“Confronting the prospect of death isn't easy for anyone. So perhaps it's no surprise that few people talk with their doctors, nurses or loved ones about their wishes for end-of-life care. Surveys show that only 13 percent of Americans have established a living will laying out their desires for treatment near death, and shared it with their medical teams. We discuss end-of-life care with patients to fulfill our commitment to them throughout the course of their care. When a disease cannot be cured, we can assure our patients that we can make them comfortable in their last days. When these conversations are done in advance and done well, everyone benefits -- patients, families and all members of our care teams. As practitioners, we know from experience that discussions with patients in the end stages of their cancers and with their family members may be long and emotional, but ultimately lead to end-of-life care centered on the patient's wishes. We have seen many patients who were well-cared-for by their families, with professional help, and were comfortable in their surroundings. We know, through research and through our own experience, that patients who have discussed end-of-life care make better-informed treatment decisions, experience less pain and depression, and fare better overall.” Douglas W. Blayney and Brenda Nevidjon - Douglas W. Blayney, MD, is president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan. He specializes in the treatment of breast cancer and lymphoma and was in private practice for 17 years in California. Brenda Nevidjon, RN, is president of the Oncology Nursing Society and clinical professor of nursing at Duke University School of Nursing. She was the first nurse and first woman to be chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital.
Commentary: 'Death panel' rumors are false By Douglas W. Blayney and Brenda Nevidjon. Copyright by CNN News. August 14, 2009. (CNN) -- The heated national debate on health care reform has taken an unusual turn, with many eyes focused on a minor provision regarding end-of-life care embedded in the House bill. The measure provides coverage for Medicare beneficiaries who elect to meet with their medical team once every five years to discuss options for treatment if they become seriously ill. It's called end-of-life care or advance care planning. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/blayney.death.discussions/index.html
In the embrace of her family By Carlos T. Mock. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2009. In my 20 years as a physician in the Chicago area, I never understood the fear of relatives to have their loved ones die at home. Instead, I saw mutilated corpses with more tubes and trinkets than a carnival attraction dying alone and in misery. With the advent of hospice for terminal diseases, there is no need to have your loved one in a hospital setting for his/her death. Not only it is extremely expensive: it is also extremely "sterile." http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/art/chi-perspec0809deathaug09,0,6165269.storyv
Losing mom: Sharing a life at the time of death By Don Sorsa. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2009. Editor's note: The author wrote this piece Aug. 4, the day his mother died. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-perspec0809momaug09,0,5047635.story
Broken tubes By Paul Krugtman. Copyright by The New York Times. August 10, 2009, 6:09 pm. Meanwhile, two quick links. Some wise words here, about the reality Obama needs to face — namely, that he faces truly crazy opponents, that it’s not just politics as usual. And just as an illustration: a number of people have pointed this out, but here’s the latest in the “Obama’s health reform will kill people” news: Investor’s Business Daily — which poses as a reputable source of financial information — opines that: “People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.” That would be Stephen Hawking, British professor, who was born in the UK and has lived there for his whole life. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/broken-tubes/
Washington Post Editorial: 'Death Panel' Sideshow - Demagoguery obscures the value of end-of-life planning. Copyright by The Washington Post. Friday, August 14, 2009. THE DEBATE over health reform has veered into a peripheral and misleading discussion of whether it includes a scheme to pressure senior citizens into pulling the plug. The most extreme misrepresentation has "death panels," as former Alaska governor Sarah Palin colorfully put it, deciding who is too old or too disabled to merit treatment. This is a distorted interpretation, to say the least. The debate threatens sensible policy on end-of-life discussions and in the separate realm of reforming the health-care system. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/13/AR2009081303107.html
Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: GOP scare tactics could hurt seniors. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. August 15, 2009. First, a faction of Republican politicians took a perfectly reasonable health-care benefit for senior citizens -- end-of-life counseling -- and turned it into the boogeyman. http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1717889,CST-EDT-edit16.article
Healthcare paranoia is part of America’s culture war By Edward Luce. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: August 14 2009 18:39 | Last updated: August 14 2009 18:39. Barack Obama has been accused by his more constructive critics of mishandling America’s increasingly deranged debate over healthcare reform: The president should have spelt out his own plan, they say, rather than outsourcing the details to his colleagues on Capitol Hill. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a627422-88f5-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0.html
Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Sarah Palin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5HgfwPtxLw
False ‘Death Panel’ Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots By JIM RUTENBERG and JACKIE CALMES. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: August 13, 2009. WASHINGTON — The stubborn yet false rumor that President Obama’s health care proposals would create government-sponsored “death panels” to decide which patients were worthy of living seemed to arise from nowhere in recent weeks. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/health/policy/14panel.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
August 10, 2009: Healther Skelter - Obama Death Panel Debate http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-10-2009/healther-skelter---obama-death-panel-debate
International
Death Toll Rises as Typhoons Soak Asia By MICHAEL WINES. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: August 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/world/asia/11china.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
In Europe, Economic Signs Point to a Recovery By CARTER DOUGHERTY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 13, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/business/global/14euro.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Senator Wins Promise to Free American in Myanmar By SETH MYDANS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 15, 2009. BANGKOK — Senator Jim Webb of Virginia held a rare meeting on Saturday in Myanmar with the leader of the ruling junta, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, and emerged with a promise to free a detained American, officials said, at a time when the United States has said it is reassessing its hard line toward Myanmar’s repressive military government. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/world/asia/16myanmar.html?ref=global-home
China
W.T.O. Rules Against China’s Limits on Media Imports By KEITH BRADSHER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/business/global/13trade.html?ref=global-home
An Online Market Flourishes in China By DAVID BARBOZA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/start-ups/10taobao.html?th&emc=th
China Scales Back Software Filter Plan By MICHAEL WINES. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 13, 2009. BEIJING — Chinese officials retreated on Thursday from a plan to install so-called anti-pornography software on every computer sold here, saying instead that Internet cafes, schools and other public places must use the program, but that individual consumers will be spared. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/world/asia/14censor.html?th&emc=th
Beijing sets date for emissions cut - China unwilling to accept ceiling in short term By Kathrin Hille in Beijing. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: August 14 2009 23:33 | Last updated: August 14 2009 23:33. China’s carbon emissions will start falling by 2050, its top climate change policymaker said, the first time the world’s largest emitter has given such a time-frame. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d11ae554-88fd-11de-b50f-00144feabdc0.html
Mess-o-potamia
Iranian Acknowledges Torture of Some Protesters By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/world/middleeast/09iran.html?th&emc=th
Rapes Are Alleged in Iranian Prison By ALAN COWELL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 10, 2009. PARIS — As dispute swirls around events at a notorious prison used to incarcerate political opponents after Iran’s June 12 election, a leading reformist candidate in the vote said some inmates, both male and female, had been raped, according to news reports Monday. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/world/middleeast/11iran.html?ref=global-home
Bomb Kills 7 Near NATO’s Afghan Headquarters By CARLOTTA GALL. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 15, 2009. KABUL, Afghanistan — After a huge car bomb exploded in the center of the capital on Saturday morning, killing seven people and wounding 91, President Hamid Karzai said Afghans would not be deterred from voting in national elections in five days. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/world/asia/16afghan.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Iraqis Take the Lead, With U.S. Trailing By ROD NORDLAND. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/world/middleeast/09diyala.html?th&emc=th
47 Are Killed in Bombings in Baghdad and Northern Iraq By SAM DAGHER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/world/middleeast/11iraq.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Iraq’s Shiites Show Restraint After Attacks By ROD NORDLAND. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 11, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/world/middleeast/12shiite.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Pakistan Says Feud Kills a Top Militant By ISMAIL KHAN and SABRINA TAVERNISE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/world/asia/09pstan.html?th&emc=th
National
9 Dead After Copter and Plane Collide Over Hudson By ROBERT D. McFADDEN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/continuous/09crash.html?th&emc=th
Climate Change Seen as Threat to U.S. Security By JOHN M. BRODER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/science/earth/09climate.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Health Care reform
A Primer on the Details of Health Care Reform By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/health/policy/10facts.html?th&emc=th
