Some things to remember about the coverage from the chicken little media: Killer Bees, Acid Rain, Global Cooling, Three mile island, Y2K, Global Warming, runaway Toyotas, swine flu, Climate Change, bird flu...
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Good points. But one of these days, they will get a scare right. Everyone was wondering why the US media was silent during the first two nights of the nuclear catastrophe. They either go nuts, or just ignore the problem. Probably just do whatever the Emperor tells them at this point in time. That is why I get the serious news from Japan right now. You can also improve your preparedness plans by watching what the Japanese have to deal with.