In northwest Baghdad, Iraqi forces stand up, slowly

An Iraqi soldier from the 22nd Brigade stands guard in northwestern Baghdad. Photo by Wes Morgan. BAGHDAD, IRAQ: As violence erupted across Shia areas of Baghdad last March, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph McLamb told the company commanders in his battalion that they had just one priority: “Do not let the Iraqi Army fail [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 14:39:59

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6 Must-Have Characteristics to Look for When Buying a Home

J.D. is on vacation. This is a guest post from G.E. Miller, author of the 20somethingfinance.com blog for young professionals. With home prices down, foreclosures up, there’s an influx of great homes on the market with less ... for those willing to do some homework, and who meet the prerequisites of home ownership. Although it may [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:00:30

The Second Coming

Before I get into the meat of this post I want to clarify one thing:  I’m a devout believer in God and Jesus ... in a piece of toast or in the mold on Grandma Hilda’s refrigerator.  I might be in the minority ... about it HERE.   What I want to know is just how this poor kid can ever live up to this?  Every time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 05:53:24

i don’t really enjoy throwing up.throwing up is pretty cathartic. i used to find it hit a void i needed to fill. subsequently, i did.i found that it was important to drink a lot of water before i threw up. and after.while i can not say that i would recommend throwing up as a recreational  pass time, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:40:41

Uninhabitable

Uninhabitable Posted by Michael Laprarie Published: January 4, 2009 - 6:19 PM Drudge is currently linking to this story from the Times Online: Charity homes built by Hollywood start to crumble RESIDENTS of a model housing estate bankrolled by Hollywood celebrities and hand-built by Jimmy Carter, the former US president, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:19:14

Approach to Concert: Smooth Going

The standard profile of a crossing guard is pedestrian–a nice, smiling face who wants to help people get from point A to B. But the woman stationed at the intersection of 19th Street and Virginia Avenue NW is breaking the mold. This blog item was reported by Jule Banville and written by Erik Wemple “Obama! Let’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:20:19

Obama & Ayers: Education = activism for social injustice

The Chicago Annenberg Challenge was supposed to be all about educational reform. The original funds from Annenberg were $50-60 mil ... appropriate. In Ed’s piece, he chose the one where Ayers discussed how the Weather Underground was a “great ... for intelligence. Ayers describes how the system is relentless, attempting to measure student against [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 01:53:31

Pretty as a Picture . . . Postcard

I love to travel across America . . . by postcard!When I cannot actually get somewhere – or even if I do – I look for a beautiful picture postcard of the place. Not one of those overly bright and blue-sky-perfect cards made from cheap color slides, either. Even you and I can take better pictures than those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:45:00

Personalizing Firefox’s UI automatically. Just for you.

Here’s the question: Does automatically generated interfaces — based on user skill, dexterity, and impairments — have a place in Firefox? ... all of your motor-skill constants: what’s the difference between your single and double click, how ... the interface mold to the actually user’s abilities, instead of the user having to become more stereotypical [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 04:07:41

Cupid - Episode 1.05 - “Left of the Dial” - Casting Call and Plotline

STORYLINE With TREVOR’S help, disc Jockey, JACK KOZAKOWSKI, finds love when his career stumbles. Meanwhile, CLAIRE consults on a web dating service. ... .. JACK KOZAKOWSKI He’s 38 years old, Caucasian, good-looking in the John Cusack mold. He’s a disc jockey on the edge of extinction because of the corporate takeover of the music industry [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:06:46

Review: H2O Audio iSH2 Waterproof Headset

Waterproof iPod products we’ve previously tested were designed as two-piece solutions—the iPod goes inside a case and connects via a waist-high cord to a pair of special headphones—and H2O Audio’s initial offering for the second-generation iPod shuffle followed this mold. The $40 iS2 used a translucent blue rubber and hard plastic shell [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 14:11:00

