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| Beautiful Love Story
Once upon a time there was a Prince who, through no fault of his own was cast under a spell by an evil witch. The curse was that the Prince could speak only one word each year. However, he could save up the words so that if he did not speak for a whole year, then the following year he was allowed to speak two words. (This was before the time of letter writing or sign language.) One day he met a beautiful princess (ruby lips, golden hair, sapphire eyes,) and fell madly in love. With the greatest difficulty he decided to refrain from speaking for two whole years so that he could look at her and say "my darling". but at the end of the two years he wished to tell her that he loved her. Because of this, he waited three more years without speaking (bringing the total number of silent years to 5). But at the end of these five years, he realized that he had to ask her to marry him. So he waited ANOTHER four years without speaking. Finally, as the ninth year of silence ended, his joy knew no bounds. Leading the lovely princess to the most secluded and romantic place in that beautiful royal garden the prince heaped a hundred red roses on her lap, knelt before her, and taking her hand in his, said huskily, "My darling, I love you! Will you marry me?" And the princess tucked a strand of golden hair behind a dainty ear, opened her sapphire eyes in wonder, and parting her ruby lips, said: .. ... ... ... scroll down ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ Well, guess what she said ......... .. ... ... ... ... ... ....... come on, guess what could she have ... ... ... ... ... ... said.............. .. ... ... ... ... ... ........... well, she said.............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ........ "Pardon"?
| 7 | 8 | When: 9/16 10:17a
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| chat ;)
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| 10 | 45 | When: 4/07 7:23p
In: Interested in dating..
By: Jenny Grabber |
| calling
I will be there Always waiting Waiting for you To let me inside Where your fire burns In a city of angels Just like a river rushing straight into the sea I'm the one thing meant for you and you for me [CHORUS:] Whatever you want Whatever you need Whatever it takes, I'll do anything And as you sleep Eyes to the window I'm watching you dream Well are you dreaming of me? So why can't you see You're all that matters You know if this earth should crack I'll be your solid ground I will be there to catch you when you fall down [CHORUS] If I have to crawl Get down on my knees Whatever it takes, I'll go anything I'd take the stars right out of the sky for you I'd end the world give you the sun, the moon For all of time, forever loving you Whatever you need Whatever it takes, I'll do anything If I have to crawl Get down on my knees Whatever it takes, I'll do anything
| 2 | 1 | When: 8/22 6:54a
In: i need an angel who..
By: Tosin Oshin |
| the calling
so lately been wondering who will be there to take my place when im gone you'll need love to light the shadows on your face if a greater wave shall fall yeah fall upon us all yeah between the sand and stone could you make it on your own chorus if i could then i would ill go wherever you will go way up high or down low ill go wherever you will go then maybe i'll find out the way to make it back someday to watch you to guide you through ther darkest of your day if a greater wave shall fall yeah and fall upon us all then i hope there's someone out who can bring me back to you chorus if i could then i would i'll go wherever you will go way up high or down low i'll go wherever you will go run away with my heart run away with my hope run away with my love i know now just quite how my life and love might still go on in your heart in your mind i'll stay with you for all of time chorus if i could then i would i'll go wherever you will go way up high or down low i'll go wherever you will go if i could turn back time i'll go wherever you will go if i could make you mine i'll go wherever you will go i'll go wherever you will go
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| to lovely person
My love, there's only you in my life The only thing that's right My first love You're every breath that I take You're every step I make And I, I want to share all my love with you No one else will do And your eyes They tell me how much you care Oh, yes You will always My endless love Two hearts, two hearts that beat as one Our lives have just begun Forever, I'll hold you close in my arms I can't resist your charms And love I'll be a fool for you I'm sure you know I don't mind 'Cause you, you mean the world to me. Oh, I know I found in you, My endless love Oh, And love I'll be that fool for you I'm sure you know I don't mind And yes, you'll be the only one 'Cause no one can deny This love I have inside And I'll give it all to you. My love My endless love
| 3 | 10 | When: 9/10 9:18a
In: love
By: BYE friends! :) |
| A Gene for Romance? So It Seems
On July 19, 2005, Nicholas Wade, of the New York Times reported that the fruitless gene found in Drosophila is responsible for the courtship abilities of the male of the species. Although the information found in this article is accurate, the title sensationalizes the information found in the article. Based on the title one would assume the article is about humans due to the word romance or even about voles, as the title suggest asking a vole. The article mentions voles in about four sentences and instead focuses on the courtship behavior of Drosophila. The main difference between the scientific paper and this article is scientific detail. The author does a nice job of summarizing the conclusions of the scientific papers, but provides very little information on the methods used to collect data. He mentions that flies were genetically engineered to posses’ different gender specific traits and behaviors, but offers very little detail of how this happens or why this is of interest. There are also some places in the article where I feel the science is too heavy and would be difficult to understand without some prior knowledge of how proteins are produced. For instance “the gene is arranged in a series of blocks. Different combinations of blocks are chosen to make different protein products (Wade, 2005).” The article then goes on to say that different promoters are responsible for the order of the “blocks”. Although a very nice simplified version of what is actually taking place is given, the author assumes the ability