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xtruss · 9 months

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The Burning of Maui

The governor called the fires Hawaii’s “largest natural disaster” ever. They would more accurately be labelled an “unnatural disaster.”

— By Elizabeth Kolbert | August 20, 2023

The ‘alalā, or Hawaiian crow, is a remarkably clever bird. ‘Alalā fashion tools out of sticks, which they use, a bit like skewers, to get at hard-to-reach food. The birds were once abundant, but by the late nineteen-nineties their population had dropped so low that they were facing extinction. Since 2003, all the world’s remaining ‘alalā have been confined to aviaries. In a last-ditch effort to preserve the species, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been breeding the crows in captivity. The alliance keeps about a third of the birds—some forty ‘alalā—at a facility outside the town of Volcano, on the Big Island, and the rest outside the town of Makawao, on Maui. Earlier this month, the Maui population was very nearly wiped out. On the morning of August 8th, flames came within a few hundred feet of the birds’ home and would probably have engulfed it were it not for an enterprising alliance employee, one of her neighbors, and a garden hose.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, “many factors” contributed to the ‘alalā’s decline, including habitat destruction, invasive species, and the effects of agriculture on the landscape. Owing to these developments, Hawaii’s native fauna in general is in crisis; the state has earned an unfortunate title as “the extinction capital of the world.” Of the nearly hundred and fifty bird species that used to be found in Hawaii and nowhere else, two-thirds are gone. Among the islands’ distinctive native snails, the losses have been even more catastrophic.

Last week, as the death toll from the fires in West Maui continued to mount—late on Friday, the number stood at a hundred and eleven—it became clear that the same “factors” that have decimated Hawaii’s wildlife also contributed to the deadliness of the blazes. Roughly a thousand people have been reported as still missing, and some two thousand homes have been destroyed or damaged. The worst-hit locality, the town of Lahaina, which lies in ruins, was built on what was once a wetland. Starting in the mid-nineteenth century, much of the vegetation surrounding the town was cleared to make way for sugar plantations. Then, when these went out of business, in the late twentieth century, the formerly cultivated acres were taken over by introduced grasses. In contrast to Hawaii’s native plants, the imported grasses have evolved to reseed after fires and, in dry times, they become highly flammable.

“The lands around Lahaina were all sugarcane from the eighteen-sixties to the late nineteen-nineties,” Clay Trauernicht, a specialist in fire ecology at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, told the Guardian. “Nothing’s been done since then—hence the problem with invasive grasses and fire risk.”

Also contributing to the devastation was climate change. Since the nineteen-fifties, average temperatures in Hawaii have risen by about two degrees, and there has been a sharp uptick in warming in just the past decade. This has made the state more fire-prone and, at the same time, it has fostered the spread of the sorts of plants that provide wildfires with fuel. Hotter summers help invasive shrubs and grasses “outgrow our native tree species,” the state’s official Climate Change Portal notes.

As Hawaii has warmed, it has also dried out. According, again, to the Climate Change Portal, “rainfall and streamflow have declined significantly over the past 30 years.” In the weeks leading up to the fires in West Maui, parts of the region were classified as suffering from “severe drought.” Meanwhile, climate change is shifting storm tracks in the Pacific farther north. Hurricane Dora, which made history as the longest-lasting Category 4 hurricane on record in the Pacific, passed to the south of Maui and helped produce the gusts that spread the Lahaina fire at a speed that’s been estimated to be a mile per minute.

After visiting the wreckage of Lahaina, Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, called the Maui fires the “largest natural disaster Hawaii has ever experienced.” In fact, the fires would more accurately be labelled an “unnatural disaster.” As David Beilman, a professor of geography and environment at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, recently pointed out, for most of Hawaii’s history fire simply wasn’t part of the islands’ ecology. “This Maui situation is an Anthropocene phenomenon,” he told USA Today.

A great many more unnatural disasters lie ahead. Last month was, by a large margin, the hottest July on record, and 2023 seems likely to become the warmest year on record. Two days after Lahaina burst into flames, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a revised forecast for the current Atlantic hurricane season, which runs through the end of November. The agency had been predicting a “near-normal” season, with between five and nine hurricanes. But, because of record sea-surface temperatures this summer—last month a buoy in Manatee Bay, south of Miami, registered 101.1 degrees, a reading that, as the Washington Post put it, is “more typical of a hot tub than ocean water”—noaa is now projecting that the season will be “above normal,” with up to eleven hurricanes. Rising sea levels and the loss of coastal wetlands mean that any hurricanes that make landfall will be that much more destructive.

A few days after noaa revised its forecast, officials ordered the evacuation of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories. A wildfire burning about ten miles away would, they feared, grow to consume the city. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation called the evacuation order “extraordinary.” This summer has been Canada’s worst wildfire season on record, and, at times, the smoke has spread all the way to Europe. There are currently something like a thousand active fires in the country.

Two days after the Yellowknife evacuation was ordered, another Pacific hurricane—Hilary—intensified into a Category 4 storm. Hilary was being drawn north by a “heat dome” of high pressure over the central Plains, which was expected to bring record temperatures to parts of the Midwest. The storm’s unusual track put some twenty-six million people in four states—California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona—under flash-flood watches.

How well humanity will fare on the new planet it is busy creating is an open question. Homo sapiens is a remarkably clever species. So, too, was the ‘alalā. ♦

— Published in the Print Edition of the August 28, 2023, New Yorker Issue, with the Headline “Fire Alarm.”

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licenseplateshowdown · 5 months

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Round 1 Results

exciting stuff in our regional quarterfinals! all 64 license plates of the united states and canada going head to head. some races were landslides, some were neck and neck. in the end, 32 plates go on to the regional semifinals, and 32 stay behind, crying in the dust. the winners are:

Pacific Region: Yukon over Alaska; Washington over British Columbia; Nevada over Oregon; Hawaii over California

South Coast Region: Virginia over Washington DC; South Carolina over North Carolina; Georgia over Florida; Alabama over Mississippi

Prairie–Tundra Region: Nunavut over Northwest Territories; Manitoba over Saskatchewan; North Dakota over South Dakota; Kansas over Nebraska

Maritime Region: Quebec over Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia over Prince Edward Island; Maine over New Brunswick; New Hampshire over Vermont

Mountain Region: Alberta over Montana; Wyoming over Idaho; Colorado over Utah; Arizona over New Mexico

Outer South Region: Oklahoma over Texas; Louisiana over Arkansas; Missouri over Tennessee; West Virginia over Kentucky

Great Lakes Region: Michigan over Ontario; Minnesota over Iowa; Wisconsin over Illinois; Ohio over Indiana

Mid-Atlantic Region: Rhode Island over Massachusetts; New York over Connecticut; Pennsylvania over New Jersey; Maryland over Delaware

for those who may be curious, the closest race was colorado vs utah, with a final vote of 51.3% to 48.7%

the biggest landslide was maine vs new brunswick, with a final vote of 91.2% to just 8.8%

our regional semifinals are coming up. voting starts tomorrow at 8am PST!

#license plates #tournament #round 1

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angelic-purpose · 2 years

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Randomized State House / The Table Headcanon

The state house is cut into four regions when it comes to where everyone's rooms are set up

West - California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska

Mid-West - North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri Kansas

North - Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

South - Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia

Alaska is an outlier since he lives in the garage, and Hawaii doesn't live there

The South and North, especially in the original 13, still have a bit of resentment about the Civil War and it shows in how they interact, they avoid one another a lot

House meetings can be called by anyone and EVERYONE has to attend, it is normally held in the living room or the kitchen

Table meetings can only be called by Gov or organizations and only a select people need to show up

Region meetings can be called by anyone but only the people who live in that area of the house need to show up

Hawaii and Alaska are normally on call so Alaska can avoid the rest of the states and Hawaii enjoys talking with him

They mostly sit on quiet calls and do separate things but enjoy the other's company

Alaska mostly sends voice messages when texting

Hawaii, California, and Florida use the 🤙 emoji a lot when texting

Gov types overly formally as if he's writing a letter

#📹 seth writes #📹 seth rambles #wttt #wtttsh #ben brainard #headcanons

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bestcommercialfishingpermits · 6 months

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Understanding the Regional Classification System for NOAA Permits

If you own and operate a commercial fishing business, you will need to have the appropriate NOAA permits that make it legal to do so. However, it’s not as simple as just applying for a license. You will need to be sure you file for the correct one, based on the region where you fish and the species that you are fishing for. If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed or confused, we can help. Use this guide to help you get through the process with ease.

Federal Fishing Permits Federally issued commercial fishing permits are issued based on region. On top of that, each state in that region likely has its own set of regulations and guidelines that you must adhere to. Knowing the regions is a great first step because it allows you to determine which fishing permit you should apply for. Keep in mind that if you fish in more than one region, you will need the appropriate license for each region. The regions are as follows:

Alaska Southeast New England/Mid-Atlantic West Coast Pacific Islands Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Let’s look at them each a little closer.

