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Comment on How To Make This Replica Dress? S.darko? by july

july — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:18:29 +0000

You will want to run to your library and get a copy of Don McCunn’s book: “How to Make Sewing Patterns”. If they don’t have a copy of it ordered on interlibrary loan, it’s well worth the wait. Well I suppose you could buy it Amazon.com if you have deep pockets.
He also runs a Yahoo group by the name of “How to Make Sewing Patterns”. So you can get help from the master himself and his groupies.
“McCunn’s book dispels the mysteries of pattern drafting, an area which was once the province of the couturier. A do-it-yourself text in which lessons build upon one another, this book provides detailed guides to creating patterns.” — Library Journal

Comment on Basspro Largemouth Replica? by Mongo

Mongo — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:47:36 +0000

You get what you pay for, the higher the dollar, the better the quality !!!

Comment on Basspro Largemouth Replica? by RonD

RonD — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:15:36 +0000

Bass Pro does an excellent job of making replica or mounting fish.
Make sure you have a good color photo to send them along with all the measurements.

Comment on What Are The Effects (good And Bad) Of Eliminating All Direct Sources Of Carbs From The Diet? by mouse_23

mouse_23 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:30:38 +0000

the brain feeds on carbs to survive, you would get tired, a feeling of being drained, and very moody. not to mention possible death, look up the bad effects of the atkins diet.

Comment on What Are The Effects (good And Bad) Of Eliminating All Direct Sources Of Carbs From The Diet? by Mr. Angry

Mr. Angry — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:21:53 +0000

good: really can help to lose extra fat ( along with lowering calories)
bad: lack of energy (especially at first, although u may get used to it more), bad breath, not healthy to do for an extended period of time. This is meant as a short term diet.

Comment on What Are The Effects (good And Bad) Of Eliminating All Direct Sources Of Carbs From The Diet? by Ant Boogie v4.0

Ant Boogie v4.0 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:28:27 +0000

your body would immediately react by shedding water. And if your protein & fat is sufficient your body will then begin to utilize stored fat more readily for fuel. Depending on how low your carbs are (sub 50g per day for most ppl) ketone bodies will be created and oxidized as well.
There is zero danger due to long term low carb diets. Maybe boredom?
Some people are “foggy” on low carb dieting while others thrive on it.
edit: this is what the ANTI low carb crowd doesn’t understand. Carbs are not “essential” to the human diet. There are such things as “essential” amino acids (proteins). There are such things as “essential” fats. But nobody or no doctor can ever name you ONE “essential” carbohydrate.
“Essential” basically means our bodies need it for survival AND our bodies can not create it so we must therefore feed it.
Carbs are not essential because our bodies can create GLUCOSE (carbs) when it needs them through a process called gluconeogenesis.
ok I will shuttup now
edit: ya the Atkins variation is NOT a good way to implement Low carbs.

Comment on Replica Plating To Transfer Biofilm? by Xanthi M

Xanthi M — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:52:06 +0000

What a great project idea! Biofilm affects everything from tooth decay to medical device sterility to food and drinking water safety, and is being actively studied by scientists from many disciplines.
First, be aware, that you’ll be growing unknown microorganisms in fairly large quantities, so take your safetly seriously – wear gloves, a mask, and eye protection while working with your cultures, wash your hands thoroughly after your experiments, and disinfect everything with bleach after you’re done.
Biofilms grow best on rough, hydrophobic surfaces. The easiest way to grow manageable sized biofilm samples would be to suspend identically sized pieces of plastic (cut up soda bottles, cut up ice cream buckets, or whatever you have lying around) in your fish tank culture chamber, strung on fishing line/etc. like beads on a string. After your biofilm is grown, you cantake each piece of plastic out separately for your treatments.
If you’re growing a bacterial biofilm, fill the fish tank with a dilute nutrient solution of commercial bacterial growth medium, chicken stock, or the like (this will get very stinky if you let it grow more than a day or two). If you’re growing an algal biofilm, put dilute fertilizer (say, 1/10 to 1/20 the amount recommended on the package) in your fish tank, inoculate the tank with algae from an existing fish tank, and keep the tank in very bright light. Either way, an air pump with air stone and an aquarium heater to raise the temperature will make your biofilm grow quickly.
For your experimental samples, try several different times in the ultrasonic bath – say, 1 minute, 10 minutes, and 30 minutes. Run at least three replicates at each time point. I’d use biofilm samples treated with a 10% household bleach as a positive control and biofilm samples treated with bottled water or aged tap water (to get rid of any chlorine from the water treatment plant) as a negative control.
You don’t need replica plating for this experiment – you’re not trying to grow exact copies of a single colony of bacteria. Instead, use a sterile bacteriological swab to swab a constant area (say 1 cm x 1 cm) of each piece of plastic, then transfer the bacteria to the agar plate with the swab using sterile technique.
If you’re looking at algal biofilm, don’t bother with the agar plates – the algae won’t grow well. Just use visual inspection to score the amount of algae left on the plastic pieces instead.

Comment on I Need A Clear Gel That Doesn’t Sink After I Put It In A Fish Tank Type Thing For A Science Project. Help?!? by wingz!

wingz! — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:50:39 +0000

no clue wat ur eff’n talk’n bout!!!

Comment on I Need A Clear Gel That Doesn’t Sink After I Put It In A Fish Tank Type Thing For A Science Project. Help?!? by The black jedi

The black jedi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:18:28 +0000

Ask a guy that sells gels please I might have to do that to.

Comment on I Need A Clear Gel That Doesn’t Sink After I Put It In A Fish Tank Type Thing For A Science Project. Help?!? by jollygoo

jollygoo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:17:16 +0000

The best gelatin that you can use is napalm.