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...ba href=/dementia/a/b are lapping at his brain cells." "Pretend all is well, at least until an orderly succession to the 'Acting PM' can be secured." And yet, here too, those who killed him, by intent or by recklessness, will get away with it.

But at this point, should I even care?

So here we are, less than two days before this somnambulant election.

The nation walks like sleepwalkers to a cliff, and most seem quite content - with iPods and earbuds implanted - to plunge merrily to their demise by surrendering and abandoning high ground, an ever-increasing Arab birthrate, and a steadily deteriorating Jewish belief in the justice of our cause, our right to exist in our homeland.

The willingness to accept the insult of daily rocket attacks is just one more sign that we as a nation are losing our will to survive and fight for our rights.

I have another confession.

Last election, though I endorsed Sharansky, since I admired and respected him as a man, in the end I voted Benyamin Elon's National Union party.

When I was in the voting booth and those little blue papers were spread around me, I decided that I was going to vote for a man and a party with whom I most resonated ideologically.

I was an early protester in the Zo Artzenu anti-Oslo protest movement.

I blocked roads with Beni Elon.

I locked arms with him.

I stood for what he stood for.

Beni Elon had created a kind of manifesto on what he believed.

I don't think he has changed very much in his views, and the Arabs now seem to be validati...

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"Older people are the biggest users of healthcare, occupying almost two thirds of our hospital beds.

Yet they continue to be a low priority in both the planning and development of our health service," said Healthcare Commission chief executive Anna Walker.

CSCI chief inspector David Behan added: "The best services involve the people they are there to serve.

They must be responsive to their needs and assist them to lead independent, fulfilling lives.

"The evidence from this study is that older people are not involved in the design of services and consequently services are not tailored to their needs and aspirations.

It is vital to understand and respond to the specific needs of older people." Age Concern director general Gordon Lishman said the results of today's report were "shocking" and warned that without new investment, older people and their careers would continue to be denied the help and support they need.

"The government must make sure that better standards of basic care are a priority in health and social care services and that there is the investment to deliver the services that older people need," he said.

Care services minister Liam Byrne welcomed the report, and acknowledged that dignity in care for older people was "not universal".

"What this report above all does today is highlight the need for further reform in the NHS and social services.

That's why in January we set out in our white paper very ambitious plans to completely change the way thes...

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It was caused by a tumor, not Alzheimer's.

But it's really hard when your mother doesn't recognize you.

That is one motivation.

And there are a lot of people who will be afflicted by Alzheimer's if we don't do something.

We talk about a war on terror.

What we need is a war on Alzheimer's.

CONTACT US: Register science editor Gary Robbins can be reached at (714) 796-7970 or grobbins@ocregister.com.

Read his daily science blog at blogs.ocregister.com/sciencedude.

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