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To: i-node who wrote (451418)	1/27/2009 10:20:33 AM
From: michael97123	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575181

You are really dumb. In order to really defeat al queda and neuter iran, obama needs to use his world wide popularity to our advantage. As long as our guard is up osama cant get us because as you so eloquently say, bush did such a great job. So there.

To: i-node who wrote (451418)	1/27/2009 10:57:09 AM
From: Taro	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575181

This has got to rank among the most stupid actions an American president has ever undertaken. It conveys weakness to the very people who last attacked us. My buddy Bob made this comment in a message to me yesterday. Seems to fit in an appropriate way here as well. Taro "I think Bill O'Reilly probably has it right when he says that if BO institutes policies that appear soft on terrorists, and then the USA is attacked again, he is through. And he will take a lot of other liberals down with him, which would be good. We can only wait and see what happens. But one thing we can be certain of is that closing Gitmo, and putting clamps of interrogation techniques, will not increase national security. They can only harm that goal. So the real question is, by how much?"

To: i-node who wrote (451418)	1/27/2009 3:48:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575181

Seattle's Foss Maritime develops "hybrid" tugboats Foss Maritime has developed the Prius of tugboats, which consumes less diesel and generates less pollution by using batteries for all the vessel's low-power needs. By Ronald D. White Los Angeles Times This diesel-electric hybrid tugboat, believed to be the first of its kind in the world and is being made for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, is being built by Seattle-based Foss Maritime at its shipyard in Rainier, Ore. LOS ANGELES —For all of its 21st-century advancements, the shipping industry drags a lot of old technology around. Giant vessels are so sophisticated that they require only a handful of crew members. But the ships still burn a thick, dirty sludge called bunker fuel while at sea and slurp diesel to keep the lights and air conditioning running while in port. Inefficient yard tractors and cranes guzzle fuel and spew exhaust as they stack containers. And tugboats, pound for pound the most powerful vessels on the water, waste most of that idling or cruising. Now, as seaports try to raise their environmental standards, some companies are finding business opportunities. Foss Maritime, of Seattle, for instance, has developed the Prius of tugboats, which consumes less diesel and generates less pollution by using batteries for all the vessel's low-power needs. Foss calls it the world's first hybrid tug and expects to deliver it to the Port of Los Angeles later this month. The tugboat currently is undergoing testing, said Foss spokesman Dave Hill. The tugboat, which is being built at the Foss shipyard in Rainier, Ore., across the Columbia River from Longview, will be based at Southern California's twin ports for five years in exchange for the funding help. Outwardly, it looks much like other tugboats. Inside, the tug is so different that it will be able to operate like a regular work boat while using less fuel and expelling less exhaust. The stakes are high for the Port of Los Angeles, said William Lyte, co-founder of Technoplex Group in Los Angeles, a consulting company that helps entrepreneurs market new technology. "The ports have about $5 billion in expansion projects they want to do, and they can't do it without mitigating the impact of pollution. Green systems will have to be in place to get these projects approved," Lyte said. "Companies from all over the world will be trying to sell that kind of technology here, so California businesses have to be prepared to compete." read more.......... seattletimes.nwsource.com

To: i-node who wrote (451418)	1/27/2009 3:55:56 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575181

Foolish, sickening mistake. Obama, as one of his first acts, goes to the Islamicists who hate us and apologizes for America's behavior. This has got to rank among the most stupid actions an American president has ever undertaken. It conveys weakness to the very people who last attacked us. On the contrary, the Muslims last nite on AC 360 were full of pride and respect for this new American president who for the first time is willing to speak directly to the Muslim world. And the fact that he will be traveling to a Muslim capital in his first 100 days to speak to the people has the Arab world giddy with excitement. Not only is he speaking to the moderate Muslims but he is challenging al Qaida to be constructive instead of destructive. That has al Qaida in a tizzy.....it would be funny if they were not so evil. UBL absolutely must be thinking now, "The time is perfect. We must find a way to attack them." Oh horsesh*t....UBL has been dead for a long time.