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"Life goes on, even though at times you wish it wouldn't," said Mike Laird on the eve of the anniversary of the death of his and wife Andrea's 18-year-old son Brendon, who died June 6, 2014, from injuries suffered in a tragic automobile accident. "We are still in shock and disbelief but life has to go on. We drive through every day and cry every night."
Mike and Andrea have 18 years of memories to help them through the days and nights, and the memories of Brendon shared by hundreds of people whose lives were touched by the introspective young man.
The outpouring of donations received by the Lairds laid the groundwork for the first annual Brendon Laird Memorial Benefit scheduled for Saturday, May 30.
Explained Mike, "There was an account set up at Big Horn Federal, and there was quite a bit of money. We didn't need it to pay Brendon's medical bills; my health insurance paid it all. It didn't feel right to put in our pocket, so we turned it into a scholarship fund and set up a 501c3 nonprofit.
"We gave seven scholarships to Greybull seniors this year," Mike said. "Originally we were going to select just one, but we had seven applications and couldn't pick just one."
The benefit will include a morning ride, free for anyone who wants to participate. You don't have to ride a horse, Mike said. You can ride, bicycle, walk or run, anything as long as no motorized vehicles are involved.
No pre-signup is necessary. Just be at the McFadden Arena, 2480 Lane 39 1/2 (north of Greybull) and register at 9 a.m. The ride (either 5 or 10 miles, rider's choice) begins at 10 a.m. At the conclusion of the ride, a light lunch will be served for a nominal fee.
"It's planned as just a gathering of friends, enjoying the great outdoors, a time for story-telling, having fun, sharing remembrances of Brendon. Brendon loved being outside, riding horses; he used to ride out there."
The fundraising part of the benefit starts with a dinner at the Greybull Elks Lodge at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 and will include the dinner, dance (music by the Rewinders) and live and silent auctions.
Mike has been listing auction items on the Brendon Laird Memorial Facebook page and will be updating it every day until the benefit.
All proceeds will go directly to the Brendon Laird Memorial Scholarship established at Big Horn Federal. The money will be used for scholarships for Riverside and Greybull high school students who plan to further their education in the vocational field.
Mike said response to the benefit has been "absolutely amazing. Our community is amazing; our state is amazing. It has been phenomenal. We are getting responses from family and friends of course, but from people in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Montana, Iowa, all over the state of Wyoming. We have gotten donations from people we don't even know, but who knew or had met Brendon at some point and been impressed with the kind of young man he was."


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It is in the nature of contemporary politics that the more profound facets of political change are often subsumed by the clutter of immediate developments. The first days of the Winter Session of Parliament has been disrupted by a determined Opposition demanding that the government subject its decision to facilitate foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing to a parliamentary floor test. As much as the BJP and Left's defence of small and medium retailers who may be threatened with unequal competition, the insistence on a voting resolution owes considerably to the belief that the government is extremely vulnerable on this one issue.
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In the past, governments haven't stood on prestige over allowing debates under a voting rule on subjects that are governed by executive discretion. Under the NDA, the Congress and the Left joined hands in pressing for a vote on the privatisation of Balco (Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.). Likewise, even though the conduct of foreign affairs is totally in the realm of executive discretion, a "sense of the House" resolution was adopted in 2003 to forestall the possibility of India getting embroiled in America's war against Saddam Hussein. It is precisely because the UPA-2 was unsure over its ability to cobble together a majority that it fell back on principle to prevent a vote. Once that problem had been successfully negotiated, it became agreeable to a debate followed by a division. At the time of writing, it appears that a debate followed by voting will not create any awkwardness for the Manmohan Singh government.
Yet, the issue of parliamentary scrutiny of contentious executive decisions is a problem that is unlikely to go away. The Indian Constitution was formulated at a time when the Congress exercised a stranglehold over politics. Under Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, the Congress had a commanding majority in Parliament. Consequently, the Opposition rarely pressed for a vote on executive decisions. However, now that India has entered a prolonged phase of coalition governments of varying stability and coherence, the issue is certain to present itself over and over again. Governments with uncertain majorities cannot expect the same measure of indulgence as regimes with a clear mandate.
The Constitution accorded the Centre with more discretionary powers than those enjoyed by its counterparts in other democracies. Those familiar with British Constitutional history will be aware of the tussle in the 19th century between the Whigs and Peelites over ministerial responsibility. The Whigs favoured the entire governmental process being subjected to parliamentary oversight while the Peelites favoured strong government, the insulation of ministers from constituency pressures and sought to emphasise responsibility over responsiveness. These debates have persisted to this day. Parties which appeared to uphold Whig principles while in Opposition have tended to become Peelite when occupying the Treasury benches. India will also witness similar flip-flops.
Yet, some changes have already begun to be felt. As opposed to the time when appointments to important state agencies were left completely to the discretion of the executive, there is an attempt to curtail the element of discretion by involving the Leader of Opposition in many of the selection committees. The Supreme Court's annulment of the appointment of P.J. Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner also demonstrated that the executive cannot act as before. Likewise, the process of appointment of the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation looks set to undergo a radical change in the coming years, a development that augurs well for the beleaguered body.
Overall, the process of governance by discretion is under serious challenge because the polity is fractured and there are many more aspiring stakeholders. Even foreign policy looks set to witness important shifts. The intervention of Tamil parties in nudging India to vote against Sri Lanka in Geneva earlier this year and Mamata Banerjee's veto of the Teesta waters agreement with Bangladesh are indications of which way the wind is blowing.
In the short-term, this move towards asserting the supremacy of Parliament over executive discretion may well further impair decision-making and even force a political stalemate in the future. However, there are two positive developments that can also result from this shift to responsive government. First, the curbs on discretionary powers may actually erode the influence of an over-bearing state on civil society. It may actually provide an extra space for citizens to go about their lives without bothering about a vengeful and venal political establishment. Second, the process of greater parliamentary oversight may actually propel MPs to look beyond narrow party interests on many matters. If MPs start exercising their independent judgment on most issues, the quality of public life is calculated to improve significantly.
Meanwhile, the UPA can take heart that "reforms" don't need to be undertaken by stealth. It can be legitimised by parliamentary approval.
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Apr 06, 2005 - 9:58 am
I am a Vietnam Vet (1965-66 DaNang) diagnosed with squamous cell cancer of the mouth, neck and lung. I have been reading some of the postings about cancer related to agent orange and wondering if there is a connection. My question is how can one determine if he was exposed to agent orange? Is it possible that one was exposed without knowing?
Apr 07, 2005 - 10:22 am
My husband is also a Vietnam Vet and has recently been diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. The Veterans administration has deemed him totally & permanently 100% disabled do to agent orange exposure. He is now receiving a monthly compensation and many other benefits. I would strongly recommend that you contact a local chapter and see if you qualify. Good Luck
Apr 13, 2005 - 2:39 am
Make sure that when your husband goes into remission that you claim evrything that the cancer and its treatment affected. The VA will reduce your rating and may try to say you don't have any residuals problems. DOn't let them get away with it. Keep track of all the meds and treatments. I don't want to bring you down but just trying to help. What I am telling oyu they did to me. I had Non hodgkins too. Have diabettes and heart problems caused by chemo. Good luck!
Jul 04, 2005 - 4:46 pm
I too have base of tongue cancer. The VA denied my claim ( agent orange ). However I have read somewhere that RYE vs Principi had his denial overturned. Does anyone have info on how I can get access to that case ?
Dec 28, 2005 - 8:16 pm
Ralph, I am also a Vietnam Vet and have base of tongue cancer. I was operated on in Oct. 04. The VA denied my claim also, but I am fighting it. Keep at it and I have only recently heard of the case you speak of.
Boblow305 asked if you can be exposed to Agent Orange without knowing it, the answer is yes. If you were in Vietnam, you were exposed, period. You can be exposed to the chemicals just from drinking the water. To much detail to go into on this post, but you can find info on the internet.
Aug 21, 2008 - 10:18 am
My husband was just recently diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma. He did two tours in Vietnam where Agent Orange was used quite liberally. I have been doing some research on this cancer and have come up with alot of questions.
Mar 13, 2009 - 5:17 pm
I am new to this site,why I don't know since I have had two cancers from this poison. I read your post on squamous cell cancer and thought I would tell you my story in a very few words.
I was in Vietnam from 1964 to 65 where I flew support missions for the spray aircraft. We would come back with it all over us, but were told to wash it off "it is not harmful to humans", yeah right!!!
