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The casts of Dynasty and Dallas at the 1987 People’s Choice Awards. The shows tied for Favorite Nighttime Dramatic Serial. 

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These are perhaps early markers of a certain determination in the U.S. to receive this work as theory or method, a determination deeply in tune with the endemic epistemology of the 1960s. This tendency was quickly and strongly reinforced by a number of other salient features of American intellectual and academic life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These would certainly include the nearly complete, and largely continuing, failure of any philosophical reception of the French work; the particular stake, already clear in the writings of such figures as Wayne Booth, Northrop Frye, Rene Wellek, August Warren, and others, that literary study already had in the notion and prospect of theory; the various complex shifts, again already well underway, on the American left toward an identity-based cultural politics; and the massive professionalization that is perhaps the single dominant fact of American academic life of the 1970s and 1980s. If the downhill flow now appears to have been toward what Herman Rapaport witheringly calls—in tribute, I imagine, to the elementary school curriculum— “social studies,” there were, as on any real and complex terrain, all sorts of strange confluences and divergences, eddies, tributaries, seasonal streams, and, ultimately, dry gulches. Theory played out in various hands as an opposition to or a radical extension of New Criticism, or as stylistics or poetics or rhetoric or hermeneutics or their contestation. It twisted in, out, and around various forms of European Marxism, curling briefly around Jürgen Habermas’s Knowledge and Human Interest (English trans. 1972), puddling up around Walter Benjamin, never quite joining up with Theodor Adorno, and passing crucially through the defiles of Fredric Jameson’s Sartrean Marxism.

This last reference is worthy of special remark: Jameson’s The Prison House of Language (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1972), an attack on what he perceived as the skeptical dead end of French structuralism and poststructuralism, became one of the primary American introductions to such thought and a bizarre means of its appropriation that received an even weirder sort of ratification when Foucault produced Discipline and Punish (1975, English trans.1977), his study of the Benthamite prison and its relation to the emergence of the social sciences. It is almost impossible now to sort out the effects of this strange, symptomatic conjunction: Foucault’s Nietzschean genealogical critique of the social sciences rewritten as a license for their extension across the humanities, Jameson’s misguided claim about the subject’s imprisonment discovered as the ground for its recovery through a theory of position and construction, and the Sartrean gaze that Foucault must have understood as part of his object emerging triumphant above it and as its theory. As with any strong symptom, there are forces in play here—certain arguments within American feminism and the work of the film theorists associated with the British film journal Screen cross powerfully through this conjunction—and as with any strong symptom things find ways of repeating themselves—as, for example, with Martin Jay’s much later Downcast Eyes: The Denigration of Vision in Twentieth Century French Thought (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1993), a book that, I would argue, gets its object essentially wrong and does so more or less in order to reassert the viability of a kind of history Foucault worked repeatedly to empty out.

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U.S. Air Force begins to retire the iconic A-10 Warthogs

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 04/13/2021 - 09:26 in Military

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft completed its last flight from Moody Air Force Base in Georgia for storage in Davis Monthan, Arizona, on April 5.

This retirement is noteworthy, as it marks the first time a Moody Air Base A-10 aircraft has reached retirement age since the 23rd Fighter Group and its A-10s were relocated from Pope Field, North Carolina, to Moody in 2007.

After 43 years of service and 14,125 flight hours, the A-10C is ready to find its new home in the Arizona desert, where it will be received by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Squadron (AMARG). The squadron will take on the task of preserving as much of the aircraft as possible, preserving all parts that can be used as a replacement in other A-10.

Moody's retirement marks the beginning of a process that would cause all USAF A-10s to be retired by 2029, according to the service's chief of staff, General CQ Brown.

Due to the low flight attitude and slow flight of the aircraft, U.S. Air Force officers argued for years that it would not be able to survive a fight with an opponent with modern air defenses. That is why the service proposed the retirement of the entire A-10 fleet in 2015, 2016 and 2017, in addition to proposing partial reductions of the fleet in the 2021 and 2022 budget proposals.

However, lawmakers have always disagreed with the service, stating that the USAF did not have an adequate replacement solution for the approximate air support role. In the 2023 budget, Congress finally approved the retirement of the aircraft, allowing the service to invest in more modern platforms.

While tail number 149 says goodbye, the 74th Fighter Squadron is scheduled to receive an A-10 aircraft from the Fort Wayne National Air Guard Base in Indiana. This transition is part of the change from the guard base to fifth-generation aircraft.

Moody Air Base's A-10 fleet is kept ready for mission by its two combat-ready squadrons, including the 74th Fighter Squadron. With 35 pilots, the squadron is ready to execute the approximate air support mission through the A-10, which is known for its long waiting time, precise weapons launch, field capacity and ability to withstand challenging environments.

