“Just saw Mickey’s ‘Ode to … ‘ — delightful video. Here’s one that’s been around for a while, but equally delightful: a little boy conducting a Beethoven symphony. Amazingly, he obviously knows the music and anticipates what’s coming next. Watch to the end . . . so cute. What to do when your nose itches? Or the baton flies out of your hand? Lie down and giggle, that’s what.”
Hat Tip to Ralph 
fyi
http://www.dailycal.org/2012/07/02/patient-protection-partisan-protection/
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Affordable Care Act is about patient protection, not partisan protection
”….I hope this inspires you to begin exploring the 906 pages that make up the PPACA to read for yourself how our nation will change over the next few years.
Centers of Excellence for Depression
Following the steps taken in the war against cancer, the PPACA will provide new resources to develop “centers of excellence†for the treatment of depression. According to the National Network of Depression Centers, research of depression and bipolar illness receives only a one-fourth of the funding available in cancer research despite the fact that 21 million Americans, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 or older, suffer from depression. Unfortunately, that percentage is even higher for the population of U.S. college students. The American Psychological Association reports that nearly half of all college students report feeling so depressed at some point in time that they have trouble functioning. Suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-65, but the second-leading cause of death for college students aged 18-24. The problem seems overwhelming and impossible to stop, but centers of excellence have the potential to offer huge solutions. Current centers around the country report 80 percent of patients treated for depression show an improvement in their symptoms within four to six weeks of beginning medication, therapy, or other medical approaches. The PPACA includes the creation of grants for up to 20 additional centers across the country the first year and 30 within the first five years of funding. With these additional resources, our health care system can better treat millions of Americans who live with depressive disorders.”