Most of you have probably forgotten about Jonathan Pollard, who was found guilty of passing secret U.S. information to Israel about other middle eastern countries. The Israeli Mossad agent that was involved with Pollard exposes new information about this case
Hollywood in Southwest Ohio
For those of you not aware of the entertainment capabilities of Dayton, Dave Chappelle, the famous comedian from the Comedy Channel happens to reside in the area (he actually lives in Yellow Springs, which is about 20 minutes from Dayton). He is
NBC, Their Olympics Coverage, Their Dismal Ratings
Another great guest commentary from John Tavardian: I certainly hope the executives at NBC aren’t too surprised by the terrible ratings their coverage of the 2006 Torino Winter Games received. They’ve only themselves to blame. They seem to have gone
Department of Perpetual Hype
A recent issue of CIO magazine had an interesting article about the perpetual hyping of video conferencing. It highlights approximately fifteen quotes from various pundits over the last 20 years. An excerpt of some of the prognostications: Sep. 1987 [PC
Hunting for Lawyers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A White House source stated that Congress is considering awarding Vice-President Dick Cheney the Medal of Freedom, the national highest civilian commendation, for his act of bravery in shooting an attorney. The source was quoted to say
More on the Chinese Economic Engine
Could this all just be jealousy of the economic engine known as China? I recently described the cyber war actively led by the Chinese government… I’ve talked about the Chinese buying up automotive technology and transporting it back to their
Directed Energy Weapons
Directed energy weapons are a new category of non-lethal devices developed by the military (e.g., a military vehicle that projects a sonic blast to disperse rioting crowds). This article in National Defense magazine provides a nice explanation about their operation and application.
How the Israel-Palestine Problem Came to Pass
History doesn’t solve problems, but it explains them, including the evolution of the intractable Israel-Palestine problem. For Jews, the notion of revived sovereignty in their ancient homeland has existed for millennia. For those of you not familiar with the factual
Consumer-driven Health Care
At our place of business, we’ve been hit with a major increase in our medical premium rates. Of course, what makes this even more aggravating is that the insurance carriers do not really offer any valid justification for the major rate increase. In
Information Technology Humor
This one was sent to me by Robert Jones… A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: “Excuse