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The next step is the "Sleep pills" that will allow a person to sleep for 8 hours after having been awake for days and then when awake feel as if they had fully recovered from the long wake period. In the New Scientist article I believe it mentioned these drugs were in the clinical drug trial...

We really do need those birds!

In a recent New Scientist magazine (sorry forgot which issue) I read an article about the coming pharmaceutical wonders. There are drugs right now that can keep you awake for days at a time with no side effects or diminished capabilities. (These are drugs used to treat sleeping disorders like...

That goes in my "how to discuss conservatism with liberals" file. Great stuff, thanks for posting it.

For a little perspective I thought I’d ad this bit. Through the age of Religious Wars in Europe there was a period of more than 200 years where Protestants of various stripes and “The Church” fought over the control of the lives of Europeans. When one studies this period it becomes obvious that...

A recruit of limited verbal capacity was asking questions about a talk the CO had given all the recruits.In his attempts to call say the Officer's Rank he called the course CO a Colon! Of course he meant Lt. Colonel The Sgt. was in shock and couldn't speak! Fortunately the course CO had already...

Let me be clear that I have NEVER heard a rumour or heard anyone ever speak of the current gov't considering an Order in Council, I was only suggesting that it may be needed. At this point Reservists are volunteering and no one is suggesting otherwise. (As far as I know.)

An order in Council calls up the Reserves for regular service. They are called up for the time required by the gov't and for the purpose decided by the gov't. There may be no need to put the Reservists into combat (although they are trying to get 560 for the next Roto) but they can be used for...

I realize the political backlash would be huge, and that is why it could not be done by the Conservatives with a Minority gov't . With a majority they could explain the short term need to the Canadian public and then have the Order in Council written. Hire the Reservists for three years, get...

It may well be time for the PM to sign an Order in Council to get the desired Reservists into the Reg's to meet our commitments. I can't see that happening until after the next election.

In the original series the Humans did not worship multiple gods, there were the "Lords of Kobal" but these were not really gods per se, they seemed to be enlightened beings or holy men of god. (In Mormon theology Kolob is the nearest planet to where "God" lives. Easy to see where Glenn Larson...

The original writer and current executive produce is Glenn Larson. He is a Mormon. He took the Mormon mythology (Judeo-Christian based) and created the Battlestar Galactica Allagory. The original series is even more related, I could give numerous direct theological links from the original...

Here is the link with the survey information. (Overall findings link is on the right side) http://www.asiafoundation.org/Locations/afghanistan_survey06.html Overall it seems the Afghans are happier now then they were under with the Taliban. The general concensus was that the country was going...

If I am not mistaken the actual cost of the system when compared to conventional munitions accomplishing the same job is about the same or only slightly more. The idea being that FFE would be one shell. There would be no need for multiple rounds, corrections, repeating and then finally hitting...

Legendary Catch-Catch Can wrestler Karl Gotch has a great workout game. Take a deck of cards, one person reveals a card and the other has to do the exercise assigned to that card. For example, Hearts= Push-ups, Clubs= Jump Squats, Diamonds= Sit-ups, Spades= Sprawls (You can substitute any...

I just received my T-shirt and coin in the mail.  I can't believe my $30.00 can cover the cost of the coin and the T-shirt and still leave enough for this site to operate! (I guess I can always donate more to the cause.) Great stuff and a great site. Thanks

The grip test of the CF is not the same as the police test. On the subject of eliminating the fitness test and the idea that it is lowering the bar. What was the fitness test for soldiers joining CF in 1914-18, 1939-45 and the 1950's? If I am not mistaken I don't think there was one! Just...

There is obviously a great deal of division amongst the Cylons. The one model being accused of not even being able to say "god", implying he is the atheist among them. My bet is that the original 6 models were sent out as the first sleeper agents into humanity, but then refused to carry out...

As you should :)

I have to be fair. TKD does not fair well in most full-contact fighting sports, BUT there is no reason that has to be so! TKD can be effective IF it is practiced at full power with maximum protective gear and against opponents that know how to kick and punch. There are some TKD folks who can...