GabbyBlog: פברואר 2011

יום שני, 28 בפברואר 2011

Black Swans Overtake the Middle East

Crossposted from Reflections Journal.Last night Natalie Portman took home the Oscar for her performance in The Black Swan. The excitement around this film has been building since it hit the screens to great critical acclaim and

British Airways Worker Plotted To Blow Up Plane - Colleagues Left Shocked - Video

A former British Airways computer expert has been found guilty of conspiring with a wanted terrorist to blow up a plane.The privately-educated Bangladeshi national, who moved with his wife and son to Newcastle in 2006, led a double life, jurors heardHe was "committed to an

יום ראשון, 27 בפברואר 2011

Horoscope for February 28 - March 6

Cross-posted from Aloha AstroAries (March 21st - April 20th)Some spiritual root canal of your soul takes place this week, Aries. The new moon in Pisces on the 4th takes you down, down, down into the deep recesses of the closet where

Gaddafi son fingers can still be seen clinging onto power - TV Interview

When the interview is made available...Col. Moammar Gadhafi's son said it's "not an American business" whether his father steps down from power in a defiant interview with ABC "This Week" host Christiane Amanpour.President Barack Obama said Saturday that the Libyan leader needed to "leave now," declaring

יום שבת, 26 בפברואר 2011

Daily Pump Trap: 2/22/11 edition

Good morning! Between February 17 and February 21, there were 26 new positions posted on the ACS Careers database. Of these, 6 (23%) are academically connected. Opportunities in Cambridge: E-Ink leads the way this week with a posting of 5 positions, including one

London School Economics embroiled in plagiarism row over Gaddafi's son's PhD thesis and a £1.5m gift to university's coffers

Like father like son? ~ rock star dictator ~ Islam for Europe man It feels like the Gaddafi obituary. On second thought ~ we think you cheated. In addition ~ we cannot accept further financial gifts from your foundation ~ and cough sputter ~ we think

יום שישי, 25 בפברואר 2011

Factlets from yesterday's ACS Webinar -- March 2010 ACS unemployment: 3.8%, new grads getting hammered

Yesterday's ACS Webinar on chemistry employment and unemployment featured ACS's own Gareth Edwards (who directs the ACS Salary Survey) and 2 economists from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Roger Moncarz and Brian Roberts. You can see all the slides here.This blogpost will mostly focus on

Chechnya's Islamic Revival: Islam goes up ~ women go down

Islamic specter: wherever Islam rises ~ women fallFirst its paintballing women ~ now its security placing their hands on their guns....to make them wear the headscarf.“ Chechnya is already among one of the world's most repressive societies, with the state

יום חמישי, 24 בפברואר 2011

The ChemWiki project needs you!

Got time? Want to work on something useful? Professor Delmar Larsen of UC Davis' ChemWiki project is looking for a few good editors. For details, see below:The aim of the ChemWiki is to develop and disseminate a virtual customizable textbook that

Rights group says Afghan convert facing execution has been freed and out of the country

Where does no compulsion come into it?Oh! that's only stated for the purpose of converts to Islam!The back door though ~ is a trap door!Said Musa, the Afghan Christian who was facing the death sentence for converting from Islam,

יום רביעי, 23 בפברואר 2011

Process Wednesday: a little process history

From Anderson et al.'s recent review* in Organic Process Research and Development, a brief mention of the beginnings of process chemistry: ...Later, validation was required for processes to prepare APIs and intermediates, by recording compliance of batch operating parameters within specified limits and by subjecting the

WikiLeaks: Libyan leader's sons splashed $1m out to hear pop star Mariah Carey sing

WASHINGTON — After New Year’s Day 2009, Western media reported that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, a son of the Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, had paid Mariah Carey million to sing just four songs at a bash on the Caribbean island of St. Barts.Muatassim had repeated his St. Barts New Year’s fest, this

Death to Apostates: Not a Perversion of Islam, But Islam

Bukhari collection, No. 9.83.17) quotes the prophet as follows: “A Muslim . . . may not be killed except for three reasons: as punishment for murder, for adultery, or for apostasy.” Killed for rejecting Muhammad's imaginings ~ what a big ego the Prophet must have had. He

יום שלישי, 22 בפברואר 2011

Chemical engineers needed in Jacksonville, Florida

I have been contacted by a recruiter for some B.S./M.S. chemical engineering positions in Jacksonville, Florida. If interested, contact Lisa Crawford at lcrawford -at-

Moroccan King: Says he will not give up not even one palace for the people!

