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coveredwagonkid
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 		taking s26hedgehog suggestion on the twitters...
Quote:
wikipedia:

Rhodiola rosea may be effective for improving mood and alleviating depression. Pilot studies on human subjects[2][3][4] showed that it improves physical and mental performance, and may reduce fatigue.

Rhodiola rosea's effects potentially are related to optimizing serotonin and dopamine levels due to monoamine oxidase inhibition and its influence on opioid peptides such as beta-endorphins, [5] although these specific neurochemical mechanisms have not been clearly documented with scientific studies.

Rhodiola is included among a class of plant derivatives called adaptogens which differ from chemical stimulants, such as nicotine, and do not have the same physiological effects.

In Russia and Scandinavia, Rhodiola rosea has been used for centuries to cope with the cold Siberian climate and stressful life.[citation needed] Such effects were provided with evidence in laboratory models of stress using the nematode C. elegans,[6] and in rats in which Rhodiola effectively prevented stress-induced changes in appetite, physical activity, weight gain and the estrus cycle.[7]

Rhodiola has been used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called hóng jǐng tiān (红景天).





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TheRatman
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coveredwagonkid wrote:
taking s26hedgehog suggestion on the twitters...
Quote:
wikipedia:

Rhodiola rosea may be effective for improving mood and alleviating depression. Pilot studies on human subjects[2][3][4] showed that it improves physical and mental performance, and may reduce fatigue.

Rhodiola rosea's effects potentially are related to optimizing serotonin and dopamine levels due to monoamine oxidase inhibition and its influence on opioid peptides such as beta-endorphins, [5] although these specific neurochemical mechanisms have not been clearly documented with scientific studies.

Rhodiola is included among a class of plant derivatives called adaptogens which differ from chemical stimulants, such as nicotine, and do not have the same physiological effects.

In Russia and Scandinavia, Rhodiola rosea has been used for centuries to cope with the cold Siberian climate and stressful life.[citation needed] Such effects were provided with evidence in laboratory models of stress using the nematode C. elegans,[6] and in rats in which Rhodiola effectively prevented stress-induced changes in appetite, physical activity, weight gain and the estrus cycle.[7]

Rhodiola has been used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called hóng jǐng tiān (红景天).



Aren't some in the flower arrangement that Alex got?

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Alder
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 		Maybe it's not referring to a plant. ambROSE?

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Ceribri
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 		Isn't Ambrose on the Rossum list of people? That's a nice catch though.

<-- the flowers that Alex got.

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coveredwagonkid
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Alder wrote:
Maybe it's not referring to a plant. ambROSE?


Clive Ambrose is the VP of RCo.

Meta description from RCo site:

Rossum Corporation provides medical research and cutting-edge Neuroscience development. Rossum is subsidiery of Ambrose Enterprises.

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Alder
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 		Guessing this might be the rose in the pic. Grows in Iceland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_pimpinellifolia

ETA - spiny little sucker. might even call it a briar rose Very Happy

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filmchick25
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 		rose in picture
We think the plant in the picture is rose hips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_hip

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coveredwagonkid
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Alder wrote:
Guessing this might be the rose in the pic. Grows in Iceland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_pimpinellifolia

ETA - spiny little sucker. might even call it a briar rose Very Happy


this is the fruit of the rosa pimpinellifolia, a hip...


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Alder
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 		Re: rose in picture
filmchick25 wrote:
We think the plant in the picture is rose hips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_hip


A rose hip is the seed pod of any rose plant, not a particular kind of rose. I came up with what I think is the species by looking at pics of different kinds of rose hips in my rose book.

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maria2749
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 		Anyone noticing the rose theme? AmbRose Briar Rose and all the roses we're talking about now. Maybe we're reaching.

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TheRatman
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maria2749 wrote:
Anyone noticing the rose theme? AmbRose Briar Rose and all the roses we're talking about now. Maybe we're reaching.
I was thinking the same thing.

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rantbysong
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 		RE WTF update
Is there any significance regarding the colour changes? I don't recall the text and stuff being yellow before. Is it maybe only there to hint towards an update?..

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rain23
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 		May not mean anything, but was meditating on the name "Ambrose".

Ambrose: "Am B Rose"

Ambrose => Ambrosia => food of the gods, in some stories can convey immortality.

Ambrose => Ambrosius

The Wikipedia entry for Ambrosius notes:

"Ambrosius (a Latin adjective derived from the Ancient Greek word ambrotos (divine, immortal)".

Baby name dictionaries point to Ambrose as meaning "immortal".

Well, now. May not mean anything, but there's a "coincidence" for you. Clive Ambrose is certainly seeking immortality.

Seems like I should have noticed that before.

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maxbell
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TheRatman wrote:
I was able to see it by zooming in and out repeatedly.

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

122E 2nd Street #5W
New York, NY 10009


Doesn't seem to lead to anything though.


http://bit.ly/66FCvE

The Beth Israel Methadone Clinic?

Uh...

Wait.

http://bit.ly/7ytRU6

That does kind of look familiar...

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chixor1
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 		Re: RE WTF update
rantbysong wrote:
Is there any significance regarding the colour changes? I don't recall the text and stuff being yellow before. Is it maybe only there to hint towards an update?..


This was what tipped me off to the change.
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