20160626 - google scholar

Stand on the shoulders of giants.

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.

 https://scholar.google.nl/intl/en/scholar/about.html

20160625 - nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition is a science that examines the relationship between diet and health.

Dietitians are health professionals who specialize in this area of study, and are trained to provide safe, evidence-based dietary advice and interventions.
Deficiencies, excesses and imbalances in diet can produce negative impacts on health, which may lead to diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, scurvy, obesity or osteoporosis, as well as psychological and behavioral problems.
Moreover, excessive ingestion of elements that have no apparent role in health, (e.g. lead, mercury, PCBs, dioxins), may incur toxic and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dose.
Many common diseases and their symptoms can often be prevented or alleviated with better nutrition.
In general, eating a variety of fresh, whole (unprocessed) plant foods has proven hormonally and metabolically favourable compared to eating a monotonous diet based on processed foods.
In particular, consumption of whole plant foods slows digestion and provides higher amounts and a more favourable balance of essential and vital nutrients per unit of energy; resulting in better management of cell growth, maintenance, and mitosis (cell division) as well as regulation of blood glucose and appetite.
A generally more regular eating pattern (e.g. eating medium-sized meals every 2 to 3 hours) has also proven more hormonally and metabolically favourable than infrequent, haphazard food intake.
There are six main classes of nutrients that the body needs: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
It is important to consume these six nutrients on a daily basis to build and maintain health.
Poor health can be caused by an imbalance of nutrients, either an excess or deficiency, which, in turn, affects bodily functions cumulatively.
Moreover, because most nutrients are involved in cell-to-cell signalling (e.g. as building blocks or as part of a hormone or signalling cascades), deficiency or excess of various nutrients affects hormonal function indirectly.
Thus, because they largely regulate the expression of genes, hormones represent a link between nutrition and how our genes are expressed, i.e. our phenotype.
The strength and nature of this link are continually under investigation, but recent observations have demonstrated a pivotal role for nutrition in hormonal activity and function and therefore in health.

 https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/nutrition.htm

20160624 - brexit

20160623 - brexit poll

The FT Explores What Voting Leave Will Mean for Britain. Read Online.

EU Referendum Guide · Brexit Questions Answered · Brexit Polls

Search Results

Referendum of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union

Last updated 24 Jun at 8:11 AM

Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?

100.0% Reporting

Votes

Remain a member of the European Union

48.1%

16.141.241

Leave the European Union

51.9%

17.410.742

20160622 - end of the road

20160621 - crime solving

How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving

Advances in forensics are giving us an unprecedented ability to solve cases—and exposing mistakes in some investigations.

On the morning of November 23, 2009, a cyclist riding near Lake Charles, Louisiana, discovered the body of a young woman lying near a country road. Her face had been beaten beyond recognition, but an unusual tattoo led the police to identify her as 19-year-old Sierra Bouzigard. Investigators from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, headed by Sheriff Tony Mancuso, immediately set about reconstructing her final hours. The people who last saw Bouzigard alive had let her use their phone. The number she dialed gave police a lead. 

Bouzigard’s assailant had also left behind a promising clue. From tissue caught under her fingernails as she struggled for her life, the detectives were able to pick up a clear DNA sample. To find the killer, all they needed was a match. The number she had dialed led police to a crew of undocumented Mexican workers. “So we started getting warrants for DNA swabs, getting translators, working with immigration,” Mancuso recalls

But none of the Mexicans’ DNA matched the sample from the crime scene. Nor was there a hit in the FBI’s database of prior felons, missing persons, and arrestees, a system known as CODIS—the Combined DNA Index System. The investigators continued to issue calls for people with any information to come forward, and Bouzigard’s family offered a $10,000 reward. But the case grew cold.

Then, in June 2015, Monica Quaal, a lead DNA analyst at the lab that works with the sheriff’s office, learned about an intriguing new way of exploiting the information contained in a DNA sample—one that would not require a suspect’s DNA or a match in a database. Called DNA phenotyping, the technique conjures up a physical likeness of the person who left the sample behind, including traits such as geographic ancestry, eye and natural hair color, and even a possible shape for facial features. Quaal immediately thought of the Bouzigard case, in which the DNA left at the scene was virtually the only lead. She contacted Mancuso and Lt. Les Blanchard, a detective on the case, and they sent their sample to Ellen Greytak, director of bioinformatics at Parabon NanoLabs, a company specializing in DNA phenotyping.


