My Beacon Report

5 watts to a 1/2 wave vertical

As you know if you are a reader of this blog I installed a propagation beacon earlier this year. I have multiple reports of East / West propagation ranging from all over Europe to the West Coast ranging from California, Nevada,Washington, and Oregon  but never yet from North / South. Stations report of what they hear every day from Texas, Alabama, Florida, Canada, and others from North / South without any reports from my beacon. This seems very strange to me but It may change as the spiratic E season approaches nearing December. The Maximum Usable Frequency "MUF" has not been this high for years, today the flux was almost 160. This 11 year cycle has been very poor for propagation. Hopefully the high numbers will prevail for some time to come. Listen at 28.2995 CW for my beacon 24/7/365.
See the Flux numbers for today here

Hurricane Sandy Oct. 29,2012

Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as the second-costliest hurricane in United States history.
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Statue of Liberty - 1886

Oct. 28th 1886, In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.

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Windows product key

Today I decided to reload my laptop with a fresh clean copy of XP.  But there is a problem,  The product windows key is unreadable from the sticker on the underside of the computer. What to do ? In comes Google or Bing. I did a search for "Windows Key Finder" and after viewing several scam sites I landed on a perfect program, and free.
Get it HERE
Get this program and print out the key, tape it to the inside of the case as you may need it like I did. Without the key you may have to spend $300 plus to buy another.

G-Lock SpamCombat

G-Lock SpamCombat – helps fight spam and delete unwanted emails, before landing in your inbox. This is a 100% FREE self learning system that 'automatically' detects spam with great precision and accuracy, adapts to new types of spam, plus, it stops viruses and malicious code.

This is a free to use program if you have only one email address to check. I have been using this program for years and it helps speed up reading my mail. I get 100 plus emails a day and I only want to read about 10 of them. It will take a week or two for you to train the program as what is a good or bad email.
Read more about it and down load it HERE
......... Jack

Cuban missile crisis 1962

I talked with my son about this and from the conversation I found he knew little about this. It was a very nerve racking week for our family. We derived a plan for our safety in case the missiles were launched. All that were not born (like my son) or know little about this should take a few minutes to read this article. .......Jack

Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that Soviet nuclear weapons had been discovered in Cuba and that he had ordered a naval "quarantine" of the island nation.

Hear John F. Kennedy's address to the nation on October 22, 1962, explaining of the buildup of arms in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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X1M Platinum

X1M SSB CW 4 watt xceiver

The postman dropped off this little QRP rig today about noon. I had to solder the power connector on witch took about 15 minutes, I put an adapter on the BNC antenna receptacle so I could use a PL259. I flipped the power on and the internal speaker came to life. I got a stiff neck bobbing  my head to focus my bifocals in on the very small LED menu. Its going to take a few days to remember all the menu ajustments. The first contact was to a station in So. Dakota on the 20 meter SSB band, my report was 44. The second contact was on 75 meters and the guys couldn't get over how good I sounded with only 4 watts of power. I was running S8 to 9 with good audio. I called CQ on the 20 meter QRP frequency but received no replies. Tomorrow is another day and I can't wait for 15 & 10 to open up. I'm going to build a portable antenna for 40 and 20, also a small nicad battery pack to operate portable back packing. I can run 1500 watts with other radios I have but I get a bigger kick out of the flea power this little radio puts out..... Jack WB9OTX
Flash: 10/20/13 Ten meters was open today. I worked about 12 or 15 stations all over Europe. I am getting more proficient with the menu commands now. A great fun radio, I love it !!

