During my time in the Army, I've been in Desert, Jungle, Temperate, and Arctic environments. The toughest, by far, is the Arctic.
Regular underwear, long underwear, insulated shirt/pants, maybe another layer on top of that, overwhites, Bunny Boots, glove liners, Arctic Mittens, balaclava, goggles, etc. etc. Then there is skis/snowshoes/poles, Arctic canteens, and lots of gear. Then add to that a main and reserve chute if you're Airborne (like me), knife, weapons, ammo, cleaning kit, protective mask, maybe a radio and batteries, binos, rope, crampons, etc. etc.
I remember an old poster at one army post that had a pic of a guy carrying a fridge on his back, with the caption "Don't be an ass, leave it behind." I wish.
I'd like to see how this performs while climbing uphill over deadfalls in deep snow at -40 below zero.
It would be nice, however, to let maggie go someplace warmer, and have something more suitable to our colder Alaskan climate. They might be tasty, and one sure would fill the deep freeze with meat for the winter.
"Ice is generally a difficult thing to find in a combat zone, even one as metropolitan as Iraq."
The unit I was formerly with (3rd ACR, Army) has gigantic semi-trailer sized ice making machines. I don't know the exact output for one of these, but it must be in the tons per day.
The geology of Alaska is made of many pieces. Only a small part of it (mostly the southern part) has been transported here. And much of that has been subjected to subduction, and so is under the surface of what we know today. So that doesn't really count.
Alaska is still a very active area, especially along the margin of the Pacific Plate.
"As a geologist, you aren't particularly qualified to make judgements about cause and effect in climate models."
Of course, because I stayed away from the courses in geomorphology. Why would any serious scientist care about the effect of climate, since it obviously has no relation to the formation of geologic deposits. Weathering, transportation, deposition, hydrography, compression, vulcanism...what does any of this have to do with geology? Everyone knows the earth is 6,000 years old, and is exactly how God created it, mainly to play tricks on people. So how could rocks of the Jurassic period be affected by the Tertiary Period, or ice that is supposedly 9,000 years old./sarcasm off
Here's a news flash for you: climatology is a very young science, and climatologists are arguing amongst themselves. Can you imagine why?
From what we know, the change has happened very quickly at times in the past. For example, for millions of years, this area of Alaska was covered by a thick sheet of ice. Then 9,000 years ago, the climate warmed very rapidly, and the melting ice caused many catastrophies. Canyons were cut through solid rock, lakes were drained, and new drainage patterns were formed. Were aboriginal peoples driving SUV's and burning fossil fuels? Unlikely.
I can't explain this. No reputable scientist can, but some would stretch the data when funding time comes around.
Certainly some changes were very gradual, but some were very sudden. Look at the formation of the scablands in Washington state.
Have you conducted any reserach on your source? I quote you; "65 million years is a LONG time change. Studies show, without doubt, climate could not change at the current pace without human intervention. Let me point you to a study." (Apparently you didn't comprehend my post).
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Certainly that is an objective, unbiased source of, something. I failed to find your purported study, however.
As for your troll: ""..."religious school you got your degree at presumably did." I wasn't aware that UAF was a "religious" school. Thanks for pointing that out.
"Looks like it will protect them if successful, by forcing the American government (if it is to follow it's own laws) to not fund anything that will harm the climate of polar bears."
And how exactly would it do that? And how would it protect the polar bears in Canada and other countries?
Sorry, I'm being rational. And I did read the article.
I say this every time this argument/discussion comes up: the Earth's climate is cyclical, and complex.
As a geologist, I know that the areas I work in here in southcentral Alaska were covered by an ice sheet 1,000 feet thick just 9,000 years ago, but 65 million or so years ago it was hot and humid, and there were many more active volcaloes than there are now. I suspect that there were few, if any, humans around in an industrial culture 65 million years ago.
That ice sheet was one of many recent glaciations. Are humans contributing to "global warming'? Perhaps. Is that contribution significant compared to natural process? I am skeptical.
Finally, in another article I read, (CONSERVATIONISTS FILE LAWSUIT) I have to ask exactly what, other than fund-raising, will this lawsuit remedy?
"An AK-47 can be fired full auto without falling, therefore a person can absorb all the KE of every bullet fired without falling. The only way being hit would make you fall if you had impenetrable (to an AK) body armour is by tripping you because of the unexpected impact."
That's not the way it works. You may want to do some research on this before replying.
"I don't think there are many non-vehicular antipersonnel guns that have enough KE to break your neck or ribs, as they'd often break the shoulder of the firer."
Then maybe you've never heard of the Barrett Light 50, aka M82A1/2/3. I've shot them, and it's not bad at all. I certainly would not want to be on the receiving end.
I read the article, but I don't see where it will do much more than stop a projectile, if even that.
What I want to know is: if the projectile hits a helmet, even thought it won't penetrate it, will it still cause enough force to break the wearers neck? If a projectile hits the wearers chest, will it break ribs and shock organs?