Alaska Because of the host of ecological concerns that are present in Alaska’s ocean, there are a range of federal permits that you must pay attention to here. At the same time, there are also requirements for state permits that you must adhere to.

Southeast The southeast region encompasses many southeastern states (each of which may have its own set of guidelines). They include Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina and Iowa. You will also need a federal permit for this region.

New England/Mid-Atlantic There are a whole range of fishing areas in this region, which is found in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Maine, Kentucky, Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C. This region also contains Lake Michigan. Again, each state may have its own set of guidelines so be sure you know which permits you need.

West Coast On the other side of the United States, you’ll find the West Coast region. States that are a part of this area include those along the Pacific coast – Oregon, Washington, and California, as well as Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho. In order to fish in this area, be sure you apply for the West Coast permit.

Pacific Islands This region covers the Hawaiian islands, an area with a very delicate ocean ecosystem, which means there are additional regulations that you must follow for fishing here.

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organ-market · 1 year

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That Time Twentyish Californians Declared Independence (And the Time they did it Again a Hundred Years Later)

As you may already be aware, much of the United States of America's current territory once belonged to the nation of Mexico, from Texas to California and everything in between. Most of this land was acquired after the 1846 Mexican-American War, save for Texas, which joined the Union the year prior. Texas is famous for having been an independent republic for a period of time, even retaining its military to this day, but what's not as well known is the California Republic, also known as the Bear Flag Revolt or "a bunch of dudes who were tired of living in Mexico."

As of 1845, the Mexican province of Alta California occupied the land of present day Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah, along with parts of Colorado and Wyoming. Alta California largely operated as a semi-autonomous state, being disconnected from and neglected by the officials in Mexico City. This disconnect was made even more evident when Manuel Micheltorena, who was not a Californian, was made governor of the province, and was promptly ousted all of two minutes later by a popular revolt. He was replaced by Pío Pico, who was a local Californian, and also advocated for Alta California to secede from Mexico and become a British protectorate.

The province of Alta California, as of 1845.

Unfortunately for Pico, this would never come anywhere near close to happening. When the US annexed Texas in 1845, it took with it Texas's generous land claims, which clashed with Mexico's claims. The leaders of America and Mexico, both hoping to avoid war, decided to to resolve these claims peacefu- just kidding, it's manifest destiny time baby.

Soon after the US invaded Mexico, a group of twenty to thirty Americans living in Alta California captured an unmanned fort near Sonoma, which is north of San Francisco, and declared independence as the California Republic. The Republic was never officially recognized by any country, but the revolt was encouraged and supported by American armies in the area.

The army of the Republic had stolen over a hundred Mexican horses, as well as guns and artillery, which they used to partake in numerous raids against Mexican forces. Its fighters were nicknamed "Los Osos" ("the bears") by their opponents, both because of their flag, which depicted a bear, and because of their scruffy appearances. Despite the backhanded insult, los Osos wore the moniker with pride.

The Bear Flag Revolt lasted only for 25 days, ending when the US officially annexed California and the surrounding areas. While support for California's status as an independent nation would mostly die down until the late 20th and early 21st centuries, secessionist movements of another type arose in the north.

The State of Jefferson is a hypothetical state that, if realized, would exist in northern California and southern Oregon. It's important to note that Jefferson seeks not to declare independence from the United States, but specifically from the states of California and Oregon.

The rough area of the State of Jefferson.

The height of the movement's popularity in the 20th century was in the mid 40s, when a group of men, equipped with various firearms, stopped traffic on US Route 99, handing out copies of their Proclamation of Independence. Notably, the men promised to "secede every Thursday until further notice." This particular movement was killed off by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Modern Jeffersonian movements have taken on some slightly different tactics in the face of California's various independence parties. Proponents for the State of Jefferson have declared that, should California declare independence, Jefferson will secede from California and rejoin the Union, similar to how West Virginia gained statehood in 1863.

Now, this next bit isn't necessarily linked to Jefferson, but I personally find it extremely hilarious, so it'll be included nonetheless. The Yes California party, a right-wing Californian secessionist movement, eventually gave up on forming their own independent California entirely, instead pushing for a measure that would force certain coastal areas of California to secede, in order to "to get the extreme, far-left liberals and progressives who are ruining the country as a whole, to go and build a progressive utopia of their own on the Pacific coast, and leave us out of it."

On a side note, if any of y'all are visual learners or just really into maps like I am, then I'd highly recommend checking out the YouTube channel EmperorTigerstar! He makes a lot of interesting map graphics that depict changes in particular regions over time, including one specifically about the Mexican-American War, with a guest appearance by the California Republic. That's all for today!

-Cephalogod

#organmart #om-cephalogod #writing #history #california #maps #personal essay #nonfiction

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jiacast · 3 years

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Random Writing #5

Places that I would visit in America

I've never been to America before, so I've listed a lot of fun places to go after this pandemic is over. I wanna visit them before I die.

Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo - Alabama

Alaska Botanical Garden - Alaska

Musical Instrument Museum - Arizona

Mid-America Science Museum - Arkansas

Disneyland - California

Butterfly Pavilion - Colorado

Castle Craig - Connecticut

Fox Point State Park - Delaware

Universal Studios Florida - Florida

Chehaw Park - Georgia

Hale Hoike - Hawaii

Triple Play Family Fun Park - Idaho

Adler Planetarium - Illinois

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Indiana

Riverview Park - Iowa

Botanica, The Wichita Gardens - Kansas

Newport Aquarium - Kentucky

Carousel Gardens Amusement Park - Louisiana

Acadia National Park - Maine

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad - Maryland

Edaville Family Theme Park - Massachusetts

Headlands International Dark Sky Park - Michigan

Mall of America - Minnesota

Highland Park - Mississippi

TITANIC Museum Attraction - Missouri

Museum of the Rockies - Montana

Lincoln Children's Museum - Nebraska

Fleischmann Planetarium - Nevada

Madame Sherri Forest - New Hampshire

Essex County Turtle Back Zoo - New Jersey

White Sands National Park - New Mexico

Statue of Liberty National Monument - New York

Pullen Park - North Carolina

Dakota Zoo - North Dakota

Imagination Station - Ohio

Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma

Lan Su Chinese Garden - Oregon

Crayola Experience - Pennsylvania

South Shore Beach - Rhode Island

Broadway at the Beach - South Carolina

Mount Rushmore National Memorial - South Dakota

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Tennesee

The DoSeum - Texas

Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah

Vermont Teddy Bear - Vermont

Ocean Breeze Waterpark - Virginia

Washington Monument - Washington

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - West Virginia

Henry Vilas Zoo - Wisconsin

Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming

Here's 50 attractions from 50 states, I hope I can visit them all someday.

#writing

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rockefcller · 3 years

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TASK 036 : GOVERNORS OF THE UNITED STATES

in the united states, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein. as such, governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. as state leaders, governors advance and pursue new and revised policies and programs using a variety of tools, among them executive orders, executive budgets, and legislative proposals and vetoes. governors carry out their management and leadership responsibilities and objectives with the support and assistance of department and agency heads, many of whom they are empowered to appoint. a majority of governors have the authority to appoint state court judges as well, in most cases from a list of names submitted by a nominations committee.

the NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES is a geographical region of the united states. its divisions are new england ( connecticut, maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, rhode island, and vermont ) and the mid-atlantic ( new jersey, new york, and pennsylvania ). although it lacks a unified cultural identity, the northeastern region is the nation's most economically developed, densely populated, and culturally diverse region. of the nation's four census regions, the northeast has the second-largest percentage of residents living in an urban setting ( with 85 percent ) and is home to the nation's largest metropolitan area ( new york city ).

NEW ENGLAND. CONNECTICUT : laura wilmer ( cate blanchett ), republican, since 2011 MAINE : caitlin westcott ( ellen pompeo ), republican, since 2019 MASSACHUSETTS : felicity benson ( rashida jones ), democrat, since 2015 NEW HAMPSHIRE : christi goode ( reese witherspoon ), democrat, since 2017 RHODE ISLAND : adela sebti ( emmanuelle chriqui ), democrat, since 2015 VERMONT : derick han ( john cho ), democrat, since 2017 MID-ATLANTIC STATES. NEW JERSEY : shaun russell ( laurence fishburne ), democrat, since 2018 NEW YORK : isabelle andrews ( zoe saldana ), democrat, since 2021 PENNSYLVANIA : violet beck ( rooney mara ), republican, since 2015

the MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES is one of four census regions of the united states census bureau, occupying the north central part of the united states. its divisions are east north central ( illinois, indiana, michigan, ohio, and wisconsin ) and west north central ( iowa, kansas, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota) ). chicago is the most populous city in the american midwest and the third most populous in the entire country. chicago and its suburbs, called chicagoland, form the region’s largest metropolitan area with 10 million people.

EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES. ILLINOIS : tracey marsh ( sally hawkins ), republican, since 2019 INDIANA : garth butler ( justin chambers ), republican, since 2017 MICHIGAN : donna randall ( viola davis ), democrat, since 2019 OHIO : philip tirrell ( donald glover ), democrat, since 2019 WISCONSIN : percy hewitt ( john mulaney ), democrat, since 2019

WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES. IOWA : kelly grant ( rachel weisz ), democrat, since 2017 KANSAS : dale garner ( clancy brown ), republican, since 2019 MINNESOTA : sadie lawrence ( winona ryder ), democrat, since 2019 MISSOURI : andrea miller ( michele dockery ), republican, since 2018 NEBRASKA : silas nelson ( sam elliott ), republican, since 2015 NORTH DAKOTA : samuel fulton ( daveed diggs ), democrat, since 2016 SOUTH DAKOTA : alicia atkins ( aja naomi king ), democrat, since 2019

the SOUTHERN UNITED STATES is is a geographic and cultural region of the united states. its divisions are the south atlantic ( delaware, florida, georgia, maryland, north carolina, south carolina, virginia, and west virginia ), east south central ( alabama, kentucky, mississippi, and tennessee ), and west south central ( arkansas, louisiana, oklahoma, and texas ). the south does not precisely coincide with the geographic south of the united states but is commonly defined as including the states that fought for the confederate states of america in the american civil war. the deep south lies entirely within the southeastern corner. the region is known for its culture and history, having developed its own customs, musical styles, and cuisines, which have distinguished it in some ways from the rest of the united states. the southern ethnic heritage is diverse and includes strong european ( mostly english, scotch-irish, scottish, irish, and french ), african, and some native american components.

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES. DELAWARE : cornelius bancroft ( michael shannon ), republican, since 2017 FLORIDA : angela valdes ( gina torres ), democrat, since 2019 GEORGIA : gabrielle shaw ( octavia spencer ), democrat, since 2019 MARYLAND : damien park ( daniel dae kim ), democrat, since 2015 NORTH CAROLINA : artie barnes ( sam richardson ), democrat, since 2017 SOUTH CAROLINA : shannon todd ( leslie mann ), republican, since 2017 VIRGINIA : rebekah milton ( julianne moore ), republican, since 2018 WEST VIRGINIA : lori taylor ( helen mccrory ), republican, since 2017

EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES. ALABAMA : maynard gardner ( richard jenkins ), republican, since 2011 KENTUCKY : wilson beaumont ( kevin costner ), republican, since 2019 MISSISSIPPI : julianne hargrave ( amy adams ), republican, since 2012 TENNESSEE : shane montgomery ( andrew lincoln ), republican, since 2019

WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES. ARKANSAS : jason wickham ( eddie redmayne ), republican, since 2015 LOUISIANA : christine robson ( antonia thomas ), republican, since 2016 OKLAHOMA : michele abrams ( lea thompson ), republican, since 2019 TEXAS : lorraine crawford ( kelly reilly ), republican, since 2015

the WESTERN UNITED STATES is the region comprising the westernmost states of the united states. its divisions are the mountain states ( arizona, colorado, idaho, montana, nevada, new mexico, utah, and wyoming ) and the pacific states ( alaska, california, hawaii, oregon, and washington ). as american settlement in the united states expanded westward, the meaning of the term “the west” changed. before about 1800, the crest of the appalachian mountains was seen as the western frontier. the frontier moved westward and eventually the lands west of the mississippi river were considered “the west.” the west contains several major biomes, including arid and semi-arid plateaus and plains, particularly in the american southwest; forested mountains, including two major ranges, the american sierra nevada and rocky mountains; the long coastal shoreline of the american pacific coast; and the rainforests of the pacific northwest.

MOUNTAIN STATES. ARIZONA : daniel rivera ( alfonso herrera ), democrat, since 2019 COLORADO : wyatt harvey ( forest whitaker ), democrat, since 2015 IDAHO : malcolm jackson ( michael fassbender ), republican, since 2019 MONTANA : omar faraj ( marwan kenzari ), democrat, since 2021 NEVADA : noelle bloomfield ( maya rudolph ), democrat, since 2019 NEW MEXICO : oscar méndez ( diego luna ), democrat, since 2019 UTAH : william daniels ( seth meyers ), republican, since 2021 WYOMING : colleen leighton ( felicity jones ), republican, since 2019

PACIFIC STATES. ALASKA : veronica filippova ( mila kunis ), republican, since 2018 CALIFORNIA : maria reyes ( salma hayek ), democrat, since 2019 HAWAII : makaio kekoa ( keanu reeves ), democrat, since 2014 OREGON : isadora tyler ( susan sarandon ), democrat, since 2015 WASHINGTON : felix kessler ( jeff goldblum ), democrat, since 2013

#hshqtask036 #sebastian : tasks

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newstfionline · 3 years

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

Billionaire Blastoff (AP) Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is due to take off Sunday from New Mexico, launching with two pilots and three other employees aboard a rocket plane carried aloft by a double-fuselage aircraft. Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos departs nine days later from West Texas, blasting off in a fully automated capsule with three guests: his brother, an 82-year-old female aviation pioneer who’s waited six decades for a shot at space and the winner of a $28 million charity auction. They will go 55 miles to 66 miles (88 kilometers to 106 kilometers) up.

Severe heat wave builds across Western U.S. after nation’s hottest June on record (Washington Post) Last week, a “thousand-year” heat wave baked the Pacific Northwest and adjacent British Columbia with widespread highs topping 100 degrees, resulting in a death toll in the hundreds. Lytton, Canada, climbed to 121 degrees and established new national records three days in a row before the town burned in heat-intensified wildfires. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday that the heat wave helped the United States clinch its hottest June on record. Eight states had their hottest Junes, including Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. These four states are at the heart of yet another heat wave developing in the West that could challenge records and bring dangerously hot temperatures. It will mark the third punishing heat wave in the West this summer, including last week’s in the Pacific Northwest and a record-breaking event in mid-June. This heat wave will not likely be as extreme as the event in the Pacific Northwest, but temperatures could challenge all-time highs around Las Vegas, Redding, Calif., and Sacramento and a few other places between California’s Central Valley and southern Nevada.

Political Crisis in Haiti Deepens Over Rival Claims to Power (NYT) The political storm in Haiti intensified on Thursday as two competing prime ministers claimed the right to run the country, setting up an extraordinary power struggle over who had the legal authority to govern after the brazen assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in his home the day before. Haiti’s interim prime minister, Claude Joseph, says he has taken command of the police and the army, declaring a “state of siege” that essentially put the country under martial law. But constitutional experts questioned his right to impose it, and his claim to power was quickly challenged by a rival. Two days before his death, Mr. Moïse had appointed a new prime minister, Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon who was supposed to take up the role this week and told a local newspaper that he was the rightful prime minister instead. The dueling claims created a volatile political crisis that left constitutional experts confused and diplomats worried about a broad societal collapse that could ignite violence or prompt Haitians to flee the country en masse, as they have after natural disasters, coups or other periods of deep instability.

Brexit bill (Reuters) Brexit’s unfortunate fallout continues. The European Union has said that the United Kingdom is liable to pay 47.5 billion euros ($56.2 billion) to the E.U. as part of its post-Brexit financial settlement. The E.U.’s consolidated budget report for 2020 said the money is owed under a series of articles which both sides agreed to as part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The amount is significantly higher than the U.K. expected. Its Office for Budget Responsibility predicted in its March 2018 economic and fiscal outlook report that the bill would amount to 41.4 billion euros ($49 billion). Britain and the E.U. were in a 47-year relationship, and the divorce has been dicey. It took more than four years of acrimonious negotiations and lingering mistrust before the two finally struck a trade and cooperation agreement at the end of December.

Thailand to impose tighter restrictions to slow virus spread (Reuters) Thailand will announce new travel restrictions, mall closures and curbs on gatherings in the capital Bangkok and surrounding provinces starting next week, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, two government sources told Reuters. The government will issue a stay-home order from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. for 14 days and bar gatherings of more than five people in the capital and high-risk areas, the sources said.

China’s gaming curfew (Foreign Policy) Chinese gaming giant Tencent will begin using facial recognition technology to prevent minors playing mobile video games past a nationwide gaming curfew. China established the 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew in 2019 to combat gaming addiction—deemed a mental health disorder in 2018 by the World Health Organization. Chinese children and teenagers had been circumventing the nighttime ban by using adult’s credentials to log in to the gaming service, prompting the technological intervention.

