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Tag: World War Two Waking the Sleeping Giant – America Prepares for War – WW2 Special

Military January 12, 2021

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Military.com: How a Suburban Housewife Became a Pioneer of Military Intelligence and more ->
 
 
 
 
Task & Purpose: We salute this World War II veteran for surviving two pandemics a century apart “People are fragile in their everyday lives and feel like they have to do it alone, but they don’t.; The Navy just got its hands on a new frickin’ laser weapon to play with 🎶 We’re on the highway to the laser zone 🎶
 
 
 
 
DOD: Sports Heroes Who Served: Navy Enlistment Helped Spark Football Legend’s Career; Operation Warp Speed Leaders Hold Briefing on Vaccine and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Angry Staff Officer: America, Get your S**t Together
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

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RSS Alaskanomics

  • Alaska population declined 0.5 percent in 2020 January 9, 2021
    Jan. 7, 2021 No. 21-2 JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s population decreased by 3,831 people — 0.5 percent — from July 2019 to July 2020, based on population estimates released today by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This was the fourth straight year of decline for the state’s...
    Alaskanomics

RSS APRN Alaska News

  • ‘Everybody’s worst nightmare’: Bering Sea fishermen on edge after COVID-19 closes second plant January 22, 2021
    The winter fishery for Bering Sea pollock, which goes into products like McDonald's fish sandwiches, officially opened Wednesday. But two of the region's largest processors are both shut down
    Hope McKenney, KUCB - Unalaska
  • Why Alaska has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate of all 50 states January 22, 2021
    Part of the reason is that Alaska is getting more doses of the vaccine because of additional allotments for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service.
    Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO - Juneau

RSS Delanceyplace.com

  • frank lloyd wright's early success -- 1/22/20 January 22, 2021
    Today's selection -- from The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright by Thomas A. Heinz. Frank Lloyd Wright was a visionary rising star after he designed and built the Winslow House in the fashionable Oak Park suburb of Chicago. He was able to expand due to his initial success and excellent sales skills, but he also […]
  • doubts about democracy -- 1/21/21 January 21, 2021
    Today's encore selection -- from American Colossus by H.W. Brands. From the earliest days after the American Revolution to the present, there have been doubts and criticisms about the effectiveness of a democratic government. These became especially pronounced during the late 1800s -- the so-called Gilded Age -- when capitalism roared to prominence within America […]

RSS Bob Mayer

  • We’ve Let Ourselves Be Massacred And It’s Still Going On January 9, 2021
    I wrote this post before the recent coup attempt in Washington, but it’s all still true. Even more so. Time to be blunt. The official number of COVID-19 deaths today is over 336,000. 3,725 Americans died yesterday. This in a country that tore the world apart over a lesser number on a single day” 9-11. […]
    Bob

RSS Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

  • Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
    Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing.   For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here.   For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
    feigleycommunications
  • 2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
    Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized.   Here are...
    feigleycommunications

RSS Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

  • Writing Tips: Building Tension January 22, 2021
    Originally posted on K.M. Allan: When it comes to crafting a book, everyone wants something that will have the reader turning the page. While such an achievement requires a combination of factors like a good plot, excellent characters, well-flowing prose, chocolate sacrifices, and the naming rights of your firstborn to the muse (if you’re…
    Chris The Story Reading Ape

RSS I didn’t have my glasses on…

  • do you remember? January 22, 2021
    who remembers this? sitting backwards making faces rolling around on turns cigarette smoke-filled air fighting over who could sit there the door that swung open back window down best seat ever.   — “like all great travelers, i have seen more than i remember, and remember more than i have seen.” -benjamin disraeli     […]
    beth

RSS Indian Country Media Network

  • The bison have returned January 22, 2021
    Over 100 years after illegally taking lands on the Flathead Reservation, the federal government returns land and management of bison to tribes
    Mary Annette Pember

RSS Legends of Windemere

  • Who Do You Write For? January 22, 2021
    This is a question that I ask a lot and see many people answering without hesitation.  At least it appears that way.  It’s hard to figure out for myself.  There’s always multiple factors that I think about.  The list can … Continue reading →
    Charles Yallowitz

