Siesta Public Beach In 2008 it was #3. In 2009 it was #2. In 2010 it held the #2 spot. Finally, in 2011, Siesta Key Beach has been named the number 1 beach in the nation! Dr. Leatherman ranks major … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Cannonball Jellyfish Common Along Florida’s Atlantic Coast
Jason Cristofalo took some great underwater photos of some Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) swimming off Cocoa Beach, Florida this week and was kind enough to share them with everyone. Here’s what he said in his email to me: I found … Continue reading
Farnes Flicker
Red-breasted Flycatcher on Brownsman (Graeme Duncan) Showing well (Graeme Duncan) Thursday 26th May comments: What a month. The breeding season is in full swing, warden’s work is cranking up by the day and visitors continue to increase by the day. … Continue reading
Storm Force 10
Waves over the East Wideopens (William Scott) Inner Farne Lighthouse cliff – the storm pounds (William Scott) Sea spray and waves over the island (Andy Denton) Monday 23rd May (evening) comments: Oh dear. It really has been a shocker, as … Continue reading
Its here…
Monday 23rd May, 15:00 update The shipping forecast is just in… Southerly gale force 8 imminent veering southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon …and don’t we know it. The Farne Islands are being hammered and it’s not about to … Continue reading
Its coming….
Puffins galore – chicks have started hatching (Andy Denton) Sandwich Tern colony (Andy Denton) Who are you looking at… (Andy Denton) Sunday 22nd May comments: Today has brought plenty more activity as our first Kittiwake chicks have hatched whilst a … Continue reading
Celebrity Private Islands: Bear Grylls
With the world still swooning over Prince William and Princess Kate’s Seychelles honeymoon there has been lots of attention on other celebrity private island owners. Most islomaniacs know about Mel Gibson, Richard Branson, and Leonardo DiCapprio. What few people know … Continue reading
Private Island Parcel: Alligator Caye
Although many people dream of owning a private island, sometimes economics keep the dream at bay. Fortunately more freuqently private island parcels are emerging on the market giving more people a chance at owning a piece of a private island. … Continue reading
Clinton’s Vacation on Private Island
The Turks and Caicos weekly news is reporting that formed US president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are vacationing on the exlusive Parrot Cay with the Clinton’s daughter Chelsea and her husband Marc Mezvinsky. Accoridng to the … Continue reading
Just Doing It
“Every day is a journey to be traveled; it’s all about attitude and state of mind.” writes Jenna Makowski. Even a good book is a journey in of itself. As a traveler, teacher and writer – her own journeys have … Continue reading
View from the Pier
Sometimes you think you have had enough of the world, whether it be from extensive travel or all the things life throws in one’s path. So was the case for Meg Pier. Whatever events happened, she gained a new perspective … Continue reading
Why Medical School Should Be Free – New York Times
CMAJ Why Medical School Should Be FreeNew York TimesWhy, then, are we proposing to make medical school free? Huge medical school debts — doctors now graduate owing more than $155000 on average, and 86 percent have some debt — are … Continue reading
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School exceeds enrolment target – Channel News Asia
Straits Times Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School exceeds enrolment targetChannel News AsiaBut within four years of its operations, the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School has exceeded that target, with 56 students expected to graduate from the class in 2013. The school's Dean, … Continue reading
Planting a ‘Tree’ of health in the Galilee – Jerusalem Post
Planting a 'Tree' of health in the GalileeJerusalem PostEstablishing a medical faculty is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: An interview with Prof. Ran Tur-Kaspa, dean of Bar-Ilan University's new school in Safed. Establishing a new medical school is one of the closest … Continue reading
Wake Forest medical school names UAB’s Abraham new dean – MedCity News
Wake Forest medical school names UAB's Abraham new deanMedCity NewsWake Forest University's new medical school dean will come from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Edward Abraham, chair of the department of medicine at UAB, takes his new post … Continue reading
UMass Medical School helps state get A grade in dental services for children – Dentistry IQ
UMass Medical School helps state get A grade in dental services for childrenDentistry IQWORCESTER, Massachusetts–Massachusetts' Medicaid program, MassHealth, has made improvements in children's dental health services with the help of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in just one year. … Continue reading
Several injured in vehicle-school bus accident – Clearfield Progress
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Several injured in vehicle-school bus accidentClearfield ProgressSABULA – Two people were flown to a trauma center via medical helicopter and six others were injured in the aftermath of a three-vehicle crash involving a car, a pickup truck … Continue reading
House Votes To Defund Medical Schools Over Abortions – Lez Get Real
House Votes To Defund Medical Schools Over AbortionsLez Get RealHer amendment would cut off funding to any medical school that teaches med students how to perform abortions. The amendment actually passed 234-182. The bill would either force every single medical … Continue reading
Smallpox and Pseudomedicine
A good case of smallpox may rid the system of more scrofulous, tubercular, syphilitic and other poisons than could otherwise be eliminated in a lifetime. Therefore, smallpox is certainly to be preferred to vaccination. The one means elimination of chronic … Continue reading
Oil of Oregano
Paradoxically, the less evidence that exists to support the use of of a treatment, the more passionate its supporters seem to be. I learned this early in my career as a pharmacist. One pharmacy I worked at did a steady … Continue reading