Posted on 06/01/2006 1:08:49 PM PDT by Buck Ninety-Nine
WASHINGTON, May 31 After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.
Homeland security officials said the grants were a result of a more sophisticated evaluation process
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By then, you'll probably be able to generate the plastic pieces at home for a fraction of the cost. Look at what has happened to the film-processing industry.
Let me guess.
Your chopper sawbones has deigned to visit the hoi polloi again.
this is an ER physician who, this morning, seemed to think it was meet to read the funny papers rather than come and stabilize a patient I had transported from the clinic to the ER - which patient was rapidly and obviously slipping into systemic shock.
Howdy! How are things in Bobbyville, this morning?
Bitch slap said "physician" for the 'Face...
One of the problems at that ER is the undeniable truth of life as stated by a friend I have in Massachusetts:
"When every call is an emergency, none of them are."
Granted that he was in tech support, but the principle remains. It's just like being a driver -- you need occasional breaks to stay alert.
The problem seems to be the system of permitting breaks at the ER. If the Physician is not allowed any down-time from emergency reaction status, his human limitations take over.
But I also agree that it was not only unprofessional, but bordering on criminal negligence.
Just about as usual -- deliriously marvelous.
Perfect weather, chores to ignore, pets somnolent, house empty ... Who could ask for anything more?
when on the clock, one is to WORK.
when an on-duty physician, one MUST attend to patients IMMEDIATELY.
when told by ME "this guy is going into shock" one jumps to maximum attainable elevation at warp f[beep!]ing nine.
Ah, okay. I stand corrected. Go with 'Face's plan.
An English teacher was instructing the class on the four main parts of every good short story. On the whiteboard, the teacher listed them:
1) Religion
2) Royalty
3) Sex
4) Mystery
At the end of the class, the assignment was to write a short story over the weekend, making sure it contained all four parts.
Monday morning, the class was assembled and the teacher asked if anyone had been able to complete the assignment. The infamous Johnny raised his hand, and dubiously, the teacher asked him to stand and read the story to the class.
Holy Moses! said the Princess. Pregnant again! (I wonder who it was?)
ROTFL!
R O T F L M A O
:o])
LOL!
;o]
*groan*
Moses, Jesus, and another guy were out playing golf one day. Moses
pulled up to the tee and drove a long one. It landed in the fairway but
rolled directly toward a water trap. Quickly Moses raised his club, the
water parted and it rolled to the other side safe and sound.
Next, Jesus strolls up to the tee and hits a nice long one directly toward
the same water trap. It landed directly in the center of the pond and kind
of hovered over the water. Jesus casually walked out on the pond and
chipped it up onto the green.
The third guy gets up and sort of randomly whacks the ball. It heads out
over the fence and into oncoming traffic on a nearby street. It bounces
off a truck and hits a nearby tree. From there it bounces onto the roof
of a nearby shack and rolls down into the gutter, down the downspout, out
onto the fairway and right toward the aforementioned pond.
On the way to the pond, it hits a little stone and bounces out over the
water and onto a lily pad where it rested quietly. Suddenly, a very large
bullfrog jumped up on the lily pad and snatched the ball into his mouth.
Just then, an eagle swooped down and grabbed the frog and flew away. As
they passed over the green, the frog squealed with fright and dropped the
ball which bounced right into the hole for a beautiful hole in one.
Moses then turned to Jesus and said, "I hate playing with your Dad."
Two guys were playing golf one day, and came upon a twosome of ladies.
The guys figured they could play faster then the ladies, so they decided to ask if they could play through.
One started walking toward the ladies to make the request, and then he stopped and returned.
Whats wrong?
Ill tell you whats wrong! When I got closer, I realized that one of those ladies is my girlfriend, and the other is my wife! I cant go up and talk to them together!
O-o-okay, lets do this. Ill go talk to them, and then well just play through real quick, and you wont have to talk to them.
He started walking toward the ladies. Then he turned around and came back also.
Now whats wrong? His friend inquired.
Well ... lets just say its a small world.
Sounds like the town I came from...;o]
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