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POPSMagnificent Maelstroms [photos & videos] The first picture is of the Kauai Maelstrom in Hawaii. It's probably the most beautiful of them all. If you would like a wallpaper of it or any size picture, click on the source above the picture. The two videos at the end are of the Saltstraumen Maelstrom in Norway, the largest and most powerful maelstrom in the world. For more pictures and information, click on the source at the very top of the clip.
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POPSAloha, 'Star Wars' Obama Bluffs on Defending Hawaii
The Army's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile, which also has been activated after successful tests at Barking Sands on Kauai, "doesn't come close" to being effective against this type of threat, Mr. Dinerman said. The Defense Department's 2010 budget proposal cut missile defense by $1.2 billion, and congressional Democrats rebuffed Republican attempts to restore the funding. Justification for the cuts was led by Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher, California Democrat, who is the newly confirmed undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. Ms. Tauscher will play a major role in missile-defense policy. The cuts include scaling back the number of interceptors based at Fort Greely, Alaska, from 44 to 30. This cut is hard to justify given the proximity to North Korea and the fact that these interceptors actually could bring down one of its missiles (which may explain why Pyongyang is aiming for Hawaii). The Airborne Laser program has been downgraded to a researc
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POPSIsland DIY: Kauai residents don't wait for state to repair road
This is a perfect example of how local communities can get things done without wasting money. The only reason gov't could not have done it so fast is because of archiac laws and processes that are in place that allowing contracting companies to take advantage of any $$ being put out for items like this and it is even worse a Federal level. One can't blame government employees since many want things to get done faster, better, and at a lower cost, but lobbyists, congress, and others get in the way and force them to spend our taxes dollars with specific contractors, etc. This example here shows that many have been milking the government (local, state, fed) out of $ for years and continue to do so with projects that can be done in days or weeks, instead of months or years. It is our tax dollars being wasted and it is time that we start demanding faster and less expensive delivery cycles at all levels of government and letting government managers get the best labor and the cheapest
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POPSSand, Up Close and Personal All images are copyright 2008, Dr. Gary Greenberg. He's published a book of these. Captions for the 2nd and 3rd pics are at the bottom, sorry.
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POPSIsland-hopping in Hawaii I love Hawaii - and Maui is consistently voted the best tropical vacation island in the world. This new ferry service sounds like a great idea; people taking vacations on one island can overnight on another, taking the scenic route. Oahu to Kauai sounds great.
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POPSHawaii Great Hawaii travel site. Lots of pictures and travel information. They have some of my favorite places: Maui, Lanai and Molokai, Pearl Harbor and Kauai. Check out the beaches.
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