The Phantom of the North
This blog post isn’t about some supernatural Geordie, rather a species of owl that haunts the northern parts of the Americas and Eurasia- the Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa). It’s the largest species of owl we have, by length, although ignore the feathers and it isn’t quite so impressive looking, but then which bird is? Also known as the cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, and sooty owl.
The Phantom of the North, photo by dB/ at Linton Zoo, Cambs, 7 Apr 2016
The sub-species S. n. nebulosa flies from central Alaska eastward across Canada to south-western Quebec, and south to ...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - April 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Sciencebase Source Type: blogs
The Perils of CEO Worship - What Happens When the Leader Becomes Demented?
Introduction: the Cult of the CEOAlthough the US and most developed countries are nominally democratic, many of us seem to be again yearning for a man on a white horse, and in the current era, the horse ridden is corporate.On Health Care Renewal, we having been talking about this pheonomenon for a long time. We have written about it in terms ofthe messianic (or visionary, or charistmatic) CEO,CEO disease, and theimperial CEO.These concerns are diffusing into the broader media. For example, from the introduction to a revent Vox article entitled "The Problem with CEO Worship"Society has always had heroes, be those of w...
Source: Health Care Renewal - December 2, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: accountability anechoic effect CEO disease Donald Trump imperial CEO leadership Source Type: blogs
About those EU Trade Concessions …
AsSimon Lester noted, President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker caught the world by surprise Wednesday when they announced a step back from the rapidly escalating trade war between the United States and European Union.Inhis statement, Trump added this bit of news:And the European Union is going to start, almost immediately, to buy a lot of soybeans —they’re a tremendous market—buy a lot of soybeans from our farmers in the Midwest, primarily. So I thank you for that, Jean-Claude.… Secondly, we agreed today to a strengthen and [sic] strengthening of our strategic cooperation with respect t...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 27, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas A. Firey Source Type: blogs
In Honor of National Caregiver Appreciation Month: An eBook Sale Just for You
As The Author of Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories, I'm honored to be chosen to be part AlzAuthors. This post is courtesy of AlzAuthors. Read through for some incredible deals on ebooks written by authors who've been where you are. MOE is among the books on sale. All are $2.99 or less.
November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month, a time to recognize the long hours, sacrifice, and love all caregivers bring to the task of caring for a loved one with dementia or any long-term illness. In honor of their efforts, AlzAuthors is hosting an eBook sale and giveaway! This is a terrific way...
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 15, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
How To Quit Your Job (with romantic worst-case scenarios)
You're reading How To Quit Your Job (with romantic worst-case scenarios), originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
If you feel sick with the prospect of being an employee for the next 20 to 30 years of your life then I hope that what you will read will put you a minute closer to showing the teeth to the crazy idea of scheduling the best years of your life to a time when your body is frail.
Free beer on Fridays is not enough freedom
I always thought to be ‘successful’ meant having a permanent job, earning 40...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: perubuesa Tags: career creativity featured happiness self improvement success 9-5 work week best self-improvement blogs death of 9-5 how to quit your job inspiration modern economy pickthebrain productivity tips Source Type: blogs
Would Repealing the ACA Violate International Law?
By DAVID INTROCASO and JASON CHUNG
Barely one month after a stinging and stunning legislative defeat, President Donald Trump has committed to revising the AHCA and potentially resubmitting it for Congressional approval.
In addition to Democrats and widespread popular opinion against ACA repeal, the AHCA may face another obstacle – international law.
