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POPSA Hero's Homecoming: SOCOM's Black Dagger Jumpers Brought The House Keys The house was built by Operation Coming Home, a group of military veterans who are now real estate agents and home builders. All the material and labor were donated. The mission of "Operation Coming Home" is to provide injured war veterans with free houses that they call "Hero Homes." Bozik was the first recipient. The home was built with special features to make Bozik's life easier, including radiant heat floors, easy-access cabinets, a sprinkler system and appliances with special hinges and levers that make opening doors easier. Bozik and his pregnant wife were moving in Monday, because Oct. 27 is his "Alive Day" – the anniversary of the day he came out of coma from his injuries. It happened here, and with your help, it will happen again. Update:One of Joey and Jayme's biggest supporters is miblogger Blackfive, who has an extensive trove of articles about what they gone through to get to where they are today.
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POPSEiffel Tower gets new observation deck This is pretty cool. I have mixed emotions about this. I am a fan of history & not making modifications to historical emblems & such but at the same time, I find this very cool. I also think it looks kind of cool. I don't know. What do you think?
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POPSA Study of Women Inventors, Part 2 In 2004 the Stanford School of Engineering awarded 267 of it’s 1,161 Master’s degrees and Ph.D’s to women - 23%. According to the American Society for Engineering Education, Stanford is the best in the nation where the national average is 21%.
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POPSDon't bust those buttons! Never lose a button again! Kevlar thread, who'da thunk? I'm totally going to get this stuff, 'cause Brian is always coming to me, crying about some lost button, or asking me to sew one back on. This stuuf sounds amazing!
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POPSCongress Holds Troops Hostage, Budget Director Says AND when the President vetoes this bill, who will get blamed for not supporting the troops? Congress, again, shows their utter contempt for the American process, it's military, our tax dollars, the intelligence of it's citizens. Blackmail, pure and simple. If Congress does not want America troops in Iraq then take the stand, vote, and deal with the consequences. But they won't because they KNOW it is not in our national interests to do so; but they will play politics with every ounce of treachery they can muster against this Administration, our military personnel, and the responsible use of OUR money.
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POPSInsect genes to make crops drip lube. We've found chemicals for use in industry and health in plants, fungi, and bacteria, but the insects rule the planet, and some of the poisons,venoms,pheromones, antibiotics, and other defensive chemicals, produced by insects, designed through natural selection, over millions of years, are perfect for specific tasks, while we struggle with artificial substitutes. There are billions of undiscovered insect chemicals, many will give us a greater insight into chemical engineering, materials sciences, and protein construction, Some will be so exotic, that they will cause the creation of new threads, even new scientific fields.. All we have to do is look - before we leap.
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POPSJapanese now getting desperate It is clear the Japanese whalers are becoming frustrated and this is when things can happen very quickly. Sea Shepherd is resolute however in the face of the might of Japan and I admire the protesters tenacity.
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POPSJapanese Whalers SHOOT Capt. Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd--He's saved by vest The Steve Irwin continues to track the Nisshin Maru west after it altered its northerly course. We have received verbal confirmation that the Australian Embassy has been advised by the Japanese that a crew member on board the Nisshin Maru fired “warning” shots. In addition to the lead bullet lodged in Captain Watson’s Kevlar vest, up to seven flash grenades were also hurled by armed Japanese Coast Guard Officers, injuring two other Steve Irwin crew members.
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POPSJapanese spider socks "By genetically modifying silkworms, I thought it might be possible to create good spider silk," said Masao Nakagaki, a professor at Shinshu University in central Japan who developed the fiber after 10 years of research
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POPSCarbon Nanotubes to knit bullet proof armour The Nanotubes can transfer more energy back to the bullet after they absorb and spread the impact, because of their greater flexibility. Polymers like kevlar can spread the load, but can still result in internal damage.
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POPSIs IRAQ going to be Bush's next Ground Zero? This is a very good article on real life in Iraq. It poses some real what ifs. If we attack Iran, will they be able to hit our base camps in Iraq. They do have pretty sophisticated missiles. They are not the Scud duds of Iraq era. And aren't they already inline with the Shia Government of Iraq? Could this be Custer's last stand in Iraq? Like we are too stupid to not realize the tribes are gathering around our troops. And all they need is for us to make that one false step.
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POPSUneasy riders: Horses riskier than motorcycles "The hospital admission rate associated with horse-riding injuries is 0.49 per 1,000 hours, compared to a rate of 0.14 per 1,000 hours of motorcycle riding, according to the research. Among those treated for traumatic equestrian injuries, only 9 per cent had been wearing a helmet. Thirty-one per cent wore other protective equipment, such as Kevlar vests. Almost half of all riders who were seriously injured (48 per cent) suffered head injuries, and 54 per cent suffered chest injuries. Most riders were hurt by falling or being thrown from the horse, followed by being stomped or kicked. In Western riding there is a tradition of wearing a cowboy hat rather than a helmet. In English riding, a helmet is the norm."
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POPSWhere are the Republicans? Only .5% of Americans fighting in Iraq.
By Cptenaud. There's no vacation for our troops in Iraq, Joe Galloway writes that as we are, "hard upon the dog days of August. Members of the U.S. Congress and the Iraqi parliament will soon slither away to the shade of cooler rocks, and President Bush will no doubt head off to Crawford to take his frustrations out on some brush with a chainsaw. Meanwhile, in Iraq, the 60,000 American combat troops who daily patrol the most dangerous streets and roads in the world will carry on fighting, dying and bleeding in the broiling sun where temperatures nudge the 130-degree mark and 40 pounds of body armor and Kevlar helmet plus weapon and ammunition weigh more with every step an Infantryman takes. The politicians in Washington and Baghdad will take their summer breaks, happy to postpone any further thought of Iraq at least until September, when the U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus makes his progress report on the American troop surge to Congress, as though that may make some dif
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