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It's a honky-tonk Friday night in Nashville and the beer joints down on lower Broadway are acrawl with broken dreamers and marginal pickers throwing sidelong glances at each other over mournful country songs. In Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a haunt as long and narrow and menacing as a rifle barrel, Bobby Bare is having a beer with a one-armed poker player and fending off the drunken advances of a woman twice his weight. The plaintive strains of Bare's Detroit City drift from upstairs—a legendary venue where Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson first plied their tunes—but Bobby ignores the call to perform one of his biggest hits. The hour grows late, and it's almost time for him and his band to leave their Nashville home base and begin yet another leg of his 1982 Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose tour.
For a star of Bare's stature, with a string of hits dating to 1962's Shame on Me, touring is as much good business sense as a bittersweet romance with the road. The way Bobby tells it, about two months of the year are devoted to cutting an album, the remainder to salesmanship—or, in record-biz lingo, "pushing the product." So year in and year out he crisscrosses the United States, coast to coast and border to border, playing dates at clubs both big and small—"I've worked a blue million of these honky-tonks"—as well as fairs and rodeos. The 150 one-nighters he averages annually blur into one endless show. In the next eight days Bare will hit five states and cover 2,532 miles to do nine shows and a raft of appearances and interviews. "There's so many people doing country now that you can't just sit back and let it slide," he says. "You either give it the whole shot or get out of the business."
Saturday: At 12 a.m. Bare arrives at Music Square West, where his side-men are loading. Bare's first road trip, when he was 19, consisted of driving a beat-up red convertible through the Southwest, playing for gas money and meals. Now, at 47, his vehicle is a 40-foot-long bus with a private stateroom, nine bunks, bathroom, lounge and demi-kitchen. The gigs are larger, too, and the money is better; even though it costs Bare almost $20,000 a week in salaries and expenses, touring amounts to half his annual net income.
Climbing aboard the customized Silver Eagle are Bobby, his wife, Jeannie, his road manager, the sound man and the five members of his band, Pulley-bone (a Southern expression for wishbone). The bus pulls out and heads for Columbia, S.C., 437 miles away. After a few beers, Bare changes into maroon pajamas and, still wearing his cowboy hat, joins Jeannie in the stateroom to watch a videocassette of Arthur. The movie also plays up front in the lounge, followed by Wolfen and Time Bandits. Slowly people drift off to their bunks; only the driver and a couple of insomniacs see dawn break over the Great Smoky Mountains in a dreamlike tableau of thick, rising mist and lush, glistening forests.
That afternoon Bare and Pulleybone shrug off their weariness as they arrive at the University of South Carolina's Bell Camp. Though the day is molten with heat and humidity, they dive into a rousing 23-song set that soon has the students singing along to such Bare hits as 500 Miles A way From Home, Marie Laveau and Tequila Sheila. After an encore and an hour of autographing—some women even proffer their chests and thighs for his signature—everyone reboards the bus.
Years of constant travel have worn comfortable grooves in the habits of this tightly knit group, producing neither surprises nor friction. "I have this theory that if you want to get to know somebody, just take them on the road with you," Bare says. "You need about three days." As the bus rolls northwest, Bare stays in his stateroom reading. The videocassettes on board are limited, but several members of Pulley-bone watch them until they're numbed by the repetition. Others sleep the boredom away. Another common way to combat road fatigue is eating: "Since I started with Bare three years ago," groans lead guitarist Dave Hargis, "I've gained 20 to 30 pounds. We eat every time we stop because we never know when we'll eat again."
Sunday: At a rodeo in Merrillville, Ind., Bare is headlining a double bill with Steve Wariner. He finds himself, in the high heat of the afternoon, facing an empty corral of mud and manure; the audience has been confined to distant bleachers. Without its feedback, Bobby closes the set after just 11 songs. That night Bare asks that the audience be allowed closer. With the crowd pressed against the stage and the arena swept by cooling breezes, Bobby animatedly does 19 songs and returns for an encore.
Jeannie, his most devoted fan, is ready with a lit cigarette and a hug when he closes the show. "Bobby is so shy that I swear I don't know the guy onstage," she says. "Yet when he walks off, he's back to being Bobby." They've been together since 1963, when he hired her as a "girl singer" for a long engagement in Reno. On lengthy tours she often joins him for 10 days of the last leg. "The relationship has to have input," Jeannie explains. "I can't expect our marriage to flourish unless I get in there with Bobby."
The Bares' mutual solicitude and commitment has strengthened and renewed their 17-year bond in a business where more marriages fail than succeed. They were severely tested six years ago when Cari, Jeannie's daughter by an earlier marriage, died suddenly at age 15 from heart and lung complications after routine surgery. "We had a very difficult time," Jeannie says. "Bobby took time off from work. For so long, he had to be strong because I wasn't doing well. Then we took turns falling apart. He just suffered with grief." Eventually the demands of career and their other three children brought equilibrium to their lives. "But losing a child never goes away," Jeannie observes. "For years, you don't think you can laugh."
Monday: Spirits buoyed by the second Merrillville show rise further in anticipation of the next stop, Nashville. While Bare busies himself with a syndicated TV show and radio interviews, the others will enjoy two days at home. It is after midnight when the bus pulls out. Drinking wine and beer, dipping snuff and occasionally passing a joint—which Bare always refuses—most of Pulleybone remains awake all night listening to cassettes of George Jones and Rosanne Cash. At 7 a.m. the bus is back on Music Square West.
As a man intimate with nearly every Holiday Inn in the country, Bare obviously savors the brief visits to his sprawling, five-bedroom lakeside home with its private dock. There he can pursue his passions for reading and fishing, not to mention indulging his children, Bobby Jr., 16, Shannon, 14, and Angela, 6. "This is the only family that Bobby's ever had," Jeannie confides. "He really didn't have a family when he was growing up. He never had a Christmas tree until we were married. He was 29 years old. He still can't get over gifts."
Born into the wrenching poverty of a strip-mining family in Hanging Rock, Ohio, Bobby's most vivid childhood memory is of standing on a porch in a mining camp in Blackey, Ky. at 5, watching the body of his mother, who had just died, being "hauled off on a flatbed truck." After his father remarried, bitter feuds with his stepmother and yearly moves fostered a gnawing sense of pain and dislocation, soothed only by novels and music. An excellent student who entered third grade at 6, Bare taught himself to play guitar when he was 11. "I could hear a song once and know it. All my earlier years were spent just walking over hills singing a cappella," he says. "It's a wonder I have any meter at all now." At 16, Bare left home—at his father's insistence—and was soon supporting himself as a garment factory bundle boy.
On the side, he sang. And before long Bobby was doing live radio shows and club dates with his own band. At 19, flush with success, he headed for Los Angeles and began a steady climb—interrupted by an Army hitch—toward his goal of becoming a recording artist. "I never lost sight of what I wanted to do," he says. "I wasn't setting the world on fire, but I was getting just enough action to keep working." In 1962 he signed with Chet Atkins at RCA and struck pay dirt with Shame on Me. Two years later he and Jeannie moved to Nashville "because I was beginning to be seen as a West Coast pop singer—as country as I am." To forever bury the pop image, he immediately signed with the Grand Ole Opry.
Tuesday: Bare's first gig is taping That Nashville Music, a syndicated TV program on which he sings Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose, New Cut Road and his current single, (I'm Not) A Candle in the Wind. After a dinner break, he drives his blue Chevy van to Nashville's WSM, a radio superstation that broadcasts via satellite to 75 affiliates. For 90 minutes listeners from Norwich, Conn. to Boca Raton, Fla. phone in questions. Bobby's heard most of them 100 times over ("Where are you playing next?") but manages to make his answers sound fresh—and even fields with aplomb the improbable query "Why don't you sing about snowplows?"