My first cancer was prostate cancer 8 years ago, I caught it early and so far have not had a recurrence. Last year I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx. I had been on 20% compensation from the prostate cancer, it had been 100% but they pronounced me cured last year (I don't think you are ever cured). They put me back at 100% last year when I was diagnosed to have larynx cancer.
So, yes, if you have not already found out, any kind of cancer to one of their approved cancers will get compensation. I never had any argument from them other than their cutting off the compensation after 2 years because of their ruling that I was cured. Since the larynx cancer is recent they put me back on 100%, but yesterday I got notice that they considered me cured so back to 20%. I am getting an attorney and fighting them on this. The side affects of these cancers are terrible and will last until i die.
I hope you have succeeded with your claim, if not anything I can do to help let me know.
J. McLendon
Jul 16, 2009 - 4:44 pm
Hey fighterpilot, I am currently awaiting word from the VA on my claim. I was exposed to AO during my 13 month tour (Phan Rang) 66-67. I am on my 3rd bout with cancer. The first bout consisted of radiation and chemo for cancer of the larynx...which was "cured" for 7 whole months. The second bout required a total laryngectomy and removal of lymph nodes, thyroid and some other associated parts and pieces. It was stage 4 and I was only given a "few months" to live. I'm wondering if the VA would consider the removal of the larynx as "cured" as far as that cancer went? The hole in my neck (which I breathe through) won't go away. I am also dealing with diabetes and now, prostate cancer with the numbers climbing rapidly. All of these "things" are currently listed. My prostate has been trimmed once and wonder if that'll effect their rating any?
Mar 26, 2011 - 7:39 pm
Cancer of the salivary gland right cheek was found in 1989. My husband was in DaNang, Quang Tri, Khe Sanh and LZstud in 1968-69. Have any other Vietnam Veterans had adenocarcinoma that anyone knows of. This is not considered an oral cancer as far as I know and VA does not recognize it as caused by AO. However, VA did his surgery and subsequent radiation treatments. He was considered cancer free initially at 5 years and then it was extended to 10 years.
In response to your cancers - I know that if you were cancer free for 5 years you were considered "cured" until a couple of years ago and it was extended to 10 years cancer free so I do not know why VA figured you should be considered cured after only 8 years.
I am writing this for my husband. He asked me to find if there were any other Vietnam Veterans with adenocarcinoma.
Good luck with your problem.
Aug 18, 2009 - 8:09 pm
Hi Debbie,
Apr 04, 2011 - 9:31 am
Hi - my name is Peggy. My husband was also in Vietnam during 68-89 and also diagnosed with salivary gland cancer. My husband was in DaNang, Quang Tri and Khe Sanh. When did your husband develop his cancer? Was he in any of the same areas? I am sorry for your loss. My husband is going to try to appeal the decision now and is looking for evidence to present before appeal time runs out. Thank you for any help you can give us.
Feb 17, 2010 - 2:28 am
People have the habit to observ ant critic everything they see from the use of atrazine like herbicide to the harm of eating to many candies and so on .
Jan 16, 2011 - 10:40 pm
The VA recognizes a cancer called soft tissue sarcoma....
Sarcomas can be anywhere in the body while squamous cell carcinoma specifically occurs inside the upper esophagus and throat and adenocarcinoma occurs in the lower end and stomach in the mucous glands.My husband,also a soldier has adenocarcinoma,his oncologist stated to us the difference in the two;adeno predominately caused by acid reflux and secondly by aged/cured foods and sqam from alcohol and tobacco products cronic use over long period of time.
Jun 12, 2013 - 8:26 pm
My husband was also a Vietnam Vet - his last tour of duty in Vietnam ended in 1969. In June 2001 he was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Lung Cancer. The doctors at the VA in Tampa Florida made the diagnosis. They asked him if he was a Vietnam Vet and he said yes he was and that he did 2 tours of duty in Vietnam. They told us that there was a good chance being Squamous Cell that it was directly related to Agent Orange even though they knew my husband had a 45 year history of smoking cigarettes. They sent us to the DAV office right there at the James A Haley VA Hospital. The DAV helped us file all the necessary paperwork for Service Connected Disability and also Social Security Disability. In September 2001, my husband received his Service Connected 100% Disability without any further hassles. Unfortunately my husband died the following June. I now receive the Widows Compensation for the Service Connected Disability. So don't give up - as I said my husband had a 45 year history of smoking.
God Bless you,
Jun 13, 2013 - 3:09 pm
Thank you for posting this information as it is very helpful to others. I am sorry to read that your husband died shortly after receiving his disability rating. It is good to read that the VA pointed you in the right direction to obtain the benefits. We hear so many bad stories about the VA, it is nice to read something good about them.
My Best to You and Everyone Here
Feb 20, 2016 - 3:41 pm
Linda any help you could give me in this fight would be so appreciated. As unless we get a miracle my husband will pass. I want the miracle. Please we need help
Oct 03, 2016 - 1:07 am
my husband recently passed away from non small cell squamous lung cancer. I am fighting to get benefits for him but unfortunately never thought of discussing agent orange with oncologist. The guy at VA we talked to was not encouraging so I fighting for him now. Any help would be appreciated.
Oct 06, 2016 - 12:22 am
I am sorry to read of the passing of your husband. No words I type here can ease your pain, but hopefully as time passes, so does the pain and only fond memoried remain.
One thing that you might want to do since the person at the VA didn't seem to be helpful to you. Find a local Veterans Organization that has a Veterans Service Officer (VSO) that will fill out a claim for you on behalf of your late husband. VFW, DAV, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America. Even your local Federal Congressman/woman may have a Veteran Advacate to help you. They have been schooled to know the proper paperwork that needs to be done at no charge to you. If anyone asks for money, walk away and find a different VSO at another Organization.
Lung cancer is on the Presumptive list. Here is a link to the VA site that shows Agent Orange related cancers, Respiratory cancer is one of them.
It will be a long drawn out battle, but don't give up. You will need some Expert Opinions as evidence more than likely, but the VSO should already know this.
My Best to You and Everyone Here
Aug 24, 2016 - 11:05 am
Linda, The VA just denied my claim for Agent Orange related (Vietnam 1965-66) Squamous Cell Carcinoma. I plan to appeal and could use your help. I have sent an email message directly. Thank you, John
Sep 15, 2013 - 11:23 am
I just received a letter from the V.A. denying my claim for benits due to disability caused be Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). I live and filed my claim in California and the decision was render from an office in West Virginia.
In the denial letter the VA states "Service connection is denied for "SCC" left neck, because there is no evidence linking this condition to Military serivce."
I served in Vietnam from Dec. 1967 to Dec. 1968 and Nov. 1970 to Nov. 1971. I was diagnosed with "SCC" in November 2007 and started treatment in January 2008. treat, which ended in July 2008 consisted of both radiation therapy to the neck area and chemotherapy. I also sent a total of 17 days in the hospitial be treated for the various ailments that go with the cancer treatment. In addition to the Chemo and radiation theropy I had several CT scans with "contrast". In May of 2012 while preparing for my last CT scan I was diagnosed with Kidney failure (stage IV, severe). I also have been dianosed with Thyroid failure and take medication for that.
Compared to other stories I've read, I am not in bad shape and I may not be entilted to much compensation, if any. But I am upset that the V.A. has denied my claim base on "non serivce" connected cancer. It appears they have rendered approvals in some cases and denied others. That is the purpose of my appeal. It is likely that sometime in the furture my kidneys will completely fail & I will need further treatment or transplant. for this reason I need to fight this. I need proof that the V.A. has approved clainms for Squamous Cell Carcinoma cases base on service connection.
Tim Sawyer
Aug 30, 2008 - 8:56 pm
I did a search on the internet for agent orange and squamous cell carcinoma and came across 2-3 different cases that people won through the VA which connected Agent Orange and Squamous cell carcinoma. I only did about a 10 minute search, but am planning on spending more time to see if I can locate any more information on it.
Jan 07, 2013 - 9:46 pm
I have been battling squamous cell skin cancer of the face for over 20 years. I was in the Navy but my ship was never "officially" listed on the blue water navy ships for the years I was in Nam. Can you share with me any info you have seemed to find on the subject? Thank you for your time and help.
