Definitive Proof

Seems like US leaders ignore logic, let alone scientific evidence when making policy these days, be it for health, environment, or maintaining our unfavorable balance of trade with China. I was relieved to find that there is now scientific proof that we should be ignoring the facts!

Milk and cookies

I'm working on sexually-transmitted infections! Not (just) my own of course, rather I'm reviewing an STI study protocol and just read the phrase "If no urethral discharge is seen spontaneously on examination, the participant or the health care provider will attempt to elicit a discharge by milking the patient's urethra." While I wasn't able to find a suitable photo for my deserving readers, I did find this.

O índico é indicado

«O índico é indicado», or something along the lines of "The Indian Ocean is chosen" for those non-lusophones (but that's a small "c", no religous overtones please), is unofficially up-and-running, only 6 weeks behind schedule. After one week of phone calls, one notarized letter from my landlady delegating me the proper authority, one visit to the state phone store, several faxes and emails, and one visit to the back office at the telecommunications university to pick up a free modem, I have gone ADSL and am ready to bring you, my precious and currently non-extant reader, the highs and the lows from bluff overlooking the Indian Ocean which I currently call home. More specifics regarding the (likely wandering and contradictory) editorial slant of this blog will be documented as they become apparent.