RSS Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life

RSS Bluebird of Bitterness

  • Hell on wheels January 22, 2021
    A truck driver stopped at a roadside diner for lunch. He ordered a cheeseburger, french fries, and a chocolate milkshake. No sooner had the waitress brought the trucker his lunch than three motorcycles pulled up, and three burly bikers came inside. The first grabbed the trucker’s cheeseburger, the second took his fries, and the third took his milkshake. Saying nothing, the […]
    bluebird of bitterness

RSS Elle Knowles: Finding Myself Through Writing

  • It’s Too Peopley Out There July 3, 2020
    We live in the most perfect area to have a staycation. The gulf with its white sand beaches are only five minutes away. We have the best restaurants with fresh seafood and seats with the best views. The charter fishing experience is top notch. Evidently, this is not a best kept secret anymore. The only […]
    Elle Knowles

RSS KarmaTube

  • The Miracle of Morning January 20, 2021
    Amanda Gorman has achieved many firsts, including being the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States at age 19. On January 20, 2021, the 22-year-old Gorman read at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. What follows here is a video of her reciting "The Miracle of Morning," a poem written several years ago […]

RSS Positively Present

  • The 10th Annual Gratitude Challenge! October 13, 2020
    It's hard to believe, but this is the TENTH year of the Positively Present Gratitude Challenge! I've been doing this for a decade (and I know many of you have too!), and I'm so excited to begin this year's challenge on November 1. There's always something special about celebrating gratitude during the month of November […]
    positively present

RSS The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company, England.

  • Coal Frost Mist Squirrels Aliens Diesel Wind Rain Ice Sunshine & UnFire January 16, 2021
    Yes, the walk through the image above was as cold as it looks. The towpath was frozen, the canal was … More
    Ian Hutson

RSS Joan Reeves: Slingwords

  • Giveaway to Welcome Amie Denman January 22, 2021
    New Author at Romance Gems and a GiveawayAs most of you know, I have another blog where several friends and I take turns blogging.Romance Gems, the other group blog, just welcomed a new member to the RG family, Amie Denman.To welcome her in a big way, I'm giving away a copy of her latest book, […]
    Joan Reeves

RSS World United Music

  • Prog Rock and Progressive Activism May 24, 2020
    Progressive Rock Through the AgesBy: Stewart BrennanProgressive Rock is one of several experimental genres that evolved out of Rock n Roll in mid 1960’s. It was a purely creative genre that carried at its initial core, reflections of morality, philosophies, political views and the social economic conditions of the times.The genre had a wide range […]
    Stewart

RSS WASP Final Flight

  • Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
    "Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP.  They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area.  But I didn’t wait for that.  I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up.  And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
    Unknown
  • Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
    "My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five.  I loved it!  I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella.  This was less than successful..."  WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
    Unknown

RSS The Old Motor

  • Comment on Schreffler Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Inc. Sunbury Pennsylvania by Howard Arbiture January 22, 2021
    As a kid, I always wondered how they got those cars through those little doors. Fact is, I'm still a bit curious in these photos. That engine on the stand in the 1st pic, is likely touting the new "347" and tri-power. Looks a bit unstable, a V8 on a tiny stand like that. And […]
    Howard Arbiture
  • Comment on Perrymobile was a Rationless World War II Era Alternative Car by Howard Arbiture January 22, 2021
    In reply to Howard Arbiture. Thanks for printing that, David, I know my upper Midwest sense of humor is not always your cup of tea. I do think there were many inventors that were squelched by oil companies for fear it may catch on and cut their profits.
    Howard Arbiture

RSS SassyZenGirl

  • Earn $6,000/mo Passive Income with Stock Footage (no prior experience!) May 23, 2020
    Stock footage might not sound too sexy or fun, but this is an easy one to start and doesn’t require any start up funding. In fact, you can start with your smartphone camera. Ready? You Ready Are You Ready GIF from Youready GIFs   What is stock footage and how does it work? Stock footage […]
    Gundi Gabrielle

