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HOW INCOME INEQUALITY HURTS EVERY CANADIAN'S CHANCE OF BUILDING A BETTER LIFE

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Published Friday, Nov. 08 2013, 1:24 PM EST

Last updated Saturday, Nov. 16 2013, 11:05 AM EST

Canada is at a crossroads. A gap has grown between the middle class and the wealthy. Now, that divide is threatening to erode a cherished Canadian value: equality of opportunity for all. This article is part of The Globe'sWealth Paradox series, a two-week examination into how the wealth divide is shaping Canada's cities, schools, social programs – and even its national sport.Poll: Income Gap Solutions/.../

Hans Christian Andersen

How Hans Christian Andersen Revolutionized Storytelling, Plus the Best Illustrations from 150 Years of His Beloved Fairy Tales

by Maria Popova

“Andersen had the ability to articulate desires petty and profound and make them into transcendent tales.”

“When people talk listen completely,”Hemingway counseled in his advice on how to be a writer. More than a century earlier, a little boy in Denmark, born into poverty to a shoemaker father and an illiterate washerwoman mother, was spending his days listening to the old women in the local insane asylum as they spun their yarn and spun their tales to pass the time. This unusual hub of peasant storytelling in the oral tradition of folklore became his laboratory for listening, out of which he would later concoct his own stories — stories beloved the world over, which have raised generations of children into a whimsical world of imaginative play. Hans Christian Andersenthus used that singular talent of listening to lift himself out of poverty and into international celebrity, becoming one of history’s greatest storytellers and the patron saint of the fairy tale genre./.../

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Educação Rizomática

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 segundos

Educação para Milhares sexta-feira, 22 de novembro de 2013 MOOCS,ROCKS E EDUCAÇÃO RIZOMÁTICA Acesse abaixo os slides da palestra realizada pelo *Dr. Reginaldo Albuquerque*, no 6° Congresso Brasileiro de Telemedicina e Telessaúde - 2013. *Moocs, Rocks e Educação Rizomática. *from *reginaldoalbuquerque*

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published.

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 12 minutos

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [image: Darwin, Charles [Credit: Courtesy of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York]] *Charles Darwin**,* in full Charles Robert Darwin (born February 12, 1809 , Shrewsbury,Shropshire, England—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent), English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. An affable country gentleman, Darwin at first shocked religious Victorian society by suggestin... mais »

desenvolvimento social

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 horas

Progresso econômico depende sobremaneira do desenvolvimento social IndIcado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja [image: Foto: Clovis Fabiano] Professor de Harvard, Michael Porter fala sobre o novo IPS. Foto: Clovis Fabiano *Michael Porter, professor de Harvard, apresenta novo Índice de Progresso Social.* Mesmo com mazelas sociais expostas, como os problemas de segurança pública e de saneamento básico, além de indicadores medíocres em questões de gênero e outras demandas ainda não atendidas, o Brasil vem subindo na escala do Índice de Progresso Social (IPS), um novo indicador aprese... mais »

lucid dreams

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 11 horas

- in Matter - 24 min read Why the world’s most talented dreamers may hold the secret to a new state of consciousnessLucid dreams are now being taken seriously by scientists. So why is the researcher who pioneered the field in academic exile? *STEPHEN LABERGE APPEARS SUDDENLY,* slipping out from behind a partition at the back of the room, like the Wizard of Oz emerging from behind the curtain. “So the first big question we face,” he announces without preamble, “is what is this reality?” It’s opening night of a workshop called Dreaming and Awakening, which LaBerge leads at t... mais »

incorporating old DNA

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 11 horas

Bacteria incorporate pieces of old DNA in their own genome, scientists discover What DNA fragments --- some thousands of years old --- from biological waste and wastewater have hospital bacteria incorporated? November 19, 2013 [image: bacteria_take_dna] Illustration of bacteria that take up DNA fragments from their surroundings. Some of the grasped DNA fragments attach to the bacteria’s own DNA and are incorporated. (Credit: Katrine Harving Holm). From a bacteria’s perspective, the environment is one big DNA waste yard. Now researchers from Denmark and Norway have shown that bacteria c... mais »

Kano

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 11 horas

Kano: A computer anyone can make by Kano - Home - Updates 9 - Backers 5,233 - Comments 170 - London, United Kingdom - Product Design PLAY - Share 19,997 - Tweet - Embed - - Remind me A computer and coding kit for all ages, all over the world. Simple as Lego, powered by Pi. Make games, learn code, create the future.

