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As preparation for my leukopheresis next month, when T-cells will be extracted from my bloodsteam, my body needs to be cleaned up as much as possible. That means stopping the chemo treatments. Hooray! But yesterday I learned that it also means stopping the Evil Dex™. Doubleplus hooray! I already feel a little better, and within ...continue reading "Health and astronomy update"
New coal ash report alleges risk to St. Louis drinking water
A new report claims that most utility companies in the U.S. contaminate groundwater and evade federal regulations, including four energy plants in the St. Louis area. Patricia Schuba, president of the board of Labadie Environmental Organization, talks about why she’s concerned, what St. Louisans can do to protect their home’s water supply and what people can do to change things and hold companies accountable.
Thoughts on the autoshow.
St. Louis jury awards $5M in suit claiming woman died from drug over-prescription
A St. Louis jury on Friday awarded $5 million to a woman who claimed her daughter was prescribed "dangerously high" doses of amphetamines.
Missing 90-year-old man with Alzheimer's found safe
Narcan training opportunity 1/16
I’m in an Uber and afraid for my life
About that nothingburger . . .
On Monday, CBS News published a report saying that "a small number" of classified documents had been discovered while cleaning out Joe Biden's old office at the Penn Biden Center. Subsequent reports put the number of documents at about ten. On Wednesday, NBC News reported that more classified documents had been found in Biden's garage ...continue reading "About that nothingburger . . ."
St. Louis City, County officials respond to new law banning camps, sleep on state-owned land
A new Missouri law prohibits people from sleeping, camping or setting up shelter on state-owned land.
Accordion lessons?
Social media can be pretty effective in political contests
A new study is out that tries to measure the effectiveness of social media advertising campaigns in political races. The unique part of this study is that it makes use of an actual advertising campaign during the 2020 presidential contest that deliberately held out a control group so that its effectiveness could be measured: We ...continue reading "Social media can be pretty effective in political contests"
Places for a celebration of life
Woman, 27, found dead in St. Louis' Hyde Park neighborhood
Officers were called just after 8 p.m. Friday to the 4200 block of North 21st Street where they found Tamera Plummer, 27, police said.
The St. Louis County town demolished for developments that never happened
Looking to Volunteer on MLK Day since I have the day off work, anyone know of places that could use an extra set of hands on Monday?
Hatching Chickens
Nurse Anesthesia Doctoral Candidates Receive Traditional White Coats
EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) recognized 32 nurse anesthesia doctoral candidates during a traditional White Coat Ceremony held Tuesday, Jan. 10. The traditional ceremony symbolizes the transition into the clinical portion of the nurse anesthesia Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) specialization. “The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage symbolizing how hard these students have worked over the past year in the program and how far they have come in such a short time,” said Kevin Stein, DNAP, CRNA, chair of the SON’s Department of Nurse Anesthesiology. “The relationships these students have built with one another will serve as much-needed support network as they continue to navigate the rigors of the program.” The candidates will graduate in 2025 as SON’s eighth cohort of doctorally-prepared nurse anesthesiologists. “We continue to see a strong interest in our nurse anesthesia program across
Pimento Cheese Spread: The Caviar of the South
Pimento People Like pizza, pimento cheese spread has an array of fans, who are highly opinionated. Those with a fondness for the Southern delicacy can find commercial spreads in the dairy section. But they’re often bland or loaded with additives. Local devotees make their own or wait to find the spread on menus, when traveling...
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Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G – St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Alice Sara Ott, piano CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS / arr. Cristian Măcelaru Petite Suite from La foi MAURICE RAVEL Piano Concerto in G DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1
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