Some people refuse to wear a mask to protect against covid.
I heard a university prof who said some people just don’t want to be told what to do. Libertarian individualism. Libertarians are actually very selfish. According to libertarians the only thing that matters in this world is my individual rights, me for me, the hell with the greater good. They don’t seem to understand that if the world was modeled like they want, it would be utter chaos. You would have to pack up your AK-47 to go grocery shopping.
They don’t want to wear protective masks that not only protect them, but protect innocent individuals that come near them. But that’s the greater good, they don’t care about those innocent individuals, if they die it has nothing to do with them. Yet these anti-maskers obey traffic regulations, tax rules (but that must piss em off to no end) and other societal norms like get in line at the doughnut shop.
Bottom line, it is all about them. I should be free to do whatever I want as long as I don’t hurt anyone. Irony is, not wearing a mask may hurt someone.
James Blackwood, a retired Mounted Police Officer from Nova Scotia, calls himself a “Raccoon Whisperer”, a worthy title, considering that he has been feeding dozens of them every night, for over two decades.
Blackwood and his furry friends recently became the talk of the interwebs, after a video showing the pensioner getting mobbed by a about two dozen raccoons, as he feeds them grapes and hot-dogs.This one video has been viewed 10 million times on YouTube, in the last two weeks, and has turned the retired RCMP officer into an overnight sensation.Truth be told, he already a healthy following on YouTube, with over 200,000 subscribers, but those were mainly racoon and animal lovers, now the whole world knows about the Racoon Whisperer.
It all started in 1999, when James’ late wife brought home a raccoon injured after being hit by a car near their property.She nursed it back to health and released it into the wild, only to have it return for snacks, only with a cub and more friends.The furry rodents have been lining up outside their home for food every evening since.
When Blackwood’s wife passed away in 2003, she made him promise to take care of the cats they had, and continue feeding their adorable forest friends. He kept his word, feeding the raccoons all sorts of treats every evening, and even posting videos of their feast on his YouTube channel, aptly named James Blackwood – Raccoon Whisperer.
According to Blackwood, the raccoons usually live in the forest around his property, and come out in the evening, around feeding time.They don’t just wait for him to call out for them to come get some treats, they literally stand outside his front door, sometimes making it hard for him to open the door.
While most viewers have described James Blackwood’s daily routine as “wholesome”, there were those who expressed concern about the raccoon’s health, as the pensioner isn’t always serving them healthy treats.However, the Raccoon Whisperer explained that the raccoons that end up on his doorstep routinely change, as the rodents move away to other areas, leaving their territory to other groups, so it’s not like they spend their whole lives feasting in his treats.
Apparently, James routinely gets offered donations by like minded animal lovers, but he always refuses, instead asking people to donate to their local animal rescue and welfare organizations.
These plants look like they belong on a different planet. They are a type of groundsels.
Dendrosenecio kilimanjari is a giant groundsel found atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. It was originally known as Senecio kilimanjari, but a recent botanical reclassification split off some species formerly in Senecio, putting it and various other species in the new genus Dendrosenecio. Both genera are in the family Asteraceae. The giant groundsels of the genus Dendrosenecio evolved, about a million years ago, from a Senecio that established itself on Mount Kilimanjaro, with those that survived adapting into Dendrosenecio kilimanjari. This later colonised other mountains by some means – the standard distance for wind dispersal of seeds is a few metres – and these isolated populations adapted in ways different from the parent population, creating new species.
If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a pharaoh without having to build your own lavish palace, you can settle for this unique Moscow apartment designed to make you feel like a ruler of ancient Egypt.
Over the last two decades, the Khamovniki district of Moscow has turned from a simple working-class district, into one of the most expensive living areas in the entire Russian capital.There are plenty of luxurious apartment complexes to choose from if you have the funds, but if you’re looking for something truly unique, you may want to consider this $1.7 million apartment in the “Opera House” residential complex on Ostozhenka street.It’s literally fit for a king, an Egyptian king, that is…
Walking into this unusual Moscow apartment, you are immediately transported to ancient Egypt.From the white marble flooring, and the columns lining the walls, to the Egyptian mythology-inspired statues and furniture decor, everything about this place screams ancient Egypt.Just don’t look out the window and you can live out your pharaoh fantasy in peace.
Even the bed is fashioned after an ancient Egyptian war ship, the bathtub is guarded by two golden statues of winged rams, and a watchful eye on the wall, and even the custom kitchen furniture is decorated with Egyptian symbols and motifs.
This unique apartment is on the fourth floor and offers a generous 184 square meters of living space, split into 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, study, large dressing room, and 2 bathrooms. The windows offer views of the Conception Monastery, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, but why would you ever want to look outside with so much beauty surrounding you?
The Opera House is an exquisite building designed by Russian architect Mikhail Posokhin.If you ever feel like leaving the awesome Egypt-inspired apartment, residents of the building also have access to a swimming pool, gym, beauty salon, sauna and restaurant.