Oct 18, 2009 - 12:39 am
First of all, I was impressed to read about your cancer. I was diagnosed with stage IV nasopharyngeal Carcinoma on June 8, 2006; (Head and neck cancer located in nasopharynx, located between the ears and behind the eyes).
I was also afforded the opportunity to go overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as a Marine Sergeant. I've made similar claims through the VA. After 5 years active duty, I worked for a DOE subcontractor and for some reason the VA set me up an appointment for an MRI during the time of Hurricane Katrina. Although nothing was found, I was diagnosed the very next spring with the most advanced stage of NPC. Why would they pay $2500-$3000 for the MRI of the brain, unless there was reasoning? Thank you for your service in Vietnam.
Jan 27, 2012 - 4:42 pm
My husband was also a marine in vietnam and died from Cancer on the base of his tongue. The VA also denied the claim. I need info on what I can do, like which king of lawyer to cantact, ect.
Jan 28, 2012 - 11:29 pm
I sent you a private e-mail
Sep 27, 2012 - 11:26 pm
Dear Marine
Sep 28, 2012 - 10:52 am
Hello Catalpa,
First, please thank your husband for his service and mention " Welcome Home " to him for me, he will understand the meaning.
Secondly, I am sorry that you both have to be on here seeking information, but it is a great site to find answers.
Thirdly, we will be better off by taking our discussion to this site's CSN Email system ( upper left hand corner block of page)as we will be having some long posts and I generally try not to make my posts too long on the board when possible. You will need to be logged into the site to see the e-mails.
I will send you a test e-mail soon/ few minutes...
My Best to Both of You and Everyone Here
May 26, 2014 - 6:32 pm
It sounds like we have similar problems. I had tonsil cancer in 2003 and tongue cancer in 2009. I got VA benefits for Prostate cancer in 2003 for cancer that was diagnosed in 1997. I didn't apply until 2002 and it took about 10 months to get that. I have been turned down several times for the tongue and tonsil cancer but I keep finding more information to keep the claims going. Currently I am appealing and waiting for a hearing. I have information on different claims so I hope this will eventually lead to a favorable outcome. Keep the faith.
Feb 11, 2009 - 10:38 pm
Looking for answers.I can't find anything on the internet about RYE vs Principi. Can anyone direct me to it?
Jan 10, 2010 - 12:07 am
Rye vs Principi was a case that was won by a Vet who had a private practice represent him. They are located in both Cherry Hill, NJ and Philadelphia, PA. If you google Rye vs Principi, their office will come up, not sure if I would be breaking any rules posting their name, so I won't just to be on the side of caution.
Secondly, you can go the VA site < va.gov > and search the site and look for the section for the ( Board of Appeals ). Once in there, you can do a search for all the appeals for Base of Tongue cancer and read the rulings. You will see many have been denied, but you will also see there are those that are granted. Read who represented the Veteran and what they brought to the Hearing.
Many people show up unprepared as far as proof and expert opinions. I would suggest that anyone applying for benifits have a Rep from a Veteran's organization ( DAV or Vietnam Veterans of America, etc ) help them as there is allot that has to be done with the maze of paperwork.
I hope this is of some help to you, Welcome Home. Semper Fidelis
Apr 03, 2010 - 11:41 am
Here is a link to the web site of the attorneys who won the Rye vs Principi appeal for benefits. http://www.wcblegal.com/successes.php?action=view&id=31
May 16, 2010 - 5:40 pm
There is a case on this site (http:/www4.va.gov/vetapp08/files3/0824005.txt)that has at least one case won on the tonuge with full benifits. I would suggest using a VFW rep in the case and be sure to ask lots of questions and stay on top of your case with your rep. If you live close to Goldbsy Okla. there is a place called Veterns Corner and they are a bunch of great guys and girls that help you get your paper work ready and you prepared for your fight can't beat them they have really helped my husband with all of this we just started using them in Dec 2009 and are now getting results at least not taking 2 to 4 years to get a respons for the VA.
May 16, 2010 - 5:29 pm
My husband and I have been fighting for his benifits for this cancer since 1997 I have the site you are looking for (http://www4.va.gov/vetapp08/files3/0834005.txt) the last time I was on this site was 11/27/2009 I found 4 cases at that time were Squamous Cell cancer is being paid full benifits. We are now facing VBA our selfs and hoping this does't take for ever to get to my husband is now on a feeding tube for all food intake we started with the right parioda gland and then right tonsil, and now behind the back of the throat and unoperable so I wish you luck and if you have any information that will help us in getting ready for this next step please let us know. My spelling isn't the greatest wish it was better... Thank you JoBaby
Aug 21, 2008 - 10:29 am
According to a pamphlet that we receive every month titled Semper Fidelis Memorandum for Retired Marines, they now have a blanket policy that states that vietnam veterans may be eligible for compensation & health care for certain diseases associated with Agent Orange, the defoliant sprayed to unmask enemy hiding places in the jungles throughout Vietnam. Special health care and compensation benefits are available to the 2.6 million men and women who served in Vietnam between 1962 and 1975. They then go on to list all of the cancers that they say are based on clinical research of presumptive disabilities.
Feb 05, 2009 - 9:20 am
Hi, we just found my dad has squamous cell cancer of the face and hands. He also is a vietnam veteran(marine) he has also been on kidney dialysis for the last 7 to 8 years.We just got the call this morning, now we are in process of contacting the Va. I have told my dad to have a pathologist check it so see if it may be the soft tissue sarcoma (which i see mimic each other) I will fight for my dad on this. His troop was all killed but for 4 men who made it back. He is not healthy enough to fight I can and will. Please if you can give me any information on what i can do or should do it would help thank you
Proud daughter of a Marine
Jun 27, 2009 - 10:40 pm
My father, a two tour Vietnam Vet, has squamous cell carcinoma on his buttocks and in his lungs. He was also diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma shortly after the squamous diagnosis. The Va approved our claim that both cancers were directly Agent Orange related and he now receives monthly benefits. My best advice is to find a Va representative that you can speak to in person, as they are a huge help with all the paperwork and will be the most qualified to explain the entire situation to you. If they deny you a first time, fight even harder on the second. Never stop fighting for your father, he needs you more than ever.
Jan 04, 2011 - 8:20 pm
Hi Maria,
Jun 27, 2009 - 1:18 pm
Oct 18, 2009 - 12:46 am
There are many Marines with squamous cell cancers. I too was diagnosed and all I can suggest is to keep fighting for it. There are too many Marines with Squamous Cell Cancers. We should get together and fight for this with the VA. Although the VA saved me from stage IV NPC, I still believe it to be ethical to help you and the many other "Devil Dogs" with similar cancers. A man who raised me, who my mother divorced, was a Marine Vietnam Veteran with agent orange and a purple heart; compliments of a claymore mine. Lets keep in contact on here and develop MPCOA (most probably course of action). BAMCIS, SMEAC,5 paragraph order...remember???
Dec 02, 2009 - 6:26 pm
I, like almost everyone else here, started searching the net for info on the linkage of AO with oral carcinoma. My father is a marine, Vietnam vet and has been fighting mouth sores ever since his return from Vietnam (~'69). The cells in his mouth (cheeks & tongue) have finally gone from being open, painful sores to squamous cell carcinoma and verucous carcinoma. He has been seen by a doc at Ohio State U. hospital that had only seen this in his career a couple of times - all in men that were in Vietnam. We have just returned from the MD Anderson cancer hosp. in Houston for a second opinion on the course of action he should take. He is looking at an extensive surgery, with reconstruction of the tongue, the pulling of every tooth in his head so that he can have radiation to his mouth, and a 6-9 month recovery period.
Apr 22, 2011 - 8:42 am
I can relate to you as I live in ohio as well. We just got back from seeing the Specialist at the Arthur James Cancer Treatment Center at Ohio State, which we were told was the best in the state. That doctor found out more in 30 seconds about my fathers issues than the darn VA has in the past 18 months. My father has been going to the VA for 18 months about the lumps in his neck and lymph nodes. The VA doc there has been stating in his medical record that its just a cough, or the flu. I am sorry but if your darn lymph nodes swell up for 6 months and other lumps start to form in the neck, its a little bigger problem that just the flu or having a cold. One VA doctor even had the audacity to write in my fathers medical record," Patient is a nice fellow, but he is a little over anxious,!" OVER ANXIOUS? REALLY? Why HELL YES HE IS! HE IS CONCERNED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND THERE IS! Thanks to the VA it has been growing and spreading for the past 18 months! I wouldnt take a sick dog to the VA. They really do not care about the vets.
