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• Definition: Global Warming

Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects. Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. A longer definition comes from Wikipedia. 

• Video: Global Warming
• Global Warming 101
• 13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
• Al Gore What Comes After an Inconvenient Truth
• James Hansen: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change
• What Would Happen If Global Warming Sped Up?
• Greenland is Melting Global Warming
• Discovery Channel - Global Warming, What You Need To Know
• Nobel Laureate Smashes the Global Warming Hoax

• Headline Blog: Global Warming
• Will I Be Homebound This Winter?
• Stroke Recovery, Stroke Rehabilitation: A Message to Therapists
• Time to Get Real on Climate Change & The War on Climate Scientists
• Status Time: Almost Seven Years Later from the Stroke
• November Sunshine

• Weekly Columnists
• Musing: The Effects of Garlic Extract Upon Endothelial Function, Vascular Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Insulin Resistance in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes at High Cardiovascular Risk
• Sunday Stroke Survival: Ya Gotta Love Those Mini Tropical Vacations
• Caregiver: Today is Bob's 57th Birthday
• Jester: Baptizing an Irishman
• TED Talks - David Bromwich: Global Warming -- Fact or Fiction?
• Rick Mercer Report: Whitewater Kayaking & Arms Deal
• Laid-Back Admin: SEO - Search Engine Optimization

• XKCD: California

• Eclectic Stuff on Wednesday
• Why Mice Are Not Men
• Stand By Me | Playing For Change | Song Around the World
• How You or Someone You Care About can Prevent a Stroke
• Top 10 Brain Posts 2015: Exercise and Brain Integrity
• 50 Shades of Emotional Differences
• Yes! & Brain vs Cancer

• Future Topics in SSTattler

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     Feb/13/2016   | Learning Disability
     Feb/06/2016   | Reading Comprehension
     Jan/30/2016   | Neuroregeneration
     

Definition: Global Warming

Global Warming From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

See as well, at least:

• Carbon Footprint From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Carbon Tax From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Scientific Opinion on Climate Change From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Global mean surface temperature change from 1880 to 2014,
relative to the 1951–1980 mean. The black line is the annual
mean and the red line is the 5-year running mean. The
green bars show uncertainty estimates. Source: NASA GISS.

Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.

Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Although the increase of near-surface atmospheric temperature is the measure of global warming often reported in the popular press, most of the additional energy stored in the climate system since 1970 has gone into ocean warming. The remainder has melted ice, and warmed the continents and atmosphere. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia.

Video: Global Warming

Global Warming 101

Uploaded on May 18, 2007

Global warming could do more than just melt polar ice. It could change our maps, and displace people from cities and tropical islands.

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Headline Blog: Global Warming

Definition: Blog (noun). Add new material to or regularly update to a blog. (≃1990s: blog shortening of weblog)

Will I Be Homebound This Winter?

Rebecca Dutton
Home After a Stroke

November 4, 2014

Trenton, New Jersey used to have such mild winters that officials closed the schools when there was only 2 inches of snow on the ground. The dip in the jet stream that brings cold Artic air south shows why Trenton was lucky (black dot = Trenton). Last winter Trenton had six major snow storms in six weeks that were measured in feet instead of inches. Strong storms in the Artic now blow the jet stream farther south to include me. So much pack ice has melted due to global warming that the air is saturated with water vapor which turns into snow on my street. I want people who have recently found my blog to see this post about one of my winter strategies. Also see my next post on using a cane in the snow.

Stroke Recovery, Stroke Rehabilitation: A Message to Therapists

Peter G. Levine
Stronger after Stroke

Saturday, December 24, 2011

There you sit, face to face with a stroke survivor. Only a few days ago he was a vibrant, energetic community member... employee... family member and now is sitting in front of you…. aphasic… hemiparetic …scared. The family sits anxiously behind him. They’re eager to get their loved one back and now they look to you. “When?” they ask. “How?” they inquire. And make no mistake, no matter who has talked to them before and no matter how blunt other health professionals have been, they hold hope for full recovery. Between their expectations and their slowly materializing nightmares, you are the last line of defense.

This is not a good time to ask, “Are my skills up to this?”

What if you simply want to do what is the best neurological therapy available? What if you want to treat based on the best available scientific evidence. What if you don't want to be influenced by the wide variety of competing schools of neurorehabilitation, each with their own books and seminars and cult of personality leaders?

Want to scrape all the BS away? Go here: meta-analysis.

Time to Get Real on Climate Change & The War on Climate Scientists

David Suzuki

Time to Get Real on Climate Change

Published on May 9, 2014

A geneticist who has made science exciting to millions of TV viewers warns that we're burning up the planet, but there's still a chance we can make it.

See more: http://bit.ly/1odyg8J


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The War on Climate Scientists

Published on May 16, 2014

Corporations and some governments seem recklessly determined to deny the reality of global warming. In part two of his interview, environmentalist David Suzuki says killing the messenger is a strategy ripped straight from big tobacco's old playbook.

