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Boulder's unique flavor of unruly citizen
Posted by kemibe in Catablogic Blathering, Self-Indulgent Wankery, We're Doomed on March 8, 2014
We've all dealt with assholes, and I mean the metaphorical sort, not the anatomical aperture. Most of us have, intentionally but often unwittingly, been one at various times. Some parts of the world are unquestionably home to a higher proportion of obnoxious, rude, or just plain dismal people than others, with most of these cities being, in my experience, in the northeastern U.S. It's sort of the Asshole Belt. I love the big city in whose far outskirts I grew up, but I won't pretend that Boston, or large swaths of it, isn't a teeming display of drunken, racist louts who in the main would rather see the Red Sox beat the Yankees than save the life of a randomly selected newborn baby.
Yet the sneering, overt assholism of Boston, along with New York, Philadelphia, the entire New Jersey Turnpike, and many proud communities I've omitted for want of an attention span, if nothing else leaves no room for mystery. If a guy reeking of Budweiser and a series of poor life decisions tells you to get the fuck out of his way because he's late for his flight, you may wish ill on him and hope that either he misses his plane or it crashes into the ocean en route to whatever asshole-peppered destination he hopes to reach, but you won't scratch your head over why he acted as he did. He's just one more person who unabashedly takes out the stressful comings and goings of his life on total strangers, and in some ways it's even easy to root for him, the thing about the plane crash notwithstanding. Read the rest of this entry »
Things I wrote today that were not blog posts
Posted by kemibe in Self-Indulgent Wankery, Sheer Procrastination, We're Doomed on February 19, 2013
I didn't time how long it took me to write the following e-mail, but it could not have been more than four minutes. I only wish I could generate words and paragraphs that quickly in my other, for-profit and for-creativity writing endeavors. The only context you need is that I was trading messages with someone who was joining me in a pointless but fun tirade about a subset of the generally self-deluded American populace.
I will also take this opportunity to point out that, as grim as it is to admit, having a Facebook account has largely laid waste to my contributing to this blog. I find it all too easy to fling thoughts that used to be the seeds for blog posts into status updates instead, and I can't really claim that I regret this because in the end I don't waste as much time. And while blogging is a dear pastime to me, or has been, that's all it is. I don't even read them much anymore, much less contribute to my own.
And most of them are still fat, they're just staying that way through inadequate workouts and a new form of extra calories instead of pure ass-sitting and traditional empty calories.
This is just classic American bullshitting of each other and ourselves. Remember when we were in college and fat became the devil? All of these fat-free foods hit the market, and it was supposed to mean epidemic weight loss and nirvana for people who embraced these new, magical snacks. Problem is, they still have a lot of calories (many non-fat desserts have even more calories than their fat-rich counterparts — ice cream sometimes does).
So the U.S. continued to bloat, and it was back to the bullshit drawing board, and WOW! Carbs are the problem, that's it! Shoulda fuckin' known it all along! So people went the way of your cottage-cheese-slathered co-worker, and they lost some water weight, but their moods blackened and in the end most of them were still big slimy tubs of goo. Whoops! Looks like that one didn't work out either. NOW what the fuck? We're out of macronutrients to pick on and target for isolated destruction!
So most of the people on [Web site redacted] seems like dumbasses, and while this is true, unfortunately they're pretty representative of the American middle class — educated enough to ignore the stink of their own self-righteous shit, but only smart enough to be dangerous instead of visionary. Christ, how much insight does it take to realize that people stayed fit and lean well before all of this paleo and vegan trendiness arose? I even have evidence — photos of thin people from the 70s and 80s! Not photoshopped. And they did NOT do it by trying to fit a 60-minute cardio session into 5 minutes or taking the right combination of nutraceuticals and yoga classes.
Correlation, Causation, Violent Crime and Guns
Posted by jim in Fun With Numbers, Political Pungency on February 5, 2013
Perhaps you've come across this argument recently: The UK has a higher violent crime rate than the USA. And you know what else they have? Gun control! The argument hinges on a simple pair of coincident facts and a not-too-keen "connection" between them. Basically, the idea is that the violent crime rate is higher in the UK than in the USA because, in the UK, people don't have guns to protect themselves. Further, a criminal in the USA doesn't know whether or not a potential victim is carrying a firearm, and subsequently, is more cautious about attacking. In other words, the argument is you're safer if there are no laws prohibiting or limiting gun ownership or where said guns may be carried.
Yes, it is true that the UK has gun prohibitions that the USA doesn't. Does that explain the violent crime rate difference? What other correlations exist between the two countries? Well, the UK does have national health care and the USA doesn't. Also, they love soccer and rugby instead of American football and baseball. Maybe that's it. No wait, maybe the correlation is the number of non-white heads of state. (Sound of exploding conservative brains.)
The thing is, far from being an argument against gun control, this factoid is a very strong argument in favor of it. Consider two societies that are similar in many respects: a common language, a shared history, the same economic system, similar political systems, similar distribution and consumption of books, films, video games, etc., yet one country appears to have higher violent crime rates. The interesting rub is that this is not an across-the-board rate. While a rough estimate puts the overall violent crime rate in the UK at twice that of the USA, gun related homicides are roughly 50 times greater in the USA than in the UK. All other factors being equal, one would expect the gun-related homicide rate to echo the overall rate but this is not what we see. Clearly, though, all other factors are not equal. And what's the most unequal factor? Why, the fact that it is very difficult for individuals in the UK to get their hands on firearms as compared to individuals in the USA. In other words, even if you have a desire to commit a violent crime with a gun, if you can't get your hands on one, it becomes extremely difficult to pull that off. In other words, it's an effective deterrent to said crime.
While it is true that some places in the USA have strict gun laws, the USA has never had sweeping country-wide laws regulating gun sales and gun ownership at anything beyond a token level and/or for relatively short spans of time. It is hardly "gun control" if, for example, a city bans handguns outright but with a short 10 minute drive to a neighboring state you can purchase firearms of a vast quantity and variety. This sort of patchwork is not the situation in the UK.
So it seems to me that an (admittedly imperfect) experiment has been performed. We have two similar societies. One has strict gun laws while the other does not. The one with the gun laws has a gun-related homicide rate that is 2% of the country without. This is not rocket science.
The Dumbest Man in Congress?
Posted by jim in Political Pungency, We're Doomed on December 17, 2012
Congressman Louie Gohmert on the Sandy Hook shootings:
Is he actually suggesting that the wild west is a great model for a modern, civilized society? This man is about as smart as a box of rocks.
Bitter know-nothings are fulfilling their obligation…
Posted by kemibe in Hominidiots, Political Pungency, Spankin' the Crank on November 10, 2012
…to try to make the entire GOP look like a bunch of howling, ignorant screwballs.
