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Marines get trained on accepting gay recruits
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — Marine instructor Maj. Daryl Desimone stood before an auditorium filled with fatigue-clad troops, carrying an unequivocal message: It's OK to disagree with letting gays serve openly in the military. It's not OK to disobey orders.
He explained that the impending repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" is an order, one heard by generals and rank-and-file alike as the military tries to change the culture of a traditionally conservative institution.
Only a few of the roughly 150 Marines stepped up to ask questions.
One stood up from a back row and demanded to know why his religious beliefs were being "put aside" in favor of gays, forcing him to "basically grit my teeth and bear it."
"It's not really open to discussion," Desimone said. "Nobody's trying to change your mind."
Sexual orientation will now be a private matter, just like religion or politics, he said.
Sgt. Jay Milinichik, of Tulsa, Okla., stood up to ask what would happen if a Marine refused gay roommates.
Marines won't have separate barracks or showers based on sexual orientation, Desimone said. He added that signing up for the Marines comes with an expectation of less privacy.
That said, officers may decide to separate roommates to preserve peace, just like they do now when roommates argue.
Marines will not be allowed an early discharge for opposing the policy but exceptions will be considered, Desimone said.
"You can't just walk up and say, 'I don't like this. I'm outa here,'" he said.
Classes like Thursday's for the Combat Logistics Regiment 17 of the 1st Marine Logistics Group are being held at military bases around the world. The Marines expect to finish training by June 1, with all military branches done by summer's end.
The repeal of the 17-year "don't ask, don't tell" policy would go into effect 60 days after the president, defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff certify that lifting the ban won't hurt the military's ability to fight.
Gen. James Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, testified last year that permitting gays to openly serve could disrupt smaller combat units and distract leaders from preparing for battle.
When he appeared this month before the House Armed Services Committee, he said he had been looking for problems that might arise under the new policy and hadn't found any "recalcitrant pushback."
"There has not been the anxiety over it from the forces in the field," he said.
In small group discussions, Marines are being asked to consider their reactions to a wide range of scenarios, from seeing a member "hanging around" a gay bar to hearing locker-room jokes from others who refuse to shower in front of gays.
There is nothing wrong with "hanging around" a gay bar, the training materials state.
The officer who witnesses the loud locker-room banter aimed at gays and lesbians should remind the Marines any discrimination or harassment is inappropriate.
If a Marine spots two men in his battalion kissing off-duty at a shopping mall, he should react as if he were seeing a man and woman, according to the training materials.
If he turns on the television news to see a fellow Marine dressed as a civilian and marching in a parade with a banner that reads, "Support Gays and Lesbians in the Military!" he should accept it as a free right of expression.
A top-notch Marine recruiter opposed to the new policy cannot refuse a promising applicant because of sexual orientation. The recruiter might be considered for another assignment or, at the Navy secretary's discretion, might be granted early discharge.
Chaplains who preach at base chapels that homosexuality is a sin are entitled to express their beliefs during worship.
At Thursday's class at Camp Pendleton, there were several questions about benefits.
Desimone said Marines must follow federal law that only recognizes marriage between a man and woman, disqualifying gays from housing allowances and other benefits afforded to married couples.
But he pondered a scenario in which a gay couple would be allowed to live in military base housing because they have children and the partner is a custodial parent.
"There are inconsistencies," he said. "Anyone who looks at it logically will see there are some things that need to be worked out."
After class, Petty Officer William Evans of Riverside, Calif., said he was a bit "blindsided" when the repeal was announced. The hospital corpsman lives off the base, but said he would feel uncomfortable sharing barracks with a gay man.
"Of course, it's not something that everyone's going to be comfortable with, but we'll have to deal with it," he said.
Cpl. Vannessa Huff of Spring Valley, N.Y., said she was confident of a "smooth transition." Sexual orientation of other Marines is irrelevant in combat, she said.
"It would matter that I would save their lives, and they would save mine," Huff said. "We all wear the same uniform."


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We are at the 11th hour of ICD-10 industry transformation, and yet we still are talking about what I-10 codes are, how to do an assessment, how much does they cost to implement, and how to implement them.
The healthcare industry will continue to see facilities and providers, etc. work through, and in some cases struggle to meet, the compliance date. We also know that there are application vendors who are just now releasing their ICD-10-ready products. And there are many large application vendors across the industry who state their products are ICD-10-ready, but not -compliant. We know that improved clinical documentation to align with the new coding system is still being worked through across the healthcare delivery system.
But the time has run out on the clock. When I wrote this, we had 289 days left to compliance date. So where do we now focus our efforts as an industry? I would argue it should be primarily on risk mitigation and business continuity. We need to recognize and accept that even if payers, health systems, hospitals, and/or physician practices do everything they can do to meet the challenges of ICD-10 internally, when it comes to external business dependencies, there are considerable business risks.
It is naïve to think any organization will be free of business risk if only applying an internal strategy. Now is the time to initiate or strengthen the B2B and B2C relationships, especially to ensure they are sustainable through compliance date.
As we enter the 11th hour, we need to change the discussion to a "call to action" and begin the risk mitigation process. Surveys show there is a segment of the healthcare ecosystem that has not started or is considerably lagging in the move towards ICD-10 compliance. The call to action needs to be heard by every segment within the healthcare ecosystem. The following are some steps that are a part of a comprehensive risk process:
Identifying and safeguarding the mission-critical business functions
Applying a weighted factor to the core process to reflect its criticality to the business
Reviewing and fast-tracking projects in flight that are mission-critical
Evaluating and protecting the supply chain (including providers, pharmacies, diagnostic labs, consumers, suppliers, etc.)
Conducting legal risk assessment
Initiating litigation planning and issues' resolution
Developing contingency plans and fallback procedures
Assembling a complete inventory of all external business relationships
Creating legally binding agreements with application vendors to document delivery date for ICD-10
Conducting and establishing a resource readiness assessment to align staffing needs with resource availability
It is important to get beyond creating surveys, especially when looking to vendors' readiness, as it can take until October 2014, in some situations, to implement software upgrades. Surveys continually show that most vendors will not set a release date, while some have set release dates for the first or second quarter of 2014. The question to be asked of some of the smaller vendors is whether they will ever meet the date to position their clients for compliance. But to survey without follow-up action will not meet your IT and system challenges.
The external relationship along the healthcare supply chain goes from a sole practitioner to multimillion-dollar hospital systems, from global pharmaceuticals to mom-and-pop-type pharmacies. The diversity magnifies the potential of the impact of various stages of readiness. During the risk mitigation process, it will be important to look at a replacement strategy for external partners, should you need to replace one whose lack of readiness might have significant impact potential on business continuity.
While replacement may not be a part of the process during the switchover and during the first 12 months post-compliance date, being prepared with alternatives is part of due diligence. A tiered strategy in creating an approach for managing provider relationships from the 11th hour to 12 months post compliance date and into past release of "code freeze" will be crucial.
It will be important to review the criticality of all external relationships, identify potential impact due to I-10 transformation and how important the relationship is to business continuity, and then set a course of risk mitigation. This should include an assessment to establish the importance of the relationship to business continuity, on a scale of less important and/or to critically important; an informative communication plan; questionnaires to assess status; and establishing a focus group of the most critical external partners to overall transformation success, which should produce a risk mitigation plan which will be the foundation for business continuity. No organization, provider, supplier, health plan, P&C carrier, or auto medical carrier is too small or should not be considered a risk due to its status as a non-covered entity. Just how great or small a risk needs to be identified.
As you read this, you might be thinking that is this an extreme reaction. After all, we have been using the codes for more than 30 years as the foundation for healthcare in the U.S. But we also know that the U.S. healthcare system has not embarked on such a dramatic change in the history of modern healthcare. We also know that this is not the only event or regulation that the industry is faced with, and that all the moving parts of healthcare in the U.S. are not moving forward together. I know many of us call this "the Y2K of healthcare"—but remember, Y2K essentially turned out to be a non-event; in hindsight, we now know that the potential risk of that transition drove industries to over-plan. That was the good news of Y2K; let's make it the good news of I-10 transformation and sail past the October 2014 compliance date with ease.