Billboard top 100

Billboard top 100 from the 40s to the 2000s

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Mr. Jasper S. Bilby - Osgood Indiana

A few years ago I posted an article on Mr. Jasper S. Bilby, formerly Chief Signal Man in the Coast Survey in my Blog. Now this week (8/7/13 to 8/11/13) a Bilby tower has been erected in the Osgood Park. (Tanglewood & W.CR 300N) to commemorate his life achievements. I captured a few photos of the erection of the tower over a three day span. See them HERE
I'm sure a plaque, fence, and landscaping will be added, I will follow up with photos as the site progresses. .... Jack

The below marker is at the corner of Tanglewood Rd and Co. Rd 200 N about a mile south of Osgood. This farm belonged to Mr.  Bilby at one time and in his work is referred to as the Glasgow marker. There is also one of these at Laughery Valley Co-Op at Correct, and then Holton North and Holton South base markers. ...... Mike Stratton.

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Mr. J. S. Bilby, formerly Chief Signal Man in the Coast Survey died at his home in Osgood, Ind., on July 18th, 1949. Mr. Bilby had a long and meritorious career with the Bureau. He entered the service in 1884 and retired in 1937, at the age of 73. His most noteworthy accomplishment was the design and construction of the Bilby Steel Tower which is used by all triangulation parties now. Survey towers were used by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey surveyors from the mid-1800s through the 1980s to obtain the clear lines-of-sight needed to conduct the surveys that are the backbone of our nation’s spatial reference framework. One of the most enduring and widely used types of towers was the Bilby Tower, designed by Jasper Bilby in 1926.

I'm sorry to say that most links to Bilby towers are shut down until the the shut down of the government is open again. You can do a search for "Bilby Towers" at a later date.

Alvin C. York

Sergeant York

Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), known also by his nickname, Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated American soldiers in World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, taking 32 machine guns, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others. This action occurred during the U.S.-led portion of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France, which was part of a broader Allied offensive masterminded by Marshal Ferdinand Foch to breach the Hindenburg line and make the opposing German forces surrender.

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Have you seen the movie ? Its great
Jack

Versailles Legion in Pumpkin Show Parade

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Happy Birthday Sputnik

See some of my Sputnik posts from the past.
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Oilfield Dodge" Promotional Film 1920s Dodge Brothers Wild Ride

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Happy Birthday NASA - 55 today

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CROW KILLS

Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that ey may have died from Avian Flu. A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu.  The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts. However, during the detailed analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car. MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills. The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause: when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "Truck". ........ Absolutely amazing!

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Versailles Pumpkin Show

September 25-29, 2013  On the Ripley County County Courthouse Square in Versailles, two blocks north of U.S. 50. Look for the carnival sounds and lights!

More Information at:
http://www.ripleycountytourism.com/pumpkin/

Sponsored by the
Versailles Lions Club!

First Day of Fall 2013: The Autumnal Equinox

When does fall begin? The equinox brings autumn on September 22, 2013 at 4:44 P.M EDT.  The word equinox comes from the Latin words for "equal night." The fall and spring equinoxes are the only days of the year in which the Sun crosses the celestial equator. From here on out, the temperatures begin to drop and the days start to get shorter than the nights

Make Everything OK

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Muscatatuck lookout

As an avid military frequency listener I and another friend have been hearing OV-10 aircraft above Jefferson Proving Grounds (JPG) on 343.00 MHZ. also many pilots with heavy accents. These OV-10 aircraft seem to be flying above Muscatatuck. Anyone have more info ?

Aircraft OV-10 photo from:
http://www.tstonramp.com/

For Sale

I have two (2) used desk top computers for sale. These are trade ins and are working perfect. No monitor or speakers. Cash or PayPal $50.00 each, with no support. Pick up only, 812-689-5960 ask for Jack.