Thanks VA!!! you really know what your doing......
Apr 22, 2011 - 12:39 pm
I have learned to channel my anger into positive avenues. I have become an out spoken advocate for Veterans!
What war or conflict was your father in? Do some research. Keep and copy all his medical documents. Gather any and all military documents. He may have a claim to VA.
But most importantly, take care of yourself. He will need you through his battle. Find time to just relax with him, enjoy life. This beast called cancer can be overwhelming and all consuming if you let it.
Jun 29, 2012 - 8:20 am
I just found this site. I have also just found I have Squamous cell first in My Lymph node right side of neck Then through having my right Tonsil and a biopsy of various areas when removing the tonsil they located Squamous cell in the base of my tongue. Just had seven teeth removed to prepare for radiation and Chemo. Fortunately I have great health insurance and some of the best doctors in the field. Love to here from you.
Sep 02, 2010 - 4:39 pm
my husband died june 18th this year. no benefits yet.
May 16, 2010 - 5:50 pm
I have been doing a lot of looking on the internet and found out through a medical file open to the public that most of the squamous cell 90% cancers from smoking are on the left side of the throat and that the glands are caused from carinogens not smoking so maybe now my husband has a fighting chance to win this battle of 13 years feels like forever... My husband did two tours in Vietnam and was exposed to agent orange also he had boils and all when he first came home but some how all of those medical records can't be found. They were also preparing to remove his arm when a boil finally popped and those medical records can't be found so I hope everyone has better luck than we have had with this battle for benifits well deserved..
Jan 04, 2011 - 7:34 pm
Hi JoBaby,
My husband died of carcinoma of the rectom and was also a Vietnam Vet. They do not recognized this. So while reading the many posts, and all the articles and such that I have read, I wondered just how many people thought about the soldiers that did smoke were issued cigarettes by the government. Doesn't that somehow make the government somewhat responsible? Just maybe many of us are looking at it from just an Agent Orange cause when perhaps we all, including myself should place the "issuer" of cigarettes as part of the C-rations to be held responsible for so many Veterans returning with smoking habits that continued throughout their lives and have caused cancer.
I am going to go at this more aggressive now from both angles because these men served to protect us. I researched C-ration contents, ask your hubby if he received those same C-rations with cigarettes.
Good luck on your battle and may God be the guide for alot of wrong being turned to right!
Jan 28, 2013 - 7:14 pm
Hi miss jo I am a Veteran going thru throat surgery for cancer in my right tonsil. I find it interesting about what you found and would like to know if you still have either the link or the website you found it on . The reason I am asking id that they say it is due to my smoking and yet they removed my right tonsil. Any all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Dennis
Oct 16, 2010 - 9:01 pm
could you please email me the list of cancers you have found to have affected us vet exposed to AO,, I have just been dianosed with cancer in my tonsil and starting treatment monday with surgery,,,,,,
Nov 04, 2010 - 8:57 am
this is a recent case where it was decided as follows
In accordance with the medical
Oropharynx (as part of the respiratory
Having determined that the tonsil and base of the tongue are
please repost this link anywhere u can and lets all copy this case and turn it over to our case worker.
Aug 26, 2008 - 12:00 pm
We just went through the VA process and I must tell all military folks that they MUST DOCUMENT ALL health issues from WHEN THEY ENTER THE SERVICE. My husband has experienced hearing loss since sitting in the old missile silo's--which has gotten worse over the years-but never had it documented---so it has been thrown out.Don't let this happen to you---DOCUMENT!!!!
May 14, 2009 - 11:26 pm
I was a Marine in Vietnam in 1967-68, exposed to Agent Orange, and 6 years ago diagnosed with Soft Tissue Sarcoma. The tumor was attached to the ascending colon and therefore the ascending colon, appendix and my gall bladder as well as the tumor were removed. I was not aware of the connection with Agent Orange, so didn't apply for compensation right away. After couple of years a VA social worker told my wife that if I applied for it I would get an automatic 100% disability compensation. I am here to tell you it isn't true! I got 20% for residual scarring and loss of the colon. Then, just two months ago I was again diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma in the same area only deeper. The VA did that surgery and did it poorly. I ended up with a "civilian surgeon" in an outside hospital and I am now well on my way to recovery. This didn't keep the Seattle VA hospital from claiming fees in excess of $105,000 to my insurance company. I have once again requested compensation commiserate with the disability I have and, so far, I just get the run around and stall tactics. My wife is working on my claim as I am really not well enough. I do know and have explained to her that they keep the treatment and compensation branches of the VA saparate for a reason other than service to the vet. They have a whole staff of insensitive jerks whose only purpose in live is to deny any claim put before them. I would like to sit across from table from them when they decide how to, once again, deny my claim; or, better yet, wish upon them, in their lifetime to live what I and others have lived.
Having vented my spleen, I must say my purpose is two-fold. I must encourage you to never give up. The system is designed to wear you down. It is too bad we have no voice speaking for us. Also, so you understand what you are dealing with, the VA is governed by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Google VA and CFR and it should put you on the right track. It will give you an insite as to how the jerks think. Use the wrong buzzword or terminology and they will use it against you - not request clarification.
Lastly, for the last six years plus I have been unsuccessfully looking for someone with my form of cancer who has survived.
Stay in there and don't let the turkeys put you down.


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How are Australian consumer markets for digital media changing? We track how Australians can get access to popular films, television series, music, and apps through different digital stores and subscription services over time.
We found that Australians either cannot access a large portion of content that is available to American consumers, or they have to pay more for the same level of access. Key findings:
- In film and TV, Australians pay the same as American consumers, but have limited access to titles. In our sample, only about 65 percent of movie titles and 75 percent of TV titles available in the US could be accessed by Australian consumers.
- For film and TV streaming, Australian services fare very poorly compared to US markets. Nearly two thirds of films available to stream in the US are not available to stream in Australia, and more than half of the television seasons available to stream in the US are not available in Australia.
- In TV and film, the Australian market also consists of a much smaller number of distributors, both for streaming and retail. This means less competition and more limited choices available to Australians.
- Australian distributors focus on providing the most popular titles. Of the Top 50 most popular films available in the US, Australians could access about 90% of our sample.
- For games and music, Australians have much the same access to titles, but pay around 25 percent more for them.
- The only case where Australian consumers are not at a disadvantage is music streaming, where consumers have access to approximately the same number of titles for slightly cheaper subscription fees.
This report is the first snapshot of a longer term project to monitor changes in digital media markets over time. Future analysis will be able to provide additional detail about other concerns of Australians – including, for example, the lag between release dates for content in Australia compared to the US.
The project is funded by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Australia's peak body for consumer representation in communications. The operation of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network is made possible by funding provided by the Commonwealth of Australia under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. This funding is recovered from charges on telecommunications carriers. It is developed by researchers at QUT's Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC).
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text: Michèle Leaman Michèle works with faculty, administrators, and students to change complex institutional systems to become more supportive environments for social entrepreneurship and changemaking. Michèle's Bio PublishedOctober 12, 2010 Michèle Leaman in Uncategorized • October 12, 2010 Teaching Social Entrepreneurship: The Gumball Method You have one week to raise funds for a cause of your choice. Your tools: $27 and 27 gumballs. What's your plan? It's called the Gumball Challenge, an assignment that Melissa Carrier, Executive Director of the Center for Social Value Creation at University of Maryland, integrated into two of her courses this fall: Effective Methods for Social Change and Social Enterprise. "It was a great opportunity for students to build Social Entrepreneurship skills early in the semester, in an impactful, but efficient way," Melissa told us. "Students get a week of experience as social entrepreneurs and come away with all the classic lessons learned." Student teams designed a remarkable array of week-long ventures. "I had one team selling pizza slices near popular college bars between midnight and three am on the weekend." Many teams also learned to expand their strategies and re-tool along the way. "Business was good for the pizza team, but they realized half-slices would sell at the original price. And once they eliminated the expensive pepperoni option and only sold cheese pizza, there was another big hike in profits…. I was impressed. The total time spent on running their venture was really low, compared to the money the team raised for their cause." Students selected to use the funds they raised to support causes promoted through Kiva. Melissa encouraged students to choose their cause based on impact –Which cause works at systemic change? – helping students identify the difference between social entrepreneurship and traditional charity. "It was a big success." Melissa said. "The challenge completely transformed our classroom dynamics. Students are more open to sharing with each other – the trust among the students and with me has been established, making for a rich learning environment for all of us." The Gumball Capital folks are always looking for faculty, staff, and student champions to bring the Gumball Challenge to new campuses. Their goal is to have fifty schools sign up to compete in the National Gumball Challenge week, November 15-21, 2010. Can you activate your campus community? It's easy to get involved. Go to Gumball Challenge to learn more or send an email to Travis, Gumball Capital's Executive Director, at email@example.com. Read an excerpt from Melissa's syllabus describing the Gumball Challenge assignment. Read the Gumball Manifesto – It's great advice for student teams on how to run a successful venture. Watch one UMD Gumball Challenge team work on their venture ideas: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Michèle Leaman Michèle works with faculty, administrators, and students to change complex institutional systems to become more supportive environments for social entrepreneurship and changemaking. Michèle's Bio


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I became the "coach" for our publishing company. With an aunt that was such a talented writer, it seemed natural to move in that direction. She formed the base for our team.
