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More Quantitative Easing

a: More quantitative easing ~
b: pushing on a string

What: More quantitative easing is like "pushing on a string." is like "pushing on a string." .....This is a hard-nose discussion of The Federal money flow.

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Writer: Chris Mozilo, CMB
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Date: Nov 2 2010 4:30 AM


a nuclear power plant chakra

a: a nuclear power plant ~
b: The Solar Plexus Chakra

What: "The Solar Plexus Chakra is like a nuclear power plant: when properly managed and used carefully (modestly, without making excessive demands), it serves as a long-lasting source of plentiful energy."

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Writer: Peter ten Hoopen
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Date: Sep 4 2011 11:25 AM


The Wrapping On The Wire

a: Schwann cells ~
b: insulation

What: "Schwann cells are like insulation and help the message move down the neuron. Maybe do a little review on neuron function, action potentials and the role of the Schwann and neuroglial cells."

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Writer: Larry Frolich
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Date: May 14 2013 3:37 PM



a: protein folding ~
b: a ball rolling down a funnel

What:

" The process of protein folding is like rolling a ball from the top of the
funnel to the bottom. The funnel-shaped free energy landscape predict that
the protein folding is a parallel event rather than a sequential event."

Eventually it finds its lowest energy state at the bottom of the funnel, but the process is not a direct path.


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Writer: Taisong Zou
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Date: Sep 4 2014 8:15 PM



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