Captain Kevin Domingue, an A-10 pilot of the 74th Fighter Squadron, shared his overall experience of flying the twin-engine jet plane, which he described as simple, but effective and highly resistant.

"It is sad to see this aircraft reach the end of its service in the United States. Thousands of service members have flown or worked on this particular jet; this will be the last time you will take off and carry your cumulative effort. I am honored to be part of the history of this aircraft like so many before me."

“The A-10s continue to be the most effective approximate air support platform in the world today, even after 45 years,” Domingue said. “As long as the U.S. Air Force allows the aircraft to fly and be properly maintained, this community is ready to provide that experience anywhere in the world against any opponent.”

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Fernando Valduga

Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work throughout the world of aviation.

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Dynasty, Oil: part 1 (1981).

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Real-life marrieds Lynn Herring (Lucy, General Hospital/Port Charles) and Wayne Northrop (Roman, Days of Our Lives).

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Photos of various prime time soap stars at the 5th Annual Soap Opera Awards from the April 4, 1989, issue of Soap Opera Digest.

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Classic SOD Cover Date: July 19, 2005

Drake Hogestyn, Deidre Hall, & Wayne Northrop (John, Marlena, & Alex, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) (inset) Tamara Braun (ex-Carly, GENERAL HOSPITAL)

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FWCS to offer evening COVID-19 testing to students, staff

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FWCS to offer evening COVID-19 testing to students, staff

Fort Wayne Community Schools will offer evening COVID-19 testing to students and staff to support returning to the classroom sooner.

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Wayne Northrop in Dynasty S7E16

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Deidre Hall and Wayne Northrop - Marlena and Roman 1983

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Shelley Smith, Dirk Benedict, Lynn Herring, Abby Dalton, and Wayne Northrop (Michael Culhane) at a tennis benefit in 1988. Photo by Scott Downie.

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the thing that gets me abt the lack of inclusion of uncle ben's death in homecoming is that it genuinely didn't have to be a big part of the movie (such as in tasm, which i loved). batman vs superman, for all its flaws, showed the death of the waynes wonderfully, as a flashback bruce was having as he ran from their funeral, culminating in him falling into the cave of bats and beginning his journey towards batman, taking less than 5 minutes from beginning to end but framing his whole mentality.

Thank you for mentioning Batman here because literally one of the things I always go back to when people complain about having to sit through Uncle Ben’s death again is that you would never see nerds treat Batman’s origin story the same way. How would a version of Batman where they never mention he’s an orphan even work? “Here’s Bruce Wayne, by the way, we’re just not going to mention whether or not he has parents, because confirming they’re dead might be kind of a downer. Them being shot in front of him certainly has no bearing on his crimefighting! We don’t need to examine that at all.” I can’t see it going over very well or being taken very seriously or being labeled as The First Bruce Wayne Movie. So why does Batman’s loss-based origin story get continually treated with respect while Spider-Man’s is seen as some negligible piece of his story? Is it because Batman’s viewed as a more “serious” character, in his black caped costume (with or without nipples), whereas Spider-Man’s primary colors and quips mean we don’t have to take him seriously as an important piece of the American pop culture landscape or as a real character with an established personality? Because -- and no offense meant to Batman here, because I love Batman -- that’s totally bullshit. 

Let’s not mince words here: Homecoming’s director, Jon Watts, has literally gone on record saying they didn’t mention Uncle Ben because it would put a “damper” on the movie:

As for why Ben was left out, Watts says he wanted to go all out on focusing on how awesome it would be to become Spider-Man, going from a geeky teen to possessing superhuman powers. Dealing with the fact that Peter is partially guilty for a loved one’s death would have put the dampers on that. (source)

Which is again, and I’m sorry for repeating myself, but it’s total bullshit. You have a character here who is defined by responsibility, whose famous catchphrase is with great power comes great responsibility, meaning that because he has greater power than the average man, he has a greater responsibility, so you remove the responsibility, because the responsibility’s... not fun? Yeah, we know that! Responsibility’s not fun! That’s always been the point of Spider-Man! It’s hard, but he does it, because it’s right! And to quote my good friend Yuuhy: you actually do need to put “a damper” on a story about a teenage boy who can crush concrete -- or a human skull -- with his bare hands. You do need to cement that responsibility in him. His origin story is perfectly tailored towards showing that -- Amazing Fantasy #15, Peter’s first appearance, DOES show how great it would be to be a nerdy teenager who suddenly gets these incredible powers and has fun with them! Makes money with them! Is selfish with them. And someone he loves pays the price. It’s important. Additionally, in erasing Uncle Ben’s death from the narrative, you take away the fact that the Parkers are a family who are the victims of gun violence. When you’re dealing with a story about a teenage outcast who suddenly gains incredible powers, I think that’s kind of an important detail to include in the framing of his responsibility to his community. Of course, who can blame the MCU for leaving out something as small as Uncle Ben being shot when less than four months to the day of Spider-Man: Homecoming’s release, Marvel announced their intentions to partner with defense contractor Northrop Grumman (which was canceled after massive fan backlash). Or when Spider-Man: Homecoming put drones and something called an “instant kill mode” in Spider-Man’s cool new technologically adept and weaponized suit. Or when the Pentagon can make changes to MCU film scripts. This Newsweek article on Captain Marvel and the Air Force goes into detail, including the sheer amount of military equipment that the Department of Defense put on screen for Iron Man 2. So we wouldn’t want to confuse the audience by saying the small guns are bad when we definitely still want them to think the big guns are cool, right.

