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Thursday, August 31, 2006
hey, weekly standard, premature ejaculation called, they want their timing back
we acknowledged that, yes, traffic was down at those two blogs, as others:
but we digress, which is our second favorite thing to do. our first favorite thing to do is talk about ourselves, so, here we go.
we are quite happy to report that, as of april (the low point in our decline), our humble site has steadily increased its monthly traffic numbers, with no downturns! this is the first time in our blog's history that every month has seen more numbers for an entire third of a year.
we're not sure about dkos or atrios, but who cares? nobody goes to dkos anymore, it's too crowded, as yogi berra once blogged. and duncan doesn't return our emails.
we'd like to thank you all for making this histrionic moment possible. now our numbers are...well, they're higher than in april. that's something!
[ed. note: another something to relish, is the fact that dan's assertion that "depending on how you count, the progressive blogosphere's won/loss record in competitive races between the parties hovers somewhere around 0-20," which was false even back then when he made it, has been totally blown out of the meme-water. nobody's smirking about how our candidates don't win any more.]
you scream, i scream, we all scream for "the scream"
the most famous represenation of modern day angst this side of a kevin federline dance number was recovered by the police in norway. asspress:
"i saw the paintings myself today, and there was far from the damage that could have been feared," said iver stensrud, the police inspector who headed the investigation since the paintings were taken by masked gunmen who raided the munch museum on aug. 22, 2004.
experts from the munch museum confirmed late thursday that the paintings, still shielded from the public and the news media, were the real thing.
"the scream" is probably the best known work in munch's emotionally charged style, which was a major influence in the birth of the expressionist movement. its waif-like figure, apparently screaming or hearing a scream, has become a modern icon of human anxiety.
maybe now that little guy on the bridge can drink some camomille and relax or something.
dumpster diving for fun and profit
what happened next should forever be included in a management case study in every mba program in the country.
northwest rattled some employees because of one section in the handbook. in that section -- "coping with job loss" -- was a list of "101 ways to save money," which was not reviewed by northwest management, according to blahoski.
now, remember this was given to employees, some of whom might be losing their jobs by no fault of their own. here's some of what they were told:
- buy spare parts for your car at the junkyard.
- get hand-me-down clothes and toys for your kids from family and friends…
- hang clothes out to dry.
- borrow a dress for a big night out, or go to a consignment shop.
- ask your doctor for samples of prescriptions.
- don't be shy about pulling something you like out of the trash.
once employees objected to the advice, airline officials quickly apologized.
poor senator allen (r-dude ranch)...
...first, allen's campaign manager referred "to the 'macaca' story with a barnyard epithet and insist that the senator had nothing to apologize for." then, as criticism mounted, allen apologized.
but yesterday on fox, allen said that virginians don't "actually care" that he made the remark and it's "only the media" who thinks it's an issue.
actually, according to a poll taken after allen finally apologized, 67% of virginians found allen's remarks "inappropriate" and a majority believe "he needs to say more about the incident. {think progress}
either that, or allen should avoid the issue altogether. that 19-point lead he had in june is all gone...
(big hop for kos...)
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well, we knew they drove badly, but still...
during a fundraiser wednesday with first lady laura bush, the three-term montana senator talked about terrorism, tax cuts and the money he has brought to his state. burns is one of the more vulnerable senate incumbents, facing a tough challenge from democrat jon tester.
he has drawn criticism in recent weeks for calling his house painter a "nice little guatemalan man" during a june speech. burns, whose re-election campaign is pressing for tighter immigration controls, also suggested that the man might be an illegal immigrant. the campaign later said the worker is legal…
at the campaign event with bush, burns talked about the war on terrorism, saying a "faceless enemy" of terrorists "drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night."
bush described burns as a strong advocate for montana farmers and families.
"hey, habib, can you take me to butte? but swing around the north entrance to yellowstone, first, i gotta pick up a bison."
edward r. murrow lives
addendum: media bloodhounds gives us his views on olbermann's rant.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
joe-nertia: apply directly to your forehead!
there's still no beating the lamont ads; the bad coffee one is my favorite. but cheesy as lieberman's new ad was, at least the sun-over-water video had a nice late-summery feel. then the lamont folks realized the "sunrise" was actually a sunset, and called it a metaphor for the senator's career.
and things got ... well, negative.
this is just more negativity coming from the lamont camp, gerstein fumed. "they're so blind in their hatred of joe lieberman that they have to make even the most trivial, silly things an issue."
breathe, buddy, breathe ...
"i've already gotten three calls about this. it just shows how tone deaf people are. why aren't they calling about lamont's flip-flop on earmarks? why isn't that an issue?"
ok, now he was making me tense.
"this is a camp that mocks joseph lieberman's wife and kids and we make one honest mistake that we own up to and they jump all over it. i can send you documents that show how much more negative they are than us, how they continue to resort to these kinds of tactics. ... it's not even a close call."
i thought we were all going to relax and get away from the negativity here.
apparently, dan gerstein does:
actually, it's very much a sunset, as pro-lamont bloggers gleefully pointed out. they even tracked down the video used in the ad on the getty images web page. clip 843-2: "wide shot sun setting over ocean/ birds walking along water's edge/ santa barbara."
"wow," said gazeena, the helpful customer rep at getty images. "that's too bad."
there is a 30-day return policy, she offered. but it's only good for half the purchase price, somewhere around $1,000, she said. "and if it's already been used, i'm not sure that applies."
apparently that's not going to be an issue; gerstein said they were going to continue to use the ad.
"of course we will," he said. "why in god's name wouldn't we, just because ned lamont's people reflectively attack us? that's just insane."
good stuff, dan, remember? think about the good stuff ...
we're fonda peter too
and yup! it was! with special guests hugh hefner and bill cosby!
beam me up, homer
some kid in his room does the simpsons vs. star trek
not that we needed any proof
happy labor of love day
just paint a big sign that says "impeach" and hang it somewhere visible. it's that easy! and fun, too!
and then after hanging it, be sure to take a picture of it and send it to the freeway blogger! he'll post it on the website!
Labels: freeway blogger, protest
you don't mind picking up the check, do you?
in in 15 months, including back-to-back fundraisers wednesday in little rock, ark., and nashville, tenn., bush has collected $166 million for the campaign accounts of 27 republican candidates, the national gop and its state counterparts across the country, according to the republican national committee.
high-dollar washington galas headlined by the fundraiser-in-chief brought in a big share of the total. the president also has scooped up campaign cash in 36 cities, travels that have taken him as near as mclean, va., in the washington suburbs and as far as medina, wash., 2,800 miles to the west. on thursday, bush adds yet another locale to the list: salt lake city.
all this to-and-fro presidential politicking is only expected to increase as november draws closer. and it is the taxpayers, not the campaigns or political parties, who foot most of the travel bill.
if he's lost the mormons, he's lost america
[salt lake city mayor rocky] anderson -- who has taken heat from republicans for his support of the anti-war demonstration -- was greeted with a huge cheer and the crowd at washington square began chanting, "rocky, rocky, rocky."
placards waved with slogans like: "impeach bush," "regime change begins at home" and "dissent is the highest form of patriotism."
big-headed papier mache likenesses of bush, secretary of defense donald rumsfeld and secretary of state condoleezza rice added to the carnival atmosphere.
but the gathering turned serious when anderson called the bush administration to task for inserting the united states in what he called "an unnecessary war based on false justifications."
"blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism," he said. "we are here today to insist that those who were elected to be our leaders tell us the truth. if we had the truth, we wouldn't be in iraq today"…
the mayor said it was "chilling" that bush and his administration could continue to lie to the american people with impunity.
