Sunday 30 April 2017

The most Hammerican gun ever

Hi everybody !
Today I'm going to talk about The most Hammerican gun ever. Of course it's famous half inch mg named like this not working american tank , yup , I'm talking about M2 Browning. It's in service since 1932 so I think it's a good construction. Take a look :
History:
USA joined the WW1 almost without machineguns. Colt made one in 1918 , but nobody was intressed in M1921. Only navy and air service bought some (Navy bought version coolled by water(M1924) and the air service bought the version coolled by the air (M1921)). In 1932 colt wanted to cut production cost so he developed M2. They were and are used in air , navy , armoured forces and infantry. Also it had QBC system (quick barell change) system. Later it was modified and the weight has been reduced to 27kg. It's used everywhere where you need machinegun. It's mounted on vehicles since ever m, little comparison :
            Willys , WW2
           Humvee , present


Also , it's often used as a dual machinegun , usually on ships :
Technical thingies :
Production start : 1932
Weight: 38 kg
Lenght: 1650mm
Barell lenght: 1140mm
Caliber : 0.5 inch
Theoretical fire rate: 550 rds/min
Bullet speed : 858m/s
max range : 4000 m
As you see it's pretty big , also it shoots with very big bullets , but I can't find good picture for ammo.
So , in my posts in this month , I didn't give you any video , so here you go :
So that's all for today (yeah , ammo is on the video) , I hope you enjoyed it , and see you next time !
//The Typical Loner

Mi 2

Hi there !

In this post you are going to read about Mi 2. Basicly it is recon helicopter made in early 60's in USSR. It's still in use in some countries such as Poland or Ukraine. It's the only russian helicopter never made in USSR. Currently they are made in WSK Świdnik in Poland. Here's a photo :
History: 
As I said on the beginning . MI2 was developed to replace MI1. It was created in early 60's , but it's still in use. On 22.09.1961 the first flight took place. On the spring in 1962 one of the prototypes was used to replace a biplane. On 25.09.1962 it made world's helicopter speed record (253.8 km/g). Polish engineers made their own version of this helicopter and named it MI2 Gniewosz. It was armed in air-ground missiles , two 23mm canons and Anti-aircraft rockets as well. 
Technical thingies :
Year of serial production start : 1965
Top speed: 210 km/h
Weight:2375 kg
Lenght: 17.42m
Range: 270 km , 600 with additional fuel tanks
It 's a good helicopter , and it is used in many ways today

See ya !
//The Typical Loner

Sturmvogel / Schwable (Me262)

Hi everybody !
In this post I'm going to tell you something about Schwable. It was one of the first jet planes ever created. Take a look :
History : 
In 1938 III Reich wanted Messerschmidtt to build a plane , which is powered by BMW gas turbines. First prototype was created before engines were ready , so it used standard engines with proppelers.
Second prototype took flight on 25 march 1942. On 18 march 1945 only 37 Me262 stopped allied bombing expedition which counted : 1221 bombers , and 632 escort fighters. They shot down 12 bombers and one fighter losing only 3 planes. They couldn't fight in circles , because allied figters were more agile than Sturmvogel.
Technical thingies:
Year of serial production beginning: 1944
Weponary: 4 30mm canonons
Top speed : 872km/h
Weight: 3795 kg

Me262 was the first jet fighter ever created. It was very effective , but use a way too much fuel.

See ya
//The Typical Loner

Hitler's saw

Hi there !

Today , I'm going to tell you about MG42. Here's a photo :
History:
It was the most popular Machine gun in german army. MG42 was created to replace MG34 , because MG34 was too complicated and too expansive. MG42 cooling system was powered by air , so it was very effective.Also , if it's the barell was too hot , you could change barrel in 20 seconds. You know what they did on Omaha beach. Allied forces named it "Hitler's saw" , because it could totally dacapitate soldier due to it's fire rate.
 Technical thingies:
Year of serial production begining : 1941 - 45
Weight: 11.6 kg
Lenght: 1230 mm
Caliber : 7x92 
Fire rate : 1500 rounds per minuete

It was very effective gun , and allies hated this gun.

See ya 
//The Typical Loner

Seo Taiji and Boys

Seo Taiji and Boys was a South Korean group active from 1992 to 1996. They were highly successful and are credited with changing the South Korean music industry. Some people say that they are a part of the history of kpop.
Seo Taiji and Boys consisted of 3 members:
- Seo Taiji (lead vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, leader, main songwriter)
- Yang Hyun-Suk (backing vocals, choreography)
- Lee Juno (backing vocals, choreography).
This group experimented with many different genres of popular Western music.

For a long time Korean music relied on its traditions of ballad songs and Trot songs' beat. Songs spoke of the past wars, saying goodbye to loved ones and the separation of North and South Korea. In the eyes of South Koreans, American culture was always associated with war or the fact they knew too much. So the idea that American music could have a collaborative connection to Korean music was completely unheard of and a feat that no-one dared try... until 11th April 1992.

