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Web Exclusive Articles Online News | Industry News Flash | Executive Watch | Exclusive Content | Mil & Aero Blog | Archives Home Mil & Aero Blog 2009 P7 Superbowl excitement Excitement surrounding Superbowl 43 is palpable, even if the New England Patriots are sitting this one out. I, like other Pats fans, am trying to share in the Superbowl excitement, as we look forward to Tom Brady's return next season. The Superbowl is turning out to be a bright spot and an (albeit temporary) diversion from our everyday existence at a time when there isn't much to celebrate, it seems. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online. Kaching!!! The regulars at my favorite diner this morning are quite excited by the improved prospects of a casino in Massachusetts. A casino in an economic downturn? Seems crazy but ... they say hell yes, because it means more jobs. One gentleman says he thinks people are more likely to place bets when times are tough, in hopes of scoring the big pay out. Desperation pays I guess. The flub heard 'round the world President Obama had to be sworn in twice this week, due to what is being called "the flub heard 'round the world" by Chief Justice John Roberts. What happened? Perhaps he was nervous about the more than 500,000 people in attendance – reportedly more than during any other inauguration ceremony. Polls reveal that a majority of the American public thought it was "no big deal," but I found it embarrassing. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online. How much will President Obama spend on defense technology? The inauguration of Barack Obama is exciting as he is our nation's first black president. It makes me proud to be an American. However, practical questions remain about where he will spend money on defense. A different kind of economic growth I was not around during the Great Depression, but I do know that it had such a profound effect on my grandfather that he would only pay cash. Loans and credit cards were out of the question; if he didn't have the cash, he would not buy whatever it is he needed. It could be a little frustrating for family and many found it peculiar, but, in retrospect, I think he had it right. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online. Impressive tour, depressing tale Last week Tom Sharpe, vice president of SMT Corp. – a privately-held electronics distributor in Newtown, Conn., gave me a damn nice tour of his secure and clean facility – from the electro-static discharge (ESD) monitoring device and state-of-the-art electronic part testing equipment right down to the snazzy Starbucks coffee machine and hundreds of vintage World War I and World War II posters. Hail to the Geek The jury is still out on how President Elect Barack Obama will be as a president. Some would have us believe that he is already failing—several talk radio hosts come to mind--without him having even taken the helm yet. I thought I'd throw my own bias into the fray, and suggest that Obama might go down as the geekiest President of the United States to date. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online. Putting NASA in bed with the Pentagon A recent Bloomberg news story reported that the incoming Obama administration is looking to have NASA programs linked with the military to get them in orbit more quickly to compete with China and to counter any Chinese military operations in space. Obama's pick of Leon Panetta for CIA chief not such a surprise President-elect Barack Obama has ruffled congressional feathers and raised eyebrows over his choice of former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It may not be so surprising. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae. Obama actions, rhetoric, give defense electronics industry a sigh of relief Barack Obama's political positions had given the U.S. defense industry reason for worry, but his recent actions and emphasis on soldier-worn technologies have given defense company officials a sigh of relief. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae. PAGE: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

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