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Army Spc. Kenneth M.
Cross, 21, of Superior, Wis.Army Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan, 19, of Roy, Utah.
Army Spc. Joshua D.
Jones, 24, of Pomeroy, Ohio, died Aug 27, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries
suffered when his HMMWV came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire
during combat operations. Jones was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor
Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
defenselink.mil/ ... 21:53:48Army Sgt. Darry
Benson, 46, of Winterville, N.C., died on Aug 27, in Camp Virginia, Kuwait,
from a non-combat related cause. Benson was assigned the Army National Guard's
730th Quartermaster Battalion, Ahoskie, N.C. The incident is under
investigation. defenselink.mil/ ... 21:53:33Army Sgt. David J.
Almazan, 27, of Van Nuys, Calif., died on Aug 27, in Hit, Iraq, of injuries
suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during
combat operations. Almazan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
defenselink.mil/ ... 21:53:16Marine Lance Cpl.
Donald E. Champlin, 28, of Natchitoches, La., died Aug. 28 at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Aug. 27. He was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 21:52:55Army Spc. Seth A.
Hildreth, 26, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., died on Aug. 27, in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle during combat operations. Hildreth was assigned to the 1st Squadron,
10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
defenselink.mil/ ... 21:52:39Army Staff Sgt.
Jeffrey J. Hansen, 31, of Cairo, Neb., died on Aug. 27, in Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered on Aug. 21
from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq. Hansen was assigned to the Army
National Guard 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Lincoln, Neb. 
Barbara Bach... Ringo Starr's wife is spending her 60th
birthday in hospital after her horse kicked her and broke her leg. Army Spc. Edgardo
Zayas, 29, of Dorchester, Mass., died on Aug. 26, in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
dismounted patrol during combat operations. Zayas was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. defenselink.mil/ ... 21:49:07Marine Cpl. David G.
Weimortz, 28, of Irmo, S.C. died Aug. 26 from injuries suffered while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
the bumble bee... can estimate
the duration of time intervals... sciencedaily.com/ ... 13:36:15Daytime Light Exposure Dynamically Enhances Brain Responses...
by exposing subjects to light and imaging their brains while they
subsequently perform a cognitive test, researchers have begun to identify brain
regions involved in the effects on brain function of daytime light exposure...
today.reuters.com/ ...
13:31:31While researchers have long shown that tall people earn more
than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that
accounts for this inequality -- tall people are just smarter than their
height-challenged peers, a new study finds... "As early as
age three -- before schooling has had a chance to play a role -- and throughout
childhood, taller children perform significantly better on cognitive tests..."
For both men and women in the United States and the United Kingdom, a
height advantage of four inches equated with a 10 percent increase in wages on
average... early nutrition is an important predictor of intelligence and
height. "Prenatal care and prenatal nutrition are just incredibly important,
even more so than we already knew..." Army Pfc. William E.
Thorne, 26, of Hospers, Iowa, died on Aug 24, of injuries suffered when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Thorne was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 23:45:23Army Sgt. Marquees A.
Quick, 28, of Hoover Ala., died on Aug 19, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries
suffered while conducting security and observation operations, when his unit
came in contact with enemy forces using multiple grenades. Quick was assigned
to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division,
Friedberg, Germany. defenselink.mil/ ... 23:45:06Marine Staff Sgt.
Gordon G. Solomon, 35, of Fairborn, Ohio, died Aug. 24 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 23:44:48Army Sgt. Jeremy E.
King, 23, of Meridian, Idaho, died on Aug. 24, in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained by enemy forces using small arms fire during combat
operations. King was assigned to the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. defenselink.mil/ ... 23:44:30Marine Staff Sgt.
Dwayne E. Williams, 28, of Baltimore, Md., died Aug. 24 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th Engineer
Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Okinawa, Japan. An American helped foil a burglary in
northern England whilst watching a Beatles-related webcam over the Internet,
police said on Friday... Army Spc. Thomas J.
Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Md., died on Aug. 23 south of Baghdad, Iraq
when his patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire during combat
operations. Barbieri was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 20:12:00Marine Lance Cpl.
James D. Hirlston, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died Aug. 23 while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. defenselink.mil/ ... 20:11:49Army Cpl. Jeremiah S.
