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In a survival scenario‚ having the right multi-tool can make all the difference. Check out our list of the top 5 multi-tools to keep handy. The post 5 Best Multi-Tools to Keep Handy for SHTF appeared first on Urban Survival Site.

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If you own a backup generator or even think of buying one… this may be the most important thing you read this year. The vulnerability of our grid has become a constant fear for the millions of Americans who are getting sick and tired of being left without electricity for days or even weeks at […] The post Stronger Than the Grid appeared first on Ask a Prepper.

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The solar cycle has been reasonably well understood since 1843 when Samuel Schwabe spent 17 years observing the variation of sunspots. Since then‚ we have regularly observed the ebb and flow of the sunspots cycle every 11 years. More recently ESA’s Solar Orbiter has taken regular images of the Sun to track the progress as we head towards the peak of the current solar cycle. Two recently released images from February 2021 and October 2023 show how things are really picking up as we head toward solar maximum. The Sun is a great big ball of plasma‚ electrically charged gas‚ which has the amazing property that it can move a magnetic field that may be embedded within.  As the Sun rotates‚ the magnetic field gets dragged around with it but‚ because the Sun rotates faster at the equator than at the poles‚ the field lines get wound up tighter and tighter. Under this immense stressing‚ the field lines occasionally break‚ snap or burst through the surface of the Sun and when they do‚ we see a sunspot. These dark patches on the visible surface of the Sun are regions where denser concentrations of solar material prohibit heat flow to the visible surface giving rise to slightly cooler‚ and therefore darker patches on the Sun.  A collage of new solar images captured by the Inouye Solar Telescope‚ which is a small amount of solar data obtained during the Inouye’s first year of operations throughout its commissioning phase. Images include sunspots and quiet regions of the Sun‚ known as convection cells. (Credit: NSF/AURA/NSO) The slow rotation of the Sun and the slow but continuous winding up of the field lines means that sun spots become more and more numerous as the field gets more distorted. Observed over a period of years the spots seem to slowly migrate from the polar regions to the equatorial regions as the solar cycle progresses.  To try and help understand this complex cycle and unlock other mysteries of the Sun‚ the European Space Agency launched its Solar Orbiter on 10 February 2020. Its mission to explore the Sun’s polar regions‚ understand what drives the 11 year solar cycle and what drives the heating of the corona‚ the outer layers of the Sun’s atmosphere.  Solar Orbiter Images from Solar Orbiter have been released that show closeups of the Sun’s visible surface‚ the photosphere as it nears peak of solar activity. At the beginning of the cycle‚ at solar minimum in 2019‚ there was relatively little activity and only a few sunspots. Since then‚ things have been slowly increasing. The image from February 2021 showed a reasonably quiet Sun but an image taken in October last year shows that things are‚ dare I say‚ hotting up! The maximum of this cycle is expected to occur in 2025 which supports theories that the period of maximum activity could arrive a year earlier.  Understanding the cycle is not just of whimsical scientific interest‚ it is vital to ensure we minimise damage to ground based and orbiting systems but crucially understand impact on life on Earth.  Source : Sun’s surprising activity surge in Solar Orbiter snapshot The post Look at How Much the Sun Has Changed in Just Two Years appeared first on Universe Today.

Filmmaker Jamie Price and his partner Danielle waded into the deep water because the motorist 'looked like he was drowning' when they arrived at the scene in Ingatestone, Essex.

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His wife told a Thursday press briefing‚ "It is the final hearing if it does not go Julian’s way‚ there is no possibility to appeal to the supreme court or anywhere else in this jurisdiction." Tuesday‚ February 21 is the big day and ‘moment of truth’ for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his legal team. That is when two high court judges in London will hear arguments on whether Assange can appeal a ruling to extradite him to the United States‚ where he would most certainly spend the rest of his life in prison‚ likely in a harsh ‘supermax’ federal facility. The hearing is scheduled through Wednesday. Stella Assange‚ his wife‚ has warned that if the judges rule against Assange‚ he could be on a plane to US soil in a matter of days. He would be removed from the high security Belmarsh prison for a trial in the US on espionage-related charges and publishing state secrets‚ where a 175 year jail sentence would await him. His wife told a Thursday press briefing‚ “It is the final hearing if it does not go Julian’s way‚ there is no possibility to appeal to the supreme court or anywhere else in this jurisdiction.” She said further that situation is “extremely grave” given his health continues to be “in decline”. She warned: “If he is extradited‚ he will die.” The Guardian has meanwhile commented on US authorities’ attempts to bully journalists who worked with Assange to turn against him:Our fan-favorite Turbo Force Plus is now 40% off! See for yourself the delicious one-of-a-kind energy boost infowarriors CRAVE! At least four well-known journalists have been approached by the Metropolitan police on behalf of the FBI: James Ball‚ his ex-WikiLeaks colleague‚ who is now with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism; David Leigh‚ the former Guardian and Observer journalist; Heather Brooke‚ a freedom of information campaigner; and Andrew O’Hagan‚ who had been commissioned to ghost Assange’s autobiography.All of them have declined to cooperate with the FBI. In an article for Rolling Stone last year‚ Ball said that he had first been approached in 2021 and subjected to pressure‚ including the threat of being prosecuted himself.O’Hagan said that although he had his differences with Assange‚ he would happily go to jail rather than assist the FBI. “I would only add that the attempt to punish Assange for exposing the truth is an attack on journalism itself. I notice that none of those mainstream collaborators who published his material – the New York Times‚ the Guardian‚ and Der Spiegel – are being pursued‚ which demonstrates that a generational bias against internet-based journalism is at the heart of the case … If Julian goes to the US‚ Britain will have failed to protect one of the first principles of democracy.” Editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks Kristinn Hrafnsson has commented on what Assange’s prosecution and possible extradition means for the future of press freedoms.”It cannot be underestimated‚ the effect that it will have‚” he said. “If an Australian citizen publishing in Europe can face prison time in the United States‚ that means no journalists anywhere are safe in the future.” As for Assange’s native Australia‚ its parliament has just voted to issue formal request that charges against Julian Assange be dropped. The motion adopted by parliament emphasized “the importance of the UK and USA bringing the matter to a close so that Mr. Assange can return home to his family in Australia.” The clock is ticking! My friend @MearsheimerJ on #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW #FreeAssange2024 PLEASE repost. Use Hashtags. Together‚ we will get this message to the #HighCourt to #SETHIMFREE pic.twitter.com/mMMqUUURhY— Judge Napolitano (@Judgenap) February 17‚ 2024 Days ago‚ Amnesty International also renewed its call to drop the charges against Assange. “The risk to publishers and investigative journalists around the world hangs in the balance. Should Julian Assange be sent to the U.S. and prosecuted there‚ global media freedoms will be on trial‚ too‚” a statement said. WATCH: Govt. Scientist Warns Chemicals In Cheerios Sterilizing‚ Bending Gender Of Children