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When Is Weight Not Weight
When is Weight Not Weight? - The Matter of Tonnage -
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The Vickers Wellington
A review of the Vickers Wellington which carried the attack to Nazi Germany when Britain stood alone.
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Titanic: The Dream Comes Alive
The Titanic Story continues as it's builders design and build new wonder ships to ply the North Atlantice sealanes
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U.S and the Search for World Peace After 1918
After World War I, the U.S adopted a policy of Isolationism. However, it remained committed to the search for world peace through disarmament. Both policies failed.
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English Privateers: an Introduction
"Know that we have granted and given license…to [person's name]…to annoy our enemies at sea or by land…so that they shall share with us half of all their gain." With these words, Henry III of England paved the way for the legalization of piracy.
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The Body Burden: Agoraphobia and Obesity, Part 1
About obesity and it's relationship to agoraphobia.
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Transformation Myths or Reality
A short summary of Cinderella and Frog King transformation with an application to reality. Case: Maria Callas, la Divina. The ugly duck becomes the nightingale.
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Winter cruises in the Med
Mediterranean cruising isn't just for summer! Although the weather is cooler, the crowds are gone and you'll have the antiquities and shops all to yourself
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Adventure Sail On The Hawaiian Chieftain
Sailing aboard the Hawaiian Chieftain on a windy day offers a glimpse into the world of yesteryear's wind-ship sailors.
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Objects and Memory Connect 9-11 Tragedy
The catastrophe of 9-11 is now a connective emotion, one that brings objects and memory together in a bridge of support. Memories linger; but objects can soothe victims.
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The Diolkos, an Ancient Railway
Running wooden cars pulled by animal or human power on a grooved granite road perhaps the ancient Greeks invented a railroad to carry ships overland.
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Turning the Tide in World War II
Six decades after World War II, historians still debate which battles really stopped the Germans and gave victory in europe to the Allies.
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Displacement Wars or Life on the Bridge
What if you were boating along and look up and see a large tanker headed for you, what could that Capt. be thinking?
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Documenting Your Boat - FAQs
To document or to not document your boat that is one of the freqently asked questions.
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1946 Champ Assault Defied Injury
Crippled by a surveyor's stake as a yearling, Assault showed tenacity on the track, surprising his trainer, Max Hirsch, on the way to a Triple Crown title.
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Coast Guard Mariner Licenses
Boaters considering a career in charter boat operations or wishing the carry passengers for hire should consider securing a OUPV or Masters license from the Coast Guard
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Lower Trade Slows Canadian Trucker
Critical thinkers believe that TransForce can recover from a global business downturn complicated by higher oil prices, a soaring loonie & rising interest rates.
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National Boat Registration in the United States
Documentation is the only form of national vessel registration available to boat owners in the United States. Vessels are registered through the Coast Guard.
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Singapore Airlines Expands Cargo Network
Singapore Airlines has shown imagination in establishing a westbound cargo service linking Singapore with South America - a totally new market for the Asian carrier
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The Sinking of the Mary Rose
The Anthony Roll gives us considerable information about Tudor military history, particularly the Mary Rose and other ships in Henry VIII's navy.
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Using Recycling to Raise School Funds
Parents and schools can benefit by incorporating recycling into their fundraising efforts.
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A Fitful Winter's Nap
To a babyboomer, the notion of global menopause begins to play out.
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Men, Munitions, and Money
The cause of the American Civil War has been and will be debated forever. However, the inevitability of which side would win the war really came down to which side had the most men and which side could make the most guns and bullets and implements of war and which side had the greatest number of natural resources. There was also the question of money, of which the Union had the advantage. The Confederacy tried to make due as best it could in all of the areas above, but in the end, the Union’s advantage was just too great.
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Premonitions of the Titanic disaster?
Was the Titanic sinking foreseen by psychic powers?
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Swim Little Fishies, Swim if You Can. And They Swam, and . . .

Vancouver
Vancouver. Canada's third largest city, not to mistaken with Vancouver Island. Vancouver isn't even on Vancouver Island. That's Victoria. Anyway, Today I present you with the city of Vancouver because it was incorporated around, April 6, 1886.
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U-Boat Menace Ended by Technology
Since 1939 Karl Donitz's U-Boats had been the terror of the seven seas but innovative new technology would end "The Sea Wolves" reign of destruction.
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Another Solstice...and Back we Tip Again!
A Solstice look at the concept of human hibernation -- even just a little bit.
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Ghost Ship--Big Boat Blues
It's the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgera--uhh...I mean, the Antonia Graza.
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Great Lost Albums Of The 70's
Some of the better albums from the vinyl vault.
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J. Ross Browne, Government Agent (Part 1)
J. Ross Browne spent most of his career in government service. He worked for the Revenue Service inspecting areas of government waste. His brutal honesty was at first refreshing to his bosses, but ultimately made him a lot of enemies. He had a colorful career, which he ultimately wrote about extensively. The theme for most of his work was the finding of frauds and cheats, which he told in a satirical manner, a la Mark Twain.
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Land of the Fat-Free, Home of the Super-Sized
A cry for help whereby the author, distraught over his own weight, attempts to ameliorate his anxiety by pointing his still-slender finger at mall-based Americans 'of size'.
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Shipwrecked Treasure Galleons – Part I
After the flota reassembled in Havana, Cuba for the return trip to Spain, they sailed north and east until they reached the latitude of forty degrees before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The journey lasted approximately two months. The later they departed the New World for Spain, however, the greater their risk of encountering a hurricane somewhere along the narrow passage between Bahama Bank and the Florida reefs.
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Spokane’s Arbor Crest Has New Vision of the Horizon
Changes afoot at this landmark Spokane winery trek to higher level of quality.
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The Battle of the Atlantic
Hitler begins to realise, one assumes, that life is not all roses and that there is an effective opposition. Besides this, he has now brought himself to the posion of a fight on two fronts, the classic nemesis of any world conqueror.

Wine Comes Full Circle at Arbor Crest
Arbor Crest Winery in Washington State is producing some outstanding wines--and makes an ideal place to visit.
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End of the Austro Hungarian Navy
From 1382 until 1918 this force was one of the largest in the world. Often bloodied but never beaten it disappeared from the oceans with a whimper.
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Henry VII (1485-1509)
Henry VII brought peace, prosperity and national pride to England. His reign ended the bloody Wars of the Roses. He became an outstandingly successful English king.
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Battleships
The evolution and demise of the modern battleship
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Fueling the fight
Short description of the importance of Supply and Transportation in the conduct of military operations.
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The Armada, Part 2
Conclusion of the story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada
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The Fishing Master of Appledore
Ghost, pirate, constable, taverner and general factotum,his tales are colorful, but are they fact--or fancy?
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The Stella Solaris: Millennium Series 6
We board the Stella Solaris for a 22-day Mediterranean cruise, ending in Athens. The ship is small, but comfortable and great fun, with many amenities and interesting activities, good food good company and excellent service. The sea is inky blue and the 360-degree view of the blue sky, from Horizon to Horizon, is spectacular. We sail across the South Seas where the flying fishes play. With delight we watch them soar from wave to wave. Join us for a glimpse of life on a Cruise ship with heart. Next time, our first port of call, Puerto Rico then 7 days at sea. Did I mention the hurricane? Next time! Lots of Photos, links, discussion.
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Too Close For Comfort: Britain, Ultra, and the Battle of the Atlantic (1941-43)
Article about Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War (1941-1943), and the role that British and German intelligence played in that important battle.
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Sardinia and the War - Part 2
Political tug of war, inefficiency and disaster impede the expedition project.


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