About the Author
Ellen VanBuskirk, senior principal in business consulting for Infosys Public Services, is a healthcare consultant focused on compliance strategies with a mission to work across the healthcare value stream to meet regulatory challenges. VanBuskirk has conducted business development efforts in support of healthcare compliance and reform, as well as ICD-10 transformation by both provider and payer organizations. VanBuskirk brings deep expertise in health plan regulatory and compliance initiatives, including healthcare reform, ICD-10 transformation, meaningful use, HITECH and HIE.
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You don't need some big connections to be famous in today's era. All you need is an internet connection. No kidding folks! The years 2015 and 2016 were dominated by people who became the internet sensation overnight. Yeah!
They were not just google-able content but also the fresh faces who finally made it to the celebrity list. Here are 9 such people who got fame with the power of internet –
- Arshad Khan
The famous 'Chaiwala' from Pakistan needs no introduction. He was spotted by a photographer and his candid photo soon went viral. The blue-eyed gorgeous chaiwala instantly bagged a modeling contract.
- Zeddie Little
He is touted as the 'most photogenic guy' in the world, thanks to the 10K South Carolina race! He was captured by a photographer randomly during the race and in a few hours of his upload on Flickr and Reddit, he was pegged as the 'Ridiculously Photogenic Guy' by the internet.
- Psy
The 'Gangnam Style' singer became the overnight internet sensation after the release of his dance single. YouTube had a huge role in making him an overnight celebrity with over 700 million views on his song.
- Irvin Randle
He is no ordinary grandpa but a fit and handsome one. He is quite famous over the internet and is also called as 'Mr. Steal Your Grandma'.
- Pietro Boselli
This Math teacher became an internet celebrity as soon as one of his students uploaded his picture on social media. Now he is being dubbed as the hottest math teacher alive.
- Lee Minwei
This airport officer in Singapore went viral on the social media because of his incredibly good looks. Well, we would agree too.
- Omar Borkan Al Gala
The internet heartthrob was the man who was deported from Saudi Arabia for being so dapper. He is unbelievably handsome and the story of deportation was later proved to be a hoax.
- Felix Baumgartner
This skydiver broke records when he jumped from Earth's Stratosphere. His live stream video became the most watched streaming event in the world history as well.
- Michelle Jenneke
This Australian runner made people crazy with her warm-up routine. Her video on YouTube earned over 11 million views in a week and was also featured in various magazines.


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Final Indisputable Reasons To See Superbad!!
by Alex Billington
August 16, 2007
First things first, why do you even need a reason from me to go see Superbad to begin with? Everyone should be going out and seeing it anyway!! However, I'm sure there are a few stragglers who are just waiting to be "convinced" and so therefore I'm here to give you the final reasons you'll need to get your ass up and out to the movie theaters to see Superbad in theaters starting tomorrow!
After wading through hundreds of interviews and other pointless media pertaining to Superbad, I've narrowed it down to the last few things you really need to care about.
Rotten Tomatoes Rating
Everyone knows Rotten Tomatoes and considers it to be the end-all official judgment of how good a movie really is. Well guess what, Superbad currently has a 92%!! You can read all the reviews here, but just know that's pretty damn good! No it's not the highest reviewed movie of the year, but for a teen sex comedy, that's incredible.
Just read a few of these very positive quotes from some reviews, the first from the New Yorker.
Greg Mottola executes Superbad with his characteristically light touch, even if it's used in the service of filthy sight gags, endless profanity and an inordinate obsession with bodily fluids.
And this second from the typically scathing critics at Variety.
The bawdy jokes score big points, but it's the rueful acknowledgement of adolescent embarrassment and humiliation that most distinguishes Superbad.
AOL's Unscripted Interview with Michael Cera and Jonah Hill
You can go out and read hundreds of interviews with the stars and filmmakers behind Superbad, but none of them are all that interesting. It's only rarely that a chat with the stars turns out to be something entertaining, and this time it's AOL's Unscripted interviews. This will give you a real idea how quirky and awkward these two guys actually are.
In similar fashion, there is another video we ran here a couple of days ago. It was an interview with Cera and Hill done by Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright. If you haven't already watched that one too, I really suggest you do!
Cute Girls and Hilarious, Awkward Guys
You can call me out here, but every guy will always say as long as there is some eye candy on the screen, no matter at what age, they won't mind going, even if they'll deny that they're interested. I'm not saying I'm attracted to any of the girls here, but if I were still in high school, I'd be there in a jiffy. Not only are they "cute" but their male counterparts are the most awkwardly hilarious guys you'll ever find on screen or at your own high school. I'll let these photos below speak for themselves.
And as one final reminder, go watch the trailer one more time. Everyone really needs to go see Superbad - I can't encourage it enough! It's one of the best comedies of the year and is something you won't regret spending money and time to go see at your local movie theater.
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Saw it last night...it was absolutely hilarious. It's a little sneak peak into Seth Rogen's head, and he is one hilarious guy. "You scratch our back, we'll scratch yours"..."Well, it just so happens my back is on my cock." I laughed til I cried.
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1. Will the Obama mortgage plan help?
2. U. Chicago graffiti is nerdy.
3. Karaoke is dwindling, thank goodness.
4. Markets in everything: Stroop test on your toilet paper roll.
5. Will clearinghouses solve OTC problems?
6. Margaret Atwood discusses Twitter; very good link.
7. GJ: "Labor hoarding is so twentieth century."
8. Controversial brand name, from Germany. I love this associated photo.


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Rabies virus
|Rabies lyssavirus
|TEM micrograph with numerous rabies virions (small dark-grey rod-like particles) and Negri bodies (the larger pathognomonic cellular inclusions of rabies infection)
|Virus classification
Rabies lyssavirus
|Member viruses
Rabies virus, scientific name Rabies lyssavirus, is a neurotropic virus that causes rabies in humans and animals. Rabies transmission can occur through the saliva of animals and less commonly through contact with human saliva. Rabies lyssavirus, like many rhabdoviruses, has an extremely wide host range. In the wild it has been found infecting many mammalian species, while in the laboratory it has been found that birds can be infected, as well as cell cultures from mammals, birds, reptiles and insects.[2] Rabies is reported in more than 150 countries on all continents, with the exclusion of Antarctica.[3] The main burden of disease is reported in Asia and Africa, but some cases have been reported also in Europe in the past 10 years, especially in returning travellers.[4]
Rabies lyssavirus has a cylindrical morphology and is a member of the Lyssavirus genus of the Rhabdoviridae family. These viruses are enveloped and have a single stranded RNA genome with negative-sense. The genetic information is packaged as a ribonucleoprotein complex in which RNA is tightly bound by the viral nucleoprotein. The RNA genome of the virus encodes five genes whose order is highly conserved. These genes code for nucleoprotein (N), phosphoprotein (P), matrix protein (M), glycoprotein (G) and the viral RNA polymerase (L).[5] The complete genome sequences range from 11,615 to 11,966 nt in length.[6]
All transcription and replication events take place in the cytoplasm inside a specialized "virus factory", the Negri body (named after Adelchi Negri[7]). These are 2–10 µm in diameter and are typical for a rabies infection and thus have been used as definite histological proof of such infection.[8]
Rhabdoviruses have helical symmetry, so their infectious particles are approximately cylindrical in shape. They are characterized by an extremely broad host spectrum ranging from plants to insects and mammals; human-infecting viruses more commonly have icosahedral symmetry and take shapes approximating regular polyhedra.
The rabies genome encodes five proteins: nucleoprotein (N), phosphoprotein (P), matrix protein (M), glycoprotein (G) and polymerase (L). All rhabdoviruses have two major structural components: a helical ribonucleoprotein core (RNP) and a surrounding envelope. In the RNP, genomic RNA is tightly encased by the nucleoprotein. Two other viral proteins, the phosphoprotein and the large protein (L-protein or polymerase) are associated with the RNP. The glycoprotein forms approximately 400 trimeric spikes which are tightly arranged on the surface of the virus. The M protein is associated both with the envelope and the RNP and may be the central protein of rhabdovirus assembly.[9]
Rabies lyssavirus has a bullet-like shape with a length of about 180 nm and a cross-sectional diameter of about 75 nm. One end is rounded or conical and the other end is planar or concave. The lipoprotein envelope carries knob-like spikes composed of Glycoprotein G. Spikes do not cover the planar end of the virion (virus particle). Beneath the envelope is the membrane or matrix (M) protein layer which may be invaginated at the planar end. The core of the virion consists of helically arranged ribonucleoprotein.
