A Fusion Breakthrough?
Terence KealeyThe bombs that dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fission bombs. When isotopes of uranium or plutonium break into smaller particles, energy is released, and the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs channeled that energy into an explosion. In a civil nuclear power generator, by contrast, the release of fission energy is controlled, and used to power the electrical grid.The energy from the sun comes from fusion. Under the weight of the sun ’s gravity, and channeled by vast heat, isotopes of hydrogen fuse with each other to create a new, heavier, element called helium. Helium, indeed, was first detected in the sun...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 15, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Terence Kealey Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: More selective plagiarism
2 Chronicles 1 borrows selectively from 1 Kings 3. Specifically, Solomon ' s vision at Gibeon appears in both. However, in the Book of Kings, before he makes the sacrifice at Gibeon, he " takes " Pharaoh ' s daughter. Then, in Kings, after the vision, we get the story of Solomon proposing to split the baby in half, which was claimed by two " harlots. " Here, instead, we have Solomon gathering up a lot of horses and other expensive stuff. I can only speculate about the reason for these omissions, although as I have said before the Chronicler seems to want to clean up David and Solomon ' s act. Solomon ' s 700 wives and 300 ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 14, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
The Yemen War Powers Resolution Vote Is An Important Step Towards Recalibrating the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
Jordan Cohen andJonathan Ellis AllenThe War in Yemen is the worst manmade humanitarian disaster in the 21st century, and the United States has sponsored it from the start. Nevertheless, on December 13, 2022, the Senate will vote to dischargeS.J. Resolution 56, also known as the Yemen War Powers Resolution, from committee. If passed, the legislation would “remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against the Houthis in Yemen within 30 days of the enactment of this joint resolution unless Congress authorizes a later withdrawal date, issues a declaration of war, or specifically authorizes the use of the Armed Forces.”...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jordan Cohen, Jonathan Ellis Allen Source Type: blogs
History Cautions Against Loosening Fed Policy Too Late
Alan ReynoldsIn October I wrote, “CPI Less Rent Was Zero for 3 Months; CPI Rent Is Wrong.”Nobody appeared to find that interesting.Now, CPI less rent has shown zero inflation for5 months.How long can zero remain uninteresting?Some prices went up over the past five months and others went down, but the weightedaverage increase for everything in the average consumer ’s shopping basket was nil once we properly exclude disingenuous and outdated estimates of shelter inflation.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and Chairman Powell have acknowledged that Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys of rent and owner ‐...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Reynolds Source Type: blogs
Echoing Trump, Biden Embraces International Trade Lawlessness
James BacchusThe prolonged charade of the United States is over in its disingenuous opposition to the reconstitution of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. It is clear now that the Biden administration —like theTrump administration before it —has no desire to restore the highest court of appeal in world trade as an independent and impartial tribunal. One now glaring reason is the absence of an Appellate Body will enable the United States to escape the imposition of what would likely have been billions of dollars in annual trade sancti ons because of its continued imposition of illegal tariffs on imports...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 12, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: James Bacchus Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: All the gold on the planet
Ch. 29 is the last of 1 Chronicles, although as we know in the Tanakh it ' s one book. The division in two was made by medieval Christian monks. It ' s a logical break point however, with the death of David. The Chronicler also provides references at the end: The Book of Samuel the Seer, The Book of Nathan the Seer, and The Book of Gad the Seer. It makes sense to conclude that the first is the Book of Samuel that we know from the Deuteronomistic history, since the Chronicler has lifted from it a few times. On the other hand, although the book is named for Samuel, he actually dies about 1/3 of the way through so he can ' t ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 11, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Should We Worry That the 118th Congress Will Be Unproductive?
