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Rounds and HurricaneGovernor Rounds is calling for people to help hurricane victims:Gov. Mike Rounds is asking South Dakotans to help victims of Hurricane Katrina with prayers and donations. The American Red Cross needs money for its relief efforts in areas hit by...Rats can prove "It's mine!"
Rapid City Journal: "Thune proved to be one of the major factors in keeping Ellsworth open"On the scent of Africa's landmines
Here's a great use for the large rodents. Abundant, and expendible, they're also cheaper than other candidates for this task, such as dogs and lawyers.
...scientists have shown that rats can be trained to be a safe, fast, reliable and cheap method of locating mines of all kinds, according to this month's issue of BBC Wildlife, published today.You just KNOW that PETA won't be happy about this!
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The main editorial in today's Rapid City Journal: Journal editorial, 9-4: Give credit to John Thune By The Journal Editorial Board Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. - President John F. Kennedy Many people deserve credit...Great Discussion
If they gave Pulitzer's to Internet blogs, NROs The Corner would get one for its Katrina coverage. I would encourage readers to give it a look and see what smart, caring, and fiesty conservatives are saying. I don't claim to...On A Personal Note
I'm up in South Dakota right now for my birthday weekend, so expect blogging to be light. I'm also going to be helping my grandmother move today, so there's that. However, fear not: the drive for our local Sheriff's Relief...Baby Born
The baby in the Koso case has been born: A 14-year-old girl whose 22-year-old husband is charged with sexually assaulting a minor has given birth to their daughter, and the man said he plans to plead not guilty in the...Levee Breaks
New Orleans has entered one of those "worst case" scenarios: The City of New Orleans Is Devastated. Those were the words of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and based upon a major breach of a levee system, water is flowing into...New MilTech in Response to Current Threat Environment
Buffalo roams the battlefield to protect soldiers from mines
...what has been referred to as a "Humvee on steroids," the Buffalo is a 24-ton mine-protective, countermine/IED vehicle with a long grappling arm that faces down bombs, removes them and withstands terrific blasts without harm to its passengers.
Now THAT'S a REAL S.U.V.! Hoooo-rah!Yankee ingenuity at work again! (Or should I say Confederate ingenuity, since the manufacturer is in SC?) These new vehicles are capable of coping with mines, and with roadside IED's. Like in any other war that lasts long enough, changed enemy tactics lead to technological innovation and/or changed equipment and weapoons.
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