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The forest was crisp and still, after the horrific storm that had hit it the previous night. Damp dew dropped from the dripping leaves on the trees, and a pleasant, weak fog drifted here and there through the ferns. Had PC Simmons not been there for the reasons he was there, he would probably have enjoyed the early morning atmosphere, the occasional tweet of a bird in a tree, the healthy, outdoor sensation that reminded him of waking up on a Scout camp in his youth, the delightfully cold, still breeze that drifted through his short, blond hair.
Unfortunately, he knew that this scene was just a simply a mask, to hide the horrifying events that had come to pass in Johnson's wood the previous night.
Simmons checked his watch, it was 8:30 Monday morning, the team of forensics that had descended to Taylor's pass to retrieve what they had come for had been gone an hour now, and Simmons was beginning to worry. He had not been given full details, but had picked up enough to know that this was not a simple accident, the group of soldiers that had made for the pass with the group where enough to say that, had it not been for the uncertain whispers back at the station.
While Simmons longed for a chance to prove himself as a lawman, he had to admit he was the feint hearted type, and was glad he was here warding away any suspicious member of the public, as opposed to retrieving the target. Give him an AK47 and ask him to chase down a squad of bank robbers any day (not that that sort of thing ever happened into Hallington), but he was not sure he was quite ready to cope with... this sort of thing, yet.
All of a sudden, there came a crackling on his radio, and he quickly took it from its holster on his belt and placed it to his ear, to hear the cool yet commanding voice of the sergeant that had accompanied the team down to Taylor's pass. The sergeant was a friend of Simmons, Sergeant Richard Hawks; they had both grown up in Upper Hallington, and still met for a drink whenever Hawks was at home from the long training weekends in the countryside that surrounded the village. Whilst Simmons lived the urban life in Upper Hallington, however, Hawks had chosen the quiet life of Little Hallington in amongst that of a soldier, where Simmons knew he lived with his wife and two children. Simmons knew Julia quite well, but had only met the children once or twice, the lad he believed to be the oldest, about seventeen, whilst the girl was a few years younger, probably around fifteen-sixteen these days.
"Simmons," said the voice of Hawks over the radio, and Simmons grinned, despite being old friends they were required to address each other on a professional basis while working, and this was one of the first times they had ever worked together, the job of a small village copper hardly ever colliding with that of an army sergeant.
"Hawks," replied Simmons "I read you"
"We've got the body, returning to the road now"
"Okay" Simmons responded, and ended the call.
Simmons could see the road quite clearly from where he stood at the edge of the woods, and could hear a car glide past every few moments; rush hour was never a big thing in Hallington, particularly on the Little Hallington side, where Simmons now stood.
Suddenly, he heard a small rustling in the bushes beside him. He turned, alarmed, but his panic was erased when he heard a slight cough from inside the clump.
"Alright," he grinned "who's the Solid Snake then? Come out!"
There came a muffled "Crap" from the bush, and two teenage boys tumbled out, covered in branches and wriggling to get free of each other.
One of the boys was known to Simmons, he recognised the long, dark hair and slightly Asian features faded through being raised in England as that of Simon Hawks, the sergeant's son. The boy with him was fully unknown to Simmons, with a face that looked younger than it was, and a massive tuff of blonde hair covering most of it. It was Simmons's guess that the boys where sixth or seventh years in the school at Upper Hallington, and as both sported a bag it was a safe bet that that was where they had been heading when their curiosity got the better of them.
"I told you this was a bad idea Matt," said Simon unhappily, as the two climbed to their feet, brushing themselves down"
"You're the one who squealed" argued the blonde boy, Matt.
"You stood on me" retorted Simon hotly.
"Simon Hawks," laughed Simmons "is it a coincidence that both you and your father are here this morning?"
"His dad's here?" said Matt, in what was obviously an attempt to sound surprised.
"He mentioned he was doing something in the woods," admitted Simon, "and since we always walk through here in the mornings, he" he shot a dark glance at Matt "suggested we 'check it out'"
"Well you can take the road to your class this morning," Simmons said "the woods are off limit to the public this morning. I suppose you conveniently missed the part when your father explained that"
"Erm... maybe" said Simon sheepishly.
"Well now that we know we won't be making that unfortunate mistake again will we?" Simmons told him, and after Simon nodded he shot a sharp glance at the other boy "will we?"
"Err... repeat the question please" said Matt.
Simmons opened his mouth to tell the boys to leave, but at that moment there was a rustling and sergeant Hawks emerged from the deep wood with two privates flanking him either side.
Hawks did not resemble his son much, the boy had taken on more of Julia's Asian features than Richard's decidedly Western appearance, the only thing that the two had in common was the dark hair, although Richard' s was cut down to a standard army crew-cut, as opposed to Simon who wore his down to his neck.
Sergeant Hawks looked confused for a moment to his son and his son's friend present here, but then grinned, Simon winked back.
"I was just telling the boys to leave Serge" Simmons said, almost forgetting to address his friend professionally.
"Drop the act Daniel," laughed Hawks heartily, although Simmons could tell this was an act, something was certainly bothering him "and," he looked down at Simon and Matt "maybe you could explain what you're doing here you two"
"Walking to school," piped up Matt, "of course, Simon forgot to tell me that we weren't supposed to today!"
"Do you want me to push you into the river?" asked Simon.
