Monthly Archives: March 2011

We are so screwed

The Japanese government is trying to downplay what happened Xinhua (China) report What has happened at Fukushima #1 is the containment building exploded (they think it was hydrogen gas). The government is assuring pople that the “Reactor” is intact. That … 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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It’s not about the oil, stupid!

It’s about the water.   The Nile River, to be more precise. Nile River First the geography & history.   The Nile River gets its water from SubSaharan Africa.   You may remember that one British gentleman named David Livingstone went looking for the … Continue reading →

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Rushing to war crime trials was a bad idea

I could have sworn I wrote this already – maybe it was on a web site. Prime Minister of Italy Berlusconi is repeating almost word for word what I wrote down – maybe I trashed it as being too inflammatory… … 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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Is this Japan’s last days?

Before the quake, Japan’s national debt was 200% of GDP (the US is approaching 100%). Japan ran up that debt on a number of very expensive public work projects like high speed rail, airports and roads to “stimulate” their economy … Continue reading →

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Defective Marathon control rods pose a serious risk to nuclear safety

Wall Street Journal article. It was a story three weeks ago that nobody paid attention to.    We were too busy worrying about Libya…. My instincts are that we’re going to find out the control rods were made in China.

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Defective control rods – ruh-roh

One account mentioned that GE-Hitachi’s nuclear reactor experts aren’t on the scene because they’re in North Carolina, and out of phone contact with Japan.   They were in North Carolina working on a problem at a GE reactor there.     GE-Hitachi is located at … Continue reading →

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European Federalism

The E.U. is not going to help Ireland for now.  [Story] The E.U. is demanding that Ireland raise its 12.5% corporate income tax rate.  Ireland refuses.   They understand that if they raise the taxes on businesses, those businesses will leave … Continue reading →

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Danny Stiles dead at age 87

Danny Stiles was one of a kind.   He owns an extensive collection of records from the early era of recording.    He was a fixture on public radio in New York City, and also bought time on a radio station in … Continue reading →

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When a nuclear power plant drops off the grid…

In 1977, I toured an under construction nuclear power plant being built by my employer. Outside the containment building, there was a row of diesel generators – it was explained they were needed for emergency power – which creates a … Continue reading →

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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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Wondering why I sent your computer to RadioTime?

If you click a Listen link and and instead of hearing the stream, you suddenly wind up at RadioTime (my “competitor”) – that means that your computer has been asked in excess of 50 times to indicate if a stream … Continue reading →

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Tsunami Levels – 100 cm = 3 ft 3in

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Syndication and Major news events

Today’s events point to a big problem with syndication.   If Joe Pags on Glenn Beck talks about the Tsunami about to hit the west coast, when non-live affiliates carry the show this afternoon and evening will have a huge problem … Continue reading →

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