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florduh
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Mikhail Gorbachev is currently getting stoned on vodka, watching this video on repeat, laughing his ass off.
The ancient Persian way to keep cool
From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia. Now, it could come to our aid once again.
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First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought | CNN
Additional cuts — each tier with worsening impact on agriculture and municipal water — are expected if Lake Mead continues to fall.
FAA proposes more than $500,000 in new fines against unruly airline passengers | CNN Politics
Federal authorities are proposing more than a half-million dollars in new fines against commercial airline passengers they say refused to wear masks, hit flight attendants and even threw luggage across the cabin.
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Woman comes face-to-face with 10-foot snake in Australia supermarket
The head of the nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
Aug. 18, 2021, 7:55 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 18, 2021, 8:57 AM EDT / Source: Associated Press
By The Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia — Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face-to-face with a huge snake.
The head of the 10-foot nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
“I was in the spice aisle just looking for something to put on my chicken that night so I didn’t initially see it because it was curled up way back behind the little jars of spices,” Alati said Wednesday. “I kind of turned to my right and it poked its head out.”
Alati, who coincidently is a trained snake catcher, said the snake’s head came to within 8 inches of her own.
“Thankfully, I have a background in snakes so I was pretty calm about it. It definitely shocked me a little bit because I wasn’t expecting it,” she added.
Supermarket chain Woolworths confirmed in a statement that a “slippery and rare customer was spotted in the spice aisle” on Monday morning at its store in the suburb of Glenorie on Sydney’s northwest outskirts.
“Once it was sighted, our team members reacted quickly and calmly to cordon off the area for the safety of customers,” the statement said.
Alati said she used her phone to video the snake as it extended its body from the shelf into the aisle before reporting the intruder to supermarket staff.
“I said: ‘I’ll go get my snake bag.’ I think they thought I was a bit crazy to be honest. I don’t think they knew what to say when I said there’s a 10-foot python in your aisle,” Alati said.
She retrieved the snake-catching bag from her nearby home and caught the snake, which had by then retreated back into the shelf. She then released it into nearby woodlands.
It’s unclear how or when the snake entered the supermarket.
Alati, who was trained to catch venous snakes when she was a volunteer working for a Sydney wildlife rescue organization several years ago, suspected the snake was a male looking for a mate.
“I knew straight away it was non-venomous, it was non-aggressive, it wasn’t going to be a problem for anyone,” Alati said.
“If anything, I think everyone was a little bit excited. We’re all in lockdown so it was kind of like the most excitement we’ve had for a while,” she added.
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The head of the nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
By The Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia — Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face-to-face with a huge snake.
The head of the 10-foot nonvenomous diamond python emerged through a space in a shelf above the spice jars in the Sydney store.
“I was in the spice aisle just looking for something to put on my chicken that night so I didn’t initially see it because it was curled up way back behind the little jars of spices,” Alati said Wednesday. “I kind of turned to my right and it poked its head out.”
Alati, who coincidently is a trained snake catcher, said the snake’s head came to within 8 inches of her own.
“Thankfully, I have a background in snakes so I was pretty calm about it. It definitely shocked me a little bit because I wasn’t expecting it,” she added.
Supermarket chain Woolworths confirmed in a statement that a “slippery and rare customer was spotted in the spice aisle” on Monday morning at its store in the suburb of Glenorie on Sydney’s northwest outskirts.
“Once it was sighted, our team members reacted quickly and calmly to cordon off the area for the safety of customers,” the statement said.
Alati said she used her phone to video the snake as it extended its body from the shelf into the aisle before reporting the intruder to supermarket staff.
“I said: ‘I’ll go get my snake bag.’ I think they thought I was a bit crazy to be honest. I don’t think they knew what to say when I said there’s a 10-foot python in your aisle,” Alati said.
She retrieved the snake-catching bag from her nearby home and caught the snake, which had by then retreated back into the shelf. She then released it into nearby woodlands.
It’s unclear how or when the snake entered the supermarket.
Alati, who was trained to catch venous snakes when she was a volunteer working for a Sydney wildlife rescue organization several years ago, suspected the snake was a male looking for a mate.
“I knew straight away it was non-venomous, it was non-aggressive, it wasn’t going to be a problem for anyone,” Alati said.
“If anything, I think everyone was a little bit excited. We’re all in lockdown so it was kind of like the most excitement we’ve had for a while,” she added.
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Haha, That's a type of carpet python, we love them up here (QLD). Big ones can be grumpy and bighty, and eat small dogs. Usually very sneaky and quiet.
I had an 8+ foot one on the top of the beer fridge one night sniffing my head from like 3 inches away, scared the crap out of me at first.
:-)
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Mike Lindell lashes out as cyber expert demands $5M reward for debunking election data
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is scrambling to defend his claims of election fraud after a cybersecurity expert demanded his cut of the $5 million reward Lindell had promised to anyone who could disprove the accuracy of his alleged election data.Bill Alderson is a longtime cybersecurity professional...
www.rawstory.com
florduh
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I'm for legalizing all drugs. But this guy is proof positive that crack is indeed, whack.
This piece of shit can't file Chapter 11 fast enough...Mike Lindell lashes out as cyber expert demands $5M reward for debunking election data
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is scrambling to defend his claims of election fraud after a cybersecurity expert demanded his cut of the $5 million reward Lindell had promised to anyone who could disprove the accuracy of his alleged election data.Bill Alderson is a longtime cybersecurity professional...
florduh
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Ever feel like there's a lot of people walking around who were born on third base, thinking they hit a triple? Well, this video helps quantify that very prevalent phenomenon. It's not a bleak message though. The end of the video has just about the best self-help advice you can give anyone.
