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  1. Why didn't she just ask him how long he's been black?
  2. Does he teach HCP classes?
  3. FOXNews.com - Army Corps finds new WWI chemical in DC yard WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has uncovered what could be a fourth major disposal area for World War I-era munitions and chemical weapons in the nation's capital. Digging was suspended April 8 as a precaution at the site in the pricey Spring Valley neighborhood near American University after workers pulled smoking glassware from the pit, project manager Dan Noble said Thursday. Preliminary tests show the glassware was contaminated with the toxic chemical arsenic trichloride. Officials will review safety procedures before digging continues. Workers also discovered a jar about three-quarters full of a dark liquid that turned out to be the chemical agent mustard. It was used during World War I as a weapon that caused blisters, breathing problems and vomiting. "It's a much larger disposal area than we predicted," Noble said. "The nature of debris is so different, perhaps it's a different disposal area." It's too soon to know for sure, Noble said.During World War I, the Army used the university as an experiment station to develop and test chemical weapons. Previously, there were three known sites where weapons and chemicals were buried. Glassware, chemicals, contaminated soil and munitions have been found since January in the front yard of a home next door to the university president's house, the Army Corps has revealed. About 30 intact items were sent to an Army lab in Edgewood, Md., for testing, Noble said. American University spokeswoman Camille Lepre said there were no plans to move or cancel any campus events scheduled at the president's house. About 350 pounds of glassware and debris had been removed from the site, along with about 676 barrels of soil, according to a campus memo Wednesday by university president Neil Kerwin. This is the first discovery of the smoking chemical arsenic trichloride in the cleanup project. It can be used to develop the blistering agent lewisite, Noble said. An Army Corps spokeswoman said the chemical was contained and was not exposed to the outside air. Several munitions also were discovered in recent months, including a 75 mm shell that was half full with a tear gas agent, Noble said. A few munitions also have been uncovered in the yards of homes that fall within a firing range near the campus, he said. The Army Corps is preparing to destroy some munitions at a secured facility nearby as soon as Friday. Last year, the Army Corps believed it had cleared the disposal area known as "Pit 3" but continued to dig test pits. The latest discoveries came as a surprise to residents who worry the Army Corps is trying to end its cleanup before all munitions are uncovered. "I'm concerned there's a rush to make the decision to get out," said Nan Wells, a neighborhood commissioner who represents area residents. "Things have been downplayed. That doesn't mean that I don't think the Army can handle this successfully." This is the fourth major dig for munitions and toxic agents over the past 16 years since the burial pits were discovered in the neighborhood of multimillion-dollar homes. The current excavation began in 2007 at the house, which is owned by the federal government and located next to the South Korean ambassador's residence. The cleanup project is one of the only places in a major city classified by the Army Corps as a "Formerly Used Defense Site."
  4. But it's still in Memphis.
  5. I'm a fan of the San Diego Zoo and Brookfield Zoo. As far as Tennessee goes, Knoxville Zoo is the best, IMHO.
  6. Try clicking on 'Premium Memberships' at the top of the screen. That may or may not tell you.
  7. I bought one a couple days ago. Almost had a heart attack before eating it. They didn't have the price posted for just the Double Down. I couldn't believe it was just over $6.00. It was pretty good, but not woth the price. I think it's about $7.50 for the combo.
  8. Yeah, thanks for taking care of this, Brooksjr. And thanks to all who donated.
  9. if you were in the position of these soldiers, would you rather obey orders by killing American citizens or spend time in jail? I'm sure the government will do a fine job at brainwashing enough of them into choosing option number one.
  10. I've always been able to find local buyers without much trouble. That's my only excuse.
  11. 1. Hero Gear (Joe) Harley Road King 2. TripleDigitRide (Paul) Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 3. StreetWK05 (Tim) Suzuki GS500F 4.LagerHead (Robert) Suzuki Boulevard C50 5.Verne (Verne) Honda SuperHawk 996 6. Rightwinger (Brent) Suzuki GS500F 7. Bigiron(Gary) Harley Road King(Purple, the fastest color) 8. JPS (Jeff) Harley Sportster 9. Proscene: Kawasaki Vulcan 10. Lowbud (Bill) Harley Street Glide 11. Pusherman (Jason) Little homemade bike I got Very Cool! What's the top speed? How far on a tank of fuel?
  12. I've been pretty lucky so far. Even when I lived in a condo in the ghetto of Madison, I didn't have too many problems. Well, except for the shoot-out in the apartment a few doors down. Oh, and the pizza guy that was robbed and shot near the rear of the complex. Other than that, I've been pretty lucky.
  13. We'll let you lead the way, that way you'll be ahead of all the noise. I have Vance & Hines Bagger Duals on my bike, but I've installed the baffles to help keep it from being too obnoxious.
  14. It's looking that way. If all else fails, I may have to make every attempt at keeping up with Verne, the only Honda rider so far.
