Map showing travel times and distances from select locations in U.S. to American Samoa
The area affected by the earthquake and several tsunamis on September 30 is in the remote South Pacific. The people of the island nations of Samoa, Tonga and the territory of American Samoa have all suffered deaths and destruction on a massive scale.
Current situation report for tsunami and earthquake disaster in American Samoa
More photos and information on the earthquake and tsunami in Samoa
Initial information about the Samoan earthquake and tsunami on September 29, 2009
Malkin shows “a hint of decolletage”
Sep 29th, 2009
Or so says a Washington Times columnist when viewing the 2010 Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute’s Great American Conservative Women Calendar.
Our Best: Pfc. Jessica Young
Sep 28th, 2009
Photos: Pfc. Jessica Young, an Indiana, Pa., resident, has joined the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade deployment from her home unit, the 1st Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment. While deployed to Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq, she has been assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion. Young is a food services specialist, here in Camp Adder; however, Young provides a different kind of service by acting as a postal clerk also.
The plant was built in the 1950s and would be capable of producing 402 megawatts of electricity per day were its equipment completely functional and operating at peak efficiency. It currently has 18 turbine units – six are 10-year-old models, and the remaining 12 are 28-year-old models. Due to the limited capabilities of the equipment, the plant is currently only producing an average of 220 megawatts per day.
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