An anti-rape condom?

For a total change of pace....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050831/hl_nm/anti_rape_condom_dc_1

Sodium Nitrite Could Be Disease Cure

"Could the salt that preserves hot dogs also preserve your health? Scientists at the National Institutes of Health think so. They've begun infusing sodium nitrite into volunteers in hopes that it could prove a cheap but potent treatment for sickle cell anemia, heart attacks, brain aneurysms, even an illness that suffocates babies."

Read more here.

Local failure caused by FEMA?

"That is the meme we need to push to counter the latest Bush PR campaign.

In the case of Katrina we need to make clear that we are not complaining that FEMA did not arrive in NO. Clearly, the leadership of FEMA was on the scene immediately and took charge of the situation. The problem was that the leadership was so incompetent that it succeeded in interfering with local relief efforts but failed to provide any federal relief efforts. It kills me to see that the meme of "local failure" could take hold when story after story indicates that "local failure" was largely caused by FEMA."

Read the story

This seems like confirmation to me...

...that FEMA is actively fighting the efforts of others to help in this crisis and keep things moving. Planes are ready to evacuate refugees from the Astrodome (those who are ready to go--some people are so overwhelmed, and so worried about finding relatives, they really don't want to leave yet.) Three cruise ships are ready to take on refugees. And FEMA has stopped everything in its tracks, with no explanation at this time.

http://my.ev1.net/english/news/newsarticle.asp?articleID=49926934&subject=headlines