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The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) announced its interest in miniaturized Starlink terminals as part of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting proposals for dozens of small research and development projects under the US Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. At this stage, just hours after the round of SBIR proposal requests was published, it’s unclear if the US military is already coordinating with SpaceX on the topic of human-portable Starlink antennas or if the request is open to proposals from anyone. Still, said request [PDF] does provide some intriguing details about its primary goals. Portable Starlink SBIR US DoD...

It’s been a while. During the summer of 2018, I went with my friends Denise Ditto Satterfield and her kind husband, Frank, to London, England. It was a research trip for me for my working manuscript, a prequel to Deadly Thyme. Set in 2007 Harrow there is a parallel story set in 1940. And there is a couple of murders. Here are two photos. The first is a picture of me and my Scottish cousins (my mother’s side). I’m wearing the hat. Seriously, we look like we’re related. Fiona, Cathy, and me. We are waiting for our fantastic tour of...

The finished product. A fly well-worth driving 700 miles for.Because It Looks Cool: Tying Artist Scott Murdock I recently drove a little over 700 miles in the span of a day for the sake of one fly—and it’s one that I would never dream of tying to a leader. It’s a fly that you have to see to appreciate, and I don’t even mean in a photograph. You have to watch it come together, listen to its creator recite a concise history of Atlantic salmon flies as he works, and feel the palpable buzz of a masterpiece in the making....

s The 2021 Oscars are right around the corner and while the ceremony will look different this year because of the ongoing pandemic, there will still be a scaled-back red carpet (because who couldn’t use a little fashion fantasy right now?). In anticipation of the April 25 ceremony, FASHION Magazine editors chose their picks for the best Oscars dresses ever. Read on for why these unforgettable Oscars looks will go down in history. Cher in Bob Mackie (1986) Photography via Getty Images And the award for Fashion Revenge goes to…Cher! The Bob Mackie creation might not be so shocking today,...

Labor statistics show women made up only 18% of chefs and head cooks in the U.S. in 2020, down slightly from 2019 after a year of pandemic-related restaurant closures. Here in the Tampa Bay area, though, more and more women are making a name for themselves in the restaurant industry by opening their own establishments, using their social media savvy to bring in new customers and making food that keeps guests (and national awards committees) coming back for more. 
On the following pages, read about four Tampa-area women chefs who are paving the way for more to follow in their...