icebreaker

Icebreaker is a term that bloggers might be using in various ways. They might be talking about the ships that cut through sea, river or canal ice, making a passage for other ships, or allowing scientific exploration. The first and perhaps most famous of these was the Russian Krasin, built in 1916.

Or they might be referring to a conversation gambit or action design to initiate or ease a conversation or other interaction among people who don't know each other well, or at all.

But it seems most likely that they are talking about a brand of outdoor woollen clothing using merino fleece originating from New Zealand to which some consider themselves addicted.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “icebreaker”

 

• U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy Reaches Stranded Nome

  
  American Elephants — Authority: 417
  U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy has been opening a channel to Nome for a Russian oil Tanker Renda for months to carry fuel to the town of 3,500 to get them through the winter.  Nome, Alaska has been coping with the coldest winter since the 1970s, and is badly in need of fuel. The ships [...]
  2 weeks ago

• After Breaking 300 Miles of Ice, USCG Cutter Healy and Russian Fuel Tanker Arrive in Nome

  
  gCaptain.com — Authority: 128
  NOME, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice near the city of Nome Alaska Jan. 14, 2012. The Healy is breaking ice near Nome to assist the Russian tanker Renda move into final position for offloading nearly 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products to the city. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer ...
  2 weeks ago

• Russian fuel ship reaches Alaska

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 165
  http://www.bbc.co.uk Russian fuel ship reaches Alaska A Russian tanker and a US Coast Guard icebreaker reach the ice-bound town of Nome in western Alaska, which was running out of fuel. published date:Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:44:30 GMT
  2 weeks ago

• Update: Waiting for the Dawn – Tanker Renda and USCG Icebreaker Healy Six Miles From Nome

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 119
  The Russian tanker Renda , carrying 1.3 million gallons of emergency fuel, escorted by the USCG icebreaker  Healy   are within 6 NM of Nome, Alaska  on Friday morning.  They are waiting for sunrise before advancing closer. Daylight will make moving though the ice safer and will help to pinpoint the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Update: Tracking the USCG Icebreaker Healy

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 119
  The internet  is a wonderful thing. I am sitting in my office, which is around 70 degrees F (21 degrees C), drinking a hot cup of coffee, while tracking the painfully slow progress of the USCG Icebreaker Healy as it escorts the Russian tanker Renda through sea ice in the Bering Sea in an attempt to deliver ...
  3 weeks ago

• Icebreaker Audio releases GRID for Reaktor + free Kontakt packs

  
  rekkerd.org — Authority: 432
  Icebreaker Audio has released GRID, a sound sequencer for Native Instruments Reaktor 5.6. Based on an 8×8 matrix sequencer and a unique sound concept, GRID makes a great addition to your musical toolkit. Icebreaker Audio GRID for Reaktor GRID features 8 voice sound sequencer controlled from an animated 8×8 grid. 42 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Update: Tanker Renda and USCG Icebreaker Healy Making Slow Progress to Nome

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 119
  Tanker Renda in the Ice When the sled dog, Balto , arrived with emergency supplies for the icebound town of Nome in 1926, a statue was erected in his honor in New York City’s Central park.  When the Russian ice strengthened tanker Renda , escorted by the USCG’s icebreaker Healy arrive in Nome ...
  3 weeks ago

• Stay Warm with Icebreaker Apparel {Giveaway}

  
  Product Reviews by The Experimental Mommy — Authority: 109
  Here in South Louisiana, you can be in flip-flops and a tee shirt one day, and bundled up in your heaviest coat the next.  Even more challenging are days that start out freezing and by lunchtime, you’re a puddle of sweat.  It’s essential to have easy pieces to layer that will keep you warm without weighing you ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ice, Ice, Maybe: Are Lakes Freezing More Slowly This Year? (Plus a Wild Ice-Breaking Effort to Save Nome)

  
  YourWeatherBlog — Authority: 104
  The folks who organize the New England Pond Hockey Classic ( NEPHC ) on Lake Winnipesaukee are hopeful they’ll have solid ice next month, like they did last year when the Classic drew 150 teams (that’s 150 teams , not players ) to New Hampshire’s largest lake and the summertime resort town of Meredith, which ...
  3 weeks ago

• St. Luke’s Icebreaker Invitational girls youth hockey tourney begins Friday

  
  Howie Blog — Authority: 121
  A record 88 teams from throughout Minnesota and Canada will compete in the St. Luke’s Icebreaker Invitational on Friday through Sunday, when 137 games will be played at eight local arenas. Admission to all games is free. More than 1,350 girls ages 8-15 will compete in the tournament. Combined with parents, coaches ...
  3 weeks ago

• Coast Guard Icebreaker Leading Russian Tanker to Alaska

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 734
  A Coast Guard Icebreaker is cutting a path through 1 foot frozen seas in order to get much needed fuel to the iced in city of Nome, Alaska.  The Icebreaker is cutting a path for a Russian tanker hauling 1.3 million gallons of fuel and is scheduled to arrive Monday or Tuesday.  It is currently about 190 miles away. ...
  3 weeks ago

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