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Hero Cop's First Words After Surgery: 'Did Anybody Die?'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:49 GMT

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After Sgt. Kimberly Munley stopped the Fort Hood massacre by shooting Major Nidal Malik Hasan several times, she collapsed from her wounds and doctors who treated her were afraid she wouldn't survive.

Munley, a 34-year-old former soldier who became a civilian cop on the Fort Hood base, was shot twice in both legs during Thursday's confrontation. Two powerful "cop killer" rounds allegedly fired by Hasan tore through her left thigh, exited and blasted through her right thigh as well. She was also struck in the wrist.

Munley proved to be as tough in the operating room as she was while confronting Hasan in their close range shootout.

Dr. Kelly Matlock, who treated Munley, said her first words in recovery were concern about Hasan's victims.

"She opened her eyes and said, 'Did anybody die?' That's what she said, 'Did anybody die?'" Matlock told "GMA."

Chuck Medley, the director of emergency services at Fort Hood, said many more would have died if Munley hadn't leaped into action.

Tags: ft hood, military, army, hero, cop

In San Antonio, Muslims stand with the massacre victims

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:12:29 GMT

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Clip Source: www.mysanantonio.com

As Muslims met for weekly prayers in mosques here and nationwide, they underscored their solidarity for the victims of Thursday's rampage at Fort Hood, allegedly by a man whose very name manifests his Muslim heritage.

Muslims have condemned the attack blamed on Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as cowardly and antithetical to core Islamic beliefs and practices, while also issuing warnings to the public and their own communities about the potential for backlash.

Several hundred Muslims gathered in the city's largest mosque, the Islamic Center of San Antonio, where they denounced the shooter's violence and distanced themselves from his version of Islam.

“Most Muslims that do join the Army are Americans first,” he said, “and they're there to protect their country first.”

“I just want to show myself in a positive way for the religion I represent,” he said. “I just hope people don't stereotype.”

Tags: texas, muslim, islam, soldiers, religion, belief

Everybody wishes he could do this

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:26:58 GMT

clipped by: wiganfootie
clipper's remarks: At least once a day

Clip Source: mypeoplepc.com

Everbody wishes he could do the above, at least once daily

Post-Communist Postcards

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:52:04 GMT

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Clip Source: www.michaeltotten.com

Nicolae Ceausescu's "Palace of the People," now the Romanian parliament building, Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania, in the rain

Bucharest, Romania

Old City, Bucharest, Romania

Transylvania, Romania

Medieval clock tower, Sighisoara, Romania – birthplace of Vlad the Impaler

Brashov, Romania

Kiev, Ukraine

Orthodox Church, Kiev, Ukraine

A Soviet-built Lada, Ukraine

Crimea, Ukraine

Yalta on the Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine A statue of Lenin angrily stares at a McDonald's across the square in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine

A babushka, her two goats, and a Soviet tank, Ukraine

Communist housing blocks, Odessa, Ukraine

Tags: communism can suck it

Happy Birthday Tany

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:55:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Your day; your day . . .

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: to you

The 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall [70 photos]

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:49:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The last group of photos shows comparisons of how Berlin looked with the Wall and how the city looks now that the Wall is gone.

Clip Source: blogs.denverpost.com

Monday, November 9th, 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came down. Built with barbed wire and concrete in August of 1961 by the Communist East, The Berlin Wall, stretching for about 30 miles, was a Cold War symbol which separated East and West Berlin, preventing people from leaving East Germany. According to the “August 13 Association” which specialises in the history of the Berlin Wall, at least 938 people – 255 in Berlin alone – died, shot by East German border guards, attempting to flee to West Berlin or West Germany. It stood for 28 years as a division between the Soviets and the Allies. The wall was torn down after Communism collapsed in 1989. During the summer of 1989, tens of thousands of East Germans fled the communist regime. The photos below show the initial building of the Wall in 1961, the fall of the Wall in 1989 and how the sections of the Wall look today.

