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Bombers Kill Iraq Army Recruits
"Iraqi army sources said the bombers - one dressed in an Iraqi military uniform, the other in civilian clothing - mingled with the crowds of young recruits before blowing themselves up.
"We were about 30 people standing at the entrance," 17-year-old Falah Ali Hussein, who was injured in the blasts, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
"They had just called our names when suddenly there was a big explosion."
US military spokesman Maj Gen Mark Hertling told the BBC that Diyala remained a centre of insurgent activity despite US operations.
"We have been very forceful in pursuing al-Qaeda and other insurgents out of the major cities in Diyala," he said.
"They, the enemy, are trying to re-assert themselves into the major cities... But we've pursued al-Qaeda and other terrorists into the more rural areas."
Gen Hertling said that the suicide bombing cell responsible for the attack had been one of two that security forces were watching closely.
"We knew that they were about to strike but it's very difficult as you can understand to prevent something like this from happening.""
How can we help rebuild Iraq and their military when we can't stop bombings even if we KNOW it's going to happen?
Sh*t is going to really hit the fan when we leave! "Iraqi army sources said the bombers - one dressed in an Iraqi military uniform, the other in civilian clothing - mingled with the cro... more -
Children naturally empathic and moral
"The responses on the scans were similar to those found in studies of adults. Researchers found that children, like adults, show responses to pain in the same areas of their brains. The research also found additional aspects of the brain activated in children, when youngsters saw another person intentionally hurt by another individual.
The study, which was supported by the National Science Foundation, provides new insights for children between childrens' perceptions of right and wrong and how their brains process information, Decety said. 'Although our study did not tap into explicit moral judgment, perceiving an individual intentionally harming another person is likely to elicit the awareness of moral wrongdoing in the observer,' he wrote.
Subsequent interviews with the children showed they were aware of wrong-doing in the animations in which someone was hurt. 'Thirteen of the children thought that the situations were unfair, and they asked about the reason that could explain this behavior,' Decety said."
-sciencedaily.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/0807110809...
"The responses on the scans were similar to those found in studies of adults. Researchers found that children, like adults, show respo... more -
Climbing the Crack // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to flula for his response to the pod "Climbing the Crack." After you hear what flula had to say, you can watch the pod here and upload your own comments:
http://current.com/items/76401762_climbing_the_crack
Thanks to flula for his response to the pod "Climbing the Crack." After you hear what flula had to say, you can watch the pod here an... more -
Paralyzed Boy Still Plays Piano
Christopher Rodriguez, 11, was shot by a stray bullet during a piano lesson. Paralyzed as a result, he continues to find the motivation to continue playing the piano. What a kid! Even though he is being treated like a superstar, and even something like a young Ray Charles, he doesn't like the attention. Though is the attention good for him? Christopher Rodriguez, 11, was shot by a stray bullet during a piano lesson. Paralyzed as a result, he continues to find the motivati... more
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Cat gets a new home
Reed, the executive director of the Fraser Valley Humane Society, rescued the two-year-old cat from a Mission construction site, where workers had noticed him hiding. Reed, the executive director of the Fraser Valley Humane Society, rescued the two-year-old cat from a Mission construction site, where... more
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Olympic Hopeful's Dreams Shattered
Alysia Johnson's dream of making the U.S. Olympic team in the 800 meters came to a sudden and unexpected end Friday night when the graduating Cal senior finished ninth in her quarterfinal and had to be taken by wheelchair for a medical check. Alysia Johnson's dream of making the U.S. Olympic team in the 800 meters came to a sudden and unexpected end Friday night when the gra... more
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Detroit Tiger's utility player Brandon Inge placed on DL in freak pillow injury
Them pillows are dangerous.
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Top 10 scientists killed or injured by their experiments
Who knew science could be so risky?
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Flying Bat Hits Woman at Baseball Game
From Yahoo Sports:
"The wire came out of Susan Rhodes’ mouth this week. Doctors replaced it with rubber bands, so now people can understand her when she tells the story of how a maple baseball bat shattered her jaw."
Ouch!
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Carnival Ride Collapses, Injuring Dozens
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This spinning carnival ride called a Yo-Yo collapsed at the Calaveras County Fair in California Friday night, injuring all 24 on board. Most of the riders were children.
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An officer at the scene said that some of the chairs on the ride, hung by chains, slammed into each other and became entangled.
The status of several of the people who were injured and rushed to hospitals by helicopter and ambulance were not known.
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Why do Pharmaceutical Drugs Injure and Kill?
