Sunday, December 19, 2010

Merry Christmas from TIGER Valley on Vimeo

Merry Christmas from TIGER Valley on Vimeo
"TIGER Valley is a premier firearms and operational skills training facility located in central Texas.
The facility includes a 1000 yard KD range,"

A beautiful holiday message of faith, hope and self reliance!
WATCH IT!

Navy X-47B Unmanned Fighter Set for First Flight

DailyTech - Navy X-47B Unmanned Fighter Set for First Flight
"Now, the U.S. Navy’s X-47B unmanned strike fighter that is set to take its first flight soon.
The aircraft was built by Northrop Grumman and will be a carrier-based unmanned attack aircraft."

The climate bugaboo is the strangest intellectual aberration of our age

The climate bugaboo is the strangest intellectual aberration of our age - Telegraph
"'But don’t you realise,' said the bearded, staring enviro-zomb with the regrettable T-shirt, “that global cooling is what we must expect because of global warming?”
'Don’t you realise,' I replied, 'how silly that sounds?
The lowest temperatures ever recorded here in Cancun six days in a row; four extreme winters on the trot in the Northern hemisphere; more people dying in one three-day cold snap in little England in 2002 than Oxfam pretends died of ‘global warming’ worldwide throughout 2010; where’s your perspective, man?'"

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Scent of Danger: Is New-Car Smell Responsible for Car Accident?

Scent of Danger: Is New-Car Smell Responsible for Car Accident?
"An accident expert investigating a hit-and-run in Edwards, Colo., says a collision between a driver and a bicyclist may have been caused, in part, by the fresh scent inside a month-old 2010 Mercedes-Benz sedan"

The Forgotten Man - Jon McNaughton

Marching Band Forms Giant Kicker, Presumably Makes 50-Yard Field Goal

Marching Band Forms Giant Kicker, Presumably Makes 50-Yard Field Goal (Video) -- Back Porch FanHouse
"It's not too often that you see a marching band get together and pay tribute to the most thankless job in sports.
But, that's exactly what happened this weekend when a video appeared online of a marching band joining forces to form a giant kicker.
Run!!"

Watch this video!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Residents to counter protest at funeral

Residents to counter protest at funeral jacksonsun.com The Jackson Sun
"Hours after members of the Westboro Baptist Church posted a news release to announce they plan to picket Dustin Finch's funeral in Humboldt on Saturday"

Where do these fools get their money for all these trips?

Washington subway police to begin random bag checks

Washington subway police to begin random bag checks Reuters
"Officers will start random bag inspections on the sprawling Washington subway system"

This is public transportation, folks....

Qantas: Engine Problems Mean Its A380s Can’t Fly to the U.S. Big Problem

Qantas: Engine Problems Mean Its A380s Can’t Fly to the U.S. Big Problem BNET
"At nearly 7,500 miles, Qantas needs every bit of thrust to get off the ground at LAX with a full passenger load and a lot of fuel.
And that full thrust requirement is apparently why Qantas is having bigger engine problems with this airplane than anyone else.
Any time you use full thrust, you put more stress on the engine.
Engines are supposed to handle that just fine, but not in this case."

Muskegon County to ponder implementing 'Violence Free' zones in response to shootings

Muskegon County to ponder implementing 'Violence Free' zones in response to shootings MLive.com
"a staff recommendation to spend up to $20,000 in grant money to bring in Woodson"

Center sues Kent County school districts for union agreements

Center sues Kent County school districts for union agreements wzzm13.com Grand Rapids, MI
"The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation announced a lawsuit today charging that nine Kent County school districts, the Kent Intermediate School District, and the Kent County Education Association, could save millions of dollars if they didn't have anti-privatization language in their collective bargaining agreements."

Michigan senate, term limits part of early ballot efforts

Michigan senate, term limits part of early ballot efforts lansingstatejournal.com Lansing State Journal
"A retired state of Michigan employee is starting a longshot bid to eliminate the state Senate, end term limits for legislators and ban collective bargaining for state workers."