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The Simorgh was originally the Iraqi AWACS wasn't it? Baghdad or something?

I picked up Red River yesterday. For the Xbox I will admit. I had Dragon Rising on it as well. It's ok. I like it better than Dragon Rising in certain ways. Better sky boxes, the PLA aren't sniping me from 500 meters anymore, more weapons, and much better explosions. Not having helicopters, tanks, or APC/IFVs was nice too. Hated the controls for the helicopter. Arma 2's are bad at times but DR's were the worst ever. Red River also felt a little less sluggish which was nice. I prefer not taking five minutes to load a SMAW to kill a PLA APC that's causing me to bleed out. Honestly though it just feels like a tactical Call of Duty compared to ArmA 2. The staff sergeant cursing every other word gets annoying after awhile too.

Usually I'd just say BS and leave it at that, but judging by the rest of the videos this guy has on his account and the images on flickr, I'd say it's a legit video. I thought all the F-117As were in the hangars at Tonopah, partly dissembled.

Rock, some metal, OSTs, some classical, some blues and jazz. But mostly rock. You know some video games have pretty good OSTs.

BRUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As some of you may have read on facebook, I've been to the Air Force recruiter's office twice now. First time went bust because I didn't have my diploma yet. But now that I've got the diploma, I went back on Wednesday to try again. I took a practice ASVAB and talked to her about AFSCs. I know that everyone says that recruiters are liars but she seemed rather down to earth and shared some of her experiences. I've just gotta get my Mitchell Achievement in CAP so I'll be an E3 out of basic and lose a couple pounds before MEPs. Hopefully that won't be too far away.

My CAD teacher gave my class the introduction for a project on Friday. We're building our own balsa wood gliders, starting off with just three sheets of balsa and a blank slate. Aside from the physical model, we also have to build a 3D model of it on the computer and write up a report. Finally, we get to fly them, but not after testing our design on some software. This is one of the only projects I've ever had that's interested me. A good way to graduate, I'd say. We can either reverse engineer the model of an actual aircraft or make our own design. Because I have little to no creative talent, I'm going to base my model on a U-2. I'm a little worried about the Dragonlady's tail. I may not have the amount of balsa needed to built it. So I'm going to improvise, probably with an F-104's tail. With any good size scrap pieces, I may build a MiG-21 or Mirage III, just to see how useless the principles of a delta wing are in gliding. If any one is interested, once the physical model is built, I'll take some pictures.

That was a North Korean freighter that had been caught carrying heroin. The RAN seized it after it ran off course or something like that.

Hoping the poor performance by the Red Sox down in Florida was just a fluke and they'll win tomorrow. Good thing they're playing down in Texas. It's SNOWING in Mass right now.

Some of those Floggers have their former operator's markings crudely sprayed over.

Like how the media thinks that every single weapon from M1911s to M60s are AK-47s?

I'm looking into purchasing my first firearm, but because of my age and Massachusetts laws, I can't own a high capacity (10+ rounds here) rifle until I'm 21. But .22s are treated differently. These sound like a much better alternative to the 10/22. Can I get a link or two with more info about these .22LR semi-auto MP5s and AKs?

Happy birthday, Dave!

Congrats!

Good luck Israel. You'll always have my support.

Mirage IIIG is actually a really, really cool idea! I've been following the progress of this closely. This is a "what if" where everything is being taken into consideration.

Judging by the condidtion of the MiGs and SOKOs in this video, Gaddafi won't need the sand.

The US is in. I think the Enterprise is on station. Since the rebels (do they have an official name?) claim to have built up a small air force or MiGs and a heli or two, are they going to be grounded by this as well?