Elvis~SPARTA~

Jeez. Serious pain there.

Any idea what the sight mod is in sky view?

China successfully tests anti-carrier ICBM. On stationary target. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1e3_1359237737&comments=1

0.8.3a version now available...

Happy birthday!

US predicts china superpower status in 17 years. http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/12/intelligence-community-us-out-as-sole-superpower-by-151519.html

Yes, we picked up a 2007 that has a 2.5L, 173 hp (129kW) flat 4, the bread-and-butter Subaru boxer engine. I'm tempted to try the turbo version next time, but not because this one lacks sufficient power, but because I have the "more is always better" gene that interferes with logical decisions. The theory behind the balanced engine (working with the symetrical AWD for stability:http://www.subaru.com/engineering/boxer-engine.html

And learning the little panzer , this turned out well. Tank goodness for low tiers.

Yes, Vii gets this type of score with a loltraktor, and we lost the game and I was the only one that lived, barely, but for me, I'll take it.

Living at Ice Station Zebra and commuting over 10,000 foot elevations (that's 3000+ meters), plus going to work at 10-11,000 in winter means it's a good idea to have a car suited to snow. We picked up a Subaru Forester and tossed on dedicated snow tires. One reason why (Don't drive like my brother:) Here's another:

Enjoy.

China Overtaking US as Global Trader. http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-china-overtaking-us-global-trader-133911194--finance.html There goes the dollar as the reserve currency.

F-15 plows through a flock of birds. Most important to let everyone know.... that you've ingested pelicans, not storks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SJDJCTaGugE#!

Very happy birthday!

Moscow agrees to sell advanced Su-35s to China and its reverse engineers Russia has agreed to sell China 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35BM combat aircraft at a cost of $1.5 billion. It is a remarkable reversal by Moscow because Russian defense officials have accused China of stealing its earlier Sukhoi Su-27 design and making copycats known in China as the J-11B. Until now, Russia has steadfastly refused to sell the upgraded version of the Su-27 ? called the Su-35 ? to China unless Beijing promised to abide by intellectual property rights or buy at least 48 aircraft. (FULL STORY) http://www.east-asia-intel.com/eai/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9702521/310mph-floating-trains-unveiled-in-Japan.html "What are the specs on this thing" "I think they're bugs."

http://freebeacon.com/chinese-aircraft-carrier-first-to-land-takeoff-planes/ First carrier landing and takeoff.

I'm not too concerned about China attacking/invading the US. For the last 3000 years or so, minus the last couple of centuries, China has been the most advanced country on Earth. Having gunpowder before anyone else, they didn't march around the world. They built a big wall. They also have a billion more people than the US. They also have a rival, India, with a billion or so people. Their military is fully funded by the US, paying interest on US debt. Their spending will match US spending in 15 years. The world will be different at that time.

China building large amphibious assault ships, with hovercraft: http://www.strategycenter.net/research/pubID.136/pub_detail.asp Russia selling China production line for long range bombers. They were going to do it in 1998, but didn't want to destabilize the region. Now I guess they want to destabilize the region. : http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120615000089&cid=1101 China launching home-made carriers in 2013, toward 5 carrier fleets: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20121125000059

Hope you're doing well. Best wishes

I had part two first. I switched them now....

He's right. Tier 4-5 are a hoot, everything you need for fun. A bigger tank just means bigger opponents.

Well, these have got to be among the funniest things I've seen in quite awhile (part 2 being much funnier)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8xVNjMqtk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGVgrgGNh9U&feature=relmfu

This may be one of the finest works ever committed to video.

And China has copied our space plane as well. Yes, it's not as good. But when I was a kid, our country was light years ahead of the Chicoms both economically and militarily. Now it's just years. One is on the rise, the other is not. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49765027/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.UJ3xZ47h-70