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Jennifer Fields, representing Enid Public School Foundation, was among the nearly 200 education foundation board members, mentoring volunteers, community leaders and educators who attended the Fall Forum for Local Education Foundations and Youth Mentoring Programs Oct. 23 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
For 22 years, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has presented the Fall Forum as the state's premiere event for local education foundation leaders, school administrators and others seeking to improve the quality of public education in their communities. As part of its Boren Mentoring Initiative, the Foundation for Excellence also offered sessions on youth mentoring on the Fall Forum.
"Champions for Education" was the theme for the conference, which featured a keynote address by the University of Oklahoma women's basketball coach Sherri Coale. Oklahoma Medal for Excellence-winning educator Cindy Hemm spoke at the luncheon on how mentoring and community partnerships helped bring success to her inner-city Tulsa school.
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In a pitcher's duel, a lot of times its the little things that make a difference. Unfortunately for Rockdale on Wednesday, all the little things went the opponent's way.Loganville right-hander Casey Shiver pitched six innings of three-hit ball and the Bulldogs ran themselves out of two potential run-scoring innings in a 2-1 loss to the defending Class AAAA state champions. With the game tied at 1-1 in the top of the sixth, Zach Mathis drew a walk to load the bases, but pinch-runner Terrence Hutcherson apparently lost track of the base runners and began to jog home. Loganville catcher Jacob Johnson fired to third baseman Landon Hayes, who applied the tag to end the inning. After Heath Holder's bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth put Loganville up 2-1, Ryan Conner was picked off first base, all but ending the Bulldogs' final threat. "I had just gotten it out of my mouth, 'bases loaded, you're the potential tying run; stay put,' he goes jogging off third base," Rockdale coach Casey Martin said of Hutcherson's mental error that ended the sixth inning. "You can't expect to win games when you do things like that." Logan scored first without the benefit of a hit in the bottom of the second inning. Beau Mixon went to third on a wild pitch and raced home when Rockdale catcher Kevin Daukins' throw sailed into left field for a 1-0 Loganville lead. Shiver had a perfect game through 31/3 innings until Chris Sheridan singled with two outs in the fourth. Buck Farmer followed with a walk and Chris Robuck had an infield single to load the bases. Shiver's balk scored Sheridan to tie the game at 1-1, but the right-hander struck out J.T. Shaw to end the threat. Farmer matched Shiver nearly pitch for pitch and finished his six innings of work allowing just five hits and striking out seven. "Hats off to Loganville. Their guy pitched a good game," Martin said. Kurt Aschermann Jr. can be reached at email@example.com.
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There were days during early season practices at Niagara University when the most intense competitor on the floor was a 5-foot-11, slow-footed, slightly balding guard whose eligibility ran out more than a decade ago.
Luke Dobrich, 32, is in his eighth season as a men's basketball assistant coach at Niagara, and his first as the senior member of head coach Joe Mihalich's staff. NCAA rules restrict how often Dobrich, a Purple Eagles player from 1996-2000, can be an active participant in practice drills. But he relishes those rare occasions when he gets to relive his days as a Division I player.
"There's nothing like being out there on the court playing the game," Dobrich said. "You get your competitive juices flowing. Not that you're trying to relive your glory, but it's just so much fun."
When Dobrich jumps into a drill, he tries to demonstrate passion and competitiveness as much as proper techniques.
"I wish I was back in your shoes," Dobrich will tell the players sometimes. "Sometimes it's a grind but what I wouldn't' give to go back for one more season. You're playing Division I basketball, it's the best time of your life, and it goes by so fast."
On the floor, Dobrich conveys that message blasting through screens, bellowing after making big shots and barking at managers for scorekeeping errors.
"He brings it every day," senior point guard Anthony Nelson said. "He's intense in video, walk-throughs, everything. Just like the players should be. He shows us the way.
"And he's still got game, too."
"There's something neat," Mihalich said, "about seeing a guy like him, whether his is demonstrating a drill or jumping into a drill every once in a while, showing how passionate you need to be. Our team is learning so many different things and one thing they're learning is how important it is to be passionate."