"these imperious, arrogant, dishonest people think we should just fall in line with them and continue to take them at their word."
anderson said coming generations will pay the price for the bush administration's "lies, violence, cruelty, incompetence and inhumanity."
the mayor called for "a new day," saying citizens "must be cognizant of our moral responsibility to speak up in the face of wrongdoing."
"we must pursue peace as vigorously as the bush administration has pursued war," he said.
google, like life, is entirely random
katrina links
"not again"...
...mr. bush had at least one exchange with a local resident that made reference to the flawed responses last year, and his role in it.
as mr. bush squeezed through tables at a pancake house where he ate breakfast, a waitress asked, "mr. president, are you going to turn your back on me?"
"no, ma'am," he replied, with a laugh and a pause. "not again."
that says it all.
joke of the week...
a man and his wife were working in their garden one day, and the man looks over at his wife and says, "your butt is getting really big, I mean really big. I bet your butt is bigger than the barbecue."
with that, he proceeded to get a measuring tape and measured the grill, and then went over to where his wife was working and measured his wife's bottom.
"yes, i was right, your butt is two inches wider than the barbecue!"
the woman chose to ignore her husband.
later than night in bed, the husband is feeling a little frisky. he makes some advances toward his wife, who completely brushes him off.
"what's wrong?" he asks.
she answers, "do you really think i'm going to fire up this big-ass grill for one little weenie?"
mmm adhd
indeed, the bloggers had scored big. they had helped vault a local politician to national prominence and cemented the iraq war as issue no. 1 in the congressional elections. not a bad day.
but their victory was short-lived. even before the primary, lieberman announced that, should he lose, he'd still run in november as an independent. this electoral chutzpah effectively rope-a-doped the bloggers and recharged the senator's fabled joe-mentum. lieberman's still the man to beat in the general election.
if this wasn't enough to drain the effervescence from the blogger bubbly, america's noisy web wags were dealt an even more sobering blow 10 days later when snakes on a plane opened nationwide to a decidedly flat $15.3 million box office.
somehow author bruce kluger contorts logic and adult standards of thought into such pretzled positions that the box office receipts for an admittedly-bad b movie is reflective of what citizens want from their politicians. and the people that listen to what other people write about same on their blogs are nuts to do so.
we don't even want to get into the specific logic oxymorons within bruce's piece. such as this opening sentence to one of his paragraphs:
does it?
we're not sure.
bruce may have a point, but he mangles it badly. to be sure, anyone who thought they could predict the future by reading the blogs is an idiot. just as anyone who thought they could predict the future by reading gop talking points is an idiot.
the problem, bruce, is that "journalists" today like to read things and predict the future, insted of getting off their butts and investigating and analyzing and comparing and presenting their findings to the ameircan public. it's so much easier to read someone else's opinions and then make fun of them when those opinions don't match the over-hyped imagined results you ascribed to them.
in a nutshell, which is where this article belongs, to liken lamont's run against lieberman to the opening of a purposefully-bad summer flick (#1 for the week, may we remind you) would be like saying "hey, david brooks really liked 'cinderella man,' which was kind of bad, so why should we listen to what he has to say about iraq?" granted, brooks has no taste or logic, but only someone with an advanced case of adhd would assume a causal relationship between his foreign policy expertise and his taste in movies.
but, towards the end of bruce's piece, we actually get a glimpse of what really underlies the whole screed. once again, the green-eyed monster raises its ugly head:
you may want to write bruce and remind him that the "people" to whom the power is going are the same folks who read his rag, so he may want to avoid insulting them in the future.
yada yada.
addendum: for further yada yada, check out ntodd and kieran healy.
double addendum: and the real ugly american puts in his two ugly cents, as does outside james joyner on outside the beltway.
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the hurricane that hit oregon
if the guard doesn't receive the money soon, it will have to appeal to the legislature's emergency board for more cash or be forced to close its 41 armories located throughout the state and possibly even two air bases, capt. mike braibish, an oregon national guard spokesman, said monday.
the oregon guard would still have federal money to pay for training and activities. but it would run out of state money budgeted for maintenance and operations by december, braibish said.
(do I have to wear lederhosen? )
bushtemberfest, or the festival of fatal fuckups, will give gop-weary americans a chance to celebrate the non-accomplishments of george w. bush, the first president to let one major american city be devastated by terrorists and allow another one to drown, all within the space of a few years. the observance will start with the anniversary of the flooding of new orleans and climax with the anniversary of the destruction of the world trade center, during which time we will pray — loudly and publicly — that no other disasters befall us while we await the blessed day that king george and his menagerie of religious hucksters, corporate bandits and ideological grifters get their eviction notice.i strongly recommend you read the entire posting and learn more about this new holiday.
the bushtemberfest is on, people!
ritalin needed in the oval office
when informed of this issue and the substantial negative impact to the country, president george w. bush screamed, cried, rolled on the floor and threatened to hold his breath until america regained its dominance in the world.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
we'd hate to be at the phillips house next thanksgiving
"i've got to be protective of him," she said without being aware that the mike was on. "he's married, three kids, and his wife is just a control freak." cnn anchor daryn kagan broke into the telecast immediately afterward updating viewers on what bush had been saying.
us too
but you gotta admit, moses was there, too!
according to baum, allen had not naively stumbled into a chance meeting with unfamiliar people. he knew exactly who and what the ccc was about and, from baum's point of view, was engaged in a straightforward political transaction. "it helped us as much as it helped him," baum told me. "we got our bona fides." and so did allen.
descended from the white citizens' councils that battled segregation in the jim crow south, the ccc is designated a "hate group" by the southern poverty law center. in its "statement of principles," the ccc declares, "we also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the european-american people through so-called "affirmative action" and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the european-american heritage, including the heritage of the southern people, and to force the integration of the races."
and watch the fun as the senator tries to back-peddle his way out of this one:
later that year, garnett closed the virginia council on day care after accusing it, as he wrote in a letter to governor allen, of attempting to "form the minds of our young children with a radical ideology before they enter public schools." the virginia council had aroused garnett's ire, according to the virginian-pilot newspaper, for preparing an "anti-bias" curriculum for day care teachers. allen approved the shut-down.
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really big gun to campaign for joe-nertia
kemp, a former congressman and secretary of housing and urban development, telephoned lieberman to offer support to the three-term senator's campaign against greenwich businessman ned lamont, lieberman said. no date for the visit has been set.
meanwhile, the new zogby poll has joe-nertia ahead by about 10 points.
journamalism is hard*
surprisingly, the reporter stood by the majority of his story, even when mike produced actual hard evidence to the contrary. who would have thunk?
*yes! atrios coined that phrase!
plutons of the solar system, unite!
whatever it is, the announcement last week that pluto is no longer a planet by the international association of astronomers with big space bugs up their asses has burrowed itself into our collective psyche deeper than the galileo penetrated jupiter's atmosphere.
jeff foust writes in the space review:
what drives that passion? what's remarkable about pluto is that, even before this latest development, many people had ascribed to it human feelings, calling it a "lonely" world in the outer solar system and considering it something like the little planet that could. (the ultimate in this is a baltimore sun column "written" by pluto itself in response to the iau decision.) now, anthropomorphizing inanimate objects is nothing new for humans: we do it all the time from items ranging from cars to computers, but less often to celestial objects. how often do people talk about neptune's feelings?
however, perhaps the biggest reason why the iau's decision got so much attention was that it changed one of the fundamental facts that everyone knows. the vast majority of people alive today have only known a solar system with nine planets, even if they were hard-pressed to name those nine. yet suddenly, with little more than a stroke of a pen, that basic fact was suddenly changed. it would be like waking up to find out there were only 49 states in the union, or that snow white cavorted with only six dwarfs.
and, in response to that very perception, a group of school children in bakersfield overwhelmingly voted to keep pluto a planet. bakersfield.com (registration required!):
teacher nick dokolas invited other teachers to discuss the change with their classes and have them vote on whether the scientists made the right decision.
posters around columbia urged students to vote: "pluto makes the world go round!" or "boo pluto!" …
dokolas took an in-class vote wednesday and his students were divided, 17-10 in favor of pluto's planetary status.
