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May 28, 2009
Category: Chatter
It has come to my attention that Kalamazoo is on the map, again. The last time was is 1942, when the Glen Miller Orchestra played I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo (lyrics). Now, Ratebeer.com has included TWO Kalamazoo beers on...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:41 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Politics
Last night I heard a snippet of an interview with some Senator, who expressed fear that the Supreme Court candidate, Sonia Sotomayor, would let her feelings interfere with her judgment. Evidently, this was based upon Obama's characterization of Ms. Sotomayor...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 12:17 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 25, 2009
Category: economy
Courtesy of Chart of the Day... Click on the graphs to see the Chart of the Day explanations for the data. The top chart shows the aggregate earnings, over time, of the companies in the S&P 500 Index. The second...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:25 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 21, 2009
Category: Medicine
Traumatic Brain Injury has been called the "signature injury" of the Iraq War, due to the reported high prevalence of the injury there. This is in contrast to previous wars. It's not that head injury is necessarily more common; what...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 9:04 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 18, 2009
Category: Energy
This is a continuation from last time. Sort of. Last time I wrote about some things from a recent program at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:57 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 13, 2009
Category: Public Health
A post at Energy Bulletin recaps a recent presentation at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The post is U.S. public health community begins discussing peak oil....
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:22 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 10, 2009
Category: Social Commentary
Revere has an alarming post about one potential problem. This could occur if there is a serious influenza pandemic: Swine flu: breaking the acute care system [H]hospitals and emergency departments have been shrinking, while their patient populations have been growing....
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:52 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 9, 2009
Category: Politics
Patti Smith reads the Declaration of Independence, in a rousing performance. She follows it with an indictment of George W. Bush. She speaks in English, but with German subtitles. In a way, I'm hesitant to dignify Bush by mentioning him...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:45 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 8, 2009
Category: Armchair Musings
I've been trying to figure this out. I don't think I need to include any links to the evidence, because it's all over the place. Some people think there is a ridiculous amount of hysteria about H1N1/2009, others think people...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 7:37 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 5, 2009
Category: Medicine
Not sure what to make of this, as the prediction appears to be based entirely upon the intuition of an experienced pediatric infectious disease specialist. It is reported on Medscape (open access, free registration required). PAS 2009: H1N1 Flu Predicted...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 11:23 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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