Biden Accelerates Withdrawal Timetable (Foreign Policy) U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, despite the Taliban’s rapid territorial gains in recent weeks. In a White House address, Biden said that all combat troops would leave Afghanistan by August 31, even earlier than a Sept. 11 deadline he set back in April. Heading off criticism from some conservatives, who have called for a small combat troop presence to remain in the country, Biden—a long-time skeptic of prolonged U.S. involvement in Afghanistan—questioned the cost of such a move. “Let me ask those who want us to stay: How many more—how many thousands more Americans, daughters and sons—are you willing to risk?” Biden said. “I will not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome.” Although nearly all U.S. troops are set to depart Afghanistan by August, a substantial number—roughly 650—will remain in the country to provide security for the U.S. embassy and Kabul’s international airport.

Drone attacks by Iraqi militias reflect Iran’s waning hold (AP) Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force commander brought one main directive for Iraqi militia faction leaders long beholden to Tehran, when he gathered with them in Baghdad last month: Maintain calm, until after nuclear talks between Iran and the United States. But he was met with defiance. One of the six faction leaders spoke up in their meeting: They could not stay quiet while the death of his predecessor Qassim Soleimani and senior Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a U.S. drone strike went unavenged. Militia attacks have only been increasing against the U.S. in military bases in both Iraq and Syria. Three missile attacks in the last week alone resulted in minor injuries, stoking fears of escalation. There have been at least eight drone attacks targeting the U.S. presence since Biden took office in January, as well as 17 rocket attacks, according to coalition officials. The attacks are blamed on the Iranian-backed militias that make up the bulk of Iraq’s state-supported Popular Mobilization Forces. The Biden administration has responded by twice targeting Iraqi militia groups operating inside Syria, including close to the Iraqi border.

Israel levels family home of alleged Palestinian attacker (AP) Israel on Thursday demolished the family home of a Palestinian-American man accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Israelis in the occupied West Bank, rejecting pleas from his estranged wife that he rarely lived in the house, which she shared with their three children. The demolition drew a rebuke from the United States, which is opposed to punitive home demolitions and has taken a more critical line toward Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank since President Joe Biden took office this year. “The home of an entire family should not be demolished for the actions of one individual,” said U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price. “There is a critical need to lower the temperature in the West Bank. Punitive demolitions exacerbate tensions at a time when everyone should be focused on principally ensuring calm.”

Religion (Public Religion Research Institute) A new survey of 50,334 Americans over the course of 2020 tracked how religion in the United States has continued to change over recent years. According to the survey, 36 percent of those 18 to 29 years old considered themselves unaffiliated with a religion, substantially higher than the 23 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds who considered themselves as much in 2006, and the 10 percent who were unaffiliated in 1986. That’s also double the rate of religiously unaffiliated compared to those aged 50 to 64. Still, a majority—54 percent—of those 18 to 29 are Christians, though that’s down from the 70 percent of all Americans.

Laughter can make you more productive at work (CNBC) Being inundated with bad news and working from home, for some alone, during the coronavirus pandemic has made it harder than ever for workers to find the time for laughter, but experts argue that it can really make a difference when it comes to productivity. Daniel Sgroi, an economics professor at the U.K.’s University of Warwick, told CNBC via telephone that laughter can trigger the activation of neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin, both of which are considered mood-boosting hormones. Sgroi explained that laughter “fast tracks networks in the brain to help you concentrate and focus,” working as the equivalent of a productivity boost. Research that Sgroi co-authored, published in 2015, found evidence of a link between happiness and productivity. One of the techniques used in his study was to use comedy to make participants laugh and be happier, which he said boosted productivity by up to 12%. “So it’s almost like being happy generates more time,” he said, explaining that someone who is happy might be able to do in one hour what it takes someone who is less happy to do in an hour and 20 minutes.

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The Real 2020 Season: Week 8

Welcome back to The Real 2020 Season! We’re imagining how things would have gone in the 2020 football season if COVID hadn’t ruined everything.

Check out the previous weeks here if you’d like a bit of context: Week 0, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7

The Rankings

Week 8 AP Poll

1. Alabama 7-0 (4-0) 2. Clemson 7-0 (6-0) 3. Texas A&M 7-0 (3-0) 4. Notre Dame 7-0 5. Georgia 6-1 (2-1) 6. Ohio State 5-1 (3-0) 7. Texas 5-1 (2-1) 8. LSU 6-1 (3-0) 9. Florida 6-1 (4-1) 10. Oregon 5-1 (2-1) 11. Indiana 6-0 (3-0) 12. Oklahoma 5-1 (2-1) 13. Cincinnati 6-0 (2-0) 14. Iowa 6-1 (3-1) 15. Oklahoma State 5-1 (2-1) 16. Auburn 5-2 (2-2) 17. Wake Forest 6-1 (3-0) 18. Stanford 5-1 (4-0) 19. Liberty 7-0 20. Boston College 5-1 (2-0) 21. Miami FL 5-1 (1-1) 22. Tennessee 4-2 (2-1) 23. Iowa State 5-2 (3-1) 24. USC 5-2 (4-1) 25. California 5-2 (2-2)

The Narrative

A huge ripple tore through the Playoff race last week as former #3 Oklahoma and #4 Oregon both lost to conference opponents. It dealt a crippling blow to both the Big 12 and PAC-12 conferences, now without undefeated teams. It isn’t necessarily a barrier to the Playoff if they can rally, however, but it means the Big Ten is back in play with big stakes for a 12-1 finish.

The new Playoff field is composed of #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Texas A&M, and #4 Notre Dame. Now, in November the SEC squads will throw down while the Tigers travel to South Bend. We’re on a collision course that could open up Playoff spots for a lot of teams that were counted out earlier. Time will tell.

The Games

We have a few ranked games with conference and Playoff implications, but check out some of the upsets, some of them are going to reshape the race below the top contenders.

Winning teams are highlighted in bold.

#25 California at Oregon State #18 Stanford at #10 Oregon Arizona at Washington Arizona State at Colorado Kentucky at Missouri #3 Texas A&M at South Carolina #1 Alabama at #22 Tennessee Mississippi State at #8 LSU Connecticut at Ole Miss Arkansas State at Appalachian State Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina Georgia State at Troy Louisiana at New Mexico State Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama Buffalo at Army BYU at Northern Illinois Southern Miss at #19 Liberty FIU at Massachusetts #13 Cincinnati at SMU Houston at Navy Temple at Memphis Tulsa at South Florida Tulane at UCF #20 Boston College at Virginia Tech Syracuse at #2 Clemson Florida State at Louisville North Carolina at #21 Miami FL Virginia at Old Dominion TCU at Baylor Kansas at West Virginia #15 Oklahoma State at #12 Oklahoma #7 Texas at Texas Tech Michigan State at #11 Indiana Wisconsin at Maryland Purdue at Michigan #6 Ohio State at Penn State Nebraska at Rutgers Minnesota at Illinois Northwestern at #14 Iowa UTEP at Charlotte Florida Atlantic at Marshall Middle Tennessee at Rice Louisiana Tech at UTSA Akron at Ball State Bowling Green at Ohio Western Michigan at Kent State Miami OH at Central Michigan Toledo at Eastern Michigan Air Force at Wyoming Boise State at Hawaii Colorado State at UNLV New Mexico at Utah State Fresno State at Nevada San Jose State at San Diego State

There wasn’t a lot of turbulence at the top of the rankings. #1 Alabama took care of business against #22 Tennessee. #2 Clemson and #3 Texas A&M easily dispatched their lesser conference opponents. #4 Notre Dame and #5 Georgia had byes as they gear up for top ten opponents in the coming weeks. #6 Ohio State beat Penn State in Happy Valley to continue their march to 12-1. #7 Texas was taken into overtime by Texas Tech, but the Longhorns were able to pull out the win to remain the top ranked team in the Big 12.

Perhaps the biggest game of consequence in Week 8 was in Baton Rouge, as #8 LSU surprisingly fell to Mississippi State. The Bulldogs haven’t looked good all season but were able to shred the Louisiana State defense. #12 Oklahoma reasserted themselves in the Big 12 race as they easily dispatched rival #15 Oklahoma State in Bedlam. The Sooners are hoping to turn around their season after a debilitating loss to Iowa State the previous week. Similarly, #10 Oregon outpaced #18 Stanford in Eugene. The Ducks are also hoping to right the ship after their own disastrous loss in Berkeley.

The ACC remains a mystery after Clemson. #20 Boston College was shellacked by Virginia Tech, while #21 Miami was unmercifully slaughtered by North Carolina. It’s hard to tell what’s going on there. Northwestern upset #14 Iowa in Iowa City, derailing the Big Ten West race. It’s wide open for all but a few teams. Meanwhile in the East, #11 Indiana keeps inching forward as the only remaining undefeated Big Ten team. They have yet to face Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan.

