[Weasel Zippers Via NY Post] A woman shoved an Asian American City Council candidate down a Manhattan subway staircase in a random attack last week, the candidate told The Post.
Candidate Susan Lee said she was in the stairwell at the Oculus subway station when she spotted the woman staring at her.
"You know she has this mischievous look on her face, and I was just thinking like, ’Oh gosh, this isn’t good,’" Lee, 42, recalled of the March 17 incident.
"She pushed me," she said, adding that she grabbed the handrail to brace herself.
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Ever the rebel W/O a cause, I remember bringing a civilian employee annual bonus payment irregularity to the attention of the leadership. Nothing came of it of course, save the black cloud that hung over my head for months.
[FOX32CHICAGO] CHICAGO - A man was killed and at least seven others injured after gunfire broke out at a "pop-up party" early Friday in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the South Side. A wonderful time was had by all, except for the dead and wounded...
It was the second mass shooting at a "pop-up party" this month. On March 15, a shooting maimed 15 people, 2 fatally, at a party in the Park Manor neighborhood. Important safety tip here: If the party doesn't include clowns and a birthday cake for a six-year-old don't go. If it does, think about before you RSVP...
In Friday’s shooting, at least two men opened fire shortly after midnight at a gathering in the 2500 block of West 79th Street, reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel... police said in a statement. Safety tip #2: Always leave before midnight.
At least six of the victims were men in their 20s and 30s, police said. One victim was a woman. Several handguns were found at the scene of the shooting, police said. No one was in jug. I'm wondering if Chi even has a jailhouse anymore. Nobody ever seems to go there...
The shooting happened at a building where several people were throwing a "pop-up party," police spokeswoman Karie James said. The event was reportedly a birthday party. There was a cake, but no six-year-old. She went to bed early...
A 26-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. His name hasn’t been released. "He's dead, Jim..."
Another man, 27, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at death's door, police said. "Hello. I'm Doctor Quincy. I'll be handling his case... soon."
A man, 22, was shot in the left knee and a man, 28, was struck in the left leg, police said. Both were taken to the same hospital in fair condition. "I suggest neither of you pursue a career in ballet..."
Another man, 28, and a woman, 41, both suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen, and were listed at death's door, police said. "Gah! I been gut shot!"
"Me too! Owwwowww"
A man, 32, went to the Little Mary of Company Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back, police, said. An eighth person brought themselves to Roseland Hospital with a gunshot wound to the body. Both adults were later transferred to Christ Medical Center, police said.
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A wonderful time was had by all, except for the dead and wounded...
It may have been their last party, but they went out with a bang.
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That corpse in the corps de ballet?
He ain't got a leg to plié,
But his agent filed suit,
So, attired in a tutu,
He rots, not at all in the way,
Center stage, while we holler "Hooray!"
According to The Blaze, nobody was harmed before Rico Marley could be arrested, and there were no shots fired. It appears as though a potential repeat of the tragic incident in Boulder CO, which left ten people dead.
Marley has now been charged with criminal attempt to commit a felony, reckless conduct and possession of a firearm or knife with intent to commit a felony, among other charges.
in 2019, Publix joined a growing list of retailers that asked customers not to carry weapons inside their stores even if it was legally permitted in the state
[France24] A collision between two trains killed at least 32 passengers and left more than 100 injured Friday in southern Egypt, a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged tough punishment for those responsible for the crash, which came as his government wrestles with another major transport challenge, a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal and causing huge traffic jams at either end.
The health ministry said dozens of ambulances rushed to the scene in the Tahta district of Sohag province, some 460 kilometres (285 miles) south of the capital Cairo after the collision.
Thirty-two people were killed and 108 injured, the health ministry said in an updated casualty toll.
Springs and twisted metal jutted out from the wreckage, as dozens of people gathered around the overturned carriages, an AFP correspondent reported.
Harrowing images from inside one of the carriages posted on Facebook showed men and women screaming for help as they tried to free themselves from the wreckage.
The issue, it seems to me, isn’t really toilet paper in the U.S., whose toilet paper factories surely get wood pulp produced domestically or shipped directly north rather than via the Suez Canal. The issue is all the other stuff shipped via the canal in both directions. It looks like the recent significant widening of the canal was still not wide enough.
[Newsmax] The world could be headed for another toilet paper shortage.
And the New York Post noted it could rival the shortage seen in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
It is all the result of the massive ship blocking the Suez Canal. The Ever Given ran aground this week and has remained stuck.
Authorities are racing to free the massive vessel, and reopen traffic in a crucial East-West waterway for global shipping.
The Post noted the owner of the vessel has apologized for the canal blockage, which is sparking a global trade crisis because of the flotilla of cargo ships stuck behind it.