See more: http://bit.ly/1nRF0Jy


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Status Time: Almost Seven Years Later from the Stroke

Joyce Hoffman
The Tales of a Stroke Patient

Jan 12, 2016

It seems like a few years ago that I had the stroke. But it's almost seven years ago. April 8, 2009, is the date that is burned into my consciousness. The date follows me around, like the devil that it represents. Playing piano by ear, knitting scarves, clapping when required, all gone. People say, "Be positive," but sometimes, I just can't. A stroke doesn't make me stronger. It just reminds me how fragile the human body is. Some people say "re-birthday" when they celebrate the date on which the stroke happened. "Re-birthday?" Give me a break.

That being said, looking back, I have accomplished some things that make me know that I'm progressing. There is my book, "The Tales of a Stroke Patient," published in 2012, that documents all the time before, during, and after the stroke. I liked writing the book. For me, it was a catharsis, a chance to scream about awful CNAs, nurses and doctors who pretended not to hear me, all the time keeping the names of the rehab facility and the nursing home out of the book. (It was Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation and Absecon Manor Nursing Home, both in Southern New Jersey. I don't give a shit now).

I started a blog called the same as the book, "The Tales of a Stroke Patient," in 2010. I still write it, as long as there are people to read it. (There are 15 million strokes a year worldwide so I imagine I won't run out of readers). Currently, I have almost 112,000 people reading my blog, though some are faithful fans who read it several times. My dashboard tells me I'm read in 6 out of 7 continents, Antarctica the holdout. I don't have anything against the Antarcticans. They are probably busy with global warming.

November Sunshine

Diana Smith
In Sync With The Universe

November 7, 2011 By

It was a sun-drenched weekend, followed by a warmer than usual day today. I wish this could last all winter. I count three seasons: Spring, Summer, and Bleak. The temperature did dip into the low 20’s the last few nights. That did not stop the bugs from returning. Mosquitoes and moths still danced on the windows at dusk.

roots exposed

I managed a trip a few towns over to get new shoes. I will still wear my current favorites into the ground. I am trying to have a spare pair for backup this winter.  Once it starts to snow, I won’t be taking any pleasant road trips. I hate living in snow, and am thanking my lucky stars (or global warming) we did not see any significant amounts of the white menace yet. It is pretty to see it on the trees, and covering the dead ground. I could rely on my memories of years past if I want to see pretty.

I am trying to ready myself for snowbound hobbies, to stave off my seasonal affected depression. Time will tell if I will be able to walk with my cane over the ice and snow. I am trying to read more, but my eyes still (post stroke) get tired and blurry quick. I have wanted to try to watercolor, but I need a spark to start. I have been looking for that spark, but it is too clever and knows how to avoid funky me. I have resolved to at least get everything out tomorrow and dabble. Maybe the spark will be found by the light of the full moon.

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Weekly Columnists

Definition: Columnist |ˈkäləmnist| (noun). A blogger or a journalist contributing regularly to a blog or newspaper

Musing: The Effects of Garlic Extract Upon Endothelial Function, Vascular Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Insulin Resistance in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes at High Cardiovascular Risk.

Dean Reinke
Deans' Stroke Musing

Saturday, January 16, 2016

If we had any strategy at all for stroke this study would be followed up because of endothelial function. But it won't be because we have NO leadership in stroke and fucking failures of stroke associations. Would this work in stroke patients without diabetes? 

The Effects of Garlic Extract Upon Endothelial Function, Vascular Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Insulin Resistance in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes at High Cardiovascular Risk.
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 01/08/2016

Atkin M, et al. – This study tested the hypothesis that Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) may improve endothelial function, oxidative stress, vascular inflammation and insulin resistance in high risk cardiovascular subjects with type 2 diabetes. In this group of type 2 diabetic patients at high cardiovascular risk, 4 weeks treatment with AGE did not significantly improve endothelial function, vascular inflammation, oxidative stress or insulin resistance.

METHODS

• A double blind, placebo controlled cross-over pilot study was performed in 26 subjects with type 2 diabetes who received 1200mg of AGE or placebo daily for 4 weeks with a 4 week washout period.
• Plasma HsCRP was measured as a marker of inflammation.
• Plasma TAOS,blood GSH/GSSG and plasma LHP were measured as markers of oxidative stress/anti-oxidant defence.
• Insulin resistance was measured using the HOMA-IR method.
• Endothelial function was measured using change in the reflective index (RI) post salbutamol using digital photoplethysmography and urinary albumin/creatinine ratio was measured as a biochemical surrogate.
• Measurements were taken at baseline and after intervention with AGE or placebo.

Sunday Stroke Survival: Ya Gotta Love Those Mini Tropical Vacations

Jo MurpheyThe Murphey Saga

Sunday, January 10, 2016

I keep telling y'all, it's all about attitude. How you perceive things in and around you can make or break whether you are content and happy, or miserable and unhappy.

