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About Adam Marcus
Adam Marcus is the managing editor of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News and Anesthesiology News. His freelance articles have appeared in Science, The Economist, The Christian Science Monitor, The Scientist, Birder's World, Sciam.com, and many other publications and web sites.
Adam has an BA in history from the University of Michigan and an MA in science writing from Johns Hopkins. He can be reached at adam.marcus1 [at] gmail.com.
For more on what this blog is about, see its first post.
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I was wondering why I hadn't seen the 70(?!) retracted papers on retraction watch.
Wasn't sure where to post this.
You may be interested in an ongoing investigation regarding fabrication of data by a graduate student happening at Columbia http://tinyurl.com/24jfm5g.
what caught my attention was the following quote
'The University is in the process of requesting the trustees to formally revoke Ms. Sezen's Ph.D," a Columbia spokesman said in a statement. Sames declined to speak to C&EN.'
Thanks for you effort on this blog. I love it!
Seeing the high number of retractions these days would it be possible to have a weekly newsletter with highlights?
This case in Germany might lead to some interesting retreactions in the near future. With all the political consequences attached:
Update on the German Defence Minister. He has now agreed to plagiarism and retracted his PhD thesis in the hope of retaining his Post.
The retractions highlighted on this site almost exclusively focus on researchers outside of the United States. Is there a particular reason for that phenomena?
Any idea of adding a "tip us" button which leads to a place to add tips? Or is there already one (can't find it).
For example, there's an interesting paper out on "fraud" versus "error" retractions:
Because I love the Schadenfreude involved in retracted Cell papers, I thought I alert you to a notice that appears in the 1 April 2011 issue of the journal. (Retraction Notice to: DNA-PKcs-PIDDosome: A Nuclear Caspase-2-Activating Complex with Role in G2/M Checkpoint Maintenance).
I'll send you the link if you need it.
Here is newly retracted paper in Cell:
Maybe you would like to find out the story behind these two retractions of papers from the lab of F Ashcroft in Oxford
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Apr 28;106(17):7263. Epub 2009 Apr 20.
Retraction for Ma et al. "Glucose regulates the effects of leptin on hypothalamic POMC neurons".
Retraction for Xiaosong Ma et al., "Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Stimulates Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin Neurons"
At the request of the authors, the following manuscript has been retracted: "Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Stimulates Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin Neurons" by Xiaosong Ma, Jens Bruning, and Frances M. Ashcroft, which appeared on pages 7125–7129 of the July 4, 2007 issue (Journal of Neuroscience.
This is such a fascinating blog. I came across this only recently and it's particularly timely as I am drafting my first manuscript ever. It just makes me double-triple-quadruple-check all my raw data and statistics, cross check all my blots and controls… because I don't ever want to show up on a post on this website!
Been a long term reader of your blog- you guys have been doing a great job. It was about time I contribute something and just thought I'd highlight these two retractions that have just come across my desk.
1: [No authors listed] Related Articles
Retraction. Fibronectin increases matrix metalloproteinase 9 expression through activation of c-Fos via extracellular-regulated kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways in human lung carcinoma cells.
J Biol Chem. 2011 Jul 15;286(28):25416.
PMID: 21882397 [PubMed - in process]
2: [No authors listed] Related Articles
Retraction. Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) increases the expression of prostaglandin E₂ receptor subtype EP4. The roles of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β.
J Biol Chem. 2011 Jul 15;286(28):25416.
PMID: 21882370 [PubMed - in process]
I tried to search Hannes Strasser on your web site. I am not sure you have heard about this one. Check out this retracted article in Lancet on stem cells for stress incontinence. He is also currently being tried in criminal court for doing research on patient's without their consent.
Why don't scientific journals have a service like Westlaw and Lexis for attorneys? I can look up a case, and determine from the red, yellow and green flags whether a case is still "good law" on certain points made in the opinion. And it provides links to the cases that criticized, overturned, discussed etc. the first case. This would seem to be a big help to the situation where scientists continue to cite to and rely upon scientific papers that have been retracted or criticized.
Did you all see this?
Infect Immun. 2011 Oct;79(10):3855-9. Epub 2011 Aug 8.
Retracted science and the retraction index.
Fang FC, Casadevall A.
Articles may be retracted when their findings are no longer considered trustworthy due to scientific misconduct or error, they plagiarize previously published work, or they are found to violate ethical guidelines. Using a novel measure that we call the "retraction index," we found that the frequency of retraction varies among journals and shows a strong correlation with the journal impact factor. Although retractions are relatively rare, the retraction process is essential for correcting the literature and maintaining trust in the scientific process.
[PubMed - in process]
After almost 20 years at ORI, I want to say that many retractions, even for the most serious misconduct- ie data fabrication or falsification, fail to indicate who is responsible, thereby impugning the honesty of the innocent co-author, who have contributed their own valid data to a joint manuscript. They not only suffer a blow to their belief in the honesty of scientists, but it is unusual that the valid data can be published separately, thereby blocking the innocent (if inattentive) coauthors of credit for their valid findings. I believe it is up to the senior coauthor (or the most senior coauthor not involved in data falsiication, if the lab director/coauthor was directly responsible) to make it clear in the retraction wording who is and is not to be hel responsible. ORI tries to enforce this- but only has jurisdiction over data and publications involving USPHS funds or grant applications, and the retraction is often one of the last steps in a long process, taking place months or years after the false data is "out there".
