BBC News – Is the British banger dangerous?
This is a fun short article that will help you understand the differences between relative and absolute risk.
(I’ll have sausage and pep on my pizza please)
Less is More
For Real Productivity, Less is Truly More – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review
The way we’re working isn’t working — for employees or for their employers. There is a better way to fuel productivity and high performance. The first key to changing the way we work is recognizing that the value of those you manage isn’t generated by the number of hours they work, but rather by how much value they produce during the hours we are working. Working longer hours, juggling more tasks and answering more emails isn’t the solution.
S&P Rating Downgrades
Update: S&P warns on commercial real estate – Street Sweep: Fortune’s Wall Street Blog
Standard & Poor’s downgraded three insurance companies, including Principal Financial (PFG), citing expected losses on commercial mortgages and commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS.
Read a Book a Week – Update 5/15/10
The Future of E-Readers Is Brighter Than We Knew | The Big Money
The report has much more information, including the stunning number that 49 percent of the respondents—whether they were familiar with e-readers—were planning to buy a tablet device within the next three years. (Holy smokes!)
I recall an exchange between one of my readers who posted a comment on one of my read a book a week posts. He was a fervent admirer of ebooks. I hereby dedicate this post to that anonymous reader.
I am saddened to report I have read just 16 books this year. Working too much and not spending enough free time reading is my excuse.
And no ebook reader…yet.
Thought For Today – 5/15/10
I know people have been asking about drinking and being diabetic, and it’s a very honest question,” he blogged. “Here is the honest answer, and this is the truth: when I say ‘party’ and ‘let’s have fun,’ I’m one of those guys that just likes to have a great time. I’m not a belligerent drunk. I don’t need to drink. … For a diabetic … it’s a double whammy because here’s what happens with alcohol: when you’re hung-over then you don’t eat right, you don’t take your insulin right. So it’s best to stay away. But, I pick and choose my times when I’m going to have fun.
Reality star and aging rocker Bret Michaels, just weeks before his cerebral hemorrhage.
No Jobs = Strategy
The Strategic Imperative Not to Hire Anybody – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review
While companies may be doing the strategically correct thing by refusing to hire, the collective result is, of course, a catastrophe. Corporations may have concluded that they can grow profits without adding to their ranks, but meanwhile the proportion of the work force un- or underemployed approaches 20%.
The Productivity Myth
The Productivity Myth – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review
Read this article and formulate your own opinion.
(Psst.. I agree with the author)
Watch Listen and Learn – Exercise Echo
NT-proBNP Not Predictive in Healthy Normal People
Conclusions: The investigators concluded that these findings do not support the use of NT-proBNP as a cardiovascular biomarker in healthy normal subjects, and have important implications for NT-proBNP–based strategies for early detection and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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