In the course of looking for a detailed county-by-county election-results map, I happened across a blog called "Give Us Liberty 1776," which is apparently a reference to the year in which a present-day country the blog creators know little about declared its independence from the British Empire.
The first post that caught my eye was titled "Obama did not win a single state that requires photo IDs to vote." I didn't have to read a single word of the post itself to formulate a response, but I did, and the level of dishonesty and ignorance in this surreal waste of time and effort is extreme even by the standards of a Wingnut Daily contributor.
I left a comment that most likely will not be approved by the mods. Here it is: Read the rest of this entry »
Two reasons the general public doesn't abhor lying
Posted by kemibe in Political Pungency on November 8, 2012
I bring this up because I'm greedy. I'm not intellectually satisfied by Romney's narrowly losing the election. 48 percent of Americans who voted this cycle chose Romney, and given what a moral-ethical cripple he proved himself to be — not only during his wreck of a campaign but well before it even started — I find this appalling. One may plausibly argue that President Obama didn't do a bang-up job, even allowing for the unusual level of adversity and contempt he faced when he took office in 2009, but no one can sensibly argue that he is in the same solar system as the Romney-Ryan thermonuclear bullshit plant.
I understand and accept that a lot of people will simply pull the lever for the candidate representing their political party of choice without looking any deeper, but even allowing for such a crass and superficial approach to civic proceedings, it is undeniable that anyone who voted for Mitt Romney, especially given his ramshackle choice of a running mate, simply does not care how freely and unabashedly Romney prevaricates. That, or they don't notice or don't believe it, which from the standpoint of fitness for voting is just as bad.
Most parents, even those who exhibit a variety of non-nurturing behaviors (excessive drinking or drugging, physical or other abuse, neglect), instill the idea in their kids that lying is wrong. Even parents who consciously tell lies don't typically want their kids to lie, at least not to them and presumably in general. So Americans can be said to value honesty at some level. Even fundamentalist Christians who spout arrant bullshit about the afterlife and the universe in general aren't lying; they're merely wrong.
So why do we put up with it from our own leaders and potential leaders? Do we simply overlook it, or is there some kind of compromise at work? I see two basic reasons: Read the rest of this entry »
A Short Story Revisited
Posted by jim in Failures of Faith, Hootworthy on November 1, 2012
Once there was an old man in the twilight of his life. One night he had a dream. In his dream he saw a beautiful sand beach stretching along the shore of a great ocean. And on that beach was a set of footprints heading off into the distance. In a moment of insight the old man realized that the footprints represented his own journey through life. And so he followed the path they made, re-examining his experiences across the years.
At times the footprints were steady and true. At other times they appeared erratic and deeply embedded in the sand as if a heavy load had been carried. These in particular were the times of great duress during the old man's life. But light or heavy, always the footprints were alone. And the old man wondered how this could be. After all, he always thought that he had "walked with the lord". Why weren't the lord's footprints alongside his own? So the old man cried out "Lord! Did we not walk together? And why were you not with me when the times were most difficult?"
And the old man listened for an answer but heard nothing. He cried out again but still nothing. No matter how intently he strained to hear, nothing came. And it was then that the old man realized that there was no lord. Rather, it was the old man who had been carrying the burden of an ancient, now useless concept which had made the journey so difficult. It was a concept which had been placed on his shoulders as a child and reinforced by well meaning family and friends as the years went by.
And so the old man straightened himself, cast off his burden, and looking out across the vast ocean, felt at long last a true sense of freedom and relief. He smiled to himself knowing that, truly, tomorrow would be a new day.
And literacy in New Hampshire is supposed to be quite high
Posted by kemibe in We're Doomed on October 30, 2012
This is the greeting on the Strafford County home page:
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It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the new Strafford County Website.
If you have any questions reguarding our Site or what is not recorded,
feel free to send us an email to:
email@example.com. We look forward to "seeing" on the Web!
Very Truly yours,
Strafford County Commisioners
It's not clear what it is these county employees hope to see (or "see") online, but here's hoping that they lay their eyes on a grammar and spelling tutorial.
"Pro-life" Arkansas Congress candidate thinks death penalty for "rebellious" children is appropriate
Posted by kemibe in We're Doomed on October 11, 2012
As they say, you cannot make this shit up.
Charlie Fuqua, who has previously served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and wants all Muslims unconditionally deported and also advocates the sterilization of people who have been shown, by some standard, to be unsupportive parents, is now on record of advocating the death penalty for disobedient children.
One would find this a curious stance coming from someone who lists among his top ten agenda issues as "protect the sanctity of life," but all bets are off with these mindless assholes. In some sub-worlds it makes perfect sense to be a rabid anti-abortionist while seriously advancing the idea that society might be better off if kids who merely sass their parents too much be hanged, shot or given lethal injections.
Every time I intend to mitigate my opinions about certain U.S. states, something like this rolls around and seems to legitimize every harsh prejudice I am apt to cling to.
Same story, different headlines: a great example
Posted by kemibe in Failures of Faith, Health and Society on August 28, 2012
Since sectarian religion by definition plays fast and loose with the truth (I've always wondered where the "fast" part of that saying comes from, but for now I'll just roll with the cliche'), it should be no surprise that Christian news outlets are even more deep into the spin game than most media outlets, virtually none of which are free of at least some degree of obvious bias.
In 2009, a lawsuit was filed that aimed to block President Obama's expansion of the availability of embryos for embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR) via federal funding. (Ironically, the suit was brought not by pro-life opponents but by a pair of scientists concerned that the change in policy from the Bush Administration, which allowed ESCR but not its taxpayer funding, would ultimate backfire and hurt progress in ESCR.) The suit was tossed by a lower court, which determined that there was no basis for the suit since it was predicated on the erroneous idea that embryos in the federally funded projects were "harmed" in the process, which, if true, would violate a 1996 piece of legislation. (The quote marks are mine; feel free to argue with their inclusion if you want.) This decision was appealed, and on Friday, and appellate court upheld the lower court's decision. Read the rest of this entry »
Armstrong's defenders: parallels with religious fervor
Posted by kemibe in Catablogic Blathering, D'oh(pe)!, Failures of Faith, Spankin' the Crank on August 25, 2012
Unless you've been chained in a basement somewhere or in the throes of a drunken blackout, by now you're aware that Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner and the most decorated cyclist in history, has been banned for life from the sport by the U.S. Anti-Doping Association (USADA) as a consequence of the case the agency has been building against him for months, if not years. Armstrong is charged not only with cheating via chemical enhancement, but also with trafficking, possessing, and administering banned substances. USADA also stripped him of all of his TdF titles, though the body lacks the ultimate authority to do so — that will fall to the International Cycling Federation (UCI). For any one of a thousand similar breakings of the story on Thursday afternoon, try this one in the NY Times. Read the rest of this entry »
On the "If everyone had a gun, we'd all be safer" claim
Posted by kemibe in Hominidiots, We're Doomed on August 25, 2012
Near the Empire State Building yesterday, NYPD officers shot and killed a recently fired man who had just executed his ex-boss by putting five rounds in his head. In the process, they wounded nine bystanders on the crowded Midtown sidewalk.
