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For everyone on Earth outside Trumpland, here is a good list of what not to buy:
clark.com/shopping-ret...
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Here Are 100+ Brands That Are Made in the USA
When you buy American, you help to keep local businesses strong and support domestic job growth at the same time.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For everyone on Earth outside Trumpland, here is a good list of what not to buy:
clark.com/shopping-ret...
clark.com/shopping-ret...
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The following items are from the USA. We should all find replacements for them.
February 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The following items are from the USA. We should all find replacements for them.
Like nearly everyone else I have been trying to figure out how to avoid buying US items.
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
February 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Like nearly everyone else I have been trying to figure out how to avoid buying US items.
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
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Canada considers tariffs on US canned water
Canada considers tariffs on US canned water
OTTAWA - As a retaliation in an escalating trade war between the US and the rest of the world, Canada is considering placing a 25% tariff on all American canned and glass bottled water including Budwe...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Canada considers tariffs on US canned water
Happy Candlemas everyone!
“If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Go, Winter, and come not again.”
(An old English song)
“Check your stacks on Candlemas day, you still need half your straw and half your hay.”
1/?
“If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Go, Winter, and come not again.”
(An old English song)
“Check your stacks on Candlemas day, you still need half your straw and half your hay.”
1/?
February 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Happy Candlemas everyone!
“If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Go, Winter, and come not again.”
(An old English song)
“Check your stacks on Candlemas day, you still need half your straw and half your hay.”
1/?
“If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Come, Winter, have another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Go, Winter, and come not again.”
(An old English song)
“Check your stacks on Candlemas day, you still need half your straw and half your hay.”
1/?
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A dog sits next to the body of its deceased owner.
During the night, Russia carried out another missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.
During the night, Russia carried out another missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.
January 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A dog sits next to the body of its deceased owner.
During the night, Russia carried out another missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.
During the night, Russia carried out another missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.
The birds have figured out how the "smart bird feeder" works and are threatening me!
January 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The birds have figured out how the "smart bird feeder" works and are threatening me!
The IIHF must not allow Russia to participate in any international hockey events until Russia has paid for the damage done in its unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
If the IIHF support Russia, then they are traitors to the rest of us.
#IIHF
#MensWorlds
#WomensWorlds
#WorldJuniors
If the IIHF support Russia, then they are traitors to the rest of us.
#IIHF
#MensWorlds
#WomensWorlds
#WorldJuniors
January 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The IIHF must not allow Russia to participate in any international hockey events until Russia has paid for the damage done in its unprovoked attack on Ukraine.
If the IIHF support Russia, then they are traitors to the rest of us.
#IIHF
#MensWorlds
#WomensWorlds
#WorldJuniors
If the IIHF support Russia, then they are traitors to the rest of us.
#IIHF
#MensWorlds
#WomensWorlds
#WorldJuniors
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Billionaire known for stealing people’s ideas debuts totally new, original salute
Billionaire known for stealing people’s ideas debuts totally new, original salute
WASHINGTON D. C. – Attention seeking billionaire and human husk, Elon Musk, known for co-opting other people’s ideas and profiting from them, came out at President Trump’s inauguration to debut a new ...
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January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Billionaire known for stealing people’s ideas debuts totally new, original salute
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Trump unable to pursue military invasion of Canada due to bone spurs
Trump unable to pursue military invasion of Canada due to bone spurs - The Beaverton
MAR-A-LAGO, FL – Speaking from his private resort President-Elect Trump explained that, despite his rhetoric, he won’t be able to make good on his threats to annex Canada because of his bone spurs. “B...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump unable to pursue military invasion of Canada due to bone spurs
A big old moon means narrowband imaging. Here is a work in progress, the Rosette Nebula. Previous images were test images but this is going to be a part of the final Rosette.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
January 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A big old moon means narrowband imaging. Here is a work in progress, the Rosette Nebula. Previous images were test images but this is going to be a part of the final Rosette.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
Another look at the Rosette Nebula, nearby in our galaxy.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
December 29, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Another look at the Rosette Nebula, nearby in our galaxy.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
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Merry Christmas from Canada.
December 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Merry Christmas from Canada.
The galaxy’s mass doesn’t rotate in the spiral arms . These are pressure waves. Here, let me demonstrate how it is NOT happening…
December 9, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The galaxy’s mass doesn’t rotate in the spiral arms . These are pressure waves. Here, let me demonstrate how it is NOT happening…
Presenting the Triangulum Galaxy, by Calvin Klatt, reprocessed 2024-12. This is a spiral galaxy in our “local group”, loosely bound to Andromeda. It appears in the Triangulum constellation. The red (H Alpha) regions are nebulae in this distant galaxy.
December 8, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Presenting the Triangulum Galaxy, by Calvin Klatt, reprocessed 2024-12. This is a spiral galaxy in our “local group”, loosely bound to Andromeda. It appears in the Triangulum constellation. The red (H Alpha) regions are nebulae in this distant galaxy.
Presenting the Iris Nebula, by Calvin Klatt, 2024-12
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
December 5, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Presenting the Iris Nebula, by Calvin Klatt, 2024-12
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
Astro puppy is enjoying the snow. He is 10 months old so has had little previous snow time. He will have plenty in the next few months…
December 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Astro puppy is enjoying the snow. He is 10 months old so has had little previous snow time. He will have plenty in the next few months…
Astro puppy is bored, but reading a book doesn't seem to be a very popular idea...
December 3, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Astro puppy is bored, but reading a book doesn't seem to be a very popular idea...
Presenting the Rosette Nebula, by Calvin Klatt. Reprocessed 2024-12-02 from data collected in 2020 with one of my older telescopes at Lac Teeples Observatory in Quebec, Canada.
#art #Astronomy
#art #Astronomy
December 2, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Presenting the Rosette Nebula, by Calvin Klatt. Reprocessed 2024-12-02 from data collected in 2020 with one of my older telescopes at Lac Teeples Observatory in Quebec, Canada.
#art #Astronomy
#art #Astronomy
Here is Astro the dog. Soon after the monthly bath, this is a time when it is hard to settle down.
October 23, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Here is Astro the dog. Soon after the monthly bath, this is a time when it is hard to settle down.
For my first post here is one of my Astro images, M27, Messier 27, or the Dumbbell Nebula. Data was collected at my observatory in Quebec (near Ottawa), Canada. This is a fairly small target, a planetary nebula and note that the stars are sharp and tight. Colours are true.
Not bad for a dog.
Not bad for a dog.
October 23, 2024 at 12:18 PM
For my first post here is one of my Astro images, M27, Messier 27, or the Dumbbell Nebula. Data was collected at my observatory in Quebec (near Ottawa), Canada. This is a fairly small target, a planetary nebula and note that the stars are sharp and tight. Colours are true.
Not bad for a dog.
Not bad for a dog.