#13 Cincinnati shut down a scary SMU squad in Dallas to remain the G5 torchbearer. The overall count of undefeated mid-majors fell as Troy lost in Atlanta to Georgia State. Now only Coastal Carolina remains to challenge the Bearcats.

The Standings

The Big Picture

The overall Playoff picture hasn’t changed from Week 7 to Week 8. #1 Alabama and #3 Texas A&M are on a collision course, as are #2 Clemson and #4 Notre Dame. These games will likely confirm two Playoff entrants, and the losers aren’t guaranteed to miss the tournament either. Until that happens in a few weeks in November we’re in a holding pattern.

As for the other P5 conference races, we’ve seen a bit of movement. #7 Texas, #12 Oklahoma, and #22 Iowa State are all tied atop the Big 12 standings. All three teams have clear strengths and weaknesses, it’s hard to tell who’s going to come out on top. The smart money is on the Sooners, who have already played their best opponents. The Big Ten seems to be sliding #6 Ohio State’s way again now that Penn State is out of the way. The Buckeyes need to cross their t’s and dot their i’s by beating #11 Indiana in the coming weeks, but with that taken care of they seem poised to advocate for a Playoff berth as a 12-1 squad. The West Division doesn’t appear to have a team capable of beating OSU, be it Wisconsin or Iowa or Northwestern. #10 Oregon reasserted themselves in the PAC-12 with their win over #18 Stanford. Other than the Ducks, the Western States area already out of credible Playoff contenders.

#13 Cincinnati still leads the American Athletic Conference, but they still have to meet several of their toughest opponents in league play. Each other Group of 5 conference appears to be coalescing around one team who will contend for the NY6 slot if the AAC somehow implodes. The C-USA has UAB (or possibly Marshall), the Mountain West has Boise State, and the Sun Belt has Coastal Carolina, who is still undefeated. The MAC likely can’t place a team in the final rankings with Buffalo’s loss to Army.

The New Rankings

Week 9 AP Poll

1. Alabama 8-0 (5-0) 2. Clemson 8-0 (7-0) 3. Texas A&M 8-0 (4-0) 4. Notre Dame 7-0 5. Georgia 6-1 (2-1) 6. Ohio State 6-1 (4-0) 7. Texas 6-1 (3-1) 8. Florida 6-1 (4-1) 9. Oregon 6-1 (3-1) 10. Oklahoma 6-1 (3-1) 11. Indiana 7-0 (4-0) 12. Cincinnati 7-0 (3-0) 13. Auburn 5-2 (2-2) 14. LSU 6-2 (3-1) 15. Wake Forest 6-1 (3-0) 16. Liberty 8-0 17. Wisconsin 5-2 (3-1) 18. Iowa State 5-2 (3-1) 19. Oklahoma State 5-2 (2-2) 20. USC 5-2 (4-1) 21. Stanford 5-2 (4-1) 22. Virginia Tech 5-2 (2-1) 23. Northwestern 5-2 (3-2) 24. Coastal Carolina 7-0 (3-0) 25. Iowa 6-2 (3-2)

The top of the rankings changed very little. LSU is the only team to fall out of the top ten after the Tigers’ embarrassing loss to Mississippi State. Further away from the peak and we get a lot more movement in the polls. Boston College, Tennessee, Miami, and California all fell out of the top 25 following defeats. They were replaced by Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Northwestern, and Coastal Carolina.

We wrap up October next week, don’t miss any of the action as we enter the home stretch of the regular season!

#college football #Alabama Crimson Tide #Clemson Tigers #Texas A&M Aggies #Notre Dame Fighting Irish #Georgia Bulldogs #Ohio State Buckeyes #Texas Longhorns #Florida Gators #Oregon Ducks #Oklahoma Sooners #Oregon State Beavers #Mississippi State Bulldogs #Virginia Tech Hokies #North Carolina Tar Heels #Northwestern Wildcats

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April 22 -25 The gas furnace worked well and we ran the generator to put some power in the coach batteries and to make breakfast coffee. The rock formations around the white Canyon are quite interesting and I took some pictures showing a brownish material extruding from the White Rock along the ledges of the Canyon. Along the way to the end of Arizona 95 we took a detour to an overlook. A very spectacular overlook. A lady was eating breakfast looking at a signpost. We struck up a conversation with her and after talking about RVs for awhile and so forth she asked if I knew anything about faucets. The faucet in their RV was flopping around because it become disconnected from the main nut anchoring it to the countertop. I got under neath the sink and found out that it was just unscrewed. She was amazed that I could even get under the sink to look at it. I got my channel locks and she held the faucet while I reattached the nut that goes through the hole in the counter top. Then I got back under the sink and secured the faucet again. When I got out from under the sink her sister Jill who she's travelling with was there and was asking me while I was under the sink “did I do a lot of sit-ups because I was in a bridge position. I told her, yes I used to do 200 every day, but don't do that many anymore. We talked about a lot of things, some politics and a little bit about my time living in Germany. They live in Washington State and invited us to visit them when were there in the North Cascades. She wrote down all their information, cell phone numbers, etc on the back of one of my cards. It’s amazing the things you encounter on the road and we were very happy to be able to help them get their faucet reattached to the countertop. After that, we had an uneventful but beautiful drive through Capitol reef National Park and down I-15 to Beaver Utah where we will spent 2 nights doing some maintenance on the RV and maintenance on our bodies. April 24 We met a nice couple from Vail Colorado mid-morning looking at our RV. We invited Bill to come in to look at it and he brought his wife Beth over later. They have a Winnebago, 27' with a tow behind. The winds gave them a bit of trouble yesterday. They had unhooked the Honda and let her drive that to follow him in the Winnebago. We had a great conversation and decided to have a drink tonight after we both did our own thing. We went to “The Creamery” and bought some fresh cheese and took a ride up highway 153 to the end of the road 22 miles out of town. We wanted to go to the end of the road and we did. It literally ended in a snowbank at 9000+ Ft. It was a beautiful drive and it was fun to drive back down to the campground before we went for ice cream at the creamery. Bill and Beth joined us for a cocktail and a great conversation. He was a builder built 10, 10, 10 houses 10000 ft² for 10 million dollars and the people live in them 10 days a year. Not a bad gig and he’s retired now and knows about Mercedes 2500 and 3500 Sprinters because he’s involved with a Limousine service that uses these Vans around Vail. April 25 – April 27 Midday We planned go West on the loneliest highway in the world US highway 50 and then on to Reno before entering California. We had an option that we had decided not to take which would go SW toward Las Vegas and Death Valley. Since we have a book of the most scenic and unusual routes in America, we wanted to check that off our list. We headed West in nice weather, cool but that's normal for 7000'. We decided to stop at a campground in Eureka, Nevada. It was reasonably priced and had decent bathrooms. The owner told us that we were supposed to have a dusting of snow but it wouldn't amount to anything because the ground was warm. Many of you already know what happen, but we woke up to proximately 6" of snow and it was still snowing. We thought we might have to stay there several days. Our neighbor started cleaning off his RV and truck saying he thought the road were clean enough to drive on and he was heading west. I cleaned off our RV and he and I decided that he would be the forward scout and call me to report on the road condition. He gave his 1st report 10 miles out that the roads were clear but wet. We decided to follow him and he reported that at 20 miles the road was dry and to come on. We did and we passed him about 60 miles later because we were “booking it’. Dennis call me to say you guys are getting after it. I told him diesels runs better when they run hot . I also told him I lived in Germany and there only two speeds over there, fast and faster. We had a good laugh over the phone and maybe will drop in to see him when we get to Oregon. We stopped for coffee and they passed us. We decided to see if there were any spots at Nellis Air Force base. There were spots and we were able to reserve a nice campground for 3 nights to catch up on the blog and do some repacking etc. It was nice to wake up to moderate temperatures in the 50's instead of in the 20 's in the high desert. We will spend two more days here and will head toward Death Valley in California on Thursday

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somethingusefulfromflorida · 3 years

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United States TCG: Update

I’m creating a sort of parody trading card game where the monsters are the 50 states and DC, and I’m basing their cost, attack and defense stats on their area, population, and population density respectively. Larger states cost more to play, states with higher population can do more damage, and states with low population density are the best defended.

I created a spreadsheet of 2010 census data to visualize the stats for each card, dividing them into ten levels per stat. I wanted to see if the real-world figures are in any way balanced (I doubt it), so I threw together some quick mock ups of the cards to see how they compare to one another.

I’m gonna have to play with a lot of these numbers, because right off the bat we have some low cost cards that are WAY too powerful.

