Rentasmo's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Rentasmo2001-01-23T11:32:35ZGas, grass or ass, nobody rides for free (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo/writeups/Gas%252C+grass+or+ass%252C+nobody+rides+for+freeRentasmohttp://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo2001-01-23T11:32:35Z2001-01-23T11:32:35Z<p><a href="/title/Once+upon+a+time">Once upon a time</a> there was a <a href="/title/space">space</a> <a href="/title/hippie">hippie</a> who lived in an <a href="/title/intergalactic">intergalactic</a> <a href="/title/VW+bug">VW bug</a>. It was a small <a href="/title/ship">ship</a> but he had plenty of room to take his half-<a href="/title/wolf">wolf</a> <a href="/title/dog">dog</a> <a href="/title/Zion">Zion</a> along and give a ride to the occasional <a href="/title/hitchhiker">hitchhiker</a> thumbing his way across the <a href="/title/galaxy">galaxy</a>. One day Ganz (as he called himself) was driving as he normally did across the <a href="/title/Orion">Orion</a> arm of the galaxy when he came upon an individual on the side of the road. Being the <a href="/title/brotherly">brotherly</a> type, Ganz pulled over to give the young <a href="/title/lady">lady</a> a ride. She was a slim girl with <a href="/title/nappy">nappy</a>-assed <a href="/title/dreads">dreads</a> that just drove Ganz crazy. She smelled slightly of <a href="/title/body+odor">body odor</a> and <a href="/title/patchouli">patchouli</a> and it was all Ganz could do to keep from <a href="/title/drool">drool</a>ing. Zion took to her immediately and proceeded to do just what Ganz was fighting not to do. Zion had very active <a href="/title/saliva+glands">saliva glands</a>. The young lady didn't mind however, and even managed to keep the <a href="/title/stupid">stupid</a> <a href="/title/mutt">mutt</a> in hand as they pulled away from the side of the <a href="/title/stellar">stellar</a> <a href="/title/byway">byway</a>.</p>
<p>"Gas, Ass, or Grass" Ganz <a href="/title/quip">quip</a>ped, only half<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…DayQuil (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo/writeups/DayQuilRentasmohttp://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo2001-01-23T05:58:25Z2001-01-23T05:58:25Z"The <a href="/title/daytime">daytime</a>, non-<a href="/title/drowsy">drowsy</a>, <a href="/title/congested">congested</a> <a href="/title/stuffy">stuffy</a> head, <a href="/title/sore+throat">sore throat</a>, <a href="/title/cough">cough</a>ing, aching, <a href="/title/fever">fever</a> so <a href="/title/you+can+get+through+the+day">you can get through the day</a> medicine."
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That's what <a href="/title/Vicks">Vicks</a>, the maker of DayQuil, says.
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I say:
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<center><b>DayQuil!</b> <br>
Orangy colored <a href="/title/liquid+joy">liquid joy</a>! <br>
You stop the <a href="/title/hacking">hacking</a>! <br>
Painful wracking<br>
Of the <a href="/title/lung">lung</a>s! <br>
<b><a href="/title/NO%2521">NO!</a>!! </b><br>
I do not get <a href="/title/sleep">sleep</a>y! <br>
So the children on me do not <a href="/title/chew">chew</a>! <br>
New Larger Size! <br>
So I'm not <a href="/title/bereft">bereft</a><br>
Of the <a href="/title/liquid">liquid</a> that <a href="/title/sustain">sustain</a>s! <br>
I pour this <a href="/title/libation">libation</a><br>
<a href="/title/Nectar+of+the+gods">Nectar of the gods</a><br>
<a href="/title/Foodstuff">Foodstuff</a> of greatness<br>
Oh lighter <a href="/title/sister">sister</a> of <a href="/title/NyQuil">NyQuil</a><br>
Lacking the <a href="/title/sinister">sinister</a> green glow<br>
<a href="/title/Thank+you">Thank you</a>! <br></center>
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<a href="/title/Technical">Technical</a> <a href="/title/stuff">stuff</a>:
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<a href="/title/Active+Ingredients">Active Ingredients</a>: <br>
<a href="/title/Pseudoephedrine+Hydrochloride">Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride</a><br>
<a href="/title/Acetaminophen">Acetaminophen</a><br>
<a href="/title/Dextromethorphan+Hydrobromide">Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide</a><br>
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<a href="/title/Inactive+Ingredients">Inactive Ingredients</a>: <br>
<a href="/title/Citric+Acid">Citric Acid</a>, <a href="/title/Flavor">Flavor</a> (What is it? I do not know! <a href="/title/Top+secret">Top secret</a> mystery…Bioremediation (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo/writeups/BioremediationRentasmohttp://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo2001-01-16T09:31:17Z2001-01-16T09:31:17Z<p>The use of living <a href="/title/organism">organism</a>s to <a href="/title/degrade">degrade</a> or <a href="/title/transform">transform</a> <a href="/title/hazardous+waste">hazardous waste</a>s. <a href="/title/Scientist">Scientist</a>s are currently working on <a href="/title/engineering">engineering</a> <a href="/title/bacteria">bacteria</a> capable of breaking down <a href="/title/nuclear+waste">nuclear waste</a>s (see <a href="/title/Deinococcus+radiodurans">Deinococcus radiodurans</a> ) and have also encountered some success engineering bacteria with the ability to break down <a href="/title/crude+oil">crude oil</a> into less <a href="/title/harmful">harmful</a> substances.