These drawings apparently were made between 36,000 and 30,000 years ago:
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Open thread 3/18/23 — 50 Comments
Ther is ongoing consternation in parts of the medical community because female physicians consistently earn less than their male counterparts.
This persists despite Medicare, Blue Cross, and the rest having a single fee schedule for boy and girl doctors, and no medical employer having different contract templates for the different sexes.
Someone with time on her hands did a deep dive and found that female docs spend more time with their patients and their patients were, or at least should have been, more satisfied.
That explained some but not all of the discrepancy.
Now the AMA has released a study that showed that female physicians spend more time in the Electronic Health Record than males do. I.e., more time looking at the computer screen and typing data in. Even worse, that difference increased over the years of the study.
They don’t say why this may be, whether due to women being more meticulous in their documentation, of if girls are just bad at computers ‘n stuff.
They do suggest that solutions include spending less time with patients, or having them be responsible for fewer patients to care for.
I just don’t know what to do.
I now go to 2 Women Docs. They do take their time, which I appreciate. They listen to me and ask questions. I have been lucky that in the past when my primary Doc was a Man that he did the same, pre computer days. I like that my present Docs can pull up my records easily while we speak so she can see what is happening.
Second Post: Those Cave drawings are spectacular. It looks like different artists at different times drew over other works. They are very true to the animals depicted. Interesting to see Lions on the walls. Just think of the person in the cave with some sort of lighting from torches doing that. Wonder if the drawing had a “religious” meaning, like give us good hunting this year.
Shirehome –
It’s great that you have a physician that you like. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for your physician to earn the same as a quick and dirty physician who does the minimum and moves on to the next patient. This is because the government has taken over the medical industry in the same fashion that they are currently trying to take over the communications industry. The only out for your physician is concierge medicine, which could allow her to charge extra for the extra care that she is taking, but she has to practice outside the healthcare insurance industry to do this. This can be an expensive and risky endeavor, but is increasing, much to the consternation of the usual subjects.
Altamira is closed to the casual tourist, however in 2012 I was able to go to one of the other caves nearby. This video does not do it justice. One of my most interesting and pleasing travels.
Ditto to Shirehome regarding MDs. My previous PCP in CT was a male who I was with for over 20 years. He, like most, back then had his own practice. I liked him as his practice was never jammed with patients so he had his staff spread out appointments. I also appreciated his common sense approach which sometimes went against the standard, but had a good benefit for me. When his practice got larger he hired an APRN. He obviously looked carefully as she was really fantastic. After O’care, he had to join a network which seems to be the major fallout of that legislation…docs are now employees rather than private contractors.
Arriving here in Florida, the first task was which available health company was the best. We had a choice between UFHealth and BaptistHealth. BH was by far the winner. OK, now who is going to be the PCP within that system? My wife has a few more issues than I do so she chose an internist..woman, who she likes. I found a wonderful PCP woman doc. Navy vet, Afghanistan decorated. Like my previous PCP, appts are spread out and she generally spends whatever time is necessary, with a common sense approach. She’s right on top of my issues such as the prostate, borderline blood pressure, melanoma history, and got me into PT for sciatic. Very personable. She’s the one that got me involved with the local EAA chapter as her husband flies for Allegiant, and also had some great recommendations on restaurants. She’s got me for life.
Trump says, and no one is so far denying, that he’s going to be arrested Tuesday for not reporting his Stormy Daniels payoff as a campaign contribution. And what it immediately made me think about is Ukraine.
Seriously. When you reduce your thinking to “I’m good. He’s bad. Everything I do is good. Everything he does is bad. Anyone who doesn’t understand that is also bad,” you no longer accept any limit to your own actions except your own view of your own wonderfulness. And that never ends well.
Mike
The new Twitter file drop from Matt Taibbi is deeply disturbing, dystopian. It is very helpful to read through the thread:
..and following up by listening to Taibbi’s subsequent discussion with Walter Kirn. This is subscription-related, but usually the first 30 minutes is available to everyone.
No one here thinks that about Ukraine. And very few elsewhere think it, either.
However, some people and some countries are better than others, or the lesser of two evils, or better in a certain situation, and sometimes that needs to be supported in various ways. Obviously.
I’ve been talking to people recently about their health care experiences. The overwhelming consensus is, it sucks. If one does not have an appointment, it’s going to be long, uncomfortable and often incompetent. And that’s before they send the bill which includes theoretical treatments that might have, but did not in actuality, happen.
I’m in the VA system, and I’m grateful. I did pay with six years of my life, but at least I can walk into a clinic and get treatment, eventually. I had to wait a year for one hernia surgery, but now they send your case out to the private care community if the VA can’t get it done quickly. Why my private practice surgeon (assisted by another surgeon from that clinic) accepted $925 for my latest, I cannot imagine, but I’m grateful.
But friends who walk into urgent care clinics uniformly report slow, barely competent service. A friend handed over his driver’s license to the intake clerk, and received a wristband with a name on it that only resembled his name because both are in English.
Perhaps it is just a symptom of the great employment upheaval. A county owed me money, and I was told it would take four to five weeks. It took over three months. I was told they are shorthanded, etc. Now those sorts of jobs were once treasured. There’s decent pay, very good current benefits and a nice pension at the end. Why would they be shorthanded in a town where those jobs should be fought over?
I can drive over to The Home Depot and hire laborers instantly, for reasonable wages, and they’ll work hard, quickly and deliver exactly what I ask for. Oh, and their cousin can fix that bent fender for me for less than the deductible payment on my insurance policy.
So, after 30,000 years there is no ambiguity about whether or not the cave art was painted upside down or not, unlike some (much?) of today’s modern “art” in which one cannot discern (presumably the artist can) if the paint splattered upon a canvas , and declared to be “art,’ has an up or down part.
I guess that’s why we have art experts to let tell us.
Speaking of MDs, etc: the Federal Trade Commission approves (or not) mergers of corporations. If they decide a no, it’s usually because in their opinion the merger will be anti-competitive.
Yet somehow, insurance companies are allowed (encouraged?) to collude with hospitals and doctors to fix prices. If you ask your doctor how much a certain treatment will cost, my guess is that the doc will not know.
If auto companies, grocery store chains, etc., etc. were allowed to collude and fix prices, people would go to jail.
But not in the medical service business.
You get to keep your doctor.
I’m looking for my fifth PCP in about 10 years (in NYC). #1 retired, #2 somewhat mysteriously stopped his practice (I think became in-house or concierge), #3 moved to the suburbs, and #4 just moved to Wisconsin. I liked him because he was a sole practitioner, had one employee (a receptionist). He was also relatively forward-thinking about diet/lifestyle issues, like not lecturing me to cut back on red meat and eat more grains, like other doctors had.
