Monthly Archives: August 2006

New Orleans, One Year Later

Posted on August 27, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

King Cranky and Shakes are right: if George Bush doesn’t want us to dwell on New Orleans, then it’s probably a good idea for us to do so.
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“Children of the Holocaust” and Stem Cell Research

Posted on August 25, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m going to NYC this weekend, and I was wondering what I would leave on the autoblogger thingee (I really do like that ScienceBlogs feature). Fortunately, some idiocy regarding stem cells came bubbling up from the comments.
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Why Not Sidarth for VA Senate?

Posted on August 25, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

OK, I’m kidding (legally, he’s too young). S.R. Sidarth is the native born Virginian who was called a racist slur by Californian transplant Sen. George Allen (R-VA).
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I, For One, Welcome Our Yellow Jacket Overlords

Posted on August 23, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

From the Montgomery Advertiser comes a story about gigantic yellow jacket nests.
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Watch Out For Those Draft-Dodging Elitists…

Posted on August 22, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

because you never know where they’ll show up.
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Peter Pan and the Iraq War

Posted on August 22, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

‘Will-based’ foreign policy making seems to have overcome the modern conservative movement (maybe it should be called ‘realpolitik backlash’…).
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More Values From the ‘Heartland’

Posted on August 21, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

This is a remarkable post, although it’s not too surprising. Who needs Hizbollah when you have these assholes:
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This Is Happens When You Try to Help Friends Using Your Blog

Posted on August 21, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

What’s the best laptop sleeve for a IBM/Lenovo X60S laptop? It’s a 12 inch screen, not widescreen, and about an inch thick. Have at it, hivemind.

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Thoughts From Kansas Joins ScienceBlogs

Posted on August 21, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve been a long time fan of Josh Rosenau’s Thoughts from Kansas. Now he’s done gone joined these ScienceBlogs. Stop by, wish him hello, and add him to your blogroll.

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WHO Backs Cotrimoxazole for HIV Patients

Posted on August 21, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the ‘low tech’ life-saving advances for HIV patients has been the prophylactic use of the antibiotic cotrimoxazole. The WHO’s support of universal prophylaxis of HIV patients with cotrimoxazole will greatly increase the adoption of this critical disease prevention strategy.
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