I'm just a News junky these days... and a quiz

[eumelia]

This is good, sorta, news for this War Inflicted country. We'll see how it goes.

Shell-shock victims finally recognized as disabled veterans

After years of falling through the cracks, troops suffering from PTSD can finally claim disabled veteran status, stipends from Defense Ministry

Tal Rabinovsky
Published: 12.19.07, 08:07 / Israel News

The Knesset plenum approved Tuesday an amendment to the law on disabled soldiers, which would enable shell-shocked troops to claim disabled veteran status and stipends from the Defense Ministry.

Until today, veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have only been eligible for financial support from the National Insurance Institute (NII).

MK Zahava Gal-On (Meretz), who initiated the amendment, told Ynet: "Many soldiers who asked for stipends from the Defense Ministry after they were discharged were denied, and had to apply for recognition from the National Insurance Institute instead.

"Theses are generally people suffering from mental disabilities who are unable to function or support themselves. They needed minimal recognition as disabled, but this (NII) recognition only granted them very low stipends."

According to the new amendment, each shell-shocked veteran would be able to apply for Defense Ministry recognition, as long as he does so within three years of receiving NII recognition.

Once recognized as a disabled veteran, he would receive retroactive compensation, and the NII stipend would be deducted from his new Defense Ministry stipend.

However, the Association for the Promotion of Shell-Shock Victims in Israel said that the amendment was insufficient in scope. Chairman Uri Segal explained that most of the traumatic reactions among those suffering from the disorder only begin occurring years after the traumatic events, and that the three-year time frame for claiming compensation was therefore not enough.

And a quiz from beckyzoole,

Your Score: The Ferret

You scored 67% domestic, 21% gregarious, 57% trickster, and 47% intellect!

Domestic, Solitary, Emotional Trickster: you are the Ferret!

Curious, mischievous, high-energy. Ferret people are often playful spirits with a calculating mind. Ferret medicine teaches resourcefulness, self-reliance, and ingenuity.


This test categorized you based on four different axes of personality, which were then associated with a different animal. The four axes, as well as all possible results are explained below.



Wild/Domestic: This first axis categorizes you based on how much you are drawn to the outdoors, versus how much you are drawn to civilized situations. Domesticity has many shapes and forms, and varies from the joy of dolphins leaping next to a ship to the steadfast loyalty of a family dog.



Gregarious/Solitary: This axis measures how solitary you are. If you scored high, it means that you enjoy the company of other people, while a low score indicates that you prefer a more solitary lifestyle.



Trickster/Serious: This axis measures how well you line up with conventional trickster archetypes. People who fall into this archetype have a sense of humor and an excitable, highly chaotic streak. Scoring low doesn't mean that you don't have a sense of humor; it just means that you probably don't think dynamite is very funny.



Intellectual/Emotional: This last axis determines whether you are more emotional -- acting based on feelings and instinct, or rational and intelectual -- acting more on thought than on your gut feelings.

Wild	Gregarious	Trickster	Intellectual	The Hyena
Wild	Gregarious	Trickster	Emotional	The Otter
Wild	Gregarious	Serious	Intellectual	The Antelope
Wild	Gregarious	Serious	Emotional	The Wolf
Wild	Solitary	Trickster	Intellectual	The Weasel
Wild	Solitary	Trickster	Emotional	The Coyote
Wild	Solitary	Serious	Intellectual	The Raven
Wild	Solitary	Serious	Emotional	The Frog
Domestic	Gregarious	Trickster	Intellectual	The Fox
Domestic	Gregarious	Trickster	Emotional	The Dolphin
Domestic	Gregarious	Serious	Intellectual	The Horse
Domestic	Gregarious	Serious	Emotional	The Dog
Domestic	Solitary	Trickster	Intellectual	The Rat
Domestic	Solitary	Trickster	Emotional	The Ferret
Domestic	Solitary	Serious	Intellectual	The Cat
Domestic	Solitary	Serious	Emotional	The Squirrel

Link: The Animal Archetype Test written by crumpetsfortea on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

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[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I am a cat. Pretty unsurprising.