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Daily Archives: July 10, 2024
Thursday’s Health Talk – 11 AM in the MBR
Sleep expert Brandon Peters-Mathews returns to Skyline once again to update us on a subject near and dear to us: What goes on during that one-third of our lives while we sleep? Brandon is a Virginia Mason neurologist who has … Continue reading
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Optimism
Thanks to Pam P. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that … Continue reading
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It’s time for a smile
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Maria Prymachenko — Folk Pacifist from Ukraine
by ZUZANNA STAŃSKA Thanks to Pam P. Maria Prymachenko, A Dove Has Spread Her Wings And Asks for Peace, 1982 Have you heard of Maria Prymachenko? She was an internationally acclaimed self-taught artist who drew from traditional Ukrainian folk art. What distinguishes … Continue reading
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H5N1 Influenza Virus (“Bird Flu”) Is Unlikely to Become a Human Pandemic
Here’s why: by Paul Offit (thanks to Ed M.) In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy died in Hong Kong of influenza. His death wasn’t unusual. Every year in every country in every corner of the world healthy children die from … Continue reading
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