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Review: Lost Girl
The still curiously named SyFy channel has imported a Canadian series titled Lost Girl and it is showing Mondays at 10 pm EST. Similar to the import of the first season of Sanctuary, the channel has snagged an existing quirky show that is a modest hit for its ever changing lineup. Lost Girl is the very sexy tale of a mysterious woman named Bo. For the last decade, Bo has roamed the country feeding her hunger … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Original writing, Reviews, Television
Fuel Flowing in Nome
Reporter Ben Matheson, on scene in Nome, reports that TV Renda began pumping fuel to Nome just before sunset today. With five hours of daylight available to workers, yesterday and today were spent preparing for this moment. The Renda is about 700 yards from the Nome causeway and the fuel header on the causeway. A path through the ice had to be made, the segments of the hoses involved laid out and then joined, and the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Reporting
Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome Through Ice Pack
Fresh reporting at Yahoo! Voices Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow briefed by telephone a short time ago. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Russian tanker TV Renda have arrived off the city of Nome, Alaska. Their 300-mile journey through the polar icepack took six days longer than originally anticipated. Wadlow described the primary issue at this time as safety. The depth of the water offshore requires that the Healy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Reporting
Pirates Attack Spanish Warship
Update 1-14-2012: Six pirates were detained, all with injuries. Two of the six will require additional medical treatment. A report that a seventh pirate was killed in the firefight and tossed overboard by his mates has not been confirmed. About 3:30 a.m. local time on January 12, a skiff with six pirates on board opened fire on the SPS Patino. The Spanish auxiliary oiler and replenishment ship, the SPS Patino, is currently the Flagship of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Original writing, Reporting
Major route construction projects near completion in Helmand
Marine engineers with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) have nearly completed two major route construction and improvement projects in Helmand province. As of Jan. 3, elements of the Okinawa, Japan-based 9th Engineer Support Battalion completed the road surfacing phases of Routes Red and 611, which each provide north and south passage on their respective sides of the Helmand River. Additional measures are now being put into place over the course of the next month to ensure … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Nome Convoy Slowed as Ice Conditions Worsen
The convoy consisting of the USCGC Healy, a polar icebreaker, and the tanker Renda is making slow and uneven progress as it approaches the ice bound community of Nome Alaska. Wind, currents and heavy ice conditions have created conditions that have prevented the ships from sailing with any speed. The convoy is now two day beyond its original arrival date at Nome. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Original writing, Reporting
Clinton Staffer Offers New Perspectives on Obama Defense Cuts
Nick Dowling was in several policy making positions during the two Bill Clinton administrations. He was Director for European Affairs, National Security Council, for three years. He was the Executive Director of the Navy Globalization Study in 1999. He saw the last draw down of American military forces, both the cuts in personnel and procurement as well as the cuts in funding. In an interview by telephone on January 6, he talked about the Obama Administration’s Defense Strategic Guidance. Dowling believes that there are cuts to be made in the defense budget but the Guidance document fails to correctly anticipate military realities in the next decade. Force Size Dowling feels that the anticipated cuts to Army and Marine force levels are wrong. He points out that every conflict since World War II … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Original writing, Reporting
Our Best: Army Spc. Tiffany Larriba
U.S. Army Spc. Tiffany Larriba held her hands in front of her, fingers closed, as children from Karabti San, Djibouti, waited in eager anticipation Jan. 3. Suddenly, Larriba smiled and raised six fingers. “Six,” the children exclaimed in unison. This was the children’s second exposure to learning the English language through a program Larriba, a team member with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team 4902, 490th Civil Affairs Battalion and Dallas, Texas, native, calls: “Soldier in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Pirate Mother Ship Taken Down, Sailors Freed
Forces assigned to the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from Pirates in the northern Arabian Sea, Jan. 5. At approximately 12:30 p.m, an SH-60S Seahawk from the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) detected a suspected pirate skiff alongside the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai. Simultaneously, a distress call was received from the master of the Al Molai claiming he was being held captive by pirates. A Visit, Board, Search and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, War on Terror
Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 132 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 137 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 156 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 163 days)
On Y!CN
- Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings
- Fuel Supplies Reach Nome
- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
- Russians Sail to Rescue of Ice Bound Alaska Community
- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
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