Monday, May 16, 2011

Dark Seal Review

Dark Seal Review

Andreil`s Game put out an XBLIG, Dark Seal back in March 2010 and I spent some enjoyable time with it thisweekend. Let`s go over this simple to play turn based strategy game. Assimple as this plot is it, really made me think what I missed of theboard game era.

Dark Seal is played on a hexagonal board filled with hexagonalspaces.

Bill's OBX Beach Life: Sealion Sunday!

beach!

Yesterday, we had a feeling of summer weather on the OBX with warm southern winds in the upper teens to about 20, warm ocean water in the mid-60s pushing 70 degrees (must have been from the sound water vacating O Inlet), and bright sunny skies with warm 80 degree air temps. (see yesterday's Bambuser report!)

I had the Sealion loaded along with my Tempo 92.The surf looks quite fun averaging solid waist to chest high on the sets with a solid ENE swell in the water.Clean side offshore wind made for butter smooth wave faces and general water conditions.I started on the Sealion and caught wave after wave at a safe spot just north of Ramp 3 between Oregon Inlet and Coquina Beach.Keith McCulloch joined me late in the afternoon as Ramp 30 was feathering as high tide approached and was not actually breaking.He had a go at the Sealion and caught some fun waves too while the wind hovered around 10 mph!

All in all, the Sealion is an excellent light air wavesailing insurance sesh provider, and with summer approaching it will be the table to see those light air surf days when you "wished you could be out there!"The 2011 Sealion arrived here a few weeks ago and I give it quick to rally as good as demo/rent.Of course, if you are concerned in buying the Sealion, contact me.I am a US East Coast Rep for the Sealion along with the NahSkwell SUPs!

Here are a few pics snapped with my phone of Keith catching a few waves along with some images of the 2011 Sealion.Keep an eye out for Keith riding the Sealion down on Hatteras Island when conditions are clear and the breakers is FUN!

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

In From the Cold: Whatever Happened to OPSEC?

If truth is the first casualty of war, then operations security or OPSEC, runs a last second. In this age of targeted leaks and instant media, it has become almost impossible for the U.S. to protect sensitive details of classified missions, even when the lives of particular forces and intelligence operatives are on the line.

The latest case-in-point?

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

JustOneMinute: Seal Team 10000

insisted that the attack force hunting down Osama bin Laden last week be great enough to defend its way out of Pakistan if confronted by hostile local police officers and troops, senior administration and military officials said Monday.

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Mr. Obama`s decision to gain the sizing of the drive sent intoPakistan shows that he was willing to hazard a military confrontation witha close friend in place to conquer or down the leader of Al Qaeda.

...One senior Obama administration official, pressed on the rules ofengagement for one of the riskiest clandestine operations attempted bythe C.I.A. and the military`s Joint Special Operations Command in manyyears, said: "Their instructions were to invalidate any confrontation if atall possible. But if they had to take fire to get out, they wereauthorized to do it."

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Under the master plan, two assault helicopters were leaving to remain onthe Afghanistan side of the border waiting for a visit if they wereneeded. But the aircraft would have been nearly 90 minutes away from theBin Laden compound.

About 10 years earlier the raid, Mr. Obama reviewed the plans and pressedhis commanders as to whether they were taking along enough forces tofight their way out if the Pakistanis arrived on the scene and tried tointerfere with the operation.

That resulted in the determination to station two more helicopters carryingadditional troops. These followed the two lead Black Hawk helicoptersthat carried the actual assault team. While there was no confrontationwith the Pakistanis, one of those backup helicopters was ultimatelybrought in to the prospect of the raid when a Black Hawk was damaged whilemaking a heavy landing.

"Some people may have assumed we could speak our way out of a jam, butgiven our difficult relationship with Pakistan right now, the presidentdid not wish to give anything to chance," said one senioradministration official, who like others would not be quoted by namedescribing details of the secret mission. "He wanted extra forces ifthey were necessary."

Fortunately these leaks are not nearly that crazy cowboy Bush or the sidewalks would not be safe, littered as they would be with leaping libs. As it is, we can see some headshaking and skepticism at lefty redoubts such as Firedoglake and from Josh Marshall.

I don't think anyone expected a whole from Seal Team Six to fall to a passing patrol car and pine in a Pakistani prison. On the other hand, if Pakistan managed to mobiize jets, tanks and armoured vehicles, well, it's a long way from Abbotabad to Afghanistan.

I make no question we were intensely monitoring Pakistan military communications and action with the purpose of sidestepping a major clash, but fighting our way out of Pakistan? Please.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Summer Breeze

See the curtains hanging in the window
In the eve on a Friday night
A small light a-shining through the window
Lets me know every thing's all right

Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
~ Seals and Crofts


That's an Orland Park song for me.

Pastor's Tale Of Navy SEAL Days Unravels After Bin Laden's Killing .

After days of letting his congregation believe he'd once been a Navy SEAL, a Pennsylvania pastor's tale has come undone.

Last week, The Patriot-News newspaper, based in Harrisburg, reached out to former SEALs living in midstate Pennsylvania, hoping for some local perspective on the U.S. commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Rev.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Making the Powerful Opinion With a Company Seal

Organisationstamp is an certified impression or a official seal of an administration or a party and is provided by that particular company for its official documents. Any society can use their company seal under lawful authority, which signifies that their documents are sound and officiallypermissible. A company seal on any papers or significant official documentis as well as an authenticationof that particular documentor official documentby the legal delegates of the company.