I wanted to bring together a publishing team like I bring together my sports team. A team who could work together to deliver you, our audience, the best books possible.
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The Economist has, as its final leader, Now for the hard part, a pertinent peroration on the Northern Irish settlement (here, but subscription required):
The next step to a normal Northern Ireland
Over the 40 years of the troubles, the place has become a subsidy junkie that receives from Westminster £5 billion ($10 billion) more than is raised locally by taxation. More than a third of the 770,000 people in jobs are directly employed by the public sector (which accounts for nearly two-thirds of economic output), while half a million are officially classed as inactive. Part of the problem is the scarcity of private-sector investment, which is crowded out both by the omnipresent state and the large black economy that "peaceful' paramilitaries on both sides of the religious divide hold sway over.
Gordon Brown, as chancellor now and prime minister when Mr Blair goes, will be under pressure to keep the subsidy taps gushing. But what Northern Ireland needs now is a home-grown economic miracle of the kind achieved in the south. Easier said than done, but then getting Mr Paisley and Mr Adams to work together wasn't easy either.
Malcolm has been niggling around this topic for a long while; and he confidently predicts it will continue to occupy his thoughts and those of the great and the good. Once upon a time, Harold Wilson voiced a complaint similar to that of the Economist. Here's a nicely-done bit by Eoghan Mac Cormaic in An Phoblacht, rootling in his treasure-chest of political souvenirs:
The first spontaneous symbol in my box was invented by Ian Paisley. Back in 1974, at the time of the UWC strike, Harold Wilson had gone on TV to accuse Unionists and Loyalists of being spongers on the British Taxpayer. The Supreme Sponge was, naturally enough, irate and duly appeared on TV the next day with a piece of sponge in his buttonhole. Many unionists followed his example and for weeks we had the unsightly spectacle of unionism parading about with its brains pinned to the lapels of its coat. It wasn't a great campaign: the design features didn't lend themselves well to the grey skies of the Six Counties. One good shower and the sponge-soaked lapel of Unionism was sagging to its waist. Another heroic failure in the badge department, and another addition to my biscuit tin.
That resonates with Malcolm because he defended Wilson to a Unionist. It took thirty-odd years for Malcolm to learn that, as a result, this had caused a rift, and Malcolm and his inamorata were "not being spoken to".
In the same Slugger O'Toole thread that Malcolm mentioned in his previous posting, "Watchman" objected to Malcolm use of the term "closure":
It's a good idea to play the ball not the man. However, in Hain's case, his actions are so closely related to personality, it's hard not to break the rule. For what it's worth, Heffer sums Hain up very well.
"Closure"? I don't think so. This particular game has a long time to run yet.
To which Malcolm replies, yes "closure".
Feeling tiggerish
Malcolm, though, wants to stick with the Economist, particularly the punch-line:
what Northern Ireland needs now is a home-grown economic miracle of the kind achieved in the south.
Set that up alongside how Diarmaid Ferriter defines the "Celtic Tiger":
It is still jolting to read the opening line of one of the books that sought to explain what became known as the 'Celtic Tiger': 'Ireland has had the fastest growing economy in the world in the last years of the twentieth century' [129]. After decades of under-development and stagnation, 'Ireland' had become rich …
External observers were capable of marvelling at and praising the wealth creation, but were also stinging in their end-of-century rebuke of misplaced priorities. A human-development report of the United Nations Development Programme, based on data collected in 1997, and published in 2002, observed that Ireland had the highest level of poverty in the Western world outside the United States and was one one of the most unequal among Western countries, with the richest 10 per cent of the population 11 times wealthier than the poorest 10 per cent … It was estimated that 15.3 per cent of Irish people were living in poverty, largely caused by the fact that 23 per cent of the population was functionally illiterate. [131]
Those footnotes in the original are:
[129] Paul Sweeney, The Celtic Tiger: Ireland's Economic Miracle Explained (Dublin, 1998), p.1
[131] Irish Times, 24 July 2002.
Eyes on the ball, chaps
What the Economist is saying, and what we shall hear with increasing volume for the future, is that the mainlanders have paid the course-fees for all, picked up the ball, packed their kit, and are off to R&R. The irredentists may feel, in Slugger's metaphor, their game has "a long time to run yet", but it's going to be solitaire.
Read the runes. The BBC for London and the South-East ran a series of features on the cost of living in London. This was underlined by another of those pointless-but-for-the-PR "business" conventioners whinging about the differential Government expenditure on the Capital versus that on Scotland. And, of course, Northern Ireland is (to English eyes) even more costly than Scotland.
Plan B or C for Northern Ireland would now have to be harsher than water charges. While the Six Counties was gorged on subsidies, Westminster was prepared to devastate the coal-fields of the north of England; tens of thousands lost jobs in the privatised industries; the iron works went; ancillaries in health, social care and local government were sold into low-pay and minimal benefits in the private service sector. How many cars come out of Coventry and Longbridge? What happened to ship-building? What remained for too many skilled men and women were MacJobs, Tesco shelf-stuffing, call-centre broiler-houses.
This is the formula to create a "tiger" economy: wealth is concentrated: the city-slickers get their annual mega-bonuses; the rich get their multimillion-pound houses in the suburbs. Once they've got them, they're going to keep them. It's the rich what gets the gravy; it's the poor what gets screwed.
Times are gettin' hard, boy
Let's assume that the Tory-ultras (like Heffer) really get up a head of steam. Their issue, above all, is tax-cuts: witness a fringe debate on 2nd October 2006, with Heffer and Norman Tebbit going against official Tory policy and winning a vote 60-40 that "The Conservative Party should make tax cuts a priority at the next general election."
Reckon they'll find money in the kitty for bailing out the North again? Particularly if (when) the SNP make it easy for them by unpicking the Union.
Let's change the metaphor.
The Brits have posted back the ring. The North is getting Gordon's billion, plus a sub from Dublin. That's the divorce settlement, like it or not. Now newly-single, Ms Northern Ireland needs to stop waving, avoid drowning, and build a new life.
Forthcoming attractions
That's why the really interesting nominations in the N.I. Assembly "cabinet" will not be who gets education and social welfare. Those will probably be the SF prime picks because the soft spending buys cred with their electorate. (Expect Malcolm to come back to the grammar schools issue in due course.)
Instead, Malcolm will be watching who gets the economic briefs. That's going to be where the hard choices will have to be made; and Malcolm expects these to be retained by the upholders of the "Protestant work ethic".
So there is instant scope for conflict: spenders versus savers; consumers versus creators. The up-side of this is the faint possibility of a cross-community two-party system evolving.
But that, perhaps, is too much to hope for.


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Cathedral of the Plains
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P.O. Box 281
Victoria, Kansas 67671
The Basilica of St. Fidelis
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Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund, Inc. was established July 17, 1989, by members of St. Fidelis Church, Victoria, Kansas, under the original name of St. Fidelis Charitable Fund, Inc.
The charitable fund was organized as a separate entity for the purpose of creating a fund for the immediate and extended upkeep, support, maintenance, and improvement of the buildings and temporal needs of the "Cathedral of the Plains".
Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization (a tax deductible, non-profit corporation), is dedicated to building a fund that will provide help in maintaining the church.
Parishioners serve as Board of Directors to manage and disburse funds as they are needed.
