I don’t know- maybe I should make this an annual letter.
I was reading the Washington Post and discovered that Unilever is changing its policy. It will no longer be using folks to promote their products, these so-called “influencers”. First, because these influencers often pay to have folks follow them, as such improving their rating as influencers. And, secondly, many of these folks get paid to write their “celebrity” endorsements.
An apology. This was supposed to be another piece in my stem cell update series. But, somehow, it got moved weeks ahead in the queue. (We discussed the technology on 13 June, 12 June, and 11 June.) And, now, again, today.)
Continue reading Even the Feds will fail?
I can’t believe how many people start businesses and don’t keep good records. That is the one way to have the IRS eat you for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner.
Continue reading 177 down. 188 to go.
There are a bunch of interesting fellows (and gals) that populate my synagogue. Today, I will be talking about some facts from a book written by one such member- who actually is also a professor at UVA. (I love the fact that someone else besides me considers that a local drive; I did the reverse, living in Charlottesville and commuting to my professorship in DC decades ago.)
Continue reading Modern Day Don Quixotes?
I wasn’t going to join in the parade of folks damning TheDonald and his immigration “policy”. Because the one thing folks can be sure of when TheDonald opens his mouth is that there is only untruths spouting therefrom.
Continue reading Zero Tolerance
I’ve been warning my clients about this for about three years. And, now, it’s time for them- and everyone else- to react.
Continue reading Stop the Presses!
A few years (OK a few decades) ago, I worked out the concept and kinetics for a chemical reaction that prevented the hemolysis of dialysis patients’ blood. It turns out that the process was also perfect for fishery authorities in the Northwest; allowing them to preserve the health and safety of salmon as they make their mad dash to the sea. (The rivers were “accepting” treated wastewater that was replete with chlorine; using ascorbic acid is a quick and effective way of tying up the free chlorine that hemolyzed blood and harmed salmon)
Continue reading Born Free, like a river flowing free
Having lived in Charlottesville for more than a decade (and Ann Arbor and Cambridge before that), I had become used to not donning a suit or sport jacket when going to shul (synagogue). As a matter of fact, in Charlottesville, where about 1/3 of the congregants were native Israeli’s going to UVA, many folks going to shul didn’t even wear “nice clothes”- jeans (not torn, of course) and slacks for women were de rigeur.
Yesterday, we talked about the use of PET imaging to detect Alzheimer’s. The process requires the injection of tracers into the brain to render the amyloids more easily detectable. The real problem is that PET scans are not cheap. (And, what would we do with this information, besides….)
Continue reading The Eyes Have It
Ah, yes, another of my friends has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. And, according to the brain scans, this person has been suffering for a few years now- but only now are the memory loss issues coming to the fore.
Continue reading More about the Scarlet A
