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Coming Back from the Dead
It may be in our immediate future, according to Dr Sam Parnia: There are numerous studies that show that if you implement all the various resuscitation steps together you not only get a doubling of your survival rates but the people who come back are not brain damaged. Bring in on. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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Upscaling the Urban Chicken Movement
High-dollar hipsters crack me up. Check out the $1300 chicken coop, along with authentic “found object” accessories. All available at Williams-Sonoma (of course), who saw these all-day suckers coming a mile away. Read more
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“…surely we have an obligation to try.”
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Tip from The Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential, via the Instapundit. Read more
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Gasahol is Genocide
American and European biofuel mandates and subsidies are starving the Guatemalan working class. GUATEMALA CITY — In the tiny tortillerias of this city, people complain ceaselessly about the high price of corn. Just three years ago, one quetzal — about 15 cents — bought eight tortillas; today it buys only four. And eggs have tripled Read more
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There’s a sucker born every minute…
…and apparently, the Crown Hospitality Group thinks most of them are born and raised in New York City. Got a corporate Amex? The $66 one-man ribeye is the priciest I’ve seen in New York; it involves a little bit of mineral-tinged meat and a lot of fat. You will leave hungry. And I’ve yet to Read more
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The Sad Story of p-values
Wow, it’s jackpot week for statistics videos. I just found this treasure explaining p-values. Tip from William M. Briggs, Statistician to the Stars. Read more
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(Some) Scientists are Frickin’ Liars
Tom Naughton explains the difference between an observational study and a clinical trial, in terms everyone can understand. I’m SO stealing this lecture for my biostatistics courses. Tip from Authority Nutrition via Gary Jones (who you really should be reading). Read more
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Greg Gutfeld’s advice to the new college student…
… is a hoot. Tip from commenter LukeHandCool at Legal Insurrection. Read more
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Free Downloads of Everything for Everyone!
What the word needs now is DIGITAL SOCIALISM. Pablum to the People! Tip from the Instapundit, who want’s to give Obamaism to Hollywood good and hard. Read more
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