Cole, 26, of Hiawatha, Kan., died in Bermel, Afghanistan, on Aug. 16 of
injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle during combat operations. Cole was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y. defenselink.mil/ ... 20:11:29Navy Chief Petty Officer
Paul J. Darga, 34, of Lansing, Mich., died Aug. 22 when his Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by an improvised explosive device while
responding to a previous strike. His unit was conducting combat operations
against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province, Iraq. Darga was assigned to
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, serving with the 1st Marine
Logistics Group. defenselink.mil/ ... 09:58:08Army Sgt 1st Class
Ruben J. Villa Jr., of El Paso, Texas, died on Aug 18, in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates, from a non-combat related cause. Villa was assigned to the
Army's Area Support Group (CFLCC) , Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The incident is under
investigation. 
PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- A Yavapai
County sheriff's deputy patrolling a senior housing development outside
Prescott Wednesday spotted a 5-foot-tall marijuana plant growing between two
residents' driveways... residents... told the deputy they
thought the plant was "just an attractive weed, and they had been watering it
because it looked so nice..." 
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
-- A mountain lion ran into a home Tuesday and escaped through a window about
an hour later... 
a kitten got
stuck behind the dashboard of a woman's SUV after climbing through a hole in
the glove compartment... Army Air Corps 2nd Lt.
David J. Nelson, Chicago, Ill.Army Air Corps Tech. Sgt. Henry F. Kortebein,
Maspeth, N.Y.Army Air Corps Tech. Sgt. Blake A. Treece Jr., Marshall,
Ark.Air Force Master Sgt.
Brad A. Clemmons, 37, of Chillicothe, Ohio, died Aug. 21 when an
improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. The vehicle was part of a
transportation convoy enroute to Taji, Iraq. Clemmons was assigned to the 354th
Civil Engineer Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. defenselink.mil/ ... 08:07:36Army Sgt. Wakkuna A.
Jackson, 21, of Jacksonville, Fla. Jackson was assigned to the 710th Combat
Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y. Army Spc.
Robert E. Drawl Jr., 21, of Alexandria, Va. Drawl was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Army Spc. Christopher F. Sitton, 21, of Montrose, Colo.
Sitton was assigned to the 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Army Sgt. Gabriel G.
DeRoo, 25, of Paw Paw, Mich., died on Aug. 20 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries
suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat
operations. DeRoo was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. defenselink.mil/ ... 08:02:31Marine Cpl. Adam A.
Galvez, 21, of Salt Lake City, UtahMarine Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman, 21, of Bend,
Ore.Navy Hospitalman
Chadwick T. Kenyon, 20, of Tucson, Ariz., died Aug. 20 of injuries
suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while
conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province,
Iraq. Kenyon was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
defenselink.mil/ ... 07:56:08Army Staff Sgt.
Jeffrey S. Loa, 32, of Waianae, Hawaii, died on Aug 16 in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his dismounted patrol. Loa was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored
Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. A swarm of "killer" bees
attacked a man and his father as they repaired a roof in a small town in
southeast Arizona, killing one man and hospitalizing the
other... Africanized honey bees stung Charlie Pasley, 39, more than 300
times... swarm also attacked Pasley's father, Chuck, 62, who was reported to be
in a stable condition... Army Pvt. Joseph R.
Blake, 34, of Portland, Ore., died on Aug 17 in Turkalay, Afghanistan, of
injuries suffered when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire.
Blake was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. defenselink.mil/ ... 09:32:43Army Pfc. James J.
Arellano, 19, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died on Aug 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using improvised
explosive devices and small arms fire. Arellano was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas. Marine Capt. John J.
McKenna IV, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Aug. 16 while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces
Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Albany,
N.Y. defenselink.mil/ ... 16:21:53Marine Sgt. John P.
Phillips, 29, of St. Stephen, S.C., died Aug. 16 at Brooke Army Medical
Center, San Antonio, Texas, from wounds received while conducting combat
operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on March 7. He was assigned to 9th
Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. 
"Snakes will only attack if
they're cornered. None of these snakes was cornered. They were going after
people. In real like, they're trying to get away." A few snakes, he says, such
as the rattlesnake or water moccasin, will not always retreat, confident in
their ability to defend themselves, but they still attack humans only when the
human gets into their space and they feel threatened. But what about all those
stories we've heard to the contrary? "One thing is true of all urban legends,"
Cole says, "They stories always happened to a friend of a friend, never to
you..." dnaindia.com/ ... 11:42:04The
earth's ozone layer is finally on the mend after decades of damage, two U.N.
agencies reported on Friday. [Oh! Good news about the
ozone!]However, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the U.N.
