That's really clever.

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2009213347_reiobama13.html


The Seattle Times


Originally published Wednesday, May 13, 2009


REI CEO Sally Jewell, Microsoft exec meet with Obama on health care

REI and Microsoft are among businesses praised by President Obama for programs designed to make their employees healthier and keep down health-care costs.

By Amy Martinez

Seattle Times business reporter

Local companies REI and Microsoft were among a handful of businesses praised Tuesday by President Obama


Obama told reporters at the White House after an hourlong discussion with business leaders, including Cecily Hall, Microsoft's director of U.S. benefits, and Sally Jewell, CEO of REI.

Obama drew laughter introducing the outdoor-oriented retailer, saying REI "has to be fit since they're a fitness company."










http://www.hc7seadevils.org/new/index2.html


U.S. Navy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron SEVEN

"Combat SAR Prevents POWs"


September 1st 1967 marked the beginning of one of the most storied periods in US Naval Aviation History with the establishment of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron SEVEN (HC-7), the "SEADEVILS". The next 7 years and 9 months were filled with no finer examples of dedication, professionalism and heroic acts. This site is a tribute to those that served in this historic Naval Aviation Squadron. In these pages you can learn about the men, machines and missions of the squadron in supporting the war to preserve the independence of the Republic of South Vietnam and support the operations of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.

At establishment, HC-7 was tasked with multiple missions including Logistics, Vertical Replenishment, Seventh Fleet Flagship, Mine Countermeasure, Oceanographic, home station SAR and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR). It didn't take long before the Navy realized that the CSAR mission deserved the complete attention of the unit and all other missions were tasked to other squadrons. This left HC-7 as the Navy's only active duty squadron dedicated to CSAR to ever exist. The CSAR mission was not new; it was being accomplished by HC and HS squadrons as an additional duty. HC-7 however turned the lessons learned by the other units into a functional CSAR doctrine that would be its sole focus.





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Google Books


Leave No Man Behind: The Saga of Combat Search and Rescue

By George Galdorisi, Thomas Phillips


Page 327


HC-7

The sixth and last change of this momentous late summer was the establishment of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven, HC-7.


Page 328

Accordingly, on September 1, 1967, HC-1 was broken up into three additional squadrons, HC-3, HC-5, and HC-7. HC-3 took control of the vertical-replenishment detachments assigned to ships home-ported in the continental United States, and took with it the UH-46s. HC-5 took over ice-reconnaissance mission and the training of replacement pilots headed for H-2 detachments. HC-1 retained control of the nine CVA plane-guard detachments.

HC-7 took contol of the vertical-replenishment detachments for ships home-ported in the western Pacific, and control of the combat SAR detachments. A strong driver for reorganization was the growing realization that successive HS squadrons and HC-1 detachments rotating into combat for a few short months were not developing the corporate memory and combat seasoning that would foster development of expertise in the mission. HC-7, established on September 1, 1967





http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=4227


MilitaryTimes


Clarence Leroy Cook

Date of birth: October 9, 1943

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

Navy Cross


Awarded for actions during the Vietnam War

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Clarence Leroy Cook (NSN: 0-703267), United States Naval Reserve, for extraordinary heroism while serving as Copilot of a search and rescue helicopter, attached to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron SEVEN (HC-7), Detachment 104, embarked aboard U.S.S. PREBLE (DLG-15) operating as a unit of the United States Seventh Fleet, in connection with the rescue of two downed aviators in North Vietnam on 19 June 1968. Providing exceptional support to the Pilot of his aircraft throughout this daring night rescue mission which was carried out despite extremely formidable enemy opposition, Lieutenant Cook rendered invaluable assistance in locating and maintaining references to the position of the survivors, and in utilizing his machine gun to suppress hostile small arms and automatic weapons fire which was directed at the rescue helicopter with growing intensity during four difficult descents which culminated in the successful rescue of the survivors. By his professional skill, prompt actions, and great personal valor in the face of intense enemy fire, Lieutenant Cook contributed in large measure to the success of this rescue mission and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals

Action Date: June 19, 1968

Service: Navy

Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade

Company: Detachment 104, Helicopter Support Squadron 7





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Seventh_Fleet


United States Seventh Fleet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Seventh Fleet is the United States Navy's permanent forward projection force operating forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan










http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F05.html

Burns, Baby Burns

Original airdate


Hey, how're ya doing? Welcome to Scenic Waynesport, and remember your visit with a googly-eyed walnut. [holds up walnut toy]

How about a googly-eyed rock?

Some nice local squash candy?

A stretched-out Pepsi bottle? [holds up a weirdly-shaped Pepsi bottle]

Come on. If this stuff is too nice for ya, I've got some crap!










http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061496/quotes

IMDb


Memorable quotes for

Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV)


Lt. Columbo: There's just one more thing, sir!










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami


Tsunami

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves, because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide


Characteristics


Tsunamis cause damage by two mechanisms: the smashing force of a wall of water travelling at high speed


As the tsunami approaches the coast and the waters become shallow, wave shoaling compresses the wave and its speed decreases below 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). Its wavelength diminishes to less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) and its amplitude grows enormously. Since the wave still has the same very long period, the tsunami may take minutes to reach full height. Except for the very largest tsunamis, the approaching wave does not break, but rather appears like a fast-moving tidal bore. Open bays and coastlines adjacent to very deep water may shape the tsunami further into a step-like wave with a steep-breaking front.

When the tsunami's wave peak reaches the shore, the resulting temporary rise in sea level is termed run up.


As a weapon

There have been studies and at least one attempt to create tsunami waves as a weapon. In World War II, the New Zealand Military Forces initiated Project Seal, which attempted to create small tsunamis with explosives in the area of today's Shakespear Regional Park; the attempt failed.





http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tsunami

Dictionary.com


tsunami


A very large ocean wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption and often causes extreme destruction when it strikes land. Tsunamis can have heights of up to 30 m (98 ft) and reach speeds of 950 km (589 mi) per hour.



- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 12:28 AM Pacific Time Seattle USA Saturday 29 June 2013