PFC Ray Jacobs – Thank You

For all your sacrifice and service. And may God hold you in the hallow of his hand

clipped from www.neptunuslex.com While the Berkeley City Council misfits leer and gibber, another Marine has walked into the clearing at the end of the path – PFC Ray Jacobs, one of the Marines who raised the original flag that flew atop Suribachi at Iwo Jima. We are diminished.

John Edwards – One for the Road

From Harvey over at IMAO:

“All right, which one of you jokers said ‘MOUSE!’?”

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my suggestions:

“And I know that you will agree with me that I’m just FABULOUS!”

“Gentlemen: Pack your Jeans”

U. S. Senator DeMint Is Mad As Heck

Protesting the Marines is just a predictable by-product of the massive Bush Derangement Syndrome that exists in this God-Forsaken city. But they took it a step further and not only denounced the US Military but then wholly endorsed and even subsidized Code Pink.

clipped from crotchetyoldbastard.com WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted this week to tell the U.S. Marine Corps to remove its recruiting station from the city’s downtown. “This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families,” DeMint said in a prepared statement. “The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money.” “If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer-funded handouts,” he added. I don’t know if the following quote is true but it has been attributed to General Tommy Franks: “When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she’s dating a pussy.”

Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells

Yet another success for adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells? still waiting on one single viable treatment.

clipped from www.reuters.com HELSINKI (Reuters) – Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient’s upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen. Researchers said on Friday the breakthrough opened up new ways to treat severe tissue damage and made the prospect of custom-made living spares parts for humans a step closer to reality. Using a patient’s own stem cells provides a tailor-made transplant that the body should not reject. Suuronen and her colleagues — the project was run jointly with the Helsinki University Central Hospital — isolated stem cells from the patient’s fat and grew them for two weeks in a specially formulated nutritious soup that included the patient’s own blood serum. The patient’s upper jaw had previously been removed due to a benign tumor and he was unable to eat or speak without the use of a removable prosthesis.

Colorado Car Taxes – Up Up Up

The whole article is slanted in a very interesting way. Our Democrat governor isn’t proposing tax increases – merely fee modifications which can be done without asking any of those stupid voters about whether they want to be told it will cost them $100 bucks more to get their license plates renewed every single year from now on till the end of time. (and that $100 comes from more honest reporting about what is being proposed).And its not even the governor’s idea – its just the least costly option of some blue-ribbon transportation panel. No, no, no – he’s not proposing any tax increase. Just that the wise men’s recommendations be implemented.

clipped from www.rockymountainnews.com Gov. Bill Ritter today called on the legislature to consider raising auto registration fees to fund a catch-up “fix it now” effort to clear a maintenance backlog on Colorado’s highways. But he said now isn’t the time to consider the big tax increase package for expanding roads, transit and highway safety that his blue-ribbon transportation panel has recommended. The panel packaged its recommendation with a group of four annual funding thresholds – $500 million for the basic “fix it now” package, and increments of $1 billion, $1.5 billion and $2 billion to provide for different levels of maintenance and expansion. Ritter chose to break out the basic package and ask lawmakers to consider it because it can be done without going to the public for a vote. Fees tied to specific services can be increased by the legislature, while tax increases must be approved by voters.

More In Their Own Words

clipped from scienceandpublicpolicy.org In Their Own Words “Since the late 1960s, much of the North Atlantic Ocean has become less salty, in part due to increases in fresh water runoff induced by global warming, scientists say.” -Michael Schirber, LiveScience June 29, 2005 “The surface waters of the North Atlantic are getting saltier, suggests a new study of records spanning over 50 years. They found that during this time, the layer of water that makes up the top 400 metres has gradually become saltier. The seawater is probably becoming saltier due to global warming, Boyer says.” -Catherine Brahic, New Scientist August 23, 2007