Today was an especially long Monday; it was one of those days where nothing went as planned, and little was achieved. Since I started this job almost 3 weeks ago, things have progressed very smoothly...until today.
It's always fun when using a piece of equipment for the first time with no prior knowledge or understanding of how the device works. Its even more enthralling when using this machine for a slightly different application than it was designed for.
Nonetheless, after an hour or so of tinkering, the vacuum was sufficient enough to hold the glass slides in place and I was ready to attempt spincoating for the first time. Without getting into the details of what I am actually working on, the spincoater's fuse kept acting up, and then I was further stalled when gas ran out. An extremely frustrating morning, however I am determined to get it working tomorrow, though I am unsure it will actually achieve the desired product.
Otherwise, it was a beautiful day. sun was shining, and i received a shiny new digital magnetic stir plate which should help to standardize things somewhat.
As for tonight, I just sent the neighbor out to fetch chipotle, and will probably end up at the Crown Room as usual for a Monday night.
Disorda with the first Suspect Packages show of 2010 featuring new releases & exclusive promo action from the UK's Hip Hop scene, plus a step back into some old skool stylin's...
Playlist:
01> Sweatbox Sounds - Suspect Packages Radio Show Intro
02> Prose – Personal Efeks / Boom Bap Professionals
03> Darkstorm feat.Trellington & Shiftee Moova – Crow Manor / Bad Taste Records promo
04> Remus – Real Life / Doin' It Large
05> Iron Braydz – Golden Legacy / promo
06> Lewis Parker – The Big Gamble / The World Of Dusty Vinyl
07> Mowgli – Tax / Dodeca Records
08> Diversion Tactics – No Collaborations / Boot Records
09> Wizard – Sakura / promo
10> Remus ft.Chester P – It’s Not A Game / Doin' It Large
11> Reggimental feat.Cipher J.E.W.E.L.S. – Family Life / Rusty Jukebox promo
12> Verbal Contact feat.Mr Ris – Likad 2nite / 30 Tonne Slug Records
13> Darkstorm feat.Skamma & TK-One – Let ‘Em Know / Bad Taste Records promo
14> Contact Play – Serious Man Business / School Bully Records
15> London Zoo feat.Dubbledge – Keep On Eating / promo
16> Phoenix Da Icefire feat.M9 – Spiritual Scolls / Higher Heights Records
17> Diversion Tactics – Return Of The Ladies Man / Boot Records
18> Obba Supa – Day In The Life / Project Mooncircle Records
19> Hock Tu Down – Shock Horror / Blah Records promo
20> Unfriendly Neighbours – Power Of The Klan / Banana Klan promo
21> DJ Roa$t feat.Cyrus Malachi – Trading Darts / promo
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22> S.W.S – Emperical Expansions – The Source / Cue Records (1990)
23> Sirus – Allow Me To Flow / Go Boy Records (?)
24> Body Snatchers – Genocide / Unreleased promo (1995)
25> MC Flex – Make Ya Move / Positive Beat Records (1987)
26> Ruthless Rap Assassins – We Don’t Care / Murdertone Records (1987)
27> Silent Eclipse – One In A Ya Body / 4th & Broadway (1995)
28> B.R.O.T.H.E.R. – GhettoGedden (Armshouse Mix) – Tribal Bass Records (1992)
29> Top Cat – Request The Style (Hip Hop Mix) / Fashion Records (1993)
30> Ragga Twins – Juggling / Shut Up And Dance (1991)
31> Dominant Force – Taking Over Ragga Hip Hop / Gangster Records (1991)
32> Mowgli ft.Sound Scientists – Jazzpants / Dodeca Records
33> The I.R.S. – Cold City / promo
34> Prose – The Crew / Boom Bap Professionals
35> Remus – La La La / Doin' It Large
36> Remus feat.Farma G - Brap Brap / Doin' It Large
37> Endemic & Cappo – Intro / No Cure Records
38> Darkstorm ft.K-Verse – Case 139 / Bad Taste Records promo
39> Hock Tu Down feat.Tame One – Hits From The Wrong / Blah Records promo
40> Lewis Parker feat.Tah Born – Snakes & Ladders / The World Of Dusty Vinyl
Elvee's End Of Winter Mix with tunes from Elvee & Seven, Skream, Caspa, Cotti, Breakage, Headhunter, Hyetal and more..
