The Coast Guard’s 2010 People’s Choice photo contest is currently underway and the first five of the overall 40 are quite impressive (much like last year). If this is the caliber of photos we can expect for all 40 this is might be a little hard to choose… Nonetheless we’ll have to do this oneRead… Read more »
Continuing the CGC Morro Bay series this is entry number sixteen. To see all of the Morro Bay’s posts go here! Also remember to check out PAD NY’s FB page and the FB page for the USCGC Morro Bay for similar content. Morro Bay Entry 16 This entry is from the underway journal of Lt.Read… Read more »
Rendezvous with the CGC Katmai Bay by Lt. Cmdr Douglas Wyatt. Continuing the CGC Morro Bay series this is entry number fifteen. To see all of the Morro Bay’s posts go here! Also remember to check out PAD NY’s FB page and the FB page for the USCGC Morro Bay for similar content. Morro BayRead… Read more »
The January 2011 edition of Delivering the Goods: News from the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate was released within the past hour and now it’s here for you. In this months issue we’re given a look into the upgrades to the MH-60T (Upgraded MH-60T Helicopters Provide More Capabilities) and the future of the fleet is discussedRead… Read more »
We’re just around the corner, historically speaking, from the annual State of the Coast Guard Address and though I dare not think to know what ADM Bob Papp may speak about, if only for the fact that there’s an unlimited amount of things that are on his plate, I happened across a great resource givingRead… Read more »
Q: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A: No. Sound is a vibration, transmitted to our senses through the mechanism of the ear, and recognized as sound only to our nerve centers. The falling of the tree or any other disturbanceRead… Read more »
Late this afternoon the Coast Guard released the final report on the sinking of the Fishing Vessel Alaska Ranger that sank in the frigid waters north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on 23 March 2008. Though “only” five of the 47 people on board were lost the fact remains that any loss of life is tragic.Read… Read more »
This is a cross post from ryanerickson.com. This is an update to my “how-to” for using a short URL (or any URL) with your favorite blogging platform and a multitude of social networks. In my last post on the subject I was making use of a the plugin ‘Shorten2Ping’ by Samuel Aguilera; well, I’m sorryRead… Read more »
This post originated from ryanerickson.com. There have recently been some major changes in my online world but one of the biggest was my adventure of trying to find the best short URL service for me. There are, without a doubt, a plethora of choices (well over 100) in the space but for me I hadRead… Read more »
This is less of a “how-to” than it is a guide to what I use for my own sites in the WordPress world of things. I hope it helps! There are a slew of WordPress plugins out there that have been plugged (read: recommended) by the best of the best in the development and bloggingRead… Read more »