Hmmm....

'Militaries of several countries are known to have expressed interest in Modafinil as an alternative for amphetamine—the drug traditionally employed in sleep deprivation situations.

The French government indicated that the Foreign Legion used modafinil during certain covert operations. The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence has admitted conducting ongoing research into Modafinil and spent £300,000 on one investigation.

In the United States military, Modafinil has been approved for use on certain Air Force missions, and it is being investigated for other uses.

One study on helicopter pilots suggested that 600 mg of modafinil given in three doses can be used to keep pilots alert and maintain their accuracy at pre-deprivation levels for 40 hours without sleep.

However, significant levels of nausea and vertigo were observed.

Another study of fighter pilots showed that Modafinil given in three divided 100 mg doses sustained the flight control accuracy of sleep-deprived F-117 pilots to within about 27 percent of baseline levels for 37 hours, without any considerable side effects.

In an 88-hour sleep loss study of simulated military grounds operations, 400 mg/day doses were mildly helpful at maintaining alertness and performance of subjects compared to placebo, but the researchers concluded that this dose was not high enough to compensate for most of the effects of complete sleep loss.

Pharmacology

The exact mechanism of action of Modafinil is unclear, although numerous in vitro studies have shown it to increase the levels of various monoamines, namely; dopamine in the striatum and nucleus accumbens, noradrenalin in the hypothalamus and ventrolateral preoptic nucleus, and serotonin in the amygdala and frontal cortex.'

Slusho!

Fruity Oaty Bars:



Remember how the chick exploded after she was bit by the parasite?

Bonus:

The ending of Cloverfield where the satellite supposedly falls in to the water.

Booo-weee-ooooo!

I'm wearing an orange shirt.

I ate a tangerine.

My blazer has orange lining.

My shoes have orange trim.

I have an orange backpack.

Creepy.

To see what I am talking about check out this post:

The beginnings of a movement...

Is it just me....

does Hot Chip sound like Fad Gadget?



'Collapsing People'



'Over and Over'

Cloverfield - Slusho! - Tagruato Exlpained!

'The Japanese oil company TAGRUATO drops a satellite (Chimpanz III) into the ocean as part of viral marketing (shown at the end of the movie when Rob and Beth were on the ferris wheel).

TAGRUATO works with SLUSHO (a slush company), as the main ingredient for SLUSHO is found at the satellite dropzone (deep ocean). While searching for satellite and ingredients, they woke Cloverfield (the monster).

The main ingredient of Slusho apparently turns a tiny fish into a HUGE whale, which explains the size of Cloverfield.

Rob apparently was going to be the Vice President of TAGRUATO in Japan.'

Yahoo Answers

Seems fishy to me that they are bringing this up, now.

Iraqi dam seen in danger of deadly collapse

Failure could unleash a trillion-gallon wave of water, killing up to 500,000

'AT THE MOSUL DAM, Iraq - The largest dam in Iraq is in serious danger of an imminent collapse that could unleash a trillion-gallon wave of water, possibly killing thousands of people and flooding two of the largest cities in the country, according to new assessments by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other U.S. officials.

Even in a country gripped by daily bloodshed, the possibility of a catastrophic failure of the Mosul Dam has alarmed American officials, who have concluded that it could lead to as many as 500,000 civilian deaths by drowning Mosul under 65 feet of water and parts of Baghdad under 15 feet, said Abdulkhalik Thanoon Ayoub, the dam manager. "The Mosul dam is judged to have an unacceptable annual failure probability," in the dry wording of an Army Corps of Engineers draft report.

At the same time, a U.S. reconstruction project to help shore up the dam in northern Iraq has been marred by incompetence and mismanagement, according to Iraqi officials and a report by a U.S. oversight agency to be released Tuesday. The reconstruction project, worth at least $27 million, was not intended to be a permanent solution to the dam's deficiencies.

"In terms of internal erosion potential of the foundation, Mosul Dam is the most dangerous dam in the world," the Army Corps concluded in September 2006, according to the report to be released Tuesday. "If a small problem [at] Mosul Dam occurs, failure is likely."'

It's a conspiracy! A c-o-n-spiracy!

There's high fructose corn syrup in everything!

Even my chicken noodle soup.

Fack-ity Fack! Fack!

First Il Fornaio closes and now Bambino's!

I was craving their awesome linguini with clams, and I just found out they closed in January.

What the hell?

I think there's some conspiracy to close all my fave restaurants.

If Dino's goes, I may have to off myself.

I am going to have to try Palomino.

Update:

Score!! Palomino has lobster ravioli!

Interesting movie.

'Who Killed The Electric Car?'

I caught it over the weekend on On Demand. You should check it out. It makes hybrids look like a K Car.

Never heard of this before.

A conspiracy video about Denver International Airport. I wonder if that mural is still there.