Seo Taiji and Boys performed their first single "Nan Arayo" on a Korean broadcast station. Combining American rap, techno and metal music with Korean lyrics to make an authentic Korean sound, the trio created the first hybrid of modern and traditional music from opposing sides of the world. Seo Taiji and Boys debut performance was the beginning of the new musical genre – kpop.



Here is a link to their first MV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3DWZijTbVY

It's really different from present-day kpop, but at the same time it's the real beginning of that special genre.
See you soon!
/Karotka

Block B

Block B is a Korean boysband created by Cho PD, under Stardom Entertainment. The band debuted on 13th April 2011 with MV "Freeze!". In 2013 they left their agency and signed with Seven Seasons. Block B's fandom name is BBC (shorthand from Block B Club) and their official fan colours are black and yellow stripes.
The group consists of seven members:
- Zico (leader, main rapper, vocal, face of the group)
- Taeil (main vocal)
- B-Bomb (main dancer, vocal)
- Jaehyo (vocal, visual)
- U-Kwon (dancer, vocal)
- Kyung (rapper, vocal)
- P.O. (rapper, vocal, maknae)



My bias from Block B is Zico. I really like his look and characteristic voice. On 7th November 2014 Zico released his official solo debut single entitled “Tough Cookie” featuring the rapper Don Mills. Here is a link to that song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2RLb-RryEs&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DP2RLb-RryEs&has_verified=1

See you soon!
/Karotka

24K

24K is a South Korean band, which was formed by Choeun Entertainment in 2012. They debuted on 6th of September 2012 with the extended play "Hurry Up". 24K's fandom name is 24U.
At the beginning the group had a problem with popularity, becuase they weren't well-received in Korea. Most people in that country really like sweet, calm songs about love. 24K always had their own, original concept. They were a hip hop band and that's why their albums didn't sell out well in South Korea. They started to be quite famous after their first world tour. Their fandom is bigger in other continents, especially in Europe.
The group consists of 7 members:
- Cory (leader, mainvocal)
- Kisu (vocal)
- Jeunguk (main rapper, dancer, vocal)
- Hui (vocal, dancer)
- Changsun (vocal)
- Jinhong (vocal, dancer, rapper)
- Hongseob (vocal, rapper, maknae)
Two members from 24K are currently on hiatus. Their names are Sungoh and Daeil.



My bias (famous member) from 24K is Daeil. I like him so much because he always has a lot of energy and he dances very well.
Hope you'll like this band too.
See you soon!
/Karotka

B.A.P

Hello everyone!
Today I will tell you some facts about other k-dramas and Korean bands. I'll start with not that famous, but still great group called B.A.P, what means Best Absolute Perfect. This boysband was formed in 2011 by TS Entertainment. B.A.P made their musical debut with the single "Warrior" on 26th January 2012. The group consists of 6 members:
- Yongguk (main rapper, leader)
- Himchan (vocal, rapper, visual)
- Daehyun (main vocal, face of the group)
- Youngjae (vocal)
- Jongup (main dancer, vocal)
- Zelo (rapper, dancer, maknae).
B.A.P's fandom name is Baby and their fan colour is spring green. They are one of a few kpop bands which were in Poland during their world tour. All boys enjoyed it and they are planning to come back here during their next tour.



I really like one of their song called "WAKE ME UP" and I recommend it to you. Here is a link to the MV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku_FYERiHC8

See you soon!
/Karotka

7ew

author: Neal Stephenson
literary genre: science fiction
how much I recommend this book: 10/10


Have you ever thought what would happen if the moon explodes? No? Me too. Until I started to read this book.
It turns out that this explosion has tragic results. From one moon appear 7 parts, then 8, then more and more and more...
No one is safe. 
There's only 2 years before end of the world.
The last chance for humanity are space stations. 


It's true that this book is hard and full of technical vocabulary, but believe me - all hours that you'll spend on this book will be amazing. Author in brillant way tells his wision of ending world and people who try to survive. 

If you like hard science fiction, it's perfect you you!

Anyway, I recommend it to all of you.
Hope you'll enjoy it!

See you in next post~!
/Zuzia

Szczawnica

Hi!

In this post I’m going to tell you about a  polish SPA town-Szczawnica.This place is situated near Zakopane and the border with Slovakia.Its whole area is about 90 square kilometres and 6500 people live there permanently.
The city is by the Dunajec river so a huge attraction is white-water rafting.The second thing which you can make use of is a beautiful gorge-Homole.This is one of the bigest attraction in  Pieniny.Lots of people go there for  walking aroung and taking amzing photos.I’ve already told you about gorge in Kazimierz Dolny but this is a bit higer and wider.Of course you can find there very old health resorts along the street which is abandoned.You can only admire beautiful emblems which are painted on the walls by Jozef Szalay(maker of this building) because it is a form of a museum.I recommend this place but I’ve never been there yet.
See you again!
/kociak_m

The Top 20 Crime Novels of All Time

Hello :)
Today I have another list for you. It's The Top 20 Crime Novels of All Time made by Crime Writers' Association in 1990. Have you ever read some of them? If not, I hope you'll try although one of them.





  1. The Doughter of Time by Josephine Tey (1951)
  2. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (1939)
  3.  The Spy Who Came In From the Cold by John le Carre (1963)
  4. Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers (1935)
  5. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (1926)
  6. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (1938)
  7. Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler (1940)
  8. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)
  9. The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton (1962)
  10. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet (1930)
  11. The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey (1948)
  12. Last Seen Wearing... by Hillary Waugh (1952)
  13. The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco (1980)
  14. Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household (1939)
  15. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler (1953)
  16. Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles (1931)
  17. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth (1971)
  18. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Ll. Sayers (1934)
  19. Ten Little Niggers (or And Then There Were None) by Agatha Christie (1939)
  20. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (1915)

See you in next post!
/Zuzia

Sri Lanka

Hello everyone!

Today I want to tell you about an Asian country situated on Cejlon island-Sri Lanka.The area of this place is 65 650 square kilometres and about 20 mln people live there so it is quite a big country.For polish people in my opinion it is also an  exotic and amazing place in the world.
There are really many attractions but I’ll told you about the most popular only.The first is Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.It is a place where you can see, touch and wash elephants.People who have never been there yet said that elephants’ skin is rough but it isn’t true. Their skin is really delicate.



The second place which you should visit is Sigirija-ruins of an ancient fortress.It makes really strong impression and it is worth to see.The last attraction today is the story of the tea. People go there to see how the tea is produced and what happend to it  before we buy it in the supermarket.I’ve never been there yet but I think it can be really a good experience.
See you!
/kociak_m

Karpacz

Hello again!

Today I want to tell you about a mountains polish city-Karpacz.It is situated in the southern part of the country.I think it’s quite big because its whole area is about 40 square kilometres and 5000 people live there.I’m writting about this place because there are many attractions.
One of the most popular is a mountain-Sniezka which is the higest top in all Karkonosze(1603m ASL).People  walk up and admire the landscape.When you are on the top you can eat or drink something warm and take photos.I think that the  trip like this can be very unforgetable for children and their parents.I was there when I was a child and I really liked this place.I recommend this city for everyone for a few days.
Bye!

/kociak_m

Mustique

Hi everyone!!!

In this post I’m going to write about the second beautiful island in the world-Mustique.It is not a very big  island which is situated on the Caribbean.The whole area of this place is about 5,7 square kilometres.It is a private island where you can find three most  amazing hotels!
On the island there are many green plants, exotic palms and one airport.In my opinion the best place to stay for a few days is Bequia Beach Hotel.It is situated on the hill and out of the window you can admire landscape with sky-blue water.In the resort is one swimming pool and about ten rooms.
In my opinion this resort is good for families  with children  and I recommend it !
See you soon!
/kociak_m

Saturday 29 April 2017

Polish games #4

People Can Fly is little known company. Was founded in 2002. In 2011 this company produced nice game. It’s Bullestorm. This game is FPS with a lot of action. Game hasn’t got complicated story. It’s shooter, which give a lot of fun. Bullestorm has got dynamic gameplay. We can use different weapon. In game is impressive melee system. To defeat opponent player can use different styles. It isn’t revolutionary game, but is good and that is all. In Bullestorm you can play in single player mode and multiplayer. This game has got everything to give a fun.  You have beautiful, colorful graphic, dynamic gameplay and a lot of shooting and fighting with opponents.
 

Polish games #3

Now it’s time to write about very famous game. I think it’s the most recognizable polish game. Of course it’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt . Was created by CD Project. It’s polish company founded in 1994. Now has got offices in Warsaw, Cracow and Los Angeles. I think everyone heard about Witcher. Witcher 3 is the best game in this series. It’s RPG, but not typical. We can see a lot of interesting ideas. Witcher 3 is perfect RPG. In game we can feel fantastic climate. Our protagonist Geralt is great hero. Characters in this game are excellent and represent culture in which they are. No game hasn’t got as Slavonic accent as in Witcher 3. This polish game is hit on the world . So if you like games should play in Witcher 3.

Polish games #2

I’m going to write about different polish publisher. It’s CI Games and I’d like to describe Lords of the Fallen. It’s RPG in the ancient world. Lords of the Fallen it’s typical RPG. Protagonist can be a warrior, mage or assassin. We can upgrade our hero, buy items or find them. Gamers compare this game with famous Dark Souls III. Lords of Fallen it’s a bit similar, but it’s RPG and most of them has got similar things. This polish games isn’t a great, but is good. Lords of Fallen is recognizable in the world. I’m not fan of RPG, but if someone likes this type of games should play in this game. 