"Listen boys," said Hawks, anxiously glancing over his shoulder as he knelt to put his hand on the boy's shoulders "you really shouldn't be here at the moment, this is serious now, you have to move on quickly"
"Now we really want to-" Matt began, but stopped when Simon slapped the back of his head and began to push him towards the road.
The two boys stopped, suddenly, however as a group of ambulance workers passed them, gripping a stretcher. A limp, cold hand dangled from underneath the sheets as it passed the two teenagers, and they watched as the stretcher was taken to the nearby ambulance parked at the side of the road.
Matt let out a short "Woah!" which prompted Hawks to hurry to the boy's side and talk quickly to them.
"I guess there's no point hiding it from you both now," Simmons heard him say "someone was killed in Taylor's Pass last night"
"What?" Simon said, shocked.
"I know, I know," Hawks went on, "he was found in the early hours of this morning by a ranger, him and his dog"
"How did he die?" Simon asked.
Hawks bit his tongue "looks like an animal attack," he said finally "now hurry up, get out of here"
Knowing they'd get nothing more out of the sergeant, the boys made to leave.
"Before you go," Hawks said, stopping them "just listen. This is top secret information, if there public find out they'll be rumours and stories and those legends about the blocked tunnel, it'll all lead to panic and superstition. Do not, I repeat, do not mention this to anyone!"


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Spring Hill, TNMichael Patrick Leahy, co-founder of BEAT LAMAR, today announced a series of BEAT LAMAR Conversations with Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee members that will be held in each of Tennessees 33 State Senate Districts. We will invite the state committeeman and committeewoman elected from each State Senate District to the same BEAT LAMAR Conversation in their district, said Leahy. These will be informal events held at local restaurants where BEAT LAMAR volunteers will have an opportunity to share their views about the proper role the Tennessee Republican Party should play in the upcoming August Republican Senate primary.
On Monday, September 23, BEAT LAMAR and Tea Party groups from around the state of Tennessee sent a letter to Chris Devaney calling for his resignation as Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party for his repeated violation of the partys by-laws . These violations included his signature on an August 31 fundraising appeal that amounted, in effect, to an endorsement of Lamar Alexander. In the BEAT LAMAR letter, the group gave Chairman Devaney until 5 pm Tuesday to resign, or it would take its case directly to the State Executive Committee.
As of Wednesday morning, Chairman Devaney has not resigned, nor has he responded in any way to our letter, said Leahy. Therefore, BEAT LAMAR has chosen to initiate these BEAT LAMAR Conversations with every member of the Tennessee Republican Partys State Executive Committee.
Leahy noted that BEAT LAMAR has already extended several invitations to State Executive Committee Members to participate in the BEAT LAMAR Conversation in their respective districts, and those invitations have been accepted. The first of the 33 planned BEAT LAMAR Conversations with State Executive Committee members will be held on Saturday, October 5. BEAT LAMAR will release the full schedule of BEAT LAMAR Conversations as locations are secured. Leahy said he anticipated all 33 BEAT LAMAR Conversations will take place before the end of the year.
Leahy acknowledged that some members of the State Executive Committee may initially be reluctant to participate in BEAT LAMAR Conversations. Well hold the BEAT LAMAR Conversations whether one, two, or neither State Executive Committee member in the district accepts our invitation. Leahy said. But I would remind each of the 66 members of the State Executive Committee that they are all seeking re-election to their positions on August 5, 2014. That is the same day that Senator Lamar Alexander, whom we intend to defeat, is seeking to secure the Republican Partys nomination to be on the ballot in the 2014 general election to represent Tennessee in the United States Senate. We already have 600 door-to-door volunteers, and we expect that number will exceed 1,000 on primary election day in 2014.
Leahy added that BEAT LAMAR may establish a Tennessee political action committee legally authorized to endorse and campaign on an independent expenditure basis for candidates for state offices, including Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee members.
BEAT LAMAR is a project of the Real Conservatives National Committee, an independent expenditure Super PAC located in Spring Hill, Tennessee, that focuses on the development of a conservative ground game infrastructure. Michael Patrick Leahy and Lorie Medina are its co-founders.
Someone needs to slap them up across the face.... and knock some sense into these politicians. They need to run FRAID.
Beat Lamar! is organizing the base for a strong ground game that is getting underway now.
Leahy = Socialism/Communism....Lamar = The Republic...Lamar is a RINO light, much better than the Socialist/Communist Patrick Leahy.
Well, then they had better show their faces South of Nashville, and pass Jackson.
Wrong Leahy, dude.
Michael Patrick Leahy is a Tennessee TEA partier, not a Yankee Democrat Senator.
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On Dec 29, 2016
President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West, marking the administration's latest move to protect environmentally sensitive areas in its final days.
The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah will cover 1.35 million acres in the Four Corners region, the White House said. In a victory for Native American tribes and conservationists, the designation protects land that is considered sacred and is home to an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites, including ancient cliff dwellings.
It's a blow for state Republican leaders and many rural residents who fear it will add another layer of unnecessary federal control and close the area to energy development and recreation, a common refrain in the battle over use of the American West's vast open spaces.
In Nevada, a 300,000-acre Gold Butte National Monument outside Las Vegas would protect a scenic and ecologically fragile area near where rancher Cliven Bundy led in an armed standoff with government agents in 2014. It includes rock art, artifacts, rare fossils and recently discovered tracks.
The White House and conservationists said both sites were at risk of looting and vandalism.