This is partly an NYC phenomenon. #4 told me he had to work so hard to make ends meet that he had no life.
I’m just about out of my D softgels. I’ve been taking 2000 IU daily, which I had upped on a friend’s recommendation from 800 IU — the high end of the official RDA. Since D is fat-soluble it can accumulate in one’s system and potentially cause problems
There are those who claim that 800 IU is not enough for those not getting much sun, are older or have other problems, and recommend a higher dosage. Hence, my move to 2000 IU.
However, I now notice there are a ton of D supplements sold in 5000 IU pills., which before I would have assumed to be an overdose. So I checked the web and found this video, which compares the amount of D in IUs versus nanograms per milliliter, which is how researchers measure D in the blood — 40-60 ng/ml is healthy.
By this analysis 800 IU comes nowhere near keeping one out of D deficiency without a lot of sun exposure or fatty fish in one’s diet.
Berg concludes that most people ought to be taking at least 10,000 IUs daily. Berg is a DC i.e. a chiropractor, so I don’t consider him a credentialed authority in this area. However that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.
From Covid we’ve all heard how important vitamin D is for health. I was already sold, because D is important for supporting bones and the nervous system.
So I just ordered a new bottle of D in the 5000 IU size. I’ll take 5000 IU daily and see how it goes.
If anyone has better information, I’d like to hear.
Huxley- before you start updosing, please have a Vitamin D test scheduled to check your actual blood levels. If it is within normal range, then you are fine. If you are low, then increase your dose from 2000 to 3000 for 6 weeks, retest, then if needed move to 4000, etc. Be scientific and systematic about it to reach your optimum dose. Finding your low point in winter will ensure you are protected in summer.
eowrth:
Noted. Generally, I’m more interested in information than advice.
So, this is probably where Fred and Barney hung out because Wilma and Betty got tired of them drawing on the walls of the houses.
I always love looking at these prehistoric paintings.
My sister and I had the opportunity to experience a full-size “facsimile” of a portion of the Lascaux caves, at the Houston Art Museum.
(Wikipedia: “Lascaux III is a series of five exact reproductions of the cave art (the Nave and Shaft) that, since 2012, have traveled around the world allowing knowledge of Lascaux to be shared far from the original.”)
The clip Neo linked doesn’t identify the cave; it’s the Chauvet Cave in France.
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog (ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, GRIZZLY MAN) follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. A hit at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS is an unforgettable cinematic experience that provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago — almost twice as old as any previous discovery.
I’m also amazed at how lifelike, and recognizable, the depictions are. They may be slightly abstracted, but they may also be faithful renditions of animals at that time, which may not look exactly like their current descendants.
Apparently, the film can also be seen in 3D, according to the commenters at Neo’s link, one of whom noted this:
@april5054 1 year ago (edited)
1:54 is kind of nuts. As the big cats are only visible around one corner of the rock, but peeking around the rock lets you see the rhino, it’s almost as if the cats are stalking the rhino from around the corner, where it can’t see them but they can see it. I never considered the use of 3d space in cave paintings, but it seems like they did use it sometimes, which is so cool. Hell you can almost see the gap between the two cats far behind and the cats in front at 2:53 to be a visual representation of space, as though the ones in the back are lagging behind the pride. They’re also much smaller, so they could be cubs, brought along to watch the older cats as they hunt, lagging behind to not get in the way.
From Lascaux to Chauvet to Australia, in this video I discuss the many illustrations of now extinct prehistoric animals and how they can be significant to paleontologists. Additionally, artwork created by our long dead ancestors can actually tell us a lot about prehistory we wouldn’t know otherwise from cultural norms to religious beliefs. So I’ve taken the time to examine what prehistoric art can tell us. We will talk about everything from Irish Elk to Marsupial Lions so I hope you enjoy!
As a friend once said to beat poet, Lew Welch:
____________________________
Lewie, You’re a Goddam Jewel
We are the grit in the
clam of this nation naturally
It tries to slime us
over.
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AesopFan, you’re a goddam jewel!
So, after 30,000 years there is no ambiguity about whether or not the cave art was painted upside down or not, unlike some (much?) of today’s modern “art” in which one cannot discern (presumably the artist can) if the paint splattered upon a canvas , and declared to be “art,’ has an up or down part.
John Tyler:
I guess you’re thinking about Jackson Pollock. His later paintings were composed by dripping paint from above onto the canvas laid horizontally on the floor below. His work was criticized by those who disliked modern art much as you have.
If one knows and loves Pollock, it’s not difficult to see how he intended his works to be “read.” Here’s one of his most famous paintings, “Blue Poles:
Tonight’s French feature film at Chez Huxley is “Suite Francaise” based on the second part of Irene Nemirovsky’s novel of the same name. There were to be five parts, but Nemirovsky was Jewish and was murdered in Auschwitz before she could write the rest.
The film deals with a French non-Jewish woman who becomes lovers with a Wehrmacht officer after the Occupation. I’ve reached the point where they dance to the gorgeous “Parlez-moi D’Amour — Tell Me about Love” on the phonograph.
Trump says, and no one is so far denying, that he’s going to be arrested Tuesday for not reporting his Stormy Daniels payoff as a campaign contribution. And what it immediately made me think about is Ukraine.
Oh come off it. I’m supposedly one of the leaders of the ““DID SOMEONE SAY UKRAINE?!” household”, but this would not have come to mind for me on this thread or issue were you not trying to jam it in.
Seriously. When you reduce your thinking to “I’m good. He’s bad. Everything I do is good. Everything he does is bad. Anyone who doesn’t understand that is also bad,” you no longer accept any limit to your own actions except your own view of your own wonderfulness. And that never ends well.
Seriously “Mike”; Neo was too kind by dismissing this as a strawman. It’s actually projection on your part.
It fits your despicable conduct, especially on this topic, only too well. You don’t seem to have any principles, consistent arguments, or coherent points beyond a colossally arrogant belief in the superiority of Mike Bunge over those mere mortals, including *checks notes*…… the HOST of this blog.
And that your wonderfulness and unique grasp on the nature of history and foreign policy justifies you trolling, strawmanning, not vetting your sources, motte and baileying, and even outright lying. You seem to be trying to make it impossible to admit if the other party has a point, hence your latest and utterly stupid attempt to contest my point that American foreign policy has spent more than a decade and a half trying to ally with Putin, a fact easily pointed out by Obama’s reset.
Grow the hell up. Because at this stage you are a hollow, pitiful mockery of what you once were. You give om reason to look down at you because I’m at least can vet their sources better and is less NAKEDLY hypocritical. And I have had plenty of issues with om’s behavior and not hesitated to let them know.
