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14 year old kid arrested for refusing to remove his NRA t-shirt. This'll be a good one to follow.
Officials at Logan Middle School in Logan County, West Va. maintain that Marcum, who has since completed eighth grade, was suspended for one day because he caused a disruption after a teacher asked him to remove a shirt emblazoned with a hunting rifle and the statement “protect your right.”
“She said, ‘Are you supposed to wear that in school?’” Marcum had previously explained in an interview with local station, WOWK-TV. “I said, ‘I don’t see why I shouldn’t.’”
In a move The Daily Caller can only characterize as courageous, Marcum returned to school after his suspension wearing exactly the same shirt. Students across the rural county showed their support for Marcum by wearing similar shirts on that day as well
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Japanese "eye ball licking" trend raises concerns about causing blindness.
Eyeball licking, which is also known as "worming" or oculolinctus, has existed for quite some time, and there are numerous clips of people engaging in the act on YouTube. Japanese blog Naver Matome interviewed one concerned teacher who said that he ran into two sixth grade students licking each others' eyeballs in an equipment room. After he confronted them, they admitted it was popular in their class. His independent survey of students confirmed his fears: One-third of the children admitted to eyeball licking. -
Miniature helicopter controlled by human thoughts. The helos will become self aware any day now, and then we're all doomed.
By imagining that they were using their right hand, left hand and both hands together, subjects controlled the flight path of the plane. If they imagined raising their left hand, for example, the plane turned left. If they imagined raising their hands together, the plane lifted higher in the air.
Once they got the hang of it, subjects were able to fly the quadcopter through foam rings scattered around the indoor course.
"Our study shows that for the first time, humans are able to control the flight of flying robots using just their thoughts, sensed from noninvasive brain waves," said Bin He, lead scientist behind the study and a professor with the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering.
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Seems to me it's an issue because the helicopter did not follow ATC instructions in very congested and politically sensitive airspace. Just because you maintain visual separation doesn't relieve you of responsibility to follow ATC instructions unless they specifically relieve you of that requirement (in this case, to stay below and pass behind...at least one of which he did not do).
As for your last sentance, no arguement on this end!
I agree with that; I'm just saying the point of the entire newscast was to try to spread fear about how dangerous it is to fly into Reagan. Who knows what was actually happening inside the cockpit of the Huey? Just more sensationalism by the media. Glad there wasn't an accident.
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So they maintained visual separation and didn't collide? What's the issue? The only reason this made the news is because the media outlets got bent out of shape over the fact that there wasn't a tragic loss of life; what a bunch of leaches.
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Islamic cleric, who personally instructed one of the attackers, praises them for their "courage."
"When I saw that, honestly I was very surprised - standing firm, courageous, brave. Not running away. Rather, he said why he carried (it out) and he wanted the whole world to hear it.""The prophet (Mohammad) said an infidel and his killer will not meet in Hell. That's a beautiful saying," he said. "May God reward (Adebolajo) for his actions."
"If you breach the covenant of security with Muslims you are digging your grave," he said. "I cannot condemn what Michael did. I don't see it as a crime as far as Islam is concerned".
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The latest trailer for PLANES. Looks like it should be pretty entertaining for those of you with kids and for those of us that are easily distracted by shiny objects:
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A China Air 747 dropped chunks of its airframe across Georgia; the debris landed in a lady's house and a Walmart parking lot.
Maybe this was actually a flight test to confirm the effectiveness of the J-20's secret weapon: the ability to arbitrarily jettison random parts of itself across enemy territory. Time will tell.
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. —
Federal authorities are investigating why pieces of a 747 cargo plane crashed into the woman's house Sunday afternoon.
The woman lives on Newton Estate Drive in Clayton County, along a direct flight path to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Another piece of the plane landed at a Walmart on Anvil Block Road, just a couple of miles away.
Channel 2's Tony Thomas watched as mechanics and inspectors canvassed the right wing of the plane Wednesday night, replacing the 20-foot section that ripped off.
Homeowner Pamela Ware told Thomas she's thankful she survived after part of that wing hit her house.
"And boom! I was like, 'Huh?' Actually, I hit the floor," Ware said. "If it had landed in here because that is just Sheetrock, it would have… oh boy, I wouldn't be no good."
She showed Thomas pictures she took of the chunk that she said put two holes in her roof before bouncing into the yard.
She took Thomas into the attic to see the splintered rafters and holes that were left behind.
Ware was lucky in more ways than one. Authorities said a 20-foot section of the plane crashed into the parking lot in front of a Walmart. No one was hurt.
Federal investigators told Thomas the 747 cargo plane coming from Anchorage was about 5 miles east of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when a piece of the right wing flap ripped off, breaking into at least two pieces and potentially damaging the aircraft body.
The pilot declared an emergency and landed safely at the airport. Thomas was told by Boeing and China Airlines, inspectors are on site as the jet sits just off Hartsfield's runways.
Ware has now spent several sleepless nights, wondering who's going to pay for her repairs and when the next piece might drop.
"I just keep thinking of what could have happened," Ware said.
