So ever since 1944, the US Navy has dominated the oceans of the world. It looks like that's about over.
Experimental Chinese missile knocks out Navy carriers in one hit
Aircraft carriers such as the USS George Washington supercarrier (pictured) represent the American Navy's most formidable force, able to overwhelm any target on land, in the air, or at sea. Now, the Dong Feng 21D anti-ship missile could change everything.
The Dong Feng 21D is considered to be a new class of weapon, being identified as an ASBM, or anti-ship ballistic missile. If it does what it's supposed to, it'll be the first land-launched missile in the world capable of hitting a moving aircraft carrier from a range of 900 miles. The game-changing nature of this weapon is especially apparent when you consider that China commands a coastline 11,200 miles long, and the 21D could knock out a carrier before it gets into range of the mainland.
My next project has an interior photo of a village in Northeastern France. The village of Bitche. Captioned as such.
It has apparently been in the book for at least 3 editions. Seriously? No one suggested to at least change the caption?
Sure, but that's the sort of thing that inspires kids to be engaged in their foreign language courses.
My current Italian workbook has a whole activity about shopping for a cocktail party. No beer, but scotch, grappa, and tonic water. My boss barely lets me put pictures of wine in our French books.
It's ridiculously inappropriate, and I have no idea why my all-powerful, do-no-wrong co-editor didn't change it, but I decided to leave it because I just don't care.
Right now is the first time since Monday that I don't feel completely overwhelmed by work. (I'm ignoring the fact that the only way to feel that way was to push another hour or so of work off until tomorrow)
I think I am going to celebrate by eating lunch somewhere other than my desk.
Wheee
Happy Birthday Scrappy!
Was someone fired?
No, so far as I know it was a standard ad the company sends out for printing, albeit to an older audience than the target of that particular publication. I never heard back about any reprisals, but they did send us a modified version of the ad film that was safe for younger kids.
I just didn't want us to get a rep for being the early childhood company that played Spot the Hidden Picture.
Run away, Perkins! Find a pretty place for lunch, even if you do takeout!
GOOD SHIT: PULP FICTION DUBBED BY DONALD DUCK AND MICKEY MOUSE
NSFW due to profanity, obviously.
"Descwibe what Mawcewwus Wawwus wooks wike!"
Heh.
