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https://twitter.com/i/status/1780234638645919804 A year’s worth of rain plunges normally dry Dubai underwater https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/weather/dubai-rain-flooding-climate/index.html A year’s worth of rain unleashed immense flash flooding in Dubai Tuesday as roads turned into rivers and rushing...

Just received a text from my neighbor informing me that her 80 something year old mother had died. She and her late husband were some of the first homeowners in this subdivision, having bought the house while it was still under construction, some 45+ years ago. I had known them for the 22 years that...

There appears to be an awful lot of secret intra-governmental horse-trading and blunt threats going on behind the scenes. https://twitter.com/snarwani/status/1780199469172113877 The United States expects that Israel’s military response to Iran’s strikes will be limited in scope, a senior administra...

Hey G-C, best of luck with the polyp. Assume it will be with a proctoscope ? Over quickly, and then it will be examined... Good luck from here as well. :-ss A week and a half ago I had a consultation with a G-I doc new to my medical practice. I had been scoped a little over a year ago by another do...

NASA confirms origin of space junk that crashed through Florida home / The 1.6-pound metal object should have burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere. https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/16/24131804/nasa-confirms-iss-space-station-junk-crashed-into-florida-home NASA has confirmed suspicions that the strang...

Boeing defends its planes’ safety ahead of whistleblower hearing https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/business/boeing-defends-planes-safety/index.html Boeing on Monday scrambled to address safety and quality concerns about its planes ahead of a whistleblower hearing in the Senate on Wednesday. A briefing...

A Cybertruck owner says his accelerator got stuck while he was driving Some Cybertruck purchasers said their deliveries had been put on pause. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/cybertruck-accelerator-stuck-driving-issue-tesla-recall-musk-rcna147832 A federal vehicle safety regulator says it ha...

Pilot fell out of aircraft and hit tail, causing deadly 2022 crash that killed 2, NTSB says The Bearhawk Patrol experimental aircraft crashed Oct. 29, 2022, at a farm in Pennsylvania, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilot-fel...

Didn't look...just a guess thanks to the clue.
OH as I have nothing ready.

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Didn't let the popcorn go to waste but... (-| War cabinet says it's ready to respond to Iran's attack but delays immediate action. Here's the latest: https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-14-24/index.html The hours-long Israeli war cabinet meeting ended Sunday night...

Elba?

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Do the drones count towards "Acedom"?

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One hopes so.. The package of US aid to Ukraine will be put to a vote this week and will pass with an overwhelming majority of votes, Chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the US House of Representatives, Mike Turner expects. https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/112270699302028879 :-ss PP

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Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:18 pm

Just planted two Black Walnut trees, hoping to see them grow to maturity!

Your optimism is admirable.
Hoping the same.
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Fortunately, I stocked up on booze and snacks just a couple of days ago! Looks like another night of fun and games, though I don't think we will get as much information on what's going on. We will probably need to wait till Monday or Tuesday to know what's been hit. Popcorn and adult beverages at t...

I knew about the Iron Dome and Patriot systems but i had not heard of David's Sling or the Arrow 2 and 3. Arrow 2 and 3 seem very capable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(missile_family) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_3 These are the various air defense systems that Israel can use to inte...

Iran says attack in response to 'Zionist regime’s aggression' has concluded https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-attack-strikes-live-updates-rcna147477#rcrd38760 Iran said it conducted a military attack on Israel "in response to the Zionist regime’s aggression against our diplomatic ...

From CN's reporting from Jerusalem it seems that almost all drones/missiles in the first wave were intercepted.
That is good but I am wondering what the storehouse holds to fend off the next wave(s).
Same for US and UK stores.

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An uplifting statement?

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Iran announced about five minutes ago that they have launched the first wave of ballistic missiles.
Flight time approx. twelve minutes.

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