"Even as military health officials continue to say there are “no known long-term health effects” caused by open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, a team of Army doctors says a soldier’s cystic lung disease is “related to the burn pits in Iraq.”"
- David Cook
"Fireworks, not bombings, colored the Baghdad skyline late Monday night as thousands attended a party in a park where singers performed patriotic songs. At the same time, though, four U.S. Soldiers were killed in combat while serving with the Multi-National Division-Baghdad, American military officials said."
- David Cook
"SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A hearing is under way in upstate New York for an Army National Guard officer who publicly announced he was gay to protest the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy."
- David Cook
Ever wait 2 hours for an order of food? I just did! :-/
Srsly, you should not have to pay for a meal that took 2-hrs to arrive. Most people are understanding of restaurant staff being overwhelmed, but 2 hrs is ridiculous.
- Ayşe E.
Getting DirecTV for the first time, today. Keeping Charter for the internet though.
Yes, Microsoft has asked that I give them loads of money and help them debug their crap. For nothing in return. Got tired of it. This deal is approx. 15 years too late. Ex-MSDN subscriber. You wouldn't know, would you....
- Richard Walker *popcorn*
there's a LIKE button, I wish there was an "Unlike" button. This is for US only.
- jomarhilario
* The HTC Hero will be the first HTC device to launch with HTC Sense, the new UI that HTC is actively showing off. It's the widget-based, sleek and sexy UI that we once knew as 'Rosie'. It pretty much rocks. * You'll be glad to hear that multi-touch will be supported on the HTC Hero (not sure how wide support will be) * The white version of the HTC Hero will sport an industry-first Teflon coating to keep it clean and spotless. The finish is supposed to be 'soft to touch' and will resist dirt, stains, and even fingerprints. Though white obviously gets dirty easier than black, why couldn't they just offer the Teflon option to black too? * Flash Support will launch with the HTC Hero. Double-tap to watch full screen. Sweet! * 3.5 mm headphone jack * System-wide search and Social Networking Tools figure in heavily on this device
- David Cook
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My car's interior has a Teflon coating (as does much of my cookware ;). I'm pretty sure this phone will end up being slippery while the coating is still on there, and look horrible as the coating begins to peel off after a few weeks in your pocket. Otherwise, it sounds nice.
- xero
I have to admit this makes Android look very impressive against the competition for sure. HTC is doing a great job as usual with their top notch hardware.
- Sloan Bowman
I prefer to have my taskbar relatively clean with only running apps. In order to manage both with similar functionality I installed rocketdock, which gives me both on my desktop (which is also clean).
- jcunwired
" The six-story-tall, 17,000-square-foot Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth, Illinois has to be one of the most bizarre homes ever constructed. Its builders, Jim and Linda Onan explain in three nouns and two adjectives what their unique home represents: "Power, Gold, Mystery, Exotic, and Impressive." The Onans are subscribers to the seventies cult theory of "pyramid power." Their home is believed to be the largest 24-karat gold-plated object in North America. The home is closed to tours, but I understand you can spy it from I-94, about half-way between Chicago and Milwaukee."
- David Cook
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