@rlc33.bsky.social
Flatlander from the Great White North; retired science teacher; enjoy family; nature; long solitary walks; camping; golf; curling; a good beer.
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A minute of my paddle tonight. I though you all might appreciate the moment of peace.
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A minute of my paddle tonight. I though you all might appreciate the moment of peace.
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The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
May 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
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Testicular cancer was fatal in ~95% of cases before cisplatin was developed in the 1970s.
Today, survival exceeds 95%, even when cancer has metastasized.
That’s thanks to:
Chemotherapies
Scientific research
Biopharmaceutical therapies
Evidence-based medicine
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Today, survival exceeds 95%, even when cancer has metastasized.
That’s thanks to:
Chemotherapies
Scientific research
Biopharmaceutical therapies
Evidence-based medicine
1/
May 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Testicular cancer was fatal in ~95% of cases before cisplatin was developed in the 1970s.
Today, survival exceeds 95%, even when cancer has metastasized.
That’s thanks to:
Chemotherapies
Scientific research
Biopharmaceutical therapies
Evidence-based medicine
1/
Today, survival exceeds 95%, even when cancer has metastasized.
That’s thanks to:
Chemotherapies
Scientific research
Biopharmaceutical therapies
Evidence-based medicine
1/
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Hiding from bombs, pirate encounters: Fall of Saigon 50 years ago triggered terrifying journeys to Manitoba @prairiewriterguy.bsky.social
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Hiding from bombs, pirate encounters: Fall of Saigon 50 years ago triggered terrifying journeys to Manitoba | CBC News
On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, two prominent Winnipeg women recall their experiences as young girls fleeing their Southeast Asian homelands after communist forces took over.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Hiding from bombs, pirate encounters: Fall of Saigon 50 years ago triggered terrifying journeys to Manitoba @prairiewriterguy.bsky.social
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I stood there for 30 minutes - NOTHING
April 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I stood there for 30 minutes - NOTHING
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If the US president solves Canada’s physician shortage, do we still have to say “thank you?”
The Medical Council of Canada (MCC) told Global News the number of U.S. medical graduates opening accounts on physiciansapply.ca — a key step toward obtaining a medical licence in Canada — has risen 583% between October 2024 and March 2025 compared to last year. /1
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‘100 calls per month’: Why U.S. doctors are looking to move to Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
As political tensions and health-care layoffs roil the United States, a surge of American doctors may be looking to make a move north — and provinces are taking notice.
globalnews.ca
April 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If the US president solves Canada’s physician shortage, do we still have to say “thank you?”
In addition to Boreal Owls, a second owl irruption is overtaking northern Minnesota and was the primary reason to travel there --- I got my lifer Great Gray Owl!
The Great Gray Owl is North America's largest owl, with a 5 foot wingspan.
#owl #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
The Great Gray Owl is North America's largest owl, with a 5 foot wingspan.
#owl #birds #birding #wildlife #photography #birdphotography
February 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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January 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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An otherworldly sunrise over Lake Winnipeg on a -25 C morning.
January 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
An otherworldly sunrise over Lake Winnipeg on a -25 C morning.
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THANK YOU MEXICO AND CANADA!
We get by with (more than) a little help from our friends.
We get by with (more than) a little help from our friends.
January 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
THANK YOU MEXICO AND CANADA!
We get by with (more than) a little help from our friends.
We get by with (more than) a little help from our friends.
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Here is one of my all-time favorite Canada lynx captures.
November 11, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Here is one of my all-time favorite Canada lynx captures.
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