Sailing in Ireland Looks to April 20th for Some Real Clarity
3rd April 2021
Spreading goodwill and mutual understanding…..the Howth YC Biennial Sporting & Cultural Mission to the Sovereign s Cup series in Kinsale, gathered at their shore base to celebrate another successful regatta. This year s O Leary Insurance Group Sovereign s Cup is scheduled at Kinsale YC for 23rd-26th June 2021. Photo courtesy HYC Historical & Philosophical Studies Group
How quickly can we hope to return to the carefree style of sailing sociability which reflects the mood displayed above, as seen in the officially-accredited Sporting & Cultural Mission from Howth Yacht Club on its traditional biennial visit to the Sovereign s Cup in Kinsale?
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone fires a missile. | AP
In the aftermath of the recent war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, drone warfare is being touted as the latest breakthrough in military technology, a “magic bullet” that makes armored vehicles obsolete, defeats sophisticated anti-aircraft systems, and routs entrenched infantry.
While there is some truth in the hype, one needs to be especially wary of military “game changers,” since there is always a seller at the end of the pitch. In his examination of the two major books on drones Christian Brose’s
The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare, and Michael Boyle’s
Saturday March 13, 2021 - 04:45:00 PM In the aftermath of the recent war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, drone warfare is being touted as the latest breakthrough in military technology, a “magic bullet” that makes armored vehicles obsolete, defeats sophisticated anti-aircraft systems, and rout entrenched infantry. While there is some truth in the hype, one needs to be especially wary of military “game changers,” since there is always a seller at the end of the pitch. In his examination of the two major books on drones Christian Brose’s “The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare,” and Michael Boyle’s “The Drone Age” military analyst Andrew Cockburn points out that the victims of drones are mostly civilians, not soldiers. While drones can take out military targets, they are more commonly used to assassinate people one doesn’t approve of.A case in point was former Preside
13th March 2021
George O Brien Kennedy FRINA, (1912-1998). Known to everyone as Brian, and renowned as a dreamer of dreams, he is seen here in his early days of pioneering the Shannon Hire-Boat industry in the 1960s
You know how it is. You re wondering if the slightly odd flavour of the evening cuppa is a hint of the imminence of the C-Monster s indicator of taste-loss. All this, too, just as it s increasingly clear that your already-proposed personal date with the jab before the end of March now seems less and less likely to be on schedule. And then the phone rings, and this guy shoots straight from the hip:
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March 3, 2021
Dreams come true at Cranbrook Arts
Lynn Taylor grew up in Ontario and dreamed of being an artist someday and she has done just that. Taylor’s work is on display in the window of Cranbrook Arts Gift Shop for the month of March.
Taylor’s artistic work was initially inspired by her time living on Tobin Island in Muskoka, Ontario with her husband Jeff. They lived there with two dogs, chickens, and an apiary for their bees. It was here that her husband set up a small studio for her to explore her passion. Much time was spent sketching and planning images that she would someday paint.