Like I’ve said before, as much as I personally love the fact that The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) takes like a full 40 minutes of screentime to get to the scene where Uncle Ben is shot, I don’t think you need to make it a big thing. Like you said about the Batman vs Superman scene -- I haven’t seen that movie yet, so thanks for your detailed description! -- it doesn’t have to be some big long thing. Take five minutes. Take two minutes. Hell, take twenty seconds. Into the Spider-Verse did it by having Ben say “with great power comes great responsibility” before walking into the light at the very beginning of the movie. (Fun fact! Ben actually doesn’t originally say that line in Amazing Spider-Man #15, but I appreciate that it’s become so associated with him, because it is the easiest way to communicate the sentiment to both the audience and to Peter in a film.) Spider-Man PS4 had Peter and May reflect on Ben in May’s office in the middle of the game and put framed photos of Ben in Peter’s apartment in the opening shot. It’s easy. You don’t have to make a big thing out of it. But for Homecoming’s creative forces to throw out the origin and Ben altogether because it would “put a damper” on the fun is to say that they don’t respect the material they’re working from at all -- or, possibly worse, that they don’t understand it. 

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Dynasty season 1 opening credits.

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Lisää puolustustiedustelun 38 dokumentista (DIRD:t)

Lisää puolustustiedustelun 38 dokumentista (DIRD:t)

KLAS-TV:n raportti

KLAS-TV:n uutisraportissa heinäkuun 25. päivänä 2018 journalistit George Knapp ja Matt Adams julkistivat listan 38 DIRDistä, jotka on tuotettu USA:n puolustustiedusteluviraston (Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA) sopimuksella kehittyneiden avaruusaseiden ohjelmaan (Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program, AAWSAP). Vaikka listan lähdettä ei koskaan paljastettukaan, entinen ohjelman johtaja Luis Elizondo on vahvistanut, että lista oli aito.

Lista on seuraavanlainen:

