Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Few songs are as haunting as Taps played for a fallen warrior, and on an isolated combat outpost in southern Afghanistan it has been sounded for David Baker, a 22-year-old Marine just six weeks short of redeploying home when killed in an explosion.
What I'd liked to have said (Free subscription) | yesterday
One Went "Postal" In Orlando... Anyone but me wonder what the heck was/is going on down in Orlando this week? First I hear that some guy has run into an office building in downtown and shot the place up, killing one person and wounding five more. Then I hear that the guy was shooting in the offices of an engineering firm and was an engineer himself. I know that for various product related...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Yesterday's tragedy at Fort Hood has already given rise to a cottage industry of bloviation and idle speculation. Last night, I flitted around the cable universe. Sean Hannity asked if there was enough security on military bases. On Larry King, Dr. Phil offered the stunning insight that the shooter had had a break from reality and that this was a "major mental event." Rachel Maddow was more...
The Intelligence Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
If you’ve caught an episode of COPS lately, then you’ve probably noticed that so-called less-lethal weapons have caught on with police departments across the country as a way to force unruly suspects into compliance. Tasers, which delivers an electrical current to the suspect via two dart-like electrodes, are often the weapon of choice
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
When the National Training Center opened here in 1981, it presented the most realistic training environment imaginable to prepare troops for a potential large-scale, tank-on-tank confrontation with the Soviet Union in Germany’s Fulda Gap.
Dogwood Tales (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A better night's sleep last night - hopefully Monday and Tuesday this week will turn out to be just a blip on the graph. It certainly helps when the sun is shining though, even if it is that time of year when it shines directly into my eyes as I head up the link road towards the motorway. One to one session with the boss to review my objectives from my last appraisal, and he still seems happy with...
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Here is a post by K aya Dlanga from Thought Leader, which I thought was pretty apt for posting today after reading Google's threat to shut ILSA down. Everyone has the right to their own perspective and to express it. That's one right that is truly free. Google, Twitter and the whole bunch of internet service providers still need to realize that they need to act global if they want to have our support...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Duchess of Cornwall is on her first official tour of Canada, alongside her husband Prince Charles. They've landed in Toronto and will open the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Friday.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It is a battle of the ballcocks, a fight to the death over the U-bends of the rich and famous. The weapon of choice, however, is not the monkey wrench, or even the sink plunger, but the High Court writ.
Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have announced plans to release a live CD/DVD package later this month. ‘ Live ‘ is set for release on November 16 (UK) and will include two DVD and a 14 live-track CD. The DVD features footage from the band’s 2007 shows in Berlin, Dublin and Glasgow as well as behind-the-scenes tour footage. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ‘ Live ‘ DVD tracklisting:...
PoliticalArticles.NET (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
It is impossible to imagine a coward like Joe Wilson ever having the dignity to actually stand up for a cause or for principles or even having the intellectual skill to recognize a principle. So... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
House of 03 (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
They have infiltrated our homes, our favourite bars, the after-hour hotspots we fornicate in the back off. They are Wives and Girlfriends of sports stars. In the United Kingdom, where this has gone out of hand, where the battles are normally fought in the best members' clubs, draped in Valentino and Emilio Ungaro where the weapon of choice is either a studded Vivienne Westwood Clutch purse, which I...
Newshoggers (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By John Ballard Reader advisory: This post is too dry for the average reader. If you find wonky details boring you might want to move to whatever is next on your reading list. There are two parts. Part One is a progress report on how Massachusetts is coming along with what is being called "meaningful use" of EHR (electronic health...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
I received a high court injunction without notice when helping to save the Oxfordshire lake from Npower ( High court injunction – the weapon of choice to slap down protests , 28 October; Otter-spotting and birdwatching: the dark heart of the eco-terrorist peril , 23 December 2008). The anonymous accusation – that I drove my car into a security guard when I was actually at home writing...
Film Experience Blog (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
LOL. I almost love Christopher Walken 's extracurrical work (this, the classic "Weapon of Choice" video, Madonna's "Bad Girl" etcetera) more than his actual filmography. [ thx ]
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larry borsheim | 12/15/2008
Few will argue that drug abuse has become one of our nations biggest domestic problems. Drugs and the heartbreak that follows have invaded both urban and rural communities across the country, inflicting devastation wherever they appear. Younger and younger children are experimenting with drugs and now, even elementary school age children have been found abusing marijuana, prescription drugs pilfered...
zipdadoda | 04/21/2008
The BBC is reporting that Internet search engine Google has seen quarterly profits soar by 69%, beating expectations, boosted by strong advertising revenue. Net income climbed to $1bn (£499m) in the first three months of 2007, up from $592m on a year earlier. While this is impressive earnings by any standard, it pales in comparison to another earnings report released last week by a Congressional research...
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