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		<title>A Tale of Two Hospitals</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t normally use my website as a political forum, except to say that Sarah Palin should be cast in bronze.  I mean Right Now.  Throw her in a cauldron of boiling ore.  In fact, let&#8217;s do the Han Solo carbonite freeze, but instead of decorating Jabba the Hutt&#8217;s wall, let&#8217;s make her the dry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Death of the Crossword</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a little kid, I loved the Find-A-Word puzzles in the paper.  As with any puzzle, you start to intuitively develop an algorithm of logic to quickly and systematically attack the challenge.  The most successful strategies with Find-A-Word, by the way, is to search for letters by their frequency (like Z, K, Q, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lost in Migration</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are a bit different in Australia.  Maybe its too much sun, too little ozone, too much salt water, too much beer &#8230; whatever it is things are different.  For instance, we have rednecks, they have boguns.  We have Al Capone, they have Chopper Read (pictured).  We have a Puritanical Founders.  They were founded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the Shadow Government</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I arrived in Australia in March 2005, I didn&#8217;t have much interest in national politics.  Why should I be?  I was only mildly interested in US politics and a seasoned cynic and pessimist.  I&#8217;ll admit I got really excited to see the Shock &#38; Awe of Iraq II: the Revenge live in technicolor.  But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keys to Living and Traveling Abroad</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m an American (proud Oklahoma in fact) living in Australia.  I&#8217;m married to an Aussie (Vietnamese as well) and live with her family on the weekends. I&#8217;ll be the first to admit that I assumed the role of whiny Yank early and often in my 3+ years here. During my life I&#8217;ve traveled to Mexico [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty of Aussie Moolah</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia. Land of Genius Money. Early on in my days here, I came to realize how brilliant the Aussies are in how they mint their coins and dollars compared to the US for a variety of reasons. It&#8217;s like someone sat down, threw away all of the old traditions, and said how can we make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tipping: the Bedrock of Civilization</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tipping for service is almost exclusively done only in the United States and most countries, Australia included, think that its inane to just give an extra and arbitrary amount of money on top of the prices in the menu. In their mind, that extra 15% for an attentive waiter, timely refills, and correct orders isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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