A story about a new app is, well, interesting. Here's the story: A new iOS app called Whale Alerts is designed to help mariners avoid collisions with endangered North American right whales by displaying whale locations on a real-time, digital map. This raises several interesting points. 1. The news item is incorrect. An iOS is… Continue reading Whale of an Invention for Seafarers
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Notes on the Boats
THE RIGHT PRICE…………..$419 December 5, 2010: Miami (return) to Western Caribbean 7 days Ship: Carnival Valor Contact: carnival.com * * * Somebody’s standing behind one of us (that would be Bob) when he steps on the scales. A Holland America spokesman, John Primeau, says that the typical cruise passenger gains one pound a day on cruises… Continue reading Notes on the Boats