This week the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank reported that the United Nations Office of the High Commission on Human Rights forwarded a four-page letter to the Acting Secretary of State, Thomas A. Shannon, to express the Commission’s “serious concern” that the...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: OP-ED Uncategorized ACA AHCA International Law Trump UDHR UN General Assembly Source Type: blogs
Venezuela Enters the Record Book, Officially Hyperinflates
Venezuela ’s inflation has officially become the 57th official, verified episode of hyperinflation and been added to the Hanke-Krus World Hyperinflation Table, which is printed in the authoritative Routledge Handbook of Major Events in Economic History (2013). An episode of hyperinflation occurs when the monthly inflation rate exceeds 50 percent for 30 consecutive days. Venezuela’s monthly inflation rate first exceeded 50 percent on November 3rd and continues to do so, sitting at 131 percent as of December 11, 2016. The peak monthly inflation rate thus far was 221 percent, which is relatively low in the context of ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 12, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Steve H. Hanke Source Type: blogs
Incidence of High Blood Pressure Rises and Spreads, Following Increased Wealth
Rates of obesity and high blood pressure, or hypertension, follow the increases in wealth and comfort that have spread through much of the world over the past 60 years. Regions that are in the process of transitioning from predominantly poor agricultural populations to a level of wealth and mix of occupations that looks much more like Europe or the US, with South Korea as a good example of the full span of such a transition, see rising life expectancy as well as a rising level of lifestyle conditions. High blood pressure drives the development of cardiovascular disease, and is made worse by excess fat tissue and lack of ex...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 29, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
' If You Want Peace, Prepare for Resistance '
Lithuania ' s government issued a guide on how its citizens can resist a potential Russian invasion and occupation. Resistance is a key element of the“Total Defense” strategy all three Baltic states have been pursuing, spurred on by Russian aggression. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 21, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Future History
Time travellers with nothing better to do just sent me a GCSE history exam paper from the summer of 2066…makes for interesting and yet worrying reading…
GCSE History Paper 2 23rd June 2066
World War III (20 January 2017-21 January 2017)
Answer all questions in this section. You are advised to spend 90 minutes of the two-hour exam on question 3
Question 1 In what way did Jeremy Corbyn’s inadequacies as an opposition leader contribute to the succession of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister following Theresa May’s abduction for anal probing by aliens on Christmas Day 2016?
Question 2 Was Russia’...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - November 18, 2016 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
The "Progressive" Threat to Baltic Exceptionalism
I ’m a big fan of the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.These three countries emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Empire and they have taken advantage of their independence to becomesuccessful market-driven economies.One key to their relative success is tax policy. All three nations haveflat taxes. Estonia ’s system is so good (particularlyits approach to business taxation) that the Tax Foundation ranks it asthe best in the OECD.And the Baltic nations all deserve great praise forcutting the burden of government spending in response to the global financial crisis/great recession (an approach that prod...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 15, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
Cardiology classics : Bernard Lown . . . The cardiologist who won Nobel “ peace ” prize !
Great men dream , but they just do not sit idle. They do what they are passionate about .History just follows them or they create it.Here is a brief story of an ordinary man born in a small European country Lithuania in 1921 ,lived much of his life in the east coast of USA ,transformed into a brilliant cardiologist based in Brigham Hospital , Boston.
He is Dr Bernard Lown , best known as a founder of what is used in every coronary care unit and cardiac surgical theaters around the world . Yes, the DC cardioversion was invented by Lown in the year 1961.(Of course, it was an Improvement upon the pioneering work ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - October 2, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: history of cardiology Histroy of medicine bernard lown dc cardioversion Source Type: blogs
NATO Decides to'Troop the Colours' As Symbol of Deterrence in the Baltics
At its Warsaw summit in July, NATO agreed to establish a permanent rotating presence of its troops in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The decision may be interpreted as NATO ' s commitment to take its Baltic members ' concerns seriously. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 27, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
From Peace Corps to SLP in 20 Years
I was definitely not a little girl who knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My interests varied from becoming an astronaut to writing scripts and performing mini-plays. I was creative, yet practical, and by the time I graduated from high school I was ready to leave Oregon far behind and travel the world!
In college I chose communications, because the department included theater majors. However, my classes morphed into cross-cultural ethnographies and culminated with a six-month internship in Manila, Philippines. While there, I lived among squatter communities and volunteered with a micro-finance loan organizati...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - March 22, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Genealle Visagorskis Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Cultural Diversity Language Disorders Schools Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs
Russia Won’t Attack the Baltic States
When the Cold War closed many people believed that history had ended. Europe was certain to be free and undivided.
Alas, it hasn’t worked out that way. But no worries. At least NATO officials are happy. Following Russian intervention in Georgia and Ukraine the alliance rediscovered a sense of purpose through its old enemy, Moscow.
The Obama administration just announced a multi-billion dollar program to bolster U.S. forces in Eastern Europe. Now a Rand Corporation report warns that Russia could easily overrun the three Baltic members of NATO is raising additional alarm.
Said David A. Shlapak and Michael W. Johnson: the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 10, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
