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Presidential Physical Fitness Test is Back
The Presidential Fitness Test is a youth physical fitness assessment tied to US national school fitness goals. Historically it tested students through events such as running, curl ups, pull ups and flexibility. The test was best known as a school PE benchmark and award system, not as a medical diagnosis or complete measure of health. […]
Panama Alternative?
It’s pretty much an article of faith that there are essentially two routes around South America – all the ‘way down south around the Cape, or via the Panama Canal. I suppose you could argue that around south of Africa is a third, but realistically there are two ways – and one of them […]
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Kel-Tec PLR-22 FAFO: Carjacker Dead After Armed TX Father Defends Family Ed Morrissey An attempted carjacking came to an abrupt and final end in Garland, Texas on Sunday. The perp had crashed a car into two other vehicles and attempted to boost a fresh ride when he crossed paths with a family in a white […]
RAF Flight Lieutenant George Dunn,103, passes
Mr. Dunn passed April 28th. He’s someone worth remembering, if nothing else for completing 44 bombing missions over Europe. George Charles Dunn was born in Whitstable, Kent, on September 21 1922. He attended the local school, where he was football captain, and left when he was 14 to work for Pickfords Removals. Inspired by witnessing […]
Ted Turner, 87, controversial former Coasty reservist, dies
Ted Turner, famous (or infamous) for a host of reasons, died at the age of 87 today. Like him or not, Mr. Turner has had a strong effect on our society in general. Notably, he founded the Cable News Network, which brought the concept of a 24-hour news/commentary channel into play, and also pioneered cable […]
France’s Aircraft Carrier Deployed to ‘Secure the SOH’
FS Charles de Gaulle (R-91) France moving aircraft carrier in signal that it is ‘ready to secure the Strait of Hormuz’ The office of French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that the country’s only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, is heading toward the southern Red Sea ahead of a possible mission to reopen the […]
Drones, drones
We’ve been using drones for years now – Predators come to mind right off – but our drones are typically multi-skrillion dollar airframes which can seemingly do almost anything – but there’s that skrillion-dollar price tag. Now, if Ukraine has taught the world anything, it’s how useful drones can be on a modern battlefield – […]
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Heritage Rough Rider .22 Gun Owners, Activists Counter WV ‘Buyback’ by Shepherdstown Church By Dave Workman When the Presbyterian church in Shepherdstown, West Virginia staged a “gun buyback” event over the weekend at a local fire station, a group of Second Amendment activists organized by Chris Anders, chairman of the West Virginia Freedom Caucus and […]
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