Algae biofuel production

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 11 horas

Faster, cheaper biofuel productionNovember 22, 2013 [image: Thalassiosira_pseudonana] A scanning electron microscope image of the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana (credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego) Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method for greatly enhancing biofuel production in tiny marine algae by genetically engineering a key growth component in biofuel. The researchers say a significant roadblock in algal biofuel research surrounds the production of lipid oils, the fat molecules that store energy that ca... mais »

Fórum Mundial de Ciência

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 22 horas

No embalo do Fórum Mundial de Ciência, cientistas da América Latina e Caribe lançam declaração e documento com recomendações para o futuro da ciência, da tecnologia e da inovação na região. Por: Sofia Moutinho Publicado em 21/11/2013 | Atualizado em 21/11/2013 [image: Na preparação] Os documentos recém-lançados chamam a atenção para a necessidade de integração da ciência na América Latina e Caribe. (imagem: Wikimedia Commons/ Yug) Integração, educação e inovação são alguns dos desafios para o desenvolvimento sustentável que podem ser vencidos com o auxílio da ciência. Por isso mesmo a... mais »

ATENÇÃO!!!!

Arquivo Histórico MunicipalemArquivo Histórico Municipal de Santa Maria - Há 2 dias

ATENÇÃO!!!! Este blog foi desativado. A partir de agora, o Arquivo Histórico Municipal de Santa Maria passa a divulgar seu conteúdo através do site institucional do Arquivo, no endereço virtual web2.santamaria.rs.gov.br/arquivohistorico. Obrigado pela visita! Att. A diretora do AHMSM, 21/11/2013

David Barker (1938-2013)

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR EXTENSION - Há 3 dias

*DO VENTRE AO COLO MATERNO* Homenagem a David JP Barker CBE FRS (*29/06/1938 +27/08/2013) *Artigo publicado no livro Os Médicos (pr)escrevem. SoLivros. Porto Alegre, 1995 (pag. 21-29)* *Aloyzio Achutti* *Nascido em Santa Maria em 1934, de famílias com ascendência libanesa, italiana, alemã e judia. Formado na UFRGS em 1958, onde hoje é professor adjunto do Departamento de Medicina Interna, Regente da Disciplina de Promoção e Proteção da Saúde. Especialista em Medicina Interna e Cardiologia, tem se dedicado também à epidemiologia das doenças cardiovasculares e à saúde pública, tendo ser... mais »

Cryptococcus gattii

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias

Strange Fungi Now Stalk Healthy People A strange fungal disease in Canada and the U.S. heralds a new threat to human health By Jennifer Frazer In 2001 dead porpoises with yeast-packed lungs washed up on the southeastern shore of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The bloated organs were several times normal weight, with barely any room for air. The island's veterinarians had never seen anything like it. Cats and dogs there were having trouble breathing, too. In cats, the disease could cause a particularly gruesome symptom: weeping holes, produced when a yeast infection ate its wa... mais »

Low APOE and AD

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias

Plasma Apolipoprotein E Linked to Dementia Risk Susan Jeffrey November 19, 2013 EDITORS' RECOMMENDATIONS - Amyloid Deposits Not Required for Neurodegeneration - Functional Brain Imaging May Spot Alzheimer's Early - Alzheimer's Disease News & Perspectives DRUG & REFERENCE INFORMATION - Alzheimer Disease and APOE-4 - Alzheimer Disease in Down Syndrome - Alzheimer Disease Imaging DALLAS, Texas — Plasma levels of apolipoprotein E (APOE) are associated with the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia, independent of *APOE* genotype, a new study shows. Using 2 larg... mais »

Are we alone?