Some of the projects which have been partially or totally funded by the Cathedral of the Plains Charitable Fund, Inc. include placing marble tile flooring in the sanctuary, installing air conditioning, a lightning rod arrestor system, a security system, and statue restoration.
In today's society, families are scattered far and wide. As they return from time to time to the land of their roots, seeing the twin towers of the "Cathedral of the Plains" appear on the horizon, they can say with pride, "See this our fathers did for us."
The Victoria community has always exhibited tremendous pride in the "Cathedral of the Plains" and has contributed to its maintenance, sometimes at significant personal sacrifice. The large families predominant in the past have shrunk to the modern family of only two or three children. Consequently, church support has dwindled and despite valiant efforts to maintain the church, inflation and the declining population has outstripped the parish's ability to do so. We can expect expenditures to increase as our building ages and more problems develop. We must be financially prepared to deal with known and unexpected maintenance requirements.
Brief History of St. Fidelis:
The current St. Fidelis Church was dedicated on August 27, 1911.
On May 4, 1971, the federal government inscribed the church in the National Register of Historical Places as a building of "architectural significance."
St. Fidelis Church was named as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas during a ceremony held at the Capitol in Topeka on January 29, 2008.
In 2011, St. Fidelis celebrated its centennial.
The church was declared a minor basilica on February 21, 2014 (the first basilica in Kansas).


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1. Started watching an episode of The Secret Life of Us.
2. Thought about tribes, because that's the subject of this episode.
The idea is that tribes are pretty much any cohesive social group.
I think I'm only truly in one tribe, and it's what I call the Lake House Tribe. We're the people who visit my parent's lake house together for holidays and weekends. Many of us also socialize in other places, and we often text each other.
I think the Lake House Tribe has main stars, recurring guest stars, and regular guest stars.
The main stars consist of my parents, me, my two sisters, our husbands, and our six children.
The recurring guest stars include my second cousin, her husband, and their child. And then there's Greg and Karen, who are family despite not being blood-related.
Then every so often we have other guests. Some of these guests come more than once, but they don't come as often as my cousin's family and Greg and Karen.
3. Wondered if I'm part of my in-law tribe.
Maybe. Sort of. When I'm with some of them, I feel part of the tribe. But we don't talk much outside of the infrequent visits. Then again, I don't talk to Greg and Karen much outside the lake house, and I consider myself to be in a tribe with them. So maybe I am in my in-law tribe.Or I'm kind of on the perimeter.
4. Figured it out. I'm a recurring guest star in my in-law tribe. I'm not one of the main-players.
5. Saw women on The Secret Life of Us who are totally not my type of people. They like to talk about their expensive furniture and how they're keeping up with fashions.
6. Thought about how certain conversations can make me feel very outside of the tribe.
I imagine this happens to almost everyone. It can be due to a subject that's very uninteresting to us. Other times it's due to the fact that the other participants are on the opposite side of a debate. There's no one on our side, and we don't speak up. Or we speak up and then quickly feel embarrassed and shut up. Sometimes it happens when the group talks about a shared past we're not a part of, or their mutual friend we don't know.
7. Decided to go back to my TV show character analogy. I think tribe-outsiders can be treated as either special guest stars; or they can be treated as extras.
How do you treat someone like an extra? When you talk to the group, make no, or very little, eye contact with the outsider. If you want to move the group, invite the other stars or special guest stars to follow you. Don't invite the extra. Don't ask the extras any questions about themselves or their lives. They're not important to your story. Ignore them as much as possible. Treat them like a piece of the furniture.
If you want to treat an outsider like a special guest star, do the opposite. Make sure they feel included in conversations by making eye contact with them and asking their opinion. Also, explain things to them that they might not know since they're not part of the tribe. Also, ask them about their lives—maybe even find out a little bit about their tribes.
8. Heard Kelly (Deborah Mailman) say similar things to what I wrote earlier. However, instead of using the term main star and recurring guest star, she uses the terms inner circle and outer circle.
Her choice of words is probably better.
I guess then I'd say I'm in two tribes, but in one of them I'm in the inner circle, and in the other, I'm in the outer circle.
9. Started to like Nikki (Anna Torv) a little more, simply for the fact that she doesn't put up with the shit from the snobby decorating-obsessed women.
10. Wanted to say that I'm not generally against people who like decorating. The overly crafty ones can make me feel inferior, but that's fine. These women, on the episode, are snobby bitches who brag about how much they paid for things. Well, actually it's just one woman. She brags about paying thousands of dollars for a couch. But the other women seem supportive of this behavior.
11. Felt it's not so bad if someone brags about getting something at a bargain price.
I much prefer bargain-braggers to I'm-rich-enough-to-afford-this braggers.
12. Got a little emotional at the end of the episode.
Kelly talks about new tribes forming, and we see this happening with all the new characters. They hate each other in first two episodes. They started being somewhat friendly with each other in the following five episodes.
Then, at the end of this episode, they've become a tribe.
Kelly used to play sports with the old characters. Now she's playing sports with a new group.
Well, actually Simon (David Tredinnick) has been in the group all along, too. Sort of. I think he's on the outer circle of the tribe.
Christian (Michael Dorman) has been around for a fairly long time. I think he appeared in the second season.
13. Looked on IMDb. Yeah, he's been there since the middle of the second season.
So this new tribe is made up of three old characters—one who pretty much never gets their own storyline and another who had storylines in the past but doesn't really now. Then five of the new tribe first appeared in this season, and another appeared towards the end of last season.
14. Wondered if it was necessary for the show to bring on that many new characters.
15. Wanted to say that I am starting to like the new characters. Or at least I don't dislike them.
Maybe at this point I'm neutral.
16. Started to watch an episode of Farscape.
17. Recognized a guest star on Farscape, and looked up the actress. It's Leeanna Walsman.
I saw that she was on Wentworth, but couldn't remember who she was. I think that's because she was twelve years younger on Farscape and had alien make-up.
I looked up Walsman on Google Images, and saw that she played....
I don't know what her job title was. Maybe she became the prison governor. Yeah, I think that might be it. She's the one, though, that was having some lesbian flirtation with Franky (Nicole da Silva)
18. Learned that, on Twitter, you can change the list of trends based on location.
So now I can see what's trending in Australia.
Well, for now I'm looking at Sydney.
19. Saw that most places have Paris in mind—Australia, and otherwise.
What's strange is, a few minutes before we learned of the news, Jack asked about 9/11, and we talked briefly about how some mass tragedies get more attention than others.
I've been wondering tonight why this is so. I definitely think racism plays a part. I can't imagine how it would be otherwise.
I think the other factor is whether a city or country has frequent attacks. It seems like every day someone is bombing India, Africa or a country in the Middle East. It's almost like I expect it to happen, and it's not a surprise. In the same way, I'm not shocked when a shooting happens in the United States. It's par for the course.
The other thing, I just thought of today, is I think countries with high levels of tourism get more attention when attacked. New York is a huge tourist city, and London, Sydney, and Paris are as well.
20. Wondered if my theory is wrong.
Lord Wiki says one of the most visited countries is Turkey. There were bombings in Turkey this year, and I think that got less attention than Paris is getting. So either, racism plays a part there, or the fact that the main victims of the villains of the Middle East are the decent people of the Middle East. We're used to seeing attacks in those areas, and the absence of novelty causes us to pay less attention.
Well, I wish people would stop killing each other. Though I doubt that's ever going to happen.
I'll just hope then that among the evil in the world, there will also always be good.


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The Dover Road Association, in Folkestone is issuing an SOS to those who are interested in helping to improve the area in East Folkestone
Five years ago under the aegis of Nick Adams the local community warden, a group of concerned residents formed the Dover Road Association.
It immediately made a difference in getting the road cleaner, installing litter bins, dog poop bags and a high quality mural on one of the ugliest buildings.
Where the Forgotten Quarter meets the Creative Quarter in East Folkestone: By Ray Duff
Three years later. the association lost the inspiring Nick Adams but continued the campaign although it says it's now reached a crossroads.
Sue Sheppard, Secretary and Treasurer of the Dover Road Association said: "On the one hand it is all too easy to pack things up and stay in our warm living rooms, however there are still many issues which the DRA can help with.
"The area is much cleaner due to our efforts working with Shepway District Council but much remains to be done. This area still finds itself very much the 'Forgotten Quarter' and prone to neglect, graffiti, and dog mess.
"What we need now are new people with new ideas who are keen to help to bolster our group.