Dobrich learned that growing up Depue, Ill., where his father was the high school coach. As a senior, Dobrich was a second-team all-state selection who received votes for the Mr. Basketball Award.
"He was terrific when he first came in as a freshman," former Niagara coach Jack Armstrong said. " He was precisely what we were looking for in terms of a steady guard who could stick open shots, make good high percentage decisions, not turn the ball over. He was a self-starter, a gym rat, somebody who had great passion and hunger for the game."
By the second week of practice in his freshman year, however, Dobrich was no longer himself. Thinking he had the flu, he tried to play through stomach pain and a lack of energy until, following the first exhibition game, he collapsed. It turned out he had ruptured his appendix, and he wound up spending eight days in the hospital here, and five more back in Illinois.
"It probably affected me for the rest of my career," Dobrich said. "Having that in the back of my mind, being the first time away form home, a small town in Illinois. It took some of my fire away and it was a long time before I got it back."
When his senior season came around, Dobrich and classmates Nate Bernosky, Peter Strobl, Mike Byrne, Danny Amponsah and Terry Edwards tried to cherish every practice, game and road trip and compete as hard as they could. The Purple Eagles, picked to finish eighth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference that season, went 17-12 and were a top four team in the MAAC.
After graduation, Dobrich decided to put his business degree to use and enter the corporate world. When he told of the decision, Mihalich told Dobrich, "you should go do that and get it out of your system. But you're going to be a coach."
"I'm pretty sure I said that to him," Mihalich said. "I know I thought it."
Dobrich spent two years as an account executive with Fujitsu and one year as a sales executive with Experian. But he wasn't passionate about his work.
"When I got into the business world for a little while, I felt the pull back to basketball really hard," Dobrich said. "I couldn't stand not being around it."
Shortly after he spent a day hanging out with Armstrong in Chicago, Dobrich contacted Mihalich and arranged to come back to Niagara and volunteer as an operations assistant while finding a part-time job to pay the bills.
That convinced Mihalich that Dobrich was serious, and when assistant coach Mike Elfers resigned, Mihalich called Dobrich.
"What if I told you to put your two weeks in tomorrow and get here to Niagara to be a coach?" Mihalich said.
"Are you asking me," Dobrich asked, "or telling me?"
"Both," Mihalich said.
Dobrich spent three seasons as the youngest assistant on the staff, and four seasons as the second assistant. When Akbar Waheed took a job at Boston College over the summer, Dobrich was promoted to associate head coach.
"To me, that title means he's ready to be a head coach," Mihalich said.
"It's been a great journey," Dobrich said. "I've learned so much and its amazing to be able to do it at a place where I went to school and played here. I'm very, very fortunate that coach Mihalich gave me this opportunity."
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Niagara shuts out Canisius
Paul Zanette had a goal and assist while goaltender Chris Noonan made 29 saves to propel the Niagara University men's hockey team to a critical 3-0 victory over Canisius at the Buffalo State College Sports Complex.
Situation getting worse for Niagara basketball team
Niagara sank into last place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 51-49 loss at Manhattan, which came into the game on a 15-game losing streak Monday. And that was hardly the most ominous news to come out of the lost weekend, which also included Saturday's setback at Saint Peter's.
Niagara falls hard in big game
With Calvin Murphy being honored at halftime and ESPNU showing the game nationwide, the Purple Eagles missed more than twice as many shots as they made and lost 82-65 to visiting Metro Atlantic Athletic foe Rider before a crowd of 1,275.
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Having lost seven of eight games for just the second time in his 12 years at Niagara, coach Joe Mihalich is concerned that his roster of mostly freshmen and sophomores is not responding to the leadership being provided by his lone senior.
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Anthony Nelson's basket with just a second left on the shot clock proved the game's winning play as the Purple Eagles evened their record at 2-2 with a 65-61 victory over Bowling Green on Friday.
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The Roseville Council is expected tonight (Monday) to consider an ethics complaint lodged against it, the Human Rights Commission and City Manager Bill Malinen by former Mayor John John M. Kysylyczyn.