Genome organization
The rhabdovirus virion is an enveloped, rod- or bullet-shaped structure containing five protein species. The nucleoprotein (N) coats the RNA at the rate of one monomer of protein to nine nucleotides, forming a nucleocapsid with helical symmetry. Associated with the nucleocapsid are copies of P (phosphoprotein) and L (large) protein. The L protein is well named, its gene taking up about half of the genome. Its large size is justified by the fact that it is a multifunctional protein. The M (matrix) protein forms a layer between the nucleocapsid and the envelope, and trimers of G (glycoprotein) form spikes that protrude from the envelope. The genomes of all rhabdoviruses encode these five proteins, and in the case of Rabies Lyssavirus they are all of them.[10]
|Coats the RNA.
|L cofactor and various regulatory functions. Has many isoforms from multiple initiation.
|Keeps nucleoprotein condensed. Important for assembly; has roles in regulation.
|Spike. Uses muscular nAChR, NCAM, and p75NTR as receptors.
|Large structural protean
|RNA replicase of the Mononegavirales type.
Life cycle
After receptor binding, Rabies lyssavirus enters its host cells through the endosomal transport pathway. Inside the endosome, the low pH value induces the membrane fusion process, thus enabling the viral genome to reach the cytosol. Both processes, receptor binding and membrane fusion, are catalyzed by the glycoprotein G which plays a critical role in pathogenesis (mutant virus without G proteins cannot propagate).[5]
The next step after its entry is the transcription of the viral genome by the P-L polymerase (P is an essential cofactor for the L polymerase) in order to make new viral protein. The viral polymerase can only recognize ribonucleoprotein and cannot use free RNA as template. Transcription is regulated by cis-acting sequences on the virus genome and by protein M which is not only essential for virus budding but also regulates the fraction of mRNA production to replication. Later in infection, the activity of the polymerase switches to replication in order to produce full-length positive-strand RNA copies. These complementary RNAs are used as templates to make new negative-strand RNA genomes. They are packaged together with protein N to form ribonucleoprotein which then can form new viruses.[8]
In September 1931, Joseph Lennox Pawan of Trinidad found Negri bodies in the brain of a bat with unusual habits. In 1932, Pawan first discovered that infected vampire bats could transmit rabies to humans and other animals.[11][12][13]
From the wound of entry, Rabies lyssavirus travels quickly along the neural pathways of the peripheral nervous system. The retrograde axonal transport of Rabies lyssavirus to the central nervous system (CNS) is the key step of pathogenesis during natural infection. The exact molecular mechanism of this transport is unknown although binding of the P protein from Rabies lyssavirus to the dynein light chain protein DYNLL1 has been shown.[14] P also acts as an interferon antagonist, thus decreasing the immune response of the host.
From the CNS, the virus further spreads to other organs. The salivary glands located in the tissues of the mouth and cheeks receive high concentrations of the virus, thus allowing it to be further transmitted due to projectile salivation. Fatality can occur from two days to five years from the time of initial infection.[15] This however depends largely on the species of animal acting as a reservoir. Most infected mammals die within weeks, while strains of a species such as the African yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) might survive an infection asymptomatically for years.[16]
Signs and symptoms
The first symptoms of rabies may be very similar to those of the flu including general weakness or discomfort, fever, or headache. These symptoms may last for days. There may be also discomfort or a prickling or itching sensation at the site of bite, progressing within days to symptoms of cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, confusion, agitation. As the disease progresses, the person may experience delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, and insomnia. Rabies lyssavirus may also be inactive in its host's body and become active after a long period of time.[17]
Upon viral entry into the body and also after vaccination, the body produces virus neutralizing antibodies which bind and inactivate the virus. Specific regions of the G protein have been shown to be most antigenic in leading to the production of virus neutralizing antibodies. These antigenic sites, or epitopes, are categorized into regions I-IV and minor site a. Previous work has demonstrated that antigenic sites II and III are most commonly targeted by natural neutralizing antibodies.[18] Additionally, a monoclonal antibody with neutralizing functionality has been demonstrated to target antigenic site I.[19] Other proteins, such as the nucleoprotein, have been shown to be unable to elicit production of virus neutralizing antibodies.[20] The epitopes which bind neutralizing antibodies are both linear and conformational.[21]
All extant rabies viruses appear to have evolved within the last 1500 years.[22] There are seven genotypes of Rabies lyssavirus. In Eurasia cases are due to three of these—genotype 1 (classical rabies) and to a lesser extent genotypes 5 and 6 (European bat lyssaviruses type-1 and -2).[23] Genotype 1 evolved in Europe in the 17th century and spread to Asia, Africa and the Americas as a result of European exploration and colonization.
Bat rabies in North America appears to have been present since 1281 CE (95% confidence interval: 906–1577 CE).[24]
The rabies virus appears to have undergone an evolutionary shift in hosts from Chiroptera (bats) to a species of Carnivora (i.e. raccoon or skunk) as a result of an homologous recombination event that occurred hundreds of years ago.[25] This recombination event altered the gene that encodes the virus glycoprotein that is necessary for receptor recognition and binding.
Rabies lyssavirus is used in research for viral neuronal tracing to establish synaptic connections and directionality of synaptic transmission.[26]
See also
- Cryptic bat rabies
- Rabies vaccine
- Duck embryo vaccine
- Arctic rabies virus
- Bat-borne virus
- ^ Walker, Peter (15 June 2015). "mplementation of taxon-wide non-Latinized binomial species names in the family Rhabdoviridae" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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- ^ Carter, John; Saunders, Venetia (2007). Virology: Principles and Applications. Wiley. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-470-02386-0.
- ^ "Rabies". www.who.int. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ Riccardi, Niccolò; Giacomelli, Andrea; Antonello, Roberta Maria; Gobbi, Federico; Angheben, Andrea (June 2021). "Rabies in Europe: An epidemiological and clinical update". European Journal of Internal Medicine. 88: 15–20. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2021.04.010.
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- ^ CDC Rabies virus Structure 26 May 2016
- ^ Carter & Saunders 2007, p. 177
- ^ Pawan, J. L. (1936). "Transmission of the Paralytic Rabies in Trinidad of the Vampire Bat: Desmodus rotundus murinus Wagner, 1840". Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 30: 137–156. doi:10.1080/00034983.1936.11684921. ISSN 0003-4983.
- ^ Pawan, J. L. (1936). "Rabies in the vampire bat of Trinidad, with special reference to the clinical course and the latency of infection". Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 30: 101–129. doi:10.1080/00034983.1936.11684921. ISSN 0003-4983.
- ^ Waterman, James A. (1965). "The History of the Outbreak of Paralytic Rabies in Trinidad Transmitted by Bats to Human beings and Lower animals from 1925". Caribbean Medical Journal. 26 (1–4): 164–9. ISSN 0374-7042.
- ^ Raux H, Flamand A, Blondel D (November 2000). "Interaction of the rabies virus P protein with the LC8 dynein light chain". J. Virol. 74 (21): 10212–6. doi:10.1128/JVI.74.21.10212-10216.2000. PMC 102061. PMID 11024151.
- ^ "Rabies". University of Northern British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ Taylor PJ (December 1993). "A systematic and population genetic approach to the rabies problem in the yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)". Onderstepoort J. Vet. Res. 60 (4): 379–87. PMID 7777324.
- ^ CDC. What are the signs and symptoms of rabies?. February 15, 2012. https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/symptoms/
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- ^ Bakker, AB.; Marissen, WE.; Kramer, RA.; Rice, AB.; Weldon, WC.; Niezgoda, M.; Hanlon, CA.; Thijsse, S.; et al. (Jul 2005). "Novel human monoclonal antibody combination effectively neutralizing natural rabies virus variants and individual in vitro escape mutants". J Virol. 79 (14): 9062–8. doi:10.1128/JVI.79.14.9062-9068.2005. PMC 1168753. PMID 15994800.
- ^ Nadin-Davis, Susan A.; Real, Leslie A. (2011). "Molecular Phylogenetics of the Lyssaviruses—Insights from a Coalescent Approach". Advances in Virus Research. 79: 203–238. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-387040-7.00011-1. PMID 21601049.
