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Special Invitation! Tagor Celebration! Nov. 24, Monday! Dance, Music, Poetry! - The World Poetry Life Celebration (Tagore Utsav) of the first Asian Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore! Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, Vancouver, BC Alice MacKaye Room, (downstairs). November 24, at 7pm. World Poetry Guest hosts : Ashok Bhargava and Bong Ja Ahn Consul General of India : Mr. A. Das Consul General of Republic of Korea : Mr. Tong-Mo Suh Participants : Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea, Addena Sumter-Freitag, Bernice Lever, Shirley Sue ?A- Qwan and Archana Harit, Diego Bastianutti and Anthony Dalton. Korean Kayagum player : Grace Jong Eun Lee Indian Musician : Kalpana Prasad Indian Dancer : Koyali Burman Korean Mask Dancers : Chang Hyun Han, Han Bin Im, Sung Rai Kim Admission free. Info: Ariadne Sawyer, 604-526-4729 Poster and program available.ariadnes@uniserve.com ...

Open Letter to VANOC Media Relations and Press Operations from the Social Media - NOTE: Sent to VANOC {mediarelations@vancouver2010.com, pressoperations@vancouver2010.com} Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Cross-posted at: raincitystudios.com, 2010.dailyvancouver.com, nowpublic.com, etc. Hello VANOC Media Relations and Press Operations, I am writing today on behalf of Raincity Studios, a Vancouver-based social media company who owns and publishes a suite of media properties. We had hoped to talk about social media (blogs, podcasts, twitter, wikis etc.) at the World Press Briefing this week, however we did not receive any response from the applications we submitted to the participate in the event. So, as per Mr. Furlong's suggestion at the Vancouver Board of trade meeting last week, we are liaising with VANOC. In brief, we'd like to have a conversation about how to allow fans and amateur media makers to document their Olympic experience while keeping out of the way of the IOC IP lawyers. As a company and as individuals, we've produced extensive,...

Studio Time $20 an hour - Charging 20 dollars an hour for any artist who wants to record professional sound quality music. Offer includes mixing, editing and producing. Great for demos, mixtapes or even recording a full album. Give us a call (778) 340-2021 Located in North Vancouver ...

"More musings from 'Oldest Living Blogger' " - "And where might those be?", you ask . They'd be over here and may help if you're having fun setting up a home network. Enjoy your day, Everyone! ...

Exciting Foodie Event on Nov. 29 in Kits - Get ready for a dining experience that is a little out of the ordinary. Enjoy delicous home cuisine in a homy environment while mixing and mingling with other foodies. Intrigued? Check it out http://www.socialbites.ca/pb/wp_43c215d0/wp_43c215d0.html. There are only a few tickets available to this event so hurry! ...

Get an industry certification - get a job in a high demand field! Funding Available! - Vancouver Central College is a private institution that works with individuals, especially newcomers to help them become full participants of Canadian society. The College is known for its exemplary work in providing opportunities that acquire knowledge, credentials and marketable skills that lead to commensurate employment. The programs at the College are offered in the areas of AutoCAD Engineering, Construction Technician, Networking, International Trade, Accounting and Residential Care Attendant. One of the key features of these programs is that they provide you with industry specific skills that will land you the right job. In addition to the hands on training that is provided in these three to eight month diploma or certificate programs, there is also a practicum option which provides students with the chance to work in a company in the Vancouver area. When students perform well in the practicum, there is also the possibility of attaining full time employment with the company....

Whistler Film Festival 2008 Screens the World Premiere of Anand Ramayya's "Mad Cow, Sacred Cow" - The 2008 edition of Whistler Film Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Anand Ramayya?s feature length documentary, Mad Cow Sacred Cow, on December 4th, 3:00 pm at the Rainbow Theatre in Whistler. In the wake of the Mad Cow Crisis, terrified of his food, filmmaker Anand Ramayya (Cosmic Current) embarks on a journey from his in-laws? family farm in Canada all the way back to India, land of the Sacred Cow. His Journey reveals shocking connections between the Mad Cow crisis and Global Food crisis. Weaving interviews from Dr. Vandana Shiva, Maneka Gandhi, Dr. Murray Waldman, Nettie Wiebe and Swami Agnivesh with stunning visuals of a personal journey that crosses continents, the story of Mad Cow Sacred Cow takes us from the filmmaker?s own happy days of indiscriminate beef consumption to the frightening realities created by globalization. Congratulations to the crew: Producer/ Writer/ Director Anand Ramayya, Producer Ryan Lockwood (Hulo Films), Cinematographe...

