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Have a great trip.
Looking forward to the reports.
and Thank You LibertyRocks -- a well rounded set of links.
Yep and in other states, too.
There is no doubt that the world is scared of the bird flu.
It is as if they do know something that we do not.
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Granny,
I just found this. It's in COLOMBIA. I've been watching to see if this is going to land in Europe, and here it is... in THE AMERICAS. This is too scary. Tried to order tamiflu online, but 1) I cannot afford it, and 2) online suppliers appear to be out if it due to demand. So Granny... now what?! You always have good ideas on home remedies... I'm listening now! :(
Bird Flu Case Appears in Colombia
By Anadolu News Agency (aa)
Published: Tuesday, October 11, 2005
zaman.com
The first bird flu case in Colombia has appeared.
An Agriculture Ministry statement reported the bird flu has occurred in three farms in Tolima and poultries affected from the bird flu have been put under the quarantine to prevent the spread of the illness.
Adding in the statement that there is no clue the bird flue virus is the same as the possible fatal H5N1 virus, Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias said “the virus is not the same as the virus that makes the world anxious,” and claimed, “this virus is not like the one that makes people ill in Asia."
He also noted infected chickens will go under virus control all over the country.
Fatal H5N1 has caused the death of 65 people and infected 116 in Asia since 2003. The bird flu has also caused the death of over 100 million birds.
[00:03:00]
Bogota
link is at:
http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20051012&hn=25197
Thanks granny for the link.
As for the contents of the article -- just plain disgusting.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051056.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-56
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOLDIERS, MARINES DISCOVER WEAPONS CACHES FOLLOWING IRAQI TIP
AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq – Texas Army National Guard Soldiers and Marines from 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward) discovered weapons caches near a primary school slated as a polling site here on Oct. 14.
The Soldiers and Marines responded after being alerted by Iraqi citizens.
The cache complex, found in multiple underground locations and a house, netted buried mortar rounds, assorted ammunition, anti-election propaganda and terrorist paraphernalia.
A search of a nearby house also revealed 82mm mortars, mortar tubes, IEDs, RPGs and launchers, satchel charges, blasting caps, 82mm shells, grenades, fully loaded automatic rifles and heavy machine guns.
In addition to 122mm rocket motors, there were numerous newly packaged two-way radios used for IED attacks. The search also discovered home made rocket launchers on a nearby roof oriented toward the town’s school, which was to be used by the Iraqi government for the election.
In addition to the ordnance that has been secured and slated for disposal, Coalition Forces also found computer equipment, medical supplies, phones, and batteries, spools of wire, ski masks, and flak vests.
Coalition Forces continue to receive more tips from Iraqis in locating arms caches as Iraqis take a more aggressive stance at ridding their communities of terrorists.
THIS STORY HAS ACCOMPANYING PHOTOGRAPHS. TO RECEIVE THE PHOTOS, E-MAIL THE 2d FSSG PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER AT escatelljo@cssemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil.
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Please check your private mail.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051057.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-57
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AN ESTIMATED 70 TERRORISTS KILLED NEAR RAMADI
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- Coalition forces continued counter-terrorism operations in areas of Al Anbar Province Oct. 16, killing an estimated 70 terrorists in separate actions.
At approximately 1:25 p.m., Coalition forces conducted an air strike against a group of terrorists attempting to emplace an improvised explosive device east of Ramadi.
While conducting a combat air patrol, crewmembers from an F -15 observed 20 men arrive in four vehicles at the crater site of a previously-detonated IED which had killed five U.S. and two Iraqi Soldiers on Oct. 15. The terrorists were in the process of emplacing another IED in the same spot when the F- 15 engaged them with a precision-guided bomb, resulting in the death of terrorists on the ground.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., a UH-1N Huey and AH-1W Cobra helicopter team on patrol north of Ramadi had been observing a group of military age males gathered at a suspected terrorist safe house. After realizing their position had been compromised, the terrorists fled the scene and engaged the Cobra with small arms fire. The Cobra returned fire with 20 mm. munitions, resulting in the death of an estimated 10 terrorists. At approximately 7:50 p.m., a team of F/A-18’s resumed observation at the suspected safe house where they found an additional 35-40 terrorists loading their vehicles with weapons and driving to another location to unload the weapons. The F/A-18 targeted the terrorists with a precision-guided bomb, killing terrorists on the ground. The combined strikes resulted in approximately 50 terrorists killed.