- ^ McElhinney, L. M.; Marston, D. A.; Stankov, S; Tu, C.; Black, C.; Johnson, N.; Jiang, Y.; Tordo, N.; Müller, T.; Fooks, A. R. (2008). "Molecular epidemiology of lyssaviruses in Eurasia". Dev Biol (Basel). 131: 125–131. PMID 18634471.
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The big through-line in Noam Scheiber's piece on former Obama administration officials cashing in is that there are certain sensitivities and levels of mixed feelings. And after all it makes sense. If you're trying to parlay your connections and inside knowledge into financial gain, you can't go do things that anger all your former colleagues. But he does note one exception that I think is important and actually more pernicious than the other examples he explores in more detail:
There's also the entertainment industry, which is "a for-profit corporate space that's a safe area for Democrats," says a former White House staffer. "You can go work for Harvey Weinstein and make all this money." Obama aide Michael Strautmanis recently left to help oversee "corporate citizenship" at Disney, and Jim Gilio, a White House spokesman, now represents talent at a Los Angeles entertainment law firm.
It seems to me that where corruption problems really get bad is when you don't even see the corruption. Normally a buckraker needs to walk the line between the use of his access and connections and his need to avoid spending too much of that capital down by aggressively pushing indefensible positions. But in high-level Democratic Party circles, the entertainment industry is somehow seen as different from other corporate sectors—intrinsically viewed with less suspicion. And that's when your corporate lobbying gets extremely effective and when the policy consequences can get really pernicious. Scheiber leads with a good story about how Michelle Obama's former communications director helped Siemens get a plug in the State of the Union. It's a great example of influence-peddling, but also a great example of its normal limits. The fact of the matter is that the program Obama highlighted really was a great fit for the themes of the 2012 State of the Union. But Hollywood has really managed to turn off the critical thinking functions of many Democrats, leading to a situation where the backlash against SOPA/PIPA had to be lead by Republicans.


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One of my favourite French magazines is "Sens et Santé" (that translates as "Sense and Health"). The latest issue has a major section on the effects on human health of exposure to natural environments. They describe several scientific studies showing lowering of inflammatory substances in the body after walking, or contemplating, in a forest, reductions in blood sugar levels, improvements in mood levels, reductions in the need for painkillers, and the famous study showing post surgical patients with a view of a wall required more medication and longer admissions than those who had a view of trees outside.
They even describe the inspiring "nature prescriptions" project in Shetland where GPs are giving patients a calendar of activities in nature to pursue each week. The calendar is a joint project of the local health service and the RSPB (the UK's bird charity).
I delighted in reading all of this, but then I wondered do we really need research to "prove" or even simply highlight the health benefits of spending time in nature?
Does any of this information change my mind about anything? No. I've been convinced that natural environments are "a good thing" for a long time.
Maybe these studies just reinforce my confidence in my views and my beliefs?
Well, I'm not so sure. I think they deepen my understanding.
And that, for me, is science at its best.
I don't see science as a way to gain control over the world, although that does seem to be the dominant view these days. No, I like science when it provokes my curiosity, stimulates my "émerveillement" (wonder and delight), and deepens my understanding of the world.
The philosopher Deleuze described three ways of thinking. Philosophy, he said, was thinking about concepts, art, thinking about percepts and affects, and science, thinking about function.
In that scheme, science helps me to understand how something comes to be the way it is. It answers "how?" but not necessarily "why?".
I reckon Deleuze got it right and we need all these ways of thinking to better understand the world.
Since I retired and moved to France I've read a lot of philosophy. I'm not trained in philosophy. I just enjoy it. It struck me the other day that philosophy doesn't really present itself as the ultimate, be all and end all, the way modern science does too often.
Philosophy seems more about opening the doors to understanding and reflection, to thinking, "if I look at the world this way, then….." and a path of exploration lies ahead.
Science which pursues certainty too often claims "the truth, the only truth" and discards any alternatives. At least, that's the kind of science I like least. All those headlines that science has proven this or that or disproved that or this. I can't be doing with them. It seems to me there's a difference between seeking utility and seeking understanding.
I visited the Chateau de Clos Lucé in the Loire Valley where Leonardo da Vinci spent his last few years. The king, Francois 1st, invited him, gave him board and lodging plus an annual grant and told him he was free to do whatever he wanted. All the king wanted in return was a daily conversation with him. How many scientists would love that kind of arrangement over their current publication driven grant seeking working lives? How different might our world be if we just supported scientific pursuit of understanding, in the realistic knowledge that understanding is never complete, never "the truth, the only truth"? Seems to me that might be better than the agenda of prediction and control funded by those who seek wealth and power.
I didn't expect this post to go this way but I'll finish by saying I love the scientific pursuit of understanding but I've also come to love the philosophical pursuit of "how might I live". I think that's why I like "Sens et Santé".


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text: George Clooney stars in a new movie called Up In The Air. The movie prominently features my airline of choice, American Airlines. It also touches on the lunacy of the quest for more frequent flier miles. My good friend Gary has posted two clips of the upcoming movie on his website. They are a must-see. My wife liked the end of the second one the most. Needless to say, she has no problems *using* the miles I accrue.


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(CNN) – It started when Virginia's Governor, Bob McDonnell, reinstated April as Confederate History Month in his state. But during his announcement, the governor failed to make any mention of the word "slavery."
He has apologized, calling slavery "evil and inhumane," but that hasn't stopped the controversy. Matthew Whitworth, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, supports observing Confederate History Month. He joined us on Friday's American Morning, along with Iman Shabazz, vice chairman for the Richmond Peace Education Center, who's against it.
Read more: Gov. McDonnell apologizes for omitting slavery in Confederacy proclamation
The war was about states right to own slaves, if denied then it was war.
The War Between the States was a multi facited war. Slavery is the emotional, easy to blame excuse. We forget it was also a war about economics and states rights.
Slavery was horrbile. It's wrong now (although it still goes on with not a lot of notice or concern) and it was wrong then.
We seem to forget that the North had this lovely custom of indentured servitude – slavery with a better name. Surprisingly, history books gloss over this item. We are led to believe it was more like an apprenticeship that what it was, slavery.
We also equate other forms of serviture with slavery, which we should. Let's not forget the "company store" for coal mines and other industries.... nothing but slavery by another name.
As long as slavery is the topic, why are we not asking Rome and Greece to apologise for their long record of slavery?
Why is there not more condemnation of the African slave traders, many who were black? We don't hear as much impassiond hand wringing about them as we do the Southern slave owners.
My family is from the South. Some fought for the Confederacy, some for the Union. We never owned slaves. I'm proud of my southern heritage.
I think it's time history paints a more even picture of the War. The reasons may Southerners fought was not abot protecting slavery, it was about protecting their state from the meddlings of big government (sound familiar).
I just love how the foolish people claim the Civil War was about "States Rights" and not slavery. Too funny. The only "States Rights" the south was fighting for – was the "right" to own slaves.
isnt it funny how us "right wingers" hold on to this confederate pride, yet 90% of the blacks in America are born with a chip on their shoulder because they had to be slaves. there have been many races that have been slaves. the "right wingers" will let go of our southern pride when everybody else starting with the NAACP gets the chip off their shoulder. and also none of the blacks living today were slaves! you dont hear me griping about how my irish forefathers were treated like crap after the American Revolution
the mother is right to send the boy back whence he came ! she is the victom not the bad guy, this kid most likely will be a problem for the rest of his life, the miletary is the place for him.
From slavery to todays black president, we all have made mistakes and dumb choices but rehashing over what has already has happened is not getting us nowhere, let look ahead not back, plzz everyone needs to worry about
The future not the past, god help us all
I promise you there are millions of people out here
who are so sick of your biased reporting. You who live
in your gated communities obviously think that you don't have to
care what is happening to our once great country.
Confederate soldiers do NOT deserve to be honored. They were traitors who fought to destroy the United States. Civil War history should be studied by all, but traitors should never be glorified.
In regard to the absurdity of a Confederate History Month, how would we feel if Japan had a Victory in Pearl Harbor Month? It is critical that we understand the Confederate perspective to prevent a reoccurance. However, celebrating Confederate History Month would indirectly excuse humanity's Trafficking in Human Persons around the world.
