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Folks: This was the song I was talking about at the GCE tonight:

Knock-sensing lock

http://grathio.com/2009/11/secret-knock-detecting-door-lock.html A homemade and really cool design- it's a lock that appears to be a normal deadbolt, but is really computer-controlled to unlock when it senses a pre-programmed secret knock.

Books! I got yer books right here!

I've culled some more books from my collection that I would be willing to swap with some of you fine folks. Prophet, Frank Peretti Blue Heaven, Joe Keenan Towing Jehovah, James Morrow Into the Out Of, Alan Dean Foster The Art of Arrow Cutting, Stephen Dedman Buyout, Alexander Irvine Dragon's Eye, Jason A. Hetley Daemon Eyes, Camille Bacon-Smith Armor, John Steakley A Kiss Before the Apocalypse, ...

Exercise, fat, etc

Phys Ed: Why Doesn’t Exercise Lead to Weight Loss? (NY Times) Most of us actually burn off a lot of the calories we eat, rather than storing them. This is particularly true for carbs, as we don't have a good system for storing carbs over and above approximately one day's use (which is stored as glycogen). Converting sugars to fat is cumbersome and most of the energy is lost in the process. (...

Tween science fantasy

I'm trying to remember a trilogy of books I read when I was 12-ish. I think they were written in the 1970s or '80s. The main character was a thief who got caught breaking into a house. I want to say that the house belonged to a man who was a sage or a wizard or something. Instead of turning him in, the man makes the boy his apprentice. I don't remember much else about the story other than that ...

... take a shower in the morning or the night before? the night before What's your academic niche? (History, math, science, etc.) english Who's your youngest teacher? i'm not in school Have you ever had the samples people ...? (31) Do you have any new kids at your school? (32) What's your grade in Physical Science? (33) Ever had a crush on your teacher? eh (34) Do you fear needles? not exactly (35) ...

Rest in Peace, Jesse

... band every year until this year, and English every other year.  I remember the first time I learned that Jesse had overcome leukemia when he was younger.  We were sitting across each other in sixth grade science, coloring, cutting, and pasting for some project.  He told me that he had defeated leukemia and then we talked about his "Make a Wish" wish.  From that point until later in 8th grade, it ...

Outlining

...got the plot and the reason and it's gone from what began an a fairly normal fantasy setting, the sort of medieval-type scenario with creatures of magic and the church hating them for it, to a science fiction story. I've kept the guy but I've got rid of the one girl and replaced with another. The 'backgroud' is very similar but the reasons for everything have changed. Interesting exercise and it ...

..., when is it due? "Uhhh... tomorrow..." "Tomorrow?" "Yeah..." "When did you get this assignment?" "I just got the paper today." "Let me see that."  The assignment paper was titled "Second Six Weeks Science Project." So she tells me she lost the original paper which was handed out who knows how long ago, and they just got her a new sheet the day before it was due.  So we loged on to the ...