Thursday: Back to work 169 miles away from home, the band arrives in Louisville, Ky. and checks into yet another Holiday Inn. Bare rushes to WAMZ for a radio interview ("Where are you playing next?") and then to a shopping mall. There, for the next hour, he signs albums and chats with fans at Beethoven's House of Music. Perhaps because success came relatively early in his career, Bare seems less insecure and temperamental than many entertainers. Professional but warm, he makes an effort to put fluttering fans, as well as promoters and stagehands, at ease with small jokes and comfortable silences that suggest an underlying well of gentleness.
That night in Doc Holiday's, a capacious nightclub, Bobby's appearance onstage is akin to dangling raw meat in front of starving animals. The crowd stomps, hoots, hollers, whistles and storms the stage. Gratified, Bare extends the set to 24 songs, breaks for four Pulleybone solos, then returns for an extended encore.
Friday: The roisterous mood carries over to the bus. At a truck stop, drummer Gary Kubal drops a quarter in the jukebox. Pleads Bare with mock balefulness: "Please don't play anything with home in it." Two cases of beer and 11 hours later, the hungover musicians arrive in Gainesville, Ga., where they have five hours to sleep it off.
That night, before two sellout crowds of 4,300 each, Bare opens for Hank Williams Jr. Although the first set goes well, a severe snuff crisis rages backstage. In Bobby's decades on the road, he has met scores of club owners, disc jockeys and journalists, and he rarely forgets their names. Yet he never seems to remember guitar picks, cigarettes or snuff, and he has been known to leave home for a five-week tour without a cent in his pocket. Now he's flat out of snuff, so immediately after the second set, before the stores close, he splits to score several cans of Skoal. Bare admits sheepishly that his is an unsightly habit: "But I got so good-looking that I had to take up snuff to keep the girls away."
Saturday: After the luxury of sleeping in a motel, Bare and band head northwest to Tullahoma, Tenn. and their final stand of this trip. With Pulley-bone opening, Bobby varies the songs so that each set is substantially different. He is careful to assess his audience before shows and will not include the more risqué songs like Quaaludes Again or Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother if there are children or senior citizens present. Tonight, with no restraints, he lets it rip. When the last song is sung, the last drink emptied and the last autograph given, he lopes to the bus. Nashville lies 75 miles away.
As Bare opens a fresh beer, he stares out the tinted window. The blackness of the night reflects back a slightly worn, middle-aged country singer with an open-jawed rattlesnake head striking from his hatband. It's an image he can live with. Pondering the grind and the countless times he's sung the same songs, Bare insists he still enjoys his job because of a promise he made to himself when he started. "I never let anybody coerce me into cutting a song I don't like," he drawls. "Otherwise it might be a monster hit and I'd have to sing it for the rest of my life."
To Hold His C&W Audience, Bobby Bare Is Usually 500 Miles Away from Home—or More
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•originally published 08/23/1982 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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Green silk bodice and matching skirt. The silk material is hand-embroidered in silk and cut-steel beads, trimmed with taffeta and with a lace collar. The long skirt is fuller at the back and flatter at the front in keeping with the fashion of this period and would be worn over a steel hooped crinoline petticoat to give this distinctive shape.

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A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services found overall child abuse and neglect figures declined between 2008 and 2010. Their findings come despite many experts' warnings that child abuse could increase as a result of increased parental stress during the down economy. According to the Associated Press:
The annual report from the Department of Health and Human Services said the estimated number of victimized children dropped from 716,000 in the 2008 fiscal year, when the recession began, to 695,000 in 2010. That's down from 825,000 in 2006.
The rate of abuse — factoring in cases where some children were abused more than once during the year — was 10 per 1,000 children, down from 10.3 in 2008, to reach the lowest level since the current tracking system began in 1990.
The number of fatalities from abuse and neglect has dropped markedly, from an estimated 1,720 in 2008 and 1,750 in 2009 to 1,560 last year. About 80 percent of those killed were 3 or younger.
Overall, 78 percent of victims suffered neglect, nearly 18 percent were physically abused and 9.2 percent were sexually abused. The report tallied 63,527 children who were sexually abused in 2010 — a drop from 65,964 in 2009 and down more than 55 percent from the peak of about 150,000 in 1992.
According to the Mayo Clinic, while child abuse happens across all socioeconomic levels and ethnic groups, factors such as financial stress, anxiety, depression, marital conflict or single parenting may increase a parent's risk for violence or neglect toward their children.


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Write It When I'm Goneby Thomas M. Defrank
The New York Times bestseller?and the candid voice of an American presidentIn 1974, Newsweek correspondent Thomas M. DeFrank was interviewing Gerald Ford when the Vice President blurted out something astonishingly indiscreet. He then extracted a promise not to publish it. ?Write it when I?m dead,? Ford said? and thus began a thirty-two-year relationship. During the last fifteen years of their conversations, Ford opened up to DeFrank, speaking in a way few presidents ever have. Here the award-winning journalist reveals these private talks, as Ford discusses his experiences with his fellow presidents, the Warren Commission, and his exchanges with Bill Clinton during the latter?s impeachment process. In addition, he shares his thoughts about both Bush administrations, the Iraq war, his beloved wife Betty, and the frustrations of aging. Write It When I?m Gone is not only a historical document but an unprecedented portrait of a president.
Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Fordby Thomas M. Defrank
In an extraordinary series of private interviews, conducted over sixteen years with the stipulation that they not be released until after Ford's death, the thirty-eighth president of the United States reveals a profoundly different side of himself: funny, reflective, gossipy, strikingly candid--and the stuff of headlines. In 1974, award-winning journalist and author Thomas DeFrank, then a young correspondent for Newsweek, was interviewing Vice President Gerald R. Ford when Ford blurted out something astonishingly indiscreet related to the White House, came around his desk, grabbed DeFrank's tie, and told the reporter he could not leave the room until he promised not to publish it. "Write it when I'm dead," he said--and that agreement formed the basis for their relationship for the next thirty-two years. During that time, they talked frequently, but from 1991 to shortly before Ford's death in 2006, the interviews became something else--conversations between two men in which Ford talked in a way few presidents ever have. Here is the real Ford on his relationship with Richard Nixon (including the 1974 revelation that, in DeFrank's words, "will alter what history thinks it knows about the events that culminated in Ford's becoming president"); Ford's experiences on the Warren Commission; his complex relationships with Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter; his startling, never-before-disclosed discussions with Bill Clinton during the latter's impeachment process; his opinions about both Bush administrations, the Iraq war, and many contemporary political figures; and much more. Here also are unguarded personal musings: about key cultural events; his own life, history, and passions; his beloved wife, Betty; and the frustrations of aging. In all, it is an unprecedented book: illuminating, entertaining, surprising, heartwarming, and, in many ways, historic.
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Edinboro students deliver kindness with rakes
EDINBORO -- Abbigale DeLand's toes were freezing.
"But it's OK. My heart is warm," the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania freshman said Saturday morning as she raked leaves at a house on High Street.
The 18-year-old Brocton, N.Y., native was one of hundreds of students who volunteered for Random Acts of Kindness in Edinboro, the school's annual fall outreach program.
Heavy rains on Oct. 27 forced the school to postpone the event one week.
"It's fun. I enjoy giving back," DeLand said. "Our school is so close to the community. I'm glad to help."
R.A.K.E. has become a popular event for many of Edinboro University's clubs and organizations.
