Week 11 post

(Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program and voluntary screenings.

It also gave workers a mandate - quit smoking, curb obesity, or you'll be paying higher healthcare costs in 2013. It doesn't yet know by how much, but one thing's for certain - the unhealthy will pay more.

I believe that this is a good thing to do for the insurance companies.  They will benifit with extra money comming in as well as, Americans will have more of an insentative to get off their lazy but and get into shape.  this can also be good for smokers, people say smoking is one of the hardest habits to break.  However, with this new plan many will stop their habit and start to live healthier.



 http://news.yahoo.com/insight-u-firms-charge-smokers-obese-more-healthcare-202251670.html

Week 10 post

Doctors completed an autopsy of Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday, with the chief pathologist confirming the former Libyan leader died of a gunshot wound to the head...

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/23/world/africa/libya-gadhafi-autopsy/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

This article says that Moammar Gadhafi is dead.  in my opinon the world will be a better place without him, and Libya can be free of his dictatoship.  It is now our resposibility to help out the country and to better them in government and in democracy.  As americans it is our place to help out those who are in need, as well as the responsibility of the entire world.