Plagiarism in a "family" style: plagiaristic cooperation between Universities of Ferrara and Genova with the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Northwestern University at http://issuu.com/r_sklyar/docs/sklyarvsmussaivaldi
I'm so impressed by you guys. Thank you for all the good honest work
Thought this would be of general interest. Just a small curiosity.
I received an invitation from the Journal of Chemical Science and Technology (http://www.sjcst.org/) to submit a manuscript. Everything was normal in the e-mail, but then they said:
"To promote the development and communication of chemistry technology, we cordially invite you to extend this paper 60% at least different from the original one and publish it in our journal. The paper will be published with no charge"
Would you consider this an invitation to plagiarism?
I think these type of journals give a bad image to open-access.
Quick suggestion: in the vein of employers encouraging workplace safety by posting "this job has worked X many days without an accident" signs, it might help to encourage scientific oversight and accountability by tracking and publicizing "days without a retraction/correction/addendum etc." data for labs or academic institutions.
I saw in your list of countries "Holland".
Could you please change this in "The Netherlands", the official name of this country.
Holland is the name of 2 provinces of The Netherlands, and using this name is an insult to the inhabitants of the other 10 provinces.
Thank you.
A novel way to deal with plagiarism:
but possibly only if the plagiarist is also the Editor-in-chief?
Check some clues, especially the March 1 post:
I was wondering if you are keeping up with the arsenic life controversy? It seems as if a retraction in Science may be in the future: http://rrresearch.fieldofscience.com/ and http://www.nature.com/news/study-challenges-existence-of-arsenic-based-life-1.9861
A still active plagiarizer in earth science — k. Muni Krishna http://pubget.com/paper/pgtmp_4a5ea0fd59cabf63c9ae4e4e95487285/RETRACTED__Extreme_oceanographic_events_recorded_in_the_southwest_coast_of_India_during_the_1998_1999_summer_season
Hi Adam. Here's one for you to consider: the "Australian Paradox" is an obvious candidate for retraction. Reliable nutrition information is critical in the fight against obesity and diabetes ("diabesity"). In Australia, the contribution of excess sugar consumption to obesity has been exonerated by high-profile but over-confident academics/scientists with very strong links to the sugar industry and other sugar sellers.
No surprise I guess, but what's interesting is that this deeply flawed paper with its recklessly false conclusion – "an inverse relationship" between sugar consumption and obesity, the Australian Paradox! – was published in a supposedly peer-reviewed science journal. Two respected scientists have agreed publicly that the authors' conclusion belies the readily available facts.
I'm arguing for the shoddy paper's retraction by the authors, the journal Nutrients and/or the University of Sydney. It's all documented at http://www.australianparadox.com/ and http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/research-causes-stir-over-sugars-role-in-obesity-20120330-1w3e5.html#ixzz20FXohd4R .
Nothing has happened since March except that the authors have pretended their paper is fine. It isn't. And it's simply unreasonable to allow the false conclusion – "an inverse relationship" between sugar consumption and obesity, the Australian Paradox! – to sit uncorrected in a journal, misinforming scientists across the world via the Internet many months after the real facts have become clear.
Because of the unreasonable delay in correcting the scientific record, one of the questions I'm now asking is when does an inadvertent series of major errors deliberately left uncorrected become an academic and scientific hoax? Any thoughts, anyone?
I've got a cute one for you: http://www.pnas.org/content/110/3/1137.short?rss=1 . A correction on a paper about… retractions! Well, at least it wasn't retracted.
Just happened upon Reaction Watch Rule 5.1 Q: is there a list of the rules, seems like a good and entertaining idea…
Adam and Marcus – I would like to email you directly, but can not locate your contact information anywhere on this website.
Help! Just published my first paper – short two-pager about an existing marine species newly discovered in my country. The proof readers at the journal have introduced five errors not of my doing. One is an entire incorrect sentence that they have inserted. I have now hit a wall of silence because it has gone to 'print' and they apparently don't change things after that. I use inverted commas because it is an online journal so presumably it is entirely possible to make changes. At this rate I am going to be forced to retract…. Has anybody got any advice either on how to force the changes or about how to retract?
Any possibility to get the "recent comments" list back? And preferably with more than just three recent comments. Pretty please?
Will y'all be saying anything about the events at Hopkins described in the Washington Post this morning (and quoting Adam)?
Retraction in plant biology: http://www.plantphysiol.org/content/161/4/2182.1.full
Hi Adam,
Not a retraction as such, but interesting.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22186220
Keep up the good work,
What happens in fields where publication in peer review journals is not the norm? I am thinking of the recent controversy in the field of economics pitting Reinhart-Rogoff vs Thomas Herndon, Michael Ash and Robert Pollin where Excel mistakes and very shoddy statistics has had real global implications. eg :http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21576362-seminal-analysis-relationship-between-debt-and-growth-comes-under How do retractions work when a journal is not involved?
