que no son originarias de Japón. Se piensa que se les pudo asignar este nombre debido a que dentro del ojo tiene una pequeña raya horizontal negra, que les da la apariencia de tener los ojos rasgados.[cita requerida]
Esta especie se ha convertido en la tortuga mĆ”s comercializada del mercado[7] y en una de las mascotas mĆ”s populares en los Ćŗltimos aƱos,[8] debido entre otros factores a que su cuidado es relativamente sencillo. Se ha vuelto muy popular en numerosos paĆses.
Contenido [ocultar]
1 TaxonomĆa
2 AnatomĆa
2.1 Dimorfismo sexual
3 Distribución y hÔbitat
4 Comportamiento
4.1 Hibernación
4.2 Reproducción
5 Cuidados en cautiverio
5.1 Dieta
5.2 HƔbitat
5.3 Enfermedades
5.3.1 Caparazón
5.3.2 Ojos
5.3.3 Respiratorias
5.3.4 Digestivas
5.3.5 Ansiedad y estrƩs
6 Referencias
7 VƩase tambiƩn
8 Enlaces externos
TaxonomĆa [editar]La tortuga de orejas rojas es un reptil perteneciente a la orden de los Testudines, conformada por cerca de 250 especies de tortugas. Es una subespecie de la Trachemys scripta. Antiguamente, estas tortugas eran clasificadas con el nombre de Chrysemys scripta elegans.
AnatomĆa [editar]El caparazón de esta especie puede alcanzar hasta los 30 cm de longitud, aunque se han encontrado ejemplares de mĆ”s de 40 cm, pero en promedio miden de 12 a 20 cm.[9] Las hembras suelen ser un poco mĆ”s grandes que los machos. Llegan a vivir entre 20 y 30 aƱos, algunas tortugas incluso llegando a vivir mĆ”s de 40.[10] Al estar en cautiverio su vida suele ser mĆ”s corta.[6] La calidad del hĆ”bitat en el que se encuentren tambiĆ©n influye en su esperanza y calidad de vida.
La tortuga puede retraer su cabeza y sus miembros dentro del caparazón si se encuentra en peligro.Las tortugas japonesas son reptiles, por lo tanto son poiquilotermas, es decir, son animales de sangre frĆa, por lo que no pueden controlar por sĆ solos la temperatura de su cuerpo, asĆ que dependen por completo de la temperatura del ambiente.[8] Es por esto que necesitan tomar continuamente baƱos de sol para calentarse y mantener su temperatura interna. Si no logran mantenerse por encima de un umbral mĆnimo de temperatura, es posible que no puedan realizar su digestión y defecación con normalidad.
Su caparazón se compone de dos secciones: la superior, conocida como caparazón dorsal, y la inferior, también llamada caparazón ventral.[8] En la superior se encuentra un escudo vertebral, que es la parte central del mismo y generalmente estÔ un poco mÔs levantada; un escudo costal, que se encuentra a ambos lados del escudo vertebral, estÔ conformada por varias placas óseas y es la parte principal del caparazón; y un escudo marginal, que es el borde del caparazón y rodea completamente al escudo costal.[11] La parte inferior es llamada plastrón o pecho y cubre toda la parte baja de la tortuga. El caparazón puede ser de diferentes colores. En las tortugas mÔs jóvenes o recién nacidas, es de color verde hoja, y conforme van creciendo se oscurece un poco hasta volverse de un verde muy oscuro, para mÔs tarde tomar un tono entre café y oliva. El plastrón siempre es de color amarillo claro. Todo el escudo estÔ cubierto con rayas y manchas que en la naturaleza le ayudan a camuflarse mejor.
La tortuga ademĆ”s cuenta con un sistema óseo complejo, con cuatro miembros semipalmeados que le ayudan a nadar y que pueden salir del caparazón o retraerse en Ć©l, al igual que la cola. Su cabeza de la misma forma puede introducirse completamente dentro del caparazón. El nombre de esta especie, tortuga de orejas rojas, se debe a las dos manchas de color rojo ladrillo que se localizan en la parte posterior de sus ojos, en la posición donde se encontrarĆan las orejas, aunque estas manchas se van decolorando con el paso del tiempo.[6] Algunos individuos tambiĆ©n pueden tener una pequeƱa mancha de este color en la parte superior de la cabeza. En realidad la tortuga japonesa no tiene orejas, para la audición cuenta con unas membranas timpĆ”nicas.
Los principales órganos internos del animal son los pulmones, el corazón, el estómago, el hĆgado, el intestino y la vejiga, ademĆ”s del ano y de la cola que son órganos externos muy importantes, en el caso de la cola porque junto con las patas le ayuda a dirigirse mientras nada.
Dimorfismo sexual [editar]
Tortuga japonesa macho. Nótense las largas uƱas de la pata delantera.Esta especie presenta dimorfismo sexual, esto quiere decir que el macho y la hembra tienen caracterĆsticas fĆsicas distintas uno de otro.
Cuando son jóvenes, todas las tortugas japonesas son prĆ”cticamente iguales independientemente de su sexo, por lo que es casi imposible determinarlo. Cuando pasan a ser adultas (en el caso de los machos cuando su caparazón mide unos 10 cm, y en el de las hembras, cuando mide unos 15), es mucho mĆ”s fĆ”cil distinguir el gĆ©nero. Normalmente, el macho es mĆ”s pequeƱo que la hembra, aunque este parĆ”metro en ocasiones es difĆcil de aplicar ya que se podrĆan estar comparando individuos de diferentes edades. Los machos tienen las uƱas de las patas delanteras mucho mĆ”s largas que las de las hembras, lo que le ayuda a sujetarse mejor a ella durante el apareamiento y sirven durante la danza del cortejo. La cola del macho tambiĆ©n es mĆ”s gruesa y larga, y la cloaca, que se encuentra en la cola, estĆ” mĆ”s alejada del cuerpo. La parte inferior del caparazón o plastrón del macho estĆ” ligeramente curvado hacia adentro, es decir, es cóncavo, mientras que el de la hembra es totalmente plano. Esto tambiĆ©n le ayuda al macho durante el apareamiento para poder adaptarse mejor al caparazón de la hembra. TambiĆ©n se dice que los machos tienen las manchas rojas mĆ”s grandes y de un color mĆ”s brillante. La apariencia de las hembras es prĆ”cticamente la misma durante toda su vida.
Tanto macho como hembra alcanzan la madurez sexual a los 5 ó 6 aƱos de edad, pero si se crĆan en cautiverio, no hibernan y se alimentan abundantemente, crecen con mayor rapidez que en la naturaleza y por lo tanto maduran antes, pero aun asĆ deben pasar al menos unos aƱos para que alcancen plena madurez.
Distribución y hĆ”bitat [editar]Las tortugas japonesas son originarias geogrĆ”ficamente del Ć”rea que rodea al rĆo Misisipi, llegando hasta el golfo de MĆ©xico. Se desarrollan en climas cĆ”lidos, particularmente en el cuadrante sudeste de los Estados Unidos. Tal Ć”rea comprende desde el sureste de Colorado hasta Virginia y Florida. Habitan naturalmente en zonas donde haya alguna fuente de agua tranquila y templada. Estas zonas acuĆ”ticas pueden ser estanques, lagos, pantanos, riachuelos, arroyos o rĆos con corrientes lentas. El Ć”rea donde habitan es por lo general pacĆfica con alguna sección donde puedan salir del agua a descansar, como algunas rocas grandes o troncos, en donde se colocan para recibir buenas cantidades de rayos de sol. Es comĆŗn que varias tortugas japonesas se coloquen juntas para tomar el sol, incluso unas encimas de otras. Deben tener cerca abundante vegetación acuĆ”tica, que es el componente principal de la dieta de los ejemplares adultos. Las tortugas salvajes siempre se mantendrĆ”n cerca de la fuente de agua donde habitan a menos que estĆ©n buscando una nueva o, en el caso de las hembras, que tengan que poner sus huevos en la Ć©poca de reproducción.
El comercio como mascotas y el posterior abandono de ejemplares por parte de sus dueƱos ha expandido esta especie y se considera invasora fuera de su Ć”rea de distribución natural. Causa impactos negativos en los ecosistemas que ocupa, principalmente por su voracidad y su caracter omnĆvoro que la convierten en depredador de numerosas especies de invertebrados y pequeƱos vertebrados asĆ como plantas acuĆ”ticas, la capacidad de transmitir enfermedades y el desplazamiento de otras especies de galĆ”pagos con los que comparten dieta y espacios de crĆa, como el galĆ”pago leproso o el galĆ”pago europeo en la PenĆnsula IbĆ©rica.[12]
Comportamiento [editar]
Las tortugas japonesas deben tomar baƱos de sol constantemente para regular su temperatura.Las tortugas japonesas son casi completamente acuĆ”ticas, pero a veces dejan el agua para descansar y tomar el sol, ya que como tienen sangre frĆa, necesitan tomar estos baƱos de sol para regular su temperatura.
Estos reptiles son excelentes nadadores. Durante el dĆa buscan presas para alimentarse e intentan capturarlas. Suelen estar alerta de los depredadores y de la gente y generalmente se asustan y huyen de ellos. Las tortugas suelen lanzarse frenĆ©ticamente de las rocas o de donde estĆ©n mientras descansan si alguien potencialmente peligroso se acerca a ellas. Durante el dĆa, acostumbran salir del agua, tomar el sol hasta que estĆ©n secas y calientes, despuĆ©s se zambullen de nuevo y se refrescan, y vuelven a salir del agua para tomar el sol.
Hibernación [editar]Las tortugas de orejas rojas pueden hibernar en el fondo de estanques o lagos poco profundos durante los meses de invierno.[11] Durante esta Ć©poca, con el frĆo, las tortugas entran en un estado de sopor denominado precisamente hibernación, durante el cual dejan de comer y defecar, prĆ”cticamente no se mueven y su frecuencia de respiración se reduce.
Una tortuga de orejas rojas tomando el sol. Al extender sus patas traseras absorbe calor mĆ”s rĆ”pidamente.No se recomienda dejar hibernar a ejemplares que no superen los 5 cm de largo, y sólo deben hacerlo si tuvieron una alimentación y cuidados adecuados durante los meses previos.[11] Si se tiene un ejemplar que fue adquirido recientemente, no se le debe dejar hibernar porque no se conocen los cuidados que pudo tener antes de que se consiguiera, aunque su aspecto sea bueno. Una tortuga demasiado joven, que estĆ© enferma o que no estĆ© bien nutrida podrĆa no soportar el ayuno que conlleva esta hibernación y morir.
Si se quiere poner a hibernar a una tortuga, se necesita un cubo o recipiente con agua, pero no demasiada ya que la tortuga debe poder sacar la cabeza de ella para respirar. Si se colocara demasiada agua, o bien la hibernación no se llevara a cabo correctamente, la tortuga podrĆa morir. Se debe dejar este recipiente en un lugar oscuro, frĆo y tranquilo. El agua tambiĆ©n debe estar frĆa, entre los 5 y 10 °C. TambiĆ©n es posible dejar hibernar a la tortuga en su estanque, pero conlleva un mayor riesgo para la salud del animal, ya que podrĆa esconderse en un lugar fuera del alcance del dueƱo y si le sucediera algo malo, no se podrĆa actuar.
Si la tortuga vive normalmente en el exterior pero no se desea que hiberne, entonces hay que trasladarla a un acuario interior para que pase ahĆ el invierno, y cuando la temperatura del ambiente vuelva a aumentar se puede regresar a su estanque del jardĆn.
Reproducción [editar]El cortejo y las actividades que conlleva el apareamiento ocurren entre marzo y julio, y se llevan a cabo bajo el agua. Durante el cortejo, el macho nada alrededor de la hembra y comienza a sacudir o batir sus extremidades delanteras frente a la cara de la hembra, aparentemente tratando de acariciarla. La hembra continuarÔ nadando hacia el macho y si acepta su proposición, comenzarÔn el apareamiento. Si no acepta, puede hasta iniciar una pelea con el macho. El cortejo puede durar sólo 45 minutos, pero el apareamiento en sà normalmente lleva 3 horas.
