Sunday, May 31, 2015

On Midrats 31 May 15 "Episode 282: Summer Kick-off Free For All"

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Midrats on 31 May 2015 at 5pm EDT U..S. is Episode 282: Summer Kick-off Free For All in which we discuss the sea services and other matte...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Duffy's Tavern with Billie Burke (1944)

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Neighborhood bar with an interesting gaggle of visitors . . . here's a sample with actress Billie Burke (good witch in the Wizard of Oz ...
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Friday, May 29, 2015

Friday Film: Bombing of USS Panay (1937)

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Sinking of USS Panay (excerpted from "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II" Volume 3: "The Rising Sun ...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

China Weaponizes Built Up Islands in South China Sea

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Yes, I know, shocking. Australia's The Age reports, China moves weapons on to artificial islands in South China Sea : China has move...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: A Useful Medical Handook for Really Bad Major Disasters

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We all know there are relatively small disasters - your house burns down, a part of a city floods, a tornado takes out a neighborhood. The...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Confirmation the Middle East is, and will remain, a mess: "The Trio of the Serious"

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If you need confirmation, that is, here's a piece from American Diplomacy: "The Trio of the Serious" that puts Israel, Turk...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Memorial Day

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"Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed fo...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Prelude to Memorial Day: The Civil War

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The American Civil War was as bloody as they come : Roughly 2% of the population, an estimated 620,000 men, lost their lives in the line o...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: "The Hitch-Hiker" with Orson Welles

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A radio show that later became a plot for a Twilight Zone television show - "The Hitch-Hiker" from 1942 - with Orson Welles.
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Friday, May 22, 2015

China's Interest is China's Interest

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Kick off the Memorial Day Weekend - mindful that many Americans died fighting helping to free China during WWII - by suggesting a couple o...

Friday Fun Film: "Deep Sea Diving: The Technique of Diving" (1943)

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Profiles the role of the U.S. Navy's hardhat divers, and shows the various systems used to support their operations. This film includ...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Fun in the South China Sea: Islands in the Stream

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In the South China Sea (SCS) China is rushing to present the world with a fait accompli by hurrying to place runways and port facilities on...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: What about money?

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Normally in these Disaster Prep posts, I talk about the need to have water, food and other necessities of life on hand or nearby. Today we...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Youth Must Be Served

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Blogging has been a little slow as I have been the duty grandparent for the new son of my older son. Cute little fella. Dad ought to hom...
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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: Lenigan vs the Ants

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Stars William Conrad who was Matt Dillion in radio's Gunsmoke and the lead in TV's Cannon. He also narrated the Rocky and Bullwinkl...
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Friday, May 15, 2015

Friday Fun Film: "The Angled Deck Carrier" (1955)

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The USS Antietam (CV/CVA/CVS-36) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II, and the first carrier to be fitted...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Your "Grab & Go" Emergency File

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Your house is on fire and you are getting out. A tornado is coming and you are headed for the shelter. You are running outside because of ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Malacca Straits and South China Sea Piracy: Combined Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore patrols?

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Reported as by IHS Maritime 360 Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore discuss joint patrols : The navies of littoral states Indonesia, Malays...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Fighting ISIS: Bubbling Up in the Homeland

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Northcom takes proactive stance as the background noise increases Force Protection Level Boosted at DoD Facilities Nationwide The command...
Saturday, May 09, 2015

Saturday Is Old Radio Day: FIbber McGee and Molly "A Night Out on the Town" from Jan 6 1942

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Humor from shortly after Pearl Harbor: