MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'address'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181898&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F31%2Fis-california-eliminating-mental-illness-treatment%2F According to DJ Jaffe, co-founder of the Treatment Advocacy Center which advocates for mandated outpatient treatment laws, California is “eliminating mental illness treatment.” This, of course, will be a surprise to the tens of thousands of mental health providers in California. Millions of Californians currently receive treatment for their mental disorders, both in the private and public sector. In fact, Californians wanted to make up for past deficiencies in funding their mental health services, so they passed a law in 2004 that set aside new money specifically to help fund treatment. Jaffe claims the money isn’t going to the programs it was intended to fund. Should we take his word for it? The easiest way to see whether Jaffe’s claims hold up are to look at the... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181898 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:13:20 +0100 5181898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028456&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F12%2Fhow-to-reach-members-of-the-military-and-their-families%2F As I was researching The Happiness Project, I was struck by the fact that I often found it more helpful to read about one person’s idiosyncratic happiness project than to read about general principles applying to all humankind or studies applying to large populations. For some reason, reading about Thoreau’s very individual decision to move to Walden Pond, or St. Therese’s struggle to stay patient with the nun who made clicking noises during evening prayers, was what taught me most about myself. I’ve heard from people whose lives are very different from mine, on the surface — but it turns out that we face many of the same challenges in our happiness projects. Here’s a question for you, readers: I’ve been steadily getting email from members of the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028456 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:06:59 +0100 5028456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028461&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F10%2Fwant-to-feel-happier-by-the-end-of-the-day%2F Do you need a happiness boost — right now? If so, take a look at this menu of options and make your choices. Remember, the more you tackle, the bigger the boost you’ll receive. When you’re feeling blue, it can be hard to muster up the physical and mental energy to do the things that make you happier. Plunking down in front of the TV or digging into a tub of ice cream seems like an easier fix. However, research shows (and you know it’s true) that these aren’t the routes to feeling better. Try some choices below. The more you push yourself, the better you’ll feel; but if you can’t tackle a big task, just do something small. Even a little step in the right direction will give you a lift. According to my ground-breaking happiness formula, to be happy, you need to think about... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028461 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:46:57 +0100 5028461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841583&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F18%2Fmental-health-blog-party-why-do-i-blog-about-mental-health%2F As part of May Is Mental Health Awareness Month, many of us here at PsychCentral are participating in a Mental Health Blog Party hosted by the American Psychological Association. Today, May 18, we are all blogging about mental health awareness. Here’s my contribution. Why do I blog about mental health? I want to explain to people that depression and other mood disorders aren’t yuppie diseases for folks with the time and resources to ruminate and obsess, that they can be life-threatening illnesses. That’s right. Depression kills. It killed my godmother — my mom’s younger sister — at the tender age of 43. It kills approximately 800,000 people across the globe every year. Suicide takes more lives than traffic accidents, lung disease, and AIDs, and it is the second leading cause o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841583 Wed, 18 May 2011 14:01:37 +0100 4841583 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642595&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fverification-the-new-scam-in-town%2F2011.03.27 There’s a new scam in town. Company calls over and over again (claiming to be the phone company, actually) just wanting to “verify your address”. Over and over again they get told we aren’t interested, leave us alone, don’t call. Finally, my solitary staffer gets sick of fending them off and goes through their voice activated “address verification”, during which a mechanical voice asks questions, followed by a command to “Say Yes or No, then press the pound key.” So she goes through the innocuous questions, including her full name, the office address and phone number, plus several iterations of saying “Yes or No, then press pound.” The calls stop; everyone is happy. Until I get the phone bill six weeks later. Lo and behold, there is an extra $49.99 charge (plus tax) f... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642595 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:00:37 +0100 4642595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455254&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBPMWdSKAd5w%2F By Tad DeHavenPresident Obama will release his budget blueprint for fiscal 2012 next week. If an op-ed penned by his budget director, Jacob Lew, in Sunday’s New York Times is any indication, the administration intends to continue fiddling while the government’s finances burn. The title of the piece, “The Easy Cuts Are Behind Us,” is a real head-scratcher. Lew’s “easy cuts” are an apparent reference to the $20 billion in savings the president proposed in his previous budgets. Considering that the president proposed total spending of $3.8 trillion last year, $20 billion in gross cuts was an insignificant gesture to say the least. In reality, the Bush administration passed the spending baton to the Obama administration two years ago and it promptly sprinted off like Usain Bolt. ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455254 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:53:57 +0100 4455254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445933&cid=t_161698_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbioniclissa.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fmoving.html over to WordPress. This will be kept open but new posts will be over here.A Journey with a Cochlear ImplantI know the title is not anything different but it is one I will remember and will be keeping it that way. I hope to see everybody over there!! I ... (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445933 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:09:00 +0100 4445933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4405760&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSNsR1IcCYoM%2F By Tad DeHavenWhen it comes to reining in federal spending, House Republicans and the president have one idea in common: freezing nondefense discretionary spending. That category accounts for about 18 percent of total spending, so let’s see how such a freeze would affect the overall budget. Today the Congressional Budget Office released updated budget figures and baseline projections of federal spending through fiscal 2021. Projecting the budgetary future is obviously an inexact science, and the CBO’s baseline reflects unrealistic assumptions. However, it does allow us to get an idea of the impact of a nondefense discretionary freeze on total federal spending. Three proposals have been put forward: In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed freezing nondefense discret... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4405760 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:00:31 +0100 4405760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399497&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMFUBsOyy9go%2F By Caleb O. BrownIn this video reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union address last night, Cato experts Gene Healy, Benjamin H. Friedman, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Neal McCluskey, Sallie James, John Samples, Justin Logan, Daniel J. Mitchell, Michael F. Cannon, and David Rittgers analyze the president’s address, and make note some of the outright fabrications in it: If you missed our live blog coverage of the State of the Union address, you can scroll back through the conversation this morning. VIDEO: Nine Cato Experts Break Down the 2011 State of the Union Address is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399497 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:47:32 +0100 4399497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377709&cid=t_161698_129_f&fid=38601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkelimalia.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fgood-bye-blogger.html I have moved my blog to WordPress at http://lifeisaboutcreatingyourself.wordpress.com/ and will be closing this blog down in a few weeks. I have enjoyed blogging with Blogger for the past couple of years.  Thank you to those who have followed me here.  I am looking forward to seeing you at WordPress! (Source: Deaf Village) Deaf Village blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377709 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:25:00 +0100 4377709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077321&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F16%2Fgoing-mental-kindle-sweepstakes-third-winner%2F We’re pleased to announce the third winner in the Psych Central ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes — Allison Romano! Congratulations Allison!! You can enter the sweepstakes now by signing up for our free weekly mental health newsletter. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. We still have two Kindles left to give away. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection to even use them. And don’t think you have to buy books to use these things — hundreds of free books are available in the Kindle store, and hundreds of RSS feeds can also be added for minimal monthly fees. We&#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077321 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:51:56 +0100 4077321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055783&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F11%2Fgoing-mental-kindle-sweepstakes-winner-week-2%2F We’re pleased to announce Week 1’s winner in the Psych Central ‘Going Mental’ Kindle Sweepstakes — Katarina Gasevski! Congratulations Katarina!! You can enter the sweepstakes now by signing up for our free weekly mental health newsletter. We’re ‘going mental’ by giving away 5 new Amazon.com Kindle Readers — one a week — to new subscribers of our weekly Psych Central newsletter. These are the high-end Kindle readers — the ones with 3G built-in. That means you don’t have to have an Internet connection to even use them. And don’t think you have to buy books to use these things — hundreds of free books are available in the Kindle store, and hundreds of RSS feeds can also be added for minimal monthly fees. You may have noticed we’re a week ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055783 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:12:19 +0100 4055783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055891&cid=t_161698_132_f&fid=35006&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnsaunders.