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  Hawaii fights war against frog pests - 05/31/02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Coming to look for frogs?" he calls out, taking care that he and his guest are not shot as backyard prowlers.
The frog's call grows as urgent as a lifeguard's whistle, and as relentless as a toddler with a question.
Officials are considering the use of hydrated lime, a soil fertilizer that essentially "dries" the frogs to death.
www.detnews.com /2002/nation/0205/31/a12-503345.htm   (1007 words)

  
 Ribbity Blog
One of the most frustrating aspects of the terrorist war is that it is not fought in decisive battles.
Yesterday the Frog Family - Ribbity, the Ribbitzen and the Tadpoles - were approached on the street by a charming young lady - Japanese, I believe - who invited us to participate in a peace march that will take place in Jerusalem soon (I have mislaid the sheet she gave us).
Frog will be taking the tads Rib and Rob to visit their new sister this afternoon.
ribbityfrog.blogspot.com   (679 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Homer
The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of Greece, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy.
As these men were not sent to war because their loyalty on the battlefield was suspect, they would not get killed in battles.
The term Hellenistic (established by the German historian Johann Gustav Droysen) in the history of the ancient world is used to refer to the shift from a culture dominated by ethnic Greeks, however scattered geographically, to a culture dominated by Greek-speakers of whatever ethnicity, and from the political dominance...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Homer   (2406 words)

  
 frog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2,000 years of French history, France is conquered by an Italian megalomaniac wearing dirty bed sheets.
After the collapse of the French armies the nation lapses into civil war as the first commune and the nationalists vie for the privilege of being the first to surrender to the Germans.
Post war plans for all female collaborators to have shave heads floundered when it was discovered that all nearly all females of child bearing age would have to be included.
northampton1.com /joker/France2.htm   (702 words)

  
 Boiling Frog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We could easily expand the argument against War and explore technologies like; chem./bio, nanotech, genetic engineering, energy weapons, surveillance, mind control, weather modification, etc. We could explore countless ways that we, the masses, have been deceived and terrorized to support the military industrial complexes.
It is economics that fuel war, environmental devastation and social injustice.
Although only 2 (as far as we know) nuclear bombs have been used in an act of war, the damage resulting from their manufacture and use may never be undone.
www.boilingfrog.ca /what.html   (959 words)

  
 FROG-7A (3R-11, 9K21, 9M21, R-65), FROG-7B (9K52, 9M52, R-70), Luna-M
During the Cold War the most prominent short-range nuclear force [SNF] system at at the division level was the unguided free-rocket-over-ground (FROG), which in the Soviet Army was deployed in a battalion of four launchers.
Another 215 FROG launchers were opposite China and in the Far East; some 100 were opposite Southwest Asia and eastern Turkey; and about 75 were in strategic reserve.
The earlier FROG'S used semitrailers towed by ZIL-157V tractor trucks, and needed crane trucks for reloading of the transport-launch vehicles.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/frog-7.htm   (683 words)

  
 Ribbity Blog
The lead story on the UAE news site is that this war is primarily characterised by the propaganda efforts on both sides, and that all information regarded with great caution.
As ever, the war is described as a huge American plot to gain control of Iraq’s oil, and to gain political supremacy in the region.
I seem to remember that the first Gulf War, some people died because they didn't remove the protective tag from the front of the filter, and just assumed that their breathing difficulties were caused by the masks.
www.ribbityfrog.blogspot.com /2003_03_16_ribbityfrog_archive.html   (3434 words)

  
 Frogwars and the deadly caffeine experiment!
The Frog War threatens the environment as exterminators poison the land and water with the experimental use of concentrated caffeine.
This makes the Frog War a major threat to the health of humans, animals, and the environment, and it could take years to see the full impact of the damage caused, since mutations take time to become apparent.
Controlling frogs at nurseries is extremely costly and impractical, and could destroy the plants that are treated for frogs.
www.hawaiiancoqui.org /frogwars.htm   (751 words)

  
 A REVOLUTIONARY FROG
Frogs of course were here long before the people and as you know, frogs are very peaceful.
Grandma Frog reached into the pond at the edge of her lily pad, scooped up a tiny froglet treading water, placed him on her generous lap and continued her story.
He was quite worried about his frog friend since he had never known him to croak so weakly before but he knew if his friend had traveled so far to see him, there must be a very important reason.
www.frogdaze.com /a_revolutionary_frog.htm   (2098 words)

  
 Jung Talk - War, Soldiers And My Son Saving A Frog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The frog is of great importance; something primitive from the deep unconscious wants to be seen.
Even in the west frogs have been regarded as a resurrection symbol because of the changes in their life-cycle...to harm a frog is, therefore, to risk hurting the owner of the soul in question..
..a more local conflict such as a civil war could indicate a potential unity of the two warring sides of the psyche..conflict motifs in dreams are often associated with the differentiation of the ego from the unsconscious..
www.cgjungpage.org /talk/showthread.php?t=2698   (844 words)

