tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57652652011-04-22T00:12:44.872-05:00No relation to the MommaBear from On The Third Hand. But MommaBear has been my name on the net for the last 7 years. It started on the Rogue Board, a message board for Dick Marcinko at Simon & Schuster and has lasted all the way to Dick's new board. I don't hang there too much these days, I'm out looking for some fresh meat to chew on. My views are my views & when I started this thing, it was my intention to be a good girl and not make waves....but guess what? This ole bear got tired of being goEmma Van Ostenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18412807964511507071noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765265.post-1075228641933102832004-01-27T12:37:00.000-06:002004-01-27T12:38:54.716-06:00

The new site is at The last brain cell It still needs a bit more work, but it's up. See you there!

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I'm in the process of setting up a new blog. What prompted this? I wanted to set up a web site for all of the members of my family who are overseas, so we can post pictures, messages and have a place where we can all get together. So that prompted me to get my own domain, since I have my own web site now, I felt it was best setting up a blog on my own turf. The blog will stay "The last brain

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Gore Talks Global Warming While City Shivers Gore should have taken his show on the road and given his speech here. Then maybe Embarrass would refer to the town and not the man.

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I had never heard nor read anything by Dennis Perrin. (which should speak volumes on its own, I read almost compulsively) So I conducted a google search on him after reading about him on Instapundit. There were a few hits on Perrins, but not the amount that I would expect from a freelance writer. It appeared that he has spent a lot more time writing on message boards than actual columns. At least

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ALOT of stuff has been happening in my life, The daughter that joined the army has now eloped with another medic so I have a new son in law. They came home for a short visit before being sent overseas to Korea. We have been attempting to resolve some medical issues with my son so that as soon as he graduates from high school he can enlist. On top of dealing with Boot Camp, AIT and a new son in

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I've decided to stop playing by the rules. I don't know how much time I will have to devote to this, but I'll comment when I have time. I'm not a journalist so this will simply be a stomping ground for opinions and back talk. I don't know why I thought I would enjoy typical media watch blogging. That's not me, I like to voice my opinion and give out advice, slogging through articles on end

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Newsday.com - AP Exclusive: Records show teachers cheating on tests How are children supposed to learn? When the only lessons seem to be how to avoid it? That is what cheating is, it is a way to avoid learning. What kind of role models are the teachers we have hired for our children? By cheating themselves are the teachers not teaching the children to cheat? At that you nf of an age, what do

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After Tony and Kofi fail, Brad and Jennifer try Mid-East diplomacy That's right folks, when all else fail send in people whose profession is pretend and make believe. I'm sure these folks are well prepared to deal with reality...Just after they have the key grip and the set designers make the last minute adjustments. A wonder what happens if the lightening isn't just right for a peace signing

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FOXNews.com - Politics - U.S. Troops in Iraq Have Limited Body Armor Quote: --------------------------------------------- Congress has allocated funds for all U.S. troops to wear 16-pound, ceramic-plated Interceptor body armor (search), but as many as 51,000 American soldiers and civilian administrators in Iraq have not yet been equipped with the gear, and have been asking friends and families

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Sun-Sentinel: Florida news I believe that once a person is an adult and is in a marriage to another person of their choice, then the parents do not have guardianship responsibility. That is the exclusive responsibility of the spouse. If either spouse waives that responsibility then that is a different argument. I believe that the law follows a similar premise. In this case neither of the

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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Snake Byte) I wonder if this was Harry's computer?

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Headline news from Sky News - Witness the event Probably the best argument that I've ever seen for the human race never fully severing our tie to the animal world. No matter how much we evolve, our natures don't change.

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Forbes.com: Saboteurs attack Calif., Ore. transmission towers Just what California doesn't need right now...more power woes.

