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in the news 2008-01-13 20:03:00 Rights vs. Rights: An Improbable Collision CourseChris Matthews a Target for Clinton FansIran Encounter Grimly Echoes '02 War GameTwo Giants Try to Learn to Share Asia Lives of Poverty, Untouched by China's BoomWhen a Mountaintop Might as Well Have Been the Moon Following the recent death of Sir Edmund Hillary, the first known climber to scale the top of Mount Everest, I found this article's analysis of the link between the our species' climb to the summit of the Earth and to the stars quite interesting.NASA Spacecraft to Make Historic Flyby of Mercury ...

day +140 2008-01-08 11:19:00 On Sunday afternoon, I walked across the Madison Avenue Bridge into Harlem to check out Harlem River Park which I found existed only this weekend. Located between 135th and 139th Streets, the park's first phase was completed in 2002 and construction is under way for the park to be expanded northward up from 139th to 145th Streets by the spring. One of my problems before finding this park was trying to find locations along the Harlem River where I could get pretty good shots of the Madison Avenue and Park Avenue Bridges but now that I've found this park which is right on the Manhattan waterfront, my problem is practically solved. I still have a problem obtaining shots of the Third Avenue Bridge from either side of the River, but my NYCDOT contact is working on that.After visiting Harlem River Park, I returned home and enjoyed watching the rest of the Giants' victory against the Buccaneers.Yesterday I went down to Sloan for my check-up with Dr. Castro-Malaspina, who had recovered f ...

day +136 2008-01-04 19:29:00 I had planned to read a bit last night, but instead I got swept up by both the Republican and Democratic Iowa Caucuses. I find it to be a thrilling night as I switched back and forth from network to network to see the incoming results and what the political pundits were discussing about the various candidates and the significance of Iowa in the road to each party's nomination.As it was still quite frigid today, I stayed in but tomorrow it's supposed to be much better. As usual, I caught up on the day's news, read the latest updates on some of my friends' blogs, and browsed the Web. Today's Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC had what I found to be a very interesting interview called, "Water, Water, Everywhere," which focuses on the new 30-minute documentary film, City of Water, that examines the role that NYC's historic waterways have had and how they are being reshaped today. This film was co-produced by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, one of a dozen or so other organizations in ...

cancer news 2008-01-04 18:27:00 Cancer Risk from Hodgkin's Radiotherapy ReducedSome Sun May Guard Against Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaScientists Seek 'Swish and Spit' Test for CancerBattling Back from Breast Cancer Positive and inspirational! ... Cancer

in the news 2008-01-04 18:11:00 Even France, Haven of Smokers, Is Clearing the AirJudge Him by His LawsAnalysis: Obama Shows a Black Can WinThe End of 'Black America'More of the Africa You Don't KnowBaby Mammoth Could Clarify Global WarmingEvolution Education Is a 'Must' Says Coalition of Scientific and Teaching OrganizationsEvolution Book Sees No Science-Religion GapLack of Deep Sleep May Raise Diabetes RiskResolve to Get Enough Zzzzs This YearHealthy Food Getting More Expensive: StudyNo Gimmicks: Eat Less and Exercise More ...

day +134 2008-01-02 19:42:00 A little after sunset today I experimented for the first time with long exposure photography. For the past several days, I have been reading a lot on how best to get those long streaks that are so characteristic of moving traffic lights under low-light. For help, I reviewed Understanding Exposure as well as a number of useful websites, including of course, the Flickr groups. As I mentioned in a previous post, Flickr has a group for almost every photographic subject imaginable. Flickr is a wonderful resource for the both the novice and expert. With regards to long exposure photography, here are the Flickr groups that I have turned to so far:Traffic TrailsLong ExposureLight STREAM___I took this unedited photograph of the Harlem River Drive from Fifth Avenue between W. 143rd Street and W. 142nd Street. You can see the 145th Street Bridge in the distance. With the temperature in the high 20s and windy, I managed to take only six shots before it became too unbearable for me to stay t ...

