FRIEND FRAME

Learn? No, not the one who is smiling in the photograph, and the frame in which the picture is inserted? That’s right: this is the original application details from the old key switches. Its the plastic trim so gets a second life as miniature photo frames.

THE STOCK DOES NOT PULL HIS POCKET

STORE IS NO SOREParadoxically, but in the early 60-ies of the last century escort fleet the largest sea powers of the world — the United States of America — was in very poor condition. It is based on the old destroyers, massively built during the Second world war. New military units were few and they were all to varying degrees flawed. Fiasco project cheap escort destroyer type “Claude Jones” devoid of almost all need modern combat ship of the qualities that made the heads of the Navy to re-deploy the shipbuilding policy by 180 degrees. Instead of diesel engines — turbines, instead of a primitive “hedgehogs” and release gear — anti-submarine missiles. As a consequence, the displacement and the price escortyou new generation began to grow rapidly.

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THE MEDALLION OF HEALTH

Flu epidemic rolled on us with ominous frequency. Someone trying to protect themselves from the disease influenza vaccination, someone takes medications and vitamins that improve the immune system, but I recommend all readers to do for themselves and their children medallions, which will significantly reduce the risk of colds. They are based on a case Read more…

“PECHORA”, KLADUSA WAR

“My plane was struck so suddenly that the system alert about the attack even failed to develop. I don’t remember how jerked the lever of the catapult…” So how on 27 March 1999 he hit him with the “invisible” F-117 And the area of the village Budjanovci near Belgrade, recalled captain Ken Dili.

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LAVOCHKIN La-7

LAVOCHKIN La-7Baptism of fire fighter Lavochkin La-5 took place at Stalingrad, where the aircraft received from pilots. The machine is equipped with a 1700 HP engine M-82 had a top speed of about 600 km/h, has a high maneuverability and rate of climb. Aircraft repeatedly modernized, its last modification had a more powerful engine M-82FN power 1850 HP with direct fuel injection.

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RAIN CLOSES THE WINDOW

THE RAIN COVERS THE WINDOWDarkened sky, the wind rustled the leaves, and now the first drops were informed about the start of the rain. And then you remember: “But at home I have the window open!” And as it happens, an unfortunate forgetfulness does not remain without consequences: flooded floor in the bathroom, torn curtains, broken glass.

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ONE IN TWO PEOPLE

ONE IN TWO PERSONS…He is the pilot to the bone. Telling, mechanically gestures: hands discharged turns, barrel rolls, combat turns. He knows the subtlest of the flight habits of many domestic and foreign aircraft — from the English “avrushka” to jet Il-28. But first and foremost he’s an engineer. And each episode of his eventful flight biographies “worked” on the development of a future designer. Although no exaggeration to say that the first steps in aviation, a graduate of the Bauman pilot athlete osoaviahima Vladimir Shevchenko, like his fellow flying club and Institute Sergei Korolev, once realized and formulated his design credo.

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