Question & Answer Wrap-Up: Quickies

Mackinley Drummond What’s the deal with the “cardboard cutout” CSS-Tricks look? Nothing metaphorical or especially significant ... preconceived mold of what a CSS-based site had to look like. I have begun the early stages ... Tester. I have to have IE 7 installed in order for IE Tester to be able to test all the versions: 5.5 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:45:11

Million Dollar Expansion at Syntec Optics Supports Focus on Innovation

PAVILION, N.Y., Sept. 30 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics, recipient of the prestigious 2008 Frost & ... -saving LED illumination. The key to great individual solutions is to continually strive for better ... development costs up to 5X. Proprietary mold designs automatically compensate for shrinkage, reducing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:16:42

Exploring the Mystery of Aromatherapy Through Biotechnology

Aromatherapy originated in Ancient Egypt. About a hundred years ago, a pharmacist from France used an innovative method which led to a breakthrough in aromatherapy techniques. In recent years, under the strong promotion by Sathelyne Group, Bel’Air aromatherapy came into being to benefit many consumers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:25:29

Saturday Spotlight: Merry SITSmas

Bissell Vacuum, right? We all need a little SITStaly love today.  Go comment on the two people above you in roll call. Just give them a quick cyber hug.   We have some preliminary details about our Merry SITSmas celebration!!! Oh, this is some exciting stuff packed full of prizes just like Santa's sleigh [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 06:34:41

How To Bring The Christian Blended Family Together

photo by dideoMany times the relationship between a parent and his or her stepchildren can be real tenuous in the beginning ... with me. I was so inspired by how she and her husband have created a biblical foundation in their home and how ... . Our greatest struggle is not what we have to deal with within our walls and our home, but rather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:18:00

Crack Engineering Software Very Cheap Price

Download Latest Petroleum / Chemical / Plant Engineering / CAD CAM CFD FEA Engineering Software Let's put an end to your rigorous search for softwarePS, sending money and getting cheated, paying for evaluation versions in the name of full versions etc.. You can get almost all full working versions under one roof [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:26:16

Woodworking Nerd Test Part 1

Woodworkers have a slightly different definition of normal than the rest of the world ... story, and another symptom. Within that pile were some boards that looked like they were infested with bugs or covered with mold, odd little dark spots on the surface of the rough lumber. I first thought [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:26:38

Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies….Delicious Does Not Describe

Sometimes, when I get into the test kitchen, it’s not pretty. Then are times like these. Where in the middle of watching Tru Blood I begin to wonder how certain food combinations make ... well I’ll not go that far, but certainly out of the mold. I bring you the ultimate chocolate chip [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:08:11

Daring Bakers: Chocolate & Coconut French Yule Log

This gives layer cake a whole new dimension. We've had a couple of those within the Daring Bakers' challenges this year, but none quite like this one. This was an exquisite example of taking a few of the most delectable desserts, loved by many, and putting it together, layer upon layer all in one dessert [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:12:00

Beaver Lake metal shop students mix new technology with traditional tools

As students walk into Mr. Ford’s classroom, they plop their backpacks down on tall, maple drafting desks ... the mold for pouring. Photo by Christopher Huber Beaver Lake seventh grader Andrew Springer, right, tamps down the artificial molding sand as seventh grader Paul Jett helps him prepare the mold for pouring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:53:21

It’s Official

September 25, 2008 in Craptastic, It's All About Me I’m allergic to cleaning. Well, to the dust that goes along with cleaning. And ragweed, pollen and certain types of mold. Mainly the dust. I can’t say spending ... and learning my ear issues are, in fact, allergy related. I was fine with the lung test. I was even fine [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 01:45:00

Use natural products for cleaning

Busby SEO Test We are using cleaning products which are in point of fact polluting the nature and many of these so called products say they are ... Products Having an natural cleaning mixture takes care of both the killing of the black mold as well as the prevention method. Since mold symptoms are ever-increasing in the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:23:59

Mamiya 6x7

A friend of mine "found" this camera at his girlfriends place. He asked me if it was an OK camera. Well, for me this is one of my dream cameras. One day I'll get me a Mamiya RZ67 II. This is an RB67, full of mold and spider web etc, all the old rubber packings are gone and the shutter won't move....guess we'll get it going and test shoot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:04:00

Edubabble - what DO those words mean?

