Army Has New Parachute

After over 50 years of use, the US Army now has a new parachute system, the T11.  Although I usually jumped the maneuverable T-1B, the jumps that I did make with the T10 were an experience as there was no control, one goes where the wind takes you, and you hit like a ton of ammo cans.

With a higher load capacity of 40lbs, a greatly reduced injury rate, and a much more comfortable landing, the chute system does have a few drawbacks.  First the weight.  It is a load increase of 9 more pounds for the trooper, Ranger, or operator to "waddle" to the aircraft with.  There is also a greater lag, or deployment time with the new chute, and Army cadence's will have to be changed.  It will now be "Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door, jump on out and count to six"" (no longer four, and eight if you are jumping from a helicopter).

The square shaped canopy is more stable and should also reduce in air collisions of the jumpers, a very dangerous situation that can be encountered during mass jumps.

I would expect the smaller units such as Ranger and SOCOM units to continue to use the T-1B or systems based on the highly maneuverable civilian 250 commando.

 

Is our cold start to the season a sign that our Planet is not warming?

 

Fall More Precipitation is expected this week.

With more Rain and possible snow in forecast for this week, one may begin to wonder if this will be another fall that is basically an immediate transition from summer to winter.  With most of our weather experts stating this has been the second coldest start of the season (in some areas of Wisconsin, the coldest)  

Fall Rain and Snow.

Although fall is a season that has a tendency to be cold, windy, and wet, we are once again experiencing record weather conditions.  In a recent posting to his Facebook page, NBC 26 Meteorologist Cameron Moreland stated "Saturday was the 8th consecutive day with highs in the 40s!! It's the earliest on record that that has happened! Records go back to the 1800s".  But what does that mean?  Conservatives who still don't believe that Global Warming is not real, would say anyone with an ounce of  common sense could see that the cold weather easily shows that this Global Warming thing is just more liberal anti business, anti corporate propaganda.

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NE Wisconsin's First Snowfall.

 

We here in NE Wisconsin got our first snowfall today.  It didn't look as if we were going to get enough to actually accumulate, but I am not so sure now.

Looking at the Radar (Screenshot to the Right)

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No more Gringo Beef???

This is not true.  Here are the details from the hoax kill website:

Description: Email rumor (see also: Canadian version)
Circulating since: May 2002
Status: Misleading / Outdated

Comments: The grain of truth in this alarmist rant is that McDonald's indeed announced in mid-2002 that the company would test imported beef in a small percentage of its U.S. restaurants. However, the meat in question was to be produced in New Zealand and Australia, not South America.
McDonald's cited a short supply of lean beef as the reason for the experiment. The imported product would come from grass-fed herds, the company said, which tend to yield leaner meat than the mostly grain-fed cattle raised in the United States.
Even so, many U.S. cattle producers called for a boycott of McDonald's, sometimes citing the same health and safety concerns brought up in this chain letter. Their alarmism rang a bit disingenuous, however, given that Americans already consumed roughly 1.5 million tons of imported beef per year, much of it from Australia and New Zealand. In fact, as of 2002, the United States imports more beef than any other country in the world.
If non-U.S. beef per se really does constitute a serious health threat to American consumers, McDonald's tentative foray into the foreign market would seem to be the least of our worries.
Update: A new version circulating since February 2009 claims McDonald's is planning to use South American beef at its Canadian locations.

Source: http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/mcdonalds_beef.htm

 

I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand the
issues here. But to those of us
whose living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best
beef possible... This is frustrating.
This will keep us from ever stopping there again, even for a drink.
The original message is from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association
American cattle producers are very passionate about this.
McDonald's claims that there is not enough beef in the USA to support their
restaurants. Well, we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are looking
to save money at our expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of the
USA are the ones who made McDonald's successful in the first place, but we
are not good enough to provide beef.
We personally are no longer eating at McDonald's, which I am sure does not
make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe there will be an impact
felt.
All Americans that sell cows at a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper
stating that we do NOT EVER feed our cows any part of another cow. South
Americans are not required to do this as of yet.
McDonald's has announced that they are going to start importing much of
their beef from South America . The problem is that South Americans aren't
under the same regulations as American beef producers, and the regulations
they have are loosely controlled.
They can spray numerous pesticides on their pastures that have been banned
here at home because of residues found in the beef. They can also use
various hormones and growth regulators that we can't. The American public
needs to be aware of this problem and that they may be putting themselves at
risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's..
American ranchers raise the highest quality beef in the world and this is
what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from countries where quality is
loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a boycott of
McDonald's until they see the light.
I'm sorry but everything is not always about the bottom line, and when it
comes to jeopardizing my family's health, that is where I draw the line.
I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you? Acting
together we can make a difference.
The information and text from ... David W. Forrest, Ph.D ., PAS, Dipl.
ACAP Department of Animal Science
Texas A&M University

Belleville, WI - UFO Sighting - Interview with Noah Voss

From Youtube ... The GunterAgency

October 06, 2009

In 1987, a Belleville police officer reported "lights in the sky" two miles south of

Belleville, Wisconsin (between Belleville and New Glarus, south of Madison.) Dane County police also arrived on the scene to witness this UFO sighting, which was also verified on radar from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
Author Noah Voss tells about the sighting in this video produced by the Gunter Agency.

 

Star or UFO Wisconsin Confidential October 2 2009

 

In my third and final report on this subject, I show one more Star or Planet that if captured with video or still photography at the correct azimuth and under certain conditions can appear to be a UFO or considered as much.

This is not to disclaim or debunk any specific video or report, just to demonstrate how true it is that “Eye Witness” testimony and account, even if “captured” with quality photographic equipment, can be unreliable and not quite scientifically accurate.

I am sure someone will come forward on Youtube and comment telling me what Star or planet I am looking at here.

Although there is a lot of other types of UFO video coming out every day, it will still remain to be seen if the physical evidence can or will ever be produced to establish a solid case for an aircraft of extraterrestrial origin actually operating within our atmosphere or even within low earth orbit.  I do wish that I had the budget that would allow me to go around the United States and even elsewhere in search of that one sighting or incident that cannot be explained.

I am sure that I have shown those who want to believe, but need the evidence, the ease at which some things can be taken out of context.

It has been a lot of fun covering this subject, but unless something shocking comes to light, my next stories may be of a more “Hard News” and “Earthly” subject matter such as Global warming or our national State of War.

We will however have a report coming soon on the Paulding Light with a very Skeptical Believer based, but scientifically sound (Hopefully) report.