Cost 1

DC: Attack 1, Defense 1

Rhode Island: Attack 2, Defense 1

Delaware: Attack 2, Defense 2

New Hampshire: Attack 2, Defense 4

Connecticut: Attack 5, Defense 1

New Jersey: Attack 8, Defense 1

These all cost the same, but Connecticut is above the power curve, and New Jersey is off the charts. 8 attack? It costs 1, so on the first or second turn it would be going up against cards with like 1 or 2 defense max. It’s OP, so I either need to nerf it or give buffs to the other Cost 1 cards. DC is useless, 1-1-1, not even worth the paper it’s printed on.

Cost 2

Vermont: Attack 1, Defense 7

Hawaii: Attack 3, Defense 4

West Virginia: Attack 3, Defense 6

Maryland: Attack 7, Defense 1

Massachusetts: Attack 8, Defense 1

Why would anyone play Massachusetts for 2-8-1 when New Jersey is playable a turn earlier with 1-8-1? Maryland is even worse, 2-7-1 puts it well below the curve.

Cost 3

Maine: Attack 2, Defense 8

Kentucky: Attack 5, Defense 5

South Carolina: Attack 6, Defense 4

Tennessee: Attack 7, defense 4

Indiana: Attack 8, Defense 3

New Jersey is still the strongest card; going up two cost levels only gives Indiana a slight bump in Defense, but at this point attacks are getting strong enough to blast through 3 defense like it’s nothing anyway. Might as well go with 1 defense because it’s cheaper.

Cost 4

Mississippi: Attack 4, Defense 7

Alabama: Attack 6, Defense 5

Virginia: Attack 8, Defense 3

Ohio: Attack 9, Defense 2

Pennsylvania: Attack 9, Defense 2

We’ve finally reached stronger cards than New Jersey, but even then only slightly. Ohio and Pennsylvania are twins at 4-9-2, so what makes one better than the other? Is the extra attack point worth waiting three whole turns over New Jersey? Defense is still way too low, so why bother?

Cost 5

Arkansas: Attack 4, Defense 7

Iowa: Attack 5, Defense 7

Louisiana: Attack 6, Defense 6

North Carolina: Attack 9, Defense 3

New York: Attack 10, Defense 2

Attack has been maxed out at only level 5; why bother getting any cards higher than this if they’re not gonna be more powerful? Sure, their defense might be higher, but they cost more for the same amount of damage, so New York is clearly superior.

Cost 6

Missouri: Attack 7, Defense 6

Wisconsin: Attack 7, Defense 6

Georgia: Attack 9, Defense 4

Illinois: Attack 10, Defense 3

Florida: Attack 10, Defense 2

Illinois would have to have a good effect to make it better than New York, but Florida, my dear Sweet Home Florida, is functionally useless. Same attack, same defense, higher cost; it’s just a worse New York (as in real life; ZING). More twins with Missouri and Wisconsin; Maybe I should have a mechanic for cards to work together, because the next two on the list make a lot of sense.

Cost 7

North Dakota: Attack 1, Defense 10

South Dakota: Attack 1, Defense 10

Nebraska: Attack 3, Defense 9

Oklahoma: Attack 5, Defense 8

Washington: Attack 8, Defense 5

The Dakotas are identical, min attack, max defense, the toughest but weakest cards yet. Maybe the twin mechanic could work by states merging with their neighbors to become more powerful; that opens up a ton of combo potential, like Yu-Gi-Oh fusions monsters or Exodia,who knows. So far, cost 7 seems pretty useless compared to those that came below it.

Cost 8

Idaho: Attack 3, Defense 9

Kansas: Attack 4, Defense 8

Utah: Attack 4, Defense 9

Minnesota: Attack 6, Defense 6

Michigan: Attack 9, Defense 5

Idaho is a more expensive Nebraska, and nothing has yet to beat New York and New Jersey. Michigan comes close, but it’s weaker and more expensive, so it’s objectively inferior.

Cost 9

Wyoming: Attack 1, Defense 10

Nevada: Attack 4, Defense 9

Oregon: Attack 5, Defense 8

Colorado: Attack 6, Defense 8

Arizona: Attack 7, Defense 7

Wyoming is a more expensive Dakota! I’m gonna have to rethink the fundamental mechanics of this game, I don’t think I can just tweak it a little to fix all the gaping holes. It’s nowhere near balanced, with early and mid-game cards knocking late game cards out of the park.

Cost 10

Alaska: Attack 1, Defense 10

Montana: Attack 2, Defense 10

New Mexico: Attack 3, Defense 9

California: Attack 10, Defense 3

Texas: Attack 10, Defense 5

California and Texas could hold their ground against New York, but for twice the cost,they’re not worth it unless they have some really major buffs. California is only marginally better, with one extra defense point; pittance. Maybe I could balance things by doubling the attack scale from 10 to 20, but then I’d have to raise defenses to match this, and now we have post-war hyperinflation, whoops.

There are no easy solutions, the concept is fundamentally flawed. I may have to go back to the drawing board on this one. I like the idea of a state-based game, but maybe it would be better as a board game like Risk or Catan. If I want to stick to the TCG genre, it’s imperative that everything be balanced. I need to study Magic and Pokemon and Hearthstone to see how they handle their cost-to-attack ratios.

Even limiting myself to just 50 cards is proving harder than I thought, there’s no way I’d be able to balance every state from every census dating back to 1790 under my current plan. No sir, I need to rework this from the ground up.

Again, I’m open to any suggestions. Any game designers wanna help a noob out?

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neokun25 · 4 years

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New England States :

Maine

Vermont

New Hampshire

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

Mid-Atlantic/Eastern States :

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

South Atlantic States :

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida

East South Central States :

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana

Tennessee

West South Central States :

Louisiana

Arkansas

Texas

Oklahoma

Midwestern States :

North Dakota

South Dakota

Nebraska

Kansas

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Michigan

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Ohio

Rocky Mountain States :

Arizona

New Mexico

Colorado

Utah

Nevada

Wyoming

Montana

Idaho

Pacific/Western States :

California

Oregon

Washington (State)

Alaska

Hawaii

States that borders and touches Canada :

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington

States that borders and touches Mexico :

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California

United States of America 🇺🇲

#United States #Geography #50 States

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Learn All About Federal Permits For Commercial Fishing in Each Region

If you are looking to file for federal permits for commercial fishing, you will need to look for permits specific to your region. Here’s a quick guide for you to figure out what divisions your operation falls under.

Federal Permits For Commercial Fishing

As you are probably aware, federal permits for commercial fishing are categorized by region, which means that each state will have particular regulations at a federal level depending on what category they fall in. Let’s take a look at these divisions.

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States, as well as one of the most biodiverse and ecologically fragile. Because of this, it has a whole set of federal permits for commercial fishing that specifically target the state’s needs on top of the statal permits.

Southeast

The next category within the federal delineations of commercial fishing permits is the Southeast. The states of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina all fall within this group, so pay attention to the specific requirements for federal permits for commercial fishing if your operation is active in any of these states.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Next we have the New England and Mid-Atlantic region, which also deals with all sorts of different inland and marine fishing areas, including Lake Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C. all fall under this designation.

West Coast

Across the country, we have the West Coast division of federal permits for commercial fishing. This covers Pacific coastline states such as Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho. If your fishery operates commercially within any of these states, you will have to look at the West Coast federal fishing permits in order to obey regulations and fish without problem.

Pacific Islands

Then you have the Pacific Islands region, which, of course, covers the state of Hawaii. The Hawaiian islands have a very delicate ecosystem, which is why the federal fishing permits necessary to operate there are very particular. On top of that, you will have the state permits which you will also have to pay attention to.

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Beyond the regional designations of federal permits, you also have an important division: the one that regulates highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean. This means that if you are planning to fish in any state that borders the Atlantic, you will need to look at a whole additional slew of permits. This includes Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

Apply For a Federal Fishing Permit

Given all the different kinds of permits, licenses, and stamps available for both residents and non-residents, it’s understandable that the application process can get confusing or complicated. Don’t worry, though, because that’s what the Federal Commercial Fishing Permits Center is here for. Our team can help you with any application process so that you can easily submit it to the corresponding authorities and receive the permit that you need. For more information about this process, or to inquire about any of the applications, feel free to reach out to us via phone or email. We are here to make it all easier for you.

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We’d love you to get rid of your Sheriff and law enforcement . We don’t need no rules!

Alvord-Stiles Gang (1899-1904) – Led by two ex-lawmen, Burton Alvord and Billy Stiles, this gang of train robbers operated in Arizona Territory at the turn of the century.

Archer Gang (1880s) – Much like the Reno Brothers who had operated two decades earlier, the Archer brothers — Thomas, Mort, John, and Sam, raided Orange and Marion Counties in Indiana for several decades.

