While in training over the summer, I read a list of recommendations by T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia. He recommended that in the long run, it was better that the Arabs do a job passably than the English do it for them perfectly. This has been one of our guiding principles. After 35 years of coups, Soviets, civil war, al Qaeda and Taliban, there are few occupational traditions here other than herding and opium poppies. At the same time, we, the mentors, are temporary. So, as a spur to the economy and some OJT (on the job training), most of our contruction is done by the locals. Their methods are "creative" as you can see. My father in law will shake his head when he sees these; he was in construction for many years and set very high standards. The geology and weather here are pretty stable, so I don't think anything will fall down.
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Looks like India.
Here is the article I found that quotes you:
http://www.dvidshub.net/index.php?script=news/news_show.php&id=12667
I'm somewhat surprised you can just ingest hemoglobin and it ends up usable by the body.
the link didn't paste well. the number at the end should be 12667
I wonder what's the best way to save websites, so they can be read in the future.
Looks like construction sites I saw in Asia 35 years ago. -- Roy
In reference to saving websites, Steve managed to save his entire year-long blog is some sort of backup file. -- Roy
I need to proofread b4 I hit the publish button. "is" should be "in" in my prior post.
The hemoglobin is "heme", which I believe is the reduced state of iron, Fe without a charge; and "globin", which is the protein that holds the heme. So, it is digested as iron and protein. The protein is broken down to its component amino acids, so it's not absorbed as hemoglobin. At least you are sure of getting all you need to make your own blood.
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