We're all going to pay for the unvaccinated
A coronavirus hospitalization costs, on average, around $20,000.
I wonder about Sturgis....
nypost.com
Nearly 5K COVID cases linked to music and surf festival in England
At least 4,700 coronavirus cases have been linked to a massive five-day long festival that took place in a coastal English town earlier this month, a report said.
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I wonder about Sturgis....
Nearly 5K COVID cases linked to music and surf festival in England
At least 4,700 coronavirus cases have been linked to a massive five-day long festival that took place in a coastal English town earlier this month, a report said.
Sturgis was so much fun. I think the final count was around 500K or so, but realistically closer to 300 because I'm sure a lot of people got counted multiple times. For example I had to pass the counters each time I went from the campground to town and vice versa.
Similar to Lollapalooza I would imagine
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Seeing as you posted that without any commentary, I will just assume you were attempting to draw a connection to Sturgis.
Most people attending Sturgis aren't from South Dakota, so they would likely be getting tested (and positives counted) in their home states, rather than SD. For example I got tested once I got home, although I was negative, I'm sure a positive result would have counted in the NY column instead of SD.
Sturgis' population is under 7K, and the majority of bartenders and entertainers are brought in from out of state, vendors are basically all from out of state, and a lot of the non bar/restaurant businesses rely on out of state help as well. Nearly every place was shorthanded this year because they couldn't get their normal amount of traveling help. I would think that those who did make it would be getting tested once they get home, rather than while still working in SD.
Draw whatever conclusions you want, but the CDC and SD DOH determined last year that 650 cases, including secondary and tertiary spread, were a result of the rally. Meaning if I get covid there, come home and infect one person, that's the secondary infection, and then they infect another person, there's your tertiary. With an attendance count of 460,000, 650 cases stemmed from it, again, including 2nd and 3rd exposures, which would likely be back in their home states.
Widespread Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Among Attendees at a Large Motorcycle Rally and their Contacts, 30 US Jurisdictions, August–September, 2020
Abstract. The 2020 Sturgis motorcycle rally resulted in widespread transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 across the United States
Razhumikin
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Its probably a nightmare for locals. When I lived in New Orleans I dreaded Mardi Gras every year, so many people would come in that cell phones wouldnt work, as the towers got overloaded! Not only that but the streets are literally covered in trash and beads afterwards, so much so that I couldnt ride my bike to work!
It is wild and the local residents are all great. Definitely a huge change for them when the rally comes to town but they do a great job. Granted, some of these people make enough money during this 10 day period to cover their expenses for most of the year... but they handle the whole event extremely well.
The city workers are awesome, they come in every night once everything closes, the streets are spotless by the time theyre done. The next morning its like nothing happened the day before, then it starts all over again. You cant leave your bike on Main St, I think after midnight? or 2 AM? but you should see the tow trucks coming in to round up all of the bikes that are left behind. They have one goal, get the bikes out of the way so the city guys can clean. One morning we headed out at like 7 AM to start making our way to Mt Rushmore and it was like a completely different town. Beautifully quiet and clean. One of our guys actually got pulled over that morning for leaving a stop sign with his visor up, but pretty sure they were just fishing to see if we were headed back from a late party or going to get our day started.
Of course all of the surrounding towns benefit as well, not everybody stays in Sturgis itself. Theres towns and campgrounds throughout the hills that all a boom, supposedly overall the local economy sees an $800 M boost from the rally. Lots of places are actually only opened for the rally and shut down for the other 345 days of the year
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RE Sturgis: (CNN-swallowing) knee-jerk liberal fear responses are funny...
www.newshub.co.nz
Naked baby from Nirvana album cover suing band for 'child pornography'
Spencer Elden is now 30 and claims he has suffered "lifelong damages".
www.newshub.co.nz
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"The Wizard of Oz" opens in U.S. theaters | August 25, 1939 | HISTORY
On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters around the United States. Based on the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), the film starred Judy Garland as the young Kansas farm girl...
www.history.com
Bodies stacked to the ceiling as COVID-19 surge creates backlog at Florida funeral homes, crematories
There’s an influx of bodies like they’ve never seen, worse than the first wave of COVID-19.
www.wfla.com
Amid worsening drought crisis, lawmakers push Biden to issue disaster declaration
Lawmakers urged the administration to deliver the necessary resources states required to battle the “historic dry conditions and devastating wildfires.”
thehill.com
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Does "& Stuff" include "disgusting"...?:
Love the honest, accurate, heart-felt commentary....
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The rules of public grooming: Rudy Giuliani shaves in a restaurant. Should you?
The former New York City mayor was spotted with a razor in hand at a dinner table this week. He’s not the first person to brush up in public, but some simple etiquette advice can help avoid upsetting onlookers
www.theguardian.com
florduh
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Bodies stacked to the ceiling as COVID-19 surge creates backlog at Florida funeral homes, crematories
There’s an influx of bodies like they’ve never seen, worse than the first wave of COVID-19.
That funeral home is right down the street from Disney World. They better get through their backlog of bodies to cremate quick. Disney World is expecting massive crowds for their 50th anniversary in a couple weeks.
Florida, #1!!!