What’s That In The Sky?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on September 23rd, 2010
With all of this talk about aircrafts, this one is for you Henry and Sam, and anyone else interested in amazing aerial vehicles, “manned or unmanned”:
The plane in these pictures is still officially the ‘Air Vehicle Number 1′, a prototype, on board the USS George Washington CVN-73 for catapult fit checks. Not exactly still Top Secret but certainly not yet made public.
It will be known as the F/A-37. Although specs are classified, it is believed to be Mach 3.5 (top speed in the
Mach 4 range), super-cruise stealth fighter/bomber/interceptor with approximately a 4,000 nm range. Awesome!
This one especially caught my interest because it is “womanned”:
Check out the Navy test pilot in the cockpit of the F/A-37…LT Kara Wad
For the first time in over 20 some odd years, three carrier strike groups got together in formation for a great photo op.
From top to bottom are the aircraft carriers, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, KITTY HAWK, and RONALD REAGAN.
We even had Air Force planes fly-over. See the B-2 Stealth Bomber in this last picture:
The only warships not seen in the photos are the 4 nuclear powered submarines standing guard.
Readers: Pretty cool to say the least.
Zen Lill: Thanks for the clarification! I HOPE that you had a good time here! How could you not, if even for 12 hours?
Trish: Those stats are stifling! I feel for the Chamorros. A lot f big changes will be happening on your little island. I HOPE that all of you are prepared. Oh and Lea: In regards to Kelly’s armchair therapy – she has no idea what she is talking about. Hafa Adai.
Ruth: Thanks for the heads-up. This is really sick. And I don’t buy the no immediate health risk. Parents have enough challenges bringing up baby; they don’t need their babies to experience symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort and refusal to eat.
Norma, Mindy: Thanks for posting the additional articles. There are so many parents who need to see this.
Mike: Nice to see you back here.
Anna for Guam: Thanks for informing me of Zohra Andi Baso, the Nobel Peace Prize nominee. I look forward to reading more about her.
Have a lovely day everyone!
Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.
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michelle
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September 23rd, 2010 at 9:11 am
My doctor recommended this for my bad eyes. Has anyone heard that it really works.
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Fish oil: The latest miracle “drug”
Now that it’s being sold as a “drug,” ordinary fish oil is finally getting the extraordinary recognition it deserves from the mainstream.
One new study finds that fish oil can save tens of thousands of lives if it’s simply given routinely to heart patients. And that means hundreds of thousands–if not millions–of lives have been lost thanks to decades of mainstream ignorance.
British researchers reviewed data on nearly 7,000 patients with chronic heart failure who had been assigned to either 1 gram of fish oil per day or a placebo. The researchers found that after two years, there were nearly 10 percent fewer deaths among those who had been taking the real thing.
In fact, they estimate that for every 500,000 heart failure patients given fish oil, 10,000 lives would be saved.
With 5 million heart failure patients in the United States, that translates into 100,000 patients spared an early death, or roughly the entire population of Green Bay, Wisconsin–including its football team.
The researchers also found that those given fish oil had fewer hospital admissions, according to the review published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine.
The fish oil used in this study was actually the prescription “drug” Omacor–but if you’ve been watching TV, you probably know it better as Lovaza thanks to the endless commercials now running on its behalf.
The marketing campaign calls it the “only FDA-approved medicine made from omega-3 fish oil that’s proven to reduce very high triglycerides,” as if it’s somehow different from other fish oils.
It’s not.
All that statement really means is that GlaxoSmithKline has pockets deep enough to send Lovaza through the new drug approval process. That allows the company to sell it as a drug, at high drug prices.
It also allows prescription-loving doctors to offer fish oil without having to use the “n” word (“natural”) or the “s” word (supplement), because–after all–now, it’s a drug.
But if you get your fish oil from a high-quality–and lower-priced–supplement, you’re enjoying those same terrific benefits… even if the company that makes it can’t use the same specific FDA-approved claim on the package.