Vancouver Green Web and Mobile Companies Merge - Press Release - What happens when a happy frog and a pod of whales get together to change the world? Vancouver, Canada-based, green web companies 3rdWhale.com and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger with plans to grow globally with the goal of helping eco-minded consumers make informed choices in all aspects of their lifestyle - from organic food to eco-travel. Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- Vancouver Canada-based, green web companies 3rd Whale and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger and plans to grow globally under the 3rd Whale name. The merger combines 3rd Whale's location-based mobile phone application with happyfrog.ca's rich "web 2.0" platform providing green consumers with cross-platform tools to find values-aligned businesses. By using the company's next generation mobile and web tools, participants can easily share their eco-smarts by adding business reviews, blog posts, and mentoring programs to help others reduce their eco-fo...

Insadong Korean Barbecue and Seafood Restaurant - On my recent visit to the neighboring city of Coquitlam when I dined at the satisfying Blue Sea, I spotted Insadong at the intersection of North Road and Lougheed Highway, as I was making the return drive home. If you?ve ever been to Coquitlam, perhaps you?ll feel as I did and think that a large part of this reported Korean population in the Vancouver CMA is all based here, given the prevalence of so many Korean businesses and signs in Hangul. Frankly, it could easily rival the likes of the Wilshire/Hancock Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and the Shin-Okubo area in Tokyo, for having a densely concentrated Korean community that manages to exist in its own little bubble all within another country?s society. A bit surprising, considering the small percentage of the population that are Korean. Continued w/pics http://foo...

Fab Fair 5th annual Winter Sale - On Saturday November 22nd and Sunday November 23rd, 45 fabulous and funky local designers will come together in the historic Heritage Hall to display their eclectic mix of jewellery, handbags , scarves, hats, belts and so much more. Heritage Hall is located at 3102 Main St at 15th Avenue in Vancouver. $2. admission, Kids Free, 11:00am-5:00pm daily. For mor information email to fabfair@hotmail.com or call 604 874 9535 ...

German VOICES Vancouver gets new name - German VOICES Vancouver, a newsletter published for the Austrian, German & Swiss Community in western Canada is nearing its one year Anniversary. Editor & owner, Elke Porter, is making some changes to help streamline its publication. The name will be changing to "Westcoast German News". At the same time, the DKV Society will be changing its name to "Westcoast German Society". This is in hope that more Canadians in western Canada will be encouraged to send press releases, articles, photos & events pertaining to the German-speaking Community. The second change will be that this will be an online/Internet publication only from January on. Most people prefer to read it online anyways. Those who like are encouraged to print it out and share it with their Oma, neighbour, or anyone with no regular computer access. Since libraries & Internet cafe's offer their services free and/or cheap, anyone can have access to e-mail these days. Finally, we are ...

A Very Vancouver Christmas Benefit Concerts For The BC-SPCA - In celebration of the release of A Very Vancouver Christmas Volume III, an album of original Christmas/Holiday music, in aid of the BC-SPCA, contributing artists will be performing their festive tunes live at several benefit concerts around Vancouver. The album features 13 original holiday songs by local rising stars, as well as some old favorites. All artists and services are donated, and all proceeds from album and ticket sales will be donated to the BC-SPCA. Benefit concert schedule is as follows: Wired Monk Nov 24th @ 7pm 2610 West 4th, Vancouver Sillken Melissa RaeAnne Scott Jackson & Special Guests Wired Bean Dec 13th @ 8pm 102-200 W. Esplanade, North Vancouver Scott Jackson Andre Chrys Karen Fowlie Melissa Endean Lindsay May Richard King The Railway Club Dec. 14th @ 8pm 579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver Burnettes Melissa RaeAnne Silken Heidi McCurdy...