Oh and PS: most of us on the “Did someone say Ukraine” camp can’t be blamed for that kind of caricature you make us out to be. I have repeatedly spoken about things like corruption in Ukraine, and have pointed out how it was necessary for US interests to support far worse regimes than that (Remember: I’m the one who talks about the Nanjing Decade KMT and people like Dai LI?), and so have others such as Richard Aubrey.
Now, stop wasting our time and try to justify why you should continue commenting on this blog rather than getting banned.
Palestinian Rules!!
(Or is that Democratic Party Rules??)
“PA cabinet leader claims: This land has been ours since the time of the Canaanites”— https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/368894
Yep, the Narrative(TM) with a twist! Indeed a most flexible weapon….
(OTOH, the claim may well explain why child sacrifice seems to be one of their more popular pastimes…)
huxley, my husband and I have both been taking 2000 IU of D3, plus there’s some in our daily multivitamin, and we don’t sunbathe but we work outside in the garden in season. Both of us have blood test results in the 50 ng/ml range. If you’re low, 5000 IU for a while will correct the problem. There are risks if it goes over 100 ng/ml. The suggestion, above, that you get your blood level checked is a good one, especially after you’ve taken those 5000 IU doses for a while.
00:00:00 — INTRO
00:00:57 — WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT
00:01:59 — SPONSOR: GROUND NEWS
00:03:02 — BEFORE THE WINTER
00:04:12 — The Surovikin Strategy?
00:05:52 — Pressure Applied & Received
00:07:28 — The New(old) Boss
00:08:20 — Ukraine Secedes The Initiative
00:08:55 — WINTER OFFENSIVE
00:11:08 — OVERVIEW OF THE OFFENSIVE
00:12:39 — A Sense Of Perspective
00:15:36 — WINTER BATTLEFIELDS
00:16:02 — Kherson
00:17:25 — Luhansk
00:18:12 — Svatove-Kreminna
00:19:21 — Kupyansk
00:19:43 — Donetsk
00:20:54 — Avdiivka
00:22:56 — Marinka
00:25:00 — Bakhmut
00:31:06 — Vuhledar
00:37:05 — Culture Can Kill
00:38:36 — OBSERVATIONS
00:39:52 — Shovels And Sticks
00:44:49 — Attacking Fortified Positions Is Difficult
00:46:12 — Entrenchments & Defensive Tactics
00:47:17 — Certain Systems Have Been Noteworthy
00:49:06 — Changing Force Quality
00:50:53 — EVOLVING TACTICS & FORCES
00:53:45 — Ukraine’s Lessons
00:57:15 — EVALUATION & WHAT NEXT
00:59:24 — The Russian Costs And Gains
01:02:35 — Implications For Ukraine
01:05:37 — Was There An Alternative?
01:06:38 — Losses & Force (re)generation
01:07:21 — CONCLUSIONS
01:08:44 — CHANNEL UPDATE
And if you have any curiosity Perun provided links to ~ 25 sources for information used or pertinent. but unfortunately not Tucker nor Col. McBullsh*t .
dhimmis are due no rights, you know that barry, dan simmons was quite close in his dystopic tale, if you recall, that was 17 years ago,
Fine cave paintings these! I took a trip to Lascaux France to view the cave paintings there, probably the most famous in the world. They were breathtakingly beautiful and skilled and particularly when one considers they were painted 300 to 500 feet into the cave with lamp light! They have now determined that the oil lamps were specially constructed so as not to emit smoke and effect the “canvas” while they painted. The paintings, made during the last ice age depicted many animals no longer existing in Europe. The artists used a technique to represent the perspective of movement by the animals that was very effective. These were skilled artisans and it showed.
Truly an amazing place and well worth a trip to an out of the way corner of France to see. It will change your thinking about early man and the changeability of climate we have, as a species, experienced.
Well, he starts off pretty OK…but then kinda veers off the rails with: “The Russian Federation undeniably stands as the last bastion of civilization against barbarism.”
I mean even if one has a soft spot for Russian culture, for Russian LOVE of culture, for Russian toughness, for Russian food (and/or drink), for Russian durability and robustness in the face of constant hardship (or for any sort of misconception WRT the above), “the last bastion of civilization” is more than a wee bit off the deep end.
(To be sure, almost everything depends on one’s starting definitions…. Nonetheless….)
Hold on! maybe it’s all because the Holy Father is a ballet buff?
Yeah, that must be it….
File under: Ya see, there’s this big elephant in the room called Putin; and then there’s all these blind types trying to figure out what the hell that thing is. So they grope and the grab and the touch and they caress and they pull and they yank…
… and wind up either covered in elephant spoor or stomped by elephant feet.
Barry: Not a bad Russia list, but (!!!) you left off the women. That bit at the end might be your subconscious nudging you about it.
Talk about trying to thread a needle (while sitting on the fence under a blistering prairie sun…).
Why-oh-why-oh-oming…
(Have they put “Land of Cheney” on their license plates yet?)
Anway, maybe if someone were to inform the gov. of this noteworthy example of judicious discernment, good-will and fair play…..
‘Christian School in Vermont That Forfeited Girls’ Basketball Game Over Trans Player on Other Team Banned From Sports;
‘ “The Vermont Principals’ Association, which oversees school athletics, said Monday afternoon that Mid Vermont Christian School in Quechee will no longer be eligible to participate in sports and other sponsored activities.” ‘— https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/03/christian-school-in-vermont-that-forfeited-girls-basketball-game-over-trans-player-on-other-team-banned-from-sports/
File under: “Oh, but we CERTAINLY WILL tread on you…”
Note: In my previous post, I guess I shoulda wrote “…COULD NOT GET ANY MORE CONFUSING…”, but…I probably got cornfused….
I didn’t see any mention of this study from Canada, but certainly another reason to go all out for vitamin D, considering the demographics of commenters on this blog.
My daughter, an RN, did have her vitamin D level checked and was low. I think she takes fairly high dose once or twice a week.
Here’s what Mayo Clinc had to say about too much vitamin D:
<i"The main consequence of vitamin D toxicity is a buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause nausea and vomiting, weakness, and frequent urination. Vitamin D toxicity might progress to bone pain and kidney problems, such as the formation of calcium stones.
Treatment includes stopping vitamin D intake and restricting dietary calcium. Your doctor might also prescribe intravenous fluids and medications, such as corticosteroids or bisphosphonates.
Taking 60,000 international units (IU) a day of vitamin D for several months has been shown to cause toxicity."
I upped my dose to 5000 iu a couple of months ago, from 4000 iu during the winter and 2000 iu during the summer, since the onset of the Wuhan flu.
