Vitamin C or -ascorbate is an essential nutrient for higher primates, and a small number of other species. The presence of ascorbate is required for a range of essential metabolic reactions in all animals and plants. It is made internally by almost all organisms, humans being one notable exception. It is widely known as the vitamin whose deficiency causes scurvy in humans. It is also widely used as a food additive.The pharmacophore of vitamin C is the ascorbate ion. In living organisms, ascorbate is an antioxidant, as it protects the body against oxidative stress, and is a cofactor in several vital enzymatic reactions.The uses and the daily requirement of vitamin C are matters of on-going debate.

Binoculars are a necessary addition to anyone’s backpack, purse, or pocket; whether en route to the latest opera or a trek to your favorite hiking, hunting, birding, or marine adventure. With all the product specs and new technologies, the whole process of buying a new pair can seem a little intimidating.

Birds are a frequent subject of origami art, no doubt due to the special place birds hold in Oriental culture. In addition, there are a host of origami animals that can be created, and virtually any object can be created using the origami skills crafters have learned.

Screenshots and descriptions of some of Brad Bird's (director of Pixar's The Incredibles & Ratatouille) old-school Disney in-jokes & references. A nice addition to the Pixar in-jokes list that has been going around.

The Blue Jays beat talks about the recent signing of Eckstein, the new retro Uniforms and some deals around MLB.

Ahhh, the sexiness of the solid state disk could only be better if you get a 300gb hard drive for free on the side. That's exactly the deal Newegg has via the combo purchase. Kill two birds with one stone as they say, a super fast SSD for your laptop and some additional storage for your desktop.