Immanent Dust

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:18:07 -0400

laufeys: isntthatwizard: But it was, it was a better life. I...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:30:58 -0400

isntthatwizard:

But it was, it was a better life. I don’t mean all the traveling and seeing aliens and spaceships and things. That don’t matter. The Doctor showed me a better way of living your life.

and it actually hurts like hell. how he changed their lifes, showed them worlds and times and stars and how they all changed his life by not letting him being alone.

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Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:37:39 -0400

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Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:18:07 -0500

joediztortion: jacketry: healthymissfit: THEY WERE FIGHTING...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:24:12 -0500

joediztortion:

jacketry:

healthymissfit:

THEY WERE FIGHTING AND WERE ALL LIKE ARRRR IMMA GET YOU BITCH BUT THEN, WHAT, WHY IS THE FLOOR SO SPRINGY. BETTER TEST IT OUT.

I have reblogged this at least 12 times now, but it always makes me so happy.

I can explain why they are bouncing! Foxes are brilliant hunters, absolutely cunning, and they have an EXCELLENT sense of the Earth… They need to, since they primarily hunt small game, like rodents, rabbits, weasels- creatures that dig in the ground and hide there. When a fox is walking, it is ultra-aware of the ground beneath it and if it feels a hollowness underneath it’s paws (a tunnel or borrow, etc.) it will leap up into the air and come down on its front paws with all its strength in an attempt to cave in the ground below and hopefully trap a small prey animal for supper. These foxes feel the empty space under the trampoline and are totally confused when it springs up instead of caves in. So cute.

xostaramaraxo: Edgar Allan Poe is not amused.

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:34:36 -0500

xostaramaraxo:

Edgar Allan Poe is not amused.

let's get a few things straight.

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:41:00 -0500

bisexual with a preference for the same sex does not mean "one foot out of the closet."

bisexual with a preference for the opposite sex does not mean "trying to get attention."

lesbian does not mean "masculine."

gay does not mean "feminine."

transgender does not mean "going through a phase."

transsexual does not mean "a disappointment." nor does it mean "gender identity confusion."

asexual does not mean "prude."

demisexual does not mean "prude."

objectsexual does not mean "mentally ill."

pansexual does not mean "easy."

heterosexual does not mean "normal"

Your does not mean "you are"

youmightfindyourself: Some old ads I did in college. A reminder...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:12:08 -0500

youmightfindyourself:

Some old ads I did in college. A reminder to myself that you don’t necessarily need to design on a computer for everything. The first shot I broke into an abandoned flower shop and scrawled the copy on the walls with paint I mixed to make it look like dried up blood.

Looking for a few talented creatives to get their hands dirty with Boba Guys. There is so much awesome work to be done. E-mail me if you think you would fit.

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Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:18:05 -0500

exploratorium: The Exploratorium loves science snacks! Conduct...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:29:59 -0500

exploratorium:

The Exploratorium loves science snacks!

Conduct your own DIY science snacks with the help of the Exploratorium Science Snackbook at http://www.exploratorium.edu/education/publications/science-snackbook#

Early musical training - sensitive period in brain white matter plasticity

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:11:20 -0500

Early musical training - sensitive period in brain white matter plasticity:

neuroticthought:

by Deric Bownds

MindBlog has noted a number of studies that document beneficial effects of early music training on adult brain function. Now Steele and collaborators make observations that may partially explain why musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma, Oscar Peterson, and Pablo Casals, who all began training in early childhood before the age of 7 years, are so highly skilled. The authors examine the bundle of nerve fibers, the corpus callosum, that links our two cerebral hemispheres. Playing a musical instrument requires the coordinated action of the two hands and interhemispheric interactions mediated by the corpus callosum have been shown to play a prominent role in bimanual coordination. They measure the connectivity of this nerve fiber bundle using MRI. Edited from their introduction:

…there may be a sensitive period when early musical training has greater effects on the brain and behavior than training later in life…A sensitive period is defined as a developmental window where experience has long-lasting effects on the brain and behavior …studies in animals show that exposure or training during specific periods in development can produce enhanced structural and functional plasticity in visual, auditory, and somatosensory regions of the brain…Evidence for sensitive periods in humans comes from studies of second language learning showing that early exposure results in greater proficiency, studies of deaf children showing that receiving cochlear implants earlier results in better language development, and studies of blind persons showing greater neuronal reorganization following early blindness.

Musicians are an excellent model for investigating possible sensitive period effects on brain and behavior, as training often begins early and is quantifiable…Evidence for a possible sensitive period for musical training came from a study showing that the anterior corpus callosum (CC) was larger in musicians than non-musicians, and that the difference was greater for those who began training before the age of 7 years…However, none of these studies controlled for the fact that musicians who begin earlier typically have more training than those who begin later.

Here is their abstract:

Training during a sensitive period in development may have greater effects on brain structure and behavior than training later in life. Musicians are an excellent model for investigating sensitive periods because training starts early and can be quantified. Previous studies suggested that early training might be related to greater amounts of white matter in the corpus callosum, but did not control for length of training or identify behavioral correlates of structural change. The current study compared white-matter organization using diffusion tensor imaging in early- and late-trained musicians matched for years of training and experience. We found that early-trained musicians had greater connectivity in the posterior midbody/isthmus of the corpus callosum and that fractional anisotropy in this region was related to age of onset of training and sensorimotor synchronization performance. We propose that training before the age of 7 years results in changes in white-matter connectivity that may serve as a scaffold upon which ongoing experience can build.

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Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:05:33 -0500

lxslynn: Smile, your worth it <3

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:50:15 -0500

lxslynn:

Smile, your worth it <3

Oh, Free Spirit

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:39:28 -0500

Once close

Now far,

Once eager

Now distant

All I wish is to hold her close

Wrap my arms around her

And gently press her lips to mine

Our fingers entwined.

Why do I care so much?

Why can’t I let her go?

If she comes back to me…..

She won’t come back to me.

Still…
All I wish is to hold her close

Wrap my arms around her

And touch my lips to her forehead

Just once before bed

Oh, Free spirit

Why still cling to me?

Is my soul that sweet?
Heart that heavy?

Why torture me in agony?

Taking a bite only once in a while then flee from me.

Please return to me………

Because

All I wish is to hold her close

Wrap my arms…. Around her

Plant a kiss on her cheek,

With my breath stolen I will not speak

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Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:30:22 -0500

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Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:23:32 -0500

sepiaskinnedsiren: fly. fly safe, lovely one. i don’t know whose breasts your wings would cup nor...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:06:53 -0500

sepiaskinnedsiren:

fly. fly safe, lovely one.
i don’t know
whose breasts
your wings would cup
nor whose cheek
your beak would kiss.

all i know
is that i’ll miss you
and that it stings like hell.

biscodeja-vu: Junkyard Art Exibition. Sick with it. -Tim...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:56:17 -0500

biscodeja-vu:

Junkyard Art Exibition.

Sick with it.

-Tim Moble- Uk.

Looking to design your own blend of Tea? Click here

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:17:00 -0500

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spacefoxbox: Hydra Tower: Skyscraper Harnesses Lightning...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:07:30 -0500

spacefoxbox:

Hydra Tower: Skyscraper Harnesses Lightning For Energy

I wonder what happens to the nitrogen that lightning helps get to the ground…..