Untold played this Friday at Fabric's “Elevator Music” launch. Earlier, Untold provided this mix as a preview and it featured on Sinden’s recent Kiss 100 show.
Untold's Elevator mix from Sinden's KissFM show
Tracklist:
[Source: TGen] - Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University and published Jan. 6 in the scientific journal PLoS ONE.
And these bacterial changes may also be associated with earlier observations that women whose male partners are circumcised are less likely to develop bacterial vaginosis, an imbalance between good and harmful bacteria.
The study - The Effects of Circumcision on the Penis Microbiome - could lead to new non-surgical HIV preventative strategies for the estimated 70 percent of men worldwide (more than 2 billion) who, because of religious or cultural beliefs, or logistic or financial barriers, are not likely to become circumcised.
For more information: Circumcision associated with significant changes in bacteria
The Effects of Circumcision on the Penis Microbiome
2010 The Effects of Circumcision on the Penis Microbiome. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8422. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008422
Always on the frontline of Grime, Elijah & Skilliam of Butterz have uploaded a couple of their older mixes for your auditory system.
First up is a set from their Butterz show with guests DJ Spyro and DJ JJ. They had a show in Amsterdam the next morning.
Мишка Presents Keep Watch Vol. XV: Crookers
Mishka's 15th installment of the Mishka “Keep Watch” mixtape series has been delegated to Crookers:
“In this mix expect the unexpected going deep into some glitchy and dubby vibes. The mix starts out with sounds from Hudson Mohawke, Joker and Untold and finishes off with some war riddims courtesy of Kingdom and Alter Ego.”
DOWNLOAD Мишка Keep Watch Vol. XV
London producer/dj Bok Bok enters 2010 with a mix filled with the hottest dubs and some really big exclusive tracks.
Tracklist
01 – MR MAGEEKA – Diffrent Lekstrix [Numbers]
02 – APHRODISIAX – Unfinished Business
03 – EGYPTRIXX – The Only Way Up [Night Slugs]
04 – DVA – Natty [Hyperdub]
05 – BEEZY – Dejavoodoo (GEENEUS remix)
06 – MOSCA – Nike [Night Slugs]
07 – COOLY G – Digitally Higher
08 – GIRL UNIT – I.R.L [Night Slugs]
09 – BOK BOK – Citizens Dub ft Bubbz [Blunted Robots]
10 – BOK BOK – Hands Riddim (JAHDAN vocal)
11 – ENDGAMES – Ecstasy (JAM CITY Refix) [Night Slugs]
12 – BOK BOK – Ripe Banana VIP
13 – TERROR DANJAH – Sidechain [D.O.K Remix]
14 – MOSCA – Square One (BOK BOK Remix) [Night Slugs]
15 – UNTOLD – Bad Girls
16 – KINGDOM – Mind Reader [BOK BOK Dub] (Fool’s Gold)
17 – 2562 – Love In Outer Space
18 – BAD AUTOPSY – MAG (Rare Cymbals Version)
Jan 2010 Mix by Bok Bok on Mixcloud
[Source: Az Nanotechnology] - In the current issue of Science, Stuart Lindsay, director of Arizona State University's Center for Single Molecule Biophysics at the Biodesign Institute, along with his colleagues, demonstrates the potential of one such method in which a single-stranded ribbon of DNA is threaded through a carbon nanotube, producing voltage spikes that provide information about the passage of DNA bases as they pass through the tube—a process known as translocation.Carbon nanotubes are versatile, cylindrical structures used in nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science. They are composed of carbon allotropes—varied arrangements of carbon atoms, exhibiting unique properties of strength and electrical conductivity.
Traditional methods for reading the genetic script, made up of four nucleotide bases, adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine (labeled A,T,C,&G), typically rely on shredding the DNA molecule into hundreds of thousands of pieces, reading these abbreviated sections and finally, reconstructing the full genetic sequence with the aid of massive computing power. A decade ago, the first human genome—a sequence of over 3 billion chemical base pairs—was successfully decoded, in a biological tour de force. The undertaking required around 11 years of painstaking effort at a cost of $1 billion dollars. In addition to the laboriousness of existing techniques, accuracy is compromised, with errors accumulating in proportion to the number of fragments to be read.
For more information: Faster Sequencing of DNA with Carbon Nanotube