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... Exciting Foodie Event on Nov. 29 in Kits - Get ready for a dining experience that is a little out of the ordinary. Enjoy delicous home cuisine in a homy environment while mixing and mingling with other foodies. Intrigued? Check it out
http://www.socialbites.ca/pb/wp_43c215d0/wp_43c215d0.html. There are only a few tickets available to this event so hurry!
... Get an industry certification - get a job in a high demand field! Funding Available! - Vancouver Central College is a private institution that works with individuals, especially newcomers to help them become full participants of Canadian society. The College is known for its exemplary work in providing opportunities that acquire knowledge, credentials and marketable skills that lead to commensurate employment. The programs at the College are offered in the areas of AutoCAD Engineering, Construction Technician, Networking, International Trade, Accounting and Residential Care Attendant. One of the key features of these programs is that they provide you with industry specific skills that will land you the right job. In addition to the hands on training that is provided in these three to eight month diploma or certificate programs, there is also a practicum option which provides students with the chance to work in a company in the Vancouver area. When students perform well in the practicum, there is also the possibility of attaining full time employment with the company.... Whistler Film Festival 2008 Screens the World Premiere of Anand Ramayya's "Mad Cow, Sacred Cow" - The 2008 edition of Whistler Film Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Anand Ramayya?s feature length documentary, Mad Cow Sacred Cow, on December 4th, 3:00 pm at the Rainbow Theatre in Whistler.
In the wake of the Mad Cow Crisis, terrified of his food, filmmaker Anand Ramayya (Cosmic Current) embarks on a journey from his in-laws? family farm in Canada all the way back to India, land of the Sacred Cow. His Journey reveals shocking connections between the Mad Cow crisis and Global Food crisis.
Weaving interviews from Dr. Vandana Shiva, Maneka Gandhi, Dr. Murray Waldman, Nettie Wiebe and Swami Agnivesh with stunning visuals of a personal journey that crosses continents, the story of Mad Cow Sacred Cow takes us from the filmmaker?s own happy days of indiscriminate beef consumption to the frightening realities created by globalization.
Congratulations to the crew: Producer/ Writer/ Director Anand Ramayya, Producer Ryan Lockwood (Hulo Films), Cinematographe... Vancouver Green Web and Mobile Companies Merge - Press Release - What happens when a happy frog and a pod of whales get together to change the world? Vancouver, Canada-based, green web companies 3rdWhale.com and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger with plans to grow globally with the goal of helping eco-minded consumers make informed choices in all aspects of their lifestyle - from organic food to eco-travel.
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 -- Vancouver Canada-based, green web companies 3rd Whale and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger and plans to grow globally under the 3rd Whale name.
The merger combines 3rd Whale's location-based mobile phone application with happyfrog.ca's rich "web 2.0" platform providing green consumers with cross-platform tools to find values-aligned businesses. By using the company's next generation mobile and web tools, participants can easily share their eco-smarts by adding business reviews, blog posts, and mentoring programs to help others reduce their eco-fo... Insadong Korean Barbecue and Seafood Restaurant - On my recent visit to the neighboring city of Coquitlam when I dined at the satisfying Blue Sea, I spotted Insadong at the intersection of North Road and Lougheed Highway, as I was making the return drive home. If you?ve ever been to Coquitlam, perhaps you?ll feel as I did and think that a large part of this reported Korean population in the Vancouver CMA is all based here, given the prevalence of so many Korean businesses and signs in Hangul. Frankly, it could easily rival the likes of the Wilshire/Hancock Park neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and the Shin-Okubo area in Tokyo, for having a densely concentrated Korean community that manages to exist in its own little bubble all within another country?s society. A bit surprising, considering the small percentage of the population that are Korean.
