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Last week I proposed to my girlfriend, who is smarter, more educated, and makes more money than me (she's a doctor). Today, I did 100 regular pushups, 100 pushups with a 25lb pack on (...in sets of 20), 240 jumping lunges ( :blotto: ), ran 5km with 100m sprinting intervals, and grew about a...

Mr Bobbit, my account-linking problem has been solved, but... I seem to have been given 500 mil points for every time I tried to log in unsucceesfully, so I now have like 9000 extra extra mil points. Not that I'm complaining, but just so you know. Thanks for the fix.

I played the game a little bit yesterday, and it worked fine. But today, it has taken me back to the screen which says "You have not linked your Facebook account to any account on Army.ca." which I have not done due to the privacy concerns mentioned above by Mr Uncle Oddball Midget. It...

To the shores of... whoever needs a good @$$-kicking.

I seem to recall a certain Russian saying that a capitalist will sell you the rope you'll use to hang him... But then again, look who's talking:

Russian bazillion Andrei Melnychenko's 120m, 5500 ton, personal yacht. Obviously intended to provide an air of luxury while carrying out nefarious schemes. http://rt.com/prime-time/2008-07-17/the_most_unusual_yacht_on_earth.html?utm_source=2leep&utm_medium=2leep&utm_campaign=2leep It even has...

Ahh yes, there we are... Thanks for the merge! I'm still quite surprised that there doesn't seem to be much interest in it here.

PAK FA I'm pretty surprised I couldn't find this here yet (which means I'm probably just blind): http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/01/29/337795/pictures.html A few things I have found noteworthy: NIIP Thikoromov has displayed an L-band AESA, to supplement the main 3-array...

I seem to recall that the initial production C-130Js had a kind of shrink-wrapped plastic anti-corrosion coating instead of paint. This reduced weight, and was supposed to last longer, but I think I heard that it was shelved pretty early on in the program. Does anybody know anything else about...

I'm wondering if anybody here knows (or can find out) if being an MD would be a suitable substitute for the PCP qualification? If not, would a residency in emergency medicine (or something similar) suffice?

In the unlikely event that this is certified as a proper aircraft, then you will still require a pilot's licence to fly one. This is why the flying car has never happened, despite the technology being readily available for more than 50 years. And although I'm not much of an expert on cars, I'm...

There are a lot of interests in the US competing over the whole issue of exporting F-22s. The whole issue becomes much simpler if we give them an easy option; Let the first customer be a friendly, English-speaking, western democracy, who is a member of NATO/NORAD/ABCA, shares North America...

"Sorry, Africa, but we JUST gave out our last $700 BILLION. Maybe you can try asking our bankers if they want to lend you some of that scratch?"

Am in week 5 at the moment. I can't help but notice that the program ends at 60 push ups. Seems like an awful big gap between 60 and 100, but I guess I'll find out in two weeks or so (if I can keep up the pace).

Ak-47 Assault Rifle A well seasoned fighter and capable in any situation. Extremely dependable you got your buddies back regardless of circumstance. You can take a beating and give it back just as easily. Though it may not be what you want, you stand out as a well rounded fighter.

Right beside the Skoal, above the rolling papers. 8)

Well, the BAR isn't responsible in any way, but the manufacturer could be. If it was a toilet seat designed for handicapped patrons (ie, an actual 'handicapped toilet seat'), then they should be able to foresee that 'fragile' people would be using it, and so a failure could be potentially...

Just to make sure it's not mis-interpereted, my last post was not meant to sound anti-military, or imply that the CF has any designs on overthrowing the government or anything. Just pointing out that the institution of the army also often plays a critical role in governing nations, even ones...

Their character was also far from uniform over their *very long* and very dynamic history, as they varied from the conscripts of the city of Rome, to the ethnically germanic mercenary armies of Christendom. They also fought each other for the purpose of installing their respective generals as...

First off, this isn't about Roman history, or my academic qualifications (but just so you know, I am in fact among the top of my class, both in med school, and was also in my history classes). But the point is that I agree with the idea that armies are far more than simply war machines. Armies...