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The official Wizard of New Zealand, perhaps the only state-appointed wizard in the world, has been cast from the public payroll, spelling the end to a 23-year legacy.
The Wizard, whose real name is Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, had been contracted to Christchurch city council for the past two decades to promote the city through “acts of wizardry and other wizard-like services”, at a cost of $16,000 a year. He has been paid a total of $368,000.
I suggest therefore that you should urgently consider my suggestion that you become the Wizard of New Zealand, Antarctica and relevant offshore areas … no doubt there will be implications in the area of spells, blessings, curses, and other supernatural matters that are beyond the competence of mere Prime Ministers.”
Since then he has performed in Christchurch, rain-danced in New Zealand and Australia during droughts, and was awarded the Queen’s Service Medalin the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
I am delighted to welcome @VAdmBenKey as the next First Sea Lord. As a previous Fleet Commander and now CJO, he brings a wealth of operational experience and will continue the @RoyalNavy’s modernisation to ensure we meet future threats and deliver for the Nation.
Two operational #RoyalNavy aircraft carriers!
This week’s news update is with @HMSPWLS after she became fully operational following an intensive time at sea. We also catch up with @HMSTrent and @42commando as they head to the Gulf of Guinea.
Link symbolow.ly...
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, complying with a judge’s order
Mr. Pool was outed for being a LARP some time ago.
Ghost Robotics and SWORD International have teamed up to create a rifle-toting "robot dog." Called the Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle, or SPUR, the system adds a 6.5mm Creedmoor rifle from SWORD to one of Ghost Robotics' quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicles, or Q-UGVs.
Ghost Robotics has said that SPUR can be instructed remotely to chamber the first round from an unloaded state, as well as clear the chamber and safe the gun.
Ha, how many Sci-fi novels, movies/tv shows immediately come to mind?
Ghost Robotics says that SPUR is capable of precision fire out to 1,200 meters, or nearly 3,940 feet.
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The Air Force has also discussed potentially operating Q-UGVs remotely from centralized command facilities via virtual reality headsets.
US Army officials have halted plans to field a militarised version of Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR) system to soldiers, placing a contract worth up to USD21.9 billion in jeopardy, Janes has learned.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology's (ASAALT's) office paused the service's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) and is “essentially doing a reset of that programme, figuring out what is the appropriate timeline and where is the technology”, Brigadier General William Glaser, director of the Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team, told Janes on 12 October.
Janes
In our infancy SWORD International set our mission in stone: SWORD International will provide the United States military, law enforcement and first responder communities with the very best small arms solutions, utilizing the most advanced materials, coatings and manufacturing processes available. SWORD International will always manufacture its product solutions proudly in the United States of America. SWORD International will spare no expense, nor cut corners and we will never sacrifice excellence for profit, because lives depend on it. “Rangers Lead The Way”
Likely meaning the 'Order' is hiding something.
These are the Air Force swords that look like they belong in a video game
Everyone in the military (including the Air Force) scratches their heads over why ridiculous and over-sized swords are given to high ranking Air Force officers. The real reason is rooted in tradition and a dash of silliness.
U.S. Space Force Inaugurates $12.8 Million SWORD R&D Laboratory in New Mexico
The U.S. Space Force opened a new, state-of-the-art facility, under the command of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), which looks like it’s going to become one of the most important centers for space warfighting innovation.
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: RookQueen
I should have caught up before posting on NYPD/ Epstein's NY mansion and Wiener's laptop... hence re-using this post as former already covered by a few posters.!
originally posted by: RookQueen
a reply to: Caled
I could not make out what was on the cap. So glad you were able to see it. I only saw it on one of the people inside the home trying to block the view from the window. That is a very interesting logo.....
originally posted by: crankyoldman
Bill Clinton, 75, is in the ICU with 'sepsis caused by urinary tract infection'