Things That Make You Go ‘Hmmmm…’: US Flag Vessel Forced to Take Evasive Action
(Didn’t see this one get much play in the open press…)
US Flag Vessel Forced to Take Evasive Action to Avoid Ramming
(Didn’t see this one get much play in the open press…)
US Flag Vessel Forced to Take Evasive Action to Avoid Ramming
(SJS: From the Able Dog website — the story may have taken place in 1950, but I have a sneaking suspiscion that there are more than one of us who can readily identify with some parts herein…oh, and the hearing test we all *so* love to do with each annual physical, especially in our, um,…
Those dinosaurs amongst us remember them from another age – the ghostly lines that arced out from the geopolitical heartland of the Soviet Union. Head east from Norfolk or west from Pearl or San Diego and you’d trip the first one, established by the orbiting EORSAT and RORSATs, pricking interest in command centers back in…
No, not for the Scribe or his clan, but for Pinch and his intended Nova Scotian bride-to-be. Drop by and pass along your best wishes!– SJS
PROTON-M Launch Failure Fallout On Sept 7th, a Proton-M carrying a Japanese COMSAT exploded shortly after launch from the Baikonur (aka Tyuratam) Cosmodrome, located in Kazakhstan. In doing so, over 200 tons of toxic chemicals were dumped into the atmosphere, primarily a mixture of heptyl and amyl. The toxicity is well known and, unfortunately have…
Here is my wish for you and your loved ones – for a warm, Spirit-filled Christmastide; prayerful for our countrymen who go in harm’s way and for wisdom on the part of our leaders in their decisions. Hope for the year to come — hope for peace, salvation for the lost and safety and prosperity…
(click on the banner — you will need Flash plug in) Yeah, it’s a front for a pharmaceutical, but at least this one is workplace safe….