In a recent letter to the city Ethics Commission, Kysylyczyn contends the city Human Rights Commission and later the City Council engaged in prohibited political activity when the two groups passed resolutions opposing the Marriage Amendment. That amendment, which Minnesota voters rejected on Nov. 6, week, would have defined marriage as only being between one man and one woman.accordance with the City's Ethics Code, the complaint was sent to the City Attorney for review.
Kysylyczyn contended the Human Rights Commission and City Coucil violated the city's ethics policies in spending city resources in taking a stand on the issue.
"The discussion on the issue instructing people how to vote on a state constitutional amendment is clearly an act of being engaged in political campaign activity," Kysylyczyn stated. "While it may be acceptable to use public funds to educate the public in a fair and balanced manner on an issue that is related to an operation of city government, that was clearly not the case in this situation."
But Malinen said City Attorney Mark Gaughan researched the complaint and urged the Ethics Commison and now the City Council to dismiss Kysylyczyn's complaint. (The Ethics Commission is recommending the Council dismiss Kysylyczyn's complaint).
Gaughan, in his report, concluded that Kysylyczyn "has not established by clear and convincing evidence that the city has violated the ethics policy" and he is recommending the Council dismiss the complaint with "no adverse action be taken."
Gaughan contends the law allows the Council to collectively voice its stand on ballot iniatitives. He added the League of Minnesota Cities issued an opinion advising that it was OK for a city council to take a stand on an constitutional amendment.
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October 4, 2012 | Vol. 39, No. 40
Alaska State Senator Bert Stedman has been named chairman of The Energy Council, a legislative organization consisting of members from 11 states, five Canadian provinces, and the country of Venezuela.
According to their website, the council's mission is to provide a forum where leaders can exchange ideas and determine solutions related to energy issues that affect Alaska.
"I'm honored to continue serving as part of The Energy Council's leadership," Stedman said. "The Energy Council conference is a unique forum for discussing energy policy with some of the most knowledgeable people in the world. I'm proud to bring that knowledge back to Alaska and use it to make decisions regarding our resources."
Stedman has served on The Energy Council's executive committee for five years and was elected Vice-Chair of the council in late 2011. Under his leadership as chairman the council plans to focus on three themes: Understanding Arctic Development in a Global Context, Fossil Energy Trends, and Policy, Electricity and Alternate Energy Development.
"Within these themes, we will be examining several issues that are critical to Alaskans including energy exploration and transportation in the Arctic, LNG exports from the U.S., Arctic shipping routes, federal regulation, and hydro development," he added. "We will also endeavor to promote a better understanding of global supply and demand forces impacting North American energy markets."
The Energy Council does most of its work during four quarterly meetings that rotate among member states and provinces, with a spring meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Almost half of smaller companies expect their sales and orders to increase in 2013, although one in five fear they will fall, according to a new study.
A survey of more than 500 small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) found those in the South of England were most confident, especially those in professional services, marketing and advertising.
The construction industry was least positive, the poll by the Co-operative Bank found.
Keith Alderson, managing director of corporate and business banking at the Co-operative Bank, said: "SMEs and entrepreneurs are widely acknowledged as vital to Britain's economic recovery, so these results are good news as we head into 2013.
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The long-anticipated release of the Google Earth Plugin for the Mac has finally arrived! Mickey at Digital Earth Blog was the first to blog about it – after finding a mention of the new arrival in a forum post.
The forum post noted that the plugin install requires a 47 MByte download. A very large download for a plugin – a Googler responded that the download is actually both the Intel and PowerPC version of the plugin. You can download by visiting any Google Earth Plugin app or visiting the Earth API web site. When I went to install the plugin on my Intel-based MacBookPro it said it would take 147 Mbytes during the install. I have no idea why it would require that much space for the plugin. But, after the install I restarted Firefox and immediately went to EarthSwoop to try some plugin action. The plugin on the Mac worked just as expected! I also tried out the Google Earth API gallery to try some other examples. All worked great.
Having the Google Earth API available for the Mac will most likely result in more widespread support of the plugin for some serious applications. Keep watching this blog for more news on plugin applications.
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The long-anticipated release of the Google Earth Plugin for the Mac has finally arrived! Mickey at Digital Earth Blog was the first to blog about it – after finding a mention of the new arrival in a forum post.
this is very good news;-) thnx frank;-)
i hope they dont forget about the win64 version
Great news! FINALLY! Congrats to Google for putting the effort in to support the Mac. Looking forward to using it!
