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Springfield! Springfield!
The Walking Dead
Isolation
I'm gonna be okay, right? I mean, Karen and David, they were already sick.
So if we were gonna get it, we'd have had it by now.
It doesn't happen on a timeline.
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THE RIGHT STUFF
THERE HE IS...
CAPTAIN HAM.
GRINNING LIKE
A POSSUM EATING
A SWEET POTATO.
DOES HE LOOK LIKE
THE KIND OF GUY
WHO WOULD PUT DOO-DOO
IN THE CAPSULE?
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A little boy leans over to kiss President Barack Obama during the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, June 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
Remarks at the Congressional Picnic
June 8, 2010
Hello, everybody. Well, how's the food? We could not have a more beautiful day for this annual picnic, and we are just thrilled that all of you had a chance to get over. I know that folks were running a little bit late, many of you because of votes. But, you know, the fact of the matter is, is that we have had as tough a year and a half as America has seen in a couple of generations, and that's meant that Congress has had to do more on a whole range of issues.
Right now, obviously, we're looking at what's happening in the Gulf with deep concern, and that's going to put more additional pressure on Congress to work with States and the administration to help deal with this tragedy and this crisis.
It is important, though, given the incredible sacrifices that so many of you have made and frankly, from my perspective, just as important are the sacrifices that your family makes--you being away, you missing family events--that every once in a while, we have an opportunity to get together and for me to say thank you to you for your incredible devotion to the country, regardless of party, and for both Michelle and I to say to your families how grateful we are for your service, and hopefully, to have a little bit of time for fun and for fellowship and to remind ourselves of what's so important in life.
So I'm thrilled to see all the young people here who are here today. And we hope that you have a wonderful time.
Band, you guys are great as always. Chefs, I think people are all voting with their mouths around here. I suspect there's not going to be a lot of leftovers.
And on behalf of Michelle and myself, we hope that you enjoy the evening, and we are grateful to all of you for being here.
So thank you very much.
Note: The President spoke at 7:26 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House.
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The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
449 - Remarks at the Congressional Picnic
June 15, 2011
Hello, everybody! Welcome to the White House. First of all, I take full responsibility for the weather. [Laughter] What a spectacular day for a congressional picnic. This is always one of the best events of the year for us, mainly because with all the work that we do with Members of Congress and their staffs, all too often, we don't get a chance to say thank you to the families.
And we understand that public service is tough on the families, in some ways tougher. You've got spouses who are away from home, moms or dads or grandpas or grandmas who don't get a chance to see you as often as they'd like. And so this is just one modest way for us to say to all of you, thank you for the enormous contributions you make to the country. We are thrilled with everything that you guys do each and every day to make this country stronger and more secure and more free.
It is good to see a lot of familiar faces here. I hope everybody's getting enough to eat. We don't want to make a long speech, but I do hope that the spirit of community that is so evident on a day like today, that this carries over each and every day. We've got Democrats here and Republicans here, and we all have differences on issues at any given moment, but the one thing that we have to remind ourselves every day is we're all Americans and we're all part of the American family.
So finally, the last point I'd make is we've got some servicemembers here who helped to not only play the banjo and make some wonderful music, but folks who serve each and every day. For all of those who serve our country in uniform, thank you so much and God bless you. We're all grateful to you. All right?
So you guys have fun. And I want you guys to eat until you can't eat any more. [Laughter] All right? And then tomorrow you can "Let's Move!" [Laughter] All right. Thank you very much, everybody. Appreciate it.
NOTE: The President spoke at 7:20 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative.
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The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
520 - Remarks at the Congressional Picnic
June 27, 2012
The President. Hello, everybody!
Audience members. Hello!
The President. Now, you don't have to worry. I will not be singing. We have professionals for that. [Laughter] But on behalf of Michelle and myself, I just want to say welcome. We have a perfect day for a picnic. It is spectacular.
We want to thank, as usual, our outstanding Marine Band. They can play anything at any time. And we're so grateful for their service to our country. Obviously, that goes to all our men and women in uniform. And today is a great day for us to acknowledge everything they do to provide our liberty and way of life.
I want to say a special welcome not only to the Members of Congress, but most importantly to their families, because Michelle reminds me every day how difficult it is to be married to a politician—[laughter]—and the sacrifices that all of you make. The birthday parties that get missed or the soccer games that you're late to, the travel that keeps you away from your loved ones—all of that obviously is in service of our country, and you guys are serving alongside those of us who hold elective office. So we're thrilled that you have at least one day where you got a chance to be together in Washington and nobody is arguing.
So that also just reminds me that for all the political differences that are sometimes expressed in this town, we are first and foremost Americans, not Democrats or Republicans. And I think all of us want to make sure that during extraordinarily challenging times for this country that we constantly keep that in mind. That's what the people who sent us here are expecting. And I know that each of us in our own way are hopeful that, because of the work that we do here, we pass on something a little better and a little brighter to our kids and our grandkids.
And so, I'm looking forward to continuing to work with you. I'm glad I see some folks here in shorts and some Hawaiian shirts. And so everybody is dressed appropriately for a picnic. If you still have your tie on, take it off. [Laughter] Make sure to enjoy the barbecue; enjoy the music. And——
The First Lady. Go see the garden.
The President. Go see the garden if you want.
And we are going to be coming down on this rope line, and I want to be able to shake everybody's hands. I warn you in advance that because the line is long, it's going to be hard for us to pose for individual pictures for everybody. The exceptions that we make are kids who are 12 and under. How about that? That's going to be our cutoff. So, little kids, if you want a picture, I don't mind. I can't say no to little kids. You bigger folks, you're just going to get a handshake and maybe a kiss if—[laughter]—unless you haven't shaved, in which case—so anyway, everybody have a wonderful time.
God bless you. God bless America.
NOTE: The President spoke at 7:12 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2012/06/27/white-house-congressional-picnic
the WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
White House Congressional Picnic
June 27, 2012
President Obama welcomes members of Congress to the White House as he and the First Lady host the annual White House Congressional picnic.
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AP
Obama hosts lawmakers at White House picnic
By JIM KUHNHENN
Jun. 27, 2012 8:17 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told lawmakers at an annual White House congressional picnic Wednesday that despite their differences they should keep in mind that they are first Americans working toward a better future for the country.
