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Service Chief Wades into PC Row All 3 services are suffering from the same ridiculous pressure to pretend they are like normal society when they patently are not due to the very special nature of their roles; which still includes an obligation to defend the freedom of everyone to spout politically correct drivel.An example of the problem (based on the RN but no doubt the Army and RAF have similar tales to tell):"The Royal Navy is proud of its new fleet of Type 45 destroyers. Having initially named the first two ships HMS Daring and HMS Dauntless, the Naming Committee has, after intensive

Goldfinger

Boxer Rebellion

"Now is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps, the end of the beginning" A quote made famous by Winston Churchill in 1942, after the 2nd battle of El Alamein

Nucleic acids, the building blocks of Life

Thanks for the thoughts guys, Temp just nudged past 42 deg, and the wind is picking up, with lots of dust, horrible!!!

It's going to be a rather horrible day here in Victoria, with temps forecast to reach 44 deg. C, with gusty Northerly winds, bringing the fire rating to extreme. I'm in the process of renewing my old evaporative air-conditioner, so lets hope it lasts the day.

Venus De Milo, she's pretty Armless !!

Hi Guys, sorry for the delay in choosing a winner, didn't realise it was up to me. But have had a few subtle reminders, so here it is. Honourable mention: (Holdit) "Randy Sky Van spots possible mate" And the winner is: (Dodgy-alan) "We've got this flight thing licked!" Take it away Alan

In Broome’s Roebuck Bay, 30 mins walk from Town Beach is a sunken armada of historic flying boats from World War II. No other place in the world has such a collection of rare and historically significant flying boats. All 15 were sunk in a matter of minutes of each other, destroyed during an air raid by nine Mitsubishi A6M.2 ‘Zero’ fighters of the 3rd Kokutai (Aircraft Group), Imperial Japanese Navy, on 3 March 1942. creating a snap shot of a tragedy in Australia’s aviation history. Six of the Catalina Boat Wrecks are visible at tides less than 0.86m.

Dog Bolter, a lovely drop from a Boutique brewery in Fremantle, Western Australia

Arrested development !

Just to wish all the members of this forum, a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Have enjoyed reading and subscribing to the various forums, over the past year. Cheers, Neil

Gaffer Tape, not to be confused with Duct Tape.

TAA, Up up and away, with TAA, the friendly way! , remember it well.

I just got back from a friends funeral who sadly drowned last week. I took a load of abuse for my floral tribute, that was in the shape of a life jacket. But as I said to everyone at the service, it's what he would've wanted...

"Peace in our Time" as quoted, by a sadly deluded Neville Chamberlain.

Crash to Desk Top

The Night Manager, with Hugh Laurie, really enjoyed watching the series.

Good review Jess, I had the PMDG 747 for FSX, but I really didn't spend much time in it, much prefer the 737-800, but of course each to their own. Flown in the real one twice, funnily enough both times with JAL. Once from Tokyo via Anchorage to the UK and once from Tobata to the UK after paying off from ships after very long voyages. Don't think I will be getting this model though, as I've just upgraded my 737 to P3Dv4, and its awesome. !!!

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Porcelain Throne !

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