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/07/forensic-science-justice-crime-evidence/

20160620 - bad nutrition

Fruit and vegetables aren't only good for a healthy body; they protect your mind too

Date:

September 16, 2015

Source:

BioMed Central

Summary:

Eating a Mediterranean diet or other healthy dietary pattern, comprising of fruit, vegetables, legumes, and nuts and low in processed meats, is associated with preventing the onset of depression, according to research. A large study of 15,093 people suggests depression could be linked with nutrient deficits.

Eating a Mediterranean diet or other healthy dietary pattern, comprising of fruit, vegetables, legumes, and nuts and low in processed meats, is associated with preventing the onset of depression, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. A large study of 15,093 people suggests depression could be linked with nutrient deficits.

Following extensive research into diet and its effect on our physical health, researchers are now exploring the link between nutrition and mental health. This is the first time that several healthy dietary patterns and their association with the risk of depression have been analyzed together.
The researchers compared three diets; the Mediterranean diet, the Pro-vegetarian Dietary Pattern and Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010. Participants used a scoring system to measure their adherence to the selected diet, i.e. the higher the dietary score indicated that the participant was eating a healthier diet.
Food items such as meat and sweets (sources of animal fats: saturated and trans fatty acids) were negatively scored, while nuts, fruits and vegetables (sources of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals respectively) were positively scored.
Lead researcher, Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, says "We wanted to understand what role nutrition plays in mental health, as we believe certain dietary patterns could protect our minds. These diets are all associated with physical health benefits and now we find that they could have a positive effect on our mental health."

 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150916215535.htm

20160619 - loesje

 http://www.loesje.org/node/1105

20160618 - weight-loss drugs

In an analysis that included nearly 30,000 overweight or obese adults, compared with placebo, orlistat, lorcaserin, naltrexone-bupropion, phentermine-topiramate, and liraglutide were each associated with achieving at least 5 percent weight loss at 52 weeks, and phentermine-topiramate and liraglutide were associated with the highest odds of achieving at least 5 percent weight loss, according to a study appearing in the June 14 issue of JAMA.

Approximately 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 600 million are obese worldwide. Identifying effective long-term treatment strategies for overweight and obesity is of paramount importance. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 5 weight loss drugs (orlistat, lorcaserin, naltrexone-bupropion, phentermine-topiramate, and liraglutide) for long-term use in obese (body mass index [BMI] ? 30) or overweight (BMI ? 27) individuals with at least 1 weight-associated condition (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia). Data on the comparative effectiveness of these drugs are limited.
Siddharth Singh, M.D., M.S., of the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials that included overweight and obese adults treated with FDA-approved long-term weight loss agents for at least 1 year compared with another active agent or placebo. Twenty-eight randomized clinical trials with 29,018 patients (median age, 46 years; 74 percent women; median baseline body weight, 222 lbs.; median baseline BMI, 36.1) were included.
The researchers found that a median 23 percent of placebo participants had at least 5 percent weight loss vs 75 percent of participants taking phentermine-topiramate, 63 percent of participants taking liraglutide, 55 percent taking naltrexone-bupropion, 49 percent taking lorcaserin, and 44 percent taking orlistat. All active agents were associated with significant excess weight loss compared with placebo at 1 year: phentermine-topiramate, 19.4 lbs.; liraglutide, 11.7 lbs.; naltrexone-bupropion, 11 lbs.; lorcaserin, 7.1 lbs.; and orlistat, 5.7 lbs. Compared with placebo, liraglutide and naltrexone-bupropion were associated with the highest odds of adverse event-related treatment discontinuation.

 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160614121237.htm

20160617 - political cartoon

20160616 - solar system

The Violent Biography of Our Solar System

New evidence suggests the solar system's early eras were defined by wandering worlds and staggering displays of interplanetary destruction

By Konstantin Batygin, Gregory Laughlin, Alessandro Morbidelli on May 1, 2016

The story of the birth of our solar system has been worn smooth through years of retelling. It starts billions of years ago with a black, slowly spinning cloud of gas and dust. The cloud collapses, forming our sun at its heart. In time, the eight planets, along with lesser worlds such as Pluto, emerge from leftover gas and debris swirling about our star. This system of sun and planets has been whirling through space ever since, its motions as accurate and predictable as clockwork.

