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Blogging: Away Away O!
I shall be attending the STEP EMS conference on Friday and Saturday. Blogging will be non-existant. This eleventh annual Emergency Medical Services Conference is open to all EMS, Fire, Police, Security, Nurses, Physicians and other Health Care Professionals, Hospital Administrators, Government and Facility Managers. The conference has five tracks of five workshops each for a total of 25 workshops. The tract areas are BLS, ALS, Trauma, Fire EMS, Management/Training. Continuing educational units for EMTs are awarded. Two additional workshops will be presented on Thursday evening. An outstanding faculty of experienced professionals has been assembled. This conference should help improve the delivery of Emergency Medical Services. Many scientific and product exhibits will be present. … Read entire article »
Filed under: EMS
Armored Hummer Saves Marine
A wild story caught on film by CNN. The Marines is from near where I grew up. WIVB A Marine from the Southern Tier has quite a story to tell. Lance Corporal Jason Hunt cheated death when a car bomb exploded in Iraq. The big blast was caught on tape. It is an amazing act of heroism, caught on tape; a Western New York Marine on the front line of the fight for freedom in Iraq. To on-lookers it appears to be just an abandoned car, sitting idle just outside Fallujah. But to Marines, every abandoned car is a potential bomb. Western New York native, Marine Jason Hunt, was inside an armored humvee pushing the car out of the way when it happened. The force of the blast threw a CNN photographer traveling … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Marines, Military, War on Terror
Iraq: Success on the Ground
MNF Iraq Iraqi Security Forces discovered a large terrorist’s base March 28 in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad. The Iraqi forces stormed the base, overcame light resistance and disabled several improvised explosive devices. Several weapons, munitions and two IEDs were found on the scene. More than 90 suspected terrorists were captured and are being questioned. The Soldiers were acting on tips from concerned citizens. The Iraqi Security Forces, led by the Iraqi Special Operations Forces Brigade, planned and executed multiple raids into Salman Park, which was used by anti-Iraqi force networks for planning and staging attacks. ‘This operation was the first major joint operation between the ISOF Brigade, Iraqi Police forces and conventional coalition forces,’ said Brig. Gen. Karl Horst, assistant commander to Task Force Baghdad. ‘This operation represents the significant progress … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Heroes: Not Forgotten
DefenseLINK The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) has announced that the remains of the co-pilot of an aircraft shot down in China during the Cold War have been identified and will soon be returned to his family. He is Robert C. Snoddy of Roseburg, Ore. Snoddy and his pilot, Norman A. Schwartz, took off from an airfield near Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 29, 1952, with two other crewmembers to extract a CIA operative from China. The mission in the Jilin province of northeast China was planned to pick up the agent on the ground with an airborne extraction system. Unfortunately, the Chinese had compromised … Read entire article »
Iraq: Free Iraqis Deliver Ass Kicking
DefenseLINK TIKRIT, Iraq, March 22, 2005 ‘ Members of Iraq’s 1st Police Commando Battalion today discovered and attacked an apparent insurgent training facility in southwestern Salah Ad Din province. The commandos are part of the interim Iraqi government’s interior ministry. The officers received both indirect and direct fire from the facility as they approached near Lake Tharthar on the border with Iraq’s Anbar province, officials said. They attacked and forced the insurgents to break contact. Elements of Task Force Liberty’s Aviation Brigade provided supporting fire, and soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team responded to support the Iraqi commando attack. An early assessment of the site indicates a facility for training insurgents, a Multinational Force Iraq statement said, adding that documentation at the facility indicates that some were foreign fighters. Initial reports from the Ministry … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Once More, With Feeling!
NOAA TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1629Z 28 MAR 2005 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT ALASKA – BRITISH COLUMBIA – WASHINGTON – OREGON – CALIFORNIA. … TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN … THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING OR WATCH IN EFFECT. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME – 1610Z 28 MAR 2005 COORDINATES – 2.3 NORTH 97.1 EAST LOCATION – NORTHERN SUMATERA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE – 8.5 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Hard Science, Science, Tsunami relief
Dr. Berry Speaks Out
This guy was the subject of FBI raids last year, and I blogged about him several times. Wellsville Daily Reporter n his first interview since the national spotlight was pointed at Wellsville during the August anthrax investigation, Berry talked to The Daily Reporter about his current legal battles and the FBI. “(The FBI investigation) totally destroyed my life. I lost my reputation, my wife, my family, my son, my job … everything,” he said. The FBI has not said if it found any traces of anthrax, and it has not charged Berry in connection with anthrax. The FBI was in and out of Wellsville in one day. However, his wife, Tana, from whom he is now separated, said she was not surprised the FBI showed up at the door that Thursday morning. “He knew he was … Read entire article »
Filed under: Anthrax, Crime and Punishment, Medicine, War on Terror
No Longer a Dark Angel
Come back to television, Jessica. Please! It’s so drab without you. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Gratuitous Pics, Media, Photos, Television
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- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 137 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 156 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 163 days)
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Can Glenn and Hugh Both Be Right?
March 30th, 2005 | Comments Off
Two biggies of the blogosphere are on opposite sides of the Terry Schiavo matter. Glenn Reynolds believes that the law which Congress passed violates the principles of federalism. He is a member of the faction that holds that libertarians and small government conservatives should find the actions of the local court and the repeated appeals that have been denied as the final word from the government. Hugh Hewitt, in this matter, is a social conservative. He believes that the government, at whatever level, should intervene in the matter. I am simplifying two complex arguments. The gist of it all is whether or not the actions of the Congress are compatible with conservative beliefs. Both are capable advocates for their positions. Who could be correct? More correct? Why, both, of course. Everything that I know of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Commentary, Original writing, Other Bloggers, Society