2025.09.27 – Dordrecht Barbecue, Jack’s Steakhouse, Messina Bridge, and Travel

Summary A barbecue gathering was hosted on September 18, 2025, at Jack’s Steakhouse within Crayestein Golf in Dordrecht, Netherlands. The restaurant is part of a golf club, which can make it harder to find without local guidance. Jack’s Steakhouse features a diverse menu of meat and fish dishes at mid-range prices. Dordrecht is a DutchContinue reading “2025.09.27 – Dordrecht Barbecue, Jack’s Steakhouse, Messina Bridge, and Travel”

2025.09.27 – Alzheimer’s Disease, Heart Surgeons, and Medical Memory

Summary Alzheimer’s disease affects memory systems unevenly. Procedural memory, such as surgical skills, can remain intact longer, while episodic memory, such as remembering whether a patient was already seen the same day, is among the first to fail. A retired heart surgeon with Alzheimer’s could still demonstrate surgical hand movements yet might repeat the sameContinue reading “2025.09.27 – Alzheimer’s Disease, Heart Surgeons, and Medical Memory”

2025.09.27 – Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, and Global Colonial Legacies

Summary Burkina Faso is a West African country that gained independence from France in 1960 and has been governed since 2022 by Ibrahim Traoré, who became president through a coup at age 34 and is still in office at 37. Nigeria has Africa’s largest economy in total GDP but one of the lowest GDP perContinue reading “2025.09.27 – Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, and Global Colonial Legacies”

2025.09.27 – DigiD Verification in the Netherlands: Netherlands Worldwide, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Den Haag, Haarlemmermeer (Schiphol), Parkeergarage De Parade, and Stadskantoor

Summary An applicant who lives abroad but is currently in the Netherlands moved from a DigiD application (with a service desk code) to booking—and later rescheduling—an in-person verification at Gemeente Bergen op Zoom on 24 September 2025. The record explains eligibility, the role of the RNI, why video calling was unavailable inside the Netherlands, whatContinue reading “2025.09.27 – DigiD Verification in the Netherlands: Netherlands Worldwide, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Den Haag, Haarlemmermeer (Schiphol), Parkeergarage De Parade, and Stadskantoor”

2025.09.27 – LinkedIn Service and Data Policy Update 2025

Summary On November 3, 2025, LinkedIn will implement updates to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. These changes introduce new rules for the use of member data in generative AI training, expand how data is shared with affiliates such as Microsoft, and revise advertising agreements. Legal disputes and user concerns highlight the risks andContinue reading “2025.09.27 – LinkedIn Service and Data Policy Update 2025”

2025.09.27 – BTW Totaal.nl B.V., Brave In Finance, and Finanzas Laura

Summary BTW Totaal.nl B.V., Brave In Finance, and Finanzas Laura each provide tax and bookkeeping services in the Netherlands, but with very different profiles and conditions. BTW Totaal.nl B.V. communicated that it could not take new cases until September 2025. Brave In Finance operates as a sole proprietorship offering bookkeeping and tax return support, whileContinue reading “2025.09.27 – BTW Totaal.nl B.V., Brave In Finance, and Finanzas Laura”

2025.09.27 – Walking 30 Minutes a Day: Evidence and Benefits

Summary Walking for 30 minutes each day is widely promoted as a simple habit with meaningful health benefits. Scientific evidence supports many of these claims, particularly for cardiovascular health, mental well-being, sleep, and long-term function. Some benefits are more modest or dependent on context, yet walking remains one of the most accessible and effective formsContinue reading “2025.09.27 – Walking 30 Minutes a Day: Evidence and Benefits”

2025.09.27 – Bob Marley and the Wailers; Portuguese and Spanish Colonization (Encomienda and Mita); Human Origins in Africa; Dutch and Nordic Traits; Beringia; Glaciations and Next Glaciation; Chicxulub; Tunguska 1908; Chelyabinsk 2013; NASA Sentry and ESA Risk List; DART and Dimorphos; Time Travel and Causality Paradoxes; Human Intelligence and Evolution from Primate Ancestors

Summary Humans originated in Africa and spread worldwide, with Beringia enabling entry into the Americas during the last glaciation; orbital cycles largely drove these ice ages, and human-emitted greenhouse gases are delaying the next one. Asteroid impacts have ranged from regional events (Tunguska 1908, Chelyabinsk 2013) to the Chicxulub catastrophe that ended non-avian dinosaurs, whileContinue reading “2025.09.27 – Bob Marley and the Wailers; Portuguese and Spanish Colonization (Encomienda and Mita); Human Origins in Africa; Dutch and Nordic Traits; Beringia; Glaciations and Next Glaciation; Chicxulub; Tunguska 1908; Chelyabinsk 2013; NASA Sentry and ESA Risk List; DART and Dimorphos; Time Travel and Causality Paradoxes; Human Intelligence and Evolution from Primate Ancestors”

2025.09.27 – Rui Urayama, Sigrid Stevenson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman, and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”

Summary Rui Urayama, born in 1988, gained attention in 2015 after bleeding onstage during Bartók’s Sonata at the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati; she did not die and remains active in Illinois. The oft-repeated tale of a pianist dying at the keyboard from “burst veins” has no documented evidence. A separate 1977 homicide of pianistContinue reading “2025.09.27 – Rui Urayama, Sigrid Stevenson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sarah Brightman, and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina””

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