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Saturday, February 2, 2008

Car used by the President of the United States - Cadillac One

The Presidential State Car is a name that can be given to several limousines used by the President of the United States. Analogous to Air Force One, the limousine is informally known as Cadillac One.
Current model

The current Presidential Limousine is a 2006 hand-crafted, armored version of the stretch Cadillac DTS (DeVille Touring Sedan), first used on January 20, 2005 during the second inauguration parade of George W. Bush. The vehicle was custom built by a team formerly called O'Gara, Hess and Eisenhart, founded in Fairfield, Ohio in 1942, specializing in armoring limousines for presidents and heads of state, and now a subsidiary of BAE Systems.The Secret Service refers to the heavily-armored vehicle as "the beast".

The limousine is airlifted for domestic and international use primarily by U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. When the President travels on domestic and working international trips, Cadillac One displays the American and Presidential flags. When the President performs a state visit to a foreign country, the Presidential flag is replaced by the foreign country's flag. via

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Friday, February 1, 2008

The Iranian hero - Big Boy

This was a news segment in Iran, it shows a infant of 7 months who is considerably obese. During the interview in Persian his parents state that he drinks milk for 1 hour everyday. When he was born he was normal weighing at 3kg, at 3 months he suddenly weighed 11kg and now at 7 months he weighs an amazing 20 kilograms.

"The doctors have said such an obese Persian child must have its milk cut back."