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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
An I-5 Lid?
From Crosscut by Knute Berger: If Chicago is the City of Big Shoulders, Seattle is the City of Big Visions. We’ve literally moved mountains to create the city we know — we’ve redirected rivers (the Duwamish), connected the sea to … Continue reading
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Horse sense
Horses in an experiment have been shown when they feel cold and need a blanket by pointing with their heads to a symbol – a horizontal black line. They were also able to communicate two other possibilities: that they wanted … Continue reading
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How Washington’s bug ranching helps to feed fish
From Crosscut: Every year millions of tons of fish are scooped out of the ocean, ground up and fed to the fish that we eat. It’s a massive waste of dwindling natural resources. But a nonprofit focused on protecting salmon and … Continue reading
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It’s time for that flu shot
Here is a version of the well known in-flu-Enza nursery rhyme in “Our Paper” Vol. 10 (1894) by Massachusetts Reformatory (Concord, Mass.): There was a little girl, and she had a little bird, And she called it by the pretty name … Continue reading
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Texting for seniors
Maybe we should create texting shortcuts that are more Skyline specific. What’s your idea?
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The evolution of the universal genius – October 2nd at 3:30 PM
From Cornelius Rosse: There is only one Weekly Update I can paste in here. With SkyOpera events coming fast one after one another, I did not have time to write a second one. The piling up of our events is due … Continue reading
Food, culture and the Library of Congress – October 4th
Constance Carter, the Head of the Science Reference Section at the Library of Congress will be speaking here this Thursday October 4th. We hope she discusses the Library’s food collection. In the Julia Child’s video above, the Library’s collection shows … Continue reading
Ta-Nehisi Coates – My President was black
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an essayist and and book author. In this piece titled My President was Black from the Atlantic he discusses race as viewed during the Obama era. In the interview with Obama below, it tells the story of Obama’s experience with race … Continue reading
For Elderly Women With Breast Cancer, Surgery May Not Be the Best Option
Ed Note: The thoughtful geriatrician will approach his aging patient with the “do no harm” principle. Perhaps the intervention might work in a younger person; perhaps the medication dose should be halved or even stopped; perhaps the aggressive management of … Continue reading
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Metropolitan Opera HD nearby – the 2018-19 season
Metropolitan Opera HD Encore Schedule The 2018–19 season features ten live presentations. The live transmissions (at 10 AM on Saturdays) will be followed the same week by encore screenings (on Wednesdays). Below is the encore schedule with its convenient times. … Continue reading
When your request is misinterpreted
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Capitol Hill’s Hugo House gets an extreme makeover and an historic designation
From Crosscut: Washington state welcomed its first official Literary Landmark last week — a surprising statistic given Seattle’s reputation as a bookstore-loving, writer-nurturing, library-card-holding, even poetry-slam-attending city. The designation comes from national group United for Libraries, which over the last 30 years has … Continue reading
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Football is bad for the NFL
The Onion has posted this video on how to save the NFL by getting rid of football. Click here for their take.
Is stress good for teenagers?
Ed Note: When my kids were in Junior High, the Principal felt that stress and competition was not good for the kids. Hence, there were no school sports teams and grades were deemphasized. The object was to build up the … Continue reading
Ken Burns – the Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science – tonight 9 PM on KCTS
From Dick Dion: Take a timely look at how one institution has met the changing demands of healthcare. The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science is a new two-hour documentary executive-produced by Ken Burns and directed by Burns, Erik Ewers … Continue reading
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FDA Approves Sale of Prescription Placebos – from the Onion
FDA Approves Sale Of Prescription Placebo – the Onion ^ | September 17, 2003 (forwarded by Ann Milam) WASHINGTON, DC—After more than four decades of testing in tandem with other drugs, placebo gained approval for prescription use from the Food and … Continue reading
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The Obecalp Effect
Betty was complaining at an escalating rate. She’d been in her nursing home for four years and wasn’t happy. She kept coming up with new symptoms like aching, fatigue, nervous stomach, tingling, dizziness, etc. Her daughter Nancy was getting daily … Continue reading
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A Retirement Home’s Lessons in How to Keep in Touch
Marilyn Webb sent this NYT Op Ed piece along. “Is this us too?” Yes I think so given the way each floor and each apartment shelf is decorated in such a unique way. “A couple of years ago, my parents moved into … Continue reading
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Seattle Opera Guild News
From Ann Milam. Love opera? Click the following link to view the September issue of the Seattle Opera Guild. September 2018 LAria FINAL
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He’s back!
He’s back. An example that despite back pain and aging, great things can still happen!
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Skyline’s SkyOpera’s wonderful opening night – a huge success
What a treat is was to have live first class opera singers at Skyline supported by generous gifts from residents. It was produced by the amazing Cornelius Rosse. Above are the SkyOpera’s performers from last Thursday’s live performance. Don’t miss … Continue reading