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The Crackhead Ten commandments

Amen!




1) Thou shalt not covet thy fellow crackheads crumbs.
2) Thou Shalt not steal from thy carpet tweekers "findings" (Ramen noodles, popcorn,paint chips,etc.)
3) Thou Shalt not stress
4) Thou Shalt not tell a crack lie
5) Thou Shalt not pretend to be horny.
6) Thou Shalt not "test" thy carpet "findings" on thy neighbors pipe.
7) Thou Shalt not steal (or snitch) thy neighbors brillo.
8) Thou Shalt not be paranoid by crack illusions.
9) Thou Shalt not peek through any peepholes
10) And last but not least ... Stop hating and start appreciating and next time you see me. Start Compensating!

Mind blowin'!

Scientists film HIV spreading for first time



Researchers found that the virus is transferred from infected cells to healthy ones in a previously unknown way.

It is hoped that the discovery will help researchers create a vaccine to combat the virus, which has led to the deaths of more than 25 million people.

The study was made possible after experts created a molecular clone of infectious HIV and inserted a protein into its genetic code which glows green when exposed to blue light.

This allowed scientists to see the cells on digital video, and capture the way HIV-infected T-cells interact with uninfected ones.

They noted that when an infected cell came into contact with a healthy one, a bridge was created between them, called a virological synapse.

Researchers were then able to observe the fluorescent green viral particles moving towards the synapse and into the healthy cell.

The US study has broken new ground by revealing that it is the synapse through which the viral proteins are gathered and moved into uninfected cells.

The team, comprising scientists from UC Davis university in California, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, believe that this knowledge could help create new treatments for HIV and Aids.

Study author Dr Thomas Huser, chief scientist at the UC Davis Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, said: "Our findings may explain why attempts to develop an HIV vaccine have so far been unsuccessful.

"The more we know about this mode of transfer, the better chance we have of figuring out how to block it and the spread of HIV and Aids."

For decades it was believed that HIV was mostly spread around the body through freely circulating particles, which attach themselves to a cell, take over its replication machinery and make multiple copies of themselves.

In 2004, scientists discovered that cell-to-cell transfer of HIV also occurred via virological synapses, but it was not understood why the process was so effective in spreading the virus.

Due to this, previous efforts to create an HIV vaccine have focused on priming the immune system to recognise and attack proteins of free-circulating virus.

The new video footage indicates that HIV avoids recognition by being directly transferred between cells.

Dr Huser said: "We should be developing vaccines that help the immune system recognise proteins involved in virological synapse formation and antiviral drugs that target the factors required for synapse formation."

Co-author Benjamin Chen, assistant professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, added: "Direct T-cell-to-T-cell transfer through a virological synapse is a highly efficient avenue of HIV infection, and it could be the predominant mode of dissemination."

Further research intends to discover what happens to viral particles once they are transferred into a newly infected cell.

The study's finding are published in the journal Science.

From: Telegraph.co.uk

thanks to stellagun!

amish bliss

the perfect christmas surprise by billykirk

vino is good

is it wrong to drink by yourself? and i don't mean having a long island ice tea at 10am while watching the price is right.

you know, once and a while having a glass of wine after work..trying to forget the stress and ugliness of the world...

well my vote is no...its not wrong to unwind, its not wrong to have enjoy yourself and its definitely not wrong to get a post work buzz...

can i get an amen!??!?

i wanna be their love child...

i want

the earth is outta whack

where the hell is fall?

when can i start wearing a jacket, a scarf, and damn sweet mittens?

i know its southern california but GEE-ZUS!

couldn't have said it better myself...

"practically perfect people never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking"


-m. poppins

just dance

i knew eventually shoulder pads would make a comeback!

hold up!

so i've been m.i.a. for the past three weeks or so..not by choice. when you're working 12 to 15 hours a day, its kinda difficult to keep in touch and shoot the sh*t. its getting better day by day...at least thats what i tell myself.

so people please be patient. im going through a rough spot. anxiety, stress, ulcers...thats my life right now...

today i am thankful for...

i am thankful for the ice cream man that comes by my work everyday at 3pm....i hear his cheery tune and peek my little head over my cubicle towards the window...i then run (not walk) to see what yummy treats he has brought for the day.

thanks lovefots

another one for the collection

sbm seeking long walks on the beach

its been a while since someone has pushed my buttons....you know, that person who you hate because you CAN'T really hate them.....it would be nice....just wanted to put that out there.

