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American Idol: Should Simon buy back Kristy Lee's horse?

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:26:32 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray

For those of you that watch American Idol religiously you already know the story. For those of you that don't here goes.

Kristy Lee Cook sold her horse in order to raise the money to travel to Philadelphia and audition for American Idol. Not only did Kristy Lee make it to Hollywood, she made it into the final twelve and on to the reality show.

During the entire season Simon Cowell piled it on Kristy--a mile high so to speak. Tonight Kristy Lee was voted off American Idol. She finished in seventh place. Not bad.

This leads us to the poll question.

Should American Idol's Simon Cowell buy back Kristy Lee Cook's horse?

Vote.

Tags: american idol, kristy lee cook, simon cowell

Solar king and the Stalin of windpower

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:58:06 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray
clipper's remarks: This article is long and detailed so follow the link for more information.

Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hermann Scheer has been described both as the "solar king" and the "Stalin of windpower"

"Our dependence on fossil fuels amounts to global pyromania,

"And the only fire extinguisher we have at our disposal is renewable energy".

Scheer, chair of the World Council for Renewable Energy

what has become known as "Scheer's law", German households and businesses that generate renewable energy can sell it back to the grid at more than triple the normal market price.

"The key to it working is that consumers have guaranteed access to the grid at guaranteed prices,"

More than 300,000 individuals and small businesses have jumped at the opportunity in Germany, and the number is rising all the time. Scheer's family, whose house is powered by a windmill, is among them.

Scheer's law has created whole new industries - wind power, which employs 80,000 people in Germany, and photovoltaic (solar) power, which employs 40,000

"You give people energy independence and you get social commitment

Tags: hermann scheer

A Primary Care Doc Rejects Insurance, Gets Happy

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:35:44 GMT

clipped by: BobbyDelray
clipper's remarks: Very interesting.

Clip Source: blogs.wsj.com

Albert Fuchs, a primary care doc, lands on the Los Angeles Times op-ed page this morning telling the story of his career as a physician and a business owner.

He opened a practice and grew so busy he couldn’t keep up. So he dropped the insurance plan with the worst reimbursement. As his practice continued to grow, he continued to narrow the insurance plans that he accepted. Now he doesn’t take any insurance — and, he argues, he serves his patients better.

If an urgent need arises after hours, patients want to be able to call their own doctor. Patients want to be able to e-mail their doctor with non-urgent questions and to fax them interesting articles. They want to be educated, not just medicated. They want to know they can get in to see their doctor the same day if needed, and that their doctor will be the one taking care of them if they are hospitalized.

Jonathan Kellerman, another Angeleno, who fired up the debate on insurance being the big problem–not the solution–in health care today

New Book: The Alzheimer's Action Plan

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:09:04 GMT

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Clip Source: alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.com

“Most of us will either get Alzheimer’s or care for a loved one who has"

The Alzheimer's Action Plan: The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems