jenfly00

Order No. 17, a law issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq before the Iraqis regained sovereignty in June 2004, gave the companies immunity from Iraqi prosecution. I know its difficult to see beyond the rose colored glasses filled with mom, apple pie and freedom, but the reality is there are very skilled men operating in a way that the armed forces cannot. By design, these men are "above the law". Naturally, bad guys don't like them, because they are better than them and are not constrained by the ROE. In summary ...paid thugs. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

I would tell him that's a pretty weak story, but as he has already run it by you, to stick with it ...consistency is important. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

WOW Bill, thanks for the drama. Now what does that have to do with the BITCH trying to be in charge of my health care. Here is the question I want to know. How the hell are going to pay for it? If my taxes go up at all I dont want it. The govt controls to much of my money as it is. Your gripe is health care? taxes? or just irrepressable misogyny? ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

There already is, and it is one of the questions on a form 4473 You mean this one? "Have you ever been adjudicated mentally defective (including having been adjudicated incompetent to handle your own affairs) or have you ever been committed to a mental institution?" Do you view that question to be a sufficient threshold for preventing unstable individuals from owning guns? ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Your friend (who has every right to his/her opinion) is in the minority. I make this conculsion based on the fact that the military has the hightest re-enlistment rate ever. The reason being giving the most is that they want to finish the job. A job they believe needs competion. They are reinlisting because they get to do what they are trained to do. They are reinlisting because now is the time for careers to be made. They are reinlisting out to loyalty to their brothers/sisters in arms. They are reinlisting because they feel the closeness of being a part of something with people they respect and trust. They are reinlisting because they were well mind fucked by a most efficient, mega-experienced mind fucking machine. Once individuals have adopted the identity, values and ideals of a subculture, most choose not to leave. This is true with all subcultures ...even slaves. Choosing to not end the feeling of closeness of shared experiences and trust as a part of their unit does not equate to success of the war. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Excluding Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise, a MOST impressive list! ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Rook Nelson?!?!?! ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

She's pissed because she was berated in public. Because of her age, I can understand how that would be upsetting to her. With all due respect, she could only be berated if she felt her attire was inappropriate. If she truly felt there was nothing wrong she would have held her head up like she did on TV and stood her ground. Instead she begged the crewman to allow her to stay, offered to "cover up", and then felt ashamed of her appearance. Her age means little. If she feels she is old enough to choose to wear revealing attire, she better be old enough to understand the implications of such. Stares, gawks, wolf-whistles, etc. are to be expected, yet it is the stares she is upset about. Does she even KNOW what the other passengers were thinking? Maybe they were thinking the crewman was being a jerk and wondering why he wouldn't leave this girl alone. I know I would be. I must confess, I was wrong about you ...you can sink lower. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

I've seen you in the flesh (so to speak). You're HOT! ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Option 3: Go about your business of serving bad food in a flying restaurant and not harrass the customers. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Exactamundo! Nobody needs solid silver Kimber cable or insanely expensive Monster cable. 99% of standard cables work just fine. There's so much bad marketing hype out there that the mass public is pretty much brainwashed. Thankd, you guys, for the info on the cables. I've pretty much decided to go for the Elite and a years xbox live subscription. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Xbox online costs approx $10/month extra and requires a monthly subscription, just so you know. -At least it did when we had it about 3 years ago with our Xbox (not 360). My husband just mentioned one other thing you might need to consider (depending on your nephew's age) -ANYONE can jump in your game online...and some gamers are pretty raunchy. You can fix that by shutting off the sound, but then your nephew can't hear his friend smack-talking through the game, which is half the point of Xbox live... They may have 'fixed' that issue with the new 360 if they now allow private gaming...anyone know? I didn't even know you could talk to other gamers during the game, I thought you just ...played. I'll let his parental units handle that part, but I'm glad you brought up the monthly online fees. I guess I'll include a years subscription. Since he wants the 360, I guess that's what I'm going to get him. Scatter, thanks for the advice. I see the premium now comes with HDMI, but without the $50 HDMI cable, which makes it pretty much a tossup between the premium and the elite????? I guess I'll just see which one 'grabs' me when I'm in the store. I appreciate the feedback from everyone and will go shopping this weekend. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Thanks for the feedback. I just read a review that pretty much convinced me the difference between the two is appreciated only by a discerning few. If I can bother you for another question, which xbox do you have? Core, console (20 GB HD) or Elite (120 GB). Is the core sufficient for good game play, including online, or do I need to get one of the others? Man, I thought I would just go out and buy one. I had no idea so many options were to be considered. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

He's been dropping hints about the XBox for weeks now. Apparently his 'bestest' friend has one (no problems with his) and they want to play ...online? (apparently you can do this with xbox). His parents are cool with him having the xbox but aren't going to spring for the bucks (that's what indulgent Aunts are for

OK, so I'm considering buying one for my nephew for his birthday. I go online and I'm reading about hardware failures (some sources say 25-30%) and disc scratching. I don't want to buy a present that will go tits up and have to be returned. Additionally, since he will be hooking it up to an HD TV with an HDMI connection, is there enough of a difference between 1080i and 1080p to go for the HDMI? ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