Students first raked lawns and bagged fallen leaves for elderly and disabled residents who called to request assistance, project officials said. Volunteers then knocked on doors asking other residents if they needed help with their leaves.
The project was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cold, wet and damp didn't stop Edinboro student Will Law and about 10 of his friends and classmates from raking and bagging leaves at five borough houses.
Law, 21, said he performed similar community service as a high school student in Harborcreek Township.
"Helping people is great, especially if they're not expecting it," the senior said. "We're young. We can be out here for a couple hours."
The first yard Law and his group helped clean was owned by an older couple with disabilities.
"They gave us candy," Law said. "Twix and Snickers bars, Halloween leftovers. It was nice."
David Storch used his leaf blower to push all the leaves from his backyard to the front of his house on Davis Drive.
Sandy Bertoty and about a dozen of her Edinboro classmates took care of the rest.
Storch, 72, said students with R.A.K.E. last year filled 49 bags with leaves.
"It looks like they've got a good pile over there now. They'll have more this year by the end of the day," Storch said. "This really helps the older people. It's a painful task and difficult for us to do. We appreciate the help."
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To determine the effectiveness of the nomogram in a community hospital that implemented it as a practice guideline.
A nonexperimental, retrospective time series.
A 600-bed community teaching hospital and regional referral center in Phoenix, Ariz.
The study population included 591 consecutive patients with venous thromboembolism, treated over a 5-year study period.
During this period, the weight-based heparin nomogram was adapted into a preprinted order sheet and distributed to the hospital wards. The main outcome variables were the time to achieve a therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time and the rate of bleeding complications.
Voluntary implementation of the nomogram steadily increased, reaching 94%. Comparison of the periods before and after 50% implementation demonstrated an increase in initial heparin dose (1185 vs 1420 U/h, P<.001), a decrease in time to achieve therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time (19.6 vs 11.8 hours), a decrease in the variance of this parameter (25 vs 4 hours, P<.001), and no change in bleeding rates. The proportion of patients achieving a therapeutic activated partial thromboplastin time within 24 hours decreased from 97% to 86% when the results from our previous randomized controlled trial (efficacy) are compared with the present results (effectiveness).
The weight-based heparin nomogram was well accepted by clinicians at our institution and led to more aggressive heparin dosing and improvements in intermediate outcomes, without increasing bleeding. Mitigation of benefit is likely to occur when practice guidelines are moved from the realm of efficacy research into clinical practice. Therefore, the effectiveness of such measures requires monitoring.Arch Intern Med. 1996;156:1645-1649
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We sought to assess how cholesterol levels at different ages modify the remaining lifetime risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
We included all Framingham Heart Study participants examined from 1971 through 1996 who did not have CHD and were not receiving lipid-lowering therapy. At index ages of 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 years, participants were stratified by total cholesterol level and by cholesterol subfractions. Lifetime risk of CHD was calculated with death free of CHD as a competing event.
Among 3269 men and 4019 women, 1120 developed CHD and 1365 died free of CHD during follow-up. At each index age, lifetime risk of CHD increased with higher cholesterol levels, and time to event decreased. At age 40 years, the lifetime risks of CHD through age 80 years for men with total cholesterol levels less than 200 mg/dL (<5.20 mmol/L), 200 to 239 mg/dL (5.20-6.19 mmol/L), and 240 mg/dL or greater (≥6.20 mmol/L), respectively, were 31%, 43%, and 57%; for women, the lifetime risks were 15%, 26%, and 33%, respectively. Lifetime risks contrasted sharply with shorter-term risks: at age 40 years, the 10-year cumulative risks of CHD were 3%, 5%, and 12% for men, and 1%, 2%, and 5% for women, respectively.
Lifetime risk of CHD increases sharply with higher total cholesterol levels for men and women at all ages. These data support an important role for cholesterol screening in younger patients, and they may help target high-risk patients for lifestyle modification or drug therapy.
Cumulative risk of coronary heart disease in men and women at index ages of 40 (A), 50 (B), 60 (C), 70 (D), and 80 (E) years, by total cholesterol (TC) level (given in milligrams per deciliter; to convert to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259). Lifetime risk estimates through the last age are shown at the right margin of each graph. The dashed horizontal line represents the threshold of 20% cumulative lifetime risk (LR20).
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Oklahoma City police have named the victim of the city's 92nd homicide of 2012.
Investigators say they have been notified that Jose Garcia, 48, has died. Garcia and Latosha Hawks, 27, were shot near Southwest 41st Street and Santa Fe Avenue on Friday about 9:30 p.m.
Hawks' condition has not been released.
Investigators believe two men driving a new black Nissan Maxima, or possibly a black Volkswagon Passat, with tinted windows and 20 inch chrome wheels got into some type of altercation with Garcia and Hawks before opening fire on them.
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Soccer Travels to Face Two of MACs Hottest Teams
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State soccer team is 3-1 in Mid-American Conference play and will get its shot this weekend at the only two teams with better league records.
The Cardinals, which own the best overall record among MAC teams at 8-3-1, travel to face Eastern Michigan at 4 p.m. Friday and Western Michigan at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Both of those teams are a perfect 4-0 through two weekends of conference play, and they sit directly in front of Ball State in the MAC West Division standings.
Ball State split two games at home last weekend, seeing its four-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 1-0 loss to Kent State before rebounding for a 2-1 win over Ohio. Leah Mattingly and Michelle Blok scored within the first seven minutes in the victory over the Bobcats. It was the team's eighth win of the season, already matching its total from a year ago.
The Cardinals continue to rank among the top teams in the country defensively, checking in at No. 7 in this week's NCAA statistics in save percentage (.889) and No. 16 in goals against average (.555). Layne Schramm and Brooke Dennis, who have split time equally between the posts, rank as the top two goalkeepers in the MAC statistically.
The stout Ball State defense will square off this weekend against the two highest scoring teams in the league, first taking on an Eastern Michigan team that has scored 30 goals in its 12 games.
The Eagles (7-4-1 overall) enter Friday's matchup riding a six-game winning streak. All four of Eastern Michigan's losses have come against Big Ten teams, including overtime losses to ranked opponents Ohio State and Michigan. Three different Eagles have scored at least five goals on the year and rank among the top 10 in the MAC in scoring: Cara Cutaia (7), Angela Vultaggio (6) and Bianca Rossi (5).
Ball State is 6-6-2 all-time against Eastern Michigan and snapped a three-game losing streak to the Eagles with a 1-0 win in last year's meeting in Muncie. The Cardinals own a 3-3-1 record in the series in Ypsilanti.
Western Michigan (6-3-2 overall) is unbeaten in its past six games entering the weekend and will host Miami University on Friday in Kalamazoo before Ball State visits. Like Eastern Michigan, the Broncos are averaging better than two goals per game.
Six different Western Michigan players have scored at least three goals, led by Gina Maddi with four. Defensively, the Broncos are tied with Ball State for the most shutouts in the league with six.
The Cardinals are 6-8-3 in the all-time series against Western Michigan, including a 2-5-1 mark on the road. The teams played to a scoreless draw a year ago in Muncie.


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Termite Eggs
Termites undergo several life cycle phases, which begin with a fertilized female laying eggs. Termite eggs resemble caviar but are much smaller: they are small, white, translucent and ovoid in shape. A new queen's first clutch will contain approximately two dozen eggs. Termite queens can lay eggs throughout their incredibly long life spans.
Termite eggs are large enough to be visible to the naked eye. However, they are laid in sheltered locations such as wall interiors or underground nests and are rarely seen by humans. Although eggs are the first stage of the termite life cycle and are important to the colony, the presence of termite eggs is not used as an indicator of infestation. Rather, the presence of adult, winged termites, as well as mud tunnels or piles of sawdust, are typically the first signs noticed by humans.


