Sunday, January 29, 2017

Saab Draken


Wear and tear on the Curiosity Mars Rover's wheel


They never thought it would function so long, so they didn't think they needed to make the wheel all that durable.

Trump's president a week and already Chuck you Schumer is in tears.

Sunday at a press conference, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) fought back tears as he vowed to do everything he can to “overturn” President Donald Trump’s executive order that halted immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries into the United States.

He added, “It must be reversed immediately. Senate Democrats are going to introduce legislation to overturn this and move it as quickly as we can.”

Sorry Chuck, you don't have the votes anymore.  Did you "fight back tears" after a Muslim, in the name of his religion,  killed your people in San Bernardino?  Florida?  Boston?  Cry me a river, hypocrite.

Old Swedish bi-plane, on ice



Flying above Alaskan glaciers


Little Blue Penguins

The Little Penguin is the smallest and perhaps the cutest species of penguin in the world.  It grows to an average of 33 cm (13 in) in height and 43 cm (17 in) in length, though specific measurements vary by subspecies.  It is found on the coastlines of southern Australia and New Zealand, with possible records from Chile. In Australia, they are often called fairy penguins because of their small size. In New Zealand, they are more commonly known as little blue penguins or blue penguins owing to their slate-blue plumage. They are also known by their Māori name: kororā.



South of PerthWestern Australia, visitors to Penguin Island are able to view penguins in a natural environment. Less than one hour from the centre of the city, it is possible to see little penguins in all months, including visiting sensitive areas where they remain on land for extended periods for the purposes of moulting.
At Phillip Island, Victoria, a viewing area has been established at the Phillip Island Nature Park to allow visitors to view the nightly "penguin parade". Lights and concrete stands have been erected to allow visitors to see but not photograph or film the birds (this is because it can blind or scare them) interacting in their colony.
In Otago, New Zealand town of Oamaru, where visitors may view the birds returning to their colony at dusk.  In Oamaru it is not uncommon for penguins to nest within the cellars and foundations of local shorefront properties, especially in the old historic precinct of the town. More recently, little penguin viewing facilities have been established at Pilots BeachOtago Peninsula and Dunedin in New Zealand. Here visitors are guided by volunteer wardens to watch penguins returning to their burrows at dusk.
Visitors to Kangaroo IslandSouth Australia, have nightly opportunities to observe penguins at the Kangaroo Island Marine Centre in Kingscote and at the Penneshaw Penguin Centre.  Granite Island at Victor HarborSouth Australia continues to offer guided tours at dusk, despite its colony dropping from thousands in the 1990s to dozens in 2014.  There is also a Penguin Centre located on the island where the penguins can be viewed in captivity.
In BichenoTasmania, evening penguin viewing tours are offered by a local tour operator at a rookery on private land.
                                          Feeding time for the little blues at the Melbourne Zoo


Snort!


A few words on the so called "Muslim Ban," and why we might want to limit their numbers.

First, this is Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation by population.  None of them are effected by the "ban."  Neither is anyone from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Turkey or several other semi civilized countries.


Want to have Muslims in your neighborhood?   Want to work hard, pay taxes and see your money spent on the people who's ideology destroyed their own countries, and who now want to live in your land?  Gee, how about no.


In few words, cause it doesn't take very many, Don Surber eviscerates the media on their immigration hysteria

As they say, go read it all, it's a tour de force.

The (New York Times) editorial said: "The order’s language makes clear that the xenophobia and Islamophobia that permeated Mr. Trump’s campaign are to stain his presidency as well. Un-American as they are, they are now American policy."

Was President Obama un-American. xenophobic and Islamophobic when he issued the same order on Iraq only in 2011?

Did the media even notice that Obama ended a 50-plus year policy of accepting Cuban refugees?

Where are the editorials in the New York Times decrying Obama's xenophobia?

USA Today did the usual journalist-as-social-justice-warrior schtick of elevating liberal advocates as experts:

Experts question legality of Trump's immigration ban on Muslim countries
This is a legal and unfortunately necessary action. These are not experts. They are liars with law degrees.

We know this is legal because President Trump is doing what his predecessor did.

Years ago, Congress gave the president the power to do this.

On November 8, voters elected the candidate who saw the threat to our security as coming from Iran -- not Cuba.

Cabin Porn


Cool


Freckles, they are good


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