Pareja de tortugas japonesas.En ocasiones un macho aparentemente estarÔ cortejando a otro macho. Esto en realidad es un signo de predominio y los machos pueden empezar a luchar. Las tortugas jóvenes pueden llevar a cabo la danza de cortejo, pero hasta que no cumplen los 5 años de edad no han madurado sexualmente[13] y son incapaces de aparearse.
DespuĆ©s del apareamiento, la hembra pasarĆ” mĆ”s tiempo tomando el sol con el fin de mantener calientes a los huevos.[13] Puede presentar un cambio de dieta, comiendo Ćŗnicamente ciertos alimentos o no comiendo tanto como normalmente harĆa.[13] Esto es normal, pero se le debe seguir ofrecer comida durante el embarazo y tal vez ofrecerle diferentes alimentos a los acostumbrados. El periodo de gestación promedio es de dos meses, pero si la hembra no encuentra un lugar adecuado para colocar sus huevos, puede durar mĆ”s. Una hembra puede poner de 2 a 20 huevos. AdemĆ”s puede tener varias puestas en una misma temporada de apareamiento. Dependiendo de varios factores, cada puesta se distanciarĆ” de dos a cuatro semanas de las otras. Durante las dos Ćŗltimas semanas de gestación, la hembra pasarĆ” menos tiempo en el agua, olfateando y escarbando en la tierra. Esto indica que estĆ” buscando un lugar apropiado para poner sus huevos. Si se tiene en cautiverio, se puede poner a la hembra en un embalse con unas 4 pulgadas de tierra para que haga la puesta. Es aconsejable no retirar los huevos del lugar donde hayan sido enterrados, pero si se deseara o fuera necesario hay que hacerlo con mucho cuidado para no romperlos y colocarlos en su nueva localización de la misma forma en que estaban dispuestos en el nido original (es decir, no ponerlos boca abajo, sino con la misma cara hacia arriba). Para hacer el nido, la tortuga excavarĆ” cuidadosamente un hoyo en el sitio elegido con sus patas traseras y depositarĆ” ahĆ sus huevos.[14]
Los huevos, que tienen una textura un tanto rugosa, nacerĆ”n de 80 a 85 dĆas despuĆ©s de que fueron enterrados. La tortuga abrirĆ” el cascarón con el diente de huevo que se le cae una hora despuĆ©s de haber nacido y nunca vuelve a crecer. Si la tortuga no se siente segura, permanecerĆ” dentro del cascarón despuĆ©s de abrirlo por uno o dos dĆas mĆ”s. Si son forzadas a salir del cascarón antes de que estĆ©n listas, regresarĆ”n a Ć©l si les es posible. Cuando decidan abandonar el cascarón, tendrĆ”n un pequeƱo saco pegado a su barriga. Este contiene los residuos de lo que le sirvió para alimentarse durante el periodo de incubación y no debe ser removido. Hacerlo podrĆa ser fatal para el reciĆ©n nacido. El saco se cae solo, y cuando sucede se puede notar una pequeƱa herida en el caparazón de la tortuga. Ćsta sanarĆ” por sĆ misma tambiĆ©n y no necesita ser tratada.
Cuidados en cautiverio [editar]Las tortugas japonesas suelen ser conservadas como mascotas. A menudo son vendidas a precios bajos junto con pequeƱos tazones de plĆ”stico, y pueden ser adquiridas por los niƱos, pero requieren cuidados especĆficos y muy meticulosos. Estas tortugas pueden vivir varias dĆ©cadas con los cuidados adecuados, asĆ que la posesión de una tortuga no es un asunto que deba tomarse a la ligera.
Los reptiles son portadores asintomĆ”ticos de las bacterias del gĆ©nero Salmonella. Las tortugas muchas veces vienen infectadas con la bacteria conocida como salmonella.[15] Esto genera preocupaciones justificables, dadas las numerosas referencias de infecciones en humana vinculadas al manejo de tortugas [16] que ha motivado restricciones a su comercialización en EE.UU.. Para muchos cuidadores, mantener la higiene bĆ”sica reduce enormemente el riesgo de cualquier tipo de infección en la mayorĆa de los casos. El potencial riesgo en la salud es otra razón por la que los niƱos no deberĆan tener contacto con las tortugas de orejas rojas o ser sus cuidadores principales. Si bien, contienen la bacteria de salmonellosis, no es muy preocupante si se tienen las medidas de higiene mĆnimas. La salmonellosis sólo afecta a niƱos menores de 5 aƱos y a personas de la tercera edad, principalmente por sus defensas bajas o no desarrolladas. Aunque la realidad es muy distinta, ya que es igual de probable contagiarse de salmonella por un perro o gato que contraerla Ćŗnicamente por una tortuga[cita requerida]. Las tortugas de orejas rojas son excelentes mascotas para adolescentes de 12 a 19 aƱos, ya que corren un mĆnimo riesgo de contraer salmonella, influyendo de manera positiva en su vida cotidiana. Las tortugas de orejas rojas no son mascotas muy recomendables para niƱos menores de 5 aƱos.
Dieta [editar]
Dibujo del siglo XIX de una tortuga japonesa.Las tortugas japonesas son omnĆvoras[15] y se les pueden proporcionar una gran variedad de alimentos diferentes incluyendo plantas y otros animales. Esta gama de comida incluye el alimento prefabricado que venden en cualquier tienda de mascotas, algunas plantas acuĆ”ticas, vegetales, insectos, peces y a veces algĆŗn premio como camarón o fruta, asĆ como un suplemento vitamĆnico ocasional. El calcio (necesario para la salud del caparazón) tambiĆ©n es importante y debe ser administrado como parte de la dieta.[17] Se les puede dar a travĆ©s del llamado hueso de jibia o de sepia, que les ayuda a recibir esta dosis fundamental de calcio y al mismo tiempo a afilar sus labios (al no tener dientes, utilizan los labios para partir su comida). El hueso de sepia puede dejarse flotando libremente sobre el agua y esperar a que lo atrapen. Estos huesos, formados por el pequeƱo molusco marino llamado jibia, se consiguen en la sección de aves de cualquier tienda de animales, ya que Ć©stas los usan tambiĆ©n para afilar sus picos. La dieta primaria de una tortuga de orejas rojas debe consistir en el alimento fabricado comercialmente, del que hay muchos tipos y variedades.
Las tortugas mĆ”s jóvenes tienden a ser carnĆvoras[8] (comen mĆ”s proteĆna animal), y cuando crecen se vuelven mĆ”s herbĆvoras. Cuando tienen menos de 3 aƱos, necesitan recibir muchas proteĆnas pues estĆ”n en una etapa crucial de su crecimiento. En la naturaleza suelen alimentarse de grillos, caracoles de agua, gupis, lombrices de tierra y otros pequeƱos animales, que si se les pueden proporcionar en cautiverio, es mucho mejor.[17] Estos pequeƱos animales pueden ser criados en casa o se pueden conseguir en cualquier tienda especializada en reptiles. En cuanto a la carne, es conveniente ofrecĆ©rsela cruda .TambiĆ©n se les puede ofrecer pescado, procurando que sea apto para el consumo humano. TambiĆ©n se les puede suministrar artemia viva, que mantendrĆ” activas a las tortugas a la hora de cazarla. Los camarones comerciales (tambiĆ©n llamados gammarus) deshidratados pueden dĆ”rseles ocasionalmente, pero no deben tomarse como la base de su dieta. Se les pueden ofrecer frutas (ocasionalmente), siempre y cuando no sean Ć”cidas, y vegetales, pero debe tenerse cuidado con la lechuga pues si ingieren demasiada actuarĆ” como laxante.
La frecuencia con que deben ser alimentadas depende especialmente de su edad. Mientras mĆ”s pequeƱa sea, con mĆ”s frecuencia se les debe dar de comer (hasta tres veces al dĆa). A los ejemplares adultos se les puede proporcionar alimento 1 vez al dĆa, 6 dĆas a la semana. En cuanto a las raciones, lo mejor es darle alimento hasta que se rehĆŗse a comer mĆ”s, para asegurarse de que quede satisfecha.
Las tortugas necesitan estar en el agua para tragar la comida ya que no producen saliva. Pueden tomar alimentos que estƩn en tierra pero se los llevarƔn dentro del agua para consumirlos. AdemƔs, conviene alimentar a la tortuga en un contenedor separado pues esto propicia un hƔbitat mƔs limpio que requerirƔ menos mantenimiento y cambios de agua menos frecuentes. Hacer esto crea un ambiente mƔs saludable para las tortugas japonesas.
Cuando la temperatura del ambiente estĆ” por debajo de los 10 °C (50 °F), las tortugas pueden hibernar y no comen. Cuando estĆ” entre los 10 °C y los 20 °C (68 °F), pueden ser alimentadas una vez al dĆa. Cuando se encuentra entre los 20 °C y los 30 °C (86 °F), se les puede dar de comer 2 ó 3 veces al dĆa. Las tortugas de orejas rojas necesitan mucho alimento en los dĆas de verano en que la temperatura supera los 30 °C.
HƔbitat [editar]
Es importante colocar un Ć”rea de descanso fuera del agua para las tortugas.La tortuga debe conservarse en un acuario o tortuguera u otro recinto siempre en proporción a su tamaƱo. El tamaƱo del tanque es el primer aspecto sumamente importante que hay que tomar en cuenta. Una pauta usada por muchas personas para determinar el tamaƱo adecuado del tanque es, como mĆnimo, 10 galones de agua por cada pulgada de longitud del caparazón (15 litros por cada centĆmetro). De esta forma, un solo adulto de esta especie requerirĆ” entre 90 y 120 galones (unos 400 litros) de agua en su tanque. El nivel de agua debe ser tan alto como sea posible, pero no lo suficiente como para que escapen.
Es necesario que haya suficiente agua en su recinto. No obstante, para las tortugas mĆ”s jóvenes el nivel del agua les debe permitir pararse y alcanzar el tope del agua con la cabeza, si no llegaran a la superficie estirando el cuello podrĆan ahogarse por no poder salir a respirar. Aunque puede ser que la tortuga no quiera nadar al principio, aprenderĆ” muy rĆ”pidamente. La filtración y calidad del agua tambiĆ©n son aspectos importantes en un ambiente bien mantenido. El agua limpia reduce en gran medida la aparición de infecciones y el crecimiento de algas y hongos. La presencia y el desarrollo de bacterias daƱinas y desechos debe ser supervisada regularmente para que no surjan problemas mĆ”s tarde.
Un Ć”rea de descanso en la que la tortuga pueda secarse debe incluirse en su hĆ”bitat. Una lĆ”mpara de calor tambiĆ©n es ampliamente recomendada para las tortugas que vivan bajo techo o donde no reciban directamente los rayos del sol. Si la lĆ”mpara se usa dentro, las tortugas deben tener acceso a ella por tres o cuatro horas diarias. El agua debe mantenerse a una temperatura constante que oscile entre los 24 y los 26 grados Celsius (75-79 °F); aguas con menor temperatura pueden inducir a la tortuga a hibernar. Un buen filtro de acuario generalmente ayuda a controlar este problema, al igual que usar un tanque de alimentación separado, pero un frecuente cambio de agua es muy necesario para asegurar su buena salud. Para las tortugas adultas (entre los 20-30 cm de longitud de caparazón) se acepta un tanque con un volumen de por lo menos 500 litros (aproximadamente 132 galones). Otra posibilidad es conservar a la tortuga en un estanque en el jardĆn o en una pequeƱa alberca de plĆ”stico siempre y cuando estĆ© cerrada por la parte superior para protegerla de los posibles depredadores, como perros o gatos callejeros.