"i felt like there was sort of an emotional connection to pluto," dokolas said.
one student in dokolas' class said textbooks would have to change, which he thought was silly.
"they have to rewrite everything they know about pluto," said lenny gonzalez.
perhaps the first thing to change will be the mnemonic used for the solar system. dokolas said one of his fourth-graders, sydney lewis, suggested changing it from: "my very excellent mother just made us nine pizzas," to "my very excellent mother just made us noodles."
the baltimore sun piece that foust referred to wraps it up pretty well, in first person pluton:
then some eggheds on that uppity third rock -- they think they're so hot becuase they have "life" -- went and decided i'm not a planet anymore. what's up with that? my life is hard enough as it is.
first of all, it takes forever for me to do a lap around the sun, and it gets really lonely out here. they tell me that part of the reason i'm not a planet anymore is that some of the time i sneak inside my buddy neptune's orbit. what do they expect? i need somebody to talk to out here sometimes. and don't get me started about that mass of junk they call charon that is supposedly my partner in non-planethood; charon is dead to me.
pluto is, in more ways than one, the ultimate underdog. or, is it? dr. joan bushwell's chimpanzee refuge asks: is pluto really a dog?
- all dogs must have at least four toes on each paw (not including the dewclaw).
- all dogs must have at least two distinct eyes.
- all male dogs must possess external genitalia (or, if neutered, visible remnants thereof).
- if its tail resembles a flagellum, it ain't a dog.
Monday, August 28, 2006
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(e) all of the above
one year later
as usual, prime scout at first draft is the main go-to gal for what's really happening in n'awlins, and today she gives us video of the unbreakable spirit of new orleans in the guise of the arabi wrecking krewe volunteers helping to gut the destroyed homes of nola musicians.
americablog points out that, even with another hurricane on its way, awol is still on vacation, while the left coaster wonders why he's shaking hands with soldiers in mississippi instead of walking the streets of n'awlins on this anniversary.
christy at fdl does a good job of rounding up the mmm (multi-millionaire media)'s take on the anniversary
our own mimus pauly, who lived thru hurricane isabel in virginia 3 years ago, quotes the richmond times-dispatch as it wonders if the big easy can take another hit.
shakespeare's sister analyzes the data and comes up with the result: the katrina disaster was the inevitable disaster in the wake of awol's conservatism success.
and, speaking of data, digby has katrina by the numbers.
tchris at talkleft points out that only half of the big easy's courts are up and running, and there's a huge backlog of cases pending.
zuzu at feministe points out that katrina undercut awol's image as the "get things done" president, while the heretik compares the bad taste of conan o'brien's emmy's skit to the bad taste of awol's presidency. and, maha apparently linked to all these bloggers hours before we did.
and booman puts it all rather succinctly:
apparently rupert murdock insisted
catch two early worms and call us in the morning
proof positive
have you had enough?
the bristol stomp
only one, state rep. roger michele, a bristol democrat from the 77th district, failed to offer support for his party's choice. michele refused to endorse anyone in the race.
"let's see how it plays out," michele said.
the city's republican chairman, art mocabee, said he backs the gop hopeful, alan schlesinger of derby, despite the reluctance of some of the party's most powerful politicians to stand by him.
perhaps the most striking defection from the lieberman camp is state sen. tom colapietro, a bristol democrat who has represented the 31st district since 1992.
colapietro and lieberman have had a cozy relationship for years. colapietro said their friendship goes back four decades.
but times have changed.
"i am still a democrat so i am going to support the democratic nominee," colapietro said. "i'm still a team player."
two democratic city councilors - ellen zoppo and craig minor - said friday they're also backing lamont.
they get letters
his intent is to describe democrats who oppose president bush and his misbegotten iraq adventure as akin to terrorists who willingly sacrifice good men for their antiwar aims. i believe most democrats would describe themselves as against the war in iraq, not against a war on terrorism.
thomas claims that lieberman supported the war in iraq because american failure would have catastrophic consequences. how ironic. if we had not made the unnecessary incursion into iraq, we would not face the possibility of failure and catastrophe.
as it is, consider the consequences now: the deaths of 2,600 service people, the wounding and maiming of thousands of others, the cost of billions of dollars, the slaughter of thousands of iraqi civilians. terrorism activities have been greatly exacerbated and we stand a distinct chance of being caught in the middle of an iraqi civil war.
it's obvious that thomas was alarmed by the results of the democratic primary in connecticut, not because he cares about the fate of sen. lieberman, but because he can see that the opposition to the iraq war is real and growing and could result in many gop losses in november.
-- g. william cromer, mechanicsburg
Sunday, August 27, 2006
dan you ignorant jerk
around the world via blogtopia
bob's new book prisoner of trebekistan, in which he recounts his trevails as a champion on jeopardy will be in bookstores sept. 5, so pre-order yours now.
but that's not why we write this. no, we wanted to share with you bob's impressive photo-journalistic display of his world-wide travels, including istanbul, the cape of good hope, tasmania and indonesia.
bob's not only a world-class writer, he's a photographer good enough for the travel channel!
those tax cuts for paris assist in acts that could be construed to be terrorism
a pipeline is shut down in alaska.
equipment failures disrupt air travel in los angeles.
electricity runs short at a spy agency in Maryland
in pennsylvania, the condition of roads and bridges reaches a crisis point.
none of these has resulted from a natural disaster or terrorist attack, but they might as well have, some homeland security experts say.
they worry that too little attention is being paid to how fast the country's basic operating systems are deteriorating. - pennlive.com
what do these....events have in common? they all involve outcomes that a terrorist group would aspire to achieve. if a terrorist group were able to knock the nsa off-line, or disrupt one of the nation's busiest airports, or shut down the most important oil pipeline in the nation, the impact would be perceived as devastating. and yet, we've essentially let these things happen (or almost happen) to ourselves. the same thing could be said of the destruction of the city of new orleans from hurricane katrina. the damage from the hurricane could have been mitigated if the city's levees had been managed effectively over the last several decades. - hlswatch.com
remembering the big easy
it's no secret that new orleanians live to eat, or that their distinctive creole cooking is an international symbol of the city's gumbo-pot history and tradition. but in practical terms, the restaurant scene is a life force for the community, pumping about $2 billion into the local economy and employing one in 10 new orleanians before the storm.one organization that has been doing some amazing work supplying morale, operating soup kitchens, organizing school cafeterias and providing support and good warm creole/cajun meals to those left destitute and abandoned in the gulf region is share our strength. they are sponsoring a restaurants for relief night this tuesday. please see if there is a participating restaurant near you.
the industry took a major hit, according to the Louisiana Restaurant Association, with 54 percent of the metro area's 3,414 restaurants still closed. among those still missing in action are neighborhood favorites such as mandina's, mandich, gabrielle, and gautreau's, some of which are being rebuilt.
most famous restaurants in the french quarter and uptown, however, were spared serious damage from the hurricane. the toll of weeks without electricity in the summer swelter, though, proved to be costly enough. emeril lagasse's three restaurants lost $1.4 million worth of wine alone. and then there was the pervasive reek of spoiled walk-in refrigerators.