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http://foo... Fab Fair 5th annual Winter Sale - On Saturday November 22nd and Sunday November 23rd, 45 fabulous and funky local designers will come together in the historic Heritage Hall to display their eclectic mix of jewellery, handbags , scarves, hats, belts and so much more. Heritage Hall is located at 3102 Main St at 15th Avenue in Vancouver. $2. admission, Kids Free, 11:00am-5:00pm daily. For mor information email to fabfair@hotmail.com or call 604 874 9535
... German VOICES Vancouver gets new name - German VOICES Vancouver, a newsletter published for the Austrian, German & Swiss Community in western Canada is nearing its one year Anniversary. Editor & owner, Elke Porter, is making some changes to help streamline its publication.
The name will be changing to "Westcoast German News". At the same time, the DKV Society will be changing its name to "Westcoast German Society". This is in hope that more Canadians in western Canada will be encouraged to send press releases, articles, photos & events pertaining to the German-speaking Community.
The second change will be that this will be an online/Internet publication only from January on. Most people prefer to read it online anyways. Those who like are encouraged to print it out and share it with their Oma, neighbour, or anyone with no regular computer access. Since libraries & Internet cafe's offer their services free and/or cheap, anyone can have access to e-mail these days.
Finally, we are ... A Very Vancouver Christmas Benefit Concerts For The BC-SPCA - In celebration of the release of A Very Vancouver Christmas Volume III, an album of original Christmas/Holiday music, in aid of the BC-SPCA, contributing artists will be performing their festive tunes live at several benefit concerts around Vancouver. The album features 13 original holiday songs by local rising stars, as well as some old favorites. All artists and services are donated, and all proceeds from album and ticket sales will be donated to the BC-SPCA. Benefit concert schedule is as follows:
Wired Monk Nov 24th @ 7pm
2610 West 4th, Vancouver
Sillken
Melissa RaeAnne
Scott Jackson
& Special Guests
Wired Bean Dec 13th @ 8pm
102-200 W. Esplanade, North Vancouver
Scott Jackson
Andre Chrys
Karen Fowlie
Melissa Endean
Lindsay May
Richard King
The Railway Club Dec. 14th @ 8pm
579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver
Burnettes
Melissa RaeAnne
Silken
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... Sunshine Restaurant - Vancouver, BC - Sunshine Restaurant was my opponent on this evening, innocently lulling me in with an Ali-like rope-a-dope as I drove by and spotted the brightly lit open sign still on. With easy parking access right in front, like a moth to a flame, I calmly walked in and easily got a free table. A few members of the staff were sitting at one as well, which probably should have been my cue to do a quick 180 - as you know things can be well when the workers are lounging about where customers normally should be. Seeing a large menu board that was filled with drink items such as fruit smoothies, other hot and cold beverages, and bubble tea plastered above the main counter, I wondered what limitations there would be with the food.
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... Athene?s - Vancouver, BC - After initially having some difficulty finding Athene?s courtesy of my lackadaisical reliance on Google Maps, we found our way to the front entrance on a late weekday evening. Right away, the dimly lit interior and relaxed atmosphere made me feel as if we were being welcomed into the living room of a beloved heritage home. Inside, the place was already abuzz with a few full tables of diners as we were led to an empty table by the front window. Perhaps it was the absence of strong interior lighting and the fact that it was past 8pm already, but I did not get a sense of that tacky, white-everywhere-on-the-walls style of decor that seems to be the aesthetic of choice in too many North American Greek restaurants.
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... Amazing Christmas Gifts! New women's & young women's clothing LAUNCH party! - Surrey / Langley Location - Please call for info!
To all my Vancouver Friends**
Women's & young women's (teen/preteen) clothing line is
holding a "1 day" only launch party!
Our new 'Inspirational Clothing' line is now available in our online boutique & we are
having an impromptu gathering to personally invite you to see our hip, stylish, & powerfully
thought out line! Bring your girlfriend or daughter for some 'girl time' & do a little CHRISTMAS
shopping at the same time.
Bevvies & snacks will also be served.
*** PRICES FROM: $10.00 ***
*** SAT., (1:00pm-3:00pm) ****
The Perfect Christmas Gift for every woman!
