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Disco:
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Quotes of the Day

Our fearless section 8 yearbook rep as he walked out of the room after Allen told him to give plasma to earn money to pay for his yearbook:
"I use seamen!"
-that should have cleared a path down the hallway for him.

Doctor house commenting on Sirian trying to get a slideshow working on his computerwith the screen only up a couple inches out of the desk:
"To be effective you gotta get it up."
-That's what she said (ala Michael Scott)

Then about 5 minutes later:
"Allright, what'd ya gotta do to get it up?"

"One thing- if you can flip me over." Allen

Tree Farm

For those in search of a christmas tree- we went to Fulk's Tree Farm and cut our own yesterday.  They'll also cut them for you if you're not up to the task.  

They're 4.5 miles East of Leavenworth (like you're going to Platte City) on Highway 92.  You'll see signs.  Saturday 9-5, Sunday thru Friday noon to 5.

Air show

Video of Reggie flying at an airshow over the long weekend.  Looks like he won't be borrowing his buddy's plane for a while...

Quote of the day

"The leadership A: couldn't see it, and 2..."
-Lawson

Election Security

Wow... tight security at polling places yesterday.

Quote of the Day

"Movement is what I do on the toilet, maneuver is what I do on the battlefield."
-Lawson

Quote of the day

"Shit!"
-Derek in response to FCS COL saying, "If you have US ARMY on your chest, you own this too."

New FCS System Announced

A previously top secret FCS system was revealed by Army officials Monday after being outed by Iranian government officials.

The "14 + 1 + 1 + Pigeon" FCS system was unveiled.

The UAV-P (pigeon) was a previously covert program.

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/10/iran-nails-spy.html

Quote of the Day

"The absence of Powerpoint caused people to talk to each other."
GEN Wallace

Quote of the Day

"Sometimes we're picking fly shit out of pepper."
-Reggie (in reference to the writing of FMs)

Quote of the Day

"Simultenaciousness"
-Shaun

Who were these guys?

Here is a web page with photos of the Special Operations demonstrations conducted on the 28th of September at the Kansas City Speedway.

Check it out, some cool sh*t that most of us will not do in our lifetime....:)

Wolfman

An exciting business opportunity I just received!

I just got this email--I think it looks like a pretty good deal!

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

From: Minister of the Treasury Paulson

Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Dear American:

I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship
with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.

I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country
has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of
800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it
would be most profitable to you.

I am working with Mr. Phil Gramm, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my
replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you
may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation
movement in the 1990s. This transaction is 100% safe.

This is a matter of great urgency. We need a blank check. We need
the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these
funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly
under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for
a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the
funds can be transferred.

Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund
account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to
wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov so that we may transfer your commission
for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will
respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used
to protect the funds.

Yours Faithfully
Minister of Treasury Paulson

Citizenship Test

Tired of reading or watching the Jets getting thumped by the Chargers? See if you can pass this citizenship test:

You Passed the US Citizenship Test

Congratulations - you got 8 out of 10 correct!

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

History of the Enlightenment 101

For our history class, you might want to read this updated history of the Enlightenment written in today's vernacular. Rather pithy, I do say so myself.

Discussion in the comments.

Wolfman

Guest Speaker/Panel

What did you think of the Wellness Panel on Thursday?

Any speaker or panel that does not allow a whole lot of audience participation will put the audience to sleep.

Information concerning the Air Force...updated daily

If you're ever looking for information about the Air Force, here's a great link:

Air Force Aim Points

Aim Points is the daily summary of news stories that affect the Air Force, the military at large, and the United States as a whole. It also has a sidebar highlighting a topic of particular concern that changes every day. Finally, at the bottom of the page is a series of links that contain even more information about the Air Force, including a link to the monthly talking points for Air Force communicators.

Enjoy responsibly.

Politics and retired military opinion

Watch MG Eaton

Shout out to our Aviation Classmates!!

To celebrate our military heritage, check out the link. It has some interesting pictures and facts about our high flying brothers.

Up on the Net (Finally)

Despite all the homework and reading we have, I'm in my happy place now that both NFL and College football are underway once again!

Last Chance to Join the Pro Pick 'Em League

Sign up for Pick 'Em- you don't have to know anything about football- just pick a team to win each game during the week (14-16 picks per week).

The first NFL game is Thursday.

Picks are due 5 minutes before each game.

Your worst two weeks are thrown out in case you forget, etc.

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem

Log in with a yahoo account.

Group #: 33195
Password: football

Check your email

Did you check your email lately? There was an update for the S3-XO net that you might want to check out.

More to the point, here is the link that should generate some discussion in our group.

Time to finish reading...

Wolfman

Bet you did not know this...

I just found this on the net. I will follow up, but it looks authentic.



H.R. 1585 - Summary: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (GovTrack.us)

Section 594 -
Allows members and veterans who are present but not in uniform during the hoisting, lowering, or passing of the flag to render the military salute.

Wolfman

A Quick Lesson in International Relations

This Vet has a useful technique for fostering international relationships. Hit the link below; the video is about 2 minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXwhpcr-jWc

First post

Quote of the Day

On the theme of globalization:

"Printing made us all readers.
Xeroxing made us all publishers.
Television made us all viewers.
Digitization made us all broadcasters."

-Lawrence Grossman, former NBC News President

Linkage

In my first post to the 8C blog, I wanted to give out some links that are news worthy and relavant for our profession.

All because I hate the Main Stream Media (MSM) machine, I always prefere independent news sources. There are several that come to mind and each has a different level of insight. There are the military independent blogs like Michael Yon, Michael Totten, and Bill Roggio. They are freelance journalist that put their butts on the line to get the ground truth, and I admire them for it.

I also check out the bigger blogs, the collaborative, not-quite-MSM, but full of useful information and insight, often from service men and women in the field. Three of the big ones that I like are Counterterrorism blog, SmallWarsJournel blog and the Danger Room.

Hope you enjoy the links and see you in class. Gotta go, I have some reading to do.

Wolfman

A Dose of Humility

Check out this video that Reggie showed a couple of us today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2VwnBU1-iU

You'll have to look at it from home since we're not trusted to look at YouTube from the Intellectual Center of the Army.

Check that, click here to view the video:


...all show and no go...

Finally in...

25 AUG Schedule

Hi everyone - here is the schedule for Monday. If I got it wrong please don't hesitate to correct me.

schedule:

TIME: EVENT: LOCATION:
0830-1230 C200 Strategic Concepts 2131
1230-1330 Lunch N/A
1330-1530 C211 Culture and Military Operations 2131


•C200
•C200: Refer to C200 Book (advanced Sheet p. 14)
•C211: Refer to C200 Book (advanced sheet p. 455)

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