"shaking and serial dilutions—even to the point that not one molecule of the active ingredient remains—create a memory of the long-gone ingredient" Based on known science, homeopathic remedies shouldn't work. If it actually works (with significantly greater effectiveness than a placebo), then science needs to expand its theoretical basis. The problem is that a lot of commercially available medication do not work significantly better than a placebo. It's not just big pharma that's at fault, either. Doctors in the 1800s said the germ theory of disease was nonsense, even though Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered germs in the 1600s. Doctors and scientists …
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Calvin Loh
Calvin Loh is the administrator for the Oil Rig Jobs blog, which talks about getting hired for entry level roustabout jobs and other offshore oil rig jobs with no experience.
On the personal level, he is learning to improve his life by getting rid of unnecessary stuff. In this, he is inspired by Thoreau’s stories in his Walden book.
Calvin Loh is the administrator for the Oil Rig Jobs blog, which talks about getting hired for entry level roustabout jobs and other offshore oil rig jobs with no experience.
He has over a decade of experience on both ends of the job market - both as an employee and as an employer.
As an employee, he prefers short 6-month to 1-year contracts. He has successfully found jobs for himself more than a dozen times.
As an employer, he helped his boss make hiring decisions - reviewing resumes and interviewing prospective employees.
On the personal level, he is learning to improve his life by getting rid of unnecessary stuff. In this, he is inspired by Thoreau’s stories in his Walden book.
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I have some issues with current newspaper reporting: 1) Too many newspapers are copying and rewriting the news from syndicates like AP. There isn't much original reporting. 2) Too much sensationalism targeted towards the negative. I saw one online BBC news article which changed its headline overnight from something like "Japanese economy finally improves" (forgive me but I don't remember the exact original title) to "Japan economic outlook downgraded ". 3) Too much reporting is done by incompetents interested in scandals and soundbites. You see this clearly in both science news as well as celebrity news (and political news). The citizen …
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