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Coalition Deaths in Iraq

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:03:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is an interesting website for everyone, regardless of the side you are on. It lists all reported causalities in amazing detail.

Personally, I think it's a humbling look at the cost of war and appreciate each and every life given in this conflict. We can all hope there is some good to come out of this, and that their lives were not lost in vain.

Clip Source: icasualties.org

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD:	3991
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation:	1
Total	3992

DoD Confirmation List

Spc. Christopher C. Simpson, 23, of Hampton, Va...died Mar. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion...

Staff Sgt. Michael D. Elledge, 41, of Brownsburg, Ind...died Mar. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion...

Post Iraq Deaths Not Confirmed By the DoD

Tags: iraq war afghanistan deaths

Foiled Fort Dix Terrorist Plot Reveals Concerns

Wed, 09 May 2007 16:09:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I visit this area of the Poconos often. Pretty scary to think they were so near all this time.

Clip Source: www.wnep.com

Shocking details are emerging about six terror suspects arrested Monday in New Jersey. The six, described by prosecutors as "Islamic radicals," were allegedly planning to kill soldiers at Fort Dix, New Jersey and trained for the mission in the Poconos.

Investigators said the men stayed at a home near Gouldsboro and trained for the attack on state game lands near the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Monroe County.

"Please keep in mind, terror attacks are about terror. These attacks on military bases would have created terror nationwide," said U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie.

"Most despicably, while they were training in the Poconos they watched more videos on attacks on U.S. military around the world. At one point they watched the blowing off of the arm of a U.S. Marine and they burst into laughter. These are the types of people we were dealing with in this investigation," Christie said.

Tags: terrorism, war, iraq

cinima sirens

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:09:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: back in the day, these gals were the bomb. Yes this site is somewhat commercial, but its a fantastic place for info and pics of some classic, classy women of the silver screen.

Clip Source: www.cinemasirens.com

Our CINEMASIRENS mascot and hostess of our upcoming TV series, SCARLETT MASCARA, is wearing appropriate attire for this month's new releases. And if the gangster outfit worn by our SAUCY CINEMA star doesn't give you a clue as to the nature of the fare, perhaps the art deco machine gun does. But before we start plunging into the world of motion picture sex and violence, let's start off with something a little bit more mainstream. Then again...perhaps not.

we have digitally re-mastered one of our favorite often-neglected films starring the mouth-watering MAMIE VAN DOREN...BORN RECKLESS.

ELKE SOMMER has long been a fan favorite on our site and we take great pleasure in locating her first English language picture WHY BOTHER TO KNOCK, a.k.a. DON’T BOTHER TO KNOCK. Although she, like CONNIE STEVENS, might prefer to forget this turkey, we love seeing this gorgeous German gal at the height of her youthful beauty.

Tags: cinema, movie, blonde, bombshell, stars, hollywood

Hindsight for the young

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:09:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: there are some good pieces of advice for anyone graduating from High School. No, not stuffy boring "be a part of productive society" talk. Actually, the opposite in many cases. Enjoy

Clip Source: netscrap.com

Speaking to you today marks a milestone in my life. I am 40 years old. 22 years ago, when I was in your seat, I never, ever thought I would be 40 years old. The implications of being your speaker frightens me. For one thing, when a 40 year old geeser spoke at my baccalaureate ceremony, he was about the last person I'd believe. I have no intention of giving you the boring speech that you are dreading. This speech will be short, sweet, and not boring. I am going to talk about hindsights today. Hindsights that I've accumulated ,in the 20 years from where you are to where I am. Don't blindly believe me. Don't take what I say as "truth." Just listen. Perhaps my experience can help you out a tiny bit. I will present them ala David Letterman. Yes, 40-year old people can still stay up past .

#10: Live off your parents as long as possible.

#9 Pursue joy, not happiness.

#8: Challenge the known and embrace the unknown.

Tags: life, living, hindsight

gemstones: Traditional Magical Powers

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:42:11 GMT

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Clip Source: www.beyondweird.com

Gemstones have been used for centuries as meditational aids and magical magical foci. Each individual type of stone has different properties. Here are some healing and spiritual properties from a list I have. These descrioptions are based on ancient legend and lore:

AGATE: Moss Agates considered to be most powerful. Aid in restoration of energy, used in healing, and believed to wearer happiness, wealth, health, and long life. Increases ability to ward off self-induced anger and inner bitterness. Carnelian-gives protection and energy. Moss green-balances emotional energy. Moss red-balances physical energy. Blue lace-gives tranquility.

Azurite: Powerful healing stone, invokes spiritual guidance, opens psychic eye. Good for dreams and improving psychic ability.

Emerald: Promotes creativity, stimulates perception and insight, and strengthen memory. Beneficial effect on the eyes.

Jasper: For energy balancing of emotions and stress.

Tiger Eye: Very powerful protection, clarity of thought.

Tags: mystic, gems, stones, gemstones, rocks, power, magic

putting things into perspective

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:13:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is one you may have heard about, although I don't recall the beer twist at the end. It's a great lesson regardless.

Clip Source: www.successfuloffice.com

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in

front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very

large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it

was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them

into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the

open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if

the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a

box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up

everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students

responded with an unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two

cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into

the

jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students

laughed.

Tags: life, living, important things, success

coffee is good for you!

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:57:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Few things in life - well...legal things you can do in public - are as enjoyable to me as drinking freshly roasted, freshly brewed, quality grown cup of coffee. Don't get me wrong, I don't think drinking 3 pots a day can be good for you. But that being said, it's great to hear of recent reports like this one.

