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Swimming with Carnivores: Australian Men Eaten By Crocodiles

20 Foot Charlie

Why would anyone jump into a Crocodile infested river? To get to other side, naturally! Unfortunately that’s if you can get to the other side anyways. In Australia, it would seem that people living there would be wise enough not to swim in the rivers and lakes there. After all, that country is renowned for their over sized Salt Water Crocks, thanks to 20 Steve Erwin. But, this author can only guess that being an Australian and being aware of the dangers of swimming in a Crock filled river at night, don’t always go hand in hand.

A 20 year old man, drunk from drinking with his brother-in-law, decided to tempt fate and launch himself into the dark waters of the Daly River, 200 miles south of the Northern Territory capital of Darwin with his brother-in-law. Instead of heading to a bridge to reach the other side of the river, where they had camped with relatives, they decided to swim across to the far bank. He and his Brother-in-law both made the swim, but for some reason he ended up behind a little as his wife watched from a short distance near by.

According to the report, they heard a few loud screams and heavy splashing. His wife claims she witnessed her husband get dragged down under the water and then pulled out into the dark waters beyond her sight.

Locals had said a large crocodile had been seen in the area in previous days and no-one had dared venture into the water, but after a night of drinking, said a police officer, it appeared that the two men had thrown caution to the wind and had decided to take a ’short cut’ back to the camping ground by swimming across the river. Even though there were several signs that warned of the animals in the waters.

“‘While we cannot confirm with absolute certainty that the man has been killed by a crocodile, everyone needs to consider the likelihood that the one time you have trouble swimming is the same time that a crocodile is seen next to you.” Said a Police Officer investigator after the incident.

Police have established a half-mile exclusion zone in the area to make sure that no-one else is attacked while the hunt for crocodiles continues. They are looking for a 14 foot monster, but they fear that the victim’s body may never be found. The animal itself is quite capable of ingesting the man whole and digesting him, which could take several weeks before the Animal releases his body as excrement.

The suspected crocodile attack was the third death by one of the reptiles in northern Australia in recent months, the two earlier incidents involving children.

The Northern Territory is concerned about the rising number of crocodile attacks occurring in or near urban areas, is considering a plan to either destroy or move any of the reptiles found within 20 miles of Darwin.

In another incident involving a man and meat-eating reptile, a well-known British pensioner named Arthur Booker, 63, was believed to be checking a crab trap on the shores on the Endeavour River near Cooktown in north Queensland.When a 20+ foot crocodile named Charlie is suspected of grabbing the man by his arm and dragging him down under. Charlie has been caught once before and tagged for conservation reasons, and suspected of being the only Crock large enough in the area to drag of Mr.Booker without much sound or warning.

His wife who went looking for her missing husband found a crab pot rope snapped on the bank, along with large crocodile slide marks and the couples’ new video recorder. Mr Booker’s watch was found at the scene, along with one sandal.

The news came as the father of the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin begged authorities not to kill the crocodile responsible. Conservationist Bob Irwin said the crocodile had just been doing what it had to do to survive in the wild.

“The crocodile was simply hunting for food. It’s what they obviously have to do in the wild to survive. Because of his reported size, it’s likely that this area of the river would have been his home for at least fifty years.” Said Mr.Irwin

“There are signs all over the area warning locals and tourists that the area is home to saltwater crocodiles,” he said.

“I feel tremendously sorry for the man’s family, and my deepest sympathy goes out to them.

“It is very, very sad for the family. But you really can’t blame the crocodile.”

This Author would have to agree. After all….these are Crocodiles, and we are just slabs of meat to them, unfortunately that just means, we can’t really blame them for eating people, now can we?

First Sgt. Benjamin Kaufman - Medal of Honor recipient -

NOTE: This essay is one of a continuing series, authored by Army Sustainment Command noncommissioned officers, marking the Year of the NCO.) This is the story I had heard from my dad, though I'm sure it had been exaggerated over the years, just good to know he wasn't pulling my leg!

Born on March 10, 1894, Benjamin Kaufman would become one of America's most honored World War I veterans because of his bravery in the Argonne Forest, France, in October 1918. He was an unassuming young man growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He never intended to join the Army; he was just a normal college student at Syracuse University when America became a participant in the Great War in 1917.

