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• US Defense Department once tried to outfit the C-130 with rocket boosters for improved agility

  
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  So I just learned that in 1980, the US Defense Department tried to outfit a C-130 cargo airplane with rockets so that it could be used in rescue missions (specifically in Iran). The purpose of the rockets were to allow the plane to take off and land in about 300-400 feet of runway instead of the 1000+ it needed ...
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• Fantagraphics at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2013!

  
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  Join Fantagraphics this weekend, Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th, at the 2013 Toronto Comic Arts Festival in Canada! Dare we say, its our biggest TCAF yet? Just look at this signing schedule! Saturday, May 11th Dash Shaw                            9:00 AM-12:00 PM Jaime ...
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• Stumptown Photos

  
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  Holy comicsolly! Heres photos from the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR. Dash Shaw was in attendance with New School , which flew off the table. WHY THE WAIT on pictures? We forgot our own con rules. To remain human you must 5-2-1-I: At least 5 hours of sleep, 2 meals a day, 1 shower and Ibuprofen at night. ...
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• Gasol And Griz Hold Off Westbrook-less Thunder

  
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    Call it grit, call it grind, whatever you call it the Grizzlies take a game lead in the semi-finals.   With just a minute left in the game, Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol hit two free throws late to take the lead and to keep it as they beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 87 [...]
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• my QCC Explorer destructed 50 feet up in front of about 30 cub scouts. IT WAS AWESOME

  
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  The THOR rocket club was invited to demo some rockets at the Lincoln cub scout launch day. The scouts built their rockets and launched them this morning. They were racing 3 rockets at a time and the kids were having a blast. 20 MPH winds made it interesting for sure. 2 other club members launched some sweet rockets ...
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• Leading and managing

  
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  “The [Central Intelligence] Agency’s position is that it evaluates and trains its senior offices in management ability, but there is a substantial difference between the two concepts: leadership requires inspiring people, while management involves stewardship of resources. The U.S. military observes this ...
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• Philadelphia 76ers Wise in Hiring Sam Hinkie as New General Manager

  
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  Howard Smith – USA Today Sports The Philadelphia 76ers have made their first of what will be many moves towards rebuilding this offseason as they have hired Houston Rockets executive Sam Hinkie to become their new general manager and president of basketball operations, according to ESPN . Hinkie comes ...
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• The Looking Glass War

  
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  I picked up a library copy of John le Carré’s The Looking Glass War because all my own books were in moving boxes, and to begin re-habituating myself to intensive reading in the lead-up to my comprehensive exam in August. The novel is what you would expect from le Carré: not sensationalized, conveying a sense ...
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• James Harden’s Top 10 Plays This Season

  
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  Even though he didn’t win the award, did any player in the league improve more this season than James Harden? Typically, superstars don’t nab that trophy, but the Beard carried a young Houston team to the playoffs and was one of the most productive players in the NBA. Here are his top 10 plays of [...] The post ...
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• PageData: Miami Heat On Fire In NBA People Talking About This For This Week

  
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  The defending National Basketball Association champions are also this week’s champions in terms of people talking about this , as sister page PageData pegged the Miami Heat ’s PTAT for the week at 345,333, dwarfing the total of the second-place club, the Los Angeles Lakers , at 210,817. continued… ...
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• Yao Ming sees a Filipino NBA player in the future

  
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  Yao Ming, the former Houston Rockets superstar, believes a Filipino will someday make it to the National Basketball Association. The post Yao Ming sees a Filipino NBA player in the future appeared first on Good News Pilipinas . You might also like: Alcala siblings win Badminton crowns in Switzerland Japeth ...
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• Lockheed Demonstrates Anti-Munitions Ground Laser System; Tory Bruno Comments

  
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  Lockheed Martin announced that in the past two months, it has tested its area defense anti-munitions system against free-flying Qassam-like rockets. During the demonstration in March and April, the ADAM system was able to destroy eight small-caliber rockets at 1.5-kilometer ranges, according to a Lockheed statement. ...
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• James Harden Autograph Signing Houston Rockets June 2013

  
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  On Saturday June 1st, Houston Rockets 2013 NBA All-Star shooting guard and 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award winner, James Harden will be signing autographs in Houston, Texas. The signing is part of the 2013 TRISTAR Houston May/ June Collectors Show . Show Location/ Address: Reliant Center One Reliant ...
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• Pistons to interview J.B. Bickerstaff

  
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  Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports : Houston Rockets assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff will interview for the Detroit Pistons ‘ head coaching job on Wednesday, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. J.B. Bickerstaff is perhaps best know for being Bernie Bickerstaff’s son and a piece of one of David Kahn’s ...
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• Kevin Martin Must Produce For Oklahoma City Thunder To Win on Tuesday Night

  
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  Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports Facing off against his former team in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, Kevin Martin appears to have shaken off the jitters and is lighting up the stat sheet. The Memphis Grizzlies trek south and take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday Night where the visitors ...
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• Kelvin Sampson To Check Out Bucks Coaching Position | Would Sampson Mesh With Jennings?

  
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  Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson will interview for a trio of vacant head coaching positions in the coming weeks, including with the Milwaukee Bucks. Currently serving under Kevin McHale in Houston, Sampson got the go-ahead from Rockets general manager Daryl Morey on Monday to accept invitations from the Bucks, the ...
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• What Left These Spooky Trails in the Sky?

  
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  Glowing trails seen in the early morning sky over the Marshall Islands (NASA/John Grant) Ball lightning? Spectral orbs? Swamp gas? Early this morning, May 7, these eerie glowing trails were seen in the sky above the Marshall Islands and were captured on camera by NASA photographer John Grant. Of course, if NASA’s ...
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• Eisner Awards Nominations

  
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  We love all of our books but are especially happy for the creators of the Eisner-nominated books. You can vote until June 12 online . If you havent read all of them, check em out individually or via our list ! Best Short Story: "Moon 1969: The True Story of the 1969 Moon Launch," by Michael Kupperman, in Tales ...
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• Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez Event at TCAF

  
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  Get your free tickets, YES, the event has limited seating so make sure to signup for the Friday night before TCAF. "Come kick-off the 10th Anniversary of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival with us on the evening of Friday, May 10th! TCAF will welcome to the stage alt-comix legends Gilbert Hernandez and Jamie ...
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