Before Friday Noon Nap, Pan Cogito Checks News Reports: "NASA Let Astronauts Fly Drunk ... Grains Mixed, Livestock Mostly Higher ... 2Q GDP Rebounds"

"The sounds of a dying tradition are painful, particularly if the tradition's value is still so apparent, at least to the mourners, and still so vibrant to a wide number of sympathizers. Those melancholic strains can sometimes be sensed only on the edge of awareness, sounding like faint drones ..." Edward Rothstein "CONNECTIONS: Classical Music Imperiled: Can You Hear the Shrug?" New York Times July 2, 2007

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