I'm still waiting hard for a Google Chrome version of the GE plugin.
It seems a long time since the the first rush of stories about the plug in, so more news on the blog about applications will be very welcome, plus more feedback from fellow Mac users.
I forgot to tell my personal most wanted update for the GE plugin: Support for the Space Navigator.
I've installed it, uninstalled and reinstalled it on my relatively new Macbook Pro running Leopard. But even tho' when I first install it the test site will say it was installed successfully (and advises to refresh the screen) it always tells me that it's not installed. Ever heard of that? Ideas how to resolve it?


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Can anyone say they were really surprised by this? Even though the series was tied and Oke City won on Tuesday, I thought their chances of winning a Game 7 on Colorado ice ranged between slim and none.
Here are my conference finals picks:
NORTH -- I'm sure Colorado appreciates the schedule and the near week of rest they'll get. Yeah, I know Shreveport whipped Wichita, and has been red-hot in 2006. But Colorado is Colorado. They have more horses than Anheuser Busch and no matter how good the Mudbugs have been, it won't be enough. Colorado in six.
SOUTH --- This is shaping up as a rematch of last year's South finals, which were as competitive as a Globetrotters-Washington Generals game. Hopefully Odessa won't put on a whinefest like Amarillo and its fans did after getting beat. Laredo is too deep, too skilled and too good. I give McKee and the 'Lopes credit for getting this far, but given they're a bad road team (with Tuesday being an exception), the Bucks take this easily. Laredo in five.
While I'd love to see a rematch of the 2004 finals, I just don't see it happening.
Blair is out and Cali is having trouble stopping anything short of a basketball. We might surprise you again Greg! Just asign Fonger to Pankowitz and let the games begin!!!
Bugs in 6
Laredo in 5
Bugs win cup!!!
I always get a kick out of your constant whining about the Amarillo whining. Do you really think that Rillaman and his minions are representative of the Amarillo fanbase??
Here you go..
Eagles in 6
Bucks in 6, Big Jack fan here, but can read the writing on the wall..
Eagles in 5..
Money talks and the Bugs and Jacks walk...
The whining isn't limited to Rillaman and his minions (God help anyone who falls into that category). Joe Ferras is one of the premier whiners in the league when it comes to officiating. Check out the blog archives from last April or last month if you need proof.
So one incident with DePuydt makes him a chronic whiner? I read far more bitching about officiating in your stuff than I do in the Amarillo paper.
It's far more than one incident with DePuydt. Ferras went off on Sterns, Cruickshank and Wayne Bonney after games in Corpus this year. I wouldn't use the Amarillo newspaper as a barometer.
All I can say is that I hope Laredo finally gets SHUT UP and SHUT OUT! I am hoping for a freakin miracle. I cannot stand Hiebert and the rest of the Buckss and hope they get taken down a notch or eight!!
Laredo in 5 Bossier in 7 and Bossier in 7.If Bossier makes the Finals they will be so focused on not letting it get away from them like the last time.Do have to admit in the conference finals I'm pickin B-S with my heart not with"logic".If Colorado and Laredo end up in the Finals it will be Colorado in 5 again.
Bucks beat Jacks in 6
Eagles beat Bugs in 7
Hey Rajan, if the Eagles say Paulo can't go, and since Blair is already hurt, are gonna say the Bugs will win the series?
Sure you don't want to change that Northern prediction yet?


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If the TIBC is high or the TIBC is normal and the serum ferritin is low, the anemia is due to iron deficiency. If the TIBC
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Evaluating fibrinogen, globulin
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District 2 candidates Tony Madrigal and Juan Telles, District 4 candidate Rickey McGill and District 5 candidate Jenny Ketchum Kenoyer said they supported the tax increase.
We dont want to be like Stockton, said McGill, a retired assistant principal at a California Youth Authority school. If we dont pass Measure X, well be in big trouble.
District 4 candidate Bill Zoslocki and District 5 Councilwoman Stephanie Burnside did not say whether they supported Measure X.