Celebrating Confederate History Month simmers with the heat of racial brutality and bigotry.....Recognizing a civil war and honoring it are two very different things. The Civil War in America was a disgraceful lack of our humanity - based on economics and diminishing a group of people because of color.
The Confederate States Vice President Alexander Stephens declared that the "cornerstone" of the new government "rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery—subordination to the superior race—is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth".
Maybe CNN could go to Arlington National Cemetery and find the truth. The first African American Soldier Monument is the 1914 designed by Moses Ezekiel a jewish confederate. He did it to depict and accurate potrayal for the confederate soldier.
1st BullRun the Richmond Howitzers a black southern battery #2
Cannoned the Union forces and routed the union army. 2black regiments supported them and saw combat against Union Forces
about 83% of Virginia black male volunteered for service
Battle of Griswoldvilles Macon GA 600 old men and boys died their Mostly black.
Reporters should be neutral....Nice MOVE hope the TEAPARTY visits CNN when this country is handed back to Americans of any color.
TOTAL REPORTER Malpractice
I am not racist, however I feel there are many who have a distorted knowledge of history, I recently viewed CNN Live where it was proof that the CNN host fits within that realm, on this show there was a guest (an older, very informed, African American) who was trying to explain this, yet the one sided view ofCNN's host would not give him the respect to speak his point, it is sad that a news service as CNN would employ such biased people to represent them.
Since when is an act of treason considered upbeat and something to be celebrated? Virginia's decision to go to war against the Republic may
have ostensibly been based in economics and slavery but it was, more importantly, an act of treason. I don't think that if a relative of mine had been involved in treason against this country, I would be very proud of it. Apparently, the Sons of the Confederacy and the governor of Virginia feel differently.
It is not amazing how the Right Wingers still want to glorify the civil war. Their zest for the confederate past will be with them for another 100 plus years. As a 66 year old black man, I find nothing, and I do mean nothing but pain and suffering for people of my hue .
I would say that a Conferedate Holiday would be wrong. Why? Because it was a senseless war. I feel sorrow for all who participated in and suffered as a result of it. I think the same about slavery. It is hard to imagine a world that accepted slavery. So celebrating a hoilday would be a mistake.
However, I do think that a Confederate History month is vital to forward progress in Virginia, as well as, the rest of the South. Even the North could stand to learn more about the conditions that led us to divide our nation.
The Civil War or War of Northern Aggression (as spoken by some in the South), mean different things to different people. To some it is about slavery while to others it is about lack of representation in Congress. To many it is about strategy of battles while to others the sorrows of war. Regardless of your viewpoint, you are all correct! The only way to proliferate the views of each segment is by discussing the history subjectively so that one day we might all speak of the war objectively.
We, as a nation, has grown immensely in my life time. Far greater growth has been shown by our generation than the generations before us. It is our legacy and duty to discuss the elements of the past and learn from them, so that future generations will not accidentally repeat these mistakes.
If not via a History Month, then by what other means? Well, the war must be discussed in the schools, but moderated by objectively-minded teachers who will allow expression of everyone's viewpoint. Students should be taught not to cast judgement, but rather to understand the mistakes and the conditions that led to them. The goal is to learn while being compassionate for all that have suffered.
You know, and I can say with 100% accuracy that if in fact a Democratic Gov had done the same type proclamation, nothing would have been said
enough appologies. It is history folks. we observed Black History month in February. Why not honor those young men who left their homes to fight for states rights. Most of them came from poor families, and they never had any slaves.
I don't know why that one guy is so upset. If he doesn't like it, he doesn't have to observe it.
Also, if he wants to protest slavery, then why fixate on only 4 years of American history? And then only one side. There were slave states that stayed in the Union.
Have we forgotten about what the Confederacy was fighting for? IT WAS SLAVERY!!. Why not have a Civil war month? Most battles in the war were fought in the state. Instead Gov. McDonnell is playing to a large population of people in the south and west of the state that don't see African Americans as being equal. This shows how little Virginia has changed in over 150 years. Vacationers should think twice about visiting the state.
Following Matthew Whitworth's logic, Germany should celebrate the "war aspects" of Nazism. Heros such as Hitler and Goebbels fought against international interference, and there is no need to mention the Holocaust National Socialist appreciation month because anyone with a basic understanding of history already knows about it. Just like how nobody need mention Frederick Douglass during black history month for the aforementioned reason. Its not like we should use "history" to teach about "history" during months nominally dedicated to the study of a certain aspect of "history". And Matt, slavery was not an "event". It was an economic system that existed in this area for hundreds of years, you racist bastard.
I hate miss information, the Civil War was not about slavery, it was about state rights. It bothers me that people will not use a lick of common sense when it comes to this topic, its been politically correct to just say its about slavery. Only a handful of rich plantation owners had slaves and I think its safe to say they weren't the ones on the front line. The poor whites that fought for the South had the most to lose because slaves were pricing them out of the labor market. So why does this myth persist that 100K poor whites, and my grandfather who was black and even received a pension for serving in the Confederate Army, would put their lives on the line so a handful of rich landowner could have slaves?
For me, this one is simple! Racism is alive and well!! ANYONE who thinks the Civil War was about anything else needs a good brain alignment. States did not suceed from the union until they realized
they were loosing, and IT IS those southern states that bear the sole responsibility for the ensuing war & loss of life!
People need to remember that the civil war was NOT fought over just slavery. As Matthew stated in the Video here there were more issues involved. As a fact slavery was not made totally illegal until the Civil war was well underway and in its second or third year. Up until that time the war was being fought over states rights. So any black or white person who objects to a confederacy history month does not know their history and needs to go back to school and learn it.
every time the gop want to rally their racist base make up something to beat up on black people, why that fool that called himself a governor didn't call to celebrate nazi because these guys are the same like the nazi, so also the so called governor.
I have noticed something interesting in this discussion. I study genealogy and have found half a dozen grandfathers, uncles and cousins who fought in the Civil War. One died leaving a wife and 2 small children. I am deeply proud of them, but have never felt the need to put a little 31 star flag on the back of my car or wear it on a hat. Why? Because they ALL fought for the North. We won.
Matthew Whitworth supplies the most accurate and "common sense" point of view in this case. Yes, Slavery was an abomination and Gov. McDonnell should be ashamed for removing anti-slavery language from his presentation.
The problem is that, as Whitworth stated, we don't have to bring up slavery everytime the idea of the Civil War or the Confederate collective is brought up. The reason people are jumping on this is because it has an emotional attachment to those in the African American community, alright. But it is time to get over that and move on...
Slavery isn't dead. It is alive and well but no longer are Africans being kidnapped and traded like cattle...women and children used as labor forces, factory workers and sexual slaves. Lets stop the over emotional bs already and finally kill slavery in the world rather then just crying whenever it isn't brought up.
Stupid doesn't begin to describe the South's stubborn clinging to a 150-year-old war the South LOST.
YOU LOST, get over it.
I'm a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School. (For the record, I also attended Stonewall Jackson middle school) Every year, because I live near Bull Run, I get to see both battles re enacted, both won by the conferates. As a virginian, I don't celebrate MLK day like the rest of the country, I have to celebrate Jackson Lee King day. And now in April, I get to celebrate Confederacy Month? In addition, according to your bloggers, I need to go back to Africa and should be satisfied with the shortest month in the year. Send the ticket. Please.


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I'M midway through a phone call with Athens-based musician and artist
Ben Montero when I hear the sound of scribbling in the background.
"Are you drawing something?" I ask.
"Um." He pauses. "Yeah, always. Just doodling."
"What are you doodling?"
Another pause.
"Um, there's some creatures, and there's a little bird with a microphone going, 'Where do you get your inspiration from?'"
I'm the little bird.
BORN in Melbourne, Ben (or Bjenny or Benny) has lived in Athens for the past few years now.
I first met him in the early-2000s when he co-fronted a band called
Ben was an outlier even then – a lover of soft rock long before acts such as Mild High Club, Toro y Moi,
"I'm just always in my own world and I'm lucky people say hi and jump in."
