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How about "geo engineering" as discussed by John Holdren and described at http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/04/09?

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My wife, Gail Whitney, was diagnosed with a particularly nasty variant of Parkinson's disease, she lost the abilities to speak and to walk or eat without assistance. But she did not lose her abillity to recognize friends and smile at the antics of grandchildren. After an active life (she co-founded the Saturday Academy science education program that's helped over 100,000 students in Oregon and SW Washington), she was emotionally devasted by the prospect of loss of all control of her life.

Several family members felt she'd get the best and safest care in a facility with 24-hour nursing care. While still able to talk, she first dealt with the blow of finding Parkinson's patients aren't eligibile for Oregon's Death With Dignity law and then made it clear she preferred to stay at home.

Thanks to wonderful doctors, caregivers, family, and friends and the supervision by Adventist Hospice, Gail has continued to have moments of emotional sunshine in an unpromising circumstance.

A week ago, one of her caregivers, Annie Wood, arrived in time for me to leave for work. Gail's smile on seeing Annie invited the attached snapshot.

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