Happy birthday Air-Force

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Versailles Pumpkin show continues in its 111th year

The Versailles Pumpkin Show, sponsored by the Versailles Lions Club, has continued for over a century and still brings thousands of visitors to Ripley County. “It’s like a homecoming,” reports show President Jerry Gilpin. “There’s good, clean family fun in a small-town setting, and erybody’s friendly and nice.
Read the full story on the The Herald-Tribune page

Pearl Harbor - Admiral Chester Nimitz

Admiral Chester Nimitz

Really interesting, and I never knew this little bit of history: Tour boats ferry people out to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii every thirty minutes. We just missed a ferry and had to wait thirty minutes. I went into a small gift shop to kill time. In the gift shop, I purchased a small book entitled,
"Reflections on Pearl Harbor" by Admiral Chester Nimitz. Sunday, December 7th, 1941-- Admiral Chester Nimitz was attending a concert in Washington D.C. He was paged and told there was a phone call for him. When he answered the phone, it was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the phone. He told Admiral Nimitz that he (Nimitz) would now be the Commander of the Pacific Fleet. Admiral Nimitz flew to Hawaii to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. He landed at Pearl Harbor on Christmas Eve, 1941.There was such a spirit of despair, dejecttion and defeat you would have thought the Japanese had already won the war. On Christmas Day, 1941, Adm. Nimitz was given a boat tour of the destruction wrought on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Big sunken battleships and navy vessels cluttered the waters every where you looked. As the tour boat returned to dock, the young helmsman of the boat asked, "Well Admiral, what do you think after seeing all this destruction?" Admiral Nimitz's reply shocked everyone within the sound of his voice. Admiral Nimitz said, "The Japanese made three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could ever make, or God was taking care of America. Which do you think it was?" Shocked and surprised, the young helmsman asked, "What do mean by saying the Japanese made the three biggest mistakes an attack force ever made?" Nimitz explained: Mistake number one: the Japanese attacked on Sunday morning. Nine out of every ten crewmen of those ships were ashore on leave. If those same ships had been lured to sea and been sunk--we would have lost 38,000 men instead of 3,800. Mistake number two: when the Japanese saw all those battleships lined in a row, they got so carried away sinking those battleships, they never once bombed our dry docks opposite those ships. If they had destroyed our dry docks, we would have had to tow every one of those ships to America to be repaired. As it is now, the ships are in shallow water and can be raised. One tug can pull them over to the dry docks, and we can have them repaired and at sea by the time we could have towed them to America. I already have crews ashore anxious to man those ships. Mistake number three: Every drop of fuel in the Pacific theater of war is in top of the ground storage tanks five miles away over that hill. One attack plane could have strafed those tanks and destroyed our fuel supply. That's why I say the Japanese made three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could make or, God was taking care of America. I've never forgotten what I read in that little book. It is still an inspiration as I reflect upon it. In jest, I might suggest that because Admiral Nimitz was a Texan , born and raised in Fredricksburg, Texas -- he was a born optimist. But anyway you look at it-- Admiral Nimitz was able to see a silver lining in a situation and circumstance where everyone else saw only despair and defeatism. President Roosevelt had chosen the right man for the right job. We desperately needed a leader that could see silver linings in the midst of the clouds of dejection, despair and defeat . There is a reason that our national motto is: "IN GOD WE TRUST" Why have we forgotten?  PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz

Happy Birthday 9/13/45

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If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of my self. My uniform from 1964 still fits (very tight) and again I will be wearing it in the Pumpkin Show Parade.

9 11

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I've lost a good friend

Lin Oatman Townsend, Daughter of Ruth & Ernie Oatman of Versailles, passed away on Aug. 17, 2013 in California.  A visitation will be held at 10:00 AM followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Versailles Baptist Church with internment to follow in Cliff Hills Cemetery next to her parents.

Japanese Instrument of Surrender

The signing took place on the deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, formally ending World War II
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Labor Day

Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of September. It was originally organized to celebrate various labor associations' strengths of and contributions to the United States economy. It is largely a day of rest in modern times. Many people mark Labor Day as the end of the summer season and a last chance to make trips or hold outdoor events.
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The Day the Music Died

Holly, Richardson, Valens plane crash news report

Buddy Holly tribute

Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

Glenn Miller Routine - Hooked on Swing

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What do you know

The more you know 
The more you know
you don't know

Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain

This is a fantastic story that I remember well. Read the full story.

Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (11 June 1980 – 17 August 1980) was an Australian baby girl who was killed by a dingo on the night of 17 August 1980 on a family camping trip to Uluru (at that date known as Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory. Her body was never found. Her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, reported that she had been taken from their tent by a dingo. However, Lindy was tried for murder and spent more than three years in prison. She was released when a piece of Azaria's clothing was found in a dingo lair, and new inquests were opened. In 2012, some 32 years after Azaria's death, the Chamberlains' version of events was officially confirmed by a coroner.

Dingo

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Elvis Presley pronounced dead 8/16/77

Elvis Presley, "The King of Rock and Roll", was officially pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, after he was found unresponsive on the floor of his Graceland bathroom.
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Aug 14th is VJ Day

I ask my wife, "Do you know what today is"? She said,"garbage day, don't forget to put it out". On August 14th every year I try to ask this same question to a few people I meet during the day, very few answer VJ day. I feel Peal Harbor Day and VJ day are little known to our younger people. I am so disappointed that no WW II history was taught in school. So take about ten or so minutes to see a video and read a few paragraphs about this famous day in our country's history and ask a few people on the 14th, "Do you know what today is", You then can tell them, Why its VJ Day, the end of WWII. 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that established the armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War 

Douglas MacArthur Signs agreement (click to enlarge)

See a video of the ceremony aboard USS Missouri that took place on September 2, 1945.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2384327550463473694I.

WB9OTX/B now active

Most HF radio propagation beacons are found in the 10 meter (28 MHz) frequency band, where they are good indicators of Sporadic E ionospheric propagation and F2 layer reflection.

WB9OTX beacon station

In service: August 10, 2013
Identification signal (Morse code): WB9OTX/B
Location: Versailles, Indiana USA - Grid EM79ib
Hours of transmission: 24 hours per day
Assigned frequency: 28.299.5 Mhz.
Transmitter: Radio Shack HTX-100 transceiver
Transmitted power: approximately 5 watt
Antenna: Antron 99 grown mounted vertical
960 Ft. above sea level

Purple Martins - where did they go ?

I have noticed the numbers of Martins here in South East Indiana have declined in the past few years. I went looking for a reason but found none. Here is some interesting information that I did find. You can read more HERE 

The Common House Martin, sometimes called the Northern House Martin or, Purple Martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia. It feeds on insects which are caught in flight, and it migrates to climates where flying insects are plentiful. It has a blue head and upperparts, white rump and pure white underparts, and is found in both open country and near human habitation. Both the scientific and colloquial name of the bird are related to its use of human-made structures. It builds a closed cup nest from mud pellets under eaves or similar locations on buildings usually in colonies, and sometimes fouling below nests can be a problem. It is hunted by the Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), and like other birds is affected by internal parasites and external fleas and mites, although its large range and population mean that it is not threatened globally. Its proximity to humans has resulted in some cultural and literary references.