Lawmakers of both parties gathered at the White House's South Lawn one day before two partisan conflicts came to a head — a Supreme Court decision on Obama's signature health care law and a contempt of Congress vote in the House against Attorney General Eric Holder.
"We're thrilled that you have at least one day where you got a chance to be together in Washington and nobody is arguing," Obama said.
Under sunny skies, legislators, their spouses and children mingled with White House aides among tents and scores of picnic tables. A Marine Corp band played country and western tunes.
Holder was in the crowd, pausing to chat briefly with Republican Rep. Peter King of New York. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was scheduled to attend, his office said.
Obama, dressed in casual slacks and shirt, joined the crowd with first lady Michelle Obama at his side to a few cries of "Four more years."
"For all the political differences that are sometimes expressed in this town, we are first and foremost Americans -- not Democrats or Republicans," Obama said. "And I think all of us want to make sure that during extraordinarily challenging times for this country that we constantly keep that in mind. That's what the people who sent us here are expecting.
"And I know that each of us in our own way are hopeful that because of the work that we do here we pass on something a little better and a little brighter to our kids and our grandkids."
http://www.cswap.com/1996/Independence_Day/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_06
Independence Day
:06:03
They elected a warrior and got a wimp.
:06:06
- Morning, George.
- Morning, Mr President.
:06:09
That game couldn't have been pretty.
:06:11
Thank you, sir.
:06:14
Connie, you're up awfully early this morning.
:06:19
They're not attacking your pollcies,
they're attacking your age.
:06:23
"Whitmore seems less like the President and
more like the orphaned child Oliver asking:
:06:28
'Please, sir, I'd like some more."'
:06:31
[ Whitmore: ] - That's clever.
[ Connie: ] - I'm not laughing.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153011/
NCBI
PMC
US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Epidemiol Health. 2014; 36: e2014014.
Published online Aug 18, 2014. doi: 10.4178/epih/e2014014
PMCID: PMC4153011
What do we really fear? The epidemiological characteristics of Ebola and our preparedness
Moran Ki
Abstract.
Ebola virus disease (hereafter Ebola) has a high fatality rate; currently lacks a treatment or vaccine with proven safety and efficacy, and thus many people fear this infection. As of August 13, 2014, 2,127 patients across four West African countries have been infected with the Ebola virus over the past nine months. Among these patients, approximately 1 in 2 has subsequently died from the disease. In response, the World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. However, Ebola is only transmitted by patients who already present symptoms of the disease, and infection only occurs upon direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an Ebola patient. Consequently, transmission of the outbreak can be contained through careful monitoring for fever among persons who have visited, or come into contact with persons from, the site of the outbreak. Thus, patients suspected of presenting symptoms characteristic of Ebola should be quarantined. To date, South Korea is not equipped with the special containment clinical units and biosafety level 4 facilities required to contain the outbreak of a fatal virus disease, such as Ebola. Therefore, it is necessary for South Korea to make strategies to the outbreak by using present facilities as quickly as possible. It is also imperative that the government establish suitable communication with its citizens to prevent the spread of uninformed fear and anxiety regarding the Ebola outbreak.
The current Ebola epidemic has garnered wide media attention throughout the world. As a result, many people fear that the disease, which is generally limited to the African continent, may cause an outbreak in their local community at any given moment.
The present paper will examine the epidemiological characteristics of Ebola, our level of preparedness, and discuss what we fear.
Ebola is a viral disease. Although it has previously been referred to as “Ebola hemorrhagic fever,” some Ebola patients did not present hemorrhage, and thus, it is now referred to as Ebola virus disease. The first known Ebola patient was a 44-year old man who had managed the construction of a school in northern Zaire (currently the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC). On August 26, 1976, the patient presented at a hospital with a high fever. He received an injection of chloroquine for presumptive malaria and had a clinical remission of his symptoms the next four days. On the sixth day, the patient had a fever of 39.2°C and began to hemorrhage. On September 8 (the 14th day), the patient died with severe hemorrhage. For the following months, until late-October, there was an outbreak of Ebola, with 280 of the 318 patients subsequently dying from the disease
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ebola-victims-african-village-rise-4320414
MIRROR
Ebola victims in African village 'rise from the dead' causing panic and fear among locals
Sep 25, 2014 09:14
By Anthony Bond
Villagers believe two female victims of the killer disease have been resurrected and are now walking among the living
Panic is spreading across an African community after reports that two Ebola victims have risen from the dead.
The victims, both females in their 40s and 60s, died of the deadly virus in separate communities in Nimba County, Liberia.
But according to reports in a local newspaper, the pair have reportedly been resurrected and are now walking among the living, causing panic and fear among locals.
The New Dawn Nimba County said the late Dorris Quoi of Hope Village Community and the second victim identified as Ma Kebeh, in her late 60s, were about to be taken for burial when they rose from the dead.
Ma Kebeh had been indoors for two nights without food and medication before her alleged death.
Nimba County has recently reported unusual news of Ebola cases, including one about a native doctor from the county, who claimed that he could cure infected victims, dying of the virus himself last week.
Since the Ebola outbreak in Nimba County, this is the first incident of dead victims resurrecting, the paper said.
The Ebola outbreak has already killed around 2,800 people in five West African countries this year while an estimated 5,800 people have been infected with the virus, which has no known cure.
America’s respected Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has predicted there could be up to 1.4million cases of deadly Ebola by the end of January.
The CDC, which successfully treated two US doctors infected with the disease, released the worrying report based on assumptions that cases have been dramatically under reported.
The Centre’s scientists believe there may be as many as 21,000 reported and unreported cases in just Liberia and Sierra Leone alone by the end of this month.
The World Health Organisation has already warned the number of people infected with the Ebola could reach 20,000 by the beginning of November if steps to contain the outbreak are not accelerated.
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hypnoweb.net
NCIS: Los Angeles
Touch of Death
Episode 321
Hetty: She believes she's doing God's work by releasing a plague of biblical proportions.
http://www.africom.mil/newsroom/article/23623/obama-u-n-will-mobilize-countries-to-fight-ebola-outbreak
UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND
Obama: U.N. Will Mobilize Countries to Fight Ebola Outbreak
By Cheryl Pellerin
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, September 25, 2014
In a speech this morning before the United Nations Security Council summit on foreign terrorist fighters, President Barack Obama likened this distant yet urgent problem to another remote but rising global threat -- the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa.
