- There are run-off elections;
- Live-aboards in League City will be required to comply with new permits, inspections;
- Houston City Council OKs $750K to continue restoration of historic Fourth Ward library;
- Government liable for damage to homes near Houston dams during Hurricane Harvey floods, court rules;
- “Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry;
- Supreme Court Upholds Block to Trump’s Chicago Military Takeover;
- Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump;
- Poll: Major allies see US as unreliable and destabilizing;
- China Issues Nuclear Warning to Japan;
- Operation Cowboy: When U.S. Cavalry and Germans Fought Together in WWII to Save 1,200 Horses from the Soviets;
Tag Archives: army
Flashbulb Memory: A Human-to-Human Moment in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
By Michael R. Honig
“The way to make God laugh is to tell him your plans.” That thought crosses my mind often.
My background is Jewish East Central European. If I was going to visit any continent first, then, you’d think it would be the lands of my ancestors. So if 10 years ago, someone had told me that during my life, I’d visit China before I traveled to Europe, I’d have thought they were nuts.
Or not.
I met my wife on Valentine’s Day 2002, and we married on December 28, 2003. My wife is a Canadian citizen, but she was actually born in Fu Jing City, in Hei Long Jiang Province in the northeastern part of the Peoples Republic of China.
I’ll bet that about now you can see what’s coming … Continue reading
TGDaily.com: Army robot walks like a man on a mission
Beware of Skynet. It starts with a clothing tester, then a treadmill runner. Next thing you know, we have terminators. Make sure you stay near a building with a big hydraulic press and a white-hot vat of molten metal.
Just in case.
This video is not new, but it may be new to you.
Army robot does calisthenics
Posted on Wed, 10/28/2009 – 06:24 by Emma Woollacott
The US Army is ordering bipedal robots that can walk and crawl like a human, in order to test chemical protection clothing.
The Petman robot, under development by Boston Dynamics, is roughly the size and shape of a real human. It can balance itself and walk freely – albeit with a motion reminiscent of someone on the way to the bathroom and not sure if they’ll make it in time. It can also simulate human body temperature and sweating. Continue reading
