the rocket engine simply replaces the gun barrel and powder charge of a normal artillery shell. otherwise there's little difference beyond potentially (not always) longer range.
One caveat: Artillery rockets are so called because they essentially act just like artillery: straight (as in nominally, not linearly straight) ballistic arc. They reason they aren't called "ballistic" is because that word is typically applied to larger, more preciesely targeted, strategic level weapons rather than smaller, tactical scale, primarily untargeted/unguided rocket warheads.
and "ballistic missile" trajectories, even unsophisticated barely targeted ones like the scud, tend to have more vertiacl than artillery rockets; artillery rockets tend to have a more "artillery" like, ie, flatter, less vertical, trajectory. it's still ballistic (scientific term) in nature, but not "ballistic" (military term).
So still using a ballistic trajectory simplifies the math. Big difference from a scud is, being a shorter range, more tactical scale munition, there's less time for the intercept computation.
Also have to consider that even successful intercepts have debris that still obeys the law of gravity, and could potentially cause damage of its own. Still better than a live warhead impacting and exploding. But the debris does have to go somewhere; and some reports could be counting damage/casualties from the debris in their "failure" column, as was done by some reporters with the Patriot system in the Gulf War. Without seeing how they actually run the numbers, everything is up for grabs.
Apparently you, and everyone else complaining, missed the word "capture" and choose to focus on "breeding".
Very few pigeons are bred and raised for this. Why would you breed a flying rat, spending time and money, when there's millions of them in the cities and the breeding has already been done for you? Like taking sand to the beach.
Pigeons are stupid as animals go, easily caught. Set up traps around a city. Take the birds out to the countryside for a "hunt" (sure, with training wheels, but hey, whatevs). The birders get to hone their shot skills. And you get paid for it both ways: from city bounty on flying rats, and from hunters.
Kill two birds with one stone, pun so definitely intended.
It's really little different than a "guided hunt" on fenced private land. it's a legitimate hunt, but with training wheels.It's not for me, but I wont begrudge them.
one reason for the laws is that hunting, as regulated by and from the viewpoint of the state fish/wildlife departments, is done to control the animal populations to prevent overpopulation and the species becoming a pest. thus the hunter, with his permit for X number of deer or pigeons or turkeys or whatever, is acting as an agent for the state fish and game department. and so harassing the liscenced hunter is interfering in the population control efforts of a state agency and the performance of their duties.
and its the job of the state fish/game departments to manage and balance healthy wild populations and the needs of the human population; ie, a lot of deer is great for the wild....but so many deer near a major a city that they are walking down the street at all hours causing several serious accidents a day is not good for people. so fish/game delegates the task to hunters via issuing X number of permits.
plus poisoning can lead to food chain related secondary poisoning.
whereas shooting them (wounded and flap away to die later) only leads to the death of the pidgeon, and then a free emal for some scavenger down the line. (lead poisoning is non issue as lead shot is rarely used anymore because most states require steel shot these days)
The wife doesn't like it as cold as I do. I love fresh air, and if were up to me I'd even open windows in the winter for an hour a day. But she dislikes the cold and of course there's the baby to consider too; she needs it warm til she's a bit older.
I have money. I have a discomfort. I have the means to correct said discomfort. I should feel guilty for that?
I've spent my time in foreign places and climates and seen how the other side lives. I've deployed to the middle east and endured the lack of A/C in 110+ desert climate (ya, they live there the whole time...but they dont wear 50lbs of gear that traps the heat either). I very likely will be deployed again since I'm still in the Reserves. Like I said. I'll not apologize nor feel guilty. I've earned my right to use A/C as much as I damn well please.
no, you are wrong sir. all the unions, EXCEPT the bakers, accepted concessions. it quite clearly states that if you RTFA. that means even the Teamsters accepted concessions; if even the Teamsters are being reasonable then.....wow.