For whatever reason (I can think of better examples), this has catalyzed a lot of Internet discussion concerning the claim in the title of this post. I want to use what I believe is a credible, almost assured scenario to explain why this idea is as ridiculous as any other cast forth by the rabid faction of the pro-gun crowd. (I am not against private gun ownership, within limits.) Read the rest of this entry »
A Lot of Money
Posted by jim in Fun With Numbers, Political Pungency on May 31, 2012
Like many scientists and engineers I deal with very large and very small numbers daily. Sometimes, though, it is easy to lose perspective. Whenever I want to get a more visceral grasp on the relative size of something I make a similar ratio using stuff from the everyday world.
Consider money. You can map quantities of currency onto scalar distance to get a feel for just what constitutes a lot of money. Suppose one US dollar is equivalent to half of an inch. That's a little less than the diameter of a dime or about the diameter of a AA battery. So $1000 would be 500 inches or a little over 40 feet (nearly 13 meters).
What's a lot of money for most folks? How about one million dollars? It's about 20 times the median annual household income in the US and noticeably larger than the "nest egg" most people hope to retire on. Well, a million dollars equates to roughly eight miles in this scheme. A dime versus eight miles. Pretty big, right?
Contrast this to a billion dollars. A billion dollars is roughly the diameter of the Earth. So, think of how wide a dime is and then think of how wide the Earth is. That's a billion to one ratio. Now there are people on this planet Earth who are billionaires. For example, the Koch brothers and several members of the Walton (Walmart) family are each worth in the neighborhood of 20 billion dollars. That's 20 or more Earths lined up side-by-side. In comparison, if you have $100,000 in the bank, that's equivalent to about 1400 yards.
At this point it is worth noting that the Supreme Court has pretty much said that money equates to free speech. So how loud do you think your voice is now?
The Week that Was in…What?
Posted by kemibe in Political Pungency, We're Doomed on May 16, 2012
The Johnson twins, who run Letsrun.com — long the pre-eminent distance-running site on the Web thanks to sheer game energy predominating over questionable self-importance and various flagrant abuses of Web design and language — have often been maligned for their conservative political stance, which has crept into their message-board climate. This, it seems, is largely the result of a basic stats principle, tendency-toward-the mean: In this case, the more people involved, the more likely it is that those people will reflect the general intellectual proclivities, tenor, and abuses of the population at large. That is, if this were a place with only 100 or so regulars, one would not be surprised to find, for example, a preponderance of Obama supporters or agnostics; but with thousands of daily denizens, the weight of FOX-vs-MSNBC, Dems-vs-Repubs, realists-vs-creationists on Letsrun is highly representative of the populace at large.
That's fine; if the reportage of relevant content is on-the-money, which it usually is, it shouldn't matter what the proprietors think or adhere to (think liking a Tom Cruise flick in spite of knowing the guy is a flake, or respecting Madonna's music even though she may seem a moron). Still, I'm surprised at the extremes the Johnsons have gone to lately — and that's my mistake, given the message-board-moderation direction over the years and the fact that this is an election year in which the GOP is looking hapless-to-pathetic.
From today's "The Week that Was," presumably in running:
That ad on the left is just fucked-up, and this would be the case without the ghastly and unabashedly ruthless fiscal realities engendered by the Bush administration. (That's all I will opine on the specific politics of the matter.) The site deserves a source of revenue, and if I were in the Johnsons' shoes I might whore myself out in the same way for a left-wing cause…but I doubt it. For whatever reason this just smacks of self-parody. What Could Happen To The White House if Aliens Representing a Hybrid of George Will and Ted Nugent Took Over Washington? I don't know, but the WorldNet Daily might.
You won't believe me, but I would find such lowbrow pandering on behalf of the left equally bizarre-cum-pathetic. I already do. I guess in part I'm just tired of listening to well-meaning Wal-Mart clerks express contempt for the current administration because their personal circumstances suck (and this is not a metaphorical assesment) and wish they would at least give weight to the fullness of the "debate," but more than anything else I suppose I am just in my usual mode of not tolerating intellectually devoid messages of any sort.
A Healthy, Fundamental Right
Posted by jim in Health and Society, Political Pungency on February 2, 2012
If one were to make a list of healthy hobbies, that list would probably include distance running, bicycling, rowing, skiing, hiking, swimming, and a variety of other self-locomotive activities. If a second list were to be created that detailed fundamental rights which need to be protected, it's a safe bet that it would include items such as the rights of self-determination, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and so forth. What's the intersection of these two lists? Just ask my Congressman.
New York's 24th district is represented by Richard Hanna, a conservative Republican millionaire who was swept in with the Tea Party surge of 2010. Now that the next election is less than a year away, we have begun receiving mailers from the Congressman informing us of the important work that he has been supporting. One arrived just the other day. The winning line for me was the following:
"Hunting, fishing, shooting, snowmobiling, and trapping are not only healthy hobbies – they're fundamental rights that need to be protected."
Apparently, sitting behind a loud two-cycle engine and breathing its exhaust is both healthy and a fundamental right. So is standing around and shooting at a target. And certainly everyone admits that fishermen and hunters are known for their buff physiques and strong hearts.
For the most part I don't really care whether or not someone finds fishing or snowmobiling or the like to be a fun pastime. We each have our preferences. I think it's a bit of a stretch, though, to describe some of these things as healthy or fundamental rights.
Unless, of course, you're trying to reach out to your base. In that case it's better apparently to make them feel better about themselves and mention minor, tangential items that you support than to address the large concerns and necessary legislation that will, in fact, actually help people in a major way.
Woe there, Gribbit!
Posted by kemibe in Hominidiots, Political Pungency on September 3, 2011
As always, I can't resist the combination of supreme confidence and spectacular ignorance. It's what made NBC's The Office — the central theme of which is Michael Scott's unremitting self-delusion concerning his own capabilities and esteem — such a hit. And it's what makes Gribbit, the rabidly anti-socialism blogger who lives on a government paycheck, such an enchanting wreck of a commentator. (Unlike Scott, Gribbit lacks the sort of nominal charm and that accompanies good-hearted cluelessness and guilelessness, and is merely a malignant asshole. (His attempts to keep people from cutting and pasting, or even linking to, his content are also a continued source of amusement.)
Gribbit is again playing the "you should have listened to me" game again with this incoherent rant about…well, Obama and stuff, which begins with this: Read the rest of this entry »
How to Lose Readers (Without Even Trying): Sam Harris
Posted by kemibe in Hominidiots, Yeah, I used "Press This" -- Sue Me on August 25, 2011
This is great. Sam Harris' responses to criticism of his essays and views are always perfect, but then he would not have gotten to where he is without a pachydermal bearing.
