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I discovered this application while blog surfing on Internet Grazing.

It’s the world first free P2P music site. From what I understand, this site is ad supported. Everyone gets paid and all is well. Almost seems almost hard to believe.

We’ll have to see the future of this application as it’s only in Beta at the moment. I personally tried it out and it looks promising. I couldn’t download any music, but I just figured it was too early for it to be fully functional. Something to keep an eye on in the tech world.

This is a shout out to KB for your extensive and informative comment on
“Biology Study notes: Ehlers-Danlos & Sickle-Cell Anemia” . It reads:

For Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, there are six major types. The type I am most familiar with is the Hypermobility Type, formerly known as type III. Hypermobility, known in layman’s terms as being double-jointed, is a particular problem with this type, causing joints to pull partially or full out. According to studies done, this type also has the greatest levels of pain associated with it.
While all types share some similarity, types run true, and it is the Vascular, or type IV, that is the deadly kind, known for causing an aortic aneurysm. The other types do not normally cause death.

There’s a humble two cents for you.

Thanks for your humble two cents KB. It’s not only for my benefit, but for everyone who searches on this topic.

Bees are disappearing at an alarming rate across America and the world. Buzzing hives have turned up empty overnight. What’s happening to the bees?

What is it?

Scientists call this phenomenon colony collapse disorder or CCD.

What causes it?

That’s the mystery behind it all. Scientists hypothesize it’s several factors. (pollution, pesticides, malnutrition, etc..)

The next time you go to the grocery store, think about all the products bees help make. Nearly all of our fruits and vegetables require bee pollination to grow. Even the widely popular Hasgen-Dazs ice cream would be affected. (Bees make up 40% of their super-premium flavors)

Behind every person is a unique personality. Have you every wondered what your personality could be classified as from a scientific perspective? I recently took a scientific questionnaire and discovered my personality type in detail….

INFJ: The INFJ (introverted-intuition-feeling-judging)

is a sensitive,insightful person who is a bit on the reserved side. Strong in
humane values, the INFJ may be better at feeling empathy for causes
and groups than forming close one-on-one relationships with
individuals. The INFJ is idealistic and passionate-but somewhat
quiet-about causes, trusting inner feelings and intuitions when
judging the worth of a group, belief, or movement. The INFJ’s
intuitive, heartfelt opinions produce committed judgments, but INFJs
avoid conflict and rarely express the strength of their feelings.
INFJs are happiest when the members of the groups to which they
belong are in agreement and “on the same page.”

So what’s behind your personality? (Take the questionnaire)

Do you Twitter? I’m new to the whole concept and still can’t seem to get the hang of it. I understand it can be a great promotional tool as well as an easy way to stay in contact with your friends.

Here is the problem: I know very few people on Twitter. I guess it would be much more excited to have several followers, all craving to see what you write next. In a way, it’s a very personal micro blogging system. I’m not sure if I’m going to stick with it so here are 5 reasons (maybe to convince myself) to keep the tweets going:

1. Blog Promotion: Twitter is an easy way to promote your blog (or website) as you meet new peeps. Maybe even gain some fans along the way.

2. Buzz- Great way to generate buzz for a new post, contest, event, or story. Hopefully, some of those followers would be tempted to look.

3. Keep up with friends and family- Keep everyone updated on your status or track someone else’s status. Good way for family or friends to be in the know.

4. Breaking the ice- Meeting someone new..send them a tweet to break the ice.

5. Source of info- Stay updated on news, unique stories, and popular reads.

Are there any other Twitter reasons?

I love attack cat. One of those vids that will make your day.

With every new episode, more and more “secrets” are revealed. That’s what makes this show so fascinating and that every new secret leads to new questions. Last week, the flash forward shocked everyone when Sayid was shown working with Benjamin. Not quite sure how that’s going to unfold, but it definitely makes for interesting theories. Tonight some new questions were raised. Where is the helicopter? What is Benjamin’s real past? We’ll just have to wait until next week to discover more about the helicopter.

Well, I don’t have my theory yet. ABC.com is looking for theories. You’ll have to record yourself and upload the video. (yikes)

On the lighter side….What nickname would Sawyer call me? (Monga)
Yep, that’s right. He would call me Monga.

How many blogs do you read daily? I do realize that if you are voting in this poll, you must have read my blog…therefore, you can’t possibly choose “none”. If you do not read a blog regularly then choose “none”.

Personally, I read about 1 to 5 blogs daily. I’m growing my list as I find intriguing reads. It’s a great source of news and other random content I would have never found on my own.

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What is the difference between a carbohydrate and a monosachride?

A carbohydrate is a type of polymer and a monosachride is a type of monomer.

How do biological polymers form?

Biological polymers form by “Dehydration Reaction”. The monomer loses two hydrogen molecules and pairs up with an oxygen to make H2O.

Compare and contrast carbohydrates and lipids.

The both contain hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon and both are polymers. In contrast, carbohydrates are hydrophonic and lipids are hydrophobic.

How do DNA and RNA differ?

DNA has two hydroxyls and RNA has one.

A branched Vs. unbranched carbon chain. How would you tell them apart?

A branched carbon chain would have a carbon and two more carbons branching off from the carbon. An unbranched chain would be a linear chain of carbons.

What are the four biological macromolecules?

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Lipids

This is a pretty cool chart of things to consider living by or remembering in our daily lives. This manifesto is from lululemon…

Some general ideas to think about