David BoazIn the Washington PostGillian Brockell explores how the House of Representatives has functioned in the past when it was very closely divided. The answer seems less encouraging than she suggests. In 1917, for instance, the Republicans had a plurality of seats, but not a majority, and third ‐party members joined the Democrats to elect a Democratic speaker. Did that divide cause gridlock? Not enough, in my view:The 65th Congress was remarkably productive — not only did it authorize a declaration of war by a 373 –50 vote, it also passed the 18th Amendment prohibiting alcohol, which r...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: A radical departure
The story in Chronicles of the death of David and accession of Solomon is very different from the story that bridges the late chapters of Samuel with the first two chapters of Kings. In Kings, David ' s son Adonijah is recognized as his successor, but Bathsheba and the prophet Nathan talk David out of it and persuade him to name Solomon instead. All this, and other complications, are skipped in Chronicles. Most important, there is no hint in the Deuteronomistic history that the reason construction of the Temple is deferred from David to Solomon is that David has been a man of war and shed blood. All of David ' s battl...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 7, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Pharmacological closure and maintaining patency of ductus arteriosus
Prostaglandin E1 is used for maintaining ductal patency in ductus dependent circulations [1]. Both oral [2] and intravenous paracetamol [3] have been used for pharmacological closure of patent ductus arteriosus in newborns. Indomethacin was the earlier drug being used for pharmacological ductal closure, but seldom used now because of its adverse effects. Then came ibuprofen, which is still being used. Paracetamol is the latest addition, with a better side effect profile than ibuprofen.
Ductus dependent circulations are classified into ductus dependent pulmonary circulations and ductus dependent systemic circulations. Bo...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Our long nightmare of boredom is almost over
Chapter 27 is the last of the seemingly eternal recitation of meaningless names. There ' s no point in saying anything about this, it ' s very existence is inexplicable. As always, the total number of soldiers is absurd. So I ' ll just take this opportunity to say that mediation of the news by for profit corporations is just a fact of American society. I didn ' t take a position on it one way or another. There are not-for-profit news sources of course, e.g. NPR and PBS, but they depend on sponsorship just as much as for-profit companies. People just need to be skeptical and critical consumers of information. You need ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 4, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
New VC Fund Angelini Ventures Launches to Find Next Big Digital Health & Biotech Disruptors
BY JESS DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH
NEW VC Fund! Angelini Ventures just launched their $300 million dollar investment fund to support early-stage biotech and digital health startups in the US, Europe, and Israel. CEO & Managing Director Paolo Di Giorgio and Managing Director Elia Stupka explain the fund’s thesis which is different than the usual corporate investment funds because of its “very long-term” strategy and interest in supporting disruptive health innovation that doesn’t necessarily need to relate to the core businesses of its multi-national parent, Angelini Industries. Find out more – including details a...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Tech WTF Health Angelini Ventures Big Digital Health Biotech Jessica DaMassa Source Type: blogs
80 Good Vibes Quotes That Will Give You a Big Boost of Positive Energy
Are you looking for some upbeat vibes and a boost of good energy to help you turn a bad day around or simply make this day and week even better?
Then you’re in the right place.
In this post I’d like to share the 80 most inspiring and powerful good vibes quotes.
I hope it will help you to have a better rest of your day or week and fill you with good and positive energy as you continue on your path towards your goals and dreams.
And if you want even more boosts of optimism and positive quotes then check out this post with positive energy quotes and this one filled with be proud of yourself quotes.
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - December 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Save The Nation!
The word " nation, " like many words, has multiple meanings. This inspires some people to make what they think are logical arguments based on insisting that only one selected meaning is valid. I believe I have given the example before of a guy who claimed that the entire concept of organic food is meaningless because " organic " means " carbon compounds " and all food consists of carbon compounds. Always stop and check yourself if you start making an argument based on the definition of a word. We ' ve had the same problem here with " socialism. " Somebody finds one or another dictionary definition and claims it has to mean...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 1, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
December 2022: Something's Missing
"Can I get a turkey sandwich?"I heard this exchange between a patient and a nurse. It's not an unusual request for patients experiencing homelessness. But this patient's chief symptom was that he couldn't eat. Something must be missing here.The patient confirmed to me that he wanted a turkey sandwich and that he had been losing weight because he couldn't eat. His loose pants requiring a new hole for his belt supported his words. Looking closer, I could see a left thoracotomy scar. He told me he had gotten it on his last hospitalization, but he had no idea why. Something was definitely missing here.Reviewing hi...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - November 30, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: Boredom unto death
The lists of priests and musicians at least gave us a chance to talk about the priesthood, and music, which are interesting subjects. Here we get lists of gatekeepers, accountants, and administrators. I really don ' t have anything to say about this other than once again to question why the hell anybody would be interested in these disembodied monikers. Don ' t worry, the author is running out of professions. Next chapter he ' ll do the military officers, and then we ' ll be back to a narrative, such as it is.26 The divisions of the gatekeepers:From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.2&nb...
Source: Stayin' Alive - November 30, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
