Valour-IT Challenge: Video Face-Off
OK folks – there’s our side:
…And, well, their’s…sitting around all pretty like static displays 
Hmm, might be seein’ one of these again in the near future…just, sayin‘, you know…
OK folks – there’s our side:
…And, well, their’s…sitting around all pretty like static displays 
Hmm, might be seein’ one of these again in the near future…just, sayin‘, you know…
So, its like this. A competition is being held within the competition between the teams for best Valour-IT video. I’m sure someone has put together a slide show set to (trite) tear-jerking music. We didn’t. We opted for some kick@$$ instead… So, a familiar video – but with some twists, courtesy Team Navy: Oh yes…
Well, the 2nd annual Veteran’s Day blogathon for Valour-IT is complete, with just the non-designated donations and those sent by snail still to be counted. The goal of $180K overall was exceeded and am hearing via the grapevine that maybe final contributions may exceed $210K. Three out of the 4 teams met their goals with…
…and this is why nukes have PALs (well, one reason at least): And whist you are tripping the blogsphere fantastic, check out this great blog, rife with the humor endemic in Naval Aviation. Enjoy your weekend! – SJS
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“So when all else fails, when all the negotiations have broken down, when there is a missile in the air, you have to have the ability to destroy it. Because the only other ability you would have is to apologize to the relatives of those who died.” — —
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That’s a rather cheap shot, showing the CREDITS and then complaining of a lack of action.
In any case, back over to you. I think you’re gonna have a tough time sizing up to this one…
That there’s more about Hollywood than real-life.
(And NO FAIR invoking “Bridges!!” SOME things should be Beyond The Pale…)
Well, since you all glommed on to Murdoc, OP-FOR et al, we’ve got to roll out the heavy stuff… 😛 And as for the film openings — the sequence from Bridges was part of the opening scene and for The Hunters…umm, well, they do look nice and pretty all lined up for the nice looooong take off roll (yawn) 🙂
– SJS
What type of video are you using? I can’t open them or even tell what they are. It’s probably my problem with firewalls or options or something, but I figured I’d ask.
You-tube — which is more frequently being blocked by govt agencies and corporate world. One of the reasons I’ll put my stuff up over on Google video…
– SJS
I suppose the Air Force crew could show a clip from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starfighters This film, starring Ace Pilot Bob Dornan, was almost as underwhelming as “Plan 9 From Outer Space”.
Go Navy!
Okay dc, now that’s just going too far! Any movie that was on MST3K is unfair.
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article w Scribe » Valour-IT Challenge: Video Face-Off, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
Daniel:
Not to worry – a lot of it was inside ball between the Air Force and Navy teams. Drop me a note offline and I’ll be glad to answer your questions 😎
– SJS