When millions go without health care insurance in the US -- How is that not rationing health care?

Unless providers manage to find a way to be educated for free, receive all supplies and equipment free and have someone paying all of their basic living expenses so they can provide services for free, health care rationing will occur. It doesn't matter if it's a private HMO or PPO, lack of coverage or a government plan covering people. Rationing will occur. There simply isn't enough money in any of the systems to provide the highest level of care available through technology to every patient. Rationing occurs in nations with universal coverage, just in a different manner. People are either outright denied procedures or treatments are driven by cost as opposed to effectiveness. In other words, people may not receive the most effective treatment, but rather the least expensive. Nobody operating under any system in the year 2009 can deny rationing.

What are the books that pga golfers refer to on the course?

Most of the PGA golfers who played Torre Pines have developed yardage books which contain distances from various points to the center of the green, distances from each tee position to hazards such as water holes, ravines, fairway bunkers,greenside bunkers, slopes around the greens to avoid, contour of the greens dangers in the back, plateaus on the greens and sizes of the plateaus. Each day they also get pin sheets which show the location of the pins and the distances from the front and the side they favor. The player has already knowledge of the contours. They have also calculated the speed of the greens, the grain and the direction in which it is growing . Between the book and the pinsheet they have most of the bases covered.

Am i just over-reacting?

if shes a true friend...she'll come....dont go after her....let her come first!!! oh yeah...never say sorry first if its not your fault!!!

If I trade in Modern Warfare 2 for credits at Game Stop, how much would I get off my next purchase?

I live in Bowie, MD and I don't play Modern Warfare anymore and all of my friends have Halo: Reach and I want that. So if I trade in MW2 at Game Stop for credits, how much money would I get off of Halo?

What can we realistically do to creat real change to reduce cruelty to animals raised for human consumption?

Understand that I absolutely do not believe that an animals life has near the importance or relavance than that of a human beings life. On the other hand, the deplorable conditions and the unjust manner and cruelty with which some animals are treated is morally wrong. However, I am of the belief that for optimal health, ones diet should include some animal products, which for me includes only milk and eggs. That being said, even though these animals are not slaughtered to obtain the milk or eggs, I know that many of them are treated poorly and live miserable lives, and will ultimatly be slaughtered. If someone could share with me practical ways of reducing this suffering I would like to hear them. For me, becoming a vegan is not an option. I don't believe in the end it will make a significant change to the situation. A practical suggestion is one that will be endorsed by non veggies, as they are the consumers of these products and make up most of the population.

32 1/2 wks, no braxton hicks? but weird pelvis pain, twinges?

32 1/2 wks pregnant, but i havent been noticing or feeling any braxton hicks contractions at all. the baby moves alot, so i know that he is ok. i have been having increased shooting-like pain around pubic bone area, and groin achiness and a stretching-feeling. should i be getting braxton hicks yet, or...? what's the deal.

18 and never had a boyfriend?

Im 18 and a freshman in college, and i have never had a boyfriend. I know guys have had crushes on me and feelings for me, but i only considered them friends and didnt want anything more than that. Guys have hit on me and always ask me to dance at parties, so i think i must be somewhat attractive at least. In high school, i never felt the need for a boyfriend; i was happy being single. recently however, I have liked this guy. we became really close friends and i had never felt this way about anyone before. I recently found out that he didnt like me back that way, and it hurt me so much, and my self esteem is pretty low at this point. as much as i hate to admit it, this guy has made me reconsider myself a lot and doubt my worth. i just feel like i will never be in a relationship and never have a boyfriend. it takes a LOT for me to like someone, and after i made myself vulnerable for this guy, i dont think i will ever be able to do that again. but at the same time, i really want a boyfriend right now because i feel like i should have experienced this by now. that desire could be because i was just "emotionally broken up with" but i dont know. I also am still waiting on this guy a little and hoping that, now that he knows i like him, he will start to develop feelings for me too. Should i just move on, or wait a little? thank you!