Technically it would happen after I've finished my degree (last day to submit my thesis/report is June 7, while this trip would be later during summer). But "paid foreign vacation" definitely still applies.
will they be paying your accomodation etc as well as your pay - London is really really expensive , unless you live in a shit area. (think like new york but without any rent control)
I haven't been given any details yet (I'm not sure if there even are any details to be given thus far), but I'd expect that the payment would at least cover travel costs and accommodation.
quite often these trips include accom anyway, its a great offer but just one to be careful of... a studio flat in kensington is circa £320pw (tbh immediate area of the NHM is ludicrously posh - you'll be looking at living further out and tubing it (that's like the NY metro) )
Hmm, maybe I should put up an ad in The Lounge: "Poor student looking for a cheap room in London." Seriously, though, thanks for the advice. Will definitely make sure to pay attention to costs.
That: moment - when; your short-story - 'is' rejected, YOU. cannot; fathom? Why did I draft, all night, and, f**k, independent, & small, publishers...called, Robin. in draft, 73.
That moment when you realize your playlist has no Greenday on it and are like wtf?!? Then feel really, really, old.
TMW you are writing your sci-fi and are stuck with one question: does sonar have sound? Can you hear sonar?
@Link the Writer I think this may help with your question. https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/sonar/sonar.html
It depends on the frequency - ther are lots of records of submariners hearing active sonar from surface ships through the hull ... however the human ear can't hear the high frequency sonar that bats use. The human ear hears between 20hz and 20khz but is most sensitive to 1-4khz (bats vary but most species are in the 45 -70khz range), military sonar can be anywhere between 1-10khz (with ww2 era being 2-30khz) eta Tom Clancy describes the actual sound of being pinged with active sonar as "Ba...wah" in various books and he was from that background so you could expect reasonable accuracy eta2 - given you are writing sci fi, its worth noting that sonar needs a medium to travel through (generally water or air but it would work in other liquids) it wouldn't work well in space
He did a ton of research, but his only military experience was Army ROTC, and he got booted due to bad eyesight.
Apparently ROTC has much stricter regs, than the real Army. My mother was tech. legally blind, and wore cokebottle bottom thick glasses. Was in the service for 20yrs. So that would mean that Tom Clancy must have pretty much lost his sight entirely, with no way of fixing/correcting the problem at the time. Which wouldn't make a lot of sense. Also according to things he is dead, 1 Oct. 2013.
To be fair, standards for joining the military can vary depending on need. War time Army: Will take anyone the can get their hands on. If you fail a drug test, just try again tomorrow. Peace time Army: Sorry, you only have a Masters, please reapply when you meet our standards.
It is for me. Of course, I had to be open to the moment, letting go of what was hanging me up. Isn't always easy, and sometimes not doable. But we keep working at it, right?
Crap. So her aiming a hand-held sonar device at the air would do jack shit. I'll just re-write it to 'homing beacon'.
Damn. But I feel you. I'm not suited for direct sunlight either. On Friday we had our first proper summer day. I got sun-struck and had to spend the weekend in a darkened room because migraine, except for two short late-night outings.
Try doing that in AUSTRALIA. I have Irish background on both sides of my family only a few generations back. Half my family has had growths ripped out of them to avoid cancer.
This is true , but wasn't he a reservist in NAVSEA or similar... which was how he got Naval institute press to publish HFRO
TMW you have to restrain yourself, Dr. Strangelove-style, from responding to an FB discussion with "Yeah, but you're a fucking psycho."