1. Liikemäärämomentin elektrostaattinen rajoitefuusio, tri George Miley, Univ. of Illinois.

2. Kehittynyt ydinvoima miehitetyille avaruuslennoille, tri F Winterberg, Univ of Nevada-Reno.

3. Tehopulssimikroaaltoteknologia, tri James Wells, Northrop Grumman.

4. Avaruuteen pääsy, tri P Czysz, HyperTech.

5.  Kehittynyt vakuumityöntövoima avaruuteen, tri Hal Puthoff, EarthTech International.

6. Biosensorit ja BioMEMS, tri Bruce Towe, Univ of Arizona.

7. Näkymättömäksi verhoutuminen, tri Ulf Leonhardt, Univ of St Andrews.

8. Madonreiät avaruusajassa, tri Eric Davis, EarthTech International.

9. Gravitaatioaaltokommunikaatio, Dr Robert Baker, GravWave.

10. Supprajohtimet gravitaatiotutkimuksessa, tri George Hathaway, Hathaway Consulting.

11. Antigravitiotutkimuksia, tri Eric Davis, EarthTech International.

12. Kenttävaikutukset biologisiin kudoksiin, tri Kit Green, Wayne State Univ.

13. Positronityöntövoima, tri Gerald Smith, Positronics Research.

14. Vakuumienergian sovellutukset, tri Eric Davis, EarthTech International.

15. Parannettu tilastollinen menetelmä Draken yhtälöön, tri Claudio Maccone, International Academy of Astronautics.

16. Maverick vs Korporaatioiden tutkimuskulttuurit, tri George Hathaway, Hathaway Consulting.

17. Biomaterialit, tri Bruce Towe, Univ of Arizona.

18. Metamaterialit, tri G Shvets, Univ of Texas-Austin.

19. Warp-moottorit, pimeä energia ja ulottuvuudet, tri R Obousy, Obousy Consultants.

20. Aivo-kone -käyttöliittymät, tri R Genik, Wayne State Univ.

21. Materiaali kehittyneisiin ilma-alustoihin, tri J Williams, Ohio State Univ.

22. Metalliset lasit, tri T Hufnagel, John Hopkins Univ.

23. Ohjelmoitava aine, tri W McCarthy, Programmable Matter Corporation.

24. Metallinen spintroniikka, tri M Tsoi, Univ of Texas-Austin.

25. Laser-aseet, J Albertine, M.S., Directed Technologies.

26. Kvanttilomittumis-kommunikaatio,  tri J Cramer, Univ of Washington.

27. Aneutroninen fuusiotyöntövoima, tri V Teofilo, Lockheed Martin.

28. Ohjaamot läpimurtolentojen aikana, tri G Millis, Tau Zero.

29. Miehittämättömien avaruusalusten samanaikaisen ohjauksen kognitiiviset rajoitteet, tri R Genik, Wayne State Univ.

30. Yli äänennopeuden kulkevien autojen havaitseminen ja korkearesoluutioinen seuranta, tri W Culbreth, Univ of Nevada-Las Vegas.

31. Aneutroninen fuusio, tri W Culbreth, Univ of Nevada-Las Vegas.

32. Laser-valoaluksien nanosatelliitit, tri E Davis, Earthtech.

33. MHD Ilmaa hengittävä työntövoima ja Voimanlähde ilmailualan sovelluksille, tri S Macheret, Lockheed Martin.

34. Kvanttilaskenta ja orgaanisten molekyylien käyttö automaatioteknologiassa, tri R Genik, Wayne State Univ.

35. Kvanttitomografia ja negatiiviset energiatilat tyhjiössä, tri Eric Davis, Earthtech.

36. Ultrakondensaattorit energian ja voiman säilyttäjinä, tri J Golightly, Lockheed Martin.

37. Negatiivinen massapropulsio, tri F Winterberg, Univ of Nevada_Reno.

38. Vedetty pois.

”Kongressin pöytäkirja”

Sitten, blogipostauksessa, joka on päivätty 15. elokuuta 2018, mainittiin että”Kongressin pöytäkirja” päivämäärällä huhtikuun 9. 2018 sisälsi seuraavan huomautuksen:

”4381. Kirje johtajalta, Kongressin suhdedivisioona, puolustusvoimien tiedustelupalvelu, puolustusministeriö, joka välittää listan asepalvelukomitealle kaikista kehittyneiden avaruusaseiden tunnistusohjelman alaisuudessa tuotetuista tuotteista puolustusvoimien tiedustelupalvelun julkaistavaksi.

Nick Pope

Tammikuun 17. päivänä 2019 Nick Pope ohjeisti Facebookissa, että ”DIA:n viestintätoimisto on toimittanut minulle kirjeen, jonka DIA lähetti kongressin AATIP-komitealle.” Kirje oli päivätty 9. tammikuuta 2018; se oli osoitettu John McCainille, senaatin asepalvelukomitealle, ja sen oli allekirjoittanut Christine Kapnisi, DIA:n kongressisuhdedivisioonan päällikkö.

Mukana oli kolmen sivun pituinen listaus ”38 raportista, jotka liittyvät DIA:n mukanaoloon ohjelmassa, joka on dokumentoitu listassa.”

Vertailtaessa näitä kahta dokumenttia, monien DIRDien otsikot ovat samoja tai hyvin lähellä kuin Knapp/Adamsin listassa. Tuon 38. dokumentin otsikko on nyt ratkennut. Oli ollut sekä julkiseksi tehty että salattu versio tutkimuksesta Korkeaenergisten laseraseiden viimeisimmät sovellukset ja niiden arviointi, J Albertine, Directed Technologies. 

Lisäksi kysymys siitä mitä ”tuotteet” olivat, mihin viitattiin ”Kongressipöytäkirjassa” on nyt ratkaistu. ”Tuotteet” olivat nuo 38 DIRD-dokumenttia. Tämä on jossain määrin pettymys, sillä jotkut tutkijat ovat uskoneet ”tuotteiden” olevan kaikki se paperityö mitä AATIP on saanut aikaan vuosien saatossa. Valitettavasti näin ei ole asian laita. Odotamme edelleen tietopyyntöä koko AATIP-paperityöstä.

Kiitokset

Haluan kiittää amerikkalaista tutkijaa Nick Popea tämän kirjeen julkaisemisesta sekä sen liitteistä, niin nopealla aikataululla. Monet meistä, minä mukaanlukien, odottavat edelleen DIA:n tietopyynnön alaista vastausta, ja me olemme myös pyytäneet kopion tästä kirjeestä ja listasta.

Huom:

Linkedinissä Christine Kapnisin sivut kertovat hänen olleen kongressin hommissa viimeiset 16 vuotta.

  Artikkelin julkaissut Unidentified Aerial Phenomena – scientific research

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30th Annual Nicholas Jazz Festival - 2/13/2021

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30th Annual Nicholas Jazz Festival - 2/13/2021

Twenty-three high school and middle school bands will compete for top honors Saturday at the 30th annual Nicholas Invitational Jazz Festival.