Hot off the press from Nature:
"Nature | News
Symmetry study deemed a fraud
University finds evidence of fakery in Jamaican dance data."
News & Comment
this was a 2005 cover of a dancing wireframe figure. One author began to suspect the other's data… it doesn't get any higher impact than this
Here's an interisting one: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gbb.12054/pdf
InterEsting none the less.
Here's an interisting one
That's quite a list! Very interesting!
Thank you 11jigen, you are a LEGEND!!
Quite astonishing Jigen!
Do you know of any retractions from the researchers in question?
As experts in authorship matters, I was wondering if you could offer some guidance. I read that all authors have to approve submission of a paper. Unfortunately, a colleague of mine recently passed away. The manuscripts which he helped draft are being submitted with our colleague as author with a note of explanation to the editor and a footnote in the paper. These seem fairly simple. However, what about projects in which they were very much involved but where the manuscript drafting is done entirely after the time of death? Should their contribution be recognized in the acknowledgements rather than "author"?
Many thanks.
Hello, Thank you for your important website! In economics we have a committee that investigates plagiarism. There was a drastic case of self-plagiarism by a prominent researcher and two coauthors who published very similar research in at least four different journals without proper cross-references, you briefly mentioned it here:
One of the journals made the corresponding author publicly apologize, http://aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jep.25.3.239
his home faculty investigated
and his contract was not renewed
– he quickly got a new one elsewhere though – and they were put on the RePEc list of plagiarism offenders:
However, at the website
clear and extensive evidence was compiled that the self-plagiarism occurred in many other cases and with many other coauthors, over many years and in many journals. This was reported to the editors of some of the journals, the press, and the RePEc plagiarism committee.
As far as I know, only the latter replied, as follows:
"It was felt by many on the committee that it should not become a conduit for anonymos accusations. We guarantee the anonymity of the submitter, if requested, but we want a real person to bring the case to the table. We hope this small cost will prevent the committee from being overburdened by cases that are not worth pursuing.
This says nothing about the merits of the case that is described. My understanding is that the relevant journals have been contacted, and the committee would take on the case if the journals are not reaching a conclusion, and somebody submits the case. We are not activiely seeking work." Although about every economist knows about the case that ess widely reported in the press and blogs and there is a lot of outrage and quite some commenting in anonymous blogs about some of the coauthors, apparently everyone is afraid of making the case under her our his name, which in my eyes reflects very badly on our field. I hope letting your readership know about this can help us to find a solution.
have you seen this?
Not a retraction but an interesting case:
Kudos to Adam and Ivan for Retraction Watch, which I've highlighted in my Dec 16th 2013 posting on the glut of scientific literature and dark side of open-access journals.
Karel Bezouška strikes again:
Hi Adam and Ivan,
Thanks for this wonderful website! I have seen many retractions in JBC but could not figure it out as to how I should complaint to JBC regarding potential misconduct in a recent paper.
Can you please guide me to it?
I just came across this Nature article from July yesterday. I don't agree with it. Would enjoy hearing your comments.
Not all plagiarism requires a retraction.
Papers that plagiarize only text can still contribute to the literature, but any errors or omissions should be prominently corrected, says Praveen Chaddah.
Hi, you haven't mentioned the most talked about retraction of the year. Not scholarly I admit: http://thedailybanter.com/2014/09/the-real-lesson-in-the-economists-insanely-racist-review-of-slave-history-book/


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Objective: Evacuate yourself, family and friends from the Zombie A.O. to the relative safety of rural locales.
Practical Considerations: In the event of a massive disaster such as a Zombie apocalypse there are many potential problems you must be prepared to deal with.
The first of which is your Primary Enemy Combatant. The Zombie. In reality the zombie will be a biological, living entity, infected with some form of disease, parasite, virus or bacteria, which turns it into a mindless killing- (and potentially eating-) machine. I cannot comment on the legal or moral ramifications of attacking and killing Zombies in the event of a Zombie Outbreak. I can, however, advocate the use of self-defense (where applicable by law). In the event of a Zombie Outbreak, I would not hesitate to use lethal force. As the zombie IS a living entity, ANY massive trauma to its Center Mass (not just destruction of the head/brain) will likely incapacitate said violent, infected creature. They may be fast, and will DEFINITELY be infectious and violent. It is suggested that you make as little physical contact as possible with Zombies, and attempt to keep any skirmishes with them short and silent, as you are attempting extraction of untrained, scared, weary individuals from the Hot Zone, and every encounter poses the risk for further injury, infection and fatigue.
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Practical Consideration Number 6 regards the actual process of evac and extraction. Movement and Operational Security. Leaving shelter is an incredibly risky, dangerous, and psychologically taxing decision. However, depending upon circumstances, this is almost always necessary at some point. It may be advisable in certain circumstances to evac/extract during the onset of the Zombie Outbreak, whereas those with safe, well-stocked accommodations may wish to postpone leaving safety until things have calmed. Whenever you decide to evac/extract, it is essential you create multiple contingency plans, and educate all persons involved in the dangers of movement, all practical considerations, agreed extraction route, potential rendezvous points, destination point, and operational security measures.
