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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Wild Walrus
According to this story, the DoD is going to try to see if it can equip F-15Cs with an air-launched version of our most advanced surface-to-air missile, the PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability-3). This is a sort of spin-off idea … Continue reading
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You Know You’re Truly Successful When. . .
. . . your name is on the building. It’s the last part of an old adage, you’re least successful when your name is on your shirt, moderately successful when your name is on a parking space, and truly … Continue reading
Posted in "Downrange", Military Affairs, US Army
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Turn the Tide of the Debate
It looks from this report like scientists may have found viable stem cells from ambiotic fluid, or something like that. So add this source of stem cells to the cells you can get from umbilical cord blood … Continue reading
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Honoring the Fallen
Tomorrow (Sat, 6 Jan 2007), the State of Illinois will fly flags at half-staff in honor of Travis Patriquin. Thanks! *************** Click here for info on how to make a donation to Travis’ kids’ trust fund.
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Ski Appi
Christina and I took a day off (finally) and went to the Appi ski resort. Christina has been skiing most of her life, and she’s pretty good at it. I ski once every three years on average, often enough … Continue reading
Posted in Asia/Pacific, Family & Friends, Fitness & Health
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Verily and Forsooth
After piecing together a patchwork of time spanning about a year, I finally finished reading Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quixote. I found it lively and quite entertaining, and wish I’d had time to read it all at a stretch. … Continue reading
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