Otro requerimiento es que el Ôrea de descanso esté equipada con una lÔmpara de rayos UV, que simula los rayos del sol y le da a la tortuga las vitaminas que necesita para metabolizar el calcio y mantener su caparazón saludable, asà como una fuente de calor sobre esa zona de descanso, para que salga a asolearse, de tal forma que tenga una temperatura entre 30-33 grados Celsius (86-91 °F)
Enfermedades [editar]Las tortugas pueden contraer diferentes infecciones o padecimientos. En la mayorĆa de los casos, esto sucede por la falta de higiene en el agua, cambios bruscos de temperatura, falta de luz o mala calidad de los alimentos que se le proporcionan. A veces una tortuga que se alimentaba con normalidad puede dejar de comer, pero esto es algo normal. Suelen ser muy selectivas con sus alimentos y es probable que se hayan hartado del que se les suministraba. Para solucionarlo se le pueden ofrecer nuevos alimentos hasta que vuelvan a alimentarse como antes. Sin embargo, hay ocasiones en que el animal deja de alimentarse y su debilitamiento se hace notorio, por lo que conviene consultar con un experto. Mientras tanto es aconsejable darle distintos tipos de comida y elevar la temperatura del agua.
Cada enfermedad viene acompaƱada de sĆntomas especĆficos, pero para comprobar el estado de salud general del animal pueden realizarse sencillas observaciones como el comportamiento de la tortuga, sus excrementos, su apetito, si los ojos se encuentran hinchados, su respiración, si estornuda o tose, comprobar la dureza de su caparazón o si Ć©ste presenta manchas blancas.
Caparazón [editar]
Es conveniente revisar de vez en cuando que la tortuga puede retraer correctamente su cabeza dentro del caparazón.El ablandamiento del caparazón es una de las enfermedades mĆ”s comunes y se debe principalmente a la falta de calcio y luz de espectro en la tortuga. Aunque se incluya calcio en la dieta del animal a travĆ©s de comida rica en este elemento o suplementos como el hueso de jibia, si no recibe suficiente luz el calcio no podrĆ” fijarse al caparazón. A veces tambiĆ©n aparecen unas pequeƱas manchas blancas en el mismo. Para solucionar este problema, se debe conseguir una luz de espectro total, y si ya se tiene, incrementar las horas de exposición. Si no hay ninguna mejorĆa despuĆ©s de un tiempo o la enfermedad ya estĆ” avanzada, debe consultarse a un veterinario.
Otro problema que puede aparecer con el caparazón es su decoloramiento. Este se debe principalmente a que hay cloro en el agua o que la tortuga tiene un exceso de vitamina A en el organismo. TambiĆ©n puede surgir una capa blanca semejante al algodón sobre la cubierta. Estos son hongos que aparecen por un exceso de humedad en el ambiente, ocasionado probablemente porque la tortuga pasa demasiado tiempo en el agua y no recibe suficiente luz. Si la infección no estĆ” muy avanzada, basta con darle baƱos con agua salada tibia por 30 minutos diarios. En un par de dĆas se debe notar una mejorĆa. Hasta que se haya recuperado, hay que tener a la tortuga por lo menos 10 horas al dĆa fuera del agua.
Ojos [editar]Puede que la tortuga tenga una infección ocular si mantiene los ojos cerrados por mucho tiempo, se ven hinchados o Ć©sta se rehĆŗsa a comer. Este tipo de infecciones se originan por falta de vitamina A o porque el agua estĆ” demasiado sucia. Para solucionar este problema, conviene cambiar el agua mĆ”s seguido, aumentar la temperatura de la misma ligeramente y agregar vitaminas a su comida. Si despuĆ©s de unos pocos dĆas no presenta ninguna mejorĆa, debe consultarse a un veterinario.
Respiratorias [editar]Ćstas se pueden detectar cuando a la tortuga le salen mucosidades o lĆquidos de la nariz, respiran con la boca abierta, tienen poca actividad, poco apetito o nadan de lado o inclinĆ”ndose hacia un lado. Para solucionar esto, se deben mantener dentro de la casa en una habitación bien cerrada para que no entren corrientes de aire. Hay que mantenerlas en agua a una temperatura por encima de los 25 °C, este factor es muy importante pues atacarĆ” directamente la enfermedad, al reforzar el sistema inmunológico del animal. Si se tienen varias tortugas, hay que separar a la enferma de las demĆ”s, pues estas enfermedades son muy contagiosas. Si en 5 dĆas no se observan mejorĆas, debe ser llevada con un veterinario.
Digestivas [editar]Las causas de que la tortuga contraiga estreƱimiento estĆ”n en la dieta que lleva. Si su dieta es pobre en vitaminas y fibra, serĆ” propensa a estreƱirse. Si la tortuga come normalmente pero no defeca, es probable que estĆ© estreƱida. La frecuencia de la defecación depende de la frecuencia de la alimentación y de los alimentos que ingiera. TambiĆ©n es un signo de este mal que la tortuga se patee la cola con sus patas traseras. Para inducirla a defecar, hay que colocarla en un recipiente con agua tibia. Para prevenirlo, lo mejor es variar un poco su dieta, ya que darle el mismo alimento todo el tiempo es una de las principales causas del estreƱimiento. El caso contrario al estreƱimiento es la diarrea, donde el animal defeca en exceso y sus heces son muy blandas. Se origina porque su dieta estĆ” constituida exclusivamente de fruta, por haber ingerido un alimento en mal estado, o por comer demasiada lechuga. Para resolver esto basta con darle alimentos menos hidratados y controlar mĆ”s la limpieza del agua, pues si estĆ” muy sucia podrĆa propiciar la aparición de lombrices en su sistema digestivo. TambiĆ©n conviene revisar la fecha de caducidad de los alimentos que se le proporcionen.
La tortuga puede tambiĆ©n estar sobrealimentada. A las mĆ”s pequeƱas (menos de 2 cm de largo) se les debe de alimentar dos veces al dĆa con pequeƱas cantidades de comida. Si se tardan mĆ”s de 10 minutos en ingerirla toda, lo recomendable es retirar el sobrante y proporcionarle cantidades menores de alimento en el futuro.
Ansiedad y estrés [editar]Estas tortugas deben tener un recinto tranquilo, libre de estrés, para que su sistema inmunológico siempre funcione correctamente. Jugar con ella demasiado tiempo puede fatigarla y provocarle mucha tensión, lo que puede terminar en un cuadro de estrés muy grave.
Atlas d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain.
Bonamy, Broca, "Beau (dessinateur) "
Troisième partie , appareil de la digestion, appareil surrénal, rein.
(Paris G. Masson Ʃditeur)
Description : Corals have radial symmetry. The polyp is a small tubular sac with three tissue layers. The mouth is at one end surrounded by tentacles (8 for soft corals and multiples of 6 for stony corals). The opposite end or base is attached to a hard surface such as a smooth rock or dead coral. Both food and waste move through the mouth. Respiration occurs through the body surface. Tentacles contain stinging nematocysts that are long curled threads with a barbed end. When a tiny sensor outside the nematocyst is stimulated physically or chemically, the venom filled thread inside explodes and injects venom into the victim. Corals have no brain. A simple nervous system called a nerve net extends from the mouth to the tentacles. Chemoreceptor cells can detect sugars and amino acids which enable the coral to detect prey.
In reef builders the mouth leads to a stomach cavity with long, partitions called mesenteries which provide increased surface for digestion. Long mobile filaments extend from the mesenteries through the mouth to capture food. These filaments also contain germ cells.
Stony corals secrete a cup around the polyp of calcium carbonate which forms the exoskeleton. Polyps may divide to form a colony, but each polyp maintains a connection through the stomach withits neighbor. Each polyp can withdraw almost completely into its protective cup. Natural pigments in the tissue of some species range from white, orange, red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. In others, the zooanthellae are so numerous within the coral tissue that they give the coral a greenish-brown appearance.
Soft corals lack the limestone exoskeleton. Instead there are internal clumps of calcium carbonate spicules throughout the tissue for support. These corals produce terpenoids and other toxins that prevent algae, worms, and barnacles from living on them. These chemicals also kill nearby organisms that might block sunlight. Soft corals are often brilliant red or orange.
Distribution : Corals make up a huge collection of varied species, but can generally be divided into two types: reef builders and non-reef builders.
Stony corals or reef builders are found in clear warm shallow oceans. These waters are found mainly between 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S in the western Atlantic and Indo Pacific Oceans. Colder currents on the western coasts of continents prevent reef growth. Most of the over 4,000 species are in the Indo Pacific Ocean. AustraliaĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Great Barrier Reef with over 400 species of corals (350 of these being hard coral species, with many more soft corals yet to be described and studied) is a World Heritage site and runs more than 2,000km (1,240 miles).
Soft corals are found wherever there are reefs, but they are not limited to warm waters and even occur in Antarctica. They make up about 37% of the Great Barrier Reef and usually are the first to colonize new areas.
Corals have been found in Cambrian rocks that are over 570 million years old. These early corals disappeared during periods of world wide extinction. Most of todayĆ¢ā¬ā¢s corals arose since the dinosaur extinction and date back 20 to 50 million years.
Habitat : Stony corals need sunlight, warm ocean temperatures, currents, and a hard surface to attach to. Because the main energy source of these corals is a symbiotic relationship between the coral polyp and the algae, zooanthellae, they need bright sunlight and are found no deeper than 46m (150feet). They grow faster in clear water that lets more light through. These corals also require water temperatures between 20-28 C (62-82 F). A few species in the Red Sea are known to survive 38 C water, but usually waters that warm cause coral bleaching in which the symbiotic algae are expelled. Unless the temperature cools down or the coral can attract another algal species, it will die. Strong waves help corals by carrying food, nutrients, and oxygen. Waves also distribute the planulae larvae and help prevent sedimentation.
Soft corals can survive in a wider temperature range, but otherwise need similar light, ocean currents, and hard surfaces for polyp attachment.
Food : Coral polyps are sessile (attached at the base) filter feeders of zooplankton, small fish, and organic debris. At night they extend their tentacles to capture food with their nematocysts. Soft corals may also feed during the day. In general oceans are nutrient poor. The main energy source of these corals is the symbiotic zooanthellae that live in the coral tissue and use sunlight to photosynthesize oxygen and sugars. The coral uses these energy sources and produces carbon dioxide and ammonia wastes for the zooanthellae. This relationship is so successful that some species are able to grow 20cm (8 inches) per year. Other reef animals such as soft corals, anemones, giant clams, and sponges share this symbiosis. Coral species lacking these algae feed on plankton alone, grow very slowly, and are found in deeper water and dark caves.
Reproduction and Development : Coral reproduction is both sexual and asexual. Some species are both male and female in the same individual (hermaphrodites), while others are male or female. Both sexes may occur in colonies or a colony may be only one sex.
a) In stony corals germ cells are borne on mesenteries that radiate from the endoderm. When fertilization is internal, eggs are brooded within the polyp for days to weeks. Eventually free swimming planula larvae are released. Usually within hours, the larvae swim down and settle on a hard surface where they develop into the founder or parent polyp which begins to form a colony. In external fertilization, sperm and eggs are broadcast. The fertilized eggs drift upward toward the light and develop in the plankton. Survivors in hours or weeks develop into planulae larvae and also settle on a hard surface. In stony corals the symbiotic algae are transmitted to the egg by the parents.
b) Most soft corals are male or female, form large colonies, produce large numbers of gametes, and broadcast their eggs and sperm. Broadcasting is more efficient in terms of the number of larvae produced. The larvae are in the water longer and suffer more predation, but there is a better chance of them being carried farther from the parent colony. This is why soft corals usually reach new areas first and are found all over the world whereas brooded larvae usually settle close to the parent colony. Soft coral planulae larvae settle down after several days. They obtain the symbiotic zooanthellae through the mouth at this time. When eggs and sperm are broadcast, spawning is often synchronized and usually occurs once a year shortly after a full moon.
Both corals also exhibit asexual reproduction. This occurs when the founding or parent polyp begins to produce new polyps by budding. In stony corals each polyp remains connected by its stomach to its neighbor. Soft corals also reproduce by budding. Species of Efflatounaria also are able to form a long runner called a stolon. After the parent polyp moves some of its own tissue through the stolon, a new polyp is formed. Then the stolon is reabsorbed forming two separate colonies.
Fragmentation, a process in which pieces are broken off during storms or other accidents is another method of asexual reproduction in both types of coral. If these pieces are able to connect to a hard service, they will continue to reproduce forming another colony. This is the method used for conservation programs.
