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- Rhea's Day in the Sun
A nearly full Rhea shines in the sunlight in this recent Cassini image. Rhea (949 miles, or 1,527 kilometers across) is Saturn's second largest moon. Lit terrain seen here is on the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Rhea. North on Rhea is up and rotated 43 degrees to the left. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Sept. 10, 2013. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 990,000 miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Rhea. Image scale is 6 miles (9 kilometers) per pixel. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission, visit http://www.nasa.gov/cassini and http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov. The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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Inventiveness
Way back in my youth, inventors and visionaries were what always caught my eye. Amphibious cars, highways of flying cars, robots, colonies on Mars, etc. As I grew older and began to understand the problems inherent in bringing a product … Continue reading
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Bucket List – Achievement
I was able to cross off a bucket list item late last night, as the Aurora Borealis made an trek south into my latitudes. It was somewhat disappointing as there was so much fog and overcast that all it did … Continue reading
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Inner Geek
It is time to bring forth your inner geek. Feel the power of the force.
Eleanor
For those that recall “Gone in 60 Seconds” Nicholas Cage had is Eleanor, a 1967 custom Mustang. Everyone has their “Eleanor” in whatever hobby the happen to be passionate about. When we take a look at firearms, there is a … Continue reading
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Cool Idea
Where do you hide all your stuff in the house? Here are a few different ideas for you.
Mobile Killers
Another recent analysis from Active Response. This time an interesting change in tactics and approach of your active shooter. Did you know that there was a gunman loose in Paris? Mobile Killers | Active Response Training.
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Sandy Hook Analysis
It has been almost a year since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Recently the police report on the incident was released. Over at Active Response training, Greg has broken out some of the highlights of the report and … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to our Corps. 238 years of history, tradition, and winning.
When Old Is Again New
It has been 34 years since the fall of the US Embassy in Tehran. While that is an event that many of us have placed in the dustbins of history, we received a reminder of the event as “tens of … Continue reading
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30th Anniversary of Beirut Bombing
30 years ago today, we woke up to the fact that over 200 of my fellow Marines were killed by a truck bomb. A truck bomb…now we have the “fancy” term Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). In accordance with … Continue reading