Every industry has its own "inside baseball" terminology and my industry, information technology, certainly has more than its own share of them. Listen to two or more folks who are well schooled in their industry and it is almost a sure bet that an outsider will be lost in just a little while [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 01:33:52

TEXAS FAITH: What if a candidate were Muslim?

Texas Faith is our weekly discussion of matters of religion, politics and culture. Former Secretary of Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican who endorsed Barack Obama for president, said he was troubled by some members of his own party suggesting Obama is a Muslim. "What if he is?" Powell asked [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 11:10:24

The Only Thanksgiving Post You’ll Ever Need: 100+ Links for Turkey Day

Thanksgiving is upon us, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve read approximately 40,000,000 blog posts and magazine articles dealing with next Thusrday's dinner. And that’s just today.Yeah, Turkey Day can overwhelming, and with so many experts on the subject, sometimes it’s difficult to find information on any single aspect the holiday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 20:20:00

Hot Water?

here is the culprit: the rusted hot water pipe leading out of the hot water heaterHere is the first hole cut into the wall to try to find the problem.Well, the "Water Abatement" team came out today to test the walls and floor for dampness ... -y and our lips are cracking... but there will be no mold growing under OUR house! De-humidifier with tube [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 06:42:00

MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Responsible for the Lack of Public Interest in Space Exploration?

It's not often that our real life science heroes utter disparaging remarks against science fiction. In fact, the opposite is usually true; science fiction is often cited as a source of inspiration and interest. Enter Buzz Aldrin, who caused a stir recently with some comments he made [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 07:28:56

Cleaning the Kitchen With Sweep Broom

The kitchen floors contain not only all types of food stuffs fell particles, it also contain dust bunnies, hair of pet and other small pieces random? ... the clean of floor. For many people, a clean broom is cheap and cushy answer. The choice of Broom Many ... people are familiar with some basic broom, a mop press, broad broom sweeps clean, or some [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:42:31

Hot Wheels’ Goodwill Ambassador

At first glance, Bruce Pascal looks exactly like what he is: a respectable middle-aged commercial real-estate agent with a wife and family ... spoke to WorthPoint from his home in Potomac, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C., about his abiding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:14:05

Swanky Dog Hotel?

Proposed Bill: Humans, Pets Buried in Single GraveBy Chantal Anderson - Seattle Times staff reporterSen. Ken Jacobsen and his cat Sam that died several years ago. The Seattle Democrat has filed a bill that would allow the commingling of human and pet remains. Forget the notion that dogs are man's best friend. To Sen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:00:00

How to Find Comfortable Shoes

A great shoe is about more than gorgeous looks — it’s about the sole, too ... . Test a shoe for cushioning by pressing a finger into the ball area. It should have a little give ... . Breathable and pliable, they help prevent chafing and blistering, and they mold to the feet. Search [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:57:00

Review: God is my Coach by Larry Julian (Excerpt Included)

Title: God is my Coach: A Business Leader's Guide to Finding Clarity in an Uncertain WorldAuthor: Larry JulianPages: 240Publisher: Center Street (January 5, 2009)Genre: Non-Fiction / Christian / BusinessEdition: Advance Reading Copy- many thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy to review for the WildCard Tour! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:00:00

NHL Game Night 1/15: Flyers at Lightning

I may not have much faith in this club's ownership or the GM, but I believe in Rick Tocchet ... was going to be a real test of whether or not Rick Tocchet has gotten these guys to buy ... and they just got embarassed. It would've been so simple for these guys just to not show up tonight. Test passed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:20:45

Bob Greene Diet Plan Review

by Matt Hellstrom I always like to get an idea of a program will work for me before I spend any of my hard earned money or limited time ... in this world that shape and mold us to become what we are. Some are, good some aren't. In looking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:42:16