"Today's actions will help protect this cultural legacy and will ensure that future generations are able to enjoy and appreciate these scenic and historic landscapes," Obama said in a statement.
His administration has rushed to safeguard vulnerable areas ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. It has blocked new mining claims outside Yellowstone National Park and new oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean.
Obama's creation and expansion of monuments covers more acreage than any other president.
But Trump's upcoming presidency has tempered the excitement for tribal leaders and conservationists, with some worrying he could try to reverse or reduce some of Obama's expansive land protections.
U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah, who opposes the Bears Ears Monument, has suggested presidents have the power to undo monuments, though it has not been done before.
A coalition of tribes pushed for the creation of Utah's eighth national monument, though they asked Obama to make it about 500,000 acres larger than the monument he named Wednesday.
Tribal members visit the Bears Ears area to perform ceremonies, collect herbs and wood for medicinal and spiritual purposes, and do healing rituals.
Navajo Nation President ?Russell Begaye called it an exciting day for his tribe and people of all cultures.
"We have always looked to Bears Ears as a place of refuge, as a place where we can gather herbs and medicinal plants, and a place of prayer and sacredness," Begaye said. "The rocks, the winds, the land — they are living, breathing things that deserve timely and lasting protection."
The Navajo Nation is one of five tribes that will get an elected official on a first-of-its-kind tribal commission for the Bears Ears monument. The panel will provide federal land managers with tribal expertise and historical knowledge about the area, federal officials said.
Tucked between existing national parks and the Navajo reservation, the proposed monument features stunning vistas at every turn, with a mix of cliffs, plateaus, towering rock formations, rivers and canyons across wide expanses covered by sagebrush and juniper trees.
Opponents agree the area is a natural treasure worth preserving but said the federal designation would create restrictions on oil and gas development as well residents' ability to camp, bike, hike and gather wood.
No new mining and oil and gas development will be allowed within the monument boundaries, said Christy Goldfuss, managing director of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
Members of Utah's all-GOP congressional delegation had backed a plan to protect about 1.4 million acres at Bears Ears, while opening up other areas of the state for development.
To many residents in the small, predominantly Mormon town of Blanding that sits near the new monument, the proposal is a thinly veiled, repackaged push from environmental groups who recruited tribes after previous attempts at the designation fizzled out.
In Nevada, retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has pushed for protections at Gold Butte, a remote area northeast of Lake Mead, but GOP members of the state's congressional delegation have been vocal opponents.
Bundy is one rancher who does not recognize federal jurisdiction in the area. He was accused of illegally allowing his cows to roam there after failing to pay more than $1.1 million in fees and penalties.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges in the 2014 standoff with U.S. agents trying to round up his cattle.
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that lower notes are supposed to be FURTHER up the neck. It really annoyed me that your notes were completely opposite to where they should have been.
same as the second guy to review
he said it in a very nice way, that i dont know if i can beat...
more singue with all of the musicians is required
when the bass solo comes in, the drum is still hitting the snair, so put some movement there
and then theres the guitar thing (just as that other guy mentioned)
the closer the hand is to the body of the guitar, the higher the sound
same thing with the bass
This was okay, It should of had a bit more things being animated besides the hands.
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well it was funni at first I sugest, to try to sync music with movenments of drums's guy, mmm well you had never play a guitar right? well when you put up your left hand in the guitar the tone get's down, when you put it down the tone get's highter ^^. mmmm you should make more movements on they're hands and use more sinc I liked the music (from GUITAR MANIAC DELUXE 2) XD how ever keep on making flash movies, practicing makes masters
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A large collection of Burns' editions, exhibitions, talks and projects dedicated to Ayrshire's most famous son.
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On our doorstep is a choice of renowned golf courses including - Ravenspark Golf Course, Irvine Ravenspark Golf Club and Irvine Golf Club.
A large collection of Burns' editions, exhibitions, talks and projects dedicated to Ayrshire's most famous son.
A major display venue, with art workshops, classes, and home to the Ayrshire Yeomanry Museum, Rozelle Craft House and Rozelle Tea Room.
An important and varied collection of historic ships, artefacts, shipbuilding machinery, machine tools, several small vessels, canoes, lifeboats and other fascinating personal items.
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Thanks for asking me to respond. There are many reasons why your calf muscles hurt. If you're unaccustomed to walking long distances, then lactic acid accumulation in the muscles causes pain or soreness. In order to avoid this you are ideally required to gradually increase your distance of walking over a period of several weeks. Secondly the muscles tend to go into spasm in such a situation. To counter that you must do stretching exercises for the calf muscles before and after the walk. Third reason inadequate fluids in the body. Walking long distances causes dehydration or miss of water through sweat. So carry a bottle of water. If you can find Enerzal in the local pharmacy mix a large scoop in the water as well. This will help maintain the electrolytes as well. Drink in sips every 20-30 min when walling. After you finish your walk make sure you eat some food in order to replenish the lady calories. This is required for healing of the sore muscles. This way you can avoid pain and enjoy your walk. Good luck!