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Sunshine Restaurant - Vancouver, BC - Sunshine Restaurant was my opponent on this evening, innocently lulling me in with an Ali-like rope-a-dope as I drove by and spotted the brightly lit open sign still on. With easy parking access right in front, like a moth to a flame, I calmly walked in and easily got a free table. A few members of the staff were sitting at one as well, which probably should have been my cue to do a quick 180 - as you know things can be well when the workers are lounging about where customers normally should be. Seeing a large menu board that was filled with drink items such as fruit smoothies, other hot and cold beverages, and bubble tea plastered above the main counter, I wondered what limitations there would be with the food. Continued w/pics http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/sunshine-restaurant/ ...

Athene?s - Vancouver, BC - After initially having some difficulty finding Athene?s courtesy of my lackadaisical reliance on Google Maps, we found our way to the front entrance on a late weekday evening. Right away, the dimly lit interior and relaxed atmosphere made me feel as if we were being welcomed into the living room of a beloved heritage home. Inside, the place was already abuzz with a few full tables of diners as we were led to an empty table by the front window. Perhaps it was the absence of strong interior lighting and the fact that it was past 8pm already, but I did not get a sense of that tacky, white-everywhere-on-the-walls style of decor that seems to be the aesthetic of choice in too many North American Greek restaurants. Continued w/pics http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/athenes-vancouver-bc/ ...

Amazing Christmas Gifts! New women's & young women's clothing LAUNCH party! - Surrey / Langley Location - Please call for info! To all my Vancouver Friends** Women's & young women's (teen/preteen) clothing line is holding a "1 day" only launch party! Our new 'Inspirational Clothing' line is now available in our online boutique & we are having an impromptu gathering to personally invite you to see our hip, stylish, & powerfully thought out line! Bring your girlfriend or daughter for some 'girl time' & do a little CHRISTMAS shopping at the same time. Bevvies & snacks will also be served. *** PRICES FROM: $10.00 *** *** SAT., (1:00pm-3:00pm) **** The Perfect Christmas Gift for every woman! Hip trends & styles like; tunic's, tee's, tank's, legging's, crop pants, top's & accessories! This is a 1 day, 1 time only party & we want you to be on the leading edge of this line that is on the ground level of breaking out in a big way!...

House of Dosas - Vancouver, BC - The House of Dosas is located in an easily recognizable space, in a one-story building on the corner of Kingsway and Knight Street. With large inviting windows with minimal coverings, you can?t help but notice it when driving by, especially when stopped at the lights of that intersection. A friend of mine had mentioned that she had seen it and said we must make a visit one day, and as luck would have it, a group of us were up for an impromptu weekday dinner gathering. I was just hoping the dosas would be as great as the ones I had for my daily breakfast this past spring in Trivandrum, located on the southern tip of India. Continued w/pics http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/11/01/house-of-dosas-vancouver-bc/ ...

Vancouver Celebrates Halloween At The Parade Of Lost Souls (video) - Check it out - an awesome time was had by all, last weekend at the Parade of Lost Souls on Commercial. http://www.vancouveriam.com/videos/1cc45f4db3ec ...

Hawker?s Delight - Vancouver, BC - With all the talk about doing what?s best for the people on ?Main Street? amid the financial meltdown and stump speeches in the American election, it stuck me that I rarely visit the road with the same name on Vancouver?s east side. Neither living nor working in that part of the city, nor having any friends with residences there that I would ever visit, Main Street really is an afterthought for me. However, I did know it is home to many off-the-beaten-track, hole-in-the-wall, beloved restaurants with the locals, and it deserved a thorough investigation. For this, I decided to walk up from the intersection at Broadway and Main, all the way up to 49th Avenue - and on both sides of the street Continued w/pics http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/hawkers-delight-vancouver-bc/ ...

BCTF FSA Job Action - I am really worried about the job action the BCTF are pushing over the FSA. I have been told even the AGM delegates barely supported it (52-48). And these are the union activists. The majority of teachers I have talked to are opposed to it ("This is not a hill to die on"). So most teachers don't support it, but after the Executive World Tour goes around twisting arms and threatening what will happen without a 90% vote, it just might pass (the illusion of democracy, eh). Plus, when parents see this one they are going to be pretty ticked. Class size issues they get, working conditions and even salary they get, but going on strike because you don't like the once a year hour long test kids get in only grades 4 and 7? This one won't fly. The only ones that will win over this issue are the Liberals. In the last 4 years they've given teachers a 15% salary increase, and returned class size language into contracts. Now teachers will be making a political statement with t...

Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant - Vancouver, BC - The original Sun Sui Wah on Main has an excellent reputation for Dim Sum, and with the positive reviews, rewards, and accolades, a fairly sterling reputation over all. ?Best of the City?, ?Best High End Chinese?, ?Best Seafood?. High praise in a dining city as diverse, filled with excellent quality choices, as Vancouver. All in all, Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant was a reasonable, yet disappointing Dim Sum experience. There was nothing wrong with the food per se, but based on the recommendations, and the reviews, I was expecting a lot more. Sadly, all i got was another average Dim Sum experience. This leads me to question how often people really dine here - because while the quality of their reputation lives on, the food clearly fails to match. I wonder if in this case, the restaurant has lapsed into complacency - content to live on their reputation alone. That would be disappointing, because if they truly deserve the reputation they?ve carried for 20-some years, I would expe...

A Very Vancouver Christmas: Volume III Scheduled For Release On November 12th - A Very Vancouver Christmas, an album of original Christmas/Holiday music, in aid of the BC-SPCA, is slated for release on November 12th. All artists and services are donated, and all proceeds from sales will be donated to the aforementioned charity. The album features 13 original holiday songs by local rising stars, as well as some old favorites. The project is the creative brainchild of Vancouver Record Producer, Jenn Ashton of Rave On Studio, who wanted to find a way to showcase some of Vancouver's amazing new musical talent, while at the same time involve and give back to the community. She also wanted to pay tribute to non-traditional Christmas and holiday music and to the people who make it. In August 2006, ten of Vancouver?s most popular musicians and bands were invited to participate in this project for charity. They wrote and recorded their own original Christmas/Holiday music for the first volume in just a few short months, and the results were amazing! Due to the un...

Only one more hobby chef spot left! - We have one more opening for a hobby chef for our Nov. 29 Social Bites Dinner Excursion in Kits. If you love to cook and share food with other foodies, this dinner party with a twist is for you! Join our party @ www.socialbites.ca ...

Sweet Obsession - Vancouver, BC - Nestled in a quiet neighborhood along West 16th Avenue, Sweet Obsession has been in existence for well over a decade now and has a strong customer base that appreciates the delectable delights and creations of Pastry Chef Tracy Kadonoff. Associated with the next door Trafalgars Bistro (previously reviewed on Foodosophy), Sweet Obsession currently operates a sit down cafe as well as housing a retail counter for take-away orders. It is a popular destination for late night gatherings, and you will often find the tables inside (and in the summer on the sidewalk patio) all occupied even past 9pm. I?ve been there several times now over the past few years to eat-in as well as to take out, and most recently took friends there for their first experience after a group dinner. Continued w/pics http://foodosophy.word...

COS Boot Camp - Strenth Training and CardioFitness at its Finest! - COS BOOT CAMP ? Next Session Begins Nov 10, 2008 Why wait until the New Year to get involved in a physical activity program. Join a COS Boot Camp today! Classes are currently in session, with the next class running from (Monday) November 10 through to (and including Friday) December 19. You can find out more about the COS Boot Camps at http://cosinc.ca/Bootcamp.aspx. Please do pass this along to anyone who might be interested in a great lifestyle experience. COS offers the following payment options: 1. Online at http://cosinc.ca/Bootcamp.aspx 2. In person on the first day of classes 3. Via cheque, which can be mailed to the address below: Corporate Oc...

Ariadne Sawyer reads special kinship poem at VPAFFGala, October 24th! - 2ND ANNUAL VANCOUVER PAN-AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (VPAFF) KINSHIP DAY FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 24-26, 2008. FULL PROGRAM AND TICKETS WWW.VPAFF.ORG World Poetry Co-founder and Co-host Ariadne Sawyer reads a special Kinship Poem for the Opening Gala! Ariadne says: ?I wrote this poem from my heart for VPAFF. It celebrates the ability to overcome adversity and to join together to make the world a better place. VPAFF is an organization that works toward this goal.? Please join Ariadne on October 24, from 5:30 pm on at the Gallery Gachet. The 2008 VPAFF runs from Friday October 24 (United Nations Day) through Sunday October 26. The program includes: FRIDAY OCTOBER 24: Hosted by Jamaican-born and Canadian Raised Denis Simpson ? award-winning actor 5:30 pm ? to 10:30 pm ? Gallery Gachet ? 88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver Star-Studded Opening Night & Fundraising Festivities: An exciti...

