. . . that makes science cuddly and cute. Like DJQ Linden does.

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. . . I certainly try to cover my tracks better than this.

Maybe the page was set up by a Coast snob: "Wisconsin, Nebraska—what's the difference? All flyover country to me."

All I can think is that they were just copying this as a template, and they accidentally went live with a draft of the site. But you'd think they'd get someone to read it over first . . .

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Such a tragedy. And it happens way too often: the 1978 fires earned a few pages in the 1979Santa Monica High School yearbook. I watched the '93 blazes from my next-door neighbor's house back in West Los Angeles: a part of the Malibu Mafia from our Samohi days, he was able to tell me how close the fire had come to the homes of those we knew.

Does anyone know how Sandra Tsing Loh's father is? I don't think he was right on the beach. But I don't know the area well enough to be sure, and I no longer have her e-mail address. Someone get back to me on that.

I should have thought of this; it was so warm today, we had the windows open again. It seemed nice at the time. Fuck.

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Let's review the rules:

On other sites, they provide content. If you like it, you come back.

Here, I wait until my traffic stats come in. If you've been good readers and have stopped by frequently enough, I give you something to read.

It's the "tough love" approach to blogging, and I feel that it's good for you.

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Ace has some hard-headed thoughts.

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The Popular Mechanics CES blog.

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There are stem cells in amniotic fluid:

Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University reported the stem cells they drew from amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells.

They reported they were able to extract the stem cells without harm to mother or fetus and turn their discovery into several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver and bone.

"Our hope is that these cells will provide a valuable resource for tissue repair and for engineered organs as well," said Dr. Anthony Atala, head of Wake Forest's regenerative medicine institute and senior researcher on the project.

It took 'em seven years to figure out how to extract the cells, but it sounds promising.

As Glenn put it: "If this pans out, it will be bad news for politicians, but good news for the rest of us."

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. . . Maynard discusses the possibility of a nuclear exchange in the Middle East. It isn't a cheerful prospect.

Of course, I have no interest in watching Israel lie down and die, or the Western World being subject to nuclear blackmail (beyond what Kim Jong Il has already attempted).

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. . . as a Catholic-Muslim "Ecumenical Temple."

Via Insty.

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. . . is running a tribute to the old Batman TV series on The Underground Garage this week.

I figure until The Sopranos comes back I'll just listen to Silvio on Sunday nights.

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Limit the number of banjo players in any one department.

Fortunately, they didn't ask about recorders.

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It takes more than twelve weeks to build a military culture from the ground up.

Americans are not patient people, and it's getting worse.

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the more I begin to think all congresscritters should be shot with varmint rifles.

And then killed.

Via Glenn, who's blogging CES from Las Vegas.

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and Islamic Extremists.

(Please note Darleen's caveat: the video she posted isn't the official Stuck Mojo vid: it's a remix that integrates other material. This becomes clear once you begin to watch it.)

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Sorry; bad joke. But the fact that it dates back to the 1970s is telling.

Melanie Phillips makes the case for taking the war to the mullahs, and otherwise trying to win the one we're fighting in Iraq.

Via Insty.

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There's more to James Bond than haircolor and height.

Attila the Hub and I finally got around to seeing Casino Royale tonight, and it was wonderful: they are transforming the character of Bond back into a human being rather than a cartoon superhero.

"Craig's got an odd build," A the H points out.

"He's got an unfashionable build," I respond. "He's stockier than the previous Bonds have been, and he's got a tremendously muscular midsection."

"And a longer torso. He's not fat, though."

"No," I reply. "No fat at all. I checked."

It's not just the stunning body, though: Craig's acting is tremendous. As is the fact that he was asked to do it. I happen to be a fan of Timothy Dalton's and Pierce Brosnan's, but it's been a while since the Broccoli franchise has make that sort of demand on the Bond of the day. It was refreshing, and a treat.

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. . . sees the choice right now as very stark: surge or withdraw.

Remember what happened in Southeast Asia? I say, surge.

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Please not Romney.

I pretty much agree with Joyner, presuming Condi is serious about staying out of the fray: Guiliani's baggage is lightened by his performance in the aftermath of 9/11, but that won't make it go away completely.

Still, he's one of the few possibilities that I'm willing to vote for. As I've said many times, if it's McCain I'm not voting for President in '08. I won't do it.

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Simon at Classical Values writes about the handicaps foisted upon Arab populations by their "leaders."

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it's not dead yet.

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