I have decided to get tested, even though it looks like you have to take insane levels to produce any toxicity.
I also just started taking a Lions Mane mushroom supplement. If it makes me smarter, I’ll let everyone know.
apparently if you care about this country, it’s really Russian propaganda, theres a reason I call it the basilisk,
well anything in excess, is bad, 60k iu seems to be a ridiculous level
It takes time and practice to discover who has the talent for such work. The practice walls are not available.
I couldn’t tell one item. It’s been said that the legs/feet of some of the animals are extended, rather than flexed as if standing. In the former case, they’d be lying down. As in, possibly, already dead.
The flute music, if that’s what it is, sounds kind of strange. Might it be one of those instruments recovered from eons ago. https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/flute/worlds-oldest-instrument-neanderthal-flute/
Miguel:
If you haven’t realized it yet here is a clue; Russia and its predessor has been engaging in disinformation and misinformation campaigns to stoke division in all parts of the west, nearly forever, chaos is their goal. So if the left falsely blames Russia for a train derailment, turnaround is fair play, although fair was never part of the game. Russia will do whatever it takes, for Russia.
Things like these cave paintings always amaze me. The paintings are thought to be 35,000 to 30,000 years old. Put that side by side with humans having a written language for only the last 5,000 years or so.
Vitamin D protects against dementia, especially Alzheimers disease!
A new study of 12,400 subjects in Alberta were followed over ten years. The average age commencing the study was 71.
Protective effects were found beginning with the first year, INCREASING to year 10 with 40% less dementia! Amazing findings. Plus, women benefit more than men, significantly.
Now, there are disappointments in this benefit for those with the gene known to cause Alzheimer’s.
The type of supplement may affect your benefit. SEE detail posted online below John Campbell’s 20m video — just find the toggle to drop down the window.
@ huxley > “We are the grit in the
clam of this nation”
The grit forms the basis of the pearl created by the slime, so Lew’s friend was spot-on with his analogy.
We need more grit in our nation, and most of Neo’s salon provides their share of the grains.
March Madness seems to be a plague….
“Insane state law poses huge new threat to New York jobs”— https://nypost.com/2023/03/19/insane-state-law-poses-huge-new-threat-to-new-york-jobs/
Opening grafs:
“New York’s stores and restaurants struggling after the pandemic have a new headache, besides inflation and crime.
“A state court’s aggressive reinterpretation of a more-than-century-old law puts businesses on the hook for, potentially, billions of dollars in unexpected costs….”
TJ, I don’t understand how to see that detail on D3. Can you post a link to it?
Hi Kate! I’m glad you asked this question.
First, I suspect you are using your smart phone to view Dr John Campbell’s video?
I’m using an iPad, with the Apple standard Safari web browser.
So, the first thing to try is borrow a friend’s lap top or notebook computer and view the YouTube video page, and find the button “Show more” – take your cursor or pointer to those words and push down on it (or Right-Click) on it.
The “Show more” comes after the video title, and below the author or posters name (“Dr John Campbell”), and reads:
“416K views 7 days ago
“Mosquito net distribution in Uganda, donations to this project, “https://www.buymeacoffee.com/awmedica…
“More videos from this project, Show more”
A second thing, if you’re using a smartphone to view YouTube, your phone probably simplifies this web page and omits detail like the above — a way for faster transmission of essential info. And likely leaving you to ask your question here.
I found this further info drop down page important enough to save on my iPad in two places. The paper itself is open access — but hey, John Campbell has already posted these valuable details to make sharing easy.
I would test my theory with my smartphone — that mobile cell phone format makes finding the “show more” button hard or impossible for you. But my cell phone service is up reachable from where I am right now.
Third, there is a workaround. But it depends on being clever — so, ask any teenager or 20-something about this. Namely, how to change your smartphone’s web browser from mobile formate to “classic” format — or laptop computer friendly or FULL format.
If you have full format, then finding the “Show more” button to push and thus get the drop-down window to present itself may take patience to find on your phone — but it ought to be doable!
Good luck!
I see that Brian E has also posted the link to this video and the Alberta, Canada study. This makes three of us, plus huxley, et al, in on valuing Vitamin D supplements.
Because healthy aging matters concern the majority of posters here, I will be sure to RE-post this info and the LINK in the “Off-topic” thread for Tuesday or Wednesday.
And now that you’ve written it, I will add directions to your query, Kate, here, and this answer. I am tempted to post those deeper details up here anyway — but no, I think that’s too gratuitous.
Instead, finally, you can ask around at coffee shops about YouTube channels and mystery of “drop down windows” that have goodies like LINKS or book references or more websites — wonderful helpful stuff just awaiting all of us!
(Not every YT video has “show more” hidden info buttons — but most of those I view do. For example, I was watching Beethoven piano concerto 4, performed in London on the evening of 9/11 — the famous annual Proms Concerts in Royal Albert Hall. The hidden drop down information had many details about that night, and the open talk by the conductor, asking the audience whether or not the show should go on? Juicy history, now. But back then, matters bringing on tears everywhere.)
Make a new friend who will teach you about this secret in person!
Good hunting, Kate.
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Ther is ongoing consternation in parts of the medical community because female physicians consistently earn less than their male counterparts.
This persists despite Medicare, Blue Cross, and the rest having a single fee schedule for boy and girl doctors, and no medical employer having different contract templates for the different sexes.
Someone with time on her hands did a deep dive and found that female docs spend more time with their patients and their patients were, or at least should have been, more satisfied.
That explained some but not all of the discrepancy.
Now the AMA has released a study that showed that female physicians spend more time in the Electronic Health Record than males do. I.e., more time looking at the computer screen and typing data in. Even worse, that difference increased over the years of the study.
They don’t say why this may be, whether due to women being more meticulous in their documentation, of if girls are just bad at computers ‘n stuff.
They do suggest that solutions include spending less time with patients, or having them be responsible for fewer patients to care for.
I just don’t know what to do.
Ref: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ehr-gender-gap-widens-women-physicians-spend-more-time-task?utm_source=BulletinHealthCare&utm_medium=email&utm_term=031823&utm_content=physicians&utm_campaign=article_alert-morning_rounds_weekend&utm_effort=DAMR01
I now go to 2 Women Docs. They do take their time, which I appreciate. They listen to me and ask questions. I have been lucky that in the past when my primary Doc was a Man that he did the same, pre computer days. I like that my present Docs can pull up my records easily while we speak so she can see what is happening.
Second Post: Those Cave drawings are spectacular. It looks like different artists at different times drew over other works. They are very true to the animals depicted. Interesting to see Lions on the walls. Just think of the person in the cave with some sort of lighting from torches doing that. Wonder if the drawing had a “religious” meaning, like give us good hunting this year.