District 2 candidate Jon Rodriguez said he was troubled by the tax measure because it started off as a half-cent public safety tax and then became a 1 cent general tax, though city officials say they intend to spend half of the tax on public safety, a quarter on roads, a tenth on replenishing city reserves and the rest on parks and recreation and economic development.
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Rodriguez said he feared Measure X would be spent on salaries and pensions, though supporters insist that wont be the case. He also argued that the root cause of crime is poverty, which needs to be addressed to make any lasting reduction in crime rates.
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Challenge - Digital Challenges :Clone Out a Distraction
by Sande Krieger
posted 02/04/09
Galleries: Scrapbooking
This weeks challenge is to use the clone tool ( or another similar tool) to remove a distraction from your photo.
The photo that I wanted to use on this layout was pretty poor to begin with. The lighting was bad but worst of all, right behind the McKean's head and in between Jake and Mick was the window where the white light that was coming through. It was really drawing your attention away from the boys faces and to the light of the window.
So I cloned out the window to the left of McKean (boy on the left) and made it all the color of the wood trim. I also cloned out the window between the 2 boys and made it all yellow wall.
The 1st thing you should do is to copy your photo so that you still have the original intact. You can either copy the background layer by hitting Command J or Control J. Or you can make a duplicate of your photo by opening your photo and going to Save As command and saving it as a copy and then work on it.
One of the things I like most about the clone tool is that up in the menu bar you can change the blending mode so that you only clone the darker or lighter pixels. Go to MODE(after you have selected the Clone tool it will be at the top of your screen below the regular menus) and in the drop down menu, you can choose lighter or darker from the list of blending modes there.
On the left side of the photo, I changed the blending mode to DARKER and cloned over the bright white window light pixels with darker white trim pixels. Between the two boys, I left the blending mode on DARKER and cloned the yellow wall over the window.
If you accidentally clone an area of the photo that you don't want to clone just hit undo.
Another tip is to use a soft edge brush.
Also, you will need to hold down your Alt (PC) or Option (Mac) key and click to set your reference point. This tells the computer where you want to copy the pixels from to cover up the area you are cloning out. You will need to change this reference point as you work on cloning because as you move your cursor, the reference point shifts with you.
Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing your layouts! Don't forget to post before and after photos so we can see what you cloned out. Remember...it doesn't have to be perfect!!! Just give it a try!
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Derry News
---- — Nation tired of tea party
To the editor:
"There are no winners here."
Harsh words, and they were uttered by president Barack Obama after signing the agreement Oct. 16 that ended the tea party Republican-instigated federal government shutdown. Sixteen days of layoffs affecting 800,000 federal employees, closed facilities, neglected national security procedures and a financial loss of over $24 billion was finally over, as Texas' bedtime-story savant Ted Cruz and his like-minded gang of GOP malcontents and crybabies finally gave in to the inevitable.
The Republican Party lost again, just as they did during the two similar shutdowns during Bill Clinton's presidency back in 1995-96. The court of public opinion has spoken, as after concatenating most polls between 63-80 percent of Americans and a whopping two-thirds of registered Republicans disagreed with the shutdown. And the prevailing, inarguable fact is that most American citizens across all political lines save for the ultra-right-wingers are sick and tired of the continuous hatred and gridlock demonstrated day after day from the conservative tea party faction of the present-day GOP. The sole purpose of this latest subterfuge was their attempt to derail the Affordable Care Act, the landmark Obamacare law that is opposed by nearly every GOP lawmaker in America.
But the ACA is simply the latest in a long line of necessary and successful ameliorations effected by the Democrats over the past five years that together have pulled us out of the rudderless morass we were ensconced in back in 2008. An amazing amount of positive legislation was unsuccessfully filibustered and denigrated ad nauseum over that period by Washington Republicans before Democratic passage, legislation that has placed America in the vastly-improved state that short-memoried citizens are taking for granted now. These include 2009's Economic Stimulus Act, the GM/Chrysler bailouts, 2010s Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (which serves as a regulatory watchdog to prevent last decade's housing, business and jobs failures from recurring), the wide expansion of hate crime protections, as well as the ACA.