Each problem demands immediate attention, he told the council, and said the United Nations would continue “mobilizing other countries to join us in making concrete commitments, significant commitments, to fight this outbreak and enhance our system of global health security for the long-term.”
The president added, “We, collectively, have not invested adequately in the public health capacity of developing countries.”
As the council gathered in New York, Obama told the members, an outbreak of Ebola overwhelms public health systems in West Africa and threatens to move rapidly across borders.
The World Health Organization was first notified of the outbreak in March but investigations revealed that it actually began in December 2013. Between that time and Sept. 23, 5,864 cases and 2,811 deaths have been reported to WHO.
Experts at WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, expect many thousands more cases and deaths over the next several months.
Containing the outbreak, pursuing new treatments
“As we speak,” Obama said, “America is deploying our doctors and scientists, supported by our military, to help contain the outbreak of Ebola and pursue new treatments.”
In the days after Sept. 16, when Obama announced an expanded U.S. effort in the fight against Ebola in West Africa, U.S. Africa Command began setting up a Joint Force Command Headquarters in Monrovia, Liberia, to support U.S. military activities and help coordinate U.S. and international relief efforts.
Army Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, the U.S. Army Africa commander who leads the U.S. military response, Operation United Assistance, arrived in Liberia on Sept. 17 with a 12-person assessment team to conduct on-the-ground planning and site surveys needed to build Ebola treatment units.
Today at the Pentagon, Army Col. Steven Warren, a Defense Department spokesman, said about 100 personnel are on the ground now in Monrovia conducting activities in support of the joint forces command.
The first flights carrying parts of a 25-bed field hospital that will be used to treat infected health care workers are expected to start arriving early next week. Once all the parts arrive, he added, the hospital should be set up within about 10 days.
Also helping with the effort in Liberia, Warren said, are three technical personnel working in laboratory facilities and the Defense Department has provided more than 10,000 Ebola test kits. Five military planners also are on the ground as part of a U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Disaster Assistance Response Team.
The 28-member DART team, deployed to West Africa to coordinate and prioritize the U.S. government’s outbreak response, also includes staff from USAID, CDC and the U.S. Forest Service.
USAID has the lead for U.S. Ebola efforts in West Africa, Warren added.
A broader effort is needed
At the United Nations, Obama told the council that a broader effort is needed “to stop a disease that could kill hundreds of thousands, inflict horrific suffering, destabilize economies, and move rapidly across borders.”
Later this week, also in support of global health security, Obama and National Security Adviser Susan Rice will host a ministerial-level White House event with leaders from nations that have made commitments to an initiative launched in February called the Global Health Security Agenda, or GHSA.
The GHSA is an international effort to accelerate progress toward developing capabilities to counter worldwide biological threats to security so a global health crisis in one area can’t expand to overwhelm national governments and destabilize nations and regions.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will participate in the White House event.
During a Sept. 16 visit to CDC, Obama spoke about the dangers of the Ebola epidemic.
“Today thousands of people in West Africa are infected. That number could rapidly grow to tens of thousands. And if the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected, with profound political and economic and security implications for all of us,” he said.
“This is an epidemic that is not just a threat to regional security,” Obama added, “it’s a potential threat to global security if these countries break down, if their economies break down, if people panic. That has profound effects on all of us, even if we are not directly contracting the disease.”
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Tom Clancy
Rainbow Six
CHAPTER 6
TRUE BELIEVERS
"What are we calling it?" Steve took the container and set it on a countertop.
"Shiva, I think."
"Sounds ominous," Steve observed with a smile.
"Oh, it is," Maggie promised him. Steve was another M.D., Ph.D., both of his degrees from Duke University, and the company's best man on vaccines. For this project he'd been pulled off AIDS work that had begun to show some promise.
"So, the colon cancer genes worked like you predicted?"
"Ten hours in the open, it shows good UV tolerance. Not too sure about direct sunlight, though."
"Two hours of that is all we need," Steve reminded her. And really one hour was plenty, as they both knew. "What about the atomization system?"
"Still have to try it," she admitted, "but it won't be a problem." Both knew that was the truth. The organism should easily tolerate passage through the spray nozzles for the fogging system-which would be checked in one of the big environmental chambers. Doing it outside would be better still, of course, but if Shiva was as robust as Maggie seemed to think, it was a risk better not run.
"Okay, then. Thanks, Maggie." Steve turned his back, and inserted the container into one of the glove-boxes to open it, in order to begin his work on the vaccine. Much of the work was already done. The baseline agent here was well-known, and the government had funded his company's vaccine work after the big scare the year before, and Steve was known far and wide as one of the best around for generating, capturing, and replicating antibodies to excite a person's immune system. He vaguely regretted the termination of his AIDS work. Steve thought that he might have stumbled across a method of generating broad-spectrum antibodies to combat that agile little bastard-maybe a 20 percent change, he judged, plus the added benefit of leading down a new scientific pathway, the sort of thing to make a man famous… maybe even good enough for a flight to Stockholm in ten years or so. But in ten years, it wouldn't matter, would it? Not hardly, the scientist told himself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/world/africa/liberia-ebola-victims-treatment-center-cdc.html?_r=0
The New York Times
In Liberia, Home Deaths Spread Circle of Ebola Contagion
By NORIMITSU ONISHI SEPT. 24, 2014
MONROVIA, Liberia — The family of the sick man, who had endured Ebola’s telltale symptoms for six days, took him by taxi to treatment centers here in the capital twice, only to be turned back at the gate each time for lack of beds. He died at home, his arms thrashing violently and blood spewing out his mouth, in front of his sons.
“We had to carry him home two times because they could do nothing for us,” said Eric Gweah, 25, as a team of body collectors came to retrieve the corpse of his father, Ofori Gweah, 62. “The only thing the government can do is come for bodies. They are killing us.”
So many Ebola victims are dying at home because of the severe shortage of treatment centers here in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, that they are infecting family members, neighbors and others in a ballooning circle of contagion.
Only 18 percent of Ebola patients in Liberia are being cared for in hospitals or other settings that reduce the risk of transmission by isolating them from the rest of the population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unless that rate reaches 70 percent, the center predicted this week, Ebola cases will keep soaring.
In its worst-case estimate, Liberia and Sierra Leone, two of the three West African nations hit hardest by the outbreak, could face 1.4 million infections by Jan. 20 — more than 10 percent of their combined populations of about 10.3 million.