Before leaving your shelter-in-place location, ensure you are completely prepared. Ensure loads are distributed as evenly as possible amongst capable load-bearers, and that no one is over-burdened, as this will inhibit efficient, swift movement. Before leaving your location, ensure you have taken all usable items, and secure the location, in the event that your extraction should fail, and you are required to return to your shelter.
Movement is best during cool, twilight hours of early morning due to the rigours of travel, and the risk of encountering Secondary Enemy Combatants. Remember, visibility works two ways. Depending on the size of your group and equipment/weapon loadout your Movement Formation will change, but it is advisable to assign positions to capable team members, such as Forward Reconnaissance, a detail that is essential to safe movement through urban Zombie-redolent areas. The function of the Forward Reconnaissance unit is to scout ahead, silently and swiftly, keeping eyes open for potential enemies, ambushes, and defendable positions/emergency routes. It is advisable to split larger groups into teams, each team having a designated team leader. When moving, it is essential to maintain 360 degrees of visibility. All team members should constantly be searching for potential Zombie and natural threats.
It is essential to use constant cover, and move between cover as low and swift as possible, so as to avoid being sighted, or drawing attention. Potential cover includes stationary vehicles, doorways, large post boxes, powerboxes, trees, and anything else available. Make every possible effort to move silently. Before leaving one area of cover, send out Forward Reconnaissance Units. A forward reconnaissance unit should recon an area with this strategy: Observe>Move>Secure>Observe.Observe the area to be moved to. If movement is considered safe, initiate movement. Secure the position by achieving a position a cover, and being prepared to engage any form of Zombie threat. Once position is secured, notify team, and continue observing for threats. Before sending a Forward Recon to the next cover position, establish a Rear-Observation position, whose job is to ensure the safety of the previous cover position, then move forward after all team-members have achieved cover at the next position.
In the event that you are engaged by Zombies, or Secondary Enemy Combatants it is advisable that you deal with any immediate threat then break contact and move to the nearest rendezvous point. In the event that you need to extract wounded, do so as safely as possible, providing any immediately necessary first aid, and follow-up care at the rendezvous point. Establish a Time-Table that states at what expected times the team will reach certain rendezvous points, in the event that a rendezvous is missed. Due to the potential of separation, it is recommended that every team member carry his or her own personal provisions, including food and water.
In the event that your Destination is distant, and it becomes necessary to stop and rest en route, it is essential that you find and secure a defensible position, and maintain appropriate watch-standing procedures. In the event that you are still within a habited area, attempt to find a safe building or residence that can be procured for use. Ensure appropriate barricades are in place, establish multiple routes of escape and a rendezvous point. Establish Watches to observe all entry points. An appropriate watch duration is one of 120-180 minutes, at which point watches are required to wake their relief, and ensure they are established on position.
In the event you must take shelter out of doors, it is appropriate to travel well off the primary road or path. Seek a sheltered area. Roving perimeter watches should be established, using the same rotation procedure as above.
Practical Consideration 7: Arriving At Your Destination. When arriving at your destination, it is essential that you secure and fortify your position as quietly, effectively and comprehensively as possible. Watches should remain established 24 hours of the day, and escape/rendezvous points should be established, should the position be compromised. Alternative bugout points should be selected. Attempts to secure resources should never reveal your location.
In the event of the Zombie Apocalypse, the greatest tool we have is constant vigilance. This is second only to constant hope. Good luck, Survivor, and God Speed.
Recommended Equipment-
Condor Compact Assault Pack
This backpack (available in ACU, Black, Multicam and Olive Drab) is an affordable, compact, 3-Day Pack. It has an extremely durable design, and is a staple of your kit/loadout, as keeping supplies readily mobile is a must. Amazon.com- $47.
100 oz. Camelbak Hydration Reservoir
This Camelbak holds approximately 3/5 of your recommended carried water. It fits conveniently into your 3-Day pack, can conveniently fit an Electrolyte tab inside. It has been said that one can use this as an emergency IV, but I have no knowledge of the truth or safety of that claim. Amazon.com- $36.
Rothco 100-ft., 3/8 Utility Rope
One of the greatest utility devices on planet Earth. There is nothing which cannot be accomplished with 100 ft. of rope, and a roll of duct-tape. Amazon.com- $24.
Rothco Military Grade 100 MPH Duct Tape
This Military grade 100-MPH duct tape is like duct tape on steroids. Versatile, useful, and cheap. Amazon.com- $10.
Adventure Medical Kit, UltraLight and WaterTight
This is a comprehensive, extremely light, watertight Medical kit. It includes nearly everything you might need in an emergency situation. Amazon.com- $21.
Lumen "Bonfire X" LED Tactical Flashlight
The best tactical LED flashlight on the market. Energy efficient, over 100,000 hours of light-time, at 350 lumens. Amazon.com- $24
Mylar Emergency Blanket
You're cold. Unfold. Now you're not. Amazon.com- $5.
