The highly publicized – first by the White House, now by the media – “Green Movement,” which subsidizes alternative energy while strangling hydrocarbon-based energy, is a near-perfect example of why government is the worst source for making generalized economic policy. First,...
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. said late Wednesday that the company's founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died. Jobs was 56. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations...
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I received the following this morning from a new contact on LinkedIn. Thought I would share it. --- A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee when they stopped at a small country diner for breakfast. While waiting for their order to arrive, they noticed a distinguished...
On December 18 1999, NASA lifted the Terra (EOS AM-1) satellite into sun-synchronous orbit aboard an Atlas IIAS SLV from Vandenberg AFB [California]. Its five sensors began collecting data on February 24 2000 with the mission of monitoring Earth’s atmosphere in order to quantify climate change...
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The Bush Doctrine, taken as it was meant, is naïve and culturally anthropomorphic. The Bush Doctrine, taken at its language, is far-sighted and profoundly important. The right of preemption, the statement of unilateralism (if necessary) and the concept of remaining the world’s preeminent military...
The United States Navy is beginning a new era even as one begins to dim. Edwards AFB [CA] saw the dawn of carrier-borne unmanned combat aircraft on one day, and the next, a Cold War icon was laid to rest at Puget Sound [WA] Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. At 1409PST, a small aircraft...
I received word today (January 9th, 2011), that Major Richard “Dick” Winters passed away quietly on January 2, 2011. Although I never did get to meet him, I feel honored to have exchanged emails with him. For those of you who don’t know I served in the 506th Infantry Regiment in Korea...
From Adam to Noah to Shem to Abram, the Judaic, Christian and Islamic traditions are one. In around 1800BC, Semitic tribal leader Abram’s Egyptian concubine, Hagar, bore him a son, Ishmael, whereupon God told Abram that his aged wife, Sarah, would conceive and bear him a son, and that he (Abram) was...
Just a quick note to wish all of you a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Below is the proclamation I issued for our city. Thanksgiving Day Proclamation Warm Regards,