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Aljazeera.Net - Iraq-Saudi oil pipeline unusable Quote: ___________________________________________________ Yet, even if the IPSA-1 pipeline were operational, the Saudi delegate suggested that the kingdom would not entertain the idea of exporting Iraqi crude through it ___________________________________________________ You would think that the Arabs would be doing everything in their power to

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A new skirmish in an old battle Quote: _______________________________________________ The Confederate flag is symbolic of slavery, segregation and the Ku Klux Klan -- and should be offensive to everybody, not just blacks, Coleman said. _______________________________________________ Dear Mr. Coleman, Yes, the Confederate flag may be offensive. But the Confederate flag is also a symbol of

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Hit & Run: Reconstruction I get a kick out of it....Here it is again in the Newsweek article...The fav word of the media...THE M WORD!!!!!! (sigh) You would think that with a college education these journalists could come up with a variety of adjectives. Rather than wear one down to a bone. Quagmire is another favorite, if it isn't a mess it's a quagmire. Quote: ______________________________

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LBC post: Major bias-bad Reuters When I first read this article it was half the length it is now. I wish I had copied the text and saved it for a better comparison. But the author of the article has gone back and made adjustments to her first report about the miserable condition of the schools and how the conditions were not being addressed by the coalition. While I applaud Reuters for

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Meryl Yourish compares the Media's reporting of the speech with the actual text. He makes some interesting points about the abridged version. Meryl notes that Reuters hadn't submitted a piece on the speech yet. But I just foundthis when I took a peek. What I find interesting about the Reuters piece, is that at the end of the article they quote many of the representatives from the conference...

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I apologize for not posting this last week, life has a way of keeping a person busy. I have a daughter and son-in-law who are in the army, this week my daughter called and informed me their duty assignment will be Korea. They will be leaving after Thanksgiving. I have been following events in Korea because we have Korean family members. But I have not gone in depth with it before. I believe

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I have an acquaintance who is in the Tokyo area, he posted this list at a private site I visit. This does not include any shakes below 4.0, of which there have more than 200 since 1 September: 19 May Honshu/Miyagi 7.4 25 May Honshu/Tokyo 5.4 30 Aug Hokkaido 5.5 20 Sep Honshu/Tokyo 5.6 25 Sep Kyushu - Mt Aso plume/vent event 25 Sep Honshu - Mt Fuji vent event 25 Sep Hokkaido 8.3 26 Sep Hokkaido

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I'm going to be out for a 4 day weekend! Yipeee!!!!! heading up to the northshore for a bit of rusticating and romancing. When I get back I just might change the decor of this place, I've been shopping around for a look that's a little more "me"

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Turkey to send troops to Iraq Quote: ______________________________________________________ Other members argue that such a Turkish role would set a dangerous precedent - allowing military intervention by a neighbouring country with vested interests in Iraq. ______________________________________________________ The Pollyanna side? Maybe it can lessen the tensions if the Turks play it right.

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Iraq: Fear smothers women's rights First Iraq Women Graduate as Armed Security Guards (Considering Reuters NEVER prints anything more positive than they have to! This is very interesting.) Maybe those women who are afraid should call these gals to protect them... You go girls!

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Mourners vow to avenge Pakistani MP Is this how Al Qaeda plans to deal with Pakistan? By seeding dissent and having the country tear itself apart? When no one steps forward for this action, I have to wonder if the motive for this action is simply to incite trouble, so that certain factions can operate a "little" bit easier. Even though Azam Tariq seemed the type that would support bin Laden,

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Front Page Story Archive :: Terrorism eclipses street crime in Iraq :: The Independent Voice of Iraq - IRAQ TODAY Ask yourself why would the terrorists be against the Iraqis suceeding in their bid for independence. (I'll be back to write more later...I've an interruption to take care of right now.)

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America the Forgiven The author asserts that the United States conquered the Native Americans land and resources....I wish to state that that is a false assumption. How and why can I say this? In a very short version at least for the Louisiana territory. In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French. Who in turn got the land by right of conquest from Spain. Who

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going back through Outside the beltway into Politix the subject is the Stop the War Coalition and their actions and protests. Apparently they believe we should just pull up stakes and walk away from Iraq. Now, who should I listen to? Anti-war protesters who form their positions on unbendable ideology, or the Iraq Governing Council (who are Iraqis in Iraq) that are the ones setting up the new

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One Hand Clapping Quote: ___________________________________________ In other words, if Valerie Plame’s name and CIA affiliation are so sensitive, then no one has done more to damage with linking them than her own husband. Why? Wilson's actions don't make sense if Plame really was covert and her work and contacts needed to be protected. But if she was not covert then no overseas harm is done.