Hip trends & styles like; tunic's, tee's, tank's, legging's, crop pants, top's & accessories!
This is a 1 day, 1 time only party & we want you to be on the leading edge of this line that
is on the ground level of breaking out in a big way!... House of Dosas - Vancouver, BC - The House of Dosas is located in an easily recognizable space, in a one-story building on the corner of Kingsway and Knight Street. With large inviting windows with minimal coverings, you can?t help but notice it when driving by, especially when stopped at the lights of that intersection. A friend of mine had mentioned that she had seen it and said we must make a visit one day, and as luck would have it, a group of us were up for an impromptu weekday dinner gathering. I was just hoping the dosas would be as great as the ones I had for my daily breakfast this past spring in Trivandrum, located on the southern tip of India.
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... Vancouver Celebrates Halloween At The Parade Of Lost Souls (video) - Check it out - an awesome time was had by all, last weekend at the Parade of Lost Souls on Commercial.
http://www.vancouveriam.com/videos/1cc45f4db3ec
... Hawker?s Delight - Vancouver, BC - With all the talk about doing what?s best for the people on ?Main Street? amid the financial meltdown and stump speeches in the American election, it stuck me that I rarely visit the road with the same name on Vancouver?s east side. Neither living nor working in that part of the city, nor having any friends with residences there that I would ever visit, Main Street really is an afterthought for me. However, I did know it is home to many off-the-beaten-track, hole-in-the-wall, beloved restaurants with the locals, and it deserved a thorough investigation. For this, I decided to walk up from the intersection at Broadway and Main, all the way up to 49th Avenue - and on both sides of the street
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... BCTF FSA Job Action - I am really worried about the job action the BCTF are pushing over the FSA. I have been told even the AGM delegates barely supported it (52-48). And these are the union activists. The majority of teachers I have talked to are opposed to it ("This is not a hill to die on").
So most teachers don't support it, but after the Executive World Tour goes around twisting arms and threatening what will happen without a 90% vote, it just might pass (the illusion of democracy, eh).
Plus, when parents see this one they are going to be pretty ticked. Class size issues they get, working conditions and even salary they get, but going on strike because you don't like the once a year hour long test kids get in only grades 4 and 7? This one won't fly.
The only ones that will win over this issue are the Liberals. In the last 4 years they've given teachers a 15% salary increase, and returned class size language into contracts. Now teachers will be making a political statement with t... Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant - Vancouver, BC - The original Sun Sui Wah on Main has an excellent reputation for Dim Sum, and with the positive reviews, rewards, and accolades, a fairly sterling reputation over all. ?Best of the City?, ?Best High End Chinese?, ?Best Seafood?. High praise in a dining city as diverse, filled with excellent quality choices, as Vancouver.
All in all, Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant was a reasonable, yet disappointing Dim Sum experience. There was nothing wrong with the food per se, but based on the recommendations, and the reviews, I was expecting a lot more. Sadly, all i got was another average Dim Sum experience. This leads me to question how often people really dine here - because while the quality of their reputation lives on, the food clearly fails to match. I wonder if in this case, the restaurant has lapsed into complacency - content to live on their reputation alone. That would be disappointing, because if they truly deserve the reputation they?ve carried for 20-some years, I would expe... A Very Vancouver Christmas: Volume III Scheduled For Release On November 12th - A Very Vancouver Christmas, an album of original Christmas/Holiday music, in aid of the BC-SPCA, is slated for release on November 12th. All artists and services are donated, and all proceeds from sales will be donated to the aforementioned charity. The album features 13 original holiday songs by local rising stars, as well as some old favorites.
