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my mom taught me the therapeutic power of cleaning. open all the windows. throw out the old. wipe down the entire house. burn some incense. roast some coffee. then rest. that way the tears from last night don’t feel as heavy. 

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New comic for @evernote! New Year’s Resolutions

For more comics to start the new year right, order my The Shape of Ideas book and calendar. They’re available internationally wherever books are sold!

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The first occurrence of Einstein’s E=MC^2 equation in his own writing.

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This video,,,, made me so happy? thank????

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Menstrual cycle

Follicular phase: estrogen promotes endometrial cell proliferation

Ovulation

Luteal phase: secretory phase

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Christmas thoughts...

This Christmas, I want to give my son the gift of my time. Tonight I’m going to delete all my Social Media apps. I’ve tried to talk myself out of it, like “maybe just keep Instagram for the occasional photo” and “maybe only Facebook after a certain time at night” but I know I can’t do things in moderation. I hate that I’ve been sucked into this giant void instead of spending time with Gordon. And all his best moments I have been stuck behind a camera trying to capture it from the best angle rather than just living in it with him. I’m looking forward to regaining my freedom.

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you know what movie pisses me off? 27 dresses with katherine heigl like……this bitch has 27 friends that all want her to be their bridesmaid and shes SAD cause she cant get a man????? BITCH i would KILL a man if i could have 27 friends that love me that much. id kill 27 men

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i’m in the middle of writing my dissertation on the european witch trials and the more research i do into it the more it bothers me that the whole thing has become such a gimmick today, like the town i live in runs a nightly ‘ghost tour’ which ends on the hill where they hung 12 women for witchcraft in the mid 17th century. the reality is the witch trials were a crime against humanity, the victims were mostly children, widows and elderly women and some historians have estimated that the total number of people tortured and killed was upwards of half a million. it’s such a torrid chapter of human history but it’s viewed almost entirely as a joke outside of academic spheres and i think we all know the reason why

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I’m an actuary; I can work anywhere people attach a dollar value to human life.

Mr. Stoppable, “A Sitch in Time,” Kim Possible (via squirrelmort)

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Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12- year old U.S. children

Vaccinations have prevented millions of infectious illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths among U.S. children, yet the long-term health outcomes of the vaccination schedule remain uncertain. Studies have been recommended by the U.S. Institute of Medicine to address this question. This study aimed 1) to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated children on a broad range of health outcomes, and 2) to determine whether an association found between vaccination and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), if any, remained significant after adjustment for other measured factors. A cross-sectional study of mothers of children educated at home was carried out in collaboration with homeschool organizations in four U.S. states: Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oregon. Mothers were asked to complete an anonymous online questionnaire on their 6- to 12-year-old biological children with respect to pregnancy-related factors, birth history, vaccinations, physician-diagnosed illnesses, medications used, and health services. NDD, a derived diagnostic measure, was defined as having one or more of the following three closely-related diagnoses: a learning disability, Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. A convenience sample of 666 children was obtained, of which 261 (39%) were unvaccinated. The vaccinated were less likely than the unvaccinated to have been diagnosed with chickenpox and pertussis, but more likely to have been diagnosed with pneumonia, otitis media, allergies and NDD. After adjustment, vaccination, male gender, and preterm birth remained significantly associated with NDD. However, in a final adjusted model with interaction, vaccination but not preterm birth remained associated with NDD, while the interaction of preterm birth and vaccination was associated with a 6.6-fold increased odds of NDD (95% CI: 2.8, 15.5). In conclusion, vaccinated homeschool children were found to have a higher rate of allergies and NDD than unvaccinated homeschool children. While vaccination remained significantly associated with NDD after controlling for other factors, preterm birth coupled with vaccination was associated with an apparent synergistic increase in the odds of NDD. Further research involving larger, independent samples and stronger research designs is needed to verify and understand these unexpected findings in order to optimize the impact of vaccines on children’s health.

Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12- year old U.S. children

Anthony R Mawson: Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39213, USA

Brian D Ray: President, National Home Education Research Institute, PO Box 13939, Salem, OR 97309, USA

Azad R Bhuiyan: Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39213, USA

Binu Jacob: Former graduate student, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39213, USA

DOI: 10.15761/JTS.1000186

The overlap and distribution of physician-diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders, based on mothers’ reports.

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That’s how racism works.