Adaptations : The most important adaptation for reef corals is the symbiotic relationship between the coral and microscopic algae, ZOOANTHELLAE, which lives within its tissue and gives coral a big energy boost. Without this relationship reefs would not grow large or maybe not at all. By removing carbon dioxide from the water, zooanthellae also promote calcification. This enables the reef to build up faster than it can be eroded. Another relationship occurs between corals and sea grass or mangrove forests. Both mangroves and sea grass help reefs by trapping sediment that could smother the coral. In return the reef protects them from erosion by waves.
Nematocysts contain TOXINS used to capture food and for defense.
CHEMORECTORS detect sugars and amino acids to help the coral detect prey. The protective SKELETON is formed when hard corals secrete a calcium carbonate cup around them and retreat inside when threatened. Soft corals produce toxins that are unappetizing and deter predators. Other toxins kill species around them that compete for light.
Some corals can change SHAPE with varying amounts of light or wave action. In reef builders, connections between polyps allow those away from the food source to benefit.
Threats to Survival : Natural threats help the reef in the same way that strangler figs bring down old rain forest trees to make way for new growth. They include a sponge that bores in and weakens the skeleton. Boring sea urchins tunnel in 11cm (5.5 inches) and sit at the entrance to feed. Long spined black sea urchins scrape the reef for algae and other food. They help clean the reef, but attract mollusks and trigger fish which eat them and pieces of the reef. The debris from all this filters down and is cemented into the reef. One of the most dangerous reef predators is the crown of thorns sea star which feeds on the fleshy polyps by everting its stomach as it lies on the reef. Serious outbreaks of these sea stars have recently killed large sections of the Great Barrier Reef. Possible causes are over fishing of sea star predators such as giant clams, trigger fish, and puffer fish. Another reef predator is the parrot fish that bite off pieces of living coral.
As with many other threatened species, today the reef is also damaged by activities of humans which threaten to unbalance the reefs predator prey relationships. For example, pollution from agricultural runoff increases nutrients that promote the growth of phytoplankton that the sea star eats. When the forests are clear cut, the soil washed into the sea smothers the delicate polyps. Over fishing also damages the predator/prey balance. Reefs can regenerate, but when coral predators increase, the reef structure becomes vulnerable to storms and large sections of the reef are damaged or die. Humans also harvest blocks of coral for building, burn coral skeletons to produce lime, and dredge harbors.
Status : All corals are listed on CITES appendix II.
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Having some digestion issues, this is my favorite drink nowadays. This is a quintuple exposure image (not double nor triple, but a five exposure image).
All taken @ ISO100, shutter speeds ranging from 1.5 secs. to 20 & apertures from f1.7 to f16.
The first image's settings is given in the EXIF data (20secs), which is the normal exposure.
The second image is the one with the green lighting from bellow, same settings except a 2sec exposure.
The third image is the light painted heart, 1.5sec exposure, aperture @f16
The fourth image is a white back lighting for the bottle, 2sec f16
The fifth & final exposure for a faint side yellowish light is done @ 2secs f16
All exposures are lit by the same light source except the first one which is lit by faint ambient light. This picture is motivated by this picture taken by my brother.
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All exposures are developed in DxO with default settings minus noise reduction plus minor sharpening (lens softness correction).
Exposures blended in the GIMP (screen mode).
Hot-spots removal in the GIMP
Minuscule cropping done due to layer re-alignment.
- Ay, es tan linda esta canción⦠ā mi madre cerró lo ojos y sonrió tristemente.
Hace un rato que habĆamos terminada de almorzar. Como siempre, ella tomo su clĆ”sico sorbo de whisky; nunca tomaba una gota en ninguna reunión, pero despuĆ©s de almuerzo, le clavaba religiosamente un piquito a la botella āpara la digestiónā decĆa riendo pudorosa si es que alguien la veĆa. Se sentó en su sofĆ” de siempre, un Luis XVI rosado que mandó a tapizar despuĆ©s que el gato lo araƱo todo. Ese era el ritual de su vejez. De maƱana leĆa el periódico, y a la tarde; si es que no se juntaba con las muchachitas a tomar el te; se sentaba en el sofĆ” y llenaba el crucigrama del diario. El sofĆ” estaba frente a una ventana rectangular de rejas blancas, tras ella, como un cuadro antiguo de un pueblo que vive en el pasado, se veĆa el jardĆn de la casa. El jardĆn era chico, aunque tenia un aire de campo de la sierra. A veces daba la impresión de que al abrir la puerta uno se encontrarĆa con conejos saltando, con patos chapoteando y un chancho revolcĆ”ndose en el lodo; una paloma mirarĆa todo desde su jaula, envidiosa, a la espera de alguien que le enseƱara a ser mensajera. Pero no; si se abrĆa la puerta, por lo general uno se encontraba con el malhumorado gato, lamiĆ©ndose la cola tirado a la sombra. Era por eso que mi madre preferĆa esa pequeƱa porción de jardĆn que podĆa ver a travĆ©s de la ventana. Desde ahĆ veĆa el rosal, las abejas, las retamas y sus amados colibrĆes suspendidos en el aire, tomando el jugo de alguna flor, mientras el sol apoderĆ”ndose de la tarde, amarillaba el pasto.
Siempre que mi madre veĆa un colibrĆ decĆa emocionada.- Ā”Que lindos que son! Como me gustarĆa atrapar unoā¦- Yo siempre le replicaba que si alguna vez llegaba a atrapar uno, seguro que al pobre ave le daba un paro cardiaco. - No creo que sea una buena idea mamÔ⦠-Solo un ratito. InsistĆa.- Para tenerlo en mis manos y poder acariciarlo, despuĆ©s lo dejo ir⦠o tal vez no⦠jajaja⦠se alegraba con cierta vergüenza, como si se diera cuenta de lo descabellado de su idea y luego con melancolĆa insistĆa.- ā¦Ay siempre quise uno⦠suspiraba, alegre, ingenua, caprichosa, como quien habla de un vestido, una casa en la playa o saber tocar un instrumento hindĆŗ.
- ĀæPuedes prender la radio por favor? Fui hacia la radio. El dial estaba clavado en la emisora de siempre y sonaba un tema de Mercedes Sosa. - Baja el volumen que esta muy alto. Y antes de que termine de ajustar el volumen mi madre exclamo casi musicalmente āā¦Ay es tan linda esta canciónā. - Ā”Mama esta canción es mas triste...! - Jaaa si⦠es que es linda tambien la tristeza di⦠Me sorprendĆ con su respuesta, pero antes de reaccionar ella cerró los ojos acompaƱada de esa extraƱa sonrisa que ya empezaba a incomodarme. Comenzó a musitar la canción⦠- MamÔ⦠- Shhh, escucha⦠Escucha el piano⦠me interrumpió sin ni mirarme. MovĆa la cabeza suavemente acompaƱando la mĆŗsica. Yo estaba ansiosa, tenia la imperiosa necesidad de decirle que no me gustaba esa canción y querĆa ademĆ”s que me explique eso ultimo que dijo. Quise llamarle otra vez, pero el gato comenzó a araƱar el sofĆ” tratando tambiĆ©n de llamar su atención; AraƱaba fuerte mientras maullaba pero ella parecĆa no percatarse nada. QuerĆa hacer algo para sacarla de ese trance, pero parecĆa imposible, una especie de precaución me impedĆa interrumpirla. Me sentĆa molesta; como estafada y luego ignorada al momento de hacer el reclamo. Sin embargo lo que me molestaba mas era mi incapacidad de interrumpirla, de terminar con este juego infantil de āno te escuchoā; sabia que aunque yo estuviera decidida, aunque tuviera mis pulmones llenos de aire y decidiera gritar con todas mis fuerzas, nunca iba a lograr que ella abriera los ojos y me prestara atención, y es que poco a poco todo lo existente afuera de los inmutables ojos cerrados de mi madre estaba dejando de existir. Lentamente yo empezaba a habitar la nada y en poco tiempo seria la nada misma. Ā”Toda la existencia alrededor de ella incluyendo su hija amada se volvĆa vieja, gris, vacĆa! Ā”se derrumbaba y desvanecĆa y ella no solo lo disfrutaba sino que parecĆa ser la causante de semejante destrucción! Estaba indignada, pero de pronto, desde ese caos que envolvĆa la frĆ”gil existencia alrededor del sofĆ”, yo pude ver algo; desde la sombra de algĆŗn rincón nebuloso de mi resquebrajado mundo, pude ver a travĆ©s de esos parpados cerrados, a mi madre cruzar aquella ventana que tenia en frente. La vi entrar de un salto a ese pueblo del pasado; podĆa verla correr a ciegas por los geranios, sonriendo, rodeada de colibrĆes que espantaban su nostalgia, mientras se dirigĆa despreocupada a algĆŗn lugar amado. En sus parpados cerrados podĆa verla con flores en el pelo, corriendo a los patos, a las gallinas, pateando al chancho y liberando a la bruta palomas que nunca aprendió a ser mensajera. Me alegre al verla asĆ, tan feliz, tan niƱa, tan que no le importaba nada; alejĆ”ndose a los saltos de este mundo alrededor del sofĆ”, que ahora me daba cuenta le pesaba y aprisionaba. Entonces otra vez, ya no me sentĆ tan feliz, y ella ya no me parecĆa tan ingenua, ya no me parecĆa tan dulce e inocente. ComencĆ© a sentir algo de siniestro en esta infantil huida. ĀæEra que acaso, estaba huyendo de mi tambiĆ©n? ĀæEs que acaso yo era parte de ese mundo que no querĆa ver? Āæde ese mundo tan frĆ”gil e insignificante que se desmoronaba al escuchar una simple canciónā¦? Āæcómo es eso que la tristeza es linda entonces? Otra vez estaba indignada.
Al fin abrió sus ojos, sonreĆan, brillaban. Yo la esperaba. Me sentĆa la vieja pesada que espera en camisón al marido ebrio un sĆ”bado por la madrugada.
-ĀæEs linda dĆ?
-¿Que? ¿la canción?
-Si,
-ĀæQue tiene de lindo estar triste?
-Estar triste, nada.
-Hace un rato dijiste que la tristeza era linda
-Ah, la tristeza es linda si,
-Cual es la diferencia.
-Supongo que estar triste es solo una actitud. La tristeza no es una actitud, ni siquiera tiene que ver con el ser humano, es mas bien como un viento que esta en todo lo que tiene espĆritu, en la mĆŗsica, en el color, en el recuerdo, hasta en la alegrĆaā¦
-Como tu sonrisaā¦
-Que tiene mi sonrisa
-Es triste. Cuando escuchabas la canción tu sonrisa era triste.
-Jaaa,- traviesa bajo la mirada.- no se⦠Es posibleā¦
-¿Como puede ser eso? ¿como se puede estar feliz y triste al mismo tiempo? ¿En que pensabas cuando escuchabas esa canción?
-¿No te parece linda la canción?
-”MamÔ esa canción habla de un suicidio!
-ĀæA si? Ni me habĆa dado cuenta. Con razón es tan triste⦠claaaro, es cierto⦠La profundidad del mar, dormir sobre esas aguas azules, rodeada de sirenas que te envuelven con su canto, mientras desciendes lentamente hasta el fondo del mar ĀæAy te imaginas?
-Yo estaba apunto de perder la cordura.- ”Me imagino que! ”No imagino nada!
