Circling sharks smell U.S. blood Nov 22, 2009
Add it all up and there is a growing sense that America is in fact hemorrhaging -- as both friends and enemies abroad smell blood in the water. The president through conciliation and concession -- not to mention constant talk -- is trying to superficially restore the influence we once earned by virtue of our economic power and self-confidence in our exceptional past and singular values. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Holly - Pagan Symbolism and Traditi... Nov 22, 2009
Holly water was sprinkled on newborns for protection and used in rituals to help people cope with death and ease their sleep with serene dreams. The Holly tree s wood was used in ritualistic fires to forge weapons and tools. (Suite101.com)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: If it's too tough here, go home Nov 22, 2009
Folks on both sides of the border are treading water and trying to buy enough time for the U.S. economy to bounce back and for the jobs to return. At that point, they hope things will go back to the way they used to be -- money flowing south. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Regional Roundup (2) Nov 22, 2009
The beach at Lodi Lake Park will be closed to swimmers at least until Thursday because of high bacteria levels in the lake water. According to a statement released by the city of Lodi, results of water samples taken Monday will determine when the beach reopens for swimming ... coolblue28 wrote on Jul 16, 2008 10:45 PM:" How much bacteria is in the water at the Lake? What kind? This is the stuff the reporters at the Sentinel should write about. For this to be place in the Regional Roundup is... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Killer heat wave claims three in Lodi (2) Nov 22, 2009
Drink plenty of water. Limit consumption of alcohol. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Nigerian farms blossom as Zim farmers move on to the land Nov 22, 2009
"We arrived to virgin bush. We were basically just given GPS points, told to mark them out, clear the bush and find water, build the house, build the sheds, and import cattle," said Reid ... Regardless of what sort of season we have, right from the onset it is destined to be a disaster," he said. Shonga residents were initially apprehensive when the Zimbabwe farmers first arrived. But that has since changed. "We now have electricity, our health is improving because we have a new clinic and... (Business Report, South Africa)
Brumby soaring high: poll Nov 22, 2009
But Labor has substantial vulnerabilities, especially on health, public transport and management of the state's water resources, with 45 per cent of those polled saying it is doing a ''poor'' or ''very poor'' job of managing hospitals ... On all policy issues polled - the economy, health, education, public transport, water, crime and policing - older voters are more negative towards the Brumby Government, suggesting these constituents should be allies of the Liberals ... However, voters are... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Nov 22, 2009
"Oxfam is helping 500,000 people providing basic sanitation and clean drinking water but to reach more people they need our help.". Other items on sale include the red dress Bailey Rae wore in the video for Put Your Records On, a pair of gold-coloured designer shoes signed by Factory Girl star Miller and a black Dolce na jacket worn by Coldplay singer Chris Martin. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
COLUMN: U of I research grant sounds like good news for FutureGen project Nov 22, 2009
The EPA announcement says the grant is for a three-year research project to find out the environmental impact of injecting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from a source such as a coal-fired electric generating power plant into Illinois deep underground water reservoirs for long-term storage. I don t believe FutureGen is designed to deposit CO2 into water reservoirs ... According to the EPA, researchers will determine the effects of CO2 sequestration on ground water aquifers. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
LETTER: 'Health care, insurance are basic human rights' Nov 22, 2009
Our entire value system as a whole has been allowed to become so watered down by protecting the rights of everyone so ferociously ... shumphreys wrote on Nov 21, 2009 2:51 PM:" Vakyin if "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are considered human rights as declared in our Constitution than health care in this complex world is a part of the package, as necessary as safe drinking water, clean air, and a safe food and drug supply, IF one wants to live and pursue their happiness. ". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Letters for Friday, November 20, 2009 Nov 22, 2009
sunkauai wrote on Nov 20, 2009 10:25 PM:" Rusty Kimo does Not have a job he rides his bike around all day! Speaking of Kauai coffee its always been the nastiest coffee sold in Hawaii why not give it a reason to taste like garbage water! ". interesting wrote on Nov 21, 2009 8:53 AM:" i like the part where an older, less educated, and less experienced person (politically, per work history, and/or life experience) calls me a "liberal moron. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Flu season comes early Nov 22, 2009
In addition to the state s young people and others in the above-listed priority groups, those state and county employees deemed critical infrastructure people those ensuring clean water, sanitation, transportation, taxation and other services that if halted would be bad news are also high-priority for the immunizations, said Park. To date, around three-fourths of those critical infrastructure people have gotten immunizations, including several county workers at a clinic Thursday. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Crow Wing County Board Nov 22, 2009