Just Google "Obama's top 50 accomplishments/Washington Monthly" for a memory refresher, a list that all Obama-bashers should either stay away from or just pretend doesn't exist. And anyone still arguing about the necessity of the gradual implementation of Obamacare should check out the millions of families busily signing up for benefits on the online marketplace healthcare.gov, despite all the system problems and slowdowns that are currently being redressed. Or talk to some of the American families and our elderly who have already been enjoying the earliest benefits of the law since last year. And the good news is that the slowdowns and inaccessibility of the website should be fixed before the end of November, giving customers plenty of time to sign up for assistance.
Furloughs are over, parks are reopened and government funding is congress-approved through Jan. 15, with the option of continued federal borrowing through Feb. 7. If Cruz, John Cornyn, Jim Inhofe and the rest of these quixotic "leaders" have their way we can all look forward then to another tug-of-war between America's financial solvency and tea party Republicans, in their continuous efforts to drag us all back to the past before the November 2014 elections. All in the name of hindering a president whom they have hated more and more with each successful legislative gain his administration has made, by a ragtag movement that wouldn't even exist if John McCain had won election in 2008.
William F. Klessens
No facts behind claims about Obamacare
To the editor:
Too many of our elected representatives, both from the right and the left, make inflammatory statements without producing any factual data to support what they are saying. What those on the right, both in government and their big money supporters, have been saying about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reflects this lack of fact-based argumentation.
An extreme example of nasty, hysteria-inducing claims with no fact support is the despicable ad showing an evil Uncle Sam figure about to perform a gynecological exam on a young woman and the repeated statements from elected representatives that the ACA is socialized medicine or a government take-over of health care. Not true! Under socialized medicine the government owns the hospitals and employs and pays the doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff from administrators through janitors. We have one bit of socialized medicine in the United States — the VA system. The current major government involvement in health care is Medicare which is an insurance plan administered by the government with medical care provided by independent doctors and hospitals. Medicare is extremely popular with its enrollees.
The ACA expands the number of people covered, not by government insurance, but by existing private insurance companies who will contract with existing hospitals and doctors to provide the same kind of services that they do now. So the ACA provides commercial insurance health care coverage for millions more people and puts in place rules to make sure coverage is effective as possible — no excluding people with pre-existing conditions, no annual or life-time caps, requires coverage for a variety of preventive care, reduces drug costs for senior citizens and more.
Another claim made by the right but unsupported with any evidence is that the ACA is a job killer. They support this claim by referencing the shift to part-time employment. However, this trend began as a result of the recession, long before the ACA became law, and this trend has reversed this year as the recovery continues. Studies by a number of economists find no support for the allegation that the ACA is having any significant effect on jobs but that does not stop the right from saying it repeatedly as if it were a fact while providing no support for the assertion.
There are other claims about the ACA that are not fact based but probably the most outlandish is that the ACA provides for death panels and rationing of health care through the Individual Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). In reality the IPAB is set up to make recommendations to help control Medicare's overall costs. It has no function to make decisions about individuals' health care. The ACA law specifically bars the IPAB from any recommendation to ration health care or restrict benefits.
Statements like this, masquerading as reality, hurt our democracy in two major ways. First they distort public information and understanding of reality when an informed public is essential to a functioning democracy and second they make it much harder for our elected representatives to work together to find reasonable solutions to our very real problems
Robert Wilkinson
We need Sanders or Kucinich for president
To the editor:
While criticism of our drones-use in Pakistan makes the news, I'm sending postcards to both Obamas: "Our USA in perpetual war and thus 'preferring' drones-murder in other countries is suffering illness. We drag others into our illness. It's ill to support war-machinery industry over all other kinds of production.
"Hillary would not get us out of this, nor would Kerry or Biden. We need a President Bernie Sanders or a President Dennis Kucinich. Each has integrity, cause-and-effect awareness, kindness. Not happening in D.C. at this time."
When Dr. Helen Caldicott speaks to the NH Peace Action audience on Nov. 9 in Concord, I hope we hear support for our USA getting past and surviving its illness that makes warring our dominant, outreach lifestyle.