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Walter Schalka, CEO of the Brazilian wood pulp company Suzano SA, said his company already was struggling to transport the raw material for toilet paper amid the delays caused by existing shipping container shortages.
The Express newspaper reported that wood pulp is a critical ingredient in the production of toilet paper. The Daily Mail said Suzano produces about a third of the world’s hardwood pulp.
Experts warned it could take weeks before the passage is cleared — causing many ships to take a much longer trip around the southern tip of Africa.
The Daily Mail reported that if the wood pulp trade faces prolonged disruptions, it could ultimately lead to new shortages of toilet paper.
The Ever Given ran aground Tuesday in Suez, the narrow, man-made canal dividing continental Africa from the Sinai Peninsula, The Associated Press reported.
The vessel's bow was touching the eastern wall, while its stern appeared lodged against the western wall. Experts said they had never heard of it happening before in the canal's 150-year history.
The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship, is stuck about 3.7 miles north of the southernly mouth of the canal, near the city of Suez, an area of the canal that's a single lane.
As the coronavirus outbreak spread last year, millions of people panicked about toilet paper supply. People began to stockpile toilet paper and supermarket shelves were emptied.
According to The Associated Press, NCSolutions, a data and consulting firm, said online and in-store U.S. toilet paper sales rose last year 51% between Feb. 24 and March 10. Sales soared 845% on March 11 and 12 last year as states announced lockdowns.
But the amount of toilet paper the average American uses hasn't changed, the AP reported. It's still around 141 rolls per year, compared to 134 rolls in Germany and just 49 rolls in China.
Meanwhile, the Express reported authorities are using tugs and other equipment in an attempt to dislodge the Ever Given.
ING economist Joanna Konings told the Daily Mail: "With supply chains already under pressure, a large container ship has now literally blocked one of world trade's major routes.
"As the Suez Canal Authority works to free the canal, traffic is building up, and missing inputs will disrupt supply chains," Konings added.
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This oneis on the Suez Canal Inc - Red Because the Canal is on the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. You got the Red Sea Version - very abrasive 80 grit
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The Daily Mail said Suzano produces about a third of the world’s hardwood pulp
Maybe they misspoke, but I'm guessing softwood pulp goes into TP.
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Oops! Bad assumption.
Toilet paper is generally made from "virgin" paper, using a combination of softwood and hardwood trees (a combination of approximately 70% hardwood and 30% softwood).
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Waaaaaay back in 1990 I was in Beaverton, Oregon working on the design for a toilet paper mill. A group of Russians came over to see how we did it. Russian toulet paper was then known to be very bad. If we don't export it we will be fine here.
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Thx Deacon, might explain some moodular anomalies. Gromski....are still up ?
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As the Suez Canal Authority works to free the canal (applying enemas), traffic is building up (constipation), and missing inputs (no ex-lax available) will disrupt supply chains (irregularity is a B-tch), but watch out, severe diarrhea is expected once the blockage is relieved, shortly.
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Somehow my mind boggles when the Soviets Russians feel it is necessary to combine "Mountain + Air Assault". I keep seeing a Wile E. Coyote image of paradropped BTR's teetering atop mountain peaks.
[ET via Lucianne] A leading Chinese professor—who is also an adviser to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP);laid out a comprehensive plan for the communist regime to overthrow the United States as the world's superpower.
The professor's multi-pronged strategy involves a range of malign actions to subvert the United States while strengthening the Chinese regime. They include: interfering in U.S. elections, controlling the American market, cultivating global enemies to challenge the United States, stealing American technology, expanding Chinese territory, and influencing international organizations. Forgot to mention installing a viceroy as President
The plan was explained in detail by Jin Canrong, a professor and associate dean of the School of International Studies at Beijing’s Renmin University of China, in a July 2016 speech on “Sino-U.S. Strategic Philosophy” given over two full days at Southern Club Hotel Business Class in south China’s Guangzhou City.
“We want to be the world leader,” Jin said, explaining Chinese Leader Xi Jinping’s desire for a “national rejuvenation” of the country.
Dubbed “teacher of the state” by Chinese netizens, Jin is a prominent scholar known for his fiery anti-U.S. rhetoric. He is an advisor to two powerful bodies of the CCP, the Organization Department, and the United Front Work Department, though it is unclear how close he is to Xi.
interfering in U.S. elections - Dems' hitmen beat you to the punch (Soros, Bloomie, Zuckerberg, Perkins Coke / Marc Elias, Brennan-Comey, the entire newsmedia)
controlling the American market - Zuck beat you again, along with GooGoo, Bozos and the usual robber baron suspects
cultivating global enemies to challenge the United States,
On this one the goibalists & Soetoro take the cake -- and eat it, laughing uncontrollably.