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Please see the session website (web address shown below) for an abstract of the videoconferencing portion of this session, a description of Breeze's state-of-the-art video communications software and what is needed for remote participation, an abstract of the full session, information about the session presenters and chair, and how to submit a proposal and contact us.
Deadline for proposals is January 15, 2005.
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"When you're new, you are bound to be shy and you don't know how other people are going to give feedback or what the critique culture is or just how ideas are judged. So it's really easy to shell away or maybe show one person and say, 'Hey, what should I do to this before I show everyone else?' But it's super super important to learn to share your ideas, even if they are really ad. You can't have an ego because the more you share, the more feedback you get, the more you can iterate and the better the idea becomes." — Joey Flynn
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VISIBLE PLANETS: Saturn is bright and well up in the southwest after sunset. Jupiter rises about 1 a.m. and is nicely placed by about 4 a.m. in the southeast. Much-brighter Venus follows Jupiter up, rising about 4 a.m. with dim Mars rising just behind it. Mercury remains lost to view for now.
THE MOON is new tonight and waxes as a graceful evening crescent all week. Look for the moon below and left of Pollux and Castor on Wednesday evening. Stargazing in the prime-time hours should be ideal this week, provided the typical afternoon storms play out by the time darkness sets in.
THIS WEEK: It's tough for an amateur astronomer like myself, armed only with backyard equipment, to keep up with outer planets Uranus and Neptune, and ex-planet Pluto is a downright impossibility. But this week early risers get an excellent opportunity to spot Neptune, provided they use a telescope or very strong binoculars.
Neptune and Uranus usually can only be spotted easily when paired with a brighter object. From Monday until Friday before dawn, Neptune hitches a ride with Jupiter, travelling about half a moon's width above it in the sky.
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extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally
example: mile-high ice-cream
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
example: Randy Ran Rapidly to the River.
a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as
example: He is a beast.
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
example: The bear talked to the little girl about being in the forest alone.
similar or identical sounds near each other (usually in two or more lines of poetry)
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Spring 2015 & 2016 - Qualifying Exam Preparation - Deb Finn & Suzanne Mitchell
One aspect of the BEHN qualifying exam requires that a student create a research plan that broadly conforms to NIH NRSA guidelines. Students who complete this course will be familiar with the required elements of writing a project summary and narrative, specific aims, and a research strategy section of an NIH NRSA application, will have created drafts of these sections, and have participated in discussions of those sections with other students taking the course. These activities should provide techniques and a basis on which to prepare for their qualifying exam.
Winter 2015 - Epigenetics - Lucia Carbone
Spring 2012 – Neurobiology of Decision Making – Suzanne Mitchell & Bonnie Nagel
This course will cover various aspects of decision making, as it is examined in both human and animal models. Emphasis will be placed on discussion of the translational aspects of each concept area.
Fall 2012 – Bioinformatics – Lucia Carbone
This quarter, we'll be looking at paper whose the major focus is bioinformatics and methods for the analysis of next-generation sequencing data. The goal of this Jclub is also to educate students about the type of data that can be obtained (e.g. sequence, methylation, RNA, Histone modification, etc.) and the tools that are available to analyze such data. Moreover, we will explore the work done by large consortia in order to learn about publicly available data and how to access them.
Spring 2011 – The Role of the Cerebellum in Drug and Alcohol Abuse – David Rossi
Fall 2009 - Synaptic Plasticity in Drug Addiction – Matthew Frerking
This quarter, we'll be looking at the topic of synaptic plasticity in drug addiction. There's been a lot of high-profile papers suggesting that long-term changes at synapses in the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens are cellular mechanisms that underlie the behavioral features of drug addiction… how well does the data live up to the hype? We'll see if we can sort it out.
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• The purposes of this study were to compare the lumbar spine bone mineral density of eumenorrheic and amenorrheic white subjects aged 15 to 21 years, and to describe the femoral neck bone mineral density in the eumenorrheic subjects. Twenty-eight eumenorrheic females had lumbar bone mineral density (mean±SD) of 1.213±0.117 g/cm2, and femoral neck bone mineral density of 1.032± 0.092 g/cm2 measured with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Bone mineral density at neither site was related to age, energy intake, or calcium intake. Femoral neck bone mineral density was related to energy expenditure. Body composition was measured with total body electrical conductivity, and bone mineral density at both sites was related to body weight as much as fat-free mass. Eight amenorrheic subjects had a lumbar spine bone mineral density of 1.057± 0.113 g/cm2, which was lower than in the eumenorrheic group. However, when controlling for weight, this difference was not significant. Peak lumbar and femoral neck bone mineral density may be reached at midadolescence. (AJDC. 1992;146:31-35)
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…FB Kiero Small from Arkansas. Small is built like a fire hydrant (5'8″, 245 lbs) and distinguished himself as a punishing lead blocker for the Razorbacks. This move sets the stage for a three-way camp battle for the starting fullback position between Small, Derek Coleman, and Spencer Ware.
I think Coleman is still the favorite to win the job (Ware never really impressed me last preseason), but Small is an intriguing player. He was originally going to play linebacker, so he shouldn't be a liability when it comes to making tackles on special teams, and he's not hopeless as a rusher or receiver, either.


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You may be wondering: 2% milk? Why? Well, certain recipes you can go overboard on fat and it's just too rich. If you were to make a nut butter ice cream, for example, where you may dump half a cup of almond butter or something into it, you're sending the fat content through the roof. At that point, I may use a reduced fat milk - maybe even skim - to balance out the consistency. There is a such thing as too much fat in ice cream, and I like to hit around that 15% mark plus egg yolks.[/QUOTE]
I agree. A lot of people go a little overboard on consuming straight cream or coconut milk, and although I've done it a few times, I've found that I'm unable to drink more than a half cup before feeling too gross haha.
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Which of the following is least descriptive of the hypothalamus?
secretes ACTH, TSH, and gonadotropins
Insulin and glucagon
are secreted by the pancreas and are concerned with the regulation of blood glucose.
Growth hormone
is secreted by the adenohypophysis
stimulates growth of the musculoskeletal system
is also called somatotropic hormone
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Which of the following structures connects the hypothalamus and the adenohypophysis
portal capillaries
Which of the following hormones are found within the hypophyseal hypothalamic portal capillaries?
releasing hormones
is a neurohypophyseal hormone that stimulates the uterine muscle to contract, thereby assisting in labor.
The secretion of cortisol by the adrenal gland suppresses further secretion of ACTH by the anterior pituitary gland. What is this interaction called?
negative feedback control
stimulates the formation of glycogen
increases the transport of glucose into a cell
stimulates the synthesis of proteins and fats
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This gland secretes two hormones: one hormone elevates blood glucose and the second hormone decreases blood glucose
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Monday, April 30, 2007
Damned, Evil Fox Network
Fox has killed Drive,--a flawed, but interesting, new show that I was enjoying. For fans of Firefly, the most interesting part of this has to be that this is the second time that Nathon Fillion has been on the wrong end of an early Fox cancelation.
Admittedly, Drive wasn't in the same league as the brilliant Firefly, but I wanted to see where it was going (and the darling girlfriend wanted Mal to win the race).
I am wildly disappointed.
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Sunday, April 29, 2007
Zionist Neocons Blow Up California Overpsass. For Some Reason.
I demand the TRUTH. I demand that the Zionist Neocon Overseers admit that they blew up the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge using a remote-controlled tanker truck.
