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06
Jul
2009
National Review Cracks Stale/Over-Used Joke, Delights Readers  

1 hour ago by Turtle Thoughts

This most recent National Review cover is supposed to be clever, and it might have been 15 or so years ago, but you can only go back to the well so many times. But you've seen this joke already. Turns out National Review isn't the first to lift the gag.

TURTLE THOUGHTS - turtlethoughts.typepad.com/turtle_thoughts

The Square’s Case for Marijuana Decriminalization  

2 hours ago by myglesias

Kevin Drum’s not much of a pothead (”I’ve never smoked a joint in my life. I’ve only seen one once, and that was 30 years ago. I barely drink, I don’t smoke, and I don’t like coffee.”) but he’s come to the conclusion that we should decriminalize marijuana and wrote a great piece in Mother Jones abou ...

Matthew Yglesias - yglesias.thinkprogress.org · Rank: 66,585

Got unhappy STD news? Break it with an e-card  

3 hours ago by std_test

Breaking up over e-mail is a social no-no. But sending an e-card telling someone to get tested for STDs may be a public health courtesy. Since 2004, a free Web site, inSpot.org has allowed users to anonymously notify their partners to get tested for STDs such as HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphili ...

STD Testing Blog - stdtestingblog.com

The New Flu? They’re On It.  

4 hours ago by Laura Helmuth

Anthony Fauci and Harvey Fineberg discussed preparations to combat H1N1. Image courtesy of AAAS The American Association for the Advancement of Science hosted a panel discussion on H1N1 flu last week. For such a frightening subject, the discussion was strangely encouraging. Yes, the flu (if not this ...

Surprising Science - blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science · Rank: 94,577 · 32 references

Building public support for eradicating poverty in the UK  

9 hours ago by western4uk

Title: Building public support for eradicating poverty in the UK ( Summary Findings) The Skinny: New from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation this report focus’ on: successful ways of building public support for tackling UK poverty, including the use of ‘real life’ stories, for example; explores how orga ...

Fade Library - fadelibrary.wordpress.com · Rank: 12,574 · 38 references

New Agreements Healthcare:Creating Sustainable Quality Improvement in ...  

17 hours ago by Four Agreements Healthcare Guy

Introduction – Most of us, as outside observers, know that healthcare is in desperate need of change. We clearly see the high cost and stories abound of patients and families who are less than satisfied by their healthcare experiences. In spite of valiant attempts by leaders in healthcare to reign i ...

The Healthcare Transformation - blogs.biproinc.com/healthcare · Rank: 177,548 · 8 references

First aid & public health requirements  

18 hours ago by worldofsara

All events have public health requirements including first aid. Public health includes waste management, toilets, drinking water, noise control, prevention of overcrowding and provision for possible exposure of hypothermia in patrons (outdoor events). Drinking water should be freely available and ac ...

Turner Hire Events - turnerhire.wordpress.com

Healthy Eating: Easier Said Than Done  

19 hours ago by E.

This article features a Milwaukee farmer, Will Allen, who, through hard work, natural charm, and, of course, ability, sustains a thriving farm a mile away from a Milwaukee housing project. My heart gets all melty on the subject of our failure to provide quality food to the poor - not only because of ...

PragmaticIdealists - pragid.blogspot.com · Rank: 102,367 · 6 references

05
Jul
2009
Are you Happy? The U.S ranks 114th on the Happy Planet Index  

22 hours ago by butnerblogspot

Costa Rica is world’s greenest, happiest country Latin American nation tops index ranking countries by ecological footprint and happiness of their citizens Source: Ashley Seager | The Guardian UK Costa Rica is the greenest and happiest country in the world, according to a new list that ranks nations ...

Butner Blogspot - butnerblogspot.wordpress.com · 22 references

The Story of Health Care Reform in 2009: Choice, Access, Fairness, ...  

1 day ago by Tom

There is a new petition floating from the web asking people to demand that Congress re-map its plans for health care reform in 2009. Other than the fact that there is no information as to who is promotion this petition campaign, the only problem is that the demands don’t say anything substantive. Su ...

Thomas A. Sharon, R.N., M.P.H. - legalnurseconsultanttom.com · Rank: 164,181 · 4 references

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