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Closing the 'Collapse Gap': the USSR was better prepared for collapse than the US
by Dmitry Orlov

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A generation ship is a hypothetical starship that travels across great distances between stars at a speed much slower than that of light (see interstellar travel). Since such a ship might take from as little as below a hundred years to tens or even hundreds of thousands of years to reach even nearby stars, the original occupants might either grow old or die during the journey and leave their descendants to continue traveling, depending on the life span of its inhabitants and relativistic effects of time dilation.

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The best thing I ever personally overheard at the crags was at the Gunks.
We were walking along, and came upon this Eastern European climber (with
what looked like a standard E.Euro rack of home-made titanium cams, nuts
slung on old cord, and a few things I couldn't even identify). He is about
40 ft up a route, with a little bit of nothing between him and the ground.
He is twisted into a really awkward stance, trying to figure out the next
move. he looks up, he looks down (at his lack of gear), and calls out (and,
you must read this with your best eastern european accent), "It is HARD...
but... I WILL NOT DIE TODAY!"

A small cheer came up from the crowd that had paused to watch.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- El Paso County deputies are looking for an African lion on the loose in the eastern part of the county.

Sheriff's Lt. Lari Sevene said the first call came in of a large cat chasing several dogs through a field off Log Road. That call came in at 7:35 a.m. The resident told deputies the cat had a red mane and a big tail. Officers obtained a photo of the big cat.

A second sighting was reported after the first and a second resident also took a picture of the lion.

A reverse-911 alert went out to residents in the Falcon Highway and Log Road area to let them know about the animal. A second call will go out when the coast is clear.

State wildlife officers found tracks of the lion, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Michael Seraphin, of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, told the Gazette that the two photos taken by residents and tracks found by DOW officers confirm the animal is an African lion and not a mountain lion.

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Посреди июля замерзли вдруг лужи, ручьи и реки. Градом попадали сверху окаменевшие от горя птицы и мухи. На небе появилась траурная кайма. Пошел крупный соленый дождь.

Сергей Лукьяненко закрыл свой журнал.

Со всего мира идут и идут люди возложить к его подножию последний коммент. Рабочие, крестьяне, зольдаты, водители автобусов и дрезин, цветочницы и обмотчицы - всех их сегодня объединила одна большая беда. Сурово рыдают мужчины, громко плачут в колясках дети, чья-то седая мать скорбно роняет слезы на чьи-то стоптанные галоши. В траурном убранстве застыл офис СУПа. Крупнейший блоггер приказал всем долго писать.

Лукьяненко Сергей журнал свой закрыл.