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Chapter 11 - CIC and the Media: Another clash of CI and CIC When the debate is over, slander becomes the tool of the loser. Socrates (469BC - 399BC) Are you old enough to remember the First Gulf War in 1991? If so, you will recall that we watched it on television … thanks to CNN, the first global CIC-Media. During the Gulf War, President George H. W. Bush watched CNN. Saddam Hussein watched CNN. I suspect even the CIA watched CNN. Because CNN was right there, right from the start, and often was the best source about what was...

I want to take a minute and talk about “systems”. When I speak of a system, I am talking about any collection of nodes and connections. Examples of systems include computers in a network, employees in an office, and puffs of air in a thunderstorm. A node is an individual unit in the system and a connection is the  interaction between two nodes.Let’s look at some generic systems. Did you notice something about the four node example? It has more connections than it does nodes. In fact, four nodes is the minimum number of nodes needed in a system...

I want to take a minute and talk about “systems”. When I speak of a system, I am talking about any collection of nodes and connections. Examples of systems include computers in a network, employees in an office, and puffs of air in a thunderstorm. A node is an individual unit in the system and a connection is the  interaction between two nodes.Let’s look at some generic systems. Did you notice something about the four node example? It has more connections than it does nodes. In fact, four nodes is the minimum number of nodes needed in a system...

Dear Glenn I am writing to you because my father and I have started to try to do something about where we find ourselves as a country and I wanted to let you know about it. My father is writing again. You probably have not heard of my father, primarily because he sought to avoid fame when he was working. His name is George Berry. He is an actuary (as are my two brothers and I). My father is largely responsible for the health actuarial consulting industry as it exists today. One of my favorite stories from his early years...

Dear Glenn I am writing to you because my father and I have started to try to do something about where we find ourselves as a country and I wanted to let you know about it. My father is writing again. You probably have not heard of my father, primarily because he sought to avoid fame when he was working. His name is George Berry. He is an actuary (as are my two brothers and I). My father is largely responsible for the health actuarial consulting industry as it exists today. One of my favorite stories from his early years...

Chapter 1 - What is the 29th day? Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. Dwight D Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) - Military Leader, President of the United States This above all: to thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Polonius' advice to Laertes, in Hamlet William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English playwright Something has happened in the 21st century which has never happened before. It is...

On running for President: "Not going to happen. I want to be Governor of New Jersey. I ran for Governor of New Jersey. I'm not Woodrow Wilson. You have to be in your gut and in your heart ready to President if you decide to run for that. I simply do not have the desire to do it, nor do I think I'm ready." "In my judgment, if you're going to try to do something like you have to absolutely believe in your heart and mind that you want to do it and that you're ready to do it." On...

Chapter 2 - What in the World is CIC? CIC Principles and CIC vs CI Tendencies CIC - The exponential force created by combining Creativity Information Communication Back in 1993, I began to realize that something significant was happening. I thought about it, wrote about it, and then spoke about it. There were two principal reactions. The first one was amusement. I had been speaking to my partners, and afterward, one of them came up to me , smiled, and said, “Well, I suppose that’s interesting. If you ever find a use for it, let me know”. The second...

Chapter 1 - What is the 29th day? Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. Dwight D Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) - Military Leader, President of the United States Editorial (unpublished) Something has happened in the 21st century which has never happened before. It is as significant as the Scientific Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. It is frightening us because we do not know exactly what it is or why it has happened. What is worse, nobody else seems to...

Interstate Health Insurance - some strengths ... and some weaknesses Does anybody actually think: 1. that any insurer would charge the same price for identical products sold in a low-medical-cost state and in a higher-medical-cost neighboring state?, 2. that any large insurer isn't already licensed in every state?, 3 hmm ... insurers are regulated now by state insurance departments...the federal government wants insurance "sold across state lines", a federal matter ...does somebody have a hidden agenda here? - Strengths of Interstate Health Insurance - "About 18 million Americans today buy health insurance in the individual market because they don't have...

