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...been more than a century since any major producer shipped oil in an actual barrel, but the unit has been the industry's standard since the mid-1800s, when overwhelmed Pennsylvania oilmen collected the substance in whiskey barrels after striking their first gushers. Before U.S. drilling began in 1859, "rock oil" (to differentiate it from vegetable oil or animal fat) was sopped up with rags, wrung out and peddled as a cure for everything from headaches to deafness. Spurred by demand for lamp fuel as whale blubber grew scarce, derricks popped up all over Pennsylvania's oil region...
...infuriated many Republicans but has flustered them as well: If you can't trust a longtime Bushie like Scott not to be a turncoat, whom can you trust? The game of leisure chicken begins: Which candidate will take an extended vacation first? Preconvention R&R is a campaign standard, but every day on the beach is a day away from a battleground state. McCain has been enjoying the luxurious schedule of the unopposed since March, recently taking weekends off. Democrats have taken notice--and are also worried by Obama's obvious fatigue. Does a close election go to the better...
...team has addressed the thorniest issues in EHRs--patient privacy--with an abundance of caution. In addition to standard confidentiality safeguards, the hospital opens an ongoing e-mail dialogue with patients to give them full disclosure about exactly who has accessed their data. "Some people complain we communicate too often," Lemon says...
...destination for your whole health history that you can access from anywhere in the world. "Because a lot of medical information is not digital, it's not being put to good use," says Marissa Mayer, Google's senior VP for search and user products. "We want to define a standard that makes it more portable and available to people...
...will soon leave the Yard) must understand the how and why—that means getting your hands a bit dirty. Is ethanol a practical solution to the energy crisis? Is investing in synthetic biology the best (and most ethical) way to cure disease? Should e-voting become standard practice? How do we balance development with sustainability...