The Massachusetts Model. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009. Massachusetts’s experiment in near universal health care coverage has become a favorite whipping boy for opponents of health care reform. They claim the program is a fiscal disaster and that the whole country will be plunged into a similar disaster if President Obama and Congress’s Democratic leaders have their way. That is an egregious misreading of what is happening in Massachusetts. The state’s experience so far suggests that it is more than possible to insure almost all citizens and stay within planned budgets — although it will take great creativity and political will to hold down rising costs so that the program is sustainable. Three years after the program began, 97 percent of Massachusetts residents have health insurance — by far the highest rate in the nation. That has been achieved without huge increases in state spending. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/opinion/09sun1.html?th&emc=th
Getting aboard a health plan -- it's time to throw a lifeline to 60 million Americans By Eric Zorn. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. Friday, August 14, 2009 http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2009/08/getting-aboard-a-health-plan-its-time-to-throw-a-lifeline-to-60-million-americans.html
Thousands Line Up for Promise of Free Health Care By JENNIFER STEINHAUER. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009. INGLEWOOD, Calif. — They came for new teeth mostly, but also for blood pressure checks, mammograms, immunizations and acupuncture for pain. Neighboring South Los Angeles is a place where health care is scarce, and so when it was offered nearby, word got around. For the second day in a row, thousands of people lined up on Wednesday — starting after midnight and snaking into the early hours — for free dental, medical and vision services, courtesy of a nonprofit group that more typically provides mobile health care for the rural poor. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/health/13clinic.html?th&emc=th
New York Times Editorial: Health Reform and Small Business. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009. The impact on small businesses has become a flashpoint in the increasingly raucous debate over health care reform. Trade associations are charging that the pending bills — which would require all businesses to provide coverage to their employees or pay a penalty — would place a huge financial burden on their members. Republican leaders are doing their best to inflame the fears and opposition of small business owners. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/opinion/13thu1.html?th&emc=th
The Gangs of D.C. - In the Senate, Small States Wield Outsize Power. Is This What the Founders Had in Mind? By Alec MacGillis. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, August 9, 2009. Wonder why President Obama is having a hard time enacting his agenda after sweeping to victory and with large congressional majorities on his side? Look to the Senate, the chamber designed to thwart popular will. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/07/AR2009080702045.html
Health Care Fact Check http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/08/12/cb.fact.fiction.cnn
August 12, 2009: PR http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-12-2009/pr
British Leaders Defend Their Health Service By ROBERT MACKEY. Copyright by The New York Times. August 14, 2009, 12:38 PM. Updated | 6:46 p.m. Responding to attacks on Britain’s National Health Service by opponents of health insurance reform in the United States, British political leaders from the left and the right have taken to the airwaves, the blogwaves and the twitwaves to defend the government-run health care system known as the NHS. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/british-leaders-defend-their-health-service/
August 13, 2009: Glenn Beck's Operation http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-13-2009/glenn-beck-s-operation
August 11, 2009: Reform Madness http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-11-2009/reform-madness
August 10, 2009: Healther Skelter http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-10-2009/healther-skelter
Dear Republicans Copyright by DailyKos. August 10, 2009. Over the past week, we have seen your passionate protests and heard your concerns about Democratic proposals for health care reform. We have considered your insightful and well reasoned arguments, and on behalf of progressives everywhere, I am here to say: OK! We give up! We are willing to compromise on the proposals that concern you. You've won! Yay! http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/08/dear-republicans.html
And You Thought a Prescription Was Private By MILT FREUDENHEIM. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/business/09privacy.html?th&emc=th
New Screening Could Lead to More Potent Cancer Drugs By NICHOLAS WADE. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 13, 2009. Researchers have discovered a way to identify drugs that can specifically attack and kill cancer stem cells, a finding that could lead to a new generation of anticancer medicines and a new strategy of treatment. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/health/research/14cancer.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
GOP Bashing
A race card from the right wing By Clarence Page. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 16, 2009. I thought slavery reparations was a dead issue. Glenn Beck set me straight. The radio talk-show host and Fox News Channel star says President Barack Obama's proposed health-care overhaul is really "stealth reparations," a form of racial payback in Beck's words. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0816pageaug16,0,7822008.column
