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This mistery plant looks more like Dichondra spp rather than the native violet.
Try Dichondra micrantha (Kidney Weed).
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Despite the common pessimistic views on the use of microwave to sterilize TC media, vessels, etc, I have found this and a few more experiments that use microwaves effectively for all sorts of things, including tissue fixation, sterilization etc.
Microwave Sterilization of Plastic TC Vessels for Reuse
Mechanism of Microwave Sterilization in the Dry State
Also:
- Effect of Microwaves on Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis (Goldblith SA, Wang DI).
- Microwave oven irradiation as a method for bacterial decontamination in a clinical microbiology laboratory (Latimer JM, Matsen JM).
- Germ reduction by microwaves--microwave specific effects (Groning R, Janske U).
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No it won't. At least not reliably.that's what makes it so challenging
Microwave Sterilization of TC Media (E.M.A. Youssef, G.A. Amin):
Abstract:
Culture media microwaved for 15 min at 390 W or for 5, 10 or 15 min at 520 W gave 96%-100% sterilization rates and totally inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis, B. megatherium and B. coagulans. Explants of Populus alba grown on medium exposed to 260 W microwave for 5 min showed the highest frequency of survival and shoot proliferation, while those cultured on medium treated with 520 W for 10 min resulted in the tallest shootlets and greatest number of leaves per shootlet. Although the rooting response and number of roots formed per shoot explant were similar on microwave- or autoclave- treated media, the longest roots occurred on media microwaved for 15 min at 130 W or for 10 or 15 min at 390 W or 520 W.
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Nice collection, sobriquet. I live in Java, and I also collect some traditional indonesian knives, machetes etc. Here are some references I use:
Teddy Kardin Handmade Knives - Bandung
Besides kerambit there are several other blade weapons respected here, such as keris, clurit, kujang, rencong, klewang, mandau, badik etc. They come from various ethnics, and more than frequently these weapons are considered by the owners as having certain level of magical things.
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A microwave will do the job, too.
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Cheers man
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Ah, I see what you mean, like father like son.
That must be quite an experience, I was wondering if it happened to me.
I think I know my 4-year old daughter has some of my traits but it kinda hard to tell before she's grown up.
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Here's from www.askmen.com:
Woman Magnetism
Power is an aphrodisiac for women. Despite all of Clinton's faults, one thing is for sure, women adored him, and often emailed us wanting to get in touch with him (or touch him period). George W. Bush will be no different, his position and his command, will make those of the fairer sex that are closest to him undoubtedly feel a little weak in the knees in his presence. No doubt his wife Laura Bush will have something to say about that though.
And here's my artistic interpretation:
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ouch. double post, please delete this one mr Mod!
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Interesting game
So any 2-digit number when subtracted by their first and second digit will result in these numbers: 9, 18, 27..........81 (multiplication of 9). They all have the same symbol next to them.
How is he like you, planthelper..? I can't see any photo there.
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Steve's kids will come across all sorts of responses in their lives. Steve made sure of that by becoming a celebrity. Are you saying that dead people who have kids should never be discussed? I think a rational and open discussion is always appropriate. Not so comments like that from Ruby obviously, but I am sure the kids will get other comments like that too.I don't know how to say this properly in English, but it just doesn't seem right to dig up bad things about someone when he has passed away (regardless of whether he has kids or not), unless you are in a class to study history etc, or in a court to reveal justice. Perhaps I'm just one of the old-fashioned guys to believe in values like that.
I personally admire the sharp, analytical views that most of you have shown, but IMO rational and open discussion about Steve Irwin should be better done in a more appropriate context. For example in a topic of "definition of conservation" etc. At the moment, the topic is more like "to inform that someone has just died". I would say good things about him if I could, and may he rest in peace. I think all of us deserve it when we die.
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if Steve's daughter ever read this thread someday, I hope she read it when she had grown up to be wise enough to understand. Think about this way: Something bad written about him here could make her feel down, because she cannot ask his Dad anymore for an explanation.
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Since he has died, I prefer to mention only good things about him.
I don't know him very well but certainly he is more popular than John Howard in Indonesia.
when I watched the TV news and a piece of a movie showing Steve playing with his kids near the crocs, I kinda sat back on my chair and thought for awhile.
Being a dad of a young daughter myself, I kinda sad. It made me think that life is so fragile, unpredictable and full of irony. He seemed to be very well trained and prepared when it comes to crocodiles, but who would have thought it was a manta that killed him?
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Ok Torsten, point received. I remember someone said that in the past when kratom was legal, you had some difficulty when trying for the first time to offer the species to the local community.
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I love SBS's docos, they kept me in my room when I was in Melb. I wish Indonesian TVs would produce a lot more docos rather than repeatedly playing the same Hollywood movies or the local shallowy soap opera.
So what are some of the best shamanic/ethnobotany docos ever played in Australian TVs in your opinion?
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There should be a fair number involved, or even a few working at Botanical gardens here. I think Vana is still around on this forum.Good luck.
Well then glad to know there are some exceptions. Those ppl are welcome to contact me if they're interested
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I agree on one thing: that people from botanic gardens (speaking of here in Indonesia) are typically conservative, lacking initiative and passion. So they seem to be slow to explore new species (except for what are left from the Dutch), or seem to be ignorant of what is happening in the other parts of the world.
I was wondering, is there any member here working or involved in any botanical garden or research institutions? [edit] I wish I had a botanic garden someday.