WLW RADIO Crosley Broadcasting Corporation

WLW Radio Tower

On March 22, 1922, Crosley and his Crosley Broadcasting Corporation began broadcasting with the new callsign WLW and 50 watts of power. Crosley was a fanatic about the new broadcasting technology, and continually increased his station's capability. The power went up to 500 watts in September 1922, 1000 watts in May 1924, and in January 1925 WLW was the first broadcasting station at the 5000 watt level. On October 4, 1928, the station increased its power to 50 kilowatts. Again it was the first station at this power level, which still is the maximum power currently allowed for any AM station in the United States.
At 50 kilowatts, WLW was heard easily over a wide area, from New York to Florida. But Crosley still wasn't satisfied. In 1933 he obtained a construction permit from the Federal Radio Commission for a 500 kilowatt superstation, and he spent some $500,000 (at least $17 million in 2010 dollars using a CPI conversion factor of 0.13 building the transmitter and antenna.
It was the first large amplifier used in the United States for public domestic radio broadcasting and was in operation between 1934 and 1939. It was an experimental amplifier and was driven by the radio station's regular 50 kW transmitter. It operated in class C with high-level plate modulation. The amplifier required a dedicated 33 kV electrical substation and a large pond complete with fountains for cooling. It operated with a power input of about 750 kW (plus another 400 kW of audio for the modulator) and its output was 500 kW.
In January 1934 WLW began broadcasting at the 500 kilowatt level late at night under the experimental callsign W8XO. In April 1934 the station was authorized to operate at 500 kilowatts during regular hours under the WLW call letters. On May 2, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a ceremonial button that officially launched WLW's 500-kilowatt signal. As the first station in the world to broadcast at this strength, WLW received repeated complaints from around the United States and Canada that it was overpowering other stations as far away as Toronto. In December 1934 WLW cut back to 50 kilowatts at night to mitigate the interference, and began construction of three 50 ft. tower antennas to be used to reduce signal strength towards Canada. With these three antennas in place, full-time broadcasting at 500 kilowatts resumed in early 1935. However, WLW was continuing to operate under special temporary authority that had to be renewed every six months, and each renewal brought complaints about interference and undue domination of the market by such a high-power station. The FCC was having second thoughts about permitting extremely wide-area broadcasting versus more locally oriented stations, and in 1938, the US Senate adopted the "Wheeler" resolution, expressing it to be the sense of that body that more stations with power in excess of 50 kilowatts are against the public interest. As a result, in 1939 the 500-kilowatt broadcast authorization was not renewed, bringing an end to the era of the AM radio superstation.Because of the impending war and the possible need for national broadcasting in an emergency, the W8XO experimental license for 500 kilowatts remained in effect until December 29, 1942. In 1962 the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation again applied for a permit to operate at 750 kilowatts, but the FCC denied the application.
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Jack's Public Gallery

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Madison - Milton Bridge Blast

From: WKRC CH. 12 News

If you missed it, here is the replay
http://youtu.be/Mhgk-4ZOEAg

7/27/13 is Madison Bridge Slide Day. Plan to attend the festivities.

Korean Demilitarized Zone 1953

In the Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, the DMZ was created as each side agreed to move their troops back 2,000 m (2,200 yards) from the front line, creating a buffer zone 4 km (2.5 mi) wide. The Military Demarcation Line (MDL) goes down the center of the DMZ and indicates exactly where the front was when the agreement was signed.
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Davy Crockett

David "Davy" Crockett was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier".
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You don't need a telescope, we have the Millers

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Longest Glide in History - Air Canada Flight 143

The Gimli Glider is the nickname of an Air Canada aircraft that was involved in an unusual aviation incident. On 23 July 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767-233 jet, ran out of fuel at an altitude of 41,000 feet (12,000 m) MSL, about halfway through its flight originating in Montreal from Ottawa to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former Royal Canadian Air Force base in Gimli, Manitoba. The subsequent investigation revealed company failures and a chain of human errors that combined to defeat built-in safeguards. Fuel loading was miscalculated due to a misunderstanding of the recently adopted metric system which replaced the imperial system.
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Versailles Indiana state park

Photo by: Jack Demaree

Versailles is an Indiana state park, near the town of Versailles, Indiana. The land was given by the National Park Service for use as a state park to Indiana's Department of Conservation in 1943.In the early 20th century, the area was farmland. In the 1930s, the National Park Service acquired the land, and hired the CCC to improve the land into a Recreational Demonstration Area. The 230-acre Versailles Lake was formed in 1954 when a dam was built across Laughery Creak . It is a recreation area, featuring fishing and boating on Versailles Lake and Laughery Creek. A covered bridge, the Busching covered bridge, crosses the creek. This Howe truss bridge was constructed in 1885, is 176 feet long, and although within the state park, Ripley county owns it. A group camp, originally constructed by the CCC, is available for use as well. Swimming isn't allowed in Versailles Lake, but a 25 meter pool is available.
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Versailles Court House Anex

