Sometimes it takes militaristic discipline demand create an iconic trend. Hence the number of fashion staples derived from military dress. Take Ray Ban sunglasses, which got their start in the military in 1929 when Lieutenant John MacCready, having suffered nausea while crossing the Atlantic in a blimp, requested lenses powerful enough to block the intense glare of the sun while still allowing for full visibility.

The meanings attached to the nation can be consequential for group members’ attitudes and beliefs. We examined how national identity definition can influence the extent of individuals’ homophobia with 159 Lithuanian and 176 Scottish university students who completed a questionnaire which measured their national identification, homophobia, and the extent to which they felt traditional family values were central to their nation’s identity. Consistent with nation wide differences in the significance given to the family, Lithuanian participants perceived family values to be more important for their national identity and expressed higher levels of homophobia than did Scottish participants.

So far, experts say, the extremist group appears incapable of launching a large scale chemical weapons attack, which requires not only expertise, but also the proper equipment, materials and a supply chain to produce enough of the chemical agent to pose a significant threat. Army chemical officer and Department of Homeland Security expert who is now a private consultant, using an alternative acronym for the IS group. The chemicals we are talking about are principally chlorine and sulfur mustard, both of which are actually quite poor weapons by modern standards.

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The existing ordinance does not explicitly mention impacts on public transit, overall strain on city services, nor does it speak to the overlap of events over the course of a weekend. This amendment makes it explicit that the Commission may consider the following factors: size, location, route, duration of an event, as well as safety concerns articulated by the Police or Fire Department, significant impairment to traffic flow, Metro Transit service, or the provision of police, fire, or other emergency services. Those factors can be considered based on the proposed event itself or the combination of events or activities known to be occurring on the same day or same weekend.