Old Kiakout Kill Dam
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I call this github archive “Fun with SAM”.
https://github.com/AndyArthur/nys_sam_geocoders/
It contains python code for geocoding addreses using the State Address Management system, and doing reverse geocoding and also figuring out what AD, SD, CD an address is in, although you can supply your own shapefile, to figure out what thing anything is located.
See also, a better geocoding script with SAM.
Adaptive Headlights Are Officially NHTSA-Approved
The United States may be a land of freedom and opportunity, but it is also a place with some seriously dumb laws. Take Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 for example, which legally prevents high-beam and low-beam headlight elements from operating at the same time. That may have seemed like an issue in 1967 when the rule arrived, but it has somehow managed to keep adaptive headlights out of the U.S. for nearly two decades. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has finally come to terms with industry pressures. A new rule signed on February 1 will finally allow automakers to install adaptive headlights in the U.S.
Wild Boar Breaks Into House in Germany | Field & Stream
This is a tale that any parent of a high-school-age kid can probably relate to, but with a twist: A woman in Hagen, Germany, returned home earlier this month to find her living room thoroughly trashed, the culprit on the sofa, feet-up and utterly unrepentant. Well, the perpetrator of this domestic disaster was no surly teenager, it was a 130-pound wild boar. My Truck Gun: A Scout Rifle From Scratch
On February 4, the woman entered her home to discover the lounging hog less than 10 yards away from the front door. She was able to close the door and back out of the house without disturbing the boar. She then called the Hagen Police and several officers responded to the incident. According to a press release, the officers began strategizing how to remove the pig from the premises. The solution they settled on was quite simple. They propped open the front door, and the boar voluntarily made its way out of the house and was allowed to wander “back into nature” without further incident. The police theorized that the pig got in through a patio door, which then shut behind the animal, trapping it inside.
Next Time – February 17, 2022
Today’s sunrise was at 6:48 am. The next time the sun will rise later then today 🌄 is in 24 days on Sunday, March 13.
The average high for today is 36 degrees. 🌡 The next time it will be on average cooler then today is in 312 days on Monday, December 26 when the average temperature will be 35 degrees.
The highest point for the sun today will be 35.4° from the horizon at 12:10 pm. 🌞 The next time the sun will be lower in the sky mid-day is in 250 days on Tuesday, October 25.
Today has 10 hours and 52 minutes of daylight. ⏳ The next time the day will be shorter then today is in 249 days on Monday, October 24.
Today’s sunset will be at 5:29 pm. The next time the sun will set earlier then today 🌆 is in 262 days on Sunday, November 6.
The average low for today is 18 degrees. 🌡 The next night it will be on average cooler then tonight is in 323 days on Friday, January 6, 2023 when the average temperature will be 17 degrees.