The roadable aircraft

In Memory of Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

This Sticky post is bumped from June 25, 2009 — the day the world learned of the shocking news that pop icon Michael Jackson had passed away. It will remain at the top all day to commemorate the 1st anniversary of Michael’s passing.

The post is untouched except for one added photo and the addition of a rare video of the Jackson 5 rehearsing for a concert in 1970. The comments are closed.

Michael Jackson fans all over the world are stunned at the news of pop legend Michael Jackson’s death at the age of 50. I am not ashamed to admit I was a huge Michael Jackson fan for as long as I can remember.

As kids in 1974, my youngest brother and me were lucky enough to meet the legend up close and even dance with him in Miami, Florida.

I had a feeling Michael would die young because of all the abuse he put his body through and the drugs he ingested over the years. Still, the news of Michael’s untimely death came as a shock.

After the break, I posted my favorite photos of Michael Jackson, the way I want to remember him, before the surgeries and eccentric behavior.

In Memory of Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

Private plane of Sultan of Brunei 2

An Air Force Lt. General wrote...

I toured this aircraft as it was being "remodeled" in Waco.

Yes, the sinks are solid gold and one of them is Lalique crystal.

The Sultan bought the aircraft brand new for roughly $100M.

He had it flown to Waco from the Boeing factory and had the
interior completely removed. Then he had the folks at E-Systems
install $120M worth of improvements inside and outside.

I've gained entrance to nuclear weapons storage areas much
easier than gaining entrance to see this airplane. While there it
struck me - Maybe the rich really are different than the rest of us!!

Private plane of Sultan of Brunei

Pcb

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. It is also referred to as printed wiring board (PWB) or etched wiring board. A PCB populated with electronic components is a printed circuit assembly (PCA), also known as a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA).
PCBs are inexpensive, and can be highly reliable. They require much more layout effort and higher initial cost than either wire-wrapped or point-to-point constructed circuits, but are much cheaper and faster for high-volume production. Much of the electronics industry's PCB design, assembly, and quality control needs are set by standards that are published by the IPC organization.