Quake, tsunami change geography of Solomon Islands

Last week's earthquake and tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands has had a permanent and devastating effect on the region. The tectonic shift caused large fissures to form in the island (some as wide as 50...

The Stock Market "Crash": A blog round-up

So, how about that stock market? I really have no idea what all of this movement means, so I'll leave it to those who do. Then I'll throw it out to the blogosphere. What are you guys thinking? Who's worried about...

Saba 2006 Underwatet Critters

filmed over numerous dives during a visit to Saba in 2006

Saba A Divers Paradise

You just boarding the plane and you’re heading home from a fantastic dive trip and already you begin thinking about where to go next.  So… to help you in your quest you quickly flip to the back pages...

The Right Spot: A Charming Little Dive

"The Right Spot Restaurant is a Mum & Pop operation on Wellington street, just off of Brock. It is a little dingy and dark, but that is the way we like our diners. It is actually a little bit sketchy at first...

Origins of The Pearling Industry

"Australia's pearling industry The pearling industry was a major economic force for over one hundred years in northern Australia and for business interests in the southern capitals from the 1850s onwards. However, alongside the development of the industry were stories of...

Secretary Of State Said The Attack's Time And Place Was Known

October 16, 1941 - After meeting FDR, Secretary of War Henry Stimson wrote: "We face the delicate question of the diplomatic fencing to be done so as to be sure Japan is put into the wrong and makes the first bad move -- overt move." On November 25, 1941 - After meeting...

The Most Enlightened And Best Informed People In All The World

"I want you to know that your government has no information which it has any thought of withholding from you.... You are, I believe, the most enlightened and best informed people in all the world." President Franklin D. Roosevelt. September 1939.  

FDR's Foreknowledge Of The Attack Is Rediscovered Every 5 Years

June 8, 2001 :: It doesn't matter how many times you prove it. Wait five years and you have to prove it all over again. Take Pearl Harbor. The fact that FDR knew the Japanese were going to attack is something that should now be solid American history.

Medical Supplies Shipped To Hawaii Prior To The Attack

June 6, 2001::Robert Ogg had been in Naval Intelligence during the war. Ogg had detected the presence of a Japanese task force working its way toward Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. The Japanese force had been under radio silence. But the silence had been broken on a number...

Roosevelt's Intentions Were Nearly Exposed In 1940

A code clerk at the U.S. embassy in London discovered secret dispatches between Roosevelt and Churchill. These revealed that FDR, despite contrary campaign promises, was determined to engage America in the war. He smuggled some of the documents out of the embassy, hoping...

Churchill/Roosevelt Message November 25, Is Classified To This Day

"When the Japanese attack hit Pearl Harbor, the targets they found were older relics from a bygone age; the 21 modern ships of the Pacific fleet, including the two carriers, were safely out of harm's way."

Day Of Deceit - The Truth About FDR And Pearl Harbor

"Robert Stinnett, who served in the U.S. Navy with distinction during World War II, examines recently declassified American documents and concludes that, far more than merely knowing of the Japanese plan to bomb Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt deliberately steered Japan into war...

Researcher dies after Andrea Doria dive (AP)

" BOSTON - David Bright, a leading researcher into underwater exploration and shipwrecks, has died after diving to the site of the Andrea Doria off Nantucket, where he was working in preparation for the wreck's 50th anniversary. He was 49. Bright, of Flemington, N.J.,...

Rudy's Bar & Grill

"Rudy’s Bar & Grill in Hell’s Kitchen is a dive. Every bar goer in New York knows Rudy’s is a dive. In fact, it’s the first name that comes to mind when the topic of dive bars comes up, but that makes...

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