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Nobel prize in literature goes to J.M. Coetzee of South Africa personally I have never read any of his work, although now I plan to. What stuck me most about this article is again the trend to use any opportunity to critique and strike out at western culture. Even by the groups that are supposed to be the epitome of tolerance and global spirit. quote: __________________________________________

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Puzzling Out the Logic of a Leak (washingtonpost.com) Bare with me as I think about this. If Mrs. Wilson had in fact retired from active work to raise her children and if she was no longer an active asset. Who could use her information as the most valuable weapon? I still have trouble with believing the administration gained any amount of significant benefit from it. Directly, how can her

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The site for Iraq Today is back on line folks! Now I just have to find the time to see what they have new posted!

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Or was that iron your pants.... Talking Points Memo interview with Wesley Clark Quote: ______________________________________________________________ TPM: We just crossed the Potomac River a few minutes ago. So that both means that my time is running short but also we're coming into Washington -- we've just come into Washington, DC. And obviously for the last two or three days there's been one

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Out of the blue the new Iraqi newspaper Iraq today has disappeared. I first noticed it missing yesterday and assumed it was simply down because of technical difficulties. But it still has not resumed as of today. Even though it was not a large publication and I am not entirely sure of how accurate it was, I enjoyed reading it. Hopefully this is just a glitch and they will resume their online

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For Pete's sake Dear Reuters, Perhaps you should attempt to balance your news reporting a little better? How many schools are there in Iraq? How many have been rebuilt by the coalition. How many are in the process of being rebuilt. What is the schedule for rebuilding. Perhaps it is more informative to report on those facts than to write a WHA-WHA piece that only misleads your readers. By

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Clifford D. May on Joe Wilson on National Review Online How can you divulge a secret that is not a secret? Obviously "Mrs. Wilson" aka Valerie Plame showed the world her panties long before anyone lifted her skirt. At least according to Clifford May. I think a more important question is that of Mr. Wilson's credibility and personally I would ask how much of this brouhaha over Mrs. Wilson is a

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Religion Archive :: Hilla University redefines religious education :: The Independent Voice of Iraq - IRAQ TODAY This is where the true value of Iraq lies. This type of effort should be model for the future of the mid-east. Whomever said Iraq was only valuable for it's oil needs to look a little bit closer.

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FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Audiotape Accuses U.S. of Trying to Abolish Islam quote: ___________________________________________________ Al-Jazeera (search) spokesman Jihad Ballout told The Associated Press the station received a telephone call from an unknown person saying they had a recording "that is of concern to you." Ballout would not say when the call was received. He said the station

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FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Drew Carey Performs at Base in Iraq A bow for Drew and company....Thankyou

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Aljazeera.Net special report on Baath party A nice short report on the Baath party and it's history. Aljazeera "could" have written this report with extreme bias, but they did not. (At least not overtly...) They could have left out the "alledged" connection of the U.S. with the failed assasination attempt that Saddam was involved in. And if they feel it is necessary to leave it in, they may want

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soldiers teach Iraqi orphans American style football quote: _______________________________________ The boys puzzled over the unfamiliar ball which is carried and thrown, not kicked along the ground as in soccer, Iraq's national sport. "It's a tougher game," said Mushtaq Zeki, 11. The children were shown how to hold and throw a football and kick from a tee and raced each other cradling a ball.

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Russian cards I'm waiting for the commemorative set from Liechtenstein....

