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To: Mr. Palau who wrote (695544)	8/5/2005 1:40:01 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

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To: Mr. Palau who wrote (695544)	8/5/2005 1:41:23 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Midwives graduate from Nangarhar University -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Graduating midwives at the University of Nanagarhar from the provinces of Laghman, Konar, Nuristan represent the potential for better health care and infant survivability. The graduates and medical professionals removed their burka's for the baccalaureate ceremony. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Matsushige, 117th Public Affairs Detachment) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Matsushige 117th Public Affairs Detachment JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest rates of maternal and infant mortality. According to International Medical Corps statistics, one in 10 Afghan women die during child birth, and 25 percent of the children do not live to see their fifth birthday. Midwives represent a new hope for the survivability of infants and mothers. Many rural communities in Afghanistan rely on midwives as the only professional care provider for pregnant women. The Medical College of the University of Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan, graduated 61 midwives and about 200 other students in other medical professions so far. This class of graduating midwives comes from Nangarhar, Konar, Laghman and Nuristan provinces. The school thanked the Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the other agencies for helping to graduate such a large number of midwives. “These agencies and the Jalalabad PRT provided supplies, instructors and facilities for the university and students,” said Capt. Mike Weber, a physician’s assistant with the PRT and one of the speakers at the graduation. Amanda Rickman is a program manager for the midwife training. She works for the International Health Center, a subsidiary of International Medical Corps, a U.S. non-profit organization providing health care and training in Afghanistan. Rickman instituted more standards into the program. From this revamp 26 different competencies were identified. Each area must be tested and students must score a 70 percent to pass the class. Tasks such as handling a breach birth, positive identification of conditions that exist in the mother or unborn infant, and surgical techniques such as suturing are among the competencies. After Rickman arrived in February and settled in to her new duties, she extended the daily course work to a full day so competencies could be completed in a timely manner. After putting the standards-based evaluation in place, she worked closely with the local hospital to give practical clinical time to these future midwives. Before the training was over, the class helped deliver a healthy baby and made sure the mother was fine. Nearly all of the midwives are scheduled to return to their villages and use the practical skills and knowledge learned in this program. That newfound skill will greatly increase the survivability rate of Afghan children and mothers which has ranked as one of the lowest in the world.

To: Mr. Palau who wrote (695544)	8/6/2005 2:42:33 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

That poll is just another lib MSM lopsided poll. Over sample libs & under sample conservatives. More BS propaganda disguised as fact from the liberal left. Problem With Bush Approval Polls By Rob on War On Terror Say Anything Yesterday I posted about a poll suggesting that American approval of the President was sagging badly. Today it comes to light that the poll in question probably isn’t all that representative of American sentiment in general. Take a gander at Questions 2 a. – d. in the toplines of the Ipsos poll (PDF). Of the 79% of respondents who are registered to vote, almost half (49%) describe themselves as “strongly Democrat” or “moderately Democrat,” whereas only 39% describe themselves as “strongly Republican” or “moderately Republican.” As for the 21% of respondents who aren’t even registered to vote? Well, not to sound rude, but who really cares what they think? Another thing to consider about the way these polls are conducted in general is that the growing use of cell phones as a primary means of telephonic communication may be skewing the results. How much is hard to say, but I think its pretty clear that its having an effect. Just as “do not call” lists and other telemarketer countermeasures do. The bottom line is, I’m not sure I’m going to be trusting any more of these polls touted by the media. It just doesn’t seem like any of them are really all that representative of the true opinions and feelings of the people. feeds.feedburner.com sayanythingblog.com anklebitingpundits.com ipsos-na.com foxnews.com

To: Mr. Palau who wrote (695544)	8/7/2005 7:08:31 AM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I am not going to check, but I suspect skewed polls. But you know one thing as well as I. EVERY day that you terrorist loving liberals and the media keep harping on this , that is one more day you give aid and comfort to the enemy. You might as well join Jane Fonda and go sit in with some terrorist while they are making roadside bombs. Maybe they will let you set the timers for them....