bring in the new year 2007-12-31 15:06:00 Wishing that 2008 is more fruitful, more enjoyable and HEALTHIER for everyone! ...

cancer news 2007-12-30 18:13:00 Cancer Patients, Doctors Talk Little of Emotions ... Cancer

in the news 2007-12-30 18:05:00 Yeah, I was hoping for a Giants' upset but they came up short. The Giants had their opportunities, but the Patriots are just too good.His View From the BridgeN.Y., Chicago See Big Drop in HomicidesA Biracial Candidate Walks His Own Fine LineYoung Swedes Flock to Newly Rich Norway for WorkBeijing's Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky BlueStudies Show Yoga Has Multiple BenefitsEat, Drink and Be HealthyAsteroid May Cross Path of Red PlanetFerguson and KerikWorld War IVFormer Yankee Leyritz Charged With D.U.I. in Fatal Crash ...

i gotta keep breathing 2007-12-29 21:08:00 I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that's what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I'm back. . . . And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?-Chuck Noland (played by Tom Hanks), Cast Away ...

day +129 2007-12-28 17:10:00 Dr. Castro-Malaspina's secretary called this morning informing me that he has the flu, which means that my appointment which was scheduled for the 31st has been postponed until January 7th. I still, however, must go down to Sloan on Monday for the IVIG treatment.Today I spent most of the day at the Queens Museum of Art in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens with my good friend, Tiffany, who I hadn't seen in at least one year. She graduated from the London School of Economics this summer and is back in NYC for the holidays, but will be off to London again in about one week.We arrived there just before it opened, so that I'd minimize my exposure to other visitors. At the museum, we checked out the temporary exhibition, Yue Minjun and the Symbolic Smile, which ends on January 6th. It's Yue Minjun's first museum show in the U.S. Afterwards, we saw The Panorama of the City of New York, a permanent exhibition there. It's really spectacular. There before you is an enormous 3-D m ...

another hodgkin's blog found 2007-12-28 16:28:00 Kelly Urban ...

inspirational stories 2007-12-26 18:20:00 Here are two amazing stories that I watched on ESPN recently. The first story, "The Ray of Hope," which may have been aired before brought me to tears when I saw it this morning. It's an inspirational story and I bet everyone will be in awe by the remarkable ways in which Jason Ray left such an indelible mark on the lives of so many strangers. We, BMT survivors, will appreciate this heartfelt story in particular.Just like click on Ray of Hope and watch the main video at the top of the page."Martel Van Zant Overcoming Deafness on the Field" (below) is the other inspirational story that I had to share. There's no doubt . . . this dude is amazing! ...

in the news 2007-12-26 18:00:00 Teen Dies Hours After Liver Transplant Approved After receiving an allogeneic BMT for leukemia, Nataline Sarkisyan developed complications that required a liver transplant. Her insurance company, CIGNA, denied approval for the liver transplant stating that there was insufficient evidence proving that the transplant would help. Nataline died just hours after CIGNA reversed its decision. This story is just so tragic.Remembrance of Things UnreadHoover Planned Mass Jailing in 1950Blair, a Regular at Mass, Is Now CatholicReconstructing the Family Tree ...

day +123 2007-12-22 12:40:00 Last night I updated my 50 State Quarters Collector's Map for the first time in many months. I managed to find the quarters for Alabama, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, and Nebraska. The only state, whose quarters were issued in 2007, that I couldn't find amidst the pile of quarters on my table is Utah. So, Utah remains unfilled at the moment. The remaining states - Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Oklahoma - will be released next year by the U.S. Mint.In the latest issue of CURE, there's a very interesting article about the difficulty that doctors face sometimes in diagnosing blood cancers, especially the rarer types. I think it's well-worth reading.Mistaken Identity: Preventing Misdiagnoses of Blood Cancers is All in the DetailsThanks to Cliff for sharing this article on his blog. ...