LOS ANGELES/London (Reuters) - A stranded container ship blocking the Suez Canal threatens to make it even more difficult for European and U.S. retailers to keep products in stock during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Suez Canal saga that began on Tuesday and could go on for weeks, is just the latest crisis to strike the global supply chain that was upended when coronavirus shutdowns spurred house-bound consumers to upgrade appliances, sofas, televisions and backyards.
IKEA, the world’s largest furniture seller, and London-based electronics seller Dixons Carphone are among the retailers with goods on the stranded vessel, both companies told Reuters.
Amsterdam-based household goods seller Blokker confirmed they have goods that are being delayed, but would not say what.
The salvage company overseeing the rescue effort has warned it could take weeks to dislodge the massive Ever Given, which got wedged in the canal during a sand storm.
The resulting surge in imports due to the pandemic to Europe and the United States stranded empty containers in the wrong places, drove up cargo rates and caused seaport bottlenecks that are rippling throughout the transportation sector - and threatening to get worse.
"Ships, containers and goods are all in the wrong places," said Douglas Kent, an executive vice at the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM).
Lloyd’s List estimates that roughly $9.6 billion in containerized goods - including exercise equipment, appliances, apparel to consumer electronics - pass through the Suez Canal each day. Thousands of empty containers are also returned to Asian factories via the canal, experts said.
[Insider] When a Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle sank off the coast of California last summer, the troops inside did not have any breathing devices. Nine US service members drowned.
The embarked service members were not carrying the devices because the Corps made the decision to get rid of them several years ago after assessing that program's $15.9 million cost outweighed concerns about a possible catastrophe, two Corps officials told Insider.
Embarked Marines used to carry Waterborne Egress Capability (WEC) breathing systems as a component of their LPU-41 life preservers. In the event that an AAV sank, the bottled breathing devices would provide up to five minutes of air.
It is not a lot of time, but it is more than enough time to remove your gear, get your bearings, and take action, a Marine official, a former division commander, said.
Troops trying to escape a submerged vehicle can easily find themselves disoriented and struggling with their heavy gear as they desperately fight to reach the surface. A few extra minutes of air beyond what is in their lungs might be the difference between staying alive and dying.
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the Corps made the decision to get rid of them several years ago after assessing that program's $15.9 million cost outweighed concerns about a possible catastrophe
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Install an LED strip of arrows pointing to the hatches is too complicated, but we can require a rebreather (or small SCUBA mask /bottle combo) for every Marine and the logistics tail to make sure it works right.
Or we can accept that sometimes the universe sucks and move on...
[NationalInterest] As part of the National Defense Strategy, the Air Force is required to purchase seventy-two combat aircraft per year, and the upgraded F-15EX has been seen as the best way to meet those goals. Last year, the Air Force awarded Boeing a $1.2 billion production contract to build and deliver eight F-15EX aircraft, with two arriving this year followed by an additional six in 2023. All will be deployed to Elgin AFB.
The two-seat fighter with U.S.-only capabilities was developed as a next-generation variant of the combat-tested, 1980s-era F-15 fighter. It is still a fourth-generation aircraft, but its developers have highlighted the fact that the plane's new adapted technologies and upgradeability make it a viable, lethal, high-threat environment-capable attack platform. The F-15 has already subsequently evolved to encompass more roles, most notably with the deployment of the F-15E Strike Eagle in 1989, when it saw the addition of substantial air-to-ground capability, including a second cockpit for a weapons systems operator.
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The future is drones and stand off weapons. Improvements in stealth tech will be in a constant battle with improvements in radar / other sensors.
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What Makes the New F-15EX Special?
um. the pricetag?
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...IIRC, it's also going to be a missile truck (AIM-120Ds with a 85 nm range and the upcoming AIM-260, which will have a 100 nm+ range), datalinked to AWACS and other AD radars. When they launch it will look like the big battle finish in Independence Day, and the bad guys won't know anything is wrong until they're hit.
Mike
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Okay if it replaces aging F-15 Strike Eagles
They are replacing older F-15C/Ds. It's still a 50 year old airframe design in a world ruled by stealth. Their main contribution is to throw Boeing a lifeline. The EXs will be OK as long as they don't deploy overseas against advanced SAMs and fighters.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
[Weasel Zippers Via NY Post] A woman shoved an Asian American City Council candidate down a Manhattan subway staircase in a random attack last week, the candidate told The Post.
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
[France24] A collision between two trains killed at least 32 passengers and left more than 100 injured Friday in southern Egypt, a country plagued by fatal rail accidents widely blamed on crumbling infrastructure and poor maintenance.
[Newsmax] The world could be headed for another toilet paper shortage.
[ET via Lucianne] A leading Chinese professor—who is also an adviser to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP);laid out a comprehensive plan for the communist regime to overthrow the United States as the world's superpower.