Fiscal Year 2010 Board of Water and Soil Resources Natural Resources Block Grant Program Allocation and Contribution Plan/Board of Water and Soil Resources Natural Resources Block Grant Agreement ... 2 p.m. Tuesday, Water Plan Implementation Committee, USDA Service Center Conference Room. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Top tips for a healthy, happy dog Nov 22, 2009
It's crucial to always keep a bowl of water available for your dog to make sure they stay properly hydrated, but not just any water will do. Fill your dog's bowl with fresh water every single day and remember to clean the water bowl regularly to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria that could sicken your furry friend ... For healthier, great-tasting water, use a pitcher filtration system. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
U.S. fears its aid to rebuild Iraq is often wasted Nov 22, 2009
BAGHDAD -- In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the U.S. government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building hospitals, water treatment plants, electricity substations, schools and bridges ... The projects run the gamut -- from a cutting-edge, $270 million water treatment plant in Nasiriya that works at a fraction of its intended capacity beca 00004000 use it is too sophisticated for Iraqi workers to operate, to a... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes Nov 22, 2009
"What you had was, everybody out of the water," says analyst Steve Brozak of WBB Securities. "Now, everybody's back in the water.". (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US Nov 22, 2009
"IN CONNECTICUT, A TRIBUTE ...Capt. Benjamin Sklaver's contributions reached halfway around the world.Though he was just 32, the Army reservist already had launched his own nonprofit clean water organization, worked on refugee health issues for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and built wells in Uganda, where one villager dubbed him "Moses Ben ... "If one of war's tragedies is lost potential, no one personifies that more than Benjamin Sklaver.Sklaver, killed Oct. 2 by a... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Diamond Towns of America talk up positive points of Muscatine Nov 22, 2009
Those teams are: Communication and Community Resources, Community Beauty, Economic Vitality, Energy and Water Conservation, Family Effectiveness, Health, Housing, Justice and Safety, Learning, Recreation, and Social and Cultural Understanding. We want to do this in every town of 2,500 to 25,000, starting with Muscatine, said Huber. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
The Parenting Place Nov 22, 2009
" Now...if they are as squirrelly as the media is making them out to be--and how normal can anyone be who has been on Wife Swap twice--I feel bad for the child. If they are that weird, should we be surprised that they would exploit their child like that? Look at the Gosselins. Enough sad. On a different note, just finished carving our "pumpkin family". I think I enjoyed it more than my little guy. For a little boy who loves to play in the dirt and sand and freezing cold water, he wasn't overly... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
God told us, not govt., to care for sick Nov 22, 2009
He would have said, when your government feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, gives water to the thirsty, cares for the sick, etc. your government will have done it unto me. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
How do other folks see Cameron? Nov 22, 2009
What May did have was a bright smile, a bent over back, a shuffle when she walked, a wood pile she fueled her heating and cooking stove with and running water to a spicket in the middle of her front yard. Back bent over she had to carry the water to the wood stove to heat water for her wash tub. (Cameron Observer, MO)
EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. well... Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet ... Nov 22, 2009
Peggy Pauley who formed Yearington's first citizen advocacy group to address the water contamination from the former Anaconda copper mine site near Yearington, Nev ... For almost a decade, people who make their homes in this rural community in the Mason Valley 65 miles southeast of Reno have blamed that enormous abandoned mine for the high levels of uranium in their water wells ... A new wave of testing by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found that 79 percent of the wells tested... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Homes burnt in E Timor violence Nov 22, 2009
"Based on our observation, they don't have clean water and food to eat, and no government officials are coming," he told the agency. Foreign troops had calmed the situation, he said. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Acreage family moves amid cancer fears Nov 22, 2009
But the Keenans and their three children packed up the five-bedroom home where they had lived since 2003, drinking well water like most Acreage residents. They rented a new house, which uses public water, in The Villages in West Palm Beach ... "I don't know whether my water filtration system worked," she said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Barclays Banks cleans up Bolgatanga Nov 22, 2009
He expressed dissatisfaction about the poor sanitary conditions in the Municipality, especially the indiscriminate disposal of waste including sachet water wraps by passengers at bus terminals and on roads and appealed to them to keep the waste into litter bins provided at the vantage points. He noted that if people observed good sanitation practices the incidence of sickness including common diseases such as malaria and cholera would be minimized if not eradicated. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Too nice a day for this dip Nov 22, 2009
Joni Rhodes, left, of Schuylerville enters the chilly waters of Lake George during the Polar Plunge at Shepard Park Beach Saturday ... Over 200 participants took to the chilly waters of Lake George at Shepard Park Beach Saturday, to take part in the Polar Plunge which benefited Special Olympics New York ... Polar Plunge participants march in procession to Shepard Park Beach where they took to the chilly waters of Lake George Saturday at noon. (Albany Times Union)
As health bill vote nears, foes 00004000hit hard Nov 22, 2009
"This is how rationing begins. This is the little toe in the edge of the water," Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tenn. (Albany Times Union)
Last batch of Hajj Pilgrims depart Accra Nov 22, 2009
Alhaji Abdul Fatah Muhamed, Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the Tijaniya Muslim Movement, commenting on the success of this year's Hajj said: "We are hig= hly impressed this time round. Every one is in fully air-conditioned rooms. No shortage= of water, toilets and sanitation all good... "We appreciate the President and the Vice President for the enormous work they have done. They have set a record that can never be broken," he said. The Pilgrims are expected back after November 30th, 2009.... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Newspaper gives voice to India’s lowest caste Nov 22, 2009
The paper s recent stories included bribery at local health clinics, a local bureaucrat siphoning off money meant for widows, and a piece on the brother of a powerful politician who built a house, blocking all water that had gone to Dalit farmers nearby, destroying their livelihood. A few years ago, the paper did a story on a groom who refused to marry his fianc. (Boston Globe)
On this rock, a myth was built Nov 22, 2009
The Pilgrims, lacking a reliable source of fresh water, frightened by their hostile encounter with the Native Americans, unable to imagine farming the sandy, windswept soil, left for what they would call Plymouth ... For if we foundeth not a constant source of fresh water, then no man will. (Boston Globe)
Kitty Dukakis brings trademark spirit to fight for refugees Nov 22, 2009
She was literally jumping over raw sewage and going into refugees homes and talking to people without lights or water, sitting with them as naturally as if she were their next-door neighbor. A little later that day, we went to see the US ambassador, Chanoff said. (Boston Globe)
Our views: Court ruling a victory for clean water Nov 22, 2009
Space Coast residents know troubled waters when they see them, and they see them in their backyard. The Indian River Lagoon is under relentless assault from chemically laced stormwater runoff pouring into the estuary, causing cancers and other diseases in dolphins and marine life ... The St. Johns River, an increasingly vital source of drinking water for Brevard County and Central Florida, suffers from toxic contaminants coming from agriculture, lawn fertilizers and septic tanks. (Florida Today)
Raw Milk Sparked Comment and Controversy at Nov. 11 DATCP Board Meeting (7) Nov 22, 2009
Matthews said the DATCP had not tested water at county fairs and when people became ill, the press release said the illness was linked to that water. You are saying linked rather than traced , because traced has a legal impact. (Agri-View, WI)
Indonesia ferry sinks in squall Nov 22, 2009
The police chief of the Riau islands told the BBC that a search and rescue operation in the area had pulled at least 178 survivors from the waters ... But other reports spoke of passengers still in the water, with high waves hampering rescue efforts. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Paleo-celebrity Nov 22, 2009
I walked down to the water trying to picture what it must have been like there a million years ago with the hairy Java man, his wife and Java children going about their business ... The sight of water buffalo disporting, children splashing in the shallows and there, right in front of me, two 21st Century Java men, up to their knees in this river on a late Sunday afternoon - tenderly washing their motorbikes. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
H1N1 death 1st in region Nov 22, 2009
These steps include washing your hands frequently with soap and warm water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer; covering your cough with a tissue or cough into your inner elbow and not into your hands; staying home from work if you are sick and keep your children home from school until 24 hours after their fever has gone away without medicines; and getting an H1N1 flu vaccination if you are in a vaccine priority group. H1N1 flu vaccination appointments are now available for free at health... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Prosperity in pewter Nov 22, 2009
The Hong Kong designer was accustomed to creating corporate identities and packaging for his clients, not water bottles ... It should have been a job for a product or industrial designer, but Lau took up the challenge anyway, and his design won a Bottlewaterworld Design Award and Outstanding Greater China Design Award ... Water gives birth to wood, wood to fire, fire to earth, earth to metal and metal to water. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US Nov 22, 2009
" --- IN CONNECTICUT, A TRIBUTE ... Capt. Benjamin Sklaver's contributions reached halfway around the world. Though he was just 32, the Army reservist already had launched his own nonprofit clean water organization, worked on refugee health issues for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and built wells in Uganda, where one villager dubbed him "Moses Ben ... " If one of war's tragedies is lost potential, no one personifies that more than Benjamin Sklaver. Sklaver, killed Oct. 2 by... (Concord Monitor)
