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The Iranians are know to “inflate” the number and type of aircraft that they have. In fact they post swiped web pictures of Israeli and even plastic models on their Air Forces web site.

What better way not to have show what they actually have. Blame it on Israel...

I see the newspapers now.

Headline

RIGHT-WING PROTESTERS DESCEND ON NATIONAL GUARD.
Two Guardsmens slightly injured.

Story

Today as part of their “tea party” thousands of right-wing protester carrying crude signs descended on a local National Guard recruiting station.

Guardsmens reported they were unable to get any work done because the protesters had formed a line in front of the recruiting station.

The crowd then asked permission to shake the Guardsmens hands and say “Thank you”. Two Guardsmen were treated for hand cramps.

“Liberals are like locusts: they move in swarms, consume every available resource, and move on - leaving behind a vast expanse of destruction.” - Keveno

Win 7 will have none of the old apps except new versions of Wordpad and Paint. Unless pre-installed by the computer manufactures, people will have to DL MS apps from MS Live. All part of that Anti-monopoly thingy.

I've run Vista 32 and 64 bit on two seperate machines with no problems (that I haven't caused myself)

It’s not intended for romantic couples, but they won’t be excluded,

What is the Trib so far behind the times that they haven’t heard of “friends with benefits”?

Acer - Aspire One Netbook:
Intel® Atom™ processor N270; 1GB memory; 8.9” widescreen; 120GB hard drive; built-in webcam; Windows XP Home $349.99

Acer - 22” Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HD Monitor $179.99

Acer Desktop AX3200:
AMD Phenom™ X3 triple-core processor 8400; 4GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 320GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit with SP1 $479.99

Everything you need $1,009.97 (or less depending on how good a shopper you are)

let us put THAT money in bonds

Dude, it already is. They’ve already bought Treasury bonds with the yearly surplus. Congress has spend every dime in the “Trust Fund”. All that’s there is worthless IOUs.

“to identify a highly qualified person to chair the education reform organization the Annenberg Challenge”

Here we go again... What “High Qualifications” in education did Barrack Obama have. Or was he just there to rubber stamp the money grants for whatever or whoever he was told.

Follow the money, $160 million went down the rabbit hole. Nice way to pay off your friends.

“We don’t believe the volcanoes had much effect on the overlying ice,” Reeves-Sohn told LiveScience, “but they seem to have had a major impact on the overlying water column.”

The eruptions discharge large amounts of carbon dioxide, helium, trace metals and heat into the water over long distances, he said.”

Amazing isn’t it. Major impact but no effect.

People need to read the top of that page first. The laws governing whether or not a child born outside of the United States acquires U.S. citizenship from his or her parents have changed several times. The law that was in effect on the date of the child's birth determines whether he or she acquired U.S. citizenship from a parent or grandparent. Just drop this. He is a US citizen.

The original Su-35 was a derivative of the Su-27 and essentially a ground-based variant of the Su-33. While the official Russian Air Force designation for the aircraft remained the Su-27M, Sukhoi rechristened the model as the Su-35 in the hopes of attracting foreign customers.
The Su-35 design was largely identical to the Su-27 but incorporated the canards of the Su-33 and more powerful engines plus a new digital fly-by-wire control system. The Su-35 was also equipped with a new multi-mode radar, infrared detectors, and upgraded weapons. The Su-35 development program experienced many delays due to the collapse of the Soviet economy, and the Russian military ultimately chose not to purchase any. Sukhoi instead used the eleven prototypes as technology demonstrators to interest the export market in funding a production model.

The most likely chance for success appeared to be Brazil’s strong interest in co-producing the Su-35 that lasted for several years. Brazil required a replacement for its aging Mirage III fighters, and the Su-35 was considered the front-runner over the competing Mirage 2000, Gripen, and F-16. The Su-35 deal came quite close to being finalized in November 2004, but Brazil declined to sign over cost concerns. Russia later offered second-hand Su-27 aircraft as a cheaper alternative to the new-build Su-35, but Brazil opted to purchase twelve refurbished Mirage 2000 fighters from France instead.

The Brazilian decision appeared to have ended the Su-35 program once and for all since Sukhoi had little success finding other customers. Hopes were briefly revived in May 2006 when Venezuela announced interest in the Su-35, but the nation instead chose a variant of the Su-30. The move is largely politically-motivated given recent tensions between Venezuela and the United States over America’s ban on providing support for the Venezuelan F-16 fleet.

However, the Su-35 was revived at least in name in 2007 when Sukhoi announced the aircraft had entered production for the Russian Air Force. This incarnation is also a derivative of the Su-27 but does not appear to be directly related to the earlier Su-27M/Su-35 prototypes. The new Su-35, sometimes referred to as the Su-35BM, is instead an upgraded variant of the Su-30 series with a more powerful engine, an improved 2D thrust vectoring nozzle, and larger air intakes. The Su-35BM lacks the canards of the original Su-35 prototypes, although some sources indicate these can be fitted at customer request. Other upgrades include an improved radar, glass cockpit displays, compatibility with additional weapons, and incorporation of newer electronics.

Antiquated technology, only good against equally old aircraft. Cannon fodder for the F-22.

Whipping a home-brew up in your garage is easy. Getting a car/engine combo to pass the full EPA/NHTSA certification is another.

50,000 miles with NO Maintenance except toping fluids and then pass the EPA test, change the fluids and run another 50,000 miles NO Maintenance and pass the test again.

When he does that with one of his “designs’, then you can pat him on the back.

What they don’t tell you is if she is married (join return) and what income does her husband make?

Warren buddy, if you want to pay more taxes just tell your CPAs they can make it come out to any figure you want.