“Three months after the death of a worker in an Annapolis crane accident, an advisory board of Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health program has recommended sweeping changes be made to state rules for crane operations…” Continue reading
“According to a new study by professors Michael Morrisey and David Grabowski, the rate of traffic fatalities in the U.S. falls as gas prices rise…” Continue reading
“A study in the British Medical Journal shows that women trying to become pregnant who were given either of two popular fertility treatments demonstrated no higher conception rate than patients given no treatment at all…” Continue reading
“California-based Amgen announced Monday that its experimental drug denosumab reduced risks of osteoporosis and vertebral fractures in men being treated with prostate cancer medicines that can cause bone loss…”
“New Mexico State Police have closed their case on a Texas man’s death after determining he killed himself in a manner similar to that shown in an episode of CSI…”
“12 years after TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island, killing 230, the FAA has passed a rule intended to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future…”
“A new Florida law allowing employees to bring guns to work has come under fire from Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and paper manufacturer Georgia-Pacific…”
Internet advertising can be a confusing labyrinth to navigate at the best of times, but here at aaronpoehler.com I like to keep things simple. Basically, you’ll notice that on nearly all posts and pages at aaronpoehler.com there is a single banner ad. That banner ad is managed through Project Wonderful, which allows advertisers to bid what they think the ad space is worth and what they’re willing to pay per day. The highest bidder at any given time has their ad displayed sitewide here, across both blog pages and static website pages such as the vault of music reviews, so if your ad is the winning one at any given time, your ad will be seen by visitors to virtually all pages on this site (the number of which is in the hundreds right now). Advertisers are charged only for the amount of time their ads are displayed and there are no per-click charges, so it generally ends up being a good deal for all concerned — unlike many internet ad schemes which are easily defrauded through false clicks, which is why I’ve stuck with Project Wonderful above AdBrite or Google Adsense. Plus, it’s nice for me that I generally find the ads placed through Project Wonderful are interesting links to cool stuff I haven’t heard of, rather than the untargeted spammy links I seemed to get with the other services.
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“The FDA announced Monday that they intend to ask drug manufacturers to add warnings about increased suicide risks to 11 drugs used to treat epilepsy…”
“A motorcycle wreck has claimed the lives of William C. Mesa, chairman of the Jamul Indian Village, and daughter-in-law Crystal Roberts-Mesa on Lyons Valley Road in Jamul, California…”
“The FDA announced today that they will require a class of antibiotic drugs known as fluoroquinolones, including Cipro and Levaquin, to carry severe warnings on their packaging…”
“A Corpus Christi hospital has opened an investigation into how 17 premature babies in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit received overdoses of the blood thinner heparin…”
“A landmark agreement reached last week by the European Union to limit greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft has ignited controversy and protest from trade groups who question the legality of the Union’s decision…”
“In a 5-3 decision hailed as a victory for corporations seeking to limit lawsuit damages, the U.S. Supreme Court has severely reduced the $2.5 billion punitive award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill case…”
“A Paris prosecutor has filed manslaughter charges against Houston-based Continental Airlines along with five individuals in connection with the 2000 Concorde jet crash left 113 people dead…”
“An FDA panel comprised of outside medical experts has recommended that the agency impose stricter standards for approval of diabetic drugs, including long-term studies on cardiovascular effects…”
“Researchers are currently seeking pleural mesothelioma patients for a clinical research study investigating the possibilities of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy treatment protocol…”
The Bush administration has shown an almost staggering capacity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory over the past several years, so I don’t know why this should surprise me, but the staggering amount of waste and idiocy surrounding the current Economic Stimulus Rebate program continues to amaze me. They already sent out a letter to everyone receiving a stimulus check at least a month ago, at a cost I’ve seen estimated at $42 million, though I have no way of knowing the accuracy of that figure. Yesterday, I get an envelope in my mail that is clearly from the IRS and says STIMULUS PAYMENT in big red letters on the flap. Awesome it’s here — score, right? Not so fast there, sparky. I open the letter and it’s just yet another notification that the check is on its way. I freakin’ knew that already, thanks for wasting another $42 million to tell us all something we already know, and thanks again for the bait-and-switch disappointment of this mailing. Here’s a free little copywriting/direct marketing tip, guys: if you put PAYMENT in big letters on the outside of an envelope and there’s no payment inside, your audience will feel cheated — and that resentment will linger. Now, when the check finally arrives, the reaction is far less likely to be “Hey, thanks guys!” than “Jeez, finally, it’s about dang time.” Once again, kudos, guys — you’ve managed to give the rest of the world yet another thing to laugh at Americans about.
On John McCain promising to pull troops from Iraq by 2013 if elected:
Wow, does this guy ever not have his finger on the pulse of what the American people want.Here’s a clue: nobody’s out there pumping their fist going “Yes!Withdrawal in five years!”Five years, of course, being just long enough that a newly-elected president wouldn’t really have to deal with the issue during the first term allowing him to dangle it as the carrot to cadge a second term out of one weak promise.McCain’s going to have to do way better than this if he doesn’t want to be the Republican equivalent of Walter Mondale in November.
On the CaliforniaState Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage:
I’d probably have an easier time with people who oppose gay marriage if they didn’t all say such stupid things.Not a one has ever made a reasonable argument which wasn’t based in some religious dogma.They always couch it in “pro-family” and “a child needs a mother and a father” rhetoric but it’s obvious they haven’t even thought through the ramifications of their statements.Someday very soon these people are going to look as foolish as people who opposed mixed-race marriages in the 1940s and their children will be embarrassed and ashamed of their parents’ ignorant, backwards notions.
Hillary Clinton:
Please just stop.No one believes even for a minute your campaign is about helping the American people, it’s all about you.The egotism emanates in thick waves.Even if you somehow do manage to pull off the nomination with the help of backroom cronies or whatever, it would only contribute to Americans’ deepening cynicism about the entire electoral process and the (quite prevalent) notion that the whole thing is rigged.Just stop.You’re only 60, you can try again later.
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Internet advertising can be a confusing labyrinth to navigate at the best of times, but here at aaronpoehler.com I like to keep things simple. Basically, you’ll notice that on nearly all posts and pages at aaronpoehler.com there is a single banner ad. That banner ad is managed through 
The Bush administration has shown an almost staggering capacity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory over the past several years, so I don’t know why this should surprise me, but the staggering amount of waste and idiocy surrounding the current Economic Stimulus Rebate program continues to amaze me. They already sent out a letter to everyone receiving a stimulus check at least a month ago, at a cost I’ve seen estimated at $42 million, though I have no way of knowing the accuracy of that figure. Yesterday, I get an envelope in my mail that is clearly from the IRS and says STIMULUS PAYMENT in big red letters on the flap. Awesome it’s here — score, right? Not so fast there, sparky. I open the letter and it’s just yet another notification that the check is on its way. I freakin’ knew that already, thanks for wasting another $42 million to tell us all something we already know, and thanks again for the bait-and-switch disappointment of this mailing. Here’s a free little copywriting/direct marketing tip, guys: if you put PAYMENT in big letters on the outside of an envelope and there’s no payment inside, your audience will feel cheated — and that resentment will linger. Now, when the check finally arrives, the reaction is far less likely to be “Hey, thanks guys!” than “Jeez, finally, it’s about dang time.” Once again, kudos, guys — you’ve managed to give the rest of the world yet another thing to laugh at Americans about.
