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The king of the beasts springs high across the eastern sky this evening: Leo, the lion. Not only is Leo the king of the jungle, he's no slouch in the skies, either -- he's the 12th largest of the 88 constellations. And unlike most other constellations, Leo actually looks like its namesake.
The brightest and best-known star in Leo is Regulus, which marks the lion's heart. But the star at Leo's tail is no slouch, either. The star is Denebola -- an Arabic name that means "the tail of the lion."
Denebola is a close stellar neighbor, at a distance of just 36 light-years. That's about half the distance of better-known Regulus.
Denebola is a white star, which means its surface is somewhat hotter than that of our yellow Sun. Denebola emits about 14 times more light than the Sun does, so it produces as much light in one day as the Sun does in two weeks.
Denebola is hotter and brighter than the Sun because it's about twice as massive. That greater mass squeezes and heats the star's center, speeding up the nuclear reactions there.
But Denebola will pay a price for its splendor. Because it consumes its fuel faster, it will die sooner. It first will expand to become a red giant. Then it will cast off its outer layers, leaving only its small, hot core, known as a white dwarf. Denebola will then fade from view -- while the Sun continues to shine its light on Earth and the other planets of the solar system.
We'll have more about Leo tomorrow.
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Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency (HAEMR) at BIDMC
Welcome to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency. This three-year program (PGY-1 to PGY-3) is affiliated with Harvard Medical School and is based at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a 57,000 visit per year Level I trauma center. Residents rotate at Children's Hospital Boston, Brockton Hospital, Cambridge Hospital, Tufts Medical Center, St. Vincent Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, Mount Auburn Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham.
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One had to wonder what the New York Mets were thinking when they said Jon Niese would undergo an MRI on July 4. The exam was re-scheduled until Monday because the doctor was, now get this, on vacation for the holiday.
Couldn't somebody have figured that out ahead of time?
So, it won't be determined until Monday whether Niese's slightly torn rotator cuff will need surgery. Sending Niese to the mound without surgery or at least a longer period of rest with rehabilitation can't be a good idea.
Sure, you want the Mets to be competitive, but not at the expense of Niese's future.
With the way things currently are in the Mets' rotation, they might need another starter because Shaun Marcum's durability is in question, but its more prudent to dip below to Triple-A Las Vegas than it would be to go back to Niese.
Of course, Niese wants to pitch, but remember this is a transition year with little expected of the Mets. They are fourth in the NL East and 12 games below .500. With little reason to think they'll suddenly flip a switch and become a contender, the prudent option might be to shut Niese down for the remainder of the season.
Rotator cuff surgery isn't as debilitating as it once was, so if surgery were done know there's a greater chance of him being ready next season, if not by spring training.
Remember, his injury isn't deemed as serious as that of Johan Santana, so a shutdown might be the way to go. It is better to do it now when nothing is expected of the season than risk losing him later, perhaps next year when more is on the line.
PENDING ROSTER MOVES: The Mets must make a roster move to accommodate the promotion of first baseman Ike Davis. Optioning current first baseman Josh Satin isn't going to happen.
One option is to send down Gonzalez Germen, however, the Mets are concerned about Marcum's back for Saturday's game and might need another pitcher.
ESPN reports a consideration could be sending out Kirk Nieuwenhuis or Jordany Valdespin, the latter whose playing time has greatly been reduced since the failed attempt at leaving him at second base for a week.
Reliever Greg Burke is returning on the Las Vegas shuttle after Brandon Lyon was designated for assignment after Thursday's game.
SERIES ROTATION: Zack Wheeler (1-1, 5.06 ERA) goes against Johnny Hellweg (0-1, 20.25) tonight; Marcum (1-9, 5.03) is tentatively scheduled against Yovani Gallardo (6-8, 4.78) Saturday, and Jeremy Hefner (3-6, 3.54) starts against Wily Peralta (5-9, 5.27) Sunday.
Interesting but no pitcher in the series has a winning record. I wonder when the last time that occurred this late in the season.
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Call it the power of social media—or just maybe the power of Cupid—but Justin Bieber recently made a young fan's dream come true with an early Valentine's Day gift of a lifetime, reports MSNBC. After seeing a local news report about 6-year-old Avalanna Routh, who is battling a very rare and deadly form of cancer (typically just 20-30 cases of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor, or AT/RT, in the U.S. each year), Bieber flew Avalanna and her family to New York, where she got to spend yesterday afternoon with him.
Plus: Valentine's Day Cupcakes for Kids
Avalanna, who has undergone brain surgery, countless other surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and a stem cell transplant, remains in treatment. Last year, courtesy of the Jimmy Fund, she had a pretend wedding to (a cardboard cut-out of) the teen idol. In addition to the local news story (which Beiber tweeted about), supporters of Avalanna (who came to be known as Mrs. Bieber) also worked to get the word out about Avalanna's dream of meeting the pop star via a Facebook page, Get Avalanna to Meet Justin Bieber. Despite being a mere six years old, Avalanna said that she had already loved the pop star for "Seven years. No—80 years."
Plus: Easy Valentine's Day Recipes for Kids
During their visit together, the pair played board games, exchanged autographs and Bieber even allowed Avalanna to style his famous 'do. Bieber later tweeted, "that was one of the best things i have ever done. she was AWESOME! Feeling really inspired now! #MrsBieber."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Having already held the alumni meet on Oct. 13, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams will officially open their 2012-13 seasons by hosting the annual Charlie Batterman Relays on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 11:00 p.m. Both squads have a packed schedule, attending ten meets before they host the NEWMAC Championships for the second year in a row on Feb. 15-17, 2013.
MIT's first dual meet will be away on Nov. 10 against NEWMAC rival Springfield, whose men and women finished third and second respectively at last year's championship meet. On Nov. 16, the women's team will host Wellesley, another conference foe, and the next day, Bowdoin and Babson will come to town for a meet at 1:00 p.m. The Engineers will host the annual MIT Winter Invitational on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, their last meet of 2012.
The Cardinal and Gray will take part in four meets in the span of two weeks when they return to the pool in January, hosting Williams (Jan. 11) and Tufts (Jan. 19) and traveling to face NEWMAC opponent Coast Guard (Jan. 12) and Amherst (Jan. 26). MIT will close the regular season at the Wheaton Invitational (Feb. 1-2) before returning home to host NEWMACs later that month. The Engineers will then have a month to prepare for the NCAA Championships that will be held in Shenandoah, Texas on March 20-23 that will close out the season.