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John Edwards "I swear it was THIS BIG!" WelseyClark "No way! are you sure it wasn't more THIS SIZE?" (pictures from the Washington Post)

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More Bad Behavior...But by who? Ah, the fever is catching. It is now "in vogue" to slam American's and especially President Bush. Even when reporting or writing an opinion piece on sports. Now, according to Starr quote: _______________________________________ Because when it comes to international athletics, we Americans far too often prove to be the jerks of the world: the drug cheats, the

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Dickey fighting back Dickey's talking fast and furious defending his position. Again with the "mess" word. What is it with these media types? This just reinforces why I believe the alliance is right in it's quest . (I learned about it at On the third hand)

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Clarks' book and his claims I think the most disturbing thing about Clarks claim of foreknowledge, is that he supposedly was able to simply walk into the Pentagon, discuss classified information about supposed future military operations and just walk out. Not as an active duty general...But as a private citizen. What is wrong with this picture and why isn't anyone one making a stink about it?

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Powell tries to explain 2001 remarks on Iraq Quote: _________________________________________ "He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors. So in effect, our policies have strengthened the security of the neighbors of Iraq, and these are policies that we are going

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French deck ...and the French are "surprised" and cannot understand why American citizens have yet to soften their stance towards France? I can just see Chiarc in his little Napolean costume....another round of freedom fries please.

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Rumsfeld "Beyond Nation Building" Everybody and their brother in the blog world is discussing Rumsfeld's article this morning. Most of them have concentrated on identifying America's "plan" for Iraq within its text. Oh the plan is there all right, outlined, yet vague enough to frustrate those who would undermine it and flexible enough to allow for any eventualities that may occur. What I found

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My son didn't want go to war ...But he volunteered to stay behind to do clean up???? If he didn't want to go then why did he stay when he didn't have too? (What is wrong with this picture?) The article is a full out leech feeding frenzy. I get so tired of reading blatant emotionalism from the media. They find a mother who is grieving for a son who was killed in a mine cleaning accident to

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I'll figure more out tommorrow...enough is enough Good night Winifred.

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I am attempting to add a comemnts section, lets see if it worked. Now if I can just remember how to use the spell check! It's "comments!!!!"

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Hang with me folks I'm attempting to change how things look around here and I think I'm screwing things up. Note to myself...Find someone who can tell me what the heck to do!!!!! I've a hyperlink by my name yet I haven't the slightest idea how to connect it up? I better get to work figuring out where I change that and how. I know it's in the template someplace.(sigh) If your electricity goes out

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David Adesnik dissects the NYT and WaPo UN articles Very good, give it a read. I found this throughOutside the beltway It ties right back into what Aljazeera failed to do, they failed to look at both sides, compare it to the facts (or transcripts) and report on what "actually" occurred.

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I attempt to listen to all sides of a situation so that I can understand it better. So I have started reading along with my normal glut of news sources the Aljazeera website. But some days...the coverage is so blatently one sided. Today for example after they were banned for two weeks from broadcasting in Iraq. Personally I agree with the decision. Consequences Aljazeera...consequences...if

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Freedom of speech Arab style If Saddam and Bin Laden used weblogs to convey instructions to their followers, Aljazeera wouldn't be in this mess.

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Annan's speech covered by Aljazeera But not a word of Bush's speech reported? Since Bush is, at this moment in time, a very important person in the mid-east situation, Don't you think someone from the Arab newspaper would think it important to publish what Bush said? But then...that would be reporting both sides...(egads!!!!) where would we be without bias??? How could we ever influence the

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Aljzeera's article on Clark Aljazeera and General Jello Clark... Could Aljazeera ask for a better puppet? I can see it now, full scale backing for Clark from the Arab news service. Why? for several reasons...a couple of examples you ask? Well, 1. He's not Bush 2. Clark will say the darnedest things Now anytime I hear Clark mention he has learned of controversial secret intel from an unnamed

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Excuse me while I check out the new digs. I'm not really sure how this all works, but I'll give it a try. It seems that blogging has definately caught on and become very popular. While I used to enjoy message boards and the give and take of those exchanges, I've found myself drawn to the concept of the blog and a place all my own where I can attempt to express myself and my views on life. It

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