Body armor can stop some projectiles, but it will still leave, at best, a nasty bruise.
I have a few toys that could be considered prehistoric Alaska artifacts (over 2,500 years old). They seem to teach kids skills needed for hunting, shelter, and survival. I think it's a good idea, as I developed these skills at a very early age, and have put them to good use.
I know there's a lot of google-haters, but I have to say...
I was thrilled with the ad-block extensions of Firefox, and welcomed the relevant ads from google. I'll admit, I have actually clicked on, and even (shocked) bought a few things.
I hate desperate ads, like those on TV and everywhere else. Advertisers realise that they are failing.
When/if google starts flash, popups, then start to complain.
It used to be that one could tell the fake news, such as Weekly World News, National Enquirer, etc., but recently many reporters are either faking news or just regurgitating press releases.
I know, because I was a reporter, then later an editor. With tightening margins, reporters get paid less and less (try $20 for a story), and staff is shrunk in the dead-tree press. It's hard to keep the passion up when Ramen is for dinner, again. Sometimes, though, the made up news is more interesting or entertaining than the 'real' news.
If the grandparent was living in the bush in Alaska and ate his bear there, it may well have been living entirely off of salmon runs, in which case it would have been carnivorous when he ate it.
I did indeed eat bears in the Bush in Alaska, and still do. Besides eating salmon, they also eat carrion, baby moose, ground squirrels (they spend a day digging for them), whale carcasses, etc. They only eat grass when there's nothing else to eat, or their too old, and they only eat berries before going to bed. Also, in the fall the baby Moose and Caribou are too fast and smart to catch.
What I don't understand is how those ground squirrels could eat after you grounded them. Did you ground them so course that they came out in one piece after the grounding?
Much meatier and tastier than the local tree squirrels. Besides, there weren't any trees there. Thus, they live in the ground, rather than in trees. Hence the name ground squirrels.
They were eating the brains and guts of their denmates.
If it's a carnivore as the article speculates, then almost certainly not very good.
I disagree. I've eated bear more than once, and it was pretty good. I've also eaten whale, seal, and walrus (But I never had Walrus Penis served to me in a restaurant). They have a strong fishy taste, but I'm OK with that. Not sure if they qualify as a carnivore, however. If so, then I could include some of the bug-eating birds and bug-eating bugs I've eaten.
I like to try different things. I once was stranded in the Bush (Alaska), and had a diet of ground squirrels. One day, I noticed some ground squirrels eating the remains (uncooked) of some of my previous ground squirrel kills. I ate a lot of them that month.
FTA: "An article at KTUU stated: "Albert Swank, the technician who proposes operating the accelerator, says it would be no more dangerous in a neighborhood than a dental X-ray machine.
"It poses less of a threat than many X-ray machines that are located within the community," said Swank. "
The article went on to describe the states plans to back exploration of a "Northwest Passage" across the Arctic, in cooperation with a Finnish company. Apparently other countries are also working on plans to exploit the route.
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Regular underwear, long underwear, insulated shirt/pants, maybe another layer on top of that, overwhites, Bunny Boots, glove liners, Arctic Mittens, balaclava, goggles, etc. etc. Then there is skis/snowshoes/poles, Arctic canteens, and lots of gear. Then add to that a main and reserve chute if you're Airborne (like me), knife, weapons, ammo, cleaning kit, protective mask, maybe a radio and batteries, binos, rope, crampons, etc. etc.
I remember an old poster at one army post that had a pic of a guy carrying a fridge on his back, with the caption "Don't be an ass, leave it behind." I wish.
I'd like to see how this performs while climbing uphill over deadfalls in deep snow at -40 below zero.
30 percent of the carbon monoxide in northeastern U.S. comes from Alaska
It would be nice, however, to let maggie go someplace warmer, and have something more suitable to our colder Alaskan climate. They might be tasty, and one sure would fill the deep freeze with meat for the winter.
Alaskan man dies of autoerotic asphyxiation among 1,000 marijuana plants worth $2,000,000
The unit I was formerly with (3rd ACR, Army) has gigantic semi-trailer sized ice making machines. I don't know the exact output for one of these, but it must be in the tons per day.
The world according to a dog's nose
Alaska is still a very active area, especially along the margin of the Pacific Plate.
Or I was being a smartass...
Of course, because I stayed away from the courses in geomorphology. Why would any serious scientist care about the effect of climate, since it obviously has no relation to the formation of geologic deposits. Weathering, transportation, deposition, hydrography, compression, vulcanism...what does any of this have to do with geology? Everyone knows the earth is 6,000 years old, and is exactly how God created it, mainly to play tricks on people. So how could rocks of the Jurassic period be affected by the Tertiary Period, or ice that is supposedly 9,000 years old. /sarcasm off
Here's a news flash for you: climatology is a very young science, and climatologists are arguing amongst themselves. Can you imagine why?