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Eric Zuk had a season-best 15 points and Will Tashman added 16 but it was not enough as MIT fell to the University of Rochester, 60-52 in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball on Saturday evening. The Cardinal and Gray was outscored 40-27 in the second half, narrowly missing out on the Sweet Sixteen for the second time in three years. Tech sees its season come to an end at 20-9, the third consecutive 20-win campaign for Coach Larry Anderson's squad.
The MIT defense limited Rochester's (22-5) opportunities early on, forcing four quick turnovers while holding the Yellow Jackets to just three points over the first 9:35 of the game. Zuk and Jamie Karraker knocked down back-to-back threes to put the Engineers up 12-2 and force a Rochester timeout with 12:26 remaining. Rochester would respond, outscoring Tech, 8-2, over the next minute and a half minutes to get back into the contest. Tashman sank a jump hook on the final possession of the period to send Tech into the locker room up 25-20, as MIT held the no. 1 three-point shooting team in the nation without a three-point field goal in the opening stanza.
Nate Novosel helped Rochester chip away at the MIT lead early in the second, scoring seven of the Yellow Jackets' first 11 points, including a jumper at the 14:17 mark to give Rochester its first lead of the night, 31-30. The lead would change hands four times over the next five minutes, with neither team up by more than thee at any point during that stretch.
After Kates was whistled for a charge, his fourth foul of the game, at the 9:17 mark, Rochester would run off six straight points and take a 43-37 lead with six and a half minutes remaining. Tashman stemmed the tide with a pair of free throws but Mike Labanowski drained a three-ball from the top of the arc a few possessions later to give the Yellow Jackets their biggest lead of the night, 48-41. The Engineers had a couple of chances to get the lead under five down the stretch but a pair of costly turnovers and a clutch three from John DiBartolomeo sealed their fate.
"Congratulations to Rochester on tonight's win," Coach Anderson remarked after the game. "I'm so proud of our guys for leaving everything on the court. Hats off to Eric Zuk, he really led us today. It just wasn't enough to get to the Sweet 16."
Zuk added five rebounds to his scoring effort while connecting on three-of-five shots from three-point range. Kates also finished in double-digits with 14 points. Tashman (eight) and Billy Bender (six) helped MIT secure a 29-25 edge on the glass.
DiBartolomeo paced the Yellow Jackets, who had three players in double figures, with 17 points. Rochester recovered from its early shooting woes, as it shot 52.4% in the second half, including four-of-nine from long distance.
With Zuk as the lone senior on Coach Anderson's talented squad, the Cardinal and Gray is well positioned for a strong return in 2012. In addition to returning its top seven scorers, MIT will welcome back Noel Hollingsworth and Jimmy Burke, key contributors from a year ago who missed most of this season with injury.


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GREENVILLE, N.C. (May 8, 2010) - A record-setting week ended with another historic moment for the ETSU women's golf team Saturday in the third round of the NCAA East Regional hosted by East Carolina at the Ironwood Country Club.
Firing a final round score of 1-over-par 73 and finishing at 3-under 213 for the tournament, ETSU sophomore Nina Muehl (Vienna, Austria) became the first Buccaneers' women's golfer to ever earn a spot in the NCAA Championships. Muehl, who posted a record round of 8-under 64 in the first round, finished tied for fourth on the individual leaderboard and was one of two players to earn individual invites to the finals.
"I'm so happy that I made it and I'm going to have a chance to represent ETSU at nationals," said Muehl, who finished just three strokes back of South Carolina's Katie Burnett for the individual title. "The whole team was so happy and it was special week."
ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton was proud of her sophomore star.
"This is obviously a huge next step for our program," Shelton said. "First we accomplished a Top 50 ranking, then a regional berth, and now nationals for the first time ever. What an incredible tournament for Nina. The 64 was phenomenal, and then to continue and finish at 3-under was special.
"What made me even more proud is that the whole time she was only concerned about the team making it. That seemed to be her motivation - not herself."
Muehl had reason to be concerned about her teammates. After finishing the first round tied for sixth and in contention for one of eight berths into the NCAA Championships, the Bucs struggled in the final two rounds of the event.
The No. 48-ranked Bucs ultimately finished 15th on the team leaderboard after Saturday's action, 23-strokes out of the all-important top eight. No. 29-ranked South Carolina ultimately bested No. 18 Tennessee by two strokes for the team title.
"I really thought our team was confident and ready for this tournament, and we showed that in the first round," Muehl said. "It's disappointing that we were not able to make it as a team. That was really my hope."
In addition to her other historic achievements this week, Muehl also set a new school record for two-round score with a 140 (64-76), and matched her own program record for three-round score at 213. She also becomes only the second women's golfer in Atlantic Sun Conference history to earn an individual berth.
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By Rob Glidden
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The railroad line that once guided trains through Southington is now the popular Rails to Trails corridor, but the Milldale train depot is a reminder of the area's past. Officials and volunteers hope to refurbish it and create an attraction for the many walkers who now use the trail.
The Southington tracks haven't been used for transportation since the 1920s, but the Milldale depot was used for deliveries for decades afterwards. The last item that arrived there by train was a drop forge for use at the nearby Rex Forge.
"It's been unused since the heyday of the railroad line," said Ken DiMauro of the Southington Historical Society. "A train hasn't come through there since the 1990s."
The depot was also featured in the 1959 film "It Happened to Jane," starring Doris Day and Jack Lemmon. DiMauro said an autographed photo from the film signed by Day is included in the historical society's collection.
Numerous volunteers from different organizations have joined together in an effort to clean up the depot and turn it into a small museum.
Southington Paint is less than a mile from the depot, and co-owner Mark Adams donated his time and materials to put a new red coat of paint on the building. The town's Parks Department is cleaning up the building's interior, although Eagle Scout Scott Casolo painted the walls inside.
"Most people probably don't remember the significance it had at one time," Adams said. "I've been around that building since I was a kid. My mother used to go there and pick things up. It's a good landmark in town and it's nice to spruce it up a bit."
