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From Sand to Solar

nlannan — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:30:58 +0000

Energy investors and entrepreneurs often refer to the period between technologies being developed in the lab and making their way to the marketplace as a "valley of death" due to the multitude of factors that can prevent those advancements from reaching the consumer. Today, just miles from the real Death Valley in Nevada, [...]

The "Hospital Compare" Tool at HealthCare.gov

nlannan — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:44:22 +0000

When you are sick and have to go to the hospital, you want to know that you’re getting the highest quality care. And if you’re choosing between hospitals, you should be able to make an informed choice and compare the quality of hospitals in your area. That’s where HealthCare.gov comes in. [...]

"Real People Living a Real Love on SL"

nlannan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:58:52 +0000

I have been living in and writing about different London, UK-related virtual communities in Second Life for almost two years now. During this time I have met and made many friends, including one very special couple, Truths Marder and truthsprincess Baramm. Truths and Princess are a vibrant part of this group of people, bringing energy, openness and a strong sense of fun and humour to the community, but most notably they display their devotion to and love for each other wherever they go [...]

Goren’s week 3 intermediate OB class

nlannan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:55:11 +0000

Ok I had the camera and forgot again...I am so forgetful sometimes :o. Lola was able to come again since my fiance was off work, that means we were able to have the added distraction of a dog. We worked on come (to make them come closer to the person calling them so you can easily grab the collar) We worked on figure eight with heel [...]

Blue buffalo dog food v.s TOTW

nlannan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:52:51 +0000

is it good? bettter than blue buffalo. I see alot of you guys feed TOTW or something along those lines [...]

road work

nlannan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:52:03 +0000

will be 5 months in 2 weeks extra tall extra rambuncsious 3/4 a mile road work too much did last night and he started pulling once we got back close to home laid down 20 min b4 he got up to drink amazingly though that was the first time i had a quiet house jus worried because he actually was quiet just want to make sure he was only tired not over worked [...]

Moving Forward to Protect Seniors’ Care

nlannan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:46:49 +0000

In April, President Obama nominated Dr. Donald Berwick to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Many Republicans in Congress have made it clear in recent weeks that they were going to stall the nomination as long as they could, solely to score political points. [...]

Bummer Of The Day: WA Pot Legalization Initiative Falls Short

nlannan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:13:26 +0000

Cyphers: Maradona was rather tame — relatively speaking

nlannan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:17:24 +0000

Posted by Luke Cyphers CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- For a few minutes, Diego Maradona was boring, dull enough to make you believe he's taking Saturday'... [...]

Funeral held for slain Florida officers

nlannan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:16:00 +0000

Hundreds gather today in Tampa for the funeral of two slain police officers. The suspect in the killings is waiting to make his first court appearance. [...]