Heh, this is hilarious... Happy Hanukkah!!!
Time to lite the next candle! Yaaahya!
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09 December 2004
08 December 2004
One Thousand Dead, Ten Thousand Wounded
By mid-November, 10,369 American troops had been wounded in battle in Afghanistan or Iraq, and 1,004 had died — a survival rate of roughly 90 percent. In the Vietnam War, one in four wounded died, virtually all of them before they could reach MASH units some distance from the fighting.
Today in Iraq, real-life Hawkeyes and B.J. Hunnicuts have stripped trauma surgery to its most basic level, carrying "mini-hospitals" in six Humvees and field operating kits in five backpacks so they can move with troops and do surgery on the spot.
A terrible number of people hurt and dead... If you know one of them, please tell me about them, for InGratia.org.
Today in Iraq, real-life Hawkeyes and B.J. Hunnicuts have stripped trauma surgery to its most basic level, carrying "mini-hospitals" in six Humvees and field operating kits in five backpacks so they can move with troops and do surgery on the spot.
A terrible number of people hurt and dead... If you know one of them, please tell me about them, for InGratia.org.
Troops put tough questions to Rumsfeld: Defense secretary gets his own “talking to” from disgruntled GIs
“Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to up-armor our vehicles?” Wilson asked. A big cheer arose from the approximately 2,300 soldiers in the cavernous hangar who assembled to see and hear the secretary of defense.
Rumsfeld hesitated and asked Wilson to repeat his question.
“We do not have proper armored vehicles to carry with us north,” Wilson said after asking again. Wilson's unit is about to drive into Iraq for a one-year tour of duty.
During the question-and-answer session, another soldier complained that active-duty Army units sometimes get priority over the National Guard and Reserve units for the best equipment in Iraq.
all of it...
Rumsfeld hesitated and asked Wilson to repeat his question.
“We do not have proper armored vehicles to carry with us north,” Wilson said after asking again. Wilson's unit is about to drive into Iraq for a one-year tour of duty.
During the question-and-answer session, another soldier complained that active-duty Army units sometimes get priority over the National Guard and Reserve units for the best equipment in Iraq.
all of it...
Isn't this nice...
Two thousand years ago, Iranian women could be great warriors. Today, after centuries of religious enlightnment, they can't even attend a soccer game.
TEHRAN, Iran - These days, Iranian women are not even allowed to watch men compete on the soccer field, but 2,000 years ago they could have been carving the boys to pieces on the battlefield.
TEHRAN, Iran - These days, Iranian women are not even allowed to watch men compete on the soccer field, but 2,000 years ago they could have been carving the boys to pieces on the battlefield.
this is soooo crap
When he came out of a Contra Costa County Mayors' Conference meeting in Walnut Creek awhile back, Martinez City Councilman Bill Wainwright was surprised to see a ticket on his windshield.
He was even more surprised when he saw what it was for.
Wainwright had been tagged for having too small a car.
Seriously. The city parking lot where he had found a spot has two rows of slots reserved for vehicles 6-foot-5 inches or taller, according to a sign posted in the garage. Wainwright, with his Acura, was too short to park there.
more...
He was even more surprised when he saw what it was for.
Wainwright had been tagged for having too small a car.
Seriously. The city parking lot where he had found a spot has two rows of slots reserved for vehicles 6-foot-5 inches or taller, according to a sign posted in the garage. Wainwright, with his Acura, was too short to park there.
more...
03 December 2004
geeze... who cares about terrorism & our children's environment?
Sport utility vehicles continue to be popular in Texas, with the state adding 1.8 million registered SUVs in 2002, more than any other state except California.
"Altogether, SUVs traveled nearly 315 billion miles on the nation's highways in 2002, up 100 billion miles from 1997," says Louis Kincannon, census bureau director.
"Collectively, SUVs made the equivalent of more than 650,000 round trips to the moon in 2002."
About 77 percent of all trucks were used for personal transportation in 2002.
and most SUV's and big trucks get what? single digit and just over single digit gas milage? Don't they know all of bin Laden's money comes from the oil/gas that they burn?
"Altogether, SUVs traveled nearly 315 billion miles on the nation's highways in 2002, up 100 billion miles from 1997," says Louis Kincannon, census bureau director.
"Collectively, SUVs made the equivalent of more than 650,000 round trips to the moon in 2002."
About 77 percent of all trucks were used for personal transportation in 2002.
and most SUV's and big trucks get what? single digit and just over single digit gas milage? Don't they know all of bin Laden's money comes from the oil/gas that they burn?
The Drug War Toll Mounts
Now I'm not a drug advocate, but some of the points and numbers in here are amazing. And no one is daring to question it for fear of looking like a crack-head. A civilized society should be able to discuss anything.