"who knew that steak would turn to liquid and seep through the floors and walls?" said ti martin, whose family owns the 126-year-old commander's palace, which was stripped down to the studs for a $6 million-plus renovation. "we saved the molding, and that's about it." - philly.com
also, please check out chefs in exile - every new orleanian has a katrina story... but some come with recipes.:
chefs in exile will document the personal stories of these chefs: how they survived Katrina and fought heroically to reopen their damaged restaurants-understaffed, with no potable water, and often homeless themselves. in the darkest days following the hurricane, these chefs provided solace through their cooking to family and friends, stranded hotel guests, and relief workers throughout the city and beyond.
all right, i surrender...
well, she must have decided that my sudden attack of neo-puritanism was ridiculous, because she went and posted four of the toons i refused to post either here or at the medley. now that i'm thinking about it, i guess my reluctance here is a bit silly. however, this is the first time she's bothered to post anything on my blog -- this is what it takes to get her to speak up?!
lil' sis, come on. you're reading the blog run by skippy the bush kangaroo -- speak up! it's okay!
and another thing -- you and i are gonna have a spirited discussion when i return home for the holidays...
it's hard to reid lieberman
let me break down why that is.
the membership in senate committees is decided at the start of every congress with a haggled-out thing called an "organizing resolution." the entire senate votes on it and it usually passes by unanimous consent. organizing resolutions can also happen when party shake-ups occur in the middle of a congress, like when vermont's jim jeffords bolted from the gop in 2001.
to give joe his well-deserved comeuppance by taking him off committees and effectively making him the most junior member of the senate, reid would have to formally propose an amendment to the current organizing resolution, manage to get it to a vote and then get every democrat and a handful of republicans to vote for a new committee organization sans lieberman. if majority leader bill frist decided to filibuster reid's action, 60 votes would be required to keep it alive.
based on that procedural construct, harry reid can't just unilaterally, or even by a closed vote of the democratic caucus, strip lieberman of his committee assignments.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
isn't 'macaca' the yiddish word for 'foot in mouth'?
another blow to veterans from the repubbbs
taken together, the dual rulings by the d.c. circuit court of appeals will likely impede many veterans hoping for compensation. at the very least, it will complicate future claims.
"it's a significant ruling," washington-based attorney david cynamon, who represented veterans in both cases, said friday. "unfortunately, it's a significantly bad ruling."
a department of veterans affairs spokesman couldn't be reached to comment.
stepping into a big pile of macaca
protesters dressed as a banana and a monkey wear signs reading "racism is not a family value" while walking down beverley street in downtown staunton today. a handful of protesters, as well as a few supporters, were on hand friday afternoon to express their views during a visit by u.s. sen george allen that was canceled at the last minute.
we wonder why?
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nothing changes the solar system like a clever bumper sticker
keep pluto a planet
addendum: as mrs. skippy says, the solar system is downsizing. and darbi of bearwaller holler points out that blame bush! manages to blame bush:
on the bright side, three "dwarf planets" have been admitted into our celestial community – three new additions to bush's galactic coalition of the coerced and the bribed. one can only wonder what kind of deal he struck with all those poor, naive little dwarves. no doubt it involves stealing their oil.
however, i can't help but question the timing of the whole thing. it's just a little too coincidental that three whole planets appear out of their cosmic deep freeze now, simultaneously, without any sort of advance warning, and so close to the november elections.
sit in the back of the blog
latent feelings of hostility towards otherness is stoked and comforted by having people like that given prominent spotlight attention instead of public denouncement - it allows the flaming racist/bigot/xenophobe who sits at home disgusted with the mexican "terrorists" crossing the border, or the new arab family in the neighborhood, or the gay couple he saw leaving one of those bars holding hands to feel justified in their perpetual state of hate.
when i say that the political climate in the u.s. is poisoning the well, i wish i was being flippant. in reality, i want to be convinced that there will be a huge outpouring of compassion and tolerance but the crickets are chirping. why is that?
Friday, August 25, 2006
say hello
where's your cheerleaders now, moses?
10 things i hate about commandments
okay, one more...
people enjoyed the image in this post here and at the medley, and a few wanted to see the rest as well. not gonna do that, senoras and horsemen. truth be told, a few of the toons lil' sis sent me were simply tasteless, and one i considered a bit offensive. i'm not reproducing these images, nor am i forwarding them to anyone. (note to lil' sis: you're in the clear. feel free to offend me any time you like.)
but one of the tasteless ones did strike me as funny, so i'll make one exception:
and that's all! ya ain't gettin' no more! leave me alone, i'm busy becoming older and grumpier...
{/neo-puritan off}
fueling the debate
it's like deja vu all over again
don't be fooled by cheap imitations of reality
annthrax gets shot down and shut up
annthrax, totally ignored by powers and guest michael brown, finally just walks off.
christian group doesn't just steal its name...
nola update
Thursday, August 24, 2006
say hello
and condi goes do do do do do de do do do do
well "imagine" our delight to see that the party party has made a video of our favorite song of theirs, along with one for "sunday, bloody sunday."
see it at the party party's website, or go give it some hits at youtube.
or tune in right here:
yo, christian republicans!
take a long look at your party's logo:
would you care to explain why the stars are pointing down instead of up?
and if you don't understand what i'm getting at, then here's a hint:
betcha never noticed that before, huh? someone had to point it out to me, too, but i'm neither a christian nor a republican. what's your excuse?
(full jim webb for u.s. senate version [bad blogwhore -- very bad blogwhore]...)
pluto gets the boot-o
my third grade science project now receives a belated "f" because it modeled a solar system with nine planets. pluto got kicked out of the list of planets today by the international astronomical union. we're down to eight. apparently, the club has stricter standards now.
personally, i think the iau could have been decent about it and grandfathered pluto in, but the hard-hearted, angry astronomers of the iau ground their axes on poor little pluto and out it went.
katrina and the waves
give your support.
give your care.
give your money.
give a damn.
raise your voice
call your congress critters and tell them to rebuild the gulf coast
it's still probably smarter than the real one
and the horse you rode in on
the old-timers, however, the ones that currently seem to call the shots, did little more than grin smugly as if they were being held hostage and forced to listen to the tale of a ufo abductee.
mountains of scientific reports, be damned. one primary election meltdown after another this year? forget it. the fact that there's not a computer scientist or security expert in the country (or the world) who would go on record to state the machines we're now using to count our votes in the most essential element of our democracy — the vote — are actually secure for use in an election? never mind that. the only thing to worry about is disenfranchisement on election day and a "close election," whatever the hell that means these days to these knuckleheads.
they are no more worried about stolen elections now, with billions of dollars of proven-hackable machines being used for the first time around the country, than they were when the entire country used paper systems which could at least be recounted and/or easily reveal malfeasance with any kind of close scrutiny.
the dnc needs a whole lotta new lawyers.
one man's tragedy is another man's escrow
addendum: holden at first draft tells us the specifics:
sales of existing homes dropped 4.1 percent in july from june to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.33 million, the lowest level since january 2004, according to the national association of realtors.
cue rick ocasek: who's going to drive you home tonight?
by accepting the endorsement of the united auto workers, lamont is on his way to matching joe lieberman's union support. lieberman got the endorsement of 15 separate state labor union locals yesterday.
the secretary of the state made it official wednesday. lieberman has qualified for the november ballot, which brought this barb from the head of the u.a.w.
"you're running as an independent and instilling in everyone in the republican party to get out there and vote is a bunch of b.s," said bob madore, region 9a u.a.w.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
natural selection at work...
but i like it.
she sent me a bunch of toons along with this one, in fact. if you think this is bad, you'd hate the ones i won't post...
