Army Blood http://www.armyblood.com Ole Soldier griping Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:06:41 +0000 - hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Taping of farm cruelty is becoming the crime – Business on NBCNews.com http://www.armyblood.com/2013/04/taping-of-farm-cruelty-is-becoming-the-crime-business-on-nbcnews-com/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/04/taping-of-farm-cruelty-is-becoming-the-crime-business-on-nbcnews-com/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:06:41 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=919 This is sad and ridiculous. So much the sadder as our legislators, on both sides of the aisles, driven by money, sell out their constituents and decent human values. But a dozen or so state legislatures have had a different reaction: They proposed or enacted bills that would make it illegal to covertly videotape livestock … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/04/taping-of-farm-cruelty-is-becoming-the-crime-business-on-nbcnews-com/feed/ 1 Women winning the war for nursing jobs in Texas http://www.armyblood.com/2013/04/women-winning-the-war-for-nursing-jobs-in-texas/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/04/women-winning-the-war-for-nursing-jobs-in-texas/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:49:58 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=913 Here’s a quick viz I made with the new version of Tableau 8, basically following the demo we saw at the Tableau on Tour last week.  Cool tool all around. Learn About Tableau And yes, its a subject near & dear the heart. @TXMisteeRN teaches both men & women to save lives and not be … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/04/women-winning-the-war-for-nursing-jobs-in-texas/feed/ 1 Leave out what’s skipped but say what you have to http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/leave-out-whats-skipped-but-say-what-you-have-to/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/leave-out-whats-skipped-but-say-what-you-have-to/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:12:51 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=911 There’s a lot to disagree with George Will about.  This column is not one of those things. When asked to explain the brisk pace of his novels, Elmore Leonard said, “I leave out the parts that people skip.” via Zinsser wishes more students would learn the art of good writing | MailTribune.com. And good on … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/leave-out-whats-skipped-but-say-what-you-have-to/feed/ 2 Staff size and DoD overhead » Gunpowder & Lead http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/staff-size-and-dod-overhead-gunpowder-lead/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/staff-size-and-dod-overhead-gunpowder-lead/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:05:57 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=905 Here is a great reflection from Gunpowder & Lead’s Jonathan Rue on the staff bloat in DoD, spurred by a report on the arguably bloat-champion and undeployable F-35. But it’s laughable when people act like the budget can’t be cut by another penny. To make that claim is to either betray an ignorance of how … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/staff-size-and-dod-overhead-gunpowder-lead/feed/ 2 No MilBlog conference this year – Vote for “Carrying the Gun” in the MilBloggies http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/no-milblog-conference-this-year-vote-for-carrying-the-gun-in-the-milbloggies/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/no-milblog-conference-this-year-vote-for-carrying-the-gun-in-the-milbloggies/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 03:00:26 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=903 March 16, 2013 A note from T. McCreary **************************** Military.com has enjoyed bringing together military bloggers and military spouse bloggers for seven years with our MilBlog conference.  The networking and camaraderie that took place as milblogging evolved from a small group of voices giving first person accounts of the war and the effects on the family, to … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/no-milblog-conference-this-year-vote-for-carrying-the-gun-in-the-milbloggies/feed/ 3 Vet who saved many in Iraq couldn’t escape demons http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/vet-who-saved-many-in-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/vet-who-saved-many-in-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:25:18 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=901 Tragic story about the impossible task set for mental health providers in theater and the toll it takes.  I remember hearing and clicking through the “provider resilience” training when I was working with the Medical Command. “For the record, Pete Linnerooth did not want to die,” McNabb says. “He just wanted the pain to end. … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/vet-who-saved-many-in-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons/feed/ 3 Pope wants Catholic Church to serve the poor – with limits http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/pope-wants-catholic-church-to-serve-the-poor-with-limits/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/pope-wants-catholic-church-to-serve-the-poor-with-limits/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:49:59 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=900 All about serving the poor – as long as you keep making many, many more of them. Don’t serve ‘em contraception, family planning, or in many cases, marriage. Pope wants Catholic Church to serve the poor – Europe – Al Jazeera English.

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/pope-wants-catholic-church-to-serve-the-poor-with-limits/feed/ 3 U.S. to beef up missile defense against North Korea, Iran (or not (maybe)) http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/u-s-to-beef-up-missile-defense-against-north-korea-iran-or-not-maybe/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/u-s-to-beef-up-missile-defense-against-north-korea-iran-or-not-maybe/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:19:06 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=899 This is ridiculous: The United States will deploy additional ground-based missile interceptors on the West Coast as part of efforts to enhance the nation’s ability to defend itself from attack by North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Friday. Still relatively new in his post, the Pentagon chief told reporters that 14 additional interceptors to … Continue reading »

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]]> http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/u-s-to-beef-up-missile-defense-against-north-korea-iran-or-not-maybe/feed/ 2 Recent Pins | TheSmileEpidemic http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/recent-pins-thesmileepidemic/ http://www.armyblood.com/2013/03/recent-pins-thesmileepidemic/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:49:19 +0000 Perry http://www.armyblood.com/?p=898 This is fun:  Recent Pins | TheSmileEpidemic.

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