Freshwater of the World: Mapped

National Geographic won the 2010 Malofiej--the top award for their map. The rivers are scaled by annual discharge, so you can get a good sense of where the boating might be.

Trip Report: the Priest and the Yaak

( preliminary notes )

Maternal Infection = Risk Factor for Schizophrenia

influenza/rubella, toxoplasmosis, and HSV 1 & 2 genital/reproductive infection implicated
maternal immune activation-->IL6, or fever-->affects fetal brain?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/738027?src=mp&spon=16
from the Schizophrenia bulletin: Schizophr Bull. 2011;37(2):284-290

Public Speaking, For Reals

Delivering the Speech of Your Life
Dan Pallotta | Harvard Business Review, Friday March 4, 2011
http://blogs.hbr.org/pallotta/2011/03/delivering-the-speech-of-your.html
( awesome piece on public speaking )