The Blog : How to Lose Readers (Without Even Trying) : Sam Harris.
Rick Perry doesn't believe in anthropogenic climate change…
Posted by kemibe in Failures of Faith, Hominidiots, Political Pungency, We're Doomed on August 18, 2011
…and in a similarly shocking vein, certain Jamaicans are suspected of cultivating marijuana.
One nice thing about leaving my otherwise treasured home state of New Hampshire is that I don't have to see first-hand the parade of Republican hopefuls who — thanks to New Hampshire having the nation's first presidential primary election — begin flooding the place in pre-election years when there's a Democrat or two-term GOP-er in the White House. This year, more than in any other, virtually all of them hold fifth-degree idiotbelts, from the no-hopers to Obama's potential adversaries. It's a sad day when someone like Mitt Romney has to be given credit for admitting that human-caused climate change is at least worth a look.
Rick Perry, the Texas governor known as much for his coif as his stances, told a crowd in Bedford that he's a global warming skeptic. This in itself is no surprise. Perry represents a state with colossal fossil-fuel interests and has previously hit all of the podunk low points, from advocating "Intelligent Design" to opposing same-sex marriage to condemning abortions. As someone pandering to a citizenry like Texas's, he has no choice but to support such causes. Read the rest of this entry »
Violent crime and a cratering economy: not what people think
Posted by kemibe in Getting Boulder, Hominidiots on August 16, 2011
Yesterday afternoon, three women were robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight on the busiest recreation path in Boulder. This sort of thing almost never happens around here, but the incident comes on the relatively close heels of the shooting death of University of New Hampshire football player Todd Walker, who attempted to intervene in a robbery on University Hill.
Last night I overheard someone discussing yesterday's robbery, and at the end of his soliloquy he declared that this was the kind of thing that would continue happening thanks to people defaulting on their mortgages, losing their jobs and otherwise suffering the ravages of a shitty economy. This wasn't the first time I'd heard some version of this claim, not the second, nor even the tenth. It's a bona fide meme, and I've never believed it.
Think about it: How often do you see canned CFO's and out-of-work software consultants jailed for pulling a gun on a random person in the hope of grabbing maybe fifty or sixty bucks? People of means happily commit crimes, but do not typically indulge in such offenses as robbery, burglary, larceny and other brute-force malfeasance. Instead, they defraud banks, skim from their employers, commit identity fraud and do end runs around the IRS.
Ironically, uninformed people say mistaken things
Posted by kemibe in Hominidiots, Sheer Procrastination on August 14, 2011
That's obviously (I hope) not an example of irony.
"Ironic" may be the most misunderstood and misapplied adjective in frequent use. It's a tricky word; ironically, it can be hard to distinguish irony from its diametric opposite. But while it's understandable and no big deal that the rank and file continually misuses the word "ironic," one would hope that broadcast journalists in a major metropolitan area would know better, or at least that their producers would.
This morning, one of the Denver news stations ran a story about the wind-induced collapse of a stage at the Indianapolis State Fair that killed four people. The anchorwoman had something very close to this to say: "Ironically, an announcer warned the crowd of severe weather just a minute before the collapse."
Okay, let's break this down. Someone points out that the weather is getting nasty, and an element of that nasty weather nastily wrecks something. That's irony? If so, then so is "Ironically, after spending eight hours in the Florida sun, Maine vacationer Charlene McGillicuddy suffered a terrible sunburn. Now, had the announcer in Indianapolis boasted that the facility had just received the "Safest Set-Up of 2011″ from the American Association of Fairground Structures right before the collapse, that would have been ironic. Coincidence is not irony. Unfortunate timing, like last night's, is not irony. In fact, I'd guess that in four out of every five instances of someone using the word "ironically," replacing it with "not surprisingly" or "sure enough" would create a far more coherent delivery.


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Cell biology has long prided itself on being the most visual of all the basic sciences yet each year some of its most basic concepts are described for students in vast clouds of words (and many PowerPoint slides). Oh, for that one picture (or short video) that says it all about one thing. This is that one picture of metaphase.
In fine detail and with almost three-dimensional clarity, it shows a stained mammalian epithelial cell with its sister pair of replicated and condensed chromosomes (blue) gripped tightly at (green) the kinetochores and held fast in the (red) arms of the spindle microtubules. In April, the image that says it all about metaphase will say it all from a giant video screen in Times Square as the winner of the GE Healthcare Life Sciences 2012 Cell Imaging Contest. The competition voting was conducted online last fall and in person at the ASCB Annual Meeting in San Francisco and at a molecular biology meeting in Japan.
The "It" image of metaphase was captured at the Light Microscopy Imaging Center at Indiana University, Bloomington, by Jane Stout, a longtime research associate in the laboratory of ASCB member Claire Walczak, who runs the imaging center. The instrument was a $1.2 million OMX microscope purchased in 2010 through funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. When the instrument was first installed, it immediately earned the Imaging Center nickname of "OMG" for its resolution and its super-speed imaging of multiple-labeled proteins.
Stout and a guest will be flown to New York City next month to see their metaphase cell join the Great White Way in Times Square where on New Year's Eve tens of thousands gather to watch a ball, representing the old year, slide down a pole. Perhaps it could be a cell nucleus next year.
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I was just featured in CPA Magazine as one of the top 40 CPAs in the nation!
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The University of Tennessee football team will be looking to build on its opening rout of Utah State this Saturday when the Volunteers host Arkansas State at noon on the SEC Network.
Alabama will face Florida Atlantic in its home opener Saturday, which will have a noon kickoff on the SEC Network.
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Tennessee and Alabama will be playing concurrently on the SEC Network, which will have its providers unveiling alternate channels to house both telecasts. The SEC Network will also televise two games Saturday at 4 — Eastern Michigan at Florida and Nicholls State at Arkansas — as well as two more at 7:30 — Sam Houston State at LSU and Lamar at Texas A&M.
ESPN announced this week that Alabama, Florida and LSU will play on the SEC Network, while Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas A&M would be on the network's alternate or overflow channels.
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Comcast Xfinity's overflow channels for the SEC Network will be 786 and 787, with both of those in standard definition. So Tennessee's game this week will not be in high-def for Comcast subscribers.
"Our primary goal was to make SEC Network overflow channels available as widely as possible to our customers across the South," said Alex Horwitz, the vice president of public relations for the Comcast Big South Region. "Carrying the overflow channel in HD format would not have been the most effective use of our bandwidth – which we strategically reserve for routine product upgrades, new programming content and the latest services for our customers."
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I don't intend to get the plants in the ground until some time after April the 1st. If you were me would you not Smile. Thanks Ted.
