Jacob Grier: Coffee, Cocktails, Commentary, and Conjuring
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| Blog Name: | Jacob Grier: Coffee, Cocktails, Commentary, and Conjuring |
| Url: | http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | politics, coffee, cocktails |
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| Popularity: | 33 Followers |
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Drams for Thanksgiving
My friend Lance Mayhew has an enviable new gig: He’s now the whiskey writer for About.com and his debut column covers whiskeys and whiskey cocktails to enjoy with Thanksgiving. Read it here and check back for upcoming articles. I’ll be taking the day off to join Lance in having some of these whiskeys, lots of good food, a few rare beers, and possibly a cigar. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. [Note to readers in Portland: Carlyle is closed on Thursday and Friday, giving the staff a much needed break prior to the December rush. We'll re-open Saturday evening.]
My friend Lance Mayhew has an enviable new gig: He’s now the whiskey writer for About.com and his debut column covers whiskeys and whiskey cocktails to enjoy with Thanksgiving. Read it here and check back for upcoming articles. I’ll be taking the day off to join Lance in having some of these whiskeys, lots of good food, a few rare beers, and possibly a cigar. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. [Note to readers in Portland: Carlyle is closed on Thursday and Friday, giving the staff a much needed break prior to the December rush. We'll re-open Saturday evening.]
Links for 11/25/09
The ghost of Schnitzler What Gordon Gee is up to in Ohio Tierney on the evolution of religion Conservatives take on criminal justice Police invade Facebook The econo
The ghost of Schnitzler What Gordon Gee is up to in Ohio Tierney on the evolution of religion Conservatives take on criminal justice Police invade Facebook The econo
Good news from Google ads
I hate the teeth-whitening and flab-vanishing ads that sometimes appear on this page just as much as you do. I ban them sometimes, but there are too many to keep track of and Google’s best filtering options aren’t offered to weblogs. So this is excellent news: Google has made a minor shift in its policy that has major implications. Up until now it has taken action against ads, not advertisers. If an ad violated one of Google’s terms of use, the search giant would take it out of circulation, but that’s it. Google briefed TBM
I hate the teeth-whitening and flab-vanishing ads that sometimes appear on this page just as much as you do. I ban them sometimes, but there are too many to keep track of and Google’s best filtering options aren’t offered to weblogs. So this is excellent news: Google has made a minor shift in its policy that has major implications. Up until now it has taken action against ads, not advertisers. If an ad violated one of Google’s terms of use, the search giant would take it out of circulation, but that’s it. Google briefed TBM
Links for 11/24/09
Cory Maye gets a new trial Few humans powerless over alcohol Let kids play in the dirt A Roman dinner party from Hell “No problem.”
Cory Maye gets a new trial Few humans powerless over alcohol Let kids play in the dirt A Roman dinner party from Hell “No problem.”
What really happened in Starkville?
Last week I briefly commented on a study of heart attack (AMI) rates in Starkville, MS that found a 27% reduction in the AMI rate in the three years following the imposition of a smoking ban. Though I was initially dismissive, I decided to email the authors, Dr. Robert McMillen and Dr. Robert Collins, to ask for a copy of the study and to see the data. I expected to find the usual flaws, but what I found was even worse: In truth there is no completed study, the relevant data haven’t even been collected yet, and there are no grounds for concluding that the decline in heart attacks had anything to do with Starkville̵
Last week I briefly commented on a study of heart attack (AMI) rates in Starkville, MS that found a 27% reduction in the AMI rate in the three years following the imposition of a smoking ban. Though I was initially dismissive, I decided to email the authors, Dr. Robert McMillen and Dr. Robert Collins, to ask for a copy of the study and to see the data. I expected to find the usual flaws, but what I found was even worse: In truth there is no completed study, the relevant data haven’t even been collected yet, and there are no grounds for concluding that the decline in heart attacks had anything to do with Starkville̵
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