The project is the creative brainchild of Vancouver Record Producer, Jenn Ashton of Rave On Studio, who wanted to find a way to showcase some of Vancouver's amazing new musical talent, while at the same time involve and give back to the community. She also wanted to pay tribute to non-traditional Christmas and holiday music and to the people who make it. In August 2006, ten of Vancouver?s most popular musicians and bands were invited to participate in this project for charity. They wrote and recorded their own original Christmas/Holiday music for the first volume in just a few short months, and the results were amazing! Due to the un... Only one more hobby chef spot left! - We have one more opening for a hobby chef for our Nov. 29 Social Bites Dinner Excursion in Kits. If you love to cook and share food with other foodies, this dinner party with a twist is for you! Join our party @ www.socialbites.ca
... Sweet Obsession - Vancouver, BC - Nestled in a quiet neighborhood along West 16th Avenue, Sweet Obsession has been in existence for well over a decade now and has a strong customer base that appreciates the delectable delights and creations of Pastry Chef Tracy Kadonoff. Associated with the next door Trafalgars Bistro (previously reviewed on Foodosophy), Sweet Obsession currently operates a sit down cafe as well as housing a retail counter for take-away orders. It is a popular destination for late night gatherings, and you will often find the tables inside (and in the summer on the sidewalk patio) all occupied even past 9pm. I?ve been there several times now over the past few years to eat-in as well as to take out, and most recently took friends there for their first experience after a group dinner.
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COS BOOT CAMP ? Next Session Begins Nov 10, 2008
Why wait until the New Year to get involved in a physical activity program. Join a COS Boot Camp today! Classes are currently in session, with the next class running from (Monday) November 10 through to (and including Friday) December 19. You can find out more about the COS Boot Camps at http://cosinc.ca/Bootcamp.aspx. Please do pass this along to anyone who might be interested in a great lifestyle experience.
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Corporate Oc... Ariadne Sawyer reads special kinship poem at VPAFFGala, October 24th! - 2ND ANNUAL VANCOUVER PAN-AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (VPAFF) KINSHIP DAY FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 24-26, 2008. FULL PROGRAM AND TICKETS WWW.VPAFF.ORG
World Poetry Co-founder and Co-host Ariadne Sawyer reads a special Kinship Poem for the Opening Gala! Ariadne says: ?I wrote this poem from my heart for VPAFF. It celebrates the ability to overcome adversity and to join together to make the world a better place. VPAFF is an organization that works toward this goal.?
Please join Ariadne on October 24, from 5:30 pm on at the Gallery Gachet.
The 2008 VPAFF runs from Friday October 24 (United Nations Day) through Sunday October 26. The program includes:
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24: Hosted by Jamaican-born and Canadian Raised Denis Simpson ? award-winning actor
5:30 pm ? to 10:30 pm ? Gallery Gachet ? 88 East Cordova Street, Vancouver
Star-Studded Opening Night & Fundraising Festivities: An exciti... Yaletown Fall Dramatic Skies Caught on Nikon - Some days, when you least expect it, the most magical sunset occurs. I was lucky to have my camera that day!
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... World Poetry Reading Series presents Taylor Leedahl and Megan Lane October 27th! - On the road with poetry and music
Taylor Leedahl is hitting the western road from October 19 - November 2 to tour her book, No Apologies for the Weather, with musician Megan Lane. Megan will be disengaging from her blues/rock band, The Megan Lane Band. Their act will consist of a mixture of Taylor's poetry and Megan's tunes. To view photos, a video, and a complete listing of events please join our Facebook group.
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----Taylor and Megan's tour itinerary----
Sunday, October 19th - Lethbridge, AB
Tour kick-off with Most Vocal Poet, The Slice Bar & Grill at 7:00 pm. $5.
Monday, October 20 - Radio Interview, Calgary
An interview with "Yeah, What She Said" on CJSW 90.9 FM at 8:30 pm. Listen online at http://www.cjsw.com/listen.html.
Wednesday, October 22 - Vernon, BC
Performing at Vertigo Gallery, 7:00 pm. (With thanks to John Lent)
... Vancouver Island Expedition - The trip begins at sea level, is 157 km long, rises upward 2 km, and crosses the complete width of Vancouver Island from Cambell River on the east coast to Bedwell Sound on the west coast.The trip entitled "A Slice Through Paradise" was documented to show how fragile the spectacularly pristine state of our Island is.