The Historical Society will be donating some items related to the depot that will be displayed on a new display case built by the Kiwanis Club. DiMauro said these items would be mostly photographs and narrative. The track handles inside the building no longer work, but they will be preserved as part of the museum.
"Without the local volunteers, this would not have happened," Town Attorney Mark Sciota said at a recent council meeting. "I think it's something we're all going to be proud of."
The work is expected to be completed by July, and the museum will be open to the public on weekends from July to September.


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Stars of Hamilton make political statement during 'America The Beautiful'
Three of the stars of Hamilton sang America the Beautiful during Sunday's Super Bowl pre-game festivities.
Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones performed the patriotic song just before Luke Bryan sang the National Anthem.
When the trio got to the line "And crown thy good with brotherhood," two of the women echoed the line, singing "And sisterhood."
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I have been following the testimonials in The Sun from longtime associates and friends of Towson University President Maravene Loeschke affirming her leadership and managerial skills ("Towson University has a first-class leader," April 24). I'm sure that she has performed many of these skills well.
However, her actions on March 8 were not a demonstration of any of them. It's hard to imagine a more mismanaged day. Evidently, in an effort to limit the number of student-athletes she would actually have to look in the eye, she tried to pull the kids out of class with less than an hour's notice, spoke to less than half of each squad, delivered a message of a few minutes in length while escorted by campus police, took no questions, and departed the scene escorted by even more policemen.
Meanwhile, she assigned subordinates to deliver termination notices to three coaches, two with more than 30 years of service to the school, and even managed to misspell the name of the soccer coach, Frank Olszewski, in his termination papers.
Then she failed to appear at a scheduled meeting in Annapolis on April 17, offering a story that she thought that the matter had been resolved and her presence was not required.
If she has difficulties with addressing groups with opposing viewpoints, maybe she is in the wrong line of work. If she has created difficulties in Towson University fundraising, then she is definitely not in a proper role since that is a major function of a university president.
Whether or not the elimination of baseball and soccer was necessary to alleviate the financial mismanagement of the athletic department by Director Mike Waddell or whether or not he should be terminated for committing funding for projects he did not have is the matter for another debate.
President Loeschke's actions have attracted the attention of national sports networks (a surprise in itself considering Towson's middling status in the world of NCAA athletics). But she may also have succeeded in transcending sports and moving Towson into the national arena of examples of business mismanagement. This is not a desirable role for the second largest school in the state. Towson simply cannot afford it.
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Special thanks to my husband for allowing me to drag him to Springfield and the FGS 2011 conference.
Apparently touching Lincoln's nose is actually good luck because the husband was in a good mood for the whole trip. Here is a list of some of the things he did for me during the conference:
- Attend the Old Fashioned Prairie Social (and let me have ice cream for dinner)
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Riley, Herbert D. (1904-1973)
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Based on 14 interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from April 1971 to May 1972. The volume contains 562 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2004 by the U.S. Naval Institute; permission is required from Lynne L. Riley, the admiral's daughter, in order to cite or quote the oral history in published works.
This memoir focuses heavily on the interviewee's experiences in naval aviation. Once he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1927, Riley served in the battleship New Mexico (BB-40) and had to be persistent to get into flight training. Aviation assignments in the 1930s included service in Scouting Squadron Six (VS-6) with the cruiser Cincinnati (CL-6), Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) with the cruiser Richmond (CL-9), Patrol Squadron One, Patrol Squadron Ten, Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in the Ranger (CV-4), the aviation unit of the heavy cruiser Portland (CA-33), and Anacostia Naval Air Station. In the billet at Anacostia he was a pilot for VIPs and married the daughter of Rear Admiral John Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1940-41 Riley served on the staff of Commander Carrier Division One and on the staff of Commander Patrol Wings. He had temporary duty in 1942 on Guadalcanal and in 1943-44 served in the Bureau of Aeronautics. In 1944-45 he commanded the escort carrier Makassar Strait (CVE-91) and at war's end in 1945 was operations officer on the staff of the prospective Commander First Carrier Task Force, Vice Admiral Frederick Sherman. In 1946 Riley was on the staff of Joint Task Force One, during Operation Crossroads. Shore duty in the late 1940s included service in the Strategic Plans Section of OpNav, as an assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, James Forrestal and Louis Johnson, and as a student at the National War College. In the early 1950s he was assistant chief of staff for plans on the staff of CinCLant-CinCLantFlt-SACLant, commanded the aircraft carrier Coral Sea (CVA-43), and was chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Rear Admiral Hugh H. Goodwin. After duty in the International Affairs Division of OpNav, Riley served as Commander Carrier Division One and from February 1958 to May 1961 was Chief of Staff of the Pacific Command serving Admiral Felix B. Stump and Admiral Harry D. Felt. The oral history concludes with Riley's service in the early 1960s as Deputy CNO (Operations and Readiness), OP-03, and as Director of the Joint Staff.


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There's a fundamental disconnect between atheists and the word "atheist". Part of this is because there isn't complete agreement on what the word means.
Lack of belief in God's existence is more specific but still leaves the door open for interpretation because the phrase "lack of belief" is ambiguous. It might be a matter of degree or preponderance of evidence and not an absolute statement of disbelief. A more definitive position would leave no doubts:
It's been my experience that most long-time atheists do not deny God's existence and adopt a more scientific stance which is willing to consider any argument or evidence that might change their minds. They don't want to make claims they can't back up. They understand the need for rational integrity. Just as the unqualified claim of God's existence is an article of faith, so is the unqualified claim of God's nonexistence. There's no evidence either way. An atheist can claim that there is no evidence for God or the supernatural (and never has been) and that there's no compelling reason to believe there ever will be. But there is a possibility -- however vanishingly small -- that there could be. A creator God is not an impossible proposition given what we know thus far. Existence . . . whether it's God's, the universe's or ours -- is an ineffable mystery; the greatest mystery of all. Certainty is an illusion and a claim that science is careful to avoid. Our understanding of the universe has undergone multiple paradigm shifts and will experience more in the future.
Whether you're absolutely certain that God exists or does not exist, you're pretending to know facts you have no access to.
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"And non-belief without proof is belief in contra-positive."
No, it isn't; existential non-belief in does not hinge on truth-dependence, non-belief in is a default negation of a affirmative existential claim, not in any way a contra-positive.
Logic 101, Yes does not mean Yes no.