  
 Lava Tree State Park!!!
The Frog War has begun as of December 10, 2002, and Lava Tree is the first battle site.
The park is currently being defoliated as part of the Frog War against the coqui tree frogs.
This means the frogs will be spread by this attack, only to return when the understory grows back, making this a futile exercise in environmental destruction.
www.hawaiiancoqui.org /lavatree.htm   (339 words)

  
 About CHIRP!
CHIRP is a non-profit organization consisting of environmentalists, animal protectionists, frog lovers, nurserymen, and others opposed to a Frog War in Hawaii.
And they still want this war knowing that it may only reduce the numbers of frogs, not eradicate them, since eradication is impossible, according to the Department of Agriculture and coqui experts.
Meanwhile, negative propaganda against the frogs has been spread to justify this Frog War, poisoning the minds of Hawaii’s citizens and creating a frog mania that has spread faster than the frogs.
www.hawaiiancoqui.org /about.htm   (333 words)

  
 Homer Encyclopedia Article, History, Biography @ Local Color Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Trojan War as well as the Theban poems about Oedipus and his sons.
Tradition held that Homer was blind, and various Ionian cities are claimed to be his birthplace, but otherwise his biography is a blank slate.
The commentaries on the Iliad and the Odyssey written in the Hellenistic period ( 3rd to 1st century BC) began exploring the textual inconsistencies of the poems.
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Homer   (958 words)

  
 The Big Peach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you don't know your French and Indian War history, you may feel a combination of cluelessness and awe as you gaze on this bridge.
This "war" was famous for centuries, especially in Europe (where it became emblematic of the gullible American character), although it's little known today.
The town of Windham defines itself by two accomplishments: the Frog War, and the main industry in town, textiles.
www.roadescape.com /frog.html   (350 words)

  
 War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This nation appears, on the eve of it's 218th birthday, to be in transition regarding how we as a society regard going to war.
War is becoming denuded of its former clothes of righteousness and morality, and being replaced with a spartan utilitarianism.
The present administration is in the midst of preparations to invade a country called Haiti.
www.inwa.net /~frog/essays/war.htm   (195 words)

  
 Old Mill Hill Society- Ropewalk War
There are few Trentonians with a head for local history who do not know something about the famous "frog war" which was fought out when the newly organized Bound Brook railroad company attempted to cross the Pennsylvania railroad tracks near Hopewell years ago.
Whittaker forgetting he was now a small frog in a big pond, and relied too easily upon his personal strength in dealing with the people who had purchased building lots from him and made their homes on the newly-opened Mercer Street.
At first, the ropewalk proprietors vented their wrath by instituting a suit for damages against three persons who were charged with instigating the destruction of their property, and a time for a hearing before Squire A. Baily was fixed.
oldmillhillsociety.org /research/odds/Ropewalk.htm   (2038 words)

  
 Uniform References   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We have decided to use the waistbelt and frog for events dated up to 1778, and a shoulder belt with the same frog for events dated after 1778.
The frog is based an original in the National Army Museum, and several examples in private collections.
It is a sliding frog made of buff leather which fits belts up to 2 inches wide.
home.earthlink.net /~colscoy/uniformspecs.html   (7155 words)

  
 The Fog of War & the Frog of War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Fog of War & the Frog of War
It is a commonly understood phenomenon of military conflict that with the commencement of hostilities, confusion and disorientation invariably occur.
Historically, this “fog of war” was compounded by breaks in communication both among various tactical units as well as with the command hierarchy managing overall battle strategy.
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2003/3/23/201821.shtml   (1769 words)

  
 Strategy & War : Leap Frog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Leap Frog is a one or two player strategy game designed for players of all ages.
To play the game you simply jump your opponents frogs to turn them into your own.
You win the level if you have the most frogs at the end of that level (6 levels total).
www.s-share.com /Games/Strategy_War/software_5618.htm   (190 words)

  
 (DV) Ireland: The Next War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This underscores how the Franco-German couple is in the ascendance once again as the dominant force in the European Union—Perle and Frum’s francophobia is a mad prescription for dividing the Western democracies right at the time their cooperation is essential to advance the war on terrorism, now as ever primarily a police/intelligence problem.
War on the heavily armed Korean Peninsula would be a calamity.
And that will remove the last, ever-so-slight brake within the administration on the neocons, who have already successfully conned the United States into unnecessary wars in Afghanistan and Iraq—wars that actually undermined the war on terrorism.
www.dissidentvoice.org /Jan04/Ireland0106.htm   (889 words)

