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Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom continues: a moth fluttering against the window from inside captured the attention of a noisy miner, which hovered outside the window rattling the glass, which in turn captured Frank's attention. (He is monitoring the situation intently as I type, though I think the miner may have spotted him as it's buggered off now.)

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The American Medical Association "supports public and private health insurance coverage for treatment of gender identity disorder as recommended by the patient's physician". Their resolution explains that Gender Identity Disorder is a genuine, serious medical condition which can lead to severe depression and even suicide; and that medical treatment, including sex reassignment surgery where appropriate, is both necessary and effective.

In an effort to discredit Sandra Fluke's testimony on contraception, this well-established mainstream medical opinion, which she shares, has been called "rather radical". It isn't.