We all know that No NORMAL Fire could have MELTED part of a freeway. And we also know that California is one of the most liberal leaning states in the nation and that ONLY BY USING THE FEAR OF TERRORIST TANKER TRUCKS could California be PUSHED into voting for some puppet of the ZIONISTS!
Or, at least, that's what I'm thinking.
Which, seriously, thank God and good luck that no one died.
Read the OFFICIAL story--and then think for yourself.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
American Idol: The Pros Take Over the Show
I hope that the money and good will raised by the American Idol Gives Back episode actually goes on to do some good in the world. Because, if it doesn't, I just wasted a few precious minutes of my life on the horrendous new charity begathon song by Quincy Jones. I couldn't tell you whether it was the mix of vocals or just that the song was bad, but let's just say that I didn't enjoy the experience. I would like to think it was worth something.
Begin the March of the Stars…
Things We Have Learned from Tonight's Show, Part 1: Ben Stiller shouldn't sing. He's worse than me and I've always set the bar low.
Now, about those singers. Melinda is safe. Which is as it should be.
Things We Have Learned from Tonight's Show, Part 2: Apparently, I don't actually hate Paula. While her commentary is still something approaching useless, she has had fewer outbursts of blatant stupidity this year, so she's been much easier to tolerate. It's also nice that she seems to have gotten in touch with her inner sense of sobriety.
Just sayin'.
Sudden, Confused Outburst Aside: Hey, that's not Devo! Where the hell are the funny little hats? Although, the guitar is kind of nice…
Things We Have Learned from Tonight's Show, Part 3: Dr. Gregory House just can't pull off a British accent; I'm telling you, it just sounds fake.
I love Tenacious D. Jack Black is over the top, ridiculous, and wouldn't know subtle if it came and yanked his wiener. But the world needs clowns and he fills the bill, beautifully.
Blake is safe, too. Woo.
Political Question Aside: If a candidate for higher office bloviates in the woods and there's no one there to kiss his ass, will tax dollars still be wasted?
Phil is safe. Which means my boy Chris is still in the running for the boot. Which makes me happy, although I'm guessing that the departing Idolator sill be Lakisha.
Things We Have Learned from Tonight's Show, Part 4: It's great to see Ellen put up $100,000 of her own money to the cause. That's an damned nice donation.
I still can't stand Josh Groban's singing, but the cute kids helped tremendously.
From the CIA world factbook, we can learn these things about Zimbabwe:
I mention this only to note that while the begathons can feel overly manipulative to the point of insincerity, the bald truth is that there are some parts of Africa that are every bit as needy and broken as can be imagined. Finding a way to help so many people in need--people who have been screwed by their old colonial masters, by the fickle attentions of the world, and by the general failure of post-colonial African governments to rise above tribalism, corruption, and violence to create stable, emerging nations. I'm not suggesting that anyone who reads this is somehow responsible for those ills, but that lack of culpability doesn't mean we can't find generosity in ourselves.
None of which makes Madonna even a little bit less irritating.
Lakisha is safe. Which totally blows my theory. I'm starting to think that Chris R really might be going home.
Things We Have Learned from Tonight's Show, Part 5: Damn, that Elvis feller can sing.
Okay, I feel ripped off. No one is going home. Bono didn't sing for my pleasure.
Damnit, the show starts with pain and ends with pain. Now, go use my money for good, you bastards…
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Send Care Packages to Left Off Colfax…
American Idol: Blues Run the Game Edition (Updated w/ Free Music)
Tonight, we've got a special edition of the American Idol coverage. Not only will we be taking cheap shots at the singers and performers on tonight's show, but there will be a little bit of a surprise for people who come back right after the show. And, yes, the title is a clue--but it probably isn't what some of you smarties think it is. The surprise will only be there for a few hours, so be sure to check out the site right after Idol is over.
Now, for a very special Blossom...
A Very Special Aside: Could American Idol ever really give back enough to make up for the damage that Sanjaya and William Hung did to the world of pop music?
Chris Richardson mangles Eric Clapton's "If I Could (Change the World)"--which, sadly, won't go far in helping those poor families and kids in Africa. He took the soul of the song and buried under a mountain of horrible vocals. He was hideous. The judges all liked it and I really don't get it; it was off key, it was awkward, it was almost unlistenable--and that isn't simply because I don't like the kid's voice, it's because he doesn't sing well.
For the Record Aside: I do like what American Idol is doing tonight. A lot of people have become ridiculously wealthy from this show (and, yes, I wish I was one of them) and using their position to help others is not only good, it is right.
"There Will Come a Day" is a good choice for Melinda Doolittle, who continues to be the most competent of the singers and performers. G-phrase notes: Bad dress, but she is one of the few singers who is actually better than the back-up singers. I agree completely. Truly beautifully done and so much better than what Chris R did that the two don't even belong on the same stage. No matter what happens on this show, she has a career ahead of her and it's a bright one.
It's a little disappointing to hear "Imagine" from Blake Lewis because the song has crossed over a little into cliché. I would consider it an overly safe and overly obvious song choice. Aside from that, though, he sounded about as good singing it as you might imagine. He was one of the few male singers who actually has a pleasant voice--full, very slightly reedy, and quite simply pretty. He's much more of a singer than I originally thought, and I hope he sticks around for a while longer.
What I don't understand is how the judges can heap praise on Chris while taking shots at Blake's performance.
For the past few weeks, Lakisha has looked pretty far over the show. Tonight she seemed far more engaged, although I can't help but think she'll suffer in comparison to Fantasia Barrino. Not that Lakisha sounded bad, but because she isn't nearly the talent that Fantasia is. It was decent, but far from great.
Phil, who still isn't my personal cup of tea, has done a little bit better after each week. He'll never be the kind of vocalist whose albums I will run out and buy, but I do think he's earned his place on the show. You'll never grab my attention by singing a Garth Brooks song, and, honestly, the arrangement bordered on the boring; but it's hard to dislike the sentiment and his encouraging us all to be "heroes".
I like Jordin Sparks, but this wasn't her night. While her song ended okay, it started rough and she had a problem with the softer notes throughout. Not even close to her best.
Extra Special Merry Christmas Moment For All:
How about something a little musically different? How about something that you find only when skulking about in certain Russian message boards? How about something like the b-side from the Soulsaver's single, "Revival"?
Glad you asked.
Years and years ago, a guy named Jackson C. Frank recorded a song called "Blues Run the Game." Welcome to Mark Lanegan and the Soulsaver's remake. (Link is gone. Song is gone. Sad sad sad.) It isn't the most dynamic song, but there is something compelling about the thing and I can't stop listening to it--and Lanegan's voice is, in this man's opinion, uncommonly gorgeous.
It won't be up for long, so get it now--and, if you download the file, I fully expect a thank you. And maybe you could consider buying the album, too.
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Britney Spears & Sanjaya: Islands in the Stream
Okay, it's no news to anyone with half an ear toward the recent escapades of the former pop star, but Britney Spears is crackers. She's completely lost her mind.
I mean, we all knew something was wrong in her itty-bitty brain, but now we know it's serious.
I hope she gets the help she needs before she does something she'll regret. Like make an album of 80's cover songs featuring duets with Sanjaya and William Hung.
None of which explains how I could feel so luke warm about the idea of Sam Raimi directing The Hobbit. I love Raimi. The Hobbit was my favorite book of the bunch. Why am I not thrilled by this?
Maybe it's because it's such a long shot or maybe I don't think he can pull it off. I really can't figure it out.
Friday, April 20, 2007
A Very Few Late Night Thoughts
Firstly, have you noticed that our culture has so utterly romanticized tragedy and drama that it has tainted our idea of what is good in relationships? Or is that just me?