After Treetops disbanded, Ben spent three years making a solo album, The Loving Gaze, and started a new outfit called Early Woman with Spider Vomit's Hannah Brooks. Around that time his online collection of doodles, Ben Montero Sketchbook, developed a cult following that's swelled to nearly 90,000 followers. It's not hard to see why.
His cartoons are honest, vulnerable, funny, real, and deeply relatable, especially for anyone that's ever felt socially anxious or unsure about the place in the world (ie. most people).
In one panel, two birds ponder one of life's great mysteries in bed: "Where did the boys actually go in Thin Lizzy's 'The Boys Are Back In Town'?"In another, he perfectly encapsulates what it's like to feel out of place at a cool party.
"I'm just always in my own world and I'm lucky people say hi and jump in," he says.
Ben's art has appeared on posters and record covers for the likes of Kurt Vile; POND; Ariel Pink;
I reach Ben on a beautiful weekday morning in Athens. The sun is shining and he's thinking about heading down to his local taverna later for some octopus.
So what prompted the move to Athens in the first place?
I was just travelling and living out of a backpack. It sounds really hippie, but I was in Morocco … I actually hated it, and it gave me major panic attacks. So I was like, "What else do I want to do? Let's go to the islands", and I went off with my uncle. I never made it past the islands. Got here, met a couple people at this gallery and moved into someone's place. As soon as I got off the bus from the airport I was just like, "This is amazing."
What is the [arts] community like there? Or are you quite separate from it and just do your own thing?
I don't think I've ever even gone to an art gallery since the first night I came here three years ago. I keep to myself pretty much, and my friends and my taverna. And that's about it.
What's your local taverna like?
Amazing, it's called Ouzeri Lesvos. It's so good. I have wormed my way in.
Tell me the story about the cover art [for Performer]. There's a lot going on.
Yeah, I found this kids' book, this Greek kids' book on the Olympics here. It's a picture book from the '60s and it had all these great colours and all these people doing their ancient Greek Olympic stuff … So I used that as a sort of springboard to tie into the whole Performer theme and the whole Greek thing. I did that like a year ago, I think. That's all I remember. I didn't even think the album was going to come out anyway, so it was just for fun.
What came first, the art or the album?
Oh, the album. Definitely. That was like two years ago or something … It took so long to keep working on and mixing, and adding things, and doing this and that. It took ages. Then we wanted to get it mastered properly … It doesn't seem like it's been that long. [Laughs]
Going back to the cover. It initially didn't strike me as obviously Montero. Maybe the colour palette that you were working with?
I use the same colour palette all the time. I use watercolours and I only use like seven colours ever. You know, and I hate purple. So I use pink and blue and green – how many colours do you actually need?
It looks to me like there are Greek gods on there?
They're all my band members, most of them. I got them to model for me. Wrestling poses.
Do you have photos from those sessions?
Yeah, for the private collection. [Laughs] I feel like maybe it's too busy or something, looking at it now.
It's busy, but I think when you look at it, you don't initially see all the detail. That's what I really like about it. Your eyes are focused on that central figure. Is that you?
It's what I'd like to be. It's not me, it's just a figure of triumph.
So you work mostly in watercolour?
Yeah. I had to get the ones from Deans Arts [in Melbourne]. I have to get them imported, because I haven't even touched any other watercolours, ever.
Don't they have watercolours there in Greece?
I don't want to upset the balance. [Laughs]
This may seem like a bit of dumb question, but were you always going to do your own cover for the record?
Well actually, I never wanted to. To be honest I was ever really been a big fan of the "musician doing their own artwork" thing. t's just too much of a whole package sometimes for me. I always just wanted a photo or something. That's the kind of album covers I like: just some kind of simple photo or something.
It just kind of happened because [pauses] it had to happen. Maybe it felt like a tie-in, a visual with the music. You have to face that at some point: I do both, and they both tie into each other. Might as well just get the package going, for better or for worse.
And I do love that it's got quite a triumphant feel. It really kind of matches the record.
Yeah, triumphant vibes.
How long did it take you to put it together? Do you work quickly?
Probably 24 hours … I did it when I was in Texas, in Austin. I was staying at this house, and I had a big giant house all to myself in the middle of nowhere. Got a big giant piece of paper out and just went, "Oh, shit. I've worked out what needs to be done now." And I smashed it out.
Were you on a deadline?
I was on something. [Laughs]
There is this great quote in a Noisey article where you described your art as "therapeutic", and the music as "hell".
[Laughs] Well, yeah, music is a necessity that needs to be done, but art is definitely more therapeutic … Lately I've been doing the music stuff more. That's taken the central focus in the past few months. I haven't done any good artwork in months. I've barely been able to draw. I just can't. I don't know. I'm too exhausted or something, and I've got no ideas. It all feels depleted, so I'm dying to have some music time off and just draw again.
Do you feel like you switch from one to the other when you're in those patches where you feel uninspired?
Obviously I love music, but drawing's something I need to do every day. It's therapy for me. It helps. If I don't do that then everything is unbalanced.
You did describe music before as a necessity too. In the same sense, in a therapeutic sense, or is it just a compulsion?
It can get like that, it really can. It isn't hell anymore for me. It's enjoyable, and I actually really love it. I've been really enjoying myself. And the bigger challenges I have, the better I feel. So I don't think it's hell anymore at all. Honestly it's good. I'm sort of just realising that. I think it's an honour, and it's joyous.
Did you enjoy the experience of touring [with Mac DeMarco]?
Yeah, I did. But it was really overwhelming and exhausting. I just wanted to do the whole thing and do my best job and not fuck up and stay focused. That's all I was doing. I didn't really go crazy too much or anything. I don't know. I felt like I really got an opportunity to do a really good job.
Were you drawing much on the road?
No I couldn't. I drew like two pictures or something. I couldn't do anything. Not at all. The only time I was drawing and when I do like drawing on the road, is when I go to the merch desk or something. Just hang out and say "hi" to everyone, meet all those people are fans of the artwork. And they come along and go "Hey, cool." Hanging out and talking and I always draw, just for anyone. I love that, because it's like the only time I can doodle again.
What came first with you: was it the music or the doodles?
[Laughs] Doodles always come first. Drawing always. Everyone draws as soon as they can. Some just follow other things and want to do other activities and not draw so much.
What comes easier to you? What are you most prolific at?
Oh, they're both easy. I don't mean that in like "Ah, everything I do is amazing." It's just whatever I do, is just easy. Writing music is really easy for me. Really easy.
And so it was the production that you got caught up in for two years?
Yeah, I was giving Jay demos for a long time. He was assembling them, and trying out different ideas. Pre-production went on for a while.
I was interested to find out what your working relationship is like with Jay.
Yeah, it's amazing. He's good friend, he's an old housemate. We just had fun. I just made him play basically everything … He can knock it down in two seconds, and it sounds great. I don't need to waste any time. It's an expensive studio.
Mark Ronson's studio in London [Tileyard Studios]?
Yeah, I didn't pay for it, so that's cool.
Did Mark drop in on the sessions ever?
No, no. I was waiting for him to come through and kick me out. "What are you doing here?" [Laughs] I got excited for a few weeks, because I thought Jay meant Mick Ronson. I don't know who Mark Ronson is. And I was like, "Oh right, the guy from [David Bowie's] the Spiders from Mars?" I was so excited. I told my family and everything. [Laughs] Then I was like, "Mark Ronson who?" I was disappointed. [Laughs]
Jay's such an incredible drummer. It's so sad that he doesn't really do it anymore, but apparently he's some freak classical pianist as well?
Ah yeah, he's a total music nerd. I mean he was a total music nerd when he was in high school. Played like fucking trombones and shit. He it did it all. He knows it all. Natural.
I love the talkbox on the record.
It's so Jay. [Laughs]
What was it inspired by, other than Frampton?
There's nothing else but Frampton. [Laughs] What else could it be?
[Aerosmith's] 'Sweet Emotion' maybe?
Optimus Prime. [Laughs] I actually tried to get more of it, but he had to rein me in a lot on my ideas. I was trying to make a reggae song, but he wouldn't do it … I think the best thing about Jay is that every time I'd be nervous or self-conscious about a song, and then tried to make it a bit funny, he'd just go, "No, don't do it. Just do it straight." So that's an amazing thing. He kept me from not being so self-conscious and trying to make everything a little bit ironical or something. I'm really glad for that.
