Source: Sacramento for Democracy Climate change Copenhagen climate summit: Five possible scenarios for our future climate (The Guardian) Concise summary of what we can expect for each increase of one degree Celcius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in global temperature. Here are a few of the health implications. 1C: “Most of the world’s corals will die, including…
The body as machine Source: The Daily Mail Inventor spends Christmas with his perfect woman – a £30,000 custom-made fembot (The Daily Mail) “Inventor Le Trung spent Christmas Day with the most important woman in his life – his robot Aiko. … Her touch sensitive body knows the difference between being stroked gently or tickled….
There’s a long article in Sunday’s New York Times on palliative sedation. I’ve also listed some older stories on the subject and an educational site. Aging, end-of-life, and death Source: The Why Files Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death: Sedation, (The New York Times) “Among those [end-of-life] choices is terminal sedation, a treatment that is…
Source: Moore’s Lore Part two of this post discussed disillusion with the idea of progress and a yearning for a higher purpose. How did we end up in this unsatisfactory situation and is there hope that things will change for the better? I recently read Robert Reich’s book Supercapitalism. I was impressed with the clarity…
Source: Moore’s Lore Part one of this post noted Paul Krugman’s take on the health care legislative process and the political practice of soliciting money in exchange for votes. Beneath these surface issues, however, there’s a deeper sense of disillusion with 20th century progress and with a lack of purpose to modern life. We may…
Source: Moore’s Lore After all these months of acrimony and hand-wringing, it appears there will be something called health care reform. It may be equally disappointing to both supporters and opponents, but that comes as no surprise. It’s now abundantly clear that the legislative process is hopelessly inadequate when it comes to things like health…
Source: Washington Life Magazine Every “aye” vote in the Senate remains critical for the final passage of health care reform, and Senator Byrd’s health is described as fragile. Earlier this year he spent six months in the hospital with a staph infection, and he has used a wheelchair for his recent trips to the Senate…
Source: Wunderground When did we start calling the whole day before Christmas “Christmas Eve?” I thought Christmas Eve was the evening before Christmas. But no. Senators voted on health care reform at 1:00 AM on Thursday December 24th. To me, that’s still Wednesday night, but it was widely reported as happening on Christmas Eve. Perhaps…
Source: FoundMoney Last week it looked like Big Pharma had won the latest skirmish over importing low cost drugs from Canada and other countries. But the battle isn’t over yet. As FiercePharma told its drug company readers today: “And you thought you could stop worrying about re-importation.” Senator Dorgan’s amendment to the health care reform…
Source: The Heartland Institute Prescription drugs are much more expensive in the US than they are in other countries. Americans pay 36 percent more than Canadians, on average. We pay 39 percent more than Europeans and 43 percent more than the Japanese. Mevacor, a commonly prescribed statin for lowering cholesterol, costs $200 for 100 pills…
Source: Wunderground Warm Up o Michael Buble – I’ve got you under my skin o Jamie Cullum – These are the days o Linda Ronstadt – That’ll be the day Stretch o Willie Nelson – Stardust o Willie Nelson – Georgia on my mind Circle o Greencards – The Ghost of who we were o…
Source: Courthouse Dogs Ellen O’Neill-Stephens is an attorney in Washington state. Her background includes prosecuting crimes against children – sexual assault, neglect, abuse and other serious crimes. Back in 2003, her household included her son Sean, who has cerebral palsy, and Jeeter, a trained service dog and companion to Sean. There were days when Sean…
Source: flickr Warm Up o Elton John – Blessed o Renee Olstead – On a slow boat to China o Rod Stewart – It had to be you Stretch o Caccini – Ave Maria o Kitka – Tikho Nad Richkoyu Circle o Bello Veloso – Toda Sexta-Feira o Jehro – Continuando o Otis Spann –…
Source: Wunderground Warm Up o The Ink Spots – My Prayer o Rod Stewart – Embraceable you o Jason Mraz – I’m yours Stretch o Ella Fitzgerald – Reach for tomorrow o K D Lang – Hallelujah o K D Lang – After the gold rush Circle o Liz Wright – Stop o Blues Etilicos…
