http://www.cswap.com/1998/Armageddon/cap/en/25fps/a/00_27
Armageddon
:27:55
- Uh, Max.
- You got a weight limit on the shuttle?
:28:00
- Max.
- Hey, Mama.
:28:02
So sweet, Maxie.
:28:05
Hey, would you give me one of them
yellow jelly bear claws I like?
:28:07
- Are you in trouble with the law again?
- No, Mama.
:28:10
- Maxie.
- I swear, Mama. I'm--
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_supremacy
Air supremacy
Air supremacy is the complete dominance of the air power of one side's air forces over the other side's, during a military campaign. It is the most favorable state of control of the air. It is defined by NATO and the United States Department of Defense as "that degree of air superiority wherein the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference."
There are normally thought to be three levels of control of the air. Air supremacy is the highest, meaning there is complete control of the skies. Air superiority is the next highest, which is being in a more favorable position than the opponent. It is defined in the NATO Glossary as "That degree of dominance in the air battle of one force over another that permits the conduct of operations by the former and its related land, sea, and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by opposing air forces." Air parity is the lowest level of control, meaning control of the skies only above friendly troop positions.
Air power has since become an increasingly powerful element of military campaigns; military planners view having at least an environment of air superiority as a necessity. Air supremacy allows greatly increased bombing efforts as well as tactical air support for ground forces. In addition, paratroop assaults and airdrops can move ground forces and supplies.
From 7/4/1954 ( World War II-era food rationing ends in Great Britain ) To 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) is 3299 days
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) To 7/27/1972 ( first flight McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jet and I was primary test pilot for the first flight and for the United States Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter jet test program ) is 3299 days
From 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot and as active duty US Naval Aviator and US Astronaut ) to 7/27/1972 ( first flight McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jet and I was primary test pilot for the first flight and for the United States Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter jet test program ) is: 1914 days
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 10/11/1968 ( I was United States Apollo 7 spacecraft United States Navy astronaut entering orbit of planet Earth ) is: 1914 days
From 12/21/1970 ( I was primary US Navy test pilot for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first flight and for the United States Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet program ) To 10/9/1971 ( I am board-certified surgeon as Dr. Thomas Reagan MD ) is 292 days
From 10/9/1971 ( I am board-certified surgeon as Dr. Thomas Reagan MD ) To 7/27/1972 ( first flight McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jet and I was primary test pilot for the first flight and for the United States Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter jet test program ) is 292 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-15_Eagle
F-15 Eagle
Role Air superiority fighter
Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas
First flight 27 July 1972
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories. Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas' design in 1967 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter. The Eagle first flew in July 1972, and entered service in 1976.
http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/eagle.htm
F-15 Eagle Tactical Fighter
First flight: July 27, 1972
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=397
National Museum of the US Air Force
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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15A EAGLE
The F-15 is a twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter. First flown on July 27, 1972, the Eagle began entering the USAF inventory on Nov. 14, 1974.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pinkfloyd/time.html
PINK FLOYD LYRICS
"Time"
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way
Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then the one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but you're older
And shorter of breath and one day closer to death
Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desparation is the English way
The time is gone the song is over, thought I'd something more to say
Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
When I come home cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away, across the field, tolling on the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
And hear the softly spoken magic spell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
Studio album by Pink Floyd
Released 10 March 1973
Track listing
Speak To Me
Breathe
On the Run
Time
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
An Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954
1954
July 4
Food rationing in Great Britain ends with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II and nearly a decade after the war's end.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/4/newsid_3818000/3818563.stm
ON THIS DAY 4 July
1954: Housewives celebrate end of rationing
Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain ended at midnight when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted.
Members of the London Housewives' Association held a special ceremony in London's Trafalgar Square to mark Derationing Day.
Food rationing began on 8 January 1940, four months after the outbreak of war.
Limits were imposed on the sale of bacon, butter and sugar.
Then on 11 March 1940 all meat was rationed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom
Rationing in the United Kingdom
Rationing in the United Kingdom is the series of food rationing policies put in place by the government of the United Kingdom during certain wartime periods of the 20th century.
At the beginning of World War II, the UK imported 55 million tons of foodstuffs per year (70%), including more than 50% of its meat, 70% of its cheese and sugar, nearly 80% of fruits and about 90% of cereals and fats. It was one of the principal strategies of the Axis to attack shipping bound for the UK, restricting British industry and potentially starving the nation into submission.
To deal with extreme shortages, the Ministry of Food instituted a system of rationing. Each person registered with their local shops, and was provided with a ration book that contained coupons. The shopkeeper was provided with enough food for registered customers. When purchasing goods, the purchaser had to give the shopkeeper a coupon as well as money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cut_(album)
The Final Cut (album)
The Final Cut
Studio album by Pink Floyd
Released 21 March 1983
The Final Cut is the tenth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd.
Track listing
Side one
"The Post War Dream"
"Your Possible Pasts"
"One of the Few"
"The Hero's Return"
"The Gunner's Dream"
"Paranoid Eyes"
Side two
"Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert"
"The Fletcher Memorial Home"
"Southampton Dock"
"The Final Cut"
"Not Now John"
"Two Suns in the Sunset"
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pinkfloyd/gunnersdream.html
PINK FLOYD LYRICS
"Gunners Dream"
floating down through the clouds
memories come rushing up to meet me now
in the space between the heavens
and in the corner of some foreign field
i had a dream
i had a dream
goodbye max
goodbye ma
after the service when you're walking slowly to the car
and the silver in her hair shines in the cold november air
you hear the tolling bell
and touch the silk in your lapel
and as the tear drops rise to meet the comfort of the band
you take her frail hand
and hold on to the dream
a place to stay
enough to eat
somewhere old heroes shuffle safely down the street
where you can speak out loud
about your doubts and fears
and what's more no-one ever disappears
you never hear their standard issue kicking in your door
you can relax on both sides of the tracks
and maniacs don't blow holes in bandsmen by remote control
and everyone has recourse to the law
and no-one kills the children anymore
and no-one kills the children anymore
night after night
going round and round my brain
his dream is driving me insane
in the corner of some foreign field
the gunner sleeps tonight
what's done is done
we cannot just write off his final scene
take heed of the dream
take heed