Which leads me to the second thought of the evening: Societally, we seem to have an addiction to the term, uttered with much emptiness and earnestness, "I'm sorry." The act of apologizing is more revered than is the kind of sober decision-making that doesn't require frequent apology. Which is good for most of the Names in Hollywood, given their penchant for publicly screwing the pooch and having to explain away their idiocy.
Secondly, how could I have forgotten that History of the World, Part 1 started out with a bunch of masturbating neanderthals. You would think that's one of those things that would really stick with you.
So to speak.
Thirdly, I am grateful to Jed for forwarding this link to the continuation of Sanjaya's fifteen minutes of infamy.
Fourth, "Boy, you are nuts. Enn vee tee ess, nuts."
Fifth, I used to believe that Aunt Jemima was real and that my parents kept getting defective bottles. I felt deprived.
True story.
Sixth, I know I promised not to post any more about the recent tragedy--and I struggled with making myself a liar so soon. But Dave Cullen has an article in Slate that is well worth reading.
Seventh, I had high hopes for The History Boys. It didn't work out so well. Maybe it's because the focus drifted from an early, passionate exploration of education and on to a tedious exploration of homosexuality. Perhaps it was the fact that I had a hard time working up sympathy for the lead character, a teacher who enjoys serially fondling students sitting on the back of his motorcycle. Instead of sympathy, I mostly thought it was a little creepy.
Or maybe it was that in translation from stage to screen, it maintained huge tracts of overwritten, clunky, smart-assed dialog.
It wasn't all bad, though. There were some good performances and beautiful scenery--much of it architectural in nature.
Eighth, here's some simple instructions for recording your Skype interviews. Which I'm adding in here mostly so that I can reference it in the future.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
American Idol: Sanjaya's Special School for Hair Doerologists
Will Sanjaya (I'm Sorry) and His Amazing Ultra-Changy Hair still be on the show at the end of the evening? My bet is on a painful "yes."
Damn the luck.
But if Sanjaya (I'm Sorry) isn't gone, I'm really hoping that Chris R will be; I doubt that will happen, though. My money is on Lakisha (and, no, I haven't checked out the sites in other time zones, so don't ruin this for me).
Catty Aside: Luckily we know that Fergie isn't going to be back next week. Which, regardless of the vote, should make everyone feel a little better.
Just sayin'.
Let's play Hi-Lo.
Two groups:
Sanjaya, Lakisha, and Blake.
Phil, Jordin, and Chris.
And Melinda has to choose which group to join--which always seems just a little bit cruel to me. Sitting in the middle and refusing to choose is not a bad choice.
For the record, though, the bottom three are Sanjaya, Lakisha, and Blake. Randy echoes my own surprise that Blake is in that group, while Paula admits that she understands why "two of you are up there." Simon's happiness, though, gives me hope for the immediate future.
What was funniest about Sanjaya leaving--aside from the return of the crying girl--was that the audience cheered his dismissal.
Good things happen to those who dare to hope.
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That Was the Last of It
And that was, officially the last I'll be posting about Virginia Tech.
Haven't You Heard? Suicide is Painless.
Would it be insensitive to suggest that the world would have been much better off if this guy had followed his own advice?
Even better would have been for authorities to have followed what in retrospect seems like a tremendously obvious path to the realization that Cho Seung-Hui wasn't just a risk to commit suicide, but to hurt others. He belonged in a mental hospital and it's a damned shame that he wasn't sent where he so obviously belonged.
A Message for Zimbabwe
I normally wouldn't reproduce an entire post, but I'm making an exception. I want to be sure that this is read as widely as possible and that Zimbabwe's citizens who are devoted to the idea of democratic change are given every opportunity to succeed.
For the rest of us, when these political reformers do succeed in toppling Mugabe's regime, the nation of Zimbabwe will need our help in picking up the pieces. Feeding the poor, rebuilding a ruined economy, providing emergency health care for the nation with the shortest life expectancy on the planet--these are just some of the help that they will be needing. Given an opportunity, I have no doubt that the wonderful people of Zimbabwe can rebuild what was formerly the second largest economy and best educated populace in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This is reproduced from a post by my friends at Sokwanele.
We in the West watch with hope.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
American Idol: The "Doesn't This Seem a Little Inappropriate?" Edition
First: it does seem a little awkward to be doing an American Idol post on the day after a horrible tragedy. It makes the trivial seem even tinier than normal. And, yet, creature of habit that I am, here it is; maybe I'll just be a little nicer than normal.
Second: Country night is usually more than a tad painful. I wonder if today will break tradition?
Phil Stacey starts out the night and sounds pretty good. Vocally, country is a fit for Phil and the performance isn't bad. Pop country tunes still leave me cold, though.
Jordin Sparks is a letdown by comparison. Bad song, marginal vocals, boring performance. One of her absolute worst--although Randy disagrees, Paula loves her, and Simon offers wild praise. Sorry, but I didn't see it.
Sanjaya (I'm Sorry) looks bad. All of his hairdos flirt with the ludicrous, but the bandana n' frizzy fringe steps way over the edge. And then there's the lazy, lackluster performance and vocals. Oh, please Lord, let this be the worst of the night.
Watching him at this point is a little like going over to a good friend's house and having their ten year old try to put on a show for the guests. It was about as bad as it gets.
Which is why it was nice to hear a little brutality from Randy, a useless sidestep from Paula, and "utterly horrendous" from Simon. "I know this has been funny for a while..."
Lakisha is okay probably because half of it counted as her most restrained performance. In fact, I liked it better before she really started pushing (and hit a few ugly notes). It wasn't great by any means, but it was better than I expected. The judges were unanimously negative.
Chris sucked very nearly as much as Sanjaya. The style was uncomfortable and the vocals an ugly whine. Why can't we vote both of these guys off the show? In fact, why aren't we in the business of voting people off instead of on? The judges are more kind than he deserves, but that comes from the fact that he is one of the singers that they've been pushing for some time.
Melinda continues with a strong showing--in fact, it was one of her most fun songs ("Trouble is a Woman") and a damned decent vocal performance. For some reason, it reminded me a little (stylistically) of Esther Phillips take on "No Headstone on My Grave". The only song of the night that I actually, fully enjoyed.
Blake is way out of his territory doing a country song. He has a compelling quality to his voice that saves him even when he can't quite pull the whole performance together, which is good on a night like tonight where is obviously a little uncomfortable. As imperfect as it was--some missed notes, a little lackluster compared to his best--it was one of the better songs of the night. Not great, but far from bad.
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Heroism in the Midst of Tragedy
It's hardly something I can celebrate today--not in the context of the terrible sadness of those who will have to live with the murderous acts of Cho Seung-Hui. I'm sure that any family would much rather have their father/husband/son than a memorial for a hero. Yet it's exactly that heroism that I would hope I could show in the same situation, that same courage that saves lives even in sacrifice.
It's hard to celebrate Liviu Librescu today when we mourn, but it's a name we will celebrate for years to come as we remember this tragedy. While a murderer was terrorizing a school, Professor Librescu did what he could to save his class full of students.
I don't know what he was like in his daily life, but I think that this glimpse of him provides one hell of a measure of the man.
When the time for mourning is past, remember to celebrate the uncommon courage of people like Librescu.
Update: Kindly linked by my buddy, Trench, who also has a good number of links you should be reading.
Monday, April 16, 2007
The Global War On Terror is Dead
Long live the Global War on Pretty Little Girls in Bonnets.
We wouldn't want the terror masters and jihadis think that we took them seriously, now would we?
