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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

September 4, 2012 02:29 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Lockwood Valley Fire

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The LAAS site is near Boyscout Camp Rd I hope the observing site is ok.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-lockwood-valley-fire,0,6624109.story

September 22, 2012 03:56 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Hanoi Hilton Redux

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54945427-78/war-vietnam-exhibit-hill.html.csp

September 26, 2012 02:48 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Bigger Than Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Who knew?
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=286121
Defcon 3 to boot, well worth the read...

October 3, 2012 01:04 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

California Gas Prices

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Going ballistic, again...
http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_21682632/refinery-problems-send-california-gas-prices-skyrocketing
The Exxon Mobil refinery suddenly lost power and will now take a week or more to get up and running, yeah right...

October 7, 2012 03:14 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Shot Down!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Direct Hit!
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/bestoftv/2012/10/06/vo-israel-defense-force-shot-down-drone.cnn

October 15, 2012 04:55 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier...Again!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Accomplished again today, Sunday 10-14.
http://nellis.8newsnow.com/news/news/139626-yeager-break-sound-barrier-again-over-southern-nevada
Nice to see Yeager in an F-15 at age 89, explaining what it was like then and now...

October 20, 2012 11:49 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

French Intelligence Services?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

What to do when you know you have an established career criminal:
1.Who visited Afghanistan and returned under the influence of islamic terrorists.
2. Who is funded by Islamic terrorists.
3. Who is considered to be in the process of being radicalized.
If you were French intelligence services, you'd conclude the dude's ok and look elsewhere:
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=288529
Geez...

October 24, 2012 03:36 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

USA To Be Top Oil Producer

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/55136481-79/oil-production-million-barrels.html.csp
Must be all those leases and refineries we shut down...

October 26, 2012 03:37 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Looks Like It Works

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-missile-defense-test-20121025,0,3560891.story
Er, ah, I want 100% next time...

October 27, 2012 05:20 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Amateur Images UFO

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#/video/us/2012/10/26/ufo-spotted-over-kentucky.wlex
Whacky looking UFO...