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2012年12月12日VPR Newscast

For the fourth year in a row, Vermont has been ranked as the healthiest state in the country. The state did well in categories including low incidences in violent crime and low-birth-weight-babies, as well as low rates of infectious disease.

After months of revolt, Syria's health care system is collapsing, with half of the country's public hospitals destroyed. Yet Syrian doctors continue to treat patients. Now, a group of Syrian-American doctors is stepping in to help bringing crucial supplies and training.

The Campaign for Vermont, which describes itself as an independent policy group, wants lawmakers to consider a plan that makes major changes to the state's education system.

It's been more than a year since Jon Graham and Beth Frock lost their home to Tropical Storm Irene, and their life since then has taken on the feel of a Samuel Beckett play.

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Winooski Mayor Michael O'Brien says he plans to listen to the F-35 fighter jets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida Wednesday while standing in a position that is comparable to downtown.

Weather permitting, Governor Peter Shumlin and the mayors of Burlington and Winooski will head to Florida Wednesday to hear an F-35 fly overhead. The politicians defend the trip even though it's sponsored by a strong supporter of the fighter jet.

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On the last mono-sequential day until January 1, 2101, we'll hear about orbifolds, psychogenetics and Math-O-Vision as we discuss practical applications of math, hear what the state police are doing to lower the number of traffic fatalities and we head out to find the perfect Christmas Tree.

Champlain College student, Mahmoud Jabari, talks about using a computer game to address the problem of violence against women in the Palestinian city of Hebron.

Bird Diva Bridget Butler discusses this season's irruption of birds and the best places to see them.

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@GovPeterShumlin will have to wait a little longer to gather facts in Florida: F35s won't train in the rain. #VPRNews #VT @AirForce December 11, 2012 4:41:20 PM GMT+4

PIC: Winooski Mayor Mike O'Brien plans to listen to F-35s standing in a position comparable to downtown. #VPRNews #BTV http://t.co/bic1D7CA December 11, 2012 3:42:46 PM GMT+4

Initially, Winooski didn't receive the @AirForce environmental report re: F35s. "We picked it up online," said Mayor Mike O'Brien. #VPRNews December 10, 2012 4:58:03 PM GMT+4

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Korean rapper Psy performs "Gangnam Style" at Tao nightclub on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Las Vegas.

Chittenden resident and Rutland City MIddle School principal Wil Cunningham donating blood at a past Gift of Life Marathon blood drive at Rutland's Paramount Theatre.

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Federal taxpayers will pay the lion's share of the restoration for the Jersey shore damage caused by Sandy. But since most of those who will benefit are private landowners on the shore, one N.J. lawmaker wants to prohibit the shore towns from charging access fees to their public beaches.

Farm-state lawmakers are urging leaders to include a farm bill as part of any budget deal to avert year-end tax increases and spending cuts. But others argue that Congress shouldn't toss the farm bill into a giant package because it would very likely stifle debate and amendments.

Democrats are worried that cuts to the program will go beyond the impact on the people it serves. It will also affect the Affordable Care Act, which calls for expanding Medicaid to as many as 16 million more people. The states are watching closely because the federal government has promised them it will pay most of those additional costs.

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Fran Stoddard has been taking note of a remarkable number of innovators in business and non profit ventures who make Vermont their home. They bring the best of Vermont to international development. Project Harmony International's Ann Martin is one of them.

There's a new exhibit at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich that features the works of world-class wildlife artist Charley Harper. Ted Levin says it's wildlife art at it's most entertaining.

India and northern New England sit on opposite ends of the globe. But Suzanne Spencer Rendahl has discovered that students in both regions share a common classroom via the internet, thanks to Silicon Valley-based Khan Academy.

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