President's Speech on Health Insurance Reform
Full text of the president's address to a joint session of Congress, September 9, 2009.
The Obama Plan: Stability & Security for all Americans
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Federal Reserve Beige Book, September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009 - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: "Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August. Relative to the last report, Dallas indicated that economic activity had firmed, while Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Richmond, and San Francisco mentioned signs of improvement. Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and New York generally described economic activity as stable or showing signs of stabilization; St. Louis remarked that the pace of decline appeared to be moderating. Most Districts noted that the outlook for economic activity among their business contacts remained cautiously positive."

Law Blog on Lawyers.com
Read the latest Law Blog posts from lawyers across the country on a wide range of topics including Immigration, Personal Injury, Estate Planning and more.
http://research.lawyers.com/blogs/

Federal Government Must Hire Tens of Thousands of New Workers to Fill Mission-Critical Jobs News release: “Great news for job seekers this Labor Day: the federal government is hiring tens of thousands of new employees, according to new projections in Where the Jobs Are 2009: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America, released today by the Partnership for Public Service. The online projections outline government-wide, mission-critical hiring needs through 2012 and are based on a survey of 35 federal agencies representing nearly 99 percent of the 1.9 million member federal workforce.
Available at http://wherethejobsare.org, the online data lists nearly 273,000 mission-critical jobs that need to be filled in the next three years, a 41 percent increase compared to the organization’s 2007 survey. Where the Jobs Are is the only comprehensive projection of the federal government’s hiring needs and is searchable by occupation or by agency."

Pew: Recession Turns a Graying Office Grayer America's Changing Work Force
"The American work force is graying--and not just because the American population itself is graying. Older adults are staying in the labor force longer, and younger adults are staying out of it longer. Both trends took shape about two decades ago. Both have intensified during the current recession. And both are expected to continue after the economy recovers. According to one government estimate, 93% of the growth in the U.S. labor force from 2006 to 2016 will be among workers ages 55 and older. Demographic and economic factors explain some--but not all--of these changes. Attitudes about work also play an important role--in particular, the growing desire of an aging but healthy population to stay active well into the later years of life. A new nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project finds that a majority (54%) of workers ages 65 and older say the main reason they work is that they want to. Just 17% say the main reason is that they need the paycheck. An additional 27% say they're motivated by a mix of desire and need."
America’s Changing Workforce - Recession Turns a Graying Office Grayer, September 3, 2009

PBGC Publishes Pension Insurance Data Book 2008
News release: "The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released the Pension Insurance Data Book 2008, which offers information on statistical trends related to defined benefit retirement plans in the private sector."

Sick Around the World - Five Capitalist Democracies and How They Do It
PBS Frontline: Five Capitalist Democracies and How They Do: UK, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland
Graphs: U.S. Health Stats Compared to Other Countries
Health Care Systems--The Four Basic Models
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For nearly two decades, artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer has planted motion detectors, searchlights and surveillance equipment in public plazas and parks around the world. Each time, he invites the public to activate his gadgetry with their shadows, heartbeats or some other form of interaction. This fall, the Montreal-based artist plans to turn people's voices into colors. On Sept. 16, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York will unveil "Levels of Nothingness," his interactive installation that will allow people to speak into a microphone connected to a computer that can match their voices' traits, such as pitch and tone, to certain colors. A network of roving spotlights around the museum's theater will instantly send the corresponding hues shooting around the room like at a rock concert. Actress Isabella Rossellini has already signed up to speak first, according to her spokeswoman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574385040659475478.html

To your health
Yogurt: While yogurt offers some benefits (protein, calcium, etc.), those fruity ones may contain more sugar than a candy bar! In fact, one six ounce cup can have 25 grams of sugar or more. Try plain yogurt and mix in your own fruit.
Flavored waters: They may hydrate, but they also pack a lot of sugar and extra calories. A 20 ounce bottle may have upward of 150 calories. Stick with regular water.
Muffins: These bran and fruit mixes aren't the most nutritious of breakfast foods. A large muffin can have almost 400 calories.
www.healthyroads.com