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Gulf War Pilot Still ‘Missing’ March 10, 2009 Associated Press WASHINGTON - A U.S. fighter pilot lost nearly 20 years ago in the Persian Gulf War will continue to be listed as missing, according to the Navy, which no longer suspects that he was captured by Iraqi forces. Navy officials in...

By LARA JAKES, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 9 mins ago MOSUL, Iraq – Grenades lie unattended next to a west Mosul bazaar. Garbage bags throughout the city are searched daily for bombs. At a sprawling sheep market, Iraqi army soldiers are careful not to kick over rocks for fear of setting off hidde...

Click here to view the embedded video. I love this quirky little how-to clip, mostly because the audio doesn’t match up to the video, making poor Leila look like she needs her own mandated visit to the house of corrections. But I can relate to Leila and her message, and I’m willing to admit that...

There was an interesting article in today's New York Times Business section entitled " Well-Orchestrated Accidents ," as told to Patricia R. Olson.  It caught my eye because of the word "accident." That word, being in the business section, seemed a touch out of sy...

So I posted last week about the OB thinking I was still breech, and possibly wanting to do an external version on me. I also mentioned that spinningbabies.com confused the crap out of me because I couldn't tell the difference between a big movement and a small movement, or a head and a butt. Well, t...

Our day-to-day work presents us with problems that are complex and expensive to solve, and even the easy solutions have their unintended consequences. Some of us face outward to the user community and to our customers, and some of us remain behind the scenes working aside peers and colleagues, but w...

Sensitive Information About President’s Helicopter Found In Iran Saturday, February 28, 2009 – updated: 11:08 am EST March 2, 2009 PITTSBURGH — A Cranberry company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks discovered a potentially serious security breach involving President Barack O...

Vets Find Safety Net Online March 02, 2009 Chicago Tribune MOLINE, Ill. — The requests are often humble: A disabled veteran in Decatur needed help with an overdue winter fuel bill. A Soldier in Minnesota asked for a box spring and mattress — “it doesn’t have to be new.”...

When I beta-tested this talk with an IBM audience, I realized that there was no way in heck I could fit all the generally useful tips I wanted to share into the session, much less go into the joys of Eclipse, vi, or Emacs. (Especially Emacs. I could spend hours sharing what I've learned about E...