"god is a non falsifiable hypothysis,there is no way you can prove it wrong"
Actually there is, given enough of a description, any contra-positive claim of existence is possible, if any part of the description deemed a necessity is disproved.
@Richard ∑wald,
Our senses provide only a limited sampling of objective reality but by the time the brain processes what our senses provide, there's a distinct difference between what is and what is perceived. Our intellect is similarly imperfect. We may be pattern-seeking creatures but there seems to be a disconnect between the patterns in nature and the patterns in our minds. It took thousands of years to realize the Earth orbits the sun, instead of vice versa. It took hundreds of more years to understand fundamental forces, despite exponentially increased attention to these mysteries. And we still don't understand these fundamentals completely.
Physics features 2 paradigms, General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, both of which are amazingly accurate at describing and predicting nature. Yet they break when asked to cooperate. As happened to classical physics, we're seeing fundamental weaknesses in mankind's greatest explanatory models of reality. Weakness that point to an even deeper paradigm that will surely overturn the way we currently think. Yet people often make claims to certainty -- not claims of rationale -- based on these flawed models (such as those who claim free will is impossible -- as opposed to improbable -- based on physics).
What I think you're not appreciating in this discussion is the limits of modern knowledge and how human understanding must be vigilantly mindful of the difference between fact and opinion.
The way you contrast subjectivity with objectivity (placing things in context) appears to make unwarranted assumptions. Objectivity is not synonymous with reality, truth or certainty. I believe there IS an objective reality but I KNOW we don't know what it is. Objectivity is an (educated) approximation and, as such, represents an approach to knowledge, not knowledge (certainty) itself. Besides, how can one be objective about something he claims, with certainty, doesn't exist? The claim itself makes explicit a lack of objectivity.
Fact and opinion . . . really important stuff.
No, it's a non-belief, not a creed or system of belief, "pride in humility" is an oxymoron.
But, if you want to play fast and loose with word definitions, you can of course apply any meaning to them you want, that you'll be conveying meaning however, is doubtful.
Richard,I think you've got me wrong there.Those are not the definitions of atheism but some of the reasons why I embrace atheism,without any regrets.As you have said somewhere,"Some don't seem to understand that; making the contra-positive claim of "gods do not exist" not only puts the burden of proof squarely on their lap, …the absence of absolute certain proof of the non-existence of any gods, requires faith" and somewhere else "Because one addresses belief, the other absolute certainty",god is a non falsifiable hypothysis,there is no way you can prove it wrong.I left theism because it required belief(because I couldn't find any proof,though I tried a lot).And non-belief without proof is belief in contra-positive.
here we go (not nearly as action-packed and no "erstwhile"):
Subjective preference defines meaning in the case of self-identity labels, context decides it for position definitions.
As for self-identity based on positions?
I don't go around calling myself a "non-believer that there's no rattlesnakes in my back yard" or "I'm not 100% sure there are no rattlesnakes in my yard". It's a meaningless label. But, as positions, they mean different things, one addresses a non-belief, which isn't evidence dependent the other a lack of 100% certainty; which is.
Yeah, I'm still miffed, it was a good one, I even managed to slip in the word "erstwhile".
Yikes, Richard, I HATE when that happens!
I just wrote a very long post, copied it and deleted to fix a typo (no edit here) and lost the whole thing. Will try again when my frustration is ameliorated.
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@Richard ∑wald,
If atheism means the unequivocal denial of any god, then I'm an agnostic. I do NOT deny God unequivocally. If atheism allows me to side with the preponderance of evidence and state that the odds of God's existence is so vanishingly remote that there's little reason NOT to embrace atheism, then I'm an atheist. If being agnostic means NOT being REASONABLY certain of God's existence or lack thereof, then I am not an agnostic: I certainly AM reasonably sure God does not exist. If being agnostic means a lack of commitment to God's non-existence, then I'm an agnostic by the slightest of margins because, given the ineffable mystery of existence, I am willing to seriously entertain any argument or evidence for God's existence. So far, there has been no such argument or evidence. And because I seriously doubt any such evidence will be forthcoming, I confidently call myself an atheist.
The problem here is lexicography. If you look up the word, "atheism", in a single dictionary, you'll find multiple definitions. If you combine all the variations of definitions from all dictionaries, you'll have a broad spectrum of definitions. And if you speak to other atheists and agnostics, you'll find more variations than contained in all the dictionaries in the world.
In other words, the word is ambiguous. We have the literal Greek translation (1580–90; /span> Greek áthe ( os ) godless + -ism) but that doesn't really help much. The wide variety of formal definitions don't help much. The varied opinions of atheists themselves doesn't help much.
In the face of this ambiguity, it's the baggage accompanying the words "atheist" and "agnostic" that most people think of. If people think an atheist is "in your face", then I'm an atheist whenever invited to express my opinion on the matter.
Then there's the matter of rational integrity. Certainty of the meaning of atheist, in the face of its ambiguity, is a wrong-headed pretense. How does one go about discerning, with certainty, which definition or common understanding is the "right" one?
The fact is, dictionaries don't tell us what words mean . . . we, by our usage of words, tell lexicographers what words mean -- and they dutifully include those meanings in their definitions. If those definitions are ambiguous, it is because we use those words ambiguously.
Let's be clear, are we talking about identifying a position on a single point of data, or speaking of a label to self-identify?
If the latter, it means what ever the person claiming to be "_______", wants it to mean.
Dawkins moved the goal-posts with his "Spectrum of theistic probability" to a word that already had an either/or definition. Not the best part of "The God Delusion", IMO.
As well, deGrasse Tyson has made it clear in a few interviews that he avoids the "label" atheist because he doesn't want to be seen or thought of as people like the acerbic P.Z. Myers.
Labels, …people have the right to self-identify as they want, I can call myself an atheist, …or a non-badminton player, …for the same reason these two things fail as identity labels because they convey nothing but a no/non/not. I am not a reticulated python either, or a box-girder bridge, …still doesn't mean anything as to identity. It only conveys things …I am not.
On the other hand, when asked whether or not they believe in god(s), I doubt the answer will surprise you from either Dawkins or deGrasse Tyson. They do not profess belief, they assert rather, non-belief. There's a word for the position: "non-belief in god(s)".