-Sabes que nunca me fijĆ© bien en la letra de esta canción? Pero cuando la escuchaba rĆ”pidamente recordaba mi infancia; debe ser por que el mar se parece a la noche. Recordaba mis pies descalzos sobre la tierra y el pasto; escapĆ”ndome al bosque de noche. Ā”Eso me encantaba! Ā”Escaparme de la casa mientras todos dormĆan! Iba corriendo al bosque y me quedaba al lado de mi Ć”rbol favorito, un Eucalipto enorme que nunca conocĆ su cima. No hacia gran cosa al escaparme, solo llegaba y me quedaba ahĆ, sentada, mirando la luna a veces⦠Una vez llegue y encontrĆ© que habĆan podado al Ć”rbol, llorĆ© mucho pensando lo que le habrĆa dolido. Otras noches solo me quedaba recostada y le conversaba, le hacia todo tipo de preguntas, recuerdo que siempre le preguntaba de donde venia el viento que nos revoloteaba todo el pelo, pensaba que el podĆa ver desde arriba la cueva de donde salĆan todos los vientos del mundo. Imaginaba tambiĆ©n que el Eucalipto me avisaba cuando tu abuelo venia corriendo, gritando mi nombre entonces yo me hacia dormida apoyada sobre su tronco. Al encontrarme, mi padre hacia silencio, calmaba su respiración, me levantaba en sus brazos y me llevaba a casa cantĆ”ndome algo bajito para no despertarme. AsĆ engaƱaba a todos en casa. Simulaba ser sonĆ”mbula, engaƱƩ hasta el mĆ©dico del pueblo, que le dijo a mi padre que era peligroso despertarme bruscamente. Todo funcionaba bien, ya me habĆa escapado como cinco veces, hasta que un dĆa la tĆa Gloria le aconsejó a mis padres que en noche me aten con una campana, la pierna a la cama, asĆ ellos me escucharĆan cuando quisiera irme. Pronto tuve que curarme lo sonĆ”mbula y buscar otra manera de escapar de casa⦠Ay que tĆa Gloria estaā¦
Mi madre bajo la mirada al periódico y lo abrió a donde estaba el crucigrama. Yo estaba confundida, ya habĆa olvidado como empezamos esta conversación, pero de alguna manera me quede tranquila con su historia. Ella suspiro, estaba contenta, me miro dulce como siempre y volvió a su crucigrama, lo revisó rĆ”pido, escribió una letra en un casillero y se detuvo sin mirarme para decir.- Por eso amo a la tristeza tanto como a la alegrĆa, por que me lleva a esos lugares donde ya no podrĆ© estar jamĆ”s y me hace feliz.
Pasaron unos segundos en silencio y con la mirada enterrada en el crucigrama preguntó: ¿Presidente de Bulgaria?
Henry Rodriguez Ortiz
Scientists at Argonne worked together to better understand bacteria and enzymes in the human gut. Pictured (left to right) are Christine Tesar, Kemin Tan, Andzej Joachimiak, Gyorgy Babnigg and Rosemarie Wilton. Read more »
Courtesy Argonne National Laboratory.
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system where cleansing of blood, and the detoxification of our bodies takes place. A huge network of lymphatic vessels recycles blood plasma by removing fluid from the tissues, filtering it, and carrying it back into the bloodstream.
These are 10 foods to add into your diet to boost the lymphatic system:
* Water
May not be a food item, but essential to life. Drink plenty of clean, purified water. Water keeps the lymph fluid hydrated and flowing smoothly.
* Cranberry
Cranberry is an amazing emulsifier of fat which means it helps break down excess fat for the lymphatic vessels to carry away.
* Leafy greens
That green nutrient has powerful cleansing properties and beneficial effects on the blood and thus on lymph fluid as well.
* Nuts and seeds
The essential healthy fats found in seeds like chia, nuts, olive oil, coconut oil, and avocado, play a role in fighting inflammation. They also strengthen our inner organs walls.
* Adaptogenic herbs
Goldenseal, Echinacea, and Astragalus are three herbsthat help alleviate inflammation and congestion of the lymph nodes and vessels.
* Garlic
Garlic boosts immune function and combats harmful microbes. It improves circulation and aids in the cleansing of toxins. It boosts the function of your lymphatic system and contains antibacterial qualities.
* Ginger / Turmeric
Both have beneficial effects on digestion and circulation; two systems that are tied directly to the processes of the lymphatic system. Also they help reduce inflammation, thin blood and improve circulation.
* Seaweed
Sea vegetables help the body detox and eliminate excess fluid that can build up in tissues and slow the lymphatic system down.
* Citrus
Citrus fruits aid hydration, carry powerful antioxidants and enzymes, and help cleanse and protect the lymphatic system.
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Vahlkampfia es una ameba del limo, desnuda y no muy bien conocida, se caracteriza por desplazarse lentamente con sus brazos lĆquidos, limpios, transparentes, redondos y burbujeantes que aparecen y desaparecen continuamente cambiando en cada instante su contorno y su apariencia. La ameba Vahlkampfia posee tan sólo un nĆŗcleo con un Ćŗnico nucleolo, generalmente prominente y numerosas vacuolas, generalmente cargadas de alimentos, ademĆ”s de pequeƱas granulaciones en el citoplasma. Con frecuencia suele ser visible en ella un pequeƱo haz de prolongaciones filamentosas -uroide- con el que se sujetan a los fondos movedizos sobre los que se desplazan.
Hoy, Vahlkampfia tiene dificultad para caminar...y es normal. Ni corta ni perezosa, se ha zampado un enorme caramelo de cristal tan grande como ella, con el que no sólo ha llenado su tripa, ha ocupado todo su cuerpo, desde la cabeza hasta los pies y asĆ, no hay quien pueda moverse. Suponemos que como un niƱo contento que rechupetea un caramelo Vahlkampfia se entretiene con el suyo, Tabellaria fenestrata es su golosina, una diatomea de contorno rectangular, salpicada de granitos verdes. Pero por mucho que Vahlkampfia se entretenga con ella no la conseguirĆ” deshacer, absorberĆ” sus jugos verdes y devolverĆ” al agua su cascarón, Ćntegro, limpio, transparente, como una joya que es este estuche de cristal.
Aunque las amebas del gĆ©nero Vahlkampfia son difĆciles de determinar en vivo, porque suele ser necesario conocer cómo son los quistes que forman cuando se entregan a sus largos letargos, la de hoy, por su tamaƱo, algo mayor que el de muchas especies del grupo y por sus contornos y forma de desplazarse, puede que corresponda a Vahlkampfia limax una ameba del limo que inicialmente recibió el nombre de Amoeba limax y que no es escasa en los fondos de los rĆos y lagos en los que habita sobre los sedimentos, alimentĆ”ndose casi de cualquier resto que pueda contener algo de materia orgĆ”nica. La de hoy, ha tenido suerte, encontró un gran caramelo...aunque sin duda tendrĆ” que tener paciencia para poder hacer una buena digestión.
La ameba que hemos podido fotografiar para esta galerĆa procede del Lago de Sanbria (Zamora) y se ha encontrado en una muestra recogida por Ruth Centeno a tres metros de profundidad desde el el catamarĆ”n Helios Sanabria, el primer catamarĆ”n del mundo propulsado por energĆa eólica y solar.
A lot of weeds on the railways lands, but they provide a lot of great textures.
From my set entitled
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In my collection entitled āGoldenrodā
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod
The goldenrod is a yellow flowering plant in the Family Asteraceae.
About 100[1] perennial species make up the genus Solidago, most being found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America. There are a handful of species from each of Mexico, South America, and Eurasia.[1] Some American species have also been introduced into Europe some 250 years ago.
Many species are difficult to distinguish. Probably due to their bright, golden yellow flower heads blooming in late summer, the goldenrod is often unfairly blamed for causing hay fever in humans. The pollen causing these allergy problems is mainly produced by Ragweed (Ambrosia sp.), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod, but is wind-pollinated. Goldenrod pollen is too heavy and sticky to be blown far from the flowers, and is thus mainly pollinated by insects.
Goldenrods are easily recognized by their golden inflorescence with hundreds of small capitula, but some are spike-like and other have auxiliary racemes.
They have slender stems, usually hairless but S. canadensis shows hairs on the upper stem. They can grow to a length between 60 cm and 1.5 m.
Their alternate leaves are linear to lanceolate. Their margins are usually finely to sharply serrated.
Propagation is by wind-disseminated seed or by underground rhizomes. They form patches that are actually vegetative clones of a single plant.
Goldenrod is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on goldenrods. The Goldenrod then forms a leathery bulb (called a gall) around the invading insect as a quarantine to keep it confined to a small part of the plant. Parasitoid wasps have learned to find these galls, and lay eggs in the insect after penetrating the bulb. Woodpeckers have learned to blast open the gall and eat the wasp-infested insect holed up in the center.[2]
Goldenrods can be used for decoration and making tea. Goldenrods are, in some places, held as a sign of good luck or good fortune; but they are considered weeds by some.
Goldenrods are mostly short-day plants and bloom in late summer and early fall and some species produce abundant nectar when moisture is plentiful before bloom, and the bloom period is relatively warm and sunny. Honey from goldenrods often is dark and strong due to admixtures of other nectars. However when there is a strong honey flow, a light (often water white), spicy-tasting honey is produced. While the bees are ripening the honey there is a rank odor and taste, but finished honey is much milder.
British gardeners adopted goldenrod long before Americans. Goldenrod only began to gain some acceptance in American gardening (other than wildflower gardening) during the 1980s. A hybrid with aster, known as x Solidaster is less unruly, with pale yellow flowers, equally suitable for dried arrangements.
Solidago canadensis was introduced as a garden plant in Central Europe, and is now common in the wild. In Germany, it is considered an invasive species that displaces native vegetation from its natural habitat.
Goldenrod is a companion plant, playing host to some beneficial insects, repelling some pests
Inventor Thomas Edison experimented with goldenrod to produce rubber, which it contains naturally.[3] Edison created a fertilization and cultivation process to maximize the rubber content in each plant. His experiments produced a 12 foot tall plant that yielded as much as 12 percent rubber. The rubber produced through Edison's process was resilient and long lasting. The tires on the Model T given to him by his friend Henry Ford were made from goldenrod. Examples of the rubber can still be found in his laboratory, elastic and rot free after more than 50 years. However, even though Edison turned his research over to the U.S. government a year before his death, goldenrod rubber never went beyond the experimental stage.
The variety Solidago virgaurea is a traditional kidney tonic. It has aquaretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antiseptic action and seems to increase kidney output.[citation needed] This makes it useful as an agent to counter inflammation and irritation of the kidneys when bacterial infection or stones are present.[4] Such use is in combination with other herbs that create a synergistic therapeutic effect on the urinary system. As in other areas of herbalism, blending creates a therapy greater than the effect of a single herb alone. The aquaretic action is also useful in helping to dissolve kidney stones by diluting their components and preventing them from recurring. See herbal medicine. Goldenrod has also been used as part of a tincture to aid in cleansing of the kidney/bladder during a healing fast, in conjunction with Potassium broth and specific juices.[4] 'Solidago odora' is also sold as a medicinal, for these issues: mucus, kidney/bladder cleansing and stones, colds, digestion.
The goldenrod is the state flower of the U.S. states of Kentucky (adopted March 16, 1926) and Nebraska (adopted April 4, 1895). It used to be the state flower of Alabama, being adopted as such on September 6, 1927, but was later rejected in favour of the camellia. Goldenrod was recently named the state wildflower for South Carolina.
In Midwestern states in the mid-twentieth century it was said that when the goldenrod bloomed, it would soon be time to go back to school--the blossoms appeared in mid- to late August, shortly before the traditional start of school on the day after Labor Day.[5]
In Sufjan Stevens' song, Casimir Pulaski Day, the narrator brings goldenrod to his girlfriend upon finding out that she has been diagnosed with bone cancer. Carrie Hamby's song, Solidago, tells the story of Thomas Edison's experiments with making goldenrod a domestic source of rubber during the 2nd world war.
The Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) is also the state herb of Delaware as of June 24, 1996. [6]
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La ameba Quadrulella, no tendrĆ” problemas para sobrevivir una larga temporada. En su interior, los colores pardos y amarillos son el ocaso de algas verdes que se cruzaron en su lento caminar y en el de su pausada digestión. Con un gran banquete como Ć©ste su vida puede estar asegurada. Pero aĆŗn asĆ, Quadrulella rebusca sobre los musgos hĆŗmedos o en los suelos inundados, y va palpando el terreno, al encuentro de nuevas algas que completen su sustento.
Los anchos brazos de Quadrulella han encontrado algo, ademĆ”s por partida doble, sujeta con ellos extendidos como un Sansón, con uno, un gran peƱasco y, con otro, parece querer arrancar una columna de cristal ā· . En un esfuerzo hercĆŗleo las arrastrarĆ”, sin que se produzca la catĆ”strofe de un derrumbe, sólo la decepción de un tanteo equivocado, Quadrulella comprueba que no es alga lo que es piedra y que esa hermosa columna de cristal, que un dĆa tuvo vida sólo es un adorno del agua, es el estuche vacĆo, todavĆa hermoso, de una diatomea.
