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Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 07/18/2014 13:02:26

Lot of work things I have to juggle today, but in general the world has seen a lot of crap in the last 24 hours, at the very least. We need something beautiful.

Van Gogh's Starry Night - I know its cliche but it my favorite painting and reminds me of the beauty that is always around.

http://johnbriner.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/starry-night.jpg



 

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Comment by wickedpam on 07/18/2014 13:03:56
Morning



Comment by Mondobubba on 07/18/2014 13:04:27
Thank you, Mala.

Comment by BobR on 07/18/2014 13:06:55


Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/18/2014 13:56:18
A beautiful painting, Mala!

Stephanie Miller just mentioned that the ban on same sex marriage in the county where the Florida Keys are was overturned by a federal judge.

As I will have to spend a good chunk of the next two days helping a friend move, I will work on a Science Saturday blog this morning to run tomorrow. Here is some sad news from the world of science via ThinkProgress.
More Than 100 AIDS Experts May Have Been Killed In The Malaysian Plane Crash
By Tara Culp-Ressler

The Malaysian passenger plane that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday was carrying more than 100 public health experts on their way to a prominent international meeting on AIDS, according to several news reports. Their deaths have prompted an outpouring of grief from the scientific community.
Those passengers were on their way to the 20th International AIDS Conference, which begins on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. The group hosting the event expressed its “sincere sadness” at receiving the news in a statement released on the afternoon of Malaysia Airlines MH17′s fatal crash.
According to the Associated Press, the exact number of individuals who were killed on their way to the conference is unconfirmed. However, Australian officials have noted that “there is no doubt it’s a substantial number” that includes “medical scientists, doctors, people who’ve been to the forefront of dealing with AIDS across the world.”
“The cure for AIDS may have been on that plane, we just don’t know,” Trevor Stratton, an HIV/AIDS consultant who in Sydney for a pre-conference event, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.


Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/18/2014 14:24:43
Elizabeth Warren speaking very soon at Net Roots Nation.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/18/2014 14:29:49
Chrome closed just now, and I came back to the site. How do I edit it?

Comment by Scoopster on 07/18/2014 14:59:36
Mornin' all.. Damn malware was blocking everything today! I had to get out the hammer.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/18/2014 15:23:04
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Chrome closed just now, and I came back to the site. How do I edit it?


Okay, I can edit it. Never mind.


Comment by Scoopster on 07/18/2014 15:34:56
Yet another RT correspondent quits over the channel's policies about reporting true facts.

I can't help but wonder when Thom Hartmann's gonna get the hint.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/18/2014 16:03:16
I have tomorrow's blog ready to go, but there are breaks in it. I could not find and eliminate them.

Comment by livingonli on 07/18/2014 17:19:15
Quote by Scoopster:
Yet another RT correspondent quits over the channel's policies about reporting true facts.

I can't help but wonder when Thom Hartmann's gonna get the hint.

I think Thom has explained that his show is produced by him and he has total editorial control and that the RT studios are used for show production and distribution (the show also airs on Free Speech TV). The arrangement does not allow RT to dictate what's on his show but since he rarely discusses issues pertaining to Russia, it probably keeps him off the radar. I think if RT did try to dictate what was on his show, he would have to do it out of the radio studio at least to keep the show on Free Speech TV. I am still trying to figure out what Larry King's arrangement in since Larry King Now is syndicated because it also runs on a Toronto religious broadcaster although the "Politiciking" show is produced for RT.

Comment by Scoopster on 07/18/2014 18:52:04
Quote by Will in Chicago:
A beautiful painting, Mala!

Stephanie Miller just mentioned that the ban on same sex marriage in the county where the Florida Keys are was overturned by a federal judge.

As I will have to spend a good chunk of the next two days helping a friend move, I will work on a Science Saturday blog this morning to run tomorrow. Here is some sad news from the world of science via ThinkProgress.
More Than 100 AIDS Experts May Have Been Killed In The Malaysian Plane Crash
By Tara Culp-Ressler

The Malaysian passenger plane that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday was carrying more than 100 public health experts on their way to a prominent international meeting on AIDS, according to several news reports. Their deaths have prompted an outpouring of grief from the scientific community.
Those passengers were on their way to the 20th International AIDS Conference, which begins on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia. The group hosting the event expressed its “sincere sadness” at receiving the news in a statement released on the afternoon of Malaysia Airlines MH17′s fatal crash.
According to the Associated Press, the exact number of individuals who were killed on their way to the conference is unconfirmed. However, Australian officials have noted that “there is no doubt it’s a substantial number” that includes “medical scientists, doctors, people who’ve been to the forefront of dealing with AIDS across the world.”
“The cure for AIDS may have been on that plane, we just don’t know,” Trevor Stratton, an HIV/AIDS consultant who in Sydney for a pre-conference event, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Aside from the impending political and diplomatic setbacks that this incident will create, the fact that we lost so many leading minds trying to cure AIDS is really heartbreaking.

Comment by BobR on 07/18/2014 23:03:48
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Chrome closed just now, and I came back to the site. How do I edit it?

Are you using the text editor or the WYSIWYG editor?