European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Pace 2 Star tuesday april 3 2007 Day quote of the Day the but thing i want to do is lose a fire that s scary they need to rethink this whole Greg Pearson a Federal worker in Mannheim on damage caused to car tires by tire shredder Security devices at army bases in Europe see Story on Page 5 list coming soon on did aprils Black Christmas Charlottes web the Good Shepherd jump in tristan Isolde Voniver april 10 Arthur and the invisible flannel pyjamas sleeping dogs lie act coming soon scene on sunday medieval Boot Camp today in stripes Abby american roundup1819 classified2327 comics2022 crossword21 faces14 horoscope20 utters12 opinion13 sports2736 to weather15 lightning natural phenomenon of contradiction q funny thing about lightning is a it never strikes the same place twice and b if it strikes a place once it May strike there Doz ens of times a both can be True depending on the place and Type of lightning says University of Florida electrical and computer Engineer Vladimir Rakov the majority of lightning Dis charges begin in the Clouds with the Leader Channel extending Down in search of a ground termination Point if terrain is Flat and uniform any strike Point is equally unlikely a Small 1squaremeter area in an open Florida Field is struck on average once every 100 Millen Nia so if you saw a lightning strike to that Small area another one could be expected in 5000 human generations or so which practically speaking is never but in reality terrain is not homogeneous and features like grounded metallic objects be strange but True Bill Sones and Rich Sones pad Terry Prather the by Ledger lightning is shown in the sky Over near Maysville Kyas thunderstorms moved through Mason county by come lightning rods and taller objects Are struck More often for example a 30meter Tower in Florida is struck on average once every 3 to 4 years a 60meter Tower yearly Over 100 meters the object May Send a Leader Channel skyward inviting a hit whats up with that explaining customs from around the world q i always hear officers referred to As Fiel Grade officers or Gen eral officers i get the distinction but wheres the name come from whats up with that a a general officer of course is someone who has achieved the rank of brigadier general in the army or air Force someone with the rank of rear Admiral or higher in the Navy is referred to As a Flag officer so in today american military a Fiel Grade officer is someone ranked major lieutenant colonel or colonel lieutenants and captains Are company level officers As they Are designated Only to command company level elements so where does Fiel Grade come from according to several sources the name is meant to designate an officer who can be expected to operate units independently in the Field for limited periods of time whether it be an infantry battalion cavalry troop or artillery unit if s that in the Field aspect that has stuck apparently general officers Are expected to be Able to command units or formations that can oper photo illustration by stars and stripes ate independently for extended periods of time brigades squadrons of ships company Grade officers of course Are expected to be Able to Lead company sized ele ments independently in the Field got a question about going son in the Mideast email stripes at thus the Osta Kino to Tower in Moscow at 540 meters draws about 30 strikes a year if relocated to the Tampa Bay area where lightning activity is 3 to 4 times More intense the Tower would experience 90120 strikes a year q whats the biggest Ever of All earths creatures a the Mammoth Blue whale at around 120 tons equating the weight of 1600 150pound peo ple or 120 midsize cars or 20 african elephants it would have taken two Large brachiosaurus dinosaurs at tons each to rival one whale whose Tongue alone weighs As much As an elephant and heart As much As a car whales Are seafarers Able to haul around so much mass because the buoy Ancy Force of water largely negates Gravity in fact a beached whale rests so heavily on its lungs it is slowly strangled to death Send strange questions to Brothers Bill and Rich at puzzles by Papp com 4 s i i difficulty easy Roll in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits 1 through 9 for solution tips and computer program see yesterdays solution 1 9j7 6j8j4 3t2s5 4j72 8h 9 Slife 2l4i ll48 8jjh9 5j9i4 3118 21814 351 5j1j3 7 f2 6 j3j2 17 it e to this newspaper is authorized by the department of defense for members of fee military services overseas however the con tents of stars and stripes Are unofficial and Are not to be considered As the official views of or endorsed by the us govern ment As a Dod newspaper stars and stripes May be distributed official channels and use appropriated funds for distribution to Remote locations where overseas Doo personnel Are located the appearance of advertising in this publication does not constitute endorsement by 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