Interstate Health Insurance - some strengths ... and some weaknesses Does anybody actually think: 1. that any insurer would charge the same price for identical products sold in a low-medical-cost state and in a higher-medical-cost neighboring state?, 2. that any large insurer isn't already licensed in every state?, 3 hmm ... insurers are regulated now by state insurance departments...the federal government wants insurance "sold across state lines", a federal matter ...does somebody have a hidden agenda here? - Strengths of Interstate Health Insurance - "About 18 million Americans today buy health insurance in the individual market because they don't have...

Is there an amnesty provision in the health care bill. Read this from the Congressional Research Service. http://tinyurl.com/lxjlrv For federal tax purposes, alien individuals are classified as resident or nonresident aliens. In general, an individual is a nonresident alien unless he or she meets the qualifications under a residency test. Thus, legal permanent residents, and noncitizens and unauthorized aliens who qualify as resident aliens (i.e., meet the substantial presence test), would be required under H.R. 3200 to have health insurance. Once they meet the "substantial presence test" and become resident aliens, does that make them "lawful" and "authorized". If so,...

President Barack Obama hinted he could support a "sin tax" on fizzy drinks to help lower high rates of US obesity, but admitted it would be an uphill battle against corporate and economic interests. "I actually think it's an idea that we should be exploring," Obama said in the forthcoming issue of Men's Health, regarding potential taxes levied on soft drinks such as colas and other sugar-filled products. "There's no doubt that our kids drink way too much soda. And every study that's been done about obesity shows that there is as high a correlation between increased soda consumption and...

excerpt: The types of defense support which would likely be in greatest demand during a flu pandemic are contained in the Implementation Plan and the NRF’s Emergency Support Function (ESF) # 8, Public Health and Medical Response Annex .28 A review of these documents indicates an anticipated demand for the types of support from DOD listed below. Note, however, that DOD’s ability to support these requests would be limited by its national defense and force protection responsibilities. • providing disease surveillance and laboratory diagnostics • transporting response teams, vaccines, medical equipment, supplies, diagnostic devices, pharmaceuticals and blood products • treating...

28 April 2009--The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 19:15 GMT, 28 April 2009, seven countries have officially reported cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 64 laboratory confirmed human cases, with no deaths. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths. The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths - Canada (6), New Zealand (3), the United Kingdom (2), Israel (2) and Spain (2). Further information on the situation will be available on the WHO website on a regular basis. WHO advises no restriction of regular...

California declared a state of emergency to tackle the swine flu outbreak on Tuesday as authorities said they were investigating two deaths in Los Angeles for possible links to the disease. A statement from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office said that while there was "no need for alarm," the emergency declaration was necessary to help limit the spread of swine flu. "While there is no need for alarm, it is the Governor's top priority to limit the swine flu's spread as quickly and effectively as possible ...," the statement said. The declaration came as authorities in Los Angeles confirmed they were...

GENEVA, April 28 (Reuters) - The WHO said on Tuesday it awaited formal confirmation from U.S. authorities the new swine flu virus has spread significantly between people, a sign that could indicate an "imminent" influenza pandemic. Confirmation infected people in two countries are spreading the new disease to their families or contacts in a sustained way would meet the World Health Organisation's criteria for declaring a phase 5 alert on its scale of 1 to 6. The United Nations agency raised its pandemic alert level to phase 4 from phase 3 on Monday as the virus spread to Europe. The...

MEXICO CITY – The swine flu epidemic crossed new borders Tuesday with the first cases confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as world health officials said they suspect American patients may have transmitted the virus to others in the U.S. Most people confirmed with the new swine flu were infected in Mexico, where the number of deaths blamed on the virus has surpassed 150. But confirmation that people have been infecting others in locations outside Mexico would indicate that the disease was spreading beyond travelers returning from Mexico, World Health Organization spokesman Gregory Hartl told reporters on...

This document was developed by the CDC in February of 2007 to outline what non-pharmaceutical measures the government would take at the various levels of a pandemic outbreak. Non-pharmaceutical measures include things like quarantine and school and business closures. The term used for these measures is "Social Distancing". Here is how the purpose of this paper is defined.This document provides interim planning guidance for State, territorial, tribal, and local communities that focuses on several measures other than vaccination and drug treatment that might be useful during an influenza pandemic to reduce its harm. Communities, individuals and families, employers, schools, and...

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