Profilactic Mashup - aaron_gershfield

Newsvine: Ducks sign Perry to five-year deal

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:03:36 GMT

Corey Perry is keeping up with Ducks teammate Ryan Getzlaf.

Newsvine: The Plight of the Underinsured

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:46:18 GMT

It is well known, by now, that almost 50 million Americans lacked health insurance for all or part of last year. What is less well known is that 25 million Americans who did have health insurance often found it pitifully inadequate when a medical crisis hit.

Newsvine: Penguin Decline Points to Climate Change, Pollution, Study Says

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:26:40 GMT

Bloomberg reports: Penguin colonies are collapsing because global warming, pollution and over-fishing are damaging their ocean habitat in the southern hemisphere, a researcher at the University of Washington said.

Newsvine: Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:30:43 GMT

Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.

Newsvine: Caught on tape: Hospital patient left to die

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:52:10 GMT

Video from a surveillance camera at a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital shows a woman dying on the floor of a psychiatric emergency-room while people nearby ignore her.

Newsvine: The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:40:33 GMT

In a lot of ways, choosing the Bush administration's 10 greatest moments -- disastrous failures, all -- is about as pointless as picking out your 10 least favorite hemorrhoids: There are entirely too many of them, and taken together they all add up to a throbbing mass of pain.

Newsvine: California to Legalize Weed for Everyone

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:27:37 GMT

There is an initiative in the works that could end up on the November ballot that allows for marijuana to be sold to anyone, and anywhere that already sells alcohol. Its being called The Inalienable Rights Enforcement Initiative. From the full text of the measure:

Fotolog: Aaron Gershfield

Sat, 24 May 2008 11:29:24 GMT

A California native, Aaron Gershfield graduated with a B.A. in Paralegal Studies from Kent State University in 2006. Since then, He has worked as a Legal Assistant for one of Sacramento's premier law offices. He is currently looking for a new law office position or some freelance work.

Fotolog: Granite Park

Sat, 24 May 2008 11:29:24 GMT