Shirehome –
It’s great that you have a physician that you like. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for your physician to earn the same as a quick and dirty physician who does the minimum and moves on to the next patient. This is because the government has taken over the medical industry in the same fashion that they are currently trying to take over the communications industry. The only out for your physician is concierge medicine, which could allow her to charge extra for the extra care that she is taking, but she has to practice outside the healthcare insurance industry to do this. This can be an expensive and risky endeavor, but is increasing, much to the consternation of the usual subjects.
Altamira is closed to the casual tourist, however in 2012 I was able to go to one of the other caves nearby. This video does not do it justice. One of my most interesting and pleasing travels.
Ditto to Shirehome regarding MDs. My previous PCP in CT was a male who I was with for over 20 years. He, like most, back then had his own practice. I liked him as his practice was never jammed with patients so he had his staff spread out appointments. I also appreciated his common sense approach which sometimes went against the standard, but had a good benefit for me. When his practice got larger he hired an APRN. He obviously looked carefully as she was really fantastic. After O’care, he had to join a network which seems to be the major fallout of that legislation…docs are now employees rather than private contractors.
Arriving here in Florida, the first task was which available health company was the best. We had a choice between UFHealth and BaptistHealth. BH was by far the winner. OK, now who is going to be the PCP within that system? My wife has a few more issues than I do so she chose an internist..woman, who she likes. I found a wonderful PCP woman doc. Navy vet, Afghanistan decorated. Like my previous PCP, appts are spread out and she generally spends whatever time is necessary, with a common sense approach. She’s right on top of my issues such as the prostate, borderline blood pressure, melanoma history, and got me into PT for sciatic. Very personable. She’s the one that got me involved with the local EAA chapter as her husband flies for Allegiant, and also had some great recommendations on restaurants. She’s got me for life.
Trump says, and no one is so far denying, that he’s going to be arrested Tuesday for not reporting his Stormy Daniels payoff as a campaign contribution. And what it immediately made me think about is Ukraine.
Seriously. When you reduce your thinking to “I’m good. He’s bad. Everything I do is good. Everything he does is bad. Anyone who doesn’t understand that is also bad,” you no longer accept any limit to your own actions except your own view of your own wonderfulness. And that never ends well.
Mike
The new Twitter file drop from Matt Taibbi is deeply disturbing, dystopian. It is very helpful to read through the thread:
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1636729190073397252
From one of the researchers/journalists that helped break the story:
https://networkaffects.substack.com/p/the-twitter-files-and-the-new-regime
..and following up by listening to Taibbi’s subsequent discussion with Walter Kirn. This is subscription-related, but usually the first 30 minutes is available to everyone.
https://www.racket.news/p/episode-30-america-this-week-with-402
It’s a very good conversation.
MBunge:
Another strawman from you.
No one here thinks that about Ukraine. And very few elsewhere think it, either.
However, some people and some countries are better than others, or the lesser of two evils, or better in a certain situation, and sometimes that needs to be supported in various ways. Obviously.
I’ve been talking to people recently about their health care experiences. The overwhelming consensus is, it sucks. If one does not have an appointment, it’s going to be long, uncomfortable and often incompetent. And that’s before they send the bill which includes theoretical treatments that might have, but did not in actuality, happen.
I’m in the VA system, and I’m grateful. I did pay with six years of my life, but at least I can walk into a clinic and get treatment, eventually. I had to wait a year for one hernia surgery, but now they send your case out to the private care community if the VA can’t get it done quickly. Why my private practice surgeon (assisted by another surgeon from that clinic) accepted $925 for my latest, I cannot imagine, but I’m grateful.
But friends who walk into urgent care clinics uniformly report slow, barely competent service. A friend handed over his driver’s license to the intake clerk, and received a wristband with a name on it that only resembled his name because both are in English.
Perhaps it is just a symptom of the great employment upheaval. A county owed me money, and I was told it would take four to five weeks. It took over three months. I was told they are shorthanded, etc. Now those sorts of jobs were once treasured. There’s decent pay, very good current benefits and a nice pension at the end. Why would they be shorthanded in a town where those jobs should be fought over?
I can drive over to The Home Depot and hire laborers instantly, for reasonable wages, and they’ll work hard, quickly and deliver exactly what I ask for. Oh, and their cousin can fix that bent fender for me for less than the deductible payment on my insurance policy.
‘Twould appear that the SVB debacle is “Biden” ‘s ingenious way of funding BLM and EQUITY generally (while concealing this)…destroying the economy, and obliterating any semblance of trust—in anything!—as “he” continues to crash the system entirely.
https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=54384
https://fortune.com/2023/03/10/silicon-valley-bank-svb-short-seller-william-martin-twitter-2-months/
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fed-just-hijacked-american-democracy
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/get-woke-go-broke-its-time-talk-about-svbs-ties-world-economic-forum
So, after 30,000 years there is no ambiguity about whether or not the cave art was painted upside down or not, unlike some (much?) of today’s modern “art” in which one cannot discern (presumably the artist can) if the paint splattered upon a canvas , and declared to be “art,’ has an up or down part.
I guess that’s why we have art experts to let tell us.
Speaking of MDs, etc: the Federal Trade Commission approves (or not) mergers of corporations. If they decide a no, it’s usually because in their opinion the merger will be anti-competitive.
Yet somehow, insurance companies are allowed (encouraged?) to collude with hospitals and doctors to fix prices. If you ask your doctor how much a certain treatment will cost, my guess is that the doc will not know.
If auto companies, grocery store chains, etc., etc. were allowed to collude and fix prices, people would go to jail.
But not in the medical service business.
You get to keep your doctor.
I’m looking for my fifth PCP in about 10 years (in NYC). #1 retired, #2 somewhat mysteriously stopped his practice (I think became in-house or concierge), #3 moved to the suburbs, and #4 just moved to Wisconsin. I liked him because he was a sole practitioner, had one employee (a receptionist). He was also relatively forward-thinking about diet/lifestyle issues, like not lecturing me to cut back on red meat and eat more grains, like other doctors had.
This is partly an NYC phenomenon. #4 told me he had to work so hard to make ends meet that he had no life.
Just another reason to bail out SVB…
“…There’s a considerable amount of funds in China on the $SIVB depositor list….”
https://twitter.com/bpcostello/status/1636842867900686336?cxt=HHwWgIDR5c_6nbctAAAA
Key phrase:
“What’s going on here has massive ramifications for national security.”
Well, after all, it’s…”Biden”….