 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-violent-biography-of-our-solar-system/

20160615 - circle of trust

Circle of Trust Concept Store

The Circle of Trust Concept Store is located in ‘de Pijp”, next to the famous Albert Cuypstraat. Immerse yourself in Circle’s world, containing vintage and contemporary furniture, the hippest accessories all in the heart of the fashion district of Amsterdam. Definitely a must see for every fashionista! Visit us: Ferdinand Bolstraat 47-49 Amsterdam

 https://nl.pinterest.com/cotofficial/circle-of-trust-concept-store/

20160614 - sealevel rise

Global sea levels have risen about 15 to 17 centimeters (six to seven inches) since the early 1900s, according to the latest estimates by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This may not seem like a lot, but the effects of this change are already visible, and most concerningly, the rate of sea level rise is likely to accelerate. Scientists estimate sea level rise is occurring faster now than during any of the past 28 centuries.
While smaller island nations face the most imminent threats from sea level rise, people around the U.S. are starting to document its impacts and are preparing to adapt to a changed coastline. Below are a few recent examples.
Saltwater Intrusion in the Everglades
The Everglades surrounding Florida’s coast are the largest flooded grasslands in the U.S., covering two million acres along the central and southern coast. They protect the coastline from floods, support agriculture, and filter water from the Biscayne Aquifer beneath, which provides drinking water for 90 percent of south Floridians.
Sea level rise may threaten these important ecosystem functions. Saltwater from the ocean is seeping in, infiltrating the porous bedrock and mixing with water in the freshwater Everglades. This process is causing the peat (nutrient-rich organic matter that supports the grasslands) to “slump,” severely constraining plant growth.

 http://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/adapting-to-sea-level-rise-in-the-us

20160613 - orlando

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 others inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. He was killed by Orlando police after a three-hour standoff. It was both the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history. Pulse was hosting a Latin Night and most of the victims were of Hispanic descent. The massacre was widely denounced as an act of terrorism and a hate crime.
The assailant was Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old American. Witnesses said he was a regular patron of the nightclub and had used gay dating websites in the past, although the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is skeptical of such reports. Mateen had expressed hostility towards LGBT people and other minorities in the past. In a 9-1-1 call shortly after the attack began, he swore allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it found no links between ISIL and Mateen.


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Orlando_nightclub_shooting

20160612 - statins

Statins 'may be a waste of time': 

Controversial report claims there's NO link between 'bad cholesterol' and heart disease

• For decades doctors have prescribed statins to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused by ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood
• But now a team of scientists say taking the pills may be a waste of time 
• They found no link between high LDL cholesterol and heart disease

By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail

Published: 23:03 GMT, 12 June 2016 | Updated: 08:55 GMT, 13 June 2016

For years doctors have prescribed statins to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused by ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood.

But now a team of scientists say taking the pills may be a waste of time for the over-60s – because they found no link between high levels of LDL cholesterol and heart disease. 

In fact, this ‘bad’ cholesterol may even have a protective effect by warding off infections and disease, including cancer.

Academics and cardiologists from 17 countries reviewed 19 previous studies, involving 68,000 people. 

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3638162/Statins-waste-time-60s-Row-controversial-report-says-no-link-bad-cholesterol-heart-disease.html

20160611 - tummy shape

What your tummy shape says about you? Know it here!

There are many different shapes of tummies, and every shape has some meaning for your lifestyle. Know about them here and read how to get rid of an ugly looking tummy.

1. Spare Tyre Tummy 

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 http://millionpictures.co/article/1229/what-your-tummy-shape-says-about-you-know-it-here/

20160610 - Donald Trump - 2

Donald Trump Biography

Business Leader, Reality Television Star (1946–)

A contender to be the 2016 Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump is best known as a billionaire real estate mogul and television personality.



 http://www.biography.com/people/donald-trump-9511238

20160609 - Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, author, and politician. Since 1971, he has been Chairman of The Trump Organization, which is the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests. He is also the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. Having worked in his father Fred Trump's real estate and construction firm while attending college, he assumed control of that family business in 1971, later renaming it The Trump Organization. During his career, Trump has built hotels, casinos, golf courses, the Manhattan neighborhood Riverside South and numerous other developments, many of which bear his name, including Trump Entertainment Resorts (now owned by Carl Icahn). He has made the Trump name a valuable and distinct brand, licensing it to numerous enterprises in which he has minimal or no stake. He briefly sought the Reform Party's nomination in the 2000 presidential election, withdrawing prior to any primary contests, although he won two primaries after his withdrawal. Listed by Forbes among the wealthiest 400 of The World's Billionaires, Trump and his businesses, as well as his three marriages, have for decades received prominent media exposure. He hosted The Apprentice, a popular reality television show on NBC, from 2004 to 2015.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

