tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54380082024-03-18T14:06:02.056-04:00EagleSpeak"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural AddressMark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger9850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-46936299214215858312024-03-18T14:05:00.001-04:002024-03-18T14:05:09.290-04:00 U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 14 February to 13 March 2024<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/714582304/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-kX9Z8dQCdTVQsiRftWMo" tabindex="0" title=" U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 14 February to 13 March 2024" width="100%"></iframe><p style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; 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display: block; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"><br /></p>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-53977412568831987102024-03-16T13:37:00.000-04:002024-03-16T13:37:38.674-04:00Saturday Is Old Radio Day: "My Man Godfrey" Academy Award Theater (1946)<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vLfGOzVyrAE?si=mVxsvxFPt1gVPEP9" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaO_sM3BxiACY6KBfct1awUeATTFRgd-676W7qquZ6xnwE8-vszxIaiG-VjIv0bNWS8mmrsvpb1fehrIIPAOMLekiLxWH2o8m678BrFlpob_b_EZBRwA2HMEJSH_GwnDvHC-GBqyA4CmKkLz2ivdwfCcBBNoL6i0lhATohSq-rgbNrY1vXau-/s327/220px-My_Man_Godfrey_(1936_poster_-_Style_C).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p>You can also watch the movie </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hcMSyLFAOr8?si=g8NNrk5Gu8QAwtty" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-71868392125528073442024-03-15T12:55:00.005-04:002024-03-15T12:55:54.561-04:00Friday Films: "Communist Propaganda" (1958) and "How to Recognize Propaganda" (1957)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J2F5fHt4WFs?si=XAW1pIuBnf5T1bNO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ATY0KhMSOfY?si=Rgwh7XNzQb7rCEKb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-45147202443161620282024-03-11T08:30:00.014-04:002024-03-11T08:30:00.127-04:00 U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 7 February to 6 March 2024<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title=" U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 7 February to 6 March 2024" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/711856056/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-WNM0Donz0mfokphc73Fo" tabindex="0" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;" ><a title="View U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 7 February to 6 March 2024 on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/711856056/U-S-Navy-Office-of-Naval-Intelligence-Worldwide-Threat-to-Shipping-WTS-Report-7-February-to-6-March-2024#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;"> U.S. Navy Office of Naval ...</a> by <a title="View lawofsea's profile on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/12593201/lawofsea#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">lawofsea</a></p>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-32606654109722112242024-03-08T21:21:00.007-05:002024-03-08T21:21:57.123-05:00Saturday Is Old Radio Day- Crime Club "Murder Makes a Mummy" (1947)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ChXvWfhi41Y?si=wbt-N1CK0kqa3Vcq" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-15647499435507713692024-03-08T20:45:00.001-05:002024-03-08T20:45:44.796-05:00Friday Films: Joint Logistics Over the Shore -(JLOTS) Europe 2021 "Defender" and JLOTS Operation Deep Freeze 