Category Archives: Health & Medical

Top Michigan Viral Videos for 2011

December 28, 2011 – 4:05 pm

Mark W. Smith of the Freep picked his Top Viral Videos of 2011 from YouTube. While there’s a number of nationwide hits, he highlighted a few Michigan ones. We featured Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad smash Imported from Detroit (starring Eminem) and the fantastic Grand Rapids Lip Dub (starring pretty much the entire city of Grand Rapids) on Absolute Michigan [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Treaty of Detroit

August 25, 2011 – 11:50 am

By William LeFevre of the Walter P. Reuther Library , courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. As the national debate over universal health [...]

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$1 Million Accelerate Michigan Contest!

June 8, 2011 – 7:37 am

Speed by IreJustin Applications are now open for the 2011 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition will award more than $1 million in cash winnings, plus in-kind awards of services, staffing and software to top entrepreneurial businesses and also includes a competition for college students with an idea for an innovative business. [...]

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Grand Rapids LaughFest ~ March 10-20, 2011

March 7, 2011 – 8:11 am

The first-ever Grand Rapids LaughFest kicks off this Thursday (March 10) in Grand Rapids. The city-wide festival runs March 10-20, 2011 and is presented by Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids, an independent branch of Gilda’s Club Worldwide. The organization was founded in honor of comedienne Gilda Radner with the goal of helping men, women and children [...]

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Lansing is The Next American City

November 22, 2010 – 8:59 am

Lansing, Michigan, USA by Mario.Q Next American City partnered with IBM and its SmarterCities initiative to encourage citizens across the nation to share how their cities are addressing the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. The prize for the city with the most posts to the SmarterCities Scan was a profile on their website, [...]

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Lansing ranks among great cities for young adults

July 29, 2010 – 2:37 pm

Skyline: Lansing, Michigan, USA by Mario.Q Spotted in the Lansing State Journal today, Kiplinger magazine Lansing has been identified as one of 10 great cities for young adults. Ranking right along side the notable locations of Austin, TX, Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, New York, NY, Portland, OR, Salt Lake City, UT and [...]

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Five Things you need to know about Michigan: Extreme Economy Edition

March 4, 2009 – 10:50 am

Face Plant by by Rudy Malmquist We try to be as positive as possible, but I do hope that everyone (and yes, I’m looking at you elected officials) is preparing to need to do extraordinary things to keep our state and the people in it afloat. 1. Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ismael Ahmed, director of [...]

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Rollercoaster Wednesday

January 7, 2009 – 10:45 am

MSU College of Human Medicine by Eridony Going up The New York Times reports that in the midst of the darkest economic times Michigan has seen in decades, the University of Michigan is spending billions to grow with nearly three million square feet new buildings for science, medicine, health, art, business, sports, food service and [...]

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Off the Mat Monday: Bailout busting, rare isotopes, keeping working and Jason Hanson

December 15, 2008 – 8:27 am

A2 City Reflections by Behind My Blue Eyes ~~ Stevie Exxxx Before we go into some positive economic stories from Michigan, here’s The Big Fat Auto Bailout Collapse from The Daily Beast and Mitch Albom saying Hey, you senators: Thanks for nothing: There ought to be a law — against the hypocrisy our government has [...]

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Proton Beam Group, Attacked by a lamp post

May 27, 2008 – 4:58 pm

There’s pretty much zero chance that I’m NOT going to post a link to an article titled “Proton beam group forms”. More here. The photo is Attacked by a lamp post (150) by caterpillars. It’s part of her Detroit show. Yow. Share this:

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