“Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences.”
Sermon 39 Catholic Spirit from the 1872 edition of Wesley’s Complete Works – Thomas Jackson, editor
Quote obtained from a Vital Piety blog post comment by Jennifer Wood.
Source: Amazon wants to become Walmart before Walmart can become Amazon | TechCrunch
Source: Amazon, the Death of Brick & Mortar, Buys into Brick & Mortar | Wolf Street
Source: Amazon’s Grocery Ambitions Are Far Bigger Than Whole Foods
Three interesting viewpoints…
Make that four.
Source: “Major Deflationary Disruption” Says Cramer About Amazon Purchase of Whole Foods | MishTalk
Amazon did not just buy Whole Foods grocery stores. It bought 431 upper-income, prime-location distribution nodes for everything it does.
Dennis K. Berman
Source: Report: 7 Percent of Americans Think Brown Cows Make Chocolate Milk | Health Buzz | US News
Makes perfect sense to me.
Modifiable Risk Factors
Approximately 60% of all liver cancers in the United States are caused by potentially modifiable risk factors, the researchers indicate. For example, it has been estimated that among Medicare recipients, the largest proportion of cases of HCC, at 32%, are caused by metabolic disorders, including obesity. A smaller proportion of cases of HCC are caused by hepatitis C virus infection (21%), excessive alcohol intake (13%), and smoking (9%).
Source: Death Rate From Liver Cancer in US Now Double That in 1980s
Source: Boxed in: life inside the ‘coffin cubicles’ of Hong Kong – in pictures | Cities | The Guardian
This picture essay will give you a totally different perspective of what a “tiny house” is all about.
HT – naked capitalism
Baseline CAC had a graded positive association with dementia risk. Compared with no CAC, CAC score of 1 to 400, 401 to 1000, and ≥1001 had increased risk of dementia by 23%, 35%, and 71%, respectively, (Ptrend=0.026) after adjustment. 1 SD higher log2[CAC+1] was associated with 24% (95% confidence interval, 8%–41%; P=0.002) increase in dementia risk.
Source: These Tiny Houses Help Minimum Wage Workers Become Homeowners
This is a great concept for tiny homes.
Nearly 32 million adults in the United States (13 percent of the U.S. population aged 18 and older) consumed more than twice the number of drinks considered binge drinking on at least one occasion, according to a 2013 survey that asked about past-year drinking. This higher level of drinking is associated with increased health and safety risks. A report of the findings is online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (link is external). The study was conducted by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.
This is depressing. I need another beer.
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