Early on, Kaufman was assigned to Company K, 308th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. He was sent to France, where he moved to the front lines immediately. In an epic battle to rescue several of his men, Kaufman was blinded by a gas shell. He refused medical help, but was forced to go to the hospital. However, he stole a uniform and made his way back to his unit, only to find himself faced with bigger trouble than before. Kaufman had to face a court martial for leaving the hospital without proper discharge. He fought the charges placed against him and Army officers eventually cleared him of any wrongdoing and allowed Kaufman to rejoin his fellow soldiers.

First Sergeant Kaufman was already a hero among his peers, and within his unit for acts of bravery. While serving in an advance detail in the Argonne Forest, France, Kaufman and his men were once again facing danger. On Oct. 4, 1918, 1st Sgt. Kaufman and his men came under heavy fire from a German machine gun. Two of his men were immediately wounded. Kaufman confronted the task of silencing the machine gun in order to provide proper assistance to his own men. Unfortunately, before he was able to use his weapons, Kaufman was struck in the arm by enemy fire. With his shattered, bleeding right arm hanging limply by his side, he advanced on the enemy gun alone. He showed no hesitation as he lobbed hand grenades with his left arm. Waving an empty pistol, he charged, managing to take a prisoner while the enemy crew scattered. Kaufman barely made it back to the American lines with his prisoner. He managed to report the position of the German lines before fainting from blood loss. His revelation regarding the enemy's position made it possible for the Americans to move forward and attack. Kaufman received awards for bravery from nine foreign governments, including the Medal of Honor awarded by the United States.

Kaufman continued his service to America after the war. He served as a national commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States from 1941 through 1942. His credentials grew during World War II, when he served as the director of the War Manpower Commission (WMC) in New Jersey. The WMC balanced the labor needs of agriculture, industry and the armed forces during the World War. During this time he also served as commander of the New Jersey Council of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War and national vice commander of the National Legion of Valor. From 1945 thru 1959 Kaufman was the executive director of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States.

Kaufman died at the age of 86 at Mercer Medical Center, Trenton, N.J., on Feb. 5, 1981, He was honored once again through the naming of the Ben Kaufman Post 156 of the Jewish War Veterans in Trenton, N.J. The Post is a living memorial to a man who has been described as someone who always wore a smile, even when the going was tough. A Syracuse University student who never considered joining the military had become one of America's most valorous decorated veterans, taking care of fellow servicemen until death.

Nothing Works.....I'm SiCk!!!

I'm sick. I'm running a fever. My throat hurts like crazy. My body feels like Rocky after the fight. I look like rocky after the fight. I'm weak and tired. I haven't slept in 3 nights. I have cold chills and a sweaty forehead! My body smells like Richard Simmons after sweating to the oldies. I'm irritable and I can't talk. My head hurts when I cough. I feel basically like a lump of....well....you know....crap???

So all of my friends have made many suggestions to help me out and I have done every one of them.

I bathed in Ginger Root Bath water. I smelled like a Chinese salad dressing. Mixed slightly with Garlic...because...

I ate several cloves now of Raw Garlic, which BURNED like hell going down. I even ate raw onion till my nose started crying....

I chewed raw Ginger root...which BURNED like hell as well going down.....and made me want to send it back up...but I'm a tough cookie...like that Survivor Man guy who can squeeze water out of elephant poop...So I made hot Ginger tea...which sounded good and was quite pleasurable...but last time I ingested large amounts of Ginger root I tripped like I was on acid!!

I gargled with warm salt water several times....I think if I do anymore I'll start retaining water in my ankles! But I will keep doing it anyways! Kinda wish I lived at the beach...Sea water is better...

I tried sweating it out. I woke up in a puddle of man juice...smelling like a Italian dressing....

I ate so much chicken soup I think Campbells is going to revoke my Noodle membership!!

I tried Raw Cherry Juice...which you would think would taste good...NOPE!!! So I tried Pomegranate and cherry juice with Cranberry....Still....it wasn't pleasant!!! But I have drank about a gallon so far...I believe my urinary tract is squeaky clean now....and my Kidneys are able to breath again...

I've tried chewing on Tobacco...got buzzed pretty good...burned my throat and made me wanna vomit....but I felt funky like I did once behind the racket ball courts in Junior High one morning with some girl I knew named Jenny Sullivan...

I ate popcorn...which is supposed to scrape the walls of your throat and open up the infection....the salt in the popcorn then is supposed to help relieve and destroy the infection...well the movie was great...I now know what it feels to eat sand and swallow sand while your throat feels like sand...

I made a tincture of Oregano and olive oil....Now when I fart I smell like a Italian pizzeria/Chinese restaurant!!

Maybe Sushi is a cure...drop some off...lets see....

