Congressional Quarterly today released a ranking of all the states in terms of their health care.No surprise that Kentucky ranks below the middle, but unfortunately the data seem to be trending in the wrong direction.The Healthiest State designation is awarded based on 21 factors chosen from the 2008 edition of Health Care State Rankings. These factors reflect access to health care providers, an emphasis on preventative care, affordability of health care, and a generally healthy population.Negative Factors1. Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births2. Teenage Birth Rate3. Percent of Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care4. Age-Adjusted Death Rate5. Infant Mortality Rate6. Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Malignant Neoplasms7. Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Suicide8. Average Annual Fam
Cruise West is taking a step in a different direction this winter. Long known for its leadership in Alaska cruising, they will feature exotic birds, pearls, and snorkeling this winter in multiple, sun-soaked itineraries. Cruise West is taking its distinctive brand of up-close, casual and personal experiential cruising made famous in Alaska, and sailing south for the winter with itineraries that allow guests to romanticize in the South Pacific and witness the rich marine life and history in Mexico’s Sea of Cortés. You can also take in the prolific wildlife and beaches of Panama & Costa Rica. All cruises offer onboard naturalists and topical expert lecturers to bring each distinct destination to life.
Click the prices to buyMany times when people from the US think of taking inspiration from different countries, they think of London, Paris, and Japan. We completely skip over the countries closest to us like Canada and Mexico. Not me though, I am completely smitten with the colors and patterns used in not only Mexican but most Spanish fashion. The bright oranges, ceruleans, magentas, and reds are super fun for summer. Many times vintage finds will include beautiful embroidery and flowers. My fave part of the south of the border look is it is just a hop, skip, and a jump from the modern hippie look I have found myself sporting lately.Gucci took the graphic prints used in many Mexican designs and toned down the colors to make it much more modern and chic. Forever 21 and Anthropologie both take the graphic print on a cream background idea and make it their own. The slight floral print on the Forever 21 dress gives it an extra girlie touch. If you want to make a statement with bright colo
The richest man in the world is Bill Gates. Everybody knows that, but what many investors and the general population of the United States doesn’t know, is that Warren Buffett is no longer the second richest. With an estimated fortune of US $53.1 billion, Carlos Slim has amassed a quiet fortune. Slim is a Mexican businessman who’s specialty is in the telecommunications industry.
Carlos Slim has a very diverse background and quite an impressive resume. He has been vice-president of the Mexican Stock Exchange and on the board of directors for Altria (MO), Alcatel (ALU), and SBC Communications (now AT&T). Slim was also once MCI’s largest shareholder at 13 percent, until he sold his position to Verizon (VZ).
On March 29th, 2007, Forbes magazine announced that Carlos Slim had overtaken Warren Buffett as the second richest person, having $53.1 billion versus Buffett’s $52.4 billion. His trading prowess is as good, if not better, than many of today’s private e
I'm heading south, north, then west, then east over the next few days. I'm looking forward to it - I haven't flown in ages and I want to get back into the sky.I wasted the better part of the day today, getting my newfangled Aircrew pass from the GTAA, the organization that's in charge of Toronto Pearson airport. The new passes have retinal scans and fingerprints encoded within them, and someone important has decided that it will protect us all from the terror, so that's that. There is a bit of a catch though. 50,000 people work at Toronto Pearson and need passes, from airport restaurant workers to pilots to baggage handlers etc. The old passes have been declared invalid as of January 1st (recently extended to January 31st). The GTAA Pass office can process maybe 200 people a day.Whomever made up the policy apparently didn't do basic math on how many people they could process by the deadline, and the end result is that the workers at the GTAA office are totally overwhelmed b
Heading south for a few days soon; more pics of palm trees and sunburns coming right up.An old story now.At the time, I wasn't sure if we had crashed or not. We were still sitting upright in the cockpit; myself in the left seat and my instructor in the right seat. He turned to me and said "Turn everything off and get the hell out!". I flipped the main electrical switch off and undid my seatbelt while my instructor popped the door. We were out of the Seneca and a hundred feet away within seconds - we both knew how much energy is stored in aviation fuel and neither of us wanted to be anywhere near the plane if it decided to spark up.The sirens of the emergency vehicles were already ear-stinging loud, and as I looked up I saw a firetruck drive up and start to spray foam on the airplane and the pavement around it. We waited and watched, and after a minute or two with no obvious fire coming from it, we started to walk toward our airplane, which was sitting right in the middle of the r