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Pondering the hecatombs of dead from trench warfare, air power enthusiasts of the 1920s and 1930s not surprisingly argued strongly, and sometimes insubordinately, for the decisive importance of bombing campaigns launched by independent air forces. A leading enthusiast was Italy's Giulio Douhet. In his 1921 work Il dominio dell'aria (Command of the Air), he argued that in future wars strategic bombing attacks by heavily armed "battle-planes" (bombers) would produce rapid and decisive victories. Driven by a fascist-inspired logic of victory through preemptive attack, Douhet called for all-out air strikes to destroy the enemy's air force and its bases, followed by hammer blows against industry and civilians using high-explosive, incendiary, and poison-gas bombs. Such blows, he predicted, would produce psychological uproar and social chaos ("shock and awe," in modern parlance), fatally weakening the enemy's will to resist.
As treacherous and immoral as his ideas may sound, Douhet's intent was to shorten wars and lessen casualties—at least for his side. Better to subdue the enemy by pressing hard on select pressure points (even if the "pressing" was via high explosives and poison gas, and the "points" included concentrations of innocent civilians), rather than forcing your own army to bog down in bloody, protracted land wars.
That air power was inherently offensive and uniquely efficacious in winning cheap victories was a conclusion that found a receptive audience in Great Britain and the United States. In England, Hugh Trenchard, founding father of the Royal Air Force (RAF), embraced strategic bombing as the most direct way to degrade the enemy's will; he boldly asserted that "the moral effect of bombing stands undoubtedly to the material effect in a proportion of twenty to one."
Even bolder was his American counterpart, William "Billy" Mitchell, famously court-martialed and romanticized as a "martyr" to air power. (In his honor, cadets at the US Air Force Academy still eat in Mitchell Hall.) At the Air Corps Tactical School in the 1930s, US airmen refined Mitchell's tenets, developing a "vital centers" theory of bombing—the idea that one could compel an enemy to surrender by identifying and destroying his vulnerable economic nodes. It therefore came as no accident that the US entered World War II with the world's best heavy bomber, the B-17 Flying Fortress, and a fervid belief that "precision bombing" would be the most direct path to victory.
World War II and After: Dehousing, Scorching, Boiling, and Baking the Enemy
In World War II, "strategic" air forces that focused on winning the war by heavy bombing reached young adulthood, with all the swagger associated with that stage of maturity. The moral outrage of Western democracies that accompanied the German bombing of civilian populations in Guernica, Spain, in 1937 or Rotterdam in 1940 was quickly forgotten once the Allies sought to open a "second front" against Hitler through the air. Four-engine strategic bombers like the B-17 and the British Lancaster flew for thousands of miles carrying bomb loads measured in tons. From 1942 to 1945 they rained two million tons of ordnance on Axis targets in Europe, but accuracy in bombing remained elusive.
While the US attempted and failed at precision daylight bombing against Germany's "vital centers," Britain's RAF Bomber Command began employing what was bloodlessly termed "area bombing" at night in a "dehousing" campaign led by Arthur "Bomber" Harris. What became an American/British combined bomber offensive killed 600,000 German civilians, including 120,000 children, reducing cities like Cologne (1942), Hamburg (1943), Berlin (1944-45), and Dresden (1945) to rubble.
Yet, contrary to the dreams of air power advocates, Germany's will to resist remained unbroken. The vaunted second front of aerial battle became yet another bloody attritional brawl, with hundreds of thousands of civilians joining scores of thousands of aircrews in death.
Similarly mauled but unbroken by bombing was Japan, despite an air campaign of relentless intensity that killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians. Planned and directed by Major General Curtis LeMay, new B-29 bombers loaded with incendiaries struck Tokyo, a city made largely of wood, in March 1945, creating a firestorm that in his words "scorched and boiled and baked [the Japanese] to death." As many as 100,000 Japanese died in this attack.
Subsequently, 60 more cities were firebombed until the apotheosis of destruction came that August as atomic bombs incinerated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing another 200,000 people. It quickly became an article of faith among American air power enthusiasts that these bombs had driven Japan to surrender; together with this, the "decisive" air campaign against Germany became reason enough to justify an independent US Air Force, which was created by the National Security Act of 1947.
In the total war against Nazi and Japanese terror, moral concerns, when expressed, came privately. General Ira Eaker worried that future generations might condemn the Allied bombing campaign against Germany for its targeting of "the man in the street." Even LeMay, not known for introspective doubts, worried in 1945 that he and his team would likely be tried as war criminals if the US failed to defeat Japan. (So Robert McNamara, then an Army Air Force officer working for LeMay, recalled in the documentary The Fog of War.)
But moral qualms were put aside in the post-war glow of victory and as the fear rose of future battles with communism. The Korean War (1950-1953) may have ushered in the jet age, as symbolized by the dogfights of American Sabre Jets and Soviet MiGs over the Yalu River, but it also witnessed the devastation by bombing of North Korea, even as the enemy took cover underground and refused to do what air power strategists had always assumed they would: give up.
Still, for the US Air Force, the real action of that era lay largely in the realm of dystopian fantasies as it created the Strategic Air Command (SAC), which coordinated two legs of the nuclear triad, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles in silos and nuclear-armed long-range bombers. (The third was nuclear-missile-armed submarines.) SAC kept some of those bombers carrying thermonuclear weapons in the air 24/7 as a "deterrent" to a Soviet nuclear first strike (and as a constant first strike threat of our own). "Thinking about the unthinkable"—that is, nuclear Armageddon—became all the rage, with "massive retaliation" serving as the byword for air power enthusiasts. In this way, dreams of clean victories morphed into nightmares of global thermonuclear annihilation, leaving the 1930s air power ideal of "clean" and "surgical" strikes in the dust—for the time being.