every office needs this

Henry Jones, III

it was worth dealing with annoying high school kids, nerds dressed in indy gear and the five hour wait at the theater before the midnight premiere....i always swear to never do it again but there i was...and it was totally amaithing!!!

if youre in the mood for a fun summer movie..i recommend.

ugh... so true

I wanted to be with you alone
And talk about the weather
But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
Won't escape my attention
You keep your distance with a system of touch
And gentle persuasion
I'm lost in admiration could I need you this much
Oh, you're wasting my time
You're just wasting time

Something happens and I'm head over heels
I never find out till I'm head over heels
Something happens and I'm head over heels
Ah don't take my heart
Don't break my heart
Don't throw it away

I made a fire and watching burn
Thought of your future
With one foot in the past now just how long will it last
No no no have you no ambition
My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air
And dreaming I'm a doctor
It's hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand
Oh I feel so...

Something happens and I'm head over heels

And this my four leaf clover
I'm on the line, one open mind
This is my four leaf clover

tip of the day

when writing a simple NON EMERGENCY business email DONT FUCKN USE EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!! besides being rude...it totally undermines the fact you have a college degree...

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE.....geez-us!

celebrate your inner skank

everyone has said it: "if i were a stripper, i would strip to this song"...i have a few myself...and i dont mean some nasty coochie, love you long time, nasty-ass ghetto songs....its the type of song that is sexy, smooth and makes you move side to side....and ofcourse puts your panties in a twist...so here are a few of my favorites...ladies close the curtains, get in your granny panties and shake it!

"Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS


"Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode


"Closer" by Nine Inch Nails


"Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak

to all you pyt's

i just wanted to mention i had a great time this weekend....i had the lucky fortune to hang out and party twice...enjoyed electro beats friday and a mix of hiphop and house on saturday..

mixing circles of friends is always interesting.... and its really exciting when people hit it off and new friendships are created...

so to all my friends, thank you...

confession

ok i admit it...i have this strange obsession with bananas...everytime i see one i have to post it...maybe its a warhol thing....or some subconscious freudian thing...i dunno

here's one of my latest...... mr. hot chip with said fruit

tip of the day

the imitation of art is an appreciation of life.

pug love

here's a little something for two of my readers....they have never met (i think)...yet they both have great taste....hence their respective friendships with me..

enjoy L & V

masturbation pays

some said it would make your hands hairy, others said it would lead to blindness....but no one ever told me it could lead to $ 15 million!!!!!!

yes, this piece of art (would this considered contemporary or post-orgasmic modern?) was just auctioned off for that crazy amount of so-called weak dollars...

the artist? none other than Takashi Murakami... the guy behind Louis Vuitton's cartoonish designs....forget about cherries!!! i cant wait for chicks to be sporting the SPERMIFIED edition!!

tip of the day

be careful with what you do and say...it may come back to haunt you.

aa

clever & whitty advertising is always worth taking note.

when geniuses collide

sophie and my future suggadaddy at the the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala, the theme was super heroes....funny they have always been that to me

and yet i still love her

love the shoes, love the bag, love the ....UH-OH!!! this is looking a liitle too posion ivy meets mr. ed....but i'll stop its against our code to hate on SJP.

tip of the day

avoid GAS WARS....buy hybird

m.a.

there are times when films need not be quote/unquote good...dialogue and overacting is overrated...inspiration is sometimes all that is needed.

if only

discuss amongst yourselves...

procrastination

its just in my nature....why do it now if i can put it off for later....if there isn't a deadline or severe consequences i have no motivation to do it...is this a generational thing?? ive talked to a few people my age and they feel the same. yet there are always those OCD annoyingly anal kids who consider themselves "winners" and fuck it up for the rest of us.

thoughts?

don't hate

i wanna shake my booty to this this weekend...

tip of the day

be a local tourist...you dont have to go far to see beautiful and interesting things.

ladytron may 31st

"im thupper ecthiated" as my adored lovefots would say. yes yes, they are coming to america's so-called finest city on may 31st...and i've had tickets since march. i wanted to avoid another vampire weekend situation...in where you suppose there'd be tickets close to the date and then come and find out they're sold out and being scalped on craigslist for small fortunes.

so i will see you at the belly up!

update: it was awesome, and yes tickets did sell out!!

marc and sofia

'nuff said

oh my shia

a year ago i felt guilty, a little dirty and ashamed....now not so much. have you seen him lately? mmm-mmm-mmm

the start

soo i was amazed to discover one of my best friends has a blog...and a really good one at that. i was offended...so many great ideas, photos, inspirations posted by her and i was none the wiser. well now she has inspired me to start one of my own.





so here goes...