  15. Not happy with the answers you received in your first thread? http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/want-buy/38467-private-sale-documentation.html
  16. Stoeger Condor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  17. This is quite common for when dealing with private / non-commercial transaction. I'm sure the seller is just trying to cover his butt, in the chance you or someone else decides to commit a crime with it. Chances he wants anything to do with "Big Brother" any more than you do is slim to none. I'd rather not fill out any paperwork during a private transaction, but I've never let it prevent me from making such a purchase.
  18. DAYUM! I was waiting for that tanker to explode.
  19. 1. Hero Gear (Joe) Harley Road King 2. TripleDigitRide (Paul) Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 3. etc *copy and paste this format into your reply.
  20. Daredevil to Plunge From Outer Space in Supersonic Suit By John R. Quain - FOXNews.com Skydiving is dangerous -- but not nearly as dangerous as skydiving from a plane in outer space. That can kill you. The temperature can freeze your body, and the lack of air pressure can boil your blood. Nonetheless, an Austrian daredevil named Felix Baumgartner plans to take the 23-mile plunge from the edge of space. And in the process, he hopes to become the first parachutist to break the sound barrier, plummeting toward the ground at 760 miles per hour. But this is no stunt; it's called the Red Bull Stratos project, and the engineers and scientists behind this attempt to break the record for the highest freefall ever -- from 120,000 feet above sea level -- hope it will yield volumes of data that will be used to develop advanced life support systems for future pilots, astronauts, and even space tourists. And to do it, they've designed a unique supersonic spacesuit. No one else has tried to use a pressurized suit as Baumgartner plans to; they're typically used to protect jet pilots who eject from their seats -- not skydivers who plan to travel faster than sound. "So we reconfigured the arms and legs on his suit," says Daniel McCarter, who is building the suit at the David Clark Company, which has developed protective suits -- called PPAs or pilot protective assemblies --since 1941. The company made the first suits to prevent World War II fighter pilots from blacking out during high-acceleration maneuvers, not to mention launch entry suits for space shuttle astronauts. The changes being made to Baumgartner's suit will allow him to dive with his head at a 25- to 35-degree angle and to control his speed. Full pressure suits for pilots are generally configured for comfort in a sitting position, but "for Felix it's in an almost standing position," says McCarter. The shoulder areas also have to be more flexible, and the designers had to ensure that there will be no "binding up" that could prevent him from making critical maneuvers in freefall. The suit will essentially be Baumgartner's life-support system, providing oxygen, telemetry, communications and, most importantly, enough pressure to keep him alive. To do this, the suit contains devices known as aneroids, which act like mechanical bellows and respond instantly to changes in atmospheric pressure. When they sense low air pressure, the aneroids trap air in the suit, which then becomes pressurized, squeezing the wearer. The pressurization is essential: above 63,000 feet, the lack of air pressure makes it not only difficult to get oxygen into the lungs (which would cause Baumgartner to black out), but it also makes it easy for nitrogen bubbles to escape from the blood, causing an embolism and death. Baumgartner's suit will maintain 3.5 psi of pressure -- not so tight that he can't maneuver his arms and legs, but enough to keep nitrogen bubbles from killing him. "It feels like getting into a sleeping bag with arms," says McCarter. There's a nylon comfort liner, then a ventilation system that keeps the wearer cool. Next comes the pressurized gas layer, followed by a hand-woven layer called the link net that maintains the shape of the suit. Finally, there's the outer, flame-retardant layer made of the heat- and flame-resistant fiber Nomex. Team members declined to reveal the cost of the suits (there are three: the original prototype, the one Baumgartner will wear, and a backup), except to agree that the Red Bull Stratos project is a multimillion-dollar effort. So what will it feel like when Baumgartner opens the hatch of the gondola suspended below the weather balloon that will take him to space, and he steps out into 23 miles of nothingness? "For about the first 30 seconds he's not going to feel anything," says Mike Todd, a life-support engineer at Sage Cheshire Aerospace and a member of the Red Bull Stratos team. This is particularly dangerous because, even though the air is so thin that it won't feel like he's even falling, Baumgartner must get into exactly the right position -- the so-called delta position -- to attain the speed he wants and survive the five-and-a-half-minute descent. Todd expects Baumgartner will reach Mach1 somewhere between 100,000 and 90,000 feet. But it won't be overly uncomfortable. At that altitude, he says, "It will feel like putting your hand out the window of a car going 35 mph." McCarter is convinced the suit will protect Baumgartner, based on pilots who have survived ejections at similar altitudes. But exactly what will happen when -- if -- Baumgartner becomes the first supersonic man remains unknown. Could the sonic boom damage his hearing? Will the turbulence of breaking the speed of sound spin him out of control? Will there be any turbulence at all? "... we don't know what's going to happen," Todd says. "We'll try and push him through it as quickly as possible, but once he steps out of that hatch, he's going to be on his own."FOXNews.com - Daredevil to Plunge From Outer Space in Supersonic Suit
  21. Oh, my bad. That makes sense. Enjoy!
  22. I wouldn't be surprised if he created another account to buy it from himself to avoid either.
  23. Why not just get the full size model? If I recall correctly, there is only a difference of about 3/4" in barrel length, and roughly the same in overall length. Aesthetically speaking, I'm not a fan of those large extentions.

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