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias

Are We Alone in the Universe?By PAUL DAVIESPublished: November 18, 2013 10 Comments — THE recent announcement by a team of astronomers that there could be as many as 40 billion habitable planets in our galaxy has further fueled the speculation, popular even among many distinguished scientists, that the universe is teeming with life. The astronomer Geoffrey W. Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley, an experienced planet hunter and co-author of the study that generated the finding, said that it “represents one great leap toward the possibility of life, including intelligent ... mais »

Sleep and Depression

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias

Sleep Therapy Seen as an Aid for DepressionBy BENEDICT CAREYPublished: November 18, 2013 150 Comments Curing insomnia in people with depression could double their chance of a full recovery, scientists are reporting. The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk therapy rather than drugs, are the first to emerge from a series of closely watched studies of sleep and depression to be released in the coming year. Ryerson University A student demonstrating equipment at Colleen Carney’s sleep lab at Ryerson University. Dr. Carney is the lead author of a new report about the ef... mais »

Positive Emotion

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias

HeadCon '13: Part II [Video designed for full screen viewing. Click icon in video image to expand.] The Scientific Study of Positive Emotion *What I'm really interested in is the science of human emotion. In particular, what's captivated my field and my interest the most is trying to understand positive emotions. Not only the ways in which perhaps we think they're beneficial for us or confer some sort of adaptive value, but actually the ways in which they may signal dysfunction and may not actually, in all circumstances and in all intensities, be good for us.* *I thought I'd first st... mais »

David JP Barker CBE FRS (*29/06/1938 +27/08/2013)

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias

Obituary: Professor David JP Barker CBE FRS [image: DJPBPicture 09 07]Born: 29th June 1938, Died: 27th August 2013 David JP Barker was a physician, a biologist and one of the most influential epidemiologists of our time. His ‘fetal programming hypothesis’ (‘Barker Hypothesis’) transformed our thinking about the causes of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. He challenged the idea that they are explained by bad genes and unhealthy adult lifestyles, and proposed that their roots lie in the early life environment: “the nourishment a baby receives from its mother, and its exposure... mais »

Metrópoles

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias

*O Instituto Latino-Americano de Estudos Avançados da UFRGS e o** Observatório das Metrópoles – Núcleo Porto Alegre convidam para o* *FÓRUM* *Mudanças na Ordem Urbana das Metrópoles* *A METRÓPOLE DE PORTO ALEGRE EM TRANSFORMAÇÃO* *21 (ILEA) e 22 (FEE) de novembro de 2013 (programação em anexo)* O ano de 2013 marcou a retomada das discussões sobre a questão urbana no Brasil. As manifestações populares que tomaram as ruas das principais cidades brasileiras nos meses de junho e julho tiveram como ponto d partida o questionamento das políticas de transporte público e de mobilidade urban... mais »

Doctors need to be human first

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias

Doctors need to remember that they need to be human first DAVID L. KATZ, MD | EDUCATION | NOVEMBER 14, 2013 In medicine, we pledge: *primum non nocere*. First, do no harm. But before we can do no harm as doctors, we need to be doctors. And before we can be doctors, we need to be human beings. Being a doctor is a great privilege, but it is a subordinate privilege. Being human comes first. I distinctly recall the time in my medical education when I realized I was becoming more medical and less human. The process of learning how to conduct a complete history and physical had so taken over... mais »

Humanism

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 5 dias

The Humanist VocationBy DAVID BROOKSPublished: June 20, 2013 444 Comments A half-century ago, 14 percent of college degrees were awarded to people who majored in the humanities. Today, only 7 percent of graduates in the country are humanities majors. Even over the last decade alone, the number of incoming students at Harvard who express interest in becoming humanities majors has dropped by a third. Josh Haner/The New York Times David Brook Most people give an economic explanation for this decline. Accounting majors get jobs. Lit majors don’t. And there’s obviously some truth to th... mais »

Restinga

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 6 dias

*Dias 28 e 29 de novembro deste ano 2013 teremos um seminário com representantes da OPAS, do Hospital Moinhos de Vento e do G de Pesquisa e Extensão sobre Saúde Urbana, Ambiente e Desigualdade da UFRGS, sobre um projeto envolvendo o Bairro Restinga.* 22 de novembro de 2013 | N° 17622 SONHO ADIADOHospital da Restinga só deve funcionar em 2014Atraso na obra e indefinição de como deve ocorrer o repasse de dinheiro são motivos para demora Acalentado por décadas, o sonho da comunidade da Restinga e do Extremo Sul de contar com um hospital vai demorar um pouco mais para se tornar realida... mais »