Federal investigators now have taken those pieces of the wing flap as part of their investigation. Thomas tried reaching China Airlines several times Wednesday but received no answer.
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If you have the time to do the research, Beach Dr in downtown St Pete has a bunch of nice condos on the water that you might be able to get a short term lease on. The commute to MacDill wouldn't be too bad from there. You'd be next to Albert Whitted Airfield, one of USF's campuses, some museums, and a decent little downtown with some pretty good concert venues if you want to relive your 80's punk glory days.
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Well we have to be "more fair" to certain groups, if not, that would be discrimination...
The AF will have to follow this through to its logical conclusion in all sectors of our communities...Landed gear up? Had a midair collision due to negligence? Q1E's all around, because we can't discriminate against the bad pilots; it's not fair to them per the AFI...NMR for beans, vaccinations, and going over due on your physical by 24 months? No big deal! We can't hold that against you just because you're irresponsible! We would never show any discrimination between our sharp officers and our weak swimmers! While we're at it, we better give the Air Force Cross and the Medal of Honor to everyone too, just so no one gets left out; it's only fair.
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Not sure if Gen Mattis did anything for the crew behind the scenes, but according to the Tampa Bay Times, he had this to say:
The young pilot did a good job landing, albeit on the wrong strip.The rest of the article is pretty weak.
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That's why I said "from what I saw when I was there"
I'm sure there are cases when guys who worked hard didn't make it...but I think it's safe to say the vast majority of people who work their butts off do just fine
You're going make up for the 3 hours of 7 horsepower, single engine recip time you'd get at IFS once you get to the FTU...in like half of a sortie.
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That's pretty cool!
It definitely is; the proliferation of technology is ridiculous. Things seem to be antiquated before they even get produced. "Oh you have the newest Kindle? Neat-o because here's a piece of electronic paper that's 500,000 times better, but it's not quite as cool as this USB cable you jab into your ear that uploads all the world's knowledge directly to your brain."
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Looks like pen and ink will be going away sooner than expected. Creepy stuff.
http://www.stuff.tv/...flexible-friend
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Requesting to go to IFS is like requesting to go to MEPS again; you know, just to make sure they didn't miss anything the first time around.
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Wow, does the cost, complexity, and extra maintenance really make up for the advantages of a telescoping nose? Interesting concepts.
I can't imagine it does, especially on a small aircraft; I'm thinking this is going to be a big waste.
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Gulfstream files patents for supersonic jet:
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They obviously haven't been respecting the groomin standard. Good thing they've got a solid sergeant major in charge to set things straight.
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How many years until SkyNet becomes self aware?
It already is as of 29 August 1997; right now it's just waiting.
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Christopher Waltz is so good... Made me want to watch Inglorious Basterds when we got home. However we saw the midnight show so wifey didn't want to start another movie at 0330 for some reason
Whaaaat? It was always my understanding that under your own roof, you're the AC, IP, FLT/CC, Chief Pilot, DO, SQ/CC, OG/CC, WG/CC, NAF/CC, MAJCOM/CC, CSAF, CJCS, POTUS, and Potentate of the World Bank.
The Hobbit was pretty good if you've got a free three hours, and you liked the book as a kid. Some liberties were taken with the story, but it was entertaining.
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This would probably come in handy...if it didn't keep blowing out the circuit breaker panel of every home and small business in Germany.
German defense contractor Rheinmetall has shown off a new two-part laser system with a combined output of 50 kW, capable of shooting down drones and intercepting mortar rounds in mid-flight. The high-energy laser (HEL) weapon consists of a 30 kW primary laser mounted on a rotating turret and a 20 kW secondary beam for targeting stationary objects. In tests conducted in late November, the beams combined to slice through a 15mm steel girder at a distance of roughly 1,000 yards, while the 30 kW laser on its own was able to intercept a drone moving at more than 110 mph.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the system is its ability to lock on to small moving targets. In order to simulate a mortar round, testers used a steel ball of just over three inches in diameter. The HEL was able to detect the incoming projectile, before using two levels of tracking — a rough positioning provided by the mechanical turret and a more accurate fine-tuning by the laser itself — to intercept the target.
This isn't the first time that the company has demonstrated a turret-mounted laser weapon. Last year, a 10 kW version performed similar feats, and Rheinmetall says that it plans to produce a device capable of 100 kW output in the immediate future. Still, it faces competition from rivals in the space — as far back as 2010, US firm Raytheon demonstrated a 50 kW weapon with comparable capabilities, including the ability to shoot down a drone from a moving warship.
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Yale has OpenCourseWare as well.
If you're en route to ROTC, USAFA, or you're trying to figure out if you want to enlist before going to school, browsing through some of these lectures could save you a bit of heartache by finding out where your interests lie. Cheers.
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Two Argentinian A-4s a short distance from HMS Broadsword during the Falklands War
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Why, on earth, is this in the WTF thread? I say this warrants it's very own BOPs.net 'Breast Squeezing' thread!
It's in the "WTF" thread because every reasonable person who reads that article says, "WTF? Why wasn't this information released 50 years ago?"
But you're right; this gem might need to be pinned.
WTF? (**NSFW**)
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