I hope that all of you are doing well and getting yourself ready to get to your work place with a smile on your face and not one complaint , remember we need the pay check, those bills will be filling our mail box very soon.
At 1:02 a.m. we have a nice warm 63 good weather to work outside in. And I do need to get out there early, there is much to do and I have scarce begun.
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Lelo Sensua Suede Whip
Average customer review: Average customer review 9 out of 10 (11 reviews) Add your review
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Boasting 40 super-slim suede tendrils, this delicious suede whip from Lelo offers light licks to the skin that kiss your nerves to life with only the slightest hint of pain. Perfect for gentle play in the most intimate of areas.
Lelo's couture-conscious approach to sex once again shines through in this delicate mini flogger. Made from soft yet firm suede with a smokey acrylic and shiny silver metal handle, this perfectly-weighted whip is designed to tease and tantalise the flesh without packing a punch, no matter how hard you flog.
Measuring 14 inches in length with tails measuring a modest 8.5 inches in length and just 1/8 of an inch in width, this is a dainty tool for sensual lovers that want to add just a little spice to their sex games.
Presented in a beautiful gift box.
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- Length: 14 inches
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- Material: Suede
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Perfect for gentle play in the most intimate of areas, this delightful suede whip from Lelo offers light licks to the skin that kiss your nerves to life with only the slightest hint of pain. Boasting 40 super-slim suede tendrils you're skin will feel suitably whipped into submission.
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Lelo Sensua Suede Whip 9 out of 10 (11 reviews) Write your own reviewOrder by:
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Can I whip it, yes you can
Reviewed: 16 August 2014 by S&M sexy times, a Straight Going Steady Male
As with all Lelo products, not only is this product well made, it's also well presented.
I ordered it in red, which I thought was a very lovely colour.
When I opened the outer packaging I then found a lovely presentation box. You find the product inside.
I bought this for myself as my other half isn't one for being on the receiving end of a whip (I'll probably use it to tease her). I have had her use the whip on me a few times now. I feel that the whip itself is very well made.
When my other half struck me with it I felt a slight stinging sensation, which felt unbelievable. She also used the whip to caress me, which felt amazing. The suede caressing me felt fabulous. I also asked my other half when we finished whether it produced any red marks. She said it did, but they soon faded.
This whip is most probably suited to folks who want to tease and have a slight sensation. It would seem to be a great starting point to using heavier whips in future.
- Pros
- It's Lelo, and the colour was lovely.
- Cons
- Nothing to dislike.
- Bottom line
- A wonderful, elegant little whip.
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Great small suede flogger
Reviewed: 30 November 2013 by Sun Goddess
This suede flogger is just stunning. I ordered it as a present for my partner and although I was a little surprised at how small the package was, we weren't disappointed with the flogger itself.
The suede frongs are slender and soft. They feel great when gently swept across the skin. The handle is well designed and the silver ball end can be used to stimulate and tease as well, as my partner did on me.
Although this flogger is small, it is elegant and well made. When used correctly you get a blissful sound as it hits the skin which leaves it slightly blushed but with no marks.
A wonderful product.
- Pros
- Lots of lovely soft suede fronds.
- Cons
- Nothing. Would be great if Lelo made a slightly longer one as well.
- Bottom line
- A fantastic suede flogger. Elegant and excellent value for money.
- 1 person found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Is there anything Lelo doesn't succeed at
Reviewed: 11 November 2011 by RedCheeks, a Bisexual Married Female
This was the first flogger I have ever bought. Having never been someone who likes being on the receiving end of pain a flogger was one of the few sex toy/bondage items I went years without feeling the need to buy.
But then I saw that Leo had made a flogger, and it looked luxurious and came in vibrant, pretty colours. That was it, I was sold and had to have one.
The box this arrived in the usual upmarket style box that you will find with every Lelo product, very similar to the boxes their vibrators come in. It's black and glossy and screams of class.
The flogger itself is small but no smaller then what you would expect from the photo of it. I got mine in red. At first I was very tempted to get the purple but seeing as the red seemed like such a lustful colour I chose that instead and was very glad I did.
Upon opening the box you are taken aback by how beautifully made this is. The handle of the flogger is shiny and feminine and well, expensive looking. The silver ball at the end of the handle pulls the whole look of the flogger together. And yes the other thing about this flogger's handle is just how tempting it looks, so smooth and perfectly formed that it almost has the look of stylish a glass dildo.
The suede tails feel soft and sensual and beg to be ran along your skin, and that is what I love about this flogger in use. This isn't a flogger for someone who craves pain or punishment. This is the perfect teaser to run along someone's cheeks, back or thighs. I know it drives me wild every time.
The one thing with my flogger was that it did shed quite a bit in the first few uses and I was worried that it would continue to, but beyond the first three plays this wasn't a problem anymore so don't panic if you notice a little shedding at first.
- Pros
- Beautifully made, stylish and feminine looking.
- Cons
- Slight shedding on the first few uses.
- Bottom line
- Beautiful luxury item, perfect for tickling and teasing.
- 1 person found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Mr Whippy, you charmer
Reviewed: 14 February 2011 by Pixieking, a Gay Single Male
Okay, I admit it, I'm a Lelo addict. Lelo embody a quality in sex toys that only the highest companies achieve, and when I saw the flogger I'd been desiring for so long in a three for £50 offer I couldn't resist it. I got myself a beautiful, practical and kinky bit of kit, and I'm so glad I finally own it.
It comes, as always, in LH's fantastically discreet packaging, and opening it uncovers the box for this kinky little whip. The outer box is black, glossy and embellished with a picture of the whip in your chosen colour, and hides the inner, signature black canvas box that houses all Lelo products. I love these boxes: they are so useful for keeping toys safe and sound.
The whip itself is beautiful, and I mean beautiful. I chose the red and the colour is so sexy and vibrant and hot, hot, hot. With true Lelo quality in mind, this whip has substance as well as style. The acrylic handle, capped with a stainless steel collar and a weighty end ball, is sturdy at 5 and a half inches long and fits the hand really well, allowing you to direct the supple strands that make up the tail whoever you like. The tails themselves are perfect for me. At 8 and a half inches long they are nice and easy to control, and allow you to brush and trail and flog with a good amount of control. They are made of a soft, real suede material which allows you to flick your lover lightly or give them a thwack with a satisfying but tempered sting, making it a perfect beginner flogger or a teaser flogger for those with more experience. The size would also make it perfect for those that wish to take something away with them without needing to take a larger, bulkier whip.
I would say though to be careful using this if you've been using oils or lubes on the skin before hand, because you don't want to go staining the suede, as it's not an easy material to clean. It's just the nature of the material. You also will find that it leaves little coloured flecks behind when you first take it out and use it. Just give it a flick about and a few tester whippings and they will soon dissipate without any damage to the toy. These must just be a remnant of the finishing process.
