Friday, November 30, 2018
Teen court
What an innovative program! I can see how teens would react very differently to this court.
This is an official court, which youth offenders are sent to after a heading by a regular judge. It is coached by adults but court proceedings are entirely managed by youth, peers of the offenders.
https://youtu.be/yirexx-Xfv8Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Sea level rise - more than melting ice
A really clear explanation of why sea level is rising faster in New York than elsewhere.
Aspirin no longer recommended as prevention
This news today from uptodate.com
In secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the absolute benefits of aspirin on occlusive events are greater than the absolute harm of major bleeding. However, for primary prevention, three recent large randomized trials evaluating all-cause mortality associated with aspirin use indicate that the benefits and harms of aspirin for primary prevention are very closely balanced [1-5]. In both the ASCEND trial in patients with diabetes as well as the ARRIVE trial in patients with moderate CVD risk, the risk of all-cause death was similar with or without aspirin [1,5]. In the ASPREE trial of individuals 70 years or older, the risk of death was higher with aspirin (13 versus 11 percent) [2-4]. While we had previously suggested aspirin for primary prevention for most patients over age 40, based on these recent trials indicating that the benefits and harms are so closely balanced, we have chosen not to make a recommendation for or against aspirin use. The decision whether to use aspirin for primary prevention should be made only after a detailed discussion between the patient and health care provider, guided by personal patient preferences and estimated benefits and harms relative to the specific patient. The balance between benefits and harms may weigh more heavily for harms over benefits in those over 70 years of age.
1. ASCEND Study Collaborative Group, Bowman L, Mafham M, et al. Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1529.
2. McNeil JJ, Woods RL, Nelson MR, et al. Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1499.
3. McNeil JJ, Wolfe R, Woods RL, et al. Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1509.
4. McNeil JJ, Nelson MR, Woods RL, et al. Effect of Aspirin on All-Cause Mortality in the Healthy Elderly. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1519.
5. Gaziano JM, Brotons C, Coppolecchia R, et al. Use of aspirin to reduce risk of initial vascular events in patients at moderate risk of cardiovascular disease (ARRIVE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2018; 392:1036
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Aral sea - a massive environmental disaster
A lsake reduced in size by the area of Ireland...and the government's respone - spend $5Billion promoting their conversion to renewable energy, with only lip service to the Aral sea disaster nearby, with desperate communities lacking running water.
China orders inquiry into 'world's first gene-edited babies' | The Guardian
Remember Monday's date, November 25 2018 - it will go down in history. Mankind is forever changed.
To quote Stephen Hawking: "Once such super humans appear, there will be significant political problems with unimproved humans, who won't be able to compete … Presumably, they will die out, or become unimportant. Instead, there will be a race of self-designing beings who are improving at an ever-increasing rate."
Monday, November 26, 2018
Flex 9 Flight
Intriguing to watch what happens when you join 9 radio-controlled planes together abreast of each other.
Electric vehicles could save billions on energy storage
Save thousands on mandated energy storage for peak demand by setting up two-way transfer of energy between the entire vehicles and the grid.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Bamboo Bikes Are Helping This Community
4000 bicycles later, he has quite a business going.
http://ghanabamboobikes.org/http://ghanabamboobikes.org/shop/
Also, there's competition form Mexico at twice the price:
https://bamboocycles.com/
This video shows the manufacturing process with reinforcement of the joints.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018
Huge solar farms in India
I think the last one has been sharply criticized for ruining large tracts of arable land with the solar farm.
Friday, November 16, 2018
Imagined celebrity faces
Predatory tow truck tricks: Don't get scammed after an accident!
Wow, what terrible, low-life scammers. Talk about kicking people when they're down. You're in shock after an accident, and this guy tows you to his kickback-scam-ridden repair shop not approved by your insurance company. Then they charge you exorbitant storage and repair fees.
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