An Islamist Moroccan woman holds a banner during a rally in Rabat on February 19, 2011 to protest against a planned protest convoked on Facebook due to be held on February 20 in the kingdom-wide, bracing for possible unrest that could morph into a revolution similar to ones that

יום שני, 21 בפברואר 2011

Astrological Trends for February 21-27

Cross-posted from Aloha AstroA completion or decision in matters of love may be reached on Monday, February 21st, when the moon in relationship-minded Libra joins Saturn, the planet of duty, responsibility, and restriction. Together, they form an emotionally sobering square to Venus in

More on lab relationships

Scully, did you leave the HPLC on? Photo credit: igossip.comBy popular demand (and the week after Valentine's Day), let's talk about lab relationships. I've always found it a little funny that sometimes, the boss or the administrative rules (or both) will

France plans national Islam versus secularism debate

Everywhere else people are being silenced on these issues, but France again leading the way with a national debate. People should be able to say, pardon me, but we don't want to live in a theocracy ~ no matter how

יום ראשון, 20 בפברואר 2011

Pakistani Christian leader: death threats won’t stop him speaking out against apostasy laws

“As a Christian, I believe Jesus is my strength. He has given me a power and wisdom and motivation to serve suffering humanity. I follow the principles of my conscience, and I am ready to die and sacrifice my life for the principles I believe,” he said.That is

יום שבת, 19 בפברואר 2011

Ex-Catholic priest explains why he turned from 'God's love', to 'fight those who do not forbid what Allah has forbidden'

Koran 9:29 Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book,

יום שישי, 18 בפברואר 2011

Do you have a lab spouse?

Do you have a lab spouse? From a CNN article on "work spouses":Certified career coach Hallie Crawford says you may have a work spouse if:You and a co-worker share information you would only tell a spouse, like personal details about yourself that you

Daily Pump Trap: 2/17/11 edition

Good morning! Between February 15 and 16, there were 110 new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of these, 6 (5%) of these positions are academically related. 1 (0.9%) position is from Kelly Scientific Resources. Merck. Merck. MERRRRRRCK!: 73 of the posted positions

Libya: 'Day of Rage' Claims Several Lives - Video

Bloggers said that Al-Gaddafi's son, Saif el-Islam Al-Gaddafi, made a speech warning demonstrators not to cross four lines he identified as: Islamic law, the Quran, the nation's security and Muammar al-Gaddafi. Saif el-Islam Al-Gaddafi - Gaddifi's sanest son ~ would tell demonstrators to back down ~

יום חמישי, 17 בפברואר 2011

Process Wednesday: operational qualification

Validation is an aspect of working in a manufacturing facility that's a little foreign to a novice industrial chemist. Our Process Wednesday mentor-by-literature, Neal Anderson, writes in the 1st issue of Organic Process Research and Development of 2011* about how to validate a process (defined by Anderson et al.

Super Birds Fly Higher Than Commercial Aircraft, Top Mount Everest

Bar Headed Geese are super birds than can fly higher than commercial air craft and can even fly over Mount Everest.

Comparison of flying altitude of bar-headed geese to aircraft and other birds.

Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller

Imagine a woman riding a motor scooter

יום רביעי, 16 בפברואר 2011

Leader of the July 7 bombers tried to convert a boy under his care to Islam

Youth worker turned bomber, but before this he was a recruiter. The inquest heard later that the child was as young as 11 or 12 when he was told “people will pay for what has been done to

Daily Pump Trap: 2/15/11 edition

Good morning! Between February 10 and February 14, there were 28 new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of these, 15 (54%) are academically connected.Catalysts!: Rennovia is a catalyst startup company; they're looking for (it appears) 2 Ph.D. chemists with experience in catalysts, one

יום שלישי, 15 בפברואר 2011

Judges Rule Case Against Dutch Anti-Islam MP To Continue

Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch PVV (Party for Freedom), sits in court in Amsterdam on February 14, 2011.Criticizing Islam is criticizing Muslims ~ presents real problems around freedom of speech ~ if this case is won by the defense/Muslim/left-wing groups ~ then it opens floodgates

Want to work in China?

As Anon021420110159a notes, today's issue of Chemical and Engineering News has an interesting article by Jean-Francois Tremblay on the potential of US pharma chemists working in China. A few things from the article I didn't know:They'll help you out: "Wang notes that ChemPartner provides

יום שני, 14 בפברואר 2011

What Does A Kilogram Weigh? New Measurement Based on Silicon Atoms

Scientists have succeeded in counting the number of atoms in a crystal of silicon with unprecedented accuracy, marking a major step forwards in efforts to define the kilogram (kg) on the basis of physical constants.

