Post 200!, written 17 hours ago, Post 200!Happy bloggin'!The Little Engine that Could is so cute, though quite off. It's funny because it's true.

_ _ _ _ PROOFing Your Marriage, written 6 days ago, In the past week or so it seems that I've encountered countless promotions for the current movie, "FIREPROOF". Just from the movies logo, the word "FIREPROOF" with the "OO" represented by interlocking wedding rings, yo...

Existence—What a Concept!, written 3 weeks ago,

Pakistan- blog III, written 3 days ago, Note: August 19 and 20 I spent in Pakistan and wrote three postings about the experience on my way back from the region. Regrettably, in the interim, terrorists bombed the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad killing 53 people. I want to...

Catching up with Communities of Color: Online and New Media Use, written 6 days ago, In our last post on the United States Conference on AIDS , we talked about a number of programs that are using new media to reach minority communities with HIV/AIDS information and resources. At the conference we he...

Senate financial rescue legislation, written 5 days ago, CBO has just issued its analysis of the financial rescue legislation released by the Senate today. This legislation includes the rescue package considered by the house earlier this week, a temporary increase in deposit insurance, and certain t...

ROADSHOW AND TELL, written 2 hours ago, October 6, 2008 On the road Did you know Thornton Wilder not only won the Pulitzer Prize three times, but — according to the Web site of The Thornton Wilder Society — he's the only writer who's won for both fiction and drama? Wilder's The Bridge of San Lui...

The US Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer discuss matters related to information management and information technology and how they impact the Department.

A blog about research, science, and practice in health marketing and communication, social marketing, information technology, public health partnerships, and more with Jay Bernhardt, Director of CDC's National Center for Health Marketing.

ABC of negative campaigning, written 6 days ago, Negative campaigning is a famous phenomenom and it has also been theorized and made into general rules. First, the effect of negative campaigning is that it bumps people into undecided category and therefore its prime impact is not necessarily luring ...

The Barney Bait., written 2 days ago, As one man succinctly put it, responding to a Bill O'Reilly tears into Barney Frank thread ("This was fucking great. To see Bill just tear apart Barney 'the shit stain' Frank, was beautiful"), "the coachmen steered towards the cliff, jumped off, t...

Change? How about a "Homeland" Military?, written 9 hours ago, I don't want to get all conspiratorial and everything, but things keep getting stranger. The DOW dropped below 10,000, even after Washington passed "The Fleecing of American Taxpayers Act".  It's obvious - the market...

Network Neutrality -- An American Tale, written 6 days ago, Leave it to the Australians to point out -- once again -- that the emporer isn't wearing any clothes. Or, in our case, that the whole issue of Network Neutrality is an American fiction based on a bad business model that has devalued the meg...

People Don't Trust The Government Bailout, written 5 days ago, Just to get this out formally, the 700 billion dollar bailout sucks. Do I think it's a good idea? No. Do I feel we have no choice but to let it happen? Yes. Essentially, Wall Street is afraid, and is now looking towards the government fo...

John McCain pals around with al Qaeda sympathizers and Sarah Palin hangs out with secessionists, written 21 hours ago, If Barack Obama had John McCain's "integrity," this is what you'd be hearing from the Democratic candidate's campaign. Thankfully, Obama — while by no means perfect — ...

Dear Sarah Palin,, written 14 hours ago, The word is pronounced "noo-cleer".  You are welcome to do it your way, once you can identify where that second "u" sound comes from. Love, Scot PS  You might want to lay off that "Joe Sixpack" line, at least in public.  It's ...

Just Debate, Already, written 1 week ago, John McCain took the bold step yesterday of suspending his campaign so he could focus on the economic crisis. Cool. I think everyone with any potential to effect change should be focusing on the economy right now.

Kline faces write-in challenge, written 4 hours ago, Upset with U.S. Rep. John Kline's vote Friday for the economic bailout package, a former supporter has mounted a write-in challenge against the 2nd District Republican incumbent.Kevin Masrud announced his intentions Sunday evening.? Here's his ann...

these people need water parks, written 4 weeks ago, What the rain?  More like rain drops and only four at that.  It is a good sign that cooler temperatures are on the way.  Day time highs are still in the upper hundred and someteens (if the president can make-up words than so can I) to low one-...

2008 sees increase in number of Iraqi refugees allowed into the United States, written 1 week ago, The below story highlights the efforts of many within our government and numerous groups outside of it to increase the number of Iraqis granted visas to enter the United States. While there is hope for...