My visit to the hospital/ sprained ankle

So a week and a bit ago, I sprained my ankle playing capture the flag. Yes haha capture the flag, being chased out of enemy territory. Anyways I sprained my ankle pretty badly. Now being the guy I am, I just let myself naturally heal. However after a week and a half I grew tired of listening to my girlfriend tell me to go to the hospital and get it checked.

It is/was still pretty swollen and quite painful. And there might have been a slim possibility for it to be fractured from turning it while I was running full speed.

Anyways I went to the hospital which I hate doing, heck I don't even like going to the doctors office. I probably haven't been there in a decade. The last time I went to the hospital, I had a broken wrist that I went to go get checked 4 days after it happened.

Now here is where it gets interesting..... someone comes in my room to look at me and he is a STUDENT DOCTOR, not a real doctor a student doctor. He then asks me questions, pokes around me..... and then goes to talk to the real doctor, then comes back and says I need an x-ray. I get an x-ray that came back negative and he says ice and elevation.

My question: WHERE IS THE REAL DOCTOR???? We pay between 300-1000 bucks for a health care premium now, on top of what comes out of our taxes..... that being said I WANT TO BE SEEN BY THE REAL DOCTOR AND NOT SOME STUDENT. Besides that it took nearly 4 hours for me to leave the hospital.

Hope everyone sees my point....it drove me mad!!!!

Condo Vultures... The condo market in the US

By now I'm sure that everyone knows that the housing market in the States is hurting. I found the site www.condovultures.com and was shocked to see how much the market is actually deteriorating.

Here is there public database... unfortunately they don't have pictures but I couldn't believe that prices had dropped in some cases 50-80% below the initial selling price. http://pirate.condovultures.com/view/public.php

And keep in mind these are for prime locations in Florida- Miami Beach etc...

A Report Card on Canada: Failure to innovate

So I'm watching TV and I came across this report card on the various aspects of Canada vs other places in the world. We scored "D" overall. I'm not really surprised. I think Canada needs to start encouraging entrepreneurship and cut back on its taxes. I still don't understand how we pay out the ying yang for something like a health care premium when we already pay for it in our taxes, that money could be invested in other stuff.

Look at the list below, Canada should be doing better....

"Canadians are complacent and generally unwilling to take risks,"

Canada: A land of mediocrity
HEATHER SCOFFIELD
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
June 13, 2007 at 5:00 AM EDT
Canada's failure to innovate is spilling over into the economy, environmental protection, health care, education, and poverty eradication - turning the country into a land of stifling mediocrity, according to a harsh new report card from the Conference Board of Canada.
"This country is doing dismally in the critically important area of innovation," writes the board's president, Anne Golden. "And the implications of that failure ... show up in the absence of creative policy and investment decisions across all the other domains."
The report card, to be released today, compares Canada's performance in six domains to that of 16 other industrialized countries. The only area in which Canada receives an A is education, mainly because the country is good at pumping large quantities of students through to postsecondary institutions.
But even in education, Canada falters when it comes to producing highly educated professionals who spawn creativity, the report says.