Tell me about your work on the Pond cover [Man It Feels Like Space Again].
It wasn't even going to be the cover. It was going to be the back cover, or something. We were just sitting around laughing at the house, and I thought it would be a really good idea to go all out and pay homage to the Robert Crumb cover [of Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company], because why not? My mum used to have that and I used to just stare at it.
Can you see your career going in this direction, more album covers?
No. At this stage right now, I don't want to just hack things out. I don't want to just have artwork everywhere … I need to go back and work on drawing for myself for a while. The idea of doing another album cover doesn't really excite me.
I guess part of this series is trying to uncover what makes a great album cover. What are some of your favourites of all time?
I love Smiley Smile by the Beach Boys. I love that artwork. That's beautiful. That's a really big influence. I'm not usually a fan of drawing ones. I like a good classic photo to be honest with plain text. It's always a sign of a good album.


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seventies soulchild: hello AmosNY
AmosNY: Hi SSoulchild!
seventies soulchild: how is the AL research going? hello Selma
AmosNY: I haven't done any lately. I have been busy with my real estate investing business.
Selma: Good evening Amos and seventies
AmosNY: Hello Selma!
seventies soulchild: ah okay
Selma: 70's saw your posting on Joyce Duncan... Is the Joyce Duncan in TN said to be born in MS and a widow that vicky found the same one Evening rcs
AmosNY: Hello RCS!
seventies soulchild: not sure yet
rcs: Hello all!
seventies soulchild: hi rcs
Selma: I noticed that a number of those other folks in TN on that page were born in MS too
daviss: hello there
seventies soulchild: yes there is even a Galmore on the same page
Selma: Evening daviss
seventies soulchild: hi daviss
daviss: good evening!
Selma: I didn't make the Galmore connection..but daviss did, I wondered what she meant
seventies soulchild: Hey TY for the lookup daviss
daviss: anything for you seventies
AmosNY: Hello Daviss!
Selma: I think I found here in 1910 in TN too
daviss: hello AmosNY
seventies soulchild: two seperate families, one on my g'ma and the other on my g'pa
Selma: Oh ok....
seventies soulchild: lol daviss
daviss: oh really Selma
Selma: You got sharp eyes daviss Let me see
seventies soulchild: I've got at least 6 surnames I'm looking at on my maternal line
daviss: One good one Sel lol
seventies soulchild: Yes dollar store glasses and all lol
daviss: hehehhee
Selma: http://tinyurl.com/2adgkog Living in a house with a boarder... Female bena trigg
seventies soulchild: I think if I find Joyce and Minor living together, most likely in MS then I can confirm that is indeed Joyce Clark-Minor
daviss: wow Sel
Selma: age 45 also born in MS
seventies soulchild: I mean Duncan
daviss: yes in 1900 widow in 10,20
seventies soulchild: yes... that's what I noticed also daviss
daviss: that may be Rena
Selma: She is a widow by 1910 too Did they have children?
seventies soulchild: Not sure, I have nothing but records on this line. No oral history at all.
daviss: what about a DC for Minor
Selma: 1910 says she gave birth to 2 children...2 living
seventies soulchild: hmmmm in 1910?
daviss: yes
seventies soulchild: No DC as of yet
Selma: Yes
daviss: look in Tn seventies
seventies soulchild: If he died in MS unsure if that would be online
daviss: try TN
seventies soulchild: ok
daviss: good luck with that
Selma: She is said to own her own house
daviss: on East Mclemore Ave
Selma: A poulty and milk dealer poultry
daviss: hmmm interesting trade
Selma: Is this Memphis the city daviss...maybe a city directory
seventies soulchild: brb
Selma: Rcs..you broke the code for the letter?
daviss: I would think so Selma
Selma: So what's up daviss..you ready for Halloween?
daviss: LOL no Selma, ready to lock my doors and turn out the lights
Selma: Evening Ingrid LOL..
daviss: hello Ingrid
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey Daviss, Selma, RCS, Seventies
daviss: The kids will go out daughter and me, I will be doing what I do best The kids will go out with my daughter
Selma: My husband took the kids out when they were small..I would stay home pass out the candy..and eat all the Baby Ruths when my kids got home
daviss: love them Baby Ruths lol
Ingrid_Doweary: Hey 3rd.
Selma: Evening 3rd
3rdthawkins: hello daviss Selma and Ingrid
daviss: hello 3rd
3rdthawkins: oops, and hello rcs
daviss: I am wondering about the TN DC's Selma. wonder when they started keeping them
Selma: Don't know..I didn't check
3rdthawkins: daviss, did you see the Joycie Ducan DC with father Lewis Ducan. she died April 1920 shelby Co. there are a couple of TN DC collections on FamilySearch one coes from 1700s to 1900s the other one 1914-1955 coes/goes
Selma: Maybe that is what 70's is checking now
rcs: hello
Selma: Hi rcs
daviss: Joyce maiden name is Clark she married Minor Duncan
rcs: I think I mostly broke the code
Selma: I asked earlier rcs... great
3rdthawkins: I'm thinking they changed their name or used a different one
daviss: how so 3rd
3rdthawkins: not saying that is the only possibility
rcs: I have some data on Mississippi MINORS from near Belzoni Were those the MINORs discussed earlier
3rdthawkins: Minor is the first name rcs, but you may be on to something wb Ingrid
Ingrid_Doweary: Thanks 3rd. Prematurely logged out.
Selma: So can you tell what the letter says rcs
rcs: The sentence pieces that translated were normal -- seeing the boys -- having potatos and salt -- I didn't take time to translate the whole thing Never heard if anyone did on facebook
3rdthawkins: that is interesting how that letter was written, wonder why it was written that way
daviss: It is amazing though . some other symbols in there I did not understand more than just vowels
rcs: Once you start substituting 12345 with aeiou many words seem to make sense
daviss: The granddaughter sure made a wonderful discovery
Selma: Evening alt
Ingrid_Doweary: What was her discovery, Daviss? Hey Alt.
daviss: hello alt!
3rdthawkins: hello alt
alt: hello 3rd, daviss, Ingrid, rcs, & Selma
daviss: she was the one that found the letter amongest her grammys things Ingrid
rcs: I have discovered a new Missouri resource http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/ordb.asp They have a few county probabte records digitized as well as MO death records and other goodies
daviss: great rcs mabe I can find one of my Mitchells
Ingrid_Doweary: Nice archival website RCS. Thanks.
daviss: not my Mitchell but my daughters
rcs: Missouri Judicial Records This database of circuit and probate court files is currently searchable by name, county and year for Greene County Circuit Court, Jasper County Circuit Court, New Madrid County Probate Court, St. Charles County Circuit Court, and St. Louis Probate Court. These historic probate records offer insight into the lives of Missourians through wills, inventories, settlements, and guardianship records. Circuit court cases provide a wealth of information on everything from the fur trade to the Civil War, steamboats to McCormick Reapers, and agriculture to urbanization.
3rdthawkins: the DC I knew about, but not the rest
rcs: These were new to me
Selma: Thats great rcs...just took a look at the site
3rdthawkins: I live in Jasper Co.
daviss: thanks RCS I will put this in my favs and cruise around tonight
rcs: I was looking for an elusive Maria Long or Cynthia Small
daviss: did seventies sneak out :? did you find them rcs?
rcs: yes no and maybe
Selma: LOL
daviss: lol
rcs: I did find a possible MARIA LONG settling the estate of her husband in 1865 -- but that did not mention a connection to Baptists or Cynthia SMALL tradition says Maria LONG set aside a part of her land so her slaves could have a church
3rdthawkins: hello vkn
rcs: a Deed from 1868 says the first deacons bought the land from Cynthia Small who later that same year married a LONG
vkn: Howdy all Glad to see all y'all
rcs: Long family researchers think Leah LONG donated the land
Selma: Whose oral history is the Maria Long as the benefactor
rcs: Them Baptists! inted in several county histories
Selma: Well we know about all those printed county histories
rcs: James and Leah Long also had slaves ---- one named Pleasant -- right age to be the Pleasant Moore who was a deacon in 1870
daviss: interesting
Selma: But you have the deed where they "purchased" the property?
rcs: Several LONG brothers came into MO just before 1800 -- got Spanish Land grants and proceeded to marry everybody and repeat the same names Yes -- a transcript at least, explanation being that the slaves could not have deed before 1865 So that has been a rush project this last week. The church wants to invite a LONG descendant to be recognized
alt: Interesting about 1865 rcs..... Weren't there FPOC's in MO, that could have possibly been 'land owners'?
rcs: a few family land for the use of family slaves
alt: but that isn't the case and thisis not an area where FPOC' might have been?
