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...calling into base after his first encounter with the enemy: "I stopped moving and tried to slow my breathing. It was my first firefight; I didn't want to sound frantic or panicked on the radio, since how you sound when you call in during your first enemy contact can come to define how you're viewed by those above and below you for the rest of your tour. Frantic-sounding lieutenants lose everyone's confidence immediately...
...Federation of German Banks, which represents the main private-sector banks, has proposed something along these lines already. Rather than calling it a bad bank the banks call it a "mobilization fund." Each bank would park its toxic assets in an account with the government. This way the assets would be off the banks' books but each security would still be associated with its original owner rather than pooled together. "The mobilization fund is not about burdening the taxpayer with all the risks," Klaus-Peter Müller, head of the banking federation, told reporters...
...According to Reuters, Continental Europeans have summarily rejected U.K. Prime Minister Brown's and President Barack Obama's call for governments to spend more. From the perspective of nations that probably have little access to capital, their objections to the stimulus plans of the U.K. and U.S. is understandable...
Text for a Taxi. Rather than wait on a street corner for a cab in San Francisco, Washington, Dallas or 22 other cities, use Ride Charge to call a taxi via your smart phone. BlackBerry users must create an account, then summon a chariot by emailing get@ridecharge.com; iPhone users can just download the Taxi Magic app. The program gives you real-time updates on your car's location, when it will arrive, as well as the driver's name and car number. Plus, you can pay by credit card...
...killing was just one of a series of "bikie" murders and shootings in the past few weeks that has sparked widespread fear in Sydney and elsewhere. Police are concerned that a new and more deadly generation of "one-percenters" - as the bikies like to call themselves, because they believe they are part of a tiny group outside the law - has taken over. As a result, the police want stricter laws to allow them to crack down on the gangs. (See pictures of gangs in New Zealand...