Exactly. That's why the constant harping about "2500 children are serving LWOP in the US" is total BS (besides the fact there is no citation for that number, and the only source I can find is an anti-jail website that has no prior source of its own, so i'm calling hand waving BS on that too). Thats why we use the phrase "minors", to indicate someone who maybe be physically an adult, not a child, but not legally an adult.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and state that I very seriously doubt we have any actual CHILDREN, 12yo or under, serving LWOP. I'd even wager we have no one 15yo and under serving it. That everyone one of them serving it is "not an adult" only by the legal technicality, because in this country there is this desire to baby young people until they are 18yo, even 21yo with the alcohol laws, and think of them as "children" even when they clearly are NOT.
thank you. this was precisely my point. but now like me, you will be labeled flamebait and troll because you went againt the accepted/. norm of auto-bashing the US.
children in the US is defined as anyone younger than 18.
so if someone 17.8 years old kills 6 people, he is still a "child". No matter that he's 6'4" 220lbs and shot 4 people and then bludgeoned two others who we kids themselves to death with a table leg. he is still a "child", and deserves mercy instead of LWOP.
Or the case of the 16yo gang banger who was part of a drive by shooting involving 10 people wounded, 3 of which died. The same gang banger wanted previously on several drug charges.
Or the 17yo who drowned a next neighbor's 4 yo daughter after raping her.
No, none of those "2500 'children' serving LWOP" actually deserve it. They are all victims of the mean ol' US prison system and our harshness. They dont deserve punsihment, they deserve therapy and understanding......F that.
ya thats it. everytime i disagree with teh/. norms of insulting the US and labeling the military as wholesale monsters mark me troll and flamebait. only further proves my stance about the typical stupidity of most/. posters.
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rocket engine != guided.
the rocket engine simply replaces the gun barrel and powder charge of a normal artillery shell.
otherwise there's little difference beyond potentially (not always) longer range.
One caveat:
Artillery rockets are so called because they essentially act just like artillery: straight (as in nominally, not linearly straight) ballistic arc. They reason they aren't called "ballistic" is because that word is typically applied to larger, more preciesely targeted, strategic level weapons rather than smaller, tactical scale, primarily untargeted/unguided rocket warheads.
and "ballistic missile" trajectories, even unsophisticated barely targeted ones like the scud, tend to have more vertiacl than artillery rockets; artillery rockets tend to have a more "artillery" like, ie, flatter, less vertical, trajectory. it's still ballistic (scientific term) in nature, but not "ballistic" (military term).
So still using a ballistic trajectory simplifies the math. Big difference from a scud is, being a shorter range, more tactical scale munition, there's less time for the intercept computation.
(scud was considered a tactical scale ballistic missle, but its considerably larger than the ones used in the past week, using .
scud: http://notesfromamedinah.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/scud3a.jpg
fajr-5: http://varifrank.com/images/mrl-iran-thumb.jpg)
Um...these aren't crummy hand made rockets...they aren't some plucky underdog using baling wire and household chemicals.
And they ARE Iranian made. It's right in the news articles about the Hamas rocket attacks:
"Today, Hamas is armed with relatively sophisticated Iranian Fajr-5 rockets, firing them at Israel’s largest city, and tweeting that the rockets are causing havoc in Tel Aviv." - http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/11/gaza-social-media-war/
The rocket: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fajr-5
Also have to consider that even successful intercepts have debris that still obeys the law of gravity, and could potentially cause damage of its own.
Still better than a live warhead impacting and exploding. But the debris does have to go somewhere; and some reports could be counting damage/casualties from the debris in their "failure" column, as was done by some reporters with the Patriot system in the Gulf War. Without seeing how they actually run the numbers, everything is up for grabs.
And then watch how fast and quickly they boost NASA's budget.
Also called the Burglar's Delight.
Hunt with training wheels. IE, the birders hone their skills on live birds that "bob and weave" rather than clays that just go in a straight line.
For some that's enough, and they collect bounty on the dead pigeon.
For others, they then go after other birds on "real" hunts.
Apparently you, and everyone else complaining, missed the word "capture" and choose to focus on "breeding".
Very few pigeons are bred and raised for this. Why would you breed a flying rat, spending time and money, when there's millions of them in the cities and the breeding has already been done for you? Like taking sand to the beach.
Pigeons are stupid as animals go, easily caught. Set up traps around a city. Take the birds out to the countryside for a "hunt" (sure, with training wheels, but hey, whatevs). The birders get to hone their shot skills. And you get paid for it both ways: from city bounty on flying rats, and from hunters.
Kill two birds with one stone, pun so definitely intended.