As for Dawkins, our contemporary "Darwin's Bulldog", he oversteps his authority (IMO) when he attempts to redefine a term coined by erstwhile and original "Darwin's Bulldog", T.H. Huxley, who made it clear when asked as to the definition of the term "agnostic":
"Agnosticism is not a creed but a method, the essence of which lies in the vigorous application of a single principle... Positively the principle may be expressed as in matters of intellect, do not pretend conclusions are certain that are not demonstrated or demonstrable."
WHile the term has been co-opted by many to mean any number of things regarding "self-identity" and question of the existence of god(s), it's clear that this is not a creed, but a position.
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The Ducks started their seasonlong eight-game trip by giving up a hat trick to Toronto's Phil Kessel and falling behind early en route to a loss at Montreal.
After those two losses, the Ducks' seven-game win streak this month seemed a long-ago memory.
"I had those fears," Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau acknowledged Monday, with his team about halfway through its 15-day absence from Anaheim. The Ducks (9-3) play at Philadelphia on Tuesday.
So what did Boudreau do to rally the troops after this bad start on their trip?
He gave a rookie goaltender, Frederik Andersen, his first NHL start in Ottawa.
"I was thinking, 'It's not the coach that gets you fired up, but the fear of failure,'" Boudreau said of the move to give veteran Jonas Hiller a night off. "Put a young guy in there who wants to play and maybe the guys go harder, because we're in there against a good Ottawa team and if they're not on, we get shelled. But if we win that game, it starts to build something."
Andersen turned away 26 of 27 shots Friday to pace a 2-1 victory.
And like Andersen, called from the minors because of an Oct. 17 practice injury to goalie Viktor Fasth, other Ducks on this trip have been forced into that next-man-up mind-set as teammates continue to fall.
In the Ottawa win, forward Jakob Silfverberg was slashed and suffered a broken right hand that will sideline him four to six weeks. Second-line center Mathieu Perreault (four goals, five assists) was left day to day by a sprained left wrist.
After his Ottawa debut, Andersen was given a two-year contract extension and another start, Sunday at Columbus, where he stopped 18 of 21 shots and star Corey Perry scored the game-winning goal with 2:25 remaining for Anaheim's 4-3 triumph. The win was marred by Columbus' knockout hit on another Ducks center, veteran Saku Koivu.
It's not easy arriving in Ottawa at 1:30 a.m. with a game that night, then getting to Ohio at 3 a.m. the next day. But as the Ducks look up now, only Boston has a winning record among their next four foes.
"These last few wins have been the type of wins that define you," said Ducks center Nick Bonino.
Koivu and Fasth on Monday left the Ducks and returned to Anaheim; Koivu following the NHL concussion protocol for follow-up medical testing and evaluation and Fasth for physical therapy. The NHL will not further discipline Columbus' Brandon Dubinsky for his hit on Koivu.
The current Ducks roster includes five players who were either in the minor leagues or on deep reserve in the first weeks, including Monday call-up Rickard Rakell, a 20-year-old center.
Yet, Patrick Maroon, Peter Holland and Devante Smith-Pelly have combined for three goals and two assists on the trip. "That's the way it is in their spots — you hope someone gets hurt, so you have a chance," Boudreau said.
Boudreau said Perreault and first-line forward Dustin Penner, who suffered an Oct. 20 head injury, could play Tuesday, adding that defenseman Luca Sbisa might be activated after "a couple more practices." It's conceivable Koivu and Fasth could rejoin the Ducks on this trip, Boudreau said.
Until then, Bonino finds himself elevated from the fourth line to the second. "A few more face-offs and minutes. I'll play wherever they put me," he said.
"In the locker room after Montreal, some of the older guys spoke up about the need to play harder and the guys have responded," Bonino said.
"Of course you want your optimum lineup, but we knew when we started this trip we had 20 games in 37 days. If we escape it with a good record, we're in good shape."
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Goes from Unser to Mariposa Park. From there you can take a trail west to Boca Negra Canyon or get on the Riverside trail.
Like was said more of a street tour. Get off just past Montano and go into the Boca Negra Canyon. Try going up the hill inside the canyon. If you can do it you're in good shape. Wide bike lane but be careful..you're in Albuquerque.
We road our mtb bikes therefore able to explore the many multi-use trails that shoot off the paved trail into Rio Grande Valley State Park. There were so many choices of paved, gravel and dirt trails. We did not have any issue with goathead spurs.
Sept 2018: Nice ride, quite flat except for underpasses. It was unexpectedly busy for a Sunday morning, but the first day the ride was great. Loved the scenery, the long straight sections and even the temperature of mid 80s was a relief for us on our two CatTrikes . We parked at Central Ave and rode north and then turned around and headed south, then back to the parking area. A nice ride to work the kinks out after sitting on a tour bus for a week. On the second day, we headed south first just to be different. We didn't make it back to Central before the goat head got me on the left front tire. At home, I normally ride some fairly rough surfaces but I don't usually worry about flat tires. I keep good rubber on all three tires and "thornproof" innertubes on my Cattrikes. Big Mistake! Goat heads are very plentiful and super tough. Ayway, after three days and three flats, we gave up. I think I will investigate airless tires. That would make the riding in that area much more enjoyable. A bit of research on the internet convinced me that the goat head problem will be a continuing problem far into the future. Perhaps a bit of warning to folks coming in from other parts of the country would be in order.
This is more of a sidewalk by a super busy street. You would have to make quite a few stops in your run/walk or ride as there are many street crossings. Nothing scenic about this trail south of I40 unless you like watching cars race.
A light wind day on excellent Northern Section of the Trail. Noel Keller
I ride on this outstanding trail every week, and am always impressed with the beautiful scenery in the middle of the city. I have seen so much wildlife (sandhill cranes, coyotes, bald eagles, night herons, and more). You can connect to several other trails and go far and wide. Highly recommended!
Fun trail.
Lovely ride and fairly easy. Watch out for runners and other cyclists. It can get pretty busy.
Trail connects to Tramway trail. Surface has expansion cracks up to 3 inches wide. All up hill from Morris St.
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We rode this trail in February on our way to Mesa Az from MN. This trail us an easy stop of off I40. We parked at the BioPark-Zoo and entered the trail next to the train depot. We headed south the trail was easy to follow though to loop back you ride along the road and cross one street. There are benches often and the trail is great. We continued north from past where we started -that part of the trail offered less shade and was more heavily travelled. On the way home we rode this trail again and it was quite busy on a Saturday. Worth the stop.