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While taking the last photos of the Court House Anex the Sheriff sneaked up behind me to ask, "why are you taking photos of the Anex"? after I explained he said I did not look like a mad bomber and bid me good day. At any rate the Anex looks to be complete now. If there are no more drastic changes there will be no more photos. I got a kick out of recording the progress of the building project from beginning to end. I hope a few people liked seeing it too.
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Apollo 11

July 20th 1969 – The Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Sea of Tranquillity, where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon six-and-a-half hours later.
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Moon of Neptune

Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute discovered S/2004 N 1 in July 2013 when examining Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of Neptune's ring arcs from 2009 using a technique similar to panning to compensate for orbital motion. On 1 July 2013, after deciding "on a whim" to expand the search area to radii well beyond the rings, he found the "fairly obvious dot" that represented the new moon.  He then found the satellite in other archival HST images going back to 2004. Voyager 2, which had observed all of Neptune's other inner satellites, did not detect the moon during its 1989 flyby, due to its dimness.[4] Given that the discovery images have long been available to the public, the moon could have been found by anyone. S/2004 N 1 is the fourteenth known moon of Neptune, and the first Neptunian moon discovery to be announced
since September 2003.
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The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army Corps of Engineers. It began modestly in 1939, but grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly US$2 billion (the equivalent of about $26 billion now). Although it operated under a tight blanket of security, it was penetrated by Soviet atomic spies. The first device ever detonated was an implosion-type nuclear weapon in the Trinity test (pictured), conducted at New Mexico's Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range on 16 July 1945. Project personnel participated in the Alsos Mission in Europe, and in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war the Manhattan Project conducted weapons testing in Operation Crossroads, developed new weapons, established the network of national laboratories, supported medical research into radiology, and laid the foundations for a nuclear navy. It was replaced by the Atomic Energy Commission and the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project in 1947
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Akutan Zero

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The Akutan Zero, also known as Koga's Zero and the Aleutian Zero, was a type 0 model 21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero Japanese fighter plane that crash-landed on Akutan Island, Alaska Territory, during World War II. It was captured intact by the Americans in July 1942 and became the first flyable Zero acquired by the United States during the war. It was repaired and flown by American test pilots. As a result of information gained from these tests, American tacticians were able to devise ways to defeat the Zero, which was the Imperial Japanese Navy's primary fighter plane throughout the war.
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Redneck Mouse Trap

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Thunder over Louisville

PYROSAMM Zambelli Fireworks International

The creators of the famous Thunder over Louisville the worlds largest annual fireworks display. See the companys fireworks storage area, show setups, manufacture and much more awesome video!

National Camera Day!

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Is this a scam?

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http://www.jasonmorrison.net/is-this-a-scam/

Legion Car Show - Lions BBQ 2013

Versailles Legion Car Show 2013
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No More Kodachrome

2009 – Citing declining sales due to the emergence of digital photography, the Eastman Kodak Company announced that it would discontinue sales of the Kodachrome reversal film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

Kodachrome is a brand name for a non-substantive, color reversal film introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1935.
It was one of the first successful color materials and was used for both cinematography and still photography. Because of its complex processing requirements, the film was sold process-paid in the United States until 1954 when a legal ruling prohibited this. Elsewhere, this arrangement continued. Kodachrome was the subject of a Paul Simon song and a US state park was named after it. For many years it was used for professional color photography, especially for images intended for publication in print media. Because of the uptake of alternative photographic materials, its complex processing requirements, and the widespread transition to digital photography, Kodachrome lost its market share, its manufacturing was discontinued in 2009 and its processing ended in 2010.
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Summer Solstice & Supermoon 2013

Photo by Jack Demaree

This year's Summer solstice also stands out because it will be followed shortly after by the largest "Supermoon" of the year. In the early hours of Sunday, June 23, the moon will officially reach its full phase and will be the closest to Earth that it will be all year.
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