  
 Frog Soup
The so-called Cold War and all of the accompanying proxy conflicts notwithstanding, World War III was never fought.
Like Germany's "fleet in being" in World War I, they were intended, by their very existence, to keep an enemy from launching an attack in the first place.
Its intent was probably to fight and win a war in Europe, or at least show the West that the Soviets were prepared to do so, while hopefully avoiding escalation to an all-out nuclear war with the US.
monkey99.blogspot.com   (4407 words)

  
 Leap Frog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Like Reversi, this Windows game is a one or two player strategy game with 8 levels, each level has a unique playing field.
To play the game you simply jump your opponents frogs to turn them into your dragons.
You win the level if you have the most frogs at the end of that level.
www.goldenshareware.com /games/strategy-and-war/leap-frog.htm   (190 words)

  
 Frog Venom Could Prove Vital In War Against Disease
They use very mild electrical stimulation to encourage the frogs to secrete their venom, which is then broken down into its component parts in the laboratory.
The same frog also produces a peptide which stops blood from clotting, opening the way for new treatments for Deep Vein Thrombosis -- the so-called "economy class syndrome" recently highlighted when passengers on long haul aircraft flights suffered lethal blood clots and heart disease.
Peptides from the venom could be incorporated into food crops or crops such as cotton to prevent insect attack without the use of pesticides.
unisci.com /stories/20013/0920011.htm   (585 words)

  
 GunBroker.com Item 34301837 [Ends Jul-10-05 04:49:13 PM] Ames Model 1860 Cutlass Scabbard & Frog Civil War
Ames began his delivery of M 1861 Naval cutlasses in July 18, 1861, orders were received until the final order received on September 24, 1864 which requested 1000 cutlasses and scabbards.
Total Model 1861 (1860) model Naval Cutlasses manufactured by Ames during the Civil War was 22,000 as compared to the Ames orders for 81,300 Light Cavalry Saber or (Model 1860).
Frog construction is leather with remains of fl color.
www.gunbroker.com /Auction/ViewItem.asp?item=34301837   (581 words)

  
 Frog's House of Infinite Wisdom: "War in Iraq" for Dummies
Frog's House of Infinite Wisdom: "War in Iraq" for Dummies
Unlike most of the partisans out there, I've taken the time to read the executive summary of the most recent Iraq Survey Group report, which is the one that the press has referenced to proclaim that there are "no WMD's in Iraq".
Naturally, if you were to take the conclusion that the intellectually dishonest reporters have posted, it would seem pretty simple.
www.frogbrother.com /2004/10/war-in-iraq-for-dummies.html   (547 words)

  
 Frog's House of Infinite Wisdom: March 2003
Those of you that know me know that I'm like most level-headed Americans and dislike the general idea of war but understand that war is sometimes necessary, such as when we forced Milosevic from power in Yugoslavia.
A lot of people aren't aware that in the first hours of war, he's ALREADY used missles (the Al Samoud II and the Scud) that he claimed he didn't have, thereby proving that he's been lying all along to the U.N. He never had any intention of disarming.
If your only anti-war slogan is "No war for oil," sue your school district for allowing you to slip through the cracks and robbing you of the education you deserve.
www.frogbrother.com /archive/2003_03_01_frogbro_archive.html   (3826 words)

  
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 Humping Frog.com - Hart's War Movie Review
The terrible conflict that was World War II has forever been visualized in film and print in ways to numerous to mention.
The new Bruce Willis vehicle, "Hart’s War" is attempting to reach the same audience that drew "Enemy" and "Black Hawk" by relying on human drama rather than battlefield exploits to propel the story.
Hart was in his second year of law school at Yale when he entered the war and is content at serving his country in HQ.
www.humpingfrog.com /other/movie-hart.htm   (772 words)

  
 The War Winning Clan - Search Results
I’d like to tell yOu a StoRy aBout my pet frog…… I think he was green ‘cause he was a vegetarian.
I’D liKe tO teLl yOu A StoRy aBoUt mY PEt fRoG…… his name was :MY Nice frog, or was he a toad, hey where’d my pocket knife and my watch go, he had a pet fly and was in my pocket, green vegetarian I think.
I’D liKe tO TeLl yOu A StoRy aBoUt mY PEt fRoG…… his pet fly’s name was :MY Nice pet frog’s fly, or was he my toad’s pet fly, hey where’d my pocket knife and my watch go, and was in my pocket, who’s owner was green and a vegetarian I think.
warwinningclan.proboards39.com /index.cgi?action=recent   (653 words)

  
 Mutant Frog Travelogue: Singapore Detonates World War II Japanese Bomb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Last year, a cache of 843 unexploded World War II bombs were found buried under a construction site near a former colonial-era British military base.
Unexploded World War II bombs and artillery rounds occasionally turn up at construction sites and beaches.
Japanese forces captured Singapore in 1942 and Britain regained control at the end of the war and ran the island until 1963, two years before Singapore became independent.
www.eden.rutgers.edu /~royb/2004/07/singapore-detonates-world-war-ii   (194 words)

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