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Forgetting My Comments… Replies Made

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

I’ve replied to a bunch of comments that have been made on my blog. I appreciate all the comments and often times approve them without commenting specifically on them. I just went back and replied to a bunch of comments. If you made a comment on my blog… you might want to check back to [...]

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Discovery Channel Update 3

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

Signal found! It is possible to harvest energy from the sun at one location and then send it via microwave signals to another site. This has some real potential! Ouch! “If all our power was channeled through a single system in space… who would control it? The energy supply for the entire planet could lie [...]

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Discovery Channel Upated 2

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

It’s going on over at Maui’s Haleakala to Hawaii’s Big Island. It is using a focused Microwave beam. Transmitters must be all aligned… all 8 must be aligned and is a painstaking process. Using Helicopter to measure size and intensity of beam. … “at stake is the chance to strike at the heart of global [...]

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Discovery Channel Update

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

It sounds like they are talking about Microwaves instead of Radio Waves…. which I can see better as it’s a point to point system and Television signals are already sent this way. Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

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Longs/CVS to be Walgreens… But the Bigger News… PAHOA Announcement?

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

I’m sure everyone has heard of the Walgreens offer to buy out Longs/CVS today. We all know that there is a Longs PHARMACY in Keaau, as well as an upcoming Longs/CVS/Walgreen in Ulupono Town Center in Keaau. However, this report is saying “Longs” is planning on opening a store in Pahoa: …Longs has 39 stores [...]

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Hawaii Solar Power through Radio Waves Edit Microwave Project to be on Discovery Channel Tonight at 7 PM

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

I mentioned earlier today about the NASA Experiment. Well it’s going to be featured tonight on the Discovery Channel Project Earth tonight at 7:00 PM Hawaii time. …Former NASA executive and physicist John Mankins captured solar energy from a mountain top in Maui and beamed it 92 miles to the main island of Hawaii. Tonight [...]

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United Offering Huge Discounts for Limited Time on Flights to Hawaii

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

I recently blogged about a Priceline deal that seemed pretty good. Now I’ve found another bargain. United Airlines is offering a special Hawaii Discount program for a limited time only. Here’s the catch: Fares must be purchased at least 7 days in advance Complete travel by October 27, 2008 Travel is valid on all days [...]

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Last Nights Bar Fight Victim Flown to Oahu with Critical Injuries

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

From KITV …A man hit the victim in the restroom and ran off on Haili Street then south on Kamehameha Avenue, police said. Paramedics treated the victim and took him to Hilo Medical Center. Teams later took him by air ambulance to Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu, where he was listed in critical condition… Share [...]

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NASA Scientist Use Radio Waves to Transport Solar Energy

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

I see some serious potential in this: A former NASA scientist has used radio waves to transmit solar power a distance of 92 miles (148 km) between two Hawaiian islands, an achievement that he says proves the technology exists to beam solar power from satellites back to Earth…. More Here Share this: Facebook Email Print [...]

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Today’s KO

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Damon

You know he wasn’t expecting this: Share this: Facebook Email Print Share StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Press This

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