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    Rumored Exit for Trudeau

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    "I think about quitting every day. It's a crazy job I'm doing, making the personal sacrifices," 

     

     

    The mantra of all would-be dictators..."I didn't want this job, and I've sacrificed so much!"  Net worth in 2015 about $1.5 million.  Net wort now about $97 million.  

    Yeah...

    Altruistic self-sacrifice.

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    Norden

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    The Norden distinguished itself through its early tachometric design, enabling direct measurement of the aircraft's ground speed and direction—a feat previously reliant on cumbersome manual procedures with older bombsights. The Norden boasted advancements over its predecessors by integrating an analog computer capable of continuously recalculating the bomb's impact point in response to evolving flight conditions. Moreover, it featured an autopilot system that adeptly and promptly adjusted to variations in wind and other environmental factors, further enhancing accuracy and effectiveness.

     

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    It's Almost Friday Humor Thread

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    1 hour ago, Alpo said:

    On the other hand, St Paddy's Day is a religious holiday, not an Irish holiday.

     

    It started as that,  true.  But in the Americas by the mid or late 1800s it had become mainly a hedonistic display of all things Hibernian, with any religious aspect being a minor sidebar centered on the myth of driving snakes out of Ireland, and the possibly true story of him using a shamrock to try to explain the Trinity to the heathen Irish. 

     

    As an aside,  the first St. Patrick's Day parade, which I suspect was  more of a religious procession than what we consider a parade, was in your neck of the woods,  St. Augustin,  in the early 1600s.  Seems that somehow the Spanish ended up with an Irish priest there.

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    Phyllis "Pippa" Latour Doyle, Heroine of the SOE

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    WWII uncovered: Women's History Month: Honouring Phyllis "Pippa" Latour Doyle Heroine of the SOE
    Born in South Africa on 8 April 1921, Phyllis "Pippa" Latour was an orphan by the age of 3 years old. Adopted by her French father's cousin, Pippa relocated to England in 1939 to finish her education. In November of 1941 she joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) as a flight mechanic for airframes.
    "They took a group of about 20 of us away for training. It was unusual training – not what I expected, and very hard. It wasn't until after my first round of training that they told me they wanted me to become a member of the SOE. They said I could have three days to think about it. I told them I didn't need three days to make a decision - I'd take the job now." - Phyllis "Pippa" Latour Doyle - Stuff New Zealand November 25, 2014 interview
    Latour officially joined the Special Operations Executive on 01 November 1943 and was commissioned as an Honorary Section Officer.
    According to the New Zealand Army News: "She parachuted into Orne, Normandy on 01 May 1944 to operate as part of the Scientist circuit, using the codename Genevieve. Pippa worked as a wireless operator with Resistance member Claude de Baissac, or “Denis,” who was also a southern-African, and of Mauritian origin, and his sister Lisé de Baissac (the courier). Denis had to plug gaps in the SOE’s northern France operations caused by double agents and lay the groundwork for an anticipated Allied landing. For Pippa’s cover story, De Baissac had forged papers showing she had left Paris to study painting. Within days of dropping into France, Latour made contact with London, using a safe house belonging to a doctor, before shifting to de Baissac’s farmhouse headquarters."
    "Word got back to the network that an informer was among the resistance group who collected Pippa and that the Germans had discovered her parachute. Forced to move, Pippa, who by now was working closely with de Baissac’s sister Lise, known as “Odile,” fled on a bicycle and set up in a barn. Using radio sets hidden round the countryside, Latour sent a stream of coded reports to London." - Squadron Leader Beryl E. Escott, Mission Improbable: A salute to the RAF women of SOE in wartime France
    "Small of stature, Latour, who was fluent in French, posed as a teenage girl whose family had moved to the region to escape the Allied bombing. She rode bicycles around the area, selling soap and chatting with German soldiers. When she obtained any military intelligence, she encoded it for transmitting using one-time codes that were hidden on a piece of silk that she used to tie up her hair. At one point, she was brought in for questioning, but the German authorities did not think to examine her hair tie, and she was released." (Beryl E. Escott et. al)
    Following the war, Phyllis married Patrick Doyle, an Australian engineer. The couple relocated to Kenya, then Fiji, Australia and eventually settling in Auckland New Zealand. Pippa and Patrick had four children.
    A highly decorated veteran of World War II, Phyllis Latour Doyle was honored with the Member of the Order of the British Empire, Croix de Guerre 1939–1945, France and Germany Star, Defense Medal and on 25 November 2014 she was awarded the Legion of Honor, France’s highest military honor.
    Pippa passed away on 07 October 2023 at the age of 102 years old.
    Please join us in honouring Section Officer Phyllis Latour Doyle for a lifetime of dedicated service. Lest We Forget.
    WWII uncovered©️ description and photos sourced by New Zealand Army News, Squadron Leader Beryl E. Escott, Mission Improbable: A salute to the RAF women of SOE in wartime France, London, Patrick Stevens Limited, 1991 and Stuff New Zealand November 25, 2014 interview. (Fair Use Photos)
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    Of Viands and Victuals

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    6 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

    Pour chicken stock into a medium bowl and sprinkle gelatin evenly all over surface, allowing each packet's worth of gelatin to soak up stock before sprinkling next one on (if the gelatin clumps instead of dissolving evenly, you can use a blender to fix it). Set aside.

     

    I don't recall seeing that trick before.  Basically, you are making your own demi without all the hassle of making a demi.

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    Of Viands and Victuals

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    I wanted something sweet after dinner.  Hmmm.....we have graham crackers....need frosting.  Don't want to go to the store, and we don't have any soft butter.

    My wife has been playing with blended 2% cottage cheese.  Blend it with an immersion blender until smooth, makes a sort of cream cheese.  

    About a cup and a half of 2% cottage cheese, a half cup of non-fat (or maybe 2%) sour cream, about 1/4 cup of milk, blend with immersion blender until smooth, then add in a large box of Jello Instant Pudding.  We had chocolate, so that's what we used.  Blend it well.

    Tastes just like a Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting.  

    Also makes a nice spread on a street taco size flour tortilla for a "chocolate taco."

    A Little Windy Here

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    1 hour ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

    someone has some wind chimes 

     

    Lots of them....well...three sets there.  Two sets on the other side of the house.  After the Tubbs Fire Lisa needed a bit of cheering up, and he had heard some nice ones in the mobile home park, so I stopped at an "urban garden" store that has all sorts of things like that, and lights, water features, etc.   A bit pricy, but they are tuned so they don't sound clunky.   From this series.

     

    I wish we could get one of the big sets.

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    They used to sell some even bigger.  I guess they dropped them due to lack of sales.

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    A Little Windy Here

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    55 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

    No problem here, in fact it’s a very nice clear video! 

     

    Not bad for the camera in a Samsung a25.  One of theI r lower end phones.   Had it about a month now and learning the settings. 

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