LifeStraw Personal Filtration System
Water will become increasingly difficult to find in the Zombie-infested cities. This device will allow you to filter filthy water from puddles, streams, etc. into clean, delicious, life-giving water. Amazon.com- $20.
The Zombie Survival Guide- Max Brooks
The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain. Amazon.com- $12.
The Little Black Book of Violence
The Little Black Book of Violence will arm you with the knowledge and good sense to make informed choices in hazardous situations. While some yahoo spewing insults about your favorite sports team is worlds apart from a drug-crazed lunatic lunging at you with a sharp knife in his hands and bloodlust in his eyes, there is a large gray area in between these two extremes where hard and fast rules do not always apply. This is where wisdom, oftentimes hard-earned wisdom, makes the difference between good decisions and bad ones. Amazon.com- $12.
U.S. Army Wilderness Survival Manual
Whether you expect to be in the wilderness, or you just want to be prepared in these uncertain times, learn hundreds of essential survival skills from the training manual used by the U.S. Army. Amazon.com-$12.
Disclaimer: This blog post is not intended to be a literal manual of any form. It is not associated with the military, or DoD. It is a fun project, that is fictional in nature. Do not blame me if you get eaten by zombies.smiles
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As we inch closer and closer to the 2014 NFL Draft, the Georgia Tech players who entering the draft have to be feeling the crunch. Last month, we took a look at what could be in store for Jeremiah Attaochu's draft day, now we will look at another Yellow Jacket who will probably be hearing his name called, defensive back Jemea Thomas.
Thomas, who will probably be drafted as a safety, has some perceived weaknesses to overcome, including his size. At 5-foot-9 and just 192 pounds, many teams may initially pass on Thomas, given his obvious matchup problems against some of the NFLs bigger wide receivers and tight ends.
But teams who are looking to add some depth in the secondary (we're looking at you Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys) might do well to give Jemea Thomas a hard look.
Although his size does limit him in terms of a 3-down safety, he could be ideal in nickel situations. He's delivers blows that are much bigger than his size, but without losing control. Manning the front end of the secondary and keeping short passing routes from breaking into big gainers might be a perfect fit.
Despite his slightness in length, Thomas has an uncanny knack for being able to break on balls thrown in front of him and cause deflections and, in many cases, interceptions. A 4.45 forty-yard dash isn't blazing speed, but it's plenty fast enough for a free safety used in passing downs. He has the type of attitude, as well as durability that make him very worthy of a draft pick by just about any team.
Most NFL draft scouts have him graded as a late draft pick, sixth or seventh round, and that's probably fairly accurate. But it would be hard to believe that some team isn't going to recognize the amount of talent and strengths that he has, and would let him fall out of the draft completely.
If Thomas ends up becoming a UDFA, it would be a shock.
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From the mind of Witch Hazel | Posted in 2011, year in review | Posted on 12-29-2011
As 2011 comes to a close, let's take a look back at some of the moments we'll always remember and some we'd like to forget.
Notable Moments
Osama Bin Laden meets his maker
Japan's earthquake and tsunami
A prince gets hitched
Arab Spring: Mideast & North African protests
Muammar Gaddafi is snuffed
10th anniversary of September 11th
Occupy Wall Street and everywhere else
Iraq war ends
Gabby Giffords' amazing comeback
Beyonce gets knocked up, Twitter goes nuts
Lauryn Hill had another baby, but you don't need to know who's the daddy
Kim Jong Il kicks the bucket, countrymen pretend to mourn
Oprah rolled out
The Notorious Bunch
Charlie Sheen's meltdown makes for some #winning TV
Casey Anthony walks
Michael Jackson's doctor isn't so lucky
Rick Perry flops… "oops"
Tracy Morgan opens mouth, inserts foot
Oh, Kobe! Why no prenup?
Herman Cain can't keep it in his pants
Kim Kardashian pulls off a sham of a wedding, pockets millions
Anthony Weiner's pecker cost him a job
Penn State. Just. Penn. State. Well, and Syracuse too.
Eddie Long settles after vowing to fight
JLo leaves husband #3
People We Lost
Amy Winehouse
Joe Frazier
Heavy D
Steve Jobs
Nate Dogg
Elizabeth Taylor
Clarice Taylor
M Bone
Patrice O'Neal
Loleatta Holloway
Jeff Conaway
Bubba Smith
Al Davis
Macho Man Randy Savage
Jack LaLanne
Peter Falk
Nick Ashford
Gil Scott Heron
Vesta Williams
Clarence Clemons
Sylvia Robinson
Betty Ford
Geraldine Ferraro
Fred Shuttlesworth
Jack Kevorkian
Christopher Hitchens
Andy Rooney
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This list doesn't include all the happenings from 2011 (a Witch was multitasking). So, what tops your list of big events for 2011? Who don't you want to see more of in 2012? Drop a comment in the box below.
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Amos / chapter 4 (read the chapter)
I almost titled this blog, God has a hot mouth. In the opening verse of this chapter, He addresses women in a way most men wouldn't dare: "You women of Samaria are fat cows! You mistreat and abuse the poor and needy, then you say to your husbands, 'Bring us more drinks!'" (vs 1)
Wow. Don't you just love when God doesn't mince words?
