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  1. Just a city-killer; no big deal.

    https://instantweather.ca/2019/07/28/XyPiJ3--city-killer-asteroid-with-the-power-of-a-nuclear-bomb-came-uncomfortably-close-to-earth-this-week-and-nobody-saw-it-coming/?fbclid=IwAR2_KUp1Wmm8jrx5DmYfbZ2f9pRXL2iNcGd0H_0aEYT4Xn0Iyso4U8g5mB8

    And now scientists have revealed that they have discovered an asteroid named Asteroid 2019 OK earlier this week and only figured out the magnitude of it just hours before it came within 73,000 kilometres of the earth as reported by NASA. For comparison, the moon is over 5 times that distance at approximately 380,000 kilometres away so that’s relatively close even though it seems like a large number.

    According to The Washington Post, it was already expected that a few asteroids would pass by earth this week and pose no threat. So, for most scientists, it didn’t raise any alarm bells when reports began flowing in about an asteroid that brushed by the earth on Thursday (July 25). After information about the size of the rock was released, it was then realized that this asteroid wasn’t among the ones they were tracking and it had remained undetected until it had passed by.

     

    "2019 OK (so far)," indeed.

     

  2. 7 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

    Been there, done her.  Wait, never did Grace; it was Precious and her “cousin” Patience that rocked my world.

    But Cheers bar in PH isn’t even close to the nastiest bar I’ve been in.  Hell, I can’t even think of the worst one and that’s probably a good thing.

    Wait, woah.  You guys boinked east-African women.  Brave, you are.  Die, you might.

  3. 16 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-guatemala-have-signed-agreement-on-asylum-white-house-says-11564172071?mod=mhp

    U.S., Guatemala Reach Agreement on Asylum Seekers

    Pact requires migrants traveling through Guatemala on the way to the U.S. to seek asylum in the Central American nation

     

    Progress. 

    In case that WSJ link is behind a pay wall:

    https://www.npr.org/2019/07/26/745727128/trump-signs-agreement-with-guatemala-to-limit-asylum-seekers

    Under the agreement, migrants traveling through Guatemala from countries such as Honduras and El Salvador would have to claim asylum in Guatemala instead of the U.S. Getting Guatemala to sign the agreement was a key component of Trump's strategy for reducing illegal migration to the U.S.

    I think this is a good thing?

  4. Hey look, a small, cost effective program that actually helps some homeless people. Too bad it's not from a "cool" city so our council could look at it.
     

    A Better Way Program Launches Today, Paving the Way to Real Change for Panhandling

    This article was archived on 4/8/2018 abetterwayvan.jpg

    Officials from the City of Tulsa, Mental Health Association Oklahoma and the Tulsa Area United Way launched the Better Way Program today giving individuals experiencing homelessness an alternative to panhandling by offering a day’s wages to beautify the community while connecting individuals to services in the community.

    Inspired by a groundbreaking employment program in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mayor G.T. Bynum introduced A Better Way program to the city of Tulsa last year, which received overwhelming support.

    “A Better Way program will give participants the dignity of a day’s work and wages while cleaning up areas throughout our city,” Mayor G.T. Bynum said. “By using a whole community approach, we are providing one solution to panhandling while connecting individuals to life-changing services that will lead to positive change for Tulsa.”

    Through roving van outreach, A Better Way makes stops at targeted “hot spot” areas within Tulsa that are known for panhandling and homelessness, including pedestrian walkways, medians, and overpasses. Individuals will have the option of participating in the program and will provide beautification efforts throughout Tulsa.

    “A Better Way offers a new and innovative way for people experiencing homelessness to earn money not from asking for pocket change, but from working hard to beautify our community in a public work space,” Michael W. Brose, MSW, CEO of Mental Health Association Oklahoma said.At the same time, we are educating the general public that although A Better Way isn’t the only solution to panhandling, it will empower participants to change their lives.”

    During the workday, participants are also connected to an array of services in the community, such as: shelter, housing, mental health and addiction treatment and other more sustainable employment services. The Tulsa Area United Way provided a Social Innovation Grant that will fund an employment specialist specifically for participants of A Better Way.

    “The goal of the Tulsa Area United Way’s Social Innovation Grants is to fund leading-edge strategies addressing challenges in our community,” said Alison Anthony, incoming President and CEO of the Tulsa Area United Way. “A Better Way will give Tulsa a fresh look at this pervasive problem. We are very excited to see this new initiative give hope to those who might be struggling.”

    The Better Way van (pictured above) is in operation three days a week. Mondays and Fridays are randomized pick-ups throughout the city, with the van starting its journey at 7 a.m. On Wednesdays, participants will meet at 8 a.m. under the Better Way sign at the Denver House, 252 W. 17th Pl.

    A Better Way initiative is not the only solution to ending panhandling, homelessness, and unemployment, but cities around the country utilizing similar programs can point to the program’s cost savings and effectiveness in their own communities.

    A Better Way Tulsa was made possible through a collaboration between the City of Tulsa, Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy (TARE), Mental Health Association Oklahoma, Tulsa Area United Way and the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation.

    For more information about A Better Way, visit: www.abetterwaytulsa.org. The City of Tulsa also created a video last year when Mayor Bynum introduced the program: 

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    So Austin should just lure these people into a van and haul them to Waco. Problem solved.
  5. For me it was Critters Lounge in Lincoln, NE.  We were down there for a football game and our hotel shared a parking lot.  Full of people who had LONG given up on achieving anything in life, even consistent happiness.  So they all went there straight from their job at the tire place, mobile home dealership or wherever.  And drank Keystone Light until close and then drove their 1998 Chevy Malibu back to the double wide.

    That particular night they had a $5 "buffet."  A sheet of plastic was tossed over the pool table, and a table cloth over that.  The cuisine consisted of salad from a bag, hotdogs from a crock pot and chili.  I think it was supposed to be chili.  Kinda tasted like it?  None of the booze hags came over and rubbed my leg (maybe because of my Ohio State jersey?) but they stared at me all night.  Scary.

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  6. The C7 was a beautiful machine, and they managed to carry that look over to the mid-engine design.

    Regarding the ZR1 having trouble with heat, they had similar trouble with the high-end Camaro of older gen, and I think they fixed it (with like 7 radiators. But still). I have confidence in this one.

    Just wait until it gets the LT5 and wider meats.

  7. Oh, some of you will recall that my kid is a soldier.  He's at school in Ft. Jackson, SC.   He's a bit of a gun nut (OK, he's a total gun nut) and he went to Palmetto State Armory today.  He said he's never, ever seen anything like it.  He said he saw a shitload of guns there that he's never seen in a gun store before. 
     
    Your pics aren't coming through there, Dude.
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