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Twelve shot dead at US army base

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:50 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Twelve people have been killed and 31 injured in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, the commander there has said.

Lt Gen Cone said one shooter had been killed in the incident and two others apprehended. They were all American soldiers. The base is locked down.

The shooters' motivation is not yet known, he said. One of the dead was a policeman but the others were soldiers.

President Barack Obama described it as "a horrific outburst of violence".

Speaking at a press conference in Washington, he said: "It is difficult enough when we lose these brave men and women abroad, but it is horrifying that they should come under fire at an army base on US soil."

He extended his condolences to the families of the victims, adding: "We will make sure that we get answers to every single question about this horrible incident."

Home to about 40,000 US troops, the base lies between Austin and Waco, about 60 miles (97 km) from each city.

3 Year Old Digs Up Rings In Time For 50th Anniversary

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:53:10 GMT

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Clip Source: wbztv.com

Ryan Baima, 3, loves to dig in his yard, and it was while he was digging recently that he made an incredible discovery.

He brought a ring, caked with dirt, over to his mother

Luna Baima says she didn't think much of it, until Ryan asked if she wanted the other one.

That's when it clicked in her head, that her son had likely just found someone's engagement ring and wedding band.

Luna began asked neighbors about the rings, and one neighor remembered that 33 years ago, a woman named Joan Mulligan had lost her rings while weeding in the yard.

She had offered a reward to children in the neighborhood, and they searched for days, but the rings were never found.

Ryan and Joan met on Tuesday. Ryan gave Joan her rings, and she gave him $50s

She is going to have them repaired and then plans to wear all four wedding of her wedding and engagement rings.

Joan says this is especially meaningful, because she and her husband William will celebrate their 50th anniversary next year.

How About We Bomb Mecca?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:20:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The mainstream media is falling all over itself today in an attempt to somehow paint this domestic Islamic terrorist as the victim rather than the perpetrator.

Clip Source: canadafreepress.com

How many more innocents must be killed by islamofascists before that glorified cult is recognized for what it is? Adherents of the world’s most violent and intolerant religion flew terrified passengers into the World Trade Center’s towers screaming the same line Hassan yelled out as the coward machine-gunned down his fellow soldiers. Nearly every day we read about some innocent young girl being killed by her own relatives because she “dishonored” her family by doing something non-Islamic. I have come to believe that a devout Muslim is incapable of anything close to real love. A loving father would die to save his daughter’s life, not the honor of a phony religion. In reality they more closely resemble trained beasts rather than people. People simply do not act in that fashion on a regular basis. People have aberrations and in some cases will act stupidly or violently, but unless there is a real problem with their mental/emotional makeup they do not act as an Islamist does.

Tags: islamic terrorists, liberal idiots, idiotic media

Appendix: Not so useless?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:30:25 GMT

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Clip Source: www.scientificblogging.com

Duke University Medical Center researchers believe they have discovered why the appendix exists and what purpose it serves in modern humans.

They think it is used to 'reboot' the digestive system and produce the bacteria sometimes eliminated by disease. How is it that people have them removed and live normal lives afterward?

In modern times, it is relatively unimportant. In crowded areas people can easily replace lost bacteria from contact with others but in ancient times, when isolation was more common or when diseases such as cholera or amoebic dysentery struck and eliminated the stomach's good bacteria, the appendix was likely how the human body regenerated good bacteria.

In that sense, modern hygiene makes it more likely that the under-utilized appendix will need to be removed.

Thousands of Muslim American soldiers

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:50 GMT

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Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ultimately, this use – or misuse – of fear and rumour over Hasan's Islamic faith should be moot in light of the record of the thousands of Muslim American soldiers who have served and made sacrifice – such as Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, awarded the prestigious Purple Heart and Bronze Star and praised by Colin Powell, who now rests in Arlington cemetery after giving his life to protect and serve his country in Iraq. There are currently 20,000 Muslims serving with honour in the US military, according to the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council. If Hasan's faith is ultimately proven to be the misguided inspiration for his violence, then the brave and patriotic service of thousands of Muslim American soldiers renders him an isolated and aberrant exception.