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F10%2F11%2Fbiostar-users-update-using-mechanize-to-fetch-user-ip-addresses%2F In my previous post I outlined a clumsy, manual method to retrieve user IP addresses from BioStar, using Javascript. Jukka left a helpful comment, explaining how to send an authentication cookie to a website. So, we’re now in a position to automate the fetching of user IP addresses. Before we get started, a few words of caution. First, using code to pass secret authentication variables around might not be a great idea, from a security point of view. Second, some websites do not like to be “scraped” using code – so check first. Third, even when a site does permit scraping, exercise some restraint and common sense. It’s not polite to write code that hammers a server with 1000 requests per second – and may lead to blacklisting of your IP address. Finally, ... What You're Doing Is Rather Desperate blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055891 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:00:08 +0100 4055891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3862055&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F12%2Fapa-tracks-attendees-with-rfid-badges%2F I’m attending the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) annual meeting again this year. I tend to go every few years, as it’s a big convention (over 10,000 attendees) and can be a bit overwhelming. My symposium submission about online mental health interventions also got accepted, so I’m looking forward to chairing a great talk by researchers from around the world (today in Room 29B at 10:00 am). I pre-registered, so got my registration badge in the mail (hey SXSW, this is a great idea you should implement!). Then all you have to do is go to the registration area and pick up your badge holder and convention bag. There are two interesting things about the convention this year — the badges come with attached passive RFID chips. And the APA encourage... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3862055 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:30:17 +0100 3862055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858202&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F11%2Favoid-apas-inpsych-social-networking-app%2F I’m off to attend the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) in San Diego today, but before I go, I do have two APA-related news items to post. The first is about the APA’s social networking application it deployed for this year’s convention, called InPsych. It’s a great idea with one fatal flaw that makes it not only something I suggest you avoid, but something I recommend the APA disable access to immediately. The idea behind the social networking app is a good one — help people plan their convention schedule and meet up with other psychologists or psychology students while in San Diego. It’s a big convention with over 10,000 attendees every year, so it’s nice to have some way of keeping the information organized and at yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858202 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:05:47 +0100 3858202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3794844&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F27%2Fbook-reviewers-wanted%2F Do you like to read (especially self-help or other non-fiction books)? Do you like to share your opinion with others? Would you like to make a few dollars for sharing that opinion about a specific book? If you answered yes, consider becoming a Psych Central book reviewer. All it takes is excellent writing skills (sorry, that’s a must), a penchant for reading, and the ability to read a book in a timely manner and synthesize it into a cohesive, helpful review. If this sounds of interest, please check out our current book review list as well as our book review guidelines. If you ask for a book to review, we expect you to complete it within 3 weeks’ time (both reading the book and writing the book review). Book reviewers get to keep the book they are reviewing, and will receive a s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3794844 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:35:01 +0100 3794844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3743722&cid=t_161698_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FnGKOwtMDL2Y%2F It is important to put the responsibility for dealing with the alcohol problem squarely on the person in question while continuing to love him or her. What works depends on the individual. Doing the "right" thing can depend on how severe the alcohol problem is and on how in touch with it the person in question seems to be. What works for someone who is highly functional in daily life and who knows that alcohol is causing trouble, for instance, may not be the solution for someone who denies that there is a problem. Suggestion #4: Address the drinking problem directly Over and over, people shared comments like these: "Let them know that you are aware of their drinking problem. I thought I had everyone fooled, and they never told me otherwise." – alcoholic lady. &qu... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3743722 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:38:00 +0100 3743722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515455&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34786&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrmichelletempest.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Felection-address.html Many thanks to all the people who have been contacting me about the Conservative North West Durham Election Address. It is clear that many people are concerned about the future of Shotley Bridge hospital. This photograph is of me visiting staff and patients in Shotley Bridge hospital. As my election address stated, having worked as a front line NHS doctor for a decade I would ensure that your health and Shotley Bridge Hospital are safe in my hands. David Cameron has pledged that the NHS is his number one priority. So, look out for more David Cameron support in the final week before the election as the Conservatives poll the Party most trusted with the NHS. (Source: The Psychiatrist Blog) The Psychiatrist Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515455 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:58:00 +0100 3515455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220511&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaCkqZa3u09U%2F By Chris Moody Cato experts give Obama’s State of the Union a video fisking. Are we watching the History Channel or something?  