Re: OT: Military Ranks/Computers : WAS Re: newbie question on cobol syntax

On 29 Apr, 04:41, "James J. Gavan" <jgavandeletet...@shaw.ca> wrote:
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> Do you ever watch BBC World News ? As a doctor you might have a mild
> interest in the following. This past w they have been doing ten
> minute pieces about Iraq. Last night "Iraq War - to date 3,000
> fatalities and over 50,000 wounded". Interesting though, the ratio
> casualties to dead, Vietnam 3:1 whereas Iraq 16:1 - due to the fact
> front line medical aid is more sophisticated, they are able to get more
> alive back to the States.
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Scientific American has an mp3 podcast for April 18, 2007 which covers
the improvements made in emergency care provided to soldiers by the US
military. Go to (sorry, I know some people don't like Go Tos!)
www.sciam.com/podcast/index.cfm?e_type=3DW for a free download.