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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
With the upcoming school holiday break days away, let’s be realistic: TV sets are about to get a bit more use than usual. In fact, many will go into hyper drive as kids of all ages are home more and parents become distracted with holiday preparations […]
A Dose of Dr. Gwenn Podcast Returns Tomorrow Night!
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Show 16, The Return of Dr. Gwenn and Healthy Holidays 09, airs tomorrow night at 8pm ET.
Wondering how to have happy, healthy and sane holidays with your kids?
Any linger questions about H1N1, especially with some breaking news about the H1N1 vaccine and kids this week?
And, what […]
The developmental tracking industry: do we need a gizmo?
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
With our world becoming high tech, it’s not surprising that gizmos and programs or our computers, iPhones and Smartphones are emerging to help us track everything from our infant’s cry to our child’s development. But, are these necessary?
I was called by a reporter from Wired.com to […]
Partner With Your Child To Handle Inappropriate Content on the iTunes Store
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
I had heard there were “adult only” applications on iTunes but hadn’t seen any myself – until yesterday.
I’ve been on the application store many times to find cool application for my iPhone and never seen anything alarming. Yesterday, however, under “top free applications”, this is what […]
Talking To Kids About The Economy and The Holidays
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
With the holidays upon us and our country still facing a challenging economic crisis, many families are struggling with how to balance celebrating and spending without disappointing their children.
From news stories to Facebook postings, families are expressing clear concern for how to celebrate this year, what […]
Swine Flu, H1N1, Update
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Do you really have to worry about H1N1, Swine Flu? Where is the infamous H1N1 vaccine and do you really need to get it for you and your kids? Is the H1N1 illness really “mild”?
Despite how long we’ve been talking about this year’s flu season and […]
Is cancer care advancing?
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Every year the American Society of Clinical Oncology publishes what it considers to be the major advances in cancer care for the year. This year’s news was not very encouraging.
Let’s look at prostate cancer, particularly those of us guys who get screened regularly. The big advance, according […]
Today marks week 16 of pregnan…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Today marks week 16 of pregnancy. The twins are evidently pumping 50 additional quarts of blood per day. Anatomy/Gender scans THIS THURS!
Do you blog about @StupidCance…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Do you blog about @StupidCancer? We want to add your feed to the Stupid Cancer Blogroll. Send link to blog@i2y.com. http://bit.ly/6MeGWX
Looks like someone has one-upp…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Looks like someone has one-upped me with my veiled attempt at a cancer-themed yarn. “Twas The Night Before Chemo…” http://bit.ly/4DlHe0
It would seem I have a eponymo…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
It would seem I have a eponymous future All-Star Tennis pro doppelgänger in Florida. http://bit.ly/5buKoF
It was Christmas Eve Day and a…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
It was Christmas Eve Day and all through the ‘hood, the Jews were preparing for great Chinese Food. This year went so fast! #merrynewnear
Off to the last i[2]y Board Of…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Off to the last i[2]y Board Of Directors meeting for ‘09. Closing out a “tough but we made it through” year. Onward to 2010. #stupidcancer
Everything causes cancer. http…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Everything causes cancer. http://bit.ly/5OHwXH
Congratulations the man who ov…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Congratulations the man who overuses consonants and vowels @JonnyImerman from @ImermanAngels on this fantastic article. http://bit.ly/8h4wNW
RT @JackBouffard Just took a p…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
RT @JackBouffard Just took a picture of all of Kristin’s friends and family giving @stupidcancer the bird. The old ladies in it are priceles
New Economic Forecast for 2010 and 2011
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[?]Submitted by Businomics Blog
With the GDP revision today I touched up my economic forecast for 2010 and 2011. Not much has changed, but it’s worth emphasizing the uncertainty that inventories play in the outlook. First, here’s the picture of the new forecast:
The dark blue columns are historic data points. […]
Levels versus Growth Rates and the Impact of ARRA
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
Since there is often confusion in popular discussions of the net effect of the stimulus on GDP, I thought it would be useful to present Deutsche Bank’s views on the impact on both the level and growth rates of GDP. (Here we are talking about seasonally adjusted at annual […]
A Primitive Answer to High Tuition
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
Given the anti-intellectualism of today, maybe this is the answer for high tuition.
Mill, John Stuart. 1848. Principles of Political Economy with some of their Applications to Social Philosophy, John Robson, ed., Vols. 2 and 3 of The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill (Toronto: University of […]
Copenhagen: Wall Street Journal vs New York Times
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[?]Submitted by unsettling economics
WSJ: “The two-week Copenhagen conference appeared set to end with no agreement at all, until last-minute bargaining among leaders from the U.S., China, Brazil, India and South Africa produced a final statement. A handful of countries, including Sudan, Venezuela and Bolivia, declined to endorse the 11th-hour deal.”
NY Times: […]
MERRY & HAPPY!
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
Posting will be light to nonexistent as the Capital Spectator winds down the final days of the year. We’ll be returning to our usual schedule on Monday, January 4.Meantime, best wishes to all our readers. Thank you for your support. If we can survive 2008/2009, we can […]
WASHINGTON’S NEW MATH, PART II
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
Last month we voiced some skepticism over the idea that higher government spending just shy of a trillion dollars for a redo on healthcare would reduce the budget deficit. A month later, this particular strain of our apprehension remains alive and well.
The devil, of course, is always […]
LOOKING FOR THE ESCAPE HATCH
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
Is there no way, said I, of escaping Charybdis, and at the same time keeping Scylla off when she is trying to harm my men?
Homer’s Odyssey
We can argue if today’s encouraging numbers on consumer spending and personal income for November are skewed because it’s the holiday season […]
Compulsory Unionism Hits the Self-Employed in MI
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Read an interesting WSJ editorial about an unbelievable new scheme in Michigan that forces compulsory union on self-employed child care providers to “essentially throw a cash lifeline to unions like the UAW, which are hemorrhaging members.”
Consumer Sovereignty: What a Country!
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Sherry’s Wine & Liquor, Washington D.C.
Consumer sovereignty: People use this term to describe the consumer as the “king” (or “queen”), or ruler, of the market.
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