I can't explain this. No reputable scientist can, but some would stretch the data when funding time comes around.
Certainly some changes were very gradual, but some were very sudden. Look at the formation of the scablands in Washington state.
Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.
Launched in May 2004, Media Matters for America put in place, for the first time, the means to systematically monitor a cross section of print, broadcast, cable, radio, and Internet media outlets for conservative misinformation -- news or commentary that is not accurate, reliable, or credible and that forwards the conservative agenda -- every day, in real time." Here's their staff.
Certainly that is an objective, unbiased source of, something. I failed to find your purported study, however.
As for your troll: ""..."religious school you got your degree at presumably did." I wasn't aware that UAF was a "religious" school. Thanks for pointing that out.
And how exactly would it do that? And how would it protect the polar bears in Canada and other countries?
Sorry, I'm being rational. And I did read the article.
As a geologist, I know that the areas I work in here in southcentral Alaska were covered by an ice sheet 1,000 feet thick just 9,000 years ago, but 65 million or so years ago it was hot and humid, and there were many more active volcaloes than there are now. I suspect that there were few, if any, humans around in an industrial culture 65 million years ago.
That ice sheet was one of many recent glaciations. Are humans contributing to "global warming'? Perhaps. Is that contribution significant compared to natural process? I am skeptical.
Finally, in another article I read, (CONSERVATIONISTS FILE LAWSUIT) I have to ask exactly what, other than fund-raising, will this lawsuit remedy?
Alaska Volcano Getting Stinky, May Erupt
That's not the way it works. You may want to do some research on this before replying.
Alaskan Volcano Getting Stinky, May Erupt
Then maybe you've never heard of the Barrett Light 50, aka M82A1/2/3. I've shot them, and it's not bad at all. I certainly would not want to be on the receiving end.
Alaskan Volcano Getting Stinky, May Erupt
What I want to know is: if the projectile hits a helmet, even thought it won't penetrate it, will it still cause enough force to break the wearers neck? If a projectile hits the wearers chest, will it break ribs and shock organs?
Body armor can stop some projectiles, but it will still leave, at best, a nasty bruise.
Alaskan Volcano Getting Stinky, May Erupt
Alaskan Volcano Getting Stinky
I was thrilled with the ad-block extensions of Firefox, and welcomed the relevant ads from google. I'll admit, I have actually clicked on, and even (shocked) bought a few things.
I hate desperate ads, like those on TV and everywhere else. Advertisers realise that they are failing.
When/if google starts flash, popups, then start to complain.
Tired of online retailers charging extra to ship products to Alaska?
I know, because I was a reporter, then later an editor. With tightening margins, reporters get paid less and less (try $20 for a story), and staff is shrunk in the dead-tree press. It's hard to keep the passion up when Ramen is for dinner, again. Sometimes, though, the made up news is more interesting or entertaining than the 'real' news.
Alaska's wildfires might be helping melt glaciers and sea ice
Then when the Inevitable Happens, they can pop in the CD and you'll have some free time.
Stoner hands Trooper Ashtray, with lit joint and a dozen roaches
Let the adolescent humor begin!
Iceworms are real
Call me paranoid, and this may just be a press release to drive traffic to a company, but I see the day coming when small packages pack a big punch.
I'm actually a bit suprised it hasn't happened yet.
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I did indeed eat bears in the Bush in Alaska, and still do. Besides eating salmon, they also eat carrion, baby moose, ground squirrels (they spend a day digging for them), whale carcasses, etc. They only eat grass when there's nothing else to eat, or their too old, and they only eat berries before going to bed. Also, in the fall the baby Moose and Caribou are too fast and smart to catch.
Here are some pics and info of the ground squirrel.
Much meatier and tastier than the local tree squirrels. Besides, there weren't any trees there. Thus, they live in the ground, rather than in trees. Hence the name ground squirrels.
They were eating the brains and guts of their denmates.
I disagree. I've eated bear more than once, and it was pretty good. I've also eaten whale, seal, and walrus (But I never had Walrus Penis served to me in a restaurant). They have a strong fishy taste, but I'm OK with that. Not sure if they qualify as a carnivore, however. If so, then I could include some of the bug-eating birds and bug-eating bugs I've eaten.
I like to try different things. I once was stranded in the Bush (Alaska), and had a diet of ground squirrels. One day, I noticed some ground squirrels eating the remains (uncooked) of some of my previous ground squirrel kills. I ate a lot of them that month.
Here's a story I read some time ago that includes the link to the regulations (*.PDF)
FTA: "An article at KTUU stated: "Albert Swank, the technician who proposes operating the accelerator, says it would be no more dangerous in a neighborhood than a dental X-ray machine.
"It poses less of a threat than many X-ray machines that are located within the community," said Swank. "
The article went on to describe the states plans to back exploration of a "Northwest Passage" across the Arctic, in cooperation with a Finnish company. Apparently other countries are also working on plans to exploit the route.