Quadrulella seguirĆ” caminando en lento deslizar y acertarĆ” a encontrar lo que busca para vivir.
La casa de Quadrulella es un bellĆsimo ventanal fabricado con perfectos cristales cuadrados, una vidriera como el agua limpia, transparente, hermosa y necesaria, no es un capricho que sea asĆ, con frecuencia, Quadrulella acoge en su interior pequeƱas algas verdes a las que protege mientras ellas le dan el sustento hecho por la fotosĆntesis, pero para ello, necesitan la luz del sol.
La ameba Quadrulella, puede vivir completamente sumergida, o recorriendo los verdes recovecos de los musgos hĆŗmedos. La de hoy ha venido de esos musgos de manantial situados en la base del Pico de San Lorenzo, por la vertiente de Lugar del RĆo en La Rioja y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos utilizando la tĆ©cnica de contraste de interferencia.
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...at Thorp Perrow Arboritum. What appears to be a grotesque growth on its breast is actually food in its crop for digestion later.
Kaalya wrote her Ph.D. thesis on the dangers of soy with lots of help from other academics so this is pretty much the definitive work on soy, published in '05 and working its way through various channels to spread this information. It's taking awhile though because Westerners, have for so long, embraced tofu as the miracle protein food since the '70s. Written with humor for easy digestion and a touch of sarcasm to help with your outrage.
Most of the marketing and studies done about the benefits of soy are based on the public misconception that soy is abundantly consumed in Asia. Very annoying when you are Asian and was raised in Asia to have Caucasian people tell you this like it was a known fact. Yes soy was revered in China as a cover crop, but it was considered toxic for consumption until fermentation was discovered that made it edible. Thus it is only fermented soy such as tempeh, miso soup and properly fermented soy sauce that was actually consumed and not very much at thatā8.6 grams per day. However, some Buddhist monks did develop tofu as a cheap source of protein that they ate themselves and sold to poor peasants. In Japan this became a sort of a cottage industry for the temples and much was made of its pure white essence. But part of the reason they liked it so much was that it inhibited their libido. Thus Japanese women would joke about loading up their husbands food with soy.
Soy has never been so abundantly consumed until the American soy industry's attempt to make soy into a universal food first beginning with vegetable oil which the Chinese thought only suitable for lamps. Now it's an additive to processed foods of all kinds. Soy is in nearly everything given that every chocolate bar, loaf of bread or baked good or what seems to have soy oil or emulsifier in it. Said emulsifier made from the sludge leftover after the crude soy oil goes through a degumming process. Those allergic to it have quite a time of it. Some have even reacted to soy in inks and cardboard that food comes in.
For the rest of us the dangers are from the anti-nutrients, the protease inhibitors that inhibit key enzymes that help us digest proteins. This factor links to malnutrition, pancreatic disease, intestinal disorders and even cancer. The anti-nutrients are neutralized by fermentation thus the wisdom of traditional preparation of food. Next element is phytates that tie up toxic, but also beneficial metals such as zinc and calcium. This means poor growth, anemia and immune system incompetence. Vegetarians are notably short on zinc.
Then there is the estrogen mimicking characteristic of soy which mostly increases the effect of estrogen, but sometimes does the reverse. This is what makes soy as tricky as a pharmaceutical. In fact when soy was explored as a possible birth control method it showed side affects much like the synthetic version. Also dangerous is the effect this phytoestrogen has on the thyroid. It is also an endocrine interrupter like some plastics, but as paranoid as we are about plastic hardly a thought is given to this soy danger. Soy has also been implicated in celiac disease.
It is the goal of the soy industry to make food from every part of the soy bean though for a while there were attempts to make plastic which entranced Henry Ford who made a car from soybeans and a suit. Both made him a laughing stock since the suit ripped and the car stunk. Early attempt to make foods were also rejected as being disgusting. Soy oil was successfully marketedāthink Wesson oil. But what to do with the fiber after the oil was extracted. They should have just left it as fertilizer, but no one wanted to waste this protein potential so much R & D was put into creating uses for it. And the marketing to the high end consumer as a health product which is how you get a product accepted by the trickle down affect.
Including soy formula for babies. This was such a disaster causing babies to fail to thrive that the WHO had to put a stop its use. Now the soy industry fortifies its milk with all kinds of synthetic vitamins so it will at least have some nutritional value. There is also danger of aluminum contamination from the soil sucked up by deep plant roots and the equipment the soy is processed in.
The claims that the soy industry has made of benefits of soy in preventing breast cancer is even more devious. It turns out that the studies actually showed that soy could disrupt a women's cycle and jeopardize her fertility, but the soy industry scientists chose to speculate that because the menstrual cycles were lengthened that would result in lower lifetime levels of estrogen per the unproven theory that such reduction of estrogen levels would result in a reduced breast cancer risk. So Ta Dah, the industry could claim that as a benefit of soy consumption.
The other stories of manipulated data piled on top of assumptions about soy consumption in Asia and correlations with less breast cancer in Asian women added to the misinformation. And the studies claiming that soy offers certain nutrients are also dubious because as it turns out these nutrients may not be accessible via the usual digestive system unless you eat you own feces as the lab rats did.
These stories are an education in itself about how tricky scientific studies can be. Am I ever going to trust scientific studies again? Nope not in nutrition. Nor will I eat anything in a box that claims to be health food without thoroughly studying the ingredients. Take TVP. Textured vegetable protein, a soy ingredient of greatest dubiousness, never before seen in nature, created by industry to extend more expensive ingredients in everything from burger to soups to sauces.
As for soy products, the only safe ones are fermented productsātempeh, miso soup, natto and real fermented soy sauce. As Kaayla says "practice safe soy". Someone at the Weston Price conference asked if they should be concerned about soy emulsifier, but she said it was too little to have much impact so chocolate is safe!
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This is a "multi-class" ad aimed at the Camel Cigarette prospects in April 1936's Fortune Magazine. "For Digestion's Sake - Smoke Camels"
Read the fantasic claims of this ad in large pic! - also took detail pic.
Does "Promotes a well being and a good feeling" count as SATISFY in 1936? Too big - not scanned, used Minolta G500 w/flash off at an angle to reduce reflection.
Daniel Lopez-Ferrer received the 2009 Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement. Daniel was recognized for his work in high-throughput proteomics. He developed and characterized a high-pressure enzymatic digestion system that can be fully integrated in an online process.
For more information, visit www.emsl.pnl.gov
Biogen - The Bygrave Lodge anaerobic digestion (AD) plant opened in May 2015, so almost a year after this photo was taken. The plant still doesn't appear on most maps (including Google) but the latest OS maps on streetmap.co.uk show a "power station".
Hertfordshire GOC's 12 July 2014 walk of 11.5 miles, a circular route in Hertfordshire from Weston via Weston Green End to Bygrave, Wallington, Clothall and back to Weston via Weston Church End. Please check out the other photos from the walk here, or to see my collections, go here. For more information on the Gay Outdoor Club, see www.goc.org.uk.
Was der Lƶwenzahn in Wirklichkeit ist: Ein Wunderkraut. Lƶwenzahn regelt die Verdauung, pflegt Leber und Galle, hilft bei Rheuma, lƶst Nierensteine auf, lƤsst Pickel und chronische Hautleiden verschwinden und kann als Allround-StƤrkungsmittel eingesetzt werden.
What the dandelion is in reality: a miracle herb. Lƶwenzahn regulates the digestion, cares for liver and bile, helps with rheumatism, releases kidney stones, leaves pimples and chronic skin disorders disappear and can be used as an all-round strength.
Qu'est-ce que le pissenlit est vraiment: une herbe miracle. Le pissenlit régule la digestion, nourrit le foie et la bile, aide à lutter contre les rhumatismes, dissout les calculs rénaux, élimine les boutons et les maladies de peau chroniques et peut être utilisé comme tonique complet.
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Es casi plano, de aspecto inocente, curvas suaves, movimientos lentos y varias lomas se dibujan en su costado en un contorno de hoja asimƩtrica que de continuo cambia de forma, cadenciosamente, en ondulaciones que recuerdan a las borde del manto de las medusas.
Se trata de Loxophyllum meleagris y nos referimos a Ć©l hace poco mĆ”s de una semana. Es el tigre de los protozoos, un gran depredador silencioso que se atreve con presas rĆ”pidas y voluminosas como rotĆferos y otros ciliados que como Ć©l son de gran tamaƱo.
Loxophyllum meleagris se mueve casi y caza como las medusas, tiene armas secretas en cada uno de esos misteriosos botones de su costado, varios centenares de arpones ultramicroscópicos que se pueden disparar al mĆnimo roce, como en las ortigas o las mismas medusas, o cuando una presa estĆ” muy próxima, son los extrusomas. Su carga letal paralizarĆ” a la vĆctima momentĆ”neamente y despuĆ©s para siempre. De inmediato proseguirĆ” el ritual de la ingestión y de la digestión, el nuestro estĆ” en pleno proceso digestivo y su interior seƱala las trazas que quedan de su Ćŗltima presa.
El agua entra en el cuerpo de Loxophyllum con mucha facilidad, como si fuese de papel absorbente y asĆ este ciliado podrĆa hincharse mĆ”s y mĆ”s hasta explotar pero Loxophyllum , al igual que muchos otros protozoos, ha diseƱado un perfecto sistema de achique muy Ćŗtil para su extenso cuerpo. En su parte posterior late una vacuola esfĆ©rica como un pequeƱo corazón lleno de agua, cada latido es una porción de lĆquido que sale al exterior, pero para poder recoger el agua de todo su cuerpo es necesario algo mĆ”s, por eso, un canal se abre en toda su longitud, junto al borde que comunica con esa bomba de achique un sencillo pero perfecto sistema hidraĆŗlico, casi como un primitivo aparato circulatorio.
Su nĆŗcleo parece tambiĆ©n dividido en compartimentos, es un nĆŗcleo descentralizado en el que cada uno interpreta una pequeƱa parte de la sinfonĆa de una vida Ćŗnica.
La fotografĆa de hoy procede de una muestra recolectada hace unas semanas, en la laguna de Sobrado dos Monxes en CoruƱa y se ha realizado a 200 aumentos empleando la tĆ©cnica de contraste de interferencia.
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Halās digestion has been ruined by his wifeās cooking and baking. A chance encounter with Mrs. Tateās pie is revelatory. Crisco makes all the difference enabling Hal to cheerfully scoff whatever his wife prepares for him. Halās wife has no name.
Venison Steaks with Juniper Berries and Apple Balsamic Reduction
Garlic Truffle Oil Mash
Fine Green Beans
Baby Carrots
Wild Chanterelles Mushrooms
Venison
Venison can describe meat of any animal killed by hunting. It was originally applied to any animal from the families Cervidae (deer), Leporidae (hares), and Suidae (wild pigs), and certain species of the genus Capra (goats and antelopes), such as elk, red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, moose, reindeer/caribou, pronghorn, brown hare, arctic hare, blue hare, wild boar, and ibex, but its usage is now almost entirely restricted to the flesh of various species of deer.
Venison may be eaten as steaks, roasts, sausages, jerky and minced meat. It has a flavor similar to beef, but is much leaner and the fibers of the meat are short and tender. Organ meats are sometimes eaten, but would not be called Venison; rather, they are called humble, as in the phrase "humble pie." Venison is lower in calories, cholesterol and fat than most cuts of beef, pork, or lamb.
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Juniper Berries
Juniper berries (Juniperus communis L.) belong to the plant family Cupressaceae (cupress family). Classed as a shrub, the plant grows to 4 to 6 feet high. The berries are used for the production of the volatile oil which is a prime ingredient in Gin. In fact, the name ājuniperā derives from the French 'genievre,' which means gin. It is one of the few examples of spices from a cold climatic region.
The plant is widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere in particular in Europe and Asia and grows prolifically in the wild.
Juniper has been used for medicinal purposes as far back as 1550BC. A papyrus from ancient Egypt was discovered which showed Juniper berries as an ingredient for a medicine to treat tape worms. It is perhaps because of their medicinal qualities that they were initially incorporated into cooking.
