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		<title>Reply to &#8220;Nowadays&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/reply-to-nowadays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cat Scans are amazing! While they have absolutely nothing to do with cats but are just fancy x rays, you can however use a cat scan on a cat. One of the great uses of cat scans is finding: Sub dermal Hematomas. Your brain is in a leather sack called the Dura Mater. When you start to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=763&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I was a subject in an experiment. As hundreds of images were shown to me the researches took pictures of my brain. I recently rediscovered the CD they gave me and made a video from the images. Filed under: Science, Technology Tagged: Brain, MRI, neuroscience, Science<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=713&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Differential Engineering</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[automobiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[axles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although many people have tried no one has been able to explain to me how differentials work, that is until now. I came across this gem on youtube that does a great job explaining how a differential works and why its important. Filed under: Science, Technology Tagged: automobiles, axles, cars, differential, engineering, Science<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=674&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We have lift off</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/we-have-lift-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 03:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todays shuttle launch went off today without a hitch. It was an amazing experience to see the space shuttle break the clutches of gravity.  I&#8217;m going to post more about the entire experience when I get back to boston. Until then you&#8217;ll have to satisfy yourself with the pictures I&#8217;ve uploaded to my picasa webalbums. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=666&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day light savings fun</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/day-light-savings-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight daylight savings time goes into affect. At 2 am wherever you are the clock jumps magically one hour forward to 3 am. It used to be that people had to change the clocks by hand either before they went to bed or after they woke up. I always prefered to make the change when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=606&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Will We Get Our Energy</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/where-will-we-get-our-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find that most people I talk to do not understand the impending energy crisis. When talking about energy and global climate change I will often digress on a tangent and mention the fact that we are quickly overwhelming our ability to produce energy, and that scaling up our current energy production is not feasible. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=597&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lightning is so cool!</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/lightning-is-so-cool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a nice slow motion video of a lightning strike, very cool. Filed under: Science Tagged: lighting strike, slow motion video<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=562&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WIT: Round 1 &#8211; It was Mars!</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/wit-round-1-it-was-mars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WIT: Round 1 is over, here is the link to the original picture, that was taken by the Mars Spirit Rover.  Click on to read more about WIT: Round 1 This picture is so cool for so many reasons. Think about it, we built a little robot that we shot over 56 million kilometers away that successfully landed on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=549&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WIN WIN!</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/win-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s post is going to be short, but two major events transpired that will change the world for the better. Bill and Melinda gates have devoted $10 billion for the development and deployment of vaccines world wide. The doctor, Andrew Wakefield,  who intentionally started spreading lies that the MMR vaccine caused Autism has had his medical license [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=546&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Zombies, a Neurobiological Perspective</title>
		<link>http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/neuro-zombies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>slayton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brains, all zombies crave them.  Why do zombies desire brains and what do zombies do with them once they&#8217;ve got their zombified fingers on them?  I don&#8217;t know if we will ever be able to answer this question, well at least not until the impending zombie apocalypse comes.  There are two main theories as to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quasicontrol.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6942828&#038;post=483&#038;subd=quasicontrol&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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