You can view it in HD here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLzgLKInDXY
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... Cho Sun B.B.Q. Korean Restaurant - Vancouver, BC - Seated in one of the partitioned booths with a ready-to-use grill cook top, my attention turned right away to the booth to my left. On their table was this large round stone hotplate, with nice thick circular shaped cuts of beef short ribs that was covered in a thick looking sauce. I knew I had to have this. But after reading the menu, I had no idea what it would be called. This was where my fortune turned, as my dining companion could read the Korean writing on a handwritten piece of paper that was hanging by the cash register bar. Maun Kalbijim, was a new menu item that could be ordered on this night (and not yet in the proper booklet). ?Maun? means spicy, ?kalbi? means ?beef ribs?, and ?jim? means braised.
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http://foodosophy.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/cho-... Foodies eat with Foodies - Here is a new idea that could dazzle the dining scene foodies love their restaurants but what if you want to do something different than just eating out? Well, I have a passion for food and thought why not combine foodies' interest for eating and cooking in one event that could spice up Vancouver's dining scene. It's a dinner party with a twist. Check it out at www.socialbites.ca. Next event Nov. 29 in Kits. Hobby chefs can sign up now!
... On 10th Anniversary of 1998 Tobacco Settlement, Report Finds Most States Fail to Adequately Fund Tobacco Prevention Programs - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reports that ten years after reaching more than $246 billion in legal settlements against the tobacco industry, the states have failed to keep their promise to spend a significant portion of the money on programs to protect kids from tobacco and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.... HHS Opens Offices of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in China - As part of an ongoing strategy to continually improve import safeguards to meet the changing demands of a global economy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is this week officially opening offices of its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shangai in the Peoples Republic of China.... Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; Final Rule with Comment Period - This final rule with comment period from CMS implements changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that their payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also finalizes the calendar year (CY) 2008 interim relative value units (RVUs) and issues interim RVUs for new and revised codes for CY 2009.... Study: Co-op Health Insurance Working for Farmers - Dairy Herd, (WI) article reports that a recent survey of Farmers' Health Cooperative of Wisconsin (FHCW) members reveals that the cooperative has had a positive impact on both the cost and quality of health insurance coverage offered to farmers and agribusinesses.... U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grant Competition Exceeding $17 Million to Help Young Offenders Reform Their Lives - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a three-category, $17.3 million competition through which selected localities will develop strategies to assist all their young offenders returning from correctional facilities.... A New Report Shows How to Reform the Expensive and Dangerous Way We Pay for Health Care - Robert Wood Johnson article tells how the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement's latest report is urging fixes that could save billions of dollars and make expanding health insurance to the uninsured more affordable.... National Birth Defects Prevention Study Shows Assisted Reproductive Technology is Associated with an Increased Risk of Certain Birth Defects - Infants conceived with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of birth defects than children conceived naturally, according to a study by the CDC.... Secretary Peake Announces Travel Reimbursement Increases for Eligible Veterans - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that eligible veterans will see an increase in the mileage reimbursement they receive for travel to VA facilities for medical care.... Speak Your Piece: Give Rural Entrepreneurs a Slice - Daily Yonder editorial discusses how the federal government is stepping in to support banks and insurance companies and, perhaps, the auto industry, but now it needs to invest in rural small-business development also.... CMS Issues Improper Payment Rates for Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP - CMS today reported it protected roughly $400 million of taxpayer dollars as improper payments for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) decreased from 3.9 percent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 to 3.6 percent, or $10.4 billion, in FY 2008.... CDC Names Healthiest, Unhealthiest American Cities - KMOV St. Louis, (MO) article tells of the latest numbers to come from a CDC report, released in August, but little-publicized, that names the healthiest, unhealthiest American cities.... HHS Issues Second Report on Personalized Health Care - HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today released the second report from his Initiative on Personalized Health Care, examining the potential for new findings in genetics and other molecular-level medicine to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care.... Farming