This exquisite piece of property is being sold for 128 million rubles (just under $1.7 million), which may seem expensive, but for a true pharaoh worthy of this luxury, it shouldn’t be more than pocket change.
The U.S. has used this bomb to knock out power grids in Serbia and Iraq. It is currently delivered by F-15 E Strike Eagles.
The BLU-114/B is a special-purpose munition for attacking electrical power infrastructure. Although very little is known about this highly classified weapon, reportedly it functions by dispensing a number of submunitions which in turn disperse large numbers of chemically treated carbon graphite filaments which short-circuit electrical power distribution equipment such as transformers and switching stations. The weapon is sometimes referred to as a “soft bomb” since its effects are largely confined to the targeted electrical power facility, with minimal risk of collateral damage.
This previously undisclosed weapon, carried by the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter, was used for the first time on 02 May 1999 as part of Operation ALLIED FORCE strikes against Serbia. Following these attacks lights went out over 70 per cent of the country. The munition was subsequently used on the night of 07 May 1999 to counter Serbian efforts to restore damage caused by the initial attack.
Similar in concept to the “Kit-2” Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missile warhead used in the opening days of Operation DESERT STORM, few details of either weapons can be established on an unclassified basis. The missiles, packed with bomblets filled with small spools of carbon-fiber wire, deprived Iraq of 85% of its generating capacity. During the Gulf War Iraq responded to the use of this type of munition by disconnecting electrical power grid circuit breakers. Attacks on Iraqi power facilities shut down their effective operation and eventually collapsed the national power grid. Coalition planners in the theater initially directed that the switching system be targeted, rather than the generator halls. For the first three days, the ATO explicitly contained specific aimpoints for strikes against electrical production facilities. Subsequently the specific aimpoints were only sporadically included. When wing-level planners lacked specific guidance on which aimpoints to hit at electrical power plants, they sometimes chose to target generator halls, which are among the aimpoints listed in standard targeting manuals.
South Korea has announced plans to build graphite bombs for use against North Korea to paralyse its electric grid in the event of a new war breaking out on the Korean Peninsula, subject to funding from the country’s finance ministry. The weapons have been developed by South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development, Yonhap news agency reported, as one element of the kill chain pre-emptive strike program. Contractors were selected in 2020 and the weapons are intended to be delivered by 2024.
The rocket left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
Four astronauts – three from the US and one from Japan – have launched from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The crew rode to orbit in a rocket and capsule provided by the SpaceX company.
It’s only the second time the firm has supplied the service.
The US space agency Nasa has said it is now entering a new era in which routine astronaut journeys to low-Earth orbit are being conducted by commercial providers.
The four individuals making their way up to the ISS are the Americans Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and the highly experienced Japanese space agency (Jaxa) astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
By participating in this mission, Noguchi becomes only the third person in history to leave Earth in three different types of space vehicle, having previously flown on Soyuz and shuttle hardware.
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The traditional “walk-out”: The suited crew waved to family and friends
The crew’s Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule left the pad at the Kennedy Space Center at 19:27 local time (00:27 GMT, Monday).
It will take just over a day to reach the station. A docking with the orbiting platform is set for about 0400 GMT on Tuesday.
SpaceX has signed contracts with Nasa valued in excess of $3bn (£2.3bn) to develop, test and fly an astronaut taxi service.
As part of this relationship, the company ran a demonstration mission in May in which astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken were taken to the station and then returned safely to Earth.
The contracted arrangements also call for six “operational”, or routine, missions – this flight being the first.
Nasa has a similar deal with the Boeing aerospace company, although its service is more than a year behind SpaceX.
The agency says its new model of contracting out transportation to low-Earth orbit is saving billions of dollars in procurement costs.
It intends to use these economies to fund its Moon and Mars ambitions. To that end, Nasa is close to testing the giant new rocket it has commissioned to take astronauts back to the lunar surface, a goal it hopes to attain in 2024, or soon after.
Hopkins, Glover, Walker and Noguchi will stay on the ISS for six months.
Just before they return to Earth, they’ll be joined aloft by another SpaceX-launched crew for a brief handover.
Nasa retired its winged space shuttles in 2011. In the intervening years, it’s been buying seats for its astronauts on Russian Soyuz vehicles.
This purchase option will now close in favour of the new American-sourced taxis. But US astronauts will continue to go to the station on Soyuz from time to time – it’s just that no money will change hands.
Instead, Russian cosmonauts will get flights in the American capsules in exchange.
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Soichi Noguchi has now flown in a SpaceX Dragon, a Soyuz capsule and a space shuttle
The new crew will have at least four spacewalks to perform in their time at the station.
In one of those walks, they will install the first significant UK industrial contribution to the platform.
This is the Colka communications terminal. Made by MDA UK, the radio equipment will enable astronauts to connect with scientists and family on Earth at home broadband speeds.
ColKa will be fixed to the exterior of Europe’s ISS research module, Columbus.
The British antenna terminal will be attached to the station during a spacewalk
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