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Bar coding To Save Lives. The safety of hospital patients would be improved if they were barcoded. That's the conclusion of a recent trial, which showed fewer mistakes were made by staff when patients' medical details were recorded on bar-coded wristbands.

Recruits Sold For Sex By The Army. The Russian army is reportedly investigating claims that young recruits were forced to work as male prostitutes in St Petersburg. It is the latest in a series of scandals to hit the military in Russia. You may find some of the pictures distressing.

Paraglider's Miracle Escape. A German paraglider has survived after flying into a storm that took her to an altitude higher than Mount Everest. Here she speaks for the first time about her ordeal.

Those were the headlines for today. This has to be the first time that I have heard of the fact that the Russian army is also operating as a pimp. They are not using their female soldiers as prostitutes, however, no, they have invented something far more strange. They are using their young, probably very handsome, male recruits. The boys are forced, sometimes even tortured, into prostitution. According to the video, daily abuse of recruits is comon in the Russian army, and the video gets very graphical here. I feel so sorry for the boys. One more reason for me to say: Don't forget to love a soldier.

Oh, and whatever you do... don't forget to say yes to Hillary Clinton as the next president of the U.S.A. They need her woman's touch more then ever. Love, Jenifer. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk

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U.S. wrestlers were welcomed to Iran on Tuesday, with bouquets of pink and white flowers, at a time of increasing tensions between the two countries.

Russia stepped up security in major cities Wednesday, deploying thousands of extra police, and urging public vigilance, a day after officials warned of a possible terrorist threat on public transportation.

Fidel Castro himself told surgeons not to perform a colostomy, opting instead for a course of surgery that produced a serious complication, which left him in a far worse condition, this according to new details published in a Spanish newspaper today. When, oh when is Castro going to die?

Those were the headlines for today. Problems in Russia. Officials warned of a possible terrorist threat against public transportation. Of course, there was no word with regards on from who the threat came, but it is understood that Muslims are the terrorists who are planning those attacks. In no way, and you should not think something else, is it the former KGB who is planning to blow up public transportation. Anyone who would suggest something like that is completely out off order. And the Russians still have no clue as to who poisoned their ex spy in the U.K. But, again, they are sure, that it wasn't their spy agency. I'm saying all of this, because although Russia is no longer a communist state, and is on reasonable good footing with the U.S. now, that doesn't mean that the state is less dangerous for its citizens. Money corrupts, and that happens there more then anywhere else on this moment.

And Fidel Castro is the one who made the decision on what to do on the operating table. He told surgeons NOT to perform a colostomy, but to attach his intestines directly to his rectum. That was obviously not a good decision, but, of course even a doctor would not dare to second guese Fidel Castro. And it looks right now, that Fidel Castro is having very serious problems, and he might die any day soon. His timing couldn't have better as far as I'm concerned. The U.S., who wants Castro dead as soon as possible, don't have a lot of man power left to wreck havoc in Cuba, as they are busy on all kind of other fronts. Castro's problems might somehow influence the U.S. decision on how many extra soldiers to send to Iraq, keeping in mind that they need some spare soldiers to send to Cuba in the near future. Or does the U.S. not look that far ahead?

But, as usual, I don't care whatever you do, and for whatever reason, as long as you don't forget to love a soldier. Love, Jenifer Bloom. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk