Posted on 11/14/2002 9:13:31 AM PST by Diogenesis
GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 11/15/02 - Baghdad, Kabul, Mecca, Nablus, Ouzai
BREAKING: Baghdad Day celebration BREAKING: Calais Expulsion BREAKING: Egyptian Intelligence meets with Arafat the Egyptian BREAKING: Taking down terrorism in Nablus
Kabul, Mecca, Ouzai
========= Kabul =========
In Kabul, women are FREE because of the USA. Now for the second year!!
========= Baghdad, Iraq =========
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the Baghdad Day celebration.
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the National Theatere, the usual suspects assemble to watch
the dance celebration.
For those interested, from left: Arshad al-Zibari, Adnan al-Douri,
Mahmoud al-Ahmad, Saber al-Douri, Abdel-Munim Saleh, and Hasan al-Khattab.
In Baghdad, Iraq, at the Baghdad Day celebration soldiers must march.
In Baghdad, Iraq, new construction at UN HQ
In Baghdad, Iraq, downtown today.
========= Nahawan =========
In Nahawan, Iraq, south of Baghdad, at the brick factory, these girls live inside the brick factory
where they are forced to work in intolerable conditions.
========= Gaza =========
In Gaza, at the (ex-)bomb-making factory, Palestinian terrorists and
other officials, protect the area and salvage what they can from the destroyed bomb factory.
========= Nablus =========
In Nablus, IDF entered AFTER Arafat's evil terrorists murdered five Israelis
including two children.
In Nablus, young Palestinian children are encouraged to act as human shields and
pose for pictures (such as these). This abuse is directed by Arafat and the
other cowardly elders hidden in safety and warmth, as they direct others' children to
die for them, so as to hide their billions and billions of stolen dollars.
========= Ramallah =========
In Ramallah, serial murderer of Americans and Terrorist Arafat, the Egyptian
after meeting with Chinese envoy Wang Shi Jie who gives Red Chinese help to the murderer.
In Ramallah, serial murderer of Americans and Terrorist Arafat, the Egyptian,
greets the Head of Egyptian Intelligence, Omar Suleiman, who gives him salient support.
========= Egypt =========
In Cairo, Egypt, at the Khan el-Khalili market.
Egypt has been inciting war for years and now the merchants
detect smart and wealthier Westerners are staying away from Egypt.
========= Saudi Arabia =========
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Abdullahs of Saud and Jordan.
In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Jordan's Abdullah on his Umra pilgrimage.
========= Ouzai Lebanon =========
In Ouzai, south of Beirut, Lebanon, flood.
========= Tripoli Lebanon =========
In Tripoli, Lebanon, minor bomb damage to a Pizza Hut. No casualties.
========= Syria =========
In Damascus, Syria, the old quarter.
========= Calais =========
In Calais, France, French police evicted ~70 Iraqis and Afghanis from the church.
They were lured to the Red Cross entry point to the UK using the chunnel, but are
having trouble getting through. They were taken by bus, to where?
========= New York =========
In New York, the 1912 manuscript of Albert Einstein
deriving from special relativity the missing term E=MC2.
Breakthrough Could Lead to Faster Ships
By Rudi Williams
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 8, 2002 -- The idea's not ready for prime time, but Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
researchers here have made a breakthrough that could mean
faster, longer-range ships and millions of dollars in fuel
savings.
DARPA program manager Lisa Porter said 14 teams are working
on reducing "friction drag" as ships sail through water.
Program participants include teams from, the universities
of Michigan, Delaware, Illinois and Washington (St. Louis,
Mo.); Stanford, Pennsylvania State, and Brown universities;
Texas A&M; and the Office of Naval Research.
There are different components of drag, but the program
Porter is leading focuses on "friction drag." "It's the
friction between the water and the ship's surface," she
explained. "As you move through the water, your ship is
dragging along a certain volume of water with it. That's
because you have friction between the water and the ship's
hull. And that's slowing you down."
As ships move through water, they create vortices that
cause drag. "When you think of a vortex, you might think of
a tornado and that's exactly analogous," Porter said.
"We're talking about little, tiny swirling motions that mix
up the flow and make it what we call turbulent."
Making ship's surfaces smoother was once considered as a
way to reduce friction drag. In practice, Porter said, "It
doesn't work too well because fouling and microorganisms
keep the surface from remaining smooth enough to make a
difference."
Decades of lab testing revealed that polymers and
"microbubbles" were promising technologies that might
reduce friction drag by as much as 80 percent. Up until
now, however, no one had figured out how to apply the
technologies to full-size ships, she said.
"What we're finding is, whether you add polymers or
bubbles, they interact with those vortices and weaken
them," Porter said.
Reducing friction drag by 60 percent would result in about
a 30 percent reduction in overall drag, said Porter, who
holds a bachelor's of science degree in nuclear engineering
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate
in applied physics from Stanford.
"What that means is it takes 30 percent less power to go
from point A to point B. That also means it takes 30
percent less fuel to get there." she said.
Reducing the fuel load by 30 percent would significantly
impact a ship traveling 7,000 to 8,000 nautical miles, she
said. Up to half of a ship's total tonnage is fuel. Using
less space for fuel makes room for more supplies and
materiel. Likewise, keep all the fuel and "you can go 30
percent further before you have to refuel, which becomes
very important operationally," Porter noted.
What the program isn't trying to do is create speedboats.
Porter said a meaningful increase in speed would require at
least a 50 percent reduction in friction drag. She said 30
percent overall drag reduction would only net about a 12 to
13 percent increase in speed.
"Some people have this vision of, oh, if you give us this
drag reduction, we can go from 30 to 100 knots," Porter
said. "DARPA is not claiming that, because it's not
physically possible to do that by reducing friction drag."
What researchers are so enthusiastic about is that DARPA is
undertaking a radically new approach in the friction drag
reduction program, she continued. A multiscale modeling
capability is being developed that will allow researchers
to run full-scale experiments on computers.
Computers make it easier to develop techniques that will
bring optimal results, according to Porter. For the first
time, for instance, computers have helped teams
realistically simulate polymers in turbulent flow, she
noted.
They've also learned that polymers that organize into
sheets or filaments can reduce friction drag dramatically,
she noted. Also for the first time, researchers have
learned that, like polymers, microbubbles must be located
within a very thin layer near the ship's hull to be
effective, she said.
In late fall, a near full-scale experiment will be run at
the Navy's Large Cavitation Channel in Memphis, Tenn., to
validate the large-scale models. The 1.4-million-gallon,
stainless steel tunnel is regularly used to test the
effects of water flow on ships, submarines, torpedoes, ship
propellers and the like.
"The test is going to be the largest microbubble experiment
ever done," she said.
Porter said the experiments are necessary because
researchers don't understand enough about what's going on
with polymers and microbubbles. She noted that they still
have many unanswered questions such as: What are the
polymers doing? What are the microbubbles doing? What are
the optimal bubble sizes? What kinds of injectors should be
used? How should we space them on the ship? Where should we
put them? Should we use polymers and bubbles together?
"We can't answer those questions if we don't understand the
physics," Porter noted. "DARPA's approach is, let's be
scientific. Let's tackle the physics and try to understand
what these things are doing. We need an engineering design
tool that tells us exactly how to implement these
additives."
She said before a lot of money is spent on a full-scale
experiment, that engineering design tool is needed so
experiments can be run on computers. And those results will
tell researchers what to build without wasting money on
something that doesn't work.
Porter is leaning toward pursuing an overall system like an
advanced hull form, such as a hydrofoil that gives 35 to 40
knots, coupled with friction drag reduction.
She said, today, the average speed for transit from the
United States to Saudi Arabia, for example, is about 20 to
25 knots. "The carriers, for example, can go faster, but
they don't because you can only go as fast as your slowest
ship. So if you can raise everybody else's speed to the
carrier's, you've actually accomplished something."
========= Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392 =========
Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392, 5000 light-years awayin the constellation of Gemini.
END OF TRANSMISSION 11/15/02 .......... K
Are you tired of the Democrats and Daschle claiming there is no impact
of the War for Enduring Freedom? Just look at the smiles on the Freed girls and women in Afghanistan.
