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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Nov-2021 15:53:28 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
https://www.sce.com/wildfire/psps #SCE announces potential #psps in !SoCal. Public Safety Power Shutoffs are intentional outages intended to prevent power lines from causing wildfires.
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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 20-Nov-2021 02:50:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

RIP Tony, one of #sonOne’s closest friends. I hadn’t seen Tony in over 20 years, since he was in his early twenties. This was one of the few where they were still fairly close more than two decades after graduation. I think he lived within a mile or two of where I currently live.

I’m not travelling to #SoCal for the funeral, but 1st son is going to attend.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 08-Oct-2021 15:56:20 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly is another disease vector ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosomiasis and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypanosomatida ) that I would be happy to see extinguished. Add https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandfly ( see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leishmaniasis ) to the list.

And based on an experience in the #SoCal mountains in the #1980s, I'd be glad to see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_fly wiped out as well. ( I killed over 100 of them one day, as they swarmed our campsite, biting us. ) I believe these are the ones. In person, they are sort of yellowish and very hungry for blood.
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1. Tsetse fly
  
  Tsetse ( SEET-see, US: TSEET-see or UK: TSET-sə), sometimes spelled tzetze and also known as tik-tik flies, are large biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa. Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae. The tsetse are obligate parasites that live by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals. Tsetse have been extensively studied because of their role in transmitting disease. They have a prominent economic impact in sub-Saharan Africa as the biological vectors of trypanosomes, which cause human sleeping sickness and animal trypanosomiasis. Tsetse are multivoltine and long-lived, typically producing about four broods per year, and up to 31 broods over their lifespans.Tsetse can be distinguished from other large flies by two easily observed features. Tsetse fold their wings completely...
2. Trypanosomiasis
  
  Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma. In humans this includes African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease. A number of other diseases occur in other animals. African trypanosomiasis, which is caused by either Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, threatens some 65 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rural areas and populations disrupted by war or poverty. The number of cases has been going down due to systematic eradication efforts: in 1998 almost 40,000 cases were reported but almost 300,000 cases were suspected to have occurred; in 2009, the number dropped below 10,000; and in 2018 it dropped below 1000. Chagas disease causes 21,000 deaths per year mainly in Latin America. Signs and symptoms The tsetse fly bite erupts into a red chancre sore and within a few weeks, the person can experience fever, swollen lymph glands, blood in urine, aching muscles and joints, headaches and irritability. In the first phase, the patient has only intermittent...
3. Trypanosomatida
  
  Trypanosomatida is a group of kinetoplastid excavates distinguished by having only a single flagellum. The name is derived from the Greek trypano (borer) and soma (body) because of the corkscrew-like motion of some trypanosomatid species. All members are exclusively parasitic, found primarily in insects. A few genera have life-cycles involving a secondary host, which may be a vertebrate, invertebrate or plant. These include several species that cause major diseases in humans. Trypanosomatida are intracellular parasites. Medical importance The three major human diseases caused by trypanosomatids are; African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness, caused by Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by tsetse flies), South American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomine bugs), and leishmaniasis (a set of trypanosomal diseases caused by various species of Leishmania transmitted by sandflies). Evolution The family is known from fossils of the extinct genus Paleoleishmania...
4. Sandfly
  
  Sandfly (or sand fly) is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas. In the United States, sandfly may refer to certain horse flies that are also known as "greenheads" (family Tabanidae), or to members of the family Ceratopogonidae. Outside the United States, sandfly may refer to members of the subfamily Phlebotominae within the Psychodidae. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) are sometimes called sandflies or no-see-ums (no-see-em, noseeum). New Zealand sandflies are in the genus Austrosimulium, a type of black fly.In the various sorts of sandfly only the female is responsible for biting and sucking the blood of mammals, reptiles and birds; the protein in the blood is necessary for the production of eggs, making the sandfly an anautogenous reproducer. Some sandfly genera of the subfamily Phlebotominae are the primary vectors of leishmaniasis and pappataci fever; both diseases are confusingly referred to as sandfly fever. In Asia, Africa, and Europe, leishmaniasis is spread by sand...
5. Leishmaniasis
  
  Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by parasites of the trypanosome genus Leishmania. It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia, and occurs most frequently in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and southern Europe. The disease can present in three main ways: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral. The cutaneous form presents with skin ulcers, while the mucocutaneous form presents with ulcers of the skin, mouth, and nose. The visceral form starts with skin ulcers and later presents with fever, low count of red blood cells, and enlarged spleen and liver.Infections in humans are caused by more than 20 species of Leishmania. Risk factors include poverty, malnutrition, deforestation, and urbanization. All three types can be diagnosed by seeing the parasites under microscopy. Additionally, visceral disease can be diagnosed by blood tests.Leishmaniasis can be partly prevented by sleeping under nets treated with insecticide. Other measures include spraying insecticides to kill sandflies and treating people with...
6. Deer fly
  
  Deer flies (also known in some parts of the mid-Atlantic United States as sheep flies) are bloodsucking insects considered pests to humans and cattle. They are large flies with large brightly-coloured compound eyes, and large clear wings with dark bands. They are larger than the common housefly and smaller than the horse-fly. There are 250 species of deer fly in the genus Chrysops. Their distribution is worldwide, though they have not been reported in Iceland, Greenland, and Hawaii.Deer flies lay between 100 and 800 eggs in batches on vegetation near water or dampness. During the larval stage, which lasts one to three years, they feed on small creatures or rotting organic matter near or in the water. After a pupal stage, they emerge as adults in late spring and summer. While male deer flies collect pollen, female deer flies feed on blood, which they require to produce eggs. Females feed primarily on mammals. They are attracted to prey by sight, smell, or the detection of carbon dioxide. Other attractants are body heat, movement, dark colours, and lights in the night. They are active under direct sunshine and hours when...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Oct-2021 01:32:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/unbelievable-true-story-of-elmer-mccurdy-16507858.php [www sfgate com]

Criminal's corpse winds up as dummy in #SoCal house of horrors.
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1. The unbelievable true story of the body found in a Calif. funhouse
  
  from Katie Dowd
  
  Life was no picnic for Elmer McCurdy, and death wasn’t either.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Sep-2021 03:35:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I need to check with #GS2 to see whether he’s continuing to build things with #Raspberry_Pi computers and #Arduino microcontrollers. When he was in #SoCal a few years ago, he was building something or other … until he angered the family members he was staying with. They put him on a plane with just the things he could fit in his backpack.

(He was already an adult, working part-time at a local fast food chain.)

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Aug-2021 06:29:00 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I remember one time I was working in #Missouri. I was at the hotel in the afternoon and the tornado sirens went off. Since I live in #SoCal, I have never seen a tornado. Naturally, I went outside to see whether I could see it. It passed well South of us, heading East, so I did not get to see it.

What else would you expect from a #CA resident in #MO?

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 28-Aug-2021 05:13:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

There was a couple of tall plumes of smoke showing above the mountains yesterday. Based on the distance, there are a couple of different mountain ranges that could be burning.

So we get some smoke from the #NorCal fires and some smoke from the #SoCal fires.

Maybe the storm in the Gulf of California ( #TropStorm #Nora ) will stay a little West and give us some rainfall.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Aug-2021 20:02:19 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
Here in the !SoCal desert, we have poor air quality because of #NorCal fires.

(That should probably be deserts, as there are multiple deserts here, with very different characteristics. For instance, the Mojave Desert to the North is mostly High Desert and Intermediate desert. The Colorado Desert to the South is mostly Low Desert, including the Imperial and Coachella valleys.)

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 13-Aug-2021 22:27:41 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
If you are on the highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, be aware there are severe #t-storm warnings in portions of that area.

Currently near Cima, moving SE at 20MPH. 60MPH winds, quarter size hail. #Sab_Bernardino County !SoCal

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 07-Aug-2021 09:45:14 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/282301 [ktla com]

This merits close investigation. If the police story is true, it appears to be attempted "suicide by cop". It could be something else, though.

