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  1. Zo is right, it is an EA-18G Growler The Growler shares the same basic airframe as its "brother" the FA-18F Hornet (the two seated version) The Growler's "predecessor" is the EA-6B Prowler (although the prowler still remains in service) And the Growler's primary missions are Destruction of Enemy Air Defense (DEAD) and Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) - both of which utilize the AN/ALQ-99 jamming pods and the AGM-88E AARGMs (which are visible on the under wing rails). The pictured Growler is also carrying two AMRAAM missiles along the fuselage and (I think) a pair of AN/ALQ-218 wideband receivers on the wingtips. I think the picture was likely from the test range at NAWS China Lake, California - that's where VX-31 squadron (The Dust Devil's) is based. It's still one of the coolest pictures I've seen of a Growler.
  2. For what it's worth, here is a link containing a partial description of the SCOTUS docket for 2016. http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/01/five-supreme-court-cases-to-watch-in-2016/
  3. I think Obama can make a recess appointment that would last until the end of the congressional session, unless the recess appointment was confirmed as a permanent appointment.
  4. I generally prefer catfish fried with hush puppies or blackened but if you want to add it to a gumbo, cut it into 1" cubes and add it when the gumbo is close to being done - maybe 15 minutes or less. Don't overcook the catfish. You want it flaky. If you've got the roux down, you're halfway there. My favorite gumbo is the chicken/andouille Gumbo Ya-Ya from Mr. B's Bistro. It is heaven and is arguably the best gumbo in the state of Louisiana. Here's the recipe: http://www.mrbsbistro.com/recipes_gumbo.php
  5. Its "brother" is named after an insect with a stinger This plane's name is a take off of its predecessor's And the AN/ALQ-99s are a DEAD giveaway. (Awesome pic by the way. Where was it taken? Over Afghanistan?) (Not even attempting a haiku ... lol)
  6. http://cookpolitical.com/story/9179 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/29/sanders-announces-the-support-of-a-superdelegate-its-his-11th-clinton-has-32-times-as-many/
  7. I don't want to give any credence to the theory that nothing could survive crossing the Van Allen belts, but The ISS is obviously below the Van Allen belts. The New Horizon probe has obviously crossed over the Van Allen belts in a shorter time span than nine years (considering where it is located...). I think the idea of the conspiracy theory is that passing the Van Allen belts would greatly damage health of the astronauts, not that it would destroy all equipment. But settling this is really only matter of measuring or estimating the equivalent dose the astronauts would receive. Not a very interesting conspiracy theory. Rostere, you misunderstood. The references to the New Horizon and ISS were in response to the micrometeorite issue not the van allen belt. I thought that evident with the inclusion of references to both manned and unmanned missions, but sorry that it wasn't clearer. I have edited the post.
  8. Situation D: It's "working" but can't get past the Van Allen belt, though we will tell everyone that it can. Situation E: It's "working" but we know that micrometeorites will make Swiss cheese out of it. Situation n: It's ''working" but we can't get past some problem so will stay quiet about it. I don't know how the moon landing program worked but it wouldn't be a stretch to say that it was compartmentalized, going by previous operations done by the US. Everyone would do their part and know about their part only. I thought we had put the radiation exposure from the Van Allen belt to rest already. *sigh* With reference only to the micrometeorite impacts: Explain to me how the International Space station has survived for 15 years (and counting) but the Apollo missions lasting less than 12d and 13 hrs were doomed? Or how the New Horizon spacecraft has managed to survive for nine years after launching in 2006 and take pictures of Pluto? Or any other of the myriad of space probes launched in the last 50 years. Surely all of those space probes should have been utterly destroyed by micrometeorites by now, right? Edit: And that would mean that the Chinese, Indian, Russian and Japanese lunar probes would be destroyed as well.
  9. Super Bowl Ad preview (yes this is a real commercial that will only air in St. Louis) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giWC3WtwoNE
  10. That is a good point and one I have been wondering my self. The Soviet union would have for sure been all over it. This +1
  11. I live in a country that has one of the highest crimes rates in the world and we face a plethora of real economic, political and social challenges...if you are able its always happy hour over here
  12. Syrian Oil production had already dropped to ~ 380,000 bbl/day by 2009 (from a peak of ~580,000 bbl/day in1996) and continued to decline to ~280,000 bbls/day (at the time the conflict started). Proven reserves are 2.5 billion barrels. Syria ranks 32nd in production and reserves. There are far larger and more reliable sources of oil than Syria. So you think that there was no business in the supporting of the civil war in that area? Like there was no additional business from France in moving to Libya? You're shifting the goal posts. First it was oil, now it's business in general? I simply replied to your comment about oil being a motivation. Syria's production is simply not that significant. ok, so what other than oil could drive them to Syria? It was the goal of French in Libya, so what would be other interests in Syria? What would removing Syrian pres. give? You tell me. You raised the issue; I just debunked oil as a motivator. As for the US, Obama claimed that Assad doesn't deserve to remain in power. You remember his "red line" and this (in 2011): and that has suddenly morphed into this from Kerry ....... So I'm not sure if Obama has a long term goal in Syria or not. I'm just glad that we'll be done with him in a year (so the next idiot can take his place)..