Sam Bass Gang (1877-1878) – Led by Sam Bass, this gang robbed trains and banks in Texas. For South Dakota and Nebraska robberies, see the Black Hills Bandits.

Billy the Kid’s Gang, aka: The Rustlers (1876-1880) – Led by Billy the Kid, this gang formed out of the conflict of the Lincoln County War in New Mexico.

Black Hills Bandits (1876-1877) – Comprised of Sam Bass, Joel Collins, and four other men, they robbed stagecoaches in the Deadwood, South Dakota area and pulled off the Big Springs train robbery in Nebraska.

Blonger Brothers (1890’s-1922) – Louis H. “The Fixer” Blonger led one of the longest-running confidence rings in the American West.

Bummers Gang (1855-1860) – Operating in Denver, Colorado, the Bummers Gang began “raiding” the town in the mid-1850s.

Burrow Gang (1887-1890) – Reuben “Rube” Burrow, along with his brother Jim, and other members began to rob trains after Rube’s crops had failed in Texas.

Clanton Gang, aka: The Cowboys (1870s) – The Clanton family and their ranch hands were a loosely organized gang of outlaws who operated along the Mexican border of Arizona, stealing cattle, robbing stagecoaches, ambushing teamsters, and committing murder.

Cook Gang (1894) – Led by Bill Cook and Cherokee Bill, these outlaws terrorized Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1894. Ruthless, they shot anyone who got in their way.

Brack Cornett Gang – See Bill Whitley Gang

Dalton Gang (1891-1892) – Led by brothers Bob and Grat Dalton, the Dalton Gang robbed banks and trains throughout Kansas and Oklahoma until they were killed in the Coffeyville, Kansas Raid.

Daly Gang (1862-1864) – For two years the Daly Gang terrorized the town of Aurora, Nevada.

Dodge City Gang (1879-1881) – In the summer of 1879, a gang of desperadoes known as the Dodge City Gang masqueraded as lawmen in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Doolin-Dalton Gang, aka: Oklahombres, the Wild Bunch (1892-1895) – Led by Bill Doolin, the gang specialized in robbing banks, stagecoaches and trains in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Espinosa Gang – Bitter at the killing of six family members during the Mexican-American War, the Espinosas took their revenge on Colorado residents and travelers, murdering them viciously.

The Five Joaquins (1850-1853) – The Five Joaquins were said to be responsible for the majority of cattle rustling, robberies, and murders that were committed in the Mother Lode area of the Sierra Nevadas between 1850 and 1853.

Fleagle Gang in the Newspaper

Fleagle Gang (1920s) �� The Fleagle Gang robbed banks and committed murder in Kansas, Colorado, and California during the 1920s. They were found and executed or killed after robbing the First National Bank in Lamar, Colorado.

Flores-Daniel Gang (1856-1857) – Led by Juan Flores and Pancho Daniel, the gang raided southern California, stealing horses, cattle, and robbing travelers along the roadways, sometimes leaving their victims dead.

High Fives Gang (1890s) – Also referred to as the Christian Gang, led by “Black Jack” Will Christian and his brother, Bob, from Oklahoma, the gang operated in New Mexico and Arizona after the Christian brothers escaped from an Oklahoma jail in 1895.

Hole-in-the-Wall-Gang – Active in the 1880s-1890s in the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass of the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming, the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang was not one organized gang of outlaws, but rather, was made up of several separate groups and individuals who made their hideouts within the pass in Johnson County, Wyoming.

Innocents Gang – The Innocents were an alleged gang of outlaw road agents in Montana Territory who operated during the gold rush of the 1860s, preying on shipments and travelers carrying gold between Bannack and Virginia City.

James Gang (1879-1882) – Three years after the demise of the James-Younger Gang, when the Youngers were arrested in Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James put together another group to continue on with his criminal career. The James Gang lasted from 1879 to 1882, when Jesse was killed by Bob Ford on April 3, 1882.

James-Younger Gang (1866-1882) – After the Civil War, the James and Younger brothers hooked up, robbing banks, trains, and stagecoaches for ten years, becoming the most famous outlaw gang in America’s history.

Jennings Gang (1897) – This short-lived gang operated only a few months making several failed train robbery attempts in Oklahoma in 1897 before all were arrested or killed.

Jesse Evans Gang – The Boys (1872-1879) – Lead by Jesse Evans, this gang was actively involved in cattle rustling and armed robbery in New Mexico in the early 1870s.

Ketchum Gang (1896-1899) – Made up of a revolving list of members, the Ketchum Gang was led by Black Jack Ketchum. The gang robbed retail businesses, post offices, and trains in New Mexico.

John Kinney Gang (1870’s-1883) – Also known as the Rio Grande Posse, the Kinney Gang were successful cattle rustlers, robbers, and hired gunmen in New Mexico.

Lee Gang (1885) – In the mid-1880s, Cooke County, Texas, on the northern border of the Lone Star State, and the Chickasaw Nation just north in Indian Territory, were plagued by a gang of horse and livestock thieves led by James Lee and his brothers, Tom and Pink.

McCanles Gang – Led by David McCanles (or by some accounts, McCandless), this group of men were allegedly wanted for robbing banks and trains, cattle rustling, murder, and horse theft in the early 1860s.

McCarty Gang (1892-1893) – The McCarty Gang was run by Tom McCarty, who was one of the first to introduce Butch Cassidy to the life of banditry. The gang robbed banks until several members were killed.

Mes Gang – This bunch of primarily Hispanic outlaws and gunmen, were a rival of the John Kinney Gang, both operating out of New Mexico.

Musgrove Gang (1867-1868) – A gang of horse thieves and cattle rustlers who operated throughout Southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado in the late 1860s.

Oklahombres – See Doolin-Dalton Gang

Henry Plummer Gang – See the Innocents

Red Jack Gang – Led by “Red Jack” Almer, also known as Jack Averill, this gang preyed on Arizona stagecoaches during the early 1880s, particularly along the San Pedro River.

Reno Gang (1866-1868) – Four of the five Reno Brothers terrorized the state of Indiana for two years before they tracked down and hanged by the Southern Indiana Vigilance Committee in 1868.

Reynolds Gang (1863-1864) – A group of Confederate sympathizers that rampaged the South Park, Colorado area with the intention of raising money for the Confederate government.

Rogers Brothers Gang (1890s) – The Rogers Brothers Gang, led by Bob Rogers, terrorized Oklahoma and Kansas in the 1890s. The gang was involved in stealing horses, rustling cattle and robbing stores, post offices, banks, and trains.

Rufus Buck Gang (1895-1896) – A gang of ruthless outlaws who preyed on victims in Oklahoma, five of them were hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Selman’s Scouts (1878) – An outlaw gang in Lincoln County, New Mexico led by John Selman. For two months, during September and October 1878, the gang members terrorized the county by rustling cattle and horses, killing innocent men and boys, pillaging businesses and homes, and raping women.

Seven Rivers Warriors – (1870s) – Made up mostly of small-time ranchers from the Seven Rivers area of southeastern Lincoln County, New Mexico. supported the Tunstall/McSween faction against that of Dolan and Murphy in the Lincoln County War of New Mexico.

Silva’s White Caps, aka: Forty Bandits, Society of Bandits (1879-1893) – Silva’s White Caps were a vicious outlaw gang that operated in Las Vegas, New Mexico from about 1879 to 1893. They were a mafia-like organization that was led by led by Vicente Silva.

Smith-Dixon Gang – A Gang of horse thieves and whiskey peddlers operating in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), its members included Dave Smith, a former member of the Belle Starr Gang; his brother-in-law, Leander “Lee” Dixon; and a man teenager of about 17 years-old named William “Billy” Towerly.

Soapy Smith Gang (1879-1898) – Led by Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith, the gang operated in Denver and Creede, Colorado before moving on to Skagway, Alaska, running a number of con games against unsuspecting citizens.

Stockton Gang (1878-1881) – Led by Ike Stockton, this gang of cattle rustlers terrorized the area of northern New Mexico while posing as “gentleman cowboys” in Durango, Colorado.

Triskitt Gang – Known for having conducted several robberies and killings in Northern California, the gang killed 18 people in Sailor’s Diggings, Oregon and stole $75,000 in gold.

Vasquez Gang (1860s-1875) – Led by Tiburcio Vasquez, the gang committed armed robbery and rustled horses and cattle up and down central and southern California for years.

Bill Whitley or Brack Cornett Gang (1887-1888) – Comprised of about 12 outlaws, the gang was led by Texas desperadoes Bill Whitley and Brack Cornett, robbing Texas banks and trains in the late 1880s.

Wild Bunch (1896-1901) – Led by Butch Cassidy, the Wild Bunch terrorized the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada for five years.

Wolcott’s Regulators (1892) – One of the most feared bands of gunfighters and outlaws in Wyoming was Wolcott’s Regulators, who preyed on homesteaders in 1892, frequently leaving dead bodies in their wake.