I like men to be exactly who they want to be. If that is someone I admire and respect, great! If not, there are millions of other women who might. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Because people like that just want to be difficult. They can't just be a productive member of society. They want to "fight the power" They obviously have nothing better to do. There are bigger battles to fight other than YOU CAN"T SEE MY RECEIPT. I thought my life was somewhat pathetic till I read what this thread was about. I definately have alot more going on then most. j If you were living in a more primitive society, I'll bet large money you could be heard berating a young girl for objecting to having her clit scraped off with a piece of flint [female circumcision] by the tribal elder. "Who do you think you are, Miss Freedom Fighter?!?!?!" "Cant you just be a productive member of society?!?!?!" My God but you are so well ...socialized. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Got any cites for this claim other than that ancient Iraq/WMD poll you've referenced several times? I think you could extrapolate that data from posters on this discussion board. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Whatever the patient and the family wanted done. Hospice gets people thinking and making decisions about this stuff in advance... Agreed... Luckily Hospice understand that there's more to a patient than just a set of vitals and change in level of consciousness. The patient and family has to understand their initial diagnosis (ovarian cancer vs. end stage renal disease vs. .....) They are educated on what they might expect (progression of disease process, pain/bowel changes, treatment for palliation/pain options.) That person is managed so that he/she is comfortable and in control for as long as possible. In your hypothetical situation... the pulmonary edema is very scary to the patient (the sensation of not being able to breathe, drowning is horrid) He/She might be given something to try to take the fluid off the lung... even if it kicks the kidneys a bit. Or some morphine might be given for relaxation (and yes... I know you noted decreasing level of consciousness... but you can have less consciousness and still pain). The family and pt hopefully will have discussed situations like this and thought of possible ways to make that person last few minutes/hours/days as painfree and comfortable as possible. (edit to clarify that although my reply was to Nightengale, I was also posting to the the other question as well) Not to belittle the great work bringing comfort to those at the end of life, but this is not hospice care in any historical sense...it's hospice care with broader parameters to qualify for more medicare dollars. Hospice care is end of life care with the entire focus being on comfort, dignity and freedom from pain. While I am in full agreement with treatment for comfort (e.g. diuretics and morphine for the CHF), "whatever the patient/family wants" is not appropriate for hospice, but then American hospice is a different breed of cat. You state, "The family and pt hopefully will have discussed situations like this". In true hospice, they absolutely will have discussed and agreed to what will be done. American 'hospice' has broadened their acceptance parameters to qualify for more medicare dollars. Not to say they do not do good work, but 'coding' a hospice patient?!?!?!?! Would you transfuse them? Would you start dialysis? How about an organ transplant? ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Even NOW, after a lot of hemming and hawing, finally gave Juanita's story credibility. Are you farther left then NOW, oh self-declared "moderate" one? She was indeed very believable, just about as believable as believable can be. Maybe some of the numerous Jane Doe's coming forward during the Clinton era were paid or otherwise politically driven, but not Juanita. Hell, I TRIED to appreciate Clinton, but his sexual abusing ways ruined it for me long ago. Clinton is a shitball of a man, much more so than Foley, IMO. As far as I'm concerend, him taking advantage of teenaged intern Lewinski the way he did is awful enough to qualfy for shitball status, don't you agree? Sweetie, I realize rhetoric is your long suit, but Monica was 22 at the time. Nice twist though. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

It's because hospice allows patients to make their own decisions about care. We can't force anyone to sign a living will, DNR, or POA form. We can advise them and give the pluses/minuses on each side of everything, but we cannot force them to sign anything. The patient and family design their own care program. I've been working full time in hospice for 6 years now and now am working my way "up" the line. I started visiting patients as a creative arts therapist, moved into running the volunteer program and now I oversee the 9 employees who run the volunteer programs in our service area. It's reqarding work, but hard work. Hospice is amazing becuase again teh patients and families dictate exactly what they want, what they don't and that is end of story. Services at non-profit hospices are provided regardless of any ability to pay. So, if you had a hospice patient (not a DNR) heading toward impending renal failure, systolic blood pressure of 60, conjunctiva pale enough to approximate a hemaglobin of 6, lungs filling up with fluid, gasping for breath and a marked decrease in level of consciousness ...what would be done? ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

This, I don't understand. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

This went on twice a day for a month. Hmmm, when was this? H2O2 is seldom used for the previously mentioned damage to regenerating tissue plus the possibility of oxygen embolism reported about 4-5 years ago. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

In the initial cleaning of the wound, you bet. The term debridement, however, more commonly refers to removing dead tissue from a healing wound. http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/debridement.jsp Debridement speeds the healing of pressure ulcers, burns, and other wounds. Wounds that contain non-living (necrotic) tissue take longer to heal. The necrotic tissue may become colonized with bacteria, producing an unpleasant odor. Though the wound is not necessarily infected, the bacteria can cause inflammation and strain the body's ability to fight infection. Necrotic tissue may also hide pockets of pus called abscesses. Abscesses can develop into a general infection that may lead to amputation or death. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".

Clostridium tetani is but one of the bugs killed by hydrogen peroxide. MRSA and VRE I would only be concerned about if I were in a hospital as they are essentially nosocomial (acquired in the hospital) infections. Where I grew up and live (South Florida), coral rock is everywhere and teeming with bacteria. If you fall here and cut yourself on rock, it's more than likely coral rock. When I go scuba diving, I carry my first aide kit with me. Cut yourself on coral and I will have hydrogen peroxide, betadine and sterile saline for initial irrigation. When living in a tropical area, one would be well advised to treat any wound as a serious threat for infection. Back to your original statement that hydrogen peroxide does more harm than good. As I said, it does much good and might do some harm in slightly delaying wound healing by damaging regenerating cells. Eliminating hydrogen peroxide in the initial treatment of a dirty wound when medical care is not immediately available is simply not good advice. On balance, it is a good choice for initial irrigation in the field. After that, then no, I wouldn't use it. The damage to regenerating cells using hydrogen peroxide is a significant factor in the debridement of a wound and probably is the source of your error in listing it as an absolute contraindication. ----------------------- "O brave new world that has such people in it".