2019<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bEK3VBK6yDU?si=Im8ZrOehzZOpE81y" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wBdnk0z2DH4?si=HNojXmQ8cN-_0Jp-" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-21484252435245816132024-03-02T13:20:00.002-05:002024-03-02T13:20:29.422-05:00Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Suspense "The Storm" (1953)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5vOczHfVIfs?si=zE75qEy56ZJD5IkW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-2139928480520038452024-03-01T16:46:00.001-05:002024-03-01T16:46:23.399-05:00Friday Film: Nuclear Carrier Enterprise<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Eg4b4AR4jV0?si=-x0yO9u7Yb37po3A" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-26113887630575761922024-02-26T12:19:00.001-05:002024-02-26T12:19:13.321-05:00 U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 24 January - 21 February 2024<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title=" U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 24 January - 21 February 2024" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/708589834/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-kuNtEeleOpIxzS4FmsGB" tabindex="0" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;" ><a title="View U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 24 January - 21 February 2024 on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/708589834/U-S-Navy-Office-of-Naval-Intelligence-Worldwide-Threat-to-Shipping-WTS-Report-24-January-21-February-2024#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;"> U.S. Navy Office of Naval ...</a> by <a title="View lawofsea's profile on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/12593201/lawofsea#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">lawofsea</a></p>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-46081898399324208442024-02-24T07:01:00.007-05:002024-02-24T07:29:09.484-05:00Saturday Is Old Radio Day: "The Monitor and the Merrimac" from You Are There (1948)<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQks4UXo0XwuFcEqBFp0Xxkxs6ouTvQadbe6TkMQSNW-BASMFzWCkFNpmkV6K8Rr72exu2vW_AfEpdyls4dxSShQIJF-DncGKO6ynkvWBHP-fZpufKAPbSxLtywTRFNGUL2T6z_eF0jlZLC5WNJeOBNbGUNgpTjw5OplPdi4yKC6U7qw_toh_/s1000/20191204-monitor-merrimac-battle-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1000" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQks4UXo0XwuFcEqBFp0Xxkxs6ouTvQadbe6TkMQSNW-BASMFzWCkFNpmkV6K8Rr72exu2vW_AfEpdyls4dxSShQIJF-DncGKO6ynkvWBHP-fZpufKAPbSxLtywTRFNGUL2T6z_eF0jlZLC5WNJeOBNbGUNgpTjw5OplPdi4yKC6U7qw_toh_/w400-h278/20191204-monitor-merrimac-battle-1000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The battle that forever changed naval warfare.<p></p>
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<p>An account of the Battle of Hampton Roads begins <a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2012/march/monitor-and-merrimac">here</a>:</p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #990000;">At ten minutes before ten, on the morning of the 30th of January, 1862, an iron floating battery, designed for the Government of the United States by John Ericsson, and named, at his suggestion, the Monitor, was launched at Green Point, Long Island, and at three p.m., on the 25th of February, formally taken possession of by the Navy Department, and put in commission at the Navy Yard, New York.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #990000;">On Thursday, the 6th of March, this novel float, concerning whose fate many gloomy predictions had been hazarded, left the Lower Bay in tow of the steamer Seth Low, and, with a fair wind and smooth sea, steered for Hampton Roads. . . .</span></p></blockquote>