August 11, 2009: Reform Madness - White Minority http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-11-2009/reform-madness---white-minority
New York Times Editorial: More Evidence of a Scandal. Copyright by the New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009. Documents released by Congress, including testimony from Karl Rove, offer powerful new evidence that the Bush administration fired top prosecutors who refused to use their offices to promote the electoral fortunes of Republicans. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/opinion/13thu2.html?ref=opinion
E-Mail Reveals Rove’s Key Role in ’06 Dismissals By ERIC LICHTBLAU. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 11, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/us/politics/12firings.html?th&emc=th
August 13, 2009: Class of '43 http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-13-2009/class-of—43
The feud between Bill O'Reilly and Keith Olbermann keeps viewers tuning in. Their corporate bosses may have called for a cease-fire, but Fox's Bill O'Reilly and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann keep on sparring. By Matea Gold. Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles Times. August 15, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/la-et-cable15-2009aug15,0,2179965.story
August 13, 2009: Glenn-Harried Glenn-Lost http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/246560/august-13-2009/glenn-harried-glenn-lost
Governor’s Race Exposes Republican Rift in Texas By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Copyright by The Associated Press. Published: August 14, 2009. HOUSTON — Gov. Rick Perry looks as if he stepped out of a Marlboro billboard: square-jawed, weathered face, a shock of black hair, steely eyes. He even says “howdy” when he enters the room. His public persona is so folksy that many opponents have underestimated his political skills. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/us/15texas.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Washington Post Editorial: More Quitters (R-Fla., R-Tex.) - And the governors of Texas and Florida, not the voters, will fill the resulting vacancies. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, August 11, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/10/AR2009081002602.html
Chicagoland
What's in Chicago aldermen's expense accounts - See how they spend the funds on car leases, a job for mom and more By Hal Dardick. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 16, 2009. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-chicago-aldermen-spend-16-aug16,0,261211.story
Senate candidate is wise beyond his years BY DON TERRY. Copyright by The Chicago Sun-Times. August 13, 2009. LeAlan Jones has never let youth or inexperience hold him back. That's why at 30 Jones is bold enough to join the race for the U.S. Senate seat recently held by his fellow South Sider, President Obama. Jones is running on the Green Party of Illinois ticket. http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/1714483,CST-EDT-terry13.article
Madigan campaign kick off. Copyright by The Windy City times. 2009-08-12. Illinois State Senate candidate Jim Madigan officially kicked off his campaign to unseat incumbent Heather Steans Aug. 8 at his headquarters, 4802 N. Broadway. Talking with supporters, Madigan discussed his motivation for running: "For me, my values will guide my campaign—and my personal experiences will guide what kind of candidate I will be. My personal experience is to work hard; I have not had things handed to me. I want to do politics the way it should be done—working hard to meet people, to energize people [ and ] to inspire them to be involved....http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=22066
Chicago's newest area code: 872 By Wailin Wong. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. 10:54 AM CDT, August 10, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-area-code-aug10,0,5935115.story
August 13, 2009: Rod Blagojevich's Quest for Rock Bottom http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-13-2009/rod-blagojevich-s-quest-for-rock-bottom
Economy
Fed Views Recession as Near an End By EDMUND L. ANDREWS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/business/economy/13fed.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Fed Holds Rate Steady and Moves to End Debt Buying By EDMUND L. ANDREWS. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/business/economy/13fed.html?hp
U.S. Imports Rose as Trade Deficit Widened in June By JACK HEALY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/business/13econ.html?ref=global-home
Productivity: Workers giving more at the office - Productivity soars as more companies push lean staffs and shore up bottom line By Tom Petruno. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 12, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tc-biz-economy-0811-0812-aug12,0,2150050.story
US retail sales fall unexpectedly By Simone Baribeau in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: August 13 2009 13:33 | Last updated: August 13 2009 19:26 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2761e976-87ff-11de-82e4-00144feabdc0.html
Banks make $38bn from overdraft fees By Saskia Scholtes and Francesco Guerrera in New York. Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2009. Published: August 9 2009 22:52 | Last updated: August 9 2009 22:52 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43d18c68-851d-11de-9a64-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
With Plastic, Beware and Be Informed By Michelle Singletary. Copyright by The Washington Post. Sunday, August 16, 2009. I was giving a talk recently and asked everyone who had credit cards to give them to me. Then I issued a challenge: Can anyone tell me at least three of the new reforms under the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/15/AR2009081500043.html?hpid=topnews
Beware the money wasters By Erin Burt. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2009. Nearly everyone has spending holes -- leaks in your budget that drain money with you hardly noticing. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090809moneywasters-story,0,6701131.story
BB&T Takes Over Failing Colonial BancGroup By ERIC DASH. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 14, 2009. Wall Street’s biggest banks may be roaring back to life, but trouble still lurks in corners of the financial industry that remain plagued by a legacy of bad investments. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/business/15bank.html?th&emc=th
GLBT
Caution on Fighting Marriage Ban By JESSE McKINLEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 12, 2009. SAN FRANCISCO — One of California’s leading gay rights groups, Equality California, said Wednesday that it would not seek to overturn the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage next year, even as another group advocating for same-sex marriage said 2010 was the right time to go back to the ballot. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/us/13gay.html?th&emc=th
Push for domestic partner benefits is personal for advocates By Becky Yerak. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 9, 2009. In 1996, 30-year-old Michael McRaith got a phone call that haunts him to this day. His partner of two years, he learned, had taken his own life. "He had lost his job and did not have access to health insurance, and he was suffering through the trauma that many people do when they're without employment and fighting depression," McRaith recalled. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun-same-sex-benefits-aug09,0,393574.story
Talking with Equality Illinois' new CEO by Andrew Davis. Copyright by The Windy City Times. 2009-08-12 http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=22052
Pucker up Baby, it's time for a Kiss-in By Michael Lehet. 08.11.09. Recently the news has been filled with a lot of LGBT harrassment. There was a gay couple arrested in Salt Lake City for kissing on a public way that's owned by the Mormon Church. In El Paso, Texas a gay couple was ejected from an eatery because they were kissing. Is kissing that bad? Apparently it is, I wish someone would have told me! http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/08/pucker-up-baby-its-time-for-kiss-in.html
BUTTOCKS ENHANCEMENT by Dr. Omeed Memar and Jamey Bell, R.N. Copyright by Gay Chicago Magazine. July 30, 2009 http://www.gaychicagomagazine.com/advice/health.shtml
Immigration
Obama Sets Immigration Changes for 2010 By GINGER THOMPSON and MARC LACEY. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 10, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/world/americas/11prexy.html?th&emc=th
Illegal immigrants face life-and-death decisions without health insurance - Trying to pay for organ transplants and follow-up medicine can be overwhelming By Antonio Olivo. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 11, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-immigrant-health-transplantaug11,0,3342811.story
Technology
GM Says New Electric Car Gets 230 Miles Per Gallon By Peter Whoriskey. Copyright by The Washington Post. Tuesday, August 11, 2009; 9:35 AM. General Motors announced today that its forthcoming electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, will achieve city fuel economy of 230 miles per gallon, under testing that used draft federal fuel economy methodology standards for plug-in cars. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/11/AR2009081101090.html?hpid=topnews
GM puts vehicles on eBay - Test lets customers bid or 'buy it now' below sticker price By W.J. Hennigan. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune. August 11, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tc-biz-swap-0810-0811aug11,0,4505839.story
Microsoft’s SharePoint Thrives in the Recession By Ashlee Vance. Copyright by The New York Times. August 7, 2009, 6:50 pm http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/microsofts-sharepoint-thrives-in-the-recession/?th&emc=th
In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History By TAMAR LEWIN. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 8, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?th&emc=th
Fibonacci Sequence: Numbers of Life, Matrix of Universe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAqTfBaqxGM&feature=related
Other
Seattle Paper Is Resurgent as a Solo Act By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA. Copyright by The New York Times. Published: August 9, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/business/media/10seattle.html?th&emc=th
Airlines Set to Ask More of Passengers - Government Says Extra Information Will Prevent Watch-List Mismatches By Spencer S. Hsu. Copyright by The Washington Post. Thursday, August 13, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203000.html?hpid=topnews
Humor
WEAKLY HUMERUS NEWS 08-15-09 AIMED AT YOUR FUNNY BONE http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/08/weakly-humerus-news-08-15-09-aimed-at.html
Town Hall Meeting Casting Call http://newsletter91507.blogspot.com/2009/08/town-hall-mweeting-casting-call.html
Banned Commercials – Durex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bizJWtJ0xXo&NR=1
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