One of the big attractions I saw in this toy is possibly unintentional, or rather, overlooked. This is a secret weapon: the large steel ball at the base of the handle is a sensual addition in its own right.
Picture this. Your lover is bent over the edge of the bed, gasping and yelping as you trail the soft tails across their behind and deliver skin pinkening whacks, when, unexpectedly, they feel a cold, firm smoothness run across the base of their spine, pulling down, tracing the crease of their cheeks
This toy can deliver warm, pink smacks and smooth, cold firmness all in one. Two sides of the coin in one toy. I love a toy that delivers versatility and the Lelo Sensua really does.
Overall, it's a fantastic addition to any toybox, no matter if you are just dipping your toes in the sense play waters or you've been flogging for years and your old faithful has finally worn out. The quality of this wont let you down, and while it's undoubtedly more expensive than other alternatives, you wont get the same experience and longevity as you will with this.
- Pros
- It's beautiful, well made, and I love the steel ball.
- Cons
- Didn't like? Are you mad?
- Bottom line
- It's a wonderful, slightly tame flogger that will get you naughty.
- 3 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Small but strong
Reviewed: 22 January 2014 by Winter_Is_Coming, a Straight Going Steady Male
This is the first Lelo product I've ever bought and I have to say the brand really does live up to its reputation for high quality and attention to detail. Opening and playing with this flogger for the first time feels more like an extravagant experience rather than just a bit of fun. It looks and feels great!
My OH and I have bought a few floggers, whips and paddles in the past but Lelo are the only brand that really seem to understand the importance of elegant packaging and a sense of style. Now, this may not seem important or even relevant to some people, but for me this product just screams kink factor as soon as you open it up. The flogger itself comes wrapped up in a classy little black box with the brand name embossed onto the front. You can tell as soon as you see the packaging that you're in for a treat! Especially important if you're buying this a gift for someone!
Once you open the box and see the product you can't help but admire how beautiful it looks. I choose red which looks very sensual and vibrant, especially when contrasted with the dark black box it arrives inside. The coloured acrylic handle is topped at either end with a metal cap giving the handle a nice weighty feel to it. Again the Lelo logo is stylishly embossed on the product, reinforcing the idea that Lelo stands for not only high quality toys, but a sense of elegance and luxury that is too often missing from a lot of toys on the market at the moment.
The real selling point here is the suede strands themselves. Eight and half inches long and incredibly smooth to the touch, they can be used in multitude of ways, both for pleasure and pain. Personally I love the strands being slowly dragged along my body, tickling every part of me and making me feel super relaxed and excited at the same time. Whereas my OH loves it when I spank her from behind putting the full force of arm into a good smack, punishing and exciting her with the sting and crack of suede on skin.
Overall it's a great little product. I'd definitely consider buying more products from Lelo in the future. The sexy look, stylish packaging, weighty handle, vibrant colours and soft suede, all come together to form an excellent high quality experience.
- Pros
- Looks great, feels great. It is great!
- Cons
- A little smaller than I imagined but more than made up for it in quality.
- Bottom line
- Love it!
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Michael Kevin Joseph Holmes, 58, of Stafford County, a loving husband, beloved father, grandfather, brother and son, died peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. At the time of his death, he was surrounded by his loving wife and family as well as the devoted fellow officers of the Fairfax County Police Department.
Kevin was born in Dunmore, Pa., on March 19, 1954. He was a second lieutenant for the Fairfax County Police Department, faithfully serving the community for 33 years. A highly decorated officer, Kevin was known by his fellow officers and colleagues as a man of integrity, dedication, loyalty, honesty and compassion.
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The California State Medical Board is being asked to revoke or suspend the license of Dr. James Gregory White of Redding, citing 18 causes for discipline including gross negligence and over-prescribing pain-killing drugs that led to death.
White, who is a pain doctor, was not at his office on Wednesday afternoon but his attorney, Michael Scheibli said the accusations are a "witch hunt."
This was not Dr. White's first run-in with the medical board. He had his license revoked in 2005 for issues surrounding his prescribing practices and in 2009, he was issued a citation for not paying probation monitoring costs in 2008.
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03.24.2012 - 18:53 | TheTannedOtaku
03.25.2012 - 05:53 | Taufiq91
03.25.2012 - 16:27 | Ohsha - BaggageTalk about their "artistic roots" is bullshit. A band getting radio play just means their producers have Clear Channel connections.
The hefty bag line could've been about how big his love is. You can't fit it in a little bag. But i'm sure it's an ad.
Better writing would name the street he was on, to give us some flavor text, some feeling for the setting.
Her moving wouldn't necessarily have anything to do with him. It's just his egocentric narrative that the meaning of her action was a response to her feelings for him.
He never says the girl he saw was in fact the same one as that chick he fucked. So it could be his obsession with the first chick is so strong it extends to his later relationships.
03.25.2012 - 20:05 | Ophios - appeal to the african american community?
03.26.2012 - 09:57 | ladydiskette
03.24.2012 - 19:17 | A-welCruiz
03.25.2012 - 16:27 | OhshaMost folks don't like soft rock.
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03.24.2012 - 23:12 | PollitinNow Ne-Yo want to make a cartoon for Cartoon Network as well...
03.25.2012 - 11:54 | Mmoslayer324 - I second thisI second this
03.24.2012 - 19:37 | RithirhWhen he says his love went viral, it makes me think the sex tape was posted online or something. Yeah, Train sex scandel... That's just a terrifying mental image.
03.25.2012 - 19:21 | Fantastic ChickThat's what I thought to. Or maybe that he changed his relationship status on Facebook.
03.24.2012 - 19:41 | DanceNerd
03.24.2012 - 19:49 | LaCapitana
03.24.2012 - 19:49 | Karmaslaugh
03.24.2012 - 22:21 | CotterpinDoozer - Awkward conversation...I was thinking the same thing. He's desperately looking for this girl 'cause he had an STD, and thinks she may need to go to a clinic and get checked out. But he's also really into her, which would be an upward swing of a downward spiral.
This review had a lot of laugh out loud funny moments for me. I haven't heard any of Train's latest stuff, but I've never been much of a fan and, apparently, I'm not missing out on anything. Great review!
03.24.2012 - 19:50 | Furrama
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03.24.2012 - 19:55 | LaCapitana
03.26.2012 - 08:41 | some-other-guy-with-glasses - I didn't hate this song either...until now...Let me explain: I'm not some blind fanboy of Todd's who will change his opinion of a song he likes that Todd thrashes; I like many songs Todd has reviewed, including (but not limited to) Cooler Than Me, Club Can't Handle Me, Give Me Everything, If I Die Young, Jar Of Hearts, and yes, even the much-maligned The Lazy Song.
But with this review, there have now been two occasions where Todd's review has painted a song in a whole new light for me. The first being, oddly enough, Hey Soul Sister. I never LIKED it per se, but I didn't hate it either until the review.
