Saturday, June 09, 2012

10 shocking medical mistakes - CNN.com - "Mistakes are happening every day in every hospital in the country that we're just not catching," says Dr. Albert Wu, an internist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Medical errors kill more than a quarter million people every year in the United States and injure millions. Add them all up and "you have probably the third leading cause of death" in the country, says Dr. Peter Pronovost, an anesthesiologist and critical care physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/09/health/medical-mistakes/index.html


Heavy rain traps Mobile family, knocks shrimp boats into Bayou La Batre drawbridge (gallery) | Mobile Press-Register


http://blog.al.com/live/2012/06/heavy_rain_traps_west_mobile_f.html


Union Rag Wins Belmont Stakes - The Daily Beast


http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/06/09/union-rag-wins-belmont-stakes.html


Heat survive Game 7, advance to NBA Finals vs. Thunder - USATODAY


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/06/heat-survive-game-7-advance-to-nba-finals-vs-thunder/1#.T9QdIY6BA00


Obama’s data advantage - Lois Romano - POLITICO.com - The depth and breadth of the Obama campaign’s 2012 digital operation — from data mining to online organizing — reaches so far beyond anything politics has ever seen, experts maintain, that it could impact the outcome of a close presidential election. It makes the president’s much-heralded 2008 social media juggernaut — which raised half billion dollars and revolutionized politics — look like cavemen with stone tablets.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77213.html


In small-town USA, business as usual for Mexican cartels - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/09/us/mexican-cartels-small-town-usa/index.html?hpt=hp_c1


Gulf Coast - Current Ft Rucker NEXRAD Radar Map | Weather Underground



http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=EOX&type=N0R&showstorms=0&lat=31.25424004&lon=-85.39890289&label=Dothan, AL&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000¢erx=400¢ery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0


Gulf Coast Deluge Leads to Dangerous Flash Flooding - Weather.com - Flash flood emergencies have been declared for parts of the Gulf Coast region as thunderstorms with extremely heavy rainfall have dumped up to 18 inches of rain in less than 24 hours.

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http://www.weather.com/news/gulf-coast-flooding-rip-currents-20120609


After rough May, strong start to June for Braves pitchers, Heyward | David O'Brien AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/06/09/after-rough-may-good-june-start-for-braves-pitchers-heyward/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_braves_blog


After LinkedIn: How to protect your password from hacks - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/tech/web/password-protection-linkedin/index.html?hpt=hp_bn5