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- Expedition 30 Cosmonauts Perform Spacewalk
This image of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, was taken during a spacewalk on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment in preparation for replacing it in 2012 with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2, they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. Image Credit: NASA
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President Obama: The Greatest Gun Salesman In America
An interesting observation on the ongoing trend in the firearm industry. Take a hard look at the charts. One of the things that POTUS continues to be bashed on is his handling of the economy. Look at all the tax … Continue reading
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What do people think?
This is a pretty creative meme that has been floating around. Some really good work by some folks. Here are a few that I have enjoyed stumbling across.
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Too Funny
This one is too funny. I was eating lunch and drinking my coffee with my 6-year-old and I asked her, “What is the 20th of February?” She said “President’s Day!” She is a smart kid, so, I asked her, “What … Continue reading
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@monsterhunter45 congrats. Ho…
@monsterhunter45 congrats. Hopefully you will have a win on these
Interesting Challenge
.22LR, handgun, 400 yds. Yes that’s right 400 yds., offhand. That’s an interesting test, and might be kind of fun to try.
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Gunny Time
Ah, time for a little clip from The Gunny.
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Cascading Events
Hmm…. remember what I posted earlier today about cascading events in a global economy? We might already be sliding down that slippery slope. A top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect … Continue reading
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Economics
I don’t have the time right now to do this topic justice. However, a couple of things caught my eye this morning. Tam put some recent news from POTUS in perspective for us. The biggest thing to take away from … Continue reading
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Back in The Saddle
Slowly getting caught up from being on vacation for a week. I will have some real content up soon.
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