The strikes took place in the Abu Faraj region, north of Ramadi, where a large number of indirect fire and IED attacks against civilians, Iraqi infrastructure, Iraqi security forces and Coalition forces have originated.
At approximately 8:00 p.m., Coalition forces guarding the Government Center in Ramadi were attacked by a small-arms fire attack from multiple locations within an adjacent building. After requesting air support to neutralize the increasing volume of fire, an F/A-18 engaged the target with a maverick missile at approximately 8:50 p.m. When the small arms fire continued, Coalition forces engaged the targets with two shoulder mounted multipurpose assault weapons (SMAWs), resulting in the cessation of all movement from within the structure. An estimated 1-3 terrorists were killed in the strike.
All the attacks were timed and executed in a manner to reduce the possibility of collateral damage. There were no reports of Coalition or civilian casualties.
The attacks follow a successful Referendum in which there were no major disruptions caused by terrorists at the polls in Al Anbar Province. Coalition forces continue to aggressively pursue terrorists whose aim is to kill Iraqi civilians and Coalition forces in an attempt to disrupt the political process.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE 2D MARINE DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER AT KerrPB@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051058.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-58
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KARABILAH TERRORIST SAFE HOUSE RAIDED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces raided a terrorist safe house in Karabilah Oct. 16, killing several terrorists.
Acting on multiple intelligence sources, Coalition forces raided the suspected safe house during an early morning operation to capture or kill terrorists operating in the town of Karabilah in western Iraq. The safe house was believed to have been used to conduct attacks against local Iraqi citizens, Iraqi security forces and Coalition forces.
Upon arriving at the suspected safe house, Coalition forces were engaged by a number of armed terrorists exiting the house. The Coalition team pursued and engaged the terrorists, killing three. Upon searching the building, Coalition forces found a small cache of weapons, ammunition and grenades which were destroyed when the unit left the location.
During the initial firefight, two terrorists moved to adjacent houses where Coalition Soldiers engaged and killed them.
The assault force then discovered five armed terrorists setting up a mortar position and preparing to engage the Coalition forces. Coalition forces called in close-air support and destroyed the position. All five terrorists were killed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ, BY E-MAIL AT
MNCI-PAO-VICTORYMAINJOC@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051059.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-59
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CITIZEN'S TIP HELPS SOLDIERS FIND TERRORIST WEAPONS CACHE
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers, acting on a tip from an Iraqi citizen, seized a large weapons cache in west Baghdad Oct. 16.
After receiving the tip, Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team went to the location the citizen described and detained three suspects at the cache site.
When the Soldiers searched the area, they found a weapons cache consisting of 103 high-explosive rounds, 151 mortar rounds, six mortar tubes, 31 mortar fuses, five mortar base plates, two mortar tripods and a mortar sighting device.
The cache also contained two anti-tank weapons, an anti-aircraft machine gun, 10 sticks of dynamite, 19 rocket-propelled grenades, six hand grenades and various bomb-making materials. Additionally, Soldiers found one machine gun with a bipod mounting device, four rifles, sniper scopes, a silencer and 8,000 rounds of ammunition.
The unit secured the cache site and continued searching for more weapons.
The three suspects were taken into custody for questioning.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051061.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 17, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-61
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARINES DESTROY TERRORIST CAVE COMPLEX
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq – Marines destroyed a terrorist cave complex used as a weapons cache and bomb-making factory early Oct. 17 near Haqlaniyah.
Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team - 2 observed three men place a roadside bomb and then return to a cave complex nearby.
The terrorists were killed by small arms fire from the Marines. An investigation of the first chamber of the cave complex revealed a small cache, bomb-making tools and equipment, black uniforms and ski masks.
Coalition aircraft destroyed the complex using precision-guided munitions.
During Operation River Gate, Marines, Soldiers and Sailors and their counterparts in the Iraqi Army have discovered numerous caves in the Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana areas.
In the Al Qa’im region Oct. 16, an estimated 12 insurgents were killed in a failed attack against Marines at Camp Gannon located in the town of Husaybah, 3.6 kilometers from the Iraqi-Syrian border.
Marines responded to the attack with machine-gun fire, mortars and more than 30 rounds from 40mm grenade launchers. There were no Marine casualties reported.
Marines killed three insurgents in the nearby town of Karabilah yesterday. The trio engaged the Marines with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Attack helicopters from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing returned fire with missiles, rockets and heavy machineguns. No Marines were injured in the attack.
Operations in the Al Anbar province continue, with Iraqi and Coalition Forces working together to disrupt and destroy terrorist activities, create a secure environment for Iraqi citizens and restore Iraqi control of the border areas.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE 2D MARINE DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER AT POOLJS@GCEMNF-WIRAQ.USMC.MIL.
This story has accompanying photos. If you would like the imagery, contact the PAO at pooljs@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil.
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Asian-friendly houses in Britain - the toilets don't
face Mecca
newkerala ^ | Posted on 08 Oct 2005 # IANS
Posted on 10/17/2005 8:10:19 PM PDT by dennisw
Asian-friendly houses in Britain Bristol: An Asian housing association
in Britain has built a block of flats especially designed not to offend
Muslims - the toilets do not face Makkah.
The 16 flats in the St Paul's area here have been built by Bristol-based
Aashyana Housing Association, an Asian-led organisation. The toilets
in the apartments have been built in such a way that they do not face
southeast.
(continued at above link)
They are not giving much info on the 'where' the fake cop struck.
Officer Robinson of Metro is now on saying, that if you have any doubts when the flashing lights come on, to turn on your flashers, and the inside dome light and continue driving to the closest well lighted location.
We have had so many stolen Police uniforms reported, that some of them have to be with the criminals.
Will this also be used by child molesters?
There are two or three reports of the plague in Arizona each year, closer to the western line each year.
I have read reports that the rabbits get the fleas and to not allow the dogs to catch them.
I suppose cola, cocoa and tea have similar "MSDS" type warnings, but it doesn't mean I'll stop drinking them either. Laugh with me or at me, I don't care, just laugh :0)
Where to start, as you are asking for knowledge far beyond mine.
Maybe Kyla will ask her father in law, how he will treat it, that I would like to know.
I would reach first for the Oregano Essential Oil (E.O.), let me warn you first, that Fragrance oil is not an E.O, it is a perfume and must not be used for healing, as it will not do so and there is no way of knowing what is in Fragrance oils.Take a look at the 'real tests' that have been done on the Oregano, it shows promise of great healing, I use it to smell for sinus infection, or a drop in the mouth for infected teeth...it tastes bad and is like Jalapeno pepper in heat, but works.
I also find that a drop of it by mouth, with a glass of water, helps settle upset stomachs.
any E.O. that I use by mouth, is from the Health Food Store and the name brand that I have is "Now", not that it is the greatest, but it is what I can afford and has served me well for years.
If I could buy the finest, then I would buy it from Butch at the AV-At. com link below. He also has links to all kinds of information on his site, I have read his opinions for years and take them above all others.
The TLC Soap list can be joined at the link below, do so and go to the archives at the Yahoo Group and do a group search for Butch or for the herbs you are interested in.
The TLC group, is the finest on the Internet, with accurate info and it is not just soap, it will cover whatever your need is, Rita the owner of TLC can stand beside Jim Robinson, they are of a type of gifts from God.