In my quest to ride every latitude from Canada to Mexico by trail only, I started at the north end of the Linear Park Trail and then joined the Paseo del Bosque Trail to where it connects to the Chavez Loop at NM Hwy 500. Chavez Loop is now a nice hard surface trail without the concern for cactus needles generating flat tires. I did not turn back north on the loop, but what I could see was great trail. The route I rode 4/27/15 was 22 miles from MLK Jr High to Hwy 303. Spring is a nice time for color given trees are leafing out with a misty yellow cast and the purple flowered Jacaranda trees are ubiquitous. I think spring is the time to ride in Albuquerque, especially for snow belt bicyclists. At least with temperatures in the 60's one doesn't need to worry about too much heat.
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If—Heaven help you—you've been following this blog for long, you may have noticed quite a lot of pumpkin- or squash-themed foods. That trend is sure to continue. Generally I get a craving for a sort of food, then I think to myself, "how much better this food would be if orange and pumpkin-flavored!" I research in my cookbooks, find nothing, and then with ruthless focus hunt the perfect recipe down on the Internet. I proceed to alter this perfect recipe to suit my prejudices, and voìla, you get to read about another pumpkin food.
I hope you didn't make any of those boring New Year's dieting resolutions because these recipes ain't gonna help you none. To be fair to my creations, though, these pumpkin pancakes really kept me energized yesterday through nursing and hiking and writing and…um…napping. I've realized that the pancakes contain a lot of ingredients that provide sustained nutriton: pumpkin, whole wheat, soymilk, and egg. So you could actually do worse than start your morning with a beta-carotein and protein splurge.
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
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1 Cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 Cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 Tbsp. brown sugar (sift it if it's lumpy)
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
three gratings of fresh whole nutmeg (or 1/4 tsp. ground)
Dash of ground ginger
Dash of ground cloves
1/2 Cup pumpkin purée
1 large egg, beaten
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/8 to 1 1/4 Cup plain soy milk or cow milk
optional: chopped nuts
- In a medium bowl whisk together flours, sugar, salt, and spices.
- In a smaller bowl, whisk together pumpkin, egg, oil, and milk.
- Combine all ingredients, and add more milk to achieve a nice consistency in your batter. Not too thick, not too runny. Come on, you've made pancakes before! Add nuts now if you want.
- Heat a greased fry pan and cook those pancakes, using standard pancake technique.
Makes three Enormous Pancakes or about 6 standard-sized pancakes. Serves 2 to 3 people, depending on the size of the pancake-sized holes in your stomachs.
The neighborhood children give this two thumbs up. You may notice that you use the exact same spices as in the pancakes. Coincidence?
Pumpkin Milkshake
adapted from seriouseats.com
1 1/2 Cups vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup soy milk or cow milk
1/2 Cup pumpkin purée
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
three gratings fresh nutmeg or 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Put everything in a blender. Let the blender do its thang.
Then use a spoon.
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Houston artist Van Solo's record "Love Lines" performed over the Exile beat - "Love Line". Directed by Christopher Wilkes. its a dark reflection piece on being cheated on from a mans perspective. We rarely get a look like this in our hyper misogynistic, over testosterone pumped culture. I'm glad he went there and hope the visuals do the record justice.
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Only Cop Left In Small Town Is A Dog
You've heard the phrase "top dog" before, right? Well, this dog is not only the top dog, he's also the highest ranking police officer in his small town.
So how does a drug sniffing dog named Nikka end up being the top and only certified police officer charged with protecting the small town of Vaugh, New Mexico? Turns out all the other cops were a bit … dirty, according to a report.
The former police chief had to resign because he wasn't allowed to carry a gun due to his criminal background.
The small community's other cop was stripped of his badge after he pleaded guilty to assault and battery against a member of his household.
So that leaves only Nikka. So does the community feel protected with only a dog on its police force at the moment?
"There's just a whole lot of nothing going on here," said resident Joyce Tabor. "We have very little crime. It's quiet. So this really doesn't matter."
We hear a monkey is running for mayor next year.


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Study of Recently HIV Infected Men and Transmission Behaviors (MetroMates)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01201083
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Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : September 14, 2010
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Specific Aim 1: Identify drug use patterns and partnership dynamics that mediate risk behaviors over time in a cohort of recently HIV infected men and their partners.
Specific Aim 2: Determine predictors of transmission risk within partnerships of recently HIV infected men and their partners, using the partnership as the unit of analysis.
Specific Aim 3: Quantify the long-term population-level impacts of voluntary behavior change by men with recent HIV infection, through the use of dynamic mathematical modeling that integrates our data on behavior change with current estimates of temporal infectiousness patterns. The investigators will also determine whether more frequent testing and/or development of tests with earlier sensitivity may have a significant impact on the epidemic. Finally, the magnitude of this effect to that obtained by decreasing drug use or risky sexual behavior prior to or following seroconversion will be compared. This will be conducted as a statistical analysis by co-investigators at the University of Washington.
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People who recently became infected with HIV often have a high level of the virus and may be highly infectious. If they have sex (especially anal intercourse) without condoms soon after they have been infected with HIV, there is a great chance that they may transmit the virus to others. When they learn of their HIV infection, some but not all men change sexual behaviors so as not to infect their partner(s) with HIV. Possible reasons for such behavior change include increase or decrease in drug use and what is going on within their sexual partnerships. A study that tracks men with recent HIV infection and their partners over time can provide information key to stopping further spread of HIV given that sexual behaviors can vary over time, especially during this most infectious period.
This study will look at how likely it is for HIV infection to be spread among partner types over time by recently HIV-infected men and their partners. The study will compare behaviors of recently HIV infected men to those with long-term HIV infection and no HIV infection. It will allow a study of sexual partnerships by actively recruiting sexual partners. We will also focus on the role of drug use, especially methamphetamine and how it changes behaviors over time. We will especially look at how different sex partners affects one's drug use and increases or decreases HIV transmission. The study will enroll 150 recently HIV-infected men who have sex with men and follow them for a year. In addition, up to 6 sexual partners of each recently HIV infected individual will be recruited and followed for a year. Some sexual partners will be HIV negative and some HIV positive. We will use their HIV status to compare behaviors over time in the group and between partners of the same status and partners of a different status. The results will be used in special formulas that will allow for a better understanding of behavior change by men with recent HIV infection. This new information will be key for designing new ways to target risk reduction for recently HIV-infected men.