Congressman Doolittle? More like Doonothing
John sat down in the cockpit and spoke for a minute with the aircraft commander. He didn't say anything to the rest of the crew. Nothing to the flight engineer. Or the navigator. Or the copilot. He didn't ask any of them where they were from. Or what it's like in Iraq. Or what he and the rest of Congress could do to help.
The copilot was my son, Jeff Brown, Air Force Captain.
John Doolittle sat next to my son for over an hour and didn't ask him his name. He didn't ask him where he was from. (Jeff, of course, is from John's District here in California.) He didn't ask how long Jeff had been in Iraq. (It was Jeff's third tour, and he's now scheduled for his fourth.) And he didn't ask what Congress could do to help him and the rest of the troops there in Iraq.
But I've asked. And Jeff told me, that if John had asked what he needed, he would have asked to make sure Congress fixes the cracks in the C-130 wings, because many of the aircraft are grounded, and many more are restricted on how much weight they can carry, and they're flying the heck out of those planes. Jeff would have asked to make sure Congress gives good medical care to the wounded, because he flies them out of Iraq. And Jeff said he would have asked to make sure Congress gives the best care to the families of the remains of fallen soldiers, because he flies them out of Iraq too.
But John Doolittle didn't ask. He didn't talk to the airmen. They were just his drivers that day. John Doolittle sat next to my son for over an hour and didn't have the courtesy to even ask his name.
Doolittle's an uncourteous bastard.
Stewart on aWol
From Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show": "There comes a point in every president's career when he has to reassure the people that he isn't the thing that everybody thinks that they are. Richard Nixon famously said 'I am not a crook.' Bill Clinton assured us 'I did not have sex with that woman.'
"What point does this president have to clear up?"
Stewart then played a clip of Bush saying: "Nobody likes to see innocent people die."
You lot should watch 'Life On Mars'
One of the grooviest aspects of the time-bending detective show Life On Mars is the music. Here's David Bowie's Jean Genie, a song which plays during an important scene during a recent episode. The main character of the series, Sam, like many 30-something year olds, loves the music of the late 1960s and early 1970s. (Here's Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins with David Bowie doing Jean Genie.)
Sam was listening to Bowie's Life On Mars on his iPod when he was struck by the car that either a) caused him to travel back in time or b) put him in a coma and his unconscious mind created this world where he's in 1973. The third alternative is he went insane after his girlfriend, a fellow detective, disappeared while investigating a serial killer in the first episode. Sam doesn't know which is the truth, but he's trying to make the best of it. And when he and his boss, the deputy chief inspector, walk into a rocking night club, The Warren, Sam's face lights up as he hears the song and sees the groovy dancing. The scene carried a genuineness about it. Despite the mind-bending idea of the serie's premise, the show has a terrific authenticity, widely praised on the message board of the official site by people who lived in Manchester and even worked for the police department in the early 1970s.
A great soundtrack cannot be overrated for a show like this. And when some of the songs come on I feel like Sam did walking into the club, filled with the happiness that comes when a song captures the moment perfectly.
The Thing (from another world)!
Via Exclamation Mark's Vintage Sci-Fi/Horror Reviews, comes this excellent post about The Thing (from Another World)!, one of my all-time favorite movies in any genre, over at Greenbriar Picture Shows, which also has fantastic photos of how the movie exhibitors promoted the fillm.
Also, don't miss the information about Hawks in the comments either.
hat tip to sharon gr of bluejersey and the center of new jersey life.
some of the lowest points of my life have been at funerals. dealing with a sense of loss, trying to wrap your head around the new order of who is and isn't there any more, it's a lot. the last thing anyone should be doing at a funeral is protesting - even the most unprincipled felon came into the world as someone's child. this is why i'm glad that a bill was signed into law here in nj yesterday that would keep protesters back at least 500 feet. yes, it's a free country, and we can protest if we want to, but we should be allowed to grieve without physical harassment when we need to, as well. this law is, of course, inspired by a certain kansas preacher who hasn't made his way to nj as of yet, but why wait? sometimes you have to spell out to people exactly what decent behavior is.
license, insurance, and registration, please
"let me see your license, insurance, and registration, please."
"you crashed into me. you show me your license, insurance, an registration."
for here
am i sitting a tin can
far above the world
the new, manned space expedition to the moon has a name and the name is orion. unfortunately for nasa, that was supposed to be a secret. astronaut jeff williams was taping an announcement about the name, which was not supposed to be made public until next week, from the international space station, but somehow the taping was also broadcast on space to ground radio.
let's all hope they do o-rings better than they do secret.
coming soon to a jurisdiction near you
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
On bearing witness
"You know, nobody likes to see innocent people die. Nobody wants to turn on their TV on a daily basis and see havoc wrought by terrorists."
Barbara Bush on "Good Morning America" March 18, 2003:
"Why should we hear about body bags and deaths? Oh, I mean, it's not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that?"
It has been said that aWol takes after his mother. I am not a psychologist and I won't pretend to understand this strange lack of empathy that they share for others.
But read aWol's quote again: "You know, nobody likes to see innocent people die. Nobody wants to turn on their TV on a daily basis and see havoc wrought by terrorists."
What he does not say is "Nobody wants innocent people to die."
He does not say it because the loss of innocent life apparently is not important to him. What is important is that nobody sees it.
This is more than just semantics. Tens of thousands of Iraqis who never had anything to do with the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, Saddam Hussein, terrorism, crime of any sort, have died in aWol's illegal, unjust and unnecessary war.
It is the loss of innocent lives that is appalling. Americans should see the results of this tragedy. Then perhaps people would be less eager for war, less eager to seek military action against Iran. If people saw the results of war on their televisions -- not the far off drifting smoke from distant explosions, but the horrific results -- perhaps people would support diplomacy and negotiation at every opportunity and war would be seen only as a failure of effort and not a cause to support.
Despite the war not being seen in all its graphic horror, Americans have turned against the war. Of course aWol (nor his mother) does not want us to see the casualties. Because if we did, we'd see how much of their blood covers aWol's hands. And the stain of innocent blood can never be washed clean.
To his crimes, we should all bear witness.
nobody likes a whiner
the request could lead to a hearing in which lieberman, the democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2000, would have to argue that he still adheres to the party's principles.
"the law is pretty clear he is no longer a member of the democratic party in good standing," said group leader henry lowendorf. "there was an open vote, and he was voted out. he joined a different party."
orman, a fairfield university professor of political science, accused lieberman of creating "a fake political party" and added: "he's doing anything he can to get his name on the ballot."
don't cry for me, ol' joe-nertia, or, no lament for lamont
we cajoled people, reminding them that the goldwater contingent worked 40 years before they got control of the world (an aside: and look what they did with it!), so for bloggers and commentors to keen and rent their garments in mourning just because lamont wasn't automatically crowned the king of all politics after the primary was ridiculous. it's a long hard road ahead of us, and it takes work, work, and more work to get our world view of equality for all, fairness in government and media, and one person one vote to permeate the political landscape.
and, lo and behold, all things come to he who waits and works while he waits. the latest arg poll:
and, as mydd and fdl and dkos (and our own carnacki) are reminding us, there's plenty of other races that need our attention, money, and elbow grease.
say hello
Monday, August 21, 2006
everything old is neutrality again
alaska republican senator ted stevens, the powerful commerce committee chair, is trying to line up votes for his advanced telecommunications and opportunities reform act. stevens is hunkering down to get his bill passed by the senate when it reconvenes in september.if that happens, then bu$hco dominates the available information, and no one will be able to challenge them ever again. the corporate reach into what remains of your purchasing power extends even deeper, taking more from you to keep what you deem vital - no matter what it is.oregon democrat senator ron wyden,wyden has placed a "hold" on the bill, requiring stevens (and the phone and cable lobbies) to strong-arm sixty colleagues to prevent a filibuster. but with a number of gop senators in tight races now fearful of opposing net neutrality, the bill's chances for passage before the midterm election are slim. stevens may be able to gain enough support for passage when congress returns for a lame-duck session.
maine republican olympia snowe
and north dakota democrat byron dorgan
have joined forces to protect the us internet.
case closed...
bush: the terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the middle east.
question: what did iraq have to do with it?
bush: what did iraq have to do with what?
question: the attack on the world trade center.
bush: nothing. except it's part of -- and nobody has suggested in this administration that saddam hussein ordered the attack...
oh, yeah? then what was this all about?
