Beck calls the glasses his “Pirate Glasses”.   I don’t know what is up with the glove though?  He insisted on wearing this for 2 days.

Beck had his first friend over for a play date.

This Is the Future of the Fight Against Cancer

Look close. You may be staring at the end of cancer. Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it. The first trial on humans have been a success, with no side-effects:

It sneaks in, evades the immune system, delivers the siRNA, and the disassembled components exit out.

Those are the words of Mark Davis, head of the research team that created the nanobot anti-cancer army at the California Institute of Technology. According to a study to be published in Nature, Davis’ team has discovered a clean, safe way to deliver RNAi sequences to cancerous cells. RNAi (Ribonucleic acid interference) is a technique that attacks specific genes in malign cells, disabling functions inside and killing them.

The 70-nanometer attack bots—made with two polymers and a protein that attaches to the cancerous cell’s surface—carry a piece of RNA called small-interfering RNA (siRNA), which deactivates the production of a protein, starving the malign cell to death. Once it has delivered its lethal blow, the nanoparticle breaks down into tiny pieces that get eliminated by the body in the urine.

The most amazing thing is that you can send as many of these soldiers as you want, and they will keep attaching to the bad guys, killing them left, right, and center, and stopping tumors. According to Davis, “the more [they] put in, the more ends up where they are supposed to be, in tumour cells.” While they will have to finish the trials to make sure that there are no side-effects whatsoever, the team is very happy with the successful results and it’s excited about what’s coming:

What’s so exciting is that virtually any gene can be targeted now. Every protein now is druggable. My hope is to make tumours melt away while maintaining a high quality of life for the patients. We’re moving another step closer to being able to do that now.

Hopefully, they will be right. [Caltech via Nature]

Well….it has been almost 5 years of diapers filled with baby pudding and toddler stink nuggets.  But Lorraine and I are just about through with diapers.  We have been changing diapers since April of 2005.

Now our 2nd born – Beck is proudly working towards full-time underwear.  Beck is wearing Pull-Ups for the first time tonight.  He was soo happy!   Here are a few pics of Beck showing off his new Pull Ups.    .  . . . .   Americas Next Top Model ?      Theses pics are pretty funny . . . I have to admit, my first thought from these pics was – - – - Americas Next Top (gay) Model.

The kids had the day off from day care today, so Lorraine took them up to the Science Museum in Burlington.

Here is a tasty recipe,  the only problem with it, is. . . .  its not enough.  I would suggest doubling or tripling, because it is sooooo good.  The smokiness and texture of the salmon combined with the dill and cream cheese is simply magnificent.  The smoked salmon is easy available at most grocery stores in the Seafood section and is usually pre-packaged.  —  I would never order fish or salmon at a restaurant, simply because I’m a steak kind of guy…. but this is definitely worth a try even if your not a big fan of fish!!!  Try it !

Ingredients

For The Filling

• 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup(s) finely chopped shallot
• 1/2 cup(s) finely chopped smoked salmon (about 1/4 pound)
• 1/4 cup(s) cream cheese at room temperature
• 2 tablespoon(s) minced fresh dill
• 3 tablespoon(s) minced fresh chives
• 2 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 24 won ton wrappers (available at asian markets and many supermarkets) thawed if frozen
• Melted butter, sour cream and minced fresh dill, as accompaniments

Directions

• In a small skillet melt the butter over moderate heat and cook the shallots, stirring, until soft.
• Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
• Stir in the salmon, cream cheese, dill, chives, lemon juice, salt and pepper, mixing well to combine and chill, covered, for 1 hour.
• Prepare the won ton ravioli with a small scoop of the salmon mixture and wet edges with water and seal. Boil for 2-4 minutes or until the ravioli rise to the surface.
• Serve the warm ravioli drizzled with the melted butter and topped with sour cream and minced fresh dill.

My cousin, Wendy Tullier Baiamonte is going to be competing for a $10,000 prize on TLC’s The Ultimate Cake Off.   She also recently opened up her own Cake Shop  in Hammond, Louisiana.  www.sweetideasbywendy.com

TLC – The Ultimate Cake Off  ”Vintage Hollywood Wedding”   9:00pm Eastern  Monday March 8th, 2010

It’s lights, camera, action! Three master cake decorators turn in the performance of a lifetime as they battle to create the winning cake for a vintage Hollywood themed wedding, and take home the $10,000 dollar prize.