Month: July 2003

  • Procedures for the Humane Euthanasia of
    Sick, Injured, and/or Debilitated Livestock

     

    "Both gunshot and penetrating captive bolt are aesthetically displeasing procedures. Euthanasia by either technique results in involuntary movements, and occasionally vocalization, that may be inaccurately interpreted as painful to an inexperienced person."

     

     "The knife should be fully inserted through the skin just behind the point of the jaw and below the neck bones. From this position the knife is drawn forward severing the jugular vein, carotid artery, and windpipe. Properly performed, blood should flow freely with death occurring within a few minutes."

     


     

    From sillifish

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  • The Diary of Alvin York
    By Alvin C. York


     "I knew now I was in it. I was bothered a plenty as to whether it was right or wrong. I knew that if it was right, everything would be all right. And I also knew that if it was wrong and we were only fighting for a bunch of foreigners, it would be all wrong. And I prayed and prayed. I prayed two whole days and a night out on the mountainside. And I received my assurance that it was all right, that I should go." -Alvin York


    Weblog readers might enjoy the WWI Diary of Alvin York.


    Nearly a conscientious objector, York entered the Army and gained national attention by single-handedly capturing a German battalion.


    War has been defined as long stretches of boredom punctuated by periods of intense terror. York's diary reflects this, recounting his background, his faith, and details of Army life. His description of the exploits that won him the Medal of Honor is straightforward and understated, but eyewitness affadavits are attached.


    After the war, York resumed farming in Tennessee.


     Including much extra material, this on-line version prints out at 42 pages. 

  • Police Seek Man Posing As Teenage Girl



    POSTED: 12:37 p.m. EDT June 30, 2003

     

    "Police are searching for a man who has posed as a 13-year-old girl to trick some local families into letting him stay with them."

     

    "'LaLani' is described as black, about 6 feet 1 inch tall with wide shoulders and a muscular build. . ."









  • Cybersex addiction
    "If you or someone you know is using the computer for sexual activities that are causing harm or losses, to themselves or those they love, then cybersexual addiction may be a factor."
    Take the Self Test










  • JFK's undies go on display in Dublin
     

     






    Tue Jul 29,10:57 AM ET


    DUBLIN (Reuters) - A pair of boxer shorts belonging to former U.S. President John F. Kennedy has taken pride of place in the window of a Dublin menswear shop.












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    The snowy-white smalls, worn by Kennedy during his stint in the U.S. navy during World War Two, were snapped up at a recent auction in New York by an Irish fan for $5,000 (3,082 pounds).













  •      Soap_0n_A_Rope got her license today!

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    FOREIGN BODIES IN THE RECTUM


    from Bailey & Love's Short Practice Of Surgery, 21st Edition (Chapman & Hall Medical, 1992) - pages 1219-1220.


    "The variety of foreign bodies which have found their way into the rectum is hardly less remarkable than the ingenuity displayed in their removal (Fig. 52.7). A turnip has been delievered per anum by the use of obstetric forceps. A stick firmly impacted has been withdrawn by inserting a gimlet into its lower end. A tumbler, mouth looking downwards, has been extracted by filling the interior with a wet plaster of Paris bandage, leavin gthe end of the bandage protruding, and allowing the plaster to set." (O. Lloyd-Davies, 1905-87, Consultant Surgeon, St. Mark's Hospital, London)




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  • graph comparing various types of polling methods.


    Graphic from http://www.darpa.mil/iao/FutureMap.htm







    Pentagon's Futures Market Plan Condemned






    Mon Jul 28, 7:46 PM ET





    By KEN GUGGENHEIM, Associated Press Writer

    WASHINGTON - "The Pentagon  is setting up a stock-market style system in which investors would bet on terror attacks, assassinations and other events in the Middle East."


    "Investors would buy and sell futures contracts — essentially a series of predictions about what they believe might happen in the Mideast. Holder of a futures contract that came true would collect the proceeds of investors who put money into the market but predicted wrong."


     "$600,000 has been spent on the program so far and the Pentagon plans to spend an additional $149,000 this year. The Pentagon has requested $3 million for the program for next year and $5 million for the following year. . ."

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