Yoplait yogurt containers

There are six ounce Yoplait yogurt containers that are somewhat wide at the bottom and thinner at the top. It is somewhat difficult to spoon out all of the contents.

There is an interesting quote on the containers:

PROTECT WILDLIFE CRUSH CUP BEFORE DISPOSAL

airline problems

I went to frontierairlines.com to read about their current financial situation, and I saw some interesting quotes advertising the $128 Clear card:

Avoid the hassle of airport security.

Stop wasting time in airport security.

If the quotes are true, I wonder why airport security is a hassle and a waste of time.

It is also interesting to see how many airlines have gone out of business:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_airlines

US troop levels

below is text from this article:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN4T1018EG.DTL

U.S. troop levels at the time of major events in the Iraq war:

192,000: March 2003 - U.S. troops invade Iraq

146,000: May 2003 - President Bush declares the end of major combat

159,000: January 2005 - First post-invasion Iraqi election

157,000: October 2005 - Iraqi vote on Constitution

152,000: December 2005 - Iraqi parliamentary elections

125,000: June 2006 - Lowest troop level in a year

147,000: September 2006 - Escalation of violence

132,000: January 2007 - Bush announces troop "surge"

137,000: February 2007 - "Surge" troops begin moving into Iraq

170,000: October 2007 - Troop buildup peaks

158,000: March 2008 - U.S. deaths reach 4,000

140,000: July 2008 - Troop level projection

Source: Associated Press