During the Roman Empire, the dried berries replaced pepper, which was not only scarce but also expensive and they were used to flavour sheep and game as well as in sauces.
During the Renaissance c14th Century, their popularity grew probably to counteract the rich, spicy foods which were being consumed at that time, as juniper berries aid digestion and it is thought that this same reason probably accounts for the making of Gin which was first distilled in Holland in the 17th Century.
Juniper berries take two or three years to ripen, so blue and green berries are often seen together on the same plant. Only the blue, ripe berries are picked. Many of the crops are harvested from the wild in Europe where the berries are gathered in the autumn by laying a sheet under the bush and then beating it. Once collected, they are laid out to dry a little, during which process they lose some of the blue bloom and develop the blackish colour seen in commerce.
Juniper Berries have a bitter-sweet taste and aroma which goes particularly well with stronger meats and game. Having said that, if used with discretion, it also compliments chicken, pork and certain fish such as Salmon.
Popular in some European cuisines, they are excellent when used in marinades, stuffings and pâtés and are also particularly good with cabbage. They are a traditional ingredient in German Sauerkraut.
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Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar (Italian: aceto balsamico) is a condiment originating from Italy.
The original traditional product, made from a reduction of cooked grape juice and not a vinegar in the usual sense, has been made in Modena and Reggio Emilia[1]., since the Middle Ages. The name "Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena" or "Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Reggio Emilia" is protected by both the Denominazione di Origine Controllata and the European Union's Protected designation of origin. Traditional balsamic vinegar is highly appreciated and valued by chefs and gourmet food lovers. The Italian food writer Marcella Hazan has been credited with popularising it in Britain and North America (where it was largely unknown until the 1980s)
Traditional Balsamic vinegar is produced from the juice of just harvested white grapes (typically, trebbiano grapes) boiled down to approximately 30% of the original volume to create a concentrate or must, which is then fermented with a slow aging process which concentrates the flavours. The flavour intensifies over decades, with the vinegar being kept in fine wooden casks, becoming sweet, viscous and very concentrated. During this period, a proportion evaporates: it is said that this is the "the angels' share," a term also used in the production of Scotch whisky, wine, and other alcoholic beverages.
None of the product may be withdrawn until the end of the minimum ageing period of 12 years. At the end of the ageing period (12, 18, or 25 years) a small proportion is drawn from the smallest cask and each cask is then topped up with the contents of the preceding (next largest) cask. Freshly reduced cooked must is added to the largest cask and in every subsequent year the drawing and topping up process is repeated.
Apple Balsamic Reduction
Balsamic Reduction is a modern Fusion recipe for what has become a classic sauce of balsamic vinegar slowly cooked on the stovetop, it will "reduce"--some of the liquid will cook off, leaving a syrup behind. With a distinctly rich caramel colour and a fragrantly sweet aroma of apples and toffee, Apple Balsamic Vinegar has a flavour that falls between sweet and sour but with a sharp cidery kick at the finish. Its fruity apple flavour and mellow sourness makes it a great balsamic not just for use as an ingredient but also as a condiment.
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Los extractos de Toronja, nopal y algas Lipomix sirven para :
⢠Reducir y controlar el peso, entre 4 y 6 kilos por mes.
⢠Reduce tu Cintura y abdomen.
⢠Comprime el vientre.
⢠Desaparece la celulitis.
⢠Activa la digestión.
⢠Alivia gastritis y colitis y ulcera gÔstrica.
⢠Alivia molestias de riñón.
⢠Descongestiona el hĆgado y las vĆas biliares.
⢠Auxiliar en el control de la diabetes tipo ll.
⢠Regula el colesterol y triglicéridos.
⢠Descongestiona y purifica el colon.
⢠AdemÔs de contener 18 aminoÔcidos, esenciales para el organismo.
el kit tiene un costo de $450
incluye los 3 botes con 45 capsulas c/u
La crema de Urgencias tiene un costo de:
La mediana $450 que te dura un mes y medio aprox es para cuando la van a aplicar en una sola zona
Y la grande esta en $650 que te dura de 2 a 3 meses y es para cuando la vas a aplicar en diferentes zonas de el cuerpo
La crema de urgencias
La pueden aplicar durante la noche:
se la aplican, emplayan la zona con plastico o plastipack para comida, y asi se duermen... Se levantan se meten a baƱar y retiran la crema.
(es muy importante el uso de el plƔstico ya que si la aplican sin el, ademƔs de embarrarse la ropa no le dan oportunidad al cuerpo de que la absorba)..
o bien Durante el dĆa:
Se levantan se meten a baƱar y la aplican emplayando la zona, se ponen un body o una Fajita y asi se quedan todo el dĆa y la retiran en la noche.. (la mayoria de las que trabajan utilizan esta aplicacion y son las que mas bajan)
Se aplica durante 15 dias y despues se deja descanzar otros 15 y luego vuelven a empezar con otros 15 dias...
Los extractos de Toronja, nopal y algas Lipomix sirven para :
⢠Reducir y controlar el peso, entre 4 y 6 kilos por mes.
⢠Reduce tu Cintura y abdomen.
⢠Comprime el vientre.
⢠Desaparece la celulitis.
⢠Activa la digestión.
⢠Alivia gastritis y colitis y ulcera gÔstrica.
⢠Alivia molestias de riñón.
⢠Descongestiona el hĆgado y las vĆas biliares.
⢠Auxiliar en el control de la diabetes tipo ll.
⢠Regula el colesterol y triglicéridos.
⢠Descongestiona y purifica el colon.
⢠AdemÔs de contener 18 aminoÔcidos, esenciales para el organismo.
el kit tiene un costo de $450
incluye los 3 botes con 45 capsulas c/u
La crema de Urgencias tiene un costo de:
La mediana $450 que te dura un mes y medio aprox es para cuando la van a aplicar en una sola zona
Y la grande esta en $650 que te dura de 2 a 3 meses y es para cuando la vas a aplicar en diferentes zonas de el cuerpo
La crema de urgencias
La pueden aplicar durante la noche:
se la aplican, emplayan la zona con plastico o plastipack para comida, y asi se duermen... Se levantan se meten a baƱar y retiran la crema.
(es muy importante el uso de el plƔstico ya que si la aplican sin el, ademƔs de embarrarse la ropa no le dan oportunidad al cuerpo de que la absorba)..
o bien Durante el dĆa:
Se levantan se meten a baƱar y la aplican emplayando la zona, se ponen un body o una Fajita y asi se quedan todo el dĆa y la retiran en la noche.. (la mayoria de las que trabajan utilizan esta aplicacion y son las que mas bajan)
Se aplica durante 15 dias y despues se deja descanzar otros 15 y luego vuelven a empezar con otros 15 dias...
"For Digestion's sake -- smoke Camels." From the March 21, 1936 issue of the Maroon and Gold, Elon College's student newspaper (p. 5).
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Contributing Institution: Elon University
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New mum Jodie used Qiara at early mastitis onset!. "I love your product and recommend it to all my mum/pregnant friends. Always have it stocked in the fridge. Definitely saved me last time I had a bout of mastitis".
From my set entitled
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213815438/
In my collection entitled āGoldenrodā
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod
The goldenrod is a yellow flowering plant in the Family Asteraceae.
About 100[1] perennial species make up the genus Solidago, most being found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America. There are a handful of species from each of Mexico, South America, and Eurasia.[1] Some American species have also been introduced into Europe some 250 years ago.
Many species are difficult to distinguish. Probably due to their bright, golden yellow flower heads blooming in late summer, the goldenrod is often unfairly blamed for causing hay fever in humans. The pollen causing these allergy problems is mainly produced by Ragweed (Ambrosia sp.), blooming at the same time as the goldenrod, but is wind-pollinated. Goldenrod pollen is too heavy and sticky to be blown far from the flowers, and is thus mainly pollinated by insects.
Goldenrods are easily recognized by their golden inflorescence with hundreds of small capitula, but some are spike-like and other have auxiliary racemes.
They have slender stems, usually hairless but S. canadensis shows hairs on the upper stem. They can grow to a length between 60 cm and 1.5 m.
Their alternate leaves are linear to lanceolate. Their margins are usually finely to sharply serrated.
Propagation is by wind-disseminated seed or by underground rhizomes. They form patches that are actually vegetative clones of a single plant.
Goldenrod is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on goldenrods. The Goldenrod then forms a leathery bulb (called a gall) around the invading insect as a quarantine to keep it confined to a small part of the plant. Parasitoid wasps have learned to find these galls, and lay eggs in the insect after penetrating the bulb. Woodpeckers have learned to blast open the gall and eat the wasp-infested insect holed up in the center.[2]
Goldenrods can be used for decoration and making tea. Goldenrods are, in some places, held as a sign of good luck or good fortune; but they are considered weeds by some.
Goldenrods are mostly short-day plants and bloom in late summer and early fall and some species produce abundant nectar when moisture is plentiful before bloom, and the bloom period is relatively warm and sunny. Honey from goldenrods often is dark and strong due to admixtures of other nectars. However when there is a strong honey flow, a light (often water white), spicy-tasting honey is produced. While the bees are ripening the honey there is a rank odor and taste, but finished honey is much milder.
British gardeners adopted goldenrod long before Americans. Goldenrod only began to gain some acceptance in American gardening (other than wildflower gardening) during the 1980s. A hybrid with aster, known as x Solidaster is less unruly, with pale yellow flowers, equally suitable for dried arrangements.
Solidago canadensis was introduced as a garden plant in Central Europe, and is now common in the wild. In Germany, it is considered an invasive species that displaces native vegetation from its natural habitat.
Goldenrod is a companion plant, playing host to some beneficial insects, repelling some pests
Inventor Thomas Edison experimented with goldenrod to produce rubber, which it contains naturally.[3] Edison created a fertilization and cultivation process to maximize the rubber content in each plant. His experiments produced a 12 foot tall plant that yielded as much as 12 percent rubber. The rubber produced through Edison's process was resilient and long lasting. The tires on the Model T given to him by his friend Henry Ford were made from goldenrod. Examples of the rubber can still be found in his laboratory, elastic and rot free after more than 50 years. However, even though Edison turned his research over to the U.S. government a year before his death, goldenrod rubber never went beyond the experimental stage.
The variety Solidago virgaurea is a traditional kidney tonic. It has aquaretic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antiseptic action and seems to increase kidney output.[citation needed] This makes it useful as an agent to counter inflammation and irritation of the kidneys when bacterial infection or stones are present.[4] Such use is in combination with other herbs that create a synergistic therapeutic effect on the urinary system. As in other areas of herbalism, blending creates a therapy greater than the effect of a single herb alone. The aquaretic action is also useful in helping to dissolve kidney stones by diluting their components and preventing them from recurring. See herbal medicine. Goldenrod has also been used as part of a tincture to aid in cleansing of the kidney/bladder during a healing fast, in conjunction with Potassium broth and specific juices.[4] 'Solidago odora' is also sold as a medicinal, for these issues: mucus, kidney/bladder cleansing and stones, colds, digestion.
The goldenrod is the state flower of the U.S. states of Kentucky (adopted March 16, 1926) and Nebraska (adopted April 4, 1895). It used to be the state flower of Alabama, being adopted as such on September 6, 1927, but was later rejected in favour of the camellia. Goldenrod was recently named the state wildflower for South Carolina.
In Midwestern states in the mid-twentieth century it was said that when the goldenrod bloomed, it would soon be time to go back to school--the blossoms appeared in mid- to late August, shortly before the traditional start of school on the day after Labor Day.[5]
In Sufjan Stevens' song, Casimir Pulaski Day, the narrator brings goldenrod to his girlfriend upon finding out that she has been diagnosed with bone cancer. Carrie Hamby's song, Solidago, tells the story of Thomas Edison's experiments with making goldenrod a domestic source of rubber during the 2nd world war.
The Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora) is also the state herb of Delaware as of June 24, 1996. [6]
Daniel Lopez-Ferrer received the 2009 Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement. Daniel was recognized for his work in high-throughput proteomics. He developed and characterized a high-pressure enzymatic digestion system that can be fully integrated in an online process.
