Archive for November, 2011
Open thread for night owls: Wait, Rick Perry is still running?
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Via the Los Angeles Times:
Perry, who during a recent Republican presidential debate struggled for nearly a minute to remember the third agency on a list of three federal departments that he said he wanted to eliminate, slipped up just as he was wrapping up his prepared remarks at his third of four events in the Granite State.
“Those of you that will be 21 by Nov. 12th, I ask for your support and your vote,” Perry said to a crowd that included college students.
There’s at least two problems with Perry’s statement. Number one, the voting age is 18, not 21. And two, there’s no election on “Nov. 12th.” The New Hampshire primary is on Jan. 10; the general election is on Nov. 6.
On the plus side, Perry … hmm. Let’s just go with “remembered to wear pants,” and leave it at that. He’s been having a tough time of late.
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The bad internet bill that could destroy us
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Markos wrote yesterday about the current threat to the internet—Congress is trying to ram through a bill that would allow corporate copyright holders (the movie, music, and drug industries) to kill sites they deem to be infringing, without a court order.
Since copyright infringement happens at every site that allows user-submitted content, this would have the effect of destroying the entire social web, from the humblest blog, to Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter.
The tech industry has revved up to fight this, but they don’t have a fraction of the lobbying juice of the MPAA, RIAA, and Pharma, who have spent million this year lobbying on this bill.
So it’s up to regular Americans to fight against those lobbyists using, appropriately enough, social media. That’s exactly what we’re doing.
If you value Daily Kos, or Facebook, or Twitter, or any website which invites your participation, please take a moment to contact your senator. E-mail, call, stake out the next town meeting—whatever it takes.
For Want of an Exit
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011For want of an exit the restroom was lost
For want of a restroom decorum was lost
For want of decorum a tree was sought
For want of a tree the field was crossed
But the field’s hidden hole bore a great cost
Yet because of a storm sight of it had been lost
Sadly the use of his leg was thus lost
And all for the want of an exit ramp
Apparently in Kentucky everything is foreseeable and "substantial factor" causation is nothing more than simple "but for" causation. See, Waldsachs v. Inland Marine Service, Inc.
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South Charlotte Dentistry Announces: According to WebMD, Oral Care and Heart Health Are Related
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
(PRWEB) October 24, 2011
According to WebMD, a new study claims that seeing your dentist for typical check-ups, brushing properly and flossing often could save your life!
There are a lot of studies that suggest oral wellness may be associated to other serious circumstances! Circumstances as serious as heart disease, to be precise. Sally Cram, spokeswoman for the American Dental Association, says everybody must make a special effort to stop oral health issues. That’s particularly true for individuals who are at greater danger of heart disease.
No one must ever neglect correct oral care. The connection among heart illness and oral well being is unclear, but signs of periodontal disease could be helpful early indicators of other issues. Even though people do not really feel a build up of plaque in the arteries throughout the development of heart illness, they certainly notice bleeding gums.
1 study identified that the presence of typical troubles like missing teeth, gum disease and cavities were as very good at predicting heart disease as cholesterol levels. And according to the American Academy of Periodontology, people with periodontal disease are twice as likely to have heart disease.
Conversely, Dr. Philippe Hujoel of the University of Washington in Seattle says that although there is a lot of good cause to floss, folks ought to not be concerned that gum illness may possibly cause heart disease. According to Dr. Hujoel the connection is unclear, since it has only been supported by a few modest studies.
Theories of the connection between oral care and heart disease consist of the thought that organism leave the mouth and infect the heart. Another theory is that the microorganisms of the mouth contribute to fatty deposit construct-up in the heart. The most plausible theory, however, is that the heart is weakened by any agents that uncover their way into the bloodstream that also trigger inflammation. Continuous inflammation is present in the case of gum disease.
Overall analysis has discovered that even though men and women with gum illness may be more most likely than those with wholesome gums to expertise a medical “occasion” related to heart disease when other variables such as smoking and obesity are taken into account, folks with gum disease were not at a higher threat for creating heart illness.
“Some men and women strongly believe there is a link, but the evidence is pretty powerful that we are looking at a tiny association,” says Hujoel, pointing out that his study did discover a tiny link.