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|Transmission Behavior in Partnerships of Newly HIV Infected Southern Californians
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- To measure how transmission risks and partnership dynamics change over time among recently HIV-infected individuals and their partners [ Time Frame: 12 months ]This study will compare behavioral patterns of recently HIV infected individuals with those with chronic HIV infection and no HIV infection. It will allow for partnership level analyses by actively recruiting sexual partners.
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18 years of age or older Male Documented HIV infection that occurred within previous 12 months Willing to complete study procedures Mentally competent to give informed consent Willingness to refer partners to study Ability to complete practice questions for the web-based system
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Less than 18 years of age No report of sex with another man in the past 12 months
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) just released the report, Population Health Implications of the Affordable Care Act summarizing the June 2013 workshop, which examined the impact of the Affordable Care Act on population health improvement. The workshop brought together stakeholders from the public and private sectors involved with health and health care delivery. In an effort to move outside of status quo understanding of population health, this report discusses three core issues:
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- Exploring community action in transforming the conditions that influence the public's health.
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AtlantaRealtor necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 194 diseños de 49 diseñadores freelance.
North Atlanta Team
Local RE/Max Real Estate Team (group of Agents) looking for long term branding of "North Atlanta Team" vs. my personal name that most agents use. We are a very professional group of full time agents and most of our business comes from referrals of past clients and 30% from strangers via the web. People like us because we are honest, very knowledgeable and very professional.
Upscale residential home buyers and sellers - average price $400,000 to a top price 1 to 2 million. Both late 20's early 30's first time buyers and higher end executive home buyers and sellers.
here are two iconic building in Atlanta - try incorporating them into the background along with maybe one or two others that stand out
Please limit the Commercieal real estate look - we only sell residential homes - however we like the ides of promoting Atlanta's Northside and having a few actual commercial building from the atlanta skyline in the logo might work (not required) please look online fro the king and queen buildings in Atlanta for the look of those buildings and for other interesting atlanta high rise building for the background if you want that in the logo
First of many projects needed to create new image for the company. You will the current content of website's is pretty ugly. So if this works out - there may be mmany more projects.
Trying to signify Residential Real Estate Sales Team that sells homes from Downtown Atlanta to the Northern Atlanta Suburbs.
This logo will be used on business cards, website, small signs, magazine ads, etc. It needs to be easy to read and relate to residential real estate sales in some way because the name does not say real estate. We work with buyers and sellers.
We like primary colors blue, green, maybe red and want to play off the RE/MAX brand which is red, white and blue but it still needs to look upscale. More upscale than just the remax logo (balloon) and colors. Ideally the logo will look good in different colors.
We attached some logos that were OK but did not get there. We are considering using the tagline - "Leading You Home" which I do like.
We also attached our favore real estate sign we use (the Black one with balloon) and well as one we use for a neighborhood (Crooked Creek) that we sell quite a bit in.
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The surprisingly strong February jobs report may have blown away consensus forecasts by a hefty 76,000 jobs, but Americans shouldn't brace for a sudden acceleration in job growth just yet.
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The good news is that the latest employment figures indicate the U.S. labor market continues to mend its wounds, and even strengthen, despite significant political ambiguity.
However, there are a slew of credible reasons to be skeptical that the February report will end up marking a true inflection point, including a disappointing contraction in the monthly labor force participation rate and the looming dual impact of sequestration and the expiration of the payroll tax hike.
"I think it's certainly indicative of the economy gaining traction but I wouldn't quite call it a turning point. I'm not fully embracing the February numbers," said Russell Price, senior economist at Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMPT).
If Ben Bernanke and his fellow central bankers concur, that means the Federal Reserve is unlikely in the short term to yank the easy-money punch bowl that has helped lift stock prices to all-time highs.
Jobs Market Heats Up
None of this is to say the February report was lackluster.
The U.S. added 236,000 nonfarm jobs in February, 48% more than consensus calls for 160,000 and the best print since November. Private payrolls soared by 246,000 jobs, compared with estimates for a gain of just 170,000.
"Despite considerable uncertainty stemming from the fiscal front, businesses have shrugged it off," Doug Duncan, chief economist at mortgage giant Fannie Mae, said in a statement.
"We caution against overreacting to the strong February data."
Under the hood, the employment figures looked mostly positive as well: service-providing sector jobs surged by 179,000 and construction job growth nearly doubled the prior month's gain to 48,000. Temporary help employment, which economists look at as a leading indicator, jumped by 16,000 jobs as well.
The figures suggest that "labor markets have maintained their momentum heading into 2013, despite the downside risks posed by the package of policies to avoid the fiscal cliff," Michael Gapen, director of U.S. economic research at Barclays (NYSE:BCS), wrote in a note.
Labor Force Participation Rate Climbs
On the other hand, the February report does offer some cautionary tales.
Skeptics pointed to the fact that the unemployment rate dipping to 7.7% wasn't solely due to the job growth. Instead, the decline was partially caused by the labor force participation rate slipping to 63.5% from 63.6%, potentially a negative sign that job seekers grew frustrated at the labor picture.
Likewise, the government downgraded its previous estimate for January job growth to 119,000 from a healthier 157,000.
That means the three-month average, which seeks to smooth out volatility, actually slid to 191,000 from 200,000 in January.
This drop "leads us to temper our view of labor market strength based on the February data alone," Gapen said. "We caution against overreacting to the strong February data…It is not clear to us...that the labor market has up-shifted to a stronger trend rate of payroll growth."
Sequester, Spending Hurdles Loom
Price is concerned about a number of obstacles likely to hold back the labor markets, such as the impact of the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts caused by sequestration. Cutbacks in government spending are likely to cause layoffs, especially in the defense sector.
Consumer spending is also being pressured by gas prices, which AAA says have jumped by an average of 16.6 cents a gallon over the past month, and the expiration of the payroll tax holiday. Economists have projected the payroll tax increase will carve $125 billion from disposable income in 2013.
The February jobs report was "very encouraging, no doubt," said Price. "But there are still a few headwinds and the speed of those headwinds pick up over the next three months."
