Photo: Pebbles, our black cat with white whiskers
According to Smith, a coating of this paint is equal to approximately 20 inches of ceiling insulation. He went on to say the new paint is safe for humans and the environment.
“This stuff is almost too good to be true,” Smith said. “If it works, then we will apply it to all buildings on all camps.”
After a mean of 37 months (range 24—48 months), all patients were free from progression (no deterioration in EDSS score), and 16 were free of relapses. Significant improvements were noted in neurological disability, as determined by EDSS score (p<0·0001), neurological rating scale score (p=0·0001), paced auditory serial addition test (p=0·014), 25-foot walk (p<0·0001), and quality of life, as measured with the short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire (p<0·0001).
The issue of provincial elections have been a nagging one for the Iraqi government. They have been delayed as the national government work out the process and dealt with the various factions and their complaints.
Tomorrow, January 31, 2009, provincial elections will be held throughout Iraq. This election will see the first large Sunni participation and it is the first election where security is the responsibility of the Iraqi forces.
Yar! There Be Pirates!
Jan 29th, 2009
TF 151 currently consists of three ships, the USS San Antonio, the USS Mahan, and the HMS Portland. It is currently engaged in protecting a corridor in the Gulf of Aden that civilian vessels are strongly urged to use as an effort to limit access by the pirates to shipping. The AOR is about 1.1 million square miles of sea.
Twin Sisters Bridge Gap Between Divisions
Jan 28th, 2009
As twin sisters, both Brenda and Belinda Trevillion have spent most of their 25 years together. From going off to college to ROTC and into the Army, their goals and accomplishments both define and illustrate their dynamic bond.
Sometimes when you poke around in the soil of Iraq, you find 3,000 year old antiques. Sometimes you find bugs. And some times you find things like this.
Links, transportation or cultural, are important to a society. In the Third World a river can divide in a way we don’t see in the West. When it takes miles to go to reach the other side, many people won’t bother. So it is in life, and was at this one village in Iraq. Until now.
- The damage from the Haitian earthquake (in 24 hours)
- Adding improvised self-defense skills for female soldiers (in 24 hours)
- Who is in charge in Haiti (in 2 days)
- Peruvian Navy officer joins U.S. Army (in 2 days)
- The current situation in Haiti (in 3 days)
- Solar power brings clean water in Afghanistan (in 3 days)
- What is the best way to help the Haitians? (in 4 days)
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Morning Musings January 31, 2009
Jan 31st, 2009
Some musings on various current topics.
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