Because this new president sure does sound a lot like the old one. Time for the SOTU fact check:  Cato experts put some of President Obama’s core State of the Union claims to the test. Here’s what they found. Flashback to February 2009: Gene Healy on how “the president talks too much.“ During this year’s SOTU, President Obama criticized the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case. Today’s podcast examines the Court’s ruling. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220511 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:44:38 +0100 3220511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216562&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FeGNsm0O3g-E%2F By Chris MoodyAfter live-blogging Obama’s State of the Union Address Wednesday night, Cato experts fact checked the speech, subject by subject. Cato produced a short video that cuts through the rhetoric and explains what the president really meant: Video produced by Caleb Brown and Austin Bragg. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216562 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:23:15 +0100 3216562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208339&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQrx8P70AqAM%2F By Chris MoodyPresident Obama will deliver his first official State of the Union Address this Wednesday at 9:00 PM Eastern. We’ll be streaming the entire speech here at Cato@Liberty, while Cato experts offer live commentary on the address. The president is expected to discuss his new “middle class tax plan,” student loans, the health care overhaul,  and more. Please take a moment to sign up for a reminder alert in the box below and be sure to tune in right here Wednesday evening at 9:00 PM Eastern. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208339 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:46:49 +0100 3208339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096841&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsUITgFNxEJ8%2F By Edward H. CraneIn his ongoing effort to micromanage the U.S. economy President Obama used his Dec. 12 weekly radio address to promote his proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  It will be filled with bureaucrats second-guessing entrepreneurs and is sure to improve the performance of our financial institutions — much in the manner of the SEC’s bureaucrats alertly nailing Bernie Madoff just 30 years into his Ponzi scheme.  Never mind that the federal government had much more to do with the financial meltdown than the banks did, the real knee-slapper in his address was his claim that the CFPA “would bring new transparency and accountability to the financial markets…” This, from a man demanding passage of a 2000-page health care reform bill that no one, incl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096841 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:59:23 +0100 3096841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089609&cid=t_161698_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Ftip-synched-address-books%2F167%2F My wife and I both have cell phones and both have computers.  This means there are four places where we could potentially have a phone number or address and invariably the phone number I need is on my wife’s cell phone or computer. We set up each of our cell phones to sync with our laptop, but we still had two separate address books. However, after playing around a bit with the .mac synchronization, I was able to set up our address books on the computer to sync with each other.  This has been a much bigger benefit than I had imagined because now we are both looking at the same version of the address book. As our mutual friends change numbers or addresses, the first one of us to find out updates it everyone with a simple change on the computer or phone. This is a very simple thing,... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089609 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:00 +0100 3089609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2846422&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2Frobert-wood-johnson-rethinking-mental-health%2F This is an interesting contest I thought I’d pass along… For far too long, mental illness has been stigmatized and those stigmas have served as a barrier to innovation. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has joined forces with Ashoka’s Changemakers to launch “Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing”, a competition for new ideas and practices that challenge the status quo in terms of how we think about and address mental health care needs. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “Rethinking Mental Health” competition offers an opportunity for new ideas outside the traditional structures to emerge. To participate, please go to http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/mentalhealth to: Comment on entries from others like you who are deeply con... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2846422 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:30:18 +0100 2846422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782013&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJ5db-Ivx6Gw%2F In this new video, Cato scholars Neal McCluskey and Gene Healy weigh in on President Obama’s speech to schoolchildren on their first day of class. Overall message: It’s not about the speech. Watch: Cato education policy experts were very vocal about the whole ordeal, and the implications of Obama’s speech. Cato’s Education and Child Policy tagged posts have more details. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782013 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:32:38 +0100 2782013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778391&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6umqHRm73hQ%2F I’m busy dealing with the fallout from the President’s address to students yesterday, especially the cheap-shot smearing as kooks or right-wing zealots anyone who dared question the propriety of the event. That has left me with little time to blog about the speech. Fortunately, I don’t have to: Over at Cafe Hayek, Cato Adjunct Scholar Donald Boudreaux has penned a terrific explanation of why very reasonable people could object to the president’s speech. Here’s the best part: The idea that we should be ‘inspired’ by winners of political elections — the notion that successful politicians have some special wisdom to impart — the stupid consensus that high political office renders its holders unusually trustworthy when delivering clusters of cliches �... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778391 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:52:24 +0100 2778391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766004&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8YjqKkzldIM%2F Appearing on Fox News last night, Cato scholar Neal McCluskey weighed in on Obama’s upcoming address to students: (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766004 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:55:00 +0100 2766004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2761849&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FcZ1pOAtxSZo%2F NRO points out that, after criticism from pundits and the blogosphere, the Obama administration has revised its suggested curriculum activities tied to his speech to schoolchildren next Tuesday. Originally, the Department of Education’s “Menu of Activities” recommended that elementary school children “write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president.” The new guidance suggests that students should write letters about realizing their own education goals. It’s a relief to see the administration redress the Orwellian undertone of its original curriculum guidance. But the real problem isn’t what the president or the education department have to SAY. The problem is what they are actually doing. If the president really wants to improve academic achieveme... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2761849 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:21:50 +0100 2761849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757724&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVbYcg5FFVsE%2F It’s one thing for a president to encourage kids to work hard and stay in school – that’s a reasonable use of the bully pulpit. It’s another thing entirely, however, to have the U.S. Department of Education send detailed instructions to schools nationwide on how to glorify the president and presidency, and prod schools to drive social change. Yet as Andrew Coulson has already begun to discuss, the latter is what President Obama, audaciously, has done. This is, of course, a very troubling turn of events, giving rise to very legitimate fears of political and social indoctrination even if it turns out that those aren’t at all the President’s motives. Perhaps, though, this is also a blessing in disguise. As many liberals and conservatives push for national academic standards an... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757724 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:39:35 +0100 2757724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730146&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F25%2Fto-be-or-not-to-be-my-kids-friend-on-facebook%2F Or… Whether ’tis nobler to be an invasive parent or trust your teenager? That is the question. The fastest growing segment of people on Facebook (FB) are those over thirty-five years old. A lot of them are parents. It won’t be long before some very clever hacker will produce Facebook G2: ‘Where your mom can’t find you.’ Why? Because even in the Internet-cell phone- GPS age, a developing young adult wants his or her privacy. Is that so bad? This question came to my attention when I first joined Facebook about a year ago. Being a newbie, I did everything Facebook instructed me to do, including invite everyone in my email address book to be my ‘friend’. That included my teenage son, M. One day M. passed by me in the kitchen and we did a stop and chat. “Hey, you never... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730146 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:01:39 +0100 2730146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469481&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F06%2Fshs-has-moved.html Secondhand Smoke was asked by First Things to be part of its family of blogs as the journal moves forward to create a more dynamic and varied web presence. That seemed the right thing to do to me, given that it would expose SHS to readers who might not have otherwise found it, and I could see no reason why it would cost us existing readers. So, we have packed our bags and moved to a new address. Here is the link and this is the address: http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke. Thanks. I hope you will all come over and play. (Source: Secondhand Smoke) Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469481 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:04:00 +0100 2469481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2416995&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F17%2Fthe-8-best-sound-bites-of-graduation-advice%2F I can’t remember all the speeches at my commencement ceremony. But I do remember looking up on the stage to see my best friend, the valedictorian of our class, sitting there among all the luminaries, and wondering how in the world she did that when English was her second language. It still blows me away. Commencement addresses contain wisdom and inspiration for all of life’s transitions, and for a manic-depressive, that’s pretty much every day. So I’ve plucked the very best sound bites from famous speakers like Oprah Winfrey, Desmond Tutu, Jon Stewart, and the other names people like to drop at cocktail parties to help us forge ahead on our spiritual journeys, remember our dreams, and to find hope, purpose, and peace in our lives. 