Polish games #1

Techland is a polish game publisher. Was founded in 1991. It’s popular firm with offices in Warsaw, Vancouver, Wrocław and Ostrów Wielkopolski. I want to describe one of the games produced by Techland. It’s Dying Light. It was made in 2015.This game is survival-horror. Our protagonist is in city without people, but with dangerous zombies. Dying Light is FPP, so player have nice impressions with zombies with that view. It’s very dynamic game. It’s possible by good mechanics of parkour. To fights with zombies we can use different weapon. Our weapon we can upgrade. Dying Light is different in day and in night. When it’s sunny we don’t afraid our opponents, but in night we are in dangerous. It’s nice part of the gameplay, because if you want live you must have a lot of tactics in this crazy world. Dying Light it’s famous game all over the world. 

Friday 28 April 2017

Izmir #4

Hello !
Today I tell you about historical fire and some attractions in Izmir.

On 13 September 1922, a great fire broke out in the city, lasting until 17 September. Disaster completely destroyed Greek, French and Armenian district. From 10000 to 100000 people died.  This happening ended the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).


In Izmir, it is really good to see Clock Tower. It's adorable marble tower in the  Konak district, 25 meters high. The tower was designed by French architect Raymond Charles Père in 1901. 


It's also good to look over Asansör, historical building. It was built in 1907, on top of Asansör is one of the most famous restaurants in Izmir.



I hope you like my post :)
See you soon!
Weruka







Izmir #3

Hello !

Good to see you again. Today I tell you about Ottoman rule in Izmir.

In 1415 Mehmet I took Smyrna to Ottoman Empire. He changed the name to Izmir.  At the reign of Sultan Suleiman, Europeans get permission to free trade and settlement at the city. The first Ottoman governor of Izmir was the son of the Bulgarian Shishman dynasty. During the reign of Mehmed III in Izmir were built the Hisar Mosque. 


It has been constructed by Aydınoğlu Yakup Bey. After damage, the mosque was restored in 1813, 1881, 1927 and 1980. 


I hope you like my post :)
See you soon!
Weruka

Izmir #2

Hello !

Today I tell you about Roman rule in Izmir.

In 133 BC, the last king of the Attalid dynasty died without the heir. In his will, he bequeathed his kingdom to the Roman Republic, included Izmir. The city came under Roman rule and was glad a period of prosperity. The importance of Izmir resulted that the Roman emperors who came to Anatolia visited Smyrna too. In 178 AD the city was devastated by an earthquake. It was one of the greatest disasters in the city. The earthquake razed the town to the ground. Support of the Empire for rebuilding Izmir was necessary. Emperor Marcus Aurelius helped to rebuild Smyrna. During this reconstitution, the agora was restored. At this period many of works were built.




I hope you like my post :)
See you soon! 
Weruka  


Thursday 27 April 2017

Izmir

Hello !
At this month I will tell you about one of the biggest Turkish cities - Izmir.


Izmir is the port city in western Anatolia. It's the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istambul and Ankara. In 2014  2,847,691 people have lived there. Really important commercial and industrial centre. The second commercial harbour in Turkey. Every year in Izmir are held Izmir International Fair. On this markets are presented: Organic Agriculture, Food Products, Boat, Yacht, Technology, Electric, Electronic, Computer, IT, Tourism, Publication and Books. Izmir is modern Turkish name, original this city was called Smyrna.


I hope you like my post :)
See you soon! 
Weruka



Wednesday 26 April 2017

This month in WWE



TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs results.:

Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, John Bradshaw Layfield, Tom Philips & David Otunga
Place: Dallas
, Texas – American Airlines Center
KICK OFF
10-man Tag Team match
Apollo Crews, The Hype Bros & American Alpha def. Curt Hawkins, The Vaudevillains & The Ascension

MAIN EVENT
SmackDown Tag Team Championship match
Randy Orton & Bray Wyatt def. Rhyno & Heath Slater
NEW SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS – THE WYATT FAMILY

No DQ match
Nikki Bella def. Carmella
After match Carmella said, that she didn’t attack Nikki on Survivor Series, but she know who did it - her friend from Total Divas Natalya.


WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladders Match
The Miz def. Dolph Ziggler
After match Miz dedicated his victory to Daniel Bryan, because by his hatred Miz became the greatest Intercontinental Champion.


Chairs match
Baron Corbin def. Kalisto

SmackDown Women’s Championship Tables Match
Alexa Bliss def. Becky Lynch
NEW SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPION: ALEXA BLISS

WWE World Championship TLC Match
AJ Styles def. Dean Ambrose





/Joya