October 29, 2012 • 8:14 pm 0
CBS News reports on the “dangling crane” in NYC as everyone in Midtown Manhattan looks up wearily!
“A dangling crane following a collapse at the One57 construction site at 57th Street and 6th Avenue as Hurricane Sandy blows into …”
via Crane dangles from NYC high-rise as Hurricane Sandy bears down on city – CBS News.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Bad Weather Problems, Blogosphere, News, regulations, dangling crane nyc, Hurricane Sandy, NYC crane
November 24, 2011 • 9:08 am 0
A flood of gooey black muck dropped from a tanker truck disabled about 150 cars and damaged an unknown number of other vehicles along a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania ….
MORE via Sticky Goo Disables Cars on Pennsylvania Turnpike – WSJ.com.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Blogosphere, Environmental Policy, Mass Media and Public Opinion, News, Oil and Gas, oil spill; Exxon again?; environmental pollution; oil spill;
October 31, 2011 • 3:46 am 0
At least 10 people died over the weekend when a rare October storm roared up the Eastern seaboard, cutting power to more than two million homes, disrupting roads and railways and dumping as much as 30 inches of snow in some places.
In Connecticut, the state hit hardest by outages, officials reported more than …
MORE via Early Snow Pelts East Coast, Cuts Power to 2.7 Million – WSJ.com.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Bad Weather Problems, Blogosphere, News, Public Service, WeSeeReason, ice storm, tornados; storms; dead; victims; tragedy, weather
October 30, 2011 • 9:18 pm 0
Millions of people across the Northeast found themselves without power on Sunday after an unusual autumn storm dumped record …
MORE via Storm Leaves More Than 2 Million Without Power – NYTimes.com.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Bad Weather Problems, Blogosphere, News, Public Service, WeSeeReason, climate, tornados; storms; dead; victims; tragedy, weather
October 26, 2011 • 4:27 am 0
The U.S. Census Bureau today released 2008 and 2009 estimates of health insurance coverage for each of the nation’s roughly 3,140 counties. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) are currently the only source for estimates of health insurance coverage status for every county in the nation.
These estimates are available by sex, age groups, race and Hispanic origin (for states only), and income-to-poverty ratios relevant to the new health care reform legislation and other health programs. They enable local planners to determine, for instance, the counties in which low-income children are most likely to lack health insurance coverage. The data pertain to those under age 65.
SAHIE is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others in the health care field. CDC uses these statistics in support of its National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, providing free cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured women. The health insurance estimates help determine the level of need for breast and cervical cancer screenings in communities nationwide.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Blogosphere, Election 2012, Family Policy, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Mass Media and Public Opinion, News, Public Policy, WeSeeReason, health reform; health insurance reform; medical care; affordable healthcare; healthcare costs; health policy; healthcare politics;
October 15, 2011 • 5:39 am 0
The Obama administration cut a major planned benefit from the 2010 health-care law on Friday, announcing that a program to offer Americans insurance for long-term care was …
MORE via White House kills insurance program for long-term care – The Washington Post.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Blogosphere, Cancer Treatment & Success, Economic Recession, Election 2012, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Mass Media and Public Opinion, Public Policy, Public Sector, Public Service, WeSeeReason, healthcare reform; National healthcare; healthcare for all; healthcare law; requiring Americans to retain health insurance; compulsory health insurance; freedom to be sick;
October 14, 2011 • 4:17 am 0
On this week’s Political Scene podcast, John Cassidy and James Surowiecki discuss President Obama’s jobs bill, Harry Reid’s finger-pointing, Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan, and the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. “What else would you expect in a campaign season?” Cassidy tells guest host Curtis fox.
MORE via News Desk: Political Scene: Jobs, 9-9-9, and O.W.S. : The New Yorker.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Brain Break for Fun, Election 2012: Operation Next?
October 11, 2011 • 5:15 am 0
How close was the Fukushima meltdown to becoming a far larger disaster? Closer than most people know. And, yet, the details of the aftermath may surprise you. In the magazine this week, I reconstruct what happened and why—and examine just how close Japan came to the …
MORE via Letter from China: Japan: The Nuclear Village : The New Yorker.
Filed under: Assessing damage and insurance coverage, Behavioral Health Outcomes, Blogosphere, Cancer Treatment & Success, Civic Engagement, Community Tragedy, Environmental Policy, Government Works?, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Mass Media and Public Opinion, News, Public Policy, Public Sector, Public Service, Technology and You, WeSeeReason, Japan Crisis; Nuclear Energy; safe energy; cancer; public response, Japan recovers; Japan's Nuclear Disaster; Fukushima begins to recover;
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