#San_Bernardino #SoCal
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1. San Bernardino police shoot armed 13-year-old who falsely claimed he had killed 3 people: Officials
  
  from Sareen Habeshian
  
  A 13-year-old was shot and wounded by police at a San Bernardino cemetery Thursday after falsely claiming he killed three people and firing a gun while in confrontation with officers, officials sai…
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 05-Aug-2021 18:52:51 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
In #SoCal, we call them "brush fires", as the tangle of shrubs and undergrowth that fuels them is called "brush" or "underbrush".

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jul-2021 20:39:24 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#NOAA / #NWS alert. Flash flood watch (flooding due to #t-storms possible) across #SoCal (portions of #Inyo and #San_Bernardino counties), Southern Nevada including #Las_Vegas, Northwest Arizona including Kingman. Huge area involved, so if you're in the desert Southwest, pay attention to the weather and any alerts.

#CA #NV #AZ

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 26-Jul-2021 23:51:50 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

In the late 1980s or early 1990s, the Luz solar energy plant in the #SoCal desert faced a potential shutdown. Despite the utility paying the operator full retail price for the power generated (instead of the usual wholesale), the plant still depended on special tax breaks and could not exist without them.

Of course, I wrote to the congressionals to ask them to renew the tax break. Some years later, I think the tax breaks ended and someone else bought the plant to keep it open.

Just be aware that historically, the solar power industry has depended on multiple levels of subsidies. When solar hits a large enough share of the market, some subsidies will be untenable ... if your project cannot continue without them, it could face early shutdown.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 26-Jul-2021 19:47:53 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Sometimes, it is interesting to watch blitzortung.org. For example, last night, it was showing #SoCal lightning strikes 8-16 seconds before I heard thunder, even with its 7.7 second delay.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 20-Jul-2021 00:13:10 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Daddy_A tells me they recently had a multi-day power outage. Power is back, but as of when he informed me, they still had no Internet service.

The kids have been in #SoCal, visiting some of their mom's family members. I do not know whether they had returned home when this happened.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 17-Jul-2021 18:09:52 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://www.sbsun.com/2021/07/16/7-boats-destroyed-5-damaged-in-lake-arrowhead-fire/ [www sbsun com]

Fire burns boats on #SoCal Lake.

Twenty years (or more) ago, we would go to Lake Arrowhead or Big Bear Lake on hot days. I'm not into mountain driving now, so that's out.
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1. 7 boats destroyed, 5 damaged in Lake Arrowhead fire
  
  from gqlshare
  
  The damage was estimated to be at least $2 million, a fire official said.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Jun-2021 16:51:13 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Locally, it is overcast, with possible thunderstorms expected. Temperature should stay below 100°F for the next few days.

Firefighters worried about "dry lightning" starting fires.

#SoCal

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Jun-2021 15:43:49 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

#Daddy_A tells me that the kids are in #SoCal visiting their mother's relatives. I'm not expecting it, but it would be nice if they called and offered me 2-3 hours with #A, #A2, #A3.

We could go hang out at In-N-Out or something.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Jun-2021 23:59:19 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- SoCal: Southern California
!SoCal weather forecast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7NrZMgG5x4 for June 16-20. #heat_wave #NOAA / #NWS
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1. Heat Wave continues especially inland areas through June 20 - NWS San Diego
  
  Update after the heat began on Monday and spiked on Tuesday June 15. Some monsoon moisture on Thursday and another warming trend into Saturday as upper level...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 03-Jun-2021 19:21:54 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Also, this area of #SoCal isn’t great for bicycles. The roads aren’t designed with anyone except automobile drivers in mind. Both sidewalks and bicycle lanes are few and far between. (Not that bicyclists should ride on sidewalks, except in places where the two are combined.) Also, a big chunk of the population works 100 miles away in the #Los_Angeles area, so they are accustomed to speeding and swerving in and out of traffic.

Even as a pedestrian, there are certain intersections where near misses are a common occurence.

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