Tags: army, muslims, united states

The thought that I am not good enough...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Excellent thought process...

Clip Source: www.workersforjesus.co.za

Fri, 15/05/2009 - 03:40 — Johan C Beetge

Dear God

Please untie the knots that are in my mind,

Remove the have nots,

the can nots and the do nots

that I have in my mind.

Erase the will nots,

may nots,

might nots that may find a home in my heart.

Release me from the could nots,

would nots

and should nots that obstruct my life.

Dear God,

I ask that you remove from my mind,

my heart and my life all of the "am nots"

that I have allowed to hold me back,

especially the thought that I am not good enough.

Amen

Having More Than 3 Cats Now Requires a License

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:42:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In Dudley, MA.

Clip Source: www.telegram.com

What's next? A law fining you if you have more than 2.2 kids. This country is getting out of control with all their rules and restrictions.

Dudley, Mass.

Clip Source: blog.puppetgov.com

Voters last night added language to a town bylaw that will make it illegal to own more than three cats without a kennel license, though Selectman Steven Sullivan said housing three felines was already a violation.

The article came after a neighborhood feud over cats owned by Mary Ellen Richards of Kennedy Drive

Some of Mrs. Richards’ 15 cats are allowed outside, and one neighbor said the cats have ruined his yard.

The discussion at town meeting last night had Mrs. Richards warning residents that the $100 per day fines being imposed on her could also be imposed on them if they fail to get kennel licenses for their pets.

She has put her home up for sale and plans to move to a “more cat-friendly community,” but vowed to fight the fines.

Biking 150 miles for a cause - in a dress and high heels

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:51 GMT

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It all started when Tsai began to work in a hospital many years ago. A native of Taiwan, she was trained in Japan in the art of shiatsu massage. So while working at the hospital, "I started to put my hands where they hurt," she says. Tsai began regularly giving massages to cancer patients, until one day, about 26 years ago, she massaged a patient with MS. It was then and there that she first heard about the bike ride and decided to participate.

"In Taiwan, riding a bike is very common," explains Tsai's grandson, Alan Sim, who also participates in City to Shore -- 2009 was his sixth year. "So she grabbed her little one-speed bike and was doing the ride."

And why the nice dress and high heels? Tsai says that's just her normal biking outfit.

"I went to church, so I always dressed up and would ride my bicycle," she says. "So that's why I do it that way -- I do it that way naturally. That's the way I ride my bike."

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Amidst the sea of jerseys and bike shorts at New Jersey's City to Shore -- a 150-mile bike ride to benefit multiple sclerosis research -- one unlikely rider stands out.

A tiny 84-year-old woman wears a neat, green turtleneck dress and an embroidered jacket. On her feet is a pair of high-heeled pumps. Her salt-and-pepper hair peeks out from the helmet that indicates she is, in fact, a participant in the bike ride. Her old-fashioned one-speed bicycle is purple, with a large wire basket on the front that carries her belongings and her number for the ride.

Lan Yin Tsai doesn't give the impression that she could go five miles on that bike, let alone 150. But that's what she's done -- for the past 26 years.

over the years, she has become a symbol of hope and determination for City to Shore participants and MS patients.

"I always try to tell people, whatever you can do, keep doing it, keep doing it," she says. "And that's why I do MS. When I start something, I don't want to just quit."

Tags: bikes, bicycling, altruism, advocacy, aging, endurance

Veterans Day Cartoons You Will Not See in the New York Times

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just awesome.

Clip Source: blog.cagle.com

Cartoon by Cam Cardow

Cartoon by Jeff Parker.

Cartoon by Cam Cardow.

Cartoon by Thomas "Tab" Boldt.

Cartoon by Jeff Parker.

Cartoon by Dave Granlund.

Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies.

Cartoon by J.D. Crowe.

Tags: heroes