20160608 - Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American Olympic and professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring.
Cassius Clay was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as an amateur boxer when he was 12 years old. At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and converted to Islam shortly afterwards. At 22, he won the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston in an upset in 1964. Clay then changed his legal name from Cassius Clay, which he called his "slave name", to Muhammad Ali, and gave a message of racial pride for African Americans and resistance to white domination during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali

20160607 - echte nederlanders

Echte Nederlanders 

mei 19, 2016 · door Sandra S

 

Als je niet wit bent en je spreekt je uit, dan is heel vaak het allereerste wat je te horen krijgt: “Als het je niet aanstaat, dan rot je toch op naar je eigen land”

Hoe zie jij jezelf eigenlijk, zie jij jezelf als Nederlander? Dat was de vraag die mijn broer mij stelde en de directe aanleiding tot een mooi en lang gesprek en tot het schrijven van dit stukje. Want het antwoord is niet zo simpel als het in eerste instantie lijkt. Een jaar of vijf geleden zou ik direct hebben gezegd: ik ben Nederlander. Maar tegenwoordig lijkt dat antwoord niet langer overeen te stemmen met de dagelijkse realiteit van mijn gevoel.

Steeds vaker besef ik dat ik geen “echte” Nederlander ben en dat in de ogen van heel veel mensen ook nimmer zal zijn. Natuurlijk ben ik op papier absoluut een Nederlander, want: geboren in Groningen en geen ander paspoort dan het Nederlandse. Toch voel ik mij niet langer verbonden met de Nederlandse identiteit. Waarom zou ik ook? Door mij actief en openlijk te mengen in de strijd tegen racisme, heb ik de afgelopen jaren enorme hopen verbale diarree over me heen gekregen. Dat schijnt er bij te horen en is blijkbaar het nieuwe “normaal”. Het overkomt iedereen die het lef heeft zich uit te spreken tegen het steeds zicht- en hoorbaarder racisme en de toenemende xenofobie.
‘Rot op naar je eigen land’
Als je niet wit bent en je spreekt je uit, dan is heel vaak het allereerste wat je te horen krijgt: “als het je niet aanstaat, dan rot je toch op naar je eigen land!” Het feit dat mijn eigen land Nederland is, maakt het dan best lastig. Het lijkt vaak alsof het zijn van “echte” Nederlander voor een sterveling het hoogst haalbare is. Wanneer je een andere etniciteit hebt, ben je al snel “verdacht” en wordt je geacht je woorden extra zorgvuldig af te wegen. Je moet er dan vooral rekening mee houden dat je geen dingen zegt waarvan een deel van je witte medelanders overstuur zou kunnen raken.
In Nederland heet het dat iedereen gelijk is. Mijn persoonlijke ervaring wijst echter uit, dat dat niet het geval is. Dat de vrijheid van meningsuiting in de praktijk vaak alleen telt indien het een mening is die door een groot deel van de bevolking wordt gedeeld. Een mooi voorbeeld daarvan is de situatie rondom Ebru Umar. Door het steeds weer keihard en publiekelijk aanvallen en demoniseren van onder andere vluchtelingen en moslims is zij “één van ons” geworden en nu ontvangt ze vanuit alle kanten steunbetuigingen. Je zou je ook heel eufemistisch kunnen uitdrukken en zeggen dat gebruikmaken van die vrijheid in een land dat alleen op papier een democratie is, wellicht niet van een al te grote slimheid getuigt.
Misschien is het juist wel heel slim en goed bedacht, want op deze manier ben je als modaal columnist verzekerd van de volle aandacht en heb je een situatie gecreëerd die je nog maanden kunt uitmelken en te gelde maken. Dat zou haar met haar column nooit zijn gelukt. Overigens wil ik daarmee uiteraard niet beweren dat Ebru haar dagen zou moeten slijten in een Turkse kerker, maar de openlijke en massale steun die zij ontvangt, contrasteert enorm met het gebrek aan steun voor anderen die gebruik maken van diezelfde vrijheid van meningsuiting.
Zwarte bladzijde