Update -Had some early coding issues which now seem to be fixed.Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-5940549674868839292024-02-23T18:41:00.002-05:002024-02-23T18:45:13.063-05:00Friday Films: "Aegis - the First 50 Years"<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/scHjko-Rjzs?si=W2Ddlzaia-RSLfsv" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hb4yP8dKJ78?si=9Wqk79jcPgSV3IiC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-60785973809776830362024-02-19T12:31:00.001-05:002024-02-19T12:31:05.542-05:00Saturday (or Monday) Is Old Radio Day: Mr. President "Advice and Consent" (1950)
Here's a show from a old radio series dealing with U.S. presidents - this episode is "Advice and Consent" -<br />
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<p>See also:<a href="https://geographicalimaginations.com/tag/hellcat-drones/">Drones and atomic bombs</a></p>
</p><p>Update: See also <a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/when-us-navy-suicide-drones-went-to-war">When US Navy Suicide Drones Went to War
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NPS6xqi-vhk?si=fTCcvxJBZQWUNt11" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-6498998741772242482024-02-05T17:36:00.000-05:002024-02-05T17:36:56.671-05:00 U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 3 - 31 January 2024<iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" title=" U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 3 - 31 January 2024" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/703851367/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-Y64E3UJJu5nElwzxBJ9q" tabindex="0" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" scrolling="no" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;" ><a title="View U.S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report, 3 - 31 January 2024 on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/703851367/U-S-Navy-Office-of-Naval-Intelligence-Worldwide-Threat-to-Shipping-WTS-Report-3-31-January-2024#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;"> U.S. Navy Office of Naval ...</a> by <a title="View lawofsea's profile on Scribd" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/12593201/lawofsea#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;">lawofsea</a></p>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-59398108349011518682024-02-04T13:17:00.001-05:002024-02-04T13:17:12.364-05:00Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Has Not Gone Away<p>It's been too long since I last reported on the work of the ICC-IMB <a href="https://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php/piracy-reporting-centre/live-piracy-map">Piracy Reporting Centre</a> which produces the "Live Piracy Map" and maintains a database of attacks which culminates in their Annual Piracy Report. Here's a summary for 2023:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-fn0L8dQLc-PYzeZQijeWj9os8WcSQj4HBNgRuV4u3U_f02Qng1iZgXY_UgKeaufsuZM_1I8hKozZ4m2VEOGkYdmZrgzSptkguV1QZLo0l43S_wstEmqRb78yTZAPRGFdMlGMghAz8yrWehvzeoLXrffrKrI-BviVnlGT799ncuwd_MpuYuI/s3508/IMB_Annual_Piracy_Report_2023_Trends.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-fn0L8dQLc-PYzeZQijeWj9os8WcSQj4HBNgRuV4u3U_f02Qng1iZgXY_UgKeaufsuZM_1I8hKozZ4m2VEOGkYdmZrgzSptkguV1QZLo0l43S_wstEmqRb78yTZAPRGFdMlGMghAz8yrWehvzeoLXrffrKrI-BviVnlGT799ncuwd_MpuYuI/w453-h640/IMB_Annual_Piracy_Report_2023_Trends.png" width="453" /></a></div><br /><div><p>So far in 2024:</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7-UMsW98N6Xig-qAfDKI-ez0zkYgLLnKe9fb4LSUgMtwSAOZ-tikamzEqwifRLeIXX585EKTPpV1FcgwepaPTbnl4X7IKTPdJi8qAqPQ7UDgAjx_K7RYzNdbRPbsAgg0MOvkqnh-RQUjq8K0Qsv8uHAB9FSMfzrd6LTOR1bWnJtfEiSgxNbU/s646/2024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7-UMsW98N6Xig-qAfDKI-ez0zkYgLLnKe9fb4LSUgMtwSAOZ-tikamzEqwifRLeIXX585EKTPpV1FcgwepaPTbnl4X7IKTPdJi8qAqPQ7UDgAjx_K7RYzNdbRPbsAgg0MOvkqnh-RQUjq8K0Qsv8uHAB9FSMfzrd6LTOR1bWnJtfEiSgxNbU/w390-h400/2024.png" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div><p>2024 West Africa and Indian Ocean:</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkB2W2o9qPb3LdgYrPRM3iOBw618XN5zvxKqc772wPOFfQtxGEjBXmDMLsSrSSI1MRpiOL0PqwmzMYgtKnIIoihb5p4-ZwiBXz_UINMsJ5gNadBqSDsftvvxZnd9jHF0klHzM1TRyCjqdsZCSnRS7OrmmpgzlujvIPdfwwZpWRrsF3kmIKl0o/s646/W%20Africa:IO.