Yaletown Fall Dramatic Skies Caught on Nikon - Some days, when you least expect it, the most magical sunset occurs. I was lucky to have my camera that day! Amex is right, Don't leave home without it! S ...

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World Poetry Reading Series presents Taylor Leedahl and Megan Lane October 27th! - On the road with poetry and music Taylor Leedahl is hitting the western road from October 19 - November 2 to tour her book, No Apologies for the Weather, with musician Megan Lane. Megan will be disengaging from her blues/rock band, The Megan Lane Band. Their act will consist of a mixture of Taylor's poetry and Megan's tunes. To view photos, a video, and a complete listing of events please join our Facebook group. . ----Taylor and Megan's tour itinerary---- Sunday, October 19th - Lethbridge, AB Tour kick-off with Most Vocal Poet, The Slice Bar & Grill at 7:00 pm. $5. Monday, October 20 - Radio Interview, Calgary An interview with "Yeah, What She Said" on CJSW 90.9 FM at 8:30 pm. Listen online at http://www.cjsw.com/listen.html. Wednesday, October 22 - Vernon, BC Performing at Vertigo Gallery, 7:00 pm. (With thanks to John Lent) ...

Vancouver Island Expedition - The trip begins at sea level, is 157 km long, rises upward 2 km, and crosses the complete width of Vancouver Island from Cambell River on the east coast to Bedwell Sound on the west coast.The trip entitled "A Slice Through Paradise" was documented to show how fragile the spectacularly pristine state of our Island is. You can view it in HD here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLzgLKInDXY http://www.atlantiskayaks.com   ...

Specialized Stroke Care Improves Outcomes - U.S. News & World Report tells how stroke patients treated at community hospitals with specialized stroke care and telemedicine support from major stroke centers are more likely to survive and live independently than patients treated at hospitals without stroke units, a German study finds....

CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid Premiums, Cost Sharing - AHA News reports that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule implementing provisions of the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act and the 2006 Tax Relief and Health Care Act that provide state Medicaid agencies with increased flexibility to impose premium and cost sharing requirements on certain Medicaid beneficiaries....

Rural Matters: Time to Buy Local - Alexandria Times, (VA) article gives reasons why it is increasingly important to buy food locally....

America's Best Leaders: Regina Benjamin, Small-Town Primary Care Physician - U.S. News and World Report tells how new doctors are shunning primary care, while seasoned physicians are giving up, but not Regina Benjamin of rural La Batre, Alabama....

Legislation to Support Health Care Workforce - Hudson Valley Press, (NY) article tells how Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has introduced legislation that would increase investment in the training and education of health care professionals....

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Final Rule - This final rule establishes the authorities, processes, and rules necessary to implement the Patient Safety Act that focuses on creating a voluntary program through which health care providers can share information relating to patient safety events with Patient Safety Organizations, with the aim of improving patient safety and the quality of care nationwide....

Drop Smoking During The Great American Smokeout 2008 - EMax Health article reports that today is The Great American Smokeout 2008, a focus of much attention to encourage Americans to stop smoking....

CMS Revises Anti-Markup Provisions in 2009 Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule - On November 19, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Final Rule in the Federal Register, which revises the payment policies and rates for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2009....

Senators Release Draft Legislation for Medicare Hospital Value Based Purchasing Program - On November 19, 2008, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Charles Grassley released a discussion draft of the Medicare Hospital Quality Improvement Act of 2008, which would establish a Medicare value based purchasing (VBP) program for inpatient hospital care. ...

Daschle to be Obama's HHS Secretary - Associated Press article via NBC News reports that Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be secretary of the Department Health and Human Services, NBC News confirmed Wednesday....

Hospital of the Future Report Urges Major Changes - A report released today from The Joint Commission offers guiding principles and actions for the hospital of the future to meet the daunting challenges of older and sicker patients, patient safety and quality of care, economics and the work force....