What's remarkable in this chapter is that God is, once again, addressing the spiritual and social ills of Israel, but this time, He's laying the blame squarely at the feet of women. What? I thought Israel was a male-dominated culture. I thought women were regarded as property in the Old Testament!
That they were. But don't you for one second believe that this rendered them any less powerful. God created women powerful and gave them the ability to use this power in their relationships with men. Eve certainly wielded that power over Adam (though, unfortunately, not in a good way), and nothing has changed.
Well, I shouldn't say nothing has changed. The irony is that the feminist movement has actually persuaded a lot of women to abandon their God-given power in order to seek power in places they will never find it. Instead of realizing the special ways God has made them powerful, they have been duped into striving to get something they already have but will lose in the process of grasping for it. In this way, feminism produces women who are weaker, not stronger.
It's really true. My husband may be the head of our family, but I'm the one with the power. In the heart of a man who is committed to a woman, God has placed a strong desire to gain and hold her love, approval, and admiration. Add to that the likelihood that this same woman is the mother of his children and the keeper of his castle, and you have a recipe for a man who will do almost anything for his woman.
God made women powerful; this chapter leaves no doubt about it. The moral decay of Israel's society and culture, while certainly perpetuated by men, was driven by women—women who practiced abuse and injustice, women who rejected God, women who abused their God-given power in their relationships with their husbands.
I expose my bias on the subject of feminism when I say that it makes powerful women powerless. Maybe, in some cases, that's a good thing, because as Amos clarifies in this chapter, power in the hands of morally-deficient women is a frightening thing. It opens the door to the ruin of the entire nation.


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The Cincinnati casino is turning pink for October.
The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati turned its lights pink to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Inside the casino, workers are wearing pink ribbons.
The casino will host its first Pink Prom on Saturday. All proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
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Our (3d) Universe originated from a 4D black hole?
TaleSlinger (3080869) writes | about a year ago0
TaleSlinger (3080869) writes "From Nature:
Ashfordi's team realized that if the bulk universe contained its own four-dimensional (4D) stars, some of them could collapse, forming 4D black holes in the same way that massive stars in our Universe do: they explode as supernovae, violently ejecting their outer layers, while their inner layers collapse into a black hole.
In our Universe, a black hole is bounded by a spherical surface called an event horizon. Whereas in ordinary three-dimensional space it takes a two-dimensional object (a surface) to create a boundary inside a black hole, in the bulk universe the event horizon of a 4D black hole would be a 3D object — a shape called a hypersphere. When Afshordi's team modelled the death of a 4D star, they found that the ejected material would form a 3D brane surrounding that 3D event horizon, and slowly expand.
The authors postulate that the 3D Universe we live in might be just such a brane — and that we detect the brane's growth as cosmic expansion. "Astronomers measured that expansion and extrapolated back that the Universe must have begun with a Big Bang — but that is just a mirage," says Afshordi."
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I was chatting with a friend of mine and we were lamenting how fast this school year has gone. She has a freshman in college and I have a senior in high school and we have a tendency to get a bit nostalgic when we talk about our children. As she was updating me on her oldest son, she mentioned that he would be interning for a company in Michigan over the summer. I know how vital internships are for college students, but I don't often hear of freshman having internships. They seem more typical for upperclassman, so I was curious as to how he landed an all-important internship so early on in his college career.
My friend and her family were skiing in Michigan over the Christmas break and her son struck up a conversation with a man while riding the ski lift. It must have been a fruitful conversation because the man gave my friend's son his business card and said, "Keep in touch". Those are three very important words; keep in touch. What exactly does that mean? Call once a month or send weekly email updates? Why would a grown man want to "keep in touch" with a college student?
It's called networking and I doubt my friend's son even knew he was doing it. So, with a little nagging (or advice) from his super smart mom, he in fact kept in touch. Within 5 days he sent an email to the man expressing his interest in learning more about the company. The man invited him up for a tour and an interview for the summer program and as a result he will be spending the summer in Michigan (living 3 blocks from the beach) interning for an engineering company. Absolutely brilliant! Well kudos to his mom for recognizing the importance of the conversation and kudos to her son for following her advice. It's not easy for teenagers to do because conventional wisdom in the teenage mind is that moms don't know anything.
The key takeaway is that networking can happen anywhere at any time in any place and we need to be prepared. This college student didn't recognize that he was networking and it didn't happen in a traditional networking way.
But none of that mattered because in a very short amount of time he impressed this man just by making pleasant conversation, but in a way that sparked something in this gentleman. Because of that he has achieved what many of his college peers have not and he has landed a coveted internship. Sometimes we make things more difficult than they need to be. Congratulations to this college student for being a good conversationalist and making a positive first impression. I have no doubt that he is on his way to laying the groundwork for a successful engineering career.
