| Tempest Squadron Weekly Report |
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| (2.10.2002) |
| Hi, my name is Kaneda... you might remember me from such informational programs as A Boy and his Bot: The True, and Utterly Ludecrous Story of a Bot Named 'SureFried' and You're Never Too Old... Hey, Just Look at Rapier. I'm here on a soapbox to give you another squadron report, only the soapbox is a little taller and nicer looking. So, without further ado, here's the latest from the Tempest back room. |
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| Tempest Squadron Orders |
| As announced earlier this week, we have a competition against Tornado Squadron this week. We're going to need everyone's best effort on this one. With that in mind, here are your orders for the week:Fly TC-180 for the competition against Tornado. Pilot files are due to me on the 15th. The highest scorer in this one will recieve an IS-BW. Good Luck! :-DOnce you're done with competition battle, take a few minutes to tackle an IWATS course or do a little recruiting. We now have a server that supports ASP, so that would be a great IWATS course to take, if you have a good understanding of HTML. |
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| News |
Fleet News The call is going out to those with XvT/BoP for beta testing. If you're interested, you're encouraged to contact VA Marcin Szydlowski (pbmike@go2.pl). Applicants are encouraged to check out the Tactical Manual for a complete description and expectations of the positionThe EH now has a Fiction/Runon board! Check it out at http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=86 when you get a chance and post to it when you get a chance. It's a great idea originally proposed by Wing X's own LC Beef!A couple positions are open and a couple people were promoted, but for details on those, check out the TIE Corps News!
Wing News Until this morning, I thought that it's been a busy week for Tempest Squadron... Now I realize how much of an understatement "busy" is. I am refering, of course, to Lockes journey around Wing X. In three days Locke resigned as CMDR to be a FM, at which point he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. Today, however, saw another turn of events: RA Darklord resigned as COM and COL Locke became an RA as he was named the new COM... I'm sure I'm not the only one to say "wow." Anyway, congrats Locke! Good luck in the comfy chair and... umm, can I borrow the Challenge for my big date this Saturday? ;-)Mai is still looking for a winning newsletter layout. Those with random animated .gif's lying around are encouraged to break 'em out, dust 'em off, and throw 'em into a "cool funkomatic" layout fit for a WC *rimshot sounds in the background*. (It's nice to be able to use a recycled headline once in a while)
Squadron News Locke resigned as CMDR and went to Flight 3 for a couple days. He's not there right now tho, so if you need him please hang up and dial the Challenge Penthouse. ;-)I was made CMDR of Tempest Squadron, which means that you're going to have lots of these reports to look forward to.Dirk Logan was also promoted to Flight Leader of Flight 3. Congrats, Dirk!The Tempest Web Page is back up! Due to my own lack of funding, I grabbed a free site and uploaded what I had. It's currently at http://www27.brinkster.com/tempest1/. This was kind of a rush job just to get some presence on the 'net again, so if there's anything you guys want to do with it, just let me know. Eventually, I'd like to hand off web page maintenance to one of you guys. Again, just let me know if you'd like to volunteer. |
| Pilot Activity |
KanedaBecame CMDRRe-established Tempest Web Page
ChrisHosted and participated in the Royal Rumble at some Sleep Inn
Mikenone
Rovernone
Dirknone |
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| Current Tempest Roster |
 TEMPEST SQUADRON OF WING X : Deep Strike
COMMANDER: CM Kaneda Pellail (kaneda@isdchallenge.org)
NICKNAME: Riders on the Storm
BANNER: tempest.jpg
MOTTO: "May the winds blow till they have waken'd death!" - Othello
HOMEPAGE: http://www27.brinkster.com/tempest1
FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Cupid's Arrows
Motto: "Mortuus ex Vento" -- "Death from the Wind"
1) CM Kaneda Pellail (kaneda@isdchallenge.org)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA
FLIGHT II - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: "Katayoku no Tenshi" - The One Winged Angels
Motto: We are the Plague of the Galaxy!
1) LCM Chris McCollum (ministryisadeity@aol.com)
2) LCM Mike Keyman (keyman@isdchallenge.org)
3) CM Rover (eh_rover@lglobus.ru)
4) TBA
FLIGHT III - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: The Imperial Monsoon
Motto: "We'll blow you off your feet."
1) LCM Dirk Logan (scott@sparksracing.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA
Total: 5
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| And now, your moment of Zen... |
I can't really take credit for this one. I got it from a friend this week, but I thought it was funny enough to make the cut into this highly prestegious literary periodical.
This week in the news...
THE HEAVIEST ELEMENT
Investigators at a major research institution have recently discovered the heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has been tentatively named Administratium (Ad). This new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of 0. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons, and 111 assistant vice neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally take less than a second.
Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years; it does not decay but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons, vice neutrons, and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. In fact, an Administratium sample's mass will actually increase over time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably become neutrons, forming new isodopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Administratium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the ........"Critical Morass". You will know it when you see it.
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