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Medicare D: Failed plan or just what the doctor ordered? We asked readers to tell us what they think of the Medicare D prescription program that began in November of last year. Here are their responses. PHYLLIS M. GOODRICH, HALLSTEAD, PA. It works fine for me. In fact, it has kept me from having to work part-time. I studied different plans before I signed up a year ago, fully aware that if I chose Tier 1 and my medication changed, I might have to pay for a number of prescriptions. So far, I've only had to pay out of pocket for two short-term drugs. I've also noticed that some drugs are less than the $5 co-pay. It's also very good that if my drug needs change, I only have to span 11 months or less before I can switch to a higher Tier level. Yes, Tier 2-3 costs more, but it's still a far cry from paying the whole cost. HIV-positive for 23 years and counting David Patient is a far cry from the days when he was a coke-snorting disco diva in Las Vegas, hobnobbing with the likes of Liberace, Rock Hudson and Elton John.He has swapped his spangled jumpsuits and big hair for practical jeans and golf shirts, and has chosen to settle down in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, where he is building a retreat to provide group training sessions about HIV and Aids.Patient is one of the world's longest-lived HIV survivors (23 years and counting) and the condition has made him completely self-possessed and comfortable in his own skin. "What other people think of me isn't any of my business," he says.He has survived enough bigotry for two lifetimes: first for being gay, secondly for having HIV. And while his first reaction was to leap off a mountain when he heard that he had what was initially called "gay-related immune deficiency" in 1983, he now says HIV is the best thing that has ever happened to him."I'm not saying, 'Go out and get HIV, woo hoo!' But it's made me who I am," he explains.Patient's epiphany on Mount Charleston outside Vegas, where he planned to plunge to his death on July 4 1983 after being given six months to live, sounds almost biblical. Ubisoft Releases Four Wii Titles Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced that GT Pro Series, Monster 4X4: World Circuit, Rayman Raving Rabbids and Red Steel will be available on North American store shelves on November 19, the same day the highly anticipated Wii launches. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent will ship November 28, followed by Sony Pictures Animation's Open Season on November 30 and Far Cry Vengeance in December. "Ubisoft is proud to celebrate the launch of the Wii with such a diverse lineup of video game titles available the day the new console hits shelves," said Tony Key, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. "We are excited to be introducing such a broad lineup of quality titles comprised of new intellectual properties and established franchises. And, we're thrilled to bring many more titles in the coming weeks for consumers to enjoy." Titles shipping to retail this week: GT Pro Series: Immerse yourself in the fast-paced action of this Wii-exclusive car-racing game featuring more than 80 customizable licensed cars.
Kinmirai Tsuushin Inc. operated only seven relay stations for its Internet-protocol phone network this week, a far cry from its earlier report of 2,466 stations at home and abroad, officials said.
The communications ministry also found that Kinmirai Tsuushin earned about 300 million yen from service charges, accounting for just 1.7 percent of the company's annual revenue, the officials said. The ministry's findings during inspections of the company Monday show that the telecom venture was barely functioning as an IP telephony service provider and collected the vast majority of its funds through an investment scheme, the officials said. Investors paid at least 10 million yen for each relay station set up. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kinmirai Tsuushin fell 2,459 relay stations short of the number it had claimed in a recent report. NIT champ Butler's a far cry from your basic Cinderella The Bulldogs, having just completed its tear through an NIT Season Tip-Off field that included North Carolina, Gonzaga, Tennessee, Indiana and Notre Dame (of which only UNC did not fall to Butler), converged at mid-court. And they danced in a huddle, bouncing up and down, with their arms and fingers raised, soaking in the celebratory moment in the center of a big stage. "Now y'all know who Butler is!" yelled forward Brian Ligon's mother, Mendee, from behind the bench as the players danced. "I get aggravated because nobody gives them credit," she said later as the team accepted trophies. "They call them Cinderella, and they're no Cinderella. They're a good team with a good coach." Butler, a team whose biggest player is 6-foot-7 Ligon, beat No. 23 Gonzaga, whose leading scorer is 6-11 Josh Heytvelt, by a 79-71 margin that's not indicative of Butler's dominance Friday night in the championship game at Madison Square Garden. Election results far cry from 'clear mandate' by electorate I can't stand it when politicians who get elected by very small margins announce that they have a "clear mandate" from the people. Lloyd Ferguson made such a remark after the election. He may have captured 3,500 votes, but 5,000 voted for someone else. That is far from a "clear mandate," and Mr. Ferguson should find out why those people voted against him so he can truly work for the people of Ancaster. Take a look at the numbers in the race for mayor. Mr. Di Ianni may have lost by a small margin, but he lost all the same, and apparently this is a surprise to him and his supporters. That's because he failed to address the problems that people really wanted fixed. He also failed to convince most voters that he was truly repentant or even repentant at all over the campaign donation charges. Small-town vacation a far cry from home WE CHANGED PLANES in Denver. The Airbus unloaded nearly 200 of us at gate No. 29. Everybody scattered like cockroaches when the lights come on once they reached the terminal. Our departure gate was to be No. 59. As the crow flies, the two gates were more than half a mile apart. And we didn't have a crow. Denver has a huge airport. It's what they call a hub. The place functions like the dealer in blackjack. The cards come to him, he shuffles them, and then he passes them out to the folks all around the table. We were the cards. Almost everybody travels during Thanksgiving week, and most of them were passing through the Denver airport when we were there. They arrived on huge jet airliners, and then they walked up or down the line of gates until they got on another huge jet airliner headed somewhere else. Access to information still a far cry Despite avowed promises on transparency in the country and most African countries especially in the sub-Saharan Africa region, access to information is still a major problem and many pressure groups championing democratic reforms are still on the tail of the column for being the most secretive.
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