Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Soldier Suicides at Record Level
Increase Linked to Long Wars, Lack of Army Resources By Dana Priest Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 31, 2008; A01 Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself […]
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
On This Day
Saints, feasts and other days St. John Bosco (RC and Anglican) In History 1596 - Catholic League disjoins 1606 - Guy Fawkes executed for plotting against Parliament
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHKAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!????????
Contemporary Latin Phrases: “Domino vobiscum.” (The pizza guy is here.) “Auda similarum ad seattles.” (They all sound just like Pearl Jam.) “Sharpei diem.” (Seize the wrinkled dog.) “Nucleo predicus dispella conducticus.” (Remove foil before microwaving.) “Il guyus nissanem iste ickye.” (That Nissan guy gives me the creeps.) “Bodicus mutilatimus, unemploymi ad infinitum.” (Better take the […]
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHKAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!????????
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
I Love These!!!!
This vibrant image depicts a turbulent area of outer space which, to some, evokes a fox, hence the name Fox Fur Nebula. It lies in the constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn, near the left arm of Orion, just below the large, bright star S Mon (not visible in this image). The enigmatically textured shapes comprise dust […]
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Educators worry federal act detrimental to Native culture
by Megan Baldino Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Improving the No Child Left Behind Act and how it applies to Alaska Native students was the goal of a hearing in Anchorage Tuesday. Several educators say the act is working but at the expense of Native language and culture.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Nothing Is Too Good For Our Boys In The Trenches!!!
Congress Hears Testimony in VA Deaths Knight Ridder | January 30, 2008 Katrina Shank of Murray told a congressional subcommittee Jan. 29 that her husband did not have to die after routine surgery last year at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Marion, Ill. Shank was in Washington, D.C., and gave a detailed account of her […]
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Iraq Troop Reductions? Not So Fast
So much for the State of the Union speech!!! Associated Press | January 30, 2008 WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a move that would jeopardize hopes of relieving strain on the Army and Marine Corps and revive debate […]
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Feast of Martina, virgin and martyr, 3rd century
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
On This Day
Saints, feasts and other days St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti (RC) Charles (Anglican)