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkB2W2o9qPb3LdgYrPRM3iOBw618XN5zvxKqc772wPOFfQtxGEjBXmDMLsSrSSI1MRpiOL0PqwmzMYgtKnIIoihb5p4-ZwiBXz_UINMsJ5gNadBqSDsftvvxZnd9jHF0klHzM1TRyCjqdsZCSnRS7OrmmpgzlujvIPdfwwZpWRrsF3kmIKl0o/w390-h400/W%20Africa:IO.png" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div><p>2024 Southeast Asia:</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P4_fkzJP87baqeGKETctMCebrBY2cgV097v5KjnkCLwa1licobunxFlweUy57WeCdVLB2DAKjvu9wVDooJtQRGxj3XPmPnVV33oMV_nlEVnv9AWYgB7iZmH6hLZHdiKm6dz0HdEUXGwlCQiA3iVnTw7RQlyhNdd5ZHz6Ti9mAGrDK5peTv8o/s646/2024%20SE%20Asia.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P4_fkzJP87baqeGKETctMCebrBY2cgV097v5KjnkCLwa1licobunxFlweUy57WeCdVLB2DAKjvu9wVDooJtQRGxj3XPmPnVV33oMV_nlEVnv9AWYgB7iZmH6hLZHdiKm6dz0HdEUXGwlCQiA3iVnTw7RQlyhNdd5ZHz6Ti9mAGrDK5peTv8o/w390-h400/2024%20SE%20Asia.png" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p>For reference 2023 and 2022:</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMhtB_77NOQxY7Mjt7mTuIPA53RWBEPXp5n9Fpp1UhYDrhZCMbTbXrTG1U3ZQrYBasoxiSVBmhry9fJM9e6B_2EJYTSEqa2GHU9WIB550_VJtiyEtzILito2CJeejojwvWgCaWuEYRT50ucHeGqnj140-LcEXIUe3UOOmCZ2vQIxuZ2flsqQ1/s646/2022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMhtB_77NOQxY7Mjt7mTuIPA53RWBEPXp5n9Fpp1UhYDrhZCMbTbXrTG1U3ZQrYBasoxiSVBmhry9fJM9e6B_2EJYTSEqa2GHU9WIB550_VJtiyEtzILito2CJeejojwvWgCaWuEYRT50ucHeGqnj140-LcEXIUe3UOOmCZ2vQIxuZ2flsqQ1/s646/2022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnaERcFd5TJnXz-PhyphenhyphenuuGbitW9Htz7paYiV06ZyZ1KW_RRe_65x7wmz757nrkuYTHntT4Q0HPeg5-BodBQPt4NaIC1oj6qxrfSrtmCge-duhUZOMiiPQmwC2FeW4ddhPVZ0biXrwPDjxtjpSUmyaQtWDnyebQGHG9fkM_JP7Nm485SG754KK8/s646/2023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnaERcFd5TJnXz-PhyphenhyphenuuGbitW9Htz7paYiV06ZyZ1KW_RRe_65x7wmz757nrkuYTHntT4Q0HPeg5-BodBQPt4NaIC1oj6qxrfSrtmCge-duhUZOMiiPQmwC2FeW4ddhPVZ0biXrwPDjxtjpSUmyaQtWDnyebQGHG9fkM_JP7Nm485SG754KK8/w390-h400/2023.png" width="390" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMhtB_77NOQxY7Mjt7mTuIPA53RWBEPXp5n9Fpp1UhYDrhZCMbTbXrTG1U3ZQrYBasoxiSVBmhry9fJM9e6B_2EJYTSEqa2GHU9WIB550_VJtiyEtzILito2CJeejojwvWgCaWuEYRT50ucHeGqnj140-LcEXIUe3UOOmCZ2vQIxuZ2flsqQ1/w390-h400/2022.png" width="390" /></div><br /><br /><div><p>The patterns are nearly the same as those that preceded the explosion of piracy off Somalia. The reasons remain the same - pirates/sea robbers attack where the ships are.</p></div><p>The Piracy Reporting Centre is to be commended in their effort to keep the issues involving attacks on shipping and merchant mariners in the public eye.</p>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-50321841106010956992024-02-03T14:20:00.003-05:002024-02-03T14:20:38.451-05:00Saturday Is Old Radio Day- "Duffy's Tavern - Un-Splitting the Atom" (1945)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2ETnDBg1_d0?si=vCrVxLi7ZNYP-xJV" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Mark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-87302747273347646072024-02-03T14:13:00.001-05:002024-02-03T14:13:13.551-05:00Friday Film: "Taiwan Island of Freedom" (1960s)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UMr9j-62LBk?si=u3sm1p6gj2_Kby9O" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; 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