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Post by beaver94 on May 18, 2018 13:27:15 GMT -8
Yes. It looks like it is larger than the Twin Cities but a little more sparse. My first thought was that it must have something to do with the oil fields in North Dakota. |
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Post by RenoBeaver on May 18, 2018 13:35:42 GMT -8
I'll see if I can find it, it was linked to someone's twitter account. The writer speculated ASU/AZ/Utah/UC to Big 12, UW/UCLA/Cal/hole to Big 10, Stanford/USC go independent, and you know the rest of the story.
As for Big 12 breaking up, that makes sense to me before Pac 12. In fact, that's what I always figured would happen. But it looks like if they are unified they have more bargaining power to squeeze the Pac 12 than vice versa.
The Big 12 is in shambles. Texas has a ton of bargaining power, but much of that comes from the Longhorn Network and the unequal pay distribution in the Big 12. The Pac-12 is much stronger than the Big 12, but no conference team has Texas' pull. If the Longhorns get going, the Pac-12 could be in trouble. Until then, I would not fret about it. If Texas legitimately got going, seems to me they would simply go Independent and really screw the Big 12. Then SEC snags OK and OK St, and what's left the Pac 12 can pickpocket  . KState and TCU, come on down! |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 18, 2018 13:40:57 GMT -8
The Big 12 is in shambles. Texas has a ton of bargaining power, but much of that comes from the Longhorn Network and the unequal pay distribution in the Big 12. The Pac-12 is much stronger than the Big 12, but no conference team has Texas' pull. If the Longhorns get going, the Pac-12 could be in trouble. Until then, I would not fret about it. If Texas legitimately got going, seems to me they would simply go Independent and really screw the Big 12. Then SEC snags OK and OK St, and what's left the Pac 12 can pickpocket . KState and TCU, come on down! I think that the Pac-12 is a more natural landing spot for Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. However, I think the SEC is more flexible and could jump from 14 to 18 and pick up the right teams to make Oklahoma and Oklahoma State go there. At that point, you have to wonder, if the SEC will break apart or start hemorrhaging teams like Missouri, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. The problem is that the State of Texas is dominated by the school. Another Texas school would have to really get going for the Pac-12 to really be desirous to add anyone but the Longhorns in Texas. Baylor and TCU never go to the Pac-12. If the Pac-12 were left without a team in Oklahoma and Texas, Kansas would make more sense than Kansas State. |
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Post by jdogge on May 18, 2018 13:59:53 GMT -8
I dunno. There's that real bright spot west of Minneapolis. (What the heck is that?) Are you talking that big more loosely concentrated white spot. Looks to me like it could be in the Bismarck to Minot area? Not big cities, but there's mining, power plants, an Airforce base and such out there. I thouight it might be Winnipeg at first, but I think not. Probably a lot of high tech governemt secret stuff or a big UFO event going on when the pic was taken, that's it. It's too far north. I agree it's Calgary. |
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on May 18, 2018 14:29:32 GMT -8
It's too far north. I agree it's Calgary. Calgary is much closer to the Puget Sound than this one by my guess. Open up a US map next to this one, North DaColda makes sense position-wise. |
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Post by ag87 on May 18, 2018 14:30:59 GMT -8
I believe that you can see Calgary to the WNW of the bright spot. I believe that Edmonton is off the picture. I believe that Regina is NNW of the bright spot with Saskatoon further Northwest. I am guessing that it is energy related. Still, that is a lot of light on one pretty godforsaken spot. Saw the photo and wondered the same thing. I don't think fracking is a light producer. I think the big bright spot is near Williston, ND. Ten years ago I did some work in Minot and Stanley, ND. There is nothing out there that would make it appear to be a Chicago on a satellite photo. Unrelated but looking at the map makes me think having Utah and Colorado join the PAC was a coup. After those two, the biggest light spots are El Paso and LV. I don't see UTEP ever being a player in college football. |
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Post by jimmygman on May 18, 2018 14:56:01 GMT -8
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on May 18, 2018 14:58:36 GMT -8
The Pac-12's biggest problem:  And the direction of the earth's rotation. I dunno. There's that real bright spot west of Minneapolis. (What the heck is that?) It's the Bakken oil fields. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 18, 2018 15:01:30 GMT -8
I dunno. There's that real bright spot west of Minneapolis. (What the heck is that?) It's the Bakken oil fields. Crazy! To heck with Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech then. Let's invite Montana, Montana State, and North Dakota State into the Pac-16. |
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Post by jdogge on May 18, 2018 15:02:39 GMT -8
It's too far north. I agree it's Calgary. Calgary is much closer to the Puget Sound than this one by my guess. Open up a US map next to this one, North DaColda makes sense position-wise. The Twin Cities are 100 miles from the US-Canadian border. That light source is much farther north. There is nothing in the Dakotas or Montana that has that illumination footprint. That is the illumination footprint of a very large city -- the Calgary Metro area is approximately 4 million. It's Calgary. |
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Post by dK on May 18, 2018 16:02:47 GMT -8
Calgary is much closer to the Puget Sound than this one by my guess. Open up a US map next to this one, North DaColda makes sense position-wise. The Twin Cities are 100 miles from the US-Canadian border. That light source is much farther north. There is nothing in the Dakotas or Montana that has that illumination footprint. That is the illumination footprint of a very large city -- the Calgary Metro area is approximately 4 million. It's Calgary. Absolutely not Calgary. Calgary is way west and north of the light. This is what I found by googling. www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2013/01/16/169511949/a-mysterious-patch-of-light-shows-up-in-the-north-dakota-dark |
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Post by jdogge on May 18, 2018 19:42:10 GMT -8
I stand corrected. Great find! |
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Post by ag87 on May 19, 2018 7:27:12 GMT -8
In 2014, I go in the drive through at McDonalds in Minot, ND. Minot is a boom-town. I think it's the early 21st century version of some suburbs near Sacramento in 1850. Anyway, McDonalds needs employees. The sign in the menu board says that if you start and last 90 days, your wage will retroactively be upgraded to $18/hr. So for instance if you have worked 550 hours at $12/hour you will get a $2200 bonus check for reaching that 90 day mark.
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Post by jdogge on May 19, 2018 9:38:08 GMT -8
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Post by nforkbeav on May 20, 2018 9:00:11 GMT -8
Best thread in weeks. First thought was Alberta oil sands, then like others realized the lights were not far enough west for that so had to be Winnepeg based on best triangulation guesstimates. Nope wasn't that either. |
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. KState and TCU, come on down!
