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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
ObamaCare -- The outsource shocker: Tijuana dentures, Bulgarian kidneys, Albanian hips, and Guatemalan rest homes
By Pablo Fanque
All This Is That Medical Editor
In recent conversations, well-placed senior administration officials told All This Is That that the health care plan championed by President Obama and the Democratic leadership includes little-known provisions for outsourcing surgeries and medical procedures. One official told me "Let's say you need false teeth, uh...dentures. We can get this work done for you in Tijuana for less than half what it would cost anywhere in the states. And that's after adding in plane fares, meals and a couple of nights in a hotel."
Several independent sources revealed that the U.S. government is contracting for outsourced medical work in at least seven foreign countries. In some cases, the U.S. Government has purchased or leased land, and is breaking ground on a series of medical facilities in "outsource partner countries."
As one government health services manager on Capitol Hill told me, "Change. And you guys thought we were bulls***ing, didn't you?"
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All This Is That Medical Editor
In recent conversations, well-placed senior administration officials told All This Is That that the health care plan championed by President Obama and the Democratic leadership includes little-known provisions for outsourcing surgeries and medical procedures. One official told me "Let's say you need false teeth, uh...dentures. We can get this work done for you in Tijuana for less than half what it would cost anywhere in the states. And that's after adding in plane fares, meals and a couple of nights in a hotel."
Several independent sources revealed that the U.S. government is contracting for outsourced medical work in at least seven foreign countries. In some cases, the U.S. Government has purchased or leased land, and is breaking ground on a series of medical facilities in "outsource partner countries."
Prospective plans include, but are not limited to, outsourcing kidney and liver procedures to Bulgaria, knee- and hip-replacements to Albania, and dental work to Mexico. The most potentially explosive outsourcing initiative involves exporting virtually all geriatric, rehabilitation, and rest home care to Guatemala, where per-patient costs are a third of those in the United States.
As one government health services manager on Capitol Hill told me, "Change. And you guys thought we were bulls***ing, didn't you?"
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Invented in Seattle?
Not sure if they are referring to the phrase originating here, our famous phallic Space Needle, or the locally famous hamburger chain? From the married to the sea website. . .
Bernard Ruhe's painting marathon, Part 2
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What if you searched for your birth parents and found out one of them was Charles Manson?
As many other adopted children have, Matthew Roberts went searching for his biological parents with mixed emotions of excitement and trepidation. Roberts, who bears an incredible resemblance to his dad--with a lot less crazy mixed in--has been in touch, but not too close of touch, with his father who is serving a life term for murder(s). Although Manson sent him his prison phone number years ago, he has never been able to bring himself to call. His mother, whom he found first, "always believed Manson was the father of the baby she gave up for adoption. And after seeing a picture of Matthew, her worst nightmare was confirmed."
Read the story from The Sun here.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Poem: [A lone climber bivouaced]
A lone climber bivouaced
In blue ice and snow
Halfway up the mountain,
You wait beneath gathering black clouds
As sinister fog banks and night lumber in.
There is no going up and no going down today—
Just you in your ice cave,
Listening to the Devil and Jiminy Cricket argue.
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In blue ice and snow
Halfway up the mountain,
You wait beneath gathering black clouds
As sinister fog banks and night lumber in.
There is no going up and no going down today—
Just you in your ice cave,
Listening to the Devil and Jiminy Cricket argue.
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The Band's last song: Don't Do It
For their encore at their last show (documented in The Last Waltz), The Band covered Marvin Gaye's Don't Do It. Levon Helm and Rick Danko usually shared the vocals on the song. This is a short version (it was after midnight, leaving out a verse or two). . .
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