Reaping What We Sow
Despite an unimaginably powerful nuclear deterrent that essentially couldn't be used, the US Air Force had to relearn the hard way that there remained limits to the efficacy of air power, especially when applied to low-intensity, counterinsurgency wars. As in Korea in the 1950s, air power in the 1960s and 1970s failed to provide the winning edge in the Vietnam War, even as it spread wanton destruction throughout the Vietnamese countryside. But it was the arrival of "smart" bombs near that war's end that marked the revival of the fantasies of air power enthusiasts about "precision bombing" as the path to future victory.
By the 1990s, laser- and GPS-guided bombs (known collectively as PGMs, for precision guided munitions) were relegating unguided, "dumb" bombs largely to the past. Yet like their predecessors, PGMs proved no panacea. In the opening stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, for example, 50 precision "decapitation strikes" targeting dictator Saddam Hussein's top leadership failed to hit any of their intended targets, while causing "dozens" of civilian deaths. That same year, air power's inability to produce decisive results on the ground after Iraq's descent into chaos, insurrection, and civil war served as a reminder that the vaunted success of the US air campaign in the First Gulf War (1991) was a fluke, not a flowering of air power's maturity. (Saddam Hussein made his traditionally organized military, defenseless against air power, occupy static positions after his invasion of Kuwait.)
The recent marriage of PGMs to drones, hailed as the newest "perfect weapon" in the air arsenal, has once again led to the usual fantasies about the arrival—finally, almost 100 years late—of clean, precise, and decisive war. Using drones, a military need not risk even a pilot's life in its attacks. Yet the nature of war—its horrors, its unpredictability, its tendency to outlive its original causes—remains fundamentally unaltered by "precision" drone strikes. War's inherent fog and friction persist. In the case of drones, that fog is often generated by faulty intelligence, the friction by malfunctioning weaponry or innocent civilians appearing just as the Hellfire missiles are unleashed. Rather than clean wars of decision, drone strikes decide nothing. Instead, they produce their share of "collateral damage" that only spawns new enemies seeking revenge.
The fantasy of air war as a realm of technical decision, as an exercise in decisively finding, fixing, and dispatching the enemy, appeals to a country like the United States that idolizes technology as a way to quick fixes. As a result, it's hardly surprising that two administrations in Washington have ever more zealously pursued drone wars and aerial global assassination campaigns, already killing 4,700 "terrorists" and bystanders. And this has been just part of our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president's campaign of 20,000 air strikes (only 10% of which were drone strikes) in his first term of office. Yet despite—or perhaps because of—these attacks, our global war against al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and other groups like the Taliban appears no closer to ending.
And that is, in part, because the dream of air power remains just that: a fantasy, a capricious and destructive will-o'-the-wisp. It's a fantasy because it denies agency to enemies (and others) who invariably find ways to react, adapt, and strike back. It's a fantasy because, however much such attacks seem both alluringly low-risk and high-reward to the US military, they become a rallying cause for those on the other end of the bombs and missiles.
A much-quoted line from the movie Apocalypse Now captured the insanity of the American air war in Vietnam. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," says an Air Cav commander played by Robert Duvall. "Smelled like... victory." Updated for drone warfare, this line might read: "I love the sound of drones in the morning. Sounds like... victory." But will we say the same when armed drones are hovering, not only above our enemies' heads but above ours, too, in fortress America, enforcing security and conformity while smiting citizens judged to be rebellious?
Something tells me this is not the dream that airpower enthusiasts had in mind.
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Nov 10, 2005 at 9:17 pm #1217121
I'm a side/back/stomach sleeper (yeah…I move a lot) — and I CAN'T sleep without a good, firm pillow.
I just discovered a very light inflatable pillow that I think might be the answer I'm looking for at http://www.flexair.com/
They're reusable (although not indefinately), cheap (< $0.50 each in quantity), and very light (< .75 oz). They're SO light that I could easily carry a spare in case one pops on a trip and still save 5-6 ounces. Has anyone tried these before? They look like they might be the same as the core used in the Luxury Lite pillows.Nov 10, 2005 at 9:56 pm #1344912
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
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Interesting, thanks for the link.
Hmmm… wouldn't mind giving it a try, but a minimum order of 50 pillows???Nov 10, 2005 at 10:11 pm #1344913
jacob thompsonMember
I hate to say it but has anyone used an empty bag from a wine cask? I'm not sure if it's a worldwide thing to have boxed wine. I've mentioned it before but I live in a college and I get to see all manner of wierd and wonderful things. One of them just happens to be students using empty goon bags as a pillow.Nov 11, 2005 at 11:49 am #1344949
Ryan FaulknerBPL Member
I use platypus bottles as pillowsNov 11, 2005 at 2:35 pm #1344967
Vick HinesMember
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Yes, the bladders from boxed wine make fine pillows as well as reliable water carriers. And they keep that pleasant, faint overtone of the oak barrels in which the wine was aged. Look for the kind with rubber valves. They look like thick disks. The plastic stopcock-type valve assemblies found on some brands do not come off easily and stop sealing after a few uses. Platypus containers work well, too, and that's what I am using these days.Nov 12, 2005 at 8:13 pm #1345016
I've tried both the platy bottle and wine bag pillows in the past. While they work okay, the "krinkly" noise whenever I turn is slightly annoying and the silnylon stuff sack "pillow case" tends to get a little sweaty and slick when its warm.