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A report card on Canada
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At the other end of the spectrum, Canada's low levels of literacy are "shocking," and prevent workers from functioning efficiently and competently in the labour force, the report says. As well, employer investment in training is falling.
In the economy, health and society domains, Canada gets a B - although lack of innovation is impeding progress.
In economics, Canada gets top marks for low inflation, and does well in growth, labour productivity and unemployment.
It gets low marks, however, for its ability to attract foreign direct investment, which often brings in fresh ideas, more investment, advanced technology and entrepreneurial ideas.
In health care, Canada does well at saving people from the flu and pneumonia, but performance on infant mortality and death from diabetes is weak.
Since Canada's health-care system is geared toward resolving urgent needs, little innovative thinking is done on how to prevent illness, the report says. Canada ranks 10th out of 17 in the "society" domain, mainly because of subpar rankings on poverty among children and the working-age population.
It ranks well in reducing poverty among old people.
But Canada fares miserably in the areas of innovation and environment, earning a D grade in both categories.
While Canada's air and water quality are high, and protection of biodiversity is solid, our level of waste generation and our battle to curb climate change are rock bottom, the report says.
Again, the lack of creative thinking to solve these problems slows progress, Ms. Golden said. And so it's no surprise that in the innovation category, Canada ranks 14th out of 17 countries - "an alarming portent for the future."
Canada's scientists don't keep up with their global peers in the number of articles published, and its inventors don't keep up in the number of patents, the report shows. For its competitive advantage, it relies on natural resources, and adds little value to goods or services. Canada has a shortage of skilled labour and graduates a low share of science, engineering and trades experts.
The country doesn't take advantage of high technology, or keep up in the commercialization of knowledge.
"Canadians are complacent and generally unwilling to take risks," the report scolds. "This culture holds Canada back."
How does the country move forward? Conference Board has 10 suggestions
In a report to be released today on the ranking of Canada's economy among those of 16 other nations, the Conference Board of Canada pulls no punches in its harsh assessment of the country's performance, but also offers solutions.
Here are 10 things the board says Canada could do to rid itself of mediocrity:
1) Focus investments on commercialization.
2) Promote cross-border investment flows.
3) Cut taxes on capital investment.
4) Cut red tape.
5) Set up a cap-and-trade system to put a price on emissions.
6) Recognize immigrants' credentials.
7) Finance a handful of world-class universities.
8) Teach all adults to read well.
9) Fund health promotion.
10) Spend more on social programs for children and poor workers.
Heather Scoffield
Innovation report card
Rank
Country
Grade
1 Switzerland A
2 Sweden B
3 Finland B
4 United States B
5 Germany B
6 Netherlands C
7 Britain C
8 Belgium C
9 Denmark C
10 Ireland C
11 Japan C
12 Austria D
13 France D
14 CANADA D
15 Norway D
16 Australia D
17 Italy D
SOURCE: CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA

Bulls Vs Lions Vs Alligators - What a video...

So I was scanning videos this weekend and I came across this video; Bulls vs Lions vs Alligators. You will never believe what happens in this video, make sure you watch it all the way through.

Unbelievable!!!

http://www.viralvideochart.com/youtube/battle_at_kruger?id=LU8DDYz68kM

Michael Moore: Sicko- coming out on June 29th...

http://www.michaelmoore.com/

I can't wait to see this movie. His last movie Fahrenheit 9/11 was really thoughtful and controversial and this one should definitely be no different.

He was on Oprah about a week ago and you should really check out his appearance on the show, he provided some clips of the new movie. You can get to it by clicking this link....http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/news/2007/06/michael-moore-talks-sicko-on-oprah.html

A brawl between politicians....

Sometimes you just need to hit someone upside the head so that they see your point of view.....This is amusing

Click the picture for the video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wpn1gp-gcU

Paris Hilton gets to go home....what a pathetic decision

The US justice system is really pathetic. I'm sure everyone has heard that Paris Hilton got sentenced to do 30 days in jail. Well anyways according to TMZ.com , she was sent home due to mental/psychological issues.

Righhhhhttt.... So let me guess she cried, called daddy... and well now she gets to spend the rest of her sentence in her 4000 sf mansion. PATHETIC. That isn't justice. Why am I so intent on going on about this???? Because it is class ism, inequality at its best.

How many criminals get the chance to go home because of mental issues.... or have the connections to get out of jail (lawyer,Doctor) etc. It makes me sick. And as I was watching on TV the other day, people were bringing her presents to welcome her home. Obviously she was sent to prison for a reason, so why I ask is it so easy after 4-5 days for her to get out???

What a two class society we live in, and this is the perfect example....it is almost like they want to accommodate her.

I hope they reverse this, just because- and no I don't care that she has her own show and is a big celeb!!!

Google Street View

Google continues to amaze me with their new innovations... here is a really neat one.

It is Google Street View
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/

You can now view images of certain parts of cities via streetview. It is a really cool way of finding out where you are going, direction wise. Hopefully it comes to Canada soon....