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So for a non-astronomer, how does a comet "impact" a gas planet? Wouldn't it just pass through it?

They're calling it cricket because of all of the chirping that will be heard in response.

It always has, and as long as they're here it always will.

He's awful. Then again, he'd fit right in.

Dammit, they won a Super Bowl back then and I missed it?? Crap.

Hehe, nice. I didn't even catch the 'c'.

I think that pretty much sums it up. Ellison will probably start the season at OLB, but if Bowen or Ellis are any good we'll probably see one of them take over in mid-season.

Offense of line I believe that could be the new "common man" Pure awesomeness.

I also would not discount the advantage of having a legit #1 receiver in Evans lining up with him. Somebody will be open, now we just have to make sure we can get the ball to whoever it is.

A Tom Brady gorge-fest, mixed in with videos of Homerun Throwback to emphasize how long it's been since we've been in the playoffs. Man I can't wait for that.

I did! Although, it was for The Source, 300 baud. CompuServe came a short time later.

Unlike it appears on the surface, this is an extremely complicated issue. For instance, one has to ask himself two questions: First, why does the U.S. have so many more CT and MRI machines per capita than Canada? Second, is it unquestionably a Good Thing that we have so many? The real answers to these questions, if you're truly interested, can start to give you some insight into how complex this issue really is. Like Halliburton! and Flightsuit!, the simple cries of Socialized Medicine! and Long Waits! fail to grasp the reality of the situation.

I'd just like to interject that this is one of the most intelligent and entertaining threads I've ever read here. Thanks all.

Well done, sir. Well done.

Hehe...no offense at all. Sorry if I came across that way. I think "imply" was the wrong word to use. It was supposed to be more along the lines of, "If you're asking whether the longer wait times in Canada...", etc. As for the cause for all of the potentially unnecessary C-sections...I don't have the answer, although I suspect a great many things factor into it, including the tendency for doctors to pull the trigger on a C-section sooner rather than later, whether because of the belief that it's the better choice (correct or not), fear of lawsuit due to risk, or whatever else.

You want a Transformers review? I got yer Transformers review right here, buddy. Warning: NSFW.

Guy has a tranny at his house once a month with 50 folks partaking? Damn, those are some strange parties you go to.

If you are implying that longer wait times in Canada leads to more premature births, the answer is "not likely". The number of premature births in the United States has been climbing since the mid-1990s, and has been described as "discouraging" and "an increasing problem." There is concern that the increase is being driven by C-sections, many of which are probably medically unnecessary. By 2008, 13% of all births in the US -- about 1 in 8 -- were premature. Canada has also seen an increase in premature births over the same time period, but as of 2007 their percentage of babies born prematurely was 8.1%. It has been noted that this trend is being seen in almost every developed country.

I would argue that there already is a severe shortage of primary care physicians. I'm not convinced that the first article argues that Canada has had to ration specialized care. I think the issue is far more complicated than that, and I see precisely the same issues in our hospitals here without it having anything to do with rationing care. I would also argue that it is not generally agreed that our system is considered the best in the world, even for those who can afford it. A lot also depends on what exactly you mean by "the best".

Hehe...sorry about that. Guess I completely misinterpreted your post.

What are you, the poor man's version of crayonz?

Sure, I can see your perspective. But let's not confuse 'wait times for care' with the fact that a hospital intensive care unit, which is quite large, is full. The concept of wait times for care has to do with getting an appointment to be seen, whether for an outpatient visit or for a particular surgical procedure. This is a different beast than the issue of a hospital being overloaded with patients -- which happens, I would say, as often here at my hospital than at any hospital in Canada. NICU's are a particular problem because (a) more and more babies are being born prematurely, and (b) length of stay in NICUs can be very very long, much longer than patients in other ICUs. For a large hospital in a metropolitan center to have their NICU full a large percentage of the time does not surprise me, nor does it lead me to believe it has much to do with who is paying for care or how. As for the issue of the hospital discussing an expansion with the government -- that is also a separate issue from our health care reform discussions, which are focusing on who pays for health care, not who owns the hospital or pays for hospital construction. Our hospital is part of a state university, and is undergoing a major expansion. The government sure did kick in some money for that. I don't recall anyone really having much of a problem with it.

I'd like to hear your explanation of how one is related to the other. Or, for that matter, what the first story has to do with health care reform.

Old enough to know how old Pooj is.