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Libya gets 2nd amendment, or something

http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFLDE72J0C020110320 A million angry civilians running around with loaded AK47s with no training.   What could possibly go wrong with that plan?

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SecurID problem

NY Times If you’ve ever worked for a company or government agency that has sensitive information, you probably know what SecurID is. It’s a small device issued to you that has a display with a number that changes once a … Continue reading

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Hillary Made Me Do It!

America’s Ruler has laid down the narrative NY Times 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama was forced to attack Libya by Hillary Clinton. That’s the narrative being planted in case the Libya thing turns out badly. If it is … Continue reading

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Finally – Fukushima gets smart

The description of the video I saw was not accurate, but what I saw is brilliant. There are trucks normally used for the purpose of pumping concrete into buildings under construction – they can reach up many stories and take … Continue reading

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Here come the French!

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LIBYA_DIPLOMACY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-19-13-23-13 The war has been joined.    French aircraft fired on a “Confirmed Military Vehicle” and announce that all aircraft caught flying around Benghazi will be shot down. Since all the tanks on both sides are Libyan with Libyan markings, I … Continue reading

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Exodus of Biblical Proportions

This week’s John Derbyshire podcast at National Review Online paints what may be the next chapter in the War of North Africa. It’s certainly in line with Qadaffi’s threat. It goes like this – you have increasingly secular Europe with … Continue reading

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“All Necessary Actions” short of ground occupation

That’s more than a “no fly zone”. That is using jets and helicopters to blow up tanks, sink the Libyan Navy, destroy communications infrastructure, blow up Kadaffi’s tent, etc… I wonder if the language is loose enough that China and … Continue reading

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Weather forecast for Fukushima on Tuesday

on Tuesday, the wind will be blowing from East to West. If anything goes boom, the cloud will head toward Korea and China

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G8 on Libya – decides not to decide

The news is starting to come out – the G8 can’t decide on a no-fly zone, so it is passing the buck up to the United Nations for it to not decide what to do. Regarding Japan, the G8 decided … Continue reading

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John Conyers is on the job

You might think the budget, Libya or Japan would have the plate of Congress full, but Detroit’s favorite politician (author of the radio “tax”) thinks we really should focusing on removing the antitrust exemption given to the owners of the … Continue reading

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The Rain in Bahrain falls mainly on Hillary’s plane

Bahrain has been having problems with protestors. Saudi Arabia is reported to now be sending troops in to protect Bahrain. Saudi Arabia is a member of the Arab League, which voted to urge the U.N. to create a no fly … Continue reading

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Today in Libya – the rebel’s last stand

Right on schedule, today will be the day the fanatics meet their virgins in heaven. Ajdabiya is the last remaining city between the government troops and the breakaway capital of Benghazi. The rebels are declaring retreat has been their strategy … Continue reading

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It seemed like a good idea at the time

Nuclear power plants need a way to cool the water that cycles through the reactor and generators.   Some use cooling towers, but most rely on the water located nearby – a lake, a river, or… the Pacific Ocean. Fukushimu is … Continue reading

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Now some life affirming news

Albatross sitting on egg The 60+ year old albatross on Midway Island sitting on her new egg. I’m glad to hear we have government biologists checking up on her.

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Tokyo received 30 second warning of earthquake

One of the things I heard overnight was that for the first time, a new warning system worked in Japan. While earthquake waves move fast, the internet is faster. Japan installed an automated system that in the event of a … Continue reading

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