Letter to the Editor: Weak Correlation Between CO2 and Temperature Proves Nothing About Causation
By J.G. BeeryLos Alamos
There is little doubt the air’s CO2 concentration has risen significantly since the inception of the Industrial Revolution; and there are few who do not attribute the CO2 increase to the increase in humanity’s use of fossil fuels.
Food on the Hill: Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie with Maple Syrup Drizzle
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comYang: Targeted Learning, Meandering Learning…
Targeted Learning, Meandering Learning: Exploitation vs. Exploring Learning In Organizational ContextExploration learning is associated with experiment, discovery, play, risk … and long-term perspective.
Exploitation learning is associated with refinement, efficiency, production, execution…and short-term perspective. An organization that fails to properly balance the allocation of resources between these two will eventually face some crises. For instance, emphasis on exploration learning is likely to yield anemic profits, and focusing only Read More
Letter to the Editor: Universal Car Seats and Pediatric Vision Plans
Universal Car Seats and Pediatric Vision Plans
Imagine there is new law in the land. Everyone has to purchase an infant car seat. Already have one? Don’t have kids? Don’t have a car? Can’t afford it? Sorry, you can’t opt out of this one. The intent of the law was to provide a car seat for those who couldn’t afford it. Law advocates feared that a child might get missed, if car seats were made optional.
There was a “collective gasp” at the possibility of parents having the choice to “opt-out” of this life-saving device. The cost Read More
Hygea Health Bite: 6 Tips to a Sexy Healthy Body
Hygea Health Bite: 6 Tips to a Sexy Healthy BodyOur relationship with food is easily the most intimate one we have. Sound crazy? Think about it, the food you ingest becomes your body parts – making up our blood, brain, lungs, and every other part of us.
Providing your body with the building blocks it needs means that you’re going to feel FABULOUS – looking FANTASTIC is also a welcomed side effect. Nothing is sexier than a healthy body and here are six tips to get you started.
Eat Your Colors – We have to thank Mother Nature for color-coding our nutrients for us. Phytonutrients (“phyto” Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Dogs As Bird-Sitters
How the Hen House Turns Dogs As Bird-Sitters
When our first chickens arrived in a cardboard box 40 years ago, including Peeper’s mom Peeky, we had already adopted Poncho.
As a “Santa Fe Shepherd,” his instincts were just about right. He helped us herd the chickens back into the pen for the night. (Chickens don’t herd, but that’s another story.)
We didn’t try to train Poncho as a sheepdog, but we did train DeeDee and Scooter, pointer-heeler shelter dogs we adopted after the 2000 fire in Los Alamos. They were natural Read More
Column: Fall Prevention and Improving Gait and Balance through Exercise
Fitness ColumnFall Prevention and Improving Gait and Balance through Exercise
Proper balance and gait are essential components of physical function. If a person is going to be able to perform most activities of daily living, they need to have the capacity to safely stand and walk.
There are many causes of affected gait and balance including chronic disease, muscle weakness, neurological conditions, aging, cognitive impairments, and extremity disabilities.
Balance is a person’s ability to control upright posture under a variety of conditions. There are three sensory systems Read More