The way you function after a stroke is no different. You are more likely to be more productive and successful with a positive attitude than a grumpy, discontented, and negative attitude.

It's a fact of life that, if you are female, the change of life (menopause) will occur if you live long enough. One of the side effects of this is hot flashes. I look at these as personal global warming events or mini tropical vacations. They are absolutely miserable in the height of summer or a welcome burst of heat in the winter. Everybody and their sister touts a "fix" for this condition. It's that big of a thing. A huge multi billion dollar industry is devoted to relieving them.

My conjecture is... why bother? Yes, it's a physiological body reaction to the end of the productive cycle of your life, by why try to fix something that is natural and unbroken. Just like the real global warming, be it man made, or a natural occurring cycle... it happens. Accept it and move on. It's all about attitude.

Caregiver: Today is Bob's 57th Birthday

Diane
The Pink House On The Corner

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!  

Jester: Baptizing an Irishman

Jackie Poff
Stroke Survivors Tattler

An Irishman is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes upon a preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds into the water, subsequently bumping into the preacher. The preacher turns around and is almost overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon, he asks the drunk, "Are you ready to find Jesus?"

The drunk shouts, "Yes, I am."

So the preacher grabs him and dunks him in the water. He pulls him
back and asks, "Brother, have you found Jesus?"

The drunk replies, "No, I haven't found Jesus!"

The preacher, shocked at the answer, dunks him again but for a little longer. He again pulls him out of the water and asks, "Have you found Jesus, brother?"

The drunk answers, "No, I haven't found Jesus!"

By this time, the preacher is at his wits end and dunks the drunk again -- but this time holds him down for about 30 seconds, and when he begins kicking his arms and legs about, he pulls him up.

The preacher again asks the drunk, "For the love of God, have you found Jesus?"

The drunk staggers upright, wipes his eyes, coughs up a bit of water, catches his breath, and says to the preacher, "Are you sure this is where he fell in?”

TED Talks - David Bromwich: Global Warming -- Fact or Fiction?

TED.com

Published on Oct 25, 2013

TEDxColumbus - David Bromwich - Climatologist, Researcher, Professor...


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Rick Mercer Report: Whitewater Kayaking & Arms Deal

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Whitewater Kayaking

Published on Jan 13, 2016

Rick trains with the Chilliwack Centre of Excellence Paddle Club to experience the thrill of whitewater kayaking.


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Rick's Rant - Saudi Arms Deal

Published on Jan 13, 2016

Rick’s Rant for January 12th, 2016.

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Laid-Back Admin: SEO - Search Engine Optimization

Dr. Beagle C. Cranium
Stroke Survivors Tattler

From the article:

How Many Keywords Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb:

An SEO¹ Survival Guide 

by Lauren Gilmore from The Next Web 

SSTattler:  My comments about SSTattler in SEO¹ - some of it I got it and some not so I have to fix it... Read the full article about the details... 
¹ SEO means "Search Engine Optimization" used by computer / marketing guys.

Comments about an article "HMKDITTCaL: ASEOSG"

"In the marketing world, there are a ton of bad SEO jokes:

Where do you hide a dead body?

But beyond the one-liners, SEO is some serious stuff. Especially when it comes to keeping your white hat squarely on your head.

XKCD: California

A Webcomic Of Romance, Sarcasm, Math, And Language

|<        < Prev        Random       Next >        >| California                              |<        < Prev        Random       Next >        >| Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors). http://xkcd.com -- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.

Eclectic Stuff on Wednesday

Definition - Eclectic (noun). A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

Why Mice Are Not Men

Rebecca Dutton
Home After a Stroke

January 13, 2016

The Dilemma. Innovative treatments have helped mice who have been given strokes, but the results often cannot be duplicated in humans. A researcher on TV helped me remember a fact I learned in college that partially explains these disappointing results. Since the early 1900's researchers have bought specific strains of mice (e.g. B6). These strains have been inbred for generations so there is very little variability in the sample. Follow-up studies may use the same strain of mouse to eliminate sample differences as an explanation for why new findings confirm or refute the original study. Researchers eliminate other alternative explanations for their results by keeping the cages, food, and activities the same for all animals in the study. On the other hand, humans are a diverse group that has interbred for thousands of years. Humans also have the freedom to vary their life experience which modifies their brains and bodies.

Bottom Line #1. Apple can send updates to improve their smart phones because the codes are identical in every iphone on the planet. Using genetically engineered mice makes it easier to get consistent results in animal studies. The freedom humans expect is a double-edged sword.

Bottom Line #2. No treatment is 100% effective. Even when a clinical trial is successful, some subjects do not respond positively to the treatment. It is impossible to predict if you will be like the subjects who responded positively or the subjects who were not helped by the treatment. A trial period is needed to see if a treatment protocol will help you.

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