Face of Defense: Future Soldier Embarks on Quest
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
Posted by admin / Under Quest (gaming)
| MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 24, 2010 Paige Nye will board a plane for the first time June 30 for a life-changing quest that she said she is extremely over-prepared for. Future soldier Paige Nye canvasses for people interested in registering for a chance to win an Army Strong iPod Nano at the 82nd Annual Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg, Pa., June 17, 2010. Nye joined the Army in July and will be departing June 30, 2010, to take basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. U.S. Army photo by Christine June (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. She laughed as soon... |
Wounded Veteran Hopes to Inspire Others in Mountain Quest
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| WASHINGTON, June 3, 2009 The loss of his right arm while serving in Iraq made something as simple as eating a challenge for retired Marine Capt. Jonathan F. Kuniholm, who recently set out with three other wounded veterans to conquer Mount McKinley, also known as Denali because its located in Alaskas Denali National Park and Reserve. Army Lt. Col. Marc Hoffmeister, top left; Army Spc. Dave Shebib, top right; retired Marine Capt. Jon Kuniholm, bottom left; and retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Nyman -- all wounded veterans -- are attempting to summit North America's highest peak, June... |
Qwest union contract expires Saturday (just prior to providing RAT convention with phone service)
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| Qwest union contract expires SaturdayThe Associated Press Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 NEW YORK The labor contract with the largest union at Qwest Communications International Inc. expires Saturday, little more than a week before the company is to provide phone and Internet service for the Democratic National Convention. The Communications Workers of America has voted to authorize a strike, which could theoretically begin as soon as Sunday. The union organizes 20,000 Qwest workers in 13 states. The same union was involved in contract negotiations with Verizon Communications Inc. recently. The parties were unable to reach an agreement before the expiration of... |
Dick Quest: "Honest, officer, it just jumped into my boot!"
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| UPDATE: Now with a possible, if x-rated explanation, after the jump. You have been warned. UPDATE: The New York Times report -- CNN Reporter Faces Drug Charge - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog -- omits the sex equipment and partner details. Commenters are clueless as a result..... |
'Lawnmower man' completes epic journey
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| Truck driver Kjell Fundin has done what no man has ever done before by traveling almost the entire length of Sweden on a lawnmower. On Thursday morning the intrepid 59-year-old from Sundsvall made history as he drove his trusty machine into Ystad town centre. Covering a distance of 1,700 kilometres (1,060 miles), the lawnmower man took 46 days to complete the journey from Haparanda to the southern town. The idea for the journey came about after a well-known radio show host travelled the same route on a motorcycle during the summer. Distinctly unimpressed, Fundin decided to pop off an e-mail... |
Soldier Wants to Help Iraqs Quest for Democracy
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| U.S. Army Pfc. Jana Rutherford Soldier Wants to Help IraqÂs Quest for Democracy By U.S. Army Spc. Michael Pfaff133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment KIRKUK, Iraq, April 4, 2006 â ItÂs 1989 in Czechoslovakia, and the children have the day off from school for a mandatory Âfun day. Only, instead of drawing chalk lines on the sidewalk for a game of hopscotch, or climbing through the iron web of a jungle gym, they spend the day donning gas masks, throwing plastic grenades, and navigating through the wilderness with a compass. Long before she went through basic training for the U.S.... |
My Quest For The Last Flu Jab In Britain
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| My quest for the Last Flu Jab in Britain (Filed: 27/11/2005) Are the so-called worried well really to blame for the sudden shortage of vaccine? The very idea brings hypochondriac John O'Connell out in blotches It took 20 minutes of frantic phoning around before I heard the magic word: "yes". I slammed down the receiver, raced out of the office and jumped into a taxi. "Medicentre on Oxford Street," I said, trying to sound casual. The cabbie's eyes met mine via the mirror. "Flu jab, is it?" he asked. "You'll be lucky." Only in my head am I "at risk"... |
Shooting Suspect Fled
Thursday 9th of September 2010 08:22:46 AM
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| Shooting suspect fled Illegal immigrant sought in death of turkey hunter By Ellen Miller, Special to the News June 17, 2005 GLENWOOD SPRINGS - A ranch hand working in the country illegally is suspected of fatally shooting a Qwest executive May 14 and then fleeing to Mexico, Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario said Thursday. Vallario said he doesn't believe the ranch hand knew he was shooting at Jeff Garrett, who was turkey hunting and heavily camouflaged, but the man apparently realized he had done so and fled the same morning. The sheriff refused to name the suspect or his hometown... |