In the coming weeks, the United States military will try to overhaul the fight against Ebola in Liberia, home to 1,580 of the 2,800 Ebola deaths so far recorded in West Africa. The 3,000-strong American mission will not treat patients, but will build as many as 17 treatment centers, with a total of 1,700 beds, and try to train 500 health workers a week.
But building the centers is expected to take weeks and it is unclear who will run them, especially since the disease has decimated Liberia’s already weak health care system and the fear of Ebola has long kept many international aid workers away.
“I’ve worked in many crises for more than 20 years, and it’s the first time I can see a situation that nobody wants to come,” said Jean-Pierre Veyrenche, who is heading the World Health Organization’s efforts to build treatment centers here. “There’s plenty of money, so that’s not the issue.”
“People are afraid to come — that’s it,” he added.
With treatment beds overflowing, the government is often left to simply pick up the bodies of the dead. As its six teams of body collectors crisscross this capital of 1.5 million people, navigating cratered streets left over from the 14-year civil war that ended in 2003, they encounter a city that is likely to remain at the mercy of Ebola for weeks, perhaps months.
Every day, each team retrieves a half-dozen to a couple of dozen bodies, delivering them to a crematorium at the end of the day.
The body collectors who came to pick up Mr. Gweah had descended to the compound where he lived four times in the past four weeks, down a steep cliff to a riverside area called Rockspring Valley. Each week, they had picked up a body that passed on the Ebola virus to the next person, and now Mr. Gweah’s was the fifth body. The crowd, seething beneath a sky of low clouds, erupted in anger.
“If the government can’t work it out, let them give it up,” said Marvin Gweah, 28, another son. “Let the international community handle this.”
Five body collectors in full protective suits clambered up the cliff in the rain, carrying his father’s body in a black plastic bag, resting to readjust their grip, and steadying themselves on the slippery path. Eric Gweah, his face twisted in anguish, led the way, shrieking “Papa!” and throwing his hands up in the air, nearly losing his footing.
“Stand up! Stand up!” a woman following the body collectors shouted at another woman who had fainted. A cacophony of wailing and sobbing rose as all of Rockspring Valley below seemed to sway in grief.
A new 120-bed treatment center, Island Clinic, operated by Liberian health workers under the W.H.O., opened here on Sunday, bringing Liberia’s total beds to 450. The agency is hoping to open two additional centers with a total of 400 beds here in the capital over the next month, but is unable to find international workers to operate them, Mr. Veyrenche said.
Last week in Bong County, in central Liberia, the International Medical Corps began operating a treatment center built by Save the Children. The Medical Corps and Doctors Without Borders are the only international organizations operating treatment centers in Liberia.
Sean Casey, the leader of the International Medical Corps in Liberia, said he hoped to increase the center’s current capacity of 10 beds to 70 beds over the next six weeks. But because of the fear of Ebola and the time commitment required of foreign volunteers, the organization has been unable to draw doctors and nurses from its usual pool, he said. The organization is recruiting health workers for the first time in the Philippines, Jordan and Ethiopia.
Like most experts here, Mr. Casey was skeptical of the American military’s plans to find and train 500 health workers a week.
“It took us a few weeks to just open 10 beds,” he said. “It worries me that some of their facilities will be open before they’re ready.”
Here in Monrovia, the first city to face Ebola’s full onslaught since the virus was discovered in 1976, entire families are dying at home, unable to get a ride in one of the city’s few ambulances or gain admission to overcrowded treatment or holding centers.
“We came here for the husband last week, we’re back today for the wife, and maybe next week we’ll be back for the children,” said Alexander Nyanti, 23, a body collector who was picking up the corpse of Lorpu David, 30, in a central Monrovia neighborhood off Gurley Street.
A week earlier, his team visited the same house to retrieve the body of her husband, Sam David, the first Ebola death in that community. The couple shared one room with their two children and the wife’s younger sister.
“The little boy is not feeling all right,” John Sackie, the community’s chairman, said as four collectors pulled Ms. David out of a dark room in the back of the house, each grasping a limb.
Others from the community may have been exposed. Teddy Momo, 36, the husband’s nephew, said he had taken the ailing Ms. David to an Ebola treatment center, riding in the front passenger seat of a taxi as Ms. David shared the back with her two children and sister.
Turned away because of a lack of beds, they took the taxi back to Gurley Street. But Ms. David slipped and hit her chin on a rocky path leading to her house; a neighbor carried her home, where she died immediately, Mr. Momo said.
Even if there were enough treatment centers, not all families would send their sick relatives to them. Deeply distrustful of the government and fearful of becoming social outcasts, families often lie about the cause of death, furthering the contagion throughout their communities.
In front of the gate at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center’s maternity ward, a pregnant woman lay dead in the back seat of a taxi. She had died during labor and did not suffer from Ebola, her family insisted. But a hospital worker said the woman had been bleeding from her mouth, so she had been turned away from the maternity ward. When the body collectors finally opened the taxi door, they found that she had vomited blood.
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Independence Day (1996)
Full Cast & Crew
Bill Pullman ... President Thomas J. Whitmore
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tv.com
The Fall Guy Season 1 Episode 1
The Fall Guy (1)
Aired Wednesday 9:00 PM Nov 04, 1981 on ABC
AIRED: 11/4/81
1996 film "Independence Day" DVD video:
01:21:40 'Special Edition'
Dr. Brackish Okun: Uh, you see these gizmos flashing?
David Levinson: Yeah.
Dr. Brackish Okun: We've been working around the clock trying to get a fix on all this crap. Some stuff we figured out right away. Uh, this, we're pretty sure, is the life support system for the cabin. And, uh, this doohickey is connected to - oh - well, it was connected to the engine. Here. Take that, will ya? Uh, these configurations, uh - well, to be honest we - we - we don't know what the hell this crap is. But this is clearly what they use to guide and navigate their craft. Ha ha. Neat, huh?
David Levinson: That's very good. Somebody grab my laptop there? Dr. Isaacs, can I just have the computer inside there?
Dr. Brackish Okun: What?
David Levinson: See these patterns here? They're repeating sequentially, just like their countdown signal. They're using that frequency for computer communications.
Dr. Brackish Okun: Huh?
David Levinson: See? That's how they're coordinating their ships.
Dr. Brackish Okun: Huh. Ya know - you're really starting to make us look bad.