RSS Stump the Bookseller

  • 351O: Mr Widdle and the Sea Breeze? Woman Builds Odd House January 21, 2021
    I have a children's book stumper to solve. I remember a book from my childhood (born in 67, so the book must've been published before 1977 or 78). It was about a woman who built a house and painted it … Continue reading →
    admin

RSS Ana’s Attic

  • New Kindle and Audiobook Releases Sales and Freebies | January 2021 January 6, 2021
    New Kindle and Audiobook Releases, Sales and Freebies Are you in our FB Group, Ana’s Attic After Dark? *Updated 1-2 times a week* See the full December Release Recap here 1/19: I haven’t been able to read or even listen to books lately, but then I started How To Get Lucky by Lauren Blakely and […]
    Ana's Attic

RSS Shorpy

  • The Pabst Building: 1901 January 21, 2021
    Circa 1901. "Pabst Building, Milwaukee." The yeasty architectural confection seen earlier here and here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size.
    Dave
  • Inaugural Parade: 1921 January 20, 2021
    March 4, 1921. "Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding (obscured), Philander Knox and Joseph Cannon on Pennsylvania Avenue en route to Harding inauguration." Passing the National Radio School and Washington Post buildings. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.
    Dave

RSS Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

  • The Big Shot: 1957 January 16, 2021
    I never did get the full skinny on how it all went down that day. All I know is that it was my brother and his pal, this guy. A couple of ex-Catholic high school boys; you know the type - four years in, walk out with a fancy piece of paper, the whole nine […]
    tterrace
  • B Ball Champs January 5, 2021
    This is the 1932 basketball team of the Sweetser Braves. Sweetser is a small town in Grant County Indiana. This photo celebrates the team's win of the Grant County Championship. The win is significant because Sweetser was a very small school compared to the others in Grant County. The people pictured represent the entire team. […]
    ZENMAN

RSS Shorpy Reader Comments

  • Gorgeous building January 22, 2021
    In reply to The Pabst Building: 1901: What style of architecture would this be considered? [Neo-gothic Flemish Renaissance Revival. -- Dave]
    Sea of 33
  • Beaucoup HQ January 22, 2021
    In reply to The Pabst Building: 1901: I can't imagine a brewing company need a head office that large these days, especially with the brewery and bottling operation located elsewhere.
    kirkbrewer

RSS Kim’s Shopping

  • 4 Low Cost Ways To Add Style And Character To Your Kitchen January 21, 2021
    Are you looking to give your kitchen a new look on a budget? Say no more! Kitchen is the busiest part of your home and a fun and well designed kitchen represents the mood and taste of the homeowners adding to the value of the entire home! But every so often you might feel like […]
    Kirstin

RSS Thoroughly Reviewed

  • Best Travel Makeup Bag May 23, 2020
    Travel Makeup Bag Comparison habe ROWNYEON HaloVa Relavel Rownyeon Pro MelodySusie Ac.y.c Mossio B & C Chomeiu Material Nylon OxfordFabric Nylon Oxford Fabric PU... The post Best Travel Makeup Bag first appeared on ThoroughlyReviewed.com.
    Linda Krantz

RSS Whimpulsive

  • Wordless Wednesday #539 February 12, 2020
    Signs of Spring For more Wordless Wednesday, Click here.
    suziqoregon

RSS Debra Lynn Dadd

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RSS BloominThyme

  • Sun Hemp Cover Crop August 12, 2020
    Sun hemp is a perfect cover crop for building the quality of your soil. And soil is everything when it comes to the garden. Soil provides nutrients for plants to be absorbed via their roots and retains moisture for the plant. Well-aerated soil is important and can be achieved by adding compost to your soil. […]
    gardenfrisk
  • Successful Pineapple Harvest July 31, 2020
    At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn’t require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it […]
    gardenfrisk