The Algebra of Infinite Fundamentalism

A few years ago, I was having a telephonic conversation with one of my best friends from high school and the topic turned to Arundhati Roy ... who extensively uses rhetoric that could be classified as “pacifist” doesn’t quite fit that mental mold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 03:24:43

McCain and Obama: The Judges Presidents Choose

Paul M. Collins, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. He is author of Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making which explores how organized interests influence the justices’ decision making, including how the justices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 12:28:31

'WE MIGHT JUST SURVIVE TO TELL THE TALE'

It looks like Patrick Swayze is definitely in trouble.... ... what changes did they make while killing themselves with all these mega-toxins they were using to kill ... :)I am a lover of peanuts, but peanuts have mold and not so good for cancer of the colon patients [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:00:00

Kids on the Periphery of the LSU Recruiting Season

The new coaching staff has brought a few changes in the recruiting game since we last discussed this topic. A couple of names have recently been mentioned that had previously been sort of off of our radar for one reason or another. This post is to discuss those names. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:30:08

Will Green Food Saver Bags Make Food Last Longer?

Do you use green food saver bags as a way to make food last longer? Here are some ideas to make produce last. [ ... Green Bags” that are hawked in infomercials, the greenbags.com web site, the Home Shopping Network ... . They performed a test using a variety of fruits and vegetables stored in various ways: they stored [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 16:24:45

Rahm says expect a pragmatic White House.

‘Do What You Got Elected to Do’ By JASON L. RILEY,WSJ In Rahm Emanuel’s telling, ... s certain to have an outsized say in how the Dems use their political monopoly come January. Ted ... forward. He explained how Democrats can avoid the mistakes that felled the Republican majority [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 21:05:08

IT leaders who shatter the mold

Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders List for 2009Computerworld's annual list of the men and women shaping the IT industry showcases the best ... IT Leaders list and learn how these modern leaders are surging ahead of the pack by testing new technologies ... OglesbyChief technology officerEmployer: Deloitte Services LPAfrican Americans in IT: Why [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:43:00

Flood damage to cars

A week ago, when the remnants of Hurricane Ike passed by, we had a series of flash floods that did a good chunk of damage in the midwest. My sister’s car got filled with muddy water as a result of one of these flash floods. She filed a claim with her insurance company (AAA) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 16:04:06

Phoenix American Idol auditions (aired 1/13/09)

Bunny: After 8 long months, American Idol Season 8 has finally begun! Are you ready? Burke and Bunny and the Prognosticates are. Well, actually Zinni is snoozing on the rice pillow I use to warm my feet. Zoey has disappeared in search of tuna. But they’re really into it. I can tell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:23:57

Foreclosure photos...

Last week I made mention that I would be following up on the post about the foreclosure sales data and would have done this a bit sooner but I was ... and negatives... much like any home on the market right now.Backing up for just a minute I want to share [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 21:21:00

Collaborative Concepting, Part 1: Overview + Project Inputs

In class, I'd drawn a chart similar to this on the board: [ ... and in our take-home exercises that will require the structure I'm outlining here. Let's start ... , and suddenly you're just one of the voices in the room. And you're probably going to have to mold how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:44:30

Dickerson on 'This Week': GOP Opposition To Obama Sup. Ct. Nominee Would Be 'Fake Fight'

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer are "moderate" liberals ... he caused himself with the Rick Warren invitation at the inauguration that he is not a litmus-test ... . JOHN DICKERSON: We'll see if Republicans use it as a moment to define themselves and how much cultural [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 17:54:29

Pick a natural mold removal product

Busby SEO Test Cleaning mold up for the holidays is a chore that every person should take care of rather than the guests come to the house ... come. You may need to polish out mold in your refrigerator or you may require to clean mold ... you clean these type of mold in the showers? Busby SEO Test Like we discern, the holiday times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:25:58

Home Sweet Home but Stressed

Hello all....I am happy to report Caleb is home and I want to thank you all for the prayers! Updates: He came home with an IV that is a little more permanent than one that you would get if you were in the ER or admitted so that I can administer his IV antibiotics here at home for his sepsis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:51:00

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