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DR. GOVINDAPPA VENKATASWAMY
Saw this on The News Hour last night. It made me misty-eyed. The man should have gotten a Nobel prize.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec09/eyeclinic_09-02.html
Aravind treats millions for FREE, using the small profit from paying patients. They have an assembly line operation. They share their process with anyone
From the article:
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Goodness in the world
lovely post on some used bookstore users and employees:
http://usedbuyer.blogspot.com/2009/06/example-remembered.html
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Stem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month
Since I have crappy eyesight and my father had macular degeneration this is such good news! Hope they manage to adapt it for MD.
From:
http://gizmodo.com/5277456/stem-cell-contact-lenses-cure-blindness-in-less-than-a-month
"Here's something that people with poor or no vision will be excited about: three patients had their sight restored in less than ( Read more... ) -
I won!!
This is a very good day! I am sooo lucky!
I won a book from Jennifer Jackson for commenting on a fave author at her journal on her birthday.
http://arcaedia.livejournal.com/
Of her authors, I picked the incomparable Martha Wells. The trouble with commenting on a fave author is that one thinks of favorite books, favorite scenes, favorite characters, ( Read more... ) -
George Tiller, hero!!
A fucking nutcase religious right wing shot him in church.
I don't believe in torture, but am willing to make an exception for this guy. He should be waterboarded 3 times an hour for the rest of his life.
This website says it best:
http://blog.buzzflash.com/honors/175
Every day that Tiller went to work, he directly confronted the most difficult of ( Read more... ) -
Plants, gardens in the house
Rats. I found this website and killed too much time 'sploring.
Cute pot (from inhabitat.com) but pricey.
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Important artifacts and personal property from the collection of ... by Leanne Shapton
Important artifacts and personal property from the collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, including books, street fashion, and jewelry by Leanne Shapton
I picked up this book because it got a good review in the LA Times and some Business mag at the library bookstore (I had zero customers during my 2-hour shift which allowed me time to read ( Read more... ) -
Gotcha Capitalism by Bob Sullivan
This is an EXCELLENT book. I'm actually thinking of buying it even though 80% isn't applicable to me.
It details the sneaky ways companies add charges to your bills and is nicely divided into sections so you can read only the bits applicable to you. I listened to it, so couldn't skip the unapplicable parts, but I still learned lots of very good ( Read more... )