Gus Faucher, senior macroeconomist at PNC Financial (NYSE:PNC), acknowledges there are "some drags on the economy" but said the overall "fundamentals look decent." He pointed to improving corporate and consumer balance sheets and the strengthening housing market, which is adding to household net worth.
Still, Faucher doesn't anticipate monthly U.S. payroll growth to average more than 200,000 in 2013. He said he wouldn't be surprised to see growth hover around the 190,000-job level.
What Does Big Ben Think?
If job growth continues at a decent but not stellar pace, expect the Fed to keep its foot firmly planted on the easy-money pedal for now.
That could be good news for equity investors as the current bull market, which sent the Dow Industrials to an all-time high this week, has been seriously boosted by Bernanke's dovish policies.
The Fed has said it would keep interest rates at their historically low levels as long as unemployment remains above 6.5% -- it's currently at 7.7% -- and inflation stays below 2.5%.
"We think the combination of the unstable monthly path of job growth and a decline in the unemployment rate for the 'wrong reasons' are unsatisfactory to the Fed," Aichi Amemiya, an economist at Nomura Securities, wrote in a note. "We think there is a long way to go before the Fed begins considering removing its super accommodative monetary policy."
On the QE front, Barclays believes the Fed will continue its monthly purchase rate of $85 billion for the remainder of 2013.
"Labor market health is improving, but not in a way to suggest that the improvement has been substantial enough to alter the policy stance," Gapen said.


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By John
The Motor City Tattoo Expo holds a special place in my heart. This convention (four years ago) was the very first convention I worked for Tattoo Artist Magazine. I had no clue what I was doing! Crash mostly abandoned me that first year, like a newborn gazelle, I was thrown to the "tat con" wolves and had to get on my feet and start running. But I guess there's no better way to figure out how to survive than sink or swim…
This year's show was hands down the busiest Detroit show I've ever worked. It started out slow on Friday, but by the end of the day I knew I was going to be out of merch and back issues come Sunday.
I ran into Juan Puente that morning before the show and it's always great to see a friendly face before you hit the floor. The convention was stocked with some awesome talents in the industry, including Jack Rudy, Corey Miller, Bob Tyrrell, Big Gus, Gill Montie, Dan Henk, Juan Puente, Dan Dringenberg and the list goes on…
Friday night Juan, Dan, Corey and a few of us went to Fishbones, which is becoming a tradition for me (and many of the other tattooers) after the show closes up. I would have to say (in my limited tattoo industry background) that Dan Dringenberg has to be in a Top Five category for best tattoo stories ever! I really can't say enough nice things about him and I'm glad I got to finally hang out with him this time around. And watching him drink two Bud Lights at the same time with two straws in each bottle, pretty much made my night!
Saturday seemed to be the day of the visiting tattooers. I saw Mario Desa from Chicago Tattoo Co. right before Juan tattooed a sweet anchor on him.
I also ran into Dawn Cooke and got to talk to her about some of the new things she is working on, and got some feedback from her on a few new things that TAM has been working on as well. It's always good to get feedback and I appreciated her sharing those thoughts with me.
I also got to see Leo Zulueta and Mike Aul from Spiral Tattoo. Leo is one of the most genuine people I've ever met, and I was stoked he came up this year and hung out at the booth for a while. "Everyone should give Leo five bucks!" I'm pretty sure I had conversation with someone that ended in that statement… Ha-ha!
As for the convention itself on Saturday… wow! It was packed. It reminded me of what the New York convention looks like on Saturday. Balls to walls people. I mean, I know when a convention is busy when attendees start asking me to see "my portfolio" and "Do I have any openings today?" Umm… do you see all these magazines? I actually told someone I was a "journalist" and not a tattooer… –that was a fun reaction to watch.
But these are my two favorite questions people asked me at my booth, (which is clearly not a tattoo booth) "Do you have any hummingbirds?" or "I'm looking for a dragon…"
Cool. I'm looking for a girl that doesn't hate baseball and isn't allergic to the kitchen! Ha-ha. I mean, I could have done like four tattoos on Saturday… that's how busy it was!
Sunday night after the show Mark Heggie, Big Top Tattoo (who I had never met before, or remembered meeting) took us all out to dinner at Slow's BBQ. HOLY SHIT, was that place awesome! I seriously put myself in a food coma. Mark was super hospitable… he kept offering everyone food and "off-menu" desserts –it was insane. One of the best after-tat-con-meals I had ever had. Just don't get the vegetarian chicken… apparently vegetarian chicken at a BBQ place is not good –shocking! Ha. Anyway, Mark, if you're out there I will be contacting you next year fo-sho! Thanks again.
However, all joking aside, hats off to Tramp and the Eternal Ink staff for getting us a booth last minute and really running a very seamless convention. This is really one of the best shows in the country –from the artists, to the staff, to the venue.
Although, Detroit Marriott, I have a bone to pick with you and your concentric circle monolith of a hotel… Why can I not smoke outside of the lobby bar anymore? What a pain in the ass that was. I understand you have a no smoking law that just passed, but seriously –it's outside! I think this is the only convention that I smoked less than a pack of cigarettes for the duration of the show…Oh, well. I guess I'll live longer now?
Thank you Detroit Rock City, and GOOD NIGHT!!!


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I was laid up, as they say, in the hospital for a weekend last month. It was the first time in more than 40 years I had to spend the night in a hospital. It was an unwelcome surprise, especially since I was able to drive myself to the Catholic hospital's emergency room — and was expecting to drive back home once the diagnosis and treatment regimen was known.
First, they said they were going to keep me "for the day." Before the morning was over, "for the day" was interpreted as "overnight." One night became two, and threatened to become three, when I unexpectedly showed marked improvement in my condition as a doctor was making her rounds.
Before I could settle in my bed for very long, someone from the hospital arrived to take my vital information. One item on the checklist was religion. "Catholic," I said. It was a Catholic hospital, after all.
About an hour after I finished a late lunch, what to my wondering eyes should appear but a chaplain, who talked with me after visiting my hospital roommate. The chaplain had the Eucharist and that was the most gratifying surprise of my hospital stay. Communion on Saturday!
And on Sunday, from a permanent deacon. And on Monday, from a third chaplain. While it may be hospital policy, these were extraordinary acts of kindness that this ex-patient will long remember.