I’s On Edjukashun – Textbooks, AmriCorps & Strip-Search
Oh my. Stephen’s got it.
Expect TIME.com to have such silliness.
From where we sit (and doctors think they’re the ones who are in the best position to know what malpractice means and when it happens), there is little or no correlation between doing bad stuff and getting sued.
I forget wherein I studied this, but the best indicator of a malpractice lawsuit is the patient’s satisfaction with the level of interaction with the physician. Examples include doctors who just don’t listen to the patient (so get sued lots), and general practitioners with great rapport with patients (so don’t get sued even if they did make a mistake).
I’ve thought about the reductions of medical school tutions. It may be the idealist in me, but I am inclined to believe that more doctors would work for free/less if they did not have to worry about hundreds of thousands in loans. I know that if tuition was drastically reduced, I would have a hard time not working with the disadvantaged.
Well I guess obviously they do (hellooooo China), but is it ever referred to? No way, Asians are demure and whatever else goes with that stereotype.
Funny:
Anyway, the show is over and up comes an ad starring “Mr. and Mrs. Mark,” an attractive young Asian couple in their bed. “She’s a screamer,” the man says. The ad is for K-Y Intense, an “arousal gel for her.” Mrs. Mark demurely declares she uses it “so that big moment feels like nothing I’ve ever felt before.” Then comes a shot of her standing next to a geyser. Witty. The female announcer tells us that K-Y Intense is “proven to intensify female satisfaction.”
There’s a reality show called A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.
Was the show any more reprehensible than other reality shows that treat men and women like beefcake and love like a contest because of its bisexual twist? Maybe.
That seems more indicative of uneasiness with a non-heterosexual relationship. I’m not going to say that VH1′s mainstreaming of bisexuality indicates support of different sexual orientations (because it’s doing a lot of damage to this area of the sexual spectrum, with such a contrived and narrowly focused display), but hey at least it’s an acknowledgement that other sexualities deserve recognition.
Obama seeks crack cocaine sentence changes
I ony became aware of the obviously racial discrimination between the possession of crack versus cocaine recently, but am glad to hear that the issue is going to be tackled. ALL THE GIRLS STANDING IN THE LINE FOR THE BATHROOM (are white). Let us boot their asses the same way we kick them who shat rocks.
People need to calm the fuck down and stop getting buck about swine flu. Do some research before you get hella extra with your overly (and potentially detrimental) precautions. BLEHCK no attempt on my part to even articulate this well because I’m too frustrated. Okay let me try again.
The flu is an RNA virus that mutates quickly (because of RNA polymerase). This is common. Mutations are natural! The reason A/51N1 is different is because it’s a recombinant virus that has combined the RNA of avian, swine, and human influenzas. It is referred to as swine flu because pigs are essentially the pool in which the recombination occurred (interestingly, this swine flu is not very contagious for pigs, but is contagious among humans). It has not yet been found to be transmitted through consumption of pork. It is transmitted just like the “regular” flu–water droplets. Advice to wash your hands, avoid face-touching, and general hygiene should not be shrugged off–these are effective protective measures. Tamiflu is the treatment, seek a prescription if you feel flu-like symptoms. Fatality is highly unlikely (as the virus has likely mutated to improve its reproductive chances by reducing host fatality yet increasing virulence).
Done. Now stop yelling about how this madness is disruptive. Channel that instead into compasion for countries wherein they lack Purell and stocked pharmacies.
Without Cafeteria Trays, Colleges Cut Water Use, and Calories
I used to use trays daily. This school year, I have probably used a tray fewer than ten times. It’s interesting how before I functioned in such a strict schema and did not even think about the implications of my actions. But when my dining hall suggested going trayless to conserve water, I realized that it typically is a waste of water since can hold my items in my hands! Woo hoo to consciousness raising (and yay finally a real-life application for a term learned in a class)!
‘Morning After’ Pill Cleared for 17-Year-Olds
Plan B is a giant dose of The Pill. It’s not abortive. Stop hullabaloo-ing!
Pirates free ship five months on
Just want to remind people that pirates have been jackin’ people for years. And suddenly a few Americans are involved and it’s all nuts and attention? Blehck angry. I think it’s anger directed at the media, but I am sure there are other groups in there at whom I am also angry…