1. Oprah Winfrey: Transform Yo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2416995 Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:27 +0100 2416995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390064&cid=t_161698_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fprotect-yourself-from-swine-flu-scams%2F It’s an unfortunate reality, but as a widespread, somewhat mysterious illness that has more questions than answers, the swine flu is a ripe target for scam artists. So along with protecting yourself and your family from infection, you’ve also got to be on guard against unscrupulous and shady marketers. There are three main types of swine flu-related scams: Swine spam Swine malware Swine “cures,” “remedies,” and “vaccines” Swine spam are e-mail messages that have the words “swine flu” in the subject line. The senders are simply using swine flu as a hook to get you to open the e-mail. When you open a spam e-mail, the sender may be notified that yours is a valid address and that you are amenable to opening messages. At a minimum they can collect these “good” addres... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390064 Tue, 05 May 2009 16:27:00 +0100 2390064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258164&cid=t_161698_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F12%2Fdo-users-understand-facebook-privacy-settings%2F Over a decade ago, the chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems said that consumer privacy issues are a “red herring.” Scott McNealy, Sun’s CEO at the time, was famously quoted as saying in January 1999, “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” That was long before social networks became popular, and long before the rise of Facebook and Twitter. As we noted earlier this week, 2008 was the year of social networking, as social networks surpassed email usage for the first time ever. Facebook is the social networking website that allows you to share as much of your life as you’d like with the world, or just a few select others. Although many people assume that Facebook is an “all or nothing” proposition when it comes to sharing informatio... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258164 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:00:23 +0100 2258164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2218889&cid=t_161698_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fpresidents-address-economy-is-source-of.html Last night President Obama gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. As expected, it was dominated by talk of the economy.Early in his remarks the president noted one side effect of the struggling economy: It’s keeping us awake at night.“You don’t need to hear another list of statistics to know that our economy is in crisis, because you live it every day. It’s the worry you wake up with and the source of sleepless nights.”Research shows that the president may be right. There is a connection between financial struggles and sleep problems.In January we described how women who report financial strain have more sleep complaints. They also spend a greater percentage of time awake while in bed.Another study shows that ongoing financial strain has a similar effect on the el... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2218889 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:01:00 +0100 2218889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927859&cid=t_161698_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fbest-shot-magic-marker-monday-find-that.html Hosted by "Tracy" at "Mother May I," but the photo-picture below will whizz you right there with one click.Just call me snap happy.Once a year, we take our children to the school fund raiser. For those unfamiliar with the American system of public education, the wealthiest Country of the Western civilized nations usually falls short of funds to the tune of many thousands of dollars. The fund raisers, several throughout the year, serve to finance several programmes for the children to enjoy. Some support fringe benefits such as science camps, others add enrichment projects such as arts, music and sports. Hence our family trots out in support of this event. Each year it becomes easier. This year we go in two shifts to accommodate those who desire to walk from dawn to dusk, and those would pr... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927859 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:30:00 +0100 1927859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841639&cid=t_161698_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fchange-of-email-address.html Although NHS BLOG DOCTOR is still resting, I have been receiving a large number of emails, and replying to as many as possible.For reasons that escape me, but have something to do with Oranges, my usual email address of DrCrippen@nhsblogdoc.wanadoo.co.uk has been deleted as of Monday 3rd September. Any emails sent to that address since then will probably have been returned or, worse, will have disappeared forever into the electronic ether.I have therefore set up a new email address:nhsblogdocATgmail.comThis new address is up and working (after the usual spam substitution) and at least has the merit of simplicity.Apologies for the inconvenience.NHS BLOG DOCTOR will be back in three weeks time. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841639 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:29:00 +0100 841639