Posts from — December 2004

State: Chiropractic school angers FSU professors: “A growing number of professors in the Florida State University College of Medicine are saying they will resign if FSU administrators continue to pursue a proposed chiropractic school.

‘I would no longer wish to volunteer my teaching energies to FSU medical school, should it encompass a school of chiropractic,’ wrote Dr. Ian Rogers, an assistant professor at FSU’s Pensacola campus, in a Dec. 15 e-mail. ‘This is plainly ludicrous!!!!’

The threatened resignations – at least seven to date, all from assistant professors who work part time – reflect a belief among many in the medical establishment that chiropractic is a ‘pseudo-science’ that leads to unnecessary and sometimes harmful treatments. Professors are even circulating a parody map of campus that places a fictional Bigfoot Institute, School of Astrology and Crop Circle Simulation Laboratory near a future chiropractic school.”

(Via .)

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it just makes me want to read ’society must be defended’ all over again…

7 assistant professors who work part time…… determine what a pseudo-science is… all i know is that i have friends that swear by chiropracty, and they seem happy enough.

The nonperson is unborn: The question of it’s/his/her rights: “Writers on the prochoice side generally accept the premise that pregnant human mothers carry developing human life. The departure usually occurs on philosophical arguments of what constitutes ‘personhood.’ Some prochoice advocates argue that the unborn lack essential qualities of being a person, and hence, do not obligate us morally. Whatever …”

(Via Science, Politics and Ethics.)

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the only person that has rights in regards to their life in the situation of a woman with unborn child is the woman. the unborn have no rights to anything. the state has a responsibility first to the mother, and then if that is met, to the child, but the responsibility to the child can never outweigh the mother on any consideration. the child is as such not a person, it has no rights, and any rights it will have for some time will be through its parents, even after it is born. the woman has several rights including a right to her body, a right to privacy, and a right to self-determination, no consideration of the unborn can overrule those rights.

if you disagree, you will have to find some evidence in some tradition to prove otherwise, but i think that if you honestly pursue the question, you will have to come to the above conclusion.

WorldNetDaily: Rumsfeld says 9-11 plane
’shot down’ in Pennsylvania: “During his surprise Christmas Eve trip to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld referred to the flight being shot down – long a suspicion because of the danger the flight posed to Washington landmarks and population centers.”

(Via .)

sometimes the elderly forget what they aren’t supposed to say….

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Susan Sontag Dies at Age 71 at The Washington Post (reg. req’d) (Dec 28, 2004)

(Via .)

Death of Susan Sontag: “

Susan Sontag is dead from leukaemia; the New York Times has an obituary here.

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(Via Crooked Timber.)

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i’m probably the only one that will say this, but she was like Walter Benjamin with the insight of editors.

antonio sorrentinoy: “”

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the chipmonks gone bad.

Digital Learning Cultures in the Information Landscape – Clifford Lynch, Syllabus Keynote: “As executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information, Clifford Lynch has an exceptional view of the changing landscape of information in the digital realm. In these excerpts from his July 19 keynote at Syllabus2004, Lynch takes a look at t”

(Via Online Learning Update.)

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this brings up some oft forgotten issues and questions.

Something for the Text Fan…: “‘NanoBlogger is a small weblog engine written in Bash for the command line. It uses common UNIX tools such as cat, grep and sed.’…”

(Via Words – big ones and little ones….)

Foodie Survival Kit: “

I’m not embarrassed to admit I’m a complete food snob; and when it comes to seasoning my food I’m not afraid to spice it up a bit. In comes the Mobile Foodie Survival Kit from Flight 001 for $30. Never again suffer from bland or nasty food simply because you’re on the road. This little kit features all the essential herbs and spices– like crucial wasabi and soy sauce. Spices are organized in small containers to prevent mess and the kit is small enough to fit in your handbag or backpack. You’ll be happy you’ve got it when the flight attendant rolls by dropping off the in-flight dish that could use just a hint of cinnamon or a pinch of cayenne. Perfect for any foodie, yourself included. –Josh Spear

(Via Josh Rubin: Cool Hunting.)

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cool…..