RSS Word of the day

  • sarcophagus January 22, 2021
    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 22, 2021 is: sarcophagus • \sahr-KAH-fuh-gus\  • noun : a stone coffin; broadly : coffin Examples: After archeologists unearthed the sarcophagus, they opened it up to discover, along with the king's body, almost a hundred gold coins. "Mummification took over two months, the body went in a wooden […]
    Merriam-Webster

RSS AV Club Wiki Wormhole

  • WandaVision’s big threat has been hiding in plain sight all along January 22, 2021
    WandaVision returns this week, now in color, with a groovy opening theme song that recalls The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch, but it’s not all fun and bell bottoms. There’s been criticism that the first two episodes were too dependent on viewers picking up all the clever meta references to classic TV sitcoms…Read more...
    Stephen Robinson on TV Club, shared by Stephen Robinson to The A.V. Club
  • The best romantic comedies on Hulu January 22, 2021
    Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing. But you know what you can always rely on? The expert opinions and knowledgeable commentary of The A.V. Club. That’s why we’re scouring both the menus of the most popular services …Read more...
    The A.V. Club on Film, shared by Patrick Gomez to The A.V. Club
  • R.I.P. Babylon 5 and Lost actress Mira Furlan January 22, 2021
    Mira Furlan, the actress who was best known for her roles as Delenn on Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau on Lost, died on Wednesday, January 20. The news was confirmed by a message posted on her Twitter account, followed by a heartfelt tribute from Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski. “It is a night of […]
    Shannon Miller on News, shared by Shannon Miller to The A.V. Club
  • Gene Simmons remembers Alex Trebek: "The guy had a potty mouth" January 22, 2021
    Gene Simmons, bassist, consummate shithead, and a man so scummy and increasingly irrelevant he’s even been banned by Fox News, once appeared on Jeopardy! to celebrate Halloween by helping the late Alex Trebek put on KISS make-up, stick out his tongue, and flash the devil horns (no word on whether he paid Simmons for …Read […]
    Reid McCarter on News, shared by Reid McCarter to The A.V. Club

RSS DamnDelicious

  • Homemade Breakfast Sausage January 16, 2021
    Nothing beats homemade! These sausage patties are so so easy to make and they’re also freezer-friendly. Win-win! Not sure if it’s the New Year, or if it’s the quarantine-lockdown-stay-at-home-order, but I’ve been making A LOT of things from scratch. Pizza dough. Rosemary bread. Sourdough biscuits. Pasta. English muffins. Hamburger buns. (recipes for the latter all […]
    Chungah @ Damn Delicious
  • Homemade Pizza Dough January 9, 2021
    So much easier to make than you think, and it’s such a game-changer! Perfect for pizza night and it’s freezer-friendly! If you have not tried homemade pizza dough yet, this is it for you guys. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s foolproof. And it makes two pizza balls so you can make both for pizza […]
    Chungah @ Damn Delicious

RSS The Authors’ Billboard

  • Moving along, very slowly January 19, 2021
    So 2020 is over, but the new year didn’t start on the right foot and the level of stress hasn’t decreased at all. Talking about stress, how do you cope and survive? How do you deal with that unbearable itching that seems to eat at your heart? Last year I locked myself at home, avoiding […]
    Mona Risk
  • Can you read this? January 18, 2021
    If you can read this, be grateful for a multitude of blessings. First and foremost is you have the gift of sight. Even if you wear glasses, contacts, or had corrective surgery, you can distinguish dark and light on a very detailed level. Second, give thanks for electronics. You could break that down to the […]
    Dani Haviland

RSS ezvid

  • 9 Best Microphones For iPhones 2021 January 22, 2021
    Ezvid Wiki

RSS Task & Purpose

RSS wikimedia

  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for January 22 January 22, 2021
    Picture of the day Greengrocer in Municipal Market of São Paulo city
  • Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for January 21 January 21, 2021
    Picture of the day The Glecksteinhütte is an abandoned mountain hut in Fallätsche, Zurich. It was built in the early 1900s so that people in Zurich could enjoy an "alpine" experience without having to travel far to the higher mountains. Today, it is in danger of falling off the cliff it is built on. The […]

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