</p>Deinococcus radiodurans (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo/writeups/Deinococcus+radioduransRentasmohttp://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo2001-01-16T09:29:05Z2001-01-16T09:29:05ZCapable of <a href="/title/withstand">withstand</a>ing doses of <a href="/title/radiation">radiation</a> <a href="/title/ten+thousand">ten thousand</a> times the strength of that which would <a href="/title/kill">kill</a> a <a href="/title/human">human</a>, <a href="/title/Deinococcus">Deinococcus</a> <a href="/title/radiodurans">radiodurans</a> is listed in the <a href="/title/Guinness+Book+of+World+Records">Guinness Book of World Records</a> as the world's toughest bacterium. First isolated in the 1950's in cans of meat which had <a href="/title/spoil">spoil</a>ed despite being <a href="/title/irradiate">irradiate</a>d, D. radiodurans has been found living everywhere from <a href="/title/Antarctica">Antarctica</a> to the inside of <a href="/title/nuclear+reactor">nuclear reactor</a>s. This bacterium has lent <a href="/title/fire">fire</a> to the <a href="/title/theory">theory</a> that <a href="/title/life">life</a> first came to the <a href="/title/Earth">Earth</a> aboard <a href="/title/meteor">meteor</a>s, as only a bacterium that can withstand <a href="/title/interstellar">interstellar</a> radiation could survive such a trip. D. radiodurans has also given <a href="/title/hope">hope</a> to scientists interested in creating bacteria capable of degrading nuclear waste, part of the process of <a href="/title/bioremediation">bioremediation</a>.
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Partial credit to:<br>
Kids Discover, vol. 10 issue 10<br>
Science News Online, www.sciencenews.org
Signing Exact English (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo/writeups/Signing+Exact+EnglishRentasmohttp://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo2001-01-14T07:46:43Z2001-01-14T07:46:43Z<p>Signing Exact English (a.k.a. SEE1 or SEE sign) is a <a href="/title/sign+language">sign language</a> that follows the structure of the <a href="/title/English">English</a> language exactly as opposed to <a href="/title/American+Sign+Language">American Sign Language</a> which has its own unique <a href="/title/syntax">syntax</a>. SEE sign was developed in response to the problems that many <a href="/title/deaf">deaf</a> people had learning and reading English: important skills for interacting with <a href="/title/mainstream">mainstream</a> <a href="/title/society">society</a>. Another reason for the development of SEE sign was that hearing parents of deaf children had many difficulties teaching <a href="/title/communication+skills">communication skills</a> to their children. Learning an entirely new language <a href="/title/fluent">fluent</a>ly prior to a child reaching the optimal <a href="/title/language+acquisition">language acquisition</a> ages is generally not an easy task. Although SEE sign utilizes approximately 75% of the same <a href="/title/vocabulary">vocabulary</a> as American Sign Language, it is also composed of signs that are <a href="/title/unique">unique</a> to it. In addition to utilization by the deaf community, developmentally disabled individuals who lack or have <a href="/title/inhibited">inhibited</a> speech capabilities also use Signing Exact English.</p>Signed English (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo/writeups/Signed+EnglishRentasmohttp://m.everything2.com/user/Rentasmo2001-01-14T07:07:30Z2001-01-14T07:07:30Z<p>Prior to the development of <a href="/title/gestural">gestural</a> <a href="/title/language">language</a>s which followed the structure of <a href="/title/English">English</a>, many members of the <a href="/title/deaf">deaf</a> community had difficulty <a href="/title/learn">learn</a>ing, <a href="/title/understand">understand</a>ing, and <a href="/title/read">read</a>ing English. In addition, many hearing parents of deaf children had problems teaching <a href="/title/communication+skills">communication skills</a> to their children as both the parent and the child were new to the language and <a href="/title/syntax">syntax</a> of <a href="/title/American+Sign+Language">American Sign Language</a>. In 1969 a group composed of friends, family, teachers, and members of the <a href="/title/deaf+community">deaf community</a> met in southern <a href="/title/California">California</a> to compose a <a href="/title/method">method</a> to <a href="/title/represent">represent</a> English in a <a href="/title/gestural+language">gestural language</a>. From this meeting arose three published languages: <a href="/title/Seeing+Essential+English">Seeing Essential English</a> (SEE1), <a href="/title/Linguistics+of+Visual+English">Linguistics of Visual English</a> (LOVE), and <a href="/title/Signing+Exact+English">Signing Exact English</a> (SEE2). Many of the signs for these languages were borrowed from ASL, however a good proportion of vocabulary is <a href="/title/unique">unique</a> to each of these languages. Signing Exact English is probably the most common Signed English language today.</p>