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Getting to Know Classic Russian Oligarchs
"Beginning at the end of 1995, [Russian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly] Chubais and co. had masterminded a series of auctions of state properties which had resulted in the instant state-funded creation of an oligarchical billionaire class. In just a few years, virtually all the wealth of communist Russia had been turned over to a pocket-sized group of bankers and tycoons - seven men, nearly all bald and with shady if not overtly criminal pasts." - Mark Ames, from The Exile - Sex Drugs and Libel in the New Russia
Berezovsky - Right.
- Former professional mathematician, Erdos Number = 4.
- Married at least four times.
- Net Worth - $620 million
- Funded the publication of Boris Yeltsin's memoirs
- Pioneer of "Robber Capitalism"
- Survived a bomb attack that decapitated his chauffeur.
- Jewish; allegedly funded Muslim separatist armies in Chechnya for political - rather than ideological - purposes; allegedly encouraged Chechen military leaders to commit kidnappings so he could support them through bribe payments; said to be directly responsible for second Chechen War.
- Found guilty - in absentia - of massive embezzlement in 2007. Sentenced - in absentia - to six years in jail and fined $9 million. Currently enjoying status as political refugee in the UK
- Shares a name with a virtuoso pianist
Alexander Smolensky
- Smoker
- Though born in Russia, claims Austrian nationality to honor his mother, an Austrian who fled TO Moscow as a political refugee during the Stalin-era and then faced persecution in her new home.
- While serving two years in the Red Army, illegally produced and sold business cards made on a military printing press.
- Illegally printed Bibles using Soviet-owned printing presses; when caught, was only charged with the theft of printer's ink, rather than the more serious crime of subversion.
- Exploited a legal loophole to found Stolichny Bank in the early 1990's, under Soviet Rule. Following the collapse of the Soviet system, Stolichny grew to be Russia's largest retail bank by 1998. The bank crumbled that year amid currency devaluations, owing about $1 billion to investors. When Smolensky started a new financial enterprise in 2004, he named it Stolichny Credit Company.
- Personal friend of Boris Yeltsin.
- Net Worth - $230 million
Vladimir Potanin
- Born into a high-ranking Communist Party family, served in the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Trade; using connections he forged there, he established the eventual-conglomerate Interros under Soviet rule with $10,000 in start-up funds. Since then, Interros variably has accounted for 2-4% of the entire Russian economy.
- Net Worth -$13.5 billion
- Convinced Anatoly Chubais to enact the "Loans for Shares" privatization system, in which the meagerly-financed Russian government sold valuable state assets and the rights to natural resources to the highest domestic bidder. Outmaneuvering former soviet bureaucrats, this practice opened the floodgates for those who already had resources accumulated during Soviet rule and led to the concentration of massive amounts of Russian wealth into the hands of a few.
- "We played under their rules, and we won at their home. And now what we say is we are trying to invite everybody to play on our field, and now we are ready to respond to all kinds of criticism. But what we're doing now is not what we were forced to do before." - Potanin
- Named Deputy Prime Minister under Yeltsin associate.
- Once paid $4 million to have George Michael perform at a private party.
- Former business partner of George Soros, who described his investment with Potanin as the worst in his career.
- Host of Russian Version of the Apprentice
- Owner of Ford Modeling Agency
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Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie's always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours, but still. Normal.
Only now paranormals are dying, and Evie's dreams are filled with haunting voices and mysterious prophecies. She soon realizes that there may be a link between her abilities and the sudden rash of deaths. Not only that, but she may very well be at the centre of a dark faerie prophecy promising destruction to all paranormal creatures.
So much for normal.
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Book Review: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
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Supernaturally (the sequel) is on par with the first one, it doesn't read at all like a sequel. One of the few authors that definitely lived up to the hype in my opinion.ReplyDelete
Good to hear(well, read!) as I have Paranormalacy waiting to be read on my shelves!ReplyDelete
Loved Paranormalcy! I really liked Evie too - can't wait to read the sequel! Great review.ReplyDelete
I still haven't read this! It's on my kindle, and it's had such dazzling reviews but a friend of mine didn't like it so now I'm not sure. I will read it eventually though. thanks forthe review!!ReplyDelete
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I read Paranormalcy; I liked it more than I thought I would! Great review.ReplyDelete
Visiting everyone on the Campaign list; looking forward to Campaigning with you. :)
I was gifted a copy of this and although I haven't read it yet, I'm rather looking forward to it as Evie sounds more and more like such a fun character.ReplyDelete
Great review! Really makes me want to start reading this one now. :) I've heard some great things about this book and your review was so honest and awesome.ReplyDelete
Hello! Fellow campaigner here :) btw, Paranormalcy is one of my books!!ReplyDelete
Loved this book and can't wait until the next one! Stopping by from the Campaign to say hello.ReplyDelete
Hi, I'm a fellow campaigner checking out the blogs. I like the layout of yours. It's very artistic. Did you make the pics yourself?ReplyDelete
Ooh I've been wondering about this book and definitely want to read it now! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Hi - fellow Campaigner here. Love your blog design!! See you out there....ReplyDelete
WHEW. When I first started reading this review, I thought it was going to be negative. I don't really know what to say to someone who doesn't like this book...ReplyDelete
Glad you liked it though! :) I like that in the love triangle, Evie is very clear about who she likes and not just casually switching between them. Not even sure if it's really a love triangle.