  13. Syrian Oil production had already dropped to ~ 380,000 bbl/day by 2009 (from a peak of ~580,000 bbl/day in1996) and continued to decline to ~280,000 bbls/day (at the time the conflict started). Proven reserves are 2.5 billion barrels. Syria ranks 32nd in production and reserves. There are far larger and more reliable sources of oil than Syria. So you think that there was no business in the supporting of the civil war in that area? Like there was no additional business from France in moving to Libya? You're shifting the goal posts. First it was oil, now it's business in general? I simply replied to your comment about oil being a motivation. Syria's production is simply not that significant.
  14. Stop huffing glue. It's bad for you. Okay I am one of those people who typically loathes to give any criticism on forums but don't you think its always good to keep an open mind? Not when you include the words "moon" and "cheese" in the same comment. Is it happy hour over in SA now?
  15. Oh, I'm not convinced it was faked, this is simply a discussion. As for your answer, well they could have done all of that and launched the rocket, to have it just stay in the orbit around earth. That would still mean that only the astronauts, the people who helped fake it and the people who ordered it would need to be in on it. And that would have been detected by all of the countries monitoring the craft's trajectory. Sorry that does not fly (ouch - unintended pun). China's Chang'e 2 lunar orbiter took multiple photographsof the lunar surface between October 2010 and May 2011. Traces of previous U.S. Apollo missions were visible in the images, according to Yan Jun, chief application scientist for China's lunar exploration project. And there has been additional corroboration from the Selene and Chanfryaan-1 missions.
  16. Assuming her story is true, I cant understand why the police didn't charge him. I don't know if the law is the same for TX, but I believe most states allow the police to make an arrest even if the victim declines. They could also corroborate the story by talking to the valet. And I'm pretty sure breaking some ones phone will get you a charge too. Weird. A judge slapped him with a two-year restraining order and ordered him to pay 12,000$ for his ex-girlfriends legal fees. The Dallas police are now conducting an investigation as the victim apparently waited before filing charges. Bet Jerry Jones is thanking his staff for talking him down from drafting that nutjob.
  17. Stop huffing glue. It's bad for you.
  18. Score one for myth busters.
  19. There is absolutely nothing inconsistent in the pictures or the videos. Regolith (moon dust) is ultra reflective for starters. I know I saw a link detailing the explanations for the alleged inconsistencies - let me see if I can find it. The total radiation dose was ~32 mrem, or 0.016 rads (all from protons ≥100 MeV).; That is well below the levels required to cause illness let alone death. The misconception is that the Apollo craft flew directly thru the Van Allen belt. It actually skirted the edges of it, which significantly reduced the radiation threat. Here's a fairly detailed study of the issue: http://www.braeunig.us/apollo/VABraddose.htm or you can reference the actual dosimeter readings of the Apollo missions: https://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/experiment/exper.aspx?exp_index=369 According to NASA there was no major solar flare during the Apollo missions. There were 1400 detectable events but none of them posed a risk to the astronauts. http://www.clavius.org/envsun.html
  20. Syrian Oil production had already dropped to ~ 380,000 bbl/day by 2009 (from a peak of ~580,000 bbl/day in1996) and continued to decline to ~280,000 bbls/day (at the time the conflict started). Proven reserves are 2.5 billion barrels. Syria ranks 32nd in production and reserves. There are far larger and more reliable sources of oil than Syria.
  21. Two scientists at the Laboratory of Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Hsiang Wen Hsu and Mihaly Horanyi studied the trajectory of the regolith dust thrown up by the rover on the Apollo 16's Grand Prix. They showed that the dust particle trajectories were explainable only with a reduced gravity and lowered air resistance. http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/vintage-space/proof-we-landed-moon-dust And here's a link to the paper published in the American Journal of Physics, vol 80, no. 5 http://scitation.aip.org/content/aapt/journal/ajp/80/5/10.1119/1.3699957 Plus the moon rocks show evidence of micrometeorite damage. A phenomenon that does not take place on earth because they burn up in the atmosphere. http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/howdoweknow.htm
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