747 Aerial Fire Fighting
by Lance Winslow
We have used many types of aircraft to fight fires; helicopters, WII vintage Aircraft and now we are going to try a 747, that’s right a Jumbo Jet? Wow, that will be something. And definitely something Airbus will not try with their new A380 wing tip vortices “trench digger” as the wingtips hang past the width of the runway. Aerial Fire Fighting Pilots; Kudos
by Lance Winslow
These firefighters should be honored next fire season, these pilots give it all and they lose at least one pilot per year, since it is a very dangerous job flying low level in little or no visibility during the drop, with dead trees with no vegetation on them that stick up 40 feet plus high. 2005 Fire Season Could Be a Challenge
by Lance Winslow
With the droughts raging on in many states and the severe weather we have had in CA and NV the brush has grown thick indeed. All these factors make for a pretty scary and challenging fire season. The boys are certainly going to earn their salaries this year. Hopefully they will contain and put them out quickly Technology in Aerial Fire Fighting
by Lance Winslow
Aerial fire fighting is a necessary tool to get to forest fires where few roads exist. An article in 1987 of Air and Space tells of how it was back then. I can assure you the system has been fully revamped with additional funds and can literally attack the fires in an offensive mannerism, when before it was about trying to control, then contain, then extinguish, then mop up. Constantly worrying about rekindling of hot materials in the canyons where it burns twice as hot and for a lot longer Another Doomsday, Another Dollar: Shifting Science Towards Peace & Ecology
by Charlotte Laws
Science must be urged to climb those mountains which promote sustainability, peace and ecology rather than those which place our planet in peril. What Were The Good Ole Days Good For?
by Sonny Julius
Are you old enough to remember the good ole days? Do you think they were really that good? The author thinks so in some respects. He also thinks we should take some valuable lessons from them and apply them in our lives today. 6 Days Is All It Would Take if the Trucks in America Stopped
by Lance Winslow
Hey World, are you watching what is going on this year with the Trucking Industry? Are you studying the trends, which affect American Business and therefore affect the World Wide markets for every commodity, currency and service known to man? The markets, which drive policy and change, politics and wars? Well what is going on in the transportation sector is nothing short of intense. Blogs Are Increasing Our Sense Of Democracy AND Yield Interesting Insights For Media Researchers
by Angelique Van Engelen
Even though blogs as a new medium don´t appear to be very powerful or visible in the larger public debate, it is an encouraging sign for democracy that the top ten blogs are read by most newseditors of the mainstream press. Sex, Drugs, and Rock
by Robert Baird
Life has a lot to offer to those who grow and participate. Child Labor: Despite the Acts and Laws, This Problem Just Wont Go Away
by Jennifer Gibbs
According to www.freethechildren.org, the global problem of illegal child labor and exploitation has hardly disappeared. Indeed, as the population grows, so too do the numbers. FEAR, Doom and Gloom, We are all going to die, Ah hah hah ha hah?
by Lance Winslow
Should we really be in fear of International Terrorists? Should we worry about a nuclear war, Y2K, planet alignment, comet or asteroid killing us all, Tsunami, SuperVolcano, are you scared yet? You should be we have been bombarding your brain for centuries and now we have mass media. Wake up and be scared. FEAR. This is nothing new to humankind. La Nina in 2005-2006?
by Lance Winslow
For the proper LA Nina effect you will need cooling of the Pacific Ocean surface waters. Since La Nina follow El Nino do we believe this will happen in 2005-2006 season? Was the huge rainy season in Southern California really caused by El Nino? No one called it El Nino, but the five or six serious storms sure indicated an above average level of rainfall. The answer is we should know later this year. Arsonists and Eco-Terrorism
by Lance Winslow
Many of us have feared that eco-terrorist arsonists would continue attacks such as the Hummer Dealership in LA and the construction fires in San Diego. These people have been often featured on the weekly newsletter at Firehouse.com as arsonists, which is what they are. El Nino and Hurricane Season Connections
by Lance Winslow
In the media we have heard discussion of weather, we have heard that Hurricane season can affect LA Nina, but can El Nino effect Hurricane season? Yes obviously it is all connected and last time we checked pollution and wind and rain and Hurricanes did not have to go through a check point at any man made border or lines drawn in the sand fought over with life and limb by a surface dwelling species killing its own kind. Florida Drought Issues
by Lance Winslow
By 2002 Florida was in its worst drought in their state's history, which had lasted over lasted for four years, the region has seen below-normal rainfall levels, and 2000 ranked as Florida's driest year on record. The conditions continued into 2001 and 2002, and state emergency officials were worried about Florida's diminishing water supply. Then the massive Hurricane Seasons hit hard in 2003, 2004 and now they expect to get hit again. American Airlines; Crash: Nov. 12, 2001
by Lance Winslow
It seems there were not many comments to the AA crash of November 2001, as soon as it was ruled an accident instead of an attack the media stopped the reports and the story disappeared. The years following have been the safest years in Airline Industry History. What if the terrorists stole an Airbus instead of an easy to fly and reliable Boeing aircraft during 9-11? Genetic, Robotic, and Nanotech
by Robert Baird
Why are our leaders not saying who will get to work or have the gene-therapy? Celebrating Our Nation and Heroes
by Lance Winslow
We need to celebrate our Nation. We have lost track of all we are and all we have build here. We negate the hard work, dreams and energy it took to build this country. We need a renewed sense of what it means to be an American. No suggesting substituting Nationalism for what is really missing. We need strong roll models and leadership; we need to have some heroes too. Honoring Media Pundits instead of Modern Day Heroes?
by Lance Winslow
We have been watching the TV and what do we see? Second guessing media running crap on TV. They are so desperate for heroes that they are now interviewing themselves? CNN interviews a reporter from the WSJ, Washington Post? Please, enough already, the heroes are the doers, the Navy seal teams, The Green Beret, Special Forces, Special Ops or as Oliver North says the seamen, soldiers, airmen in the Air Force, Navy, Army and Marines. The 7 Deadly Sins: New American Icons?
by Virginia Bola, PsyD
The elevation of the 7 deadly sins from forbidden or infrequent moral lapses to cultural icons are considered within the culture of American business and society. by
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