Clip Source: www.coffeereview.com

Coffee and Health: Health Benefits of Coffee

In addition, some studies have indicated that coffee contains four times the amount of cancer-fighting anti-oxidants as green tea.

According to a spate of such recent studies moderate coffee drinking may lower the risk of colon cancer by about 25%, gallstones by 45%, cirrhosis of the liver by 80%, and Parkinson's disease by 50% to as much as 80%. Other benefits include 25% reduction in onset of attacks among asthma sufferers and, at least among a large group of female nurses tracked over many years, fewer suicides.

if I were a nurse taking part in the study noted earlier, and if I were drinking cheap office service coffee, I would be much, much more prone to suicide than if I were drinking, say, a freshly roasted and brewed Ethiopia Yirgacheffe.

Tags: coffee, health, cancer, disease

Time for Jackson and Sharpton to Step Down

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:37:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This article really does a good job to put things in perspective. As a white person who doesn't like or listen to Imus, him getting fired for his poor comments seems to be taking the direction of the situation to a very hypocritical level.

Read the entire article, as it's probably the deepest and most well thought out one I've read about this topic.

Clip Source: sports.aol.com

Their leadership is stale. Their ideas are outdated. And they don’t give a damn about us.

We need to take a cue from White America and re-elect our leadership every four years. White folks realize that power corrupts. That’s why they placed term limits on the presidency. They know if you leave a man in power too long he quits looking out for the interest of his constituency and starts looking out for his own best interest.

We’ve turned Jesse and Al into Supreme Court justices. They get to speak for us for a lifetime.

If judged by the results they’ve produced the last 20 years, you’d have to regard their administration as a total failure. Seriously, compared to Martin and Malcolm and the freedoms and progress their leadership produced, Jesse and Al are an embarrassment.

Their job the last two decades was to show black people how to take advantage of the opportunities Martin and Malcolm won.

Have we at the level we should have? No.

Tags: racism, jesse, imus, sports

Teacher Removes Desks from Classroom

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:28:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Go to the source and read the rest of this story. There's a great lesson here for more people than just this class full of students.

And consider this source. This is true, and a great teaching effort.

Clip Source: www.snopes.com

In September of 2005, a social studies schoolteacher from Arkansas did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with permission of the school superintendent, the principal, and the building supervisor, she took all of the desks out of the classroom. The kids came into first period, they walked in; there were no desks. They obviously looked around and said, "Where's our desks?"

The teacher said, "You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn them."

They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."

"No," she said.

"Maybe it's our behavior."

And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."

And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in the classroom. Second period, same thing. Third period. By early afternoon television news crews had gathered in the class to find out about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom. The last period of the day, the instructor gathered her class.

Tags: student, teacher, veterans, freedom

scientists with a sense of humor

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:08:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: an oldie but a goodie.

Clip Source: www.strangeplaces.net

From:
Paleoanthropology Division
Smithsonian Institute
207 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20078

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your latest submission to the Institute, labeled "211-D, layer seven, next to the clothesline post. Hominid skull." We have given this specimen a careful and detailed examination, and regret to inform you that we disagree with your theory that it represents "conclusive proof of the presence of Early Man in Charleston County two million years ago." Rather, it appears that what you have found is the head of a Barbie doll, of the variety one of our staff, who has small children, believes to be the "Malibu Barbie". It is evident that you have given a great deal of thought to the analysis of this specimen, and

Tags: humor, funny, anthropology

623,000 fugitive Illegal Aliens in the US!

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:35:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is pretty scary to think that there are so many "fugitives" in America at this time. Not only that, this is estimated at only 5.4% of ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS?

That's scary. That would mean over 11 MILLION Illegal Aliens are in America right now.

Clip Source: www.emergencyemail.org

NewsEmergency.com

Homeland Security OIG Issues Report estimates over 600,000 Fugitive aliens in U. S. whereabouts unknown.

From The Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General
(DHS OIG) report...

In the report fugitive apprehensions are prioritized as:
"(1) fugitives posing a threat to the nation;
(2) fugitives posing a threat to the community
(3) fugitives with a violent criminal history
(4) criminal fugitives

(5) non-criminal fugitives."

"As of August 2006, the Office of Detention and Removal Operations estimated there was a backlog of 623,292 fugitive aliens.

Therefore, fugitive aliens constitute about 5.4% of the estimated illegal alien population"

Link to Complete Department of Homeland Security Report (requires Adobe Acrobat)

Tags: homeland security, immigration, aliens, illegal

concept cars from the past

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:34:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This site has a nice collection of rare concept cars. Some would be really great to tool around in.

Clip Source: www.autoweteran.gower.pl

Tags: automotive, car, concept, art

nice mouse pads!

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:48:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: These look like they have the kind of wrist support I need.

Clip Source: www.allowe.com

Tags: computer, humor

new, improved error messages for Vista

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:47:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: a couple of funny ones here.

Clip Source: www.allowe.com

Tags: humor, computer, error

Bad Analogies!

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:53:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I kind of like a couple of them. These teachers are too tightassed! LOL

Clip Source: www.c4vct.com

The Worst Analogies
Ever Written in a High School Essay

They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.

The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.

McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with vegetable soup.

Her hair glistened in the rain like nose hair after a sneeze.

Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center.

He was as tall as a six-foot-three-inch tree.

The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.

Her date was pleasant enough, but she knew that if her life was a movie this guy would be buried in the credits as something like "Second Tall Man."

Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

Tags: english, umor, writing