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  1. Don Alaska

    Charities

    As some may have read in the past, my wife operates a small charity through the church we attend. We have long had an "emergency" food bank that is supposed to provide food for those in need until they can get to the regular community food bank that is only open on Thursdays every week. In the...
  2. Don Alaska

    What is your favorite--metric, English standard, or something else?

    What are the measurement systems you most like to use if you are at all familiar with several. I have my prejudices, although I am fairly familiar with both metric and standard systems. I like Fahrenheit degrees for outside and indoor temperatures, but Celsius for other measurements such as...
  3. Don Alaska

    A book I recommend

    For anyone interested in medical issues, I would recommend this. It is a tale of antibiotic resistance and a real-life drama. My brother-in-law and I were discussing bacteriophages some time ago. He is/was a pharmacist who specialized in antibiotic stewardship. He is retired now, as am I...
  4. Don Alaska

    Hulk Hogan has reportedly died

    Hulk Hogan has reportedly died at age 71. RIP.
  5. Don Alaska

    Shipboard fire in the North Pacific

    A ship carrying Chinese cars to Mexico is on fire in the North Pacific near Adak, Alaska. It has 800 or so electric vehicles on board with 3000 internal combustion vehicles, and apparently the EVs are where the fire started. The crew has abandoned ship and has been rescued, but the fire...
  6. Don Alaska

    Mexican sailing vessel hits the Brooklyn Bridge

    A Mexican Navy training vessel hits the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Interesting.
  7. Don Alaska

    Pig Pen Code

    Has anyone ever used Pig Pen Code? I read recently that it was once in common use among UK teenagers as a way to communicate secretly. Is this true and has anyone here form the UK used it? It seems to be a simple but quite secure way to communicate if variations are used.
  8. Don Alaska

    Is it true that Heathrow is out of commission?

    I read that Heathrow Airport is expected to be down for 24 hours and that flights are diverted to Paris and Dublin until power can be restored. That is like JFK or LAX in the U.S. being down. The power substation that supplied the airport caught fire. Heathrow in a "green" moved had...
  9. Don Alaska

    Another hostage has been released

    Trump Administration and Qatar have obtained the release of an American hostage held by the Taliban since the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan. Great!
  10. Don Alaska

    The Chinese are developing "Mulberry" harbors

    For those interested, the Chinese have developed a modern equivalent of the Mulberry harbor that was used for D-Day in WWII at Normandy. This guy is a maritime expert that I refer to whenever I have a question about shipping and logistics. The video shows how the new systems may operate for...
  11. Don Alaska

    Astronauts and Cosmonaut back on Earth

    Dragon Freedom has splashed down and is being recovered. Those who were stranded are home!
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