Great review!
LOVE the blog....ReplyDelete
you don't have anyway to like/follow though and i would like to. Anyway have added your link to my blog.
I'm doing the rounds so to speak! I'm following, Facebook liking (because we all like that…) Goggle + finding and saying hello
Have a great time in the Campaign
Ok IGNORE last comment on the third refresh your google followers came up. Don't panic it would have been my terrible computer... have now followed.ReplyDelete
happy Campaigning
Yay- I loved Paranormalcy, and can't wait to start reading Supernaturally!ReplyDelete
I have this, I must get to it!ReplyDelete
Look the look of your blog.
Now a new follower after seeing you on Readaraptor.
Great review - I'll have to look that one up. I'm a new follower from your campaign group, just stopping by to say hello :)ReplyDelete
Stopping by on the campaign trail. I've heard only good things about this book and have added it to my wishlist! I'll be posting a brief intro for fellow campaigners on Thursday.ReplyDelete
Just another campaigner dropping by to say hello! I've heard lot of good things about Paranormalcy. Haven't had time to get to it myself but on it's on the list!ReplyDelete
(Ironically, my cousin has a pink taser!)
Great review. I loved this one as well. :0)ReplyDelete
I started reading this a few months ago and I just couldn't get into it. No idea why. :SReplyDelete


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"Well, Frank Miller is someone whose work I've barely looked at for the past twenty years. I thought the Sin City stuff was unreconstructed misogyny, 300 appeared to be wildly ahistoric, homophobic and just completely misguided. I think that there has probably been a rather unpleasant sensibility apparent in Frank Miller's work for quite a long time. Since I don't have anything to do with the comics industry, I don't have anything to do with the people in it. I heard about the latest outpourings regarding the Occupy movement. It's about what I'd expect from him. It's always seemed to me that the majority of the comics field, if you had to place them politically, you'd have to say centre-right. That would be as far towards the liberal end of the spectrum as they would go.
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The "Occupy" movement, whether displaying itself on Wall Street or in the streets of Oakland (which has, with unspeakable cowardice, embraced it) is anything but an exercise of our blessed First Amendment. "Occupy" is nothing but a pack of louts, thieves, and rapists, an unruly mob, fed by Woodstock-era nostalgia and putrid false righteousness. These clowns can do nothing but harm America.
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Years from now when posterity questions you about where you were and what you were doing during week 11 of the 2008 NFL season, how will you answer?
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It is easy to see why the Titans-Jaguars entry would garner so much attention. In addition to maintaining a spotless record thus far, the Titans wanted to keep their frustrating stranglehold on the Am Con South. They are relishing the distance which they have between themselves and the unpredictable Indy Colts.
While being so nostalgic about the present, football buffs everywhere (old enough to remember) long for the much anticipated games of the past. Hey, not just any games. We are talking about the famous rivalries – the Bears versus the Packers, the Packers versus the Lions, the Lions versus the Bears, the Browns versus the Giants – and so forth.
The quickest way to fill up a basement in North Dakota was to host one of these games. They took precedence over everything with the exception of duty to God and country.
The Cowboys and Redskins joined this list of famous rivalries in the '60s and fans lived to hear the words from Tom Landry (coach of the Cowboys) – "You never know when you are going to meet a bunch of Redskins."
On this pivotal Sunday, the Jags and Titans were up first. The Titans came from behind to make their case for the "best team in the NFL." And they more than tripled their odds.
The primetime game with the Redskins and the 'Boys renewed the battles of old. It had all the hype. Owner Jerry Jones stated last week that the Cowboys would be in the playoffs at the end of the season. Dallas was playing with both mental and physical fractures. Quarterback Tony Romo was making his return after a three-week absence and he had to have a special piece of gear for the pinkie on his throwing hand. At game's end the 'Boys again rode victoriously into the sunset.
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The all-new 2015 Ford Mustang is already for garnering plenty of attention, but it's the technology in particular that will be grabbing major headlines on January 7-10, 2014, when it performs duties as the "Official Car" of the 2014 International CES. The international event, held in Las Vegas, showcases the hottest emerging technology and innovation. In fact, Ford will use CES as an opportunity to reveal even more of the new technology features of the Mustang.
Did you know the 2015 model marks the most technologically advanced Mustang in its history? This includes driver-assist features and performance upgrades that allow you to tune the car to meet your own personal driving style, such as with available Selectable Drive Modes for controlling steering effort, throttle response, stability control and shift control. The ponycar also comes standard or has available cutting-edge technology such as Ford SYNC®, MyFord Touch® and AppLink™ for hands-free control, voice recognition and access to smartphone apps. Additionally, there are track apps for performance data, Blind Spot Information System for alerts when changing lanes and adaptive cruise control and collision warning with brake support, which automatically adjust vehicle speed to maintain a safe following distance, or increases sensitivity of brake assist if a collision may be imminent.
As the "Official Car" of CES, a Mustang fastback will be on display in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center, and a convertible will hold center stage in the main display area of the North Hall.