Word: processing
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...same time are admirably adept at taking in many bits of information, but they may not connect them in meaningful ways. Speed, after all, isn't everything. Though less swift, the older person continues to absorb new material, comparing it with knowledge and insights gleaned over a lifetime. The process becomes less reflexive and more reflective. And the word for that is wisdom...
WellMed is designed for anyone who has ever answered the question "When was your last tetanus shot?" with a sheepish shrug. Registration and setup are about a 10-minute process (more if you have a lengthy medical history), in which you provide information about your emergency contacts, allergies, blood type and primary-care doctor and are assigned a log-in name and password. WellMed organizes the data into what it calls your WellRecord. This doesn't replace your physician's record, but it becomes your personal storage and communication tool. Doctors, far-flung family members, insurance companies and laboratories...
...helping the son, isn't the campaign at some level a crusade to redeem the dad, right a big wrong and in the process exceed every expectation--and then some? Ask old Bush hands about how much of this race is about that race, and most dismiss it out of hand, even though nearly all of them will admit to you that's why they are back in the fight. Only two or three will even talk about George W.'s complex motivation, and those who do choose their words carefully. "Look," says a Bush confidant, "somebody once said that...
Chapman, 35, says she's "mellowed" since her Talkin' Bout a Revolution days: "You can do more than be angry; you can do something about what's making you angry." She's following the presidential race but is disgusted by the process ("It's not about our lives; it's about how much money the candidates spend"). The issue of genetically altered food arouses more passion in her than one might expect ("We're polluting our food sources...
...stardom was bolted in place around her. "I had success with the first record, and I had to keep making records. I felt like my life was on this cycle that was beyond my control," she says. "Making records and touring, making records and touring, and in that process not being at home and not being settled. They weren't particularly happy times...