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The Drug War Toll Mounts
by Radley Balko
In Washington, D.C., a 27-year old quadriplegic is sentenced to ten days in jail for marijuana possession, where he dies under suspicious circumstances. In Florida, a wheelchair-bound multiple sclerosis patient now serves a 25-year prison sentence for using an out-of-state doctor to obtain pain medication. And in Palestine, Texas, prosecutors arrest 72 people -- all of them black -- and charge them with distributing crack cocaine. The scene bears a remarkable resemblance to a similar mass, mostly-black drug bust in nearby Tulia five years ago.
These examples aren't exceptional. They're typical. America's drug war marches on, impervious to efficacy, justice, or absurdity. Drug prohibition was nowhere to be found in Election 2004. There was no mention of it in the debates, the conventions, or the endless cable news campaign coverage.
Today, federal and state governments spend between $40 and $60 billion per year to fight the war on drugs, about ten times the amount spent in 1980 -- and billions more to keep drug felons in jail. The U.S. now has more than 318,000 people behind bars for drug-related offenses, more than the total prison populations of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain combined.
Our prison population has increased by 400 percent since 1980, while the general population has increased just 20 percent. America also now has the highest incarceration rate in the world -- 732 of every 100,000 citizens are behind bars. (land of the free eh?)
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The Drug War Toll Mounts
by Radley Balko
In Washington, D.C., a 27-year old quadriplegic is sentenced to ten days in jail for marijuana possession, where he dies under suspicious circumstances. In Florida, a wheelchair-bound multiple sclerosis patient now serves a 25-year prison sentence for using an out-of-state doctor to obtain pain medication. And in Palestine, Texas, prosecutors arrest 72 people -- all of them black -- and charge them with distributing crack cocaine. The scene bears a remarkable resemblance to a similar mass, mostly-black drug bust in nearby Tulia five years ago.
These examples aren't exceptional. They're typical. America's drug war marches on, impervious to efficacy, justice, or absurdity. Drug prohibition was nowhere to be found in Election 2004. There was no mention of it in the debates, the conventions, or the endless cable news campaign coverage.
Today, federal and state governments spend between $40 and $60 billion per year to fight the war on drugs, about ten times the amount spent in 1980 -- and billions more to keep drug felons in jail. The U.S. now has more than 318,000 people behind bars for drug-related offenses, more than the total prison populations of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain combined.
Our prison population has increased by 400 percent since 1980, while the general population has increased just 20 percent. America also now has the highest incarceration rate in the world -- 732 of every 100,000 citizens are behind bars. (land of the free eh?)
02 December 2004
Austin ordering 5 hybrid gas-electric SUVs
Nice, Glad to see this... I can't wait to pick up a hybrid.
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Austin ordering 5 hybrid gas-electric SUVs
City looking to bolster its environmental image as well as save money, increase fuel efficiency of its fleet.
Austin already owns 28 Toyota Priuses, smaller hybrid sedans, and 277 cars that run on clean-burning propane. The cars make up 7 percent of the city's fleet and are scattered among city departments, from Austin Energy to the Austin Water Utility.
The hybrid Escapes run on gasoline and an electric motor. At 31 to 36 miles a gallon, they're more fuel-efficient than their gas-only counterparts, which get about 22 miles a gallon.
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Austin ordering 5 hybrid gas-electric SUVs
City looking to bolster its environmental image as well as save money, increase fuel efficiency of its fleet.
Austin already owns 28 Toyota Priuses, smaller hybrid sedans, and 277 cars that run on clean-burning propane. The cars make up 7 percent of the city's fleet and are scattered among city departments, from Austin Energy to the Austin Water Utility.
The hybrid Escapes run on gasoline and an electric motor. At 31 to 36 miles a gallon, they're more fuel-efficient than their gas-only counterparts, which get about 22 miles a gallon.
01 December 2004
Crowd Beats Man Accused In DWI Crash
I can't say I disapprove of this... maybe a few more people will get the idea that it's dumb as hell to drink and drive.
A Queens crowd pulled a man from a car and beat and kicked him because he crashed into young woman - pinning her between the car and a building.
Police say the car was stolen moments before from a nearby supermarket and the driver was charged with driving while intoxicated. His name was not immediately released.
Eye witnesses told police the car apparently swerved to miss a school bus at 110th Street and 174th Avenue at 3:15 pm yesterday, when it slammed into 18-year-old Roshonda Belt. She's listed in serious condition. Her friend - who was pushing a baby carriage - was grazed by the car - and the baby was unhurt.
HERE
A Queens crowd pulled a man from a car and beat and kicked him because he crashed into young woman - pinning her between the car and a building.
Police say the car was stolen moments before from a nearby supermarket and the driver was charged with driving while intoxicated. His name was not immediately released.
Eye witnesses told police the car apparently swerved to miss a school bus at 110th Street and 174th Avenue at 3:15 pm yesterday, when it slammed into 18-year-old Roshonda Belt. She's listed in serious condition. Her friend - who was pushing a baby carriage - was grazed by the car - and the baby was unhurt.
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