...(1) reliance by the united states on further diplomatic and other peaceful means alone will neither (a) adequately protect the national security of the united states against the continuing threat posed by iraq nor (b) likely lead to enforcement of all relevant united nations security council resolutions regarding iraq; and
(2) acting pursuant to the constitution and public law 107-243 is consistent with the united states and other countries to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on september 11, 2001...
spinning a web of lies seems a lot like taking uppers: getting started is pretty easy, and rather enjoyable in an odd way, but the more uppers you take, the harder it becomes to stop taking them -- and the less enjoyable the experience is.when it comes to iraq, awol has been taking uppers for at least four years -- he's starting to sound like ellen burstyn in requiem for a dream to me, and it's creeping me out. saying no one in his administration claimed saddam ordered the attacks is like saying no one claimed he planned, committed, or aided the attacks, either. he's finally gotten his abdomen stuck in his own web, and now he's flailing about helplessly.
but you know what? as creepy as it strikes me, it still looks real good on him. this couldn't happen to a meaner poster child for arrested development...


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Texas Tunes this Friday
Plan to head out to Schroeder Dance Hall this Friday to support the Texas Zoo. The Texas Zoo presents Texas Tunes starting at 8pm-12am. It will be a fun-filled event of dancing, amazing Texas music and silent auction at Schroeder Hall! Whether you love dancing and can't wait to get back out on the dance floor or if you like to sit back, relax and enjoy the music with drink in hand, this event is fun for everyone! The bands featured are, Gary P Nunn and Clay Crockett and The Shotgun Riders. Tickets are $20 for pass holders and $25 for general admission at schroederdancehall.com This event is 18 and up only. Come out and support the little zoo with a big heart!

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When it comes to fashion, women now have many options to choose from. Before, larger department stores were very popular among the majority of people. However, more and more people are turning to online shopping and boutiques. Shopping online boutiques offer consumers many advantages. Below, is a closer look at these advantages, as well as the different styles these boutiques offer.
Advantages Online Shopping Offers Its Consumers
One of the biggest advantages of online shopping is the convenience it offers consumers. For instance, many land based stores are open specific hours each day. However, there are many people that work nights, so it is not easy for those to be able to shop during those set hours. An online shop is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This means that they can shop anytime and from the privacy of their own home. To make it even easier, many online shops now offer free shipping and returns. This allows consumers to pick out clothing and have them delivered to their home where they can try things on and return anything that they do not like or items that do not fit properly.
A Variety Of Fashions Online Boutiques Offer
Online boutiques are known to carry a variety of unique and fashionable clothing that are very affordable. Fillyflair.com is only one of the many online sites that offer fashions. You can check out this website to see all of the amazing options. These include dresses, skirts, pants, skirts, shorts, various tops, shoes and accessories. The clothiers come in many different patterns, colors and styles. The majority of the clothing are not found in major department stores. This allows women to have their own look when out in social settings.
Fashion is something many women around the world have in common. Dressing for various occasions is rather fun. Women can find a complete outfit in one stop. They can have everything delivered to their home to try items on to see if everything fits them well. Items that do not fit can be easily returned without any hassle, and those that do fit well will be worn to be admired by others.


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Keyboards and mice for two systems
Oct 25
If you are running two separate computers as I am you could soon go crazy using two keyboards and two mice.
There are hardware solutions called a KVM switch (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) that allows you to use just one set to control everything, but these can be semi-pricey and you have to manually switch between what system they are controlling.
I didn't need a monitor solution since I setup my main monitor to work with either system and could simply select the source at the press of a button. I did though need a good solution for the keyboard and the mouse.
Thankfully there is a great free open source software called Synergy that allows you to use a keyboard and mouse on one system to control another system via a network connection. Synergy is just plain great software and I use to use it with my main PC and a laptop. There are versions of Synergy for both the PC and the Mac and they inter-operate beautifully. Even better is that you can do copy/paste operations from one system to another. It is great to just move the mouse cursor from one system to the next and the keyboard automatically works with whatever system currently has mouse focus.
Lifehacker has some good instructions for how to set this up for a dual systems (specifically a PC and a Mac). The interface for setting up the PC version isn't exactly pretty and a little confusing to get going. Though someone has created a GUI wrapper of Synergy for OSX that is much easier to setup.
Synergy once setup just plain works and you soon forget about it and just go to work using its capabilities.


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What is the shortest word in the Torah?
closed as not a real question by Isaac Moses♦ Jun 16 '11 at 22:09
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There are a number of words of two letters, which could all count as the shortest.
But according to the Ibn Ezra, the heh which begins Devarim 32:6 is connected to the lamed and is not a word on its own. This is a famous mechlokets. See a nice video on the topic here.
הַאֲזִינוּ פרק לב פסוק ו
הַ לְיְהוָה, תִּגְמְלוּ-זֹאת


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Mild salicylic acid preparations are available as nonprescription
paints, creams, or plaster patches for home treatment.
Salicylic acid:
Salicylic acid may work even better if you remove the dead skin from the top of the wart. Soak the wart with water to soften it. Then use a pumice stone, nail file, or stiff brush to rub off the top layer of skin. (Don't use the stone, file, or brush for anything else.) When you put on the medicine, it will penetrate deeper into the wart tissue.
Salicylic acid is the home treatment most often used for
Nonprescription salicylic acid is as effective as or more effective
than other treatments, with minimal risk and pain.1
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Quit using this medicine and call your doctor if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference
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treatment causes the area to become too tender, stop using the medicine for 2
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If your warts do not go away after 2 to 3 months of treatment
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Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
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LUCAS Chest Compressor Versus Manual Chest Compression in Out-of-hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest. LUCAT Trial (LUCAT)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01521208
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2012 by Francesc Carmona Jimenez, Sistema d'Emergències Mèdiques.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : January 30, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 6, 2012
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|Condition or disease
|Sudden Cardiac Arrest
|Device: LUCAS (Lund University Cardiac Assist Sysrem) Other: Manual chest compressions
|Phase 3
The primary goals of the trial are:
- To show a survival increase at hospital admittance after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of patients treated by continuous chest compressions LUCAS device compared with patients treated by manual chest compressions.
- To evaluate neurological outcome on hospital discharge, in two centres (Vall d'Hebron Hospital and Josep Trueta Hospital).