Only thing left is.....nawww....forget that!!!

Newsroom Fight on Italian TV

Video-Pentagon Gunman Shot and Killed After Shooting 2 Officers: Plus JPatrickBedell on Wikipedia

A lone gunman opened fire on three Pentagon Officers, wounding two, before being shot and killed. The gun man John Patrick Bedell, 36, died in the hospital after being hit twice, once in the head and again in the shoulder. One officer sustained a thigh wound, and the other a shoulder wound. Both were released from the hospital the next day.

It appears that the gun man was a 9/11 conspiracy believer. A blog connected to Bedell via the social networking site LinkedIn shows his growing distrust of the federal government and hints at a deeply seeded mistrust of the Defense Department emerged in a few Internet postings linked to Bedell. A blog connected to his LinkedIn profile contained a two-part treatise on big government, including its vulnerability to being controlled by a criminal organization. He tries to give credence to the idea that a criminal enterprise is being run out of the government and could have staged the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

This was one of several conspiracy/hate-laden Internet postings Bedell made, that attempted to shine light on a 9/11 conspiracy theory. "This organization, like so many murderous governments throughout history, would see the sacrifice of thousands of its citizens, in an event such as the September 11 attacks, as a small cost in order to perpetuate its barbaric control,"

Authorities said Bedell, of Hollister, Calif., had previous run-ins with law-enforcement, but found no known connection to terrorist groups or other types of ideologies, chief investigators said. The attack outside the massive Defense Department headquarters appeared to be a case of "a single individual who had issues," Richard Keevill, chief of Pentagon police, said Friday during a press conference.

Bedell died Thursday night from a single head wound. Officials said the two wounded guards were officers Jeffery Amos and Marvin Carraway, both of whom returned fire. They said a third guard they did not name also fired. Reached by telephone, Amos declined to answer any questions about the shooting but said he was doing fine. "I'm fine and my family is fine," he told The Associated Press. "I just thank the Lord that he shielded me when all of this took place."

Bedell drove across country, including a single known stop at a hotel in Reno, Nevada, law enforcement officials said.

Bedell was described as "very well-educated" and well-dressed, wearing a suit that blended with commuters when he showed up at the Pentagon's subway entrance about 6:40 p.m. But he was concealing two 9 millimeter semiautomatic weapons and "many magazines" of ammunition, Keevill said. "When Bedell seemed to reach into his pocket for worker identification, he was instead reaching for a gun", Keevill said.
"He just reached in his pocket, pulled out a gun and started shooting" at point-blank range, Keevill said.
"He walked up very cool. He had no real emotion on his face."

Although the gunfire near the subway exit in Arlington, Va., lasted less than a minute, Keevill said, numerous shots were fired. There was more ammunition found in Bedell's truck, which authorities found in a nearby mall parking garage only a few blocks from the gates of the Pentagon.


"He came here from California," Keevill said. "We were able to identify certain locations that he spent that last several weeks making his way from the West coast to the East coast." Keevill said he did not know what motivated the shooting: "I have no idea what his intentions were."

There is a Wikipedia page linked to Bedell, by a user with the name JPatrickBedell revealed ill feelings toward the government and the armed forces and made reference to another conspiracy theory.
JPatrickBedell wrote that he was "determined to see that justice is served" in the death of Marine Col. James Sabow, who was found dead in the backyard of his California home in 1991. The death was ruled a suicide but the case has long been the source of theories of a cover up. Sabow's family has maintained that he was murdered because he was about to expose covert military operations in Central America involving drug smuggling.

That posting can be linked to Bedell through online court documents matching the shooter's birth date but Keevill said Friday that authorities had not made "a final determination" that the shooter was the same Bedell found online.


On the Internet posting, user JPatrickBedell wrote the Sabow case was "a step toward establishing the truth of events such as the September 11 demolitions."

There were some warnings though....John Patrick Bedell's parents reportedly warned authorities about him, saying he might have a gun. They also filed a missing person's report on him with the San Benito County Sheriff's Department about two months ago, stating they were concerned about him, citing past mental health problems. He apparently made light of his intentions before departing for his violent clash.

He was also the best circuit design student at San Jose State University, but also a troubled man with a serious drug problem. Now.a conflicting picture of Bedellm has began to emerge as professors, classmates, friends and family reacted to the event. On the one hand he was a quiet but brilliant engineering student who attended colleges off-and-on over the past 18 years, but he smoked and cultivated marijuana, displayed erratic behavior and was involved in a number of scrapes with the law.