Another new study shows why fish oil works so well when it comes to heart protection and diabetes prevention–and it’s what many have suspected all along: the natural anti- inflammatory properties of these essential fatty acids.
In a study on mice, researchers watched as the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil were able to latch onto macrophages, or the white blood cells that trigger inflammation, and basically switch them off.
The researchers say that means fish oil can prevent or help lessen the damage caused by diabetes, heart disease, obesity and even cancer–and all it takes is a simple, natural supplement.
Oops–there are those “s” and “n” words again
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Who do you trust is what it actually comes down to.
Katey
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:13 am
Thanks for the article Michelle. My daughters will be so excited to see the woman pilot. They want to be astronauts. This will boost their drive. They are 11 year old twins.
Reba
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:15 am
Loved the woman in the pilot’s seat. We too can feel the need for speed.
Mona
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:17 am
Zen Lill
Shame on you. You were in our city and you didn’t bother to tell us where you would be dinning or partying.
Where’s your compassion. Men want to appreciate the resident beauty of this blog.
Josh
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:22 am
Buying a Condo in a Hotel
Leslie F. Jones
Esslinger Wooten Maxwell, Inc.
In the last few years, many hotels have sold some of their rooms and suites as condos, usually with small kitchens installed.
These can be great residences if you enjoy living in a hotel. Prices are often low, but fees are typically high — perhaps more than $2,000 a month at hotels where condos include daily maid service and other hotel amenities. A relatively small number of hotels will let you opt out of these amenities.
Examples: In Miami, prices run the gamut — from one-room studios for $100,000 to three-bedroom penthouses for more than $1 million.
Problem: Many lenders aren’t experienced in hotel condos and won’t finance them. That can make them difficult to buy as well as resell. Hotel condos also have a history of not rising in value (in up markets) as quickly as other types of condos.
Protection: Be aware of the limitations before you shop for a hotel condo. If you find one that you like, retain a real estate agent who’s knowledgeable in the local hotel condo market.
Ask the agent to look into the financial stability of the hotel itself and to give you a professional opinion on how much the condo is likely to be worth in three to five years. With that information, you can make a more informed choice between a hotel condo and other properties on the market.
Bottom Line/Retirement interviewed Leslie F. Jones, a Realtor at Esslinger Wooten Maxwell, Inc., a leading residential real estate firm in Miami, Florida, http://www.lesliejonesrealtor.com. She is a member of the Chairman’s Club, an organization whose membership is limited to the top 2% of Realtors nationwide.
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Hi Mischa, cool pics : )
Josh, I dined in, there was a chef who prepped me an organic veggie curry on brown rice, someone clearly was listening to my wish list, next time I will make more time to stay, probably mid-October, keep you posted here…although someone mentioned a famous SF Chinese restaurant that I may want to try next time – forget the name – house of blah blah : ) or something.like.that.
Katey, omega-3′s have been chatted about here many times, eat your salmon, sardines and cold-water fish and take a O3 tab if you dislike fish. Calcium is important but take your vitey D with it (sun and a D3 tab) and CoQ10 is another biggie…I can go on and will soon…
I am playing Auntie ZL today and this boy is now 4 mos old and has my heart for good : ) I’m in love, sigh…he says eh eh eh everytime I break eye contact or put him down, he’s getting spoiled over here.
A pal texted me today to say she was sick in bed but Dr Oz was talking about vaginas and aging – she said you need to do a talk show bc there are a lot of women out there who only think the hole is for a man’s penis, let alone where their clit and g spots are located – I told her my vag is working better than ever and I love how a woman is always ‘aging’ and older men with their not-so-good-lookin’ and shriveling penises are what, distinguished(?), harumph, I don thin so. I mean, grey hair is ok and sometimes distinguished looking but don’t even start comparing freaking aging sex parts now, hahaha…they’re definitely fuckin’ wit da wrong chicka on that topic, hahaha…
Back to my baby : ) Luv, Zen Lill