The work, published in the journal Physical

Horoscope for February 14-20

Cross-posted from Aloha AstroAries (March 21st - April 20th)Finding balance between home, family, relationship, career, and time for yourself will be the work of your week, Aries. You have all four burners going on the stovetop now and

יום ראשון, 13 בפברואר 2011

Bush-era diplomat lauds ElBaradei - Video

Nicholas Burns served in the Bush administration’s Department of State, rising to Undersecretary of State during Secretary of State Condolezza Rice’s tenure. On Fox today, Shep Smith interviewed Burns about the unrest in Egypt, and asked him for his sense of Mohamed ElBaradei. Burns actually lauds ElBaradei as “bright,”

Process Wednesday: current Good Manufacturing Practice

Something that I keep hearing about in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products is "cGMP", which stands for "current Good Manufacturing Practice". I'll be completely honest and say that I don't really quite understand what it

יום שבת, 12 בפברואר 2011

Iran hangs Dutch woman arrested after protests

Yes ~ they do have a very big drugs problem in Iran ~ so many hung for that reason!!They recently arrested a American-Armenian Christian women and said she had spy equipment in her teeth. (Reuters) - An Iranian-Dutch woman, arrested

יום שישי, 11 בפברואר 2011

Elemental Compatibility: Why Some Couples Should Not Sleep on the Same Bed

Elemental Attunement and CompatibilityIf we consider the horoscope as a map of our psychic energy system, then a dominance in one or two elements will suggest that we're naturally attuned to that element. Of special importance

Andrew Bostom morning radio - on Cairo unrest, the desire for a strict Islamic state and the Muslim Brotherhood - Video

Islamization

יום חמישי, 10 בפברואר 2011

Chart of the week: taking yourself out of the labor force

Credit: Mike Konczal, Rortybomb. Above is one of the more frightening graphs of the recession from Mike Konczal of the progressive Rortybomb econoblog. How are people leaving the ranks of the unemployed? Well, a higher percentage of the unemployed are simply leaving the

Get Free T-Mobile Smartphones on Feb 11th & 12th

On the 11th and 12th of February this year, T-mobile has got a new and some crazy deal up their sleeve; now you should be prepared for this but the T-mobile company is

Aussie-Multiculti: Tackle 'extreme Islam before it's too late' Liberal MPs warn

He cited the advent of Muslim-only toilets at a Melbourne university and the halal method of meat slaughter as cultural practices that must be opposed."I, for one, don't want to eat meat butchered in the name of an ideology that is mired

יום רביעי, 9 בפברואר 2011

55mm Whatman filter paper

Some small useful things (links) that I like:Rich Apodaca links to the great table of top-selling pharmaceutical products by the Njardarson group. This table is a great inspiration for thinking about useful moieties and syntheses. Paul uses baseball cards to liven up an acknowledgement

Sprint's The Kyocera Echo can run two Android Apps on two screens

Sprint yesterday introduced a new cell phone The Kyocera Echo which is going to be a popular choice because it is an Android phone which has dual screen which can run two apps at the same time. You can run

Indonesian Muslims stone and hack to death minority Muslim group - Video

Raw footage ~ Russians .Indonesia's president ordered an investigation into an attack on members of a minority Muslim sect after a gruesome video emerged of a mob beating several victims to death with machetes, sticks and rocks. About 1,500 people stormed a house in Banten province

יום שלישי, 8 בפברואר 2011

Daily Pump Trap: 2/8/11 edition

Good morning! Between February 3 and February 7, there were 83 new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of these, 21 (25%) are academically connected. Hmmmm: Merck, why do you do this to us? Of the posted positions, 45 of them are

Jailbreak for Verizon iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.6 Confirmed [Released] New Version of Greenpois0n RC 5.4 Does the Trick

The Chronic Dev-Team who just came out with new Greenpois0n tool were successful in jailbreaking the Verizon iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.6 with Greenpois0n.
pod2g: Hey, @Lunch8ox tested RC5.4. Works well on Verizon. Thanks for the testing mate.
The team

יום שני, 7 בפברואר 2011

Astrological Trends for February 7-13

Cross-posted from Aloha AstroMonday, February 7th, could feel like a typical "I hate Mondays" day as the moon in hotheaded Aries squares Venus conjunct Pluto in rigid Capricorn. Strong feelings of irritation and impatience mixed in with some selfishness that

Jailbreak Verizon iPhone 4 on iOS 4.2.6 with GreenPois0n RC 5.4 iOS 4.2.6 Untethered Jailbreak Tutorial

VERIZON IPHONE 4 JAILBREAK TUTORIAL!!!
Hey guys, as promised here is a detailed Greenpois0n RC 5.4 iOS 4.2.6 Untethered Jailbreak Tutorial on how to Jailbreak iOS 4.2.6 Verizon iPhone 4 with this tool.

These are instructions on how to jailbreak your Verizon iPhone 4 running iOS 4.2.6

How Democracy Became Halal - rather - Can Muslims Eat Kosher!!

NY Times ~ using the new weird soothing Washington-speak ~ when talking about Islam. Its like blood leaking out of your eye and you are still talking calmly speak!!Truth is no one knows what

Nice economy you've got there -- 'twould be a shame if something were to happen to it...

