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Get ready folks, Star Trek XI is coming. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/ Difficult to picture Matt Damon as Kirk.  Think of Damon on the bridge. A call comes in.  Instead of saying, 'Kirk here", he'll say something ztupid like, "I'm Matt Damon".

This link might provide an overview of what being discussed: http://galileo.spaceports.com/~helmut/exploration99/ It glosses over most issues but is more or less accurate as a quick brief. As it relates to China and Mars, I think there is a viable interest in exploring whats out there in...

I'm not catching your key point.  There is a number of issues and motivations every individual/organization/state that could drive space exploration.  It takes alot of money, engineering, and sustenance to maintain space endeavors.  Resources may not be the only driving force yet its a...

The difficulty with space travel is the energy required to get out of Earth's gravity well. Mars is similar to Earth in that is has a relatively large gravity well.  Resources found on Mars would have to be located, packaged, removed, lifted into orbit, and taken to where-ever.  Asteroids...

As noted in the news, alot of recent activity revolves around remote controlled scientific vehicles.  The US, Japan, and the EU have sent probes to comets, Mars, and near-earth objects.  A mission to Mars must fulfill both scientific curiousity as well as an increasing need for future resource...

Theres a few older threads on insta-corporals and advanced promotion.  However, the CF ties salaries to the rank.  As a recruiting tool to attract applicants, semi-skilled recruits may be given advanced CF educational status comparable to civy pay.  From 2000 to 2004, the CF tried to quickly...

Another Stratfor special www.stratfor.com Middle East Crisis: Backgrounder Israel lives with three realities: geographic, demographic and cultural. Geographically, it is at a permanent disadvantage, lacking strategic depth. It does enjoy the advantage of interior lines -- the ability to move...

Some pics of the F-35. http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/07/06/Navigation/177/207678/Pictures+Exclusive+first+photos+of+Lockheed+Martin+F-35+JSF+ahead+of+official.html

I challenge Trinity's evidence.  Hitler huh?  The name of every cat can be pronounced exactly like the sound of a electric can opener.  :D

Sorry Roy.  You didn't consider the cultural accents and immigration of more modern times in the last three hundred years, plus Ghenis Kahn, the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians, the migrations of the last 10,000 years, the migrations of the last 200,000, the evolution of human species in the...

Quote from the original article... > "But if you’re going to operate expeditionary (forces), independently, I’m talking about a carrier." He questioned how Canadian aircraft would get to such places if there were no friendly country nearby to use as a base. "If I were a soldier in the Canadian...

A few things to consider is read Paracowboy's Shin Splint thread.  Good info there. I don't know your training routine, but it may be your calves are over-trained and need a rest.  Instead of longer distance running, try other things like floor hockey, sprinting, hiking at a good pace, weight...

From my perspective, military service provides an additional context for observing, understanding, studying, and interpreting conflict or military history.  It is not a requirement or a direct path to complete knowledge.  History and interpretting current events are somewhat like opinions. ...

Seems to be excessive vertical rocking motion of the helicopter.  The fuel nozzle boom flexs up as the heli pilot moves forward and up, tilting the rotor blades down.  The extreme movement puts the boom up within orientation of the main rotors.  Perhaps the pilot overacted causing the...

Thats an engineering problem. Too much flex in the nozzle/airframe.... stupid rotor blades.  Could tie the aerospace engineer to the fuel nozzle interface then do the bouncy bouncy and see what solution he'll come up with.

The chinese military is evolving and modernizing.  From a naval point of view, Stratfor drafted the following article.  Its interesting in which the future is speculated and how larger powers could butt heads. U.S. Perceptions of a Chinese Threat www.stratfor.com By George Friedman The U.S...

Its difficult equating the CF diverse air, land, sea, domestic and international operations to a business model as it isn't a business.  Applying ISO 9000 to many areas of the CF involving the quality and processing of materials, resources, and equipment is a good idea. ...

Another related news item: Geopolitical Diary: The Pentagon's View of China www.stratfor.com 24 May 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has released its annual report on China. The report is not so much a snapshot of Chinese military capabilities as a snapshot of U.S. perceptions of China's...

Stratfor makes note of Canadian and Taliban activies in southern Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Mean Season: The Taliban Take on the Canadians www.stratfor.com Fierce fighting continued May 18 in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province as British, Canadian and Afghan forces engaged hundreds of...

Though I'm trying to understand the intent of the thread, Iterator's post in another related thread is a good one: I believe alot of what Kirkhill is describing is not exactly within the control of the Air Force proper, but above 1CAD, including direction, strategic logistics, equipment...