Ik ben met heel veel anderen van mening dat je, om de hedendaagse multiculturele samenleving te laten slagen, de nare en inktzwarte kant van het koloniale verleden moet benoemen, begrijpen en erkennen. Mensen die dit onder de aandacht willen brengen, worden echter al snel weggezet als herrieschoppers en beroepsactivisten of hen wordt verweten dat ze zich wentelen in het slachtofferschap. Dat slaat de discussie al bij voorbaat dood. Natuurlijk betekent de roep tot het erkennen en op de juiste manier bespreken in het onderwijs van dit koloniale verleden niet dat de huidige generatie verantwoordelijk is voor de door hun voorouders gepleegde wandaden. Ze moeten echter wel weten wat deze voorouders hebben gedaan en beseffen dat dit ook een grote rol speelt in het heden. De huidige generatie heeft namelijk wel degelijk de verantwoordelijkheid om niet voort te zetten wat de eerdere generaties in gang hebben gezet. De kolonisatie en de daaruit voortvloeiende bevoorrechte positie zijn feiten. Dat heeft niets te maken met het aanpraten van een schuldgevoel; het is wat het is.
Op 5 mei was bovenstaande wel even onderwerp van gesprek in de Bevrijdingsdaguitzending van DWDD. Adriaan van Dis citeerde daar uit het kortgeleden verschenen boek Roofstaat van auteur Ewald Vanvugt
Hoewel mooi en broodnodig dat dit item ter tafel kwam, maar doodzonde dat het dan toch weer een witte man is die het onder de aandacht brengt en het bespreekt vanuit een wit perspectief. Van Dis heeft het vanuit datzelfde perspectief over een “zwarte bladzijde”, terwijl er in de behandelde periode geen sprake was van ook maar één enkele “witte bladzijde”. Het zijn encyclopedieën vol wandaden en misdaden.
Waarom nodigt de redactie geen Afro-Nederlander uit die de zaak wél vanuit het juiste perspectief kunnen duiden? Deze deskundigen zijn volop voorhanden, en ik noem dan bijvoorbeeld: Philomena Essed, Bibi Fadlalla, Seada Nourhussen, Nancy Jouwe, Astrid Roemer, Clarice Gargard en Gloria Wekker. Met die laatste hadden ze het dan mooi over haar nieuwe boek kunnen hebben. Dat boek gaat immers enerzijds over de paradox tussen de gepassioneerde ontkenning van racisme en koloniaal geweld in onze samenleving. en anderzijds over de racistische agressiviteit en xenofobie. Dat zou een interessant gesprek hebben opgeleverd; leerzaam en pijnlijk confronterend ook en dat laatste is misschien de belangrijkste reden waarom zelfs het bespreken van racisme in de media vooral een witte aangelegenheid blijft. In gesprek gaan met de mensen die dagelijks onderhevig zijn aan zaken als racisme en de invloed die het koloniale verleden vandaag de dag nog heeft in de maatschappij, vereist de bereidheid om echt te luisteren. Niet direct te reageren en in de verdediging te schieten. De moed om objectief naar jezelf en je eigen gedrag te kijken.
Gelijkwaardigheid
Het lijkt me tijd om het idee van “DE” Nederlandse identiteit los te laten. Te gaan beseffen dat veel mensen met de Nederlandse nationaliteit hun geschiedenis en wortels vaak ook – deels – buiten Nederland hebben liggen. Dat die geschiedenis derhalve een onlosmakelijk deel van de Nederlandse geschiedenis uitmaakt. Ook deze Nederlanders zijn onderdeel van de Nederlandse samenleving en hebben daarmee invloed op de cultuur, tradities en gewoonten. Als je dus wilt dat mensen niet alleen Nederlander zijn, maar zich dat ook voelen, dan zal je ze als gelijkwaardig moeten zien en dienovereenkomstig behandelen.
Dat betekent dat zij net zoveel recht hebben op de vrijheid van meningsuiting als ieder ander. Dan geeft het geen pas om ze systematisch uit te sluiten en bij kritiek de mond te snoeren door deze te pareren met kreten als: “je hoeft hier niet te wonen” en “als het je hier niet bevalt, dan rot je toch op naar je eigen land”. Of – en dat is wellicht nog erger – wanneer mensen worden aangesproken op racistische uitspraken of gedrag, ze dit afdoen met de nummer één onder de dooddoeners: “maar ik zie geen kleur”. Een uitspraak waarmee deze witte mensen eigenlijk willen zeggen: “ik heb geen zin om naar jouw gezeur over racisme te luisteren, want ik ben een goed mens. Ik kan gewoon geen racist zijn.” In beide gevallen is de mogelijkheid tot het aangaan van een gesprek direct om zeep geholpen.
Terug naar de vraag van mijn broer “Hoe zie jij jezelf eigenlijk, zie jij jezelf als Nederlander?” en mijn antwoord daarop:
Ik ben Sandra. Ik ben een Nederlander van Afro-Surinaamse afkomst, ik ben onderdeel van de Afrikaanse diaspora. Ik ben hier omdat jullie “echte” Nederlanders vroeger daar waren en mijn voorouders tot slaaf maakten en nee, ik ga nergens naartoe. Ik ben al in mijn eigen land. Ik hoef mij niet aan te passen, ik pas immers al.

