http://www.misunderestimation.com Life in the 21st century Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:49:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I saw this video on the news today and thought it was amazing. The Bronson Michigan Police Department shares this video of a deer who picks the wrong time to cross the road: The deer actually got up an ran off. Unbelievable. http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/21/video-bronson-pd-deer-in-headlights/ Attorney General Mukasey collapsed last night while giving a speech: Atty. Gen. Michael B. Mukasey was rushed to the hospital Thursday night after collapsing and losing consciousness during a speech on the war on terrorism, a Justice Department official said. Mukasey slumped to the floor near the conclusion of his remarks before ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/21/video-attorney-general-mukasey-collapses-during-speech/ In a lesson for those who have access to personal data, Barack Obama's cell phone records were apparently breached: Records from a cell phone used by President-elect Obama were improperly breached, apparently by employees of the cell phone company, his transition team said Thursday. An Obama spokesman said the transition team was ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/21/barack-obamas-cell-phone-records-breached-by-verizon-employees/ Today, I attended Day 2 of the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo. This was the final day of the conference and had a slightly shorter agenda than yesterday. For me, the highlight of today's presentations was one from Dr. Albert Villarin called Clinical Decision Support in the Trauma Center: A Practical ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/20/himss-virtual-conference-day-2-wrap-up/ Disturbing news out of Houston today regarding Packers Wide Receiver Donald Driver's dad, Marvin Driver: The father of a noted NFL player was in critical condition Wednesday, two days after an incident in which his family says Houston police officers beat the man while arresting him on outstanding traffic warrants. Police said ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/20/was-packers-wide-receiver-donald-drivers-father-beaten-by-houston-police/ Yesterday, I attended the first day of the HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo. HIMSS is the Healthcare Information Management & Systems Society and they describe themselves this way: The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/20/himss-virtual-conference-and-expo-day-1-wrap-up/ Correction: the Final Four will be in Houston in 2011 and 2016, not 2010 as originally reported. Great news for Houston sports fans today: Reliant Stadium has been selected to host the men’s basketball Final Four in 2016, the NCAA announced today. The national finals that year will be April 2-4 in Houston. ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/19/houston-to-host-ncaa-final-four-in-2010-and-2016/ News out of Washington today on another Obama cabinet choice: Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. The appointment has not been announced, but these officials said the job is Daschle's barring an unforeseen problem ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/19/obama-selects-daschle-to-head-health-and-human-services/ For those football fans without cable TV, you are now officially in trouble: ESPN and the Bowl Championship Series confirmed Tuesday that they have reached agreement on a four-year television deal beginning in 2011 that gives the cable network broadcast rights to the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and the ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/19/espn-wins-bcs-tv-rights-another-blow-to-football-fans-without-cable/ The number 2 man in Al-Qaida has the first public Al-Qaida response to Barack Obama's presidential victory: CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri has criticized President-elect Barack Obama, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that Obama is a black American who does the bidding of whites. In an audio ... http://www.misunderestimation.com/index.php/2008/11/19/al-qaida-uses-racial-slur-referring-to-obama-as-house-negro/