experiences

'Empowered' heroes' lessons now help others

CNN.com - Health  Thu, 07/03/2008 - 8:27am

The mission of the Empowered Patient column is to help you take charge of your health care. This week, we're saluting a few "patient empowerment" heroes, whose experiences with the health-system have inspired them to help others.



 

New Comment System Coming Online April 1

Donklephant  Sun, 03/30/2008 - 12:15pm

In an effort to make the conversations around here more interesting, easier to follow, etc., we’ll be testing Intense Debate commenting this coming Tuesday.

We chose them instead of Disqus because, well, I don’t think Disqus is very good.

At least not in my experiences with it. And If you’ve ever tried to follow a Disqus conversation where certain comments have been vote up because people like it, you know how completely confusing it can be.



 

Family Life Changes as Troops Return from War

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 03/28/2008 - 6:26am

Even when military personnel aren't injured physically or psychologically by experiences in war, long deployments take a toll on their families.

The spouse left at home gets resentful, and the spouse who returns home from deployment often finds his or her role in the family has changed.

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Yahoo acquires Maven; Microsoft hubbub affects perception

ZDNET - Between the Lines  Tue, 02/12/2008 - 8:55am

Yahoo on Tuesday said it has acquired Maven Networks, a video publisher, for $160 million. The deal was expected and had been rumored on numerous blogs a few weeks ago.



 

Chancellor Yudof urges discussion, ties with Israel

Daily Texan  Mon, 02/04/2008 - 11:00pm

Pausing from his duties as the UT System's top official, Chancellor Mark Yudof managed a much smaller audience Monday night, sharing stories of his experiences on a recent trip to Israel.