"If you are interested, please come along to our 'Make or break AGM' at 7.15 pm on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 at the Railway Social Club, Canterbury Road, Folkestone. Everyone is welcome.
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Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, founder of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach and convener of the Ghana for Christ Crusade says there is no reason why Ghana should not cross the December general elections without violence.
"I have been to many countries but it is only in Ghana that Christians and Muslims sit together on issues. The tolerance that we have for each other must see us through in this election," he said.
The man of God was addressing a news conference in Accra yesterday to announce this year's Ghana for Christ Crusade slated from November 1 to November 3, at the Trade Fair in Accra.
According to Dr. Tetteh, the crusade to be supervised by the renowned Rev. Dr. Richard Roberts of the Oral Roberts Ministries in the US, is expected to attract high profile personalities including former Presidents Rawlings and Kufuor as well as all the flagbearers of the political parties.
He said he was positive that "God would give Ghana a leader after His heart", adding "We should desist from undermining the credibility of the very leaders we will be looking up to after the election."
"Ghanaians have a lot to be thankful to God for. Indeed, we need to count our blessings. As December approaches, we should be circumspect with our utterances," he said.
Dr. Tetteh regretted that the media is currently replete with "character assassination, mudslinging, disrespectful attitude of certain individuals and copious unguarded and un-researched statements. Decency, civility and respect for one another should be our guiding principle."
He said that ideological differences should not lead Ghana to hostility adding "we must not create the impression that Ghana is at war."
He said once Ghana is highly regarded as democratic, "We must live up to this enviable reputation."
He appealed to his colleague men of God not to openly take political sides saying "we should be circumspect in approaching political issues otherwise we would divide the front."
"Peace only comes from God. It is not propaganda that can grant us peace. It is the prayer of Christians that has led the country this far. We should commit this election in the hands of God."
Rev. Dr. Roberts described Ghana as his second home and said that God had specifically mentioned Ghana to him as a country he should commit his effort.
He said he would lead a team of pastors and medical professionals from the United States to Ghana for medical outreach programmes next year.
"I love this nation and I know God loves Ghana. For the past five years since I retired from the academia, I have been in the healing ministry and Ghana has not been left out of my plans," he revealed.
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There's been an internal investigation at Project Runway, the fascinating Bravo show featuring a Darwinian competition among fashion designers to make it to Fashion Week.
It appears that Jeffrey Sebelia, the bad boy of the competition, was suspected of taking the phrase "Make it work" a bit too far by outsourcing his sewing. (One of the other contestants, Laura Bennett, allegedly made the accusation.
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Scot Sir Andy Murray have been ruled out of the Miami Open, beginning from Wednesday, due to right elbow injuries to both.
World No.2 Djokovic was the defending champion in the men's singles category. He also won the title in Miami six times.
"I have some very disappointing news to share with you regarding the Miami Open tournament. My doctor has strongly advised against play because my elbow injury, that I keep carrying on for months, got worse in the past week," Djokovic posted on Facebook on Sunday.
"I will do everything in my power to recover and do all the necessary therapy to be able to return on court as soon as possible," he added.
"Sadly, I won't be able to defend my title in Miami this week. Believe me, it is as shocking to me, as it is to you. I had incredible run in Miami, I won there my first masters tournament and started my campaign towards the top of the world rankings."
Murray said in a release: "Sadly due to a right elbow injury, I won't be playing in Miami. Apologies to the fans, it's one of my favourite tournaments. The focus now is on getting ready for the clay season."
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post1258643601475708304..comments2019-07-20T07:59:33.440+01:00Comments on Data is Everywhere: Recover HCC Compressed Tables to non Exadata storageLMChttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-31074960381127893142011-05-07T17:25:20.000+01:002011-05-07T17:25:20.000+01:00>The only storage in the world that can read th...>The only storage in the world that can read this compressed information is Exadata Storage Server.

..Hi Luis,

 Actually this is wrong. Any Oracle 11gR2 database instance on the planet can process HCC data. Oracle management decided to but a little tiny piece of code in the database server to force Exadata storage. That is, HCC is a totally intrinsic Oracle database feature kevinclossonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-45738622418961448022011-05-07T23:55:24.000+01:002011-05-07T23:55:24.000+01:00Thanks for you comment Kevin. Always a pleasure to...Thanks for you comment Kevin. Always a pleasure to "have" you around here.
I must say a few words begging to differ, and using a metaphor from the auto industry.
My car is a Mercedes C200 and it has exactly the same engine has a C220, but somehow Damler-Benz by some electronic means decided to cap the horse power of this model to make it cheaper (for the likes of me!). My car hasLuis Moreno Camposhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-1463444721962818852011-05-08T05:35:17.000+01:002011-05-08T05:35:17.000+01:00Hi Luis, You've pretty much hit the nail on ...Hi Luis,

 You've pretty much hit the nail on the head regarding the fact that it is just a synthetic limit put in place. I just wanted to point out that it is a totally synthetic limit on the non-Exadata systems.

 Your analogy could be modified a bit to be more relative though. Allow me to explain. See, a licensee of Oracle Database 10g gets 11g as an upgrade for free. If kevinclossonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-7234008470790208712011-05-08T10:35:35.000+01:002011-05-08T10:35:35.000+01:00Kevin,I see you're waving the flag of a few po...Kevin,

I see you're waving the flag of a few possibly angry beta customers, but even those have to cope with the fact the it makes a lot of sense to cap it. From where I stand, I saw in my career loads of customers that would rather not use some great features, even when those were free. Take ASM for instance. By putting HCC in a position of value I think makes a lot more sense. You Luis Moreno Camposhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-33068851044478874992011-05-08T20:20:20.000+01:002011-05-08T20:20:20.000+01:00Hi Luis, I think we did the thread a justice her...Hi Luis,

 I think we did the thread a justice here. I value your opinion, my friend. Hope we can beer (it is a verb) again some time. Keep up the good work.kevinclossonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-19350777078610605422011-05-13T21:22:44.000+01:002011-05-13T21:22:44.000+01:00[...] ocpdba oracle weblog oracle knowledge web ...[...] ocpdba oracle weblog oracle knowledge web logging Skip to content HomeocpdbaRobotMy WebMy Presos ← Recover HCC Compressed Tables to non Exadata storage [...]Recover HCC partitioned tables to non-Exadata storage – The Parallel Quest | ocpdba oracle webloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-44741439532222080202011-06-24T10:14:34.000+01:002011-06-24T10:14:34.000+01:00Excellent post.Excellent post.Vishal Guptahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-73912927572297838822015-01-28T17:25:27.000+00:002015-01-28T17:25:27.000+00:001. No. Just same network. Not physically attached....1. No. Just same network. Not physically attached. Recovery purposes
2. Yes (in 2015) with ZFS backup ApplianceLMChttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-36955459959254180232015-01-28T17:09:40.000+00:002015-01-28T17:09:40.000+00:00Great article; still not obsolete at all after 3.5...Great article; still not obsolete at all after 3.5 years!

I have a few questions though:
1. When you say "restore tablespace from Exadata to a non-Exadata storage" - do you suggest you have some non-Exadata storage attached to your Exadata? I thought that is not supported?
2. Is there any way to restore HCC-compressed tables from RMAN backups to an environment without any firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-398480292304328921.post-27912211010601419812015-09-02T10:36:14.000+01:002015-09-02T10:36:14.000+01:00Hello admin, i see your site needs fresh content. ...Hello admin, i see your site needs fresh content. If you are
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John Green Commentary
Read the comments of John Green, professor of political science at the University of Akron, on the RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY/U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT survey:
OBSERVANT, TOLERANT, AND IGNORANT? The contrast in this poll between high levels of religious observance and high levels of religious tolerance is most interesting. Both observance and tolerance are probably a bit overstated (they usually are in polls), but the results are striking. The United States is both a religious and a tolerant country. For starters, this suggests that the threat to religious conservatism may be overstated and, by the same token, the fear of religious conservatives that religion is threatened by modern society may also be overblown.
The findings also provide a valuable context for understanding 9/11 and Islam. Americans drew comfort from religion after 9/11 in large part because they are religious, and they do not hold Islam responsible for 9/11 because of their religious tolerance.
Why is this? The poll provides three suggestions, and they are not entirely benign. First, the survey shows that most Americans are woefully ignorant of other religious groups and report very little contact with other religious people. So the observant/tolerant pattern may be the result of ignorance. Simply put, it is easier to tolerate people when you don't know their peculiar beliefs and practices.
