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	<title>Richard Rathe's Reading Room</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Everglades Canoe Trip 2010</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2010/01/everglades-canoe-trip-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Back to the Everglades for an eight day expedition with my friend Al Borchers [photo gallery]. This year we decided to attempt some more difficult routes, starting with a long paddle to North River Chickee on the first day. It was quickly apparent that the &#8220;great freeze of 2010&#8243; had occurred the week before—there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yucatan Trip 2009 - Uxmal Ruins</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-uxmal-ruins/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-uxmal-ruins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just back from a short vacation in the Yucatan with my brother and sister-in-law. We started and ended our tip at Merida, which has a delightful old city center to explore. [photo gallery] First on our list was Uxmal, my personal favorite! Located in the gently rolling Puuc Hills, it is one of several significant Late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yucatan Trip 2009 - Chichen Itza Ruins</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-chichen-itza-ruins/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-chichen-itza-ruins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Next on our tour was Chichen Itza, perhaps the most famous Mayan ruin of all. [photo gallery] Most of what we see today is a combination of Terminal Classic Maya and Post-Classic newcomers such as the Toltecs.
The site is dominated by the iconic El Castillo Pyramid, which was dedicated to the feathered serpent god [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yucatan Trip 2009 - Coba Ruins</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-3-coba-ruins/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-3-coba-ruins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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On our drive to the coast we stopped for a few hours to see the ruins at Coba. The site sits between two lakes and is divided up into groupings several kilometers apart. These are much more rustic with less restoration. [photo gallery] One exception was the Ball Court which was very small an intimate compared with the others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yucatan Trip 2009 - Tulum Ruins</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-tulum-ruins/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/12/yucatan-trip-2009-tulum-ruins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our final stop was Tulum on the east coast. [photo gallery] While the buildings may be less elaborate, the setting is certainly spectacular. A thick wall surrounds the site on three sides with the ocean on the fourth. The site has its own small cenote as a source of fresh water. There is a guard house of sorts just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frontline - The Warning</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/11/frontline-the-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/11/frontline-the-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
This is essential listening/viewing for anyone concerned about the current financial crisis, how and who got us here, and who&#8217;s still trying to &#8220;fix&#8221; the problem!
PBS Frontline Site
Frontline Podcast
Audio-Only MP3 Version
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		<title>Cassini Mission to Saturn</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/10/cassini-mission-to-saturn/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/10/cassini-mission-to-saturn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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Many new wonders on the Cassini Website starting with this new portrait of Saturn at Equinox. Notice that the ring shadow cast on the planet has diminished to a fine line. The tangential lighting brings out shadows of various moons and ring features. There are also amazing new movies of aurora and the hexagon at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit to Wisconsin - Photos 2009</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/visit-to-wisconsin-photos-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/visit-to-wisconsin-photos-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This was the view out my hotel window in downtown Madison! My brother Bruce came down for an evening and we toured the capital building. Discovered that the iPhone 3G has a pretty decent camera!

I drove back to Iowa through southwestern Wisconsin on a grey, rainy day. Fortunately there was already a bit of fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Roadside Flowers and HDR Scenes</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/iowa-roadside-flowers-and-hdr-scenes/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/iowa-roadside-flowers-and-hdr-scenes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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Made a brief visit to Iowa over the week-end and took some new roadside flower photos, plus a few rural HDR scenes, including the historic Hurstville Lime Kilns near Maquoketa.
Most of these flower photos were taken along a 150 ft stretch of median where I-74 joins I-80 West. The sheer number of blooms was impressive! The mostly purple asters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norman Borlaug Dies at Age 95</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/norman-borlaug-dies-at-age-95/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/norman-borlaug-dies-at-age-95/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a brief post to mark the passing of a true American hero, Norman Borlaug. Here are several links of interest&#8230;
New York Times Obituary
1997 Profile in The Atlantic
&#8220;Why Famines Still Exist&#8221; Video Interview from wsj.com
My 2008 Posting
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		<title>The Neuroscience of Seeking Behavior</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/the-neuroscience-of-seeking-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/09/the-neuroscience-of-seeking-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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I found this recent article in Slate fascinating. It draws on the research legacy of James Olds, who did some of the seminal experiments with electro-stimulation of the brain. He referred to certain reward centers for basic drives such as hunger and sex. These became known collectively as the &#8220;pleasure centers&#8221; of the brain.
Fine so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stereo Bluetooth Comes to the iPhone</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/08/stereo-bluetooth-comes-to-the-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/08/stereo-bluetooth-comes-to-the-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple has finally adopted the bluetooth standard for stereo (called A2DP) in both its laptops and the iPhone. (This was a long time coming!)
I&#8217;ve been using this Plantroncs 855 headset for about a month. I&#8217;m generally pleased with it. The sound quality is reasonably good for music and great for voice, audio books, podcasts, etc.
The only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rocky Mountain National Park 2009</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/rocky-mountain-national-park-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/rocky-mountain-national-park-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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While in Colorado we had the opportunity to visit Rocky Mountain National Park.
The first day I hiked around the Bear Lake area and took HDR photos of the taller peaks. I was lucky the sky stayed clear until noon (gallery photos 1-15).
On the second day we did a car tour along Trail Ridge Road. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vedauwoo Wyoming - June 2009</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/vedauwoo-wyoming-june-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/vedauwoo-wyoming-june-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently returned to an old favorite from the time we lived in Wyoming called Vedauwoo. In spite of their weathered sandstone appearance, these rocks are much harder—granite I think. The snow had only recently receded and the wildflowers were out in full force! I&#8217;ve posted a gallery of macro and HDR photos for all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Form Rock Classics - Caravan, Pink Floyd and The Rascals</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/rock-classics-caravan-pink-floyd-rascals/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/rock-classics-caravan-pink-floyd-rascals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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Here are three obscure but most excellent rock &#8220;concerti&#8221; from the early 1970s. In addition to the jazz orchestra classics by Frank Zappa, I keep coming back to these three:
Nine Feet Underground (sample but not a typical passage) from In the Land of Grey and Pink by Caravan — 9FU is a progressive rock masterpiece. It rambles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated Food Pyramid Review</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/updated-food-pyramid-review/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/updated-food-pyramid-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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I originally wrote this editorial/review as a handout for patients back in 2004. I&#8217;ve updated and republished it here as a public service.
One important issue I did not highlight in my article is the inherent conflict of interest on the part of the USDA. How can the agency that promotes various food industries give unbiased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Plague by Albert Camus</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/the-plague-by-albert-camus/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/06/the-plague-by-albert-camus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great novels of the twentieth century. Also one of the most powerful expressions of existentialism and humanism ever written. I reviewed  this book for the Narrative Medicine Series in 2003. See also the article A Hero for Our Times published in The Guardian.
The Plague is an allegorical novel set in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Must be a Tough Life!</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/05/must-be-a-tough-life/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/05/must-be-a-tough-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 23:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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My nemesis taking a break.
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		<title>More Unusual Flowers</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/05/more-unusual-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/05/more-unusual-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 22:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Includes one HDR image, can you tell which one?
 
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		<title>Approach to Cough Lecture Podcast</title>
		<link>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/05/approach-to-cough-lecture-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://richard.rathe.org/2009/05/approach-to-cough-lecture-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently posted my first full length lecture podcast on the topic Approach to Cough in Adults. In it I present an algorithm distilled from a 2006 comprehensive review article published in the journal Chest.
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