Dr. Andy Teng of the University of Western Ontario says just due to the fact there isn’t a causal connection doesn’t mean there is not some other kind of association. “Gum disease could be an critical modifier of heart disease. I personally believe we are searching at something that would modify the heart illness progress, either slow it down or exacerbate the progression.”
Other professionals agree. Jeffrey Ebersole, director of the Center for Oral Wellness Analysis at the University of Kentucky in Lexington says “This, in and of itself, is not adequate to trip the balance, but if you superimpose upon that a number of other cardiovascular risks within a patient, that may well be something that will push them off a cliff, relative to an occasion.”
It is clear to see that even with the slightest correlation in between heart illness and oral well being, appropriate oral hygiene is important. Little alterations or infections in one part of the physique can impact other locations. The body is a finely tuned organism with each program reliant and dependent on the others. Needless to say, seeing your dentist frequently for check-ups, flossing and brushing appropriately are important elements of suitable dental care.
Dr. Mitchell Elkind of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons says, “If there is even a modest association then, extrapolated over the quantity of individuals with gum disease in the U.S., that could be considerable way to intervene and support folks.”
“I assume we all accept that there are numerous different risk factors and causes for heart illness, and the a lot more danger aspects you have the far more likely you are to end up with a dilemma,” Elkind says. “Heart disease is such a prevalent disease, such an critical process, that you wouldn’t want to miss even 1 tiny contributor and that it why it is worth not throwing the infant out with the bathwater.”
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Creative and Business Minds Meld on CCAD Campus
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Members of the 1492 project sit to discuss project goals
CCAD’s collaboration in two innovative entrepreneurial events this fall has lead to a rich new appreciation of the importance of creative thinking in business development.
Startup Weekend Columbus took place Oct. 7–9, 2011 on CCAD campus. In its fifth year, it was the first time this 54-hour program was hosted on CCAD’s campus.
The program, which normally draws students, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists, had a new edge by including the creative class.
“Through Startup Weekend our students got an accelerated and intense sense of any number of considerations that impact business decisions and in turn impact design. They got to see how design contributes to business and how business influences design and how together, a company becomes more successful and their stories more impactful,” commented Cynthia Gravino, director of career services.
The program helped emphasize how closely related the creative and business processes have become.
“The weekend was not just another class exercise for students,”said Gravino. “This is a real-world experience that they can take with them as they launch their careers.”
Ten CCAD students participated in Startup Weekend Columbus, including honors students, Chavilah Bennett (senior, Advertising & Graphic Design), Lillie Templeton (junior, Advertising & Graphic Design), and Hilary Sroufe (junior, Advertising & Graphic Design); and Yiangos Panayiotou (junior, Illustration), Vincent Smigiel (sophomore, Advertising & Graphic Design), Abby Staley (freshman), Manuel Austin (sophomore, Media Studies), Michael Kroptavich (junior, Advertising & Graphic Advertising), Nikhil Nigade (freshman, Advertising & Graphic Design), Danielle Williams (sophomore, Advertising & Graphic Design), and Devin Broadnax (junior, Fine Arts).
The students worked closely with the 16 teams launching their business plans. Creatives and techies worked together to execute a successful start-up.
At the end of the weekend three of the 16 teams were chosen as the best concepts presented. They included, Source Match, DemandZilla, and UserTOS.
Similiar in some ways, 1492 is a program that accelerates the creation of start-ups in a couple of months as opposed to what would normally take a couple of years. The program is a collaborative effort among TechColumbus, Columbus State Community College, and CCAD, with support from the Ohio Third Frontier and includes money for the chosen projects.
Out of 162 applicants, 10 companies were chosen to present their ideas to a panel of judges on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Out of the 10, five were chosen to participate in an 11-week coaching program on CCAD’s campus. They will each receive a ,000 grant and will launch a product or service in mid Jan. 2012, following the program.
The five companies selected for the 1492 program this year were Azoti.com, Capstone Innovations, Churchsys.com, hungerly LLC, and Infinum Education LLC
Azoti will serve local farmers, dairies, fisheries, distributors, co-ops, farmer’s markets and artisans by providing demand aggregation services, program management and a host of CRM solutions.
Capstone Innovations has designed and patented an adaptable interlocking pallet system made up of identical units.