Selma: So who is Cynthia Small before she marries a Long..
rcs: I have a bible page of slave births to post later from a Long descendant
Selma: Myabe they should be inviting a Small descendant
rcs: Cynthia is a mystery right now. SHe was married with children
vkn: the list sounds good rcs
rcs: well -- my current suggestion is to invite a descent of Cynthia Small and her husband Alton LONG --- right Long family if not individual and we know Cynthia was in the loop but can;t figure why
Ingrid_Doweary: Sounds like a good idea, RCS.
Selma: She was married with children when she marries LONG...so Small is not her maiden name
daviss: when is the program rcs?
rcs: November sometime
Ingrid_Doweary: During a November weekend, RCS?
rcs: yep They might make me Baptist
Ingrid_Doweary: The 1st November weekend is a week from today.
rcs: yes indeed
Ingrid_Doweary: Did you want to be a Baptist, RCS?
rcs: I was supposed to work miracles---instead i stirred up questions
daviss: Well I hope you find the documents that you need rcs
Selma: Questions are probably more interesting.. LOL
rcs: Several of us are looking for docments and my friend is working the older church members and deacons for more info
daviss: Are you doing the presentation rcs?
rcs: The only church members I know personally are from MS & Ark
Ingrid_Doweary: Investigations of any kind history or otherwise always stir up questions. :} Isn't that what research is about, RCS?
rcs: At this point, anything is possible....pretty sure I shall at least be invited
daviss: AYWalton not to long ago did a presentation in Nevada I think it was the oldest AA church in Tahoe mabe in all of Nevada vkn how is your group doing?
vkn: Going well keeping me too busy
Selma: Folks..have to bid you all Good Night.. long day and I am sleepy.. Nite All
daviss: nite
vkn: When do you leave for TX daviss
daviss: on the 12th vkn
vkn: rcs not seeing you very often
rcs: new job & schedule
daviss: we are driving so that will take about 18 hrs
vkn: ingrid how is the log reading coming along Latest blog is really at the top daviss
Ingrid_Doweary: I'm have trouble with being easily distracted. Must find new reading locations.
daviss: huh
Ingrid_Doweary: I now read when I can.
vkn: ahhhhhhh new job huh well congrats rcs lol Ingrid
daviss: I read the logs vkn if that is what you are saying
Ingrid_Doweary: Bus rides are getting to noisy and chaotic for me and at work more non-universtiy patrons are demanding more intervention. I do review the logs though.
vkn: I am glad daviss I meant your blog on voting is super
daviss: oh thanks vkn.
vkn: u b welcome
Ingrid_Doweary: Congrats RCS. I need a more rewarding job. Where's your blog on voting located, Daviss. I'd love to read it. ?
daviss: Obama's speech in Chicago was over the top http://mariahszepher.blogspot.com/ there you go ingrid
Ingrid_Doweary: Yeah, I'm getting behind in my reading. Thanks.
daviss: welcome let us know for sure rcs how everything comes out
Ingrid_Doweary: My husband did attend the "Return to Sanity" Rally today in Wash., DC.
daviss: what was his take
Ingrid_Doweary: He said it was a refreshing experience. There was sevility, the sign were more supportive of our current administration and of real solutions.
daviss: thats good to hear ingrid.
Ingrid_Doweary: The atmosphere was more friendly and the turnout was quite huge. I intend to watch it on CSPAN.
daviss: I am really worried about the McDonnels, Angles, and Millers of the world.
Ingrid_Doweary: You have excellent reason to be. From my husband's observation, much of the attendees at the aforementioned rally were concerned also. His take also was that the tea party movement is a hoax because they are more conservative and supportive of Republican platforms.
daviss: hmmmm
Ingrid_Doweary: One of my problems with that particular movement is their claim to comply with the US constitution, but they seem to have a different intrerpretation of the US Constitution.
daviss: my thoughts exactly Ingrid
Ingrid_Doweary: As you may be seen in a clip of O'Donnells's televised debates, many of them are clueless of the actual contents of the US Constitution. Her experience is worse than Palin being unclear on the duties of the US Vice Presidency. Cheney knew but he assumed controversal duties of the VP position.
daviss: great conversation ingrid, but I have to run , You are spot on my friend
Ingrid_Doweary: Been listening to C-SPAN's daily Washington Jrnl program and it is refreshing to hear some callers phoning in more reasonable and logical discussions about the current/historical state of the 3 branches of US government. The role of these 3 branches are al Bye RCS, just to complete the thought, the role of the 3 branches of US govt are also concepts many american voters are unclear about.
rcs: yes indeed
Ingrid_Doweary: Those issues are certainly extremely haunting. Great reasons to urge every American citizen to vote. Done with my soapbox for the evening.
rcs: ok good night!
Ingrid_Doweary: Good nite!


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Holiday Inn Executive Center • Columbia, MO
To provide a forum for updating health professionals caring for the elderly in the areas of medical management, interdisciplinary care, and system change.
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe evidence-based recommendations which can enhance health-care discussions and decisions made with patients and caregivers.
- Discuss how to appraise and appropriately manage health problems including urinary incontinence and dermatological changes in the aging population.
- Recognize best clinical practices in the management of hyperlipidemia, chronic pain, and behavioral health.
- Review the most up-to-date information about optimal care for frail elderly patients.
- Identify key strategies for making traditional Emergency Rooms and newer Urgent Care centers more suitable for geriatric patients.
Pre-Conference Session
- Health Care Professional Burnout: Recognition, Prevention, Recovery
Featured Speakers:
Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD, Professor of Medicine, is a board certified internist, geriatrician and health services researcher. Her research focuses on end-of-life care in nursing homes. Dr. Levy graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in biology in 1993. She then attended medical school at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Levy began her internal medicine residency at Vanderbilt University in 1997 and served as Chief Resident in 2001. She then returned to Colorado for a fellowship in geriatrics. Following fellowship she became an assistant professor in the Division of Health Care Policy and Research. She has published research regarding end of life care in nursing homes and physician practice patterns in nursing homes. In November 2006 she was awarded a VA Career Development Award in Health Services Research and Development.
Thomas Edes, MD, MS, is director of Geriatrics and Extended Care for Clinical Operations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He has national responsibility for operations and management of VA's spectrum of services, providing care to our nation's veterans with complex, chronic disabling diseases in all settings, including geriatric clinics, adult day health care, home-based primary care, purchased skilled home care, veteran-directed home care, homemaker/home health aide, respite care, dementia care, and various residential care settings, among others.
Under his leadership since 2000, the number of veterans receiving home-based primary care has tripled, palliative care has become an established program in every VA medical center, and medical foster home care has grown from a pilot to a national program in 33 states. Prior to taking this position at VA Headquarters, he was chief of geriatrics and extended care at the Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Missouri in Columbia. There he was instrumental in developing geriatric evaluation and management inpatient and outpatient programs, subacute care and hospice units, a geriatric fellowship program, and the advanced disease planning initiative. He was medical director of the VA Nursing Home Care Unit and the Home-Based Primary Care program.
Dr. Edes served as associate director of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging Office, and served for the secretary on the Policy Committee for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. He was instrumental in the VA End of Life Care initiative, and was a project manager for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement MediCaring collaborative on improving care for persons with advanced chronic disease.
Dr. Edes received his MD degree and MS degree in nutrition from the University of Illinois in 1981. He holds board certification in internal medicine and in geriatric medicine, and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Nutrition. In 2010, Dr. Edes was elected as president of the American Academy of Home Care Physicians.
Erin Robinson, PhD, MPH, MSW, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri. She received Bachelors' Degrees in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Iowa, A Master's of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master's of Public Health and her PhD in Social Work from the University of Iowa. Dr. Robinson's research has focused on preparation and advance care planning in a variety of populations, from college students to prison settings to older persons in rural settings.
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