Is the quarantine of the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan an effective way to control the spread of the virus known as COVID-19 , or is it facilitating the spread of the virus to other passengers and crew aboard the ship? Not enough is known about how the virus is spread for a definitive answer, nevertheless, the latter seems increasingly likely. One observer called the quarantine a “scary public health experiment.”
After initially saying that the ship was the safest place for the more than 400 American passengers, the US Embassy has reversed itself and announced plans to repatriate most American passengers from the ship.
In its recent budget proposal, the Navy announced its intention to retire the first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) — the 
The legend of the 
Overnight the number of passengers and crew onboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess who have tested positive for the coronavirus has nearly doubled, from 70 to 136. An additional 66 people on board the quarantined cruise ship have tested positive for the virus. Among those testing positive are 23 Americans. The ship is being held in quarantine in the port of Yokohama, Japan.
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A repost in honor of Black History Month. 
In honor of Black History Month, here is a throwback Thursday repost of a story I think is well worth telling and retelling. 
As has so often been the case, predictions of the impact of climate change have been proven to be inaccurate. The problem is not that they have been too alarmist, but that they haven’t been alarmist enough. For the past several years, scientists have warned of the 
About a year ago 
In honor of Black History Month, a post about the first African-American pilot in the US Navy, 
On the morning of April 16, 2014, the ro-ro/passenger ferry