FYI: Vitamin D dosage
I’m just about out of my D softgels. I’ve been taking 2000 IU daily, which I had upped on a friend’s recommendation from 800 IU — the high end of the official RDA. Since D is fat-soluble it can accumulate in one’s system and potentially cause problems
There are those who claim that 800 IU is not enough for those not getting much sun, are older or have other problems, and recommend a higher dosage. Hence, my move to 2000 IU.
However, I now notice there are a ton of D supplements sold in 5000 IU pills., which before I would have assumed to be an overdose. So I checked the web and found this video, which compares the amount of D in IUs versus nanograms per milliliter, which is how researchers measure D in the blood — 40-60 ng/ml is healthy.
By this analysis 800 IU comes nowhere near keeping one out of D deficiency without a lot of sun exposure or fatty fish in one’s diet.
–Eric Berg, “How Much Vitamin D Do I Need? SURPRISING”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFxQJmvgXOQ
Berg concludes that most people ought to be taking at least 10,000 IUs daily. Berg is a DC i.e. a chiropractor, so I don’t consider him a credentialed authority in this area. However that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.
From Covid we’ve all heard how important vitamin D is for health. I was already sold, because D is important for supporting bones and the nervous system.
So I just ordered a new bottle of D in the 5000 IU size. I’ll take 5000 IU daily and see how it goes.
If anyone has better information, I’d like to hear.
Huxley- before you start updosing, please have a Vitamin D test scheduled to check your actual blood levels. If it is within normal range, then you are fine. If you are low, then increase your dose from 2000 to 3000 for 6 weeks, retest, then if needed move to 4000, etc. Be scientific and systematic about it to reach your optimum dose. Finding your low point in winter will ensure you are protected in summer.
eowrth:
Noted. Generally, I’m more interested in information than advice.
So, this is probably where Fred and Barney hung out because Wilma and Betty got tired of them drawing on the walls of the houses.
I always love looking at these prehistoric paintings.
My sister and I had the opportunity to experience a full-size “facsimile” of a portion of the Lascaux caves, at the Houston Art Museum.
(Wikipedia: “Lascaux III is a series of five exact reproductions of the cave art (the Nave and Shaft) that, since 2012, have traveled around the world allowing knowledge of Lascaux to be shared far from the original.”)
The clip Neo linked doesn’t identify the cave; it’s the Chauvet Cave in France.
From the full documentary, for sale or rent, but the trailer is free:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7XTERdQZf8
I’m also amazed at how lifelike, and recognizable, the depictions are. They may be slightly abstracted, but they may also be faithful renditions of animals at that time, which may not look exactly like their current descendants.
At 1:55, I think that’s a unicorn.
At least, it’s a good song for the St. Patrick’s Day week-end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN-uA9CiV_w
Apparently, the film can also be seen in 3D, according to the commenters at Neo’s link, one of whom noted this:
This video talks about this and other caves. About 18 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaT-q3feI9s
What can Stone Age art tell us about extinct animals?
As a friend once said to beat poet, Lew Welch:
____________________________
Lewie, You’re a Goddam Jewel
We are the grit in the
clam of this nation naturally
It tries to slime us
over.
____________________________
AesopFan, you’re a goddam jewel!
So, after 30,000 years there is no ambiguity about whether or not the cave art was painted upside down or not, unlike some (much?) of today’s modern “art” in which one cannot discern (presumably the artist can) if the paint splattered upon a canvas , and declared to be “art,’ has an up or down part.
John Tyler:
I guess you’re thinking about Jackson Pollock. His later paintings were composed by dripping paint from above onto the canvas laid horizontally on the floor below. His work was criticized by those who disliked modern art much as you have.
If one knows and loves Pollock, it’s not difficult to see how he intended his works to be “read.” Here’s one of his most famous paintings, “Blue Poles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Pole
I suggest Tom Wolfe’s “The Painted Word” for a penetrating critique of how modern painting has gone wrong. Absolutely brilliant book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Painted_Word
Tonight’s French feature film at Chez Huxley is “Suite Francaise” based on the second part of Irene Nemirovsky’s novel of the same name. There were to be five parts, but Nemirovsky was Jewish and was murdered in Auschwitz before she could write the rest.
The film deals with a French non-Jewish woman who becomes lovers with a Wehrmacht officer after the Occupation. I’ve reached the point where they dance to the gorgeous “Parlez-moi D’Amour — Tell Me about Love” on the phonograph.
I suspect this does not end well.
–Lucienne Boyer, “Parlez-Moi D’Amour” (1930)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAQWr34De0
Give “Parlez-Moi D’Amour” a shot. It’s a French classic and quite beautiful.
The Darkening…
“Leftist autophagy, Telluride edition;
“On the convolutions of anti-racism.”—
https://newcriterion.com/issues/2023/3/leftist-autophagy-telluride-edition
H/T Powerline blog.
“Convolutions”? More like convulsions….
( Based on:
“A Black Professor Trapped in Anti-Racist Hell”—
https://compactmag.com/article/a-black-professor-trapped-in-anti-racist-hell )
@MBunge
Oh come off it. I’m supposedly one of the leaders of the ““DID SOMEONE SAY UKRAINE?!” household”, but this would not have come to mind for me on this thread or issue were you not trying to jam it in.
Seriously “Mike”; Neo was too kind by dismissing this as a strawman. It’s actually projection on your part.
It fits your despicable conduct, especially on this topic, only too well. You don’t seem to have any principles, consistent arguments, or coherent points beyond a colossally arrogant belief in the superiority of Mike Bunge over those mere mortals, including *checks notes*…… the HOST of this blog.
And that your wonderfulness and unique grasp on the nature of history and foreign policy justifies you trolling, strawmanning, not vetting your sources, motte and baileying, and even outright lying. You seem to be trying to make it impossible to admit if the other party has a point, hence your latest and utterly stupid attempt to contest my point that American foreign policy has spent more than a decade and a half trying to ally with Putin, a fact easily pointed out by Obama’s reset.
Grow the hell up. Because at this stage you are a hollow, pitiful mockery of what you once were. You give om reason to look down at you because I’m at least can vet their sources better and is less NAKEDLY hypocritical. And I have had plenty of issues with om’s behavior and not hesitated to let them know.
Oh and PS: most of us on the “Did someone say Ukraine” camp can’t be blamed for that kind of caricature you make us out to be. I have repeatedly spoken about things like corruption in Ukraine, and have pointed out how it was necessary for US interests to support far worse regimes than that (Remember: I’m the one who talks about the Nanjing Decade KMT and people like Dai LI?), and so have others such as Richard Aubrey.
Now, stop wasting our time and try to justify why you should continue commenting on this blog rather than getting banned.
Palestinian Rules!!
(Or is that Democratic Party Rules??)
