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  • Some good news on breast cancer

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    This is from the AP as published online by aol. Breast Cancer Rates Fell Dramatically in 2003 – AOL News Breast cancer rates plunged an unprecedented 7 percent in 2003, the year after millions of women stopped taking menopause hormones when a study showed the pills raise the risk of tumors.

  • Darfur Update – Washington Post editorial

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    The Post had a great editorial today on the big roadblock to ending or ameliorating the genocide in Darfur – which they point out is spreading to nearby regions. China and Darfur – washingtonpost.com … the key to this tragedy lies not in the killing fields of western Sudan nor even in the White House.…

  • Darfur update

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    Here’s an interesting rant by an op ed writer in the NY Post about those who lament over Darfur on the world stage – and then do nothing about it. AND SEE FURTHER UPDATE BELOW THE DAMNED OF DARFUR By RALPH PETERS – New York Post Online Edition: Seven Welcome to the triumph of global…

  • Brigid turns 39 again

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    Today is Brigid’s birthday! Same day as the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Three days after Tim’s birthday, which is on the Feast of St. Juan Diego. Go figure. Here is Brigid with her friend Ronnie McNally, who turned up with the nice made-from-scratch chocolate birthday cake (good thing too, since I hadn’t gotten…

  • Darfur update

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    The past weekend was a "Weekend of Prayer for Darfur" and there was an interfaith service in Croton, as well as a letter-writing opportunity at our church. Here is an ominous look at the fact that something long feared is now happening – the violence is spreading into neighboring African countries – Darfur crisis crosses…

  • Tim turns Ten

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    Tim had a milestone birthday this week-end; he turned 10 on Saturday. We had week-end long celebrations and Tim played a great game of basketball as his team (St. Augustine’s) defeated Transfiguration of Tarrytown today, 22-11. Fourth grade games are uhhh, defensive battles, as St Augustine’s led at the half 6-5. Tim scored five of…

  • Health update: meeting with the hematologist

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    I (or we, since Brigid went) had my appointment Friday morning with Dr. Virginia Klimek, a hematologist at Sloan Kettering with a strong interest in Myelo-Displasia Syndrome (MDS). My history of low white cell counts since my chemotherapy has Dr. Zelenetz concerned I am at heightened risk of developing this very serious (and rare) bone…

  • Health Update

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    We will be seeing a hematologist at Sloan Kettering tomorrow morning to get some more information on my low white count and the ramifications.

  • Tim’s football awards night

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    Well, we are into basketball season now, with Tim in the St. Augustine’s CYO 4th grade team. Last year he played on our parish 3rd grade team, since his school didn’t have a third grade program, but decided to play this year with his school chums. Tonite was the 3rd-4th grade Ossining Little League Football…

  • Asset disparity worldwide

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    From the Financial Times (UK) FT.com / World / International economy – Richest 2% hold half the world’s assets Personal wealth is distributed so unevenly across the world that the richest two per cent of adults own more than 50 per cent of the world’s assets while the poorest half hold only 1 per cent…