As always, feel free to add your own comments, pictures and correct my errors. Thanks in advance.
Yikes--those boys diving off the car roof are a couple of broken necks and quadriplegia waiting to happen.
With that construction of UN facilities in Baghdad, I wonder how many eavedropping bugs they're planting in the walls??
Unfortunately, the boat still lost to the challenger.
Hope they remembered their deodorant.
It's sad to realize she is only smiling because this is the only life she knows.
Cool news about the breakthrough in applying the drag reducing polymers to US ships <G>...and I'm glad the terrorists didn't succeed in destroying the evil, anti-Allah Pizza Hut.
Great post as usual, Dio.
BUMP!!
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Opinion Editorial: "OUT OF THE VIAL" (OPINION EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "Two recent revelations argue that they also appear to be acting appropriately. The first was a CIA intelligence assessment, which adduced that four nations - Russia, North Korea, Iraq and France - almost certainly possess secret stocks of the smallpox virus. A second, unrelated disclosure revealed that Osama bin Laden dedicated money and personnel resources to procuring stocks of numerous biological and chemical agents, including smallpox.") (111402)
FOX NEWS.com: "FBI: HOSPITALS IN FOUR CITIES POSSIBLE TARGETS OF TERROR ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Houston FBI spokesman Bob Doguim said Wednesday night the vague threat involved hospitals in Houston, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C., and mentioned a time between December and April.") (111402)
SEATTLE PI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER (AP): "EASTERN WASHINGTON CAMPUS EVACUATED AFTER BOMB THREAT" by John K. Wiley (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "School president Stephen Jordan said the caller referred to al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden's organization that is believed responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "It was specifically related to al-Qaida," Jordan said of the threat. Campus spokeswoman Stephanie Pettit said the caller said "people would die in flame."") (111302)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. SEES TERRORISM THREAT AGAINST COUNTRY'S OIL PORTS" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "...U.S. security officials said all U.S. oil refineries and oil-loading port terminals are vulnerable to attack by terrorists, despite efforts to increase security since the September 11 attacks. The threat to oil ports was outlined in a classified intelligence report sent to senior U.S. officials last week. Surveillance of potential targets is one of the only indicators that reveal to intelligence officials that terrorists are planning attacks...") (111302)
FBI.gov: MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (WANTED POSTER SNIPPETS: "Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah."..."The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension and/or conviction of Imad Fayez Mugniyah.")
MSNBC.com: "DEFENDERS: ADMITTED TERRORIST WALKS FREE" (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as Fawzi Mustapha Assi.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""This offense is neither a crime of violence nor does it involve a narcotic drug. It is an offense that involves allegations of support for an international terrorist organization. However, the items that were alleged in the offense do not involve weapons or indications of a crime of violence." said the judge. Assi was released on $100,000 bond and his father put up his Dearborn home as collateral, vouching that his son would appear back in court. But Assi never returned to the courthouse, his father lost his home and federal agents lost a man with suspected ties to terror, Local 4 reported.") (111102)
CNS NEWS.com: "TERRORISM HAS 'EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM,' AUTHOR CHARGES" by Marc Morano (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Spencer is not optimistic the U.S. will take the security threat of Islam seriously. "Everyone is so afraid of being called a racist that they are afraid to take measures that are necessary to defend oneself," Spencer said.") (111302)
CHARISMA NEWS.com: PERSECUTION WATCH: "CHINA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the weeks leading to the party congress, which began last Friday, the government has banned books, blocked Internet sites and clamped down on other activists. China allows only government-monitored churches, and has harassed and imprisoned Christians who worship outside the official system.") (111102)
FOX NEWS.com: "IRAQ STOCKPILING GAS ANTIDOTE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The fate of 31,600 chemical munitions, 550 mustard gas bombs and 4,000 tons of chemical precursors remain unknown, according to Congressional Research Services. In fact, the primary remaining chemical weapons questions center on the VX nerve agent, which atropine can be used to counter. By 1995, UNSCOM uncovered enough evidence to force Iraq to admit to producing about 4 tons of VX, but UNSCOM thought the country had imported enough material to actually produce 200 tons of VX, according to CRS.") (111202)
