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SUNRISE AT DEATH VALLEY-Photo by Tom Cochrun

Friday, July 20, 2012

THE WEEKENDER :) A REFLECTION & SOMETHING CHEERY

A GRIEF NOTED
     The tragedy in Colorado is heart breaking.  It calls to mind Columbine, which also occurred in that beautiful state.  That incident, and other school yard shootings were
a focus of VIRUS OF VIOLENCE, a documentary I produced and directed featuring Martin Sheen, and Col. David Grossman, one of the world's foremost experts on killing and mass homicides. 
       A group which has spent years researching violence and causal factors is The Center For Successful Parenting-link here. They have funded and published results on brain chemistry and violence, and in the wake of this most recent outrage, it is worth a visit.
       As a reporter I was on the scene of wanton violence and I could never escape a sense of guilt.  My life proceeded as I surveyed  and covered acts that would forever change and scar many others. This weekend most of us will share that disconnect as we proceed with our lives, while in Colorado the pain and suffering is unimaginable. 


NOW FOR SOMETHING JOYFUL
HERE IS YOUR WEEKENDER :) VIDEO
See you down the trail.

3 comments:

  1. Louie Gohmert (R-Nutz) today.

    "Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert said Friday that the shooting in Aurora, Colo., made him “wonder” whether an armed moviegoer “could have stopped this guy more quickly”

    Sweet sleepin Jesus!Do thses people ever stop?

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  2. Thanks for ending a sad day with that joyous trip down memory lane. Even Goodman would have been proud and yet astonished to see the most inspiring piece of American music ever composed played with such gusto by...young, Japanese, females on instruments traditionally played by men. There is hope.
    Maryann

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  3. Much research exists on the relationship between diet and brain chemistry. Although we as individuals may not be feel compelled to influence strangers, possession of this information may potentially be useful to family and friends in need. A few examples are linked.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12091259

    http://omega-research.com/searchlist.php?keyword=violence&howsearch=site&imageField.x=0&imageField.y=0

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