A couple of maps from the 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment.
The War to Our South – Update July 20, 2009
Choose Success
You have to get people to make good decisions. Wherever you are in life, good or bad, it’s because of the choices you make. Choose to succeed rather than fail. Choose to work hard rather than to loaf your way through it. We had a plan, a vision and we wouldn’t compromise our core values.
Lou Holtz at his induction ceremony into the College Football Hall of Fame
Attack of the Giant Killer Squids
BBC NEWS | Americas | San Diego menaced by jumbo squid
In Calif., A Rare Look At Humboldt Squid : NPR
New avocation risk. Underwriters (and divers) beware.
Scary Chart of the Day – July 17, 2009
Underwriters need to pay attention to statistics like these for financial underwriting purposes
MOO Needs Help – Telecommuting May Be An Option
Job Description – Underwriter / Sr. Underwriter / Underwriting Consultant – Life (016307)
Telecommuting may be available based on candidate need.
Telecommuting may be available based on candidate need.
This is the 1st life UW job posting I’ve seen in weeks. BTW, it is not a new opening but a re-posting. When I inquired about the position last year, telecommuting was not an option. Now telecommuting may be an option.
The glacier is moving.
Alcohol and Cause Specific Mortality in Russia
Alcohol-attributable mortality varies by year; in several recent years, alcohol was a cause of more than half of all Russian deaths at ages 15—54 years. Alcohol accounts for most of the large fluctuations in Russian mortality, and alcohol and tobacco account for the large difference in adult mortality between Russia and western Europe.
What is ARVD? – Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Learn More: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
You should learn something new every day. If that “something new” directly impacts your personal or professional lives, imagine how smart you’ll be in a 100 years.
Creepy Picture of the Day – July 14, 2009
The roof of an airplane in flight from the INSIDE
I stumbled upon an interesting blog written by an airline dork (his words, not mine). It’s only interesting if you like this sort of stuff. The picture is courtesy of an unidentified passenger who took the picture and posted it to Twitter right after sunshine began poking through the roof.
Read the entire article by clicking the following link.
The Cranky Flier – Airlines|Airports|Air Travel Blog
I was doing research on the relationship of airlines outsourcing their maintenance and accidents.
Don’t ask.
Creepy Statistic of the Day – July 13, 2009
I got the following from an email sent by Workforce Recruiting:
NORTH AMERICAN RETAINED SEARCH REVENUE GROWTH VS. YEAR EARLIER
(Percentage change)
| Q1 ’08 |
Q2 ’08 |
Q3 ’08 |
Q4 ’08 |
Q1 ’09 |
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| Korn/Ferry Intl. | 9.6% | 9.1% | -2.2% | -29.5% | -42.8% | |
| Heidrick & Struggles Intl. | -7.3 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -14.7 | -40.0 | |
| Total | 1.9 | 4.1 | -1.3 | -23.1 | -41.7 | |
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