Churchsys is a software service (SaaS) developed to manage all aspects of operating a church or any other institution with patrons.
hungerly LLC is a location-based mobile marketing, analytics, sales, and loyalty platform built with street truck and cart vendors in mind.
Infinum Education has developed Aviso, which allows students and instructors to collaboratively drive both student and institutional success.
During the 11-week training the start-ups cover everything from financial advice to meetings with business mentors, and brainstorming sessions on how to achieve their desired goals and results.
In addition to these training programs, the start-ups will be able to utilize a CCAD intern. The intern will be with them through the duration of the program and their initial launch.
Support from participating organization, professionals, peers, and CCAD’s creative talent ensure the participating companies with a successful product launch.
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Portland Dentist | Dental Veneers | Dental Dynamics
Saturday, November 26th, 2011
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Veteran Homelessness – HRI Research Newsletter – Fall 2011
Friday, November 25th, 2011Focus: Veteran Research
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Black Friday Poll – Where do you shop Columbus?
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Before the Black Friday poll about where Columbus will shop on Black Friday… or throughout the holidays… a Ghost of Christmas past, a Lazarus Christmas shopping bag. Any idea what era the bag is from?
Lazarus Christmas shopping bag
1970′s? Earlier? Later?
Remember shopping at Lazarus?
It’s a poll. It’s only a poll. It’s about shopping in Central Ohio. Or not shopping. Whichever the case may be.
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Far right outraged over secretly Muslim … turkeys
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Via Adam Serwer:
Anti-Muslim blogger Pamela Geller, one of the driving forces behind the Ground Zero mosque controversy, has set her sights on a new manifestation of the stealth jihad: Your Thanksgiving turkey. Geller is calling for a boycott of Butterball, accusing the company of selling “stealh halal” turkeys prepared in accordance with Muslim dietary laws:
What’s that? A war on Thanksgiving is in the offing? And American Muslims have developed stealth meat technology? Everybody panic, right now! Aaaaaaahpassthegravyaaaaah!
All right, so what’s the big deal? Well, according to her:
Across this great country, on Thanksgiving tables nationwide, infidel Americans are unwittingly going to be serving halal turkeys to their families this Thursday. Turkeys that are halal certified — who wants that, especially on a day on which we are giving thanks to G-d for our freedom? I wouldn’t knowingly buy a halal turkey — would you? Halal turkey, slaughtered according to the rules of Islamic law, is just the opposite of what Thanksgiving represents: freedom and inclusiveness, neither of which are allowed for under that same Islamic law.
Well pack the kids and wake the luggage, this does sound like a crisis. I’m sure Geller, like most of the rest of America, has been happily eating kosher hot dogs for years (although that always confused me, because being “kosher” would imply hot dogs had meat in them, and … well, never mind), and might very well have been eating kosher turkeys for years as well, and kosher and halal are very similar things, since they come from the same origins, but no matter. If you’re a bigot, part of being a bigot is being convinced that Muslims are casting magical spells on your meat products.
So what harm comes from producing turkey meat that you can also sell to practicing Muslims? You don’t actually prepare the turkey any differently from usual (as it turns out, the most common way to kill a turkey also happens to be the halal-approved way to do it), so it costs the company approximately nothing per bird: Where bigots see a devious plot, I see a convenient marketing gimmick, but according to Geller Thanksgiving is supposed to represent “freedom and inclusiveness,” which we can’t have unless we’re excluding people. This makes perfect sense because bigots are almost universally idiots. So far nobody has been successful selling turkeys certified for idiots, but give it time. It’s a huge market.
In this case, the only possible harm being done to the bigots (other than reminding them that American Muslims exist, which is pretty galling right there, I imagine) is if they adhere to the magic spell theory, figuring that kosher or halal products have been specially enhanced to drain the Jesus out of all those that eat them or something.
I suppose we could all sit here and make fun of these paranoid people who are peeved that a company is—gasp—catering to the free market just as John freaking Galt intended, so what the heck, let’s do that. While we’re doing it, we can also marvel at just how deeply committed to their own bigotries the far-right is. It’s not enough for them to relay their paranoid fantasies among themselves; all of America has to also cater to their freaked-out prejudices, or they too become part of the imagined conspiracy.