Second, the poll suggests that many Americans appear to be loosely tied to religious doctrines and beliefs — the very things that spark the most disagreement among religious people. Indeed, people may impute to others some version of their own faith. It could be the dominance of the "spiritual" element of religion that fosters both high levels of observance (perhaps of a highly personal nature) and tolerance of other people's (highly personal) observance.
Third, the poll reveals that religion is only one of many influences that are relevant to how people lead their lives. Religiously observant Americans may be tolerant precisely because their faith is less relevant to many aspects of their lives.
So the United States is observant and tolerant, but this pattern may be based in part on ignorance, a lack of doctrinal commitment, and the limited relevance of faith to people's lives.
The poll also offers a good story about religious beliefs versus experience. It is interesting, for example, that only one quarter of Christians say beliefs and doctrines are that most important part of religion, and almost one third name beliefs, doctrines, and creeds as their first reason for choosing a church. It could be that we have a group of "believers" and a group of "experiencers" — and perhaps a group that is a bit of both. Perhaps one set of factors goes into choosing a house of worship and a different set of factors goes into religion as a broader phenomenon.
Beliefs and doctrine pop out as particularly important for born again Christians, especially as the most important reason they choose a church to attend (two fifths of born agains select it as their first choice). On all mentions, they also do better, but the other religious groups catch up.
The data suggest that race matters, and that there are several big divides in American religion. Born again Christians and black Protestants seem to be on one side of the divide and mainline Protestants on the other, with Catholics and others in the middle (and Catholics sometimes have distinctive positions).
There are striking differences between the responses of white born again Christians and other white Protestants/Christians. In religious terms, the born agains and the black Protestants often look alike, with mainline Protestants being much less religious — at least in these terms. White Catholics typically fall between these groups. A good example is the survey questions on the importance of religion.
Asked about the importance of religious faith in dealing with 9/11, black Protestants rate it highest (78% say it is "very important"), followed by born agains (73%); mainliners rate it low (37%) but still more than twice as high as seculars (15%). The same holds true for the question about whether 9/11 strengthened their faith in God.
The question about frequency of experiencing God's presence or the presence of a spiritual force question also shows striking differences: 64% of white born agains and 71% of black Protestants report having had such a spiritual experience "many times."
The questions about knowing people of other faiths also reveal some significant differences: 57% of the born agains and 68% of black Protestants don't know a Jew. In contrast, only 31% of the mainline Protestants gave this response.
Information about other religions seems uniformly low across all faith groups. White Christians seem the least affected by contact with other faiths, but this is less true for black Protestants and other religions.
Interestingly, white mainline Protestants are the least likely of the religious groups to see Christians as very tolerant.
The born again Christians are less tolerant than other groups and most likely to believe their faith is the only true one. They are the most threatened by religious diversity, but here black Protestants are a close second. They are also the most likely to stress the importance of doctrines and beliefs. And when asked about a duty to convert others to Christianity, born agains (37%) and black Protestants (32%) put the most stress on conversion.
Asked about what influences their decision making, the numbers who chose the Bible and church teaching are very large for born again Christians and black Protestants, and lower for other groups.
To some extent, these kinds of patterns are to be expected. The difference is that there is overall a level of religious tolerance in all the groups.
The number of Americans who see materialism as a threat (57%) is impressive, as is the number who are not threatened by a scientific worldview (67%). There is considerable worry about the mass media and "evil," a concept that may be especially real to people because of 9/11. No one surveyed likes evil. Born again Christians demonstrate a special dislike of both popular culture (59%) and a nonreligious world view (53%), and they join with white Catholics in disliking materialism (both over 60%). These basic frequencies are revealing, but it might also be interesting to see if there is an underlying pattern. For instance, is concern over materialism connected with concern over the media? Is this because the media sells things, or just because it sells sexuality?


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Saturday, March 21, 2009
State Drops Classroom Laptop Funding -- Expect Netbooks
This is a disappointment for Governor Rounds, who included one-to-one laptops in his 2010 Education Initiative goals. But the budget crunch forced him to answer the question, "Are one-to-one laptop initiatives worth the effort?"
As we've discussed previously, that's an open debate. Promoters of such programs can find some research suggesting improvements in quality and quantity of schoolwork assigned, writing quality, and overall test scores. Laptop detractors can find retorts on academic achievement from various school administrators, the New York Times ("After seven years, there was literally no evidence it had any impact on student achievement — none"), and our own Department of Education have spoken to the contrary.
Perhaps the question is not whether students gain from using laptops but whether they lose from losing them. There is an argument that you can't not know how to use the latest technology in the information economy, just as a farmer can't not know how to use a combine in the ag-industrial economy. Of course, there's also a passionate argument to be made against such technological determinism (cue Wendell Berry, Kirkpatrick Sale, Rebecca Terk, and my wife).
Alas, Americans' religious faith in technological progress is likely too strong for even the recession to break. But technological progress (it's not all bad!) and the economic downturn will combine to bring cheaper computers to the classroom. $1300 per computer per child? Come on. As the state money disappears, local districts are about to discover that instead of buying $1300 computers with 2:1 matching funds from Pierre, they can get $200–$400 netbooks with their own money with no strings from Pierre and still save money. Elkton's doing it; Madison, Arlington, and other schools (so I hear) are considering it.
The death of the state laptop program will not mean the death of laptops in the classroom. As our Gateway Tablet PCs die (and they will die quickly), schools will get creative and replace them with better, cheaper netbooks that will still bring students and teachers all the tools they need to make learning happen.
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- Anonymous3/21/2009 5:12 PM
Netbooks are better than nothing. They weight less, take up less space, and are just as functional as a full size laptop. The purpose of a laptop is portability, access to the internet, and the ability type up papers versus handwriting.ReplyDelete
With the current economy as it is, this, I believe, is actually a very smart idea.
I might even look at a netbook when my computer goes kaput... how are they on performance? Similar to laptops and desktops? Better? Less?ReplyDelete
Netbooks will be a step down in performance and size from a standard laptop, but they're also a step down in price. I'd say if you want big gaming power or a really big scren and keyboard, spend the extra money on a big system. But if you're saving money, want something really portable, or don't need huge processing power, netbooks are worth a look.ReplyDelete
Check with Rob Honomichl up at MHS about the HP Mini 1240 he's testing out or Gabe Pooler up at Elkton HS about the netbooks his seniors are using.
See also this UK comparison of the top 10 netbooks as of last fall.
- Anonymous3/23/2009 8:51 AM
I have thought about having one for portability and internet purposes only. Our 15.4 inch wide screen is a little big at times if you want to use it while riding in a car.ReplyDelete
I think this is a novel idea, especially for people that wouldn't be able to have a computer at all if it wasn't for this program. Sure, it would be great to have the Tablet PCS, but a netbook is better than nothing. It's for school work, not video games.
hmmm... sounds like Hulu and Netflix wouldn't work the greatest on there.... with the wireless capacity, what about adaptability for WiMax?ReplyDelete
WiMAX and smooth Hulu? Fear not, my video-craving friend: Acer to the rescue! (But check those prices!)ReplyDelete
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Japanese Officials Fear Breached Reactor Core at Fukushima Plant
Japanese officials are sounding the alarm today that they suspect one of the reactor cores at the Fukushima nuclear plant has been breached. They fear this could well mean a MUCH more serious radioactive contamination to come in the area.
A very serious Japanese Prime Minister Kan acknowledged the report from Japanese nuclear safety officials saying they suspected the core breach at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. The PM's briefing came just before another 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Japan.
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The Prime Minister thanked all the firefighters and utility workers who have been risking their lives to cool the reactors and contain or minimize the radiation contamination.
Dangerous breach suspected at Japanese nuke plant
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TOKYO – A suspected breach in the reactor core at one unit of a stricken Fukushima nuclear plant could mean more serious radioactive contamination,Japanese officials said Friday, revealing what may prove a major setback in the mission to bring the …
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Suspicions of a possible breach were raised when workers were exposed to raised levels of radiation in water in unit 3 at the plant, although the cause remains unclear. Japanese officials said there was no data to suggest cracks in the reactor core, …
Officials Suspect Breach in Reactor at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
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By Sara Sorcher Exactly two weeks after a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan's infrastructure, a suspected breach in the core of a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant threatens much more serious radioactive contamination than …