“PA cabinet leader claims: This land has been ours since the time of the Canaanites”—
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/368894
Yep, the Narrative(TM) with a twist! Indeed a most flexible weapon….
(OTOH, the claim may well explain why child sacrifice seems to be one of their more popular pastimes…)
huxley, my husband and I have both been taking 2000 IU of D3, plus there’s some in our daily multivitamin, and we don’t sunbathe but we work outside in the garden in season. Both of us have blood test results in the 50 ng/ml range. If you’re low, 5000 IU for a while will correct the problem. There are risks if it goes over 100 ng/ml. The suggestion, above, that you get your blood level checked is a good one, especially after you’ve taken those 5000 IU doses for a while.
Looks like we have a brand new definition of Chutzpa……
“Iranian man who raped his lodger in London ‘can’t be deported in case he is persecuted in his homeland for being a convicted rapist’ “—
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11877091/Convicted-rapist-fighting-deportation-allowed-stay-Britain-crime-judge-rules.html
Open Thread and Sunday, so for Banned and especially Bunge:
Russia’s Winter Offensive in Ukraine – From Bakhmut to Vuhledar, outcomes, lessons, and costs – Perun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPhycuLAtaw
Timestamps from the video provided by Perun:
00:00:00 — INTRO
00:00:57 — WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT
00:01:59 — SPONSOR: GROUND NEWS
00:03:02 — BEFORE THE WINTER
00:04:12 — The Surovikin Strategy?
00:05:52 — Pressure Applied & Received
00:07:28 — The New(old) Boss
00:08:20 — Ukraine Secedes The Initiative
00:08:55 — WINTER OFFENSIVE
00:11:08 — OVERVIEW OF THE OFFENSIVE
00:12:39 — A Sense Of Perspective
00:15:36 — WINTER BATTLEFIELDS
00:16:02 — Kherson
00:17:25 — Luhansk
00:18:12 — Svatove-Kreminna
00:19:21 — Kupyansk
00:19:43 — Donetsk
00:20:54 — Avdiivka
00:22:56 — Marinka
00:25:00 — Bakhmut
00:31:06 — Vuhledar
00:37:05 — Culture Can Kill
00:38:36 — OBSERVATIONS
00:39:52 — Shovels And Sticks
00:44:49 — Attacking Fortified Positions Is Difficult
00:46:12 — Entrenchments & Defensive Tactics
00:47:17 — Certain Systems Have Been Noteworthy
00:49:06 — Changing Force Quality
00:50:53 — EVOLVING TACTICS & FORCES
00:53:45 — Ukraine’s Lessons
00:57:15 — EVALUATION & WHAT NEXT
00:59:24 — The Russian Costs And Gains
01:02:35 — Implications For Ukraine
01:05:37 — Was There An Alternative?
01:06:38 — Losses & Force (re)generation
01:07:21 — CONCLUSIONS
01:08:44 — CHANNEL UPDATE
And if you have any curiosity Perun provided links to ~ 25 sources for information used or pertinent. but unfortunately not Tucker nor Col. McBullsh*t .
dhimmis are due no rights, you know that barry, dan simmons was quite close in his dystopic tale, if you recall, that was 17 years ago,
Fine cave paintings these! I took a trip to Lascaux France to view the cave paintings there, probably the most famous in the world. They were breathtakingly beautiful and skilled and particularly when one considers they were painted 300 to 500 feet into the cave with lamp light! They have now determined that the oil lamps were specially constructed so as not to emit smoke and effect the “canvas” while they painted. The paintings, made during the last ice age depicted many animals no longer existing in Europe. The artists used a technique to represent the perspective of movement by the animals that was very effective. These were skilled artisans and it showed.
Truly an amazing place and well worth a trip to an out of the way corner of France to see. It will change your thinking about early man and the changeability of climate we have, as a species, experienced.
And just when you thought that “THINGS” COULD NOT GET AMY LESS CONFUSING…
“Catholic archbishop at Russophile meeting warns Soros, Gates, Schwab plotting global ‘coup d’etat’;
“He also said the elites worked to ‘prevent’ former President Donald Trump from being declared president again.”—
https://justthenews.com/nation/religion/catholic-archbishop-russophile-meeting-warns-soros-gates-schwab-plotting-coup-detat
Well, he starts off pretty OK…but then kinda veers off the rails with: “The Russian Federation undeniably stands as the last bastion of civilization against barbarism.”
I mean even if one has a soft spot for Russian culture, for Russian LOVE of culture, for Russian toughness, for Russian food (and/or drink), for Russian durability and robustness in the face of constant hardship (or for any sort of misconception WRT the above), “the last bastion of civilization” is more than a wee bit off the deep end.
(To be sure, almost everything depends on one’s starting definitions…. Nonetheless….)
Hold on! maybe it’s all because the Holy Father is a ballet buff?
Yeah, that must be it….
File under: Ya see, there’s this big elephant in the room called Putin; and then there’s all these blind types trying to figure out what the hell that thing is. So they grope and the grab and the touch and they caress and they pull and they yank…
… and wind up either covered in elephant spoor or stomped by elephant feet.
Barry: Not a bad Russia list, but (!!!) you left off the women. That bit at the end might be your subconscious nudging you about it.
Moving on, who knew Wyoming has a RINO governor?
Gordon Won’t Sign Transgender Sports Ban, Becomes Law Without Signature
You can see the weakness and fear in his eyes.
Talk about trying to thread a needle (while sitting on the fence under a blistering prairie sun…).
Why-oh-why-oh-oming…
(Have they put “Land of Cheney” on their license plates yet?)
Anway, maybe if someone were to inform the gov. of this noteworthy example of judicious discernment, good-will and fair play…..
‘Christian School in Vermont That Forfeited Girls’ Basketball Game Over Trans Player on Other Team Banned From Sports;
‘ “The Vermont Principals’ Association, which oversees school athletics, said Monday afternoon that Mid Vermont Christian School in Quechee will no longer be eligible to participate in sports and other sponsored activities.” ‘—
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/03/christian-school-in-vermont-that-forfeited-girls-basketball-game-over-trans-player-on-other-team-banned-from-sports/
File under: “Oh, but we CERTAINLY WILL tread on you…”
Note: In my previous post, I guess I shoulda wrote “…COULD NOT GET ANY MORE CONFUSING…”, but…I probably got cornfused….
But of course
https://twitter.com/MaxAbrahms/status/1637449390582386689?cxt=HHwWgsC-9fHisbktAAAA
Poor Russia, just can’t get a break.
Disinformation works both ways it seems.
I didn’t see any mention of this study from Canada, but certainly another reason to go all out for vitamin D, considering the demographics of commenters on this blog.