Although I will say this much: Train is more than capable of making good music. I like Drops Of Jupiter, Calling All Angels, Ordinary, and believe it or not, my favorite Train song came off the same album as HSS: Save Me San Francisco, which was actually my favorite song of last year. Thankfully, Todd only played it in the background for a second and didn't have anything bad to say about it in the review. Not that it would have changed my opinion, but still...
Anyway, Train CAN be good. But it comes and goes.
04.01.2012 - 02:41 | YeahwhateverImmortal Dreamer: "But I actually liked this song."
Then you should probably start seriously reconsidering your tastes.
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03.25.2012 - 03:15 | nuygimaI would re-evaluate that friendship tbh.
03.25.2012 - 19:22 | Fantastic ChickAnd I thought a now ex-friend of mine who slow-danced to "Grenade" by Bruno Mars said questionable things.
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03.24.2012 - 20:01 | Buhwaa33HILAROUS!!
03.24.2012 - 20:02 | HakajinI like this song, despite the stupid lyrics. The beat and the melody are catchy. And I think "Soul Sister" was supposed to be kind of goofy and dorky... though by now I'm sick of hearing that one.
But yeah, this song definitely has stupid lyrics. At the part about the hefty bag, I couldn't help but think of that part in "Family Guy" where Peter tells Meg to use a hefty bag instead of a condom if she has a guy over. Ew. Loved your review, as always!
03.24.2012 - 20:03 | LimH2G2 reference? Yay!
Anyhow, Adult Alternative always was a confusing catch-all of a genre for me, because the AA station in my area would play Johnny Cash, then Live, then Reel Big FIsh, and then some local folk group before going to commercial and coming back with The Grateful Dead, David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails. And that was if the DJ wasn't in an odd mood. I swear I heard "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" one day. And they would play the full version of "Alice's Restaurant" every Thanksgiving. I'm guessing so whoever was working could grab a food coma nap.
The station was taken over by ClearChannel, and became a classic rock-ish station. And judging by what I heard here today, I'm almost glad.
03.24.2012 - 20:07 | ImmortalDreamer
03.24.2012 - 20:08 | rideronthestorm - Just... NoTodd, as a reviewer on this site you suck, plain and simple. You are by far the biggest waste of time on this site and I've seen Linkara review a star trek comic. Listen to some good music for as change ( like ANY rock)and come back with some reviews actually worth watching. Until then, take you're undeserved sense of musical superiority and disappear into the shadows
03.24.2012 - 22:22 | LaCapitana
03.24.2012 - 23:03 | trlklyRock is not pop. And his show is about BAD songs. That's the point. If you don't like it, that's your problem.
And what is it that makes people think these types of "reviews" are acceptable? Do you really think you're saying anything other than "I hate you and am completely ignorant about what you do"?
03.25.2012 - 00:13 | Cinnamon Scudworth
03.25.2012 - 07:49 | singitjohnnyHow on earth do you see Todd reviewing crappy songs and going, "This song is crappy", and get "Todd thinks the modern pop songs he reviews are superior to rock music"?
That shows a lack of understanding of this show specifically, and online reviewing generally. Everyone knows that, 99% of the time, you can be assured that the reviewer does NOT like whatever thing is in the subject line, so why would you think that Todd does?
03.25.2012 - 08:18 | Tactlesscat
03.25.2012 - 19:28 | Fantastic ChickYes, reviewing bad pop songs is more of a waste of time than watching the first two minutes of this review, and then telling someone they suck.
Also, while rock is generally better than pop, saying "ANY rock" music is good? Yeah, some of the worst music I've heard falls under rock.
So take YOUR undeserved sense of superiority and just disappear.
03.24.2012 - 20:11 | Cheshire Kitten
03.24.2012 - 20:22 | pharmmajor
03.24.2012 - 20:27 | FishEyenoMiko
03.26.2012 - 14:18 | LaCapitana
03.27.2012 - 01:35 | FishEyenoMiko
05.09.2012 - 00:42 | Bloodrealm - 3 repetitions? Not enough!No, he doesn't mean "die-ie-ie-ie" because you need to repeat the same syllable at LEAST five times! What he REALLY means is "die-ie-ie-ie-ie-ie"!
... And yes, I despise that "elongated syllable thing", too.
03.24.2012 - 20:29 | Dark PaladinIt's been a year since the last one, but have you thought about uploading any new hidden tracks? Those are fun to watch.
03.24.2012 - 20:33 | toonlink49
03.25.2012 - 15:13 | NiallI wouldn't say music has necesarily got worse since the 90's, but I have noticed a lot of good musicians nowadays seem to be successful without even bothering to get any of their music in the singles charts, and the stuff that does get into the singles charts has become a lot less diverse.
I imagine the internet's impact on the music industry is the cause of this, since people can find and buy new music a lot eaier now, any music aimed towards a niche market doesn't need the assistance of the big labels anymore.
03.24.2012 - 20:48 | CheftoniFTWYou are aware that there are more definitions to "hefty" such as big, large, durable, strong.
I was thinking you were gonna talk about how pathetic the song's chorus was (Which it is) due to feeble rhymes and padding out the song " my-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y-y love" But whatever, now I'M nitpicking.
Point is, this isn't the worst review you've done, and I legitimately like your reviews, but using up half the review just pointing this one verse which wasn't really out of line. (Also, it should've been obvious that PitBull was paid by Kodak to advertise their product. It's kind of what pays a music video.)
Anyways, overall, was ok. But spending half the video to harp over this one word is kind of weak. Looking forward to next reviews.
03.24.2012 - 21:20 | Cassiekins
03.25.2012 - 13:51 | FlaregunI disagree. Saying you saw someone "on a street I knew" is just a really weird, awkward, unneeded, entirely pointless detail, and when you open your song with a line like that you just stumble & fall right on your face right out of the gate. And then he follows that up by using "Déjà vu" incorrectly to describe something that is manifestly *not* déjà vu (which I'm sure fellow Adult Alternative artist Alanis Morissette would find pretty ironic).
04.01.2012 - 22:37 | Fuzzy NecromancerXD I am amuse, good sir, by your Alanis Morissette parallel.
03.24.2012 - 23:05 | trlkly
03.25.2012 - 17:09 | RectilinearPropagationWell duh, those definitions of the word hefty is exactly why they're called Hefty bags.
Even *if* you decide that he was saying 'hefty' and not 'Hefty' it's still a stupid line and it means no one involved realized that it sounds like he's referring to a specific brand of trash bags. That's actually worse. In fact, if it were any other artist/group I'd say there's no way they didn't realize that.
Since this song includes the line "My love for you went viral" I have to admit it's possible they didn't catch how wrong the Hefty bag line sounded either.