Environmental Programme (UNEP) said the protective layer, which filters
dangerous solar radiation, was recovering more slowly than experts had
originally hoped... [Oh.. never mind...]
The same brain machinery that
responds to the active substance in marijuana provides a central "on-demand"
protection against seizures, researchers have found. They said their
discoveries suggest that the "endocannabinoid" system might constitute a prime
target for drugs against seizures of epilepsy and other neurodegenerative
diseases... telegraph.co.uk/ ...
07:35:24Surgeons have used bone from a teenager's pelvis to recreate the
fingers she lost in a car crash... medpagetoday.com/ ...
06:54:45Methicillin-resistant bacteria are taking emergency room doctors
back to the pre-penicillin days, when skin infections were lanced and
drained... Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has become the most common
cause of skin and soft tissue infections seen in metropolitan emergency
departments, and half-century-old therapeutic approaches are being revisited to
combat it... 
Online dating
is planned for orangutans... [headline of the day] hosted.ap.org/ ... 15:25:58The
baboons got stressed, the lions got fat and zoo officials worry the antelopes
might have heart attacks. After 34 days in indoor shelters, many of the animals
at the Haifa Zoo got a breath of outdoor air - if not a taste of freedom - for
the first time on Tuesday. Zoo officials moved all the carnivores, bears and
monkeys indoors at the start of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, both
to protect them from rocket strikes and to keep an errant missile on a
retaining wall from setting them loose into Israel's third-largest city...
Army Staff Sgt.
Michael C. Lloyd, 24, of San Antonio, TexasArmy Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler,
31, of Overland Park, Kan. Army Staff Sgt.
Kenneth A. Jenkins, 25, of Fouke, Ark., died in Balad, Iraq of injuries
sustained on Aug. 12, when he came in contact with enemy forces using small
arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. Jenkins was assigned to
the Army's 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 
A Cape
Town lifesaver whose foot was bitten off by a shark
at the weekend was in a serious but "satisfactory" condition on Monday...
Army 1st. Sgt. Aaron
D. Jagger, 43, of Hillsdale, Mich.Army Spc. Ignacio Ramirez, 22, of Henderson,
Nev.Army Spc.
Shane W. Woods, 23, of Palmer, Alaska Army Spc. Rogelio R.
Garza, Jr., 26, of Corpus Christi, TexasArmy Pfc. Andrew R. Small, 19, of
Wiscasset, MaineArmy Pfc. James P. White, Jr., 19, of Huber Heights, Ohio
An Iraqi insurgent group said it attacked U.S. forces
near Baghdad by setting off explosives attached to a dog...
Dead dogs stuffed with explosives have been used against
U.S. troops in Iraq. It was not clear from the video, posted on a site
frequently used by Islamist militants, whether the animal was alive or dead...
The surviving members of the Beatles are to sue music
companies EMI and Capitol Records. They claim the record companies used
fraudulent schemes to "pocket millions of dollars" due to the band... want at
least £13.2m ($25m) in damages... also seek to reclaim rights to all the
Liverpool band's master recordings... 
Sunday's planned
launch of the US space shuttle Atlantis has been put back by a day... Officials
said they wanted more time to evaluate the effects of a lightning strike on the
site... 
has spoken for the first time about why he attempted to
blow up a jet and murder the 198 people on board... "I am not crazy as they
suggest, but I knew exactly what I was doing.... Of course I would have been
sad to have those people die, but I knew that my cause was just and righteous.
It was the will of Allah that I did not succeed..." In 2003 he was sentenced in
a Boston court to 110 years without parole...
Earlier this year it was revealed how Al Qaeda terrorist
Zacarias Moussaoui and Reid also planned to hijack a plane and fly it into the
White House days after September 11...
Kenyan villagers tasted sweet revenge on Sunday, feasting
on a marauding elephant that slipped into a septic tank as it tried to eat
bananas from a local farm... 
CONTROVERSIAL research claiming dolphins are marine dimwits rather
than among the most intelligent of animals has split Australian scientists... a
South African academic's research... 
On Wednesday, Google
removed a text link to its comparison-shopping site, Froogle, and replaced it
with one pointing to Google Video...