Asides from the Engineering part, smoking pot and having run in's with the law describes a large section of the United States 30 something population. 

John Bedell's Wiki Post:

My hope is to use the creativity of markets and advanced technology to transcend the destructive regimes that have fastened themselves upon the world. I have dreamed for an number of years of creating v:production econosystems, which I hope to apply to the creation of v:security service econosystems using new and economic mechanisms and information technology.

I have a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and studied biochemistry at San Jose State University. I've studied electrical engineering with the goal of creating microsystems for molecular analysis.^[1][2][3][4]
You can see a proposal to use aluminum anodization as an adsorption method for DNA molecules on CMOS chips at v:DNA_integrated_circuit/proposal_import_2007 (which originates from an unsuccessful DARPA proposal to create a "microMIRV" interoperable with standard firearms ammunition), and a proposal to use xenon difluoride to create a picoliter-scale computer-controlled device for sorting biomolecules (available at v:Capillary_electrode_array/proposal_import_2007), including DNA and protein molecules.

My goals include the discovery of a protein sequence for the diamondase enzyme, enabling the creation of macroscale diamond structures, and the creation of self-assembled macrosystems with CMOS DNA-integrated circuits. The scale of these and other projects have led me to develop financial instruments representing information as a tool to manage large projects that are very knowledge-intensive.

I am determined to see that justice is served in the death of Colonel James Sabow, as a step toward establishing the truth of events such as the September 11 demolitions and institutions such as the coup regime of 1963 that maintains itself in power through the global drug trade, financial corruption, and murder, among other crimes. My work to develop information currency is an effort to create a framework for information management that uses financial markets to create the economic signals (prices) that will effect complex human actions in the real world based on specified information.

My desire for justice led me to violate what I think is one of the most unjust laws, cannabis prohibition, by growing 16 cannabis plants on my balcony in Irvine, CA from March 2006 to June 2006. I've posted the Orange County, CA District Attorney's complaint for this offense at http://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/JPatrickBedell_2006-06-06_cannabis_felony_complaint .

One desired result of my effort is (will be) billions and billions of carefully cultivated, highly valuable cannabis plants growing throughout the United States with complete security of property. I have posted the image to the right in order to illustrate the use of cannabis as a monetary system using digital financial instruments. There are two information currency units in each of the PDF417 codes pictured.

One of the information currency units is drawn from a series with "one gram cannabis" with the underlying asset, and the second ICU in each code has as its underlying asset the URL http://www.mises.org/humanaction/pdf/humanaction.pdf and the SHA-1 digest value of the file at that location (fd8205cb8b4793d43b57ba6f6c7367aa700c307a). This is a way of associating the work of Ludwig von Mises with financial value, which may be a tool to implement his ideas in reality. I hope someday to see full-reserve banking and observance of Article One, Section 10 of the US Constitution.

I apologize for the graphic content of some of my contributions, but detailed evidence is sometimes necessary to address important matters. I am very disturbed by the fact that Col. Sabow's civilian superiors and their successors have been able to continue their narco-mercantilism. For historical comparison, I might resemble the odd German still complaining about the murders of the Night of the Long Knives in 1938(?). Of course, Wikipedia didn't exist in 1938!

8.8 EarthQuake hits Chile

First before you read this post, I think it would be wise to look at the latest earthquakes to have took place in the last few days. Please go here and look at the quakes to have taken place in the last few hours. The numbers are frightening if not disturbing.




The earthquake epicenter caused concern for Asian Islands far from the center of the quake. The after effects put Japan and others on alert.

The map to the left here displays the wave effects from the epicenter, but so far luckily the after shocks have been been centered in the general areas of the epicenter.

The major concern though was the effect it had on Chile and surrounding areas. Roughly 1.7-2.1 million people are displaced at the moment, with a death toll rising up to if not expected beyond 1,000. So far luckily the numbers have reached 720, which is far less than the quake that hit Haiti. Roughly 270,000 died in the Haiti Quake, but Chile was far more prepared and ready for such a catastrophe.

The two maps below give you a idea of the local and the number of quakes taking place around the world in the last 38 hours.


Chile has relatively escaped huge numbers of human life loss, more damage to buildings than people, thankfully!



An estimated 100,000 Chile Troops have been deployed to halt looting and social unrest.



U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brought much-needed satellite phones and a promise of more aid on Tuesday. More aid is needed, but because of this countries ability to recover, America will not be deploying troops. Unlike Haiti.

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