It's really little different than a "guided hunt" on fenced private land. it's a legitimate hunt, but with training wheels.It's not for me, but I wont begrudge them.
one reason for the laws is that hunting, as regulated by and from the viewpoint of the state fish/wildlife departments, is done to control the animal populations to prevent overpopulation and the species becoming a pest. thus the hunter, with his permit for X number of deer or pigeons or turkeys or whatever, is acting as an agent for the state fish and game department. and so harassing the liscenced hunter is interfering in the population control efforts of a state agency and the performance of their duties.
and its the job of the state fish/game departments to manage and balance healthy wild populations and the needs of the human population; ie, a lot of deer is great for the wild....but so many deer near a major a city that they are walking down the street at all hours causing several serious accidents a day is not good for people. so fish/game delegates the task to hunters via issuing X number of permits.
Awesome chart
plus poisoning can lead to food chain related secondary poisoning.
whereas shooting them (wounded and flap away to die later) only leads to the death of the pidgeon, and then a free emal for some scavenger down the line. (lead poisoning is non issue as lead shot is rarely used anymore because most states require steel shot these days)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/search/delegate.do?searchString=Squab+Recipes&site=food&searchType=Recipe
Yum.
the word you want is "auto rotation," not "autogyro".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation_(helicopter)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autogyro
No. The animal rights group in the article keeps saying "illegal activity", but its not. Pigeon shoots are legal in pennsylvania.
You heard it here first folks:
There are no sexist leftists.
There are no racist leftists.
There are no homophobic leftists.
Thank you sjames for bringing these wonderful factoids to our attention.
Right, because Catholics don't believe in Christ.... or something equally ignorant.
Hint: Catholics are the O.C.'s of the Christian world.
Pretty much proves the point of the sig right there.
The wife doesn't like it as cold as I do. I love fresh air, and if were up to me I'd even open windows in the winter for an hour a day. But she dislikes the cold and of course there's the baby to consider too; she needs it warm til she's a bit older.
I have money. I have a discomfort. I have the means to correct said discomfort. I should feel guilty for that?
I've spent my time in foreign places and climates and seen how the other side lives. I've deployed to the middle east and endured the lack of A/C in 110+ desert climate (ya, they live there the whole time...but they dont wear 50lbs of gear that traps the heat either). I very likely will be deployed again since I'm still in the Reserves. Like I said. I'll not apologize nor feel guilty. I've earned my right to use A/C as much as I damn well please.
So bugger off.
no, you are wrong sir. all the unions, EXCEPT the bakers, accepted concessions. it quite clearly states that if you RTFA. that means even the Teamsters accepted concessions; if even the Teamsters are being reasonable then.....wow.
Exactly. That's why the constant harping about "2500 children are serving LWOP in the US" is total BS (besides the fact there is no citation for that number, and the only source I can find is an anti-jail website that has no prior source of its own, so i'm calling hand waving BS on that too). Thats why we use the phrase "minors", to indicate someone who maybe be physically an adult, not a child, but not legally an adult.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and state that I very seriously doubt we have any actual CHILDREN, 12yo or under, serving LWOP. I'd even wager we have no one 15yo and under serving it. That everyone one of them serving it is "not an adult" only by the legal technicality, because in this country there is this desire to baby young people until they are 18yo, even 21yo with the alcohol laws, and think of them as "children" even when they clearly are NOT.
thank you. this was precisely my point. but now like me, you will be labeled flamebait and troll because you went againt the accepted /. norm of auto-bashing the US.
children in the US is defined as anyone younger than 18.
so if someone 17.8 years old kills 6 people, he is still a "child". No matter that he's 6'4" 220lbs and shot 4 people and then bludgeoned two others who we kids themselves to death with a table leg. he is still a "child", and deserves mercy instead of LWOP.
Or the case of the 16yo gang banger who was part of a drive by shooting involving 10 people wounded, 3 of which died. The same gang banger wanted previously on several drug charges.
Or the 17yo who drowned a next neighbor's 4 yo daughter after raping her.
No, none of those "2500 'children' serving LWOP" actually deserve it. They are all victims of the mean ol' US prison system and our harshness. They dont deserve punsihment, they deserve therapy and understanding......F that.
yes because we send "kids" to LWOP for file sharing. none of them were convicted of violent crimes, ever.
ya thats it. everytime i disagree with teh /. norms of insulting the US and labeling the military as wholesale monsters mark me troll and flamebait. only further proves my stance about the typical stupidity of most /. posters.