Vitamin D reduced dementia by 40%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U4CD1uKnZA
My daughter, an RN, did have her vitamin D level checked and was low. I think she takes fairly high dose once or twice a week.
Here’s what Mayo Clinc had to say about too much vitamin D:
<i"The main consequence of vitamin D toxicity is a buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause nausea and vomiting, weakness, and frequent urination. Vitamin D toxicity might progress to bone pain and kidney problems, such as the formation of calcium stones.
Treatment includes stopping vitamin D intake and restricting dietary calcium. Your doctor might also prescribe intravenous fluids and medications, such as corticosteroids or bisphosphonates.
Taking 60,000 international units (IU) a day of vitamin D for several months has been shown to cause toxicity."
I upped my dose to 5000 iu a couple of months ago, from 4000 iu during the winter and 2000 iu during the summer, since the onset of the Wuhan flu.
I have decided to get tested, even though it looks like you have to take insane levels to produce any toxicity.
I also just started taking a Lions Mane mushroom supplement. If it makes me smarter, I’ll let everyone know.
apparently if you care about this country, it’s really Russian propaganda, theres a reason I call it the basilisk,
well anything in excess, is bad, 60k iu seems to be a ridiculous level
It takes time and practice to discover who has the talent for such work. The practice walls are not available.
I couldn’t tell one item. It’s been said that the legs/feet of some of the animals are extended, rather than flexed as if standing. In the former case, they’d be lying down. As in, possibly, already dead.
The flute music, if that’s what it is, sounds kind of strange. Might it be one of those instruments recovered from eons ago.
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/flute/worlds-oldest-instrument-neanderthal-flute/
Miguel:
If you haven’t realized it yet here is a clue; Russia and its predessor has been engaging in disinformation and misinformation campaigns to stoke division in all parts of the west, nearly forever, chaos is their goal. So if the left falsely blames Russia for a train derailment, turnaround is fair play, although fair was never part of the game. Russia will do whatever it takes, for Russia.
Things like these cave paintings always amaze me. The paintings are thought to be 35,000 to 30,000 years old. Put that side by side with humans having a written language for only the last 5,000 years or so.
Vitamin D protects against dementia, especially Alzheimers disease!
A new study of 12,400 subjects in Alberta were followed over ten years. The average age commencing the study was 71.
Protective effects were found beginning with the first year, INCREASING to year 10 with 40% less dementia! Amazing findings. Plus, women benefit more than men, significantly.
Now, there are disappointments in this benefit for those with the gene known to cause Alzheimer’s.
The type of supplement may affect your benefit. SEE detail posted online below John Campbell’s 20m video — just find the toggle to drop down the window.
Healthy aging is almost at hand!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U4CD1uKnZA
Well, daily arm’s reach?
@ huxley > “We are the grit in the
clam of this nation”
The grit forms the basis of the pearl created by the slime, so Lew’s friend was spot-on with his analogy.
We need more grit in our nation, and most of Neo’s salon provides their share of the grains.
Seems that Elon Musk’s upset that Biden’s lying again.
Doesn’t seem to realize that Biden is allowed to lie early, often, extravagantly and with total impunity….
For the good of the country…and the Free World….
“Musk Blasts Biden After Prez Lies Twice About ‘3% Billionaire Tax’ “—
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/musk-blasts-biden-after-prez-lies-twice-about-3-billionaire-tax
March Madness seems to be a plague….
“Insane state law poses huge new threat to New York jobs”—
https://nypost.com/2023/03/19/insane-state-law-poses-huge-new-threat-to-new-york-jobs/
Opening grafs:
“New York’s stores and restaurants struggling after the pandemic have a new headache, besides inflation and crime.
“A state court’s aggressive reinterpretation of a more-than-century-old law puts businesses on the hook for, potentially, billions of dollars in unexpected costs….”
Just what NY needs right now….
But of course!
Presenting: The ALWAYS reliable clown-car media….
“Right on Schedule, the Media Decide DeSantis Is ‘Worse’ Than Trump”—
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/03/right-on-schedule-the-media-decide-desantis-is-worse-than-trump/
TJ, I don’t understand how to see that detail on D3. Can you post a link to it?
Hi Kate! I’m glad you asked this question.
First, I suspect you are using your smart phone to view Dr John Campbell’s video?
I’m using an iPad, with the Apple standard Safari web browser.
So, the first thing to try is borrow a friend’s lap top or notebook computer and view the YouTube video page, and find the button “Show more” – take your cursor or pointer to those words and push down on it (or Right-Click) on it.
The “Show more” comes after the video title, and below the author or posters name (“Dr John Campbell”), and reads:
“416K views 7 days ago
“Mosquito net distribution in Uganda, donations to this project, “https://www.buymeacoffee.com/awmedica…
“More videos from this project, Show more”
A second thing, if you’re using a smartphone to view YouTube, your phone probably simplifies this web page and omits detail like the above — a way for faster transmission of essential info. And likely leaving you to ask your question here.
I found this further info drop down page important enough to save on my iPad in two places. The paper itself is open access — but hey, John Campbell has already posted these valuable details to make sharing easy.
I would test my theory with my smartphone — that mobile cell phone format makes finding the “show more” button hard or impossible for you. But my cell phone service is up reachable from where I am right now.
Third, there is a workaround. But it depends on being clever — so, ask any teenager or 20-something about this. Namely, how to change your smartphone’s web browser from mobile formate to “classic” format — or laptop computer friendly or FULL format.
If you have full format, then finding the “Show more” button to push and thus get the drop-down window to present itself may take patience to find on your phone — but it ought to be doable!
Good luck!
I see that Brian E has also posted the link to this video and the Alberta, Canada study. This makes three of us, plus huxley, et al, in on valuing Vitamin D supplements.
Because healthy aging matters concern the majority of posters here, I will be sure to RE-post this info and the LINK in the “Off-topic” thread for Tuesday or Wednesday.
And now that you’ve written it, I will add directions to your query, Kate, here, and this answer. I am tempted to post those deeper details up here anyway — but no, I think that’s too gratuitous.
Instead, finally, you can ask around at coffee shops about YouTube channels and mystery of “drop down windows” that have goodies like LINKS or book references or more websites — wonderful helpful stuff just awaiting all of us!
(Not every YT video has “show more” hidden info buttons — but most of those I view do. For example, I was watching Beethoven piano concerto 4, performed in London on the evening of 9/11 — the famous annual Proms Concerts in Royal Albert Hall. The hidden drop down information had many details about that night, and the open talk by the conductor, asking the audience whether or not the show should go on? Juicy history, now. But back then, matters bringing on tears everywhere.)
Make a new friend who will teach you about this secret in person!
Good hunting, Kate.