of the reader to piece together too much information at once. Overall, the article is well written and provides enough scientific background to help the reader understand the general concepts of the discovery. The title is misleading, but catchy. Scientific Journal Articles There were three articles written on the fruitless gene in Drosophila published in the June 3, 2005, edition of Cell magazine. One review article, Sex and the Single Splice, covering the findings of the other two articles, fruitless Splicing Specifies Male Courtship Behavior in Drosophila and Neural Circuitry that Governs Drosohphila Male Courtship Behavior, which both talk about the fruitless gene. Review Article The review article by Catherine Dulac is written for an audience with a better background in science than the article written in the New York Times. Sex and the Single Splice does a nice job on combining and summarizing the two articles in a manner which is easy to read and comprehend for an individual with some background knowledge. The article focuses more on the methods used in the two main articles. This article also has a title that is meant to be catchy, but does provide a more scientific approach to the topic than the NY Times article. Journal Articles fruitless Splicing Specifies Male Courtship Behavior in Drosophila Demir and Dickson (2005) show that the courtship behavior in male Drosophila is due to the alternative splicing of the fru gene. The title of this paper unlike the titles of the other two article is an accurate portrayal of the scientific findings, not a sensationalized heading to attract readers. This paper is written for a reader with a good background in molecular biology, genetics or genomics. Demir and Dickson (2005) begin by stating that behavioral genes are very difficult to find and characterize, but mention that they believe they have found a gene that is both sufficient and necessary to create the courtship behavior in male Drosophila. They refer to this gene as a "switch" gene. A behavioral switch gene is one that can "create the potential for a complex innate behavior (Demir and Dickson, 2005)." They prove this by creating a a set of mutants, that include males that cannot splice fru properly, Females that splice fru as if they were male, and males and females missing tra, a gene needed to direct the splicing of fru. The authors found that when the female had the male version of fru, it courted other females, and when the males did not have the wild-type male fru, they did not court females. The same was true for the absence and presence of tra in both the females and males. The article also talks more in depth about the possibility of this gene regulating neural circuits, which is what the second paper discusses. Neural Circuitry that governs Drosophila Male Courtship Behavior Stockinger et. al (2005), show that the male splicing of the fruitless gene is capable of directing the male courtship behavior. The splicing alone can give the individual everything neurologic they would need to perform courtship behavior. This paper also requires a much greater understanding and knowledge to comprehend then methods used to determine the neural fru transcription patterns. This paper shows that the fru gene products are found in neuronal clusters in the brain and they even interact in the neurons as a circuit. This circuit accounts for the males ability to smell sex pheromones released from members of the opposite sex. These findings are significant and further support the findings of the first paper suggesting that the fru gene is both sufficient and necessary to provide the male the innate ability to perform courtship of the female. Interestingly, the NY Times article only mentions one line about this entire article as the article mentions that the fru protein is found in 21 clusters of neurons. Discussion The New York Times article on the A Gene for Romance? So It Seems, was well written and very informative. The title was misleading in it's use of the word romance, as the article was not about humans. The information in this article was lacking scientific detail and when details waere introduced they were often hard to follow and could have been very confusing to individuals without a scientific background. The article does a good job of cutting out some of the non-essential scientific information simplifying it for the average reader. Overall the NY Times article does a good job conveying difficult and complex information to the average reader in a format they will understand. The Review article has more scientific detail than the NY Times article and also does a better job of discussing both Journal Articles. The title Sex and the Single Splice is meant to be catchy yet informative. (It obviously worked because I read it!) This is a good arcticle for those who do not posses the time or ambition to tackle the more robust journal articles. It provides more detailed methods and provides a more in depth discussion of the findings, rather than just the "splashy" findings. The journal articles provide very detailed and often difficult to understand methods as well as more complete results of the studies. The language in which these articles are written is not for the average reader, rather for someone with advanced knowledge in the scientific area. The methods and results are covered in much more detail and are often accompanied by many figures making the results easier to understand. These articles often thought provoking and provide starting points for future research. When comparing the different ways to read about scientific information, one has to first ask themselves what type of information they are looking to find. If you are looking for an overview, that often lacks significant scientific detail then choose the Popular press versions. If you are looking for scientific detail with a more thorough discussion comparing and critiquing papers, then a review paper is the correct choice. If you are a scientist at heart then the only real option is the scientific journal articles. They posses all the information needed for comprehension, but also allow you to be critical of the findings. A Gene related to fru Dsx is a protein that regulates male and female morphological development. Dsx was once thought to be related to fru, but the findings in this paper suggest that fru directs the behavior of males and females based on its splicing, while dsx only regulates morphological development
| 1 | 1 | When: 5/29 7:26p
In: make love
By: tony micro |
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