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980802&slug=2764257
The Seattle Times
Sunday, August 2, 1998
An Action-Packed Summer Read -- Tom Clancy's Latest Storms The Shores
By Melinda Bargreen
Seattle Times Staff Critic
------------------------------- "Rainbox Six" by Tom Clancy Putnam, $27.95 -------------------------------
Rumblings in the distance are growing louder, as a phalanx of trucks approaches local bookstores. There is a diesel storm rising.
Tom Clancy is back.
Yes, fans, the latest humongous Clancy doorstop of a book - at 752 pages, a veritable Cortez Kennedy among action-thrillers - officially hits stores tomorrow. From there, it will undoubtedly commence liftoff for The New York Times' best-seller list and eventually a theater near you.
"Rainbow Six," a new techno-thriller about an elite international antiterrorist squad, has all the usual Clancy paraphernalia: action galore, taut plotting, state-of-the art weapons and heroic guys about whose safety the reader need entertain no serious fears.
The main hero here is John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL who went ballistic in an earlier Clancy novel, "Without Remorse," and whom Clancy has called "the dark side" of his primary hero, Jack Ryan. (Ryan, of course, first surfaced in "The Hunt for Red October" and has since escalated into the most heroic American president since Lincoln).
Clark is quite a fellow, too. He has more decorations than the White House Christmas tree: Navy Cross, Silver Star with a repeat cluster, Bronze Star with Combat-V and three repeats, three Purple Hearts, et al. He's the hero of many covert international missions in which the Free World's bacon was definitively saved.
He may be pushing 60, but Clark can still run with the big dogs, and he still gets that dangerous look on his face that makes smart people not want to mess with him.
There are many stupid people in the world, however, and Clancy has a field day with a bunch of environmental extremists who are the chief (though not only) villains of "Rainbow Six." These wackos have concocted a biological blowout more deadly than anything Saddam Hussein could ever contrive, an apocalypse that will heal Mother Nature and get the buffaloes roaming again on the prairie.
The extremists of "the Project" first manifest themselves in a puzzling series of terrorist strikes, which conveniently begin just as Clark's tautly trained Rainbow squadron is ready for action. But why, they wonder, are they being called upon to counter such incidents as a hostage scenario at a Swiss bank, a high-level kidnapping at a German Schloss and a raid on a Spanish amusement park in which innocent children - two of them in wheelchairs - are held at gunpoint?
Could these incidents be related? That's the question John Clark ponders, but all Clancy fans know the answer: You bet your nuke-launching sub they're related.
The story opens with an attempted hijacking aboard the jet that's taking Clark and his teammates (and their families) to England, where the Rainbow organization is based. The terrorists certainly picked the wrong jet to hijack. The action almost never lets up - except when enviro-crazies prose on at boring length about their exceedingly unrealistic utopia - through hundreds of pages to the finale at the Sydney Olympics, where eco-Armageddon is supposed to strike.
Clancy's supporters often claim that his writing style has changed and developed over his 14 years of best-sellerdom. But let's face it: The style and structure of "Rainbow Six" isn't really all that different from "Red October." (There is, however, a sad dearth of submarines in this landlocked thriller, and that's a pity; nobody does subs with Clancy's level of swashbuckling glee.)
About the only thing that has changed is that there are many more ruminations on how little fun it is to get old, especially for an action guy. Clark is well into middle age, like his creator, and "Rainbow Six" is peppered with mordant observations about looking at "the next major milestone on his personal road to death (with) the number sixty on it."
Like a literary farmer of sorts, Clancy strolls his fields, scattering seeds here and there, and we watch the seedlings come up in a pattern that at first seems random. The action caroms, seemingly illogically, as Clancy introduces characters and subplots that continue to grow and grow, liberally fertilized by lines such as, "Looking at (the Rainbow warriors), John Clark saw Death before his eyes, and Death, here and now, was his to command."
Death, of course. But also millions of dollars in book sales. Here is your summer beach book, one that will not only weigh down your towel in a hurricane, but also provide hours of high-excitement reading and a few calluses from speed-flipping the pages.
Do we care that the protagonists are not masterpieces of psychological complexity, or that the few women characters are rudimentary objects designed to bear babies and get kidnapped? Frankly, we do not. This is Clancyland. This big dog makes his own rules.
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Cornwall, Clancy Leading Summer Charge
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, Calif.
Author: PAUL D. COLFORD
Date: Jul 2, 1998
Abstract (Document Summary)
Tom Clancy's "Rainbow Six" (Putnam) will be available starting Aug. 3. Clancy, one of the heavyweight champs of commercial fiction and master of the techno-thriller, is delivering his first hardcover novel since 1996. He is bringing back John Clark, the former Navy SEAL from "Without Remorse," who takes on a maniacal bunch of terrorists this time around. First printing: around 2 million copies.
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Rainbow Six Hardcover – August 3, 1998
by Tom Clancy (Author)
Product Details
Hardcover: 738 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult; First Edition edition (August 3, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399143904
ISBN-13: 978-0399143908
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Independence Day (1996)
Quotes
Gen. Gray: Mr. President, I'd sure like to know what you're doing.
President Thomas Whitmore: I'm a combat pilot, Will. I belong in the air.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: posted by H.V.O.M at 12:35 AM Saturday, May 05, 2007
This song reminds me of a scene from the recent episode of “Lost”:
Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party Lyrics
I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder
Waiting for an invitation to arrive
Goin' to a party where no one's still alive
CHORUS
I was struck by lighting
Walkin' down the street
I was hit by something last night in my sleep
It's a dead man's party
Who could ask for more
Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door
Leave your body and soul at the door . . .
(Don't run away it's only me)
All dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man
Waitin' for an invitation to arrive
With a dead man . . . Dead Man . . .
Got my best suit and my tie
Shiny silver dollar on either eye
I hear the chauffeur comin' to my door
He Says there's room for maybe just one more . . .
CHORUS
Don't run away it's only me
Don't be afraid of what you can't see
Don't run away it's only me . . .
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 05 May 2007 excerpt ends]
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The Dead Zone (1983)
Quotes
Greg Stillson: Put your hand on the scanning screen, and you'll go down in history with me!
Five Star General: As what? The world's greatest mass murderers?
Greg Stillson: You cowardly bastard! You're not the voice of the people, I am the voice of the people! The people speak through me, not you!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/quotes
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The Dead Zone (1983)
Quotes
Sonny Elliman: Complete the sequence, Mr. President.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Posted by H.V.O.M at 4:45 PM Friday, February 13, 2009
http://www.lyrics007.com/Oingo%20Boingo%20Lyrics/Dead%20Mans%20Party%20Lyrics.html
Title: Oingo Boingo - Dead Mans Party lyrics
I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder
Waiting for an invitation to arrive
Goin' to a party where no one's still alive
Chorus
I was struck by lighting
Walkin' down the street
I was hit by something last night in my sleep
It's a dead man's party
Who could ask for more
Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door
Leave your body and soul at the door . . .
(don't run away it's only me)
All dressed up with nowhere to go
Walkin' with a dead man
Waitin' for an invitation to arrive
With a dead man . . . dead man . . .
Got my best suit and my tie
Shiny silver dollar on either eye
I hear the chauffeur comin' to the door
Says there's room for maybe just one more . . .
Chorus
Don't run away it's only me
Don't be afraid of what you can't see
Don't run away it's only me . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Man%27s_Party_(album)
Dead Man's Party (album)
Studio album by Oingo Boingo
Released October 28, 1985
Dead Man's Party is the fourth album by Oingo Boingo, released in 1985. It is considered by some to be their breakthrough, due to the inclusion of songs from this album in two movies. The title track was used in the film Back to School (wherein Boingo performs the song at a party), and includes the song "Weird Science" which was written for the John Hughes film of the same name
Track listing
1. "Just Another Day"
2. "Dead Man's Party"
3. "Heard Somebody Cry"
4. "No One Lives Forever"
5. "Stay"
6. "Fool's Paradise"
7. "Help Me"
8. "Same Man I Was Before"
9. "Weird Science"
http://www.cswap.com/1986/Top_Gun/cap/en/25fps/a/00_05
Top Gun
:05:28
- Are we expecting visitors?
- Negative, sir.
:05:38
- Merlin, see if he's a single.
- Roger.
:05:42
Do you see a trailer?.
Looks like he's a single.
:05:48
- I'm gonna go head-to-head with him.
- Take it easy. I'll see if he's really alone.
:06:15
- He's coming right at us, Mav.
- Okay, buddy. What's on your mind?
:06:22
- Shit, there's two of them. MiG-28s!
[ MiG-28s. No one's been this close before ] DVD
- [ What the hell are they doing here? What's the position? ] DVD
:06:30
- 250 miles out, sir.
- Get them out of here!
http://www.cswap.com/1986/Top_Gun/cap/en/25fps/a/01_32
Top Gun
1:32:07
- Iceman, what's your position?
- 090 at 180 miles.
1:32:12
- They're coming in left.
- Three MiGs dead ahead.
1:32:18
I'm going after them.
I'm bringing it around to the left.
1:32:23
We have four on our tail.
That makes six of them!
1:32:33
- He's firing. Break right.
- This is Voodoo One. We are defensive.
http://www.cswap.com/1991/Flight_of_the_Intruder/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_49
Flight of the Intruder
:49:47
Shoot.
:49:53
Righteous.
:49:56
Drop your flares
and cut your heat signature.
:50:03
Hard right.
:50:13
Oh, God.
:50:15
We got a flame out.
:50:15
Engines just shut down.
:50:20
We got to get power
for a restart.
:50:24
Emergency generator on.
:50:28
Okay, throttle up.
:50:31
Here goes nothing.
:50:32
A thousand feet and dropping.
:50:35
You're decelerating.
:50:36
Come on, come on.
:50:38
Air speed 200 knots.
:50:38
We're going to drop
:50:39
Iike a rock at 180.
:50:40
Well, then why don't you eject?
:50:42
Screw it.
I came along for the ride.
:50:44
Come on, you sucker, light up.
:50:45
300.
:50:47
Come on, baby.
:50:49
250... 200.
:50:50
Things are coming alive.
:50:52
Yeah, we got restart.
http://www.cswap.com/1986/Top_Gun/cap/en/25fps/a/00_11
Top Gun
:11:22
That MiG really screwed him up.
I don't think he can make it back.
:11:32
You're okay, Cougar. Just stay on
my wing. I'll take you all the way in.
:11:53
Easy, Cougar.
Just a walk in the park, buddy.
:11:58
You're a little low. You're a little low.
Come on, buddy, pull up.
:12:04
Pull up, Cougar.
http://www.cswap.com/1996/Independence_Day/cap/en/2_Parts/a/01_02
Independence Day
1:02:36
I gotcha, Big Daddy! Let's get 'em!
1:02:41
Watch the deck!
http://www.cswap.com/1990/The_Hunt_for_Red_October/cap/en/12_Parts/h/01_09
The Hunt for Red October
1:09:02
Yankee One, declaring an emergency.
1:09:08
Yankee One, vector 270.
Speed is buster, over.
1:09:14
Say again, Yankee One.
1:09:17
A Bear Foxtrot got too close to the
group. He bumped one of our F-14s.
1:09:22
The plane's damaged.
They're trying to get him back aboard.
1:09:28
Busy morning.
http://www.cswap.com/1990/The_Hunt_for_Red_October/cap/en/12_Parts/h/01_09
The Hunt for Red October
1:10:22
His wingman
requested permission to fire.
1:10:26
This could be the biggest naval battle
since Jutland. Jesus!
1:10:32
- The water's too cold to eject.
- Try and bring him aboard.
http://www.cswap.com/1991/Flight_of_the_Intruder/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_06
Flight of the Intruder
:06:26
My bombardier's been hit.
:06:28
I repeat:
my bombardier's been hit.
:06:29
Requesting a ready deck
upon arrival!
:06:31
I'll be on the bridge outside.
:06:36
This is the enforcer.
Make a ready deck.
:06:38
We have an emergency inbound.
http://www.cswap.com/1990/The_Hunt_for_Red_October/cap/en/12_Parts/h/01_11
The Hunt for Red October
1:11:17
Yankee One is on final.
Rescue personnel are in place.
1:11:22
Pick up your leftwing
1:11:25
Power! Wave off!
http://www.cswap.com/1990/The_Hunt_for_Red_October/cap/en/12_Parts/j/01_11
The Hunt for Red October
1:11:43
This business will get out of control
and we'll be lucky to live through it.
http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/Still/1987/Navy/DN-ST-87-11415.JPEG
ID: DN-ST-87-11415
Service Depicted: Navy
An F-14A Tomcat aircraft enters a barricade during an emergency landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63). The recovery was successful; no injuries were sustained.