Windpower where the Antelope Play - Daily Yonder article tells of the massive Foote Creek Rim wind farm that is Wyoming's first commercial facility to generate electricity from wind.... New CDC Study Finds Community Physical Activity Programs Are Money Well Spent - Community-based physical activity interventions designed to promote more active lifestyles among adults are cost-effective in reducing heart disease, stroke, colorectal and breast cancers, and type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.... Pryor: Economy Higher Priority Than Health Care Reform - Morning News, (AR) article tells how stabilizing the nations financial crisis will take priority over health care reform in Congress next year, U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., said Thursday after leading a summit on The Future of Health Care.... CMS Allows All Hospitals to Participate in Outpatient Quality Reporting - AHA News reports that critical access hospitals and other hospitals previously not able to submit quality of care data under the hospital outpatient quality data reporting program will be allowed to do so voluntarily beginning with patient encounters in first-quarter 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week.... New Inventory of HHS Quality Measures Released to Improve Public- and Private-Sector Performance Measurement Efforts - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the first-ever inventory of quality measures that are used for reporting, payment, or quality improvement by its agencies and operating divisions.... 2009 Open Enrollment for Medicare Prescription Drug and Medicare Advantage Plans Begins November 15th - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today is reminding people with Medicare that, starting November 15th through December 31, they will be able to make changes in their health and prescription drug coverage for 2009.... CMS Identifies 15 Chronic Conditions for Medicare Special Needs Plans - Beginning in 2010, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs) that serve Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions must meet new guidelines issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).... Farms Offer Veterans Employment, Place to Heal - Santa Cruz Sentinel, (CA) tells of the Farmer Veteran Coalition Project, which helps returning veterans find jobs on family farms in California.... MedPAC Approves Physician Financial Relationship Disclosure Recommendations - On November 6, 2008, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met and approved five recommendations related to the public reporting of physician financial relationships.... Housing Counseling Industry Responding to Mortgage Crisis - Housing counseling agencies all across the country are experiencing surging demand for their services, especially among families hoping to avoid losing their homes through foreclosure, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.... U.S. Fire Administration Seeks a Safer Home Fire Season - Home fire season starts now, and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is working to make this years cold months safer than last yearswhen there was a dramatic increase in home fire deaths.... New International Survey: More Than Half of U.S. Chronically Ill Adults Skip Needed Care Due to Costs - Compared to patients in seven other countries, chronically ill adults in the United States are far more likely to forgo care because of costs; they also experience the highest rates of medical errors, coordination problems, and high out-of-pocket costs, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund.... Chairman Baucus Unveils Major Health Care Reform Blueprint - Leading the charge on health care reform, Montana U.S. Senator Max Baucus, at a press conference on Capitol Hill yesterday, unveiled an 89-page health care reform blueprint, which outlines a path to quality, affordable health care for all Montanans and Americans.... HHS Secretary Highlights Contributions of Health IT Advisory Panel - The American Health Information Community (AHIC) -- a federal advisory committee established in 2005 to offer recommendations to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt to accelerate the adoption of health information technology, or health IT -- formally concluded its work today.... Medicare Selects Four Companies Where Beneficiaries Can Maintain Their Own Personal Health Records - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the selection of four personal health record (PHR) companies to participate in the new Medicare PHR Choice Pilot in Arizona and Utah.... Teaching Tools Foster Science and Diabetes Education in Native American Schools - The National Institutes of Health reports that schools across the country now have free access to an innovative set of teaching tools designed to increase the understanding of science, health, and diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native students from kindergarten through the 12th grade.... CMS Issues Agent Compensation Requirements for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued revised compensation requirements for sales agents and brokers who sell Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit plan options to people with Medicare.... Unspoken Illness Among Veterans - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, (WA) article tells how nearly 300,000 veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from either post-traumatic stress or depression, according to a recent study by the Rand Corp.... 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