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|400 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|LUcas Continuous Chest Compressions in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Treatment. The LUCAT Trial
|Study Start Date :
|January 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|February 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|April 2014
Active Comparator: LUCAS, Continuous chest compressions
Mechanical continuous chest compressions performed by LUCAS device (also during defibrillation)
Device: LUCAS (Lund University Cardiac Assist Sysrem)
LUCAS device will be placed on patients suffering a cardiac arrest and continuous chest compressions will be performed, even while defibrillation is being applied
Other Name: Mechanical continuous chest compressions
Active Comparator: Manual chest compressions
Manual chest compression is performed, chest compressions halted during defibrillation
Other: Manual chest compressions
Manual CPR according to 2010 ERC guidelines will be performed
Other Name: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Survival at hospital admittance [ Time Frame: 2 hours ]The primary goal is to evaluate survival at hospital admittance of patients, after out-of hospital cardiac arrest treated by LUCAS device chest compressions, compared with those patients treated by manual chest compressions
- Survival on discharge from hospital (or 30 days if not applicable) in acceptable neurological state (CPC scale 1 or 2) [ Time Frame: 30 days ]Evaluate the neurological outcome on hospital discharge, in two centres (Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona and Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona) 1 or 2 in Cerebral Performance Category
- Restoration of spontaneous circulation [ Time Frame: 2 hours ]To compare the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) between both groups
- EndTidal CO2 values [ Time Frame: Every four minutes during resuscitation maneuvers ]To compare EndTidal CO2 values of patients during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)between boths study arms
- SOFA scale values [ Time Frame: During the first three days and on hospital discharge ]To compare the first three days, on hospital discharge SOFA scale value and the worse value obtained (date and hour) in patients who survived out-of-hospital SCA and weere brought to either Vall d'Hebron Hospital or Josep Trueta Hospital.
- Days before discharge from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Coronary Care Unit (CCU) [ Time Frame: 30 days ]To compare days before discharge from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Coronary Care Unit (CCU) in patients who survived out-of-hospital SCA and were brought to either Vall d'Hebron Hospital or Josep Trueta Hospital
- Metabolic (pH, lactate) and inflamatory (leukocytes, C reactive protein) parameters [ Time Frame: During the first 24h, at >48h and at 5-7days ]To establish the differences in metabolic (pH, lactate) and inflamatory (leukocytes, C reactive protein) parameters in patients who survived out-of-hospital SCA and were brought to either Vall d'Hebron Hospital or Josep Trueta Hospital
- Epidemiology of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [ Time Frame: 3 months ]To describe the epidemiology of out-of-hospital SCA in the cities of Barcelona, Girona and Lleida
- To obtain a blood sample for genetic and biological studies [ Time Frame: 7 days ]Blood samples from SCA survivors will be kept to perform biological studies.
- Left ventricular function [ Time Frame: During the first 24h and during the 24h previous on hospital discharge or at two months ]To compare left ventricular function in patients who survived at out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest and were brought to either Vall d'Hebron Hospital or Josep Trueta Hospital
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|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: between 18 and 80 years ,
- Suffering from NON traumatic or an unexpected SCA,
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- Secondary CRA or intoxication
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In 2007, Congress passed a landmark package of legislation, known as the America COMPETES Act, to strengthen the nation's competitive position by stimulating scientific research and education.
The provisions redefined the roles of several federal science agencies.
Although many of the COMPETES Act programs are just beginning, the House Science and Technology Committee already has begun the process of reauthorizing the legislation before it expires at the end of 2010. Hoping to improve upon the previous bill, the committee has held numerous hearings since January on various aspects of COMPETES, including its impact on the economy, science education and infrastructure.
There appears to be broad consensus among members of Congress that COMPETES is contributing positively to America's economic competitiveness. In testimony before the committee on Jan. 20, business leaders expressed their support for the legislation.
"The America COMPETES Act absolutely is vital to ensuring future U.S. innovation leadership and prosperity and security for America's workers," said John Castellani, president of Business Roundtable.
Business leaders emphasized the importance of provisions that would allow for the doubling of the budgets of key science agencies.
John Engler, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Manufacturers, said that doubling federal funding for the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Energy's Office of Science would create jobs by building the infrastructure necessary for cutting-edge science and by funding grants that help spur innovation.
Highlights from the Policy BlotterThe American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Policy Blotter blog posts regular news and commentary about current science policy issues. Below are some recent highlights. You can read them at http://asbmbpolicy.asbmb.org.
• University Infrastructure: Declines and Dollars
During the House Science and Technology Committee's hearing Feb. 23, senior officials from major research institutions highlighted declines in research infrastructure at universities.
•Help Wanted: Federal Science Policy Leaders
In recent weeks, several prominent leaders in the science-policy community have announced they will be leaving their positions.
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Pat White, former director of legislative relations for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, has been appointed associate director for legislative policy and analysis at the National Institutes of Health.
Business leaders also emphasized the importance of COMPETES in promoting education in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM.
By focusing on increasing the number of American students proficient in STEM, "this legislation is moving America in the right direction," said Thomas J. Donohue, president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on Jan. 20.
During a subsequent hearing on Feb. 4, education experts agreed but recognized the challenges facing STEM education. Richard Stephens, senior vice president for human resources at Boeing and chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association work force-steering committee, described the attrition of students from undergraduate STEM majors and highlighted the dearth of qualified candidates for science and engineering jobs.
But, there was no clear consensus about the solution to STEM education woes.
Noah Finkelstein, associate professor of physics education research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said that traditional models of classroom education are no longer appropriate. Although researchers now know how to improve student learning, new practices are not widespread, and more research is needed to disseminate educational reforms, Finkelstein said.
Robert Mathieu, director of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, advocated for the integration of research and teaching in undergraduate and graduate education. Specifically, he acknowledged the NSF's faculty early-career development program, known as CAREER, which provides awards for early-stage faculty members who successfully integrate research and teaching.
According to senior officials from major research institutions, America's competitiveness also is suffering because of declines in research infrastructure at universities.
"Our nation's research universities are falling behind in their ability to provide the physical infrastructure" that is vital to research, said Leslie Tolbert, vice president for research at University of Arizona.
During the committee's hearing on university infrastructure Feb. 23, U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., said universities are deferring $3.5 billion in needed renovations. Tolbert and other officials concurred, listing hundreds of millions in needed facility updates at each of their institutions and detailing their effects on research.
The NSF provides limited support for university infrastructure through programs like the Major Research Instrumentation program, but concern for an expanded federal role in providing for research infrastructure was expressed on both sides of the aisle.
Noting that the NSF's expertise was in supporting peer-reviewed, basic research, U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich., said that it was not clear that agencies like the NSF had the knowledge to judge proposals for specialized facilities.
Reauthorizing America COMPETES is the committee's top legislative priority, and Chairman Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., said he aims to pass the legislation through the House by Memorial Day. Using input from the witnesses at these and other hearings, "the new legislation is likely to include new programs and policy direction at NSF, NIST and other agencies relating to transformative research innovation, commercialization and manufacturing," the committee said in a statement.
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In the Kenyan slum of Kibera, outside of Nairobi, an oven fuelled by garbage is now in testing. At its heart is a superheated steel plate that vaporizes drops of water. The oxygen released burns discarded sump oil from vehicles, reaching even higher temperatures up to 930° Fahrenheit. Garbage is then used to maintain the heat.
Residents can use the oven to cook hot meals or make hot water for washing. The system's added benefit is that it reduces waste in the area, a problem that has gotten so bad that it is beginning to destroy Kenya's plains.
Recognized as the first of its kind, the concept has caught on quickly, and plans for 20 more are already in the works. As people are increasingly drawn to urban areas, excess waste is rapidly becoming a critical problem. There are still some obvious kinks to be worked out, such as containing the fumes from the burning garbage.