I would go to the "Back to Eden " book by Kloss, it is the
grandfather of all the herbal books of today, people have made millions in the last 50 years by re-writing it, under a different name.
I couldn't check to see if it was on-line for free readin, as my computer would have crashed on the bigger sites.
Tea Tree EO is a valuable product, I have it and have used it on infections, but have not used it that much.
The Neem EO, I have not used, it needs to be further investigated, as the information on it was just coming out when I got caught up in terrorists and left the herb reading.
You can drink oregano tea, or peppermint tea, for inside healing.
Orange EO, or Lemon EO, are both germ killers and can be used in cleaning or sprayed in the room, do not use citrus
products on the skin, if going in the sun, or you will burn
your skin, there is a word, just out of my mind, photo ? maybe it is photosensitive.??
Of course, Lavender EO, is the one you should have for all the other uses/illnesses.
A drop on the pillow and you will sleep better. It helps breathing, sneezing and if rubbed on the soles of the feet,
will even help people who snore, the feet bit came from a man who did not like the smell.
Eucalyptus for helping with breathing.
I am alone, so do not have to consider others, I simply take the lid off the bottle and smell them, as needed.
Some will spray the room with them, which I do, with 1/3 vinegar, the rest water and about a 1/4 teaspoon of EO, the vinegar is a good killer also and kills odors, like cooked fish or cabbage, simply by setting an open bowl of vinegar by the stove.
I use the vinegar and water and EO for room spray, insect bites and the peppermint feels good on a hot day, after a shower.
If you can only have 2 bottles, make them Oregano and Lavender, maybe you know someone with the common peppermint growing wild, or it is not expensive in bulk at the herb stores.
Do look at the googles below, they may shed more light on the subject.
I will try to find the recipe for the Thieves Vinegar, it was used by the robbers of plague or some such outbreak, to keep from catching it while robbing corpses.
http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=research%20on%20oregano%20%20essential%20oil
http://www.google.com/search?q=research+on+tea+tree+essential+oil&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet
http://www.google.com/search?q=research+on+neem+essential+oil&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet
Back to Eden herbal book:
http://www.google.com/search?q=herbal+recipes+from+the+book+Back+to+Eden+written+by+Jethro+Kloss&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&client=googlet&start=10&sa=N
http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=where%20to%20read%20Back%20to%20Eden%20%20by%20Jethro%20Kloss%20free%20on%20the%20Internet
The best of E.O.'s, Butch swears that he has a tablespoon or more of Oregano EO every day, to keep him disease free.
http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=av-at.com
Rita's soapmaking supplies and she did have a page for herbs and the uses of them.
http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=tlcsoaps.com
Demand for the drug in the U.S. jumped sevenfold in the eight weeks to Oct. 7 from a year earlier. Ten tablets sell for $60 in the U.S.
India's Cipla Ltd. said it plans to sell a generic version of Tamiflu by the end of the year. Health officials are concerned that the virus may mutate into a form that could be passed between humans.
Laugh with me or at me,
I don't care, just laugh :0)<<<
Of course I am laughing with you, never at you.
I have not had my tea today, but guess the chocolate candy, cola and coffee will make up for it.
I answered your letter, via freep mail.
I forgot to tell you that Domestic Church understands the medicines better than I, as I don't take much of them, well
until this year.
Velveeta also understands the different meds.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172537,00.html
AP
"Dutch Police Bust Hell's Angels Motorcycle Gang in Sweep"
Monday, October 17, 2005
THE HAGUE, Netherlands
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Pre-dawn raids were conducted simultaneously in six Dutch towns and cities and two sites across the border in Belgium following a yearlong investigation, prosecutors said.
Those arrested face charges of murder, extortion, intimidation and weapons and drug trafficking, prosecutors said. Among the items seized were a grenade launcher, a flame thrower, hand grenades, 20 handguns, a machine pistol and more than $80,000 in cash."
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