For more information, visit www.emsl.pnl.gov
Daniel Lopez-Ferrer received the 2009 Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement. Daniel was recognized for his work in high-throughput proteomics. He developed and characterized a high-pressure enzymatic digestion system that can be fully integrated in an online process.
For more information, visit www.emsl.pnl.gov
Taken by the Eat the Food exhibit on Queen Street, at Zone C during Nuit Blanche Toronto, an all-night arts festival. It was very very crowded on the streets.
Everyone loves to hate Hong Kong Disneyland. The media reviles the park and serves it up as tabloid fodder, reveling in an orgy of cruel delight with every single hiring misstep and every missed attendance goal. Local citizens, with whom my conversations have yielded much anecdotal evidence, also have voiced their displeasure, mostly over the park's size - too small - and its demographics - too many mainlanders. So it was with these pejorative impressions, this cacophony of complaints simmering in my imagination, that I passed warily through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, in cautious expectation of unfulfilled promises and inexorable bores. What I got, however, to my pleasant surprise and veritable enjoyment, was an afternoon and evening spent in the company of great friends amidst all sorts of amusements, an outing that easily summited any acclivity of entertainment previously established in my mind.
There were rides, lots of them, on which my friends and I spent much time frolicking like little children in whose hands are new toys. We actually spent more time on the rides than on the lines to board them, which surprised me, and added to the allure of the place. Every attraction, whether it was Space Mountain or Small World, whether it was the crazy tea cups or Pooh's dyslexic, whole-language reading adventure, was accessible without having to spend an inordinate amount of time waiting, and that's a good thing. We spent about one-minute in line for my favorite ride, Buzz Light Year's space voyage - a real-life first-person shooter. In general, I think can queue for ten minutes in order to go on a two-minute ride, any day, no problem.
Not only were the rides, and their queues impressive; the shows, too, were of such outstanding quality that our merry band contrived meticulously to attend them, twice even. Our friend lady B, whose initial plan we had followed to come to Disney and by whose handiwork we were granted free admittance, performed marvelously at the Golden Mickeys, a captivating drama involving physical feats of daring, risky dancing, plenty of singing and of course many of Walt's freaky, life-sized animals. From the audience, we cheered lustily for our friend and her fellow performers who went through a medley of Disney's greatest soundtracks and scenes. Other seated-performances that we attended, including the Stitch game and the 4D symphony orchestra, moreover delivered hilarity and sensory thrills. The High School Musical outdoor rally, my favorite, was an engrossing confluence of infectious beats, rhythmic dancing and filipino goodwill. Indeed, there was not a single misfire in all of the super live-action and animated spectacles we viewed. Engrossed audiences laughed, clapped and cheered wildly.
Who can forget the evening's main events, the night parade and the fireworks? So desperately did we desire prime seating that we scouted and camped our positions as though settlers rushing through a frontier, assiduously scanning and then demarcating our territory. We would not be denied a gorgeous view of the evening's entertainment. And when it came time for the performances, that the shows did touch the ethereal heights of our lofty expectations only added to ecstasy of being like a child, in awe and wonder, of the world around us. The Disney magic verily cast its spell on us, suspending our maturity for the welcomed digestion of a deep palette of colors set to slick choreography. Neither the Halloween parade (and the accompanying ghoulish, nighttime frights in Adventureland) nor the fireworks extravaganza should be missed.
Finally, as much as firsthand experience has proven its worth in debunking deplorable myths and conjectures about Hong Kong Disneyland (e.g. the park is too small; there are too many mainlanders), much of the myth-shattering and debunkment in my own received opinion came from eloquent discourse with past and present Disney cast members, from whom I learned about the pricing structure of Disney merchandise and foods - and why both seem to be presumptuously expensive - and whose words, combined with my own experience in the park, confirm the notion that Disney works hard to adjust its brand for cultural differences, though in the case of Hong Kong, the company still has much to demonstrate before a critical local audience.
Everyone loves to hate Hong Kong Disneyland. The media reviles the park and serves it up as tabloid fodder, reveling in an orgy of cruel delight with every single hiring misstep and every missed attendance goal. Local citizens, with whom my conversations have yielded much anecdotal evidence, also have voiced their displeasure, mostly over the park's size - too small - and its demographics - too many mainlanders. So it was with these pejorative impressions, this cacophony of complaints simmering in my imagination, that I passed warily through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, in cautious expectation of unfulfilled promises and inexorable bores. What I got, however, to my pleasant surprise and veritable enjoyment, was an afternoon and evening spent in the company of great friends amidst all sorts of amusements, an outing that easily summited any acclivity of entertainment previously established in my mind.
There were rides, lots of them, on which my friends and I spent much time frolicking like little children in whose hands are new toys. We actually spent more time on the rides than on the lines to board them, which surprised me, and added to the allure of the place. Every attraction, whether it was Space Mountain or Small World, whether it was the crazy tea cups or Pooh's dyslexic, whole-language reading adventure, was accessible without having to spend an inordinate amount of time waiting, and that's a good thing. We spent about one-minute in line for my favorite ride, Buzz Light Year's space voyage - a real-life first-person shooter. In general, I think can queue for ten minutes in order to go on a two-minute ride, any day, no problem.
Not only were the rides, and their queues impressive; the shows, too, were of such outstanding quality that our merry band contrived meticulously to attend them, twice even. Our friend lady B, whose initial plan we had followed to come to Disney and by whose handiwork we were granted free admittance, performed marvelously at the Golden Mickeys, a captivating drama involving physical feats of daring, risky dancing, plenty of singing and of course many of Walt's freaky, life-sized animals. From the audience, we cheered lustily for our friend and her fellow performers who went through a medley of Disney's greatest soundtracks and scenes. Other seated-performances that we attended, including the Stitch game and the 4D symphony orchestra, moreover delivered hilarity and sensory thrills. The High School Musical outdoor rally, my favorite, was an engrossing confluence of infectious beats, rhythmic dancing and filipino goodwill. Indeed, there was not a single misfire in all of the super live-action and animated spectacles we viewed. Engrossed audiences laughed, clapped and cheered wildly.
Who can forget the evening's main events, the night parade and the fireworks? So desperately did we desire prime seating that we scouted and camped our positions as though settlers rushing through a frontier, assiduously scanning and then demarcating our territory. We would not be denied a gorgeous view of the evening's entertainment. And when it came time for the performances, that the shows did touch the ethereal heights of our lofty expectations only added to ecstasy of being like a child, in awe and wonder, of the world around us. The Disney magic verily cast its spell on us, suspending our maturity for the welcomed digestion of a deep palette of colors set to slick choreography. Neither the Halloween parade (and the accompanying ghoulish, nighttime frights in Adventureland) nor the fireworks extravaganza should be missed.
Finally, as much as firsthand experience has proven its worth in debunking deplorable myths and conjectures about Hong Kong Disneyland (e.g. the park is too small; there are too many mainlanders), much of the myth-shattering and debunkment in my own received opinion came from eloquent discourse with past and present Disney cast members, from whom I learned about the pricing structure of Disney merchandise and foods - and why both seem to be presumptuously expensive - and whose words, combined with my own experience in the park, confirm the notion that Disney works hard to adjust its brand for cultural differences, though in the case of Hong Kong, the company still has much to demonstrate before a critical local audience.
Everyone loves to hate Hong Kong Disneyland. The media reviles the park and serves it up as tabloid fodder, reveling in an orgy of cruel delight with every single hiring misstep and every missed attendance goal. Local citizens, with whom my conversations have yielded much anecdotal evidence, also have voiced their displeasure, mostly over the park's size - too small - and its demographics - too many mainlanders. So it was with these pejorative impressions, this cacophony of complaints simmering in my imagination, that I passed warily through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, in cautious expectation of unfulfilled promises and inexorable bores. What I got, however, to my pleasant surprise and veritable enjoyment, was an afternoon and evening spent in the company of great friends amidst all sorts of amusements, an outing that easily summited any acclivity of entertainment previously established in my mind.
There were rides, lots of them, on which my friends and I spent much time frolicking like little children in whose hands are new toys. We actually spent more time on the rides than on the lines to board them, which surprised me, and added to the allure of the place. Every attraction, whether it was Space Mountain or Small World, whether it was the crazy tea cups or Pooh's dyslexic, whole-language reading adventure, was accessible without having to spend an inordinate amount of time waiting, and that's a good thing. We spent about one-minute in line for my favorite ride, Buzz Light Year's space voyage - a real-life first-person shooter. In general, I think can queue for ten minutes in order to go on a two-minute ride, any day, no problem.
Not only were the rides, and their queues impressive; the shows, too, were of such outstanding quality that our merry band contrived meticulously to attend them, twice even. Our friend lady B, whose initial plan we had followed to come to Disney and by whose handiwork we were granted free admittance, performed marvelously at the Golden Mickeys, a captivating drama involving physical feats of daring, risky dancing, plenty of singing and of course many of Walt's freaky, life-sized animals. From the audience, we cheered lustily for our friend and her fellow performers who went through a medley of Disney's greatest soundtracks and scenes. Other seated-performances that we attended, including the Stitch game and the 4D symphony orchestra, moreover delivered hilarity and sensory thrills. The High School Musical outdoor rally, my favorite, was an engrossing confluence of infectious beats, rhythmic dancing and filipino goodwill. Indeed, there was not a single misfire in all of the super live-action and animated spectacles we viewed. Engrossed audiences laughed, clapped and cheered wildly.
Who can forget the evening's main events, the night parade and the fireworks? So desperately did we desire prime seating that we scouted and camped our positions as though settlers rushing through a frontier, assiduously scanning and then demarcating our territory. We would not be denied a gorgeous view of the evening's entertainment. And when it came time for the performances, that the shows did touch the ethereal heights of our lofty expectations only added to ecstasy of being like a child, in awe and wonder, of the world around us. The Disney magic verily cast its spell on us, suspending our maturity for the welcomed digestion of a deep palette of colors set to slick choreography. Neither the Halloween parade (and the accompanying ghoulish, nighttime frights in Adventureland) nor the fireworks extravaganza should be missed.
Finally, as much as firsthand experience has proven its worth in debunking deplorable myths and conjectures about Hong Kong Disneyland (e.g. the park is too small; there are too many mainlanders), much of the myth-shattering and debunkment in my own received opinion came from eloquent discourse with past and present Disney cast members, from whom I learned about the pricing structure of Disney merchandise and foods - and why both seem to be presumptuously expensive - and whose words, combined with my own experience in the park, confirm the notion that Disney works hard to adjust its brand for cultural differences, though in the case of Hong Kong, the company still has much to demonstrate before a critical local audience.
Daniel Lopez-Ferrer received the 2009 Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement. Daniel was recognized for his work in high-throughput proteomics. He developed and characterized a high-pressure enzymatic digestion system that can be fully integrated in an online process.
For more information, visit www.emsl.pnl.gov
Daniel Lopez-Ferrer received the 2009 Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement. Daniel was recognized for his work in high-throughput proteomics. He developed and characterized a high-pressure enzymatic digestion system that can be fully integrated in an online process.
In this photo (Left to Right): Allison Campell (EMSL Director), Daniel Lopez-Ferrer, MT Thomas, and Robby Robinson.
For more information, visit www.emsl.pnl.gov
Daniel Lopez-Ferrer received the 2009 Thomas Award for Outstanding Postdoctoral Achievement. Daniel was recognized for his work in high-throughput proteomics. He developed and characterized a high-pressure enzymatic digestion system that can be fully integrated in an online process.
The award is named in honor of Dr. M. Tom Thomas (center, in photo), who joined the EMSL project team in 1987 and served in various leadership capacities as the project progressed from conceptualization to realization. Tom served as the EMSL Project Manager from 1989 to 1991, and was the EMSL Operations Manager before retiring from Battelle in 1995.
For more information, visit www.emsl.pnl.gov
You've seen this guy's photo in my stream before: Esmat the Clown (My youngest brother living with my family in Afghanistan right now.)
I just stumbled upon this great group: De-Motivators on Flickr, and thinking back to my own very serious photo of two days ago, thought of this quote by my favorite philosopher.
I hope you don't take yourself too seriously!
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.