Camera Operator: PH3 HALL
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 13 February 2009 excerpt ends]
http://www.tv.com/shows/room-for-one-more/the-anniversary-117534/
tv.com
Room For One More Season 1 Episode 1
The Anniversary
Aired Saturday 8:30 PM Jan 27, 1962 on ABC
AIRED: 1/27/62
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/releaseinfo
IMDb
The Right Stuff (1983)
Release Info
USA 21 October 1983
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IMDb
The Dead Zone (1983)
Release Info
USA 21 October 1983
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=71221
The American Presidency Project
Benjamin Harrison
XXIII President of the United States: 1889 - 1893
Message to Congress Transmitting an Agreement Between the Cherokee Commission and the Sac and Fox Indians
July 2, 1890
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
In compliance with the provisions of section 14 of the act of March 2, 1889, I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, an agreement concluded between the commissioners appointed under that section on behalf of the United States, commonly known as the Cherokee Commission, and the Sac and Fox Nation of Indians in the Indian Territory on the 12th day of June last.
The Sac and Fox Nation have a national council, and the negotiation was conducted with that body, which undoubtedly had competent authority to contract on behalf of the tribe for the sale of these lands. The letter of the Secretary of the Interior and the accompanying papers, which are submitted herewith, furnish all the information necessary to the consideration of the questions to be determined by Congress.
The only serious question presented is as to that article of the agreement which limits the distribution of the funds to be paid by the United States under it to the Sac and Fox Indians now in the Indian Territory. I very gravely doubt whether the remnant or band of this tribe now living in Iowa has any interest in these lands in the Indian Territory. The reservation there was apparently given in consideration of improvements upon the lands of the tribe in Kansas. The band now resident in Iowa upon lands purchased by their own means, as I am advised, left the Kansas reservation many years before the date of this treaty, and it would seem could have had no equitable interest in the improvements on the Kansas lands, which must have been the result of the labors of that portion of the tribe living upon them. The right of the Iowa band to a participation in the proceeds of the sale of the Kansas reservation was explicitly reserved in the treaty; but it seems to me upon a somewhat hasty examination of the treaty that the reservation in the Indian Territory was intended only for the benefit of those who should go there to reside. The Secretary of the Interior has expressed a somewhat different view of the effect of this treaty; but if the facts are, as I understand, that the Iowa band did not contribute to the improvements which were the consideration for the reservation and did not accept the invitation to settle upon the reservation lands in the Indian Territory, I do not well see how they have either an equitable or legal claim to participate in the proceeds of the sale of those lands.
The whole matter is submitted for the consideration of Congress.
BENJ. HARRISON
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=51
Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)
Approved July 2, 1890, The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices.
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts. It was named for Senator John Sherman of Ohio, who was a chairman of the Senate finance committee and the Secretary of the Treasury under President Hayes. Several states had passed similar laws, but they were limited to intrastate businesses. The Sherman Antitrust Act was based on the constitutional power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. (For more background, see previous milestone documents: the Constitution, Gibbons v. Ogden, and the Interstate Commerce Act.) The Sherman Anti-Trust Act passed the Senate by a vote of 51–1 on April 8, 1890, and the House by a unanimous vote of 242–0 on June 20, 1890. President Benjamin Harrison signed the bill into law on July 2, 1890.
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Quotes for
Betty Grissom (Character)
from The Right Stuff (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Betty Grissom: [after her husband's flight] I thought I was going to be Honorable Mrs. Astronaut, and I ended up being Honorable Mrs. Squirming Hatchblower.
http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/66425
Right Stuff, The (1983)
Look, I am finally "Mrs. Honorable Astronaut."
But they are treating me like I'm...
...Honorable "Mrs. Squirming Hatch Blower!"
I didn't do anything wrong!
The hatch just blew! It was a glitch! It was a technical malfunction!
Why in hell won't anyone believe me?
I know that.
Gus, I mean are these the goodies?
Is this how the military pays off?
Oh, Gus, they owe you.
But they owe me, too.
They owe me.
They owe me, they owe me so much!
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=31430
The American Presidency Project
Jimmy Carter
XXXIX President of the United States: 1977 - 1981
President's Commission on the Holocaust Remarks on Receiving the Final Report of the Commission.
September 27, 1979
Mr. Chairman, the beauty of your words and the solemnity of your thoughts and the importance of the work of this Commission are all very impressive.
Eight months ago, I asked Elie Wiesel and a distinguished group of Americans, some from the Congress, to take on an awesome responsibility. Jim Blanchard of Michigan and others said they couldn't be here because there is a vote pending in the House, but they have served well, along with a broad cross-section of Americans who have gone into this effort with a great deal of dedication and who have produced a report that will solve problems and picture for us proper actions in the future.
This is an awesome responsibility that you have performed. I asked this group to recommend a fitting memorial in the United States to the victims of the most unspeakable crime in all of human history—the Holocaust. Rarely has a Presidential commission faced a more sobering or a more difficult or a more totally important challenge. This event of the Holocaust, the crime against humanity itself, has no parallel in human history. A philosopher wrote that human language itself breaks down when confronted with the monstrous challenge of describing this evil.
So, I want to pay a special tribute, on behalf of our Nation, to all those who have contributed to this effort and for the tremendous service that you've performed.
Your very work as a commission is part of a living memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Your grappling with the meaning of this event has helped bring new understanding and moral vision to all who must confront this question. Your historic trips to the concentration camps in Eastern Europe and to Babi Yar in the Soviet Union have helped to arouse the conscience of the world and to remind us once again that we must never forget. And I know our country appreciates the fact that many of you went on those trips, not at Government expense, but at your own expense.
Out of our memory and understanding of the Holocaust, we must forge an unshakable oath with all civilized people that never again will the world stand silent, never again will the world look the other way or fail to act in time to prevent this terrible crime of genocide.
In addition to the Jewish people who were engulfed by the Holocaust simply because they were Jews, 5 million other human beings were destroyed. About 3 million Poles, many Hungarians, Gypsies, also need to be remembered. To memorialize the victims of the Holocaust, we must harness the outrage of our own memories to stamp out oppression wherever it exists. We must understand that human rights and human dignity are indivisible. Wherever our fellow human beings are stripped of their humanity, defiled or tortured or victimized by repression or terrorism or racism or prejudice, then all of us are victims. As Americans, we must and we always will speak out in defense of human rights at home and everywhere in the world.