 https://sweetlittledevill.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/echte-nederlanders/

20160606 - Stonehenge

Original Stonehenge was dismantled in Wales and moved to Wiltshire, archaeologists believe 

Sarah Knapton, Science Editor  

6 June 2016 • 1:12pm

 

 

Stonehenge began life as an impressive Welsh tomb which was dismantled and shipped to Wiltshire, archaeologists now suspect.
Experts have known for some time that the smaller bluestones of the 5000-year-old Neolithic monument were brought 140 miles from the Preseli Mountains in Wales.
The source of the Stonehenge stomes was first determined in the early 1920s by H.H. Thomas, an officer with the Geological Survey of England and Wales.
He determined that the so-called ‘spotted dolerites’ matched a small number of outcrops in the Mynydd Preseli district in south-west Wales.


 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/06/05/original-stonehenge-was-dismantled-in-wales-and-moved-to-wiltshi/

20160605

World Environment Day

20160604 - future of medicine

The Future of Medicine 2016

Beyond chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, doctors are uncovering new ways to harness the power of the patient’s immune system to combat cancer


 http://www.scientificamerican.com/report/the-future-of-medicine-2016/
 http://www.medicalmegatrends.com/

20160603 - sciencedirect

ScienceDirect is a website which provides subscription-based access to a large database of scientific and medical research. It hosts over 12 million pieces of content from 3,500 academic journals and 34,000 e-books.^[1][2] The journals are grouped into four main sections: Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities. Article abstracts are freely available, but access to their full texts (in PDF and, for newer publications, also HTML) generally require a subscription or pay-per-view purchase.


 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScienceDirect

20160602 - exercise

Exercise and Target Heart Rate  

The fitness world is full of exercise gadgets. Some are good, but many are more trouble than they are worth. Regardless of what shape you are in, 1 device you might find useful is a heart rate monitor.

The key to cardiovascular fitness is getting a good but safe aerobic workout. Heart rate monitors, which monitor your heart rate while you exercise, can help you do that with ease. They range from relatively simple devices that show at a glance how many times per minute your heart is beating, to devices that record information like how long you were exercising at your target heart rate.

Although target heart rates might seem too complicated for beginners, it's important information to know regardless of your fitness level, says the American Council on Exercise.

Here's a simple way to determine your maximum and target heart rates: Subtract your age from 220 to figure out your maximum heart rate. For example, if you are 35, your maximum heart rate is 185 beats per minute. Your target heart rate is 50% to 85% of that number, or 93 beats to 157 beats per minute. These numbers are based on a healthy adult. 

Feel the pulse

 Now that you know what your target heart rate should be, you can calculate your heart or pulse rate using a watch. To take your wrist, or radial, pulse, hold 1 hand in front of you palm upward. Gently place the index and middle fingers of the other hand near the thumb-side of the wrist to feel the pulse. You should not need to press hard to feel the pulse. It is generally better to check the radial pulse, but if for some reason you need to check your neck, or carotid pulse, be sure to check only 1 side at a time. Never press hard. Count the beats for 10 seconds, then multiply this number by 6 to give you the beats per minute. 

This method is fine for many exercisers. If you like the idea of having that information instantly available in the middle of a workout, you might want to buy a monitor.

Heart rate monitors aren't as exact as an EKG test, but they can be very accurate. The most inexpensive models have 2 parts: a small transmitter mounted on a belt that wraps around your chest, and a device like a wristwatch that displays the numbers. There are no wires. The watch-like monitor picks up signals from the transmitter. 

 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=682

20160601 - NewYorker cartoon

 “Hey, we watched raving liberals last night. Tonight is our night to watch ranting conservatives.”

20160531 - EK

20160530 - WADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; French: Agence mondiale antidopage) is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the "Declaration of Lausanne", to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. Since 2002, the organization's headquarters have been located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Lausanne office became the regional office for Europe. Other regional offices have been established in Africa, Asia/Oceania and Latin America. WADA is responsible for the World Anti-Doping Code, adopted by more than 600 sports organizations, including international sports federations, national anti-doping organizations, the IOC, and the International Paralympic Committee. As of 2014, its president is Sir Craig Reedie.



 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency