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To: ThirdEye who wrote (70552)	6/12/2006 4:29:45 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 362362

Nah. Just a comment on spinning "suiciders." Right now, I think he is wishing he made it; DTs big time. Have another patient who is most probably an illegal. Been here 3 months. Started feeling poorly Tues. Came into ER Fri. 3 days, right? Turned out to have Necrotizing Fasciitis , flesh eating bacteria disease. (Not resistant; "just" Staph A). They laid this guy open from his arm pit to his hip bone, and from the spine clear over to the arm pit line to clean it out. On the vent because they are doing dressing changes 4 times a day, and sedate him heavily for it. They have to pack dressings between each layer of muscle. Absolutely fascinating to watch; times like this, I wish Dad was still around. It was a great anatomy lesson, but it's gonna cost taxpayers 100K. (and the very sick Rat is looking at this and thinking "flank steak") 3 days. That scares the shit outta me. emedicine.com

To: ThirdEye who wrote (70552)	6/12/2006 4:34:43 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362362

Global military spending hits $1.12 trillion: report ______________________________________________________________ Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:45am ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. spending in Iraq and Afghanistan helped push up global 2005 military expenditure by 3.5 percent to $1.12 trillion, a research body said on Monday. Several countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, benefited from the rise in prices for minerals and fossil fuels to boost their military spending, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its latest yearbook. "The USA is responsible for 48 percent of the world total, distantly followed by the UK, France, Japan and China with 4 to 5 percent each," the Swedish government-funded institute added. It said U.S. spending was behind about 80 percent of the gain in 2005. Spending on weapons accounted for 2.5 percent of the world's gross domestic product, or average spending of $173 per capita. A process of concentration of spending continued in 2005, it added, as 15 countries with the highest spending accounted for 84 percent of the world total. The global rise in raw materials' prices helped some countries to spend more on weapons. "This is reflected especially in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Russia and Saudi Arabia, where increased proceeds from oil and gas exploitation have boosted government revenues and freed up funds for military spending," it added. China and India also increased spending. "In absolute terms, their current spending is only a fraction of the USA's. Their increases are largely commensurate with their economic growth," the institute said.