I'm guessing (hoping???) that the fabric texture on these pillows might eliminate both of those problems.
Like Benjamin said, having to buy 50 of these (even though they are cheap) is a bit much — so I was hoping to see if anyone had experience with them before placing an order. My wife reminds me that I already have lots of stuff that "almost" worked and was later replaced by something even better ;-)
Thanks Vick for the heads-up about the rubber gaskets on the wine bags. Mine current bag doesn't have one and I was worried about how long it might last. Guess I'll have to change my brand of wine!Nov 13, 2005 at 9:31 am #1345034
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The things we do for our hobbies. Such as drinking wine out of a box.
Fixes for the pillow: 1. Spare T-shirt; 2. pillowcase/stuff sack made with Taslan or any other 'cotton-like' fabric. If you make a stuff sack that gets unpacked everynight out of something that feels OK on your face, the small difference in finished weight beteen a Taslan sack and a spinniker weight sack may be worth it. Of course, the Taslan isn't (and shouldn't be) coated, so it has to be a sack that lives inside the pack. My S.O. uses this system. She can put a liner bag inside the pillowcase-stuff sack if the weather demands it. Theoretically. Never had to.Nov 13, 2005 at 9:44 am #1345037
John ChanMember
I have a softshell made of Powershield with a fitted hood (climbing fit). When I 'm out with it I can "invert" the hood around the Platypus bottle to form a pillow that "breathes". When its cold, I simply cinch the hood around my head. Since there's always a layer of breathable fabric between me and the bladder I stay comfortable.Nov 13, 2005 at 11:01 am #1345040
Ok, I'm intrigued, so I just ordered a box of the Flexair pillows as mentioned by David. I'd be glad to "share" (at cost) with anyone that wanted to test them out. They are supposed to be here late next week. I think the cost should be about $1 each to cover the pillow and mailing.
-MarkNov 13, 2005 at 11:09 am #1345041
Curt PetersonBPL Member
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Mark –
Let me (us) know how to handle the details. E-mail address?
I'm in for a couple…
-CurtNov 13, 2005 at 11:50 am #1345044
Put me in for 5 (since I started this whole thing, if you need me to get 10 or more to make you whole, that's okay too).
Just let me know how you want to handle it.Nov 13, 2005 at 2:55 pm #1345057
Craig ShelleyMember
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Craig Shelley
firstname.lastname@example.com 13, 2005 at 3:11 pm #1345058
Ok, Curt, David, Craig, and anyone else that is interested, email me (address below) with the number you want and where to send them. First come, first serve.I will post here when the pillows arrive and try to get them out as soon as possible. I will mail them out and trust you folks to send payment when you get them. Any other question can be directed to the email address below.
firstname.lastname@example.com 13, 2005 at 3:13 pm #1345059
P.S. please use the word "pillow" in the subject line so my spam filter doesn't throw the message away.
email@example.com 14, 2005 at 5:03 am #1345079
Thanks to everyone that emailed me. The pillows are all spoken for at this time, (now I won't be stuck with 50 pillows #:-) so I can't take anymore requests.
When they arrive (hopefully late this week) I will post here and start mailing them out.
When people get them it would be nice if they would post a review or comment. If they turn out to be reasonable I would be willing to repeat the offer.
-MarkNov 14, 2005 at 5:55 am #1345081
paul johnsonMember
@pjLocale: LazyBoy in my Den - miss the forest
Mark, a kind and generous offer. thank you.Nov 14, 2005 at 8:51 am #1345084
Richard NelridgeSpectator
@naturephoto1Locale: Eastern Pennsylvania
If people like the pillows and you place an additional order you can count me in.
RichNov 14, 2005 at 10:22 am #1345088
Bob GabbartMember
Wow, those went fast. If there is another order, count me in as well. I'm sorry I missed it.
BobNov 14, 2005 at 10:37 am #1345090
Tony BurnettMember
@tlbj6142Locale: OH--IO
Did you get the "large" or small pillow? What are its dimensions (when inflated)? Is it firm, and tall (maybe placed on end??), enough to hold your head up when you side sleep?Nov 14, 2005 at 3:57 pm #1345099
These are the smaller size 14.5 x 10.5 pillows. I'll post all the particulars when I get my hands on them. For a review of sorts check out:
-MarkNov 14, 2005 at 4:39 pm #1345104
Rich, Bob, and anyone else thats interested,
These pillows look pretty good, but I really don't know how appropriate or comfortable they will be. So I'll wait until they arrive and see how they perform before I order more.
If you would like me to put you on a waiting list: email me at the address below with the number of pillows you might want. There will be no obligation on your part, ' just trying to measure the demand.
If they turn out to be ok I will email you to see if you're still interested and the cost (I'm still figuring around a dollar (U.S.) each).
firstname.lastname@example.com 14, 2005 at 5:02 pm #1345107
R JenkieMember
@stovestomperLocale: NJ
Here's a couple of pictures of the new even lighter 1.0 oz. inflatable pillow I made from a set of 88 cent kid's water wings from Wal-Mart.
Just cut the flat piece of plastic out where the tubes join to form the loop, and you have a 1.0 oz. pillow.
The inflated pillow is 12″ long, 5″ wide, 3″ thick and will cradle your head nicely.
Wrap it up with a spair piece of clothing and sleep like a baby on it, or you could add a fleece cover for comfort.
The best part is I got two water wings for 88 cents at Wal-Mart, so each pillow will cost 44 cents!
