Archive for May 2011
James Cromartie
The first child born to William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane was James. He was born in Bladen County, North Carolina on March 28, 1767 and died also in Bladen County on June 27, 1845. His first wife was Eleanor Hannah Meredith who died before 1817. Subsequently in 1817 he married Catherine Taylor who was born…
Read MorePakistani nuclear weapons
Aljazeera reports that Taliban fighters overtook a naval base in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday. Although the Pakistani forces recaptured the base after seventeen hours, this incident draws attention to the potential vulnerability of that countries nuclear weapons. Even if the weapons are secure, the U.S. State Department just last year expressed concerns for the safety of…
Read MoreThis story begins with William Cromartie, Jr.
William Cromartie Jr., the only son of William Cromartie and his first wife, was born September 10, 1765 in North Carolina. He remained in North Carolina in 1796, but afterwards left for India to visit his uncle, James Cromarty, who had moved there from Orkney. William subsequently went to Orkney where he married Janet Pass. …
Read MoreIntroduction to High Tech Terror
One of the perplexing problems faced by first line defenders against a bioterrorist attack is the incubation period between exposure and manifestation of symptoms. Thus victims exposed to an organism at one locality may move to another area, even another country, before they seek medical assistance. As a result, the physician who sees a patient…
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