Hedwig Pöllöläinen
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March 3, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Gene Genie
The most recent edition of the Gene Genie is now available for you to enjoy. I am pleased to tell you that they included a contribution from me, too!
March 3, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, History Carnival
The 62nd edition of the History Carnival is now available for you to enjoy. I rarely have anything that is appropriate for this carnival, but this time I did, so be sure to check them out. And this is a big carnival, too, so there's plenty of interesting…
March 3, 2008
tags: Microwave vs. Easter, streaming video
Easter has a special place in my heart because of those disgustingly wonderful confectionary creatures: PEEPS! [2:18]
March 2, 2008
tags: Nautilidae, Cephalopoda, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Nautilus (but which species?)
as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about the AMNH tile…
March 2, 2008
I have wifi from my apt right now so here's an update. I called the ER because the pain is so terrible, still, and they told me there are no pain relievers that are stronger than what they gave me. So I am taking oxycodone and ibuprofen. I have to return to the hospital tomorrow morning to see an…
March 2, 2008
tags: Birdbooker Report, bird books, natural history books
"One cannot have too many good bird books"
--Ralph Hoffmann, Birds of the Pacific States (1927).
Here's this week's issue of the Birdbooker Report by Ian Paulsen, which lists bird and natural history books that are (or will soon be)…
March 1, 2008
tags: birds, long-eared owl, Asia otus, ornithology, Image of the Day
Long-eared Owl, Asia otus, in Central Park.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
Bob Levy writes: Did you know there are two Long-eared owls in Central Park this winter? They perch together in the Pinetum.…
March 1, 2008
You are not going to believe this, but last night, I fell and broke my left arm. I spent the night in the ER on morphine and in excruciating pain. The doctors cannot put a cast on the fracture because it is so close to my shoulder that they cannot immobilize it. So I have my arm in a sling and I…
February 29, 2008
tags: sloth, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
This is a three-toed Bradypus species of sloth (but which one?)
as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more about…
February 29, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Friday Ark
The most recent edition of the Carnival of the Spineless is now available for you to enjoy. The host, who is a pal of mine, asked me for a contribition, so I had to dig through my previous blog entries to find something that might be appropriate. I do what I can to…
February 29, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Friday Ark
Yes, indeed, my friends, it is Friday once again, and as usual, my pal, The Modulator, has amassed a pile of links to ANIMAL IMAGES for you to enjoy in the 180th edition of the Friday Ark.
Did you know that this blog carnival began as a way to create a less…
February 29, 2008
tags: animals, leucistic moose, Alces alces, zoology, Image of the Day
Leucistic Moose, Alces alces.
Image: orphaned [larger size].
February 29, 2008
tags: Frozen Trafalgar Square, streaming video
Do you remember how I posted a streaming video Frozen in Time at Grand Central Station? Well, apparently, another volunteer improv squad has done the same thing in London. Inspired by improv everywhere and made a reality by 100's of volunteers. At…
February 28, 2008
tags: whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus species, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
I think this is a whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus species (can you name the species?)
as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image:…
February 28, 2008
tags: researchblogging.org, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, mental illness, mood disorder, functional genomics, blood test, biomarkers
Image: Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, serious mental illnesses affect…
February 28, 2008
tags: astronomy, South Pacific Ocean, sunset, hubble telescope, Image of the Day
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean.
Image: NASA (2007). [wallpaper size].
February 28, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Writers from Across the Blogosphere
The February issue of Writers Across the Blogosphere is now available for you to read. This is probably the largest blog carnival that I contribute to, and it's likely the largest blog carnival out there, too -- and it celebrates good…
February 28, 2008
tags: Kitchen Science, elephant toothpaste, chemistry demonstration, streaming video
Elephant toothpaste is a classic chemistry demonstration that will make anyone overflow with joy. When hydrogen peroxide decomposes, it gives off oxygen gas and water. Under ordinary circumstances, it breaks down…
February 27, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Horse Lovers' Blog Carnival
I had no idea that the Horse Lovers' Blog Carnival was still being published, but they just published their February issue of this blog carnival, so go over there to read what they've collected this past ... period of time.
February 27, 2008
tags: researchblogging.org, endocrine disruptors, environmental pollutants, DDT metabolites, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, birdsong, physiology, behavior
European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris.
Image: Gerd Rossen [larger view].
An elegant but disturbing paper was just published that documents…
February 27, 2008
tags: monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus,
as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size].
Read more…
February 27, 2008
tags: blog carnivals, Carnival of Cities
Okay, this is what you've all been waiting for, the Carnival of Cities, where you can read about people's experiences with either visiting or living in various cities around the world. So without further ado, I will let you tuck in!
North America
Gudrun and…
February 27, 2008
tags: karate chop, slow motion, streaming video
This is a really interesting video showing a cement block being karate chopped in half, bare-handed. After the karate chop is captured in real time, the film is then played for you again, from several angles, in slow motion. If you've ever broken your…
February 26, 2008
tags: monarch butterfly caterpillar, Danaus plexippus, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife
Caterpillar of monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus,
as portrayed in tiles on the stairway of the NYC subway stop (A-B-C)
at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. […
February 26, 2008
Just a quick update. I am still dealing with the plumbing issues in my bathroom (still no water) and worse, the combination of mud and mold and mouse turds and cockroach dust have made my allergies and asthma flare up to the point where they are nearly impossible to deal with right now, even though…
February 26, 2008
tags: raccoon, Procyon lotor, mammals, raccoon pr0n, Image of the Day
Raccoons, Procyon lotor,
mating on a tree limb in Central Park, NYC -- in front of the children!
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [larger size].
The photographer writes:
I hope its not too late to ask the kids to leave…
February 26, 2008
tags: achievement whore, humor, satire, social commentary, streaming video
This amusing little video shows you just what a life of an achievement whore is really like -- it's not all goodness and light, either. Yes, it's safe for work, too. [2:37]
February 25, 2008
tags: NYC, glass and sky, Lincoln Center skyscrapers, photography, NYC through my eye
Glass and Sky #3.
(Lincoln Center skyscrapers).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
Yesterday, it was quite cold and breezy in NYC, but the conditions were superb for photographing the city, especially in…
February 25, 2008
tags: NYC, glass and sky, Lincoln Center skyscrapers, photography, NYC through my eye
Glass and Sky #2.
(Lincoln Center skyscrapers. This particular building is a residence -- either an apartment or condominium).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
Yesterday, it was quite cold and breezy…
February 25, 2008
tags: NYC, glass and sky, Lincoln Center skyscrapers, photography, NYC through my eye
Glass and Sky #1.
(Lincoln Center skyscrapers).
Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [larger view].
Yesterday, it was quite cold and breezy in NYC, but the conditions were superb for photographing the city, especially in…