As a former Air Force officer, I like to “talk trash” when it comes to interservice rivalry. Today, however, I must commend the folks serving aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Navy vessels in the Pacific as they risk radiation contamination while conducting rescue and recovery operations in Japan. The video below tells [...]
U.S.S. Ronald Reagan Aviators Risk All to Help Japanese Following Earthquakes, Tsunamis
March 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments
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Japan on Edge After Explosion at Nuclear Plant (Update)
March 12th, 2011 · No Comments
An explosion at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant approximately 160 miles north of Tokyo has the world on edge this morning. News reports range from fears of a meltdown to fears of another Chernobyl being expressed as a possible “worst-case scenario.” An expert appearing on Fox News Channel this morning said the earthquake in [...]
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Tsunami Info Center Web Site Fails on Day of Big Quake Despite Tens of Millions in Federal Funds
March 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Like millions of people around the world, I awoke hungry for details of the 8.9 megaquake that struck Japan just after 2:30 p.m. local time Friday. When I landed at the web site for the International Tsunami Information Center, a center in Honolulu that was allocated $28 million for fiscal year 2011 and $29 million [...]
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Mega-Quake Strikes Off Coast of Japan! (Update)
March 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments
An earthquake registering at 8.8 magnitude struck approximately 80 miles east of the island of Honshu, Japan, at 2:46 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Japan’s NHK television network is reporting that the national meteorological agency has issued a major tsunami warning to coastal areas in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Based [...]
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My New Business Cards Arrived
April 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
Call me old fashioned, but I still like to keep a business card handy to share with people I meet. Below is a snapshot of the latest version of my business card, a pack of which arrived at my door yesterday. My desire to keep an up-to-date business card stems, in part, from my experience [...]
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Japanese Automakers Should Expect More Recalls
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments
A few days ago, I offered evidence that seems to support speculation that Toyota Motor Company is paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. Today, I decided to dive into Federal Election Commission records and find out whether or not other Japanese automakers should expect [...]
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Shifting Political Winds Blow Ill for Democrats
January 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Since the Roe v. Wade decision of the United States Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 1973, the political left, right and center of American politics has divided most distinctly around the issue of abortion. In that decision, the Court held that a woman may abort an unwanted pregnancy, for [...]
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