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Well, the article said that there was no pain involved – I'm guessing it might just be a “sensation”. If this is so, perhaps people could ignore it. Then again, you can't really ignore an itch even though it's not really “painful”. Interestingly enough I read an article yesterday about how the Pentagon is considering another weapon - artificial ice than can thwart the enemy.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070130/tc_afp/usmilitaryweapons_070130150451
The story is pretty interesting. Still, it begs some questions – if people start knowing what to expect (and know it's not painful), won't they just start ignoring the sensation if it's happening to them? Also, you just know that someone's gonna start using it to play pranks on people….
Are the Smithsonian museums open on weekends (I think the answer's no)
Yes, they are open on weekends and they're free, which is pretty awesome. I'd suggest the Museum of American History (south side of the Mall)....depending on how much time you'll be in D.C. you may want to visit it on more than one occasion rather than doing one long bomb session there. There's also a cool Aero & Space museum on the north side of the Mall which is pretty neat. It has items from the history of aviation including some old (or replicas?) missiles which carried nuclear warheads (these things are huge, so it's cool to see them).
how far is Quantico VA (the new Marine museum) from DC as well as Arlington National Cemetary (is that real close to the Pentagon?).
I think that Quantico is actually a few hours from D.C. - probably at least 3 hours. Arlington National Cemetery is right next to D.C. but on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Yes, it is pretty close to the Pentagon.
Is Arlington walking distance from, say, the Lincoln Memorial? Does DC offer good shuttle services for tourists?
I don't think you'd want to walk from D.C. to Virginia as it is much easier simply to take the Metro (this is the best way to get around in D.C.). There are Metro stops all around the Mall and touristy parts of D.C. and No. Virginia, and once you understand how it works you'll be able to go wherever you want.If you're going in the Spring you might be able to catch the Cherry Blossom Festival when the Tidal Basin (where the Jefferson Memorial and other landmarks are located) is lit up with blooming trees. Pretty nice buy pretty busy with tourists during that time.For a guy like you I'd suggest going to the International Spy Museum in D.C. which is not far from the MCI Center (On I Street and 6th, I believe). It's got a lot of interesting historical stuff and it put together quite nicely. When I went there I caught an exhibition entitled "The Enemy Within" which discussed the history of domestic terrorism in the United States.
It certainly sounds interesting. I think that revolution and civil war are two sides of the same coin. Perhaps a difference is that a civil war implied geographical fronts behind which the sides are located, whereas a revolution doesn't require such defined fronts. It's an interesting question about the American Revolution and the Civil War – one that I hadn't thought of before. One more thing - I thought I heard that only a third of the Colonists were in favor of revolting, rather than only a third were against it.
What kind of flash game module is it? There are a few dozen or so more games that I can install on this site but I wanted to limit the number offered. I did find a game called “kung fu chess” on a site which looked somewhat interesting.
I know this might sound geeky but I'm trying to find an online multiplayer game where we can compete as a team (or perhaps against each other). A while back I played the game “Puzzle Pirates” which is actually a kids' game but the concept was pretty neat – lots of people controlled their own person and bought and sold stuff and solved puzzles and what not. I got bored with that particular game but there might be something else we can do that would be kind of cool.
The way I understand it there may be traditions as to locations of tombs. These traditions are probably based on knowledge held at one point which was passed on in some inefficient manner (e.g. oral tradition). After so long the stories remain but the basis for them remains unverified. Verification can come when modern-day archaeologists excavate where tradition suggests something may be.
There are a few sites out there where you can arrange post exchanges. It's a decent way of bringing new ideas in even if it's not for the long term. The problem with what I recently experienced was that I posted on the guy's forum over a few days and responded to him publicly and by PM and he didn't respond to me. Now he says that he never agreed to the deal and therefore he doesn't owe me anything. I suppose it's more of the principle that annoys me. Probably not a big deal in the scheme of things….just letting off the steam of injustice.
I recently had someone renege on a post exchange deal. I posted 15 on the guy's forum and he didn't post anything on mine. It was the first time I've had someone bail out on me like that, so it doesn't feel too good. The other guy got something for nothing and I got the short end of the stick.
Interesting. Well, I had kind of wondered what you looked like.http://www.pilgrimscrew.com/images/pic06.jpg
I was just saying because when I went there I saw a kind of affiliate history book shop set up. At first I thought you did it….having advanced greatly in recent times in your programming nd design knowledge 🙂 . Then I realized someone bought it and turned it into a kind of ad farm. You might want to delete all links going to AH as they give it backlink power.
As KJ mentioned over at NJO, I think the usual suspect would be unionization. Although unions have their place in certain industries and geographic regions, it seems that (in theory at least) auto unions can be detrimental to the overall success of auto makers. In sum (and based on my understanding) they a) create inefficiencies by removing flexibility from work processes and b) force wages to a point which may be overly detrimental to the overall business entity. I think the general idea behind unions is to give employees a form of leveraging power to be used against extremely large corporations. While it's good that employees would have such a voice and power in the face of huge companies, it seems that unions would not be as necessary in developed nations which a) contain laws regulating many aspects of employer-employee relations, and b) offer a variety of alternative jobs where employees could work at. Of course if unions are to blame, it would be ironic given Ford's early pioneering in excellent employee treatment.
Who was punished and how? Any links to events?
Aggressive tactics were taken by both Allied and Soviet forces in the aftermath of Germany's fall. For example, I found this:
...the Allies and Soviets reacted to the movement with extremely tough controls, curtailing the right of assembly of German civilians. Challenges of any sort were met by collective reprisals -- especially on the part of the Soviets and the French. In a few cases the occupiers even shot hostages and cleared out towns where instances of sabotage occurred. It was standard practice for the Soviets to destroy whole communities if they faced a single act of resistance.
You've probably gotten a million responses to this, but what the hey.Its called a "Soldiers cross" I'm told it was used to mark the location of temporary graves dug during battle.The symbol was widely used to represent the sacrifice soldiers make, and became the center of the Vietnam Veterans against the war logo.Peace, Liam
