Tumblr (3.0; @ammph)http://ammph.tumblr.com/“Normal bacteria living on the skin trigger a pathway that helps prevent inflammation when we get hurt, the US team discovered.<br/> The bugs dampen down overactive immune responses that can cause cuts and grazes to swell, they say.<br/> Their work is published in the online edition of Nature Medicine.<br/> Experts said the findings provided an explanation for the “hygiene hypothesis”, which holds that exposure to germs during early childhood primes the body against allergies.<br/> Many believe our obsession with cleanliness is to blame for the recent boom in allergies in developed countries.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8373690.stm" target="_blank">BBC News - Dirt can be good for children, say scientists</a></em>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/255206596http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/255206596Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:29:12 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktl9ck2c451qzyjxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://growthchart.tumblr.com/post/254953867/curious-gulls-on-sanibel-island-florida-meet-my" target="_blank">growthchart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>‘Curious gulls on Sanibel Island, Florida. Meet my friend, “Gull-i-Bel”!!! (Photo and caption by Richard Rush)”</p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html" target="_blank">National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009</a> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html" target="_blank">http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254962475http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254962475Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:51 -0500<p>I made a gorgeous salad with toasted sunflower seeds (browned with olive oil on the stove) , thinly sliced apples, grated cheddar cheese, dried cranberries, spring mix, and a balsamic viniagrette (balsamic vinegar, olive oil, pinch of sea salt, pinch of brown sugar, freshly grated pepper).  I feel so nourished and proud.</p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254938670http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254938670Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:45:22 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FdgO3cEYYTw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FdgO3cEYYTw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://urlesque.tumblr.com/post/254496918/tillman-the-skateboarding-dog-takes-on-virtual" target="_blank">urlesque</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.urlesque.com/2009/11/20/tillman-the-skateboarding-dog-enters-the-virtual-world/" target="_blank">Tillman the Skateboarding Dog takes on virtual Tony Hawk. </a></p> </blockquote>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254513909http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254513909Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:50 -0500<br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/110393/dog-whisperer-run-home-roscoe" target="_blank">Hulu - Dog Whisperer: Run Home Roscoe! - Watch the full episode now.</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254480767http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254480767Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:49:20 -0500<br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/23/perfect-origami-mush.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">Perfect origami mushroom - Boing Boing</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254478458http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254478458Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:46:36 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktfagna2EN1qztp9xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://findout.tumblr.com/post/254471207/findlilyhere-a-street-child-searches-for" target="_blank">findout</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://findlilyhere.tumblr.com/post/252281990/a-street-child-searches-for-recyclable-material-in" target="_blank">findlilyhere</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><i>A street child searches for recyclable material in a garbage dump on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, a day ahead of Universal Children’s Day. Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children’s rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school, but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday. </i></p> <p><a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/photos/gallery.asp?SubID=2663&page=8&GTitle=News%20of%20the%20World%20in%20Photos&pubdate=11/19/2009" target="_blank">seattlepi.com</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254473260http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254473260Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:40:40 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkjga3ULb1qza728o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thistinyhouse.com/2009/monday-morning-treehouse-no-10/" target="_blank">Monday Morning Treehouse No. 10 | This Tiny House</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254423808http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254423808Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:38:33 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkj8oOt9Q1qza728o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Miniature Food - Bread Basket (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/_sk" target="_blank">PetitPlat by sk_</a>)</p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254420384http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254420384Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:34:00 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktkg4n81LK1qza728o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal" target="_blank">Narwhal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254367713http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254367713Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:26:47 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjx0yRp861qza728o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Apple Orchard</b></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254096707http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254096707Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:34:13 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjs6skFpv1qza728o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904) - 1857 Duel after a Masked Ball (Hermitage, St. Petersburg) (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08" target="_blank">RasMarley</a>)</p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254005021http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254005021Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:49:40 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjs5wZxD61qza728o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apple Orchard (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/52375768@N00" target="_blank">Kirpernicus</a>)</p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254004492http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254004492Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:49:08 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjo4j5UBS1qzv52ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254003175http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/254003175Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:47:48 -0500<br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/3844899922/in/set-72157622147534372/" target="_blank">2009 Fall Meteor Shower Schedule; Perseid Meteor Timelapse I Revised: Slower HD Video on Flickr - Photo Sharing!</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253988280http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253988280Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:32:55 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjkmqdc2r1qa0ku6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://randomnyc.tumblr.com/post/253895396/comic-book-readers-new-york-1947" target="_blank">randomnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Comic book readers, New York, 1947.</p> </blockquote>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253899703http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253899703Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:13:06 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjiixJ4dL1qa0ku6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://randomnyc.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">randomnyc</a>)</p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253868019http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253868019Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:45:57 -0500<br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/110415/nbc-nightly-news-with-brian-williams-struggling-species-gets-helping-hand" target="_blank">Hulu - NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Struggling Species Gets Helping Hand</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253844555http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253844555Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:26:38 -0500“There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.”<br/><br/> - <em>Oscar Wilde (via <a href="http://willowing.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">willowing</a>)</em>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253784487http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253784487Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:37:08 -0500<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktjisw6rRP1qza728o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8373504.stm" target="_blank">BBC News - Sting urges Brazil to listen to tribal dam fears</a></p>http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253772586http://ammph.tumblr.com/post/253772586Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:26:56 -0500