Maybe what we should do is acknowledge their seriousness of mind and purpose, the danger that they pose, and the reality that our war is with not a single organization or nation, but with those who would use TERRORism as a weapon to gain their political aims. Maybe now, when many are questioning our and our allies' will to continue the fight, isn't the best time to try to find gentle euphemisms that won't offend the wrong people and won't make the terrorists "feel part of a bigger struggle."
The terrorists know who they are and what they are; I don't think we should be worried about anyone's self-image.
We could call it World War 3, recognizing the global scale of the conflict. But, honestly, it isn't nearly as all-encompassing as that war--our economy and our military might have grown well past those years of national sacrifice and we aren't seeing anything nearly as bloody, either. Our enemy isn't as numerous nor nearly as strong. Arguably, the stakes in the long view are similar, though. This is a war of ideologies and cultures that is much more meaningful than just "a small number of loose, shifting and disparate groups who have relatively little in common apart from their identification with others who share their distorted view of the world and their idea of being part of something bigger."
We could call it the War on Islamic Extremism, which I think would be about right. Terror isn't only a tool of the Islamic extremists, of course, but those are our enemies, aren't they? And it is their ideas and their culture that we must vigorously oppose.
Global War on Terror is ungainly (and, perhaps, so is War on Islamic Extremism), but it had the virtue of being honest about the scope and the enemy. I can't imagine that anyone believes that this will be won by "military means alone"--the use of all forms of our national power will be in play. Economic, "soft" diplomacy, small and large scale military projection, and information dissemination. In fact, I remain convinced that the last will be the most important--convinced that in the war of ideas, our ideas are far more attractive than theirs.
Freedom and liberalism are more desirable than religious dictatorships (at least when the former can be had with political stability and an individual sense of security). In line with Natan Sharansky's The Case for Democracy, it is our moral duty and pragmatic obligation to support democratic movements around the world both because it is right and because it will help ensure our own future security.
We can call this struggle whatever we want, but let's not fool ourselves about its ultimate importance or scope. The term "Global War on Terror" doesn't preclude a use of wide ranging powers to achieve our goals any more than "Cold War" left us unable to use those same powers to defeat the USSR in a similar war of ideologies. Turning to a new name just feels like re-branding.
Virginia Tech Gunman Kills 21 (Updated)
From the latest news report:
What grievance against society could push a person to walk into a building and start killing innocents? No crime like this happens for "no reason"--there is always a reason, even if it isn't rational. I just can't imagine a state of mind where any reason would be good enough to push me over that particular ledge.
I feel for the families and the friends of those killed today, and I'm glad that the murderer was killed today. It saves me from having to continue to find justification for opposition to the death penalty.
Update: Unfortunately, ABC is reporting more dead and telling us to expect the toll to rise.
The death toll now stands at 33.
Not in reference to the post, but in reference to the comments, why does something like this have to descend so quickly into a political brawl? What friends and family right now need are shoulders to cry on and help getting through to tomorrow. What they don't need is the angry political fighting that just nudges aside the tragedy and preaches about some pet political cause.
Of course, this, from the "Moderate" Voice, is even more blatant from the post through the comments.
There is enough time later for that; let this time be for the families.
Pajamas Media has a range of links.
And Ed Driscoll also has a series of links and thoughts worth reading.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Some people think that they* hate us because of our freedoms.
I always found that too simplistic and would say that they hate us because our cultures are too dissimilar to handle rubbing sharply pointed elbows in an ever shrinking world--that is, neither culture has an easy way to deal with the cultural eccentricities that make each group culturally dangerous to the other. On one side you have puffed and secular public life (relatively), fried pig skin, boobies, and binge drinking; on the other side you have misogynists, unquestioned rule by Koran, no public boobies to speak of, and tremendous xenophobic leanings. Honestly--and my flip attitude aside-- our differences are very real.
Luckly, though, I've found the real problem. It seems to be that some of us eat so darned well that the poor, luckless bastards just can't help but hate us.
Hell, I'd been thinking this whole situation was about something serious, and now I find out that our problems would be solved if we just send all the hungry people in the world a nice, roasted duck and maybe a decent creme brulee. Because that whole cracking open browned sugar layer is so fun that it will distract them from the urge to blow shit up.
So, people, for the sake of all that's important to our world, put down your food, wrap it up, and send it to a hungry person. STOP THE HATE! STOP THE WAR! NO BLOOD FOR COOKING OIL!
Don't think that I dismiss the problems of hunger in the world, but another person's hunger isn't caused by my caloric intake. Hunger is largely the result of failed economic and trade policies, intentional strategies to marginalize opposing political and tribal power, and the kind of educational deficit that leaves a country's infrastructure in a constant state of decline. Whether the leaders of any of the Western nations never eats Lemon Carnaroli Risotto with Asparagus Tips again, the leaders of countries like Zimbabwe will ensure that a giant portion of their citizens stay hungry.
What Adem Carroll is trying to say with this kind of tripe, though, is useless. Global success is not a zero sum game--depriving the President of his Blue Bell ice cream might make Carroll feel better, but it won't do a damned thing to feed another man, woman, or child in the world. Indeed, there is a strong argument to be made that constant food aid shipments from the West have helped create a permanent reliance on that aid in some third world countries. I'll need to break out some statistics when I have a bit more time, but if memory serves there are a number of countries where the number one economic driver is foreign aid--that is, international welfare.
While I could use a slimmer me, a few less hamburgers in my stomach this year won't salvage broken economies or miraculously make an uneducated populace in a third world country capable of caring properly for a small engine to run the pumps that might help them have clean drinking water. What they need is to set up educational systems, reasonable social safety nets, basic health care programs, and plans for reinvigorating collapsed systems of infrastructure (not to mention governments that rely less on corruption and graft and more on addressing public needs) more than some misplaced sense of either guilt or judgement that comes with eating dinner.
The people who hate us enough to bomb us don't hate us because of our culinary delights; they hate us because our way of life is in direct opposition to theirs in public, political, and private aspects of our lives. Asking people to give to help feed the hungry is understandable; blaming our current conflicts and our cultural differences on the fact that some people eat well is idiotic.
* They, in this case, are extremist Muslims who believe that the world should be ruled by strict--ie, their--interpretation of religious law and that killing is a grand way to achieve the goal. The cat who wrote this article seems to think that pretty much everyone in the world who isn't eating glazed parsnips and young carrots is in the camp of "they hate us"; I prefer to stay focused on the ones who actively work to blow us up. Apparently the others are just too weak to strap on the bomb vest.
A somewhat related post: Aid to Africa. This post of mine from 2005 touches on some of the same topics.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
American Idol: The Sanjaya Crisis Continues
Oh, man, if the group singing moment is any indicator, this night will be at least as bad as last night. Teaming Haley and Sanjaya for an uncomfortable, flaccid few seconds of singing must have been someone's idea of a joke.
America's favorite karaoke contest just lost a few ounces of whatever credibility it had left.
Hot Girl Vote Aside: Does anyone else find Haley's protestations of innocence funny as hell? I mean, her ingenious nearly nekkid strategy for success isn't exactly a state secret.
Who is lowest for the week?
Phil (again), Haley (appropriately), and Chris R (which, damnit, is probably the right answer--Sanjaya was better than the Q-Tip head). Sanjaya should have been in there on general principle, of course, but I don't have much to complain about in the choice of these three.
Another Hot Girl Aside: Dorkafork asks if I'm going to review Olivia Mojica's upcoming blockbuster sex video as part of my annual American Idol coverage. I would say that I'm sort of obligated, wouldn't you? It's the kind of public service that I'm willing to do for the readers of RSong. I'm just that kind of guy.