If it starts leaking, throw it away at home and make another.Nov 14, 2005 at 6:27 pm #1345109
Bob GabbartMember
Very clever with the wing pillow… The other pillow seems like it works like that inflatable packing materialNov 16, 2005 at 6:53 am #1345204
B. Kelly SaineMember
@slohiker57Locale: NC Foothills
I've got some of the large versions coming. I'll post when they get here for those interested.Nov 16, 2005 at 6:56 am #1345205
B. Kelly SaineMember
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Double posted…sorry.
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Gloves or Stick?
I realize that this is probably going to be more a matter of opinion than fact, but I am still interested to hear what people with more experience have to say.
I just started playing hockey last fall, and went with more or less all used equipment. I picked up a couple cheap wooden sticks from Dick's (gift certificate) and they have served me pretty well.
Now that I have some more experience (and some cash!) under my belt I am looking to switch to a composite stick, most likely a 2 piece. I also would like to pick up some new gloves as mine are worn through in the thumbs and now the palms. They are not impossible to play with but they are only getting worse.
As far as price goes, I only have enough for one or the other- so what do you guys suggest I go for first? I am playing in a summer league so either will be used right away.
cheap gloves are not really bad. but cheap sticks kinda suck.
If i were you i would get a nice stick. then get some gloves on clearance on hockey monkey or some cheaper gloves. The cheap RBK gloves are nice.
Didn't we just have this conversation?
I'd buy what you NEED to have first. And take your time trying on all the gloves in the store and checking out the sticks.
Buy cheap composites at first until you find a blade pattern and flex you really like, then upgrade. Otherwise you could get stuck with something that's not right for you.
I always cheap out on gloves.
I damn near broke my thumb on a faceoff once, the whole thing turned black and purple. Also had a slapper ramp up the stick and catch me in the pinky, that went numb for about 10 minutes. Sticking with the gloves with plastic inserts...cheaper than a trip to the ER.
Gloves are a matter of preference. I find that the more expensive gloves seem to be narrower and more form-fitted to your hand, and seem to lock them more tightly in position.
I actually prefer the cheaper, bigger gloves that allow your hands to move more freely. You can get expensive ones in this size, too.
I did break my hand thanks to my old cheap-o gloves (have had the same $50 pair since 2002). I took a puck off of the padded area of the glove and my wrist broke. It was in summer hockey though, off of a slapshot from some farmboy. It was a hard shot though, and I don't know if more expensive gloves would have prevented the injury.
^Glove fit doesn't change at price points, they change depending on the model.
As for the OP, i would go for a stick, and then grab some cheap gloves. There is really not that much of a difference between the real expensive ones, and the real cheap ones especially at a beginner level.
It sounds like you need new gloves, and you can get a decent 2 piece (albeit probably used) pretty cheap. No matter how you look at it, a good player can make do with a $20 woodie but if your gloves are falling apart there isn't much your skill can do about that.
Tough call--I think you should try and get the gloves since that's probably something that would negatively impact your shot if its loose. As for the stick, just keep your eyes open--even go to rinks after practice--see what stuff gets left behind, seems cheap but you find some good stuff, but maybe go to all out and get a stick too Dicks has some good cheap sticks that could last awhile I shop there.
Here's something to consider too (for people who think equipment needs to be top of the line and so forth)
A young man went to the rink in Brick Township, New Jersey every afternoon and was pretty recognizable since he was wearing all used equipment, shoulder padding that was hanging on by a thread, pants that were showing there own wear and gloves that were not any better. He most notably wore socks of two completely different colors and skates that were probably taken from his old man's junk collection in the attic. But he was most recognizable for his skill, because within the group of kids with new skates, new top of the line equipment and socks that did match, this young kid skated past them all every afternoon and soon developed into the 1987 center Jim Dowd. Yep same one who played 16 seasons in the NHL and hoisted the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995. Probably can afford top of the line equipment now, but people like me from Brick enjoy hearing that about our the Brick, NJ native.
Jim Dowd was one of my favorite Wild players.
Typically the guys with the most beat up gear are the best at pickup...maybe I should stop buying new stuff and I'd get better :D
Definitely true haha, just work at it--I started ice hockey last year for my college's intramural team. I'm not very good and all my equipment is used, I managed to pick up a new composite stick but a lot of the equipment is strong--after all it's meant for big hits from people at weights of 200 plus.
check out this guys stuff on ebay prostockhockey i buy all my gloves from him and second check out this company http://www.thehockeyshop.com/ call and talk to them see what they have in stock on low price I picked up two Octo Gun Tavarse curve for 29.99 a piece American with $17.00 dollars shipping I have had no problem with them.
a) whats your budget?
b) Since you started with low end gear, why dont you just switch to a medium range gloves AND a medium range stick? shouldnt be that expensive... thats what i would suggest instead of 1 high end and the other low end.
The difference between low and middle range is so small that the price differential usually can't be justified. It doesn't make sense to spend an extra $20 on a stick that isn't really much better than the $30 stick.
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The world's best selling commercial grade Class A AIS. Internationally certified by US Coast Guard, FCC and IMO/SOLAS, the OceanSat Class A AIS meets all the regulatory rule requirements for any commercial vessel type.