03.24.2012 - 20:50 | Veran
03.25.2012 - 11:21 | bassbait"If it sounds good, it gets popular" is one of the more backwards statements I've heard in some time. Most pop music sounds terrible in multiple ways. Tons of non-popular musicians sound amazing.
I know you probably didn't mean much by that statement, but stuff doesn't get popular because it sounds good. It gets popular because a bunch of executives carefully select the best looking "musicians", carefully select songs for them to play that will get popular, and then market the crap out of them. There are exceptions, but not many.
03.25.2012 - 15:07 | thedudewiththePS3That's what I have been thinking to. Normally I don't listen to the radio, but when I do I'm baffeled by the bad lyrics, but the music is always okay. The artists must have noticed this and have stopped putting effort in their lyrics. Which is a shame, because mainstream music isn't allowed to have deep subjects anymore.
03.24.2012 - 20:55 | goingtoStIves - ...
03.24.2012 - 21:17 | CassiekinsI think this is one of those songs that you feel 'eh' about at first, but then you listen to it because it's the only thing that's on or because they play it on the radio a dozen times in one hour and then you find yourself bobbing your head to the music and singing along to the chorus.
I mean...I'd bet money that almost everyone who watched this review at least has the "this is not a drive by-y-y-y-y!" part stuck in their head right now XD;
But the catchy tune is really all this song has going for it. Though...once you think about it...the part about it not being a drive by is technically true. Of course, there are a host of other things it couldn't have been. A bank robbery...a game of cricket...a poodle...lots of things.
03.24.2012 - 21:24 | MissAshley
03.24.2012 - 22:27 | Dark PaladinImpressions of Bruce Campbell do not count.
03.24.2012 - 21:40 | AdtackHeart attack man by the Beastie Boys also has a hefty bag reference...
03.25.2012 - 11:22 | bassbaitThank you for pointing out that Beastie Boys are amazing and Train sucks. Because no matter what you implied with that statement, Beastie Boys become more awesome every second.
03.24.2012 - 21:43 | Mad-Eye Louie - Thank you, Todd.
03.24.2012 - 22:11 | Lone Wolf
03.25.2012 - 19:32 | Fantastic ChickOh! And by "drive by", he means shooting her. So he's saying "This isn't a drive by, I'm going to properly kill you by stabbing you multiple times.


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|On Philosophical Eros
|By James V. Schall, S. J.
|Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Editor's Note: Fr. Schall delivered "A Final Gladness," his last lecture at Georgetown University Friday evening in Gaston Hall, which was packed with former and current students, the papal nuncio, and various other luminaries. More on this, as well as a recording of the event, quite soon. Though our dear friend will be retiring to a Jesuit community in Los Gatos, California, in March, we expect him to continue his always noteworthy contributions to this page – of which the present column is a sterling example – for a long time to come. – Robert Royal
In book seven of the Republic, Socrates asks: "What then, Glaucon, would be a study to draw the soul from becoming to being?" (521d). This is a question we do not ask ourselves every day, though perhaps it should be. The question asks about a "study" that might incite us to consider things of highest importance. We do not automatically make this step by ourselves. Many of us need to be awakened, even prodded. We need to be "turned around," as Socrates tells us. Yet we all have in us the capacity to know. Indeed, more than anything else, this capacity defines us. We are the beings who by nature seek to know, know what is, whatever it is.
Later in this same book, we read: "For souls, you know, are far more likely to be cowardly in severe [difficult] studies than in gymnastics. The labor is closer to home in that it is the soul's privately, and not shared in common with the body" (535b). That is, though both are important, sports are easier to comprehend than metaphysics. Yet sports too can wake us up to notice the existence of things worthy for themselves.
When we read this passage about cowardly souls, we remember that this same Glaucon was called "brave" by Socrates in the second book because he insisted on asking Socrates about the truth even when he could make persuasive arguments against its possibility. The military virtue, bravery, came to be applied to philosophical inquiry, to the insistence on knowing the truth, nothing less. No doubt few things are more needed today than our courage to ask about the truth of the reigning moral aberrations now increasingly established as law and custom by our regime and with the consent of most of us. In a world where relativism is king, truth finds itself the martyr. Where truth cannot be spoken, no one can reform his life.
How is this issue understood? Our courts and university faculties are no longer courageous enough to ask whether what they were deciding and teaching is true. In order to avoid responding to this basic question – "Is it true?' – with an answer not merely an opinion, they have preferred to go on and on making distinctions and equivocations that would allow them to continue to undermine our moral and intellectual stature so that they could justify certain ways of acting and living.
The term "philosophical eros" comes from the followers of Leo Strauss. It refers to Socrates, of course. At first sight, to juxtapose "eros" and philosophy is just as odd as to juxtapose courage and philosophic inquiry. We assume that "eros" and philosophy oppose each other. Plato himself implied this in the famous fifth book of the Republic. "Eros," as it were, is a bodily word; philosophy is a heady one. Yet the phrase "philosophical eros" intrigues us. Ideas will not let us alone.
The term "philosophical eros" means, roughly, that we should pursue the truth with the same passion and zeal that we pursue our beloved. Indeed, it implies, at least in Christianity, that we can, if we will, pursue the truth even if we give up the normal consummation of eros in marriage. But philosophical eros and marriage are not in conflict either, except perhaps in St. Paul's sense that the married man has many concerns.
We live in a time when any notion that truth exists or that it should be pursued is identified with fanaticism. The skeptic will fanatically pursue his own skepticism, while those who pursue the truth he will call "fanatics." And while the principle of contradiction remains the fundamental philosophical tool, we find that it means little to those who do not mind giving their souls to contradiction in order that they do not have to acknowledge error and change their ways.
Augustine, in a famous passage, told us that two loves built two cities. He meant that it is quite possible to pursue falsity and evil, claiming it to be good, with every bit as much passion as the saints pursue the truth. "Eros," as such, in other words, what is simply bodily, is not itself the last criterion of truth. The martyr is indeed a witness who suffers for his cause, but if he is not a witness to truth, he is doubly dangerous.
The world, we can say, is in some sense built on ideas. If the ideas are wrong, the structure of the human world will be wrong. We do not like to admit that our "subjective" ideas have "consequences." We like to think, with the Supreme Court, that we can construct our own vision of reality that has no need to inquire whether it is true or not. In such a world, we cannot even talk to one another nor have any issue between us resolved by persuasion. Philosophical eros does not let us rest with such illusory opinions in our souls.
James V. Schall, S.J., who served as a professor at Georgetown University for thirty-five years, is one of the most prolific Catholic writers in America. His most recent books are The Mind That Is Catholic and The Modern Age.
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If you watched the first season, the sequel is more of the same. Only without even the pretense of having a purpose. It seemed like three quarters of this show was playing dress up and generally pandering to the audience. Now, to be clear, I have nothing against playing dress up and pandering to the audience. But when that's all your show is about, there's a problem. Continue reading
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