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Like Paris 1919. Marshal Ferdinand Foch : "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.” Except in this case it will be less then 20 years.

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Reuters is reporting that President Trump has ordered large scale strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen and that these attacks may be just be the start of a prolonged campaign of strikes...

Depends on the type of buckshot: IIRC 00 has about six large pellets compared to Number 4 which has 12, smaller pellets. More pellets better chance of hitting the target.

Some photos taken early this morning out at Kingston's Norman Rogers Airport. I had a video of the BH taking off, but to large for the server.

Another oil tanker loses control and crashes into some Naval ships, this time in Brazil, three patrol boats possibly damaged. More here: https://www.twz.com/sea/out-of-control-tanker-plows-into-docked-brazilian-navy-vessels

This Forbes article from 01 Feb 2022, states the average cost for the JLTV is between $370,000.00 and $400,000.00 USD ($533,000.00 and $575,000 CDN).* https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2022/02/01/oshkosh-defense-hybrid-jltv-may-offer-the-army-some-advantagesfor-a-price/ *Numbers have...

According to this article Roshel has delivered 1700 Senator vehicles to Ukraine at a cost of $600,00.00 CDN ($416,000.00 USD). https://mil.in.ua/en/news/new-milestone-roshel-delivers-1700th-senator-armored-vehicle-to-the-ukrainian-defense-forces/

And the Army Recognition website is reporting that South Korea is proposing their K9 SP gun as a candidate for Canada's new SP gun. https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/flash-news-south-korea-proposes-its-k9-howitzer-as-replacement-for-us-artillery-in-canadas-modernization-plan...

Canada and Poland if they haven't already, are supposed to sign a defence agreement for 2025-2026. More info from the Polish MoD: https://www.gov.pl/web/national-defence/poland-and-canada-will-soon-sign-a-cooperation-agreement-for-2025-2026

CNN has more news. Besides the captain, the crew also consisted of a Russian/Filipino mix. https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/uk/solong-captain-russian-stena-north-sea-crash-intl-gbr/index.html

Any reason in particular; just curious.

More details can be found here: https://noahscornerofrandomstuff.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-the-koreans

Politico.eu has this update. One sailor missing, presumed dead. Another man arrested, “on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the collision.” USCG and NTSB will be sending investigators to help UK and Portuguese investigators...

So true. See cartoon FJAG posted earlier.

Interestingly, I was in the LCBO yesterday and Busch Lite and Miller Draft were still on the shelves; I guess the bane doesn't apply if its brewed under license here in Canada.

Possibly. I would have thought that they would staff that would come in to cook meals, maintenance, cut grass, etc, but apparently. Horrible way for Hackman to go. Sad.

The latest from Raw Story. Apparently, the wife passed away from a rare Hantavirus infection and Hackman suffering from Alzheimer's a week later. https://www.rawstory.com/gene-hackman-2671288959/?utm_source=superhead#comments_section_start

Lord Love a Duck!! Some of the models are museum pieces! One piece (Beretta 1918/30) was first produced in 1918, over a hundred years ago. A couple other firearms are of WW II vintage. I guess not really surprising as they've banned everything else.

Understood. But we named three ships of the Halifax class after cities (Regina, Calgary and Winnipeg) that are all landlocked. So, what not naming a sub after a land battle?