And I might add that as Americans we must share the responsibility for, 40 years ago, not being willing to acknowledge that this horrible event was in prospect.
And I think that the action of this Holocaust Commission is long overdue, because we've not had a constant center which could be visited by Americans of all faiths and all races to be reminded of our omission in the past, to have the memory of this horrible event kept vivid in our minds, to prevent a recurrence of such an action anywhere on Earth in the future.
In view of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, it's particularly appropriate that we receive this report during the High Holy Days, just prior to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Yore Kippur is a day and a time for looking back. It's a time for reflection. It's a time for remembrance. But it's also a time for the reaffirmation of life, a time for looking ahead.
So, I will consider this report most carefully and will respond personally to this Commission and to the people of our Nation with my personal prayer that the memory of the Holocaust shall be transformed into a reaffirmation of life. And as President, I can pledge to you that I will do everything in my power to carry out the recommendations of this report.
The Members of the Congress will be intensely interested in arousing support in our Legislature. And I'm sure the people of this country will be looking with anticipation to this reminder of the victims and also a warning that this horrible event will never again occur on Earth.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and all the members of the Commission.
Note: The President spoke at 2:15 p.m. at the ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House. Prior to the ceremony, the President met with Mr. Wiesel, Chairman of the Commission, in the Oval Office.
http://www.tv.com/shows/one-on-one/when-flex-got-breanna-71743/
tv.com
One On One Season 1 Episode 1
When Flex Got Breanna
Aired Monday 8:00 PM Sep 03, 2001 on UPN
AIRED: 9/3/01
http://www.tv.com/shows/the-legend-of-tarzan/tarzan-and-the-race-against-time-76942/
tv.com
The Legend of Tarzan Season 1 Episode 1
Tarzan and the Race Against Time
Aired Daily 7:00 PM Sep 03, 2001 on Toon Disney
AIRED: 9/3/01
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CBSNEWS
By/Stephanie Condon/CBS News/September 25, 2014, 12:19 PM
Obama to U.N.: "We are not moving fast enough" to curb Ebola virus
President Obama speaks about the Ebola epidemic during the UN General Assembly at the United Nations in New York, September 25, 2014. /
Calling the current Ebola epidemic as important a national security issue for the United States "as anything else that's out there," President Obama on Thursday gave an impassioned plea for other United Nations members to step up their efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
"We don't have the capacity to do all of this by ourselves," Mr. Obama told the government officials at the high-level U.N. meeting in New York. He urged those with direct access to their respective heads of state "to make sure they are making this a top priority."
The virus is spreading at "alarming speed" through Africa, Mr. Obama noted. Thousands have died from the horrific disease, thousands more are infected, and if left unchecked, it could kill hundreds of thousands -- or even millions -- more.
CDC: Ebola outbreak could hit 1.4 million cases in Africa
Obama announces $750 million plan to fight Ebola
"I want us to be clear, we are not moving fast enough. We are not doing enough," Mr. Obama said. "Right now everybody has the best of intentions, but people are not putting in the kinds of resources that are necessary to put a stop to this epidemic."
One health worker, Mr. Obama said, compared the current efforts to contain the outbreak to "fighting a forest fire with spray bottles."
Mr. Obama noted that the epidemic is more than just a health crisis, but also a "growing threat to regional and global security." Public health systems in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone are near collapse, and economic growth is slowing dramatically, he noted.
"If this epidemic is not stopped, this disease could cause a humanitarian catastrophe across the region," he said. "In an era when regional crises can quickly become global threats, stopping Ebola is in the interests of the entire world."
Aid workers on the front lines of the disease have said they need more beds, more supplies and more health workers, as soon as possible, Mr. Obama said.
The U.S. is leading the efforts to respond with both civilian aid and a military command in Liberia that's supporting civilian efforts. Teams at that command center are already working to move in personnel, equipment and supplies. The U.S. is also working with Senegal to stand up an air bridge to get health workers and medical supplies into West Africa faster.
Additionally, the U.S. is setting up a field hospital that will be staffed by personnel from the U.S. Public Health Service and a training facility that will train thousands of health workers from around the world.
On Thursday, Mr. Obama will host 44 nations in Washington, D.C. to advance a global healht security agenda.
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But I tell you, one of the biggest bright spots in our economy has been exports: the fact that "Made in America" means something
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Tom Clancy
Rainbow Six
CHAPTER 27
TRANSFER AGENTS
Did he want Grady to succeed? More to the point, did iris employer want Grady to succeed? It hadn't seemed so for Bern and Vienna, but was this a different matter? Maybe Henriksen thought so. He'd given Popov that impression in their discussions. Was there a difference? If so, what was it?
Henriksen was former FBI. Perhaps that explained it. Like Popov, he wouldn't court failure in anything. Or did he really want this Rainbow group damaged to the point that it couldn't couldn't what? Interfere with some operation?
Again the brick wall, and again Popov struck his head against it. He'd started two terrorist operations, and the only purpose for them he could discern was to raise the international consciousness about terrorism. Henriksen had an international consulting company in that area, and Henriksen wanted the consciousness raised so that I could win contracts-but on the surface it seemed an expensive and inefficient way of doing it, Popov reflected. Certainly the money to be gained from the contract won would be less than the money Popov had already expended-or pocketed. And again he reminded himself that the money had come from John Brightling and his Horizon Corporation-perhaps from Brightling himself-not Henriksen's GlobalSecurity, Inc. So, the two companies were related in their objectives, but not their financial support.
Therefore, Popov thought, sipping his French Chablis, the operation is entirely Brightling's doing, with Henriksen as a support service, providing expertise and advice
–but, one objective was to get Henriksen the consulting contract for the Sydney Olympics, to start in only a few weeks. That had been very important to both Brightling and Henriksen. Therefore, Henriksen was doing something of great importance to Brightling, doubtless in support of the latter's goal, whatever the hell that was.
But what did Brightling and his company do? Horizon Corporation and all of its numerous international subsidiaries were in the business of medical research. The company manufactured medicines, and spent a huge amount of money every year to invent new ones. It was the world leader in the field of medical research. It had Nobel Prize winners working in its labs, and, his Internet research had determined, it was working in some very exciting areas of potential medical advancement. Popov shook his head again. What did genetic engineering and pharmaceutical manufacturing have to do with terrorism?
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 5:28 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Thursday 25 September 2014