Now here's a tactic unemployed chemists should adopt -- a mild threat disguised as an appeal for funding. Regarding the impending shutdown of the Tevatron* that employs over 1,000 physicists (hat tip Planet Money):To the Editor: Re “The Tevatron” (editorial, Jan. 22): It is not

יום ראשון, 6 בפברואר 2011

GreenPois0n RC5 iOS 4.2.1 Untethered Jailbreak for Windows Now Available for Download

Finally after weeks of talking about it, The Chronic Dev-Team has released Greenpois0n for Windows which brings an untethered jailbreak to iOS 4.2.1 devices.
At this time Chronic Dev Team has released Windows version of GreenPois0n iOS 4.2.1 untethered jailbreak for iPhone, iPad

Egyptians want more Islam in politics [read: stoning, amputations, death for apostates], according to Pew poll

Anti-Mubarak graffiti in Cairo's Tahrir Square February 1, 2011. The Arabic writing reads "Down with Mubarak"What devastation Islam has wrought ~ in the land of the people who constructed the pyramids!!What has Islam to show for the time it has occupied the

יום שבת, 5 בפברואר 2011

Nokia Bubbles Application for Symbian^3 Phones

Bubbles is a fun and efficient way to take a shortcut to timely or useful things on your Symbian^3 phone.

Press the "Apps" key while your device is in sleep mode, grab a bubble, and drag it to one of

Spooky learning at a distance

The other day, I was wandering around the internet, and I came across the University of Florida's pharmaceutical chemistry online master's program. From the associated literature:Enroll in a Master's of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University

Multiculturalism is dead - An end to passive tolerance - PM Cameron

Notice he says Islam is a religion 'observed peacefully by over 1 billion people' ~ not Islam is a religion of peace!! First he never says Islam is a religion of peace ~ and then he says that Islamism ~ is a political force and Islam are

יום שישי, 4 בפברואר 2011

Thermo app for iPhone, a little pocket thermometer

Thermo for iPhone is the little pocket thermometer which shows the current temperature outside along with the temperature from the day before.

This app lets you to compare how much hotter or colder it is today from

Heaven and Hell

In Heaven's chemistry lab...1. The solvent bottles refill themselves. 2. Your coworkers clean up after themselves and offer to clean your things, too. 3. The HPLCs are always working, and the lines are clog free. 4. There are no bump bulbs on the rotovaps, because

Police Car running over protesters in Egypt 2011 - Video

Islamization

יום חמישי, 3 בפברואר 2011

LG Optimus 2X Music Player Demo

Check out the demo of LG Optimus 2X Music Player.

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Daily Pump Trap: 2/3/11 edition

Good morning! Between February 1st and February 2nd, there were ~450 (not a typo) new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of these, not very many were academic positions (????%). Wha happened??: Merck decided that ACS Careers was a great

Interview with ABC Mubarak: I Want to GO - Video

If ElBaradei can be wedged in as President ~ then I think Egypt will get some of the change it deserves ~ if it is the Muslim Bros ~ those in Egypt who want beheading, amputations and death

יום רביעי, 2 בפברואר 2011

Verizon Wireless is Offering 3:00AM Estern Time iPhone 4 Preorders To All Existing Verizon Wireless Customers

With less than a week to go until the new long awaited Verizon iPhone 4 is released on the big Red Network, Verizon has set up a teaser page for its customers.
The web page tells existing Verizon wireless customers to come back at 3 a.m. eastern on Feb

Process Wednesday: tossing aqueous layers STILL a bad idea

From our friend Neal Anderson and his book:Understand the partitioning of the desired product in each phase during every stage of the extraction process. Collect each "spent" phase, label the container, and store until it is clear that the extract

Shalom 836 - Allen West - Video

There is some problem with West comments to do with the Rep. Keith Ellison:On the program, he said that his congressional colleague Keith Ellison, who is one of two Muslim members of Congress, is the "antithesis

יום שלישי, 1 בפברואר 2011

Download Angry Birds PC Edition For Free, Limited Time Act Quickly

Now you can kill time with the #1 AppStore Game Angry Birds on your PC at work or at home. This is a limited time download so act quickly
PC World and Currys online app stores are giving away free downloads of Angry Birds PC.
The offer will run

Daily Pump Trap: 2/1/11 edition

Good morning! Between January 27 and January 31, there have been 48 new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of those, 18 (38%) are academically connected and 3 (6%) are from Kelly Scientific Resources. Well, that sounds interesting: BASF is looking for a Ph.D. in

Hope for what: Will Egypt's unrest spread? - Video

A part of accepting freedom is to respect that others have it ~ I am not sure that Muslims quite get that.Brave efforts ~ but for what?It cannot be an accident that time and again Muslims end