Sunday, January 17, 2016

Campaigning in Elko, Nevada


With the wind chill, Waterloo, Iowa, will be 33 degrees below 0 (= -36*C) on Monday morning. I'm going to be buying some serious cold weather clothing, so why not use it again and volunteer for the Nevada caucus on February 20?


The Sanders campaign has a lot of catching up to do in Nevada. Clinton has had an extensive network of offices and paid staff on the ground forever. But he is catching up. An office in Elko, Nevada, just opened. It is remote. It is the largest settlement (18,000 residents) between Reno and Salt Lake City (a 520 mile stretch). And it's cold.


With at least two chain control areas between here and Elko, I may take the train there.

Surprisingly, it is very important politically. Here is Air Force One, with George W. Bush aboard, at the Elko airport.


And here is a young Obama, campaigning in 2008, in Elko.

Mi-8 helicopter ride thru Tajikistan and Afghanistan


I was looking for some news from Turkmenistan and found this instead. The helicopter has a max speed of 260kph and a service ceiling of 4500 meters. Dushanbe has an elevation of 706 meters. Khorough in the Pamir Mountains has an elevation of 2,213 meters.


Slow tank, fast tank

Rocko, the world's biggest dog?

Look at that thing drinking out of the kitchen faucet.



Here is Cooper, the world's wettest dog.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Don't wave ROC flag in Korea

16 year old girl from Taiwan is a K-Pop star.


On Korean TV, she waves a Taiwan (Republic of China) flag.

Mainland Chinese fans are pissed.

16 year old girl's concerts in China are canceled.

16 year old girl forced to apologize.

Eating the Globe: Germany


So good! Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. HouseOfCadillacs.

From the menu:
Sausage & Kraut 
3 Nürnberger Bratwürste with hot German mustard and 1 Bavarian white sausage with sweet German mustard, Sauerkraut, mashed potatoes

This Austrian restaurant is now on my radar.

Countries tried so far:
Asia: Burma, China, India, Japan, Lebanon, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
Europe: Germany, Italy, Sweden
North America: Mexico, USA
South America: Chile

China's take on Taiwan presidential election

The pro-independence DPP party won in a landslide. This Mainland Chinese news clip is hilarious. "Island" instead of "nation". "Leadership election" rather than "presidential election". And what's with blurring out the red banner in the background? The verbal gymnastics.

Custom RC bus


More here.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Soviet plane carrying booster tank

Holy hell.


Donald Trump Jam

People outside the U.S.: This guy is still leading the pack. Imagine him as the leader of the Free World. How is he going to insult your Head of State?

Among Republicans nationally:
Trump 33%
Cruz: 20%
Rubio: 13%
Carson: 12%