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There're other mad heads out of Harpgamer ... Finded by hazard, searching for Tirpitz story. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24981552

A great look at USA vs. China in diorama form! https://arherring.wordpress.com/tag/us-military/

Wargaming Unpredictable Adversaries (and Unreliable Allies) (Strategy Bridge)

A comic about Soviet submarine service from the 1970s. Humor Northern Submarine Fleet

Let me run this one by here and see if anyone has ideas. I have a network that is acting strangely. 1 station on the network is functioning fine, the rest not at all. Can't even get an IP assigned to them. It is DCHP type, so it should automatically assign the IPs to the stations. I've ruled out the main hub, as the working station is tied into that one. I've taken off solo stations and gone directly to the source (DSL) and still can't get an IP assigned. Naturally I've done the usual fixes, modem reboots etc. with no change in results. Anyone have any ideas on where to start looking for the problem?

Interesting, if only because I enjoy a "what if" ... From Antiwar.com September 25, 2007 What World War III May Look Like Philip Giraldi Neoconservatives are great observers of war and warriors, though they are sometimes not in complete agreement about the numbering of the conflicts that they send other people's sons and daughters to fight. Norman Podhoretz, the patriarch of the neocons, believes that the Cold War was World War III and that the U.S. is now fighting World War IV against "Islamofascism." He intends to expand World War IV by slating Iran as the next domino to fall to America's military might. Podhoretz undoubtedly sees the current global confli…

Here is a photo of the first pontoon boat my grandpa made. He always said the pontoons were missile canisters from Ft. Snelling here in MN and given the looks of the pontoons...

Request that the intent of this message should be a sticky. In order for all messages in a particular section to be displayed, select "from the beginning". Is there any way that "from the beginning" could be the default? Thanks

Happy 235th Birthday to all active, reserve, and former Marines. Semper Fi.

https://actuv.darpa.mil/ "The DARPA ACTUV program is developing a fundamentally new tool for the Navy’s ASW toolkit. Before we can develop the autonomous software that will run on ACTUV’s computers, we need to understand what approaches and methods are the most effective. We have made arrangements for ACTUV to be integrated into the Sonalysts Combat Simulations Dangerous WatersTM game, and we’re offering this new ACTUV Tactics Simulator here for free public download and this is where you can play an import role!" I'm interested to hear any experiences of people who give it a try.

I've seen an item or two today on the news about Gary Sinise going to the ME to entertain the troops. The man strikes me as the second coming of Bob Hope in this regard. In an age where celebrities like Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp, and others can only seem to find time to bad-mouth our president and the troops he commands, I find this a refreshing change. I won't even get into my sentiments towards the Dixie Chicks. As a military veteran of Viet Nam, and a civilian on the ground for the first Gulf War, I salute Gary Sinise. Buddha

Airing right now on PBS: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052151/?ref_=nv_sr_1 I make it a point to never miss it whenit's on.

From The Mark Why Stricter Gun Control Wouldn't Make Us Safer By Gary Mauser Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University First Posted: Jan 20 2011 07:32 AM Incidents like the Tucson, Arizona shooting raise questions about how society can protect itself from dangerous individuals, but it's a mistake to think of all gun owners as potential hazards. The irrational shooting in Tucson, Arizona by Jared Lee Loughner has shocked many people. As more facts emerge, it is increasingly evident that the attack was not politically motivated, as some had claimed earlier, and was carried out by a man who was mentally disturbed. But even though Loughner had had several …

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/ti..._have_smirnoff/ Vodka burner....

Navy Yard Shootings: Are We Seeking the Right Answers? (Defense Media Network)

Use of an aircraft carrier... Carrier re-deploys

http://runway.cz/img/zbr/aim120_2.jpg 10 Amraams and 2 AIM-9's - is it only a show of maximal carrying capacity or has it any operational use? Maybe it's something like 6 Phoenix'es on Tomcat, making it unable to land with unspent missiles?

What do you get when you combine... two guys who used to play war on the old church grounds and get chased off by the pastor 30th birthdays a present to a 6 year old Answer... Early birthday presents! My friend and I came to these small helicopters thru different means, he saw them on sale while browsing the Internet deals sites, I saw one a week before when my young nephew was given a small RC helo. Well, my friend mentioned the little zingers and I retorted that I saw some where you try to shoot each other down! That bore the idea, his birthday is in November, mine in January, we could get a pair of these fighting copters (otherwise known as …

Fancy giving your kids a toy Liaoning for Christmas?

Now that the latest edition of American Idol is complete, the National Spelling Bee will be televised this afternoon 12p-3p on ESPN and again "PRIME TIME" on ABC-TV. BE THERE!