Shockingly, the ingenious nearly nekkid strategy for success fails and Haley heads home and Andy mourns.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
American Idol: The "Let's Pretend Sanjaya Doesn't Exist" Edition
Jennifer Lopez, huh? Yeah, okay, that's nice…
Simon was wrong about Melinda's performance. It was understated and gorgeous--actually it was one of my favorites from her. She handled his criticism beautifully as well, showing a great sense. The almost uniformly good performances do rob us of a bit of drama, though, don't they?
Lakisha sounded decent if not entirely convincing. The style is a near miss for her--it isn't completely off, but it wasn't quite right, either. Randy liked it, Paula is in my corner, and Simon pretty much nails it when he says it wasn't great and he didn't imagine that the home audience was going to get much out of the performance.
Now, a touchier subject: Paula complimented Lakisha's wardrobe, but she shouldn't have. She needs to make better wardrobe choices because it really does matter.
But she makes Chris R look like he doesn't belong on the stage. Holy crap was that bad. Randy says it was "really good", Paula says it was "sexy" and a "hot performance", and Simon liked it better than the first two. Maybe it sounded different live, but home viewers were treated to a sub-Sanjaya (sorry) level performance that was messy and confusing in light of J Lo's ignored advice.
Hell, unless Sanjaya (sorry) really lives down to his potential tonight, I would think that VoteForTheWorst.com has a new hero tonight. I'm shocked that the trio of judges all enjoyed that.
Damn, Haley's hot. Since her singing is so forgettable, I say we just right off her performances and spend time talking about whatever body parts are left most exposed by her weekly costumes.
Nice legs, kid.
The trio of judges hammered Haley, which only sits wrong because they complimented Chris R. so heavily.
Jesus, tonight sucks. The songs are fine, but the last three singers--Phil, Haley, and Chris--have all been so horrendously bad that if it were a concert I would have walked out. If it were karaoke night at the local bar, I would be ordering shots just to survive the experience. This isn't a comment on the individuals--they could all be the most wonderful people in the world--but these people can't be million selling artists.
My level of crankiness is rising.
Thank God Jordin Sparks doesn't make me angry enough to do an Elvis on my TV screen. Especially since it isn't actually my TV screen and the girl would feel her level of cranky rising if I suddenly started using one of the weapons in the house to make my point about tonight's musical selections.
Oh, and Jordin wasn't so bad, she just wasn't so good. My level of crankiness has subsided somewhat, but my level of boredom is skyrocketing.
Could Blake salvage what started out as a promising evening? Sort of.
Blake continues to be the best of the guys both vocally and as a performer; sadly, the bar has been set so low that this comes perilously close to damning with faint praise. While he sounded better than Blake and Phil, it wasn't exactly an inspired performance, was it? Girlfriend was more impressed than I was, but, then, she's not writing this little post is she?
Sanjaya (sorry).
Macintosh Geek Aside: For those of you who have recently switched to the Mac side of the force, here's a site that you might want to check out daily. FreeMacWare.com features a new freeware program for your Macintosh and the archives have a ton of great utilities and applications (some of which have found permanent homes on my own hard drive). Not every day is a killer, but there are enough good offerings to keep me interested.
Which is more than I can say for American Idol.
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Friday, April 06, 2007
Stupid Gov't Tricks (And the Funny Things People Say About Them)
This may be the funniest thing I've read all day, especially considering the context of the massive idiocy it references:
Stupid government tricks are not party dependent, but if there were ever a moment to break out the "big government Democrat" stereotype and complain about overspending, this would be the occasion. I won't lean to heavily on that platform, though, since my own, beloved "party of smaller government" isn't making me proud on the fiscal responsibility front…
Thursday, April 05, 2007
100 Doses: A Long Term Cure for American Idol, Part 4
The purpose.
The song.
Soulsavers – "Revival"
Instead of a downloadable mp3, this revival of a very irregular tradition brings you the music video for Soulsavers' latest single, "Revival." One of my favorite current songs, this is latter day gospel with some of the prettiest vocals you'll hear this year. And, yes, for anyone keeping score, that's Mark Lanegan singing.
It's a passionate thing, but not overwrought; it's phenomenally pretty without being fake. The rest of the album--sadly released only in Europe to this point--is just as good. It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land mixes dance beats, ambient sounds, rock, and a good deal more gospel. I might get around to writing a full review some time, but the upshot of a longer piece would be the same: if you get a chance you should buy what will probably be remembered as one of the better releases of the year.
For Lanegan fans it's a must considering he sings on eight of the ten songs and had a hand in writing five of those. It isn't a Lanegan solo album, but it seems to be more of a collaborative effort than the Isobel Campbell pairing, Ballad of the Broken Seas from March of last year.
So, when thoughts of Sanjaya are getting you down, it wouldn't hurt to get a little Soulsavers into your ears. It might just save a life.
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THE CHIEF'S BOND IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HANDLING LAW IN THE TOWN OF SEILING .... BECAUSE THE CHIEF, WAS THE ONLY WORKING OFFICER THERE. TONIGHT A LITTLE AXE WOMAN IS ALIVE.. THANKS TO THE QUICK ACTIONS OF HER NEIGHBORS. K-O-C-O'S PATTI MOON IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN. JESSICA AND PAUL ...JANET ANDREWS WAS RUSHED TO THE BURN UNIT HERE AT INTEGRIS. SHE SUFFERED BURNS ALL OVER HER BODY...BUT HER NEIGHBORS TELL US THEY'RE JUST THANKFUL SHE SURVIVED. CLIP 206:29:11: You see a house on fire. Somebody might be in there and especially if you hear someone yell for help, they're ain't no thinking, you just help them. 17 LEE STANDRIDGE SAYS HE HAD NEVER MET THE WOMAN WHO LIVED NEXT DOOR. CLIP 206:30:01: I looked over there. I smelt smoke and I looked over there and I seen smoke coming out of the trailer. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON... SOMETHING TOLD HIM TO GO OUTSIDE. HE SAYS IT WAS THAT FATEFUL MOMENT THAT SAVED A WOMAN'S LIFE. CLIP 206:30:18: I got up there and I touched the glass door and it was hot. And I yelled and I heard someone yell back, help me, help me please. CLIP 606:36:27: When I come around the corner, it's black. We're talking calf level was the only thing you could see. MELVIN WHITAKER FOLLOWED LEE'S LEAD. THE TWO HELPED EACHOTHER...PULLI NG THEIR NEIGHBOR OUT OF THE FIRE. CLIP 606:36:45: You gotta save the lady. There's fire. We couldn't pick her up, I tried. CLIP 206:30:45: When I grabbed her hand, tried to pull her, the skin came off her hand and I lost it, so I grabbed her with both hands, grabbed both hands around one wrist and I just pulled as hard as I could and got her to the door. 55 THE TWO MEN SAY THEY DON'T WANT ANY RECOGNITION. THEY JUST HOPE THAT OTHERS WOULD DO THE SAME...AND REACH OUT TO HELP A NEIGHBOR. CLIP 206:34:14: Somebody needs help, you help them because there's going to be a day when you're gonna need help. AND FAMILY MEMBERS TOLD THOSE NEIGHBORS THAT JANET ANDREWS IS EXPECTED TO PULL THROUGH. THE TWO MEN TELL ME THEY WOULD RUSH INTO THAT BURNING HOUSE AGAIN IF THEY HAD TO. THEY SAY THEY'RE JUST LUCKY THAT THEY GOT THERE IN TIME. RL, PM, KOCO 5 NEWS.
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