By CAMPAIGN AGAINST FRAUDULENT MEDICAL RESEARCH
from A Journal of Alternative News
According to the United States’ Food and Drug Administration, 1.5 million Americans were hospitalised in 1978 alone, as a consequence of pharmaceutical drugs administered to “cure” them. It was also found that some 30% of all hospitalised people suffered further damage from the therapy prescribed them.1
In the 1990s, studies show that 180,000 medically-induced deaths occur each year in the USA.2 Most of these are prescription drug related. These astronomical figures are in spite of the fact that a large number of drug damages go unreported.
Since 1961, the total number of “safety-tested” medical preparations marketed worldwide has risen to over 205,000. Approximately 15,000 new preparations are marketed each year,
while some 12,000 are withdrawn.3 The United States has the greatest annual sickness-care expenditure of any nation: $912 billion in 1993 alone.4 If money and medical treatment equals health then one would expect the United States to be the healthiest of nations. However, it only ranks 16th in the world in female life expectancy, 17th in the world in male life expectancy and only 21st in the world in infant mortality.5
Of course, a percentage of drug damages are due to the incorrect administration of drugs by physicians and patients. But how are harmful pharmaceutical drugs allowed onto the market in the first place, and why do we have so much faith in them? Pharmaceutical transnationals defy the intent of laws regulating safety of drugs by bribery, false advertising, unsafe manufacturing processes, smuggling and international law evasion strategies. But most of all they make dangerous drugs appear safe through the use of fraudulent and flexible ‘safety-tests’, the subject of this article...
Read whole article at link above.
Photo - "Generic Prozac Earrings" by Amanda Jean in Victoria, Canada
Here's a link to her on-line shop where you can browse more "Prozac Earrings" and her other eclectic arts and crafts.
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KRS-One Injured By Fan At Show
Rap legend KRS-One was injured during a recent performance at a New Haven, CT nightclub after an angry fan threw a bottle on to the stage
Read The Story Here....
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6776 Rap legend KRS-One was injured during a recent performance at a New Haven, CT nightclub after an angry fan threw a bottle on to the st... more -
Yao! That Hurts!
Yao Ming is injured and will be out for the rest of the season. With this left foot injury the Rockets stand little chance to be a contender. My question to you is, will they still make the playoffs? Think about it and give me an answer you can be proud of.
Enjoy a top 10 Yao plays...
this is from SI.com
HOUSTON (AP) -- Yao Ming is out for the season with a stress fracture in his left foot.
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey announced the decision on Tuesday.
Yao is averaging 22 points and 10.8 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won 12 straight games. Yao Ming is injured and will be out for the rest of the season. With this left foot injury the Rockets stand little chance to be a con... more -
Hockey Player leaves trail of blood from injury
Richard Zednik of the Panthers hockey team was taken into immediate medical care Sunday night. Zednik's throat was slashed by another players skate. There was a trail of over a 100 ft. of blood on the ice....
He is in stable condition. Richard Zednik of the Panthers hockey team was taken into immediate medical care Sunday night. Zednik's throat was slashed by another ... more -
Swat Team Raids Home for a Boy's Minor Injury
A tactical law enforcement team broke into Tom Shiflett's home and took his 11-year-old son to hospital for court-ordered medical treatment for a minor head injury.
Garfield County's All Hazards Response Team raided the home Friday night, a day after Jon Shiflett fell after grabbing the handle of a moving car. The child was returned to the family at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, hours after the raid. A tactical law enforcement team broke into Tom Shiflett's home and took his 11-year-old son to hospital for court-ordered medical trea... more -
Casualties of the NFL
They put their bodies on the line every Sunday to stage the most brutal, ravishing, and profitable pageant in sports. But in a scandal of staggering proportions, they play hurt, sustain severe physical and mental damage, and are denied help when they need it most. They put their bodies on the line every Sunday to stage the most brutal, ravishing, and profitable pageant in sports. But in a scandal... more
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The luckiest kid in India (with X-RAY). Teen survives 4ft pole rammed through his ...
Manish Rajpurohit has been hailed the luckiest teenager in India after he survived being skewered by a metal pole in a bus crash.
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Woman hit by drive by ... with a Dart!
An Omaha woman was struck in the head with a dart at the Wal-Mart store near 99th Street and Military Avenue Saturday.
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Flamethrowing reliever Joel Zumaya injures shoulder moving belongings during CA fl...
He's expected to be out for half of next season...
This guy throws 100mph and whatnot and was a key reason why the Tigers went to the World Series in '06...
This adds to the list of unconventional injuries he suffered...
During the postseason, last year, he injured himself playing Guitar Hero and ended up missing games in the ALCS... He's expected to be out for half of next season... ... more -
Guns Gone Wild
It's Guns Galore in this Gun Safety video gone bad. Starring the Fresh Faces of Comedy. http://www.freshfacesofcomedy.com
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