The oven was built with the help of a $10,000 grant from the United Nations Environment Programme. Advocates of the oven hope that the technology works well enough to be employed in large cities everywhere. [Christian Science Monitor via Treehugger]


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We now are in the opening weeks of a new Congress, and several cybersecurity bills already have been introduced, aimed primarily at improving cybersecurity education and protecting critical infrastructure. It is just a matter of time before FISMA reform is again brought up.
At 11 years old, the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 is well into middle age for an IT law — in fact, it's probably moving into old age — so it is due for a legislative update. When Congress does address the issue, it should move cautiously, taking the time to evaluate what is right about FISMA and what could be improved, and looking at what agencies have been doing right in securing their information systems.
Moving cautiously does not mean stalling. Any number of FISMA reform bills have been introduced in past sessions, only to die without making it to the floor. But Congress should take the time to ensure that any new law is a clear improvement over the existing one.
FISMA has always had its detractors, but it has proved to be a robust law. One of its strengths has been its ability to evolve through non-legislative means. Over the years, the agencies overseeing it have shifted focus away from static compliance and toward risk management, continuous monitoring and real-time awareness. In the past year or so, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has updated its guidelines on risk assessment (Special Publication 800-30 Rev. 1, revised in Sept. 2012), security controls (SP 800-53 Rev. 4, draft revision issued in February 2012) and continuous monitoring (SP 800-137, issued in September 2011).
In 2010, the Office of Management and Budget designated the Homeland Security Department the lead agency for establishing cybersecurity metrics, and by 2011 overall compliance had increased from 62 percent to 74 percent. DHS introduced CyberScope for automated FISMA reporting in 2010, and its reporting guidelines for fiscal 2013 continuing an increased emphasis on continuous monitoring.
This does not mean that everything is all right with FISMA. A 2012 survey of federal officials by nCircle showed that IT security still is focused on compliance rather than risk, which has been a complaint against FISMA from the beginning. As has been amply demonstrated over the last decade, compliance does not equal security.
But the problem with FISMA has been in its implementation rather than its goals. Before Congress fiddles too much with the act, lawmakers should have a good idea of how that implementation has improved and what the impact has been, and what practices have actually improved security in agencies. It may be an old law, but it's possible that FISMA needs only a tune-up rather than a major overhaul.
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How rock 'n roll to bail on those who are trying to honor you.
Swedish hit factory ABBA and English prog rockers Genesis accepted inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York on Monday, despite prominent members staying away from the ceremony.
ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad drew salutes for hits including "Fernando" and "Dancing Queen," but partners Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog weren't at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel Monday evening to share credit for the career nod, their absence unexplained.
With "Mama Mia!" actress Meryl Streep looking on in the audience, Lyngstad said don't count on the band to play any reunion shows either.
Instead, fans in the crowd or watching at home on a live Fuse music network telecast were treated to one-fourth of an ABBA performance, with Andersson on the piano as country star Faith Hill sang "The Winner Takes It All."
"These songs have brought us all the way into the great Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," Andersson said, "and I speak for all of us ... we are deeply, deeply honored."
Ex-Genesis singer Peter Gabirel was also missing from the high-profile gig on Monday. But former bandmate Mike Rutherford said the musician had a "very legitimate and genuine excuse."
"He's actually starting a tour," Rutherford said.
Either way, Trey Anastasio, of Phish, paid tribute to both the Gabriel- and Phil Collins-fronted Genesis eras, performing "Watcher of the Skies" and "No Reply at All" with his band.
Anastasio told the hotel crowd he recalled buying Genesis albums as a teenager. He called the band "rebellious, restless and constantly striving for something more."
"Every musical rule and boundary was questioned and broken," he said. "It's impossible to overstate what impact this band and musical philosophy had on me as a young musician. I'm forever in their debt."
Similarly, Haiti-born musician Wyclef Jean said he was inspired as a youngster by listening to reggae artist Jimmy Cliff.
"When we saw Jimmy Cliff, we saw ourselves," Jean said in inducting the artist. "Meaning, coming from Haiti and the Caribbean, you have to see someone do it for you to be inspired to think you could do it. When I saw Jimmy Cliff, I could see my face."
The most punk rock of those honored on Monday, Iggy Pop, showed up for the black-tie affair to bask in the accolades for his work with the Stooges. But the raucous performer was soon delivering middle-finger salutes to the crowd.
He had his shirt off even before performing "Search and Destroy," and prowled through the audience for "I Wanna Be Your Dog."
"Roll over Woodstock," Pop said. "We won!"
For all their toughness, the Stooges seemed genuinely touched by the honor. Scott Asheton paid tribute to his brother and bandmate Ron Asheton, who died last year. Pop choked back tears in thanking his colleagues for getting back together and working.
"Here we are in the belly of the beast — a lot of power and money in this room," he said. "It's a big industry. If it makes the right decisions, it will stay an industry. Music is life, and life is not a business."
British Invasion harmony kings The Hollies, music mogul David Geffen, and a team of successful songwriters from the '50s and '60s were also among those inducted on Monday.


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Chael Sonnen has bizarre demands for new UFC contract
We've heard this bit from Chael Sonnen before, but if the self-proclaimed "Gangster from West Linn, Ore." is to be believed, he's waiting to sign a new contract before his headlining bout with Mauricio "Shogun" Rua — and he's apparently got a list of demands in hand.
"My contract with the UFC has expired," Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) said during a fan-driven Q&A session at this past weekend's UFC Fan Expo. "So I went to Dana White, and I went to him with a list of my demands because he's getting my contract together. He thought this was a gag, but I was being serious because it's not all about money with me."
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Sonnen, of course, remains one of the UFC's most outspoken characters. He frequently claimed in advance of his UFC July 2012 rematch with Anderson Silva that he hadn't signed a bout agreement, but the contest went on exactly as planned. As it stands now, Sonnen is scheduled to headline the UFC's Aug. 17 debut event on FOX Sports 1 against Rua.
But if you take Sonnen's word, there may be a few hurdles to clear before that contest takes place. Sonnen said he communicated his requests to UFC President White via text message, and they include some rather interesting ideas.
"It says, 'Dana, my manager said you guys talked and are getting a contract together for me,' " Sonnen explained. " 'I think you should be aware of my demands. First, Jello Biafra replaces Bruce Buffer as ring announcer. Secondly, every fight I'm in must be a No. 1 contender fight or a title match. If I lose, I get an immediate rematch until I win. No media can look me in the eye, or they will be removed from the room.
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" 'No. 5: Headset legalized through the commission so I can call my own fights. No. 6: No longer will I walk to the ring. I need to be carried. No. 7: Keys to your least favorite Ferrari — I'm not asking too much. No. 8: I can Skype or FaceTime my fights if I feel like flying. No. 9 — and it's non-negotiable: Tell (Georges St-Pierre) to stop being such a (expletive). I'll return his truck when I'm done with it.'
"See, I'm not all about money, people. There's more to these contracts. They're very sophisticated."
Sonnen's tongue-in-cheek demands obviously drew laughs from the crowd, leaving the exact status of his contract with the UFC in the dark. However, Sonnen remains one of the sport's biggest draws, and his on-camera work outside of the cage is valued as much as his performances in it. In short, it wouldn't seem Sonnen is going to be a free agent anytime soon.
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So does he actually need to sign a new deal? As with everything the 36-year-old claims, you have to take it with a grain of salt.
"First thing to remember is when you answer a question, you are not under oath," Sonnen said. "I don't answer questions. I handle questions. That's very important to know.
"Secondly, don't ever apologize for anything. You're a grown up. If it comes out of your mouth, stand by it."
John Morgan writes for MMAjunkie.com, a USA TODAY Sports Media Group affiliate. Follow John on Twitter @MMAjunkieJohn.