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Chile Update 14:03 hrs CST

The latest number on the casualties stands at 147. They are also estimating that over 1.5 million homes have been damaged, with 500,000 of those suffering severe damage that makes these homes uninhabitable

Earthquake in Chile – live broadcast

Here’s the live feed from TV de Chile being played out on ustream. Reports are conflicting, bottom line, a major earthquake of at least 8+ degrees on the Richter scale hit Chile at 3:30 a.m. local Chile time.
Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV
The transmission is in Spanish, I’ll translate some of what they’re saying.

So far, [...]

A Lesson In Politics

After the recent elections for mayor in my current hometown, I was reminded of a lesson in politics that I learned years ago. The lesson is quite simple, as all profound things.
The best and most qualified candidate does not always win an election
Sad, and unfortunately all too true. Just to show that my feelings are [...]

Angry little man crashes his plane into an IRS building in Austin, TX

Today, February 18 2010, a “man” named Joseph Stack flew his single engine plane into a building. Apparently, he was angry at the IRS, so he decided to fly his plane into a building that housed IRS offices.
Before flying his plane into the building, he set fire to his house while his wife and daughter [...]

James Ray Charged with Manslaughter

I just watched this video of Brad Brian, who is one of the Attorneys for James Arthur “Death” Ray. There are a few things that just stand out to me.