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As you know, much of my research is conducted at Arecibo Observatory, which suffered significant damage during Hurricane Maria. One of the telescope operators there, Angel Vasquez, is a ham radio user and has been spending his precious generator fuel to communicate with colleagues around the country who tune in to his broadcasts. What we have learned is that the staff themselves are in terrible circumstances, much like the rest of the island. No one has electricity, and several close friends have lost their homes entirely. Although the observatory has well water, the staff and their families are drinking creek water and rain runoff at home, and food and fuel are both running short. It's very, very hot, and the mosquitos are getting worse from the flooding, which means more people will get sick with dengue and maybe even Zika.
An Arecibo user from USRA (one of the institutional managers of the facility), has set up a GoFundMe campaign to collect donations for relief supplies which will be disbursed without overhead directly to those in need. The funds will be used to purchase generators, mosquito nets, solar powered fans, water filtration systems, chainsaws, satellite phone kits, batteries, etc. We recently learned that a FedEx package (containing parts to repair Angel's generator, which broke earlier this week), arrived safely in San Juan and was retrieved by the Observatory director and delivered to the observatory. So, there is a conduit to get supplies to the island now, and USRA will arrange the shipments and coordinate with Angel via ham radio about what is needed.
If you wish to contribute to the relief of people whom I know personally, friends who have supported my research and thus my career, people in dire need of help, please consider giving a donation of your own. The link is here:
I would appreciate if you could also please forward this link to others who might be interested in helping (the site has a link where you can share via FaceBook). From reading the news, and knowing how far Arecibo Observatory is from San Juan, no one expects material support from any other source any time soon.
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Mexico has seen two major earthquakes: Chiapas earthquake (8.1) on Sept 7th and; Puebla earth quake (7.1) on September 19th causing a volcano threat to some 25 million people who live within about 60 miles of the crater.
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Rich people in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania are to blame for dangerous anti-vaxx surge.
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I hope you find some humor in these...
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Exercising feels great unless you compare it to not exercising.
OBJECTS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION:
--STRUCTURES--
Here's what ISIS did to one of the most beautiful ancient cities.
Was reduced to rubble by ISIS.
"Palmyra (Arabic: تَدْمُر Tadmur) is an ancient Semitic city in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and the city was first documented in the early second millennium BC. Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first century AD." -Wikipedia
That should constitute a war crime if you asked me.
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Too complicated to accommodate pedestrians, so...
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Milan Cathedral
Say what you will about religion, but it motivated the building of some extraordinary buildings.
Just look at the size of those columns.
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This blunder is in my hometown.
And once you traverse the obstacle you find the doors locked. Bummer.
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The best part about getting up to get an apple is when you come back with peanut M&Ms.
OBJECTS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION:
--MOBILITY--
This load of logs must get across that tiny bridge.
Take a few seconds to analyze the problem for a solution. I can almost guarantee you don't get it.
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Could we just all agree that women get wet just looking at that?
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Those people who ride on top and hang off the side are in for a rude awakening.
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Onion
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A mobile Tiki bar
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Didn't see that coming, did you.
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"Hey, people who cover their mouth when they laugh; no one is trying to steal your teeth", I hiss through my very normal amount of teeth.
OBJECTS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION:
--ART--
9/11 in moose horn.
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Said to be a Lichtenstein.
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My buddy made this rack, then added the bicycle parts for an arty touch.
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Sagan tattoo
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Saw this...
Then I saw this.
Did you notice the piece just laying there?
Come to find out the whole thing is done in his studio then transported to the site.
Nice.
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One would think this was photoshopped, but no...
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Ever wonder how they get all the flesh off these?
What you are supposed to do to a snake.
Well, they pose it, then let the bugs at it.
I did the same thing with that hog's head from my birthday. I'll keep you informed.
What you are not suppose to do...
I think it's dead and he faked it...maybe?
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Fidget spinners are 4,000 years old
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"I'm gonna call it a day."
- God, naming things
MISCELLANEOUS
Okay, water got up under the sod...probably a busted irrigation system, but why is it white?
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Watch this carefully.
So why doesn't the pressure of the gas blow ink into his mouth?
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My wife's new bumper sticker.
I like it.
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71 years old and never seen this done.
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I think first dates should just be writing down the bad stuff from your past and sliding it across the table like you're making an offer.
CONFLICT AND WAR
Taken from the March 2, 1942 issue of Life, these diagrams and maps detailed how the Axis powers could invade North America following Pearl Harbor. The Axis Plan was imagined in 6 Plans (Plan 1 is above).
Plan 2 of the Axis plan to invade America has the Japanese invading the West Coast of America via Pearl Harbor and then California.
Plan 3 of of the Axis plan to invade America has the Japanese invading North America through the Panama Canal, then proceeding up through Mexico to the West Coast of the United States.
Plan 4 has the combined naval strength of the Axis powers taking over the Atlantic, leading to an eventual invasion of the United States through the Mississippi River.
Plan 5 has the Axis powers invading the United States through Norfolk, Virginia.
Plan 6 involves the Nazi’s invading the United States through Canada via the St. Lawrence and Hudson valley’s.
NOTE: Did the Axis realize just about everyone in America owns at least one gun?
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Ever wonder how they refuel ships at see?
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We saw something like that used in WWI,
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X-ray shows that his hand might be broken, but
he' s got his fingers crossed...
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Okay, then.
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Brazil has nearly 60,000 murders per year - Here's a map to put that number in perspective.
You’re probably aware that Brazil is a dangerous place with a high murder rate. But what may come as a surprise is just how big the disparity is between Brazil and other large countries. Indeed, Brazil saw nearly 60,000 murders in 2015, as much as the United States, China, all of Europe, Northern Africa, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand combined.
Or so I'm told.
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Everybody always goes on about how Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel on his back but they never mention how long his arms must have been.
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Dayum.
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I read a book about that very thing. It was posited that our brain takes in far more information than we are conscious of, and sometimes subconsciously we deduct that there is danger afoot. It was suggested that you ignore that uneasy feelings at your own peril.
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1 comment:
'Triggered' by a Kurt Cobain GUN joke? Surely not!
PS - I am a barrel of laughs!
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