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labrujitaverde · 4 years

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Pixel art, April 2019

please donate if you can to bail out funds for the BLM movement. I’m not from the US but I see you and stand with you! very afraid for my Latino family in the US, I cant imagine how the black community feels. his blog doesn't tolerate BS! BLACK LIVES MATTER

how to financially help BLM with NO MONEY/leaving your house (Invest in the future for FREE)

List of Bail Funds for Protestors across the USA and Canda

National

National Bail Fund Network — Available to assist with coordination

The Bail Project — Centralized national organization with regular bail posting in a number of individual cities, which may be providing protest support depending on city and bail amounts

Alabama

Birmingham

BHAM Community Support Fund

No One Left Behind Fund

Montgomery

Montgomery Bail Out Fund

Arizona

Phoenix

Black People’s Justice Fund

Tucson

Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund

California

Bay Area

Anti-Police Terror Project

Bay Area Anti- Repression Committee Bail Fund

Oakland’s People’s Breakfast

Silicon Valley DSA Bail Fund

Orange County

Orange County Bail Fund

Los Angeles

Peoples City Council Freedom Fund

San Diego

San Diego Community Fund

Sacramento

NorCal Resist Activist BAIL & ICE Bond Fund

San Luis Obispo

SLO Bail Fund

Colorado

Colorado Freedom Fund

Denver

BLM Denver Fund

Connecticut

Connecticut Bail Fund

Delaware

FNB Bail Fund

Florida

IWOC Statewide Bail Fund

Alachua County / Tallahassee

Alachua County Bond Fund

Duval County

Jacksonville Community Action Committee

Miami

(F)empower Community Bond Fund

Florida LGBTQ Freedom Fund

Orlando

Orlando Dream Defenders Bail Fund

Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Community Support Fund

Georgia

Atlanta

Atlanta Solidarity Fund

Athens

Athens Freedom Fund

Hawai’i

Hawai’i Community Bail Fund

Illinois

Champaign County

Champaign County Bailout Coalition

Chicago

Chicago Community Bond Fund

Rockford

Winnebago Bond Project

Indiana

Indianapolis

The Bail Project — This is a national project, but specifically helps people in Indianapolis

Iowa

Des Moines

Prarielands Freedom Fund

Kansas

Lawrence

BLM Lawrence Bail Fund

Kentucky

Louisville

Louisville Community Bail Fund

Lexington

Lexington Bail Fund

Louisiana

New Orleans

New Orleans Safety & Freedom Fund

Baton Rouge

YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund

Maryland

Baltimore

Baltimore Legal Action Team Bail Fund

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Bail Fund

Michigan

Michigan Solidarity Bail Fund

Detroit

Detroit Justice Center

Minnesota

Minnesota Freedom Fund — Due to an influx of donations, this Bail Fund has suggested to donate elsewhere

Mississippi

Mississippi Bail Fund Collective

Missouri

Kansas City

#ICantBreath KC Solidarity Fund

Kansas City Community Bail Fund

One Struggle KC Legal Fund

Nebraska

Omaha and Lincoln

Neighbors for Common Good Bail Fund — Put “Bail” on Memo Line

Nevada

Las Vegas

Vegas Freedom Fund

New York

New York City

Free Them All 2020 — This was the main protest support fund. As of Sunday evening, they have closed down donations and has suggested to donate elsewhere.

Brooklyn Bail Fund — Due to an influx of donations and an alternate protest support bail fund, this Bail Fund has suggested to donate elsewhere

Albany

Albany Bail Fund For Black Lives

Buffalo

SURJ Buffalo Bail Fund

Rochester

BLM Rochester

North Carolina

Freedom Fighter Bail Bond — Please click the checkbox under “Freedom Fighter Bond Fund Designation”

Charlotte

Charlotte Uprising

Durham

North Carolina Community Bail Fund of Durham

Raleigh / Chapel Hill

The Anti-Racist Activist Fund

Oklahoma

Tulsa

BLM Tulsa

Ohio

Canton / Akron

Canton/Akron Bail Fund

Cleveland

BLM Cleveland

Columbus

Columbus Freedom Fund

Cincinnati

Beloved Community Church Bail Fund — Choose an amount and click Cincinnati Bail Fund on next screen

Youngstown

Youngstown Freedom Fund

Oregon

Portland

PDX Bail Fund

Portland Freedom Fund — This Website is currently down, pending update

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

Dauphin County Bail Fund

Lancaster

Lancaster Bail Fund for #BlackLivesMatter

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Community Bail Fund

Philadelphia Bail Fund

Pittsburgh

Bukit Bail Fund

Rhode Island

FANG Community Bail Fund

South Carolina

Columbia

Soda City Bail Fund

Charleston

BLM Charleston Bail Fund

Tennessee

Hamilton County

Hamilton County Community Bail Fund

Knoxville

End Money Bail Knoxville Bail Fund — Please caption “BLM”

Memphis

Memphis Community Bail Fund

Mid-South Peace BLM Community Bail Fund

Nashville

Nashville Community Bail Fund

Texas

Dallas

Luke 4:18 Bail Fund

El Paso

Fianza Fund

Fort Worth

Tarrant County Community Bail Fund

Harris, Dallas, Bexar Counties

Texas Organizing Project Bailout Fund

Utah

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Community Bail

Virginia

Richmond

Richmond Community Bail Fund

Roanoke

Roanoke Community Bail Fund

Tidewater

Freedom Fighter Fund

Washington

Northwest Community Bail Fund

Seattle

BLM Seattle Freedom Fund

West Virginia

BLM West Virginia Bail Fund

Washington, District of Columbia

Money bail is not used in Washington, DC

Wisconsin

Madison

Free the 350 Bail Fund

Milwaukee

Milwaukee Freedom Fund

Canada

Toronto

Toronto Protestor Bail Fund

Montréal

Standing Committee for the Support of Demonstrators

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hertzride · 4 years

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Hertz Ride Introduces “Wild West Adventure” Motorcycle Tour in the USA

Prior Velho, Portugal – Hertz Ride (Hipogest Group) introduces the ‘Wild West Adventure’ tour, which is going to be guided personally by Hertz Ride´s Global Tours Director, Ricardo Serpa. Hertz Ride’s first tour in the US, and it’s not by chance: The Southwest is one of North America’s most iconic regions, a reminder of the pioneer days and the expansion of the country to the West by the mid-1800s. As per Ricardo Serpa's experience, it's truly one of his favorite rides in the world, and he believes it will become a favorite for any adventure rider who wants to experience what the Old Wild West was all about.”

Picture yourself riding a motorcycle around one of the most iconic regions of the United States, the Southwest. Open roads, vast skies, red canyons, desert views, its history, that remind us of the old Western movies we grew up watching. Our ‘Wild West Adventure’ motorcycle tour is designed to introduce you to an All-American experience, one that will surely be forever cherished once the trip is over. Each day is packed with twisty little roads and long-forgotten places that will make you believe you are traveling back in time.

Our trip starts and ends in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will lead us on a 2,300-mile loop of the best the American Southwest can offer. We will visit the 'Mighty 5', as the collection of Utah national parks is known: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches. Little mining towns in Colorado will be on our route too, and we will have a full day to explore the majestic Grand Canyon before heading back to Las Vegas via a stretch of the famous Route 66 in Arizona. Last but not least, we will also have the opportunity to explore a part of California's Death Valley for a couple of days. All in all, fourteen days, five states, and memories to last a lifetime!

Ricardo was happy to accept an offer to lead the company's Tours division. It seemed like the perfect combination of passions and skills, an opportunity to take on a life project and make a positive contribution to the goal of making Hertz Ride a leading player in the ever-growing motorcycle touring industry. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch at +351 210 413 334 or email at [email protected] for further queries. See you soon on the road!

About Hertz Ride:

Hertz Ride is an international motorcycle rental and touring company that offers a wide range of fully equipped, high-end BMW motorcycles for rent in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, and the United States. We are committed to offering you a premium rental service for both short and long durations, and even for one-way international road trips. For riders' comfort and added safety, Hertz equips its bikes with keyless ignition, side panniers, a top case, and engine protection accessories. Because of the recent news around Hertz Global Holdings in the U.S., we would like to clarify that Hertz Ride is an independent project owned by Hipogest, a private Portuguese group, with more than 45 years of experience in the automotive distribution and rental businesses. Hipogest has a licensing agreement with Hertz for the use of the Hertz Ride brand.

Contact Information

Hertz Ride Website: https://www.hertzride.com/

Phone: +351 210 413 334

Email: [email protected]

Address: Avenida Severiano Falcão Nº7-7A, Edifício Hertz, 2689-522 Prior Velho, Portugal