Lynn Rudmin Chong


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Posts from the 'after 365' Category
After 365….Archive 14
Apologies for not posting for a little while, but it's been for a good reason, as I am currently busy setting up my photography company…, registering my business, creating a business plan, buying a new Apple computer, designing a logo and many more things! It's really happening! :-)
I hope to have my website ready to go live soon…stay tuned.
On another positive note, I am intending on starting my 2nd 365 project next Wednesday 25th March. I will be going away for a few days then, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to start it, plus I've had a little break from taking photographs, so I will be recharged and ready as ever.
This shot was taken towards the end of last year, on the mid North Coast of NSW Australia.
After 365….Archive 13
Drama Looming
Taken at Seal Rocks, NSW, Australia. I really liked the light in this one and the dramatic sky.
After 365…Archive 12
This shot was taken on Sydney Harbour, at a beach called Clontarf. I love starfish, for some reason, they make me smile.
After 365…Archive 11
Waiting for the Right Moment
I watched this surfer for about 10 minutes as he stood waiting….waiting for the right moment.
This was taken up on the North Coast of NSW, Australia, back in December.
After 365….Archive 10
Wild Kangaroo
Came across this beauty, back in December. :-)
After 365…Archive 9
I love kookaburras, they make me smile, I love their call….for it sounds more like a monkey than it does a bird song.
This shot was taken in Sydney a couple of months go. Do you remember a shot I took of a kookaburra with the light on its wings, staring out across Sydney Harbour, looking across to the City? Well, this was the same beautiful bird. Haven't they got beautiful eyes!
After 365….Archive 8
This is yet another shot that I took over Christmas, whilst we were at Seal Rocks. It's heaven for me, as far as photography goes.
After 365….Archive 7
One of My Favourite Places/strong>
Seal Rocks, it's a place I love and feel so peaceful and at ease with the world whenever I am there.
This shot, was another taken over Christmas. I just sighed out loud as I wrote, because I so wish tht I was there right now.
After 365….Archive 6
Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is somewhere, even though I lived in Sydney, I didn't visit all that often….I guess mainly because I lived on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, so didn't really need to go there, but when ever I did go….it was always a nice change. This shot was taken, when I went to see USA against Australia in a friendly waterpolo match.
After 365…. Archive 5
Wild Goanna
This is a photo that I took whilst we were camping over Christmas, of a wild goanna, that came very close to our tent. I think it's really beautiful!
After 365….Archive 4
Beautiful Manly
This was one of the beautiful sunrises I was fortunate to see in Manly, Sydney, Australia.
Happy days!
After 365…Archive 3
When The Fog Rolls In…
This was taken in Avoca, early one morning, as the sun was rising, but it was so foggy. Rather atmospheric.
After 365…. Archive 2
A Beach That Goes on Forever
This shot was taken on the same day that I saw dolphins surfing in the waves….which really isn't something you see every day.
This was taken over Christmas. If I am honest, I prefer this shot to the dolphin one, but like I said, it's not something you see every day, so this one had to stay on the back burner. I hope you like this.


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Happiest Refugee
The laugh-out-loud, reach-for-your-hanky story of one of Australia's best-loved comedians. Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days - could quench their desire to make a better life in the country they had dreamed about. Life in Australia was hard, an endless succession of back-breaking work, crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and make-do everything. But there was a loving extended family, and always friends and play and something to laugh about for Anh, his brother Khoa and their sister Tram. Things got harder when their father left home when Anh was only nine - they felt his loss very deeply and their mother struggled to support the family on her own. His mother's sacrifice was an inspiration to Anh and he worked hard during his teenage years to help her make ends meet, also managing to graduate high school and then university. Another inspiration was the comedian Anh met when he was about to sign on for a 60-hour a week corporate job. Anh asked how many hours he worked. 'Four,' the answer came back, and that was it. He was going to be a comedian! The Happiest Refugee tells the incredible, uplifting and inspiring life story of one of our favourite personalities. Tragedy, humour, heartache and unswerving determination - a big life with big dreams. Anh's story will move and amuse all who read it.
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This was the best book I have read in a long, long time. After reading the first two pages I was crying, then bursting out with laughter. I would highly recommend the book (if you are not a anh do fan, you will be after reading this!)
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