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There are many botanic gardens who can grow illegal plants, not because they have special permits, but because they have a bona fide case that they do not grow the plants for drug purposes. In australia this probably does not apply.I can't see why not. The 1961 Convention states to limit the possession, use, import/export of drugs exclusively to medical and scientific purposes. So the door of possibility should be wide open for botanic gardens (as scientific institutions) to import or possess these plants under a license from the Government. Besides, botanic gardens are usually owned by government.
http://www.incb.org/incb/convention_1961.html
Article 4: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
The parties shall take such legislative and administrative measures as may be necessary:
A. To give effect to and carry out the provisions of this Convention within their own territories,
B. To co-operate with other States in the execution of the provisions of this Convention,
C. Subject to the provisions of this Convention, to limit exclusively to medical and scientific purposes the production, manufacture, export, import, distribution of, trade in, use and possession of drugs.
Article 30: TRADE AND DISTRIBUTION
1.
A.The Parties shall require that the trade in and distribution of drugs be under licence except where such trade or distribution is carried out by a State enterprise or State enterprises.
B. The Parties shall: (i) Control all persons and enterprises carrying on or engaged in the trade in or distribution of drugs, and (ii) Control under licence the establishments and premises in which such trade or distribution may take place. The requirement of licensing need not apply to preparations.
C. The provisions of subparagraphs A and B relating to licensing need not apply to persons duly authorized to perform and while performing therapeutic or scientific functions.
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Torsten I was referring MYSELF HERE IN THIS POST as to possible "interface" or "information provider", between 2 parties - only if both are equipped with legal exemption. Certainly you have stated accurately what I should write to avoid misunderstandings, thank you.
This is a subject to be discussed. Is it possible that most police units actually let their personnels hold a weapon without permission? Torsten I somewhat doubt your statement that MOST botanic gardens do not have such permit. If those gardens don't have any permission then why do they grow the plant and have it listed in their catalogue? For example the institutions I mentioned above, they have their garden (including this plant) open to public, so everyone can see what they grow, although they wouldn't let the visitors pick the seeds.
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Before I am considered offensive etc, I feel I have to explain here that I am not offering to supply the seeds, that is not my intention.
I'm aware that this is a public forum and we know the owner of this forum prefers to keep the posts on track. I just see that there might be an opportunity for Aust. botanical gardens - which has some legal exemption - that they might be able to import the seeds as a favor in terms of conservation.
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Bijanto,just wondering if you might have an idea what time these plants flower and seed as i have a friend living and working in Banten province at the moment.
E, the plant flowers and seeds all year long. He might not be able to find the plant there unless he has a good lobbying skill with the staff
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Fucking slow internet connection
I wish I were still in Melbourne, its gonna be a long time before I get the DVD.
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The locals also believe this red juice will make teeth strong. As I've noticed since my childhood, most of their old folks still have complete teeth despite their unappealing stain on their teeth, the result of years of chewing.
Is there any scientific evidence to back this up, could that be because of the betelnut's red tannin content which is astringent and is said to strengthen the gum (thus reducing the risk of dental caries)?
Betel nut use refers to a combination of:
-Seed of Betel nut (Areca catechu)
-Concentrated extract prepared from gambir (Uncaria gambir)*
-Lime.
-Water
These ingredients may be wrapped in a leaf of Betel vine (Piper betle), followed by sucking the combination in the side of the mouth.
What I don't like about this tradition, they spit the blood red saliva almost everywhere.
======================= Some Note on Uncaria gambir:
* From http://econtent.elibraryhub.com/SIP/conten...2005-01-03.html
Traditional gambier is prepared by boiling the young leaves, pressing them to extract juice, making the juice into a concentrated form and drying it. There are different ways of moulding the final produce, in a block, cube or cake form. Different ways of boiling parts of the gambier plant result in different products of a varying taste. For example, the Chinese boil twigs over a prolonged period of time and make the end product as dry as possible resulting in a different kind of gambier. In India, rose water is mixed with cutch to make it aromatic and to give a more pleasant taste to the betel-quid. The traditional way to consume gambier is to apply it as a paste on Piper betel leaves after mixing it with lime and water, wrapping the leaves with some betel nuts and chewing it. It has a mild narcotic effect and stains the mouth red. In Southeast Asia, gambier is sometimes chewed alone as a gum.
Uncaria gambir shrubs are slender woody vines or climbers. In cultivation, they can be seen growing as bushes. The plants grow to around eight feet high. The vine climbs in grapples and therefore the Malay call it kekait which comes from the term kait-kait, meaning to climb in "grapples". During the early stages of growth, the young plants need very wet conditions. They are therefore commonly found in the wettest parts of Malaysia and Indonesia, such as Western Malaysia and West Java. The leaves are oval or oblong in shape measuring 8 to 14 cm. in length with 4 to 5 pairs of nerves. The flower heads measure around 2.5 cm in length and are separated across by 3 to 4.5 cm. The flowers are slender with white coloured lobes and a red coloured corolla.
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Good luck there
According to K. Heyne's "De Nuttige Planten van Indonesie", the A.catechu seed germinates after 1.5 months, followed by appearance of small, unopened leaves about 4 months after the germination. The trunk will form in 2 years since planting from seed and the first fruits will set between 5-8 years, depending on soil condition.
How to Rename Multiple Photos
in Site & Forum Matters
Posted · Edited by -bijanto-
Let's say you have thousands of image files under names like for example "Imgp0001.jpg, Imgp0002.jpg, ..... Imgp1000.jpg" etc, and you wish to 'humanize' their names into - for example - "Melbourne1, Melbourne2, .....Melbourne1000" etc.
A digital photography expert named Derrick Story has an easier method to rename multiple files at once (applied to Windows XP, haven't tried in another operating system):
Alternatively you can install Picasa and use it to manage your digital photo collections. This is available free to download from Google.
Caution: Renaming files by using this method is ok if you want all files to have exactly the SAME name. But if you have many files with different names and you simply wish to add a character to them do not use this method.