Waterboarding is a controlled drowning that, in the American model, occurs under the watch of a doctor, a psychologist, an interrogator and a trained strap-in/strap-out team. It does not simulate drowning, as the lungs are actually filling with water. There is no way to simulate that. The victim is drowning. How much the victim is to drown depends on the desired result (in the form of answers to questions shouted into the victim’s face) and the obstinacy of the subject. A team doctor watches the quantity of water that is ingested and for the physiological signs which show when the drowning effect goes from painful psychological experience, to horrific suffocating punishment to the final death spiral.
The race day is almost here!! On Saturday the 21st of October, my little sis will be in San Francisco running the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s mission to help find a cure for blood cancers. For the past several months, Sandra has been tirelessly working toward this milestone. Many of you have helped her along the way. She certainly could not have gotten this far without all her wonderful supporters. At this time, she has almost reached her goal, but still has a small amount she needs to raise. If you were hoping to donate toward this cause, today is the day!!
Thanks for your consideration, and Sandra, we are proud of you and excited about your upcoming race! GO Team In Training!!
Both of our cars were rated “Good”. I thought the side impact on the Honda Odyssey was very impressive. It is amazing to see how fast those curtain airbags deploy, protecting the passengers from structural elements as well as flying glass.
“A wise mother bestows on her children, she does not demand. She teaches with the law of kindness (Prov. 31:26[show]<div class="esv"><h2>Proverbs 31:26 <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.esvapi.org/assets/play.swf?myUrl=hw%2F20031026" width="40" height="12" class="audio"><param name="movie" value="http://www.esvapi.org/assets/play.swf?myUrl=hw%2F20031026" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /></object></h2>
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<span class="indent"></span>but folly with her own hands tears it down. (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p>
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Exciting news! My father, John Horne, has put his novel out there for other folks to enjoy. I’ll add the following link to our sidebar, and I encourage you to do likewise. The code is below the picture. Or, if you’d like to do me a favor, you can copy the image to your own server and change the image source accordingly.
My friend Greg Hewlett has put together the most astounding bit of political activism I have ever seen. The issue is detailed here and here. In summary, insurance carriers claim to cover prosthetics, but they typically don’t follow through on that claim if the prosthetic takes advantage of modern technology.
But that’s all a bit dry. Here’s Greg telling it like it is. Spread the word!
I never posted back about a month ago that these sweet baby boys had come home after spending 70+ days in the NICU. Their mom has created a slideshow which you can view at their website to help get a feel for their journey so far. We rejoice with the Bollines that Adam and Andrew are home, healthy, and growing. Praise God for so many answers to prayer for this family.
