links for 2011-03-24

  • //"Kinetic military action" is redundant. Action implies kinesis.
  • Quote:"Davidson was born in British Columbia in 1916. He checked up on his citizenship before joining the Navy and was told by an inspector at the U.S. Department of Labor Immigration and Naturalization Service he had nothing to worry about. Now he worries that he won't be able to prove his citizenship, because his parents were born in Iowa before local governments started keeping records of birth certificates in 1880. "I want it squared away before I pass away," he says.

    Schoolcraft says they tried to dissuade him from pursuing the matter. Employees at the local passport office scared them, telling her father "If he pursued it, (he could) possibly be deported or at risk of losing Social Security."

    // Fortunately, Senator Murray's office is helping out. Hope he gets everything squared away, he deserves it.

  • Just FYI:Assemble a first aid kit for your home and one for each car. A first aid kit* should include:

    •Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes
    •2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
    •4-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6)
    •Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
    •Triangular bandages (3)
    •2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
    •3-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls)
    •Scissors
    •Tweezers
    •Needle
    •Moistened towelettes
    •Antiseptic
    •Thermometer
    •Tongue blades (2)
    •Tube of petroleum jelly or other lubricant
    •Assorted sizes of safety pins
    •Cleansing agent/soap
    •Latex gloves (2 pair) Sunscreen
    Non-prescription drugs

    •Aspirin or nonaspirin pain reliever
    •Anti-diarrhea medication
    •Antacid (for stomach upset)
    •Syrup of Ipecac (use to induce vomiting if advised by the Poison Control Center)
    •Laxative
    •Activated charcoal (use if advised by the Poison Control Center)