OceanSat Class A AIS will operate reliably for years, without maintenance, in the harshest environments. It is easy to install and use, and the sophisticated core technology (HF-AIS) combines with quality engineering to deliver a product with exceptional performance, functionality and reliability. Designed in Europe and manufactured by a leading US company, the OceanSat Class A AIS is the preferred choice for thousands of mariners worldwide.NOW WITH A 3 YEAR INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY
In the USA MMSI numbers for commercial vessels (or vessels making international voyages) are administered by the FCC. To obtain an MMSI number for a commercial vessel, you must apply for a Ships Station Licence. The process for applying for this licence is defined in the following website link:
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A full feature, high performance AIS Classs B transceiver. Internationally certified by US Coast Guard, FCC and IMO, the transceiver is ideal for leisure and small commercial vessels.
OceanSat Class B AIS is easy to install and configure, supporting multiple interfaces, USB and SD card. With no compromise to performance or quality, and at an affordable price, the device simultaneously transmits and receives all AIS messages in real time and comes as standard with stealth mode functionality (transmit on/off). Designed in Europe and manufactured by a leading US company, the OceanSat Class B AIS is the preferred choice for thousands of mariners worldwide.NOW WITH A 3 YEAR INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY
Silent mode, also known by some users as pirate mode (when activated) allows your OceanSat Class B AIS to continue to receive information from other AIS equipped vessels around you (so you can see where they are on your own screen), but stops your own OceanSat Class B AIS from sending information (so nobody can see your position). When activated, the Blue LED on the front of the OceanSat Class B AIS is illuminated.
There are a multitude of charting software applications now available on the market for Laptops, PCs and Tablets, so we're often asked about how to integrate our OceanSat Class B AIS to these setups to allow users to also see AIS targets on their displays. With this in mind, we thought it might be useful to give you a few "points to note" when seeking to connect OceanSat devices to PCs/Laptops.
1. USB connection: The USB connection supplied on the OceanSat Class B AIS is primarily intended for the user to use during the configuration phase, however this USB connectivity lends itself to use with PCs and laptops as well.
2. Open connections: With other chart software applications that are compatible with the OceanSat Class B AIS, it is not possible to connect the device to more than one application at a time. So if you have the unit connected to the ProAIS2 configuration software, you must disconnect the unit from that application to be able to connect to another.
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4. Baud rate: Always check to ensure that your software is configured to accept AIS data at 38400 baud (as output from the OceanSat Class B AIS's USB).
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The OceanSat Class B AIS is fully certified by NMEA for NMEA2000 operation and uses all of the standardized message structures, including those for Class B vessel data, so will connect to compatible systems via an NMEA2000 backbone.
To resolve the issue, there are a couple of things you can try..
1 . You can try contacting the manufacturer of your Chart Plotter/MFD to see if there is a software update available to add support for the new AIS message
2 . If no update is available, you should be able to connect the OceanSat Class B AIS to your Chart Plotter/MFD via NMEA0183 which is not affected by this issue and should give you full target information.
Yes. The OceanSat Class B AIS has NMEA2000 connectivity as standard.
Yes. The OceanSat Class B AIS has a USB connection on its front. Please be aware that we occasionally hear from customers who have experienced unit failures when a unit has been powered by 12/24V whilst also being connected to a PC/Laptop.
The reason for this is that the USB port built into this product is
not isolated from the vessel power supply, VHF antenna ground or GPS
antenna ground. This being the case, we advise you to observe the
following procedures when connecting the USB port to avoid grounding
1 . If the computer is permanently installed on the vessel and/ or electrically connected to any other vessel equipment, including power supplies, it is recommended that connection is made using NMEA0183 or NMEA2000 connections. These benefit from being specifically designed for use in the marine environment and provide isolated and robust communication between your devices.
2 . If a battery powered laptop is being used then it is recommended to switch off the computer, connect the USB cable, then switch on the laptop. This will help to ensure that all equipment grounds are correctly referenced before use, minimising any risk of equipment damage.
Due to regulatory reasons, Class B AIS users are not permitted to
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The marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a location and vessel information reporting system. It allows vessels equipped with AIS to automatically and dynamically share and regularly update their position, speed, course and other information such as vessel identity with similarly equipped vessels. Position is derived from the Global Positioning System (GPS) and communication between vessels is by Very High Frequency (VHF) digital transmissions.
The OceanSat Class B AIS is a Class AIS Transceiver. Class B transceivers are similar to class A transceivers in many ways, but are normally lower cost due to the less stringent performance requirements. Class B transceivers like the OceanSat Class B AIS transmit at a lower power and at a lower reporting rate than class A transceivers.
It is possible to download the contents of the CD that comes with the OceanSat Class B AIS by clicking on the following link:
This download contains user manuals, programming software and also USB drivers for the OceanSat Class B AIS. Please note that USB drivers for this product are updated automatically via Windows update, so if you have access to the internet, your PC/Laptop should always have the latest drivers installed.
If you are a commercial boat operator in US territorial waters there is every chance you must now have installed a fully operational USCG certified AIS transceiver.
The new rule [Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 164, January 2015] came into force on 1st March 2016.
Fitting an AIS Class A ensures that you are guaranteed to be compliant with the rule irrespective of your vessel type and where you operate. However, the rule does allow some exceptions where a Class B is acceptable. To help you select the AIS transceiver which is right for you and enable you to continue to operate legally after 1st March 2016, we have produced a quick reference table below.
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|Commercial non-passenger carrying vessels over 65ft operating inside a VTS area or over 14kts
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