Bush Administration Announces Flexibility for Hope for Homeowners Program - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced that the HOPE for Homeowners (H4H) Board of Directors has approved changes to the program to help more distressed borrowers refinance into affordable, government-back mortgages....

U.S. Department of Labor Partners with U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs on National Resource Directory for Wounded Warriors - The U.S. Department of Labor has joined with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to launch a Web-based National Resource Directory to help wounded warriors identify resources available to assist them in transitioning back to civilian life....

Kennedy Establishes Committee Working Groups on Health Reform - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-MA) yesterday named three members of the committee to lead working groups on key health reform issues. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will lead a group on insurance coverage, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) will lead a group on prevention and public health, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) will lead a group on quality improvement....

New Report Details Impact of Economic Downturn on Patients and Hospitals - With our nation's economic troubles, fewer patients are seeking hospital care while at the same time a growing proportion of patients need help paying for care, according to new report from the American Hospital Association (AHA)....

On 10th Anniversary of 1998 Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Fail to Adequately Fund Tobacco Prevention Programs - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports that ten years after reaching more than $246 billion in legal settlements against the tobacco industry, the states have failed to keep their promise to spend a significant portion of the money on programs to protect kids from tobacco and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations....

HHS Opens Offices of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in China - As part of an ongoing strategy to continually improve import safeguards to meet the changing demands of a global economy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is this week officially opening offices of its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shangai in the Peoples Republic of China....

Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; Final Rule with Comment Period - This final rule with comment period from CMS implements changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that their payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also finalizes the calendar year (CY) 2008 interim relative value units (RVUs) and issues interim RVUs for new and revised codes for CY 2009....

Study: Co-op Health Insurance Working for Farmers - Dairy Herd, (WI) article reports that a recent survey of Farmers' Health Cooperative of Wisconsin (FHCW) members reveals that the cooperative has had a positive impact on both the cost and quality of health insurance coverage offered to farmers and agribusinesses....

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grant Competition Exceeding $17 Million to Help Young Offenders Reform Their Lives - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a three-category, $17.3 million competition through which selected localities will develop strategies to assist all their young offenders returning from correctional facilities....

A New Report Shows How to Reform the Expensive and Dangerous Way We Pay for Health Care - Robert Wood Johnson article tells how the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement's latest report is urging fixes that could save billions of dollars and make expanding health insurance to the uninsured more affordable....

National Birth Defects Prevention Study Shows Assisted Reproductive Technology is Associated with an Increased Risk of Certain Birth Defects - Infants conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children conceived naturally, according to a study by the CDC....

Secretary Peake Announces Travel Reimbursement Increases for Eligible Veterans - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that eligible veterans will see an increase in the mileage reimbursement they receive for travel to VA facilities for medical care....

Speak Your Piece: Give Rural Entrepreneurs a Slice - Daily Yonder editorial discusses how the federal government is stepping in to support banks and insurance companies and, perhaps, the auto industry, but now it needs to invest in rural small-business development also....

CMS Issues Improper Payment Rates for Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP - CMS today reported it protected roughly $400 million of taxpayer dollars as improper payments for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) decreased from 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 to 3.6 percent, or $10.4 billion, in FY 2008....

CDC Names Healthiest, Unhealthiest American Cities - KMOV St. Louis, (MO) article tells of the latest numbers to come from a CDC report, released in August, but little-publicized, that names the healthiest, unhealthiest American cities....

HHS Issues Second Report on Personalized Health Care - HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today released the second report from his Initiative on Personalized Health Care, examining the potential for new findings in genetics and other molecular-level medicine to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care....

Farming Windpower where the Antelope Play - Daily Yonder article tells of the massive Foote Creek Rim wind farm that is Wyoming's first commercial facility to generate electricity from wind....

New CDC Study Finds Community Physical Activity Programs Are Money Well Spent - Community-based physical activity interventions designed to promote more active lifestyles among adults are cost-effective in reducing heart disease, stroke, colorectal and breast cancers, and type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation....

Pryor: Economy Higher Priority Than Health Care Reform - Morning News, (AR) article tells how stabilizing the nations financial crisis will take priority over health care reform in Congress next year, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said Thursday after leading a summit on The Future of Health Care....