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First Saigon Taxi

Admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:00:51 +0000

Here is a picture of the very first Saigon Taxi. A 2 cylinder, 12 HP, 1903 Ford Model A.

This photograph was taken in 1911 in Saigon.

I’ve got a lawn mower with more horse power then this Taxi – LOL.

I wonder how fast it went *blazing* through the streets of Saigon.

A lot different from the Taxi’s [...]

Name These Saigon Kids

Admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:50:51 +0000

During the *Clod* era in Saigon (late 1950s to about 1961/62) it was common for The Clods to have special names for various Saigon Kids.

Below is a list of some of them.

What are their real names?

Pear Shape Little Mike Mouthless Wenie brothers S’Ellen Skanky twins Cowlegs Garage Mouth Peter Rabbit Moonlight Gambler Daddy Del Flaxie Chuckles Batman

Did The Clods have a *special* name for you that [...]

Overtreated: Surgery too often fails for back pain

Admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:00:27 +0000

LAURAN NEERGAARD From Associated Press June 08, 2010 2:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Why did they cut you?”

The shocking question came from a respected spine surgeon tracked down by Keith Swenson, who was still in severe pain after an earlier back operation.

He didn’t know what to believe. Two other surgeons had urged more operations, different ones.

And Swenson, [...]

Study: Lax infection control at surgery centers

Admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:10:01 +0000

CARLA K. JOHNSON From Associated Press June 08, 2010 9:12 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers — where patients get such things as foot operations and pain injections — have serious problems with infection control.

Failure to wash hands, wear gloves and clean blood glucose meters were among the reported breaches. [...]

Overtreated: More medical care isn’t always better

Admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:00:09 +0000

LAURAN NEERGAARD From Associated Press June 07, 2010 3:40 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier — it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.

Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests and treatments we get are estimated to be unnecessary, and avoidable care [...]

Facebook adjusts privacy controls after complaints

Admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:40:11 +0000

BARBARA ORTUTAY From Associated Press May 26, 2010 9:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — In Facebook’s vision of the Web, you would no longer be alone and anonymous. Sites would reflect your tastes and interests — as you expressed them on the social network — and you wouldn’t have to fish around for news and songs that [...]

Good folk: Iconic NY coffeehouse marks 50th year

Admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:35:54 +0000

CHRIS CAROLA From Associated Press May 18, 2010 11:38 AM EDT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — On a Friday night 50 years ago this week, folk singer Jackie Washington stepped up to the tiny stage of Bill and Lena Spencer’s new coffeehouse.

He was Caffe Lena’s first performer, and thousands of singers and countless songs later, the coffeehouse started [...]

Scientist inspired by Dalai Lama studies happiness

Admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 14:35:49 +0000

RYAN J. FOLEY From Associated Press May 14, 2010 7:33 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson to his home in India in 1992 to pose a question.

Scientists often study depression, anxiety and fear, but why not devote your [...]

Strange News: Rare ‘King of Herrings’ found off Swedish coast

Admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:02:48 +0000

From Associated Press May 12, 2010 4:09 PM EDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A maritime expert says a 12-foot (3.65-meter) Giant Oarfish — the world’s largest bony fish — has been found in Swedish waters for the first time in 130 years.

Also known as the “King of Herrings,” the dead fish was picked up by a west coast [...]

FDA urges doctors to report misleading drug ads

Admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:54:47 +0000

MATTHEW PERRONE From Associated Press May 11, 2010 8:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will begin asking doctors to keep an eye out for misleading drug advertisements as part of the agency’s latest effort to police the pharmaceutical industry’s multibillion-dollar marketing machine.

The agency’s “bad ad program” urges doctors to report [...]