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Educação para Milhares 

sexta-feira, 22 de novembro de 2013 

MOOCS,ROCKS E EDUCAÇÃO RIZOMÁTICA

Acesse abaixo os slides da palestra realizada pelo Dr. Reginaldo Albuquerque, no 6° Congresso Brasileiro de Telemedicina e Telessaúde - 2013. 
Moocs, Rocks e Educação Rizomática. from reginaldoalbuquerque

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Charles Darwin, in full Charles Robert Darwin   (born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury,Shropshire, England—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent), English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. An affable country gentleman, Darwin at first shocked religious Victorian society by suggesting that animals and humans shared a common ancestry. However, his nonreligious biology appealed to the rising class of professional scientists, and by the time of his death evolutionary imagery had spread through all of science, literature, and politics. Darwin, himself an agnostic, was accorded the ultimate British accolade of burial in Westminster Abbey, London.

Darwin formulated his bold theory in private in 1837–39, after returning from a voyage around the world aboard HMS Beagle, but it was not until two decades later that he finally gave it full public expression in On the Origin of Species (1859), a book that has deeply influenced modern Western society and thought. /.../

desenvolvimento social

Progresso econômico depende sobremaneira do desenvolvimento social

IndIcado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja
http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/

Professor de Harvard, Michael Porter fala sobre o novo IPS. Foto: Clovis Fabiano

Michael Porter, professor de Harvard, apresenta novo Índice de Progresso Social.

Mesmo com mazelas sociais expostas, como os problemas de segurança pública e de saneamento básico, além de indicadores medíocres em questões de gênero e outras demandas ainda não atendidas, o Brasil vem subindo na escala do Índice de Progresso Social (IPS), um novo indicador apresentado pelo professor Michael Porter, da Harvard Business School, que esteve na tarde desta quarta-feira (4) na 15ª Conferência Ethos. O País aparece em 18º lugar no ranking geral de 50 nações avaliadas pelo Instituto Social Progress Imperative.

lucid dreams

• in Matter
• 24 min read

Why the world’s most talented dreamers may hold the secret to a new state of consciousness

Lucid dreams are now being taken seriously by scientists. So why is the researcher who pioneered the field in academic exile?

STEPHEN LABERGE APPEARS SUDDENLY, slipping out from behind a partition at the back of the room, like the Wizard of Oz emerging from behind the curtain. “So the first big question we face,” he announces without preamble, “is what is this reality?”

It’s opening night of a workshop called Dreaming and Awakening, which LaBerge leads at the Kalani Oceanside Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii. LaBerge, who is 66 years old, is the main attraction—the reason we’re all here. He’s the founding father of the science of lucid dreaming./.../

incorporating old DNA

Bacteria incorporate pieces of old DNA in their own genome, scientists discover

What DNA fragments --- some thousands of years old --- from biological waste and wastewater have hospital bacteria incorporated?

November 19, 2013

Illustration of bacteria that take up DNA fragments from their surroundings. Some of the grasped DNA fragments attach to the bacteria’s own DNA and are incorporated. (Credit: Katrine Harving Holm).

From a bacteria’s perspective, the environment is one big DNA waste yard. Now researchers from Denmark and Norway have shown that bacteria can take up small as well as large pieces of old DNA from this scrapheap and include it in their own genome.

This discovery may have major consequences both in connection with resistance to antibiotics in hospitals and in our perception of the evolution of life itself.

Our surroundings contain large amounts of strongly fragmented and damaged DNA, which is being degraded. Some of it may be thousands of years old.

Laboratory experiments with microbes and various kinds of DNA have shown that bacteria take up very short and damaged DNA from the environment and passively integrate it in their own genome.

Furthermore, this mechanism has also been shown to work with a modern bacteria’s uptake of 43.000 years old mammoth DNA.

The results were just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (open access).