MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'curtain'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920818&cid=t_308735_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fay4G6Wp58_Y%2F By Jim HarperIn the sumer of 1992, I lived and studied in Prague. I was keen on seeing life in Eastern Europe after the end of Soviet domination. It was invigorating to think that my local law professor headed over the Vltava River in the afternoons to work on the new constitution in the Prague Castle. It was fascinating to learn of the “lustration” process by which participants in Soviet-era wrongs were penalized but not ostracized. Out of habit, no Czechs ever talked on the subway. Americans did. There were other reminders of the old order. My overnight train to Katowice, Poland, from which I planned a connection to Krakow, stopped in the middle of nowhere. In the pitch black night, the sound of border guards throwing open train compartments and making demands in a foreign t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920818 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:42:58 +0100 3920818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475873&cid=t_308735_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F15%2Fintroducing-writers-mind%2F As an author, have you ever felt blocked by needing to finish another writing project and the creativity is just not flowing? Have you ever pursued an idea and begun writing it, only to find it petering out after awhile, and you don’t know how to get it back on track? Have you ever wondered what made a writer or author tick? Now you’ll have the opportunity to explore answers to these kinds of questions and so much more over at our newest blog, Writer’s Mind by Susan K. Perry. This blog intends to help shed light on the writing experience, sharing wisdom as well as practical advice from successful writers. Whether you’re an amateur or professional writer — or just someone who appreciates good writing as an avid reader — Writer’s Mind will pull back the curtain on ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475873 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:38:47 +0100 3475873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2970191&cid=t_308735_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTcUGMK6yp1M%2F As a footnote to Chris Moody’s post about Monday’s 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I just came across this article about red deer refusing to cross from Germany into the Czech Republic.  This, of course, is a border that was the once heavily fortified dividing line between free West Germany and captive Czechoslovakia. Even deer who weren’t born when barbed wire, watchtowers, and armed guards prevented the natural extension of their happy grazing grounds act as if the Cold War never ended — apparently because they learned their habits from their parents, who learned them from their parents. Still, as with the new generation of Eastern Europeans who have no memory of Communism, some young deer are starting to break the mold, taking advantage ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2970191 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:24:16 +0100 2970191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963075&cid=t_308735_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMm_riXGmVcI%2F The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago this month, marking the collapse of Soviet communism. The anniversary is an appropriate time for stocktaking and for seeking to answer a number of questions associated with this historic event, its aftermath, and its continued influence. After 20 years, Paul Hollander looks back at why the Berlin Wall fell. Nazism and Communism: Why you rarely hear about the atrocities of Soviet communism. Imposing “paradise” at gunpoint. Flashback to 1990: Why the Soviets fell. Fear and Loathing in the Soviet Union: Cato president Ed Crane discusses his trip to the other side of the Iron Curtain in 1982. Podcast: Why Russia must confront the criminal nature of its communist past. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963075 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:50:54 +0100 2963075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2904861&cid=t_308735_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4H5mOxtcHT4%2F The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago.  A hideous symbol of the suppression of liberty, it should remind us of the ever-present threat to our freedoms.  Even two decades later the legacy of repression continues to afflict many people in Eastern Europe.  For instance, those in countries formerly behind the Iron Curtain still struggle with the knowledge that their friends and neighbors routinely spied on them. Reports the Associated Press: Stelian Tanase found out when he asked to see the thick file that Romania’s communist-era secret police had kept on him. The revelation nearly knocked the wind out of him: His closest pal was an informer who regularly told agents what Tanase was up to. “In a way, I haven’t even recovered today,” said Tanase, a novelist who was place... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2904861 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:45:40 +0100 2904861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1516584&cid=t_308735_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F311220207%2F Today’s LA Times informs us that “Vinyl shower curtains sold at major retailers across the country emit toxic chemicals that have been linked to serious health problems, according to a report released today by a national environmental organization.” (The organization being the Virginia-based Center for Health, Environment & Justice.) The study found that the shower curtains contained high concentrations of phthalates, which have been linked to reproductive effects, and varying concentrations of organotins, which are compounds based on tin and hydrocarbons. One of the curtains tested released measurable quantities of as many as 108 volatile organic compounds into the air, some of which persisted for nearly a month. Seven of these chemicals, which include toluene, ethyl... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1516584 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:26:58 +0100 1516584