Then POTUS today swoops in with EO, ordering all meat processors to stay open under Defense Production Act. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/poli...on-act-executive-order-food-supply/index.html
Oh you quoted CNN, you are in trouble! He can order them to stay open but they will need the army involved and those guys will get ptsd..
If you look closely, you can see Trump 2020 in the tail. Or is it just me? Edit: The interesting thing about “Trump 2920” spray painted in orange in the snow is either side might be willing to take credit for it.
Atlas has broken up, no giant end of the world in the sky comet. Hale Bopp was damned impressive mind you in 1997. If we had anything bigger it could be a messy year on Earth.
From Nasa.gov APOD: The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN Image Credit & Copyright: Gerald Rhemann Explanation: Newly discovered Comet SWAN has already developed an impressive tail. The comet came in from the outer Solar System and has just passed inside the orbit of the Earth. Officially designated C/2020 F8 (SWAN), this outgassing interplanetary iceberg will pass its closest to the Earth on May 13, and closest to the Sun on May 27. The comet was first noticed in late March by an astronomy enthusiast looking through images taken by NASA's Sun-orbiting SOHO spacecraft, and is named for this spacecraft's Solar Wind Anisotropies (SWAN) camera. The featured image, taken from the dark skies in Namibia in mid-April, captured Comet SWAN's green-glowing coma and unexpectedly long, detailed, and blue ion-tail. Although the brightness of comets are notoriously hard to predict, some models have Comet SWAN becoming bright enough to see with the unaided eye during June. Sorry for not citing the picture earlier. Experts Debate: How will humanity first discover extraterrestrial life?
I must admit I wish I had brought a telescope here we have had some excellent viewing nights. Unrelated but saw and thought of you.
Mr B, knowing you, the scope you have would take a calibration crew with a moving van, lol, but these dobson babies are in-freaking-credible in their most rudimentary diy form. For a forgemeister such as yourself, you would likely be happy with one of the commercial drop-offs with fine electronic features that keep the celestials located and lined up as time goes by. hoping you snag one and post a few images. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobsonian_telescope https://www.telescope.com/Orion-SkyQuest-XT8g-Computerized-GoTo-Dobsonian-Telescope/p/102019.uts https://www.obsessiontelescopes.com/publications/
Yes, the font on the screenshot of the annotated chart in my journal is small. but it is legible. Guess not everyone has an iPad, a telescope, or young eyes. While there have been no direct complaints so far, I’ll contact my imaging department and see what they can do. <Grin>
Farmers across America are calling the meat shortage nonsense. At worst some of your favorite cuts may not be available at your local grocery store. Here is one example... Coronavirus Illinois: Farmers don't expect meat shortage, but variety could be impacted amid COVID-19 pandemic https://abc7chicago.com/6135944/ The nation's food supply chain is being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and farmers in Illinois are feeling the impact. "It has really turned our world upside down and about inside out," said Rich Guebert, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau. The major disruption follows the closure of many of the country's largest meat processing plants. The plants have been forced to close down over COVID-19 concerns. "There is not a supply issue," said Jennifer Tirey, executive director for the Illinois Pork Producers Association. "There are plenty of hogs. We do have a disruption in the way that we are distributing our meat to grocery stores." Just in the last week, Smithfield Foods one of the country's leading protein distributors closed down two Illinois plants: the dry sausage facility in St. Charles and the processing plant in Monmouth. The Monmouth location alone produces 3 percent of the nation's pork. President Trump is expected to sign an executive order compelling the nation's meatpacking plants to stay open as part of "critical infrastructure." "Once they can make sure their workers are safe, those frontline individuals are critical for us to keep moving our product to consumers," Tirey said. The Illinois Pork Producers Association and the Illinois Farm Bureau do not expect a shortage of meat at the stores, but say there might be less variety. "Do not be afraid that your meat is not going to be available," Tirey said. "It just may be different timing for how they are going to get it." Illinois is the fourth biggest pork producer in the country, and the state's pork farmers are losing big money as they try and find an open processing plant. "Right now they are losing money drastically," Tirey said. "It is a dire situation for our farmers." Tirey and Guebert are reminding consumers to not panic buy meat products. "If people start hoarding meat products like toilet paper, it will compound the problem," Guebert said. "If they cannot find it in the meat case, it is not because our farmers are not working hard to provide it," Tirey said. "It is a distribution issue, where getting it to the grocery stores could cause problems."