Dubai GULF NEWS.com: Dubai. "MUSLIMS ARE 'SOURCE OF OWN PROBLEMS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Muslims may not seek peace while they are weak. They must first be powerful and then go the negotiation table." Sheikh Al Rawi quoted the Holy Quran as saying: "Against them (enemy) make ready Your strength to the utmost Of your power, including Steeds of war, to strike terror Into (the hearts of) the enemies, Of Allah and your enemies, And others besides, whom Ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever Ye shall spend in the Cause Of Allah, shall be repaid Unto you, and ye shall not Be treated unjustly. But if the enemy Incline towards peace, Do thou (also) incline Towards peace, and trust In Allah: for He is the One That heareth and knoweth (All things). "Muslims must protect each others or there will be tumult and oppression. They are not striving to oppress others, but rather to spread justice all over the world," said Sheikh Al Rawi.") (111102)
ALL AFRICA.com: "AL-QAIDA SUSPECTS IN W. AFRICA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Voice of America (VOA) quotes intelligence sources as saying that a man identified as a former Algerian Army Colonel named Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been operating an arms smuggling network in West Africa that has links to al-Qaida. According to the sources who spoke to the VOA on conditions of anonymity, the man whose group is known by the initials 'MBM,' floats between Algeria, Mali and Mauritania. The sources said MBM has conducted arms deals with various radical Islamic organizations, including Algeria's Salafist Group for Preaching Combat. Additionally, U.S. intelligence sources also disclosed that Salafist group, known by the initials GSPC, is headed by Hassan Hattab, who is considered a key al-Qaida associate.") (111202)
WHITE HOUSE.gov: TEXT OF THE RADIO ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE NATION" (RADIO ADDRESS SNIPPET: "...The resolution presents the Iraqi regime with a test, a final test. Iraq must now, without delay or negotiations, give up its weapons of mass destruction, welcome full inspections and fundamentally change the approach it has taken for more than a decade. The regime must allow immediate and unrestricted access to every site, every document and every person identified by inspectors. Iraq can be certain that the old game of cheat-and-retreat, tolerated at other times, will no longer be tolerated. Any act of delay or defiance will be an additional breach of Iraq's international obligations, and a clear signal that the Iraqi regime has once again abandoned the path of voluntary compliance. If Iraq fails to fully comply with the U.N. resolution, the United States, in coalition with other nations, will disarm Saddam Hussein...") (November 9, 2002)
CHARLOTTE.com - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: "WAS U.S. PROSECUTOR IN DANGER?" by Gary L. Wright (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspect is identified as age 29, an alleged Hezbollah cell leader in Charlotte.) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "FBI agents suspect Mohamad Youssef Hammoud wrote a letter outlining the plot to kill First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Bell or blow up with explosives the government's evidence, the court documents reveal. A federal jury in Charlotte convicted Hammoud and his brother in June of conspiring to aid a Lebanese terrorist organization.")
PAKISTAN CHRISTIAN POST - Editorial: "JIHADI GROUPS ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF ISLAMIC ARMY IN PAKISTAN" (EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "These groups have not taken responsibility of the bomb attacks against police only but in this announcement they have claimed that now all the Jihadi groups are unite in Pakistan and they have formed the Islamic Army to teach lessons to the police officials involved in the investigations against the arrested militants in police custody. The newly formed Islamic Army has also threatened the religious minorities in general and Christian community in particulars. The Islamic Army has vowed to attack on life and property of Christians in future too as revenge by these Muslim militant groups, now called Islamic Army, on their Christian faith and religious feeling toward the western countries. The Muslim extremist groups have massacred Christians in churches, schools and on attacks on Christian establishments in these recent years killing 40 Christian innocent and peaceful Pakistani citizens after the attacks of Allied Forces to curb terrorisms in Afghanistan but in such an open way have been hesitating to take the responsibility as appeared in these Karachi police bombing incident.") (110502)
Yeah, these guys look genuinely enthusiastic.
Thanks for your work!
Just so you know: here's "towel boy's" wife.
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