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Monday, November 26, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
20,000 vets' brain injuries not listed in Pentagon tally
At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY. The data, provided by the Army, Navy and Department of Veterans Affairs, show that about five times as many troops sustained brain trauma as the 4,471 officially listed by the Pentagon through Sept. 30. These cases also are not reflected in the Pentagon's official tally of wounded, which stands at 30,327. Fort Hood, Texas, home of the 4th Infantry Division, which returned from a second Iraq combat tour late last year. At least 2,700 soldiers suffered a combat brain injury Fort Carson, Colo., where more than 2,100 soldiers screened were found to have suffered a brain injury Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, where 1,737 Marines were found to have suffered a brain injury More than 150,000 troops may have suffered head injuries in combat Marine didn't recognize signs of brain injury
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Official Black Friday 2007 Web Site
BestBuy has just released their list of Secret Black Friday Doorbuster Items that are good in-store only. Among the items are Toshiba Laptop w/ Canon Printer Package for $229 and a Sony Cybershot 7.2MP Digital Camera for $99.99. Once again, these are extra Black Friday deals that do not appear in the Best Buy Black Friday ad and are only available in-store. It's been a long 20+ days, but we have just posted the 202-item Walmart Black Friday Sale Information and the 46-page Walmart Black Friday Advertisement Scan which is available on our advertisement scans page. Currently, 30 of the Walmart Black Friday items are currently available online at Walmart.com for their Black Friday price.
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Monday, November 19, 2007
World Toilet Day facts
An average person visits the toilet 2,500 times a year. About 6-8 times a day. You spend about three years of your life on the toilet. Contrary to popular lore, Thomas Crapper didn’t invent the toilet. Seated toilets with drainage systems date back to 2500 B.C.
about the 2.6 billion people — half the planet — who don't have basic sanitation, according to sponsor WaterPartners International. The group estimates that 1.8 million children die each year from water– and sanitation-related diseases — one child every 15 seconds. the 2007 World Toilet Summit was held in New Delhi from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 Last year in Moscow, an expo that Mansukov helped organize featured a terrorist-proof toilet. The Times says it was strong enough to withstand a suicide bomb attack. Alexei Maksunov, deputy head of the Russian Toilet Union, as driven the Oka car outfitted with a waterless, eco-friendly porta-potty more than 7,000 miles throughout Europe and Russia  clipped from images.google.com clipped from images.google.com
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Home Invaders Prey on Wealthy
In the past year, billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Ernest Rady, socialite Anne Bass and professional basketball players Eddy Curry and Antoine Walker all have joined a group to which they would rather not belong: victims of home invasion. Being extremely wealthy is not immediately protection from home invasions, as Warren Buffett found out in September, when an intruder tried to get into his house in Omaha but was thwarted by a security guard. One particularly gruesome case in July underscored the dangers for many, when a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., ended in the deaths of a doctor's wife and his two daughters. In home-invasion robberies -- unlike burglaries -- thieves hope to confront the occupants, often intending to force victims to open a safe or divulge bank-card PIN numbers. According to San Diego police, Mr. Rady was stunned with the Taser, bound with duct tape, and cut with a sharp object as the intruder tried to force the couple to produce cash and valuables.
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
4,698 U.S. Army soldiers have deserted
Army desertions skyrocket This year, 4,698 U.S. Army soldiers have deserted, an increase of 42% from last year and 80% since the 2003 Iraq invasion, the Pentagon says. Soldiers who are absent without leave for more than 30 days are declared to be deserters and discharged. The Army Times and the Associated Press have filed the most detailed stories so far. The Army Times calls the 2007 desertions "the highest annual total since fiscal year 2001, when 4,399 troops deserted." Regardless, for those among the AWOL looking for a safe haven, scratch Canada off the list. Yesterday, that country's Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from two deserters seeking asylum. They now face deportation.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007
Estimates on Iraq-War Costs
How much has the war in Iraq cost the U.S.? The most-basic estimate covers only spending to date, and is limited to budgetary items of military and diplomatic operations in Iraq. The Congressional Budget Office put those costs at about $400 billion in testimony last month before a House panel. But start projecting forward 10 years and you get a wide range of figures, all the way up to $3.5 trillion. The latest estimate came this week from Congressional Democrats. The Joint Economic Committee’s majority staff released a report estimating the costs incurred so far in Iraq and Afghanistan at $1.6 trillion, and pegs costs through 2017 at $3.5 trillion. The report received widespread press coverage, including on CNN and in the Washington Post. Republicans responded by criticizing the report for “errors and poor methodology,” but didn’t offer their own estimate. The CBO estimated total budget costs through 2017 between $1.2 trillion and $1.7 trillion interest costs between $600 and $700 billion
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Eight-Figure Property Hits the Foreclosure Auction Block
It’s rare to see an eight-figure property hit the foreclosure auction block, but it’s happening. In Australia, a 30,000 square-foot waterfront mansion will be for sale at a Dec. 1 receiver’s auction. Located on Hope Island, an affluent gated community in the Gold Coast, a resort area about 530 miles north of Sydney, the recently built sprawling estate with marina views is one of the largest homes and lots in the area, The house was listed for a few months at AU$25 million or about U.S.$23.5 million.
A photo of the property from the Christie’s brochure The brochure cover shows a photograph of the home with a yacht parked in back. (Here’s the listing.) The auction will have a reserve price, Mr. Jacobs says. Furnishings are not included. Michael Vettoretto, of Knight Frank, is also handling the sale.
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Judge orders White House to save all e-mails
In Washington, U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy, a Clinton appointee, ordered the Executive Office of the President to maintain backup tapes of its e-mails, which the White House has resisted. It stopped archiving e-mails in 2003. The White House must save copies of all its e-mails, a federal judge has ruled in response to two lawsuits attempting to determine whether Bush administration officials destroyed millions of records illegally. The Federal Records Act prohibits destruction of government documents unless the U.S. archivist approves. Two groups — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Government and the National Security Archive — have accused the Oval Office of deleting of 5 million e-mails. The concern emerged during the investigation of who leaked Valerie Plame's CIA identity to reporters. Here's more from the Associated Press. |
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Transplant Surgeon Argues for a Kidney Market
Allowing people to sell a kidney could prompt the poor and the desperate to enter a dangerous bargain. To many, the idea just feels creepy. For now, it’s also illegal and widely opposed by the medical establishment. But Arthur Matas, a University of Minnesota doc and former president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, is pushing to legalize kidney sales, the WSJ reports. The practice “would increase the supply of kidneys, save lives and improve the quality of life for those with end-stage renal disease.” Matas hasn’t come close to winning over the establishment. But as the waiting list for kidneys grows and grows, he does seem to be making headway in some quarters with his campaign to at least study the possibility with a real-world trial. Should the U.S. allow people to sell their kidneys? Read a debate between economists Julio Elias, University of Buffalo, who favors a market-based approach and Harvard’s Alvin Roth, who says organ exchanges might be a better solution.
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Milwaukee Nun pleads no contest to molesting two boys
A Chicago nun pleaded no contest Monday to molesting two boys at a church convent and school in Milwaukee where she worked in the 1960s. Sister Norma Giannini, 79, had sexual contact with the boys, including sexual intercourse, a total of more than 160 times over four years while principal at St. Patrick's School in Milwaukee. Sister Norma Giannini from the 1982 Mother McAuley High School yearbook. Giannini, a Chicago native, is a member of the Sisters of Mercy. She taught at several area Catholic schools, from Park Ridge to Oak Park, before working in Milwaukee. including St. Clare of Montefalco in Chicago and Most Holy Redeemer in Evergreen Park. Giannini, who will be sentenced Feb. 1, left the courthouse without comment. She faces a maximum of 10 years on each of the two counts of indecent behavior with a minor. The Sisters of Mercy said previously that the order "learned of the situation" during the 1990s and sent Giannini to a St. Louis treatment facility for counseling.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
Your iPod is dead if....
Your iPod is probably beyond repair when... It's fallen in the water: Salt water is worse than fresh water, but the real danger comes when you turn it on and it's still wet. "This is probably when you'd do the most damage," says Vronko. "You're better off taking it apart as soon as possible and removing any corrosive liquid with concentrated rubbing alcohol." You can also try sticking your iPod in a bowl of uncooked rice, but this doesn't always work. RapidRepair will try and fix these sorts of issues -- if you send the soiled device to them in a sealed plastic bag -- but it's likely your iPod is a goner. If it's been chewed by a dog: Dog's teeth are strong, and unfortunately they usually puncture an iPod's hard drive, the screen, and the battery. It's been run over by a car: Vronko says someone actually sent him an iPod that had been run over by a car.
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Your iPOD is fixable if....
Your iPod is fixable when... You get that sad iPod icon on your screen. This means your hard drive is kaput and needs to be replaced. According to Vronko, this repair is worth doing because it usually only costs 50 percent of the original cost of the device. Your screen looks like some ink has spilled on it. This means you've got a broken LCD screen. The cost on these sorts of repairs are usually just 25 to 35 percent of the original cost of the unit, according to Vronko, usually around $90 or less. You can even do it yourself, if you want to do it ASAP (Vronko says his company also just sells the screen and directions for DIY types). You get a battery and and exclamation point on your screen. "If you're getting this several times a week and more quickly than usual, your battery is probably dead," says Vronko. This fix is a cinch and usually costs around $20 from a professional service.
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