Kettleman City parents want inquiry into birth defects Nov 22, 2009
Many parents worry that poisons in the air, water and land are to blame ... Her parents are convinced the air and water conditions in Kettleman City where they lived led to Ashley's birth defects. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
McClintock trumpets conservative ideals in Congress Nov 22, 2009
Two weeks later, he proclaimed that Congress was "disconnected from reality" as he accused environmentalists of producing a water crisis in his home state of California "for the enjoyment and prosperity of the Delta smelt.". That same week, he joined 11 other House members in voting against an extension of unemployment benefits. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Revolutionary War reenactor brings 18th century medicine to life Nov 22, 2009
Dressed in period costume, the volunteer at the Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater displayed his tools of the trade, from scalpels with wooden handles to bigger implements from a time when there was no understanding of germs and treatments were often worse than the ailments ... Ferrannini said that afterwards they would throw water on the wooden operating tables and use old rags to clean up the blood. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Olathe Community Health Center opens doors Dec. 15 Nov 22, 2009
The news comes after the health centers August opening was delayed due to water damage. Montrose County School District spokesperson Linda Gann said the school district was excited about finally opening the health center, which has been a work in progress for several years. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Tiba Nu owner Nuhad Khoury shares 25 years worth of lessons Nov 22, 2009
We have just finished expanding Tiba Nu with our Old World water treatments featuring specialities from Russia, Japan and Turkey and we have also introduced a new skin care and cosmetic line, Annayake from Japan. How did you wind up in your current position. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Barack's Inability To Make Decisions! Nov 22, 2009
Outraged wrote on Nov 15, 2009 2:14 PM:" To Cypressbayou girl:I can't believe you!!!First:NO ONE criticized Bush????Bush called off hit on Bin Laden???Clinton had Osama OFFERED to him! He refused!!!Bush COULDN'T respond in New Orleans because Blanco did not ASK for help right away and NAGIN was so incompetent that a 15 year old boy had to steal a city bus to save his family and friends!!!! The rest of the FLEET of buses went under water and were never used by NAGIN to evacuate people!!!Where... (New Iberia, LA)
Soprano family values Nov 22, 2009
From delivering food and clean water to impoverished areas in Africa to helping find cures for disea. If I had listened to the advice of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, I would be dead. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Fish 'at risk' in acidified ocean Nov 22, 2009
Clown fish reared in acidified water lost the ability to "smell" danger ... Young clownfish that were reared in the acidified water became attracted to rather than repelled by the chemical signals released by predatory fish ... She and her colleagues tested orange clown fish larvae that were raised in water with the same slightly alkaline pH as their ocean reef habitat, and those raised in more acidic water. (BBC News -- Science)
If You Cant Find The Swine Flu Vaccine, A New Texas Web Site May Help Nov 22, 2009
Steps You Can Take To Stay Healthy Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze Throw the tissue in the trash after you use itWash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneezeAlcohol-based hands cleaners are also effectiveAvoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way Try to avoid close contact with sick people. (KWTX.com, TX)
Teen Robbed At Gun Point At Helix High School Nov 22, 2009
The 14-year-old boy was watching a Friday night water polo game at Helix High School, 7323 University Avenue, when he went looking for a restroom around 8:35 p.m. when he was confronted by four suspects in a dark area of the campus, said La Mesa police Lt. Matt Nicholass. One of the suspects asked the boy if he had change for a $10 bill before pulling out a handgun and pointing it at the victim, Nicholass said. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Meager monsoon worsens drought Nov 22, 2009
Dwindling water resources forced ranchers to sell livestock and drained watering holes that sustain wildlife. In the high country, the soil is so parched it will likely soak up some of the spring snowmelt before the water can flow into rivers and reservoirs, blunting in part the effects of El Nio, a shift in ocean temperatures that can produce wetter winters in Arizona ... Enough water is stored from past years to protect Phoenix from shortages no matter what happens this winter, but the rest... (AZCentral -- News)
Oops! Accident-prone readers recount mishaps Nov 22, 2009
I am a 46-year-old woman and so far I have managed to shoot a hole in my finger with a pistol, almost drowned while sea urchin diving (I ran out of air and then got my 50 pound bag of urchins wrapped around my fin), got my foot wrapped in lobster rope and almost dragged overboard, ran myself over with my Suburban when I jumped out after the brakes failed (I was backing down a steep incline and the open door knocked me to the ground under the Suburban) and oh yeah, I was spearfishing in a 150... (MSNBC -- Health)
Vermont spa beckons, but first, to the kitchen Nov 22, 2009
If you were taking a guided fly-fishing trip at our resort, you might have that same on-water experience anywhere in the country, he said ... Photos of garlic and watercress hang from the walls, and glass cabinets display cakes and desserts ... By the time I got to the tart, I imagined myself in the pool, resting on the water s surface like a bloated seal. (Boston Globe)
The stress of it: Support needed in tough times Nov 22, 2009
His family, including four brothers and a sister, have been a tremendous support system for him, he said, adding that water and light bills are often taken care of by at least one of them. God knows I m not perfect, but just keep the faith and pray foremost. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience Nov 22, 2009
This same devotion to human dignity has led Christians in the last decade to work to end the dehumanizing scourge of human trafficking and sexual slavery, bring compassionate care to AIDS sufferers in Africa, and assist in a myriad of other human rights causes - from providing clean water in developing nations to providing homes for tens of thousands of children orphaned by war, disease and gender discrimination ... Phil MaxwellPastor, Gateway Church (Bridgewater, N.J.) ... Todd WagnerPastor,... (Newsmax)
Investigation lets Chi-Chi's staff off hook Nov 22, 2009
One is contaminated water. Another is field workers who must simultaneously care for small children who are infected. (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
Outbreak linked to cases in South Nov 22, 2009
Mexican produce also could be contaminated through irrigation with contaminated water, by broken sewage pipes or by being stored on ice made from contaminated water, Fiore said. In food-borne hepatitis A outbreaks, produce almost always has been the cause, Fiore said. (Yahoo News -- Hepatitis)
My New York: Vincent Pastore Nov 22, 2009
It doesn t have a view of the water, but the food makes up for it ... It doesn t have a view of the water, but the food makes up for it. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Power Plant Officials Discuss Landfill Proposal Nov 22, 2009
Price said the facility still has yet to be designed but it will be required to have a minimum of three down-gradient groundwater monitoring wells ... The chance for the facility to be breached by floodwaters was a concern of many attendees ... Fly ash, which is roughly 40 percent calcium, also can be used to make a concrete-like substance when mixed with water. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Water mission returns first data Nov 22, 2009
Smos was launched earlier this month on a quest to help scientists understand better how water is cycled around the Earth ... It measures changes in the wetness of the land and in the salinity of seawater by observing variations in the natural microwave emission coming up off the surface of the planet ... Generally speaking, the "colder" (blue) the "temperature brightness" of the microwave signal, the saltier the water and the wetter the soil; but a lot of processing will be needed before any... (BBC News)
Alcohol rub to help combat hospital bugs Nov 22, 2009
Professor Pittet, who is visiting Melbourne, said most hospitals still advised staff to wash their hands with soap and water before attending to patients, but time constraints made it hard for them to make frequent trips to a basin. Carrying the hand rub would give the workers mobility and their patients safety. (Yahoo News -- Antibiotics)
Our views: Clean water victory Nov 22, 2009
Court ruling big step in protecting Florida, Brevard County waters ... Space Coast residents know troubled waters when they see them, and they see them in their backyard ... The Indian River Lagoon is under relentless assault from chemically laced stormwater runoff pouring into the estuary, causing cancers and other diseases in dolphins and marine life. (Florida Today)
Settlement offers power benefits for all Basin irrigators Nov 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:40 PM PST There is much talk these days about the pros and cons of a settlement that works to allocate water in the Klamath Basin, create certainty about irrigation, and help with big power bill increases. Upper Klamath Water Users Association has been working to assure that off-Project ranches can choose (or decline) to qualify for the same benefits that go to Klamath Project irrigators ... It benefits anyone who pumps water because it guarantees Pacific Power s... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Rain Forces LPGA Tour Championship To 54 Holes Nov 22, 2009
Holes No. 3 and 5 were among those at the course that were under water and unplayable. Conditions for Thursday's first round in the $1. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Eradicating polio Nov 22, 2009
Head of the department of orthopaedics, Dr Mathew Varghese, said that improvements in water and sanitation, a key factor, meant the number of child polio cases they were seeing was dropping. But as long as one case of polio remains in the world - no child is safe from this deadly disease. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Psychological Therapy 32 Times More Cost Effective at Increasing Happiness Than Money Nov 22, 2009
Microbiologists tested 14 hand-hygiene agents -- everything from soap and alcohol rubs to plain old tap water -- against hardy bacteria and viruses. . (Science Daily)
NYT: U.S. fears Iraq projects will go to waste Nov 21, 2009
An Iraqi worker at a new water treatment plant in Baghdad's Sadr City. The $65 million plant is meant to provide water for 200,000 people just a tenth of the population of the vast slum on Baghdad's eastern ouskirts ... BAGHDAD - In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan, the United States government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building tens of thousands of hospitals, water treatment plants, electricity substations,... (MSNBC -- International)
